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In the wilderness outside Pingyang Bridge, the sky full of gunpowder smoke had already been torn apart by the strong wind, and was mixed with dust and blood foam and rolled wantonly.The Ming army formed a large array on the north slope, with layers of shield walls standing like walls, facing off from a distance with the Hou Jin army pressing forward step by step from the south.

In front of the Houjin Formation, dozens of elm shield cars more than ten feet high moved forward slowly. The heavy body was wrapped in oil-impregnated thick felt, and the edges were studded with anti-skid iron teeth.Hundreds of Han army archers lurked behind the vehicle, and two elite Baja soldiers of the Blue Banner were hidden in the gaps between the vehicle's frames, ready to attack.Following the stern orders from Bai Jia La, who was supervising the battle, the archers behind the shield chariot bent their bows and set arrows. The heavy arrows whistled through the wind and hit the Ming army's line with a black pressure.

"Whoosh-whoosh-"

Arrows rained down like clouds, and the cloth masks worn by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were useless in front of the heavy arrows of Hou Jin.The sharp arrowheads easily tore through armor and penetrated flesh and bones. Screams rang out one after another in the formation, and the soldiers fell down one after another.The blood soaked into the grass along the arrow shaft, and in an instant it was turned into mud by the footsteps.What was even more deadly was the precise sniper kill from dozens of steps away. Several Bajara lurked in the blind corner of the shield chariot, drew their bows and fired coldly, using lead-core heavy arrows to target key points. Ming army archers were nailed to the ground one after another. The scene was shocking.

The Ming army also fought back vigorously.The Folang machine gun carriages were arranged in formation, red fire spewed out from the muzzles, and iron bullets crashed into the shield carriages.Many wheels and axles broke, the shield cart tilted and overturned, the Han soldiers pushing the cart were pierced by iron bullets, and their bodies were stacked under the cart, becoming an obstacle to the advancement of the rear troops.Moreover, the shield car could not withstand the continuous bombardment. The wooden frame exploded and shattered, and the sharp wooden thorns flew everywhere. The Houjin soldiers hiding behind were covered with blood holes, wailing and rolling.

In front of the formation, three-eyed muskets and individual fire muskets roared continuously, and the lead bullets hit the thick wooden felt shield and all bounced off, leaving only sawdust and dust in the sky.It is difficult for ordinary firearms to break through the defense of Houjin's heavy armor, and only close-range and personal bombardment can be fatal.On the contrary, the small shoot bow formation of the Ming army showed miraculous effects. This bow had eight draws and could not penetrate armor as well as the rear golden bow, but it was better than the fast and fierce shooting speed.In the gap between Hou Jin's arrows, the Ming army had already launched two rounds of arrows, and the sky was filled with arrows, specifically shooting at the Han army's auxiliary soldiers without armor and thin cotton armor, causing great damage.

There was an endless sound of the sharp blade piercing flesh, and the Han soldiers fell to the ground in pieces. Many shield carts were stagnant because all the men pushing the carts were dead.If it hadn't been for Baya Ladu's team to kill the deserters with their swords, the Han troops on the front line would have fled in all directions.

Under whippings and strict orders, the shield car pushed forward forcefully again.Thirty steps, twenty steps, the distance between the two armies quickly narrowed, and a hand-to-hand encounter was imminent.

"Kill!"

A violent roar rang out, and the Han soldiers behind the shield cart raised their shields and guns, suddenly rushed out of the bunker, roared and rushed towards the Ming army's defense line.

Liu Qu stood under the command of the Chinese army. He had already seen through Hou Jin's vicious plan and sternly issued an order: "Three-eyed muskets in the front line, the whole army fires in volley!"

The soldiers in the front row immediately lit the fuse, and the hot gunpowder ignited the barrel of the gun, which suddenly exploded with a loud bang.

"Bang-bang-bang!"

