Nanming Engineer

Chapter 287

Li Maozu thought for a while, raised his brows, patted the horsewhip in his hand lightly, and ordered: "I am ordering, the whole army must not delay, cheer up immediately, and advance quickly, while the Ming army is not on the ground." At that time, hit him by surprise!"

Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin were overjoyed. They no longer complained about the hot weather. They clasped their fists together and said, "Please give the order, the governor!"

Li Maozu was full of spirits, stroked his whip and rode immediately, full of pride, as if he had already won a battle, and shouted loudly: "Let the commander-in-chief Yu Shizhong, lead the three thousand soldiers of the headquarters, and be the right wing of the army. Immediately rush to the city of Xinhua and surround the Ming Dynasty. On the left side of the army, don't let one go!"

Yu Shizhong responded loudly: "I will obey your orders!"

Li Maozu shouted again: "Let the commander-in-chief Ma Jiaolin lead three thousand soldiers from the headquarters, as the left wing of the army, and also rush to the city of Xinhua, and surround the Ming army with Yu Shizhong's troops on the left and right. Don't slack off! I lead the central army myself, Come here, and wipe out the Ming army together with the two commanders!"

Ma Jiaolin agreed as loudly as Yu Shizhong did, and then Li Maozu waved his whip, and the two rushed away to rectify their respective troops.

Shao Xie, the Qing army of more than 1 people was informed by their respective households that there were Ming troops blocking the way. Those Ming troops had horses and were very wealthy. It would be a great achievement to kill them and snatch their horses. , As for the gold and silver items collected, it belongs to the individual.

The subordinates of the three men were all descended from the Han nationality. When they were in the Ming army, they had developed a strong bandit spirit. Now that they heard that there was a sweetness ahead, they immediately cheered up, their eyes lit up, and they followed their respective commanders, jumping for joy. run forward.

Li Maozu looked at the troops whose morale was boosted, he stroked his beard in satisfaction and couldn't stop laughing, and praised: "That's right, the army's spirit is available, the army's spirit is available!"

The Qing army arrived in Xinhua almost on the run. More than 1 people were like new wives going to the market. They were so anxious that they were afraid of missing something. They ran for thirty miles in the scorching sun, although they were all so tired that their mouths were crooked. , but they were inexplicably excited, and the entire team’s heads were filled with the idea of ​​making a fortune.

When the earthen wall of Xinhua City appeared in the field of vision, Li Maozu, who was riding on a tall horse, spotted a line of cavalry behind the wall at a glance. In the flat wilderness, this line of cavalry looked very thin, and it really only looked like a thousand cavalry. .

"There are probably some people in the city, but the only ones who can fight are these thousand riders." Li Maozu squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. Because the distance was still far away, he couldn't see clearly, but he could still see the general outline. He immediately After making a judgment, the thousand cavalry in front of them must be the main force of the Ming army.

Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin's men had already roared past from both sides, circled a semicircle, and went around to the left and right sides of Xinhua City. They wanted to block the left and right sides, so that the Ming army had nowhere to escape. , once defeated, the only option is to flee into the city.

Li Maozu has already thrown all the two thousand cavalry in his hands towards the north gate of Xinhua City, which is the rear of the battlefield. When the Ming army is defeated and tries to flee through the city, they must go through the north gate. These 2000 people are the thunderous blow that beat the dog in the water.

These arrangements were obvious, and they were almost done under the eyes of the Ming army. The Qing soldiers swaggered and swaggered without any cover, and played the flags happily, for fear that the Ming army would not know and shouted.

However, the Ming cavalry lined up under the city wall showed no reaction. They just hid in the shadow of the city wall as if they were avoiding the scorching sun, and quietly watched the Qing troops changing formations and running around.

Wang Huan was one of these Ming troops. He reined in his horse and stood in the middle of the horizontal line, holding a crossbow and arrows, and his body was straight.Under the iron nose guard, a pair of eagle-like eyes stared at every move of the Qing army, emitting a calm and chilling light.

Li Dingguo stood beside him, also silently watching the appearance and mobilization of the Qing army. Except for his head swaying slightly as the Qing army moved, he stood as still as a stone statue. When the Qing army formed its first formation, After seeing the intention roughly, he gently turned his head to Wang Huan and reminded in a low voice: "My lord, the Tartars are going to eat us in one bite."

Wang Huan squinted his eyes to resist the wind in the wilderness, and nodded slightly: "It is expected, no matter who the Tatar general is, he will have such thoughts when he sees that we are only a handful of people."

Li Dingguo frowned and said: "However, being so impatient, braving the scorching heat to rush for thirty miles, and then going into battle without any time to rest, is a taboo for military strategists. The soldiers must be very tired and exhausted at this moment. How to fight?"

Wang Huan smiled and said with a grin, "This is the fault of inertial thinking."

Li Dingguo was stunned: "Inertial thinking? What is inertial thinking?"

Wang Huan patted his forehead and said apologetically: "Well, it just means habitual thinking. Since the Tatars conquered the south, they have almost never encountered an enemy, and there are no soldiers who dare to fight. Although Li Maozu is a Han, he also followed the banner soldiers. There were many such battles, and probably in his mind, except for powerful enemies such as Du Yinxi's Zhongzhen Battalion, the other Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers were all motley crews that were easily defeated and not worth mentioning, so he saw a thousand of us. , I have underestimated the enemy ideologically, and have not taken it seriously."

Li Dingguo understood it, and suddenly said: "That's true, no wonder he is so entrusted, my lord, it's better not to set up an ambush, and the general will directly lead the sons to the battle, and see if Li Maozu dares to despise us if I disturb us."

