On the east bank of Bashui, the Jin army camp.Stretching military tents spread all over the banks of Bashui, dense Jin soldiers and soldiers marched through the camp, and vehicles and cavalry went in and out, making the final preparations before the battle.Under the banner of a five-zhang high Daxu in the camp, it is the big tent of Jiang Xiang, the king of Jin.From the general army of Datong to the king of Jin who occupied Hedong and northern Shaanxi, Jiang Xiang only took less than three months.In today's situation, Jiang Xiang and many of his generals never thought of it.In the face of such a good situation, Jiang Xiang can only come to one conclusion, that is, the destiny of heaven.Look at the Nanming side, Zhao Ming, the king of the Han Dynasty, worked hard and made several northern expeditions, but failed to overthrow the Manchu Qing, and when he joined the army, the Western Qing Dynasty collapsed.This made Jiang Xiang have to admit that he was standing in the wind.If it weren't for the Mandate of Heaven, how could it have destroyed the withering and decaying foundation like this?
And since it is the mandate of heaven, Jiang Xiang naturally swelled.At this time, in the big tent, the senior generals of the Jin army gathered in front of the sand table to discuss the military situation.Jiang Xiang was wearing a pair of silver armor, a phoenix-winged helmet, and a white cloak, standing in the center with a high-spirited sword, and said: "This king has promised Wu Sangui that he will make an appointment to fight."
As long as the Zhou army is defeated, this king will dominate Guanzhong!
”Many generals of the Jin army applauded loudly and wanted to fight with the Zhou army.Next to Jiang Xiang, Hong Chengchou, who was wearing a long robe, said in a deep voice: "King, the minister thinks that now, it is better not to fight with Wu Sangui. ”When Fulin withdrew from Xi'an and retreated to Shangluo, Hong Chengchou knew that the Western Qing regime was over.He did not do the same as Meng Qiaofang said, and did his best to die for the Manchu Dynasty, but immediately dragged off his official robe, broke away from the Qing army, ran to Tongzhou to take refuge in Jiang Xiang, and shamelessly recognized his old subordinates as the lord.After taking refuge in Jiang Xiang, Hong Chengchou immediately suggested that he should avoid Wu Sangui, who was stronger in the south, first attack Wang Yongzhen in northern Shaanxi, incorporate Wang Yongzhen's army, and then go south to carve up Guanzhong with Wu Sangui and establish a new regime.Jiang Xiang still respected Hong Chengchou very much, and immediately adopted Hong Chengchou's strategy, and the army turned the spearhead, and killed Wang Yongzhen, who was chasing the remnants of the Western Qing Dynasty, and captured Suiyan and other places, and incorporated 50,000 troops from northern Shaanxi.Wang Yongzhen was still a little simpler, thinking that at least the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty would be cleared before the various departments of the righteous army would fight, but he didn't want Jiang Xiang to be so unauthentic.The Shaanxi army quickly collapsed, and the Jin army occupied northern Shaanxi, which greatly increased Jiang Xiang's confidence.At this time, his ambition swelled, and he shared Guanzhong with Wu Sangui equally, which could no longer satisfy his appetite, and he wanted to occupy the entire Guanzhong.Therefore, he was not very interested in Hong Chengchou's suggestion of the strategy of joining forces with Wu Sangui.Jiang Xiang didn't want to listen to it, but he still gave Hong Chengchou face, and said in a deep voice: "Why can't you fight a decisive battle?"
”Hong Chengchou said: "In the current situation, the king wins, and if he can't attack Hanzhong to seize Sichuan and Shu, he will be caught in the middle of the Eastern Qing Dynasty Azig and Wu Sangui."
