After three rounds of musket fire, the three rows of archers at the front of the rebel front were almost wiped out. Nearly two hundred corpses fell on the ground, many seriously injured, and there were still heart-rending screams from the soldiers who were still breathing.

The sound sent the entire rebel army into shock.

Even, looking at the scene in front of me, it was the first time that I realized that the southern Ming army and the inland Ming army had already collapsed. The Jia Ding Supervisor team behind the formation slashed and killed several people on the spot.

Only a deserter managed to stabilize the formation.

Zhou Shixian saw the miserable situation in front of the rebel formation through the gap in the shield in front of him, and felt quite happy. Just now, the opponent's bow and arrow fired a volley, and several arrows were inserted into the shield in front of him.

The rebels suffered heavy losses in three rounds of musket fire, and their offensive formation immediately stalled or even retreated.

And their diffuse arrows had almost no lethality against the entire army, which was plundering almost every person with double armor and even triple armor. Only one person in Zhou Shixian's army was stabbed by the arrows.

Of the twelve people, only two died in the battle.

The attack was repeatedly frustrated, and both Ma Huabao and Wang Hui were enraged. War drums sounded among the rebels. The remaining archers immediately retreated. The armored warriors who were originally behind them moved forward with their shields and stepped on the drums.

Pushing forward, it can be seen that he has been trained.

However, the movements of these soldiers were a little slower, and the queues were also quite chaotic.

I can only say that I have practiced, but I have not practiced at high intensity, and I still cannot reach the level of muscle memory that allows me to advance and retreat freely.

Sun Hu took advantage of the time when the rebels changed ranks and immediately ordered his musketeers to retreat ten steps back and leave the smoke-filled muskete position. The archers and soldiers in front of the line had already raised their shields and moved back.

Remove.

Although they are a little confused because they have not undergone high-intensity training, they are far better than their opponents.

Zhou Shixian didn't have artillery in his hands, so he couldn't give these armored rebel soldiers a big surprise, and they had cavalry covering the flanks. He could only settle for the next best thing and use musketeers again.

In fact, due to issues such as the design of musket warfare, gun structure, ammunition materials and the quality of soldiers in this era, etc.

Generally speaking, after three or four volleys of musket fire, it can no longer continue.

Therefore, it depends on Sun Hu's ability whether he can suppress the rebels, demoralize them, and gain the upper hand before engaging in hand-to-hand combat.

And this young officer, who was well versed in musketeer formations and fought in formation, and who studied firearms under Hong Mao after being recruited, obviously did not disappoint Zhou Shixian.

Sun Hu listened to the drums on the opposite side and did not look at the situation of the rebels at all. Instead, he carefully checked the formation of the queue. After they retreated, they avoided the thick smoke, although the front view was still affected a lot.

Impact, but the Musketeers have regrouped, which is the most important thing.

The Vice President standing on the side stared at the distance of the rebel shield line. His eyesight was better than that of Sun Hu. Even though his field of vision was not very good, he could accurately judge the enemy's speed and distance.

"Check matchlock ammunition."

"preparation!"

"aim!"

More than one hundred and eighty matchlock guns were leveled again at the same time, and the black muzzles were pointed at the rebel soldiers who were holding up their shields and advancing forward.

At the same time, Li Daxi had also led his soldiers to stand ready. After firing a volley of muskets, they were about to rush out of the formation and defeat the rebel soldiers in one fell swoop. Then, with the cooperation of the cavalry on both wings, they defeated them.

The soldiers pushed the rebels to the rear, causing them to disrupt Lu Jiude's military formation, and then completed their victory in one battle.

Zhou Shixian never thought about fighting Lu Jiude again. Lu Jiude's troops were more elite than Ma Huabao's and Wang Hui's. If he could take advantage of the rout to disrupt them, and then fight them in military formations,

This battle must be won at the minimum cost.

Moreover, Xue Laoer is coming soon. When Lu Jiude leads his troops to escape, he may just happen to bump into them. It would be a good thing to annihilate them here and digest their surrender.

These were all Ming troops. Zhou Shixian knew without even guessing that those low-level soldiers were just deceived. Otherwise, how could they rebel with such morale?

It is still under the banner of Ming Dynasty.

The rebel shields quickly advanced to fifty steps, and the line was already a bit messy, but the shields could basically cover the soldiers behind them.

These soldiers raised their spears high. From a distance, they looked densely packed like a forest. The sharp spear heads were basically covered with all kinds of dirt. The enemy soldiers stabbed by such weapons would most likely not survive.

"shooting!"

Sun Hu's voice sounded, and a burst of bugles crossed the line and reached the ears of every soldier.

One hundred and eighty muskets roared at the same time, and in the orange-red firelight, lead bullets rushed out, roared out of the thick white smoke, and hit the rebel shields heavily.

In the blink of an eye, the originally neat shield line suddenly fell into pieces. The shields sandwiched between wooden boards and iron sheets were unable to withstand the blows of heavy matchlock guns within fifty steps. Many rebels behind the shields were even knocked down.

Pillars of blood spurted out from their bodies, and screams were heard.

When the other rebel soldiers saw the scene in front of them, most of them were in a panic. The wailing and screaming around them made them even more frightened. The confidence generated by the superiority of the troops was almost exhausted.

Without waiting for the rebels to react and reorganize their offensive, a second salvo burst out from the shields. More than a hundred lead bullets flew out of the muzzles. Dozens of rebels in the front row

The armored soldiers all fell down, and the charging formation was in chaos. Many people turned around and ran away. Their faith had been completely destroyed by the powerful power of Rumi Gun.

But the servants who were supervising the battle from behind immediately stepped forward, killed the soldiers who turned back, and forced them back. However, when some servants saw the tragic scene on the battlefield, they couldn't help but feel fear.

At the same time, Sun Hu immediately ordered all the musketeers to retreat. Li Daxi's soldiers in the rear spread out into a horizontal formation of four rows. The first row of soldiers took away the shields behind the wooden stakes and began to enter the battle.

Three rows of soldiers followed closely behind.

Although their formation was a bit uneven during the charge, it was much better than the rebels on the opposite side who were still in chaos and could barely organize their offensive again under the shouts and shouts of officers at all levels.

Li Daxi took the lead and led his soldiers through the thick white smoke left on the position after the volley of muskets. The armor leaves collided and rubbed against each other while running, and they quickly approached the rebel line.
Chapter completed!