Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

After conquering Yingzhou on the [-]th of the first lunar month, the range of activities of the Runing Army cavalry was limited to the area about a hundred miles away from Yingzhou in the direction of Fengyang, which put limited pressure on the peasant rebel army.

After three days of carnival in Fengyang, it was discovered that three groups of Ming troops were about to arrive. The peasant rebel army followed the route judged by Wu Shigong and went south to cross the Huaihe River to attack Luzhou.

Because of the large number of mules and horses seized in Fengyang this time, the peasant rebel army moved very quickly, and the vanguard rushed to the Huaihe River in the Huainan section within two days.

But for the army crossing the river in winter, the current Huaihe River is the saddest.If it is in the north, the river is completely frozen, and the army only needs to keep the distance of marching to ensure that the ice layer in the middle of the river does not break; It is also possible to cross the river.

But the Huaihe River is different now.The place where it docks is covered with ice, but in the middle of the river is ice floes and icy water. It is not possible to sail a boat, and it can only cross the river by erecting a pontoon bridge in a very troublesome way.

Therefore, when the vanguard of the peasant rebel army first arrived at the Huaihe River and wanted to collect ships to build a pontoon bridge, the Runing army scouts who had been scouting on the bank had already sent the news back to Yingzhou.

So on the 24th of the first lunar month, 300 members of the Runing Army set off for Huainan.After marching normally for two days during the day, they took a quick march on the evening of the 25th and rested on the spot about [-] miles away from the point where the peasant rebel army crossed the river.

After the peasant rebel army arrived at the Huaihe River on the 25th, it took a whole day to erect eleven pontoon bridges in the afternoon of the 26th.

However, the number of peasant rebels was too large, and too much and too much property was seized. Until the early morning of the 27th, more than 6000 people from the vanguard crossed the river and controlled the area on the other side.The rest of the brigade arrived late.And at this time, they hadn't found the Runing Army thirty miles to the west of them.

"Move!"

Following Wu Shigong's order, the entire Runing Army left the camp for the last march.The number of mule and horse equipment of the Runing Army is also amazing, so with the supplements in Guide and Runing, and the requisition in Yingzhou, each team has two carts.One of them carried weapons and armor, and the other carried the soldiers of the squad.

Five companies of cavalry were scattered in front as vanguards, while the rest of the cavalry dismounted and pulled their horses forward with the brigade.

It's still a rest every ten miles.In the first ten miles, there were no spies from the peasant rebel army.When it was time to rest, the five cavalry companies that were pioneers were replaced.The other soldiers fed the horse once and checked the wheels of the cart.

As soon as the second ten miles started, the Runing Army's brigade was discovered by spies scattered on both wings of the Peasant Rebel Army.However, the vanguard soldiers of the Runing Army only ensured the safety of their own brigade. As long as the spies of the Peasant Rebel Army didn't get too close, they wouldn't strangle them.Just drive those spies away.

Now the Runing Army is very close to the point of crossing the river, and it doesn't matter that the peasant rebel army has found itself.in such a short time.There is no way for the peasant rebel army to cross the river entirely.Therefore, the only option for the peasant rebel army is to arrange the army to stop the Runing army.

After the second ten miles passed without any surprises, the Runing Army began to prepare for battle.They helped each other put on their armor, and the cavalry fed their horses for the last time, and then immediately deployed their troops and lined up according to the usual training.

"Check!" The officers of each unit issued the last order before the battle.All the soldiers checked their armor, weapons and harness again.In the end, they all twitched their waist knives, causing a burst of "chuck" in the entire army.

Because when fighting in winter.Sometimes the knife will freeze with the scabbard, so this check can prevent the phenomenon that the waist knife cannot be pulled out in an emergency.

Three infantry regiments form three thousand-man phalanxes in the middle, and on their two wings are two reinforced cavalry regiments of [-] cavalry each, and behind them are reinforced artillery regiments that concentrate all artillery.Formed a standard cavalry artillery formation.Became the main force of this battle.And this main force will be commanded by Zhou Xun.

Behind the infantry and cavalry artillery formation, there are troops led by Wu Shigong, such as the soldiers and engineering regiments, among which there are also six three-pounder artillery to protect the Chinese army, and more than 800 cavalry, including the soldiers, as the general reserve Always ready to support the main battle.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! The official dog is coming soon!" On the right side of the peasant rebel army happened to be the subordinates of King Sweeper. In a hurry, King Sweeper dispatched more than 8000 soldiers to block the direction of the Runing Army. superior.

Other leaders of the peasant rebel army in the distance also mobilized their troops, but because those soldiers and their families were mixed together during the march, in a short period of time, the peasant rebel army mobilized to reinforce the sweeping king did not not much.

"Godfather! What shall we do?" Li Dingguo asked Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong did not answer, he jumped on the top of a large cart, looked at the Runing Army from a distance for a while, then jumped off the cart and said to Li Dingguo: "Although the flags and flags are not clearly visible, the ranks of officials lined up so neatly Butcher Wu's army is the only one. This way! You personally lead people to guard the four pontoon bridges assigned to us, let our old battalion troops go first, and the pack horses and carts that carry things follow. Be careful! Move quickly !"

"What about the Sweeping King?" Li Dingguo continued to ask.

Zhang Xianzhong thought about it for a while, and then ordered: "Let the more than 1 people we collected in Yingzhou and Fengyang go there, and we will also give an explanation to the sweeping king."

Compared with Zhang Xianzhong's calm and cruel attitude, some leaders of the peasant rebel army were fanatical, and they shouted at their subordinates: "Children! We have already dug up the ancestral grave of the dog emperor, and the dog emperor's Luck is almost gone! Hurry up and defeat the official dog in front of you, and then we will go to Luzhou to drink and eat meat!"

"Okay! Go!" The ragged peasant rebels also cheered enthusiastically.

Teams of peasant rebels rushed to the sweeping king, and soon, the sweeping king had more than 8000 people.At this time, the Runing Army was only two miles away from the Sweeping King's troops.They stopped in their tracks, preparing for the battle to come.

As for the more than 8000 people here at King Sweeper, they are arranged chaotically because there is no formation at all. Therefore, at a rough look, the number of people and horses is everywhere, and it seems that the number of people is several times larger than the actual number. Soldiers from the Peasant Rebel Army continued to run up from the top and back, so the Peasant Rebel Army, who thought they had a large number of people, immediately shouted and charged towards the Runing Army. (to be continued..)