Southern Ming Rebel Army

On the battlefield, although the Meng army had more than sixty small cannons, after being dispersed in four towns, they seemed so insignificant in the huge military formation.

However, although the Tiger Crouching Cannon lacks long-range power, it can produce unexpected effects when bombarded at close range. Dozens of small stones are placed in the barrel of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, and when fired, they gushed out like flowers scattered from the sky. The lethality is amazing, and anyone who touches it will suffer injuries.

Arrows were flying, shouts of killing were heard, and artillery roars were heard on the battlefield. Huang Sheng'er stood at the back, looking excited. He stood on tiptoe to try to see the front clearly, but he could see nothing. All he could see was a dense crowd of people.

The military supervisor Xiong Ruolin, who was standing beside Meng Jun, had a red face and said in a trembling voice due to excitement: "The Marquis's troops are so good at fighting that they are not inferior to the Tartars in the field battle."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, as if trying to express his inner excitement, and his eyes were shining with admiration and appreciation.

Meng Jun had no intention of listening to his boasting at the moment, but Gao Yi next to him couldn't help but say: "Master Xiong, those are the rebels who surrendered to the Tartars, they are not real Tartars at all."

Meng Jun decided to fight a field battle with Bolo because he knew that the Eight Banners were short of troops. If the Green Camp before him were all as elite as the Eight Banners, the two towns of Wuning and Wuxing would have collapsed by now. Meng's army had also gone through several battles, and he was sure of victory against Fang Guoan and his ilk.

At this time, the Wuning Town on the left had an unstable front line, but after Guo Hu led his personal guards to take the lead, the front line became stable. Fang Guoan was behind the front with a complicated expression on his face. About an hour had passed since the battle started, and the Green Camp was gradually showing signs of exhaustion.

However, if they made any move not to advance, the Mongolian supervisors would ruthlessly kill them with their swords, forcing the Green Camp soldiers to push forward.

At this time, a drizzle began to fall from the sky. Tiny raindrops fell onto the soldiers' armor and then slid down.

Boro was standing on a high ground, staring at the battlefield with a telescope in hand. Seeing that there seemed to be a commotion on the right side of the opposite side, he made a quick decision and said, "Heavy infantry, attack the right side."

These heavy infantry were selected from the eight banners, and the rest of the banner soldiers were divided into armor and gathered together. When the military order was issued, Shu Kusheng led a thousand blue banners wearing double armor, holding up shields, and advancing like a wall.

The heavy infantry wearing double armor, with equipment weighing seventy to eighty kilograms, found it difficult to charge quickly or fight continuously. They could only open a gap as quickly as possible to create opportunities for the Eight Banners cavalry in the rear.

On the high platform, Gao Yi nervously said to Meng Jun: "Commander-in-chief, the Tartars have sent out heavily armored soldiers."

Meng Jun saw the flag soldiers advancing like a wall towards Wuning Town on the left. These flag soldiers did not avoid arrows, and only occasionally one or two artillery shells hit them, causing some casualties.

Shukusheng struck the shield with his sword and let out a terrifying roar. The heavy steps beside and behind him were like him, roaring non-stop.

The heavy infantry marched through the smoke-filled battlefield step by step. This mighty force surged towards Guo Hu like high pressure. Seeing this, Guo Hu's eyes widened and he shouted, "Form a formation, and fire the artillery over there!"

The gunner not far away could still hear Guo Hu's roar amidst the noise. His forehead, cheeks, arms and clothes were almost all covered with sweat. The gunner also shouted: "Adjust position, fire stone shells, big ones!"

With this shot, a round stone flew towards Shukusheng's position at a high speed. This shot hit Shukusheng's side, and the heavy stepfather was knocked flying on the spot, knocking down several people when he fell. Shukusheng's forehead broke out in cold sweat instantly.

Shukusheng roared loudly, and when he was only fifty steps away from the enemy formation, his entire heavy infantry team started running at full speed.

Bo Luo shouted from behind the formation: "Bei Yingtu, get ready. Once the heavy infantry disrupts the enemy formation, charge in immediately."

At this time Shukusheng rushed into the battle, slashed and broke the spears, and the Wuning Town Army in front of the battle was defeated.

As early as when the Qing army's heavy infantry appeared, Meng Jun had asked Meng Bizhi to be prepared. When Shukusheng rushed into the battle, Meng Jun waved his hand and Meng Bizhi blocked him. Meng Bizhi looked back at Meng Jun with a firm look, then without looking back, he slowly moved forward with the heavy armored troops.

"Great, the enemy's formation is in disarray," Bolo said, slapping his palms excitedly. Then Bolo waved his hands fiercely and said, "Cavalry Charge!"

Bai Yingtu led two thousand Zhenglan Banner cavalrymen and headed towards a gap that had been opened in Wuning Town. The cavalrymen ran slowly for a few steps at first, and then ran faster and faster.

"Go!" Shukusheng excitedly chopped down the Meng army in front of him. Suddenly, there was nothing in front of him, and what came into his sight was a heavily armored army similar to his own.

However, before Shukusheng could react, he saw the enemy in front of him raising blunt weapons, iron clubs, and maces and charging towards him.

Shu Kusheng was not willing to be outdone, so he immediately raised his shield, swung his sword, and rushed forward with a roar.

In an instant, the two sides were fighting face to face. The flag soldiers were knocked back by the mace, and Tieguduo was beaten to vomit blood immediately. However, the flag soldiers' swords could not effectively penetrate the armor. For a while, Shukusheng's troops were at a disadvantage in the battle.

Bai Yingtu was only 500 meters away from Wuning Town at this time. The cavalry shouted like a tide of anger and galloped towards him with strange cries. However, the cavalry was large in size and a bigger target. Several artillery shells whizzed in, killing and injuring dozens of people on the spot. The flag soldiers did not stop and rushed into the gap.

The huge impact of the warhorse knocked several people away. Although Wuning Town suffered heavy losses under this attack, the formation was too strong and the cavalry was unable to break through the formation with one blow. Seeing that he failed to break through the defense line the first time, Bai Yingtu did not hesitate at all and shouted urgently: "Retreat and charge again!"

Wang Fugui, the commander of Wuning Town, was wearing heavy armor and shouting for a fierce fight. A steady stream of soldiers were fed into the meat grinder in front.

It seemed that the heavens also felt it was too cruel and could not help shedding tears. For a moment, the rain became heavier and heavier. In just one round of attack by Bai Yingtu, hundreds of people in Wuning Town broke bones and tendons and fell to the ground. Guo Hu covered his chest and shouted, "The spearmen are in front, the spears are stationed, and they are tilted."

Meng Bizhi's heavy armored soldiers were all panting, and the Eight Banners heavy infantry on the opposite side were also in the same situation. Meng Bizhi picked up the mace, took a deep breath, and yelled, "Smash these bastards down."

The heavy armored troops were still fighting hard, while some of them were already assisting the Wuning Town Army in resisting the sudden attack of the Qing Army's cavalry. Meng Jun's palms were sweating as he watched from the rear. The situation at this time was that Bolo still had about 8,000 Manchu cavalry who had not moved, and 5,000 Mongolian soldiers were supervising the battle and providing arrow support behind the Green Camp Town.

On the front battlefield, Changlin Town and Kewu Town were almost suppressing the Green Camp. Wuxing Town on the right and the Green Camp soldiers opposite were still in a tense situation. The most dangerous one was Wuning Town, which was mainly attacked by Bolo.

Meng Jun couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Gao Yi, lead the guards to stabilize the front."