Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 417

After Zuo Liangyu drove out of the city with 2 horses, according to Lin Yi's order, Minmin Mutel led his 5000 camel team to ambush at the gate of the city.

These 5000 men and horses have 1000 camels, that is, [-] camel cannons, and these [-] soldiers will serve the [-] camels.Compared with Zuo Liangyu's division of luring the enemy, this is the second echelon, and it is also the trump card for dealing with the elephant army.

Zu Keyong and Dong Sheng led the soldiers of the Standard Battalion and the Invincible Battalion to gather in the city to stand by. They attacked as the third echelon. Yan still took charge of the city defense with 10,000+ troops, and Lin Yi took soldiers from the guard battalion and women's battalion to the top of the city to watch the battle.

The weather on the day Lin Yi chose was fine, the sky was clear and the visibility was very high. This was the first time in more than half a year that the Ming army took the initiative to attack the city. Before the defeat, they had always been in a passive defense state.Sun Kewang was defeated a few days ago, and the morale of the Ming army is now high. The 2 horses, including Zuo Liangzhu, are also full of confidence that they will win.

Especially those high-level generals and leaders knew that Lin Yi planned to smash the elephant army today, and they were full of anticipation while being happy and encouraged, but there were also many soldiers who were not without worries.

This is mainly the original troops of Gao Guiying and Li Yan, including Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo, etc. Because these 10,000+ troops were repeatedly defeated by this elephant army, they were a little bit pale about the strength of this army, and they had lingering fears.

"Can these camels beat elephants? You see, the cannons on them are not too big. This elephant army is not afraid of even red cannons."

"Who knows? I hope Lord Jianguo will manage well."

"If it happens, the city will be hard to protect this time. If the camel artillery team loses, these elephant troops will definitely enter the city. Is that okay?"

"That's right, how good would it be to let these camel troops lie in ambush outside the city? Even if it is unsuccessful, these war elephants will not be able to enter the city. Isn't it too risky for adults to plan like this now?"

"Your Excellency has experienced many battles and has far-sightedness. You should be concerned about these things?"

"I hope so"……

These generals have whatever they think in their hearts, and there are still people who talk about it in private.

Previously, Sun Kewang's men and horses had retreated fifteen miles away, but now Sun Kewang's battalion was less than thirty miles away from the city, which happened to leave enough room for fighting outside the city. Get down, then line up and wait here.

For the first time, the Ming army opened the city and went to battle. This was something that hadn't happened in several months, and someone had reported it to Sun Kewang long ago.

The morale of Sun Kewang's men and horses has been low these days, because they were fooled by Ji Dong that night, thinking that there was an opportunity for them to take advantage of the mutiny in the city. The 3 army tossed and didn't sleep all night, but lost more than [-] horses, killed several generals, and returned without attacking.From Sun Kewang to Mu Tianbo, the high-ranking officers in the army to the small soldiers in the army, all of them were frustrated.

The generals didn't dare to say anything on the surface, but they knew in their hearts that this was caused by Sun Kewang's improper use of troops. He was really incompetent and exhausted thousands of troops!
Later they learned that the mutiny of the Ming army in the city was true, and that the scale of the mutiny was quite large, involving two large battalions of 3 horses, and the troops were divided into two groups. The camp launched a fierce attack.But they were suppressed like lightning. One of the rebel leaders of the two battalions was killed on the spot, two were captured, and one was at large, and was later caught and tortured.

This shows that Junsun Kewang had no problem with using troops that time, but he was still defeated in that battle anyway, and the defeat was so miserable.What method did the surname Lin use to quell the rebellion so quickly, so that they had no chance?Moreover, not only did it not affect the city defense at all, but the city defense was even stronger. They had lined up and waited for them. In such a short period of time, with such a quick response, it is said that only two battalions of thousands of Ming troops were used in the city to put down the rebels. How did they do that?
From Sun Kewang, to Mu Tianbo and then to Burmese general Wen Ke, they all felt incredible.

In the next few days, they rested their troops and horses, and did not come outside the city to call for battle, but to discuss how to fight the next battle?If the Ming army went out of the city to fight, everything would be easy, but what if they had to leave the city?There is no hope of attacking the city, so it is not a solution to consume it like this. How much does it take for an army of 20 million to consume in a day?If the city really refuses to leave the city, and just spend time with them like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before they have to retreat without fighting.

We are discussing, someone came to report...

