Nanming Engineer

Chapter 342

The brigade of Qing soldiers, led by Li Benshen, came to the battlefield.

Three thousand troops in the middle, three thousand in the rear, plus two thousand vanguard iron cavalry brought by Wang Pingfan, the Liaodong Army of 8000 men is mighty, rolling in, raising smoke and dust to cover the sky and block out the sun, like black clouds pressing down on the city. To destroy.

Li Benshen and Wang Pingfan met. Wang Pingfan arrived first and told Li Benshen in detail about the situation of the Ming army on the opposite side.

"With the support of cavalry from Gansu Town, and tens of thousands of infantry, how did such a large number of troops pass through the Qinling Valley? And they came not long after we left, which shows that the Ming army has long been hiding in Qinling. When we retreated, we got out immediately." Li Ben frowned deeply, and said in a very puzzled way: "There are quite a few soldiers left behind at the passes, but they didn't even send out warning smoke. Could it be that all the beacon towers are blind? ?"

How did he know that Wang Huan spread money all over the sky, saw the greedy nature of the original Ming soldiers who surrendered to the Qing court, bribed the deputy general of Fengxiang City, and turned the entire beacon tower of Chen Cangdao into an empty pier , No one knows the Kuizhou army's swaggering passage.

"Junmen, let's not worry about how the Ming army came here. Even if they came from the ground, if they meet you and me today, we have to stop here." Li Benshen is Wu Sangui's deputy general, and Wang Pingfan has to call him respectfully. A military gate: "Your Majesty is facing a lot of rebels. Hurry up and clean up these Ming soldiers, cut off their heads and go back to receive meritorious service. The court will recognize the heads. There are so many rebels, enough for us to advance a few times. gone."

Wang Pingfan was gearing up and eager to try, which made Li Benzhen smile happily and said: "Okay! There are quite a lot of Ming troops on the opposite side, including infantry and cavalry, and there seems to be a chariot camp in the rear. It doesn't look easy to deal with. General Wang has a battle in his heart." Fasdin?"

Wang Pingfan grinned, pointed forward confidently and said: "This is easy to handle, I have been optimistic about it for a long time. The Ming army's formation seems to be rigorous, but in fact it is strong from the outside and capable from the inside. To take advantage of the firearms, release the bird commander to kill and wound our army, and then follow up with the spearmen and sword and shield players, and attack our formation when the gunpowder smoke is filled after the firearms are placed indiscriminately. The chaos of our army was aggravated, and then the rear army came over and directly defeated our infantry camp. Once the infantry was in chaos, our army was defeated. It was impossible for the cavalry to break away from the formation of the Ming army that was waiting in full force. In this way, my famous Guanning iron cavalry All that's left is to wait and see from a distance and then retreat."

"This set of tactics is well-regulated. It's commonplace. We've done it before." Li Ben stroked his beard deeply, pretending to be reserved and profound, waiting for Wang Pingfan's next words.

Wang Pingfan sneered, and the flesh on his face trembled in the laughter: "However, the Ming army's ideas are good, and the tactics are right, but the mistake is that they overestimate their capabilities. First of all, the Ming army's soldiers are weak, their salaries are insufficient, and their weapons are not good. The generals are afraid of the dead and the soldiers are greedy for the living. They fight against the wind and swarm up, and when they are defeated, they disperse. The soldiers do not protect the leader, and the generals ignore the soldiers. They are not the opponents of our Liaodong strong soldiers."

Li Ben nodded appreciatively and said, "Please continue."

"Secondly, they made a wrong calculation, thinking that our Liaodong army and horses are just like Meng Qiaofang. They don't know that if the imperial court hadn't hid us in the snow these years, the world would have been wiped out long ago. How can we allow Wang Huan and the like to rise. The Ming court fought The firearms used by the Bureau are as thin as paper, and they explode when they are hit. The lead shot by those bird commanders in a year is less than half a catty. , Messed up!"

After Wang Pingfan finished speaking, he finally said with a strong voice: "Junmen, as long as the Ming army is in chaos, I will lead the cavalry to charge forward. Although the Ming army has a large number of people, they are vulnerable to a single blow under my Guan Ning's iron hooves!"

What he said was impassioned and arrogant, and Li Ben clapped his hands deeply and applauded loudly.

"Okay! General Wang is indeed our fierce general in Liaodong. With this determination, why worry about the Ming army not being destroyed? The Art of War says: Soldiers are more valuable than elites. Even though the Guan Ning cavalry has declined over the years, with General Wang here, it will be revived. Sooner or later." Li Benshen said with a smile, looking up at the hill where the Ming army's central flag stood: "Your analysis is very reasonable, and I agree with you. After the sergeant takes a short rest, we will fight according to your strategy. yes."

Wang Pingfan was overjoyed, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "It's really a blessing that the last general's clumsy plan can be seen by the army. Don't worry, the army will definitely lead the army to attack the Ming army. I will not let anyone go. That false general, Wang Huan, has already It is also in the pocket of the army!"

The two looked at each other and laughed, the laughter was presumptuous and extremely arrogant.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the sun has traveled a long distance in the air. Standing on the hill, Wang Huan looked down at the formation of the Qing army for a long time, and then turned his head slightly to the people around him and asked, "What time is it? "

Someone looked at the sky and replied, "Report to my lord, it's been three quarters."

"Shen Shi..." Wang Huan has been traveling for a long time, and the concept of twelve hours is already very familiar. He silently squeezed the handle of the long knife at his waist, and tapped the guard on the handle with one knuckle, Squinting his eyes: "It's almost done, beat the drums! Wave the army flag!"

