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Chapter 254

"My lord, the enemy is found five miles ahead, under the banner of the Liao Army!"

On the east side of Xining Fort, a Ming army was stationed to prevent the Liaodong and Southern Liao troops from reinforcing Xining Fort.After a few days, I finally saw the figure of the Liao army.

"How many people are there on the other side?" Those in charge of the blocking mission were Wu Sangui, the son of Wu Xiang, a regiment trainer, and a general under Zu Dashou.

"Thousands of people! Their cavalry were wandering in front, and we were driven back without approaching." The scout of the Ming army said.

"Which army is this from the Liao Army? Is it the [-]rd Infantry Brigade stationed in Jianzhou?" Wu Sangui speculated, "Aren't they afraid that the Jurchens in Jianzhou will riot again?"

"It is also possible that the Liao army suppressed the Sixth Infantry Brigade of the Xihai Jurchen and went south. No matter what, the Liao army has already been affected by us. They are also afraid of the loss of Xining Fort, so they will help regardless of the risk of the Jurchens' rebellion. Fort Xining. It seems that the Liao army is going to put all their eggs in one basket." Zu Dashou's general said.

"Since the main reserve force of the Fu Liao Army has arrived, and their weapons are powerful, we can't fight head-to-head. It is better to set up a suspicious formation so that the Liao Army will not dare to attack us easily." Wu Sangui said.

"How to spread doubts?"

"But this and that..."

When Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou's generals were discussing how to deal with the main reserve force of the Fuliao Army, the "main force" they called also found their presence.They never thought that this was just a new army that was newly established and was sent to the East China Sea and Nanyang Islands for landing operations, not the old group of Liao troops who had gone through battles with the Houjin and Mongolian tribes.

This mixed infantry brigade with a special mission was temporarily transferred from Jinzhou City in southern Liaoning to the battlefield in western Liaoning after the military department approved Chu Yun's consent. There are many Ming army troops.

"Sir, the cavalry in front of us found the Ming army. The number is about 5000. There are also some cavalry. The smoke and dust are billowing. It's hard to tell how many people there are."

"The Ming army is just playing tricks." The brigade commander of the mixed infantry brigade is a newly promoted officer. Liu Wang, who was originally from the first infantry brigade, said, "There are only [-] Mongolians attached to the Ming army, and more Mongolian tribes are on our side. On this side, they don't have many war horses. Even if they are willing to work for the Ming army, there are only a few thousand, so they are not willing to use it to go out all at once."

"The third battalion made a detour from the right flank to outflank the enemy's rear. I personally led the main force to defeat the enemy. If the Ming army does not retreat, they will be swallowed up," Liu Wang said.

Knowing that Fort Xining was still safe, Liu Wang led the infantry and approached the Ming army without any haste, and the artillery also followed.

Sure enough, in the direction of the Ming army, the smoke and dust splashed by the horseshoes billowed, and it looked like a huge cavalry was indeed haunting.

However, in Liu Wang's view, even if there is really a huge cavalry, with the support of artillery and muskets, it is enough to just push it over.What's more, there are actually three infantry brigades and one of the artillery brigades in the Liao army in the rear that have not moved. Even if the mixed infantry brigade loses, they still have to carry it, and Liaodong has no worries at all.

"Stop advancing for the time being, and we will launch an attack after the third battalion reaches the combat position." Liu Wang ordered the army to stop.

Therefore, the Ming army, who was in doubt, saw that the Liao army marching towards them stopped, and couldn't help being overjoyed. Could it be that the strategy was successful?

"Our bluff can only hold them back for a while. When they come to their senses and find that something is wrong, they may attack us at any time. The current plan is to quickly notify General Zu and Yuan Dushi in the rear." Wu Sangui saw Fu Liao who had stopped. The "main force" of the army also believed that his strategy of suspicious soldiers had achieved results.

"I've already sent a fast horse back to notify us that we only need to hold for a while so that the main force can get ready before we can retreat." Zu Dashou's general said.

"I hope the Liao army will find out later that this is our strategy." Wu Sangui prayed.

"I hope that the Ming army will find the third battalion that we outflanked the past later." Liu Wang also prayed.

The two sides confronted each other on the plain for half an hour, but they remained indifferent.The atmosphere was a bit weird. In Liu Wang's eyes, the Ming army was still embarrassingly performing the so-called suspicious tactics.

"It's almost time. I believe that the large troops have already made preparations. Let's retreat." Wu Sangui looked at the sun, roughly calculated the time, and felt that it was time to retreat. "Let the cavalry continue to bluff. Let's each lead a troop and retreat alternately." When retreating, you must not panic and lose order, otherwise the Liao army will take advantage of it."

"No problem." Zu Dashou's general said.

"It's almost time, and the third battalion is almost in place. Start attacking!" Liu Wang saw that the Ming army's lineup was in turmoil, and knew that the Ming army was waiting for the train, so he gave the order to attack.

Boom boom boom.The drumbeat of the attack sounded, and the main force of the mixed infantry brigade led by Liu Wang pressed against the Ming army in a thick line.

"The Fu Liao Army is coming!" When the soldiers of the Ming Army looked behind them, they were horrified to find that the dark and dense Liao Army troops were pressing over.

"Don't panic, the cavalry of the Liao army have been transferred to the prairie. They have two legs, and we have two legs. They can't run away from us!" The Ming army officer quickly reassured people, and then led the soldiers to retreat.

But their peace of mind lasted only a short while.Because they found the raiding troops of the Fuliao Army on their right rear!

The muzzle of the musket was blazing, and white smoke filled the air. No one knew how many people there were in the raiding force of the Liao Army, but a row of bullets shot over, and one or two rows of soldiers in front of the Ming Army on the right fell down one after another.

The power and rate of fire of the improved flintlock guns were unimaginable to soldiers of the Ming army who held backward firecrackers.After hastily firing a round of gunpowder, they were still busy loading gunpowder. The flintlock gun rang again, and the invisible bullet penetrated into the Ming army soldiers, killing and wounding dozens of Ming army soldiers again.

"The Fu Liao army wants to surround us!" Zu Dashou's general saw that Wu Sangui's troops on the right had exchanged fire with the Fu Liao army who had turned around from the right. He was frightened and suspected that there were also Fu Liao troops on the left who were trying to surround him. The Liao army was even more frightened.

"Let's retreat first, don't let the Liao Liao army have a chance to surround us!" He looked at Wu Sangui's troops in the fierce battle, gritted his teeth, and fled towards Xining Fort with his men.

As for the alternate retreat agreed with Wu Sangui, it had long been thrown out of the blue.At this time, saving your life is more important than anything else!
"Sir, a Ming army is about to escape." The scout observing the battlefield said.

"Let them run away, haven't we caught a Ming army? Be sure to capture them all. Anshan is short of people for mining."

(End of this chapter)