The deafening sound of gunfire shook the surrounding areas, and dense lead bullets poured down like a torrential rain. The Han troops facing the charge fell to the ground in an instant.At close range, the unarmored auxiliary soldiers had no way to resist. Even the elites wearing double-layered heavy armor would suffer severe injuries from broken bones and muscles, and would be killed or maimed by lead bullets.After a round of volleys, nearly a thousand Han troops were destroyed in front of the formation, and layers of corpses were piled up to form a bloody low wall.

The brief stalemate was shattered in an instant.The gap in the shield car suddenly erupted with murderous intent, and all the elites of Zhenglan and Xianglan Banner fought out.Wearing two to three layers of heavy iron armor, carrying tiger spears on their shoulders, and wielding long horse-killing knives in their hands, they were like hungry tigers attacking sheep, and they barged into the front line of the Ming army.The blood mist filled the air when the cold iron blade fell. The Ming army's ordinary swords and spears could hardly break through the heavy armor. In an instant, they were cut off at the waist and their heads were missing.

"The Tatars are scheming and sinister!"

Liu Qu's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly realized something in his heart.Hou Jin deliberately used the Han army as the vanguard, intending to use up the Ming army's firearms and ammunition. When the three-eyed gunfire was exhausted, he would send heavily armored elites to forcefully break the formation, calculating every step and being extremely vicious.

When the crisis was imminent, Liu Qu looked calm and shouted sharply through the smoke: "Li Maochun, Zhang Mingxian! Lead the cavalry of our headquarters and charge in the opposite direction immediately!"

The two guerrillas accepted the order and led more than a thousand elite cavalry to gallop out.The men and horses fell to the ground and fought on foot. Each man held a three-eyed blunderbuss and fired at the Ba Ya La who broke out of the formation.The lead bullets penetrated through the gaps in the armor, forcing Houjin's elite offensive to suddenly stall.In the blink of an eye, the soldier grasped the gun body tightly with his backhand, used the ten-pound pig iron gun as a heavy hammer, and smashed the enemy's head hard.

"Cang!"

There was a loud and ear-piercing sound of gold and iron, and several Bajala's iron helmets were dented and shattered, with red and white brains flowing slowly along the face armor; some long knives were bent and bent, and the rear Jin soldiers immediately pulled out the bones from their waists and fought back with all their strength.The fierce attack of the two blue flags was forcibly stopped, and the charging formation was temporarily in chaos.

Liu Qu had just stabilized the middle line of defense when his peripheral vision suddenly swept across the left wing - the place where Sun Degong's troops were stationed. There was no sign of reinforcements at all, and it was completely silent.

The next moment, a red rocket pierced the sky and soared into the sky.

The earth rumbled and trembled, and the dust in the dense forest outside the left wing billowed like waves.The two white-flag cavalry led by Huang Taiji all rushed out, their horse hooves trampled the grass and frozen soil, the heavy-armored cavalry's cold light was cold, their spears were arranged like a forest, and they rushed towards Sun Degong's defense area with loud shouts of killing and a murderous spirit.

Liu Qu looked from afar and saw that Sun Degong had over 10,000 soldiers and horses, with complete formations and tight defenses.He felt a little more at ease, thinking that even if this unit could not stop the fierce cavalry attack, it would be enough to delay the attack. When the Chinese reinforcements arrived, they could encircle and counterattack and stabilize the battle situation.

Unexpectedly, a shocking change suddenly broke out!

When the two white flag cavalry were only 300 steps away from the defense line, the left-wing Ming army not only did not fire artillery to defend the enemy, but held their bows tightly. Instead, their positions were in chaos and people were panicked.I saw Sun Degong leading more than a thousand of his trusted servants to suddenly turn their horses and run away towards Guangning City without looking back, shouting wildly as they ran:

"Defeated! The Tatars have broken the formation! The whole army is running away!"

In order to completely disrupt the morale of the army, this group of rebel soldiers actually wielded knives to kill their comrades who did not know the truth. They even carried out a vicious move and used giant axes to chop off the large banner of the Chinese army on the left wing that symbolized military orders.

"Plop——"

The scarlet battle flag crashed to the ground, dragging the flag through the mud and blood, completely shattering the last remaining morale of the left-wing Ming army.

"Two white flags are coming!"

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