First, although this war material determined that Jianlu would attack Jizhou first, it was not entirely certain whether Jianlu would attack Jizhou in the end. Therefore, Sun Chuanting had to base his investigation on the beacon fire information and Ye Bushou's investigation.
Judging from the situation, Jianlu will eventually attack Jizhou.
Second, how many men and horses Jianlu had, this also needed to be confirmed. Only a fool would ignore it and hit them directly. Therefore, Sun Chuanting also needed time to understand how many men and horses Jianlu had in total.
Third, it was determined that Jianlu wanted to capture Jizhou first. His plan was to let Jizhou City consume Jianlu first. No matter how many troops were consumed, it would be better. It would also consume some morale. It was better than facing them directly.
It’s better to fight Jianlu first!
The fourth point is that he also wants to know the situation of the White Army on the east and west sides. Of course, this is not the main thing. It is just that it would be better if the situation of the White Army can be known before the war begins.
Therefore, the Yongwei Camp and the Jingying Camp did not move very fast, and their physical exertion was also low. Moreover, today's Jingying Camp and the Yongwei Camp are armies that mainly use firearms. In wartime, the physical strength consumption will be higher than that of Lengwei Camp.
Jianlu and Mongol Tatars have few weapons.
However, Sun Chuanting still ordered to rest first like Jianlu. In fact, the most critical thing was because of time issues.
At this time, it was almost evening. If a fight broke out and the winner was determined, it would be impossible to chase down the enemies running around when it got dark. Moreover, the night was not friendly to firearms troops.
Therefore, Sun Chuanting chose the time for the battle to be the next morning, so that he could have more time to annihilate the Jianlu.
In this way, the armies on both sides began to set up camp and prepare to spend the night, except for exploring horses and staying overnight.
At this time, Kong Youde saw something again and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
He found that the periphery of the Ming army's camp was all connected by sidecars, forming a line of defense that was difficult for cavalry to attack. Behind the sidecars, the simple camps were neatly organized and clearly separated.
As for the Qing army, only chariots were placed on the outside, but the number was obviously not enough to form a circle.
In the camp inside the carriage, they camped according to the Eight Banners. Especially the Mongolian tribes, they also camped according to their respective ethnic groups. It was a mess and they were crowded together. There was no sign of a well-trained army.
Just from the comparison of this camp, Kong Youde felt that the Ming army in front of him did not seem to be the Ming army in his impression.
Also, as the leader of the Jianlu side who was in charge of firearms, he was sensitive to firearms, and he also discovered that the imperial officers and soldiers opposite seemed to have a lot of firearms.
Kong Youde understands better than anyone else that firearms are definitely more powerful than cold weapons and more suitable for fighting. In the past, most of the Ming army also used firearms, but being defeated by the Qing army did not seem to indicate the power of firearms. However, he knew
, that was just the Ming army’s firearms cutting corners, which greatly limited the power of the firearms.
When he was under Sun Yuanhua, he had experienced how powerful real firearms were! Now in the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty also valued the quality of firearms. Therefore, Kong Youde had a higher status than the other two and him in the Qing Dynasty.
Likewise, those who are crowned kings should be higher.
If the quality of the firearms of the Ming army on the opposite side is guaranteed, this battle may not be easy to fight!
Kong Youde thought to himself, he was really worried.
Because he was thinking about it from all aspects, especially the appearance of Emperor Taizu, which had always been on his mind, he felt that the firearms of the Ming army in front of him should not be too bad.
After discovering this, he was worried and finally came to Abate to report his discovery.
"Master Beile, the current Ming army should not be underestimated!" Kong Youde said sincerely when he saw Abatai, "This Ming army is probably a formidable enemy!"
After finishing his conclusion, he began to give his reasons.
However, Kong Youde just started to speak, and was interrupted impatiently by Abata: "Do you think Ben Beile is a fool? You can't see these basic things? Otherwise, you will be the commander of this battle, and Ben Beile will listen.
Yours, okay?"
"The general will not dare!" When Kong Youde heard this, he was a little frightened.
Staring at him, Abate shouted angrily: "Do what you should do. If you go out to disturb the morale of the army, Ben Beile will be the first to sacrifice the flag to you!"
The battle is imminent, and if everyone knows that the Ming army in front of them is difficult to deal with, it will definitely damage morale.
After entering the customs this time, Kong Youde was a bit abnormal. He always boosted the morale of others and destroyed his own prestige. In particular, he dared to explain that Emperor Taizu had appeared. If this matter was told everywhere, it would even damage the morale of the army.
Therefore, Abatai had already accumulated some dissatisfaction with Kong Youde. But this time, he actually regarded him as an ignorant person who couldn't even basicly observe the formation. The one who came to him to bala bala was even more...
It aroused his disgust.
After Kong Youde was reprimanded, he was very frightened and did not dare to stay any longer, so he hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Just when he turned around and was about to leave, Abatai's cold voice came from behind: "If the battle starts tomorrow, if your artillery can't blast the Ming army's formation, don't blame Benbeile for his military law!"
After hearing this, Kong Youde quickly made a guarantee and then left the Chinese army tent.
