Xingyang is located in the east of the Tiger Prison, on the banks of the Suoshui River, with mountains to the west and south, the Yellow River to the north, and the vast East Henan Plain to the east.It's like the bottom of a funnel, Kaifeng is the wide entrance, and the terrain gets narrower the further west you go.A few days ago, Zhao Liangdong fled into the tiger prison, guarded the city, prevented the Ming army from entering Luoyang, and immediately asked Luoyang for help.Li Yuanyin and He Yundeng saw that the fortress was strong, the army was lightly armed and rushed forward, and they did not bring equipment, so they immediately decided to give up tackling the key problems and build a defense line on the spot in the Xingyang area.20,000 Ming troops, led by He Yundeng 5,000 people, under the Tiger Prison Pass, digging trenches and building walls by the water to defend against the Guannei and Luoyang defenders, Li Yuanyin led 15,000 troops, along the Suoshui defense, intending to block the Zhou army in the east of Xingyang.Li Yuanyin knew that the Zhou State controlled the Hetao, and Wu Sangui had many cavalry, and after arriving in Xingyang, he immediately asked his subordinates to cut down trees and build a wooden fence against horses on the west bank of the Suoshui River.At this time, the Ming army was busy, a horse appeared in the wilderness on the east bank, and the cavalry stood by the river to peep at the west bank.The Ming army, which was busy, noticed the cavalry on the opposite bank, stopped their movements, straightened up and looked east.After a while, a black line appeared in the distant sky, and slowly the black line became thicker, extending to both sides, and the overwhelming cavalry of the Zhou army rolled forward like a carpet covering the earth.The Ming soldiers felt the earth tremble slightly, and heard the sound of hooves like thunder."
It's coming!
The enemy army is coming!
”One of the soldiers let out an exclamation.After Li Yuanyin came to the barricade wooden fence, his eyes looked at the east bank, his expression became solemn, and he shouted loudly, "Alert!"
”The Ming musketeers of the brigade, after rushing to the fence, quickly lined up in three rows, and a column of musketeers in front of them raised their muskets in unison.In an instant, nearly a thousand muskets stretched out of the fence, and the muzzles of the black holes were connected into a horizontal line, and the aura of slaughter spread.At this time, the cavalry that came from the wilderness galloped to the bank of the river, and Wu Guozhu, the general of the Zhou army led by him, reined in the reins of the horse, waved his hand, and the cavalry of the Zhou army behind him stopped their horses one after another.In a matter of moments, the cavalry gathered more and more in the wilderness on the east bank of Suoshui, and the river beaches and wilderness were covered in layers.For a time, the two sides of the strait were silent, because there was a north wind howling, blowing flags and hunting.To the east of Tiger Pass, there are four rivers that flow from north to south in the vicinity of Xingyang.They go from west to east, in order are Bishui, Suoshui, Jingshui, Zhengshui, but the northern rivers, the water volume is not as good as the south, and it is the dry season in winter, many river sections can be crossed by wading.The cavalry of the Zhou army came all the way, crossed Zhengshui and Jingshui, and is now blocked on the bank of Suoshui.Wu Guozhu sat on horseback, pulled out a clairvoyant mirror, and glanced at the west bank of Suoshui, where the Ming army's defense line happened to be in the shallow section of the Suoshui River.If the Zhou army wanted to wade across the river, it had to break through the Ming army's obstruction.Although the Zhou army could also build a raft and make a detour from other places, it would take time and affect the speed, so it would not be possible to enter the Tiger Prison Pass before the arrival of the main force of the Ming army.In the circular horizon, the Ming army built a one-man high wooden fence on the opposite bank, and there were three rows of thin firearms standing behind, and the number of artillery was scarce.Wu Guozhu took away the clairvoyant mirror, his expression was a little dignified, but he still waved his hand, "Mr.
Zuo Qian, rush over!"
