Lingshan Guard New Army Central Military Camp.
From a remote tent in the camp, bursts of howling could be heard, which was not as pitiful as the human voice. Outside the camp, Shen Tuo, the general manager of Zhongying, was pacing back and forth with a solemn expression, as if waiting for some news.
After a long time, Xu Mingde, the commander of the Night Flag, walked out of the tent. His hands were full of blood, and some minced meat could even be seen hanging on his hands, but Xu Mingde's expression was a little excited.
"grown ups!"
Shen Tuo hurriedly stepped forward, not caring about the blood on Xu Mingde's hands. He grabbed Xu Mingde's left hand and asked, "Have you asked?"
"Asked!"
Xu Mingde grinned and said: "The white-armored soldier was tough at first, but he couldn't see enough. I used a blunt saw to saw off all the two ears and eight fingers of the white-armored soldier. When I was about to When the ninth finger was amputated, that dog tartar said everything."
With that said, Xu Mingde took out a confession and handed it to Shen Tuo: "This is the information that was asked."
"good!"
Shen Tuo looked at it hurriedly, then said with a smile: "I will give you a big credit this time!"
Then Shen Tuo hesitated and asked, "Do you think this information is reliable?"
Xu Mingde nodded heavily and said: "Don't worry, sir. If that white-armored soldier can make up lies under my hands, then he will be a god. You can go in and take a look. That dog Tatar has been peeing for a long time." No, I don’t have the guts at all!”
"That's good!"
In the Chinese army's tent, Liu Yan looked at the information sent by Shen Tuo, his face was very solemn, and he said: "The slaves really think highly of me, Liu Yan, and they actually used 20,000 Manchurian and Mongolian troops to set up an ambush. We are really willing to spend money to call for reinforcements!"
Shen Tuo said anxiously: "Sir, since we already know that the slave thieves are ambushing ahead and know the specific scope of the ambush, should we take a detour? My subordinates think that before our army reaches Jinan Fucheng, it is not appropriate to fight with them. Most of the slaves and thieves are too entangled."
"Detour?"
Liu Yan sneered, shook his head, and said, "If we even have to hide away from the 20,000 slaves and thieves, how can we fight when 100,000 slaves and thieves are huddled together in Jinan Fucheng?"
"Then what are you going to do, sir?"
Liu Yan said: "Since the purpose of going north to Jinan Fucheng is to kill the Tatars, I think the killing will be the same wherever I go. Since Dorgon is willing to set up an ambush, I will use his plan to attack the slave thieves with two red flags first. The arrogance of killing slave thieves!"
The next day, Liu Yan ordered the soldiers of each battalion to be on strict alert, and the soldiers of each battalion continued to march north. At the same time, each battalion should be deployed widely at night to search and advance in front of the army and on both wings to prevent possible surprise attacks and harassment by the Qing army.
During the march, Miao Shao, the commander-in-chief of the Guards Battalion, and Xu Ming, the commander-in-chief of the Cavalry Battalion, accompanied Liu Yan. They were very worried about Liu Yan's behavior of "throwing himself into a trap" and believed that since the slave thieves had an ambush, there was no need to do so. Let’s fight hard again.
"Sir, our army will definitely suffer losses if it continues to move north. The slave thieves set up an ambush in advance and took advantage of it! Why don't our army stay where we are temporarily and wait until the situation becomes clear before making plans?"
Xu Ming also said: "Sir, if that white-armored soldier lies or the information is untrue, it will be too dangerous for us to go north this time."
Liu Yan said: "Although the slave thieves have the upper hand, our army can still win this battle. You will know the specific tactics by then."
"As for the issue of intelligence, I believe that we have our own night. I know the flag commander named Xu Mingde. He is quite capable and is very good at interrogation. The information he asked is very credible."
Although Liu Yan insisted on continuing to go north, he was still worried and continued to the two of them: "According to the intelligence, the place where the slave bandits with red flags are ambushing is the dense forest area at the foot of the northern foot of Lishan Mountain. The terrain there is flat and there are It is conducive to the action of the slave cavalry. When our army gets there, we will first choose a favorable terrain at the foot of the mountain to set up defenses, and then we will make calculations."
Miao Shao and Xu Ming looked at each other, and then Miao Shao asked: "I wonder how you plan to fight this battle?"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "In this battle, I will teach you how to behave and let you see what artillery fire coverage means!"
"Forehead?"
Xu Ming and Miao Shao were confused. Covered by artillery fire? Isn't it just bombarding the enemy with artillery? Is there anything special about it?
The northern end of Lishan Mountain.
This is at the foot of the northern foothills of Mount Li, surrounded by flat terrain and lush trees. Although it is a flat river, it is blocked by many trees and cannot be seen very far. It is a very good hiding place.
In the dense forest, Du Du, the leader of Manchuria's red flag, and Buyendai, the leader of Mongolia's red flag, were sitting together. There were also several Jia La Zhangjing and Niulu Zhangjing of the two banners, and a dozen Bai BaYa La of the two banners. Soldiers, and a dozen Mongolian red Baya soldiers with red flags guarding the surroundings.
