Separated by 1,800 meters, the two armies were forming their formations at the same time, preparing for the next battle.
It only took half a stick of incense to get everyone in the rear camp, and the array was in full swing.
On the other side, the rioters were making noisy noises for half an hour, and many people in the back camp fell asleep while waiting.
Huang Daozhou, who saw the two armies fighting for the first time, was very interested. He held up the telescope handed to him by Zuo Mengeng and looked at it endlessly.
"Just based on this formation, it's already a clear decision. Now I finally understand why you are so confident."
Zuo Mengeng was hiding under the shade of a tree, fanning himself, bored.
"I guess Zuo Hua was afraid of so many rebels running around, so he waited. Otherwise, all three chargers would have run away."
Liu Yiyuan thought of a question.
"Do you think the chaos over there in Shaanxi is like this? Then why can't the government and the army quell it until now?"
No one else can answer it, only Zuo Mengeng can.
"The rebels in Shaanxi were like this at the beginning, but later there were several mutinies between the officers and soldiers, and many officers and soldiers joined the rebels. With these people, the rebels knew how to fight regularly. The strength of the rebels and the officers and soldiers
, one is ebbing and the other is ebbing. In the future, sooner or later there will be a day when we surpass the official army."
The back camp was in a relaxed mood, and Xu Yaqing was not in a hurry.
Although she saw that the rear camp had been formed, she didn't think it was anything special.
The rebels are slow because there are many people.
Finally, all the chaotic people were led to the designated positions. They stood with kitchen knives, sickles, and razors in their hands, and Xue Ji, the master of the Qingmu Altar, ran over.
"Saint, the team is ready. Should we wait for the army to attack, or should we attack it?"
Xu Yaqing was riding on a tall horse. She looked back at the more than 300 riders behind her, and her confidence doubled.
She also knew that these rioters were actually cannon fodder, and only the knights behind her were her family's wealth.
"Hmph, my army is ten times larger than Zuo Mengeng's. With so many people, he will be trampled to death even if he is trampled. Why wait? Tell everyone, the whole army will attack!"
Xue Ji's blood boiled and he ran back immediately.
After a while, the little leader in the queue started shouting.
"Come on, rush for me, hurry up. Rush over and kill the officers and soldiers, and their clothes will be yours."
As soon as the barefooted and bare-butt mobs heard that they had clothes to wear, they immediately became energetic and ran wildly, shouting.
After almost 800 meters, I started sprinting with all my strength...
Bolt said great!
Xu Yaqing was not Bolt, and her blood boiled when she saw her army overwhelmingly pressing against the army.
"Follow me, overwhelm the army and defeat them all in one fell swoop!"
She also had the courage to lead by example. She led more than 300 cavalry from the flanks and rushed towards the formation of the rear camp first.
Although Zuo Rong was the commander-in-chief, Zuo Rong did not move and handed the battle to Zuo Hua.
Zuo Hua is much more sinister.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious at all. Wait until the rioters rush within 200 meters before shooting. Tell the artillery brigade that they will also have to wait until the rioters rush within 200 meters before they can open fire. If you scare people away, I'll forgive you.
Can’t reach them.”
Even with the war going on, Zodiac Zhou was still nervous.
Seeing that the shouts of the mob were deafening and the back camp was quiet, he started to talk more.
"Zhongheng, why don't your soldiers move? The opponent's momentum is so strong, they won't be suppressed, right?"
Zuo Mengeng's head was full of black lines, so he quickly comforted him.
"Don't worry, only fools are shouting on the battlefield."
Huang Daozhou murmured: "I think...I think it's quite impressive."
Huang Zongxi laughed so much that he coughed.
"But it takes a lot of effort."
Everyone who has fought in a war tries hard not to laugh, but they really can't.
The rioters didn't have enough to eat and didn't have much physical strength at all. When they ran about 400 meters, many of them ran out of energy.
Running turned into jogging, jogging turned into walking, and walking turned into staggering.
Most of the rioters who rushed within 200 meters had this virtue.
On the other hand, Xu Yaqing's cavalry was extremely fast and got within two hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
It was obvious that they were all experienced horse bandits and their riding skills were very superb.
Then……
Then the rear camp's position moved forward and backward, and a large white mist suddenly billowed up from left to right.
Then the rolling roar of thunder enveloped all the chaos.
