Three thousand Shun cavalry were the first to enter the battlefield.

They urged their horses to gallop towards the Ming army that was crossing the river.

Attack the enemy while they are crossing the river. The enemy will be in a hurry to fight and will not be able to take care of the front and rear, which will lead to chaos in the formation and expose flaws.

Three thousand cavalrymen formed a horizontal formation and launched a charge.

Amid the sounds of iron hooves and neighing of war horses, the two sides were getting closer and closer.

Fifty steps!

The Shun cavalry drew their bows and arrows at the same time, shooting the arrows in their hands diagonally into the sky.

call-

The arrow made a sound like a howling wind breaking through the air.

"The bandits are coming, raise your shields, form a formation and fight the enemy!" Under the command of the general, the Ming army picked up the shields on the ground and held them high above their heads.

The next moment, an arrow flew through the air.

The sharp arrows hit the shield with a thumping sound.

Before the Ming infantry could catch their breath, the second wave of arrows attacked again.

Immediately afterwards, the third wave of arrows fell from the sky!

The dense rain of arrows forced the soldiers to hide behind shields or bunkers and dared not move.

At this time, the Shun army infantry had already come to fifteen steps away. They charged while looking for flaws in the Ming army's formation.

Here it is!

Seeing the huge gap in the infantry formation in front of him, Gu Kecheng was overjoyed: "Soldiers of Dashun, follow me into the formation and turn it upside down!"

Three thousand cavalrymen rushed towards the gap like a swarm of bees.

Swish!

The Ming soldiers who were dodging arrows near the gap suddenly picked up spears from the ground and quickly rushed towards the gap.

The spears in their hands were at least 18 feet long, inserted diagonally into the ground to form a makeshift barricade.

The Shun cavalry had already rushed to the front.

What greeted them was not a gap, but a position lined with spears and sharp spear heads.

"Whoa!" The Shun cavalry used all their strength to pull the reins of their horses.

Charging into the battle with physical strength by light cavalry is tantamount to committing suicide!

Some cavalrymen reacted quickly and stopped their horses a few feet away from the spears.

Some cavalrymen reacted slowly, and both they and their horses were hit by the spears at the same time.

The sharp spear head pierced directly into the warhorse's body.

Although the warhorse was dead, the kinetic energy it carried remained undiminished, first crushing the spear and then crushing the spearman to death.

There were wailing sounds one after another on the battlefield.

Some cavalrymen knocked down the cavalrymen in front of them, and the violent collision caused them to fall off their horses.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!" Gu Kecheng held the bow in his left hand and the arrow in his right hand and whipped the warhorse hard.

The advantage of cavalry is movement!

If they don't retreat, they will be surrounded by the Ming army's infantry, and the cavalry's advantage will be gone.

"put!"

Dozens of Ming army captains waved their command flags at the same time.

Countless bird-gun soldiers, three-eyed gun soldiers and archers appeared behind the spearmen.

They thrust their guns forward to avoid the friendly soldiers' bodies and pulled the trigger.

Bang, bang, bang——

Countless lead bullets gushed out.

Under normal circumstances, most of these lead bullets would be blocked by the armor of the Shun cavalry.

but...

The two sides are too close!

Close enough to see the fear in each other's eyes!

At such a close distance, the lead bullets easily penetrated the armor and penetrated into the bodies of the Shun cavalry.

Wailing everywhere!

"Retreat quickly, retreat quickly!" Gu Kecheng finally realized that he had been tricked. He dropped his dead warhorse and turned to run.

Seeing this, the remaining cavalry quickly retreated.

But they forgot that the Shun army infantry was right behind them.

"Kill... Damn it!" As soon as the Shun army infantry started to accelerate, they collided head-on with the cavalry who turned around and fled.

The lives of soldiers on the battlefield are more fragile than those of ants.

The infantrymen collided with the horses and fell in a pool of blood.

The warhorse was tripped by the corpse and threw the cavalryman on its back away as it fell.

The Shun army's infantry and cavalry began to retreat like a tide.

"Kill the bandits and serve the country today. Charge!"

"The sun, the moon, the mountains and the rivers will last forever, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

A loud charge was heard from the Ming army.

The Ming army infantry took the lead in counterattacking. After firing their guns, they chased after them with their weapons.

The blade cut the enemy's throat, the spear pierced the opponent's chest, and the blunt weapon smashed a hole in the enemy's head.

"Run, run!" The Shun army in front wanted to use all their strength to escape.

Just when they were about to leave the battlefield, two Ming cavalry units attacked from the south and north respectively.

The 5,000 cavalry led by Li Xingzhong happened to detour and go behind the Shun army at this time.

Looking at the defeated Shun army, Li Xingzhong rode his horse directly into the battlefield.

Countless Shun troops died tragically under the horses' hooves and swords, and even Li Zicheng himself was shot in the shoulder by an arrow!

"Your Majesty, the situation is hopeless, let's retreat quickly!" Tian Jianxiu pulled the reins of Li Zicheng's horse and begged desperately.

Li Zicheng felt heartbroken when he saw the defeated Shun army and the corpses scattered all over the ground.

There were not many elite troops left in the Shun army, and eight out of ten of them were killed in this battle.

Fortunately, there is still a small number of elite troops in the hands of He Jin, the defender of Datong.

But no matter how strong those elite troops were, they could not resist this fully paid Ming army!

After understanding this truth, Li Zicheng was so sad that he could not even cry. "I, Li Zicheng, obey the will of heaven and the will of the people. I have raised an army to rebel against the Ming Dynasty and save the people from the dire straits."

"But God has let me down, and I have been defeated again and again!"

"Is it God's will that Dashun will be destroyed?"

No one answered his question, the only answer was the sound of the wind.

After venting his emotions, Li Zicheng regained his composure. He immediately held his sword and looked into the distance, squeezing out one word: "Go!"

Hundreds of remaining Shun troops, led by Li Zicheng and other generals, quickly rushed westward towards Xi'an.

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