In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 272 The War between the Three Kingdoms
With nearly 30 Chinese troops coming from south to north, Lu Xiangsheng and Dorgon would not miss this opportunity.

Even in order to see the true strength of the Chinese army, the two of them did not hesitate to take personal risks and led all the cavalry south to look for fighters, hoping to find flaws in the Chinese army during the march and then defeat them in one strike.

After all, the Chinese army was in a state of marching and moving at this time, which was the easiest time to reveal flaws and the weakest time.

However, the Chinese army also has [-] Mongolian cavalry, plus three Han cavalry battalions, and nearly [-] cavalry cover, so even if it is in a marching state, it has not exposed any fatal weaknesses, making Dorgon and Lu Xiangsheng feel helpless. Feel.

Because the Chinese army's marching team was headed by [-] Mongolian cavalry, with young and strong logistics and equipment, and firearms soldiers taking the official road in the middle. There were infantry battalions on the left and right sides, and the trap camp and three cavalry battalions were in the rear.

Each battalion is not too scattered, and it takes almost only a cup of tea for eighteen infantry battalions to complete the formation.

The fact is that the cavalry of the Ming and Qing armies were often intercepted and driven away by the Mongolian cavalry before they even approached. Dorgon and Lu Xiangsheng did not dare to directly engage in a battle with the Chinese cavalry here, for fear of being surrounded by the infantry. Therefore, the [-] cavalry could only slow down the Chinese army's march.

Lin Rui didn't care about this at all. The cavalry and infantry took turns to cover and slowly advanced. On the other hand, the cavalry of the Ming and Qing armies did not dare to camp randomly without infantry cover at night, so they could only run exhausted.

After struggling for a few days, the two had to give up the idea of ​​defeating the Chinese army during the march, and took the cavalry back to the camp outside Beijing to rest.

However, when they left, their moods and faces were very solemn. Obviously, as battle-hardened commanders, they both felt the power of the Chinese army after several days of contact.

Without the harassment of the cavalry, the Chinese army's marching speed immediately increased. Ten days later, they crossed Liangxiang, crossed the Luding River, and arrived at the boundary of Huangcun (Daxing District). They had already established a barrier with the Qing and Ming armies. The camp is less than fifty miles away.

The two armies faced each other from a distance, one in the south and the other in the north. The entire southern suburbs of Beijing, which were hundreds of miles away, were filled with a thick atmosphere of chilling.

The camps of the Qing army and the Ming army were only ten miles apart in the east and west. The Ming army set up five camps in the west, which were arranged in an orderly manner.

The Qing army was in the east. Compared with Lu Xiangsheng's five complex camps, Dorgon only built a simple camp.

"Governor Lu, I think we should launch an attack directly while the Chinese army has just arrived and before our footing is stable."

"Dorgon, your thinking is too simple. The Chinese army has been advancing step by step in the past few days. There is no such thing as an unsteady foothold. The governor is still saying the same thing, defend first and then attack, first weaken his energy and then attack. decisive battle!"

"But what if the Chinese army also chooses to defend and does not take the initiative to attack? Is it possible that it will continue to be like this?"

Dorgon frowned, suspecting that Lu Xiangsheng was stalling for time again.

Both Lin Rui and Lu Xiangsheng were too cunning and would change later, so they didn't want to give the two of them a chance to play tricks.

"Based on my observations over the past few days, Lin Rui and the Chinese army are very eager to fight. They will never choose to defend. They will definitely attack!"

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hands and said with determination.

"Governor Lu, the Ming Dynasty is a majestic heavenly army, but the opponent is a rebel traitor. How can there be any reason for the officials to defend and the thieves attack? In this case, where is the face of your majesty and the Ming Dynasty? So I think it is better to declare a challenge immediately and choose a decisive day for the decisive battle!"

Dorgon said with a hint of sarcasm.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, his face was as gloomy as water, and all the Ming army generals were also livid with anger.

