Standing in the army, Xu Ping turned around and looked around. The five hundred spearmen on the westernmost side had also retreated to his side. At this time, the rebels on the west mountain also jumped out of the wooden wall and rushed towards the Ming army.

"Line up in square formation——" The rebels rushing down from Dongshan had already stepped onto the official road, and Xu Ping retreated into the forest of spears: "The gunmen are free to shoot!"

The 600 Ming Army pikemen lined up in units of 1,000 troops and formed five small square formations. There were only small gaps between each square formation for our own gunners to enter.

As the general's flag waved, the fruit commanders of Changqing Battalion shouted loudly: "Leave the spear level!"

"kill!"

The well-trained Ming army responded with a short shout. Although there were only a few hundred people, the neat killing sound immediately suppressed the noisy rebels' killing cries. Countless long spears poked out from in front of the copper and iron walls made of armor,

Pointing straight at the traitor who was rushing over.

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

The musketeer fired the last bullet at the approaching rebels, then dropped the musket, drew out his sword, and hid within the cover of the pikemen brothers. The thousands of rebels swarming in did not seem to see the pavement on the ground at all.

They rushed over regardless of the thorns. Xu Ping watched them step on the spikes planted by the Ming army with their bare feet. Each of them had an expression of extreme pain on their faces, but they still struggled to run forward...

…

Shan Feng was one of the rebels at the forefront. His neighbor, Wei Er, was originally walking alongside him, but just now the Ming army knocked him down with the first salvo. Shan Feng didn't even look at him.

Shan Feng glanced at his old friend. He just stared at the Ming army that was getting closer and closer in front of him. He felt a heartbreaking pain in the sole of his foot, one after another. Shan Feng jumped up and down in pain, and accidentally slipped the sole of his foot.

, he threw himself on the ground. Suddenly, his whole body seemed to be pierced by countless steel needles. Then, there was another heavy blow on his back. The person behind him stepped on Shan Feng's back and jumped in front of him, his legs

There seemed to be countless pairs of feet stepping on his body and arms. Shan Feng turned his anger and endless pain into a pitiful cry and spat out loudly: "Kill the officers and soldiers!"

The Ming army formed thin battle lines, with spears piercing back and forth in the air, swords shining brightly in the sun, and shouts and screams heard endlessly.

The rebel infantry forced themselves in front of the Ming army's front line. As the Ming army began to attack in an orderly manner, the rebels fell down row by row, bleeding like a river in front of this iron wall.

"The ultimate senselessness."

Xu Ping had already lowered his visor and watched coldly as the rebels committed suicide. Many dying rebels threw their hatchets or sticks at the Ming army before they died. Xu Ping's armor also

Being hit once made his body shake slightly.

The battle situation quickly stabilized. The new army focused on formations in daily training, followed by weapons and protective equipment. Therefore, the rebels lacked effective means of killing the new army. This was well known to Xu Ping. Looking at himself

Xu Ping couldn't help but think of the example of the war in the late Sui Dynasty that was often mentioned in the teaching team. The Tang army was well-equipped from top to bottom. Many of the Li family's nephews and generals were hit by dozens of arrows but were not injured.

The army in Wagangzhai was poorly equipped. Even leaders like Li Mi were seriously injured twice on the battlefield by stray arrows.

Therefore, "a strong soldier and a strong armor can defeat ten with one force" is a golden rule that is firmly believed by the New Army. The armor worn by Xu Ping and other New Army officers and soldiers was all shipped from Fujian - according to Zhendong Hou, only Fujian Iron can

To create the best protective gear, these armors were all manufactured by Funing Town. Some people in the court had always used this to impeach Huang Shi for seeking power for personal gain, but the emperor kept all these impeachments in check.

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

More rebels rushed towards the Ming army. At this time, Xu Ping was fighting fiercely on both sides. His body was shaken by the rush. Xu Ping was hit by an arrow from close range on his breastplate. Some rebels actually ran to the Ming army.

They fired bows and arrows within the range of the army's spears. Almost as soon as they opened their bows, they were stabbed to death by the Ming army on the spot.

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

A rebel running towards him with a hunting bow rushed to the front line and suddenly saw Xu Ping in the queue wearing brilliant armor. He immediately took aim with his bow and shot a fierce arrow. The arrow hit Xu Ping.

At the gap between his shoulder armor, Xu Ping raised his hand and gently swept away the stuck arrow. He watched as the rebel soldier was shot in the chest, dropped his bow, coughed and fell to his knees while covering the wound.