The fastest horse team is also the most cared for target.
The storm of shell explosions created blank areas, and the hail of bullets caused faults. After only one round of blows, only four or fifty of the three hundred cavalry were still intact.
The rest all disappeared.
Xu Yaqing was also blown off her horse. She was fine, but her horse was killed.
She turned several somersaults and dodged several horse hooves in a panic. When she stood up again, her eyes were filled with confusion.
what happened?
Why is this happening?
Where are my elite cavalry?
Then she heard the sharp firing of muskets, and the cannon fodder of the rebels who couldn't run fell down like wheat in an instant.
Seeing this scene with her own eyes and finally understanding what the war was about, Xu Yaqing suddenly felt boundless fear and turned around and ran away.
The mob was faster than her and had exploded a long time ago. It enveloped her like a tidal wave. She only regretted that her parents had lost two legs.
But among the madly receding tide, one man was an exception.
He held the hatchet high, his eyes were bloodshot, and he kept rushing toward the rear camp while making strange screams.
"Zuo Mengeng, grandpa has come to take revenge on you and give back the lives of my whole family! Grandpa will definitely cut you into pieces. Grandpa will..."
Suddenly, a stray bullet flew through the man's thigh, causing him to scream "Ah" and fall to the ground.
Even so, he still had no fear. Even if he had to crawl, he would crawl in the direction of the rear camp.
Xu Yaqing happened to see this scene, and even heard the man's words. Her heart moved, and she vaguely grasped something.
A knight happened to be passing by and was about to run for his life. Xu Yaqing raised her hand with an arrow from her sleeve, shot the man off his horse, and came to occupy the magpie's nest.
When the horse was galloping, the long whip swung back and caught the man's hand.
The big man, weighing nearly two hundred kilograms, seemed like nothing in Xu Yaqing's hands. She was taken aback by her and walked away together.
Here, when Zuo Hua gave the order to fire, Zuo Dai also gave the order to charge.
As expected, with just one round of firepower, the mob collapsed, just like the deer herds being chased by lions on the African grasslands.
The third brigade was originally on the flank and was some distance ahead. At this time, it launched a charge and directly seized the opportunity.
Zuo Hua was still lamenting that the rebels were not resisting. When he looked up, he saw the third brigade rushing out and he literally vomited blood.
"Zuo Laoliu, are you still shameless?"
It was too late, so he quickly ordered the entire army to attack.
On the flat land of Qilu, a strange scene began to take place.
More than 1,000 people chased more than 10,000 people, causing smoke and dust to billow and sand and rocks to fly.
Keep running, the rioters stopped running.
When I charged before, I ran for a while and almost all my energy was used up. Now when I ran away, even the last of my energy was drained, and I couldn't run even if I wanted to.
Compared with them, the soldiers in the rear camp were well-nourished, ready to work, and had received strict training. Chasing them was just like playing.
After rushing up, they met those who resisted and stabbed them to death several times while shouting at the same time.
"Kneel down and surrender without killing!"
"Kneel down and surrender without killing!"
As soon as they heard that they would not die if they surrendered, the rebels became more honest. After a while, they were kneeling all over the ground, each one more cautious than the other.
From the rear, seeing such a simple battle situation, Huang Daozhou was completely dumbfounded.
"How can fighting be so easy?"
Everyone laughed.
Zuo Gui shook his head and said many strange things.
"This isn't a war at all. This is clearly an armed trip."
Not to mention, his description was quite apt and made everyone laugh again and again.
Zuo Mengeng was bored to death and simply said: "Let's go and see how many prisoners they captured."
Before the battle, Zuo Menggeng gave the whole army a sigh of relief.
This battle is not about killing or injuring many rioters, but about capturing more prisoners.
He made this idea when he heard that Xu Yaqing's unit had more than 10,000 people.
I originally thought that after getting promoted this time, I would be able to assemble an army by combining the back camp reserves and temporary recruitment of people after I returned.
But I didn't expect that Linqing Association would also fall into the hands.
Now that we have two alliances in hand, the source of troops becomes a big problem.
Since Xu Yaqing was so generous and sent over 10,000 people, Zuo Mengeng had no reason not to accept them.
Looking at the prisoners kneeling on the ground, Zuo Mengeng seemed to see a million-strong army gradually becoming a reality.
This made him feel very good, and he walked into the battlefield with brisk steps.