On July 2, the 16th year of Chongzhen, after many trials and confrontations, the two sides finally went out to fight, arranged their troops in formation, and assumed a decisive battle posture.

Yang Sichang used the two new troops of Wang Wannian and Wang Tingchen as the front line of the central army, followed by Yang Wenyue, Yang Dezheng's Baoding troops, and Liu Zeqing, He Renlong, and An Guoan's troops as the left wing.

, Tongzhou General Soldier Jiang Mingwu, and Yulin General Soldier Niu Chenghu were on the right wing.

The main elite force has been deployed, and the remaining miscellaneous soldiers are located in the rear as garrison reinforcements for the entire formation.

There were crowds of people on both sides like a sea, flags like a forest, and the atmosphere was full of overwhelming fighting spirit.

Two years of experience as a military commander made Yang Sichang old very quickly and gradually became exhausted. However, he insisted on beating the drums himself to encourage the soldiers of the three armies, shouting: "Kill the thieves!"

Before the Ming army moved, the Chuang army had already launched an attack, with a steady stream of hungry people as the vanguard, attacking the middle army of officers and soldiers and consuming their power.

Behind the hungry people, there was a large infantry formation that stretched for several miles. The black intruders strode forward with spears in hand. The cavalry on both sides of the two formations also launched an attack, which was like a surging force.

As the drums of war became louder and louder, countless hungry people shouted, and the whole line rushed in like a wall, and the crowd came in a surge.

In the middle of the Ming army, Wang Wannian put down his usual unruly expression and his face gradually became serious. Behind him were 10,000 Shanxi fire-suppressing gun troops with outstanding training, and a battalion of artillery, which he had invested countless efforts in training.

Seeing the soldiers standing still, Wang Wannian's confidence greatly increased. He drew out his sword and pointed forward: "Fire!"

The command flag was waved, and in an instant there was a loud roar of artillery. The Shanxi town artillery camp roared, and the sound of artillery continued like a thunderstorm. The hungry people who rushed into the battle were killed and wounded in a mess. Many of the troops collapsed before they could even get close, in panic.

Withdraw.

The frontier army in Miyun Town was also the focus of Chongzhen's formation of a new army. After three years of army training, it has begun to take shape. Tens of thousands of firecrackers were there motionless, waiting for orders.

Yang Sichang looked at the dense formation of Wang Wannian, Wang Tingchen, Hu Dawei and other frontier troops, and felt greatly. He then looked at Liu Zeqing and other troops on the left, with a relaxed style, and frowned slightly.

Yang Sichang couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Fortunately, the three of them have fought against the Crown Prince and learned the training system of the Tianwu Army. Without them, this battle would have been difficult...

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Thick smoke billowed from the front. Countless bandits were killed by artillery and muskets, and howls filled the field. Then a wave of bandits was defeated, and more bandits came from behind. The bandits and horse troops on both wings also met with the two wings of the Ming army.

Handed.

There were not many artillery pieces in the Ming army. Against the incoming bandits, the shells fired were like small waves and could not stop the invading army's attack.

When the invading army came within a hundred steps, the Ming army's military command flag was waved, and the unique sound of cannons sounded. The 20,000 gunmen of the Shanxi and Miyun Second Town of the Chinese army shouted in unison: "Tiger!"

Amidst the majestic shouts and cheers, the two fire gun soldiers stepped forward in unison, flipped down the fire cannons in their hands, and pointed them blackly at the hungry people who were rushing forward in another wave.

The firecrackers of the two towns crackled with their muskets, shouting and shouting. The approaching rogue infantry were knocked to the ground, and screams continued.

Gun smoke filled the air, and the pungent smell of blood filled the fields. The battlefield was filled with wailing wounded soldiers and dead bodies. The tragic scene was horrifying.

Compared to Miyun Town, Shanxi Town's soldiers and horses were more effective in combat. Wang Wannian completely adopted the model of the Tianwu Army, recruiting children from good families with well-developed limbs and simple brains, dividing the fields and settling down, and training every day.