The soldiers, whose calves were sore from the war, got excited when they heard the sound, and finally they could go to war. After waiting for a long time, everyone was sick, so the order was passed down repeatedly, and the ten soldiers erected on the top of the hill The huge war drum in front of him was sounded "dong dong dong" vigorously by a group of shirtless burly men, and more than a dozen huge horns were released in a low and deep voice amidst the suffocation of the soldiers with puffed cheeks. Long chime.

"Woo~~~Woo~~~~Woo!"

Like the waves of wheat blown by the autumn wind, the Kuizhou troops who were resting on the spot stood up from the ground one after another, picked up their weapons, and straightened their armor. After a long rest, they quickly re-formed their battle formations full of energy.

"The Kuizhou army's military regulations: When going into battle, the generals who retreat first regardless of the soldiers will be killed immediately! The soldiers who ignore the generals and retreat first, the rear team will kill the front team!"

Several cavalrymen with red flags galloped through the gaps between the small phalanxes, shouting loudly all the way, spreading these words throughout the entire army formation, over and over again, the voice was so loud The Qing army on the opposite side can be faintly heard.

Wang Huan directly borrowed this military rule from the famous saying of Yu Qian, a tragic hero during the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty.

Words are like sharp knives, every word carries murderous intent.

The soldiers of Kuizhou stood with angry faces, their eyes fixed on the Qing army opposite, and their ears listening to the military regulations echoing in the air, like forests like seas, immovable like mountains.

The flags on the hills changed, and the three battalion commanders kept staring at the big flags. When the red marching flag wavered, the three of them put down their raised arms together, and immediately the surrounding orderers relayed "Military gate order, enter!" !” The order was hoarsely transmitted to all directions, and the three battalions stepped forward at the same time, and tens of thousands of people stepped on the yellow ground step by step, with a bang, as if a giant was hitting the ground rhythmically , Even the earth trembled slightly for it.

"Huh? This Ming army seems to be interesting." Seeing the Ming army beating drums and trumpets, Wang Pingfan had already rode back to the cavalry and saw the scene of the Ming army forming a formation, with tens of thousands of people moving in unison. , which surprised him.

Li Benshen was equally astonished, he rode his horse into the army, his brows were wrinkled, and his heart throbbed inexplicably.

However, the throbbing passed away, and his attention immediately turned to the battle. He could talk nonsense, and the Ming army could be despised, but when it came to actual battles, Li Benzhen was never careless, and he had to go all out even when fighting a lion against a rabbit. This is also one of the reasons why Wu Sangui admires him.

"Order, the whole army moves forward." Li Benshen stared at the movement on the opposite side, and slowly opened his mouth to order: "The battalion of dead soldiers is armored, ready to attack the former army of the Ming army!"

At this moment, the distance between the two armies is still nearly five miles, but the terrain is flat and open, and both sides can see each other from a distance. If they want to fight, they have to get closer.

The Qing army’s dead soldiers’ battalion did not exist at first, but it was established after Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing court, following the example of the Eight Banners army. , you have to advance until no one survives, or defeat the enemy alive, or die in battle, hence the name Death Camp.

Because the armor is heavy and it is inconvenient to move, the battalion of dead soldiers will not put on armor until the last moment.

So in the Qing army camp, there was also the sudden sound of drums and continuous horns. The Qing army was divided into three armies, the front, the middle, and the rear, stepping on the drums and slowly moving forward.

The phalanxes of the two armies moved forward slowly to the sound of their own drums, like two huge magnets, attracting each other and slowly colliding with each other.

On one side, in white clothes and armor, there was a murderous look in the sound of the trumpet.

On one side was a black-clothed Xuanjia, and the sound of drums was menacing.

Countless two-legged horses stepped on the ground, kicking up endless dust and flying into the sky, adding to the desolate atmosphere of the upcoming bloody battle.

No matter the Ming army or the Qing army, everyone is like a small part in a huge machine, small and powerless, or passively or actively driven by the machine, exerting a small force.

Everyone's eyes are full of fanaticism, blood is rolling in the body, and every cell is accumulating strength. This is a battlefield, and it's either the enemy's death or our own death. For individuals, victory is secondary, and the important thing is to kill. Only by dying the person opposite can we live.

Under the measurement of footsteps, the black and white armies have already approached a combatable distance.

In the formation of the Qing army and the Ming army, a rider rushed out from each of them. The two men were excellent in riding and archery. They stepped forward twenty steps away from their respective army formations. A loud arrow was shot at the opponent.

The arrow flew through the air and almost landed in one place. Both sides stopped behind the riders who released the arrows. At this time, there was still a distance of nearly [-] steps between the two sides.

The two magnets stopped at the same time when they were about to collide.

Loud shouts rang out from the camps on both sides almost at the same time.

"Twenty steps ahead of the shield chariot! The archers are next, followed by the sword and shield hands, and the firearms are released to hurt people!"

"The battalion of dead warriors is following behind with shields, ready to charge!"

A series of orders echoed in the Qing army. People and horses rushed in an orderly formation. One after another, wooden shield carts were pushed out. The shield carts were made of solid wood. The front boards were five inches thick and covered with wet cowhide. , Water and fire do not invade.

Rows of archers lined up and hid behind the shield chariot. Their task was to shoot bows and arrows to kill the Ming army when the Ming army's Bird Commander fired their guns.

The archer is accompanied by a sword and shield hand, holding a shield to cover the archer, and behind the sword and shield hand is a battalion of heavy armored soldiers holding a waist knife and a large shield.

Covered by the shield car, the dead soldiers rushed into the battle. This is the only way to defeat the enemy against the Ming army.

The orders from the Ming army were equally loud and clear.

"Che Ying stepped forward! Set up Thunderbolt!"

(End of this chapter)