the next day.

"Quick, faster!"

Xiong Tingbi, riding a horse, stood by the roadside, urging his soldiers.

The latter is also fully iron armor, but unlike the turtledove guns in the Eternal Army, these soldiers are mainly lighter bird guns.

Of course, it's not an ordinary bird gun.

That thing has been abandoned, and everyone understands its weakness.

Therefore, Xiong Tingbi's Huguang Provincial Army, or Dingsheng Army, used an improved version of the Lumi gun, but the butt stock was changed to shoulder-to-shoulder shooting. In fact, shoulder-to-shoulder shooting was not popular at this time, because the musket doors of this era were not scientific enough. When fired against the shoulder, it was easy to be squirted by the flames spurted out from inside, and it was safer to fire under the ribs.

It's aiming at tragedy.

The turtledove gun can shoot with its shoulders because it is large enough. Even if it hits its shoulders when it is opened, it can keep a sufficient distance from the fire door.

Therefore, the modified versions of the Lumi guns of the Dingsheng Army are also extended barrels and stocks. In fact, the length is close to that of the turtle dove guns, which is the light weight of the bullets. Although the power is far superior to the bird gun, it is not the same level as the turtle dove guns, and it is also lower than the Suer-style convex guns in the Jingying camp. Currently, the most powerful among the main weapons of each army is the genuine turtle dove guns, with bullets weighing one or two taels, but this has become a chariot infantry because it is too large. Secondly, the Zhejiang version of the turtle dove guns, which are one or two bullets, must be launched on the bracket.

The second is the musket of the Jingying.

It's called a musket.

This one is slightly shorter than the Zhejiang version of the turtledove gun, but the bullets are the same, both of which are one or two.

So it can get rid of the bracket to a certain extent, but it has not been really abandoned, because it is slightly shorter and has weaker power.

But it's still enough.

No armor can block its bullets.

In fact, the Zhejiang version of the turtle dove gun has also begun to shorten.

After all, it is still very important to reduce weight when it is powerful enough. Their soldiers hated their weapons. They threw the turtledove gun first as soon as they ran away on the battlefield. No one wanted to carry that one and run away. The Beijing camp musket had been reduced to less than ten kilograms, and this weight could be barely endured by the soldiers.

The second is the Dingsheng Army, the Chang'an Army of the Gan Army, the Bandit Army of the Hunan Army, etc. They use this extended version of the new bird gun.

It is still named after the bird gun.

But the bullets are light in weight, even if they are more than the original Lumi gun at this time, and the bullets are only four cents heavy.

However, the advantage is that the entire weight is only over eight pounds. Compared with those giants, not only soldiers like it, but also does not require a support as a bird gun.

As for the power...

Anyway, you can easily penetrate the full iron armor of ordinary soldiers within a hundred steps.

After all, war promotes technology. Driven by war, all parties are working hard to improve their weapons, new muskets, new cannons, and better gunpowder formulas, all appear, because their ideas have also begun to change, and those gentry who value technology have also begun to try to make their debut through new inventions. For example, self-produced muskets have become more and more popular. Although it is not possible to give infantry, the failure rate of this thing is extremely high and the cost is high, but cavalry and gentry officers have begun to buy self-defense.

After all, they are indeed romantic when there is no pressure.

But once they are forced to the point of no way out, they actually know that writing a thousand words is worse than a musket.

They are just used to good life.

But it's really not stupid.

However, although the muskets of each army are different, one thing is the same, that is, all spearmen assist.

The spear is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

The difference is that the upstream army is also equipped with swords and card players.

"Brother Feibai, you are so powerful!"

A scholar sitting in a sedan chair beside Xiong Tingbi looked at Dingshengjun running forward and sighed.

"Brother Zima, don't worry. As long as Xiong's five thousand Dingsheng army enters Xuancheng, Yang Feng will not even be able to conquer even if he has thousands of troops. Dong Gong's army has already gone south. It is estimated that in three days at most, a hundred thousand troops will be able to encircle Yang Feng in Xuancheng. Speaking of which, he will destroy himself this time.

With less than 10,000 bandit troops, he dared to go deeper behind our 200,000 army. Does he really think he is invincible in the world?"

Xiong Tingbi said proudly.

"That's good, that's good!"

Mei Dingzuo's cousin Mei Fanzuo said with a smile.

But he smiled a little strangely, but Xiong Tingbi, who was currently full of confidence, did not pay attention.

Xiong Tingbi received news of the capture of Huzhou yesterday. They had garrisons in Jianping, Langxi, but it was already afternoon when he received the news. Then he reported to Dong Yu of Taiping Prefecture, and quickly ordered his Dingsheng Army to board the ship in Wuhu and set off immediately. He also knew very well that this was a good opportunity to wipe out Yang Feng. Ten thousand troops went deep into the army alone, gathering 100,000 troops here to complete the encirclement while he was fighting Xuancheng. At that time, no matter whether Yang Feng could be killed or not, it would be enough to win the most glorious victory in the war.

So before the evening was over, his 15,000 troops had already sailed out of Wuhu, and he did not stop all night. He arrived at the dock in Wenchang this morning. Mei Fanzuo greeted him at the dock and took him to Xuancheng.

