After Lin Feng learned of the incident in Tianjin, he handed over the power to Li Zhi and rushed back to Tianjin. The Dragon and Cao armies met up with Shenji and the Eternal Army. On the 13th of December, Zhang Xianzhong led his army to attack Li Zhi.
Li Zhi was a little surprised when he heard the scout's report. He didn't expect Zhang Xianzhong to take the initiative to attack him. He immediately led Cao Bianjiao and Long Wenguang into battle outside the camp.
Li Zhi's troops were lined up behind a small river. They had just finished setting up caltrops on the river bank when they saw a mighty army on the horizon. The bandits seemed to have occupied the entire world, extending for dozens of miles and filling the entire field of vision, constantly pressing over.
Li Zhi looked carefully with his binoculars. Not only were there more than 50,000 soldiers under Zhang Xianzhong, but there were also tens of thousands of starving soldiers at the front. Zhang Xianzhong had robbed the starving people of their only rations, so they could only rely on Zhang Xianzhong and fight with sticks and sickles.
Some of the hungry soldiers were attached to the bandits in the autumn. At that time, they only wore a single layer of clothing and followed the bandits. The weather was already very cold, but they still did not have any cotton clothes to share. They were shivering in the cold wind.
To these starving soldiers, if they continued like this, they would freeze to death. If they left Zhang Xianzhong, they would immediately starve to death. The only way to survive was to kill a soldier and become an infantry.
When you become an infantry, you will have winter clothes to wear.
Zhang Xianzhong's army that covered the entire field of vision stopped two miles away from Li Zhi's army.
Li Zhi's arrangement was to have Cao Bianjiao's 4,000 cavalrymen protect the left wing, Long Wenguang's 8,000 Sichuan soldiers protect the right wing, and the Tiger Division's 16,000 soldiers in the middle. The Eternal soldiers lined up in three rows, each occupying a meter of space. The entire battlefield was more than 5,000 meters wide.
The battle was imminent. Li Zhi found Zheng Kaicheng and Xue Sanku, who were in formation on the left and right, and said,"When the soldiers near the border with the friendly forces shoot, let the enemy troops shoot at 70 steps away. Don't let the friendly forces see our rifle range.”After a pause, Li Zhi said,"The lack of firepower caused by this shooting will be compensated with more cannons."”
Zheng Kaicheng and Xue Sanku agreed and went to pass down the order.
After observing Li Zhi's army from two miles away, Zhang Xianzhong's army blew the horn to attack. More than 30,000 starving people rushed toward Li Zhi with wooden sticks, sickles, or spears.
Although the thirty thousand soldiers were equipped with extremely crude equipment and could not withstand a single battle, they still had some momentum when they charged over at the same time with the sound of the horn.
Li Zhi observed through the binoculars for a while. He was stunned when he saw that Zhang Xianzhong's 50,000 soldiers didn't move at all, and only 30,000 hungry soldiers were charging at them.
Li Laosi also looked through the binoculars for a while and said,""Boss, Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers didn't move at all after the hungry soldiers rushed up. He's using the hungry soldiers to test our firepower!”
Li Zhi nodded and said,"There's no other way. Open fire and scatter these hungry soldiers!"”The Shenji New Army opened fire at full force. Their individual defense force was not as strong as the Eternal Army, but they were still very strong. Lu Mi Tong, his raised spear, and hairpin firearms could shoot more than 100 meters. The cannons and rocket cars opened fire. When Zhang Xianzhong's starving soldiers were within 300 meters, they opened fire one after another. 20,000 cannonballs were shot at the starving soldiers who were used as cannon fodder. The bullets hit the hungry soldier's body, leaving two holes in the front and back. Bloods of blood bloomed on the bodies of the starving soldiers like wintersweet flowers in the cold winter.
The starving soldiers in the front row were like straws that had been cut by a sickle, and a large number of them fell down in an instant.
The starving soldiers were in chaos.
These starving soldiers had long sensed that the government troops in front of them were different. The neat rows of government troops exuded a murderous aura, and the high-quality armor they wore was different from the other government troops. Clearly, this was a strong army. As expected, as soon as they got close to the government troops, the starving soldiers were bombarded by the shrapnel.
In the blink of an eye, more than a thousand starving soldiers died in front of the formation.
But the starving soldiers had no choice but to charge forward. They had just been bombarded by the shrapnel for a while when the 5,000 old bandits of the Xian Army rushed out. The old thieves who offered their troops all had horses, either pack horses or war horses. They waved their swords and drove the chaotic and hungry soldiers to the front. The old thieves were extremely ruthless. When they saw the hungry soldiers turn around and escape, they went up and cut their vital points without mercy.
The starving soldiers had no way out. There was no way out in this godforsaken world. Finally, the old thief Ma Jun behind them made the starving soldiers realize that the rear was more dangerous than the front. The starving soldiers did not dare to retreat. They raised their weapons with red eyes and charged forward. Zhang Xianzhong's army retreated as soon as they touched them, fleeing north as quickly as possible.
Li Zhi led Cao Bianjiao, Long Wenguang, and the supplies to the north. After chasing for a day, Li Zhi realized that Zhang Xianzhong's escape speed was really fast. He had walked at least 80 miles in a day. In this era where all infantry relied on their legs, such a degree was already shocking.
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