Prince Qin, who was about to fire his gun, looked around quickly and saw a cavalry of several hundred people on each side rushing out from the valleys on the left and right sides, and suddenly cut into the middle of the battlefield.
Eight hundred barbarians? The Qinwang scholars were suddenly stunned.
Didn't it mean that eight hundred Yidin had been ambushed by bandits, and only a hundred or so of them fled into Taihu County? Why did so many Yidin suddenly come out?
But this is indeed Yiding.
Eight hundred Yiding and more than 6,000 Qin Wang Shizi lived together day and night for nearly two months, and they recognized each other until they were burned to ashes.
Zheng Sen even recognized Hu Guozhu, who was rushing to the front, and immediately shouted: "Trumpeter, assembly call!"
The swan sound of oh oh oh rose into the sky instantly. Hearing the sound of the swan, the musketeers among the Qinwang scholars quickly extinguished the lit match ropes, and the spearmen also raised their spears.
Why is today's battle so inexplicable?
The Qinwang scholars felt baffled, but the "thief soldiers" on the opposite side knew what was going on.
When eight hundred Yidin entered the valley to ambush just now, they entered in front of the left army officers and soldiers.
Moreover, the officers and soldiers of the Left Army also knew that these Yiding people had surrendered to the imperial court and were now officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, except for Zuo Mengeng, Jin Shenghuan and a few generals who knew the truth, the rest of the Zuo officers and soldiers really thought that bandits from the north had fled to Anqing Prefecture, and that they were here to cooperate with the imperial army in suppressing the bandits. They just saw the Shizi Camp
Although he was well-equipped and wearing uniform cotton armor, he felt a little strange but didn't think much about it.
At this time, seeing the Yiding suddenly charging out, the left army officers and soldiers stopped their steps one after another.
They thought that the Yi Ding were here to grab credit, and any further advance would easily lead to misunderstandings.
Wouldn't it be a huge loss if they were hacked to death by the barbarians regardless of whether they were friends or foes? These Mongolian cavalry are very ferocious.
Zuo Mengeng, Jin Shenghuan and their generals also issued orders to suspend the attack.
Jin Shenghuan felt a little regretful about this. He really wanted to take this opportunity to show off his strength.
He definitely wouldn't dare to kill all the soldiers in the camp, but he still had the idea to kill hundreds of soldiers to show Jin Shenghuan's ability to lead troops, because Jin Shenghuan had a secret intention. If "
If you show your ability in "Fake Battle", you may have a chance to win the emperor's favor. Wouldn't that mean you will be able to climb a high tree from now on?
It is better to follow Zuo Liangyu than to follow the emperor directly.
It's a pity that the emperor regretted it in the end and did not give him this opportunity.
The Yi and Ding cavalry quickly entered the battlefield, then reined in their horses and stopped in the middle of the battlefield to isolate the Shizi camp from the more than 20,000 soldiers of the left army.
Immediately, the horns of the Yiding, the war drums and swan sounds of the Shizi camp, as well as the trumpets, gongs, boluos and drums of the Zuo army were all intertwined. It was really a chaos, and I didn't know which one to listen to.
At this time, Prince Qin, who was quick to react, had already guessed the truth.
Although it is a bit confusing, no one questioned it.
Because they believe that the Holy One must have his reasons for doing this.
When Chongzhen brought Zhu Cijiong, Wu Batan and more than a hundred Yiding to the battlefield, Fu Shan's military medical team had already treated more than a dozen injured soldiers. As expected, they all suffered only minor injuries.
A cannon fired from a hundred paces away would not be able to penetrate cotton armor and cause fatal damage.
Only within fifty steps can the lead of the bird gun or Lumi gun penetrate the cotton armor.
Once within thirty steps, the lead of a bird gun, Lumi gun, three-eyed gun or thunder gun is enough to penetrate the cotton armor and cause fatal damage to the soldiers protected by the cotton armor.
Of course, a direct hit to the face is another matter.
Chongzhen waved to more than sixty scholar leaders to gather.
"Do you have many questions?" Chongzhen smiled slightly, turned to one of the scholar leaders, and asked, "Yan Yingyuan, do you have any questions for me?"
"No." Yan Yingyuan shook his head decisively.
"No?" Now it was Chongzhen's turn to be stunned.
To be honest, Yan Yingyuan's answer caught him off guard.
"Yes, no." Yan Yingyuan shook his head and added, "Because I have already seen from the beginning that this is just a drill carefully designed by the Holy One, and it is not a real fight."
"Ah? This is just a drill?" Zheng Sen and others looked at each other in confusion.
"Brother Jianheng, how did you figure it out?" a scholar asked.
Chongzhen was also curious, how did Yan Yingyuan tell that this was a drill?
"There are too many flaws." Yan Yingyuan said calmly, "First of all, the Holy One and the eight hundred Yiding were defeated too easily. With the Holy One's ability to command and use troops, and then supplemented by the powerful combat power of the eight hundred Yiding, even if they faced
Tens of thousands of thieves and cavalry are worthy of a battle, so how could they be severely damaged by the thieves in just one encounter? Besides, this group of thieves has no cavalry."
