Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1379 Preparing for a Showdown
As the breeze blew past, Wu Sangui suddenly felt a little chilly, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart, feeling that the situation was beyond his control.

Strictly speaking, there was not much problem with the strategy of the Jin Dynasty, but once the Ming army did not act in the direction the Jin army expected, then something went wrong with the strategy of the Jin army.

Hauge's arrangement is actually just like his character, taking care of the front, and also taking care of the north and south fronts. The result is that the power of the Jin army in the three directions is actually in a balanced state, and the local advantages are not obvious.

Of course, this is mainly related to the fact that there are many warlords in the Kingdom of Jin and they do not belong to each other.

The Ming army's current strategy is obviously to sacrifice the other two directions, and gather heavy troops on the southern front, in order to form a huge advantage locally, thereby leveraging the entire battlefield.

At this time, the forward of the Ming army was already approaching, and the distance between the two sides was shortened to two miles. If it was a little closer, the six-pound cannon would be able to hit it.

Wu Sangui originally thought that his task this time was relatively easy. After all, he was not facing the main force of the Ming army. Even if he could not win, he would still have time to run. , then his loss will be great.

For a moment, Wu Sangui's forehead was sweating, but it was obviously impossible to run away from the beginning.If the southern line is defeated and the Ming army goes around from him to the back of Hauge, then the Jin army's fortifications will be in vain.

If he couldn't hold back, once the Ming army detoured from the southern line, the Jin army would collapse, and when Lintong's horse army was released, the Ming army would chase for hundreds of miles, and the Jin army would be completely destroyed.

Now Wu Sangui can only take responsibility and go all out to resist the Ming army, hoping that Meng Qiaofang on the northern line can make some achievements and break the Ming army's northern line, so Jin Guo still has a great chance of winning.

Seeing Wu Sangui's uncertain face, Wang Pingfan on the side suppressed the panic in his heart and whispered: "My lord, we are so close. If we retreat, the army will panic, and it will be difficult to stand firm."

Wu Sangui's expression keeps changing. He is an egoist. The crux of the problem now is that he is reluctant to devote all his strength to Dajin, to fight the Ming army, to break through the northern front for Meng Qiaofang, and to fight for Haoge's redistribution of troops. time.

Once he invested all his troops, even if he blocked the onslaught of the Ming army's southern line, he would suffer heavy losses later on.

In a battle between heaven and man, Wu Sangui was silent for a while, finally nodded, and said with a cold snort: "The king thief is really deceiving me. He actually chose the southern line as the main attack. He thinks that the king is a soft persimmon. How can you follow him?"

After Wu Sangui was not watching, he finally decided to fight instead of saving his strength as he did several times before.

At this time, several generals were already waiting anxiously under the pole-watching cart. As soon as Wu Sangui came down, Wu Zhimao, He Chengzhi, Man Yunlong and other generals surrounded him, "My lord, what's the situation?"

Wu Sangui smiled, "Wang Thief thinks highly of me. With 12 people here, we are the main attack direction of Ming Thief."

Everyone was startled and panicked when they heard the words, but no one said they wanted to run away.Wu Jun has given up Hanzhong, where else can he go?Several Wu generals discussed for a while, and finally Chen Junji said: "What is the prince going to do?"

"We came here all the way from Liaodong. We can't go back to our old home, but we have to defend our new home." Wu Sangui glanced at the several generals, and said in a deep voice, "I trust you all, and no one wants to drift forever. !"

This matter is a bit sad to say, most people yearn for stability, and few people want to wander forever.These Liao people, living in this era, have been like tramps since they entered the customs. They fought for Qing and Jin, and they also wanted to get a place where they could settle down and thrive.

In the past few years, they had the most peaceful conversation in Hanzhong. After listening to Wu Sangui's words, all the people couldn't help but look at each other, and then clasped their fists together, "I will listen to the prince."