The Tianwu Army raided the homes of eight major Shanxi merchants and reaped huge rewards. Wang Wannian who assisted Wang Wannian naturally gained a lot of benefits. These were his capital for training the new army. The new army he trained was not comparable to the half-baked new armies in other towns.

On the right wing, Hu Dawei personally led 3,000 cavalry from Xuanfu Town out into battle, fighting fiercely with the horse troops who broke into the camp, and repelled several attacks by thieves and cavalry.

The military formations of Liu Zeqing and He Renlong on the right wing also stood tenaciously and repelled several attacks by the Chu army, with good results.

The situation was excellent, and all the officers of the Ming army looked at each other with joy. Yang Sichang and several civil servants were even more in high spirits. He said proudly: "Thieves are nothing more than that!"

The attack of the Chuang army was frustrated, and Li Ziyi decisively gave up the cavalry attack on the two wings, and only used hungry civilians and infantry to attack the center and two wings. Some of the cavalry troops kept wandering outside the formation, looking for flaws in the Ming army.

The invading soldiers were so numerous that the human sea tactic they implemented was no joke. This photo was taken from the rear formation supervising the formation. The hungry people who rushed into the formation did not dare to retreat. After being pushed back, they rushed back crazily and gritted their teeth.

Amidst the thundering sound of killing, the two sides fought inextricably. The Ming army used firearms to suppress the outnumbered bandits. Yang Sichang constantly mobilized his troops and replaced the tired men and horses in the front line. The same was true for the invading army.

Take turns.

After fighting for several hours, the battlefield was filled with casualties and the plains were filled with dense masses of dead people.

After cooling down, the Ming army's gunfire continued to sound again. The new army soldiers in Shanxi and Miyun towns in the plains were all extremely tenacious in fighting. Wave after wave of bandit attacks were calmly defeated by their firearms.

The hungry people's offensive became increasingly weak. The intruders charged into the formation with hungry troops. Facing the Ming army's dense artillery array, it was truly a one-sided massacre.

Wang Wannian held up his telescope and looked, and saw that the intruders were still rushing up tirelessly. He frowned and murmured: "Perhaps in the eyes of the intruders, these hungry people are not worth a single lead bullet from the officers and soldiers...

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But he felt very strange, what was Thief Li doing? Why was his Chinese army surrounded by flags all over the sky and not moving at all? Could it be that Thief Li was not in the Chinese army? He personally led the old camp to surround and attack in a sneak attack?

After thinking about it carefully, Wang Wannian gave up the idea. According to the arrangement of the Ming army, the bandits would not be able to gain any advantage even if they attacked from behind. They might be defeated by the defenders of Zhending City from both sides.

After a while, the artillery and muskets in the Ming army gradually stopped and began to dissipate heat. The archers and pikemen of the Ming army stepped forward and replaced the artillery battalions and musketry soldiers.

At this moment, a Ming guerrilla general in front suddenly shouted: "Artillery, it's artillery!"

Everyone didn't understand what he meant, but when the generals raised their telescopes to observe, they were all shocked.

I saw fewer and fewer hungry people in the invading army, and the infantry in the rear dispersed, revealing a row of artillery pieces of various sizes, including hundreds of Hongyi cannons and Fran cannons!

Not only that, but there were densely packed fire soldiers among the invading army! They were also wearing the mandarin duck uniforms of the Ming army. They were obviously the officers and soldiers of Henan who surrendered to Li Zicheng.

Only now did the generals of the Ming army understand why Li Zicheng covered the central army with flags and kept charging the enemy with hungry people to consume the firepower of the Ming army. It turned out that they had artillery and blunderbuss!

As early as ten years ago, some officers and soldiers had defected to join the rogue bandits. In recent years, as Li Zicheng has grown bigger, more officers and soldiers have surrendered in Henan, Shaanxi and other places. Every time the invading army conquers a place, they will kill officers and deter them. Most officials and
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