Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 370 In the Battle of Yanping

Wang Yan was wearing a golden lacquered mountain-pattern armor, shining golden light under the sunlight. A red feather on the phoenix-winged helmet was two feet long and vibrated with the wind. He was also wearing a striking red battle robe. How coquettish and coquettish, the soldiers knew that the Duke of Chu was here when they saw it.

Beside him, Dai Zhifan, Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi, Wang Shixiu and other generals were all neatly dressed, holding swords and spears, majestic and majestic.

They all knew that Wang Yan had asked for credit for them. Although the court couldn't issue anything now, and even the seal would not be reissued until after the situation was settled, all of them were still full of energy.

Especially Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi and other Shunjun troops, when Chuang Wang approached Beijing, they discussed with Emperor Chongzhen whether he could be crowned Northwest King, but the emperor couldn't face it, and the ministers cared about their own reputation, so they all kept silent. He didn't make a sound, so he gave up.

Li Zicheng's original ideal was just to be a vassal of the separatist side, and the initial requirements of the generals of the Shun Army were naturally not high. Now that they are about to become the generals of the border, they are naturally very satisfied.

At this time, [-] Ming troops marched along the Futun River, with military flags standing in the formation, spears like a forest, Wang Yan in front, and the bright yellow emperor's carriage behind, tens of thousands of horses and horses were full of spirit and murderous.

Because of the conquest by the Son of Heaven, all armies, whether soldiers or generals, maintained their best appearances. The well-armed soldiers were crowded, but no one made any noise. They slowly moved southward on the narrow and long bank of Futun.

In front of the army, from time to time sentry cavalry sent back from exploring the road to report the distance of the enemy at any time. Presumably at this moment, the Qing army in Yanping is doing the same thing. "Report! Duke! The Qing soldiers are coming from Yanping, fifteen miles away!" Wang Yan waved his hand and signaled the troops to move on without saying anything.

Not only him, but also the generals in the army are familiar with the terrain in this area. They are very clear about where there are mountains, hills, and water. much.

In the rear army, Long Wu heard that he was about to fight against the Qing soldiers, and he felt nervous. Since he became the throne, he had dreamed of going on a personal conquest and recovering the two capitals, but he never had the opportunity to go to the battlefield in person.

At this time, he looked at the helmets walking silently. The 7 horses and horses had no other sounds except the sound of footsteps. Facing the coming war, he looked extremely calm, and he felt a burst of admiration.

At this time, Futun Creek has reached the central part of Fujian. Although there are still mountains on both sides, there is a flat land nearly ten miles wide, some rice fields, and some villages. It looks richer than northern Fujian.

"Report! Duke! The Qing soldiers are less than ten miles away!" The sound of the sentinel's report reached the ears of the soldiers, and many of them subconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands. A bloody battle is imminent!Seeing that Wang Yan hadn't stopped, Li Guo quickly reminded: "Duke, there are many soldiers in the Qing Dynasty, and we have few people. We can stop and form the formation." Wang Yan shook his head with a smile: "Boluo won't Showing weakness to me, how can the governor let him underestimate? Continue to push forward until you see the Qing soldiers."

Li Guo thought about it for a while, and he understood Wang Yan's thoughts. The banks of the Futun River are only about ten miles wide, and then there are rolling mountains. The Ming army's 7 horses were still unable to deploy, and the Qing army had a limited number of people who could go to the battlefield. .

In addition, since the main purpose of the army is to force the Qing army to withdraw from Guangdong, it is natural to put on a strong posture. Whoever stops first will lose the momentum. Fear.At that moment, Li Guo didn't insist anymore, but before he had gone two miles, a sentry cavalry came to report again: "Report to the Duke, the Qing soldiers stopped a few miles away." "Haha~" All the generals of the Ming army heard Yu suddenly laughed: "Duke, it seems that the prestige of my Five Loyalty Army has been heard by Boluo children. After all, these Qing soldiers are more afraid of us."

Wang Yan also had a smile on his face, but he didn't dare to be careless in his heart. He had to admit that few of the old slave's family were idiots. Not only a few sons could fight, but also grandchildren were not bad. A lot of credit, not a simple generation.

At this time, the army advanced several miles forward, and Liu Fangliang suddenly said, "Duke, we've hit you." Wang Yan looked as far as his eyes could see, less than five miles away, there was an endless crowd of people, although they couldn't see clearly, they clearly How many soldiers came, but roughly estimated, I am afraid at least no less than [-].

Boluo didn't bring all the soldiers and horses, and he obviously realized that due to the constraints of the terrain, it would be difficult to perform well if there were too many soldiers and horses.

At this time, the army can no longer move forward. If it is too close, the Qing soldiers will suddenly become chaotic, and they will definitely be defeated if they have not yet formed their formation. The distance of five miles is just right. And he just happened to line up for battle, just waiting for work at leisure.Wang Yan immediately raised his right hand and said loudly: "Stop!" The cavalry in front stopped immediately, but the infantry behind had to use other methods to communicate. The infantry all stopped as if they had received an order.

"This place is too narrow. If the cavalry cannot pierce through the enemy's formation, it will be difficult to turn around. There will inevitably be heavy casualties. The battlefield is ten miles wide, and a maximum of 3 horses can be deployed. Let Dai Zhifan occupy the center. Li Guo and Jin Shengheng hold the two wings. You three Each of them will lead [-] troops, which will be the front and left and right armies. After Yuan Zongdi takes over, I will command [-] infantry troops as the central army, and everyone is ready to meet the enemy." Wang Yan glanced at the field, and then looked at the Jin army and ordered road.The army received the order, and the flags in the army were dispatched for a while. Jin Shengheng was also a Ming army. Although it was the first time to cooperate with the Fifth Central Army, the flag language and drums received by the army were the same, so it did not affect Wang Yan's command.

7 people must form a dense battle formation, it must be a bit chaotic, but this is not the case. The soldiers of the Ming army are agile, and every soldier knows where his position is. He runs forward, and after standing still, he starts to check his weapons.

The Frangji cannon was placed in front of the formation, the sword and shield hand immediately set up the shield wall, the spearman stabbed his spear through the gap in the shield wall, and the bird commander and cloth archer were protected behind.

This terrain is very beneficial to the Ming army, and it prevents the Qing soldiers from taking advantage of their numbers, and the cavalry loses room for detours, and their combat power will be greatly reduced.

At this time, the [-] Ming troops set up a character-shaped formation in the river valley, and while the army was setting up the formation, Wang Yan led a group of cavalry, rushed out of the formation, went to the front of the formation to peek at the formation of the Qing army, and the Qing army Among them, a group of people rushed out to see the formation of the Ming army.

Wang Yan took out the binoculars, but didn't look at the Qing cavalry running out. After all, he didn't know any of them, and he didn't know them anyway.

At this time, he looked at the formation of the Qing army and saw a large number of cavalry showing off their might in front of them. This was in line with the concept of the Eight Banners soldiers advocating offense, and it was exactly the same as the formation of the Qing army in the past, but it was obviously not suitable for the current terrain.

Wang Yan couldn't help wondering, is Boluo stupid?Or too arrogant?Wang Yan didn't believe that Boluo was a brainless person, so he picked up the binoculars and looked at the Qing army formation again.

(End of this chapter)