I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 157
The straight-line distance between Taiping Mansion and Xuedian Town is less than [-] miles, and there is a vast plain in between.

Yang Gong sent out a large number of reconnaissance cavalry, and soon discovered the Qing army attacking Taiping Mansion.

"The Qing army has left the city?" Yang Gong was a little confused after listening to the report of his scout cavalry, especially since the Qing army had no more than [-] soldiers leaving the city.

With only [-] people, you dare to take the initiative to go out of the city to face their [-]-strong army?
Could this Qing general be crazy?
Wait, it seems that Yang Gong is also such a person...

But it doesn't matter, Yang Gong is not afraid that the Qing army will go out to fight in the city, but he is afraid that the Qing army will huddle in the city and act like a coward.

Although there are coffin explosives, using them is time-consuming and costly.

Yang Gong gave a hideous laugh and immediately ordered: "Pass my order and the whole army advances rapidly! We must not let this group of Qing troops escape."

Zheng Dingrui also issued an order: "Send my order to the general, and order the front army's first town to circle to the flank of the Qing army, and coordinate the encirclement with the larger army. The third army will become the front army, and the fifth army, second army, and fourth army will become the central army. The Sixth Army remains in support."

The two men issued the order, and the two messengers quickly rode away, followed by the two flag-talking soldiers who kept waving the flags in their hands.

This is what Zhu Yijiong stipulates, especially when conveying complex military orders like Zheng Dingrui's just now. In order to prevent the flag soldiers from making mistakes, the order soldiers must also keep up.

However, just from the orders issued by the two men, we can actually see their military style. Yang Gongxi took risks, while the orders were more simple and crude, and basically relied on the freedom of the subordinates.

Zheng Dingrui, on the other hand, is more steady, considers more, and orders in more detail.

After the order, the [-] Ming army immediately accelerated their march.

By noon, the Qing army and the Ming army in Taiping Prefecture were less than ten miles apart.

Seeing the scouts retreating in embarrassment, some even with injuries on their bodies, General Bao Shen couldn't help but frown.

He sent out troops in the morning, but just after noon, the scouts who were sent out kept reporting that they had discovered a large number of false scouts.

The two sides even broke out into a fight. No, this cannot be said to be a fight.

Because the scouts on his side lacked war horses, and the fake ones were all scouts.

Almost every scout team went there with so many people, and it would be great if only half of them came back, and most of them were injured.

Now, he can hardly send out any scouts.

Who wants to rush out and kill others?
The Qing army lost track of the Ming army in such a confused way, but judging from the frequent engagements between the scouts and cavalry of both sides, the distance between the two armies should be getting closer and closer.

Even those scout troops who were lucky enough to escape were still spreading rumors about how powerful Pseudo-Ming was, causing military morale to fluctuate.

Bao Shen punished Hao Sheng and even chopped off several heads in public before he could stop it.

However, the problem now is that Bao Shen will be in trouble.

Originally he was full of confidence, but before he encountered the counterfeit rebels, he was already in trouble.

Now even the eyes (scouts) of the army are blinded, how can we still fight?
Bao Shenjiang, who was fighting for the first time, was a little confused and a little panicked.

In fact, there is no need to worry about it at all. It is a very simple matter. What can you do? Either fight or withdraw!

Finally, it was a village commander, Yong Qian, who suggested: Why not form a stronghold and defend it?

The reason is that when their village encountered bandits in the past, they would form a stronghold to defend it.

This Xiang Yong, who served as General Manager Qian, had personally chopped off the head of a mountain bandit.

It was also because of this fierceness and prestige in the village that he was able to become President Qian.

Having said this, it is actually not difficult to find that the Xiangyong in the Qing army have gradually transformed into local Xiangyang Party members.

Almost every commander under his command was from one village or two or three neighboring villages, and Mr. Qian must be from the same village.

This kind of military system is actually very dangerous, at least for Longkodo, the Mandarin.

Form a stronghold and defend it?

After Bao Shenjiang heard this, he suddenly became enlightened.

Great idea!

If a battle is not fought, retreating just because the scouts are damaged would be too shameless and would also damage morale.However, it seemed unsafe to take the initiative to fight. It was one thing to boast in the city beforehand, but he didn't know how troublesome it was until he actually led the troops.

Especially the loss of the scouts, all of them injured, made him even more frightened.

It is much more feasible to form a stronghold and defend it.

General Bao Shen immediately ordered to find the nearest village, station there, and start building fortifications.

As for what I said before, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it, it's like farting.

……

Yang Gong had thought that the Qing army would escape. After all, with his own army of [-], it would be difficult to win even with his brain.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the Qing army general is a stupid young man who really rushes to confront him head-on.

As for the Qing army's unparalleled combat power, could [-] defeat [-]?

That's bullshit. Basically, as long as it's a qualified army, let alone [-] versus [-], or [-] versus [-], it's a guaranteed win.

Unless the leading general suddenly becomes ill (in every sense).

After all, using less to win more is just a small way. There are very few successful people, and if you look carefully, the successful cases are very organized.

In the previous battles that Yang Gong fought, they all took advantage of weapons. In addition, the Qing army had more troops on paper, but the actual number of soldiers was pitiful.

Especially in the Zhejiang War, the Qing army's 20-strong army was only one-tenth of the actual fighting force. The remaining young and strong civilians were all rubbish in combat power. Not only would they not increase their combat power, but they would also scatter their own troops in the event of chaos.

And Yang Gong defeated them one by one in batches, and the number of soldiers dispatched each time was far more than the actual number of Qing troops. In the Changzhou Battle, the actual number of soldiers in Longkodo's [-] army was as high as Yang Gong's. It's also half a catty to eight taels.

This was also a battle in which Yang Gong suffered few losses.

Considering that the Qing army might run away, Yang Gong almost marched in a hurry. Zheng Dingrui even sent the first town of his headquarters to abandon the baggage and go around the enemy's rear.

The purpose is to intercept and ambush the Qing army once they run away. If they don't run away, the first town can also cooperate with the army to eat up all the Qing troops leaving the city.

It can be said that it is quite thoughtful.

However, Yang Gong never expected that the Qing army would stay in place without running away or fighting.

After hearing the report from the reconnaissance cavalry, the Qing army was stationed and building camps in place. Yang Gong was a little confused.

What is this going to do?
Are you just waiting for work, or do you have other ideas?

But he had an army of [-], while the Qing army only had [-].

To put it unluckily, the advantage is mine!

It's impossible for the Qing army to win, right?
Instead of waiting to die, it is better to return to the capital and defend it, maybe there will be a chance.

But if you don't understand it, you can't understand it. If the Qing army doesn't run or fight, it will be a tortoise.

Yang Gong would naturally not be polite either.

The Ming army's reconnaissance cavalry continued to disperse, while continuing to conduct real-time reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, while also preventing possible ambush by the Qing army.

Although the probability is very small, as a qualified general, these are necessary operations.

As for the troops in the first town of the Second Army that had been divided to bypass the rear, they continued to implement the original plan.

Anyway, the first town brought at least three days of rations, so as long as it was solved within three days, there would be no problem.

Yang Gong followed the position provided by the scout and decisively accelerated.

The camp where the Qing army was stationed in Taiping Prefecture was not far from the Ming army, only ten miles away.

At this rate, at most the Ming army's vanguard will be able to see the Qing army's camp before dark.

(End of this chapter)