A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 285 Its potential has already been achieved, and who in the world can control it

Looking at Wang Dou's conversation, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei felt uncomfortable. Although they were the commanders-in-chief of a town, their strength was not as good as Wang Dou, a small guerrilla general.This battle will also be dominated by Wang Dou, and the two will end up as followers.

Hu Dawei looked at Wang Dou, thinking in his heart. After he arrived at Liujing Village today, he was surprised by Wang Dou's layout.Wang Dou was a guerrilla general in Baoan Prefecture in Xuanfu Town, but he set up such a strong camp in Baoding Prefecture, with so many soldiers in it, and a large amount of food and grass.

Hu Dawei saw it with his own eyes, and Yang Guozhu told him that he knew that Wang Douguang had nearly 7000 troops in Liujingzhai, and Xu Yue'e, who came to help, was also inclined towards Wang Dou. In addition to Wang Dou's remaining troops in Bao'an Prefecture, I really don't know how far his strength has expanded...

With so many troops, even stretching out their hands to cross the border, it might have been extremely taboo in the Ming Dynasty in the past, but now it is different from the past, the more soldiers and horses under Wang Dou's command, the more the court wants to win over.If he makes great achievements again this time, I really don't know what will happen in the future.

Considering this point, Yang Guozhu and Yang Guozhu had no choice but to submit to the commander-in-chief even with the might of the tiger.

Hu Dawei glanced at Xu Yuee who was sitting next to him, and thought that Lao Yang's recognition of Xu Yuee as a righteous daughter might be out of consideration for winning over Wang Dou.

After listening to Wang Dou finish his layout strategy, Yang Guozhu looked at Hu Dawei: "Tiger, what do you think?"

The commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town was silent for a while, and said: "General Wang, I declare that there are more than [-] people in the army, and the slaves of Zhuozhou are nothing to worry about. It is indeed possible to kill Yuetuo, father and son, and make great contributions to the court. Just take into account The slaves of Tongzhou came to the rescue."

Wang Doudao: "What Hujunmen said is true. Tongzhou is more than two hundred miles away from Zhuozhou. If the slave cavalry does not hesitate to use horsepower, reinforcements can arrive in one day, but if they move slowly, they can arrive in two days. But it's okay, I declare the army If the troops are sufficient, even if the Tongzhou slaves come to help with all their strength, their armored and unarmored slaves will not exceed [-]. Against [-] slaves, our army has a good chance of winning. Moreover, when the Tongzhou slaves came to rescue, their Tongzhou camp was extremely empty , our army can send cavalry to attack, or burn all their camps, or take them for themselves, so that all their looting will be in vain.”

Yang Guozhu nodded slowly. No matter how you look at it, the odds of winning this big battle are extremely high. He was only worried: "I'm afraid that Yue Tuo will stick to the camp and then send troops to ask for help from the main force of the Eastern slaves in Shandong."

Wang Dou said: "The ones they are unable to rescue, whether it is from Zhuozhou or Tongzhou, to Jinan in Shandong, are thousands of miles away. They rushed to ask for help, and after the slave chieftain Dorgon and others heard the news, at least they would It took four or five days. They rushed to help, and it would take at least another five or six days. After more than ten days of back and forth, our army had already wiped out the slave chieftains and was in the red flag. Not to mention their reinforcements who rode lightly and fast, the men and horses were extremely tired. Nothing to worry about."

Speaking of this, Wang Dou was a little sad. According to history, the Jinan Mansion must have been captured by the Qing army. At this time, the main force of the Qing army was raging all over Shandong.I don't know how many people's homes were destroyed.

"As for Yue Tuo sticking to the camp..."

Wang Dou sneered: "If they don't dare to fight with me in the field, it's even less of a concern if the slaves are facing the red flag. Our army can break through their camp in one day, and let them taste the pain of me waiting in Julu."

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei were relieved of worry, and their brows were filled with joy. As Wang Dou said, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.It would be a great achievement if one of the bannermen of the Qing army could be killed. I don't know how excited the imperial court will be after hearing the news of the victory, and how it will praise it.After taking all the wealth captured by the Qing army and raising livestock, the two can also make a lot of money.

The two looked excited, and Yang Guodong, the general manager of the Supervising Standard Battalion, also looked excited. He didn't care how much benefit he could get, as long as he could avenge Lu Duchen.

