Li Dingguo, Jiao Lian, Wu Jisi, Yuan Zongdi and others surrounded Zhu Youlang and stood under the central army's flag, staring at the first round of clashes between the Ming and Qing dynasties.???                                                                                                   �

Yuan Zongdi and others followed Li Zicheng to fight north and south, and fought with the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years. It was considered a storm and wave. The capital was defeated, but they fell in front of the Qing soldiers. From the beginning of the battle of a stone in Shanhaiguan, they were chased by the Qing soldiers and rushed to Huguang. At first, they were also brave enough to compete with the Qing soldiers, and the cavalry was once the pride they were proud of, but their repeated failures in front of the Qing soldiers almost wiped out all their sharpness. So after Li Zicheng's death, they actually accepted He Tengjiao's incorporation and lived under someone's roof.

Liu Muzhi is the son of Liu Fangliang. Although his father has no dog son, Yuan Zongdi and others have never seen the true strength of Liu Muzhi's troops. In the past, Liu Muzhi showed certain bravery in the breakthrough battle, and did not perform well in the army. Now, seeing Liu Muzhi rushing towards the Dongjiang soldiers, the main force of the Qing army's Eight Banners, with almost one-to-one strength, they all felt sweaty.

The war horse gradually increased from jogging to galloping. The iron spear in Liu Muzhi's hand had also been flattened, his body had left the saddle, he leaned forward and half squatted on the stirrup. He relaxed the reins with his left hand and pressed his body downward, almost parallel to the ground.

The two iron streams rushed towards each other and collided in an instant. After a slash and fighting, dozens of people on both sides fell off the horse, and the two teams broke out. Then they moved the horse's heads, made a big circle, and then lined up again.

After the first round of fighting, both sides suffered certain losses. One side had the pride of having almost no defeat for decades, and the other side had a huge hatred. Whether in terms of strength or momentum, both sides had no distinction in a round.

However, as time went by, when the fourth round, just as the two sides were about to collide again, the remaining more than 300 Qing soldiers suddenly changed direction, and the entire front line turned north and deviated from the original route. However, dozens of cavalry on the flank passed by the Ming army. After a series of swords and spears, several people on both sides fell off the horse, and then quickly opened the distance.

In this round, Zhu Youlang and others did see clearly. It was the Qing soldiers who changed direction and avoided the collision with the Ming army. In terms of momentum, they were clearly defeated by Liu Muzhi.

Zhu Youlang saw from this small change that the Qing army's cavalry no longer had the confidence to win.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when his cavalry was in power, Zhu Youlang raised his saber and waved forward: "The three armies obeyed the orders and advanced three hundred steps westward!"

As soon as the words came, tens of thousands of soldiers pressed forward in unison, with swords and guns shining, armor leaves clanging, war horses sniffing, and slowly moving forward with the dull and rhythmic sound of footsteps.

Geng Zhongming didn't know what Emperor Ming Yongli was thinking, but from the confrontation just now, he also realized a little uneasy. Cavalry is the best group of troops for field attacks. The cavalry of the Dongjiang soldiers was only under the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia. After a battle, the Ming cavalry was not only not afraid, but even became more and more brave, and they also won a little in momentum. This really embarrassed him. In the months since entering Huguang, the 100,000 southern expedition army needed a refreshing victory!

The cavalry of both sides fought here, and the outcome was almost decided. The Ming army finally defeated the Qing army in terms of momentum. If they continued to fight, it would be a war of attrition, which was of little significance. Zhu Youlang ordered the recollection of the remaining 400 knights of the selection. After giving them a warm commendation, he sent another order for the entire army to move forward.

The Ming army moved again, getting closer and closer to its own military formation. This was originally something Geng Zhongming was happy to see. He was very confident in the firearm tactics of his troops.

However, every time the Ming army took a step, they shouted the word "kill", and a wave of air rushed towards them like a sea of ​​rushing waves. Geng Zhongming clearly felt the aggressive momentum of the Ming army, and was breathless for a moment!

"kill!"

In order to restore morale, Geng Zhongming also let the entire army take action, yelling while walking, and pressing towards the Ming army's position without showing any weakness. When it advanced to two hundred steps, the entire army yelled out the last word "kill" and then set up a new team. At this point, Geng Zhongming felt that the momentum he lost just now was almost saved.

After the initial battle, the positions of both sides were finally less than 900 feet apart. The cavalry spread on the flanks of the two armies had only more than 700 feet recently. Through the clairvoyance, the head generals of both sides could clearly see the expression on the other party's face. After turning around, they saw that their artillery positions were arranged, Zhu Youlang fell down and issued an order to attack without hesitation.

"Three armies artillery team, prepare - fire the artillery!"

Dozens of red barbarians and Franc cannons immediately roared, and the flying shells flew across the battlefield and landed accurately in the Qing army's formation. They rolled around happily and instantly crushed hundreds of Qing soldiers like gourds. This was because the array was relatively sparse. If the array was dense, the killing effect would be greater.

The sudden fire of the Ming army did not surprise Geng Zhongming. What really surprised him was that the range and accuracy of the Ming army's artillery were still as bad as before. Even if there were any improvements, it would definitely be much behind the his own artillery. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the opposite of his wishes!

However, at this moment he had no intention of thinking about it and quickly ordered a counterattack. Then dozens of Hongyi and Franc artillery guns of different types and sizes in the Qing army's artillery positions opened fire.

After a roar, dozens of shells flew out. Between several rises and landings, more than a dozen shells fell into the formation of the Ming army's front army. Then there was a continuous shrill scream and moan. Hundreds of Ming soldiers could not dodge and were smashed to death and injured.

The artillery battle between the two sides did not end because of this, after the first round of artillery battle.
Chapter completed!