Being ambushed was expected by Wu Zheng.

But Wu Zheng still didn't expect that the combat power of this gun would be so strong.

Since there are already expectations, there will naturally be preparations.

Reinforcements are not marching at an even speed, but fast when it should be fast and slow when it should be slow.

For example, on both sides of the official road are farmland, rivers, etc., at this time, the marching speed is the fastest.

If both sides of the official road are flat, then be wary and march slowly.

This is an upcoming encounter or a counter-ambush battle. Because it was a marching war and was controlled by the enemy during the march, Wu Zheng could not predict when he would take over the enemy.

The scout went five miles ahead, and the gunner was always on standby.

The so-called standby means not to dismantle the tiger squat cannons. Two soldiers carry the entire tiger squat cannon to march. The wooden box containing the shells is also loosened and carried by the soldiers on their shoulders. This is to shoot the enemy as soon as they catch the enemy.

According to Wu Zheng's estimate, the scouts who came out five miles away showed warnings to rush to half a mile when they arrived at the enemy cavalry. The distance was four and a half miles. The time required for the enemy cavalry to be enough for the gunner to be placed and loaded.

This time, there were 200 tiger squat cannons brought by Wu Zheng.

These two hundred volleys are enough to cover the area in front of one or two miles. They can cover the locations of about two hundred cavalrymen. Even if there are really three thousand cavalry, it is probably difficult to rush across this distance in a short time. As long as the speed of the enemy cavalry is slowed down, the eighteen six-pound direct-fire cannons from the main force behind can be calibrated.

Even if the enemy cavalry can rush through direct artillery fire, there are still five thousand musketeers waiting for them, and even if there are still enemy cavalry that may rush in front of them, then the Northern Expedition Army's gun stabs are waiting for them, and their lives are exchanged for their lives!

But the military situation is still surprising.

Shen Zhiyuan did set up an ambush twenty miles south of Pei County.

Everyone is familiar with this ambush location, Feiyun Bridge.

Ten days ago, Wu Zheng was here, killing half of the iron cavalry that Dorgon worked hard to build with his inconspicuous landmines.

People are often careless about familiar terrain or people.

Feiyun Bridge is visible from north to south. Even in the dark, the scouts can illuminate the entire bridge deck as long as they throw a few torches over.

Of course, if the scout really does this, he will have to be engaged in military law.

But the scout did not discover the enemy who was ambushed on the north side of the bridge.

This is not all because the scouts failed to fulfill their responsibilities. Feiyun Bridge is a stone arch bridge with high in the middle and low on both sides, with a drop of about one meter. Standing in the center of the bridge, you can see the scene at both ends.

But because of this big gap, it can also hide the figure of the ambush well, so it is said that it is dark under the lamp.

When the scout who came out of the front arrived at the south of Feiyun Bridge, it was just dark and there was no need for a torch. Just look at it and you can complete the task.

After all, such a large number of enemy troops are not a needle and need to be searched carefully. If there are no ambush, wouldn’t it delay the main force’s move forward?

So, after exploring the bridge and finding that there were no ambushes, the scout ended its first reconnaissance and returned to report.

But in fact, at this time, Shen Zhiyuan's troops were hiding in a small village five miles north of Feiyun Bridge.

Shen Zhiyuan was also unintentional. His original intention was to be five miles away, which was not a distance for the cavalry. Once the marching army appeared on the other side of the bridge, it could launch a rapid attack from five miles away.

But his scouts returned that after the enemy scouts came to Feiyun Bridge, Shen Zhiyuan's idea changed.

He decided to go the other way, that was to divide a cavalry and stock it up at the north end of the bridge, because he estimated that by the time the enemy arrived, it would be completely dark, and the terrain at the high ends of the center of the stone arch bridge was just used to hide this small number of cavalry to facilitate the attack on the enemy as soon as possible.

However, Chen Zhiyuan also made mistakes. He did not know that the scouts of the Northern Expedition Army had to go out for reconnaissance at least three times.

When Chen Zhiyuan was in the military academy, the musketeer ritual had not been compiled yet.

So, when the five Northern Expedition Army scouts cavalry appeared on the bridge again and threw five torches to the north end, hundreds of enemy cavalry setting up an ambush appeared.

Chen Zhiyuan's spear cavalry reacted quickly, and more than ten riders rushed towards the bridge deck, trying to quickly kill the five scouts.

But the scouts of the Northern Expedition Army responded faster, "bang...bang...", and the continuous gunfire spread farther under the night sky.

The gunshots quickly alarmed Chen Zhiyuan. After he secretly complained that it was a pity, he quickly changed his strategy and ordered the entire army to rush south.

Because Chen Zhiyuan knew very well that his troops had divided 40% and he had only 1,800 cavalry in his hands. For the large number of reinforcements of the Northern Expedition Army, he could only fight a surprise attack.

Since the scout appeared twice, it means that reinforcements are not far away. The reinforcements want to reinforce Pei County as soon as possible, and there is only one road in Huashan. They rushed over and took advantage of the enemy's time to react.

....

When Wu Zheng heard the gunshots, he quickly issued an order according to the predetermined strategy.

Unfortunately, it was still half a step slower.

When the two hundred tiger squat cannons were loaded and ready to shoot, the front line of the cavalry of Shen Zhiyuan's troops had already rushed through the limit range, which means that the artillery fire could no longer stop the enemy cavalry forward from approaching.

The artillery fire was still fired, and even if it could not stop the enemy cavalry forward, it could still block the subsequent enemy cavalry.

But what cannot be changed is that the musketeers in front of the tiger squat cannon position are the first to bear the brunt of this fierce impact.

Fortunately, there are many musketeers and on the official road that is ten feet wide, even in the dark, dense projectiles are still very effective in killing the light cavalry.

There were no less than a hundred cavalry rushing into the musketeers' front, and the casualties caused were huge.

The biggest casualties were not caused by the impact, but the muskets of the cavalry. Because they were equipped with double guns, they were fired left and right, and shot at nearly face-to-face distances, almost one shot and one shot.

Of course, these more than a hundred cavalry did not penetrate the defense line of the Northern Expedition Army in the end. The official road was so wide, with thousands of people blocking the road, and they also held the butt in their hands to support the ground, and used guns to attack the enemy cavalry. As long as the Northern Expedition Army did not collapse, it would be strange to break through.

But even so, after the post-war statistics, the casualties ratio between the two sides reached 2 to 1, with more than 200 casualties from the Northern Expedition Army.

Strangely, this assault and counterattack battle ended in a slight manner.

The middle section of the cavalry covered by two hundred tiger squatting cannons was quite casualties. Chen Zhiyuan quickly ordered a retreat at the first time. He knew very well that the battle could not be won.

According to his statement, he wanted to shrink his troops, meet the cavalry at the north gate of Pei County, redeploy, and make plans.

However, Lan Bai beside him firmly disagreed, believing that the loss was not big, and there were more than a thousand cavalry in his hand. As long as he continued to rush forward, he would be extremely likely to turn defeat into victory.

Chen Zhiyuan's cold eyes slanted Lan Bai, "Come here, tie him up and take him back!"

Lan Bai was furious, "Chen Zhiyuan, I am the military supervisor..."
Chapter completed!