Xu Yue'e sat quietly, not knowing what she was thinking.

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Next, several people discussed the specific tactical layout.

Wang Doudao: "Tomorrow we will go to battle. In the end, except for one general who will stay in Liujingzhai, all the rest will go out, with a total strength of 6000."

Wang Dou decided that the vice president of the Ding Department, Noble, would stay behind, and all the rest would go out to fight, in order to train the new troops under his command to the maximum extent.

Hearing what Wang Dou said, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei looked at each other. A mere guerrilla general brazenly created eight thousand generals with nearly ten thousand troops under his command. This is really appalling.But after meeting Wang Dou, the two of them were too surprised to be surprised. As far as the current situation is concerned, the more troops Wang Dou has, the more likely he is to win this battle.

Yang Guozhu said: "Although Liujingzhai is close to Zhuozhou, the distance is less than [-] miles. To be on the safe side, our army needs to carry enough food and grass in case of accidents."

He asked Wang Dou: "General Wang, is there enough food and grass in the village?"

Wang Dou calculated for a while that there were about 3000 shi of grain and grass stored in Liujingzhai, and Hu Dawei transported more than 1 shi of grain and grass from Mancheng, which could feed the [-] soldiers and horses of Xuan Da's army for more than a month.

He said: "There is no need to worry about the army. The food and grass in the village are enough for the whole army to feed for a month. Zhuozhou is quite close. Tomorrow our army will set off, and the army will only need to carry ten days' worth of food with it. It is expected that our army will be ready in less than ten days." If we can break through the camp of the slave army in Zhuozhou, we will have plenty of food for ten days.”

In fact, the 1 people of Xuan Da's army needed a lot of food and grass, plus a lot of horses to eat and drink, which was ten days' food, and they needed to carry more than 300 shi of food and grass with the army.Calculated to transport six stones of grain and grass in one carriage, a total of more than [-] carriages are needed.It also needs to carry all kinds of gunpowder, luggage, tents, etc., and the number of vehicles required is as high as five or six hundred.

Fortunately, Wang Doujun originally had 380 various carriages and wheelbarrows.When Wang Dou captured Gaoli Village in Tongzhou, he also seized nearly [-] chariots and horses of various kinds, which were originally pulled by [-] captured Qing army horses.Of course, this was a waste of money. After meeting with Lu Xiangsheng, he generously transferred [-] mules and horses from various battalions to Wang Dou, and those horses used to tow carts were gathered in Wang Dou's cavalry headquarters and let Li Guangheng manage them.

Calculated in this way, there are nearly [-] chariots and horses in the Guangwang Dou army, and there are also a number of chariots in the Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei army.Although some of these chariots and horses were damaged in the Battle of Julu, most of them are still there, enough for the entire army.

Yang Guozhu nodded. There are sufficient troops and no worries about food and grass. This battle is sure to win.

He looked at the map and said: "In the current cold winter season, the rivers everywhere are frozen. After our army passes Laishui, it is easy to walk across the Juma River. However, it is also feasible for the Lugou River and the Liuli River to freeze. To prevent the slaves of Tongzhou from crossing Lugou River, reinforcements from all parts of the Liuli River, attack from the flank or rear of our army."

Both Wang Dou and Hu Dawei were pondering. Most of the Juma River, Lugou River, and Liuli River are not wide, and under the perennial drought, the river is even more dry.Now it is the cold winter season again, and the rivers are frozen, so you can pass without thinking about the various ferry crossings.It is really necessary to prevent Tongzhou Qing soldiers from crossing the frozen river and attacking the Xuan army from unexpected places.

However, Wang Dou also heard from Yang Guozhu's ambiguity that he was unwilling to confront the Qing soldiers head-on, fought hard and wanted to preserve his strength.

He smiled and said: "Two military sects, if our army approaches Zhuozhou, the slaves of Zhuozhou will wake up and may send cavalry to harass us. The safety of our army will depend on the two military sects. Whether it is a field battle The duel is still to attack the camp, and the last general is obliged to do so. After the slaves have retreated, to pursue the remnants of the enemy, we must also rely on the two military sects."

Speaking of this, Wang Dou sighed deeply. He still had too few cavalry under his command, so he could only rely on friendly troops to expand the results of the battle.

