Qingyuan and Sanshui are both on the banks of the Beijiang River, one to the north and one to the south, about two hundred miles apart.

This distance is neither long nor short. Now that they have decided to join forces to go south, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao hurried back to Guangzhou to mobilize the vassal troops. On Zhumala's side, there were three people who called themselves Xiema when they were in Ganzhou.

Yue couldn't do it, but the army took a boat all the way from the capital to Ganzhou, and then marched in a hurry to Qingyuan. Not only the sergeants were exhausted, but the horses also had to regain their breath.

After resting for three days, the army immediately went south. This time it was going down the river. However, there were not many ships in Qingyuan, and Guangzhou could not provide enough reinforcements for the ships to go south quickly, so they had to go by land. As a result, by the time

When Zhumala's army arrived at Sanshui, what they saw was that the Ming army had solved the siege of Sanshui and crossed the Beijiang in an orderly manner under the leadership of Jin Tongwu.

"Master, the Eight Banners of Manchuria are invincible, and the bandits actually got wind of it and fled, haha."

A useful Niulu Zhangjing boasted with a smile on his face, and the generals also had many echoers. Seeing this scene, in Zhumala's eyes, he always felt that the Ming army retreated a little too simply, which reminded him of that time

During the Hengyang victory, Li Dingguo had always been very good at luring the enemy deep. However, this time going south, it was not only his Eight Banners reinforcements, but also Su Yangzhi and other generals transferred from southern Jiangxi. These green camp generals looked at the Eight Banners

The army was very proud and seemed to be quite inspired. It was not easy for him to dampen the high morale of his generals.

"Let's take a look first and wait until Prince Pingnan arrives."

Geng Jimao was ill, and Zhu Mala did not trust the defeated general. Therefore, in this battle, he, monk Kexi, commanded the army, while Geng Jimao sat in Guangzhou City to provide them with food and grass and to guard the rear. This was not just contempt, but

What's more important is that in addition to Li Dingguo, there is also Chen Kai who has sent troops to Dongguan City. That guy has always been known for his cunning and wisdom. Now he has placed his fleet in the south of Guangzhou City. God knows whether he will take advantage of the vassal army to launch a large-scale attack.

On their way south, they came to cut off their retreat.

Soon, Shang Kexi led the army and rushed to Sanshui. When they arrived here, the news of the Ming army's relief from the siege had already been known. What they saw was that the original camp was used by the Qing army, but there were quite a few Ming soldiers on Beijiang.

The warship was still cruising, still flying the flag of Chen Qice.

"It is not impossible to cross Beijiang."

Zhumala and Shang Kexi met, and the generals of both sides were divided on both sides. As Shang Kexi's confidant general, Xu Erxian, the commander-in-chief of the left wing, spoke immediately and cited some places where the water network was crisscrossed. The navy was relatively

The method used by the disadvantaged party is used.

"Although there are many ships of the bandits, the hydrological conditions are complex, and it is difficult to take too strict precautions at night. The officers and soldiers can raid Dazhousha first, and then pull up iron ropes to block the river at night. With this, even if they work until dawn,

The bandit navy has no good solution. Then we can easily build a pontoon bridge and transport the troops across."

By using Jiangxinzhou, the length of the pontoon can be shortened, and people and horses can be transferred here, and better emergency conditions can be achieved. Xu Erxian pointed out the key points in various places on the map and analyzed it. It was not only Pingnan Fan, but also Jingnan Fan.

All the generals nodded frequently, even the Manchu and Mongolian masters who came to reinforce the Eight Banners.

"Master, why not follow General Xu's method and cross the Beijiang River directly to chase those bandits!"

As soon as he said it, there were many echoes. But at this time, Zhumala looked at Shang Kexi, who thought for a while, but shook his head.

"It seems that the prince and I have thought of going together."

The two were playing riddles and had no intention of keeping their appetites going. Soon, after confirming each other's thoughts, the two revealed the answer: "The year before last, Prince Jingjin had a confrontation with his old thief, and he was killed by that old thief.

Only when the thief was lured into an ambush point would he die in battle. In this case, the thief's subordinates retreated so neatly. Although there was a naval force blocking the river, the retreating speed on the other side was not very fast and always seemed to be dragging.

He's procrastinating. If nothing else happens, he still plans to use this partial force to hang us up and lead us all into his ambush circle."

Li Dingguo won three major victories in one year and killed two princes. Even the Qing army had to take it seriously as a Ming army commander. This man's way of using troops was analyzed by the senior officials of the Eight Banners Army.

It seems that he doesn't really like open and honest confrontations, but is good at luring the enemy and setting up ambushes.

His usual tactics when he was not famous in the past are no longer known, but in recent years, as long as he plays tricks, he will basically win. However, if he attacks head-on, he will not fight smoothly, but it is all done in front of him.

