Li Sanlang, the head coach of Baofang Cuju, was urgently transferred back by Wang Yuan, and his temporary position was flag commander!
It's a pity that the six thousand soldiers are in such a damn miserable state, and the flag commanders all need to be taught step by step, but they can't find a hereditary military attaché.
Although Li Ying had never been on the battlefield, his father was the commander-in-chief of Guizhou Province. He had been exposed to military influences since he was a child and was keen on military affairs. He had already memorized various flag orders by heart. Moreover, Li Ying was Wang Yuan's classmate and friend, so he was asked to do it.
The flag commander is the most suitable.
The supervisor is still Zhu Ying, an old man. Zhu Houzhao was very considerate this time and did not mix in any nonsense.
After Wu Liande was promoted, he was living a comfortable life, but Wang Yuan asked him to come over. He still led the sentry cavalry, and the scale was expanded to eighty people - there was really nothing that could be done about it. There were special sentinel cavalry in the Beijing camp, but all of them
He was taken out to fight, leaving only the Jin Yiwei to call upon.
I think back when Zhu Di went north to conquer Mongolia, he had thousands of sentry cavalry, and when they were assembled they formed a light cavalry unit.
The eunuch Zhu Ying had already tasted the sweetness. As he rode on horseback and marched, he said with a smile: "Scholar Wang, whatever you say this time will be whatever you say. I, the military supervisor, will be the food supervisor, ensuring that the soldiers have no worries about food and drink."
"Then I've written about Brother Zhu!" Wang Yuan said, cupping his fists.
"Easy to say, easy to say." Zhu Ying laughed heartily. He still expected to follow Wang Yuan to make meritorious deeds.
The thieves were really too close. Wang Yuan had been marching for half a day when the sentinels came back and reported: "The thieves were found south of Liangxiang County. They are looting towns and villages and have not attacked the county seat."
"Explore again!"
Wang Yuan shouted: "Speed up the march and get to the outside of Liangxiang City before dark!"
These rebels really treated the capital city as a public toilet. Before Wang Yuan arrived in Liangxiang County, he encountered dozens of thieves riding in and robbing the countryside.
It can be said that these thieves are sentry detectives, who are passing by to find out the news about the government and soldiers. It can also be said that they are horse bandits. Anyway, they rush to rob villages and towns when they see them. They don't coerce young people, they just run away after grabbing the property. They are too fast.
Difficult to catch up.
Wang Yuan asked Zhu Zhi to take more than a hundred elite cavalry, wearing only light armor, to go and kill them. As a result, after a pursuit, only four heads were chopped off and the rest of the rogue cavalry escaped.
Hurrying slowly, the whole army arrived outside Liangxiang City.
The county magistrate was an old acquaintance of Gao Di, whom Wang Yuan met when he was chasing the enemy on horseback.
Gaudí was so frightened by the bandits that he heard that Wang Erlang was so happy that he personally escorted two carts of grain and grass out of the city to work for the army.
"With Bachelor Wang here, Liangxiang County will be safe!" Gao Di looked happy.
Wang Yuan asked: "Can you see the main force of the bandits?"
Gaudi shook his head and said: "I don't know, but there are small groups of rebels everywhere, and they have destroyed countless villages and towns."
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Dozens of miles away.
Qi Yanming received the news in the middle of the night and quickly asked: "How many officers and soldiers are coming to kill?"
The leader of the bandit cavalry, who was defeated by more than a hundred fine cavalry, said: "Including those transporting grain, there are probably more than 10,000 people."
Qi Yanming asked again: "Do you know who is commanding the army?"
The leader of the bandit cavalry said: "I don't know, the officers and soldiers didn't display any flags."
Qi Yanming nodded and said, "Go and rest."
Wang Yuanzhen did not dare to raise his flag for fear of scaring away the rebels. When Zhu Zhi led the cavalry in pursuit, they all wore light armor and were not recognized by the rebels.
Li Long suggested: "Officers and soldiers are coming from the capital, and the ones behind us may have already passed Bazhou. Both ends are blocked. I think it's better to go south as soon as possible. If we don't leave, it will be too late."
Li Rui sneered and said: "The survivors we captured before said that the elite of the Beijing camp had been transferred out long ago, and all the rest were nothing but wine and rice bags. I think it is better to attack Beijing directly. If we can defeat it, it would be great to capture the emperor. Behind him
No amount of officers and soldiers dared to move."
"If we run south, I'm afraid there will be an interception by the army," Liu San discussed. "Either we go to attack Beijing, or we can do what Yang Hu did half a year ago and run from the west to Shanxi. Shanxi's frontier troops have been mobilized to chase us.
, Shanxi must be empty of troops, so when we get there, why don’t you just let us fight as we please?”
Li Rui said fiercely: "Let's attack Beijing. This is a plan that has been planned for a long time. Think about it, the capital is full of bad soldiers now. Maybe if we really defeat it, the wealth in the city will not be used up in a few lifetimes!"
