Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1369 Xinfeng Town

Nine years of rule, on May 1658, 5, Wang Yan led 2 horses and horses, and set up camp 22 miles east of Lintong.

The distance between Ming and Jin was more than ten li, and the cavalry continued to fight in the field. Almost all the remaining cavalry of the Ming army were dispatched to fight with the Jin cavalry in the wilderness, forcing back the Jin cavalry's harassment of the Ming infantry. , so that the army can set up camp.

In the battle of sentry cavalry, the Ming army, which had lost two towns of cavalry, was obviously at a disadvantage in number, but the Jin army did not immediately attack the Ming army.

At this time, although the Ming army approached Lintong, they did not enter the Jin army's preset battlefield. If they attacked at this time, the Jin army would have to push forward more than ten miles, and Haoge's fortifications would be in vain. Wu Sangui and Meng Qiaofang also had to rearrange.

However, the Jin army did not launch an offensive, but the cavalry was indispensable for the Ming army's harassment and to dampen the Ming army's spirit.

Under the warm sunshine in May, the Ming army used heavy vehicles to besiege the city one by one in the wilderness, and then removed various wooden stakes, planks, tents, and shovels from the vehicles to build camps.

The cavalry of the Ming army galloped across the wilderness to drive away the cavalry of the Jin army who were approaching. The two sides fought continuously, and some cavalrymen were shot from time to time and fell into the overgrown wheat field.

A group of hundreds of Golden Army cavalry fought tremblingly with the Ming Army within dozens of miles. Although the Ming Army scouts tried their best to resist and tried to force the Golden Army cavalry back, but such a vast battlefield must absolutely block the way of the Golden Cavalry. That's also unlikely.

The cavalry of the Jin army often approached the camp of the Ming army. After firing a round of guns, the cavalry of the Ming army came out, and they turned back and left.

This kind of harassment did not stop until the Ming army erected the wall and set up the artillery.

The camps of the Ming army were still built in the old way, with trenches, horses, barbed wire, and strong walls, and more than 20 troops formed nine camps.

When the artillery on the wall of the Ming Army’s stronghold began to bombard the Golden Cavalry fighting with the Ming Army, the Jin Army Rangers gave up chasing the Ming Army cavalry in the wilderness and rode away one after another, leaving hundreds of corpses scattered From the weeds outside the camp.

It has to be said that the harassment of the Jin army put a lot of pressure on the camped Ming army, and indeed gave the Ming army a disarm.

Wang Yan originally wanted to go out to check the terrain of the battlefield after setting up camp, but seeing the arrogance of the cavalry of the Golden Army and the persuasion of the generals, he could only give up this idea.

In the camp of the Ming army, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Yan and his generals stood in front of a huge sand table, watching several villages on the south bank of the Weihe River.

This decisive battle is the battlefield chosen by the Jin army. To a certain extent, the Jin army is defending the attack of the Ming army. From the perspective of the first mover, the Jin army has already fallen, which is not very beneficial to the Ming army. Hauge has already occupied a favorable terrain.

Many of the generals in the tent have never been to Shaanxi and are not familiar with the terrain in Guanzhong.However, Wang Yan has an ability, that is, he can still use people. In this time, he brought many generals of the Shun line.

Li Guo is from Shaanxi, and he has a good understanding of the terrain in Guanzhong. At this time, he pointed to a town on the sand table with a wooden stick and said, "Jianguo, this is Xinfeng Town, and on both sides of him are Lingkou Town, Du Fugou."

Wang Yan asked: "Have these three towns been taken?"

After the Ming army entered the battlefield, they certainly did not have time to build fortifications. Therefore, it was very necessary to capture the villages on the south bank of the Weihe River and rely on the houses in the villages to build a line of defense against the Jin army in the north.

The Weihe Plain is the essence of Guanzhong. It can be said that it is the Jiangnan of the Kingdom of Jin. Although these towns do not have city walls, they have houses and courtyard walls, and each of them can hide thousands of people.

With thousands of Ming troops in the town, Meng Qiaofang is unlikely to ignore these towns' southward pressure and leave the back to the Ming army in the town. If he wants to attack south, he must capture these towns, and the Ming army can use this Relying on it, the Jin Army's Northern Route Army was blocked.

Hearing Wang Yan's question, Zhang Mingzhen stood up and said in a low voice: "The minister was ordered by the supervisor to send light soldiers first, and has already captured three towns. However, Meng Qiaofang also happened to cross the river today. If he finds that our army has captured the south bank After the villages and towns, troops will definitely be sent to snatch them."

