The People's Army retreated, and the Ming army advanced. One retreated and the other advanced for a short time passed. Four divisions of the People's Army, divided into two routes, were about to circumnavigate to the flank of the Ming army. However, as these two routes of People's Army got closer and closer to the Ming army, the chance of being discovered by the Ming army became greater and greater.

"Report, General, the left wing found the enemy troops, about ten thousand people."

Before Li Rusong could order, another spy came to report.

"Report, General, the right wing found the enemy army, with more than 10,000 troops."

Two People's Army with more than 10,000 troops attacked from the left and right sides. Li Rusong saw that this was the People's Army's plan to disperse its own troops, but he did not feel much danger. The total number of people was only more than 20,000. The front army he led had as many as 150,000 troops, and there was no problem of distributing 50,000 troops to block the enemy.

What's more, the central army behind the front army is very close. Once a battle breaks out, the central army can quickly converge with the front army.

Thinking of this, Li Rusong immediately ordered: "General Zeng, General Pan."

"The last general is here." Zeng, two generals Pan left the list.

"I ordered you two to lead 20,000 troops to repel the enemy troops that appeared on both sides of the left and right."

"The last general takes the order!" *2

Not long after, the Ming army led by Li Rusong divided 40,000 troops, one east and one west, towards the People's Army that was rushing towards.

These 40,000 Ming troops are not comparable to the 20,000 new soldiers sent by Li Chengliang yesterday. Among the 40,000 Ming troops sent by Li Rusong, there are at least two battalions of elite troops of 6,000 people. The proportion of new soldiers in the 40,000 Ming troops is about one-tenth, and they are equipped with a large number of firearms. They belong to the regular combat troops in Li Chengliang's army, and their combat effectiveness is more than twice as high as that of new soldiers.

However, there were no grenadiers and no chariots in the two Ming armies. The chariots were at the forefront of the front army, and it was very difficult to mobilize them.

Li Rusong believed that even if the 40,000 troops sent could not be wiped out the attacking People's Army, there would be no problem in repelling them. When the two Ming armies attacked, Li Rusong continued to lead the large force to pursue the main force of the People's Army that was constantly retreating in front.

On the battlefield on the west side, the 20,000 Ming troops led by General Pan were less than one mile away from the Fifth Division and the Seventh Division of the People's Army, and both sides began to prepare for combat.

"Twenty thousand people, Brother Fu, guess how many rounds of shooting of our musketeers can defeat the enemy in front of us." Shao Feng, the commander of the Fifth Division, said to Fu Yutang, commander of the 7th Division, with a smile.

Fu Yutang thought about it and guessed: "At most ten rounds."

"I don't feel like ten rounds are enough, six rounds are enough."

Shao Feng was very confident in his own strength. Two divisions, each of which had a musket regiment, and one musket regiment was equipped with more than 1,100 muskets and more than 50 light artillery. Just muskets, the two divisions combined together had more than 2,200 muskets, and more than 700 muskets fired in each round.

With six rounds of shooting, each musket must be fired twice. If you have better luck, you will kill more than 3,500 Ming troops, which is enough to destroy the Ming army's front and then defeat the entire Ming army.

While Shao Feng and Fu Yutang were talking, the distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, and soon the distance narrowed to 300 meters.

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

The People's Army's war drums sounded, and when they heard the sound of war drums, the company commanders of the Musket regiment located in the forefront of the People's Army issued combat orders one after another.

"First column, fire!"

The next moment, accompanied by fire and black smoke, more than 700 lead bombs attacked the Ming army rushing towards them. After the fire was opened, the first row of People's Army soldiers immediately loaded ammunition on the spot. The second row of soldiers behind them quickly passed through the gap between the first row of soldiers and walked forward, preparing to carry out a second shooting.

When the second row of soldiers just started to move, more than 700 lead bombs had been shot into the Ming army's array, and in an instant, more than 600 Ming soldiers were shot and fell on the battlefield.

The Ming army fell in front, but the Ming army behind them had not yet scared them. They continued to rush forward in the People's Army. However, in just a few seconds, more than 700 lead bullets attacked, and more than 600 Ming army fell on the battlefield.

The first round of volleys did not scare the Ming army, and the second round of volleys scared a small number of Ming army. When the third round of volleys of the People's Army musketeers ended, the number of feared Ming army increased rapidly.

It was so terrifying that before we approached the People's Army, rows of Ming soldiers fell on the battlefield, and we didn't know how to live or die. The Ming soldiers knew that they might die on the battlefield, but they died in an unknown way, and anyone would be afraid.

Some Ming soldiers ran behind fear, while others were lying on the ground, but the People's Army musketeers did not stop shooting. Each round of fire could kill and kill more than 500 Ming soldiers.

"Don't escape, rush forward, and those who violate will die!"

puff!

Seeing the Ming soldiers turning around and running away, an officer immediately pulled out the Yanling sword and chopped down the escaped soldiers.

The officers and generals' personal guards launched a massacre of deserters, causing other Ming soldiers to give up and escape temporarily, suppress the fear in their hearts, and continue to rush towards the People's Army.

But the People's Army would not show mercy to these Ming army soldiers who were almost scared. Waves of lead bounces came, and rows of Ming soldiers fell on the way to charge.

"The enemy's firearm is sharp and invincible, run!"

"The enemy is too strong, we will rush up and die."

Seeing so many colleagues in front of them lying on the battlefield, they were about to face the sharpness of lead bullets. In the fear of death, they ran behind them frantically, and the Ming army's front finally collapsed.

The front army collapsed, and the collapse quickly spread towards the entire Ming army. Seeing that the Ming army led by him was becoming chaotic, General Pan was stunned. He had only killed or injured less than 4,000 people under his command. Why was he going to collapse so soon?

Under the six rounds of musketeers of the Fifth Division and the Seventh Division of the People's Army, the Ming army, with barely a force of 20,000, had collapsed. Seeing this scene, Shao Feng and Fu Yutang felt normal.

Before the two sides started close combat, more than 4,000 people died on the way to charge, causing a huge blow to other Ming troops. There were also agents from the Military Intelligence Department within the Ming army that were creating chaos. Under many factors, it would be strange if the Ming army was not defeated.

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

The rhythm of the People's Army's war drums changed. Before waiting for other troops, the musketeers rushed towards the defeated Ming army ahead.

In just a short period of time, the battlefield offensive and defensive reversal between the 20,000 Ming army and the 12,000 People's Army was suitable for the Ming army commander General Pan to come back to his senses.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

General Pan shouted, and rode his horse behind him under the escort of his personal guards. He could be defeated in the battle, but General Pan could not die. All he died was a group of soldiers. The lives of the soldiers together were not as precious as General Pan.

"General Pan ran away! General Pan left us and ran away!"

When a special agent saw General Pan fleeing, he immediately shouted in the crowd. When he learned that the commander had fled, the Ming army was completely out of morale. Many Ming soldiers, led by the agent, put down their weapons and squatted on the ground, waiting to surrender to the People's Army.
Chapter completed!