Although the sun had already risen at this time, the red early sun emitted warm light and illuminated the earth, allowing the soldiers on both sides in this wilderness to truly see their opponents for the first time.
Although both sides knew each other's existence in the night before, due to the darkness, most of the soldiers on both sides did not see each other's existence even though they were only two or three miles apart.
The only ones who have contact with each other are the scouts from both sides!
The generals on both sides could only judge the strength of the enemy's troops based on the information obtained by the scouts.
But now, they are both exposed to the sun, allowing each other to see everything.
"These pseudo-Tang thieves on the opposite side don't look simple!" In the Ming army array, a middle-aged general wearing a full set of brand-new armor and stomach was riding on a horse. Looking at the array of the new Tang army in front, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Didn't I say that they only have two or three hundred people stationed here? Could it be that so many soldiers of the Puppet Tang rebel army were transferred from the Lanjiang Ferry overnight?" A Qianhu of the Ming army next to him also frowned.
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At this time, another person said: "No need to ask, they must be coming from the Lanjiang Ferry. According to the intelligence we have collected in the past few months, those puppet Tang bandits only number three to four thousand in total. Most of them before
They are all here at the Lanjiang Ferry. There was a lot of movement when we crossed the river last night. They must have noticed it, so it is reasonable to mobilize troops overnight!"
Another person said: "But looking at the number of these pseudo-Tang bandits, there are only three to four thousand people in total, and they have to send people to the lower reaches. So, at the Lanjiang Ferry,
The puppet Tang rebel army probably has no more than 2,000 troops! In this case, our troops crossing the river directly at the Lanjiang Ferry will have great hopes!"
"It's just that the Lanjiang Ferry side is relaxed. I'm afraid it won't be easy to fight here. Look at these pseudo-Tang rebels. They are all acting as one. Their formations are incredibly neat. They are also equipped with a large number of muskets and armored stomachs.
, these thief troops must be the elite of the Puppet Tang thief army. And there are not many such elite Puppet Tang thief army. According to my opinion, the Puppet Tang thief army must have sent all the elites to our side!
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After hearing this, many people fell silent. This army was recruited by Song Zhiwen in recent months, and most of the generals included were generals who participated in the last Lanjiang Battle. These generals
We are quite familiar with the combat effectiveness of the puppet Tang rebel army.
Facing so many elite soldiers of the Pseudo-Tang Dynasty, even though they have three times more troops, it is hard to say whether they can win this battle.
It's not that they lack confidence, but the last battle of Lanjiang, the firearms of the puppet Tang rebel army left a deep impression on them.
Every time they recalled the original beach charge, they couldn't help but be afraid!
Rows and rows of soldiers fell under the blows of various firearms from the Puppet Tang thief army, especially the explosive bombs thrown by the Puppet Tang thief army at the end, which took away the lives of the soldiers in groups.
The scene was really terrible.
They are afraid that the horror of that day will happen again today!
The middle-aged general who led the army saw that all of his subordinates were silent, and some even looked frightened. He couldn't help but snorted: "We have trained hard for several months and built up a lot of defensive strength. This battle will be fake."
The firearms of the Tang rebel army are wishful thinking if they want to break through our formation. As long as we rush to their formation and rely on three times the number of soldiers, we will definitely kill these pseudo-Tang rebel army!"
Speaking of this, he even raised his voice and said: "The last time we were defeated, it was because our army was blocked on the beach and could not deploy. But now that we have crossed the river, we can move freely on this battlefield and no longer have to be trapped.
Stop it, what's more, we have brought a total of thirteen bowl-mouth cannons this time. With such sharp weapons in hand, we will definitely win this battle!"
His words also reminded everyone, yes, the soldiers they are leading now are recruited soldiers who have been training hard for several months. They are not those guard soldiers, nor those serf guard soldiers. In addition to elite soldiers, they also carry
There are a large number of huge shields and shield vehicles specially used to defend against the weapons and artillery of the puppet Tang thieves, and there are also thirteen bowl-mouth cannons to assist in the battle!
More importantly, they are not fighting across the river this time!
They had successfully crossed the river, and they didn't have to be blocked at Tankou like they did last time.
This time, they were standing on the vast wilderness on the west bank of the Lanjiang River, so that they could fight an upright and decisive battle with these pseudo-Tang thieves.
Under such circumstances, the puppet Tang rebels had no geographical advantage and could not take advantage of others!
The outcome of both sides will be determined by the actual strength of both sides!
And we have 2,500 men on our side, huge shields and shield chariots at our disposal, and more than ten bowl-mouth cannons to assist in the battle. No matter how you look at it, this battle has great hope of victory.
After thinking about it, these people regained their confidence!
Seeing his subordinates showing confident expressions again, the middle-aged general at the head also nodded slightly and thought to himself: The military spirit is available!
However, although he restored the confidence of his subordinates, he still felt heavy in his heart.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he knew better than his subordinates that the 800 enemy troops he had to face were the elite main force of the puppet Tang thief army.
At the same time, he is also more aware of the pressure he is under!
The army of ten thousand people that Xingquan Mansion gathered this time is only 7,000 that can be considered a regular army. The remaining 3,000 are young men recruited temporarily. Many of them don't even have weapons and can only be regarded as civilians.
That's all.
Of the 7,000 regular troops, most of them were guardsmen, and the remaining 3,000 were just recruited soldiers.
It is obvious to everyone that the combat effectiveness of the guardsmen is not very good. Even Song Zhiwen did not place his hope of victory on these guardsmen, but on the recruited soldiers.
Of these 3,000 recruited troops, except for the 500 left by Song Zhiwen to serve as the main force of the Chinese army, the remaining 2,500 are all here.
Their mission was to cross the river, defeat the intercepting troops of the puppet Tang rebels, and then go straight to the Lanjiang Ferry, join the guard posts crossing the river directly, Qing Zhuang and other cannon fodder to completely destroy the puppet Tang rebels at the Lanjiang ferry.
In order to achieve the goal of defeating and even annihilating the puppet Tang rebel army.
To achieve this goal, we must first defeat the 800 puppet Tang bandits in front of us.
Just when he was thinking secretly, someone else suddenly said: "Look, they are coming!"
He raised his head and looked forward, only to see eight hundred puppet Tang rebels approaching in a tight formation. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than three hundred meters.
This distance already means that the battle between the two sides is about to break out!
He did not hesitate and immediately gave the order: "Send the order to beat the drum and attack!"
At the same time, on the side of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty, Hao Bainian, who was riding on a horse in a military uniform, was also looking at the Ming army array in front. When he saw the Ming army taking the initiative to move forward, he also raised the waist knife in his hand and gave the battle order at the same time: "