Li Long retorted: "It is not a matter of attacking Beijing now. There are still thousands of officers and soldiers blocking the way. Even if we want to attack Beijing, we must first deal with those officers and soldiers."
Li Rui said with a smile: "The elite soldiers of the imperial court are behind us. There is really nothing to fear in front of us. Coming all the way from Shandong, you have seen what the officers and soldiers in Cangzhou, Bazhou and Zhuozhou are like. They are all wimps."
, we don’t even dare to leave the city. We can’t retreat. Once we retreat, we will encounter elite soldiers, but if we fight forward, they will all be cowards!"
This makes perfect sense and is true.
Qi Yanming was immediately convinced and immediately said: "Let's fight. First kill the thousands of officers and soldiers in front, and then capture Liangxiang County to supply food and soldiers. As for Beijing, none of you have been to it. The city walls are so high that it's scary.
It is not easy to capture. After capturing Liangxiang County, immediately head west to Shanxi and seize it all the way, letting the officers and soldiers chase after us and eat dust!"
These rebels had been spoiled by the officers and soldiers along the way and did not take Wang Yuan's thousands of soldiers seriously.
The next day, the sentry cavalry led by Wu Liande began to have a head-on confrontation with the anti-thief sentry cavalry, located between Zhuozhou and Liangxiang County.
Wu Liande only had a few dozen cavalry under his command, and they immediately ran away as soon as they made contact. He was so stupid that he fought head-on with a few hundred cavalry.
That afternoon, the armies of both sides met.
Wang Yuan had more than a hundred fine cavalry, dozens of sentry cavalry, six thousand infantry, and nearly ten thousand civilians.
Qi Yanming had nearly a thousand light cavalry, three thousand old thieves, and more than ten thousand young and strong men.
Just looking at the number of people, it seems to be about the same.
Wang Yuan immediately formed a formation, with his elite cavalry hidden in the center, wearing armor and ready to charge into the formation at any time.
Neither side had any crossbowmen. The rebels had no time to train, and Wang Yuan had no time to train either.
Let's put it this way, Wang Yuan's 6,000 soldiers only practiced formation and flag order seriously, and the rest was physical training such as running. Even the weapons were practiced casually for two days before going on the expedition.
There is only one way to go: poke!
Qi Yanming stood in front of the formation on horseback and personally observed the situation of the officers and soldiers. He then smiled and said to the other bandit leaders: "It is indeed a mob. The real elite of the officers and soldiers must be sword and shield bearers in the front row. The officers and soldiers in front of him are even sword and shield bearers."
None, just like the local guards, they only know how to use long spears."
The leaders of the thieves laughed loudly. They had been fighting with the officer for a year, so they naturally knew that this was the case.
Li Rui said: "Let's charge forward with the whole army, and then use the cavalry to charge on the flanks. We will ensure that these officers and soldiers will be killed."
Qi Yanming asked Li Rui to lead all the cavalry, without leaving a single sentry, and all circled to the right wing of the official army. Then, he led the infantry and pressed towards the official army at a leisurely pace.
These rebel thieves have gained experience and even learned the formations of the official army. Even the flags are the five-army flag order of the official army. In addition to crossbowmen and fire muskets, other arms are readily available. The three thousand old thieves are also equipped with
The javelin.
Comparing the configuration of military units, Wang Yuan is more like a bandit and bandit, while Qi Yanming is more like an officer.
Seeing that the two sides were getting closer and closer, Wang Yuan suddenly rode out of the formation alone, took out his tin trumpet and shouted: "Wang Yuan, the number one scholar who killed Liu Liu and Liu Qi in the formation, is here. How dare you come out and challenge me in a duel!"
As soon as this statement came out, the anti-thief formation suddenly became chaotic.
Even Qi Yanming stopped advancing, the other thieves looked shocked, and the old thieves almost wanted to run away.
Among the three thousand old thieves, a quarter had fought with Wang Yuan on the battlefield, and the remaining three-quarters had also heard of Wang Zhuangyuan. Although the thieves leaders were forbidden to talk about Wang Erlang, they had long communicated with each other in private.
Countless times, that was the God of Death who killed Liu Liu and Liu Qi in formation!
But at this moment, the two armies are facing each other, and they must not be timid, otherwise they will inevitably lead to a rout.
Qi Yanming immediately boosted his morale: "Brothers, the officers and soldiers in front of us are all weak soldiers. What can Wang Yuan do on his own? We can defeat the officers and soldiers with just one effort. We will kill this guy to Brother Liu Liu."
Brother Liu Qi takes revenge. The whole army will follow me to kill him!"
The thieves leaders each looked at each other and made up their minds to escape immediately on horseback if the battle went unfavorably.
They often do this kind of thing. As long as they keep their cavalry intact, they can always make a comeback. Therefore, the army has never been able to completely wipe out the army.
Even Qi Yanming had already thought of an escape route. He only cared about his cavalry, not even thousands of old thieves.