Geng Jimao's guess seemed illogical, but he was right.
Chongzhen really came, and he also brought the two most elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, namely Hu Guozhu's 800 Yiding and Jin Xuan's 3,000 elite cavalry.
In addition, more than a thousand pack horses were requisitioned.
It is difficult for people living in this era to penetrate the fog of history.
But as a time traveler, Chongzhen has a God's perspective, so he can find the key to the problem at once.
If you want to save Li Zicheng, you cannot let Duduo attack Tongguan, and if you want to ensure that Tongguan is not attacked by Duduo, you must not let the Hongyi artillery of the Eight Banners Han Army reach Tongguan to join the battle.
Without Hongyi's artillery, Duduo would never be able to break through Tongguan!
So the key to breaking the game is the Hongyi Cannon, the Hongyi Cannon, the Hongyi Cannon!
After confirming this, Chongzhen immediately made targeted arrangements, that is, taking 800 Yiding and Jin Xuan's 3,000 fine cavalry with light armor, they quickly advanced deep into western Henan, looking for opportunities to destroy Jiannu's heavy artillery unit.
In order to deceive others, Chongzhen did not march westward directly along the Yellow River.
Instead, they first go two hundred miles southeast to Bozhou, then go west through Chenzhou, Xuzhou, and enter Henan Prefecture from Dengfeng. Then they prepare to wait in Henan Prefecture and wait for the red barbarian cannons from Jiannu to arrive.
When Chongzhen went south, he eluded Jiannu, but frightened the bandits in southern Henan half to death.
Even powerful men like Liu Hongqi, Li Jiyu, and Han Jiadi guarded the city, fearing that the Ming army would suddenly stage a fake attack on Guo.
However, Chongzhen paid no attention to these powerful men.
In other words, these powerful men took themselves seriously, and Chongzhen didn't take them to heart at all.
These powerful people are just clowns. As long as they are willing to follow the banner of the Ming Dynasty, it will be a piece of cake to deal with these powerful people after they have dealt with the slaves and bandits.
The Ming army advanced rapidly and entered Henan Prefecture earlier than Jiannu.
In fact, at this time, Chongzhen's cavalry troops were hiding in the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain.
In the Ming Dynasty, several Taoist and Buddhist Taoist temples were treated with great courtesy. Taoist Longhu Mountain, Wudang Mountain, and Buddhist Songshan Mountain were all very prosperous in the Ming Dynasty.
The farmland in Longhu Mountain is said to be tens of thousands of hectares!
Songshan Shaolin Temple has been training monk soldiers to serve as Ming court thugs since the early Ming Dynasty.
At the beginning, he helped Zhu Yuanzhang conquer the world, later he helped Zhu Di raise troops to conquer the emperor, and later he helped the emperors of the Zhu family conquer the east and west, especially in the Jiajing Dynasty's anti-Japanese war, where he made great contributions.
Having said that, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were also generous to Shaolin Temple. Emperor Tianqi also built the Thousand Buddhas Hall. When the Chongzhen Dynasty came to the Chongzhen Dynasty, it was because of the lack of national funds that they stopped giving financial rewards, but they did not lack honors.
Therefore, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Songshan Shaolin Temple can be said to be very close.
The only fly in the ointment is that Henan has been plagued by wars for more than ten years. The people have been displaced and their homes are empty. Most of the monks in Shaolin Temple have also died. Now only dozens of old and frail old monks are left to maintain it.
The Buddhist temple tower in Shaolin Temple is also in disrepair and looks dilapidated.
Looking at the dilapidated Shaolin Temple, Chongzhen was also a little sad. The thousand-year-old temple has fallen to this place. This is really like the glorious Ming Dynasty. How grand it was when it was first founded, it is now in a state of decline.
"Your Majesty's visit to Shaolin Temple is a grand event for the ages and cannot be ignored."
Shaolin abbot Master Xingzheng and two old monks brought a huge writing brush and a large bucket of ink.
Master Xingzheng picked up a brush as big as a broom and handed it to Chongzhen, and said with a smile: "Please, Your Majesty, be sure to leave a set of calligraphy treasures for this temple to warn the monks in the temple."
This situation and situation did not allow Chongzhen to refuse, he had to express something.
Chongzhen took the brush and was searching his intestines and stomach when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
When he looked back, he saw Hu Guozhu walking in with a stern expression. At that moment, Chongzhen was not in the mood to search for any good sentences, so he took up his pen and wrote on the white wall "A thousand-year-old temple, monks and soldiers are everywhere".
After writing, he handed the pen to Master Xingzheng, who quickly left with the old monk.
Hu Guozhu then hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his head and reported: "Your Majesty, Jiannu has divided its troops!"
"Oh, Jiannu has finally divided his troops?" Chongzhen suddenly became energetic after hearing this, and finally waited for you.
