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Chapter 416 The Battle Begins

In the twinkling of an eye, it entered the twelfth lunar month of 1645, and the Spring Festival was about to be celebrated. It should have been a time of joy and buying new year's goods.

But there was no such thing in southern Henan. The official roads were full of mobilized troops, preparing for a bloody battle with the Qing army going south, and the common people also felt the tense atmosphere.

After Duoduo's troops arrived in Xuzhou, the army directly threatened Xiangcheng and Yancheng, and might enter southern Henan at any time, which made the army and the people nervous.

In the south of Xuzhou in Kaifeng Prefecture, on the banks of the Yingshui River, due to the freezing of the river, most of the piers of Wei Wujun on the south bank were abandoned. Only a horse army from Huying was left to monitor the Qing army in the direction of Xuzhou on the south bank.

At this time, a group of horse troops without any banner came running from the west and stopped on the south bank of Yingshui.

It only took Gao Yihuan three days to leave the army and rush back to Nanyang from Shangzhou first, and came to the front line to check the enemy's situation in person.

Wei Wujun's small territory also has an advantage. The troops can be mobilized quickly, and they don't need to transfer too much luggage and food in their own territory.

At this time, the cold wind was howling and snowflakes were fluttering. Gao Yihuan and his party stood by the river. He took out the binoculars from his chest and began to observe the north bank of Yingshui.

There is a flat river here, and the view is excellent. With a circular view, moving from left to right, you can see the Qing army's forward camp in the distance, and more than a dozen Qing troops riding on the river are detecting the thickness of the ice layer.

"Marshal, according to the information that will be obtained at the end, Duoduo's southern expedition, there are two Manchurian white and red banners, about 2000 people, and Mongolia's two white and two red banners, about 3 people, In addition, there are three banners of the Han army, about 2 people, and the rest are all foreign soldiers and green battalion soldiers. It is estimated that there will be no less than 10 people. Calculated in this way, the total strength of the Tartars exceeds [-]. !” Wu Shizhao said worriedly as he rode beside him.

Gao Yihuan listened and observed at the same time, the Qing army brigade was still in the direction of Xuzhou, he could only see the forward horse troops of the Qing army galloping to and fro, and the people and horses in the camp neighed, looking busy and elite.

Wu Shizhao continued: "Commander, this time the Tartars have sent out elite troops, and the troops are in full swing. The general thinks that we should not confront them head-on. We should defend the city and defeat the enemy with the help of the city, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack."

Gao Yihuan put down the binoculars, but shook his head, "If there were only Duoduo all the way, Shizhao's strategy you said can be implemented, but the situation is different now, and the Tartars in Guanzhong may also attack us, so we can't afford it this time." , Dodo must be repelled before Azig makes a move."

Wu Shizhao was taken aback for a moment, then his brows were furrowed, "Marshal, do you want to take the initiative to attack?"

Gao Yihuan shook his head, "It's not an active attack, we still need to let Duoduo attack us, retain the advantage of defense, but we must also seize the current opportunity."

As Gao Yihuan said, he picked up the binoculars again, "Now Doduo doesn't know that the commander is returning to the army, and he thinks that the troops in southern Henan are empty. The commander must seize this opportunity and lure him into the set, otherwise the news of Guanzhong will spread." Come here, he won’t advance, and if he wants to send troops with Azig, then we will be in trouble.”

For the current situation, Gao Yihuan had expected it a long time ago. He helped Li Zicheng several times, that is, he hoped that this day would come later.

I just didn't want Li Zicheng to be defeated, so that he changed from hiding behind to directly facing the Qing army.

Although Wei Wujun has developed rapidly in the past two years, it is still far behind the Qing army.

After all, from the beginning of the old slaves to the present, the Qing army has experienced wars almost every year. They have fought for decades. Even an ordinary man has already become a tough and murderous elite after hearing and seeing. However, Gao Yihuan's people are full of plans, and they have been in the army for less than four years, so the gap is still a bit obvious.

With the current strength of the Wei Wu army, it is basically impossible to deal with the two Qing armies at the same time, so Gao Yihuan decided to take advantage of the opportunity of the Guanzhong Qing army chasing and suppressing the rest of the Shun army, and fight off Duoduo first.

The faces of several generals around him became heavy, and Duoduo was difficult to deal with all the way, let alone two Qing troops came together.

For a moment, everyone felt the crisis, and Zhao Daxian asked in a deep voice, "How does the commander plan to fight?"

Gao Yihuan continued to observe with the binoculars for a while, staring at the Qing army who was probing the thickness of the ice on the river. After a while, he retracted the binoculars, "The Tartars are about to cross the river. Xiangcheng and Yancheng are guarding the horns, and Duoduo must be the main force." Attack Xiangcheng, use the plan to enter Nanyang, join with the Guanzhong Tartars, and the partial division will attack Yancheng to prevent Runing's troops and outflank his flanks. The commander is ready to defend Xiangcheng and abandon Yancheng, and lure Duoduo partial division into Ru Ning, then concentrate our forces to destroy them, and then flank the Duoduo army."

