Chapter 663 The confrontation between the lion and the lion
"Not so fast! I still have to stay in the Guards Corps for a while." Zhao Gan replied with a smile.
"Then I will call you sir when I see you from now on."
"Brother Cheng! I'm here. After all, I'm a soldier you've led." Zhao Gan smiled and said politely, "I'm going to leave first. In fact, Brother Cheng also has a chance to make meritorious deeds today.
We are waiting for you at the Guards. Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!" The soldiers around also shouted in unison.
After walking a certain distance, Zhao Gan introduced to the team members behind him: "When I joined the army, I was led by Brother Cheng. He cared about me very much. He is now my old boss."
At the same time, Wu Shigong was putting on his armor with the help of his guards. This armor was specially made by the Workshop Department. The whole body shone with silver-white light, and the armor plates were polished to a perfect fit. The joints
It is also quite flexible and looks particularly beautiful. But it is more troublesome to put on and requires help from others.
Wu Shigong, who was wrapped up in layers, was already sweating a little. He complained: "It's so cold in spring! It's so cold in spring! Why is it so hot this spring?"
"Sir!" Chi Ming said with a smile, "I just walked around outside the tent, and it was still quite cold outside. And the weather is quite gloomy today, which is not a good weather. Maybe you are wearing too much clothes.
Yes, my lord, just be patient!"
"You! It seems that you are afraid that I will be injured, and you want to wrap me up with iron blocks. I have two layers of cotton armor inside. Is it necessary? With your protection, I will not encounter any danger." Wu Shigong said with a smile.
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Chi Ming and the others laughed "hee hee" and did not tell the difference. They continued to put on the armor for Wu Shigong. It was not until they finished wearing it that they finally put on a bright red cloak for Wu Shigong.
Wu Shigong walked a few steps with his armor all over his body and muttered: "It's too heavy!" Hearing Chi Ming and the others laughing, Wu Shigong joked again: "It's going to be hard for people to go crazy today." Chi Ming and the others couldn't bear it anymore.
After stopping, a burst of cheerful laughter sounded in the tent.
"What's going on over there with the Tatars?" Wu Shigong asked again.
Chi Ming immediately put away his smile, stood at attention and reported: "The sentry has returned the report, and smoke is rising in the Tatar camp. They will definitely go out to fight today."
"That's fine! Let's make a break with the Tatars today!" After saying that, Wu Shigong took the lead to walk out of the tent.
Although the sky was getting brighter, thick clouds still covered the sky tightly. There was a lot of humidity in the air, and even though it was early spring, everyone and the horses felt sticky.
The Runing Army and the Qing Army marched towards each other and approached the battlefield. Both armies continuously sent out reconnaissance cavalry to detect the other party's march from a distance. They also constantly drove away the other party's reconnaissance cavalry. However, at this time, reconnaissance cavalry rarely occurred.
In battles between two parties, one side often avoids them and the other side stops chasing them. Perhaps this is the tranquility before the war!
At this point, there is no need for any cunning tactics. The two sides are just arranging their postures for a hard-fought battle. So just go to the battlefield and line up honestly!
The atmosphere during the march was quite dull, and the formation time was quite long. However, relatively speaking, the Qing army moved faster. This was also the advantage of having more cavalry, which could quickly deploy the troops.
However, the Runing Army was not slow in its movements. The long-term formation training made the Runing Army deploy in an orderly manner without any disorder. It did not give the Qing Army any chance to launch a surprise attack before its troops were fully deployed.
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However, the psychological advantage of the Qing army at this time is even more obvious. They have a numerical advantage. Twenty-three thousand versus sixteen thousand; the geographical advantage of the battlefield is an open field, which is conducive to cavalry charges; the formation can be deployed faster than the Runing army.
Some. So the Qing army was also a little eager to try.
"Your Majesty! Do you want to send some men to tease the Ming army?" Tuberi asked Dorgon.
Tuberi's purpose was to send some Qing cavalry to challenge the two armies and disrupt the formation of the Runing army.
If the Runing army is really thrown into chaos by these provocative Qing troops, the Qing army can just follow up and attack. The great victory that will come to the door in this way will not be in vain.
If the Runing Army can stabilize its position, it is best to provoke the Runing Army's cavalry. If this small-scale battle can be won in front of the two armies, it will also be of great benefit to the morale of the Qing Army.
It can also further consume some of the Runing Army's cavalry. After the formal battle between the two armies, the gap in the number of cavalry between the two sides will be even larger. From the beginning to the end, Tuberg never thought that the Qing army would be involved in this wandering battle.
Defeated.
Dorgon frowned and remained silent, as if he didn't hear Tuberi's question. Tubery waited quietly for a while. Being familiar with Dorgon's temper, he knew that Dorgon had acquiesced.
