On the 8th day of October in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, it was in Gaoyang.
It was late autumn at this time, but because it was the Little Ice Age, people could already be shivering from the cold. However, on the official roads of Gaoyang City at this time, there are more than a dozen specials under Yang Shanlu’s side. The battalion sergeant, motionless like a stone.
All of them wore straw hats woven with dead grass and made a sound of khaki clothes. When they lay down on the ground, they were perfectly integrated with the deep yellow ground, and outsiders could not tell.
Including one of them, he stayed directly beside the official road, with several majestic horses tied to his side, and this was the bait.
These special battalion sergeants were sent by Yang Shanlu before and were responsible for intercepting and killing the Qing army sentry (also acting as a messenger) who went to Gaoyang to deliver letters, and relaying information about the Qing army in Gaoyang City.
The Qing army sentry with flying horses is not very good at output, and now, these war horses are good bait, think about it, wait until the Qing army sentry passing by this official road, suddenly see There are several war horses in front of them, and they still seem to have no owner. Wouldn't you hesitate
And only if he hesitated, those special battalion sergeants who were in ambush had a chance. With their skills, they could easily kill the Qing army's outposts with just a few breaths... For this era, they are individual soldiers. king! Even the sentinels of the Qing army are carefully selected, at least they are at the level of the vest, but they are also the dishes in their hands!
Of course, the most difficult thing for them is waiting. These special battalion sergeants have been lying on the ground for nearly two hours, and the only thing that can move is a pair of eyes.
At this moment, they are looking carefully at the official road. This is the outskirts of Gaoyang City. They look around, it seems that there is only a pale yellow in the sky, that is the wheat field that has begun to freeze and harden, and if you look carefully, From time to time, you can see some light smoke rising, of course it is not cooking smoke, but the traces of the Qing soldiers raging and burning the village.
Just a few days ago, when they rushed from Zhuozhou, they saw battalions of tartar soldiers raging in various states and cities along the way, but they carefully avoided those tartars to prevent the target from being exposed, and waited until After they lurked in place, the sale was opened.
Just two days ago, three Qing army outposts who came to Gaoyang to deliver letters were intercepted, effectively blocking the Qing army’s communications. Of course, according to the previous analysis, as long as one more interception was required, the entire The army has come to win time, and when that happens...
At this moment, I suddenly saw slight vibrations on the official road in the distance. Then I could see the smoke and dust billowing. Ten cavalrymen were coming here at high speed to see them all dressed in pure white cotton armor. But it is the whistle rider of the white flag.
"Come!" The special battalion sergeants lying on the ground were immediately happy, and the leader's mouth also blew the call of a turtledove, reminding the brothers to pay attention, and the business came to the door.
Then at this time, the ten Qing army sentries had come to the front, all of them with strong bows and crossbows, very mighty, and because the sentry sent out previously lost contact inexplicably, so this time they are all dispatched. As many as ten people.
When these Tarts wanted to come, not to mention the entire Gaoyang territory, there was no Ming army who dared to swim in the wild. Even if there were, they would not be able to keep these people without a centurion team, so they were relieved. Very, it’s like traveling on my own land, but now...
When these Tartars came to the front, they had already discovered the horses beside the official road.
"Hey, it's weird." The leader said in Manchu, but even so, he didn't mean to stop, but he kept his mission in mind. There is an emergency military situation to send to Gaoyang City, Wanwan No delay.
But even so, this slight hesitation was enough. Just when the ten Qing army outposts passed in file and their attention was focused on the only Han man beside the horse, a very slight light came from the air. A few pops, and immediately after the leading Qing army sentry, he suddenly felt a tingling in his neck, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito.
"Strange, there are still mosquitoes in this season?" The Qing army sentry subconsciously wanted to pat it with his hands, but he had just moved the idea, and the next moment it was dark in front of him, and he fell from the horse.
"alert!"
Seeing this sudden change, the remaining Qing army sentry was very shocked. The leader of the Qing army sentry was their little leader, and he himself was the most brave, but what is going on now
What was even more shocking to them was that there were as many as six people who fell off their horses at the same time! What is going on here? Could it be that some evil law failed? But God sees poorly, the Han Chinese they've been staring at hasn't moved anything...
But then, I don’t have to use these Qing army sentries to spy on those poor*s. I don’t need to think any more. At this time, more * and * are shot out in the yellow ground on both sides of the official road, except for one questioning. Except for the living, the rest were all killed on the spot!
But even so, the remaining Qing army is not far away from the scared dumb, why suddenly several people'grown' out of the yellow ground on both sides? And looking at their weird looks, they are almost like ghosts!
But then, he didn't need to think too much, because these "ghosts" had already used a dazzling knife in his eyes, and then taught him how to behave!
"Dog Danzi, tell everything you know, and grandpa will give you a good time!" Among the sergeants of these special battalions, there is one who has learned Manchu, and he has already asked with a grinning smile.
However, the Qing soldier was a bit courageous. Even if he was frightened to look like this, he still didn't say a word. But soon, he regretted it. The special battalion sergeant who interrogated him had already grabbed the Qing soldier. The army's money rattail pigtail lifted him off the ground!
The weight of the whole body is supported by a thin money rat braid. This kind of pain... This Qingjun sentinel felt that his scalp was about to be torn off. It was a painful scream...
"It's really cheap bones. Toast and not eat fine wine!" The special battalion sergeant who interrogated him felt very refreshed. After changing the method and torturing a stick of incense, the Qing army vest finally collapsed, not only this time. The information he was carrying was stated clearly, even because of the pain that was unbearable, even his mother stole a few men and said it out, just begging for one.
