Chapter 334 Decisive Battle at Biti Pavilion III
"Judging from the number of shadows, there are at least three thousand people."
Behind a hillside, Du Du and a group of scouts were lying on the ground nearby. The few torches on the road not far away from him could only give a rough hint of the figures.
In order to ensure safety and concealment on the road, Tang Yannian ordered every three hundred people to light a torch during the march, and each soldier followed closely.
The scout captain next to Du Du said: "Beizi, Mingren resisted our Eight Banners warriors head on, but they divided their forces. They must be attacking us in a sneak attack and surrounding us."
Du Du nodded: "Yes, this is a common trick used by Ming people, but they seem to have forgotten the lessons of Salhu, and they actually dare to divide their troops in a foreign country. Have you left?"
"It's time for reinforcements to arrive."
"The torches went out..."
Du Du heard the sound and looked over, horrified. His opponent suddenly extinguished the torch. Either they discovered them or they had achieved their goal. Thinking of this, Du Du immediately got up and ran down the hillside, and immediately got on his horse and left with his men.
He is very self-aware, especially about Chen Cao's troops. Even the Great Khan often said that he must be cautious when facing Chen Cao in the future. He only has more than a hundred people under his command, and the number of opponents is already over a thousand. If he is discovered, although You can escape, but there must be casualties.
Tang Yannian stood on the hillside where Du Du had stayed before, with his hands clasped and a serious look on his face.
Sure enough, Liu Butang, commander of the Third Division, came up and said solemnly: "The horse manure is fresh, it must have just left."
"How far is it from here to the Bi Tie Pavilion?"
"Report to the military seat, less than ten miles away."
The cavalry could reach the ten-mile journey with a cup of tea. Tang Yannian looked at the surrounding environment through the faint moonlight. Except for this small hillside, there were mountains and wastelands in the distance. The road in the southeast was leading to Bi Ti. The road to the pavilion is not wide, and the scouts reported that we have to go through this road before we reach the plains.
"Send the order to stop the whole army and build fortifications along the way."
"Military seat, isn't it?"
Tang Yannian looked at Liu Butang: "Old Liu, the Tatars are coming."
Not long after, several gunshots rang out in the distance in the sky. The soldiers in the forward unit of the Third Division who were building fortifications raised their heads, and suddenly there were explosions all around.
"Enemy attack..."
"The Tatars are coming..."
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
The sound of cannon fire continued one after another, bringing with it the wails of the soldiers.
Tang Yannian turned to look at the soldiers beside him: "Shenwu Cannon..."
"Military seat, the Shenwu Cannon is still behind after being disassembled..."
"Hurry up and bring him over..."
'Dong dong dong...'
Boom boom boom...
The explosion of flower bombs echoed in the North Korean artillery array, and the number of North Korean soldiers killed suddenly increased.
Jilharang and Du Du were immediately in the distance, looking at the explosions and flames on their side of the position, and then looked at Du Du and said: "You are really right..."
Du Du nodded: "It's a common trick of Ming people. I can guarantee that they will dispatch at least 5,000 people."
The Ming army of three thousand men would not carry such heavy artillery because it would be a burden, so Du Du could believe that the opponent must be more than five thousand men.
"Reinforcements from the camp will arrive soon. Li Sizhong has more artillery. The terrain in the valley is rough and not suitable for cavalry. We will just block it here."
After Du Du finished speaking, he rode forward dozens of steps.
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"Xin Laosan's headquarters is the main force of the forward force. The second division, except for the sixth brigade, will be divided into two wings. The first division will leave the third brigade as a reserve force. Feng Zhongping, you take the remaining people with you. In the center, Cao Shixiu is the commander-in-chief of the forward army."
"yes..."
All the ministries responded in unison, and Chen Cao stood up: "After nightfall, the terrain of North Korea effectively hindered Jiannu's cavalry, but the Lixian Pass on the front is a trouble. As long as we rush through, our army will win this battle."
"Must win..."
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious..."
The strength of the Jiannu cavalry was a fact that everyone in the Ming Dynasty recognized since Saar Hu, and Chen Cao did not dare to underestimate it. After all, he always remembered the battle at Xiping Fort.
"Your Majesty, there is a messenger from General Liu."
A knight, dusty from his travels, ran into the camp and saluted Chen Cao, who was in a meeting: "Your Majesty, this is what General Liu Mingxiao brought."
After handing over the letter, the knight said: "General Liu believes that Jian Nu is very likely to have tens of thousands of reinforcements, and please make preparations in advance."
After reading the letter, Chen Cao handed it to others to read, then frowned at the map, and said after a long time: "Liu Xingzuo believes that Jiannu's reinforcements will be no less than 50,000, and he is preparing to abandon the previously established strategy and attack Jiannu by surprise. The food and baggage behind Bi Tie Pavilion."
Feng Zhongping said: "My lord, if you come like this, won't our plan fail? Even if Liu Xingzuo is the general of Liaodong appointed by the prince, he cannot act arbitrarily. Now that a war is imminent, if he violates military orders, my lord, I will ask you to severely punish me." .”
