Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1372
May is a good season, unlike February and March when it was a bit cooler, and it was not as hot as June and July. Soldiers don't have to wear bloated padded jackets, which makes them inconvenient to move, and they don't feel overwhelmed by wearing padded jackets. Feeling sick and sweating profusely.

Such a climate is a good time for a big battle.

At this time, outside the Jin army's front line, the Ming army's infantry was busy checking the formation, the artillery team was busy setting up artillery, and the officers were checking the equipment of the soldiers in rows.

The small flag officers of each flag team watched the twelve subordinates standing in a straight line and walked past them one by one.

Starting from the left, the officer first touched the soldier's blunderbuss, checked the ammunition belts hanging on the soldier's body, checked whether the gunpowder bottle and the iron box containing the bullets were missing, and then pulled out half of the soldier's waist sword and sent it back. Finally, he patted the soldier's right arm with the scabbard, and the soldier straightened up immediately, carrying the firecrackers and gathered towards the front group.

The soldiers of the Golden Army in the front line were also very busy. The Golden Army behind the low walls were busy loading gunpowder, and the catapult operators hiding in the pit were releasing the cannon stones and the sky-shattering mines packed in wooden boxes. After the riprap fuselage.

This is still inspired by the Ming army's bombardment of Tongguan with mortars. The Jin army also dug a hole for the trebuchet, so that the trebuchet and the soldiers operating it did not need to be exposed to the ground, reducing the possibility of being hit by shelling.

When the soldiers were busy, Hao Ge, Tang Tong and other golden generals boarded the watch chariot, paid attention to the red carpet a few miles away, and watched the mobilization of the Ming army.

Hauge saw Wang Yan through the binoculars, then glanced at the Ming army lined up like tofu cubes, and turned around and said, "Can you see how many troops there are?"

Tang Tong, Sony and others stood on the observation car and looked eastward. There were square formations of the Ming army all over the wilderness, with banners like clouds, spears like forests, and armor like fire. There were countless of them.

The weather is fine today, the field of vision is excellent, and the observation car is also very high. The naked eye can see several miles, but several people can't see the entire battlefield even if they exhaust their eyesight.

"It's a piece of cake, the secrets are countless, and it's hard to estimate at a time." Sonny squinted his eyes and replied.

Tang Tong used a stupid method, counting the number of the Ming army's phalanx, and then according to the Ming army's establishment, he cupped his hands and said: "I estimate that there are more than 10 people."

"One hundred thousand?" Hao Ge sneered, "One hundred thousand people want to break through the front of my defense, and he is not afraid of breaking his teeth? The king thief is really rampant!"

Tang Tong pursed his lips, "Wang Thief acted steadily, he must have enough troops to defend the two wings, and 10 people in front should be the limit."

Hauge looked at Mingzhen and said contemptuously: "To put it mildly, it is stable and moderate. To put it bluntly, it has no characteristics, and neither side stands out."

As he said that, Hauge paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Pass down my will, let the troops stationed in the back, make the movement louder, and put a little pressure on the king thief."

A soldier asked Yu, hurriedly cupped his fists to accept the order, then hurriedly got out of the lookout car, stepped on the horse, and galloped away to Lintong.

The battlefield is vast, and an army that is less than dozens of miles away can be commanded only by drums and flags, and must rely on fast horses to send messages.

Hauge gave the order to the Lintong side, hoping that the sound of gunfire and shouts from the Lintong side could create pressure on Wang Yan, making him eager to break the siege of Lintong, keep his cavalry, and launch a violent attack on his front at the expense of casualties .

After the orderer left, Hauge looked at it for a while, then suddenly turned around and said to the crowd: "Sony, you stay in the formation, and Tang Qing can go out with me to watch the bright formation."

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In the formation of the Ming army, a tall watchtower was also erected. Wang Yanyu Chen Zilong and others looked at the Jin army's line from a distance.

"Since when did the gold thief steal the division, there is still a tendency to be better than the blue!" Wang Yan looked at it for a while, and couldn't help admiring, admitting that the gold army's fortifications were indeed well organized.

Chen Zilong looked at it and couldn't help nodding his head, but facing the fortified barrier of the Jin army, he didn't have a heavy look on his face, instead he said with a smile: "It seems that Hauge has spent a lot of effort here, but I'm afraid it will be in vain. gone."

"Looking at this defense, Gu really has no way to attack. It seems that choosing a frontal feint to break through from the south and attacking the gold thief's back route is a correct decision." Wang Yan smiled, "It's just that poor Haoge has worked hard for many days, but his kung fu is so weak." It's all in vain."

It has to be said that the fortifications built by the Jin army were indeed very good, even surpassing the Ming army, but it was precisely because of this that Wang Yan became more determined in his strategy of avoiding frontal attacks on the southern line.Because after he saw the frontal defense of the Jin army, he himself believed that it would be impossible to break through without paying huge casualties in a short period of time.

Since Wang Yan thought it was difficult to break through the front, attacking the front would definitely not work, so he could only firmly implement the strategy of defeating Wu Sangui with heavy troops from the mountains and forests in the south, and entering the back of the Jin army.