"Well, Wang Thief underestimated this king, and today I will show Wang Thief a little bit of color!" Wu Sangui returned to the front of the formation again, and then pointed at the bright formation in the distance with his horsewhip, "This battle, everyone Soldiers don't need to panic, Ming thieves have 12 troops on the southern front, so there won't be too many troops on the western and northern fronts, so as long as we hold on, King Yongping can break through the northern front, and the situation is still a two-sided attack. "

Chen Junji, Wu Zhimao and the others nodded. The difference in strength between the Ming and Jin armies is not that big. The Ming army invested more troops on the southern front, but less in other directions. It is not that the Jin army has no chance, but the Wu army For this war, a great sacrifice has to be made.

It is not easy for Dajin to have what it is today. Under the wings of Dajin, Wu Jun has a relatively easy life. The key point is that they can't find another home now, so they can only help Dajin.

Seeing that the expressions of the generals were no longer serious, Wu Sangui became resolute, and then said: "The Ming army on the opposite side has about 12 soldiers, but the Ming army only has two brushes. Our tactics remain the same. The Ming army lined up for battle. When the enemy was shot and the Ming army's line was scattered, the horse army only attacked the Ming army's central army. As long as we killed the opponent's general, we still had a chance to turn around on the southern front."

"Right now, that's all I can do. I'll wait for the lord's order!" Chen Junji and the others clasped their fists together.

"In this case, He Chengzhi, Man Yunlong, and Guo Tianchun, you three should prepare quickly." Wu Sangui nodded, and then said one after another: "Junji, you should go to the west immediately and inform your Majesty about the situation here. , let him deploy troops to reinforce this king."

All the generals took orders one after another, and then pulled out their horses and left.Wu Sangui got back on his horse and looked at the advancing Ming army with a solemn look on his face.

At this time, on the vast land, 12 Ming troops spread out a battle line several miles long and came south.

In front of the Ming army was a line of horizontal formations. After rigorous training, the Ming army took the battalion as a unit and formed three fronts. Each front had three rows of soldiers. After the gap, there must be a battalion on the rear line to block the gap in front.

The first three horizontal formations are shaped like the "Shuikan" hexagrams of the Eight Diagrams.Behind the horizontal formation, there are square formations of the Ming army, accompanied by [-] cavalry.

The formation of the Ming army seems simple, but in fact there are many difficulties in operation. The formation is several miles long, and it is difficult for soldiers to maintain formation. They cannot be fast or too slow. fate.

For the Ming army, formation is the combat power. The soldiers of the Ming army performed repeated drills on the formation. The soldiers listened to the sound of the drums and walked at a fixed pace. forward.

The soldiers in the first row of the Ming army held their firecrackers obliquely in front of their chests, while the soldiers in the back held their firecrackers on their shoulders, stabbing the thorns towards the sky, shining silver, like a forest of moving guns.

At this time, a horn sounded suddenly, and the commanders of each battalion immediately shouted: "The whole battalion stops!"

The big formation of the Ming army stopped while advancing. Although the three fronts were not very straight, they were not curved either.

In the middle of the Ming army, Li Guo rode on a tall horse, stationed under the banner of the big banner, turned his horse's head, and said loudly to the generals around him: "I don't want to say anything, I just want to ask you two questions?"

The faces of many generals were solemn, and when he asked, Li Guo pulled the reins of the horse, turned the horse's head around again, and then swung the whip proudly, pointed at the golden formation in the distance, and asked loudly: "All generals and soldiers , Whose family owns the piece of land stepped on by the enemy's foot?"

The general was taken aback for a moment, and someone immediately came to his senses and responded loudly, "Da Ming's!"

Li Guo nodded in satisfaction, and asked again: "Whose plants and trees on the ground belong to?"

"It's all our Daming's." This time, everyone understood and shouted in unison.

"Okay!" Li Guo yelled, and then said to the crowd: "Since all the generals know, let me defeat the gold thief in front of you today, even if we fight to one person, we will take back the Guanzhong this time!"

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