Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 550 Battle in the Valley

"Stop at the small hill ahead, tell the infantry to rest, and drink the horses if there is water."

After Zuo Liangyu finished speaking, someone was waving the big flag, and for several miles around, it took a while to pass the order on horseback. After the flag was answered, the team stopped in a chaotic manner.

Zuo Liangyu frowned unnoticed... There are too many new recruits in the team now, an army can be formed not only with a stomach or weapons, soldiers have to learn a lot.

Marching, deploying formations, camping, forming a queue, and even how to walk under certain conditions is a science.When encountering an enemy, veterans who have fought many times are the same as generals. They can tell whether the enemy is strong or weak, whether their positions are loose, or know that they must fight no matter what. If they persist, they may win or leave the battlefield alive. Facing the enemy, he only hated himself for not dying fast enough... The reason is right, but the subconscious reaction of those who are new to the battlefield is to throw away their weapons and turn around and run away. [

"Tell, order Liu and Li to lead the front team to suspend and wait for the Chinese army to lean forward!"

Although the distance is not far, Zuo Liangyu has already noticed that there is a problem with the road to Baiyang Mountain. Although the middle here has entered the hilly area, it looks wider. There are even a few scattered villages on the hillside. There is a small river on the side, which meanders and flows along with passion.

This kind of terrain is certainly conducive to the deployment of the Chinese army, but it is hard to say whether there is an ambush behind the hills.

Although Zuo Liangyu wasn't really a good general, he had been fighting for more than ten years, so he still had some insight into this.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The morning sun is as big as an ox cart wheel, bright red like molten iron, with radiant rays, under the rays, on the hills and ridges where the army on the left is walking, amidst the mist, the plateau Underneath, there are thousands of troops marching forward.

Except for Zhang Xianzhong's Chinese army battalion which is flying the red flag, the rest of the battalions are flying different flags according to different colors in the front, back, left, and right. In addition, the flags of all levels from generals to small officers are red, black, and white. , Blue and purple flags of different sizes flutter in the wind among the undulating hills, appearing and disappearing from time to time, it looks very spectacular.

"Yingqi..."

I don't know who yelled, the desolate and deep voice resounded through the mountains, and at the same time woke up Zuo Liangyu who was in deep thought.

Just opposite his central army, on the low hills, between the villages and people's houses, on the ridge, halfway up the mountain, at the mouth of the withered forest, countless flags are fluttering in the wind , Shaking, countless swords, guns, swords and halberds shining brightly in the light, forming a dense forest of long spears and iron spears, which is frightening to look at.

In such a majestic scenery, a red flag with an unknown height above Zhang Liu is in the middle of the sea of ​​flags. Every time it shakes lightly, those countless flags will also respond. Under the flag, there seemed to be a big man on a bay red horse riding his horse in front of him showing off his power. The domineering arrogance that looked down on everything seemed to be detectable from such a long distance.

"Ambush!"

Zuo Liangyu felt that someone had punched her stomach hard, and a feeling of weakness and pain came over her immediately.After all the calculations, he did not expect that Zhang Xianzhong did not hide in the Baiyang Mountain area to prepare for the New Year, but took the initiative to attack and trouble him.

As the flag waved, the people in the middle began to rush down like a tide, and then there was a cannon, and then there was a sound of shouts and dense cannons.

"It's started. Don't panic in all battalions. The number of enemy troops is about the same as ours. I fought against them. I was about to find him, but he came to me instead. Right here, take Zhang Xianzhong's head! Biography, Scream, take Zhang Xianzhong's head!"

The drums of the officers and soldiers also sounded suddenly. Of course, in the left battalion, there are also a large number of generals who are capable of recruiting and experienced junior officers and veterans. Driven by them, the flags of the officers and soldiers also began to shake, dance, and the drums sounded. The sound of the trumpets also sounded.

The battle of the vanguard began soon. The ambush site chosen by Zhang Xianzhong, Xu Yixian and others was very ingenious. Not only was it not detected by the sentry of the left army, but it also avoided the vanguard of the left army with more than 4000 people. Part of the elite prevented the vanguard of the left army from coming back, and most of the main force of the west camp, led by generals at all levels, scrambled towards the direction of the officers and soldiers and the central army.

Teams of artillerymen and crossbowmen fought first, standing on the mound and shooting fiercely at the officers and soldiers. In an instant, a large number of officers and soldiers of the left army fell down, bleeding, and many of them fell in the small river on the left, causing The water in the river quickly turned red.

Xiying has been stationed in Gucheng for more than a year, and its usual military training has never stopped. Unlike the Fushan Army, which only practiced firearms, a camp like Xiying has very few firearms, and it is difficult for the peasant army to get too many firearms. Saltpeter and sulfur, so the use of firearms is limited to trumpet guns or a small number of bird guns. [

Most of them are still training archers hard every day. A qualified archer must go through at least three years of training and actual combat before he can keep pouring bows and arrows on a fixed target at a hundred paces or so according to the general's intention. In the field, use odd and even numbers, shoot in groups, and constantly adjust the elevation angle and peace angle, so that the protective effect of the enemy's shield and armor is weakened to the minimum, and then the enemy suffers the greatest degree of damage.