The evidence before your eyes.

Shang Kexi had analyzed these by himself, and Zhu Mala had clearly seen them before coming and on the way. At this time, there was indeed the possibility that Li Dingguo could copy the tactics used in the Hengyang Victory, which made them feel uneasy. Because

They were frightened, so they couldn't continue to follow Li Dingguo's script, otherwise they would probably end up no better than Nikan!

"If nothing else happens, Jin Tongwu will probably retreat to Gaoming, or go south along the Xijiang River. But no matter what, he wants to hang us, but we can't get his way."

Shang Kexi made it clear that it was possible for the Ming army to lure the Qing army all the way south and then set up an ambush on the way. However, in the current battle situation, they were not only facing Li Dingguo, they had to cut through the mess quickly.

Solve one road and then fight the other road. Only in this way can you realize the strategy of defeating each one.

In this case, it is imperative to continue going south, and they do not intend to follow Li Dingguo's script, so there is only one way.

"Our army will take a detour to attack the bandits and save them. We will lead the bandits to a decisive battle with our army, so as not to cause more variables if it continues like this!"

War, at least, is a game. The Qing army moves, the Ming army takes the move; the Ming army moves, the Qing army takes the move. This is all normal. They don't know that they are actually the Battle of Xinhui in history.

The winner, but this time the discussion was well done, the Qing army broke out of camp early the next morning and returned via the official road that Shang Kexi had come from Guangzhou. However, halfway through, they turned south and passed through Foshan.

In order to attack Shunde.

For a time, the Ming army in Shunde was in turmoil, and Lianchengbi hurriedly gathered the army. With Wang Xing behind the throne, the army hurriedly moved south, getting away as quickly as possible from this Qing army, which was far superior to them in both quantity and quality.

Elite.

The Ming army abandoned Shunde without a fight. However, this Qing army did not take advantage of the situation and did not even separate its partial divisions. Instead, it focused on heading south. The army had the local green camp as the vanguard, opening roads across mountains and rivers.

To fill the bridge, as local snakes, their familiarity with this area was as good as that of the Ming army in western Guangdong, or even better. In just a few days, they traveled more than a hundred miles and waited until the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month.

By that time, the army was already facing Jiangmen across the river!

Jiangmen is named because it is located at the confluence of the Xijiang River and its tributary Pengjiang River. Yandun Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River and Penglai Mountain in the north of the Yangtze River face each other like a gate. This is the northern gateway of Xinhui, and it was also an extremely prosperous place in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

At the market, "merchants gathered and transactions numbered in the millions."

The geographical location here is very important both internally and externally. Later, through continuous development, the originally subordinate Xinhui County was turned into a district under its jurisdiction and an independent city, which is very similar to Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province.

Like that.

Since the Battle of Xinhui, the Ming and Qing Dynasties have been fighting for it. The Qing army has used it to provide military supplies and military support for Xinhui. The Ming army captured this place after several battles and defeated the Qing navy.

, completely cutting off the supply line of the Qing army in Xinhui. This time Shang Kexi and the Zhumala army arrived, and there is no need to elaborate on what they mean.

The army arrived, locked the river in the upper reaches, quickly built pontoon bridges through the two central river islands on the river, and rushed straight to Jiangmen on the other side. At this time, most of the Ming army's navy was still in the upper reaches of the Beijiang and Xijiang rivers, and the Qing army circled around.

He also got rid of their sight, and did not continue to pursue Jin Tongwu Mansion. Instead, he directly attacked the must-defend place of the Ming army - the Xinhui County town that had just been captured for more than a month and the city walls had not yet been repaired. Because as long as it was re-captured

In Xinhui County, it will be extremely difficult for the Ming army to join forces, but they can use time to defeat each one!

This time going south, the Qing army gathered the only 7,000 soldiers of the Pingnan clan after the loss of Xinhui. The Jingnan clan also sent out 7,000 soldiers, led by Xu Degong, the commander-in-chief of the left wing, and Lien Decheng, the commander-in-chief of the right wing.

The remaining 3,000 vassal soldiers were led by Geng Jimao to guard Guangzhou City to prevent Chen Kai from backstabbing. In addition, 3,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners and 5,000 Han Army Banners led by Zhu Mala arrived. In addition, there were also soldiers from

There are 12,000 green troops in Jiangnan and southern Jiangxi, totaling 34,000 troops.

In this regard, Li Dingguo had an intelligence advantage. Even if he was caught off guard by the Qing army, he was never slow to react when fighting on the inside, and quickly transferred the army back. When all the Qing troops had passed through Jiangmen,

When the water channel occupied Jiangmen and raised his troops to move south, Li Dingguo had already built a defense line north of Xinhui, just like the Battle of Xinhui in history.

