Chapter 87: The king treats me with a countryman, and I will repay it with a countryman
Song Xiance frowned. All the details of the battle made the pessimism in his heart more intense. But although Song Xiance was just a fortune teller, he had a rare and rare talent in the late Ming Dynasty.
As for human conduct, it is said that if you treat me as a nobleman of the country, I will repay you as a nobleman of the country.
It was Li Zicheng who promoted a low-ranking Jianghu person like Song Xiance to his current prominent position. Therefore, Song Xiaozi's heart was filled with the sense of responsibility that a scholar should die for his confidant.
Song Xiance firmed up his thoughts, and immediately dismounted from his horse and knelt down in front of the holy chariot under the yellow cover and said:
"Long live, starting from Henan, I will follow your Majesty to found the country of Dashun. Your Majesty treats his ministers as national scholars, and often adopts as many as seven or eight strategies out of ten. With this kind of imperial favor, even if I am heartbroken, I must let Dashun do it."
The army is victorious.
The situation on the battlefield today has become very clear. It seems that we have been fooled by the dog Tatars!
Donglu is obviously waiting for work, and there is no trace of fatigue. Some time ago, all the expedition cavalry of the Shun army near Zhending were intercepted and killed by Donglu. I'm afraid that Donglu's so-called long attack under Zhending City
No, demoralization is just a fake show to lure us into taking the bait.
The Dashun army came all the way from Taiyuan through the mountain road, but the Tatars were harvesting deer to wait for work. Moreover, the Donglu army is so strong today. Now I estimate that there may be as many as 140,000 to 50,000 people, which is closer than us.
One hundred thousand troops and horses are half as many!"
When Niu Jinxing saw Song Xiance's behavior, he wanted to retort. But as he spoke, he had to admit that Song Xiance's judgment was probably the closest to the truth on the current battlefield, so he could only respond silently.
Li Zicheng was actually equally worried. Although the two armies on the central front had not yet fallen into a fierce and fierce battle, the artillery teams led by Wu Ruyi and Bai Guangen were obviously no match for the Qing army in the artillery battle.
Li Zicheng himself knew best the power of the Dashun Army's artillery force. Under the hands of Wu Ruyi and Bai Guangen, there were not dozens or hundreds of artillery pieces, but nearly three thousand artillery pieces!
Although these nearly 3,000 artillery pieces are not all powerful Hongyi heavy artillery. They include a large number of small artillery pieces with a load of less than one kilogram, light artillery pieces, and double-combination artillery pieces. However, the nearly 3,000 artillery pieces were used by Li Zicheng.
It seems that it is still a firepower that can destroy any resistance in the Central Plains.
In his opinion, with such amazing firepower, even Yang Sichang and Sun Chuanting in their heyday were completely impossible to match the Shun Army.
But the fact now is that the Dashun Army was at a disadvantage during the artillery battle...
The Qing army's 150,000 troops had about a thousand artillery pieces. Although the number of artillery pieces was far lower than that of the Dashun army, the number of red Yi cannons in the Donglu artillery was far greater than that of the Shun army.
Judging from the situation of the artillery battle, Li Zicheng and Song Xiance also felt that the situation was very pessimistic.
He understood that the current situation was unfavorable, but thinking that since he entered Henan in the 13th year of Chongzhen, until now, no matter how difficult the situation was, he had always turned defeat into victory and made it all the way to this day, so he did not believe the Qing army's appearance.
If you have the upper hand, you will definitely be able to defeat yourself.
The more pessimistic the atmosphere became, the more Li Zicheng felt that he needed to boost everyone's confidence, so he laughed and said:
"The opinions of the Song military adviser are generally consistent with my thoughts. Huang Taiji is indeed a master of military affairs. It is no wonder that the Ming Dynasty court was unable to subdue the Donglu for decades. Instead, the country was impoverished by the Donglu.
.But I guess that although our army came all the way from Taiyuan, didn't the Qing army also just finish attacking Zhending?
Even though the Qing army did not besiege Zhending with all its strength as we had guessed before, didn't they have a partial force defeated by Laiheng near Zhending?
The Donglu have one head and two hands. They do have more soldiers and horses than us, but most of them are just the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who are coerced, and they are not purely aligned with the Donglu. It's just that the battle situation is in favor of the Dashun army, and those
The generals of the Ming army who are on both sides of the head and the rat will definitely fall down like a tree and the hozens will scatter."
What Li Zicheng said is indeed true. Even now, because of Zhang Nai's brave attack, Wu Sangui has slowly begun to think about preserving his strength.
