Two thousand Qing army cavalry bypassed the front at a speed that was neither fast nor slow. They were very cautious. After being shot down by a roulette of guns at the beginning, they immediately kept the distance outside the range of the muskets. However, the solid iron eggs fired by several four-pound cannons that were temporarily pushed over still caused them to lose seven or eight cavalry, which forced them to speed up and stay away from the area covered by artillery.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners New Army had been through battle formations for a long time, and their spears were raised steadily forward. Facing the Qing cavalry who were trying to rush over, they showed no sign of retreat. The sharp 3.5-meter spear forced the Qing army who had no ability to rush forward. The moment they turned around was the perfect shooting target for the musketeers. The officers had already issued the order for free shooting. They rushed out of the spear jungle leisurely, and after the shooting, they ran back to reload, leaving the Qing cavalry helpless.

After passing the formation of the Eight Banners New Army, the Qing cavalry began to approach the array of the infantry squadrons lined behind them. The soldiers with spears of varying lengths looked not elite. The somewhat nervous Korean musketeers began to shoot randomly before the Qing cavalry entered the range, which made these Han flag soldiers vaguely find their confidence when facing the panicked Ming army back then, which made them very excited. However, although the peasant spearmen who were on the outermost side of the array had not fought with the Qing army, their morale, who had been fighting with the Ming army for many years and had a high winning rate, were quite good. In addition, the black vassal soldiers in front remained motionless under the pressure of the enemy's attack, which made them feel a little competitive. They could not let these black vassal soldiers compete!

The Shandan hunters and Japanese samurai in the spear formation also turned pale, and their fingers were a little stiff because they were tightly clamped. Although these Shandan hunters often fought with wild animals, they were not afraid of being so powerful as the two thousand cavalrymen of the Qing army. However, they were relatively simple in their hearts and were delicious and delicious in the East Coast people. They gave money and goods on time every month, which was considered to be a great favor for others, so they had to be willing to give it to their advantage at critical moments. And those

The Japanese samurai were holding the sword tightly, and some of them had a trembling body, but the dignity of the samurai made them unable to leave their faces and escape, and the outcome would be worse than death. In addition, many people still live in Dabo and Hei Shui. They knew the policy of the East Coast people and knew the fate of escaping at the last minute, so they gritted their teeth at this time and stopped the idea of ​​retreating. Only the Korean musketeers in the formation were panicked, but they could not affect the overall situation.

The Shandan hunters shot out a round of bows and arrows, shooting out several Qing cavalry who failed to retreat in time. The Qing army did not have the courage to rush forward. After seeing the small cannons of the East Coast pushing them over again, they decisively drove their horses away from this area.

In addition to these hedgehog-like spear formations, there were only the people on the east coast who landed behind the chariot formations. There were a large amount of baggage piled up in the chariot formations, and there were also a thousand weak military men. At this time, these military men were a little panicked when they saw the Qing cavalry coming around, but in the end they were still a layer of carriages. The cavalry arrows that the Qing army fired on horses were soft and caused limited damage to them. On the contrary, the bird guns fired by some Ming men with good psychological quality left a few people behind the Qing cavalry. Naturally, the Qing army could not stay here to waste time with these military men, otherwise the musketeers and small cannons in front would have suffered great losses after they came to reinforce. So after seeing that they could not quickly break through, they drove away again.

"Retreat!" Li Shutai, who had been frowned, finally ordered at this moment. After all, being beaten and unable to fight back would hurt morale. It would be better to retreat early to avoid casualties. He did not have the confidence to let his six thousand coated and most of his followers advance forward with the fierce artillery fire and musket shooting of yellow-clad thieves. He did not think that the Han flag soldiers under his command would be much stronger than Zhang Ruxing's troops in the former Ming army, so he decisively ordered the retreat.

He could understand at this time that the other party was fighting with artillery as the core. His insurgent formation was completely unable to match them, and his cavalry could not control their spear formation, and he could not even get close to them. Because he would be hit by artillery, there would be no need to fight such a battle. It would be better to return to Qingzhou early and report the situation to the court with Hetuo.

This time, I was very anxious to send troops, so I didn't bring artillery in order not to drag down the speed of the march. Therefore, at this time, they seemed to have no choice but to face the new tactics of the yellow-clothed thieves on the east coast. But do I have enough red-clothed cannons in Beijing now? Isn't it possible for Ye Chen, Ajige and others to take them to Shanxi? However, those cannons are so bulky that they are often exhausted and stink when transported in the wild, and they are not as light as those of these pirates' yellow-clothed cannons. Many of these thieves' cannons can be dragged by two horses. In the future, if we encounter our Qing army in the wild, we will take advantage of it. After all, the Qing army that can be equipped with red-clothed cannons is only a very small number.

The battle after this seemed to be difficult to fight! Li Ruitai sighed with some concern. The pirates were arrogant and fierce, which was something Li Ruitai had not expected before the war. Thinking of the former regent's war, the two of them asked them to quickly quell the situation in Shandong so as to open a road for the Duodou army to fight southward. Thinking of this, Li Ruitai couldn't help but sigh again. He and others finally failed the regent's trust.

Li Rutai's two insurgent formations began to retreat while the East Coast artillery cooled the artillery. He himself once again led the cavalry and Zhang Ruxing's troops to cover the rear. A rhythmic drum and whistle sounded from the troops of the East Coast people on the opposite side. The large chariot array that was originally staying in the place behind began to slowly unravel. The masters began to put horses on the big chariots. The two troops guarding the chariot array also sorted out their formations and sent commanders to the front.

Communication information from the formation. Not only that, the Xicheng Gate of Anqiu County, which had been closed during the previous battle, was also opened at this time. Yellow-clad cavalry riding war horses began to emerge from the city gate hole, and then slowly formed a formation in the open space outside the city. This discovery made Li Lutai's heart suddenly tighten. The cannons disrupt our army's infantry formation and then chased them with cavalry. This group of people were not a small pirate, but clearly a very well-organized imperial court economic and technological army. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!