On the 19th of the twelfth lunar month, the Qing army successfully crossed the river, occupied Jiangmen, and then threatened Xinhui. It was too late for something to change. After observing the Ming army's defense, the Qing army immediately launched an attack, with no intention of giving Li Dingguo any time to prepare.

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Li Dingguo set up a battle formation in the north of the city and gathered 40,000 troops of infantry and cavalry under his command. He divided his troops to guard the dangerous points in the valley, using elephant formations and artillery to block the way. The Ming army set up a battle formation, including Zhou Jintang, Deng Yao, Wang Xing and Chen Qice.

Other troops are rushing here, which makes the Ming army's military advantage continue to expand.

The left wing of the Ming army is a valley. The army occupies a high place and is connected with the Ming army's central army formation. From this, the battle line is connected to the right wing and connected to the river. The Qing army can only defeat the current Ming army if it passes through first. Otherwise,

There is no other way.

On the same day, the Qing army launched a fierce attack, but the Ming army occupied the advantageous location first. Relying on the shooting angle of the artillery, the countercharge of the war elephants and the strictness of the battle formation, the Qing army's several fierce attacks failed without success.

Instead of taking the initiative to retreat before nightfall, they retreated to Jiangmen in an orderly manner.

Li Dingguo was naturally not idle at night, and sent a force to take advantage of the exhaustion of the Qing army to launch a night attack. This time, he did not intend to achieve great results. As a result, the Qing army's night-time arrangement was reasonable, which was very effective for the Ming army.

The night attack was an effective defense. The two sides fought fiercely in the dark night. The Ming army knew that the effect of the night attack could not be achieved, so they simply gave up the night attack.

Soon, news of the failure of the night attack reached Li Dingguo. He really did not have high hopes for this, so the number of troops mobilized was not very large. However, the Qing army made a detour from Sanshui and marched in a hurry.

Up to this point, it only took a few days.

After arriving, they fought fiercely. Although they failed to succeed, they still broke away from the battle in an orderly manner without giving him an opportunity to take advantage of them. By night, the ordinary troops had already collapsed from exhaustion.

Even if they don't collect food at night, there are many people who are so tired that they take a nap secretly. This is human nature. After all, their physical strength is limited, and there will always be times when they cannot hold on. However, the performance of the Qing army is outstanding, no matter it is

Both offense and defense appeared to be orderly and without any panic.

"The Eight Banners Army is indeed a formidable opponent."

So far, Li Dingguo has been the commander-in-chief with the best performance against the Eight Banners Army in the past ten years in the Southern Ming Dynasty. However, after several confrontations with the Eight Banners Army, whether it was the mixed Eight Banners of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han armies, or the vassal soldiers under the banner of the Han army,

In fact, most of them use strategies to gain an early advantage and then fight with them in the wild.

Like today, in a face-to-face battle in the wilderness, even if it occupies a favorable location, it actually does not have much advantage. At the very least, most of his subordinates have been recruited and gathered since entering Yunnan and leaving Yunnan to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

There is indeed a gap between the troops, the combat experience, and the technical and tactical levels of the soldiers compared with those of the Eight Banners Army on the opposite side who have experienced hundreds of battles. This is undeniable.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the Qing army launched attacks on the 20th and 21st of the twelfth lunar month, but still could not break through Li Dingguo's defense line. At this time, the Ming army's Zhou Jintang, Deng Yao and Wang Xing had also already attacked.

They all rushed back, but Chen Qice's fleet was supposed to be the first to come back, but there was still no trace.

After three consecutive days of fierce fighting, the Ming army was also a little tired. Li Dingguo decided to rotate the defense line and move up more energetic follow-up troops to continue to consume the strength of the Qing army.

In field battles involving tens of thousands of people, the Eight Banners Army has basically never been defeated in these years. Almost every victory was achieved by killing hundreds of Ming troops, and then a Ming army of tens of thousands suddenly collapsed. Both sides

There is a big gap in the ability to endure casualties. There are many problems with combat experience. More importantly, it lies in the serious corruption of the Ming army in the system, and the lack of organizational and execution capabilities of the Qing army when it first started as a new regime.

gap.

Fortunately, the Ming army led by Li Dingguo was not the original old Ming army, but under the banner of the Ming army. It was the legacy of the Great Western Army, with the support of the Ming court's legitimacy and the victory of Li Dingguo's two famous kings.

The psychological advantage is no longer what it used to be. Even after three days of fierce fighting, both sides lost a lot of troops, but they still strictly guarded the battle line and never gave in.

The tenacity of the Ming army is very bad for the Qing army, and it is getting worse. Shang Kexi and Zhu Mala are increasingly worried about their current situation, but for the current plan, they can

All we can do is continue to attack, there is no other way. Because even if we can retreat to Guangzhou now, we will only face the result of Li Dingguo and Chen Kai encircling Guangzhou City. At that time, if we want to turn defeat into victory, it will be even more difficult.

