Hearing Wang Hui's words, Li Rusong nodded and sighed. "In terms of training, if Governor-General Xiao claims to be second in the Daming Army, no one would dare claim to be first. Perhaps only Qi Shaobao can compete with Governor-General Xiao."
Then, Li Rusong looked at the Northern Barbarians' camp opposite and said, "Two more rounds of bombardment and then it will stop."
Wang Hui nodded.
The third round of bombardment quickly began. The Northern Barbarians' camp continued to fall into an uncontrollable chaos. Many of the warhorses had been frightened to the point of losing their minds and galloped uncontrollably in all directions. Some of them ran towards the Ming Army.
Li Rusong thought it was funny when he saw this. He pulled out his sword and was about to order the knights beside him to attack. In the end, dozens of gunshots rang out and the dozens of unlucky Northern Barbarians fell with their horses, no longer breathing.
Li Rusong looked at the Zhennan Army soldiers behind him and the smoking muskets in their hands. Then, he looked at the distance.
"I was surprised before. It's actually so far? Aren't muskets only able to fire thirty to fifty steps? "
Wang Hui smiled. "This is not a musket. This is the latest flintlock musket. It is the best single musket in the world that even the Francois cannot mass-produce. One flintlock costs twelve taels of silver, more than three times more than a musket."
"Twelve taels of silver for one? Isn't that too expensive? "
Li Rusong asked Wang Hui for a rifled musket in surprise. He looked left and right and felt that it was unusually exquisite. However, he could not see anything special about it.
"Are all of Governor-General Xiao's firearms troops equipped with this kind of musket?"
Li Rusong asked.
"No. Although this kind of musket is effective and powerful, it costs too much. It is also very troublesome to make. Currently, only Governor-General Xiao's personal guards are equipped with this kind of musket. They are all soldiers with the best marksmanship. After countless battles and training, Governor-General Xiao calls them sharpshooters."
"Oh."
Li Rusong kept nodding his head, playing with the flintlock in his hand as if he couldn't bear to part with it. Wang Hui smiled and said, "If Li Rusong likes it, this flintlock is a gift to Li Rusong. I can also make the decision to give ten flintlock muskets to Li Rusong."
Li Rusong's eyes lit up.
"That … that's too embarrassing. This, this is all Governor-General Xiao's painstaking efforts!"
"Don't worry, I can still make the decision for this kind of thing. If Li Zongbing needs it, I can also help Li Zongbing train a group of flintlock gunners. Although these flintlock gunners are few in number and can't be as powerful as the birdmen, but in a critical moment, you can use these flintlock gunners to shoot at the enemy's officers. Killing one of them can cause chaos, it's very effective."
Li Rusong nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face.
"Then, I shall accept your invitation. Hahaha! Here, keep it well! "
Li Rusong threw the flintlock to his bodyguard and pulled out his sword.
"Prepare for battle!!"
Li Rusong roared, and the cavalry got ready to attack.
After the fourth round of bombardment, the Northern Barbarians' camp was in a mess. Li Rusong's eyes narrowed, and he urged his horse to attack.
"Charge!!!!"
Li Rusong was brave and fearless. Leading the charge was his specialty. Under his leadership, his retainers could often display several times more fighting power.
The Liaodong Cavalry was so brave, the Yulin Cavalry was unwilling to fall behind. They didn't want to be looked down upon by the Liaodong Cavalry, so they rushed out together. The Daming Cavalry whizzed and instantly arrived in front of the Northern Barbarians' camp, instantly setting off a bloody storm.
Perhaps it was because they had run out of luck, the resistance of this northern invading army was very limited. If they had encountered some weaker Ming cavalry, they might have been able to hold out for an hour. However, facing the most powerful Liaodong cavalry of the Great Ming Dynasty, led by Li Rusong, they could only be killed as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.
This was the situation presented by the high-spirited Ming Army against the low-spirited Northern Barbarians cavalry.
In less than an hour, their resistance came to an end, and the battlefield began to turn into a one-sided massacre.
At this time, it was also the time for the cavalry to cut off heads. The Liaodong Cavalry was good at cutting off heads. It didn't matter if it was the Northern Barbarians, Jurchens, or commoners. In their eyes, heads were all the same and could all be seen as money.
Right now, a lot of money was waving at them. How could they stop moving forward?
Xiao Ruxun was also observing the battle at this time.
"Commander Li is truly the bravest general of the Great Ming Dynasty. Just personally leading an army into battle is not something an ordinary person can do. I thought it would take at least one morning to finish off the Northern Invaders. I didn't expect that you would be able to finish them off in an hour."
Listening to Xiao Ruxun's constant praises, the generals were a little unhappy.
There was no other reason. The Liaodong Army had a bad relationship with other armies in the Daming. As the leader, Li Rusong naturally had a worse relationship with everyone. The bravery of the Liaodong Army was naturally well-known in the world, but it was also well-known for its bad temper and bad military discipline. As long as it was in the Ming Dynasty Army, basically no one liked the Liaodong Army.
That was to say, Xiao Ruxun had a high prestige in the army. With him in charge, everyone could at least maintain a superficial peace. However, now the people of the Li Family were not here. When Xiao Ruxun said that again, the other generals were a little dissatisfied.
"Commander Li is indeed brave and good at fighting, but it is not very wise to personally lead the army to charge and break through the enemy line. The chief general of an army is the key to the safety of the army. How can he personally go to danger? If there is any accident, the whole army will be routed, or the army will completely collapse. His bravery alone will make countless people die with him. No matter how I think about it, it is not the way of a general. "
Chai Guozhu curled his lips. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Xiao Ruxun's praise of Li Rusong.
"I also think so. Everyone knows Commander Li's bravery. But as the chief general of an army, he leads tens of thousands of people to battle. He often charges and kills in person. Doesn't he think about what will happen to the army if he encounters an accident? This is an irresponsible behavior. It is indeed inappropriate for the governor to praise him like this. I beg to differ. "
Dong Yiyuan also looked very unhappy.
Standing next to Xiao Ruxun, Nurhachi said nothing, but his occasionally rolling eyes showed that his heart was not calm.
Xiao Ruxun put down the Monocular and looked back at the generals with an indecipherable smile. Then, he turned back.
"Everyone is right. However, the Daming Empire really can't do without a general like Commander Li. He dares to fight and wants to fight. Commander Li has the confidence to lead the army and charge. If he doesn't have the confidence, I haven't seen Commander Li fight recklessly. The situation now is that the Northern Barbarians have already collapsed. If we don't fight, they will run away.
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