King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 484 The first achievement

Zhu Jinghong was very self-aware. He knew very well that when it came to marching and fighting, he was not as experienced as these people. It was extremely necessary to work together.

Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and it was inevitable that they would become red-faced during the discussion.

Zhu Jinghong listened roughly and at the same time was thinking about how to make good use of the infantry behind him.

Probably the day after tomorrow, these people will be able to arrive at the Governor's Office, which is more than 200 miles east of their current defense line.

Zhu Jinghong was not an expert on the cavalry, but he was now truly an expert on the Northern Fourth Guards and the Beijing Infantry.

It is extremely feasible in Zhu Jinghong's opinion to let the infantry form a line of defense and block the cavalry or even encircle and annihilate them.

Therefore, from a strategic point of view, it is a completely executable strategy to let the cavalry retreat alternately and draw the Junggar cavalry into the center.

The so-called reason for not being able to retreat is not a problem at all in Zhu Jinghong's view.

As long as the enemy can be effectively killed and wounded, the temporary loss of ground is worthwhile and necessary. If the emperor is punished for this, he can only say that there is no pattern.

When Zhu Jinghong thought of this, the scene was already extremely noisy, so he snorted twice.

"I generally understand what you just said. We were arguing over and over... we only talked about one thing, and that was who was the master and the auxiliary!"

Everyone thought that Zhu Jinghong was absent-minded, but seeing that he really understood the situation, everyone felt more at ease.

"I thought about it carefully, and I still think that our army should retreat, so as to preserve the army!"

Seeing that everyone was about to speak, Zhu Jinghong continued: "I know your concerns, and I will bear the consequences of this matter. Just don't worry!"

Whenever Zhu Jinghong said he was willing to take responsibility, he never broke his promise.

After hearing what he said at this moment, although everyone still had doubts in their hearts, many people were already very moved.

From a purely military perspective, it is a wise choice to avoid Junggar's edge at the moment.

"Thirteenth Master, this is not good!" Yang Longshan couldn't help but say. In fact, he also agreed to retreat temporarily.

"Just do it this way, I will explain it to the Holy One, you don't have to worry!"

After saying this, Zhu Jinghong continued: "Now the enemy is very tight, and all retreat will be attacked. What I mean is to divide the army into two parts, and alternately cover the retreat... What do you think?"

In fact, strategies are reasonable no matter how you say them. The key to the problem lies in the execution stage.

No matter how clever the strategic idea is, it is useless to execute the hip pull-up, so the key depends on the generals.

"It's a big taboo to divide our forces..." Yang Longshan showed hesitation.

Now that the army is together in one place, it still has the strength to fight against Junggar. If it is divided into two, there is a risk of being defeated by each.

On the more than 200 miles of retreat, the cavalry may also sprint with all their strength, which will take at least two to three days. This period of time is enough for many things to happen.

"The entire army will raise more flags to confuse the Junggar people and prevent them from attacking easily. Our army will then take the opportunity to travel further!"

"If we could retreat hundreds of miles safely, this battle might not be fought..."

"Don't let me talk alone, you all should also talk..." Zhu Jinghong urged.

While they were making plans, the situation on the front line changed. The Junggar vanguard had separated from the main force and quickly approached to a distance of more than ten miles from the Ming army.

Under the sprint speed of the cavalry, the distance of more than ten miles is already very close, which means that both sides are threatened by the other side.

After the scouts realized something was wrong, they sent the news back to the "Chinese Army".

It can also be seen here that in this era of undeveloped communication technology, information transmission has a huge lag.

When the news came, Zhu Jinghong had already discussed with everyone how to divide the troops into two groups.

As for how to withdraw alternately, it is still in the period of intensive discussion.

Throughout the whole process, Zhu Jinghong rarely expressed his opinions and fully respected the opinions of the leading generals.

"What do the Junggar people mean by approaching so close?" Zhu Jinghong asked after learning the news.

"I think they want to entangle us!" Yang Longshan said in a deep voice.

"Do they know that we are going to continue to withdraw?" Zhou Quanhui asked.

At this time, Fan Changchun replied: "I think 80% of the time...these people want to use their vigor to defeat our unit in one go!"

Fan Changchun's guess is extremely bold, but it has to be said that it is very reasonable.

In fact, not only did he think so, but his colleagues also judged this, and at this moment, he ordered the entire army to prepare for the battle.

The next news sent back showed that the Junggar vanguard was still approaching, and the distance between the two sides had shortened to ten miles.

Today's weather is not bad, and Zhu Jinghong and others are on higher ground, so they can already see the Junggar tribe.

Everyone was still divided before, but now they are sure that this group of Junggar people are going to attack.

According to the latest information, the strength of this vanguard army is between six and seven thousand. Facing the more than three thousand Beijing cavalry here, it can be said that it has a very significant advantage.

Although Zhu Jinghong had ordered all the ministries to move closer, the time for the order was short after all, and the ministries needed reaction time, so there were no troops nearby that could support the Beijing camp.

