In Daxing, Wang Xian had been fighting Zhang Fu's army for most of the day.
At this time, the difference in quality between the two armies became apparent. Wang Xian's soldiers came from afar and fought for a long time, but they were still able to maintain strong combat effectiveness. However, Zhang Fu's army only pursued with all its strength for most of a day and was exhausted.
, increasingly unable to keep up with Wang Xian's footsteps.
Wang Xian could even ask the army to stop and rest for a while, waiting for the pursuers. If this momentum continued, Zhang Fu's army could be dragged to death.
"Master, you can take the opportunity to hit them!" Zhang Yi and others called for battle one after another: "Destroy Daxing's army to avoid being attacked from both sides!" The Jin Yiwei had already sent the news to Wang Xian's army that Zhu Zhanji was leading his army south!
Wang Xian was unmoved and continued to move eastward unhurriedly, as if he wanted to fight Zhang Fu to the end.
When the soldiers were puzzled, they saw several fast horses galloping from the north under the banner of Xu Huaiqing.
The fast horses were led in front of Wang Xian. The knight on the horse did not bother to dismount and salute, but loudly reported: "My lord, Yang Rong, with an army of 100,000 and escorting 200,000 civilians, has begun to transport Tongzhou's grain and grass to the capital.
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"What?!" Wang Xian's expression changed in shock, and he asked in a voice: "Where is General Xu now?!"
"My general has already led his troops to kill us!"
"This bastard!" Wang Xian yelled, then fell into silence with a dark face.
All the generals around him did not dare to say anything for fear of disturbing Wang Xian's thoughts.
At this moment, Wang Xian couldn't maintain a calm mood. He had to review again whether he had underestimated the enemy too much from the beginning!
"Sir, your strategy is correct. The enemy is strong and we are weak. Our army has no other way. The only way to completely reverse the situation of the war is to break through the barrier as soon as possible and capture Tongzhou!" Seeing that Wang Xian seemed to be trying to get into trouble, Mo Wen quickly sighed.
He said in a loud voice: "If we don't attack Zhangjiakou immediately, use more than 100,000 foreign and medium-sized troops to attract the main force of the government army, and sneak across the Zijin Pass at starry night, we will be trapped in the Hetao! As time goes by, the soldiers will want to return.
If the morale of the army is scattered, it will be defeated if it does not fight!"
"Well..." Wang nodded and sighed: "We really have no choice."
"Besides, it is impossible for all the officers and soldiers to be useless. At least Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi and others are not worthy of their reputation." Mo Wen comforted him again: "We can think of Tongzhou as the life gate of the capital, and Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi can naturally do the same.
Come to think of it! Since Tongzhou is related to the survival of the capital, they used a hundred thousand troops to escort it, which is what the title should mean!"
"Yes, I shouldn't underestimate the heroes of the world!" Wang Xian said, but he laughed and said: "This is the fun! How can we compete in the Central Plains without masters competing against each other?!"
"My lord, just make up your mind! We can go up to the mountain of knives and down to the sea of fire without even frowning!" Seeing that the coach cheered up, Zhang Yi and others started shouting loudly.
"I'm sorry everyone, it was my commander who was too aggressive that put you in danger!" Wang Xian smiled apologetically to everyone. The situation in front of him was indeed extremely dangerous. The reinforcements from Shandong had not yet arrived, but Wang Xian brought two men with him.
Thousands of troops, rushing into the vicinity of the capital where more than 200,000 troops are stationed, are tantamount to dancing on the tip of a knife!
Hearing this, the generals were about to comfort Wang Xian when they saw him raise his eyebrows and change the topic: "But if we want to defeat the strong with the weak, we can only use dangerous tactics! Since we have chosen this path, we can only
The adventure is over!"
"Stop entangled with them, the army will go north to Tongzhou immediately!" Wang Xian roared and gave orders to his soldiers!
The generals were shocked when they heard the fate, and they all understood that the coach was going to make a desperate move!
Because once the army chooses to go north to Tongzhou, without a magical stroke to reverse the situation, it will soon be heavily surrounded by the three-pronged army of the Crown Prince, Zhang Fu, and Yang Rong!
However, the generals showed no fear, and instead howled with excitement: "Yes!"
After a series of incredible victories, all of them firmly believe that their coach has a pair of eyes that can see through the surface of the battle and get to the root of victory! He can definitely guide them to defeat powerful enemies and achieve the final victory!
Under this crazy and even blind trust, the 15,000 cavalrymen immediately turned their horses and galloped northward!
Before leaving, Wang Xian had someone send a message to the reinforcements from Shandong, asking them to act according to the situation... Nowadays, the battle situation is so complicated and the outcome is so unpredictable that it is no longer foreseeable by ordinary people. He can only give such a vague instruction.
, let Erhei and Deng Xiaoxian judge for themselves...
Tongzhou.
Under Yang Rong's strict orders, Li Xian led 20,000 cavalry in the city to fight against Xu Huaiqing.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were guarding the grain and grass had only to muster all their energy to protect the safety of the grain transport team. The task of driving away Xu Huaiqing's 5,000 cavalry was all handed over to Li Xian's 20,000 cavalry. Li Xian's army was led by tigers,
They are composed of elite cavalry such as hussars and other guards. Even though their abilities are not as good as those of Xu Huaiqing's men, with the large number of people and a fresh force, it is still not a problem to stick closely behind them!