"This?" Zheng Sen, Xia Yunyi, Wang Fuzhi and other scholars looked at each other in confusion.
When Yan Yingyuan didn't mention it before, they didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
But now after Yan Yingyuan said it, they suddenly discovered that this was really a big loophole.
Chongzhen smiled and asked: "Apart from this, are there any other loopholes?"
"Yes." Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "The second flaw is that this group of thieves is too abnormal."
"The rebel soldiers are too abnormal?" Chongzhen was stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "Can you tell me what's abnormal?"
Yan Yingyuan pointed to the left army in front and said: "This group of thieves saw us forming a formation, and they clearly saw that we were equipped with a large number of Lumi guns, but they still stupidly followed the formation.
They engaged in an infantry confrontation with us, and they clearly had a large number of longbows, but they never fired arrows. This is very abnormal."
"You have such good eyesight!" Chongzhen said, putting his hand on his forehead, "You can see clearly the enemy's bows and arrows from such a distance."
"I didn't see clearly the bows and arrows on the thieves." Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said, "I just noticed that in addition to the sword players, musketeers, and spearmen in the middle, the thieves were also followed by several rows of infantry.
, these infantrymen are neither musketeers nor spears, so they can only be archers."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chongzhen nodded, saying that his observation skills are really keen.
Sure enough, no good person can leave his name in history, and Yan Yingyuan is indeed Yan Yingyuan.
It is not without reason that Yan Yingyuan was able to "exemplify the figures of Taizu's seventeenth dynasty and leave a lasting impression on the Ming Dynasty for three hundred miles." Let's not talk about his ability to command battle formations, but his ability to observe and analyze is unmatched by anyone.
Zheng Sen was angry and said angrily: "Brother Jianheng, since you discovered the loophole, why didn't you remind us? We were scared to death just now."
The rest of the scholars nodded in unison.
They were so scared just now that they almost became deserters.
"I would like to say it." Yan Yingyuan smiled and said, "But I am afraid that the Holy Spirit will punish me."
"Yan Yingyuan, fortunately you didn't say anything." Chongzhen also said with a smile, "Otherwise all my hard work would have been in vain. It took me a lot of thought to do today's training."
"Yes." Yan Yingyuan's expression became serious and he continued, "This exercise by the Holy One is very important for those of us who have never been on the battlefield or even really touched a weapon, because the Holy One asked us to
Before the Shizi Battalion sets foot on the real battlefield, it will have a life-and-death experience that is infinitely close to the real battlefield! This will significantly reduce the number of casualties when the Shizi Battalion sets foot on the battlefield for the first time."
Chongzhen said solemnly: "It seems that you have been in battle?"
"Yes." Yan Yingyuan said, "I had several life-and-death fights with Wusongkou pirates."
Yan Yingyuan remembered that there were several melees between Jiangyin Xiangyong and Wusongkou pirates. The most killed each time were the newly recruited Xiangyong. They lacked a life-and-death experience like today.
As long as you have this kind of experience, you will have three more chances of survival when facing pirates.
"It's no wonder." Chongzhen nodded, then turned to Zheng Sen and other chiefs and said, "You don't understand now, but when you get to the Xuzhou battlefield and fight against Jiannu, you will understand my kindness.
Be careful."
After a pause, he added: "It's getting dark soon, so you'd better find a place to camp as soon as possible."
After sending away Zheng Sen and more than sixty senior officials, Chongzhen brought Wu Baotan to see Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan.
"Your Majesty." Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan once again pushed the jade pillar down from the Jinshan Mountain and paid homage to Chongzhen, but this time Chongzhen took the initiative to help them up.
"No need." Chongzhen smiled and helped the two of them up.
"I am here to apologize to you two first, but I am also doing this to strengthen the courage of the scholar camp, so that when I step on the battlefield to face the slaves in the future, I will have a better chance of survival."
"This?" Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan looked at each other.
Did you hear it right just now? Your Majesty actually apologized to them, didn’t you?
Throughout the ages, have you ever seen an emperor apologize to his ministers? Liu Bei?
Isn’t it said that you only know your mistakes and correct them instead of admitting them? All the co-written plays are lies?
Chongzhen said again: "Originally, if I had enough time, I could actually break the Shizi Camp into pieces and order them to go deep into the Dabie Mountains to suppress bandits and practice their courage. However, Jiu Nu is about to go south, and I and the Shizi Camp no longer have that much time.
So I can only use you to strengthen the courage of the scholar camp, I'm really sorry."
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, you can't." Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan didn't react just now, but this time they reacted. They were so anxious that they shook their hands and said repeatedly, "I can't do it, I really can't do it."
Chongzhen smiled and said: "In addition, I have given an order to the Duke of Chu to transfer the elite soldiers of your two towns to Xuzhou. Anyway, the relationship between Ming Dynasty and the bandits has tended to ease, and there is no one in Huguang direction for the time being.
There's a big battle to be fought, so it's okay for you two elite soldiers from these two towns to stay in Huguang, why not just follow me to Xuzhou."
"I'll wait for you to receive the order." Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan could only receive the order.
Jin Shenghuan was actually a little secretly happy that he was getting along well with the emperor.
As long as the emperor doesn't kill him, it's much better to hang out with the emperor than with Zuo Liangyu.
