"The fighting on both sides was relatively primitive, and the artillery was not effective at all. You see, although Gao Yingxiang pushed the artillery out, the building truck blocked the artillery's firing range, rendering the artillery useless."
On the west bank of the Huaihe River, flesh and blood were shattered, and the sound of killings shook the sky. It has become a Shura hell.
But the east bank of the Huaihe River is calm and peaceful.
The New Army cavalry leisurely observed the battlefield and made comments by the way.
Next to them, ant-like civilians were driven by officials, constantly transporting supplies to the other side.
Although there were only a dozen cavalrymen in the New Army, no one dared to come over and drive them away.
Those court officials just kept busy doing their work, as if these new troops did not exist.
The comparison between them is really sad.
"The northwest bandits seemed not to pay much attention to the artillery and did not maintain it carefully. Well, the cannon exploded."
All the artillery pieces of the Northwest Rebel Army were captured and were already damaged on the battlefield.
There are very few people in the rebel army who know how to use artillery. They only know that this thing is very powerful, but they have little understanding of how to maintain it on a daily basis and how to use it on the battlefield.
This time, in order to defeat Lu Xiangsheng, Gao Yingxiang brought up artillery.
As a result, before the Ming army could do anything, the rebel artillery injured their own people first.
The gun exploded, killing a dozen nearby gunners on the spot. The gun barrel flying high into the sky was thrown dozens of feet away, and then rolled down.
Wherever they passed, people were turned upside down, bones were broken, and tendons were broken, and mourning was everywhere.
This scene really frightened the rebels.
The rest of the soldiers stayed away from the artillery. In their eyes, this thing was more terrifying than the devil.
In the middle of the battlefield, Gao Yingxiang made good progress. He captured the first trench and had already begun to launch an assault on the second trench.
The Ming army tried hard to maintain its position, but because the number was too small, it was already crumbling.
"Your Majesty Prime Minister, brothers can't stand it any longer and are asking for support."
Lu Xiangsheng had a sullen face and remained unmoved.
"Just hold on for another half hour. No retreat is allowed without military orders."
"Your Excellency Prime Minister..."
The general wanted to defend himself, but Lu Xiangsheng suddenly pulled out his sword and put it on the man's neck.
"If you dare to disobey orders again, I will never give you mercy. If you die, I will take your place personally."
The general was startled and finally did not dare to say anything more. He gritted his teeth and ran back to the front line.
The shouts of killing on the battlefield became more and more fierce.
The Ming army knew that there would be no reinforcements, and under Lu Xiangsheng's strict order, they did not dare to retreat.
In despair, courage doubles.
These Ming troops actually unleashed their full potential and withstood the impact of Gao Yingxiang's troops.
It is not that Lu Xiangsheng does not have fresh troops in his hands, but he cannot enter the battlefield now.
He is waiting.
His eyes were looking to the north, that is, to the left.
Zuo Liangyu on the right wing has more than enough self-preservation but not enough aggressiveness. If he can hold off Zhang Xianzhong, he has completed his task.
All Lu Xiangsheng's expectations were placed on Zu Dabi.
"Crazy Zu Er, Guan Ning Cavalry, please don't disappoint me!"
Perhaps his nagging was overheard by Zu Dabi.
On the battlefield on the left wing, the brave and skilled Guan Ning cavalry dealt Lao Huihui a heavy blow.
Zu Dabi was covered in iron armor, leading the army, and wielding a machete that no one could stop.
His personal soldiers lined up behind him to form an arrow formation, protecting his safety behind.
Even when the Guan Ning cavalry fought against the Eight Banners cavalry, they always won and lost. When they encountered the rogue cavalry, which was not that highly educated, they had the upper hand.
Two groups of cavalry circled the ground and fought for more than an hour.
Guan Ning's cavalry are closely matched, and their speed is dizzying.
Although there were many cavalry in Lao Huihui, the horses were of mixed quality, and the soldiers were not well-trained, leading to chaos.
After a few rounds, several teams were eaten by Guan Ning's cavalry.
Lao Huihui led his team to attack, but the more he attacked, the fewer people around him became.
He looked around blankly. It seemed that his men were everywhere, but they seemed to be empty everywhere.
This mysterious feeling made him a little scared.
"Let King Chuang send reinforcements."
Gao Yingxiang was desperately pushing the entire army to attack. He was shocked when he learned that Lao Huihui on the left wing was unable to withstand the attack.
"One-word king, please take action and stabilize the left wing."
Gao Yingxiang was relatively cautious in fighting, and deliberately kept Yi Zi Wang and Chuang Tian Wang as backup, fearing what Lu Xiangsheng might do.
But now Lao Huihui couldn't stand it any longer. The left wing might collapse at any time, so he had no choice but to mobilize his troops.
Without saying a word, the one-word king led his cavalry to run for support.
However, the arrival of reinforcements did not change anything.
Guan Ning's cavalry is really very capable.
Half an hour later, the left wing's request for help arrived again.
Gao Yingxiang's nerves were pounding, and he always felt that something was not harmonious.
At this moment, overwhelming cheers suddenly erupted from right in front.
"King Chuang, the second front line has been captured."
Hearing this, Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"King Chuangtian, I leave the left wing to you."
King Chuangtian also heard what was going on ahead, and he felt relieved that the outcome was about to be decided.
"King Chuang, don't worry, the left wing will be safe and sound."
King Chuangtian's troops were also mobilized and left the formation.
And all this was seen clearly by Lu Xiangsheng using a telescope.
When purchasing military supplies from Shandong, Lu Xiangsheng received treatment that neither Li Zicheng nor Hong Chengchou received.
Zheng Jiada specially gave him a pair of eight-power telescopes.
After getting this thing, Lu Xiangsheng felt like he had found a treasure and immediately used it on the battlefield.
Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed when he saw that the banner of King of Chongtian had also gone to the left wing.
The opportunity he had been waiting for finally came.
"Come on, launch the artillery and order the front troops to disperse to the left and right."
Dozens of Ming army's bronze cannons had already been prepared, and they pointed their muzzles forward.
When the infantrymen who were still holding on in front got the order, they all rejoiced and hurriedly ran away to both sides.
The rebels were attacking furiously, and the pressure in front of them suddenly disappeared, which actually made them uncomfortable.
Before they could understand, earth-shaking roars brought a metal storm and crashed into their crowd.
Although it is a solid cannonball, the projectile is not large. But on such flat ground, where the cannonball rolled, flesh and blood immediately flew everywhere, and blood rained like a waterfall.
In the densely packed rebel formation, dozens of flesh-and-blood alleys suddenly appeared.
Wherever the cannonball passes, the dust kicked up also has terrifying lethality.
All the rebels at the front were swept in and seemed to disappear out of thin air.
On such a battlefield, bronze cannons showed very excellent performance.
After the first round of shelling, just when the morale of the rebel army was shaken, the second round of shelling soon arrived.
This time, it was not just the infantry that were destroyed by the shelling. Those high-rise carriages would immediately collapse and scatter as soon as they were hit by a shell.
Broken wood and nails flew everywhere, killing or injuring anyone who was hit.
Lu Xiangsheng drew out his long sword and roared: "Attack the whole army and kill all the rebels!"
All the fresh troops who had been hiding behind and not fighting came out.