Even the Qinghai Xingdu Division Cavalry, which is the closest, is still more than thirty miles away at this time. The key is that there are enemy troops on the opposite side of them, so they cannot move faster at all.

In other words, if the opponent wants to attack, the Beijing cavalry can only resist the opponent's cavalry alone.

At such a close distance, and if they made up their minds to attack, retreating would only result in being forced into a rout.

"As discussed just now, you will return to the headquarters as soon as possible and urge the various ministries to get closer as soon as possible!" Zhu Jinghong stood up and said.

"Yes!"

Everyone also knew that the situation was urgent, so they all said their goodbyes and left. Fan Changchun had just gone down the mountain to organize the formation.

Three thousand troops were arrayed in formation, the entire line was about a mile wide, and the soldiers were making final preparations.

No matter what their mentality was before, everyone looked solemn before the war because no one knew whether they would survive after the war.

When Zhu Jinghong led his guards to the front line, Fan Changchun and others were immediately shocked, fearing that Zhu Jinghong was going to join the battle in person.

If there is anything wrong with this person, Fan Changchun is afraid that his whole family will be destroyed.

"Thirteenth Master, how can you be in such danger? The sword has no eyes. If you are injured..."

"Commander Wan, I know what's appropriate, I'm just here to take a look!"

At this time, Zhu Jinghong had put on a full set of armor, and was equipped with bows, crossbows, swords and guns on both sides of the saddle. He looked like he was going to the battlefield. How could Fan Changchun be deceived by his words.

"Thirteenth Master, if you are evil, I will be responsible for all your deaths. If you insist on going to the front line, I will have no choice but to retreat without a fight and escort you to a safe place!" Fan Changchun looked serious. said.

Zhu Jinghong also said in a deep voice: "I just want to say a few words, and I will leave after I finish speaking. You don't have to worry!"

After looking at each other with several colleagues, Fan Changchun finally responded: "Please give me instructions from the Thirteenth Master!"

Zhu Jinghong replied: "Although there are many people on the opposite side in this battle, the armor and weapons are not as good as ours. As long as you all work together, you will be able to defeat the enemy!"

He actually wanted to go out on the battlefield. After all, he was wearing double-layered heavy armor and was not afraid of arrows or enemy lances.

After traveling through time for so long, he had never reached his physical limit, and he was somewhat unable to hold back at this time.

Now blocked by Fan Changchun's words, Zhu Jinghong could only stop and make up some high-sounding words.

"The enemy's vanguard is on the opposite side. Defeat them in one fell swoop and knock off their spirit. I will give you the first credit!"

Zhu Jinghong wanted to kill the enemy's spirit, and the leading general opposite happened to think so too.

Zhenwei Zhongwei is the most elite Ming army cavalry on the front line, and the Junggars also want to eat him in one fell swoop.

In this way, the morale of the Ming army will be lower, and it will be easier to clean up.

"Master Wanhu, the Ming army is already in formation, when will we attack?"

The man called Wanhu is the Junggar vanguard general Darza, who is the youngest confidant of the Junggar young master.

"Start to form an array, stop when five miles apart, then rest for a moment, and then attack!" They came in a hurry after all. Although each person brought three horses, they lost some horsepower after all, so it was necessary to take a rest. .

When Junggar entered the five-mile range and began to repair briefly, Fan Changchun keenly grasped the opportunity and ordered the army to move forward.

He knew Junggar's purpose of stopping, so he would not give the opponent time to rest, but chose to take the initiative.

This also allowed Zhu Jinghong to see that Commander Wan did have some courage and dared to take the initiative when the troops were insufficient.

From the very beginning, it moved forward slowly, and as the distance got closer, the cavalry began to speed up, until it finally entered a charging state.

The Junggar side is also paying attention to the situation of the Ming army at any time.

Fan Changchun's initiative to attack somewhat surprised Darza, who had to order the entire army to prepare for an attack.

Using the same routine, Darza's side also slowly increased their speed, preparing to compete with the Jingying side.

"Send a message to the tribal warriors. Kill one Ming army and reward two slaves. Kill two and get gold. Kill five and get a promotion..."

These reward conditions have been communicated before, but this does not prevent them from being used to boost morale.

On the other side, Fan Changchun was also boosting morale with his men, but he was talking about glory instead of silver rewards.

This is not to say that there are no rewards for officials, but these things have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there is no need to talk about them anymore.

The soldiers in the Beijing camp had family to rely on even if they were killed in battle, so they had no worries and moved forward indomitably when fighting.

On the hillside, looking at the two teams approaching in front, Zhu Jinghong looked worried.

Although he has confidence in Zhenwei's central defender, after all, his own troops do not have the advantage, and no one can guarantee whether he can win.

"Your Majesty, the battle has begun, we should retreat!" Guard Baihu Zhang Zhongxiang reminded.

After the first round of fighting, the Dzungars will be on their side, and they will be easily spotted if they get too close. At this time, it is naturally better to retreat and avoid.

Zhu Jinghong knew the truth. When the two sides were fighting, he rode his horse to one side of the battlefield to avoid it.

