Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 370

In early summer, the low mountains and hills in the southwest of Guangping County, Daming Prefecture (today’s Handan, Hebei Province) ushered in a high temperature season, but there is also a lot of rain in summer, which makes the temperature drop a lot. It made the surrounding desolation a little more alive.

Ming army, rogues, and Tartars, you drink and we sing. Years of wars have displaced the people, and a large number of refugees have left their homes. The villages are empty, the fields are barren, the population is sparsely populated, and there is no chicken crowing for thousands of miles.

Now the two armies have set up a battlefield here again.

Bounded by a shallow valley running from east to west, to the north of the valley is a Qing army with 2 horses. This is the front of Dorgon. The chief officer is Zu Dashou, and the deputy chief is Wu Sangui. They are all Han Chinese. To be precise, they are the army of the Ming Dynasty. They are the direct descendants of Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou. The foundation of this team is Guanning cavalry.

To the south of the valley, there are Zhu Yousong's troops, with a number of [-]. The leader of the army is Zheng Hongkui, the governor of the Chinese Army of the Five Armies of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the First Battle of Luoyang, the army of the Ming Army has been in full swing. In just a few days, the Ming Army has reached the boundary of Daming Mansion.In the past few days, with continuous rain, the speed of the Ming army has slowed down, but the weather is not so hot.

There are dozens of places away from Daming Mansion, Zhu Yousong got the report, Dorgon personally led an army of 15, and wanted to fight to the death with the Ming army in Daming Mansion.Zhu Yousong had been looking forward to the arrival of the God of War figure among the Tartars. Although he was looking forward to it, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy. Therefore, when he was still dozens of miles away from the Daming Mansion, Zhu Yousong found a favorable location to set up his camp.

The imperial camp is located on a high slope in the middle of the camp. It can also be regarded as the camp of the Chinese army. After the camp of the Chinese army is set up, it will be the other camps. Of course, the camp of 20 horses is not tied together, and the radius stretches for hundreds of miles. , The engineering soldiers picked ditches and dug trenches, and set up antlers at the gate of the camp.

At this time, Zhu Yousong was discussing with the generals about the destruction of the Daming Mansion in the big tent of the imperial camp. The scouts of the Ming army and Jin Yiwei had already figured out that the Tartars were not good at coming this time, and the regent Dorgon personally took command. , with Fan Wencheng as the head of the think tank, Prince Su Haoge, Prince Zheng Jierhalang, Sony, Tulai, Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui, etc., anyway, everyone who can fight has come, 15 The Wanqing army, with dozens of cannons in red, threatened to avenge Luoyang.

Zhu Yousong really didn't dare to underestimate these historical celebrities. After setting up the camp, he discussed with the generals how to defeat the enemy.

At this time, someone came to report that a Qing army had come from outside the camp, with about 2 horses, and they were fighting outside to challenge the enemy, and kept saying that Zhu Yousong would face the enemy in battle.

The generals were enraged, and Huang Degong and others invited Ying to fight against the Tartars, especially Liu Zhaoji, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Damu, and Ma Wannian, who fought against the Tartars many times and broke the myth of the Tartars' invincibility time and time again. Now they are more confident.I heard that the Tartars took the initiative to fight and set up a field battlefield, and they wanted to compete to lead the army to fight.

And those young generals who have just arrived in the camp, because they have not participated in several battles, have heard of their majesty's glorious victories again and again, and the same batch of Jinshi have already made great achievements in battle. It's coming, I'm not willing to give in, so I have to compete to go out and try my hand at it.This is mainly the six later Wu Jinshi.

It was very lively in the camp, some were willing to lead [-] soldiers to kill the Tartars, some said [-] would be enough, and some even took only [-] soldiers and horses to fight.

"Your Majesty, the last general is not talented, and only 500 people are needed. If he is not victorious, he is willing to be a military order!" The young general Zhang Huan came out to salute. He was just 16 years old. The armor is slightly loose on the body.

Just like half a year ago, Zhang Huan is still unsmiling, with a look of bitterness and hatred on his face, no one cares about him, so he is not popular everywhere, but Zhu Yousong likes him very much.Seeing him so frivolous, he couldn't help but sink his face, "Zhang Huan, do you know who the chief general of the Qing army is?"

"Whoever he is, an arrow will pierce through!" Zhang Huan said disdainfully.

"Presumptuous!" Zhu Yousong raised his voice, Zhang Huan lowered his head and quickly retreated.

Zhu Yousong looked at the generals: "Outside are Zu Dashou's men and horses. Although they are not Tartars, they are stronger than Tartars, and they have Wu Sangui's help. The former has set them up. They will definitely It’s time to set up a title for Dorgon. Those who come are not good, and the arrogant soldiers will be defeated. I decided to let Zheng Hongkui lead the troops to fight. Ma Bao, Zu Keyong, Fan Jinzhong, and Zhang Huan will follow the army. I will give you 3 Thousands of horses challenge Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui."

"Follow the order, obey the order!" After saluting one after another, the four generals ordered troops to go.

"Li Quan."

"My minister is here. See Your Majesty." Li Quan hurried forward to salute.

"You sent people to keep an eye on the movement of the Daming Mansion. Dorgon and Fan Wencheng are scheming, and the rest of the people will be ready to fight at any time."

Li Quan agreed to take people out, Zhu Yousong, Liu Zhaoji, Ma Jinhua and others continued to discuss the military situation, Zhu Yousong's 20 horses were all placed here, the Tartars only sent 2 horses to fight, and 10,000+ troops hid in Daming Mansion Standing still, had to make Zhu Yousong suspicious.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Yousong didn't line up in person. In addition, as an emperor, even though he is brave and brave, he still needs to look like an emperor. He can't be a dog or a cat who calls the formation. Competing with the generals is not an emperor. Now he has to plan how to deal with Dorgon, Fan Wencheng and others from the Daming Mansion.

A few miles away from the camp of the Ming army, a shallow ditch in the field became a temporary dividing line between the two armies, and [-] Ming troops faced off against [-] Qing troops.The distance was less than [-] meters, the archers on both sides held their ground, and the cavalry pawns were chopping like axes, waiting for the command of the general, and rushed across the shallow ditch to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

It was not the first time for the Ming army to fight the Tartars in a field battle. It was [-] against [-], and the opponent was not a real Tartar, so all the soldiers of the Ming army were full of confidence, and even a little impatient.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky, and a hint of coolness danced in the air.

Zheng Hongkui immediately slashed his sword, staring at the opponent's army formation, without saying a word.On the other side, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui were also glaring at the Ming army on the opposite side. The two of them did not speak, but they were looking for someone. The coach Daqi searched around one by one. After searching for a long time, he did not find the target.

The person they are looking for is of course Zhu Yousong. Now their family is under house arrest by the Qing army. This is all caused by Zhu Yousong. Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui now know that they have been fooled by Zhu Yousong It's not that they were fooled, but Dorgon was fooled. Zhu Yousong's divorce scheme caused them a lot of trouble, and almost the whole family lost their heads.

This time they went out of the city to volunteer, and they also issued a military order. If they wanted to make Dorgon trust them and save the lives of their whole family, they had to go out of the city to kill more Han people and make meritorious service. loyal.

(End of this chapter)