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Chang Ping immediately ordered the musket team to retreat to the river to meet Lu Wenmao's men and horses to cross the river, and at this moment, there was a shout of killing from the lower reaches of the north bank, and it was the Weishan Battalion pioneer officer Cheng Laohu's department, Chang Ping had to line up along the river bank to meet the attack.

Unexpectedly, although the other party shouted loudly, he did not rush forward to kill, and when the stalemate came, Chang Wei in the camp ordered the headquarters to pull out the camp and quietly go to Xue Cheng in the northeast.

Although Chang Ping knew his plan, he was dragged by Cheng Laohu downstream, afraid of being attacked from the side, so he didn't dare to pursue, and Lu Wenmao on the other side was also hung by Tang Jinyi, and he couldn't go and couldn't go.

In desperation, the two divisions had to move to the upper reaches of the Xue River near Taiping Mountain, and finally built an artillery position with the help of the mountain, condescendingly blocked the advance route of Tang Jinyi and Cheng Laohu, and crossed the Xue River with their troops.

After this harassment and tossing, the musket team lost its sharpness, and when you think about it, it is clear that your firepower array is superior but you can't catch the enemy at all, and you don't even have a chance to shoot.

However, the river was finally crossed, and with Chang Ping's encouragement, the musketeers believed that they could beat the damned army of thieves faster than rabbits if they caught up.

On the other hand, the regrouped Weishan battalion was more confident because they saw the dawn of victory.

"What about the invincible musket battalion? ”

"It's just that no matter how hard you can't beat people, it's not a pile of scrap metal!"

"It's still General Huang who is powerful, digging a bunch of pits in the ground, and sending hundreds of archers to make such a powerful army run with our ass, the general is really a god!"

"Hahaha, the general is mighty! Under the command of the general, the Weishan battalion will be even more powerful!"

Chang Wei was not so optimistic, although the harassment tactics of the archers were successful, they did not dare to approach, and once they were caught up by the musketeers, it was definitely a one-sided massacre.

He warned: "Don't be careless, we're just playing a little clever, if we want to really defeat the musket battalion, we must have a large number of good cavalry, we are still far behind." ”

"Listen, then when the other party is camped, Cheng Laohu, Wu Ding, He Wenlie, you each take your headquarters to take turns to attack and disturb the camp of the musket army, and my cousin and I will respond back and forth, and when they are sleepy and demoralized, they will be broken in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!"

At dawn, Chang Wei led the Weishan battalion through Xuecheng, and after a huge harassment feint, it quickly divided into four and scattered on the east, west, and north of Xuecheng.

After Chang Ping led his troops to chase after him, he couldn't figure out Chang Wei's strategic intentions, so he set up camp in the north of Xuecheng, arranged a guard, and contacted the government in the city to place a heavy pot to make rice, and everything seemed to be in order. This kind of solid and steady tactics is the best way to deal with intrigue and intrigue.

Chang Ping made a round and found that the whole night of headless pursuit did not discourage the soldiers. All of this was maintained by the strict discipline of the Volunteer Battalion, which was more brutal and strict than the most elite troops of the imperial court, and would never be discouraged by the slightest frustration, and would restore their morale as long as they filled their stomachs, and become a feared elite army again.

As the early hours of the morning dawned, the smoke of cooking and the smell of food wafted through the camp, but the drums played for a while. The busy soldiers left their work behind and gathered in a queue to prepare for the meal in front of their respective food tents, while the few soldiers who finished eating first went to the sentry post to replace the guards in their robes.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo~"

Suddenly, there was a sharp trumpet sound in the north.

"Enemy attack, pick up the gun and follow me!" one of the leaders jumped up and shouted at the soldiers.

With the sound of warnings, the officers immediately made the right response.

"Don't panic, the first team will come with me!"

"The second team is on the wall! The third team strengthens the defense of the gate!"

"The artillery is ready to squat at the cannon, give me a flat shot!"

"If you haven't eaten, go and carry your ammunition first!

