"General, Liuhe City is ahead of us. Will the army camp here?" Belle Shangshan reported to Ningnan Jingkou General Duni.
Doni sighed and said after a while: "'Within Liuhe, the emperor's land', let's fight the Ming army decisively in Liuhe. If the fate of the Qing Dynasty is on our side, this battle will be won!"
He was in a very bad mood. Anqing, Luzhou, Fengyang, Hezhou, and Chuzhou fell one after another, and urgent documents came like snowflakes. Originally, more than a month ago, he wanted to set out to reinforce Hezhou, Chuzhou and other places, but the Ming army
Sun Gui and Lin Cha's navy of 50,000 troops kept harassing the ports of Haimen, Tongzhou and Yizhen in Yangzhou Prefecture. Once they even broke into the canal and directly bombarded Jiangdu County in Yangzhou Prefecture. This forced him to strengthen
Jiang defense in various places was delayed for more than a month.
Until the news of Hezhou's fall came, Doni couldn't sit still any longer, so he ordered Yangzhou's commander-in-chief Li Qifeng and staff general Zhang Wei to lead more than 10,000 troops to stay in Yangzhou, and personally led an army of 120,000 to the Liuhe area to set up defenses. p>
The reason why he camped in Liuhe was not entirely because of the passage in "Historical Records", but because there was a river to the southwest and a plain to the northwest, which was very convenient for cavalry. Half of his 120,000 troops
It's the cavalry.
Zhu Hengjia's army crossed north along the Wujiang River and captured Jiangpu County in the north of the Yangtze River in Yingtian Prefecture. Going further, they found that there were rivers blocking the road between Guabu and Liuhe, and there were Qing troops stationed there, so they detoured to Chuzhou to come to An County.
After An reunited with Qian Qianyi and Li Yuanyin, he ordered Qian Qianyi to lead his headquarters to station in Fengyang to prevent the Qing army from Xuzhou and Huai'an from appearing in the northwest of Liuhe County with an army of 145,000.
"What's the name of this place?" Emperor Guangwu asked him.
"Your Majesty, this is Liuhe County, Yingtian Prefecture."
"Liuhe? Liuhe is good! 'Within Liuhe, the emperor's land', we will camp here. If fate is on my side, the Ming Dynasty, this battle will be won!"
The emperor's voice was strong and powerful and lingered in the tent for a long time.
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Zhu Hengjia was in the camp preparing for a decisive battle with the Qing captives, but he reported to Qing Chahar Deputy Commander (Manchu Mele Zhangjing) Mang Gutu to ask for an audience.
"Inform him to come in."
When Mang Gutu entered, he saw numerous soldiers and armors in the tent, as well as swords and guns, but he was not afraid at all.
Zhu Hengjia nodded, quite like a man, "You came to see me, what do you want?"
"On the orders of General Jingkou of the Qing Dynasty and Ningnan, I came here to issue a letter of war to the puppet Emperor Guangwu of Ming Dynasty."
A false statement made the generals angry, and the whole tent was filled with the sound of drawing swords.
"Hmph," Zhu Hengjia sneered, feeling shocked in his heart. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was very common to write a letter of challenge before a war, but in this era, it is rare to write a letter of challenge before a war. Everyone is using tricks, and soldiers are soldiers.
, the trick is to rarely agree on a time or place, and to fight with real swords and guns, they are all playing dirty tricks. This Donnie is different, he actually wants to fight me openly and honestly! You have the courage! Just go for it.
One thing, if I catch him, I will spare his life.
In fact, Zhu Hengjia had a high opinion of Duni. This King of Xin County was too young. He was only nineteen years old, and his actual age was only twenty. He had grown up reading Han books and had never fought a war. He had read many Han books that recorded wars.
I was about to issue a letter of challenge, so I sent someone to bring this letter of challenge. As everyone knows, no one is playing this trick anymore.
When I read the war letter, I found that it was not long, with only a few crosses, and the tone was very humble: "His Majesty the Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty of Donidun: unfortunately, I am tied with your Majesty in two countries, so I cannot be tolerated by the high sage. I am secretly ashamed, and I can't
"I will meet with His Majesty at the first quarter of the hour on July 3rd, thirty miles northwest of Liuhe City. Doni bowed his head."
The letter of challenge was written in such a polite manner, without even a single curse word. I couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards Donnie. I picked up my pen and replied: "Although I am not talented, I listen to the string songs and follow the elegant wishes."
We are all gentle people, and if I don't curse you with any curse words, then I agree.
The two sides agreed that the decisive battle would take place the day after tomorrow, which is July 3, the third year of Guangwu in the Ming Dynasty.
