The spring rain in Xuzhou has completely stopped, and the mud on the ground is lighter than everyone expected.
The current geographical situation of the battlefield cannot be said to be very suitable for a large army battle, but at least it cannot prevent the Dashun Army from launching a frontal attack to a great extent.
Everyone knew that the decisive battle was coming. Dawn was getting closer and closer, and the lights in the Dashun Army camp became twice as bright.
Countless stars converged into a river, and a dragon of light appeared and disappeared. Li Laiheng was almost intoxicated by the sight. The entire Dashun Army was in high spirits because of the timely arrival of a large amount of food supplies. They could only wait excitedly for tomorrow's battle.
"Tomorrow... tomorrow we will have a decisive battle with the Qing army!"
The headquarters of the Military Academy led by Gu Junen has distributed the combat tasks to be undertaken by each unit. In tomorrow's battle, even Li Jiyu's hurried local guards will have to participate in the front-line battle.
Li Jiyu's personal guard Kang Dayan was a little nervous. He followed Li Jiyu and couldn't stop rubbing his hands, always worried that something would go wrong in the battle tomorrow.
Li Jiyu laughed and said: "What are you old soldiers so worried about? The King of Jin is here, why do you need to worry about it?"
Kang Da lowered his eyes and said mockingly: "I'm hungry, I'm hungry..."
Li Jiyu's personal guards all laughed kindly, and Kang Dayan thought of the carts of food they had brought. A staff officer who had just joined the military academy and had already brought people to the local guards also laughed.
With vegetables and bacon, everyone could enjoy a full meal before the war.
"Prince Jin is truly a man of heaven. I still remember that just four or five years ago, I wandered from Liaodong to Denglai, and then fled to Henan as a refugee from Shandong. Everywhere was devastated. Wherever was it not a scorched earth?
Just four or five years ago, many people could not even eat tree bark and starved to death. But four or five years later, Henan has become so rich. General, can you take a look at so many vegetables, rice, wheat, and grains?
Meat, and bean cakes and grass bundles that the war horses eat... Sigh, what are you sighing about? Yes, it is really amazing!"
Indeed, the amount of military supplies and grain in the Dashun Army's position has reached the level of mountains. The hundreds of meters of flour and wheat are all shining with a charming light.
Most of the officers and soldiers of the Dashun Army, whether they are old soldiers or new recruits, are from hungry people, homeless people, refugees and landless farmers. Just a few years ago, most of them were not even qualified to have a full stomach.
, not to mention tree bark, even Guanyin soil cannot be eaten happily.
Those who died of hunger have become warriors today, and the Central Plains, which is thousands of miles away, has become a rich granary.
And all these are the changes brought about by the Dashun Army and Jin Wang Li Laiheng.
Therefore, regardless of Li Laiheng's nature and sincerity, he was a real savior to the people of the Central Plains.
Kang Dayan clenched the handle of the knife in his hand and said in a low voice:
"I am from Liaodong, and I have many family members, all of whom died at the hands of Donglu... Except for one brother, Brother Dahai, who fled to Dongjiang Town with me, all my relatives and clansmen died at the hands of Donglu.
Later, Dongjiang Town was also destroyed by the Tatars. My brother Dahai died on Pidao, and I was the only one who luckily drifted to Shandong holding on to a wooden plank.
I have lived half of my life worthless. I should have been dead as early as Liaodong and Pidao. God allowed me to live to this day just to take revenge tomorrow and kill two more Tatars in the battle.
"
Kang Dayan's words made Li Jiyu slightly moved. Li Jiyu's deputy general Shen Jingbang smiled and encouraged:
"Don't worry anymore. With Prince Jin here, everything will be safe."
Shen Jingbang said to Li Jiyu again: "General, do you still remember the Longsha prophecy that was circulated in Funiu Mountain?"
Li Jiyu's eyes lit up: "Remember! Of course I remember. The rumor that was prophesied by Long Sha back then was that he would win the world by joining the camp. Now it seems to be true."
Shen Jingbang stroked his beard and smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is a figure like Guangwu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. In addition to Longsha's prophecies, I have also carefully collected many prophecies over the years. I can definitely conclude that the king of Jin will definitely belong to the world in the end.