With the cool breeze blowing in front of him, he looked up at the crescent moon in the sky and suddenly laughed at himself.
What's wrong with you?
Scared?
How is that possible!
The Qing army was invincible in the field. This is an iron-clad fact!
Among the imperial troops, even the most powerful Guan Ning Army did not dare to fight in the field with the Qing army.
The imperial army in front of us probably numbered about 60,000. Such an army was mainly composed of new soldiers. No matter how good they were, how could they defeat the Qing army?
After looking for so many reasons, suddenly, it seemed as if another Kong Youde jumped out: Emperor Taizu appeared!
Kong Youde quickly suppressed this idea and thought in his mind: The imperial court had been unable to defeat the Qing army before, so why could it defeat the Qing army this time?
Emperor Taizu appeared!
No, no, no, look at the chaos among the bandits in the pass. The imperial officers and soldiers still have fighting strength. Otherwise, the bandits would have been defeated!
Emperor Taizu appeared!
No, no, no, this is not the beginning of the year. Even Hong Chengchou, who was so capable, led 120,000 elite troops to annihilate the whole army, and he also surrendered to the Qing Dynasty!
Emperor Taizu appeared!
…
In the end, Kong Youde shook his head violently, rubbed his face with both hands, composed himself, and left silently.
Not long after he left, fast horses entered the Jianlu camp from the rear camp, and soon arrived at the Chinese military tent.
"Master, the white-pole army under Ma Xianglin is extremely cunning. Instead of fighting, they stationed their troops on the mountain. The war there is still in a stalemate!"
Abate's face looked a little heavy after hearing the report.
This time I entered the customs, compared with the previous times, it was really weird!
Logically speaking, they had just entered the customs, and the Ming Dynasty court was probably still discussing, so it was impossible to react so quickly! Normally, by the time the Ming Dynasty court sent reinforcements, Jizhou would have been captured long ago.
, and has already gone to Shandong.
However, this time, just one day after arriving in Jizhou, the Ming army surrounded him, as if they knew that the Qing army would enter the pass, and the first battle would be to attack Jizhou first.
But, how is this possible!
Thinking of this, Abate's mind couldn't help but think of Kong Youde telling him with a worried look that Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty had appeared.
Perhaps, this explanation can explain the current weirdness.
However, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty appeared, how could this be possible!
If a spirit really wants to appear, what will the Qing Dynasty do? Even if Huang Ama appears, it cannot compare to the spirit of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty!
No, no, no, this is absolutely impossible!
Abatai became a little irritable thinking about it. It was definitely a coincidence. The Ming Dynasty happened to be gathering troops to come to Jizhou! It must be like this!
As for why we gathered troops to come to Jizhou, we don’t know yet. We will know after we win this battle!
Yes, that's right, just win this battle, don't worry about anything else!
So what if the Ming army is prepared? Strength is everything! As long as the fist is hard enough, even if Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty shows up, he can beat them to the point where they can't find their way!
With this in mind, Abatai weighed it in his mind and then ordered: "Send an order to Turge and ask him to lead his troops over early tomorrow morning to win the war here. The other two white-pole armies will not be able to do anything."
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"twitter!"
The Baigan Army are all infantry. Even if they want to come here to support, there will be no time. Once the Ming Army here is eliminated, this war can basically be said to be over!
After finishing all these arrangements, Abate finally fell asleep!
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Early the next morning, the sky was dim, and there began to be movements in both the Jianlu camp and the Ming army camp.
A military meeting is already being held in the military tent of the Ming Army.
It can be vaguely seen that there are red threads in Sun Chuanting's eyes, maybe he didn't sleep well last night!
Think about it, this battle is related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty! The emperor has been preparing for so many months, counting on winning this battle and turning the tide in one fell swoop.
It’s weird to be able to sleep peacefully during such a major war!
Thinking like this, they did not dare to think nonsense anymore and quickly concentrated on listening to Sun Chuanting's speech.
I saw Sun Chuanting's dead fish face, without any expression. He just glanced at them with his eyes, and then shouted coldly: "Today's battle with Jianlu will only be one battle. All generals must go all out. I will lead the Jinyi Guards to supervise the battle."
, Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
"If we win, we won't have to worry about building captives. We won't be able to invade again for at least ten years; the imperial court will be able to concentrate its forces to exterminate the traitors!"
"If we fail, the fate of the country will be bleak, and there will be no hope of pacifying the world! We have failed to live up to His Majesty's high hopes. I and you are all sinners of the Ming Dynasty, and we will never be redeemed by death!"
"In this battle, Jianlu was deceived into not knowing the details of our army. As soon as the battle began, he used all his strength, advancing without retreating, and did not give Jianlu a chance to slow down."
"Ignore those who kneel down and surrender. Anyone who dares to resist, whether they are Jianpi or Mongol Tatars, will be killed without mercy. I will not withdraw my troops and will continue to pursue them until no more resisting enemies are seen!"
"Your Majesty has given us such a good opportunity to annihilate the enemy. We must annihilate the enemy in one battle, kill and kill!"
After hearing this, Zhou Yuji, Sun Yingyuan and others had serious expressions. They immediately clasped their fists and responded: "Kill, kill, kill..."