The settlement of the Mei family in Xuancheng is Hezhou in the south.

However, it will take dozens of miles to reach Xuancheng, and this section is a hilly area.

"Master, Master!"

At this time, a horse riding man in front ran towards them.

Arrive in front of them and then dismount and salute them.

"Mei Yi, where has the thief army been?"

Mei Fanzuo shouted.

"Go back to Master, the bandit army caught up with Xu in Honglin yesterday. Xu led his troops to fight bloody battles and died in the country. However, the bandit army also suffered a lot of losses, so we are waiting in Honglin. We don't know whether to set off yet. There are quite some unlucky bandits taking the opportunity to make trouble. The prefect asked the army to rush to suppress it quickly."

Mei Yi said.

"Quick, faster!"

Xiong Tingbi immediately shouted to his subordinates.

At the same time, he turned his horse's head and waved his whip and urged him.

Mei Yi took the opportunity to wink at Mei Fanzuo, and the latter looked at Xiong Tingbi's back calmly.

"Brother Feibai, I'll go to the back to urge me!"

He said.

"It's a blessing for Brother Zima!"

Xiong Tingbi said without looking back.

Mei Fanzuo's sedan chair immediately turned around and turned back. Mei Yi waved to the sedan chair bearer and signaled them to speed up.

Xiong Tingbi, who had no idea about these, continued to wave the whip in front and soon arrived at the front. The soldiers followed him and ran forward silently. These were actually mountain people. Some of them were mountain people in Huguang, which was the best source of soldiers. They were like flat ground in such a terrain.

After a while, they climbed a high slope.

Next to this is a mountain with dense forests on both sides. Although the terrain is undulating, it is much shorter than here, so Xuancheng in the distance is barely visible...

"Why don't a man bring Wu Gou and collect the fifty states of Guanshan Mountain? Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, as a scholar, a marquis of ten thousand households!"

Xiong Tingbi recites poems with confidence.

As Jie Yuan, he abandoned civil servants and followed the military to command the army, and he was indeed full of passion and ambition at this moment.

"Bang!"

The next moment, the gunshot suddenly rang.

He turned toward the forest next to him in amazement.

At the same time, countless fires were spraying in the green of the trees, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the green in a blink of an eye like mist.

As the dense bullets roared, the soldiers beside him fell in large numbers.

Then the horse's head in front of him burst into blood. The BMW that had accompanied him for many years fell down in a tragic voice. He was immediately thrown down, but fortunately it fell to the ground, because a bullet passed by his head, and then a soldier next to him burst into blood...

"Counterattack, counterattack..."

He pulled out his knife and roared angrily.

Almost at the same time, the shouts of killing sounded in the green, and countless soldiers rushed out with muskets with triangular cones and rushed towards his subordinates who had been killed or injured. Fortunately, the soldiers from mountain people were all strong by nature. Instead of escaping, they rushed up to fight. Several personal soldiers who had escaped quickly pulled Xiong Tingbi up from under the dead horse, and then protected him in the middle. While the soldiers were fighting, they protected him and prepared to escape to the mountain behind.

The only one they were ambushed was the vanguard, and the 15,000 troops had to line up more than ten miles on such a road.

But at this moment, a large number of cavalry were also surging out in a dense forest at the foot of the mountain. On the river beach where the Dingsheng Army was passing, it launched a fierce charge towards the Dingsheng Army, which lined up in a long row, and in a blink of an eye, cut off the five thousand troops from the middle.

At the same time, more enemy troops emerged from the mountains and forests.

The section of at least three thousand people in the front was completely cut out and was disrupted in enemy bullets.

It was obvious that he was ambushed.

But Mei Fanzuo's slave clearly told him that Yang Feng's army was still in Honglin, and there were still fifty or sixty miles away.

"Plum horse, where is the plum horse!"

Xiong Tingbi roared in the chaos.

Plum horse...

Mei Fanzuo was enjoying the battlefield at this time on a hill behind!

"Feibai, don't blame me, I can't do anything. When you fight in Xuancheng, everything in my Mei family will be ruined. If you defend Wuhu to the death, I wouldn't have done this. Why do you have to resist in Xuancheng? Alas, what kind of world is this? Why is it so difficult for good people to do?"

He sighed.

"Master, I'm afraid that these defeated soldiers will harass the place."

Mei Yi reminded him later.

This ambush only defeated the vanguard, but more than 10,000 troops were still queuing behind. The Red Turban Army was fighting faster. It would be fine if the Red Turban Army fought slowly, then these winning troops were not good at robbing. They would definitely robbery locally. Before, Xiong Tingbi was in charge, and they could indeed be disciplined. But now, if Xiong Tingbi really dies, these soldiers are out of control, let alone looting, it is possible to burn, kill and loot. If Xiong Tingbi does not die...

Bah, if he doesn't die, the Mei family will be in trouble.

He is really kind if he doesn't kill the Mei family.

"Hurry up, go back and summon the township heroes quickly. Kaiyuan Bo's army has arrived. We should kill a few rebels and offer them to Kaiyuan Bo!"

Mei Fanzuo woke up instantly and turned around and said.
Chapter completed!