Gao Yihuan just heard Wu Shizhao say that the total strength of the Qing army also includes a large army.

Of these 10 horses, except for [-] Mongolian and green battalion soldiers, who are weaker, the other [-] are hard stubble.

This time, Gao Yihuan dispatched [-] Wei Wu troops and [-] Shun troops to defend Wuguan, Xixiakou, and Jingzikou, as well as the Qing army in Guanzhong, while he hurried back to southern Henan.

Gao Yihuan had a total of 13 troops, 3 were released from Huguang, and [-] were released from the western front. Only [-] troops were left for him to mobilize.

There is a saying in the art of war, if it is ten, it will be surrounded, if it is five, it will be attacked, if it is doubled, it will be fought, and the enemy will be able to divide it.

Gao Yihuan had [-] soldiers and horses, and if he wanted to eat Duduo's main force, he was afraid that his teeth would be broken. He could only unite with Liu Heizi to eat all of Duduo's troops first, and then take advantage of the empty flanks of Duduo to send The Qing army repelled.

"Marshal, what if Duoduo doesn't divide the troops?" Zhao Daxian asked again.

Gao Yihuan's eyes turned cold, "This commander is going to transfer the Tiger Horse Army to Yancheng, and then keep attacking the Qing army's flanks, so that Duoduo can't ignore Yancheng. He will definitely divide his troops. Of course, if Duoduo doesn't divide, then It depends on whether he hits Xiangcheng or Yancheng first. If he hits Xiangcheng, then we will resist head-on and lure the enemy to go deep, while the soldiers and horses of Yancheng will outflank. As soon as it comes, there will be a tough battle to fight!"

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he suddenly asked, "Is there any news from Guide?"

Now Gao Yihuan's troops are less than Duduo's troops, and the combat power is not as good as Duduo's main force, but if Liu Heizi is added with more than 3 people, at least in terms of strength, he will be on par with Duduo.

In this way, following the strategy that the enemy can divide, as long as Duoduo can divide his troops, he has a [-]% to [-]% chance of winning.

"The people have been sent out, and there should be news in the past two days!" Wu Shizhao said.

Gao Yihuan nodded, "Send someone to confirm again, there can be no mistakes."

At this moment, Zhao Daxian suddenly pointed to the distance, "Commander, the Tartar horse army is coming!"

When Gao Yihuan was peeking at the north bank, the Tatars on the north bank also found Gao Yihuan, a Niulu, with more than 300 horse troops, roaring across the river from the section of the river that had been scouted by the Qing army, and rushed directly at Gao Yihuan and his party.

Seeing this, Gao Yihuan pulled out the rein of his horse, turned around and shouted, "Go, go to Yancheng!"

The Qing army in Shangzhou wanted to convey the news to Duoduo, and they had to take a detour through Tongguan, then go to Luoyang, leave Hulao Pass, and finally send it to Xuzhou Daying.

Because of the long distance, Duoduo is still an old intelligence at this time.

In the Xuzhou camp, Duoduo was warming up the fire, when suddenly the curtain was raised, and Man Dahai walked in with the wind, and saluted: "My lord, everyone within a hundred miles has been wiped out by lowly officials, and no one dares to fight against our Qing dynasty." People, Xuzhou, as a place to store grain, can be said to be completely safe."

Duoduo nodded, moved the flint with his hand, and snorted coldly, "Although this king has a good chance of winning this time, he still needs to be more careful. The bandits around here have been cleaned up, but Liu of Guide Heitan has been working hand in hand with Gao Manzi, this king has no choice but to guard against it."

Speaking of this, Duoduo suddenly said: "The vanguard came to report just now, and the Yingshui River has been completely frozen, and the army can pass by. This king is going to attack Xiangcheng in the near future, enter Nanyang, and attack Gao Yihuan with King Ying. I will give you [-] troops, [-] will be used to look after Xuzhou, and [-] will be used to take Yancheng."

Speaking of this, Duoduo instructed: "Nanyang is connected to Huguang. After this king takes Nanyang, Runing will be at your fingertips. Your mission is first to protect the army's flanks, and finally to collect Runing. Do you understand?"

Man Dahai nodded like a pest, patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the biggest advantage of a humble job is that it is reliable and won't let the superior worry about it."

In December, the land of Zhongzhou was covered with snow, and two fast horses galloped towards Yancheng.

They galloped to the gate of the city together, and immediately shouted: "Tens of thousands of Tartars are assembled on the north bank of Yingshui, and they are preparing to cross the river!"

After hearing this, the general on the top of the city felt his heart move, and then said to the soldiers behind him, "Report to the commander immediately."

(End of this chapter)