It was night, the moon was in the middle of the sky, insects and birds were chirping, the mountain breeze was gentle, and most of the heat of the day had dispersed.
Li Dingguo looked at the military camp and the trees that had been cut down around it, and couldn't help but sigh: "Even the fire attack has no flaws, that's all!"
With that said, he slapped his horse and returned, throwing up a lot of dust.
In the military camp, Zhu Yixi and his generals climbed up to the arrow tower without haste, stared at the returning Western Army, and couldn't help but say:
"The Western Thief's Cavalry is so exquisite. When combined, it becomes one body. It separates but never falls apart. It can be controlled with ease."
"I originally wanted to send cavalry to chase, but I was afraid of being defeated. Tonight, this is the only way I can do it."
These words made Li Jingwu extremely shy. He raised his head and said: "Your Highness, the formation of the cavalry battalion is still too short. If given time, the entire army will be wiped out."
"Your Highness, if it is in Shaanxi Province or the Central Plains, the cavalry can be used freely, but in Sichuan Province, the cavalry cannot do so."
"The cavalry battalion will be no worse than these cavalry if they train for a while."
Bai Wang couldn't help but explain, and Li Jingwu cast a grateful look at him.
Zhu Yixi was noncommittal. He was really jealous of this group of cavalry.
The Western thieves still have some contribution, at least they can give me more cavalry.
At this time, Prime Minister Hui Deng picked up a fan and kept fanning His Highness King Hanyang while grinning:
"This time we enter Sichuan, something strange will happen!"
"What do you say?" Liu Tingjie's eyes were hot. Why didn't I expect such flattery? It's no wonder that Prime Minister Hui Deng never leaves his hand with a fan. It turned out that he had set up an ambush for a long time.
"Most of the Western thieves are from Shaanxi, and we are also from Shaanxi. The king is from Xi'an, but we Shaanxi people are fighting in Sichuan Province. Isn't it interesting?"
After saying this, Zhu Yixi became interested.
Those who came this time were Li Jingwu, Liu Tingjie, Yan Guochao, Hui Dengxiang, Wang Guangen, Zhao Guangyuan and Bai Wang, all from Shaanxi.
The Xithief on the opposite side, although it has been greatly expanded, is still from Shaanxi at the top.
Zhu Yixi was silent: This late Ming Dynasty was the home ground of the Shaanxi people, both official and antagonistic.
But for him, it is convenient to recruit and surrender. They are all fellow villagers, so there is no discrimination.
"Open sentry, secret sentry prepare again, rest, tomorrow will be a big battle."
Zhu Yixi yawned, waved her hands and left.
The generals immediately went back to rest.
The next day, Li Dingguo cheered up and commanded the entire army to engage in a frontal defeat.
The reason why he did not defend the city was not only because he was unpopular and difficult to defend, but more importantly, the Western Army was not good at defending the city.
Using one's own shortcomings to meet the enemy's strong points is what a fool would do.
Since you can't defend well, let's fight in the field!
Use offense instead of defense——
Like the Chuang Army, the Western Army was also a rogue bandit. It had never built any territory and did not care about abandoning the city, as long as the people were there.
Therefore, after a huge defeat, Li Zicheng abandoned the city of Beijing without hesitation and had no intention of defending the city, even though the capital was originally built as a castle.
Similarly, in order to enter Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong easily abandoned the Hunan area that could be conquered and did not even send troops to garrison it.
Substituting offense for defense is a manifestation of the rogue mentality that has not been eradicated.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yixi did not bring a red cannon, because he knew that siege battles were rare and were mainly field battles.
It is better to leave the red cannon to Nanyang.
At this time, on the battlefield, Li Dingguo led 50,000 troops, with cavalry as the vanguard and infantry as the rear, forming a cone-shaped structure, hoping to penetrate the army like a sharp thorn.
Thanks to his previous experience, Zhu Yixi deeply understood that the loss of momentum of the cavalry was equivalent to a death sentence.
Therefore, this time the heavy infantry was in the front again, and the Chinese army was the firearms battalion.
The left wing is Sanbian Camp and Mingjie Camp, and the right wing is Minghui Camp and Mingyuan Camp.
The finale is the Guards Battalion, Mingwang Battalion, Mingguang Battalion, and Cavalry Battalion.
Zhu Yixi was in charge of the central army and commanded calmly. He was protected by the firearms battalion and had no fear.
"Sure enough, the Western Army is useless except for the cavalry."
Looking up, although the infantry of the Western Army were neat and not so messy, there were very few of them wearing armor.
The old military uniforms are still in the style of officers and soldiers. The only difference is probably the bright triangle scarf.
"sorrow!"
Zhu Yixi shook his head and said: "Although the Shaanxi people are fighting each other, it should be more of a civil war between the Ming army."
The fleeing border troops and captured officers and soldiers formed the main body of the Western Army.
This is also the reason why after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Chuang Army and the Western Army surrendered to the Southern Ming Dynasty in large numbers and fought against the Qing army without any grudges.
He was originally an officer and soldier, but if he changed his skin and received military pay, there would naturally be nothing wrong with him.
Three meals a day, one meat every three days, and training every day gave the Qin army a different temperament as a whole.
Full of energy and high morale.
If you win, you will have fields, if you are injured, you will be healed, if you are disabled, you will be given an official position, and you will be rewarded with more fields.
Facing the Western Army, the soldiers watched eagerly without feeling any fear.
At this moment, Zhu Yixi decided to add fuel to the fire:
"After this victory, each person will be rewarded with three merit points."
"Woohoo, long live, long live the king——"
The cheers were endless, and morale soared again.
In the eyes of the soldiers, the Western troops in front of them were no longer people, but individual points of merit.
land, silver.
At this time, Chen Tieniu's eyes turned red, as if he could shoot arrows at any time and kill all these Western thieves.
He made a calculation in his mind.
If we win this battle again, we can get another six acres of land.
Adding the previous twelve acres, it becomes eighteen acres.
In the south, this can supply a scholar.
When he thought that his son would pass the imperial examination in the future, he could not help but get excited. He waved his sword and chopped down the Western thief in front of him.
Even if he looked from a distance, there were several familiar faces inside.
"Attack——"
His Royal Highness the King of Hanyang, who loved his soldiers as much as his son, naturally could not bear to reject the soldiers' eagerness and decisively issued a military order.
In an instant, the soldiers of the Qin army rushed forward howling like tigers descending from the mountain.
Li Dingguo was startled: "When did the Ming army become so eager to fight that they even risked their lives? I am a cavalryman!"
After all, he was a veteran. Li Dingguo was confused for a while, then immediately led the cavalry and rushed towards him.
The previous temptation made him understand that there was no hope for the infantry.
The only solution for now is to use cavalry to carve out a bloody path.
Just now at the city tower, he had already understood that the troops were all wearing heavy armor and could not be used as a breakthrough point.
The left wing has strong troops and horses, but the right wing is a little weaker, which is actually a good opportunity.
"If we win this battle, each of us will receive a hundred taels."
"follow me--"
Putting on his battle armor, Li Dingguo looked majestic and majestic, and seemed to have a different kind of temperament all over his body, making people unconsciously obey his orders.
Half of the four thousand cavalrymen behind them were wearing leather armor. They were all taciturn, their eyes bursting with extreme desire.
This is the biggest reward in several years.
Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead of them, under such temptation, they dare to go all out and follow this man to fight.