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"Shhhh..."
The three generals, Qi Jiguang, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting, gave an order, and the sword and shield soldiers quickly helped the wounded to retreat.
"130 steps"
"100 steps"
"shot"
"Bang bang..."
As soon as the three generals gave an order, there was a burst of gunshots. After the soldiers in the front line fired, they squatted down to reload, and the gunshots in the back row immediately rang out.
Almost all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were equipped with flintlock guns, and even the artillerymen each carried one on their backs, and more than 4 flintlock guns fired in turn.
Tongues of flames spewed out from the muzzle of the gun, and the bullets shot at the rogue cavalry like bullets. This kind of firepower was really terrifying.
The cavalry in the front row was killed in an instant, and they were hit by bullets as soon as they rushed up. In half a stick of incense time, more than half of the casualties were caused by the bandits.
Liu Zongmin was furious, and rushed towards the Ming army with horses and knives. The other soldiers saw it badly, and hurried forward to protect Liu Zongmin.
"Hurry up and protect General Liu."
However, it was too late, another burst of gunshots rang out, and dense bullets instantly covered Liu Zongmin's surroundings.
Dozens of personal guards rushed up, trying to block the bullets for Liu Zongmin with their own flesh and blood, but because Liu Zongmin rushed too far, it was too late.
"Boom bang..."
At a distance of 50 meters from the front of the Ming army, dozens of bullets hit Liu Zongmin's chest, and the mighty Huang Hu turned over and fell off his horse.
"General..."
"Brothers, we must avenge General Huang Hu and follow me."
Liu Zongmin's lieutenant general, Liu Quan, was also a confidant he single-handedly selected. Seeing Liu Zongmin's tragic death, he immediately took over the command and led the remaining bandits to attack the Ming army's phalanx regardless of life or death.
However, what awaited them was a rain of more intensive bullets, and the loss of this charge was even more shocking.
Chapter 23 Li Zicheng's Fury
The rogue cavalry did not have a horse, and they were able to cross a distance of 50 steps. The cavalry of the new barracks, which was less than [-], fell under the rain of bullets from the Ming army.Including Liu Zongmin, the rogue general who is not afraid of life and death, all were bombarded into sieves (although they are lead bullets, they are also close to the bullets of later generations)
Blood flowed like a river on the battlefield, and hundreds of meters away from Qi Jiguang and his team, there were already piles of corpses and broken limbs and arms of the bandit soldiers, which was too horrible to look at.
In the eyes of Li Zicheng and others, the Ming army was completely vulnerable, but now it has turned into a unilateral massacre of rogue bandits.
Zhu Youjian on the top of the city slowly put down the binoculars in his hand, and the lives of hundreds of thousands of rogues will stay under the capital city forever. This is the price they want to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.
Rogue camp
"Report, the entire army of the Ming Dynasty was wiped out, and Tang Tong retreated before the battle and was beheaded by Liu Zongmin."
"Report, the new barracks and the surrendered barracks were completely annihilated, and General Huang Hu was killed."
"What, what did you say?"
Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing and others were waiting for the good news that the capital city was broken.Suddenly the Chinese army came to report, and Li Zicheng suspected that he had heard wrong.
"Report to Your Majesty, the vanguard troops were wiped out, Tang Tong was killed by General Liu Zongmin, and General Liu Zongmin died in battle."
"Snapped……"
With a crisp sound, the teacup in Li Zicheng's hand fell to the ground and shattered, and his body trembled violently.
"Huanghu..."
"I will definitely avenge you."
Li Zicheng almost shed tears, Liu Zongmin saved his life more than once, although sometimes he did things recklessly, but he was a firm man.
Back then, in order to protect Li Zicheng and not to hurt Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin directly killed his two wives and followed Li Zicheng to recruit soldiers everywhere.
Li Zicheng didn't feel sorry for the death of [-] soldiers from the Ming Dynasty and Tang Tong. Li Zicheng could accept the death of [-] recruits.
They had no fighting power in the first place, they were all starving people, formed to make a living, or it could be said that Li Zicheng used them as cannon fodder.
But Liu Zongmin was different, he was the old battalion commander and Li Zicheng's confidant.
But in order to preserve his strength, the old battalion did not move. Liu Zongmin volunteered to lead the new battalion to attack the city. He shouldn't have died like this.
Seeing Li Zicheng so sad, Niu Jinxing hastily advised:
"Your Majesty, don't be too sad. It is impossible to fight without casualties. We only need one last fight to overthrow Daming. When we defeat the capital, General Liu will die in peace."
"Yes, Your Majesty, don't be too sad. General Liu died in battle to overthrow the Wudao court. When he enters the capital city, I implore the Emperor to bury General Liu generously."
Under the comfort of Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, Li Zicheng wiped away his tears, and looked fiercely at the rogue generals:
"All the generals obey the order, no matter how much the price is paid today, the capital must be taken down,
Ming Gou, who is short of major generals, wants to block our Dashun army with a few broken cannons and firecrackers. "
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will definitely break through the capital to avenge General Liu."
As soon as Li Zicheng's words fell, the rogue generals expressed their opinions one after another. At this time, many people fell into madness, and they all looked forward to the bloodbath of the capital.
When Li Yan heard everyone's words, he was obviously a little impulsive. Once he invaded the capital, the first thing he did was to appease the people. How could he wash the capital with blood? He hurriedly bowed and saluted:
"Your Majesty, the gunfire on the opposite side is very intensive, and the artillery fire is also very fierce. It is best for our army not to underestimate the enemy. They have no food in the city. Why don't we siege for a while first."
"We will attack after their morale is slackened, and try to win the capital in one go. If the capital is broken, for the sake of Dashun's stability, we must not harass the people."
Before Li Yan finished speaking, Niu Jinxing interrupted him forcefully:
"Li Yan, we have already lost so many soldiers, and Minggou may have run out of gunpowder now. If we don't fight now, why don't we fight after they recover, and the loss will be even greater."
Li Yan always felt that something was wrong. As soon as he said a few words, Niu Jinxing began to yell at Li Yan. Li Yan was so angry that his face was flushed, but he couldn't find a reason to fight back.
Li Zicheng was already annoyed in his heart, but now that Niu Jinxing and Li Yan had another dispute, Li Zicheng was so angry that he slapped the table and cursed:
"Don't quarrel, what time is it? Let's make a decision like this. Immediately launch a charge. Whoever can lead the charge into the city will not only have a silver woman, but also be a marquis."
Hao Yaoqi hastily bowed and cupped his fists:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will immediately lead the old battalion to take down the capital."
"Okay, one hundred thousand cavalry will fight together with the elite infantry of the old battalion. After taking down the capital, I will make you kings."