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

Chapter 704
Because the soldiers were exhausted and it was getting late, Li Zicheng ordered to suspend the attack, and only camped densely on the left bank of Xiangshui. He expected that Cao Bianjiao would not dare to march again today when his own army gathered and cavalry gathered.
The mighty invading army is all over the field, they set up camp in various branches, the banners are as black as dark clouds, one after another, on all the roads, on the flat fields everywhere, there are a steady stream of infantry and hungry soldiers coming , The noise is always there.
Li Zicheng's big tent was set up in Caizhuang. In order to prevent the Ming army from attacking, tens of thousands of cavalry soldiers were still standing in formation before the infantry camp was set up to prevent the Ming army from changing.
Those infantry were exhausted after a day's journey, but under the strict order of the old camp, they were not allowed to rest immediately. They all worked hard to dig ditches and set up camp, sweating profusely, but their work, in the face of more and more hungry soldiers Upon arrival, transfer to them as well.
Looking at the hot scene in front of him, Li Zicheng was full of ambition, his general plan was made, and the army was finally encircled.
It's not easy, for this battle, I started to lay out the layout from the east of the two court earls, Jingnanbo and Ningnanbo, and finally, in this place dozens of miles away from Xiayi City, I have turned Cao into Jiao's cavalry camp. The new army infantry battalion in the town dragged around here, and then the army surrounded them.
As long as Cao Bianjiao is defeated here, the land of Henan will be his own world from now on!
Like Li Zicheng, everyone in the camp, Ge and Zuo were all excited, eagerly watching the infantry digging ditches to set up camp.
Like Ge and Zuo, there were not many tents in the Chuang army. Except for the cavalry, most of the infantry were living in camps, not to mention the hungry soldiers. Looking around, it looked like a beggar camp, but this kind of Everyone is used to the crude conditions.
Yuan Zongdi suggested digging a trench not far from Cao Bianjiao immediately after the pawns arrived, but Li Zicheng vetoed it, fearing that Cao Bianjiao's violent reaction would be triggered.
Besides, the infantry and hungry soldiers were all tired after a long journey. If they were forced to force them at this time, it would be counterproductive. Before that, the horse soldiers had lost consecutive battles, and all of them were timid and needed rest. Even if they had to dig trenches to intercept them, they would at least wait until tomorrow.
Of course, in order to defend Cao Bianjiao from breaking through overnight, he also took many precautionary measures, and these measures also prevented Wang Tingchen's troops.
"By early morning, the infantry can reach at least [-], and Cao Bianjiao can't fly with his wings!"
Looking at the scene in front of him, Gao Yigong, who had a more stable temperament, couldn't help but let out a bold statement under the agitation of his mood.
Indeed, compared to Cao Bianjiao Ming's army, Li Zicheng and others had stronger troops at this time.
Among the three allied armies, there are more than 4 cavalry troops and 4000 infantrymen in the camp, and [-] cavalry troops and [-] infantrymen in the fifth Ge and Zuo Battalions. Many, thirty to forty thousand pawns.
Taken together, the three families have 20 horse soldiers, [-] infantry, and countless threatening followers. Even Li Zicheng and others don't know how many, but there are always hundreds of thousands.
The rise of Liuying troops is so fast. At the beginning of the 14th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng was beaten by Shunxiang Army and fled to the mountains.
After all, after Li Zicheng defeated Fu Zonglong, tens of thousands of troops from Sichuan and Shaanxi belonged to Li Chuang. At the end of the 14th year of Chongzhen, he broke through more than ten cities including Xuzhou, Tongxu, and Weishi. Every time he went to a city, all the officers and soldiers surrendered. Killing fiercely like a tiger again, Sun Yingyuan and other famous generals recruited some of their subordinates.
The traces of history have also changed slightly. Because of the earlier alliance with Ge, Zuo, etc., the momentum is even greater, not bad at all, even surpassing the three attacks on Kaifeng in history. Nearly a million" troops.
Moreover, Li Zicheng's biggest advantage is that after casualties and battle losses, his troops can be replenished continuously. Don't look at the nearly [-] cavalry casualties in the camp before Li Zicheng arrived. When the horse soldiers came up, after the infantry died, they could continue to collect from the hungry soldiers.
Although many of his infantry battalions are former officers and soldiers, their combat power is generally higher than before.
At this time, egalitarianism was implemented in the camp, and officers and soldiers were basically treated equally. Although some people enjoyed less treatment than before, they did not have the same things as before.
In addition, Li Zicheng is not good at drinking, and the millet is rough, and he shares the joys and sorrows with his subordinates. The improvement of morale can be imagined.
While the thieves were laughing, Tian Jianxiu also looked yearning, he said: "I heard that their new army's spears are sharp, I don't know what will happen when my spears match up?"
Li Guo said: "With the same number, the rebel army may not be as good as... But they are few in number and the enemy is outnumbered. As long as this amount goes up, they will be exhausted..."
Li Zicheng nodded, quite pleased with the maturity of his nephew, and he also intended to do so.
Historically, the Long Spear Formation was also one of the signatures of the Chuangjun. There was a saying that the infantry had [-] long spears, and they stabbed like flying. Usually, their training was mainly in charge of Tian Jianxiu, who was in charge of logistics and training.
But his long spear formation, apart from the attention to long-term use, of course it cannot be compared with the new army's spear formation.