But Song Xiance smiled bitterly and sighed: "Your Majesty! Today's situation is completely different from before. Huang Taiji, Yang Sichang, and Sun Chuanting are also completely different. Soldiers and horses are like clouds, and those who are good at fighting can cause harm without killing others. Now the Dashun Army
He was completely lured away by Huang Taiji, and completely fell into the enemy's pace. In a tough fight, he would most likely suffer losses.
In my humble opinion, while the main forces of the two armies are not yet fully entangled, we may still have the opportunity to adopt other methods to save the chance of victory... Your Majesty, please mobilize the army immediately and set up defenses on the spot, or
If we retreat to the Jingxing Road and fortify the city at Tumen Pass or Jingxing Pass, we can then turn our backs on the guests."
Song Xiance's pessimism finally aroused the dissatisfaction of others, and Li You scolded: "If you change the formation before the war, you will definitely suffer a big defeat! Why did the military advisor say this?"
Li Zicheng took a deep breath, looked at the well-armored warriors on all sides of Huang Gai, and finally said:
"I also understand that the current situation is slightly unfavorable. But we - from the Chuang Army to the current Dashun Army, haven't we encountered more dangerous situations? If the situation is slightly unfavorable and the Chuang Army retreats, how can we
Make it today!
What's more, Jingxing Pass is too small to easily accommodate so many soldiers and horses. The area around Zhending is undefeable, so it's not easy to find a way to do it on the spot. Retreat in front of the formation. As soon as the enemy pursues, Dashun's army will
Fu Jian's Fei Shui defeated army will become a joke that flees after hearing the news, and everyone is surrounded by grass and trees. It will inevitably be defeated. How can we talk about turning against the guest?
The military advisor's idea is very good, but it is actually too conservative. To compete in the Central Plains and strive for world hegemony is like swimming against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. There is no such thing as setting up a defense on the spot!"
Li Zicheng took out the remaining arrows from his quiver that he often used to mark the map. If Li Laiheng were here, he might still be reminded of the first time he met Li Zicheng in Zhuxi Mountain.
Emperor Yongchang inserted the broken arrow into the soil in front of him and ordered Li You: "Big Eyes, the Chinese army is dispatched! The advantage of Donglu is artillery. Once the infantry of Dashun Army enter the enemy's formation, their
Artillery can no longer bomb without restraint. Tell the soldiers not to be afraid of the hail of bullets from the Tatars. As long as they fight hand-to-hand at close range, who in the world can be the opponent of my Dashun Army?"
Li You knew that the next battle was likely to directly determine the ownership of the world. His blood surged in his chest and he seemed extremely excited. He immediately received the military order and rushed to the front line to command the battle.
The central front of the Dashun Army finally attacked the Qing army with all its strength. The banners of the Shun Army, as dense as a jungle, all moved forward. Even Li Zicheng's imperial camp yellow umbrella was moving forward - Emperor Yongchang also brought the imperial camp ban.
The guards are about to join in this final all-out attack.
Li You first led the infantry of the middle camp to fight, and then Zuo Guangxian also led a group of surrendered Qin army troops into the battlefield. The massive Dashun army formation rushed towards the Qing troops like a violent wind sweeping the ground.
The steps of the soldiers are so determined, like hurricanes, mountain torrents, peaks, fire and thunder, invincible and moving forward indomitably.
The dense array of spears and cold light, and the thick and tough team of swords and swords are like a huge shield in the dust of the battle. Those old soldiers holding swords and swords are like executioners who are destined to destroy the Qing army and kill Huang Taiji.
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Countless horns, trombones, and conches were blown at the same time, blowing from one side of the battlefield to the other side of the battlefield, spanning a distance of tens of miles at the far end, connecting all the forests of swords and guns.
The torrent of Dashun soldiers, the ocean of Dashun soldiers, thousands and thousands of boundless Shun soldiers. Compared with this vast ocean, the rolling Yellow River is just a stream, and the majestic Mount Tai is just a flicker.
loess.
Although the Qing army was much more powerful than the Dashun army, under such overwhelming power and in the face of this huge and incomparable offensive force, even Duduo, who had always been arrogant, cruel, and willful, was even more arrogant.
, the famous king who was so ambitious that even Huang Taiji and Dorgon didn't take him seriously, actually felt a bit of fear and timidity.
He raised his long sword and waved it, and ordered in a low voice:
"The entire army fights to the death...and does not retreat even a hair's breadth."