Three days ago, Yi Ding's Ye Bu Shou discovered Jian Nu's whereabouts near Yanshi, and even had several small-scale conflicts with Jian Nu's Ye Bu Shou.
However, Jiannu did not divide his troops at that time.
The little hundred thousand Jiannu hedgehogs gathered together, naturally there was nothing to say.
But now that Jiannu has finally divided its forces, there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.
However, Hu Guozhu then added: "But even if the troops are divided, there are still more than 10,000 slaves left, and there are more than 100 red barbarian cannons!"
"It doesn't matter!" Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "As long as the Jiannu cavalry leaves!"
Hu Guozhu said: "All the Jiannu cavalry have left, and the only ones left behind are infantry and chariot camps."
Chongzhen said in his heart that it was almost as I expected. It would be easy as long as Duduo took the Jiannu cavalry and left first. The cavalry could still fight the infantry, otherwise it would be quite troublesome this time.
At that moment, Chongzhen said: "Hu Guozhu, go and call Wu Ba Tan and Meng Ke Tu."
"Yes." Hu Guozhu agreed, turned around and went outside the mountain gate to call Wu Baotan and the other ten people in.
Chongzhen said: "Immediately go back to Mianchi from Luti Mountain in the south and from the direction of Yiyang. After arriving at Mianchi, immediately spread out in units of "even". Your mission is only one - to hunt down the Jiannu messengers!
In short, you must block the connection between Tongguan and Luoyang at all costs."
"I will accept the order!" Wu Batan and others agreed in a loud voice.
Then the ten barbarian generals left the Shaolin Temple with their respective barbarians.
Hu Guozhu did not leave, and all eight hundred Yiding were sent out. He became a bare commander again and had nothing to do.
Chongzhen summoned Jin Xuan into the Shaolin Temple again: "Jin Aiqing, has the catapult I asked you to build finished?"
"It's been built." Jin Xuan nodded, thinking that in order to build these catapults, many century-old trees around the Shaolin Temple have been cut down in the past few days, which made these old monks feel bad.
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Thinking this in his heart, Jin Xuan asked directly: "Your Majesty, are you sure that the catapult I built in a hurry can cause damage to Jiannu's car camp?"
Chongzhen smiled slightly and said, "I can do it if I say it can."
Jin Xuan didn't say any more, just follow the orders.
Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to bring out twenty taels of silver and two hundred kilograms of rice, and then waved Master Xingzheng to come forward: "Master Xingzheng, I came out in a hurry and couldn't bring too much belongings. I only have these two grains.
Twelve taels of silver, don’t be too little, if one day I can regain the capital, reorganize the country, and then rebuild the golden body of the Buddha."
Praying to God and worshiping Buddha is not about belief or disbelief, but about seeking peace of mind.
Although Chongzhen was a time traveler, he was not sure whether he could regain the capital and reorganize the country.
So after arriving at the Shaolin Temple, he made a wish for psychological comfort. When Chongzhen made a wish, it was customary to offer sesame oil money, but he only gave twenty taels of silver and two hundred kilograms of rice, which was really a bit of a ploy.
This can be seen from the resentful eyes of the old monk Xingzheng.
Holy lord, among the sixteen emperors of the twelve generations of the Ming Dynasty, you are the best.
The majestic emperor has already arrived at the Shaolin Temple, and he only rewards you with twenty taels of silver?
I also specially added two hundred kilograms of rice. Is it really worth it? It’s not enough for the hundred or so big tree money.
It is a pity that Chongzhen could not hear the old monk's slander, because he had already led Zhu Cijiong, Wang Cheng'en, Hu Guozhu, Jin Xuan and three thousand fine cavalry out of the distance.
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After marching for more than a hundred miles, they caught up with Jiannu.
There was no concealment this time, and in fact it was impossible to conceal their whereabouts again. More than a hundred cavalrymen marching on the open plains could create huge noises, and they couldn't hide it even if they wanted to.
Unless you are marching at night, the horse's hooves should be wrapped in cotton cloth and the horse's mouth should also hold the horse's hooves.
But even if this is the case, there is a high probability that they will be discovered, because the slaves will be sent out all night long.
Therefore, Chongzhen simply stopped hiding his whereabouts and simply revealed his chariot and horse pursuit. Anyway, eight hundred Yiding had already detoured to the vicinity of Mianchi. The Jiannu infantry who were lagging behind would be defeated even if they sent a courier to Duduo for help.
To intercept and kill Yiding, there is a high probability that Duduo will not receive a military report.
The Ming army marched mightily along the mountains and fields.
Seeing the Ming army cavalry, Jiannu reacted immediately.
The sound of trumpets, trumpets and gunshots suddenly rang out.
Jin Xuan sneered and said: "Your Majesty, the so-called Eight Banners Han Army should be in front."
