Valley Emperor

When Zhu Zhihai and a group of civil and military officials led the main Ming army of more than 30,000 people to the city of Liping, the first thing they saw was not the city of Liping, but a force of about The 2,500-strong pseudo-Tang bandit army!

At this time, this pseudo-Tang thief army listed a huge phalanx about a mile outside the city. If anyone has seen the Battle of Tongguweicheng, then they will see that this phalanx was the original battle against the new Tang Dynasty army. The phalanx of the Ming Army on the North Road: The infantry battalion is the basic unit, and several infantry battalions are tens of meters apart, forming a huge infantry phalanx that supports each other!

In the middle of the phalanx is Lieutenant Colonel Song Tianbiao, the new head of the 3rd Infantry Regiment!

Like other officers, he rode on a horse, and then squinted at the dark Ming army in the distance, his face was a little heavy!

This is more than 30,000 Ming troops, can I successfully drag them, keep them out of the city, and prevent them from entering the city smoothly?

As early as yesterday, in fact, part of the 3rd Infantry Regiment's forward reconnaissance troop had already arrived at Liping City, and brought back a lot of information about Liping City to Song Tianbiao who was still in the rear.

Basically, it can be judged that the number of Ming troops in Liping Mansion at this time is not only more than 1,000 as mentioned by Sun Yawei and others, but nearly 3,000. The extra 1,000 people are the first two. Days are coming.

In the face of Liping Mansion City, which was garrisoned by 3,000 people, and the forwards of these 3,000 people were not young men or civilians, they were guard soldiers.

And Fang Xitong, the commander of the second brigade in the rear, also sent him the latest order last night, and the order required him to rush to Liping City the next day, and launch an attack on Liping City according to the situation. strong, it should be occupied as soon as possible.

If there is a lot of resistance against the enemy army, it is a test to find out whether the Ming army is real or not, and wait for the arrival of the second brigade and the seventh infantry regiment to make calculations.

At the same time, this order also has an accompanying task, that is, it is necessary to prevent more Ming troops from entering Liping City, so as to avoid increasing the difficulty of capturing Liping City.

We must try our best to stop the Ming army who will come later outside the city of Liping, forcing them to fight in the field with their own side!

The reason why Fang Xitong issued such an order is because Emperor Li Xuan and a group of high-level generals in the new army of the Tang Dynasty have unanimously decided that they should try their best to fight the Ming army in the wild and avoid letting a large number of the main force of the Ming army hide in Liping Palace City. Inside.

And the best case is that there is a strategic decisive battle in the wild, and the victory will be decided directly in one battle!

In this way, on the one hand, it can maximize the advantages of the Datang new army in field decisive battles, and on the other hand, it can also prevent the Ming army from playing a war of attrition.

It would be great if the Battle of the Bronze Drum Acropolis could be replicated again!

After receiving the order, at dawn today, Song Tianbiao continued on his way with his troops, and successfully arrived at the city of Liping Mansion at noon.

It is naturally impossible to launch a direct attack on Liping City. After all, no matter how arrogant the 3rd Infantry Regiment is, it is not sure that it will be able to defeat these 3,000 people in a short period of time, and then reoccupy Liping City.

After they arrived at the city of Liping, they originally planned to launch a tentative attack to get a feel for the reality of the Ming army in the city, and at the same time prepare for the subsequent general attack of the main force arriving in Liping.

But before they launched a tentative attack, the detective cavalry reported that a large number of Ming troops were coming towards Liping City from the southwest.

When asked how many Ming troops, even the scout cavalry couldn't tell, because the scout cavalry couldn't see the end of the Ming army's marching army at a glance!

It can only be a preliminary judgment. The attacking Ming army is at least 5,000 people, and there may even be more than 10,000 people!

As for the specifics of the above 10,000 people, they still haven't figured it out!

After learning of this situation, Song Tianbiao was naturally in no mood to launch any tentative attack on Liping City.

Immediately order the troops to prepare for interception operations!

He always remembered his mission: not to let more Ming troops enter the city of Liping House, let alone tens of thousands of people.

If tens of thousands of people were allowed to enter Liping City, and they also brought a lot of baggage, such as food, it would not be so easy to attack Liping City.

If it can't be fought by then, it can only be besieged. This siege has no effect for a few months. In a few months, the main force of the new army of the Tang Dynasty was contained in Lipingfu City, and if it failed to continue to expand, the besieged Ming Dynasty would have no effect. If the army did not starve to death, they themselves had to run out of ammunition and food.

Time is extremely precious to the new army of the Tang Dynasty. It is a hassle to hold the main force for a month. If it is two or three months, the Tang Dynasty will collapse on its own.