Wang Huan shook his head, looked around, and said solemnly: "It can't be like this, each of us is precious, and we don't need to waste the lives of our brothers unless we have nothing to do. Why don't you use your own strength to attack Where is the enemy's shortcoming?"

Li Dingguo was eager to try. He is good at using cavalry, and sweeping like the wind is his favorite way of fighting. However, he admires Wang Huan's sharp firearms. At the same time, he also understands Wang Huan's painstaking efforts. The same is important, so as soon as Wang Huan said something, Li Dingguo simply nodded in agreement.

"There are 3000 people on the left and right, and there are at least [-] people on the front. There is also a team of cavalry rushing behind us, mostly to block the north gate. Each battalion has its own position. The formation is orderly, busy and not chaotic. This Li Maozu , I have some skills." Since Li Dingguo didn't need to go out to battle, he waited quietly and started to evaluate the Qing army on the opposite side. It is almost inseparable: "I heard that he is still a Jinshi, who knows propriety, righteousness and shame. How can such a person be demoted to the Tartars?"

"Knowing etiquette, righteousness and shame may not be able to do it." Wang Huan said indifferently: "In the Ming court, there were too many literate people who surrendered to the enemy and betrayed their masters. If nothing else, let's talk about the leader of the Donglin, the famous Qian Jianyi, a great talent who has spread all over the world, this person was the Minister of Rites of the Hongguang Dynasty, and he was a second-rank official. When the Qing army broke through Nanjing, this man's wife Liu Rushi persuaded him to commit suicide and die for the country. Instead of refusing, he even shaved his head If you surrendered the Tartars and became a high-ranking official in the Qing Dynasty, even the high-ranking officials in the court are like this, let alone the people below."

Wang Huan let out a long sigh, and said again: "It's just that one person is like this, it can be said that this person's nature is evil, if a large number of people are like this, then there is a problem."

Li Dingguo listened intently, silent and speechless. He could understand what Wang Huan meant. The Great Ming Dynasty was exhausted, corrupt and corrupt, and it was time to change the dynasty. The family is dead, and there are people with his surname sitting on Jiuding. Everyone changes bosses, and they also work to earn money.

"However, surrendering to the Tatars is different from surrendering to Li Zicheng." Wang Huan took a breath and added: "The foreign tribes of the Tatars are just like the Mongols and the Jin people in the past, barbaric and absurd. As the saying goes, those who are not from our tribe will have their hearts broken. Wei, surrendering to the Tatars is as bad as changing one's ancestors. If the Tatars become the lords of the Nine Provinces, it will be difficult for China to rise again in the future."

After speaking, Wang Huan pointed one end of the crossbow arrow to the front and said, "Okay, don't gossip, the Tartars have moved!"

Li Dingguo looked quickly, and sure enough, he saw a row of black heads pressing out in front of the phalanx of the Qing army platoon. Looking roughly, there were about 2000 people, armed with various weapons, shouting towards the horizontal formation of the Kuizhou army. ran over.

"The Tartars are a bit far away." Wang Huan appraised, shook his head and sighed: "The Shenwei cannon can't hit it, so don't light it up for now, first use the crossbow to shoot back this wave of people."

The corners of Li Dingguo's mouth twitched, and he looked at Wang Huan with a strange expression, as if he was suppressing something funny, even the muscles on his face twitched a few times, and he replied in a changed voice: "Finally!" Will obey!"

On the other side of the battlefield, Li Maozu stared intently at the reaction of the Kuizhou army. He had just dispatched soldiers from the Ming army who had surrendered during his trip to Huguang. According to the usual practice, the soldiers who had just surrendered had to be taken as vanguards. Use, you can only be included in the Han army sequence after gaining trust.

The soldiers of his headquarters, together with Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin on the two wings, did not move. They seized this short time to catch their breath, and at the same time to see if, with the impact of these soldiers and the coercion of the encirclement, they could take the The Ming army under the city wall was scared away.

The surrendered soldiers who rushed into the battle were originally Du Yinxi's subordinates. They surrendered without any resistance when Li Maozu came over. They were as docile as a flock of quails. At this moment, they surrendered to the Qing army, and they were as vigorous as chicken blood, squawking. Waving their weapons, they rushed down the mountain like tigers. Based on their momentum, no one could believe that they were the same group of people.

The general who led the army was originally a guerrilla veteran, and Ma Jiaolin was originally from the old army. They met each other on the battlefield and took refuge here without much trouble. At this moment, in order to show their face in front of the new lord, he took the lead and was extremely brave. Wielding a big knife and charging forward, he is as brave as Liu Ting, a brave general of the Ming Dynasty.

Of these more than 2000 people, there were no more than a hundred cavalry, and they were skillfully covered on both sides. In the middle were the infantry, which accounted for the majority of the number. These people were still wearing the red uniforms of the Ming army. In Kuizhou The white armor of the army, one red and one white, form an interesting contrast, and others look like the Ming army attacking the enemy.

The soldiers approached step by step and soon rushed to a place a hundred steps away from the Kuizhou army. Here, they strangely discovered that there were many circular holes dug in the ground. The openings of the holes were as big as dustpans and there were as big as canopies. Yes, it's easy to fall in. They were very careful to pay attention to their steps when passing through this section.

But no one thought about what these strange holes were for.

Under the city wall, the Kuizhou army sat on their horses, steadily raised the mountain-destroying crossbow in their hands, buckled the string and set up an arrow, and aimed Wangshan at the rushing soldiers.

(End of this chapter)