"I'm afraid it's about the same." Hong Dashou swallowed and was a little unsure, but this made it clear that they were indeed officers and soldiers.

"That's right, the officers and soldiers are just like birds, maybe not as good as that." Han Wushi wasn't sure either.

While the three of them were whispering to each other, the army on the opposite side had finally decided on their formation. The front team was like that, the back team was like that, and the two wings were like that. They formed a half-moon-shaped attack formation.

An army of 800 soldiers will fight against a band of 5,000 traitors!

Master Zheng was still standing in the formation, and it was obvious to all that the level of Li Chao's officers and soldiers was terrible. If thousands of officers and soldiers came, he might really be unable to sit still and run away. But here comes this general with eight hundred officers and soldiers,

What is the use of this aid?

It’s clear that you look down on him, the great master who saves the world and helps the people!

Moreover, these so-called officers and soldiers don't even have uniforms, they don't have many soldiers, and they don't have many strong shields. What on earth does he rely on?

After thinking about it, Shenshi Zheng still had the arrangements he should have. Since most of his elite soldiers who were able to fight were sent down to supervise the troops, he only had a hundred or ten troops on hand that could be considered as mobile troops.

In addition, the organizational strength of his men was extremely poor, and he had no cavalry. After thinking about it, he felt that it would be safer to defend. So the drums of the Chinese army were beaten, and five thousand men and horses were formed into a circular formation to prevent them from attacking.

Ever-changing.

There was a clanging sound of gongs among the officers and soldiers, and more than a hundred people came out.

No wonder he dared to come out to fight in the wild. It turned out to be more than a hundred gunmen!

Under the protection of only a few swordsmen and shieldmen, a hundred gunners loaded, fired, and fired.

Make a fool of yourself!

These people had no self-confidence as officers and soldiers, and they were obviously forced out of the city to fight. They were all shivering, not from the cold, but simply from cowardice.

Normally, the entire process from loading to firing should be completed in about a minute, but there are at most thirty or forty people who can actually successfully fire the gun. Some people have made many mistakes and have not loaded it properly, and some people have blown it out due to strong winds.

A match rope cannot light a fire. Some people are better off just hanging around and watching without doing anything.

Despite such a ridiculous attack, thirty or forty rounds of lead bullets actually penetrated the ranks of the thieves.

More than a dozen screams were heard immediately, and the large formation of 5,000 people suddenly became commotion, and they all took a few steps back.

Hong Dashou cursed in his heart: "What the hell is this!"

Thirty or so arquebuses, fired at random without aiming, stopped the bandits of five thousand men alive.

No wonder Cao Wenzhao's hundreds of cavalry can crush tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits. No wonder Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting also beat Li Zicheng and run away with his head in his arms.

These thieves are so incompetent that they have no courage and no weapons. They only have numbers and are useless.

"Brother Han, don't run back later. Ruixing City is behind you. Let's run to the right. I'm afraid this guy will be finished!"

"Okay, I understand, we will run with you!"

"We've made sure that once the formation here is about to be broken, we'll leave immediately, otherwise there will be too many people and we won't be able to get out."

"This shotgun won't hit us, will it?"

"It's okay, I can't hit you."

Just as he was talking, the second round of volleys from the fowlers in the army came again. This time, about half of the people, fifty or sixty fowlers fired.

The commotion in the circle formation here is even greater, and almost everyone is trembling with fear. The reason why they haven't greased their feet yet is purely because there are two to three hundred die-hard disciples of Divine Master Zheng scattered in the circle formation. The lead bullets and shotgun blasts

Between the bright steel knives, what most people are afraid of is the steel knives.

The officers and soldiers on the opposite side were fighting more and more smoothly, and the third round of shotgun pellets seemed to be spraying into the sky. More than a hundred shotguns finally fired a salvo successfully and played its due role.

On the side of the rebel soldiers, a round of volleys thinned the outermost layer of people facing the enemy. The people's hearts were already in turmoil. They could no longer restrain themselves, and the first person to turn over and escape appeared.

The straw that broke the camel's back fell!

Although there were always signs, the rout of the rebel soldiers still came very suddenly. One second they were barely standing side by side, and the next second they had turned around and the rogue soldiers were scattered all over the mountains and plains.

"It's over, I'm afraid I won't be able to get away!" Hong Dashou quickly raised the stick in his hand.

"Go quickly, go quickly! Don't look back!" Han Sanshi also followed suit.

The two men raised their sticks and started fighting, running to the side against the flow of people running backwards. However, the three sticks kept waving, but they could only find a way with difficulty.

The sword and shield bearers of the central army on the opposite side took up Master Zheng's banner, while the infantrymen on the left and right wings spread out with their swords waving. They actually expected to use 500 men to drive out and surround 5,000 people. They were so bold.

Naturally, Hong Dashou and the other two men covered their heads and ran away. Once they fell into the encirclement, they would be in trouble with the heavens and the earth. Not to mention running away at that time, there was a possibility of being trampled to death.

"Kneel down and avoid death!"

"Kneel down and avoid death!"

"Kneel down and avoid death!"

The officers and soldiers shouted slogans one after another to break down the little resistance among the rebels. At the same time, making the defeated Ding Zhuang kneel down would also open up their sight, making it easier for them to capture the so-called Master Zheng.

Hong Dashou and the three men spent too much time breaking up the defeated Ding Zhuang. They never thought that they would run into the arms of the officers and soldiers who were approaching.

Without any suspense, Hong Dashou immediately knelt on the ground. The Han brothers also knelt down and buried their heads in the ground. The few who still wanted to run were directly chased by the officers and soldiers, and they were hacked to death one by one.

"When did the officers and soldiers have such strong legs and feet?" Hong Dashou cursed in his heart that he was unlucky. He had just escaped from the den of thieves and entered the den of soldiers again.

"They are not officers and soldiers, these are the insurance merchants from Fengshan! Judging by the date, they should all be in Haizhou!" [Note 1] Han Sanshi felt great pain in his heart. This group of people carried tributes across the mountains and ridges, and their legs and feet were definitely

So easy.

Fengshan is located inland, so when it comes to handling tributes, it hires these merchant groups to transport them by land to Haizhou, and then transport them to Hanyang Xuanhui Hall by water from Haizhou.

"You were actually defeated by a group of merchants?" Hong Dashou felt even more uncomfortable. Everything was really turned upside down these days.

Officers and soldiers want to be thieves, thieves and soldiers want to be officials, merchants want to kill people and set fires, and bandits want to protect the country and the people!

"Get up, get up!" Several officers and soldiers came over and used straw ropes to string up the surrendered prisoners into a string and brought them to Ruixing City to collect them.

Hong Dashou then straightened up, and saw that there was still a large area of ​​darkness, and the ground was full of surrendered mobs. At a glance, he couldn't see the end.

[Note 1]: Customized by the Lee Dynasty, the tributes from Bongsan County, Hwanghae Province, are ginger pear wine and ginger pear paste. Not to mention ginger pear paste, ginger pear wine is brewed with pear juice and ginger in autumn. It not only tastes great in the mouth, but also contains ginger pear paste.

In addition, it has the effect of treating dryness and thirst in traditional Chinese medicine, making it a rare specialty product.
Chapter completed!