"Very good!" After inquiring about the situation, these special battalion sergeants were very happy. These Qing army outposts really went to send letters to the Gaoyang Qing army, informing them that there were major changes in the Ming army and their strength had increased, so The army scattered in various states and counties is based on assembly, but now...
They will never receive this piece of information. In other words, the only thing they can wait for is the surging army of fifty thousand courts!
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A day later, in Gaoyang territory, Hao Hao **** had already marched a man and horse. This troop was endless. Hao Hao **** was spread out in a marching array. There was a sea of red armor and flags. The feeling that the eyes can't see the head.
According to the traditional marching queue of the Ming Dynasty, the forward, the Chinese army, the middle, the back road, and the soldiers from the three towns of Xuanfu acted as the front army and cleared the way. The Chinese army was Lu Xiangsheng’s Supervisory Battalion, and Yang Shanlu’s Xuanjia army united. For the Chinese Army. After that, the main barracks in the Guanning reinforcements were in the middle, and the main army of Yutian Cao Bianjiao was the back. In this way, each army is separated by half a mile, marching forward in an orderly manner.
Behind each army are densely packed mules and horses, and each general army’s battle barracks carries a large amount of *, food, and other materials.
And this is also the blessing of Yang Shanlu. You must know that it is a year of catastrophe, with successive droughts, and it is not easy to collect food. Therefore, even in this great war, the Ministry of Households, and the heads of local governors, they cannot collect enough forage.
Fortunately, the grains and rice accumulated by Yang Shanlu over the years have been effective. In addition, after the annihilation of the Qing army this time, all their army grains have also been seized. So now all the army has enough grain and rice. Look at those The entire army was full of confidence with the mule cart that was pushed out of a heavy trajectory.
After a day of marching, it was less than thirty miles away from Gaoyang City, and the entire army was already in a tight formation. After all, everyone knew that Tarzi was not far away, and the only thing the Ming Army didn’t know at this time , Is the specific number of Tarts.
According to the rules, the Ming army’s night can collect information about the battlefield five to ten miles ahead, but now, at this time, there are already a few horses and horses rushing here, and this is the special camp sergeant sent by Yang Shanlu in advance. When he came back, he also brought back important information.
After Yang Shanlu had read the information and passed it on to Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed. He ordered the three armies to converge and set up camp, and then notified the generals of the towns to discuss military affairs in his own account.
"Generals--" The generals of the towns who waited until they were fully armored and armored gathered in Lu Xiangsheng's central army tent, all staring at the piece of information raised high in Lu Xiangsheng's hand, as well as the uncontrollable joy on his face.
"According to the investigation of Yebulu, there are only three thousand slaves in Gaoyang, not the expected 12,000 people along the way. Therefore, these small slaves will surely be wiped out under the iron fist of our army..."
"So good?" Hearing this news, many of the soldiers present were surprised. This is also very obvious. Even the entire Tartar army has been wiped out. Now these three thousand slaves are not following the trouble. It's like playing!
However, what makes them puzzled is, are these tarts all fools? The North Road army is so miserable, don’t you know how to keep warm? Dare to be so arrogant
Seeing everyone’s doubts, Lu Xiangsheng laughed: "Hehe, this is also the blessing of General Yang. General Zhenguo did not accept tough nights under his command, so that these darts became deaf and blind. I don’t know yet. The end is approaching! So which generals are willing to go to war and gain this military merit?"
"I'm willing to wait!" As soon as Lu Xiangsheng's voice fell, he saw the soldiers of Guanning, Bai Guangen, General Soldier of Jizhen, Tang Tong, General Soldier of Miyun, and Ma Ke, General Soldier of Shanhaiguan, stood up to fight together!
Seeing these three people, Lu Xiangsheng just laughed. From the original running general to the present active call for battle, this change is not small... It's just that the reminder still needs to be reminded.
Lu Xiangsheng just smiled and said: "The three generals are eager to fight, this is good, but you also need to know that these three thousand slave thieves are the white flag army under the slave chief Dorgon, commanded by two Lazhangjing , Not those of the Mongolian Eight Banners..."
"Don't be afraid—" Bai Guangen and the others looked at each other and said loudly: "Supervisors, the final general and the others are willing to lead the army and make up for it! And promise to defeat this group of slaves!"
And this is also very obvious. If it was in the past, not to mention three thousand slaves, but two thousand slaves, they would also weigh and weigh them, but now, the Xuanjia Army has completely wiped out the great victory of the Qing army. Greatly encouraged them! The fifteen thousand Xuanjia army and the twelve Qing army were able to achieve a record of complete annihilation. Now their three generals, with a total of 10,000 soldiers, are afraid that they will not be able to win these three thousand slaves
Of course, there is another factor, and it doesn’t have to be stated clearly. That is the battle. No one would dare to escape again. This is also very important. Otherwise, it’s a critical moment when the friendly forces have fled. , No one can fight this kind of battle...
But now there is no such worry. If anyone dared to escape, other people would not say, just the General Zhenguo would not let him go, haha! So all three of them are confident.
Lu Xiangsheng was very happy to see these three people still actively asking for a fight. Of course he understood their thoughts and knew that they had selfishness, but selfishness was not afraid. The key is to escape from the previous lookout and switch to the courage to fight. This is good.
Lu Xiangsheng immediately said happily: "Very well, in that case, the governor is allowed! And this governor will personally plunder the battle for you, and strive to annihilate this group of slaves in one fell swoop!" (End of this chapter)