Many generals expressed their agreement with Feng Zhongping's words. After all, this is a critical moment in the battle between the two armies.
If Liu Xingzuo's 52nd Division is not available and there is a gap on the right wing, even if they defeat Jiannu, the opponent can still retreat calmly.
Chen Cao kept staring at the map without saying anything. After a long time, he calmed down in the tent and then turned to look at Xu Fuyuan: "What do you think?"
Xu Fuyuan thought for a long time and then said: "Maybe it can be done..."
"Your Majesty..."
"join the army..."
After hearing the conversation between the two, some generals behind them became anxious.
Chen Cao turned around and looked at the leader Feng Zhongping: "North Korea is short of food. If there are really hundreds of thousands of slaves, then food and grass will be the key. Our every move is monitored by the slaves, leaving aside the traitors. At least they were scouted by their scouts. Now that Liu Xingzuo has discovered their baggage train, as long as he succeeds, the next battle of Guandu will be...
This king...
It's Cao Cao...
Amin needs to be Yuan Shao once. "
"All ministries must not have any more objections and act according to the original plan as soon as possible..."
"yes..."
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"Down here... people are here..."
Han Jinzhe personally led a dusty man into Li Li's study.
The visitor saluted Li Li respectfully: "My Majesty, I'm here to discuss the affairs, please be well..."
Li Yi nodded, and then said seriously: "Master Zhao, have you figured it out?"
"Yes, your Majesty. Your Excellency, I think that compared to the Ming Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty, the Northern Dynasties and the Jin people are closer to our North Korea. Moreover, the leader was overjoyed to learn that His Majesty is willing to take his daughter."
Li Li frowned, and then said: "What's going on ahead?"
"The Jin Kingdom's 100,000-strong army marched south. After careful observation, I found that all of them were brave men, and they were by no means comparable to those southern barbarians from the Ming Kingdom.
In addition, in the daytime battle, although both sides had a victory or defeat, in general the Jin people won. Their chariots blocked the Ming army's musketry, advanced to their position, and also defeated their artillery array. destroyed...
The prince of the Ming Dynasty became so angry that he personally led his troops into battle..."
Li Yi glanced at the dark place behind him on the left, and the visitor realized that there was actually a person sitting in the dark place in the corner to his right, but he couldn't see clearly.
"Your Majesty, the time has come..."
Li Jing looked at the somewhat excited visitor and said, "Go back and tell Zhao Dongxue that everything will go according to plan..."
The visitor bowed down and then slowly withdrew.
It was in the darkness that Shen Shijun slowly walked up to Li Li and sat down cross-legged: "Dragon Tiger Camp is ready for battle. We must first cause chaos in the city and build momentum..."
Li Li nodded: "Then everything depends on the teacher, Han Jinzhe..."
"Under the Di..."
"Let Kong Cheng prepare..."
"Yeah (Korean modal particle, equivalent to 'yes')..."
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'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
Fierce gunfire rang out at the Lixian Pass. Amin looked at the fire and the shouts of killing in the distance, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Airli beside him: "What's going on over there on Bald Mountain?"
"According to reports from people who came over from Dudu, there are at least 5,000 Minggou people outside the valley of Bald Mountain, and they are engaging in an artillery battle with us."
"Since the Ming people can launch artillery battles, then the army in the direction of Tushan is at least the main force of the Ming army."
"Could it be that Chen Cao is in Tushan Valley?"
Ning Wanmei looked at the confused Amin, and then said thoughtfully: "This is what Juniper did back then..."
In addition to learning the tactics of the captured Ming Dynasty generals, the Jurchens learned more from the storybook "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The reason why Sarhu fought so well was because Nurhachi learned the strategy of the Guandu Battle in it.
“That’s just how the juniper is gone.”
Thinking of Juniper, Mang Gurtai on the side immediately became very excited, because he personally beheaded Juniper: "Amin, why don't I go to the Tushan Valley to meet the two boys Jierhalang and Dudu?" How can this be done?”
The battle in the front was fierce, and people asking for help came several times, because not only the center, but also the Ming army on the left and right wings launched a crazy attack, which caught them off guard.
"here we go again..."
A knight came running under Airli's gaze: "Baylor, the left-wing Ming army broke into Lixian Pass, Lord Jia La asked for reinforcements."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
The gunfire was very close at this time, and Li Sizhong's firearms troops were gathering towards the Tushan Valley.
"wrong..."
Amin thought for a moment, then looked at Ning Wanme: "Mr. Ning, do you think why Mingren works so hard?"
After I finished Ning, I looked at Amin and asked tentatively: "Baylor, where do you think Bald Mountain is?"
Mang Gurtai went straight, and he couldn't understand the conversation between the two, so he said anxiously: "Second brother, please speak up."
"I think that the Ming army directly in front is so fierce to create an illusion for us. Chen Cao is not here at all, but led his people to Tushan Valley..."
After all, the artillery battle can be launched, which is enough to prove that the opponent has a large number of artillery and manpower, and the leader has a good background.
