Valley Emperor

Zhu Zhihai looked at the more than 2,000 pseudo-Tang thieves who had already listed the formation in front of him. To be honest, it was very incomprehensible.

His incomprehension did not mean that he did not understand why these pseudo-Tang thieves suddenly appeared under the city of Liping. In fact, he got the news yesterday that the vanguard of the pseudo-Tang thieves was about to arrive in Liping. This morning It was also obtained from the detective horse that more than 2,000 fake Tang thieves had arrived under the city of Liping Mansion!

Therefore, he was not surprised by the appearance of the pseudo-Tang bandit army, and he would not frown because of it. This is just more than 2,000 pseudo-Tang bandit troops. Is it possible that he can really pose any actual threat to his army of more than 30,000 people? ?

The reason why he frowned was because these pseudo-Tang thieves hadn't escaped yet. It's fine if they didn't run away, and they also put up a formation to block in front of him, which showed that he wanted to prevent himself from leading his army into Liping City.

What is it that gives them the courage to dare to be a car!

Do they think that they can really stop their army of more than 30,000 people with their more than 2,000 people?

At this time, someone stepped forward and said: "Lord Governor, the pseudo-Tang thief army in front of you dared to try to stop my army from entering the city. The lower official is willing to lead his headquarters to be the vanguard, defeat the thief army, and present the leader of the thief army to your lord!"

Zhu Zhihai turned his head and glanced, seeing that it was Chang Pingchang, the commander of Long Liwei under his command, seeing this man eager to fight, he immediately nodded slightly and said, "Since Lord Chang has volunteered to fight, then go ahead, this officer will give you another one. Send 2,000 elite soldiers to help in the battle, remember, do not fall into the prestige of the imperial army, you must smash the stubborn resistance of the thieves in the first battle!"

The reason why Zhu Zhihai agreed to Chang Pingchang's invitation to fight so happily was not simply because of Chang Pingchang's initiative, but because he felt that at this time, he needed a victory to boost the morale of the army.

Since the rebellion of the pseudo-Tang thieves, the 20,000-strong Ming army on the North Road has been defeated by the thieves. Create some fear.

At this time, since someone took the initiative to ask for the battle, it is not easy for him to postpone it, so as not to chill the hearts of the soldiers!

But more importantly, Long Liwei's strength is not bad among the more than 30,000 people under his command.

In his army of more than 30,000 people, if you count the nearly 3,000 Ming troops in the city of Liping at this time, the total number is about 37,000!

In addition to the 8,000 recruits, there are also about 13,000 guardsmen, and these 13,000 guards are drawn from more than a dozen guards, large and small, and many guards. There are as few as a few hundred people, and as many as a thousand people.

Only this Longli Guard had more troops, with more than 2,800 troops, barely 3,000.

It is a relatively powerful guard force among the many guards under his command.

Of course, the pseudo-Tang thieves have been victorious in successive battles, and in the past, fewer wins were more. To be honest, Zhu Zhihai still had great doubts about whether the nearly 3,000 people in Changpingchang could defeat the face-to-face thieves.

Since the Pseudo-Tang Bandit Army was able to win consecutive battles and win many times with less, it must have something special, so he did not dare to despise it, so he dispatched 2,000 people to Chang Pingchang on the spot.

If he sent another 2,000 guards to him, then he would have nearly 5,000 soldiers, which is twice as many as the 2,500 pseudo-Tang thieves on the other side, and he himself led the army. Thirty thousand troops swept him!

In this battle, let's not say that it is guaranteed, but there shouldn't be too many surprises!

Even if the pseudo-Tang thief army is really so powerful, it can stop the attack of 5,000 people. When the time comes, I will send more troops. If 5,000 people are not enough, it will be 10,000, and if 10,000 people can't, it will be 30,000. I don't believe that these pseudo-Tang thieves are made of iron.

When Chang Pingchang saw that Zhu Zhihai had agreed to his invitation to fight, and he had dispatched an additional 2,000 people, he could not hide the joy on his face and said, "Don't worry, Master Sun, the lower official will definitely offer you the leader of the bandit army! "

Zhu Zhihai nodded slightly and said softly, "Well, let's go!"

Immediately, Chang Pingchang turned on his horse, and then called the headquarters to go!

At the same time, Zhu Zhihai also turned around and ordered a few lives from a group of generals behind him, and asked them to lead their headquarters to support Chang Pingchang's operations and obey Chang Pingchang's command!

When the Ming army dispatched troops, the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Datang New Army on the opposite side was also continuously adjusting its formation.

At the same time, the soldiers are also the best preparations before the battle!

The musketeers ignited the arquebuses and loaded their bullets in advance. Heavy-armored infantrymen, such as heavy-armored spearmen and heavy-armored sword and shield soldiers, began to wear armor weighing dozens of kilograms with the help of their comrades, and then raised their spears, Shields, knives and other weapons.