As the battle continued, officers at all levels who carefully controlled the army constantly moved the tired front row soldiers to the inner circle to take a breather. After they recovered some strength, they crossed back to the outer positions and continued fighting.

All the soldiers of the New Army strictly obeyed the orders of the officers, and followed the steps that they had been familiar with since they were trained, and rotated between the inner and outer circles. The bodies of the rebels in front of the Ming army were getting taller and taller, and they had begun to affect their health.

Assassination by the Ming Army.

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

…

Row after row, the rebel attacks seemed to be endless. Gradually, Xu Ping could no longer hear the Ming army's shouts of killing, and even their drums were overwhelmed by the never-ending shouts of the rebels.

Xu Ping saw a half-grown child rushing to the front of the battle with Zhang Gong in his arms. He tried his best to squeeze forward from the noisy crowd. Like other archers, the boy's attention was immediately attracted by the armor on Xu Ping's body. He struggled

He drew the bow in his hand, aimed at Xu Ping with trembling arms, and while loosening the string, he shouted the last words of his short life:

"Kill the officers and soldiers!"

Many of the rebels in the front row were no longer young and strong. An old man threw a stone at Xu Ping. He stared blankly at the old man's skinny arms and even forgot to dodge.

"Kill the officers and soldiers!"

"Kill the officers and soldiers!"

Xu Ping's ears were filled with the shouts of the rebels. The rotation work of the Changqing Battalion seemed to have slowed down a bit. The Ming soldiers in the front row seemed to be showing signs of fatigue. The assassination movements began to become inaccurate, and even a few

The rebels were able to dodge the Ming army's spears and chop the sticks and kitchen knives in their hands onto the Ming army's armor.

I don't know how long it took, but the pressure in front of him suddenly relaxed. Through the gap between the weapons waving in the sky, Xu Ping saw a red flag flashing in the south and bursts of drums. The rebels in the east were slowly retreating.

The rebel offensive to the west was no longer fierce. Xu Ping suddenly found himself in a daze. The rebels had stopped attacking, but his desperate cry of "kill the officers and soldiers" still echoed over and over in his helmet.

…

Wei Landu's Shanlan Battalion was attacking the rebels from the side, but their progress was not very fast because the narrow road had been completely blocked by the two armies, and the Ming army was unable to form a wide front.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Ping woke up from the state of shock. He looked around. The staff officers and personal guards were all standing still like marbles, although their faces were covered behind tight visors.

, but Xu Ping seemed to be able to see through the masks on their faces and directly see the confusion on the faces of these subordinates.

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

"Kill the officers and soldiers."

The cries of the rebels were still heard sporadically. The weapons in the hands of the officers and soldiers of the Changqing Battalion and the armor on their bodies were stained red by the blood of the rebels. Facing the slowly retreating rebels, the soldiers

Still motionless, maintaining the posture of holding a gun against the enemy, the entire team was silent, and not a single officer gave an order.

Xu Ping, who was the first to recover from the shock, jumped to the east of the formation. He waved his sword in the air and shouted: "Firegunners, come out!"

Then he pointed his sword in the direction of the rebels who were beginning to retreat: "Firegunner, attack the enemy!"

After hearing Xu Ping's first loud shout, the fire gunners' bodies trembled, as if they were awakened from their sleep. As Xu Ping's second order came, they also jumped out of their positions,

Pushing aside the piles of rebel corpses in front of the formation, he began to target the retreating enemy.

While resisting the Ming army's attack on the official road, the rebels slowly retreated towards the wooden wall. The rebels were gradually forced back from the official road, and Xu Ping ordered without hesitation to cross the official road and continue the attack. Waiting for the first Ming army soldier

After setting foot on the road, the rebels opposite Xu Ping suddenly shouted in unison, turned around and ran away.

Xu Ping did not immediately order a pursuit. Xu Ping first commanded the gunmen to drive the rebels to the east farther to relieve their worries and prepare for the rebels to turn around and attack the rebels to the west. At this time, the rebels to the west also

Under the command of the horn, they retreated to their position again. Xu Ping asked the gunmen to continue to suppress them to the west, forcing them to retreat continuously. At the same time, he changed the formation and asked most of the spearmen to face the east. He had decided to work together to capture Dongshan first, and then

Let’s talk about the three Ming armies joining together.

By the time all this was completed, the enemy to the east had already run out a hundred meters away, and Wei Lando's men on the flanks had also pressed up, and were basically connected with Xu Ping's men.