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In war, if you cannot be honest, you will suffer losses if you are honest. As soon as Zhu Hengjia agreed to the decisive battle the day after tomorrow, he ordered Ma Jinbao and Bu Congshan to lead 10,000 troops as the first formation; Gao Qian and Xiao Shizhong led 10,000 troops as the second formation;
Li Benzhen and Hu Maozhen led 10,000 troops to form the third formation; they led an army of more than 100,000 to follow. They set off to the battlefield in a mighty manner.
Soldiers are not afraid of deceit. If you rush to the battlefield in advance, you can seize favorable terrain and take advantage of it in a fight.
Because I often cheat, I am also afraid of the Qing army cheating. The first three formations are all surrendered generals, and the direct troops are placed in the back. This way, even if the enemy has an ambush, they will not be injured.
As a result, Ma Jinbao and Bu Congshan had just rushed to the battlefield and met the Qing army forwards Gushan Ezhenzhuoluo and Mele Ezhen's nemesis Xingge's Ten Thousand Eight Banners.
Thus, the decisive battle that was supposed to begin on July 3 began on the afternoon of July 1.
The two sides fought together, reporting to their respective coaches while fighting.
"This Donnie is young and extremely treacherous. He came early before July 3rd. He doesn't keep his word, you villain." Zhu Hengjia cursed angrily.
"This Emperor Guangwu, the majestic king of a country, is so treacherous that he arrived early before July 3rd. He doesn't keep his word, you villain." Duni also shook his head and sighed for the character of Emperor Guangwu.
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The pungent smell permeated the battlefield, and there were corpses and red blood everywhere.
As reinforcements from both sides continued to join, the scale of the war became larger and larger, and more and more blood was shed.
The second formation of the Ming army, Gao Qian and Xiao Shizhong, arrived; the second formation of the Qing army, Gushan'er Zhen'erzin and Mele'er'ezhen Fu Ka also arrived.
The Ming army came to the third formation, Li Benshen and Hu Maozhen's troops; the Qing army came to Beiledulan, Mele'er Zhenmang Gutu.
The two sides engaged in a tactic of fueling each other, entangled with each other, and you were in the middle of me, and you were in the middle of me.
"Call!"
Bu Congshan, the commander-in-chief of Wucai in the Ming Dynasty, reined in his horse and planned to observe the battlefield.
The cold arrow of Qingmeile's real nemesis Ge Xingge arrived. Nemesis Ge could pull a six-stone strong bow and was known as the tiger's power. With a full string, an armor-piercing arrow shot through Bu Congshan's breastplate and passed through his chest.
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"My sons of Manchuria, follow me to kill." Gushan Erzhen Alzin took the lead and took the lead in galloping into the Ming army.
"Bang bang bang", there were several gunshots, and the mountain was solidified, and the horse fell heavily.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill," the two seas of soldiers twisted and intertwined, splashing blood mist all over the sky.
"Command the whole army to rush to the battlefield quickly." Emperor Guangwu was issuing military orders when he suddenly heard two voices shouting in unison, "No!"
But it was Zheng Feng and Liu Maoxia.
"Your Majesty, this is a plain, which is good for the enemy's cavalry but not good for our infantry. Please quickly pick up the chariot formation to block the enemy's army," Zheng Feng shouted urgently.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Zheng Ge said is absolutely true. Our army has more food and the Qing captives have less food. All we need to do is form a formation and defend. After three or five months, the captives will collapse without fighting." Liu Maoxia also said.
The words of the two counselors made Zhu Hengjia calm down. Yes, if there is no car formation in the plains and a head-on battle with the Qing captives, wouldn't it be to use our shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points? It is not advisable.
In order to deal with the enemy's cavalry all over the mountains and plains, Emperor Guangwu ordered a large number of sidecars and two-box cars to be built, which could be formed into vehicle formations and set up forts at any time. He also had a thousand war elephants tamed. Unfortunately, although the cold wave in Jiangbei subsided,
But it is still extremely cold. The war elephants from Annan are not adapted to the severe cold and cannot be used.
"Alas! I also know that it would be unwise to directly fight the Qing captives. But if we don't respond, the 30,000 soldiers and horses in our vanguard will be in danger." Zhu Hengjia sighed leisurely.
"Your Majesty can lead the army to form a vehicle formation here, and ask General Ma Bao to lead a partial division to support the forward. General Ma Bao is both wise and brave, and he will definitely be able to take on this task," Zheng Feng said.
Zhu Hengjia nodded and called Ma Bao, "Ma Qing, I and you have 15,000 troops and horses. Can you help the forwards return to camp?"
Ma Bao puffed up his chest and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, if you can't pick up the forward, I will return Ma Ge's corpse."