When Sun Kewang and the others heard this, they stood up with a huff, as if they were about to fall asleep. Someone stuffed a pillow, and the problem was solved, especially Wenk's reaction was the strongest. This Burmese general seemed to be a dead tree in spring, and he could be regarded as useful. Now, there is no need to discuss any more, they dared to go out of the city to fight, they really overestimated their capabilities, and brought their own destruction, and let them pay back the debt from last time!

Sun Kewang also held back his excitement, and asked the reporter again, how many soldiers and horses have come, and who are the leaders and generals.

"General Hui, Zuo Liangyu's men, about [-] people."

"Oh?" Sun Kewang rolled his eyes, and now he didn't dare to be too arrogant, because Lin Yi had let him lose once when he arrived in Chengdu. He had a long memory and knew that this was indeed a difficult opponent. What does the 2 horses mean?
At this time, Wen Ke became impatient. He brushed it aside and said with disdain on his face: "General, it doesn't matter if he belongs to Zuo Liangyu or You Liangyu. He has only 2 horses. He can't hold my war elephant and sneezes twice. The first battle is handed over to the last general!"

Saying that he couldn't wait, he went outside.

"Wait a minute, general." Sun Kewang stopped him, and Wen Ke's eyes immediately widened, which means what are you stopping me for?Sun Kewang gave him a good-natured smile, "As the saying goes, the general is in the rear, and the general's battle elephant is the support of Sun and Lord Mu. How can we move lightly? The elite of the Ming army are all in the city."

At this time, Mu Tianbo also said, "The general is right, how can someone with the surname Zuo deserve to fight against the general?"

After Sun Kewang and Mu Tianbo said this, the expression on Wen Ke's face became better, so he came back and sat down again.

Sun Kewang looked at Mu Tianbo, "What's your opinion, my lord?"

Mu Tianbo said: "The one surnamed Zuo is brave and good at fighting, but it's a pity that he is old. This time, Lin Yi has a strong army, and there are more troops in the city than ours. Is there some kind of trick to send an old general alone?"

"My lord is very worried. This general is also thinking about this matter. I have to guard against the cunning of Lin," Sun Kewangru said, looking at Yan Ximing, a think tank who had been sitting beside him and remained silent. This gentleman has always been like this , maybe it’s so deep that talking too much will lose its subtlety, as long as no one asks, he will never say a word, especially on this occasion, with his eyes closed, it’s almost like falling asleep.

Now that Sun Kewang asked him again, Yan Ximing opened his eyes only then, stroked his beard and smiled indifferently, "General, Lord Mu, why are you afraid of him? The general and Lord Mu are brave, and General Wen Ke With the help of war elephants, as long as the battlefield is set up outside the city, our army will never fail."

"It's hahaha..." Sun Kewang, Mu Tianbo and Wen Ke were all happy. Who doesn't like flattery?
"However, sir, what is the specific way of fighting this battle? It can be asserted that the man surnamed Lin hid his elite troops in the city."

"Well, it's easy to handle. Everyone knows about Tian Ji's horse racing? Since he has pulled out a middle-grade horse, we can't let the best horse go into battle. Let's take a step and see, and then make a plan."

"Sir, it really is a clever plan!" Sun Kewang slapped the table, "Wang Dingguo, Long Zaitian?"

"The last general is here!" The two generals saluted Sun Kewang in unison.

"The general ordered Er and others to lead 2 horses to fight against Zuo Liangyu, only to win but not to lose. Afterwards, the general and Prince Mu went out to watch the battle for the general."

"Promise." The second general promised to order troops.

Sun Kewang ordered Ma Yuanli, the still wounded general, and Wu Bikui, the chieftain general of Yunnan Province, to guard the camp with 3 troops to prevent the Ming army from sneaking into Chencang to attack.

Soon the gates of Sun Kewang's camp opened wide, and 15 horses set out in two, one front and one back, and charged towards the Ming army. The men and horses stopped a few hundred meters away, the archers and muskets held their ground, and the two sides opened up the battlefield.

Afterwards, Sun Kewang and Mu Tianbo led 13 people, including Yan Ximing, generals Ainengqi, Sha Dingzhou, and Wen Ke's elephant army, out of the camp. It was less than ten miles away from their camp and three miles away from the front. Shake, stop the team.

Sun Kewang and Mu Tianbo brought their brains to fight the Ming army outside the city this time.

(End of this chapter)