The large-scale Ming army advanced towards Tongguan.

On the mountain, Jiang Xiang looked down at him and saw the battlefield without a trace.

On the hillside, the Jin army's artillery roared, and shells hit the Ming army's marching formation.

The shells splashed mud pillars on the ground, and the Jin cavalry on the hillside roared out, and the Ming cavalry rushing to meet the horses. A small-scale battle broke out at the foot of the mountain, and the sound of musket shooting and the shouts of killing from both sides were heard from time to time.

The Ming cavalry and the Jin cavalry fought at the foot of the mountain to prevent the Jin army from attacking the Ming army. The 30,000 Ming army musketeers led by Ruan Mei walked forward like a long snake in the direction of Tongguan.

"Bang bang bang" The shells fell on the left side of the Ming army, splashing mud pillars, and the bodies of the Ming cavalry were scattered on the ground, but it did not affect the Ming soldiers stepping on the drum beats and continued to move westward.

On the top of the mountain, Jiang Xiang saw this and waved his hand and ordered, "Use a rocket!"

There was a roar on the hillside on the left. Ruan Mei turned her head and looked at it. Rockets, dragging their tails, rose from the hillside, and roared towards the bottom of the hill.

"Don't panic! Keep moving forward!" Ruan Mei shouted immediately, and the Ming soldiers walked forward with firm steps regardless of the enemy's harassment.

At this time, the Ming army that was out of the camp behind the Ruan Mei army had already caught up.

Because there are ten musket battalions of Ruan Mei on the left, blocking the enemy of Wushan, the main force of the Ming army did not need to maintain a too strict front, and the red tide rolled towards Tongguan.

Outside Tongguan, the Zhou army's position.

Zhou Jun, holding a musket, stood behind the fence, lifted the musket and was ready for battle.

Wu Sangui's defense in Tongguan was mainly divided into two lines of defense, one was the position in front of the pass, and the other was the pass city in Tongguan.

At this time, Wu Sangui stood on the city and looked at the Ming army rolling towards him with a serious expression.

On the plain in front of the pass, the Ming cavalry rushed to the front of the Zhou army, blocked the reins of the horses outside the range of muskets and bronze cannons, monitored the Zhou army, and prevented the Zhou army from rushing out.

After the cavalry, the field artillery dragged by the war horses raised dust, second only to the touchdown with the horse army. The Ming army artillery team immediately set up field artillery in front of the Zhou army's position, aiming the muzzle at the Zhou army's front.

At this time, Zhao Ming pulled his horse to station him, and nearly 200,000 Ming troops entered the preset battlefield one after another.

Under the Daqian Banner, Zhao Ming took out the Qianli Mirror to observe the battlefield. To the west of the Ming army were Wu Sangui and Tongguan, to the southwest were the Qing army such as Mandahai, and to the west were the Jin army distributed along the mountains.

The entire battlefield is more than thirty miles long, twenty miles wide at the widest point, and only one mile narrowest point. The area is quite wide, but when nearly 400,000 troops on both sides are distributed here, it seems very crowded.

Looking around, there are Ming troops on the plain in front of the Guancheng Plain, and on the hillside, in front of the Guancheng City are densely filled with Zhou troops.

Zhao Ming observed, and the Zhou army, who was waiting for battle on the front, stood on the hillside, and the Zhou cavalry were densely packed with orders without hesitation, "I will send you the order to defeat the enemy in front of the pass within an hour."

"Here!" The chess and card officer clasped his fists and went to pass the order.

The battlefield is huge, and we will be together with the central army for seven or eight miles. Simple military orders can be passed on by flags and drums, and specific orders must be passed on by cavalry.

Military orders were issued, and the Ming army artillery set up in front of the formation first opened fire on the Zhou army's front.

With a "boom", the field gun retreated back and a shell hit the wooden fence of the Zhou army. The shells tore the fence and wrapped them with broken wood. The Zhou army musketeers behind them fell down.

When the Ming army fired artillery, the Zhou army's gunners fought back, and the gunfire extended from the muzzle that spurted out of the fence, and white smoke rose. The shells fell in front of the Ming army's artillery formation and splashed a ball of mud.

At this time, Dang Shousu waved his hand, and teams of Ming army musketeers dispersed and pressed towards the Zhou army's front.

At Tongguan, Wu Sangui frowned slightly. The Ming army did not charge in dense formations, but approached the position in dispersed formations.

These Ming army scattered soldiers seemed to be scattered, but in fact they still have a system of establishment. Each flag team is scattered on a one-mile-long front in a three-three system.

Each soldier is at least five meters apart, and each team is also separated by a certain distance. Under the cover of artillery, the soldiers not only carry muskets, but also carry rockets and tiger cannons to press towards the front and harass the Zhou army's front.

The "boom" explosion sounded, which was the porcelain mine buried by Zhou Jun in front of the formation.

This was originally a killer weapon buried underground in order to deal with the Ming army's attack on Tongguan. However, because the Ming army's formation was too scattered, the explosive porcelain mines did not cause much damage to the Ming army.

At this time, the Ming army's scattered line, and approached the Zhou army's formation with its waist. The Ming army soldiers lay on the ground, or squatted in front and opened fire at the Zhou army.

The "swoosh" rockets and the tiger cannon shooting made the Zhou army fall into riots. The Zhou army's musketeers all pulled the trigger, and the projectiles covered in the sky shot at the Ming army's scattered soldiers. The wooden fence instantly filled the smoke, forming a smoke belt that blocked the sight.

On the city of Guancheng, Wu Sangui felt something was wrong when he saw this scene, and Hong Chengchou's face became serious.

Although the Zhou army's volley fire was very powerful, it caused little harm to the Ming army scattered soldiers lying on the ground. The Ming army's scattered soldiers could shoot down the densely arranged Zhou army with just one shot. The Zhou army's defensive rhythm was directly disturbed by a very small number of Ming army.

"The main force of the Ming army is coming!" Hong Chengchou said in a deep voice.

Wu Sangui quickly picked up the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and looked ahead of the Zhou army front filled with smoke.

After the scattered line attracted the Zhou army's front to roar, the neatly arranged Ming army began to carry muskets to press up to the Zhou army's positions with dense fronts.

The Party leader pulled out his command knife and pointed forward. The Ming army musketeers stepped on the drums and pressed the fields. The Ming army's red uniforms and sharp bayonets were stacked on the ground, like red waves surging on the sea.

At this time, the Ming army's musketeers stepped forward step by step and raised the muskets together, pointing the black muzzle at the Zhou army's defense line.

"Let it go!" The officer roared loudly, and a sharp whistle sounded. Thousands of muskets lined up in line were fired at the same time. The smoke of gunpowder extended from the middle of the line to the two wings. The projectile blew a strong wind, which made the Zhou army's front in an instant.

The Zhou army was disturbed by the scattered lines, and the shooting and the front were in chaos. When facing the Ming army's cavalry and shooting, they immediately fell into a disadvantage.

Amid the sound of muskets, wood chips splashed, Zhou army fell to the ground one after another, and the soldiers behind were filled in panic, and the entire front was shaking.

At this time, on the hillside, Mandahai was staring at the battlefield, put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and slowly pulled out the battle knife.

Seeing the Ming army general breaking the front line in front of the Zhou army, Mandahai pointed his sword and shouted loudly, "Kill me!"

With a command, the Zhou cavalry on the hillside immediately rolled in iron hooves, roaring down the field, and headed towards the Ming army's musket line.
Chapter completed!