Shang Kexi had no choice but to order the prefectures and counties in the rear to collect grain, and summoned civilians to transport grain to the Qing army's camp.
in case for need!
Because Shang Kexi knows that winning this battle is not that simple.
But what he is more worried about is not the stalemate in the war, but what is happening in Guangzhou now.
There was no news from Guangzhou, which made Shang Kexi feel uneasy.
Although he knew that it was unlikely that Guangzhou would be intact now, he always had some unrealistic expectations in his heart.
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"After the Qing army launched a tentative attack on Daze and Du Ruan towns, they stopped moving troops and camped in place until grain and grass were delivered from the rear."
"And repair the troops and horses!"
"The Qing army is now short of food and grass. The soldiers are exhausted from marching long distances. In addition, they have just arrived in Xinhui and their foothold is not stable. This is a great opportunity for me, the Ming Dynasty, to take the initiative and defeat the enemy in one battle!"
Xu Bin, the Chief of Staff, said.
The original plan of the Ming army was to defend Guifeng Mountain and force the Qing army to take the initiative to attack.
After defeating the Qing army in the defensive battle, they launched a counterattack and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, the Qing army did not take the initiative to attack this time, but chose to camp and defend.
As a result, the Ming army had no choice but to take the initiative to launch an attack for its own physical and strategic advantages!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and made a decision.
"Order the army to prepare to move to Daze Town!"
"If the Qing army wants to hold on, then we, the Ming Dynasty, will take the initiative to launch an attack!"
"..."
Following Zhu Hongyu's order, the Ming army began to prepare to move their camps and take the initiative to launch an attack.
The Ming army began to break out of camp and advance to the front line.
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On the other side, Shang Kexi finally received the news that Guangdong City was destroyed.
After learning that the inner city of Guangdong was turned into a sea of flames under the fire, and tens of thousands of bannermen were buried in the sea of fire, Shang Kexi's eyes darkened and he almost fainted.
"It's over!"
"My victory over Nanfan is completely over!"
After saying this, Shang Kexi rolled his eyes and fainted.
You know, his family members all live in the inner city of Guangzhou.
Now, even if he is lucky enough not to die in the sea of fire, he must have fallen into the hands of the Ming army.
Now, Shang Kexi is being tricked!
Several close generals supported Shang Kexi and invited medical officers from the army to come and make him feel better.
Shang Kexi woke up leisurely, and the first words he spoke were:
"Block the news so that the soldiers cannot know what is happening in Guangzhou!"
"Inform the entire army that I have received a request for help from Guangzhou. Although Guangzhou is in critical condition, we can still continue to fight. As long as we defeat the thieves in front of them and return to support Guangzhou, Guangzhou will be fine!"
In order to ensure the morale of the army, Shang Kexi must not allow the news of the fall of Guangzhou to spread.
Once Guangzhou fell and the news spread that the bannermen in the inner city were almost extinct, it would indeed arouse the mourning aspirations of the Eight Banners soldiers in the Qing army.
As a result, the combat power of the Eight Banners of the Han Army under Shang Kexi will naturally increase greatly!
However, among the nearly 40,000 troops currently led by Shang Kexi, the real main force is not the thousands of Eight Banners soldiers, but the tens of thousands of Green Battalion troops.
The news of the fall of Guangzhou can indeed stimulate the combat effectiveness and fighting spirit of the Eight Banners soldiers!
But what about Green Camp?
The bannermen in the inner city of Guangzhou are dead. What does it have to do with the green battalions?
Knowing that Guangzhou had fallen, the morale of the Green Camp soldiers must have been greatly affected.
The morale of tens of thousands of Green Camps is gone, how can thousands of Eight Banners be able to take on the important role?!
Therefore, Shang Kexi must not let the news of the fall of Guangzhou spread.
In order to prevent long nights and long dreams, Shang Kexi even ordered that after receiving the first batch of grain and grass shipped from the rear, he immediately mobilized troops to attack the Ming army facing them.
The armies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties began to move towards each other, and the distance became closer and closer.
The armies from both sides continue to advance towards Daze Town!
When the Ming army was halfway through, Zhu Hongyu received the news that the Qing army was setting off again.
However, the Ming army had already left Guifeng Mountain at this time and could never return.
Zhu Hongyu had no choice but to order the Ming army to continue advancing towards Daze Town and prepare to set up camp in Daze Town.
The troops in Du Ruan Town were also mobilized and gathered towards Daze Town.
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On the battlefield outside Daze Town, the cavalry from both sides had a tentative confrontation.
In the process of cavalry and archery combat, as well as the technical and tactical competition on horseback, the Ming army was at an absolute disadvantage.
However, due to the luxurious equipment of the Ming army, the Qing cavalry did not take much advantage.
The Ming Dynasty has limited cavalry, so these small number of cavalry are all valuables.
Steel breastplate scimitar, special short-barreled lance, hand crossbow for cavalry, war horse armor...
Zhu Hongyu's idea of building a cavalry army was that since the quality of the soldiers was not as good as that of the Qing army, then equipment should be used to build up combat effectiveness.
The two sides fought for a while outside Daze Town. The Ming army suffered a small loss and quickly retreated to the center of Daze Town.
Under the firepower projection in Daze Town, the Qing army did not dare to continue the pursuit and expand the results.
Zhu Hongyu saw the scene of the cavalry confrontation between the Ming and Qing Dynasties on the battlefield, put down the monocular in his hand, sighed and said.
"In terms of cavalry, my Ming Dynasty still needs to work hard!"
Zhang Meng knelt on one knee in front of Zhu Hongyu and apologized with a tone full of shame.
"Your Highness, the general is incompetent and has betrayed His Highness's trust!"
Currently, the total number of cavalry in the Liberation Army is just over 3,000. They are organized into a brigade, and Zhang Meng is the commander of the cavalry brigade.
He has good abilities and is dedicated when commanding army training. The most important thing is that he is loyal to Zhu Hongyu.
However, the gap in soldiers is not so easy to make up for!
Zhu Hongyu patted Zhang Meng on the shoulder and said.
"keep it up!"
"The amount of training for the cavalry unit still needs to be improved!"
"The number of cavalry in our army is not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty. If the quality is far inferior, the cavalry will not be able to fight!"
Zhang Meng nodded vigorously.
The small-scale cavalry confrontation between the two sides ended, and the main force of the Qing army also appeared outside Daze Town.
The large banner representing Shang Kexi's status is flying high, and the large banner with clear characters is hunting in the wind.
Tens of thousands of cavalry rolled over, spreading like a dark cloud across the land.
The hoofs of the war horses were almost crushing the ground.
The knight on horseback wears cotton armor, holds a tall lightning rod, holds a bow and a sword, and looks majestic.
A Qing army cavalryman rose and fell on horseback, and the cavalrymen galloped and drove, cooperating seamlessly.
The array looks loose, but it is actually quite orderly. The distances between the various structures are very close, and there is no confusion at all.
As long as the Chinese army gives an order, it only takes a blink of an eye for the well-trained Qing cavalry to change their formation.
Smoke and dust billowed, and footsteps filled the sky with yellow sand. Countless Qing infantrymen appeared at the end of Zhu Hongyu's line of sight.
Zhu Hongyu unconsciously tightened the telescope in his hand.
This was his first time seeing such a big scene!
Once the number of people exceeds 10,000, there are no boundaries, not to mention that Shang Kexi’s troops are not only over 10,000, but a total of 40,000 soldiers!