The Eight Banners Han Army was adapted from the Ming Dynasty surrender troops brought by Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and others, so it still retains the Ming Army's trumpets, drums and trumpets.
Chongzhen smiled and said: "Jin Qing, press forward, but don't get too close, and avoid the firing range of the Hongyi cannon, and try not to be directly exposed to the muzzles of those traitorous cannons."
After saying this for a while, he added: "But we must hold them back and prevent them from moving forward!"
"I accept the order." Jin Xuan bowed his hands on horseback, turned his head and shouted, "Send my order to the general, and the whole army will line up!"
A few messengers raised their triangular flags and waved them a few times, and the cavalry, which originally looked chaotic, began to line up. In less than a moment, they had already formed a huge cavalry with ten rows vertically and three hundred cavalry horizontally.
In the horizontal formation, the flag was waved again, and the three thousand cavalrymen lightly urged their horses and slowly pressed forward towards Jiannu in front.
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The sudden arrival of the Ming army surprised both Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming.
However, despite the accident, the two of them did not feel scared at all, but looked disdainful.
"Is the Ming army really here?" Kong Youde said with a smile, "Is this the sun coming out to the west?"
"When did the Ming army become so sophisticated?" Geng Zhongming said disdainfully, "It's been a while since we have seen a Ming army who dared to go out of the city to fight in the field."
Only Geng Jimao said: "Father, and uncle, not only the Ming army is here, Chongzhen is probably here too."
"What? You said Chongzhen is here too?" Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were stunned for a moment, then laughed at each other, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Don't laugh." Geng Jimao said urgently, "I'm serious."
"Okay, dad believes in you, dad believes in you." Geng Zhongming laughed again before he finished speaking.
Kong Youde also smiled and said to Geng Jimao: "My eldest nephew, Chongzhen is here just in time. When I catch this dog emperor, you can beat him again to make him angry."
The two traitors were chatting and laughing there.
However, the Han troops under the Zhenghong Banner and Xiangbai Banner responded quickly.
The sidecars that were originally lined up in a long queue on the official road were quickly pushed to the wilderness on both sides of the official road, forming a car formation.
There were many gaps facing the Ming cavalry formation, and then the Hongyi cannons were pushed into the gaps one after another, and their black muzzles were aimed at the Ming army sweeping over the mountains and plains.
Then groups of Eight Banners and Han troops appeared on the wall of the carriage.
Then rows of blunderbuss were mounted on the car wall.
Behind the wall of the carriage there were rows of spears piercing the sky.
I have to admit that Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others made great progress after they surrendered and became slaves, but the formation of the troops was much more rigorous than before.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the Eight Banners and Han troops were in formation.
At this time, the Ming cavalry was still thousands of steps away, far from attacking distance.
Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Geng Jimao and his son, as well as Zhen Bayan of the Han Army with a white flag and Wu Shojin of the Han Army with a red flag all appeared on the wall of the carriage.
"Your Majesty!" Bayan and Wu Shoujin quickly greeted each other.
Gu Shan'e's real military position is far less noble than the title of a county king.
And Jiannu was respected by his title. Gushan Ezhen of Eight Banners Manchuria was nominally in charge of the military affairs of a banner, but in front of Prince Jiannu and the prince, he was just a domestic slave.
This is the drawback of tribalism.
Historically, it was not resolved until the Yongzheng Dynasty.
Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming hummed slightly and raised their monocular telescopes at the same time.
These two telescopes were gifts given to them by the Portuguese.
Kong Youde looked at it for a while, then turned around and said: "The distance is almost there, you can prepare."
"The prince has an order, light fires in each camp! The prince has an order, light a fire in each camp!" Kong Youde's order was quickly passed on.
Then the gunners lit a bonfire and put the iron drill into the fire. At this time, the Hongyi cannon was not fired with a fuse, but with a red-hot iron drill.
The musketeers on the wall of the car also lit the match ropes and clicked the triggers.
Geng Zhongming put down the monocular, turned around and said to Kong Youde with a smile: "I can't wait to see the scene of the Ming army being beaten to the point of being knocked upside down."
Kong Youde said: "I'm afraid they don't have the courage."
"I think so too," Geng Zhongming said, "Maybe we can just turn around and run away."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ming army in front suddenly turned around and divided into two groups to outflank the two wings.
"Eh? You actually outflank both wings?" Geng Zhongming was stunned and said, "Is this imitating the tactics of the Eight Banners and Mongolia?"
"This is just an imitation." Kong Youde said with a smile, "Give the order, the artillery teams on both wings will also set up the red cannons, forget it, not only the two wings, but also the rear team, set up all the cannons
!I would like to see from which direction the Ming cavalry can find a breakthrough?"
Kong Youde's order was quickly conveyed.
The Han army responded quickly with a red flag and a white flag.