It's getting even more difficult.

On the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, the Qing army went to war again. The Ming army blocked the route south to Xinhui, and they had no choice but to continue their attack as they had done in the previous three days.

This time, after discussion between Shang Kexi and Zhumala, they decided that Shang Zhizhi would lead Niu Lu, the vassal soldiers directly under Shang Kexi, to attack the Ming army's left defense line first.

After receiving the military order, Shang Zhizhi personally led the team. The accompanying Dongjiang veterans also held weapons and followed behind calmly. The formation was strict and there was no rash advance or lag. The vassal soldiers advanced step by step, and the Ming army

It was condescending and had a huge advantage. After three days of fighting, the Qing army, whether it was the green camp, the vassal soldiers, or even the Han army flags, had no way of taking over the hillside.

The newly replaced troops had already seen how the troops in front pushed back the Qing army. They simply rushed down the mountain like a cat and a tiger when the feudal troops were halfway through, and started a fierce fight with the Qing army.

One side is condescending, and the other side is leaning forward to attack. There is already a difference between the two sides before they fight. However, I thought I could repel the current Qing army like they did three days ago, but I didn't know that this Qing army

The technical and tactical level of the two sides was one or two levels higher than that of the previous three days. As soon as the two sides clashed, the Ming army, which was condescending, was the first to be beaten by its opponent, as if it was the Ming army that was attacking at this moment, not the Ming army.

Qing army.

The Ming army is still the Ming army, and it is still a new force that has just been replaced. But these vassal soldiers are all real old-school troops. Niu Lu, the most powerful combatant in Pingnan vassal, is Shang Kexi's personal soldier when he was in Dongjiang Town.

The elite of the headquarters developed by Team D. They have survived in such a cruel environment as Liaodong and have fought countless battles. Even the Eight Banners of Mongolia may not be an enemy in front of them. Even, even if they are

Whether Manchuria can truly defeat them directly is also unknown.

The Ming army failed to cover up the attack, and was defeated by the Qing army after a while. Li Dingguo had already noticed something strange at the beginning of the battle, and quickly sent troops to reinforce the left wing. However, mobilization and climbing took time, but the Ming army on the left wing collapsed too quickly, and the Qing army

The army actually reached the top of the mountain before reinforcements arrived.

Next, the Qing army began to throw stones from a high position, and the Ming army's reinforcements had to retreat. Together with the defeated Ming army, they retreated towards Li Dingguo's main formation.

As a result, the Qing army has taken advantage of the geographical location, and Li Dingguo must adjust his formation as soon as possible to prevent the Qing army from attacking from the left wing. It is inevitable that the battle formation will shake. Shang Kexi and Zhu Mala are both fighting.

Veteran generals of many years certainly understood this truth. They immediately dispatched Xu Erxian, Lian Decheng, Su Yangzhi and other Qing troops, just waiting for Li Dingguo to make this mistake.

Historically, in the First Battle of Xinhui, Li Dingguo had to adjust his battle formation because of the loss of his left wing, which caused the battle formation to waver. The superior cavalry of the Qing army found an opportunity to take advantage of it. As a result, the army collapsed and became unstoppable. At this time,

At this moment, misfortune was about to come again. Unexpectedly, the battle formation over there had not yet moved. A fast horse came galloping from the north. The knight held the badge of Prince Pingnan's palace. The guarding Qing army did not dare to stop it, so they kept on.

He rushed in front of the horse which was still gratifying.

Looking at the knight's attire, he was obviously an officer of the vassal army. He was galloping on his horse just now, and his riding skills were quite good. Who would have expected that when he rushed to the horse that was still happy, he rolled his saddle and dismounted, and he was actually a dog chewing mud.

He fell to the ground. When he looked up again, his face was covered with blood and dirt, all combined with panic and fear.

"Why are you so embarrassed?!"

The officer was his own soldier, and he had always been effective in managing the affairs of his headquarters. Shang Ke was so happy that even though his heart was trembling like this, he never dared to show it on his face, lest it would shake the morale of the army.

Hearing this, the officer didn't care about the blood and dirt on his face, nor did he take a breath. He subconsciously looked around, and when he came to Shang Kexi's side, he tried his best to lower his voice: "Your Majesty, something is wrong.

, a bandit fleet appeared in Zhoujun Village in the north."

This was indeed not a good thing. Fortunately, his opponent was about to reveal a flaw, so he was happy and calm. He lowered his voice and asked the officer in a low voice under Zhumala's doubtful eyes: "Can you see clearly who is being hit?"

banner?"

"It's Chen Qice with a fake seal!" This name is not unusual. Gai Yipeng died in the hands of this man a few months ago, as did Sheng Dengke. However, after the words came out of his mouth, what happened next seemed
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