A soldier swallowed the cake in his hand in three or two bites, and muttered indistinctly, "The damn thief army dares to disturb Lao Tzu's dinner, damn it! Lao Tzu must beat you into a hornet's nest!"

"Ergouzi, you fucking hurry up for Lao Tzu, and then come back to eat when you defeat the thief army" said the team's big foot and kicked his ass.

Ergouzi smiled and said, "Don't worry, the team will lead the adults, and I will let these damn thieves see the power of our second array of sharpshooters." ”

The team leader glared at the bull's eye and scolded: "Ergouzi, you don't brag to Lao Tzu, you can hit someone!"

Ergouzi protested while running: "Team leader, the instructor changed my name to Chen Ergou, you call me Ergouzi again, be careful that I go to the military judge to sue you." ”

The team leader smiled and pulled out the leather whip on his waist, "Okay, Chen Ergou! You run so slowly, do you think Lao Tzu's whip is a vegetarian?"

Saying that, there was a burst of whips that cut his head and covered his face, and Chen Ergou screamed and ran quickly to the vicinity of the gate.

In front of the gate of the volunteer camp, thousands of people from Cheng Laohu's department were at a distance of a stone's throw from the camp, and Cheng Laohu rode a horse and stood in the center of the military formation, looking left and right, looking at the majesty.

The soldier holding a wooden shield on the side of the wall protected the musketeer on his side, and fired unhurriedly according to the order, and for a while the bullets and feather arrows rained in the air, and although it seemed to be powerful, it could not cause any substantial damage to the opponent due to the distance.

Chang Ping watched for a while, and found that the Weishan camp was still using harassment tactics, and said secretly: "My lord, are you going to spend it like this all the time?"

"Are the artillery ready? load the shotgun, give me a cover bombardment!"

"Yes!"

With Chang Ping's order, artillery filled with gravel shells rang out across the land, and dense large and small stones poured away like a torrential rain.

Cheng Laohu, who was looking around, shouted in horror: "Withdraw, retreat!" Rao is timely when he shouted, and the soldiers in the front row were also swept away by the rain of stone bullets.

Angry, he scolded secretly: "His grandmother is playing really, who is that bastard commander? I will be a family in the future, and I can't spare you!"

At this time, the soldiers of the Weishan battalion finally learned a lesson, and they no longer dared to underestimate the musket battalion that could not catch up with them, and more than 1,000 people ran away.

"The second banner is assembled, ready to pursue! Pay attention to maintain speed, do not be surrounded by the enemy, and withdraw immediately once you find enemy reinforcements!"

Chang Ping saw that the Weishan camp was defeated and retreated, and immediately gave the order to pursue, he wanted to see what tricks Chang Wei would play again.

"Yes!"

The Volunteer Battalion made minor improvements on the basis of following the Ming army system, each soldier had his own number, and the soldiers in a team of ten people were arranged from left to right according to the number. On the left side of the line stands the leader, at the end of the right side stands the leader, and in the middle is a herald with a small flag as the third officer. So there were thirteen soldiers in a squad.

In order to meet the tactics of lining up to shoot, it is usually a small battle sequence of three rows in front and back, followed by another group of soldiers as reserve soldiers, as well as eight officers, who can fill the vacant seats at any time. A total of sixty people in this sequence are called a formation, and the commander of the formation is called Xiaoqi.

Two small flags with a total of 120 people form two alternately advancing phalanxes as the basic battle sequence, the commander is called the general flag, the five general flags and 600 people are called Yiqu, and the commander is Sima. The two general banners of 1,200 people are 100 households, and there are currently 400 households in the volunteer battalion.

It is clear that Chang Wei has increased some official positions and expanded the scope of authority of the hundred households tenfold. It is not permissible to change the military system without authorization, but the volunteer battalion is of the nature of a militia and no one will seriously investigate it.

"Forward! Crush the thieves in one fell swoop!"

With the retreat of Cheng Laohu's troops, the one hundred and twenty musketeers of the Second General Banner began to pursue.

"Kill!" (To be continued.) )