Thirty miles, the distance is too close, and it is too late for nearly 200,000 troops to evacuate.At present, there is only one way to face Wu Sangui and the Zhou army, which is to fight a decisive battle with Zhao Ming, defeat the Ming army, and retreat calmly, otherwise it is very likely that the whole army will be destroyed.The news from the scout surprised Wu Sangui, but after all, after so many years, he has experienced a lot of big scenes, and he will not be frightened.In the battle of a stone that year, Li Zicheng led an army of 500,000 to come, and Wu Sangui was not afraid, Zhao Zamao or something.After a brief period of surprise, Wu Sangui no longer hesitated, and hurriedly ordered the cavalry to be withdrawn, so that the army would immediately set up and prepare to meet the enemy.Nearly 200,000 Zhou troops formed a formation with the Yellow River on their backs, with the Jingshui River in the east, the Bishui River in the west, and the main force of the Ming army rolling in in the south.Wu Sangui pulled the reins of the horse with one hand, controlled the spinning war horse, and gritted his teeth, "There is nothing to say, this battle is either the widow was driven down the Yellow River, or Zhao Zamao was defeated by the widow!"
”The Zhou generals saw that the soldiers were hurriedly in place, and the cavalry retreated a little scattered, and they also knew that this was a battle against the water, and there was no way out."
Mother, I fought with Zhao Zamao!"
Wu Guozhu looked indignant, and generals such as Gao Dejie, Daniel Zhang, and Wu Yingqi also became angry with the enemy.At this time, the Zhou army was attacked on three sides, Wu Sangui's army was lined up against the river, on the east and west sides, all took the defensive position, the main force was arranged in the front, Wu Sangui led the generals to stand in the middle of the army, and waited for the battle.The cold wind shouted, blowing the military flag and hunting, Wu Sangui stood under the battle flag, looking at the south with a cold expression.All the generals of the Zhou army also looked south.In the world of great contention, the land of the Central Plains has been unparalleled since ancient times.Come on, just here in Xingyang, in the Central Plains outside this Tiger Prison Pass, come and fight it!
Look at this world, whether it belongs to Zhao Zamao, the tiger of the southeast, or to the king of Zhou, the dragon of our northwest!"
Pass the order, once the Zamao soldiers arrive, the Ma army will take advantage of the unstable formation of the Ma army and immediately launch a surprise attack to defeat Zhao Zamao."
Wu Sangui shouted in a deep voice.As a monarch on the horse, Wu Sangui had rich experience in battle formations, as well as strategic vision, and knew that the key to this battle was not on the east and west fronts, but in the south and the main force of the Ming army.At this time, although the Zhou army was surrounded, but the rear was the Yellow River, not worried about the enemy attacking from behind, there were rivers on the east and west sides, which could provide a natural barrier for the two wings of the Zhou army, and the south was the wilderness of a horse and a flat river, and the Zhou army had many cavalry, and there was a great chance of victory.At this time, nearly 200,000 Zhou troops formed a formation in the wilderness, waiting for Zhao Ming to come.At this moment, a few miles to the south, a large area of something that looked like a red carpet appeared, slowly moving forward."
It's coming!
He's coming!
”"Zhao Zamao is here!"
Wu Sangui glared at the voiced Zhou Jiang, and couldn't help but step on the stirrups with both feet, leave the saddle with his buttocks, and look south.I saw that the one moving forward slowly was not a carpet, but a Ming army that was layered on top of each other, lined up in a neat queue, and moved forward."
How many are there?"
Wu Sangui asked in a deep voice.Hong Chengchou stretched his face and shook his head, "I can't see the end at a glance, at least 100,000." ”Wu Sangui recognized Hong Chengchou's judgment, looking at the Ming army's formation, as well as the bayonet jungle that fluctuated with the pace, Wu Sangui's face was gloomy, and he was about to wave his hand to order the Ma army to attack, but suddenly there were several cannon shots from the east.Wang Yi, the general of the Ming army who chased all the way from Xuzhou to Xingyang, just arrived at the battlefield, and led 40,000 soldiers under his command to attack the Zhou army deployed along the Jingshui."
