Long-distance warfare is a huge test for an army, especially the newly organized teams who just escape will only be defeated like Li Zicheng.

This has been verified on the battlefields of later generations. Only by constantly winning battles like the great men during the Long March can the army be stabilized.

Therefore, Gu Zhenhua had long wanted to win several battles at a favorable opportunity to boost the morale of the army. However, Wu Sangui was very involved and took the initiative to catch up with his troops. Gu Zhenhua made up his mind to attack this big traitor!

Of course, it is definitely not an easy task to fight against a cunning and cunning general like Wu Sangui. How to arrange troops has put a lot of effort into Gu Zhenhua.

First of all, Li Xu, Guo Yunlong and others were born in the Guanning Army. Even if they parted ways with Wu Sangui, their years of power would make the soldiers panic and dare not fight.

Therefore, Gu Zhenhua chose the troops brought by Zhou Yingjie without hesitation. These border soldiers were more familiar with musket combat, and had fought with the Tartars. They also had enough confidence when they faced the Guanning Iron Cavalry. Li Xu and Guo Yunlong were responsible for protecting the safety of the two wings.

The overall layout is planned properly, and the specific battle formation must be used. Zhou Yingjie recalled Yang Liuqing's experience in combat and said to Gu Zhenhua: "Brother Seventh, I suggest using infantry to form a round formation against the enemy, so as to avoid breaking through the flanks and causing the entire army to collapse. Give full play to the advantages of the musket and destroy the enemy's vanguard. As long as the cavalry on both wings stands out, the enemy will be defeated!"

When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he immediately agreed to the proposal. He deduced the combat plan again. After confirming that there was no problem, Gu Zhenhua ordered to choose a favorable position and form a formation to meet the enemy.

In the central army, Zhou Yingjie and Xie Bin each led a battalion to form a powerful front. Each battalion divided into small square formations, with forty-five musketeers in each square formation, divided into three rows. In addition, some preparatory musketeers were arranged to deal with the fish that had missed the net.

Without exception, all of these thousand people were all wearing heavy armor, especially the front row was given double armor to strengthen their protection ability. Anyway, Gu Zhenhua had a lot of armor from Shanhaiguan, so he didn't feel sorry for him at all.

Gu Zhenhua personally led a battalion on the second line. Since he could not fully trust the muskets, Gu Zhenhua's battalion was completely cold weapons, with spear soldiers at the front, followed by sword and shield soldiers. Gu Zhenhua personally carried a machete to supervise the battle.

Between the first and second lines, a large number of carriages are also placed to resist horses. If the cavalry breaks through the musket soldiers, these carriages can block the continued impact of the war horses. Moreover, the dispersed muskets can also rely on the cover of the carriage to continue shooting.

On both wings, the cavalry also did the work of suppressing the formation. Gu Zhenhua finally arranged the formation against the enemy and was waiting for Wu Sangui to arrive!

The traitor didn't let Gu Zhenhua wait too long. Half a moment later, dust was flying in the distance, and Wu Sangui came with his cavalry.

The two enemies met again. In an instant, the air on the battlefield seemed to solidify, and both sides were staring at each other like evil wolf.

"Prince, look at Gu Zhenhua's formation method, he wants to use infantry to resist our cavalry. I think he is crazy about gaining and losing his mind, and he is simply seeking death!" Deputy General Yang Ming said arrogantly.

Wu Sangui frowned slightly and said slowly: "This guy Gu Zhenhua doesn't play according to common sense. He doesn't want to escape. Instead, he engages in field battles and forms such a strange formation. If something goes wrong, you must be careful!"

Wu Sangui said, waved his hand and called a guerrilla, and said to him: "You can take three hundred men to feint attack first and see what the hell is Gu Zhenhua."

The Guanning Army fought against the Qing Dynasty for many years and had learned the tactics of the Tartars. During this feint attack, the cavalry was divided into three teams, two of which were to restrain the flanks to prevent Gu Zhenhua's cavalry from raiding. The real main attack was the front.

Thirty or so heavy cavalry in double armor rushed to the front, following them with some tall and long archers, as well as many brave warriors holding various weapons. As long as the heavy cavalry in front could make a hole, they followed closely and expanded their results.

Although it was just a feint attack, the traitor was full of hope. Maybe Gu Zhenhua could not withstand a charge and the team collapsed suddenly. Therefore, Wu Sangui asked Yang Ming to prepare. As long as the gap was opened, the large army immediately followed up.

More than a hundred cavalry rushed towards the front slowly, and the horse's hooves stepped on the empty field, and the sounds spread far away, which was a strong deterrent in itself. Many mobs could not bear this psychological pressure at all and would collapse directly.

However, Wu Sangui obviously made the wrong plan. As a soldier who was born by Zhou Yuji, he was able to create Yang Liuqing loudly when his equipment was not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty. Now that he has been armed to the teeth, how could he be afraid of Wu Sangui?

It was not until the cavalry entered within a hundred steps that Zhou Yingjie and Xie Bin ordered the entire army to stand up. The soldiers all held the muskets tightly, with strong expressions on their faces.