In fact, he has more than 200 guards accompanying him, and all of them are good flag-bearer guards, and their equipment is better than that of the Beijing camp. It will definitely not be easy to take them down.

So to say it's dangerous, it's actually not that dangerous.

When they withdrew, the first round of the confrontation was over. The Junggar people left more corpses at the scene, but the losses on the Jingying side were not huge.

This result boosted the morale of the entire Beijing camp and made them more confident.

"Brothers, kill..." Commander Fan Changchun took the lead in the charge.

On the other side, Darza's face was extremely ugly, and he rushed forward with his saber brandished.

"Kill them all..." Darza roared.

Although nearly two hundred people died, it had little impact on the strength of the Junggar side, so Darza was still full of confidence.

In fact, the army he leads is also an elite soldier of Junggar, and its will to fight is very strong.

The troops from both sides continued to charge, and soon two more rounds passed, and the battle was already in a tense state.

Although the men and horses in the Beijing camp were brave, the back and forth charge was a huge drain on their manpower and horsepower, and they inevitably became exhausted at this time.

There were many people on the Junggar side, but on the contrary, the physical exertion was not great, and even though many people died, they did not collapse. This also proved that they were elite enough.

Prior to this, the Jingying camp faced other Dzungar armies. Although there were some tough battles, in most cases, the enemy troops were scattered and overwhelmed in less than two rounds.

So now, this group of Junggar people have not collapsed despite huge casualties, but Fan Changchun is a little worried.

"How many people have we lost?" Fan Changchun asked in a cold voice.

"More than four hundred people..."

"How many enemy troops are there?"

"About...1,200 to 1,500 people..."

You must know that the army commanded by Darza is also elite, and Zhenwei Zhongwei's current battle loss ratio is already a very rare achievement.

Fan Changchun felt very uncomfortable at the moment, and so did Darza, who was opposite him.

The army had lost two layers and was actually on the verge of collapse. It was only thanks to the strong pressure of the supervising team that the army could not collapse.

"Tell the warriors that with just this last blow, we can completely defeat them, and victory will only belong to us!" Darza shouted, and his words were also meant for himself.

"kill……"

As Darza waved his saber, Junggar's cavalry attacked again, and the Beijing camp's cavalry on the opposite side also began to charge.

Both sides in this matter are at the end of their fight, and the competition is to see who can't hold on and collapse in the end, so this confrontation is even more brutal than before.

Zhu Jinghong also saw the current state of war, and he was as anxious as the accompanying guards.

"Everyone, they need support, otherwise..."

Before Zhu Jinghong could finish his words, the guard Baihu Gao Hong said: "My lord, you cannot put yourself in danger!"

Zhang Zhongxiang also followed up and said: "Your Majesty, if you make any mistake, I will die to redeem you!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Jinghong drew out his bow and arrow, put down his iron armor, and then said: "I am commanding the front line. If the Beijing camp is defeated and the entire front is defeated, how can I go to see the Holy Emperor?"

"I will go alone, you don't have to follow..."

After saying that, Zhu Jinghong didn't say a word and directly rode forward and rushed forward.

If a new force joins, he is 90% sure that the Junggar army will collapse, so he made this decision.

After he rushed out, the guards had no choice but to follow him, and they had to make sure to rush faster than Zhu Jinghong. They had to risk everything to ensure the safety of this man.

Although two hundred people were not many, the smoke and dust they brought up were so large that it was difficult to tell how many people were there.

But the Junggar people could clearly see the Ming army flag at the forefront.

Zhu Jinghong's eyes were also searching for the flag. Soon he locked the flag of Darza and led the guard post straight to its location.

During the sprint, Zhu Jinghong shot more than a dozen arrows in succession, each of which could take away one or two lives.

When he rushed into the enemy's position, he switched from a bow and arrow to a lance, and then started wielding it wantonly.

At this moment, he turned on his full power, maxing out his strength, and every time he swung his lance, he would mow down a group of enemies.

His whole body was covered in heavy armor. Although he would be hit by the enemy, it would not harm Zhu Jinghong at all, which made him feel more at ease.

"It's so cool..."

Zhu Jinghong went on a rampage and became the tip of the spear of his team, leading his guards to tear the enemy army apart.

"Who will provide reinforcements?" Fan Changchun asked the guards during the fight.

"It's His Highness Prince Xiang, he's almost under the enemy's banner!"

Fan Changchun was frightened when he heard this, but now that Zhu Jinghong was involved, he had no choice but to accept the reality.

"Brothers, Master Thirteen personally rushes into the battle to help, our army will win!"

The addition of new forces greatly encouraged the Ming army soldiers who were struggling to support themselves, and then they broke out with stronger combat power.

In the direction of Zhu Jinghong, as he was chopping melons and vegetables, the enemy troops in Junggar nearby were already disintegrating.

Zhu Jinghong's goal is always the big flag in front. He wants to capture the enemy's leading general and gain the first credit for this battle.

"Kill..." Brandishing his lance, Zhu Jinghong became more and more heroic in his charge.

(End of this chapter)