Thief, rampant!"
Wu Sangui scolded angrily and waved his hand again, and at this moment, there was another commotion in the west, and he saw Li Yuanyin, who was on the defensive, and also launched a counterattack."
How can this be true?
Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, he wanted to take the lead and attack the Ming army first, but he didn't want to be preempted by the Ming army.Wang Yi has always been steady, but as a veteran of the Ming army, he knows very well that the key to this battle is the duel between Wu Sangui and the regent in the south.Therefore, as soon as he arrived at the battlefield, he launched an attack on the Zhou army, and his behavior seemed reckless, but in fact it was deliberate, the purpose was to contain the strength of the Zhou army as much as possible, attract Wu Sangui's attention, and prevent the Zhou army from launching a surprise attack on the main force of the Ming army while Zhao Ming had just arrived.Li Yuanyin was originally stationed on the west bank of Bishui and was in a defensive state, he watched the cavalry of the Zhou army withdraw, and his infantry army did not launch an attack on the east bank, but built fortifications on the spot, so he knew that the Zhou army was fighting on the defensive flanks and crushing the main force of the Ming army head-on.As a rare cavalry general in the Ming army, Li Yuanyin not only fought fiercely, but also had a characteristic, that is, he was resolute.Holding the most terrifying strike force on the battlefield, in the fleeting battlefield, whether the cavalry can seize the opponent's flaws and launch a fatal blow can often change the course of the war.Therefore, it requires a cavalry general to have great insight, but also to be bold and able to seize the fighter.When Li Yuanyin saw that the Zhou army was building fortifications, he immediately led 3,000 cavalry, galloped across the river, rushed to the river beach, and scattered the Zhou army's infantry army.Wu Sangui's order was interrupted by the left and right flanks, and at this time, Zhao Ming led a large army and had already pressed up.Looking at the undulating bayonet jungle, this may be the largest musket infantry army that Wu Sangui has seen since his conquest, and the momentum is extremely terrifying."
Cavalry attack!"
Wu Sangui did not consult with anyone, so he decisively issued a military order.Nearly 200,000 Zhou troops, located in a narrow area between Bishui and Jingshui, the Ming army pressed from the south, and every time they took a step forward, the activity area of the Zhou army and the horse army was compressed by one step.The key to the decisive victory on the battlefield lies in the duel between the main forces of the southern front, Wu Sangui insisted on his own judgment, so he was not disturbed by the attack of the Ming army on both wings, and decisively issued a military order.The order flag waved, the horn sounded suddenly, and the iron cavalry of the Zhou army slowly came out of the battle, gradually raising the speed.At this time, under the banner of the Ming army, Zhao Ming raised his right hand, and the Great Xuan forbade it, and the 100,000 army immediately stopped and lined up in place.Layers of musketeers, lined up in horizontal formations, in front of the formation, placed horse rejection stakes, carts, rockets and artillery.Three thousand cavalry wandered in front of the formation, guarding the Ming infantry in the array, and when the cavalry of the Zhou army gradually raised their speed and rushed towards the Ming army, the Ming cavalry in front of the formation did not meet the attack, but pulled their horses and retreated to the two wings of the line.The cavalry of the Zhou army that was killed was rolling with iron hooves, there were 30,000 of them, which was more than ten times that of the cavalry of the Ming army.At this time, the cavalry of the Qing army had already raised their speed, trampled on the ground with ten thousand hooves, and rushed straight to the Ming army, with a very clear purpose, that is, to penetrate the Ming formation and go straight to Zhao Ming's banner.If the Zhou army succeeds, then Zhao Ming will really send people thousands of miles away, more than 100,000 troops, even if the whole army is not destroyed, it will basically be finished.In this way, the pattern between Ming and Zhou can be reversed in an instant.However, the rumors that Zhao Zamao is invincible and rarely defeated, are they groundless?
Zhao Ming was in the Chinese army, looking at the cavalry of the Zhou army, thousands of horses rushing, rolling in with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, his eyes did not blink, but waved his hand, after the horizontal formation, tens of thousands of Ming troops have become dozens of huge hollow formations, waiting for Wu Sangui to attack.
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