”Under the banner, a general with a "Liu" character recognition flag on his back hugged his fist at Wu Guozhu, and then pulled the reins of the horse and galloped out.More than 1,000 cavalry of the Zhou Army under his command watched the generals rush out, and immediately clamped the horse's belly and slowly went out of battle.More than 1,000 cavalry of the Zhou army, recognized the flag, gradually raised the speed of the horse, followed the generals, and rushed directly into the river.The river is dry, the depth is only to the belly of the horse, the shallow place is no hooves, the war horse splashes in the water, the white splash, more than a thousand cavalry like a group of migratory horses, wading across the river at high speed.Behind the wooden fence, Li Yuanyin lifted the horse lance and waved it forward, and the officer immediately ordered, "Open the cannon!"
”"Boom, boom, boom", a few cannons thought, several bronze cannons fired at the same time, splashing water columns in the river.The cavalry of the Zhou army charged non-stop, the war horses jumped onto the river beach, and the cavalry immediately raised their horses and charged.With the experience of the cavalry of the Zhou army, the simple musket infantry army, lined up in a horizontal formation, could not block the impact of the cavalry.The horses' hooves clattered, the horses galloped, and the back flags behind the cavalry were blown to the sound of hunting.Li Yuanyin raised the horse lance again, pointed forward, and the chess and card officer hurriedly ordered, "Prepare the musket!"
”"Shoot!"
A sharp whistle sounded, and the officer shouted angrily.Clouds of gunpowder smoke rose from the wooden fence, and then joined into a line to form a diffuse white smoke band.After the first column of the Ming army finished shooting, they immediately retreated and loaded, and the second row of musketeers stepped forward and put their guns through the fence, and the Zhou army fell from their horses again and again.There was a rope of water to block, and there was a wooden fence to defend against the surprise attack of the war horses, and the cavalry of the Zhou army, from the edge of the fence, could not break through the fence, and the attack was frustrated.Seeing this, Wu Guozhu could only wave his hand, "Dismount and fight!"
”The cavalry of the Zhou army, the captain of the brigade, rushed across the Suoshui, boarded the river beach, turned over and dismounted, braved the rain of bullets of the Ming army, formed a formation to shoot, and carried out foot combat.The battle lasted for a long time, and at this time, a sound of horses' hooves came from the rear, Wu Sangui's Daxu appeared, and the main force of the Zhou army rushed over.Wu Guozhu hurriedly galloped to the banner of Daxu, sweating on his forehead, and saluted: "Your Majesty!"
”Wu Sangui led his subordinate Wen Wu to watch the battle, took out the clairvoyant mirror, and saw that the battle had not progressed, and the Zhou army had failed to shake the Ming army's defensive line, so he couldn't help frowning, "Haven't broken through yet?"
”"Please give the minister another hour, and the minister will definitely tear apart the enemy's defense line!"
Wu Guozhu hurriedly saluted.Hong Chengchou looked a little anxious, "Your Majesty, let's withdraw the cavalry!"
Zhao Zamao may be almost here, so I have to guard against it!
”Wu Guozhu hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, the minister has lost a lot of brothers, and the enemy army has also suffered heavy losses, so please give the minister a little time." ”Wu Guozhu attacked for a morning, losing nearly 1,000 people, the Ming army's front has been shaken, at this time to retreat, replace someone else, wouldn't it be to give the credit to others, and cheapen the person who took over in vain.When Wu Sangui heard this, he hesitated for a while, but at this moment, he saw several horses rushing to him, and hurriedly reported: "Qi Yu Jun, the enemy of Xuzhou, break through the Wang Junmen blockade, and pass Zheng Shui!"
”Wu Sangui was taken aback, he didn't expect Wang Yi to be so difficult, and pounced again."
Wu Guozhu, you retreat, take advantage of the unstable movement of the enemy in Xuzhou, and crush him!"
Wu Sangui ordered in a deep voice, "Wang Yongzhen, you take over from Wu Guozhu and tear apart the enemy's defense line on the west bank." ”"Whoa!"
The two will clench their fists.At this time, there were cavalry galloping from the south, and Lao Yuan shouted urgently: "Report!
The main force of the Zhao thief appeared in the south of Xingyang, thirty miles away!
”There is a blockade in the west, a pursuit in the east, the rolling Yellow River in the north, and Zhao Zamao in the south.Wu Sangui's cheeks agitated, and the generals of the Zhou army were flustered, feeling surrounded by the Ming army.
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