However, Dorgon did not give up and continued to irritate: "Or is it that you are afraid of death and war, and dare not face a decisive battle with the bandit army? If this is the case, you can rest assured that we have [-] Qing cavalry here. , we will definitely ensure that your lives will be safe at that time!”

"presumptuous!"

"Supervisor..." Sure enough, Dorgon's words made everyone unable to bear it any longer, and they cursed one after another. Then they all looked at Lu Xiangsheng, their faces turning red.

Especially Zhou Yuji and Cao Bianjiao on the side, their fists were almost crushed. They would rather die in battle than endure such humiliation.

Lu Xiangsheng suppressed the anger in his heart, waved his hand, then stared at Dorgon and said: "So, are you willing to lead the cavalry under your command to lead the battle?"

"Governor Lu was joking. How could he let the most elite cavalry charge directly into the formation from the beginning? Naturally, infantry versus infantry and cavalry versus cavalry. What's more, if I lead the cavalry to charge into the formation, the other side's Mongolian cavalry will take the opportunity to attack. What can you do to resist?"

Dorgon saw that Lu Xiangsheng was unmoved and instead provoked him. Naturally, he would not be fooled and said with his chin held high.

"Since your Excellency is unwilling to lead the cavalry in the battle, then stop talking nonsense. I will decide when the decisive battle will take place. You don't need to worry about it."

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand, unwilling to waste any more words with him.

"Does Governor Lu have to give a specific time?" Dorgon had no choice but to ask.

"When the time is right, I will naturally tell you when the decisive battle will take place. If you can't bear your temper, you can go to the decisive battle on your own, or you can just retreat!"

"Okay! Then I will wait for another five days. If Governor Lu still refuses to go to war after five days, then I can only go to Beijing to ask His Majesty."

Dorgon naturally knew that Lu Xiangsheng was determined that he did not dare to fight the Chinese army alone, nor did he dare to retreat. He was also angry and secretly gritted his teeth, so he moved Chongzhen out directly, threatened him and left.

"Superintendent, why do you have to accept this man's nonsense? Let's just fight the bandit army directly. At worst, he will be wrapped in horse leather. I don't believe that the man named Lin really has three heads and six arms."

"good."

Cao Bian said angrily, but except for Zhou Yuji who agreed, no one else spoke.

"Don't be impatient, this battle is different from the past. If you are not careful, not only will the Ming Dynasty be in danger, but this great land will probably fall into the hands of foreigners again, so we must first put an end to the establishment of slaves." Only by reaping the benefits of the fishermen can we fight decisively!"

Lu Xiangsheng could only sigh and explain helplessly, obviously under great pressure.

If he were just facing a simple Chinese army, no matter how powerful the opponent was, he would not hesitate to fight to the death. But the current situation is that there is still the evil wolf Jian Nu, who is always ready to choose someone to devour.

Once they get into a stalemate with the Chinese army, they are likely to be taken advantage of by Jiannu, so it is best to lure all Jiannu's cavalry and the Chinese Mongolian cavalry away from the main battlefield.

Lu Xiangsheng had a good idea. He wanted Dorgon to lead the cavalry to Baoding to raid the Chinese army's grain camp. By then, Lin Rui would definitely send the Mongolian cavalry to rescue, and the two sides could take the opportunity to have a decisive battle.

However, Dorgon didn't move at all. He stayed in the camp like a dog-skin plaster, just waiting for the decisive battle.

Lin Rui led the army until they were thirty miles away from the Ming and Qing camps, and then stopped completely and built the camp aggressively. Obviously, they did not give the other side a chance to retreat, and they were directly facing each other.

"Rui Lang, the Ming army has issued a no-war card. I'm afraid they won't fight us happily."

"Then let the trapped camp and firearms camp attack the Qing army's camp first."

Lin Rui waved his hand and said, the other party actually put up a no-fight card, so he could no longer directly issue a challenge to fight.

(End of this chapter)