The artillerymen in the battalion artillery team are nervously pre-setting the shooting targets and equipping them in advance. The battalion artillery team belonging to the 3rd Infantry Regiment has a total of two 150-pound battalion artillery and four captured Ziming. The army's 100-pound bowl-mouth cannon.

At this time, the six shotguns were all set aside, just waiting for the Ming army to enter the effective range!

More than 50 cavalrymen belonging to the cavalry team directly under the infantry regiment are also quietly leading the horses in the rear of the array, and next to this team of small cavalry is the grenadier team!

Compared with the fear and fear on the faces of ordinary infantrymen, these grenadiers held their heads high, and their commander, the captain of the third grenadier team, Zhou Daniu, was mobilizing them before the war!

"Our grenadiers, from the first day of establishment, have been the strongest among the many units of the Datang New Army! Only the bravest and most powerful soldiers can be selected for our grenadier unit, and these most powerful soldiers, It's you!

At the beginning of the Battle of Lanjiang, our grenadiers were less than a hundred people, but they wiped out more than a thousand people and defeated the enemy's intensive charge several times, making great contributions to the revival of our Tang Dynasty!

And today, will be the time when our grenadiers once again become famous! "

Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then shouted: "Grenadiers will not retreat!"

The soldiers under his command also shouted in unison, and they shouted with confidence and even fanaticism: "Grenadiers will not retreat!"

Song Tianbiao at the back looked at the high morale of the grenadier team, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, these grenadiers really deserve to be the most elite troops in my Tang Dynasty! , Under such a critical situation, it is rare to be able to maintain such a high morale!

He said that the grenadiers were the most elite arms of the Tang Dynasty, which is not an exaggeration at all!

From the first day of its establishment, the Grenadiers have determined that this unit is an elite unit!

The first is the soldiers. Basically, everyone is tall and big. The height and physical fitness must be the best soldiers to be selected for the grenadier team!

This is mainly because the current grenade is still relatively heavy. In order to maintain its power, the weight of the grenade is relatively large. It is necessary to throw such a heavy grenade more than 20 meters or even 30 meters. To be honest, ordinary soldiers cannot do it at all. It is a soldier who is tall and strong, and can do it with excellent physical fitness.

At the same time, in addition to physical fitness, the soldiers in the grenadier unit also have very high requirements for the courage of the soldiers!

Because although the grenadiers are also a type of musketeers, they seldom fight with muskets. Most of them run directly to within 30 meters of the enemy, and then throw grenades. In the process, the grenadiers Troops can't fight back, they can only passively withstand the enemy's firepower, and after reaching the distance where they can throw grenades, they have to be bold in the process of throwing grenades!

These days, the grenade has to ignite the match first. To be honest, it is difficult to control the explosion time of the grenade detonated by the match!

And in order to avoid letting the enemy pick up the grenade and throw it back, after lighting the igniter, you have to hold it in your hand for a while!

Holding a grenade that will explode at any time in your hand, and you can't shake your hand, otherwise you won't be able to throw it out later, or if it simply falls to the ground, then the grenade will most likely explode in your own queue!

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Fighting with such a dangerous weapon, and on the road, you have to passively withstand the fire of the enemy. To be honest, if the courage of the soldiers is not enough, it is difficult to persevere, even with extremely strict military discipline. !

Therefore, when selecting soldiers for the grenadier unit, there are two things that cannot be ignored, one is physical fitness and the other is courage!

To put it bluntly, only the strongest and bravest soldiers can be selected for the grenadier unit!

Based on this alone, it is no exaggeration to say that they are the most elite troops in the Datang New Army!

What's more, they have more training subjects and more arduous training tasks, and their combat quality is also higher than that of ordinary soldiers!

Such elite grenadiers, in the Tang Dynasty, only had a total of more than 400 people. At present, only the 1st Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and the 3rd Infantry Regiment have three complete grenadier teams. The more than 100 people below were scattered in the 4th Infantry Regiment, the 5th Infantry Regiment, and the Guard Battalion.

More than 400 soldiers selected from tens of thousands of people, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are elite!

Whether this battle can be sustained or not depends on the performance of the Grenadiers!

Seeing that nearly 5,000 Ming troops poured out one after another, Song Tianbiao immediately nodded to Captain Zhou Daniu, the captain of the grenadier team!

Zhou Daniu, who was riding on the warhorse, immediately shouted the order: "Grenadiers obey the order, walk together!"

Immediately, this 100-man grenadier team marched forward in a standard three-column formation. When they marched, they were not much different from ordinary musketeers. They were all drummed by the military band. Step forward.

But unlike ordinary infantrymen, when they entered the battlefield, they did not have the slightest fear, but instead had confidence on their faces!