The matter was decided in this way, this battle was arranged by each battalion in Xuanda, Wang Dousun's township army led the battle, Dubiao battalion, Yang Guozhu, and Hu Dawei's cavalry guarded and chased.

Several people also decided that night that if the Qing soldiers from Tongzhou came to help, the cavalry of the Supervising Biao Battalion would be used, and the cavalry of Hu Dawei and Xu Yue'e would take the opportunity to attack the Qing army camp in Tongzhou.

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After confirming the strategy with Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, Wang Dou convened a general meeting of his subordinates overnight, and after arranging military affairs, each general left.Wang Dou saw that Han Chao's eyes were red, but he couldn't hide his grief in his calm expression.Wang Dou already knew that when Hu Dawei arrived today and brought his brother Han Zhong's coffin with the army, the people of Han Dynasty were calm, but they found no one to cry bitterly, and their grief was uncontrollable.

Seeing his sad figure leaving, Wang Dou heaved a long sigh.

On the tenth day of the first month of the 12th year of Chongzhen, in the morning, Liujing Fort.

Liujing Fort was originally a civilian fort, about five miles away from Liujing Village, and it is located in a flat land. There is a river in the north of the fort, and the south of the fort is open, so it is no problem to gather tens of thousands of people.After many wars, Liujing Fort, which was originally affluent, has long been dilapidated and abandoned, and Liujingzhai is only used as a frontier stronghold.

The expedition was scheduled for today, and before leaving, Wang Dou held a military parade ceremony for the Shun Township Army in front of Liujing Fort.On the wall of the fort, Yang Guozhu, his Chinese general Guo Yingxian and several thousand generals in the battalion.Hu Dawei and the generals in the battalion, Yang Guodong, the commander-in-chief of the battalion, and Xu Yue'e, the slave-killing army, accompanied the review.

All eyes were on the neat phalanx quietly standing outside the fortress in the cold wind. Among the eight generals in Wang Dou's army, except for Wen Daxing, Li Guangheng, and Zhao Xuan, the remaining five generals consisted of more than 6000 people. , all participate in the review.

The phalanxes they formed seemed to cover the ground. In this severe cold weather, the formations were always kept orderly, and no one moved a bit.This kind of strong military posture was admired by the Chinese army general Guo Yingxian and others beside Yang Guozhu, and whispered to each other.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei had complex expressions, talking in low voices from time to time.Yang Guodong, the general manager of the supervising battalion next to the two, was full of joy on his face. The military power displayed by Wang Dou shocked everyone, and it also proved that the brothers of the supervising battalion were worthy of refuge.Thinking that he would soon join such a powerful army, Yang Guodong couldn't help but feel excited.

Wang Dou also glanced at Xu Yuee, she just quietly looked outside the fort, looked at Wang Dou's army, and didn't know what she was thinking.

Wen Daxing, Zhao Xuan and others beside Wang Dou were all smiling, only Zhenfu Chi Dacheng and Li Guangheng were more serious.

Wang Dou said to Yang Hu, "Let's start."

Yang Hu cupped his fists to accept the order, and shouted: "The military parade begins!"

A standard-bearer beside him waved a large flag, like a living thing, and the square formations standing quietly outside the castle began to move.Looking down from the fort, those phalanxes marched neatly one by one, densely packed with firecrackers and spears, full of powerful beauty.

Everyone in the castle sighed and heard the sound of "Wan Sheng" overwhelming, Wang Dou stood quietly for a long time, and he said to Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei beside him: "You two soldiers, let's go down now."

When they left the gate of the fort, there was a dark sea of ​​people outside, and both sides were full of soldiers from the Shun Township Army.Wang Dou and the others rode their horses through the passage of the human wall, behind them were many generals from each battalion.

The sergeants on both sides cast reverent gazes, watching Wang Dou pass by quietly.At some point, a voice suddenly burst out from the crowd: "Long live..."

The voices immediately merged into one piece.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live, long live, long live!"

Hearing the sound like a tsunami, Yang Guozhu's face changed color: "Its momentum has already been achieved, who in the world can control it?"

Wang Dou was overwhelmed... This is his own army.

He galloped his horse, and when he ran to the end of the human wall, he reined in the horse's head suddenly. Looking back, the rising sun was rising, and the rivers and mountains were magnificent.

(End of this chapter)