Under Zhang Kewang's banner, there are at least two or three thousand archers gathered, more than half of them are novices trained in Gucheng, and their expressions are very nervous. At the beginning, the flag was raised to counterattack. When the distance was very close, these archers continued to shoot sharp arrows at the officers and soldiers amidst the monotonous sound of clappers. Under their suppression, the counterattack of the officers and soldiers archers was weak. Without determination, you will soon be defeated.

This kind of ambush is the easiest way to break the determination of the ambush. In fact, to be fair, the combat effectiveness of the West Camp is slightly weaker than that of the Left Camp. In this battle, the West Camp must keep soldiers and horses guarding the old camp, and some of them must be divided. To guard against the retreat of the forward troops of the left battalion... In case the enemy is ambushed and surrounded by the enemy on both sides, the fun will be great.

Although the left battalion was cut off from the vanguard, the main force of the central army is still there. The armor and weapons are better than the western battalion, and the number of elite soldiers is also higher than that of the western battalion. At this time, they were caught off guard and interrupted. Once the generals and soldiers calm down Come down, the ambush side may not be able to take too much advantage.

Of course, everyone in Xiying understood this key point, and everyone in Zuoying also knew it well.

The forward was frustrated, and the rear horns fired repeatedly, but they continued to bet.

Under the flag, more than a dozen officers and soldiers were dragged out from a group of officers and soldiers who were defeated just now, some were minor officers and some were defeated soldiers.

When he was about to fight, Zuo Liangyu still had this bit of cruelty and determination.Under such stimulation, the Zuoying forward team began to readjust and continued to surge forward.

On the surface, the two sides were still fighting each other, but Zhang Dingguo saw a slight danger of incoherence in the stability. He rode his horse and rushed to Zhang Kewang's general flag, and said loudly to Zhang Kewang: "Brother Kewang, Take your cavalry to me, and I will rush down with the people!"

At this time, a large number of officers and soldiers rushed forward, swords and guns were staggered everywhere, and flags were advanced or retreated. The entire battlefield stretched for miles, and there were shouts of killing everywhere, the golden sound of interlaced weapons, the mournful hiss of horses, and the shouts and groans of people. Between the heaven and the earth, it seems that only this battlefield that is being fiercely fought exists, and all other consciousnesses of human beings have disappeared without a trace.

The difference between a famous general and a mediocre general is that a famous general can still remain calm on the battlefield. What he has learned and comprehended in his daily life is still valid in his mind. Only after he is calm can he have a clear and clear judgment. This, although not necessarily able to become a famous player, but if not, then he must be a failed mediocrity.

Zhang Dingguo, who later became a famous general in the Southern Ming Dynasty, had Zhang Shouren's superficial knowledge of history.

There is nothing to say about his character. In a place like Xiying, he is honored as "Xiao Chai King", which shows how popular and supported he is by everyone.

There is nothing to say about the ability. Given the situation in the Southern Ming Dynasty, Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang entered Yunnan and Guizhou from Sichuan. Within two years of operating the place, there will be a strong new army, and then go to Guangdong, Guangxi, enter Hunan, defeat Kong Youde, and make him commit suicide. , can be regarded as avenging the people of Dengzhou, and then went north to Hunan, defeated the Manchurian Eight Banners who went south, and killed Nikan, a serious Eight Banners noble stomach, on the battlefield. Nuerhachi's direct descendants were defeated on the battlefield, This is the case in the hands of Li Dingguo.

If it weren't for Zheng Chenggong's sectarianism and indecision, he missed the opportunity and refused to launch a joint attack when Li Dingguo entered Guangdong and Guangxi, and he refused to attack Jiangnan, which would have led to the Qing army being able to use the entire force of the army to deal with the Daxi army. Privately engaged in internal struggles, consumed his own strength, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and told all the truth about Yunnan and Guizhou. I am afraid that Nanming can be brought back to life in the hands of Li Dingguo.

He was the real famous general at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately he was only a thread away, so he was on the brink of failure!

Compared with Li Dingguo, not to mention the generals of the Peasant Army or the so-called Four Towns in Jiangbei, or Zuo Liangyu and his ilk, even Zheng Chenggong, the famous surname of the later generations, is beyond compare in terms of character and ability Zheng Chenggong just won Taiwan, his father's early foundation, and made the small court live for a few more years, and then got nothing in business. His grandson Zheng Keshuang was in charge of Taiwan, leaving only a weak navy That’s all, the Qing army surrendered unanimously. At that time, the Han people in Taiwan were only about 10. Zheng Chenggong had been in business for many years, but he had made no achievements in business, politics and economy. It made the command rigid and ineffective, leading to fiasco.

Although his persistence and restoration of his ancestral property are admirable, compared with Li Dingguo, there is indeed a gap.

At this time, the famous general of Nanming was only less than 17 years old, with a white horse and silver robe, and he was handsome, and although he asked Zhang Kewang to attack, he looked calm and did not feel any abnormal tension!