Now, Xu Huaiqing and his 5,000 cavalry could no longer remain uninhabited. It was even difficult for them to get close to the official grain transport team. The 20,000 cavalry were too many, and they were divided into several teams to outflank and intercept.
Support everyone in performing their duties and don’t give them any chance to take advantage of them!
Seeing the change in the battle situation, the government escort team cheered, and their fear of Xu Huaiqing suddenly eased a lot. Under the urging of envoy Yang Rong, they all prepared to go on the road again...
"This can't go on like this!" Xu Huaiqing was so anxious that he couldn't think of any good ideas.
At this moment, dozens of Jinyi guards came out of the thorns and came to Xu Huaiqing.
When Xu Huaiqing saw that the leader was Zhang Dong, his eyes lit up and he said, "Why are you here?!"
Zhang Dong is the surviving newcomer of Jinyiwei in Hulu Valley and the successor of Shi Wan. He has grown rapidly in the past few years and has become a commander of Jinyiwei. Wang Xian knew that he was cautious and transferred Wu Wei and others out of the capital.
He was left in Beijing to secretly lead the lurking Jin Yiwei to act with cameras.
Obviously, Zhang Dong also knew that the most critical moment had come, and actually appeared in broad daylight with his spies!
"General, I'm here to support you." Zhang Dong grinned at Xu Huaiqing, revealing eight white teeth.
"That's all you have?!" Zhang Dahai looked at the few people around Zhang Dong and thought to himself that even if they were all top experts, it would be of no use!
"There are still five hundred men and horses, all of whom are elite spies of the Jin Yiwei," Zhang Dong said calmly: "I have them lie in ambush in the distance, ready to be dispatched by the general at any time!"
"It's still a drop in the bucket..." Zhang Dahai curled his lips.
"Great!" Xu Huaiqing said happily: "How many explosives do you have in your hand?!" Xu Huaiqing asked directly how many explosives he had without asking if he had any. He had obviously guessed the original purpose of Zhang Dong's trip.
"A lot..." Zhang Dong replied as expected: "Originally, we wanted to sneak into the grain transport team and get a big hit!" He said with a somewhat embarrassed smile: "Who would have thought that we would be a step too late, and the officers and soldiers would already be there?"
The general was beaten into a coward..."
"Is it enough to blow up the bridge?!" Xu Huaiqing interrupted Zhang Dong and asked in a deep voice.
"What bridge?" Zhang Dong asked cautiously.
"Yongtong Bridge!"
"No problem." Zhang Dong said confidently: "That kind of bridge only needs to explode at a specific location, and it will collapse as soon as it explodes. It doesn't take much explosives!"
"If you have extra explosives, try to destroy the ice on the left and right sides of Yongtong Bridge. The wider the scope of destruction, the better!" Xu Huaiqing ordered in a deep voice: "Go quickly! I will lead the army to kill in half an hour!"
"Uh..." Zhang Dong wanted to say something else, but when he heard that he only had half an hour, he quickly turned around and left, racing against time to prepare...
With Zhang Dong's help, Xu Huaiqing's confidence greatly increased and he shouted to his soldiers: "Children, cheer up! Let them see what a real cavalry is!"
The soldiers responded loudly, cheered up, turned their heads to look at the moon, and used their special riding and archery skills to shoot at the pursuers behind them!
Li Xian and his 20,000 cavalry had just taken the initiative and were about to defeat the 5,000 cavalry in one go. They were suddenly attacked head-on by them! The cavalry in front screamed and fell to the ground with both men and horses.
The cavalry were caught off guard and tripped many times. This made them angry and furious. They desperately used their horses to catch up and fought back with bows, arrows and muskets!
After all, they are the elite aces of the Ming Dynasty. Although Li Xian's muskets are far inferior to Xu Huaiqing's, their riding and shooting skills are comparable. Once they start to attack, Xu Huaiqing and the others are really in trouble. They can only use their best to mobilize their horses and fight the enemy.
Create distance.
The arrogant Xu Huaiqing was forced to retreat, which made Li Xian and others extremely excited. They excitedly urged his subordinates to pursue and fight fiercely. Even if they could not be eliminated, it would be a great victory if they could drive Xu Huaiqing away from a distance!
However, Xu Huaiqing refused to escape far away and just retreated eastward along the official road. Li Xian had no choice but to chase after him. However, he was not too worried. He was still ten or eight miles away from Tongzhou. Xu Huaiqing could escape.
Where to go?
After chasing and escaping like this, when they arrived at Yongtong Bridge, Xu Huaiqing's five thousand cavalry quickly crossed the bridge! Without thinking, Li Xian led his men onto the bridge. Unexpectedly, he had just passed the bridge when he heard an earth-shattering sound behind him.
There was a loud noise, and his feet trembled violently almost at the same time. A fierce wave of air, carrying gravel and ice fragments, rushed towards his back!
The soldiers around Li Xian wailed and fell off their horses. Fortunately, there were soldiers around him who blocked the impact of the explosion and prevented him from being knocked off his horse...
Even so, Li Xian was still shocked to the point where his ears were ringing and his vision was pitch black. When he finally recovered his eyesight, he saw that the fleeing Xu Huaiqing and others had turned around and came back to kill him! Li Xian couldn't help but look back hastily,
Immediately, my liver and gallbladder broke apart - I saw that the river ten feet away behind me was filled with floating corpses of people and horses and large pieces of broken ice... And the Yongtong Bridge that originally spanned the river, only the piers on both sides of the river were missing.