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Chapter 616 Against Li Dingguo

"Your Majesty has an order to announce that General Zhang will meet you." Li Guofu yelled outside the camp at the top of his voice.

Although this is not the Golden Palace of Eight Treasures in the capital, it is an imperial camp, and Li Guofu is used to it. When marching and fighting, the basic etiquette and formality of the monarch and his ministers cannot be lost.

The young general Zhang Huan knelt down to see him after entering the camp. In fact, Zhu Yousong knew what he was doing without him saying anything. Sure enough, Zhang Huan took the initiative to ask Ying to stop Li Dingguo.

Zhu Yousong knew that Zhang Huan was a child who suffered a lot and had a deep hatred. He came to Beijing to rush for his military career. He didn't come here for military merit, but his main purpose was to avenge his father.

A few years ago, in the Kuizhou War, the imperial court's soldiers and horses were defeated. Zhang Huan's father, Shennu, will kill Zhang Ling at the hands of Li Dingguo. Since then, the Zhang and Li families have taken over the enmity.

Xiao Zhang Huan, who lost his father when he was young, never forgot this mortal enmity. He practiced martial arts hard for many years, just for this day.Zhu Yousong knew these details a long time ago, and sooner or later the two of them will have this day.

But Zhu Yousong cherishes Li Dingguo's fame, Zhang Huan must be wounded when he fights with two tigers, so Zhang Huan asked Ying to fight against Li Dingguo on the Jiujiang battlefield several times, but Zhu Yousong made excuses to avoid it, because of this matter, Xiao Zhang Huan was also emotional.Now it seems that the two of them can't escape this battle.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong ordered him to fight against Li Dingguo, but Zhu Yousong wanted to watch the battle for him in person.

His Majesty personally accompanied him in the battle, Zhang Huan certainly wished for it, and felt extremely honored, kowtowed to thank him and went down to prepare.

Now Li Dingguo's men are still more than 400 miles away from them. Zhu Yousong and Zhang Huan plan to send troops eastward to block Li Dingguo's men, so as not to cause a passive situation of being attacked by the enemy.

The Ming army camp on Phoenix Mountain was handed over to Song Xiance during Zhu Yousong's departure. Zhu Yousong told Song Xiance that he left for about a month.During this period, Zhang Xianzhong did not fight, and the Ming army did not have to fight, just guard the camp.

Zhang Huan gathered 5 horses, escorted by Zhao Fu's 500 Musketeers Battalion, Li Quan's 200-man Brocade Guards, and Li Zhushi's Cannon Battalion pulled [-] red cannons and enough ammunition , one of Li Zhushi's generals is in charge.

In addition, Zhu Yousong dispatched the one-eyed army Ma Wannian and asked him to lead three thousand white soldiers to go out with him.

The reason why this trump card division was withdrawn was that Zhu Yousong considered that Li Dingguo himself must not be underestimated. He had heard about Li Dingguo's rule of the army for a long time. Liu Zhaoji and Du Yinxi's hundreds of thousands of troops could not deal with Li Dingguo. , Without an elite division, it will definitely not work.

Zhu Yousong temporarily left the Ming camp and went east to block Li Dingguo. Of course, the news must be strictly sealed, lest Zhang Xianzhong on the Phoenix Mountain notice that the Ming army camp and the Imperial Medical Camp at the foot of the Phoenix Mountain are in good order.

Zhu Yousong's decision made some Ming soldiers puzzled. Ma Jinhua, He Xuanjiao, and Huimei came to see Zhu Yousong. Why should His Majesty go there in person for Li Dingguo? If His Majesty insisted on going, the three concubines asked to take them with them.

"Just a little?" Zhu Yousong laughed, laughing at their shallowness. Li Dingguo was definitely a rising star in the late Ming Dynasty. Who can compare to his all-powerful?If one had to find someone to compare with him in this period, I am afraid that only the national hero Zheng Chenggong could compare with him.

However, they certainly don’t know Li Dingguo very well. At most, they have heard of it in terms of quantity. Only Zhu Yousong can understand the quality. Zhu Yousong is looking at history hundreds of years later. Clear, it's just looking at flowers through the fog.

No matter how you look at it, Li Dingguo is not inferior to Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. Li Dingguo is definitely a heavyweight figure in the late Ming Dynasty.

Whether it is personal bravery or commanding troops, Li Dingguo will not lose to them. He is wise and brave, he manages the army well, loves soldiers like a son, and has strict military discipline. He is deeply supported and loved by the soldiers. Extremely strong, among the hundreds of thousands of Western troops, Li Dingguo's team is definitely a trump card.

Especially after Zhang Xianzhong's death, Li Dingguo's talent as a general was revealed. He united the Ming Dynasty to resist the Qing Dynasty and helped protect Emperor Yongli. He fought vigorously for more than ten years, spanning several provinces in the south, and dealt a heavy blow to the Manchu Tartars.

He repeatedly defeated the army of Ming Dynasty, the elite eight cavalry of the Manchu Manchus, forced Kong Youde to commit suicide, slashed Nikan, two kings of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who can compare with such outstanding military exploits?If it weren't for Sun Kewang's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and their internal strife, the history of the late Ming Dynasty would definitely have to be rewritten.

Zhu Yousong knew these things before time travel, but now because of his time travel, history has partially changed its direction, and his soldiers, especially these female generals, of course will not know.

Zhu Yousong despised the enemy strategically, but he had to pay attention to the enemy tactically. Of course, he couldn't take it lightly for an opponent like Li Dingguo. What's more, he had already had an idea for this Li Dingguo. How could he do it without personally acting?

So Zhu Yousong comforted them with a smile: "The three concubines don't want to leave me for a moment, why do I want to leave you? It's just that Li Dingguo is by no means comparable to ordinary people. Zhang Huan may not be able to deal with it alone, and here is also a heavy burden. , you must cooperate with Mr. Song to guard the camp for me, and I will be back soon."

Ma Jinhua and the three had no choice but to nod, "Since Your Majesty has already made a decision, then go there with confidence. I will leave it to my concubines to be safe, and I wish Your Majesty an early triumph."

After Zhu Yousong finished arranging the affairs of the Ming Army camp in Fenghuang Mountain, he left the Ming Army camp in Fenghuang Mountain with a total of 6 horses, including the one-eyed general Ma Wannian and young general Zhang Huan. Go east.

A few days later, Zhu Yousong's troops encountered Li Dingguo's troops in Wanxian County (today's Wanzhou, Sichuan Province).

There are many mountains and hills in Wan County. The Ming army occupied a hillside, while Li Dingguo's troops occupied a hillside on the opposite side. The distance between the two sides was about [-] steps, and they formed a confrontational formation.

At this time, neither the Ming army nor the Daxi army rushed down the hill first.Occupying a high ground and using offense as defense is a favorable position, and whoever rushes down the hill first will lose this favorable position.

And once they rush down the hill, the enemy will seize this favorable opportunity and rush down from the highest point to disperse their team with iron cavalry and bows and arrows, so they will be beaten passively.

Therefore, the Ming army and the Daxi army temporarily confronted each other on the hills on the east and west sides. The general did not give the order to charge.

Zhu Yousong took a look at Li Dingguo's camp. The armor was bright, the army was well-organized, the swords and guns were like a forest, and the sharp blades caught people's eyes in the sun. There was a clanging sound, and the tallest flag of fiery red satin was embroidered with the words "King Anxi" in eye-catching yellow. He couldn't help admiring that there were no weak soldiers under a strong general.

At this time, the young general Zhang Huan asked for orders to play.

(End of this chapter)