"Prepare for shooting!"

With a command, the fuse was lit, the gunpowder was loaded, and the soldiers in the front row knelt on one knee and pointed the musket at the enemy.

The distance between the two sides was closer little by little, and soon entered about eighty steps, and they could even see the other party's expression clearly. The guerrilla looked disapproving of Gu Zhenhua's arrangement.

The range of muskets is good, but the quality is different. If you catch up with the bad luck and don’t hurt the enemy, you will hurt yourself first. If you want to point at the muskets and fight against the Guanning Iron Cavalry, you are seeking death!

"Brothers, rush!"

With a command, the cavalry charged forward frantically, roaring and shouting, arrogant.

Zhou Yingjie sneered and looked at these people, constantly calculating the distance, seventy steps, sixty steps, sixty steps...

As long as they wait within fifty steps, they can penetrate their armor. Just as Zhou Yingjie was counting, a gunshot suddenly sounded from the position. One person shot, and the highly focused soldiers mistakenly thought they had received the order for battle and all shot together.

The smoke of gunfire rose and the gunshots were sparse. The Guanning Army rushed in front. A few people were hit. Because the distance was about 60 steps, they could not kill the other party. Only one unlucky guy was hit in the face and fell down!

"Who, who shot!"

Zhou Yingjie was furious and asked sternly.

"The battalion commander is a soldier from Datong Town, not a subordinate of the general."

Zhou Yingjie's face was gloomy. Among his two thousand soldiers, not all of them were brought by Zhou Yuji. There were many other defeated troops. They were not trained enough and could not withstand such powerful psychological pressure. There was a problem in the face of battle.

There were a lot of secrets. Zhou Yingjie added a lot of caution when setting up the formation, but there was still a loophole. He didn't care about his anger and could only shout loudly: "Stay everything for me, don't be confused!"

Fortunately, those veterans of Zhou Yuji were very tough and the chaos passed quickly.

However, the Guanning Army also took the opportunity to rush to within thirty steps, which was already a very fatal distance. It was as if a war horse could break through the square formation of the musketeers by leaping. You should know that these musketeers do not have bayonets, and hand-to-hand combat is not as useful as a fire stick!

Zhou Yingjie's eyes were red and he hurriedly ordered: "Shoot!"

Finally, the soldiers fired a decent volley, and the hot lead balls hit the enemy's body like raindrops.

At thirty steps, the musket was accurate and hateful, and the huge kinetic energy hit the human body. Every soldier who was shot was hit by a hammer, flew out and fell heavily to the ground.

Some people had flesh and blood, and they fell to death on the spot. Some had strong armor and were lucky enough to be shot through. However, the soldiers were even more uncomfortable. They opened their mouths and spit out blood with dark red internal organs. Their flesh and blood bodies had been shattered!

In a round of volleys, fifty or sixty cavalry fell to the ground, and even the horses could not escape and died, and they all fell to the ground. The guerrilla who took the lead in charge even lost his head, leaving only half of his body, constantly emitting blood.

Seeing such a miserable scene, the remaining soldiers were stunned. Everyone changed their faces and color, and couldn't help but want to escape back.

At this moment, another round of volleys shot out, and the remaining cavalry fell down like wheat again. There were only three or two lucky guys who turned around and ran away, and they couldn't care about anything.

The smoke of gunpowder disappeared, and the corpses left in front of the formation were all over the ground, and the bloody smell stimulated everyone's nostrils and nerves.

"Lao Qi, it's just so dangerous. If it's a little later, Guan Ningjun will rush in!" Gao Hongtu said worriedly: "Do you want me to remind my ninth brother and let him restrain his subordinates?"

"No need!" Gu Zhenhua waved his hand: "I believe my ninth brother can handle it well!"

Gu Zhenhua was as stable as Mount Tai, and at this time Zhou Yingjie had already pulled out the guy who shot in advance and brought it to everyone.

"Brothers, I'm just an appetizer just now, and the battle is still behind. But two points tell us, first, the muskets in our hands are sharp and reliable. We can completely defeat the Guanning army and defeat the Tartars. Everyone must have confidence. Second, the black sheep will drag everyone down and even cause the entire front to collapse. I will never be ruthless to such people!"

Zhou Yingjie said, and the waist knife in his hand slashed mercilessly. A head suddenly flew out several meters, and blood flowed all over the floor.

Everyone present was shocked. Zhou Yuji's subordinates were fine, but the others were all cautious, for fear of making another mistake and losing their heads.

Just after the army stabilized, waves of fluctuations came from the ground, and Wu Sangui's cavalry launched another attack. This time the traitor gathered a thousand elite cavalry and rushed towards him like a tide.

"Come on, grandpa is waiting!"

Xie Bin and Zhou Yingjie both gritted their teeth and prepared for the battle. The men and horses finally rushed to about fifty steps.

"shooting!"

"Battle, beat hard, don't let a traitor go!"
Chapter completed!