Li Zicheng liked long spears because soldiers held long spears, even if they were not familiar with the practice, they could fight against the enemy, but if they were not familiar with using short spears, it was almost like fighting with bare hands.
Therefore, in the infantry battalion, he would let the elite soldiers with higher combat power practice swords and shields, firearms, bows and arrows, and let them practice spear formation against those with ordinary combat power who had entered the infantry camp not long ago. .
Relying on a tight formation can give these poor-quality soldiers a sense of security and passively improve their morale. Moreover, the spearmen in the formation only need to stab with a spear, and the training is relatively easy.
When the level of logistics and the quality of the soldiers are not high, the cost performance of long guns is indeed very high. As for the hungry people, they use all kinds of weapons.
Seeing his troops arriving continuously, Li Zicheng's heart trembled. He looked at Cao Bianjiao's side, but he was thinking in his heart how to use hungry soldiers to consume them to death.
He has only one regret, that Wang Tingchen ran out first.
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The situation took a turn for the worse, and the joy of previous victories was exhausted, which also made Cao Bianjiao and others realize that they were still under heavy siege by thieves.
Seeing the intruders and soldiers arriving continuously, Cao Bianjiao's heart felt as if soaked in an ice cellar, it was icy cold, and the flag with the character Chuang on it was even more dazzling.
He gritted his teeth, with indescribable resentment entwined in his heart, all the generals around him were also silent, they clenched their fists, or bit their lower lips tightly, many of them were bleeding from their lips, some were resentful, some People were afraid, and some people whispered a few times.
The counting of soldiers is only for the basic skills of the generals, and there is no need for the opponent to line up for him to count. Cao Bianjiao can tell at a glance that apart from the new intruders who have not less than ten thousand riders, there are at least thirty thousand in front of them. The infantry arrived, and then more and more troops arrived in the distance.
They also did not block their whereabouts at all, so that the Ming army could see clearly.
Although the combat power of those infantry is far inferior to our own in terms of watching the military formation, etc., but the ants kill the elephants...
Looking over there, Cao Bianjiao remained silent for a long time.
"Cao Shuai, what should we do?"
All the generals around him were anxious to ask, and when the main force of the intruders arrived, it was Yang Shaofan, the always calm general, with some anxiety on his face.
The crowd was also arguing, and Deputy General Sun suggested that when the thieves had just arrived at the battalion, they had traveled a long distance and were exhausted, to attack them immediately, or there might be results.
Although the soldiers were exhausted at the end of the day, they could still fight.
But obviously, this suggestion doesn't work, because the bandits and cavalry are waiting in full formation. If they attack their infantry camp, they can also attack their own side, and they fight together again. In addition, it will be dark, how to fight?
Cao Bianjiao finally ordered to set up camp. In any case, recharging energy is the most important thing. After a day under the watchful eyes of the enemy, many soldiers are highly stressed and need to relax.
The camp was set up, and the dead and wounded horses of the intruders were also brought to eat and drink, which finally brought some comfort to the tired soldiers.
However, the officers were not allowed to rest, and the generals at the level of Qianzong all gathered in Cao Bianjiao's tent to discuss matters.
"Let's attack the camp."
Some military officers and Zanhua proposed a night attack.
At this time, there were still few cavalrymen and new troops suffering from night blindness, and the relative improvement in organizational strength provided conditions for night battles.
They also saw the camp of the intruders. Although deep trenches were dug around and some earthen fences were built around them, in their eyes, it was still simple and simple. They only needed to touch the front of the camp, whether it was to attack or raise fire and blow gongs. Intimidation has something to do.
But some people objected, obviously the intruders came prepared, although it was just dark, but it can be seen that their camps are all brightly lit, and there are constant sentries and horses everywhere. It is impossible to touch and attack.
Cao Bianjiao also shook his head slowly, he could clearly see that the thieves had erected wooden stakes in front of each camp, covered them with grease, and lit them like huge torches, illuminating the open space in front of the camps extremely brightly. The same is true for the Hungry Soldiers camp, and the night patrol team is still gang after gang, how can they attack at night?
Grease is not cheap. Obviously, the intruders paid a lot of money, and they may have learned the lesson of being attacked by the Shun Township Army in Luoyang at that time.
Some people also proposed to leave overnight. It is only five or sixty miles to Xiayi at the moment. If they are in a hurry, they may arrive tomorrow morning.
However, this proposal was also opposed. Opponents believed that the bandits were very concerned about their own movement, and there were a lot of guards and horses patrolling outside. How could they watch the Ming army flee?
There are sentry horses from our own side to find out that the bandits are not far from their camp in the direction of Chaoxia, and at least [-] camp horse soldiers have camped. .
Regardless of their infantry, the rest of the cavalry will also entangle them. Both sides fight in the dark. Even if the opponent is in chaos, their own side will also be in chaos, and the infantry may even disperse with a blast.
How big is the movement of thousands of soldiers and horses?It is impossible to walk quietly, so walking at night is not possible.
It's still the same sentence, even now, cavalry can run, but infantry can't.
The audience will quarrel into a pot of porridge, one after another, the suggestions are put forward, and they are refuted by everyone, Cao Bianjiao's heart calms down, no matter how many thieves arrive, soldiers will block them, water will cover them, and if the fight continues, it will be a deadly battle!
Recharge your batteries tonight!

(End of this chapter)