If defeated, the land of Guanzhong will be obtained by Wu Sangui, and the Eastern Qing Dynasty will inevitably take the opportunity to enter Hedong.So the Jin country is in danger. ”Jiang Xiang frowned, what Hong Chengchou said was very reasonable, he had defeated Wu Sangui now, and he didn't have the strength to enter Sichuan.In this way, the Jin State will fall into the sandwich attack between the Eastern Qing and Zhou.If it is defeated, it will be even more so.The land in Guanzhong that they occupy now is all spit out, not to mention, Azig and Wu Sangui may still take advantage of the situation to enter Hedong.However, if there is no fight, how can Jiang Xiang be willing, "This king's army of 100,000, Longxi Meng Qiaofang also surrendered to this king, and Wu Sangui is less than 60,000 at most, even if you want to talk to Wu Sangui, you must divide the superiority first." ”They are all from the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Xiang doesn't think that Wu Sangui is much stronger than him, and now that he has a clear advantage in strength, even if he is defeated, it will not be a big defeat, and there should be no problem in holding Hedong and northern Shaanxi.The generals of the Jin army were also confident, and Jiang Youguang said: "What the king said is right, let's fight first, and then talk about it."
If we can win, our Jin Kingdom will monopolize Guanzhong, if we don't win, with our troops, it is impossible to be defeated. ”Jiang Xiang couldn't help but bow his head, he thought it was true, waved his hand and shouted, "This king has decided to fight with Wu Sangui, so that Zhou Jun knows how powerful this king is!"
”When Hong Chengchou saw this, he knew that Jiang Xiang was swollen and couldn't listen to his words, so he didn't say anything more, and he didn't die.In fact, Hong Chengchou's decision to join Jiang Xiang also has his own little abacus, but with the help of Jiang Xiang, he can show his ability in order to get a better position.At that moment, Jiang Xiang summoned the generals to discuss the arrangement of troops, and set a plan, Jiang Xiang led the main force to fight a decisive battle with Wu Sangui head-on, and then ordered Meng Qiaofang to send troops to attack Wu Sangui's flank and contain the Zhou army.The third day of August in 1657.After several days of confrontation, Wu Sangui considered that the army was not well supplied and that Meng Qiaofang of Longxi threatened the flank, so he led the army to make a detour to the upper reaches of Bashui, crossed Bashui from the lagoon, and approached the north with an army of 60,000.Jiang Xiang then set up a military formation in the north of Lishan to meet the Zhou army.100,000 Jin troops were arrayed along the foothills of the mountains, such as the spears and dogs of the forest were intertwined, and the banners were planted all over the mountainside, and the army array stretched for several miles.Jiang Xiang's royal banner stands on the mountain of Lishan, and as far as the eye can see, there are a large number of archers with longbows in their hands and quivers hanging from their waists, in front of the archers, there are pikemen and sword and shield bearers in Rulin, and in front are the musketeers lined up in rows.At this time, Jiang Xiang was wearing silver armor and stood under the daxu, holding a clairvoyant mirror to watch.In the circular vision, a cavalry of the Zhou army appeared, and then the cavalry all over the mountains rolled up the yellow dust.Wu Sangui, who was wearing gold armor, appeared in Jiang Xiang's field of vision."
It's coming!"
Jiang Xiang put down the clairvoyant mirror, his eyes narrowed, exuding a burst of fighting intent.The cavalry of the Zhou army, formerly known as the leader of the Ming Dynasty army, was the Guanning Iron Cavalry.This is the only elite cavalry unit in the Ming Dynasty, and in the whole world, if you talk about the combat effectiveness of cavalry, it is definitely one of the best.In the past, he was working for others, but now Guan Ning Tieqi started his own business, and his enthusiasm for fighting is high.The Zhou army's foot flag rolled over, and when it was three miles away from the Zhou army, Wu Sangui restrained the war horse, waved his big hand, and the big Xu was still, and the marching Zhou army immediately changed from the marching army to the battle formation, front and back, left and right, the formation was distinct, and the flag was displayed.60,000 Zhou troops, 30,000 cavalry, and 30,000 infantry troops set up a position according to the head of the camp, the cars and horses were sparkling, and there was silence in the west wind, and the murderous atmosphere was pervasive.The two armies faced each other for miles apart, and both sides were silent, except for the sound of war horses beating their noses and the hunting of the wind and banners.At this time, Wu Sangui stepped forward and led more than 100 cavalry to the front of the army formation to observe the Jin army's large array.Wu Sangui stared at the Jin army for a moment, sneered, then pulled out his horse and galloped back to his own formation, and then waved his hand directly forward, and shouted coldly, "The front army is attacking!"
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