, so he immediately nodded to the captain of the soldiers in front of him.
With a whistle, more than 200 Qing army cavalry immediately rushed to the front of the formation. These were carefully selected from the Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners, and were very capable of fighting alone. They began to make provocative moves.
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Some Qing army cavalry began to control their horses and perform acrobatic movements that can only be seen in modern circuses; some waved knives and kept screaming at the Runing army's formation; some made insulting movements and wanted to
In order to attract the cavalry of the Runing Army, the cheers from the Qing Army resounded through the sky, constantly encouraging their warriors.
But at this time, the formation of the Runing Army remained eerily quiet. Under the scoldings of the officers, the soldiers of the Runing Army were still quickly taking up their positions, while the cavalry on both sides also watched motionless.
The Qing troops were juggling in front of the formation, with no intention of going out to fight with the Qing troops.
At first, Dorgon had a smile on his face when he saw the performance of his bannermen, but when he saw the reaction of Runing Army, he immediately became serious. Because Dorgon saw the demeanor of a strong army.
, that is discipline!
"Where did this Ming army come from?" Dorgon asked.
"Go back to your lord! Look, the flag is the commander-in-chief of Runing - Wu! It should be the Ming army in the mainland of Henan!" Tuberi replied.
"My surname is Wu? I've never heard of it!" The Qing generals around him immediately started chattering.
Dorgon was also very surprised. The Manchu spies in the pass had never introduced this Ming army. That is to say, Wu Shigong had been suppressed by the court, and he had been hiding his power and biding his time, so the reputation of Wu Shigong and the Runing Army had not been obvious to the outside world.
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"Your Majesty! Is this Ming army just a show-off? Look! They're lined up like they've been measured with a ruler. They spent so much time practicing this, and their sword and horse skills may not be very strong," Tuberi said.
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"What nonsense are you talking about?" Dorgon scolded him immediately, "It's almost time to fight, and you still underestimate the enemy. If you say this again, be careful of me whipping you!"
In fact, Dorgon has judged that the combat effectiveness of the Runing Army must not be underestimated. If we only look at the strangulation battle, we can barely say that the spies of the Runing Army are elites, so this also explains why the spies of the Runing Army
The reason for fighting bravely, but the entire army may not be so strong.
However, Dorgon was surprised by the change of direction that followed. This change of direction had high requirements on the discipline and organization of the troops. Especially the night march and the long-term emergency march showed that this Ming Dynasty
The army is well-trained and has abundant physical strength.
When he saw this Ming army taking the initiative to fight today and maintaining a stable mentality under the provocation of the Qing army, Dorgon knew that he was going to face a tough battle. There was no luck in the battle. An army with such psychological quality
, must have strong confidence in the combat effectiveness of his troops. But does the head coach of this Ming army really think that he can defeat his own national athletes?
Dorgon couldn't help but sneered, thinking that the commander of the Ming army on the opposite side must be delusional. Many famous Ming generals and armies were defeated by the Qing army. Could it be that an inland Ming army that was not a frontier army was still delusional?
Block your own path to victory?
At this time, Dorgon's personal soldiers were also galloping toward the two wings. The spread of tens of thousands of troops was quite wide, and the commander of the first army could not see the edge of the situation on both sides at all, so this was needed
Exploring cavalry came to observe the situation on both sides of the enemy.
Soon, there were reports from the soldiers who were scouts. They first reported back the number of combatants of the Runing Army. In fact, the number of the Runing Army was quite good. Today's Runing Army just combined the two infantrymen.
The three infantry regiments of each association were placed exactly on the left, center and right, forming a two by three, six thousand-man phalanx, while the cavalry association and a cavalry battalion were divided into two teams to protect the phalanx.
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The Artillery Association is placed in the passage between the two Concorde three-way phalanxes at the front and rear, and has not yet been placed in front of the formation. The Chinese army behind is 1,500 people from Wu Shigong's personal army and Li Lu's
One thousand five hundred people.
But as more and more news came back from both sides, Dorgon suddenly learned that a Ming army had been ambushed on the hilltop on the east side.
This made Dorgon's heart skip a beat. Unexpectedly, the Ming army on the opposite side had already prepared and had taken the first step to limit its attack from the east. But Dorgon thought about it again, and his army still
With an absolute advantage, even if they only attack from the center and west side, they can completely defeat the Ming army in front of them.
Dorgon slowly straightened his back and looked at the Runing army formation that had been lined up in the distance, and also at his son-in-law in front of the formation who kept calling for formation.
Dorgon's heart was full of pride: "You want to fight! Then fight! Let you see my king's thunderous strike."
The clouds on the battlefield seemed to thicken immediately, and the two armies were like two beasts ready to strike. It was a confrontation between male lions, and the most brilliant battle sparks were about to burst out on the battlefield.