This point, I am afraid that Hauge did not think of it. Wang Yan, Chen Zilong and others met and laughed. After laughing, Chen Bangyan on the side reminded: "Jianguo, although we are not going to make a breakthrough head-on, the play should be done enough. , can’t let Hauge down.”

Wang Yan nodded and stroked his beard, "This is indeed a problem. I don't want the soldiers to be injured, but I can't let Hauge see that the lonely king is acting."

"Jianguo, someone has come out!" Chen Zilong suddenly pointed to the Jin army's front line in the distance.

Hearing the words, Wang Yan and others looked forward and saw a group of golden cavalry surrounded by a golden armored general, coming out from the gap in the low wall. , Mercedes-Benz stopped four miles away from the Ming army.

Looking at the way they came out, Wang Yan knew that there were tricks on the ground. He was really a disciple of the church, a master of death, and Jin Jun had basically learned all the tricks he could learn.

At this time, Hauge was wearing a golden armor, a treasured sword hanging from his waist, and the emperor's golden lacquer six gods helmet on his head. There was also a bow and a pot of arrows hanging on the saddle. In front of the Ming army formation, overlooking the Ming army formation from a distance.

In front of the big formation, tens of thousands of Ming troops lined up in a horizontal formation, and the soldiers were motionless, as if they were bamboos protruding from the ground.Although the distance was very far, the Jin army had enough time to withdraw into the front line, but after losing the shelter of the low wall, the horses under the crotch of the Jin army soldiers were still frightened by the formation of the Ming army, and they were not very obedient, so that they kept moving. Spin around.

Hauge firmly held the reins of the horse while turning his head to observe the Ming army phalanx. After a while, he suddenly turned around and said a few words to the soldiers, and a golden cavalryman clamped his horse's belly and galloped away with a whip.

Not long after, the cavalry galloped two hundred steps in front of the Ming army and stopped abruptly. The horse under his crotch kept pawing the ground with his hooves. The knight pulled the reins while turning his neck, and shouted at the Ming army formation. : "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom, invite His Royal Highness King Chu of the Ming Kingdom for a while."

After speaking, the cavalryman pulled the reins of his horse and galloped back.Looking at the car, Wang Yan was thinking that if Hauge got closer, he would order the cannons to bombard him, making him follow in the footsteps of the old slave.At this time, the cavalry in front galloped under the watch car, and reported: "I want to report to Jian Guo, Hao Ge asked Jian Guo to meet in front of the battle."

Hearing the words, Wang Yan couldn't help but frowned. What era are you still doing this?At this time, it seems that there is nothing to talk about, but Wang Yan couldn't be timid when Jin Jun shouted in front of the battle, and Wang Yan guessed that Hauge must have something to say, so he responded randomly , So he ordered Lu Shikui to get off the car and prepare to go out.

Not long after the Jin army cavalry returned, Wang Yan took off the gold armor and put on another layer of armor inside. After dressing neatly, he stepped on the charcoal horse and led more than 300 Ming army cavalry out of the formation.

Wang Yan was dressed in golden armor, riding his horse galloping forward, behind him was a cavalryman flying a flag of the Ming army, and behind him nine Ming cavalrymen were also flying a banner, each of which was written in golden lacquered Chinese characters A title of Wang Yan.He didn't run directly to the golden cavalry, but ran back and forth along the front line. His figure was everywhere, and the Ming army's formation suddenly burst out like a wave of "Jianguo thousand years old, ten thousand victories".

When Hauge saw him scratching his head and making the emperor wait, the muscles on his face twitched. After waiting for a long time, just when Hauge was about to lose his patience, Wang Yan led the cavalry to turn west.

The cavalry of the Ming army stopped in the distance, suppressing the corners of the formation. Wang Yan only led Lu Shikui to ride his horse forward, and Hauge led Tang Tong to meet them. When the two sides were fifty steps apart, they stopped at the same time.

At fifty paces for the firecracker, the projectile will basically float away, and it is difficult for a bow and arrow to penetrate armor at fifty paces, which is a relatively safe distance for both sides.

This was actually the first time Wang Yan met Hauge. He couldn't help but carefully looked at the opposite Hauge. He saw that the opponent was wearing a golden armor, a black cloak, and a rare white horse on his hip. He was more powerful than him.

When Wang Yan was looking at Hauge, Hauge was also looking at Wang Yan, his eyes full of resentment and anger.Feeling his gaze, Wang Yan couldn't help straightening his body on his horseback, preemptively, and said loudly: "Haoge, I invite Gu to meet you, but you want to surrender before the battle."

Wang Yan didn't wait for him to answer, then he said with a smile: "If you are willing to surrender, it is not too late. You can let the emperor make you a land offering king and be kind to the capital. I miss you Aixinjueluo. Wouldn’t it be beautiful for a domestic slave to gain a prince, one to avoid the disaster of annihilation of the clan, two to avoid the loss of life in Guanzhong, and to accumulate a little virtue?”

"Wang thief, shut up!" Hao Ge suddenly shouted angrily, pointed at Wang Yan with a horsewhip, and cursed: "I told you to come out, without it, just want to scold you, thief, as for Surrender, don't even think about it! Your Ming Taizu was born as a flower, and I have today's foundation. What is the status of my ancestors? You guys, you are so dignified, dare to do what you dare not to be, it makes people laugh!"

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