Not to mention, if tens of thousands of Ming troops were besieged in Liping City, the Ming Dynasty would definitely not be indifferent. I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would gather the troops from the surrounding provinces to relieve the difficulty.

At that time, no matter how powerful the new army of the Tang Dynasty is, it will not be able to avoid the ending of being crushed!

Therefore, even if Song Tianbiao knew that his own troops were at a great disadvantage, he still had to form a formation to fight an interception battle.

However, Song Tianbiao expected that there would be more than 5,000, or even tens of thousands of Ming troops, but he still did not expect that Zhu Zhihai, because he learned that the Ming army on the North Road had been defeated, was extremely cautious along the way. Except for the vanguard, who was less than a thousand people, none of the other troops were dispatched, but they were all concentrated on the march.

In this way, there was a situation that Song Tianbiao himself could not have expected!

The attacking Ming army was not only 5,000, not even 10,000, but more than 30,000!

More than 34,000 people to be precise!

Among them, about 6,000 were recruited from Fubiao personally led by Zhu Zhihai, and another 2,000 were recruited from various prefectures and counties.

There are also about 10,000 guardsmen!

The rest are young men and women who were temporarily recruited!

There are more than 34,000 people, which is more than ten times the strength of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, which has more than 2,000 troops!

Seeing the darkness in front of him, the Ming army could hardly see the end, Song Tianbiao's face was gloomy and terrifying!

Ma Dan, this is the rhythm of martyrdom!

Seeing that so many Ming troops were coming, and their own forces were at a huge disadvantage, Song Tianbiao's first thought was to lead the army to escape.

But when he thought of the extremely harsh military law, and when he thought about his family who had begun to enjoy happiness in Xingquan City, and his new concubine, he just gave up the idea of ​​​​leading the army to escape immediately!

It is possible to retreat, but it is absolutely impossible to flee without fighting. In this case, the military law is ruthless. Even if his situation is excusable, it is estimated that he will lose points in front of His Majesty.

No one likes a general who just runs away without fighting!

Even Sun Yawei, the prefect of Liping City, who defeated the thief camp and thousands of young soldiers and civilians, stuck to the last moment, and only retreated when he had to.

Sun Yawei did this, and naturally he had a reason to do so!

And now, Song Tianbiao also has a reason for doing this, and the reason is exactly the same!

The current Song Tianbiao and the previous Sun Yawei are facing a very similar situation, that is, they can't fight, but they have to fight, and this fight can't be too intense, and needless losses that need to be avoided.

This is a great test of your ability as a front-line general!

Looking at the darkness ahead, the Ming army slowly approaching with no end in sight, not only Song Tianbiao felt the pressure and had the idea of ​​turning around and running, but also many of the officers and soldiers of his subordinates.

The most ordinary soldiers, they don't have any loyalty, belief or anything to support them. The reason why they go to the battlefield is very simple and simple, that is, to eat enough!

Joining the army can not only feed themselves, but also receive a salary to support the family. For these soldiers, fighting for the Tang Dynasty is just a job to support the family.

It's not that they are born to like to fight and fight!

In the face of a strong enemy, the complete formation can still be listed~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and there is not much turmoil, it is purely because of the strict military law.

Acting without obeying orders and fleeing without a fight are the most serious violations of discipline in the new army of the Tang Dynasty.

The officers behind them are always staring at them. Once a deserter appears, the officers will immediately jump on their horses and slash down without saying a word.

During the Battle of Tonggu Weicheng, the officers of the New Tang Army and the military law team belonging to the Privy Council killed more than 30 deserters in total!

All were beheaded on the spot, without any hesitation!

So now, even though these soldiers already have fear in their hearts, their fear of military law and their instinct to obey orders still allow them to form a formation.

On the other hand, those middle and low-level officers performed much better than ordinary soldiers, and even better than the senior generals like Song Tianbiao.

On the one hand, these grass-roots officers did not have a complete understanding of the battle situation. They did not know how many people were in the Ming army. On the other hand, Song Tianbiao also told them that the reinforcements from the rear were already on their way, and it would not take long to be able to do so. arrived.

Besides, people always have a kind of mentality, the sky is falling and there is a child tall!

The regimental and battalion commanders above are still in a calm demeanor. What is there to be nervous about? To say that life is precious, it is also that the lives of the regiment and battalion commanders are more precious than their own!

You are just a little lieutenant!

Many circumstances have caused the third infantry regiment today. Although the military spirit has been slightly shaken, it still lists the phalanx to prepare for the enemy!

Looking at the formation of the pseudo-Tang thief army in front, Zhu Zhihai also frowned!

Why didn't the 2,000-strong pseudo-Tang bandit army in front of me escape? What gave them the courage to dare to be a car?