Wang Yan frowned slightly when he heard this. Meng Qiaofang had already crossed the river, and the pressure on the Ming army's northern line increased.

The Jin army was divided into three groups, each group had about the same strength, and their intention was to attack the Ming army with two groups from the north and the south, like two iron fists.

Facing the simultaneous attacks of the two heavy groups of the Jin army in the north and the south, if the Ming army divides its forces to meet it, it will be difficult for both sides to form an advantage. Therefore, the Ming army's plan is to block one, and then fully attack the other to form an advantage locally.

The Ming army blocked Meng Qiaofang with a small amount of troops, and then attacked Wu Sangui in the south with heavy troops. This was a plan made in advance, but Meng Qiaofang's [-] elite soldiers were not good at attacking. Hit the Chinese army with one punch, and the Ming army will be finished.

Seizing the villages and towns on the south bank of the Weihe River as strongholds to stop Meng Qiaofang's troops was a strategy formulated by the Ming army in Huayin. When Wang Yancai arrived in Weinan, he asked Zhang Mingzhen to send light soldiers to take down several villages and towns.

When Wang Yan heard the words, he didn't think much about it, so he ordered: "These villages must not be lost, and the Zhenwu Army must send troops to support them as soon as possible."

Zhang Mingzhen clasped his fists and said: "The cavalry of the Golden Army are powerful. During the day, I sent three men and horses to support them. Only one of them reached Xinfeng Town. The other two were forced to come back, and most of the other was killed. Hei went to support again."

Wang Yan nodded, and then said: "Then our plan remains the same, the north will be handed over to the [-] Zhenwu Left Army, led by Dudu Zhang, and Meng Qiaofang must be blocked."

"Promise, I will live up to the great trust of the supervisor!" Zhang Mingzhen clasped his fists and accepted the order.

Wang Yan nodded slightly, and then said: "In the south, Li Dudu will lead the Zhongzhi Town, Wuwei Zhongjun, Wuwei Left Army, Wuwei Right Army, and Zhenwu You Army with a total of 12 people to attack Wu Sangui."

Li Guo put the wooden sticks on the sand table and clasped his fists in joy, "Don't worry about the supervisor, I will definitely break through the southern line of the gold thieves and completely defeat the gold army."

The focus of the entire campaign of the Ming army was on the southern front, with heavy responsibilities and great contributions, Li Guo was naturally excited.

Wang Yan also nodded, then looked at Sun Shoufa and said, "Let Dudu Sun take over the task of feinting to attack Hauge head-on."

Sun Shoufa also clasped his fists, and when he took the order, Wang Yan immediately waved his hands and said: "The rest of the troops will follow the lonely king to sit in the middle army and hold the line, ready to reinforce at any time."

When the generals in the tent heard the order, they clasped their fists in unison to agree with the promise, and the air of killing filled the air instantly.

While Wang Yan was finalizing the battle plan of the Ming army in the camp, Meng Qiaofang's troops were crossing the river in a big way.On the pontoon bridge across the Wei River, densely packed soldiers of the Jin Army ran past and began to build a village on the south bank.

Originally, the Jin army wanted to take down several villages on the south bank and use them as strongholds to build camps. However, when the Jin army scouts went to investigate, they found that they had been occupied by the Ming army. The Jin army scouts were driven out, and Meng Qiaofang could only carry the water Xiazhai.

Relying on the advantage of the cavalry, the Jin army arrived at the village calmly and was not disturbed by the Ming army.

Five miles south of Jinjundu River is Xinfeng Town. At this time, the town has changed its appearance and become a simple fortress.

The Ming army, who arrived first, had set up barriers at the entrance of the village and dug trenches. The people in the town were also driven away by the Ming army. Most of the houses were demolished, and the bricks and stones obtained were built into walls.

The entire town is located on a high ground with excellent views, and there are no trees around it. It is a large area of ​​wasteland where weeds grow.

The war has only been going on for more than half a year, and Guanzhong is already a barren and dilapidated scene.

The Ming army guarding the town has 2000 people, including six divisions, led by Ruan Mei.

He was injured in North Korea, and he was raised for a few years. He escaped the Tanglu rebellion and was not affected too much.The location of Xinfeng Town is critical, so he came to direct it personally.

At this time, he was checking the defense in the town, when a sound of horseshoes came, and thousands of golden troops carrying the Yellow Dragon Tunri Banner rushed to the outside of the town from a distance and began to assemble.

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