"Anping Baylor, we have been in ambush here for two days. Now the weather is hot and there is no sign of the Ming army. The warriors are already complaining. How long will we have to stay in this ghost place? Let me see, should we separate some of our troops? Horse, plunder the surroundings?”
Du Du had already taken off his armor and was leaning shirtless under a tree to enjoy the cool air. He glanced at Buyendai with his small eyes and said, "Since Prince Rui has the order, we can just wait here with peace of mind. If Liu Yan is going to lead his troops to the north, and this is the place he must pass through, there is no way he can go wrong."
"In addition, I warn you, put away your little thoughts, restrain the warriors under your command, and do not act arbitrarily at this time. If someone exposes the whereabouts of our army and causes this ambush to fail, without Prince Rui's marching method, I will kill him first Behead him in public display!"
Buyendai immediately accused him repeatedly, but then Buyendai looked at the steaming woods around him and said with some dissatisfaction: "The Ming army led by Liu Yan has excellent firearms. In this battle, Shang Kexi should lead his troops to ambush. It doesn’t matter how many of those Han soldiers died, why did Prince Rui let us come here with our warriors to fight for our lives?”
In the Battle of Julu, Buyendai's Mongolian Red Flag also suffered a lot of losses. After returning, it managed to regain its strength by annexing some scattered Mongolian tribes to replenish Dingkou, but the combat effectiveness of the warriors in the flag dropped a lot.
Now that he was going to fight against Liu Yan's men again, Buyandai was very conflicted and thought that Shang Kexi should be allowed to lead the Han army to the front to die, instead of letting the Manchu and Mongolian warriors take the lead.
Du Du glanced at Buyendai with some dissatisfaction and said: "Since you are here, just wait with peace of mind and don't say useless words. Prince Rui has his own plan for when the firearms soldiers of Shang Kexi will go out to fight."
Although Buyandai is also the owner of a banner, the Mongolian Xianghong Banner is subordinate to the Manzhou Xianghong Banner. Du Du is also considered the master, and Buyandai is equivalent to Du Du's slave, so he dare not say anything at this time. .
Although Du Du said so, he had the same idea as Buyendai in his heart. He cursed a few times secretly, and also couldn't understand the purpose of Dorgon's arrangement. Could it be that Dorgon really wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife? Liu Yan came to consume the strength of the other banners?
Du Du threw out a small pebble in his hand, as if throwing away the worries in his heart, and then said to Buyandai: "Remember to send more scouts out. Once Liu Yan's troops are discovered, or... Please report the movements of the rest of the Ming army as soon as possible."
"twitter!"
Early the next morning, a group of scouts with red flags came back quickly and brought back ten headless corpses. After hearing the news, Du Du and Buyandai hurried over to check.
These ten corpses have been stripped naked, and nothing can be seen at all. It can only be seen that they are all strong men, and judging from the calluses on the hands of the corpses, it can be concluded that these ten people are veterans.
So Du Du asked: "Is there anything else found at the scene?"
A scout vest said: "The slaves waiting at the scene also found a few left Ming army crossbow arrows and a waist badge with a white flag."
After saying that, the scout vest presented the waist card to Du Du. Du Du looked at it carefully and said, "These ten people should be the scouts of Zhengbai Banner!"
Du Du looked at the corpse and said in a slightly excited tone: "Liu Yan's troops must have gone north! The only Ming army in Shandong that could kill ten Zhengbai Banner scouts in one battle was Liu Yan's troops. .You can’t go wrong!”
Buyandai said hurriedly: "Since Liu Yan is here, should we report it to Prince Rui?"
"It's natural!"
Du Du thought for a while and said: "Immediately send someone to report to Prince Rui, saying that Liu Yan will enter our army's ambush circle within two days, please Prince Rui to choose the opportunity to move!"
"Order the warriors in all departments to pay attention to concealment, and Liu Yan must not let Liu Yan discover the whereabouts of our army in advance!"
Although Du Du was a little dissatisfied with himself for taking the lead, when the war came, he still had high fighting spirit. Especially after the Battle of Julu, according to intelligence, Liu Yan's troops also suffered losses of more than a thousand people, and their strength was greatly reduced.
After Liu Yan was promoted, he was just a mere conduct officer. How many troops could he have? Even if more soldiers are added, there will only be two or three thousand people at most.
Now there are 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian elites here, and with more attacks and fewer attacks, the possibility of defeating Liu Yan in this battle, or even encircling and annihilating Liu Yan's tribe, is very high.
"Haha, if you win this battle, it will be a great achievement, and you can at least be rewarded with a future."
Du Du said to Buyandai: "No matter how brave Liu Yan is, if he ambushes two or three thousand people with an army of 20,000, there is no reason why he cannot win. You and I will fight with all our strength in this battle!"
Buyandai was also inspired by Du Du's words and said loudly: "I will obey my master's teachings and I will definitely take the lead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Du's heart suddenly moved. He stared at the ten corpses on the ground for a long time, and then suddenly said to Buyandai: "Have all these Zhengbai Banner scouts been killed? Will anyone be captured by Liu Yan's tribe?" Well, does Liu Yan already know that our army has set up an ambush here?"
Buyendai suddenly opened his mouth in horror and looked at Du Du, his eyes full of fear.
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Some people died, but not completely...