Xu Ping jumped to the front of the army again, raised his sword high above his head, and shouted with all his strength: "The whole army——"

The word "assault" was still in his mouth before he could shout it out. Xu Ping suddenly saw a neat group of soldiers standing behind the fleeing rebels on the other side. These soldiers in the distance looked completely different from the rebels in the past.

The moment he caught a glimpse of this neat formation, Xu Ping felt a strange feeling in his heart, and then he saw a burst of white smoke rising from in front of this small group of rebel soldiers.

"The rebels' firearms unit?" In the flash of lightning, this question flashed in Xu Ping's mind. This was the first time he saw that the rebels also had an independent firearms unit. The New Army had always believed that the rebels did not have the ability to produce their own firearms.

capabilities, at least I have never heard of them making them. Even if the rebels captured some firearms, there were not many usable firearms, and most of them were not easy to use - the Ming army they had encountered before had all used firearms that had been cut corners by the Ministry of Industry.

Guns. Coupled with the difficulty in replenishing their gunpowder, fire guns have never been the standard equipment of the rebels, but are only used by their elite scouts and rangers.

The number of rebels in front of him was not large. It looked like there were only a dozen or twenty people, but this was a real independent rebel gunfire unit. Almost at the same time that Xu Ping heard the gunshot, he felt a heavy blow on his chest.

The blow was like an invisible fist hitting him with the strength of a giant. Before Xu Ping had time to react, his body had already tilted, and then he flipped and fell backwards, and the long sword escaped his hand.

out.

Xu Ping rolled in the air, fell heavily to the ground, and hit his head on the ground. Suddenly his eyes were filled with darkness, followed by countless shining stars. Xu Ping felt no pain, but he couldn't breathe at all.

His body seemed to be shattered by the giant's heavy punch. Xu Ping lay on the ground, opening his mouth and inhaling desperately, but still couldn't get a breath in. He struggled to pull open his face mask in the pain of suffocation, and the fresh

The air lingers between the lips and nose, but the internal organs, which seem to have been turned upside down, cannot get it.

He couldn't hear anything and couldn't see anything. Xu Ping used all his strength to suck a trace of air into his lungs. As this coolness penetrated into his body, his vision also recovered and his arms seemed to have strength.

.Xu Ping managed to hold up half of his body and was about to kneel down again when his stomach suddenly turned. He opened his mouth involuntarily and spit out all the breakfast he had eaten today with a "wow" sound. He was half kneeling and half lying on the ground.

He kept spitting until there was only saliva left, and his mouth was bitter, as if he had even spit out bile.

Several hands held Xu Ping's shoulders, and the person behind him softly called: "Sir," and pulled Xu Ping up from the ground. He reluctantly turned over and sat on the ground. Xu Ping lowered his head and glanced at his own armor. The chest armor was the thickest.

was hit in a certain position. The lead shot from the fire gun seemed to have failed to penetrate the iron plate. However, this blow deeply dented the raised breastplate. The remaining impact force was also transmitted to Xu Ping through the armor, and he almost missed it.

Shred his insides.

In front of him, the troops of Shanlan Camp were spreading out along the road, and they were attacking towards Dongshan. Xu Ping pointed to Wei Landu's flag with great difficulty, and issued his last order for this battle: "Our troops are now under the command of General Wei."

After saying this, Xu Ping's eyes darkened again and he fainted.

…

His eyelids moved, Xu Ping woke up from his drowsiness, and the guard's surprise voice came from beside him: "Sir, please wake up."

Turning over from the bed and sitting up, Xu Ping found that his armor had been untied. He glanced around and found that candles had been lit in the tent he was in. There was firelight coming from the gap in the tent door. It seemed that the sun had set and he was unconscious.

A whole afternoon.

The military doctor in the room told Xu Ping that he had saved his life. For the purpose of enhancing protection, the chest plate armor of the New Army was made into a convex shape. The incident angle of the rebel musket bullet that hit Xu Ping from a hundred meters away was obviously very high.

It was deflected, scratching the curved surface of the plate armor, so his armor only bore the force that caused the lead shot to rebound. This force failed to shatter Xu Ping's breastplate, but caused it to sink deeply. This

The impact of the indentation is shared and cushioned by the lined leather vest.

After grunting a few times, Xu Ping was about to turn over and get out of bed. This movement made his chest suddenly hurt again. He stood up with a grin on his face, feeling as if the bones in his limbs had been shaken apart, and the joints all over his body were sore.
Chapter completed!