Come sit here. General, we can be regarded as old people who have followed the King of Jin since Funiu Mountain, and we will also be among the founding fathers and heroes in the future!"
Li Jiyu felt a little regretful. When Li Laiheng was still in the Victory Village, he should have taken all the soldiers and horses of the Yuzhai to join him. Wouldn't it be better to be a general now than to be a small general now?
It's a pity that there is no regret medicine, but as Shen Jingbang said, those who started their careers with the King of Jin from Henan can be regarded as latent vassal and Conglong meritorious officials.
In the future, Dashun will also conquer Youyan in the north, conquer Guanlong in the west, and conquer Bashu in the south. Those enemies are by no means as powerful and difficult to control as the Eastern captives. Aren't they just free military merits?
If you perform well in tomorrow's battle, you may have the opportunity to lead an army alone in the future. It does not seem too difficult to gain enough military merits for generations of princes in pacifying the war at home.
Li Jiyu's heart was filled with excitement, and he began to look forward to tomorrow's war.
Dawn is getting closer and closer, and the number of torches in the military camp is also increasing. It is said that the Military Academy is worried that the Qing army will launch a sneak attack when the rain stops, so they are more vigilant. However, some people think this is a cover-up trick by the Jin prince.
Precisely because the general offensive will be launched tomorrow, we must deliberately adopt a posture of being heavily guarded against the enemy's attack. This is called "showing that we cannot do it when we can."
When everyone was extremely nervous, Li Laiheng himself relaxed. He took off all his armor and only wore a thick cloth robe. He looked relaxed and asked the courtiers and generals around him to return to their tents.
Have a good sleep.
"There is still some time before dawn. Let's all go back to our tents and take a nap first. Otherwise, how can we have the energy to fight all day tomorrow?"
Li Laiheng yawned himself and said, "Let's all go to bed. I'm going to sleep too. No one can disturb me. Let me have a good sleep."
Guo Junzhen suppressed a smile and asked: "Your Highness, what if the Qing army comes to attack at night? Don't disturb Your Highness, do you want to wake Him up?"
Li Laiheng rubbed his eyes and said: "If Dorgon is so dizzy and will destroy himself, just order all the troops to stick to their posts and wipe out all the enemies.
The Qing army was so dazed that they abandoned their trench positions and raided our solid defense lines at night. This is suicidal. Of course you have to wait until the Qing army is completely wiped out, wait until dawn, and sleep well before you tell this good news.
Tell me."
Both Fang Yiren and Gu Junen showed complacent and confident smiles, but Liu Fangliang was the only one who was still a little worried. He frowned, not feeling relaxed and feeling a lot of pressure in his heart.
"Your Highness, everything is careless. We must not make the same mistake as the deer again. We must be more careful and attentive."
Li Laiheng laughed: "This... Okay, okay, Master Liu, I will listen to you. I won't sleep anymore. How about this? Do you think there are many broken tea cakes in the supplies that Li Jiyu brought? Everyone comes to Gu's military tent.
, let’s drink tea together, and let’s spend the last sleepless night before the war together.”
Fang Yiren ordered people to fetch those broken tea cakes of very low quality, and all the civil and military officials and generals from the army gathered in Li Laiheng's military tent.
Li Laiheng felt that this made the space much more cramped, so he simply led everyone to sit down next to a bonfire in the center of the camp. The soldiers filled two large bowls of tea for everyone. The taste of inferior tea was of course
It was very unpleasant to drink. Fortunately, except for a small number of old officials of the Ming Dynasty, the generals of the Shun Army could not tell the quality of the tea.
Li Laiheng drank most of the bowl of tea in one breath. He raised his head and looked at the dusty night sky after the rain, with the dots of starlight destroying it. Finally, he pointed at the North Star and said:
"Ziwei is in the palace, guarding the four barbarians. After tomorrow's battle, all ministers and generals should follow Gu Yi to rescue the barbarians and restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Dorgon’s head is simply not worth mentioning.”
The ministers cheered and drank the tea from the bowl. The bonfire illuminated everyone's face very clearly, and they were full of fighting spirit, and they had already rushed to the bullfight.