Gao Yingdeng lay in wait for three days without seeing any enemy troops.
It also took Wang Ziyong three days to realize that the enemy had no intention of breaking through the defense line, and the attack was only aimed at him personally.
Whenever the enemy attacked in a big way, he would be chased around like a rabbit, and the enemy would be happy and retreat back.
But when he thought it was okay and tentatively returned to the defensive line, it didn't take long for another charge to hit him like a rabbit again.
Cao Wenzhao tried it a few times, but he said to himself: "I still don't know your little tactics?"
His understanding of the Marshal's Army was still at the stage of rapid maneuvers of various mule and horse teams, and he believed that if he pursued them deeper, there would be mounted thieves galloping and trampling them.
So he didn't say anything and didn't chase you in. If you want to run, just run. If you run, I will retreat. If you come back, I will fight again. Sooner or later, the traitor behind will be lured out.
As long as you leave Yongchang Guard, the territory of Wuwei Oasis will be smooth, and you can have an upright fight. It all depends on whose cavalry is more powerful.
However, the Gao Yingden camp on the other side was a little different from what he thought.
Gao Yingdeng was originally a cavalry officer, and his early battles did rely on elite cavalry to achieve success. However, since his subordinate Qian Zongtang Tang Tong used musketry to repel the guerrillas in the Tang Ming Dynasty, the temperament of this battalion has been a little different. .
The fire blunderbuss they use is a heavy blunderbuss that fires lead bullets of one to two and a half bucks. It is slow to load and has unrivaled power. It can penetrate a man or a horse from a hundred steps away. In addition to the heavy body and ammunition of the blunderbuss, and the poor long-distance hit rate. Other than that, it's almost a perfect weapon.
Of course, the reason for the poor hit rate has little to do with the hand-made barrel. The main reason is that the four-foot-five-inch-long gun barrel is extremely heavy, and the distance of a hundred steps is too far, which makes it difficult for the eyes to see. I took aim, trembled a little, and missed.
Because of this, since the heavy gun was installed in the Marshal's Mansion, it has been a good weapon, but it is not the best, and it can never replace the light bird gun, which is lighter and has a slightly faster rate of fire.
But Tang Tong used his experience in using the three-eyed gun on this gun, and its combat effectiveness on the battlefield immediately became different. When the soldiers filled the gun tube with one, two, and five cents of large lead bullets, and then filled it with Injecting three small lead pellets weighing three cents, their salvo hit rate at targets a hundred steps away was almost 100%.
Of course, it is 100% after someone else's lead bullet hits one's own target, but as long as the lead bullet can hit the target on the opposite side, who cares which gun barrel it is released from?
Such weapons made Gao Yingdeng change his tactics. Combined with his current mission of defending Gansu, the camp guarding the rear of Yongchang Guard naturally rolled in on foot and cavalry. He first used infantry to lure the enemy, and then relied on firepower to defeat the enemy. Finally, the cavalry was sent to trample them.
This determined that Gao Yingdeng was not willing to run to open terrain and take the initiative to attack, so he and Cao Wenzhao confronted each other across the scurrying king rabbit.
However, on the battlefield in Gansu, it was not just Cao Wenzhao and Wang Ziyong who were particularly jealous of their enemies.
On the other side of the Gulang Gorge, Bai Guangen, who was encamped in the mountains of the west fork of the Huangyang River in the valley, was preparing to ambush Liu Chengzong's main army.
In fact, there was nothing to prepare for ambushing Liu Chengzong. In the past few days when Ding Shaoyin was scolded on Yingpan Ridge, Bai Guangen's army had already prepared everything it needed to prepare. All that really needed to be prepared was Bai Guangen's own psychological construction.
Ever since he knew that Liu Chengzong was personally leading the army at Yingpanling, Bai Guangen's mood was very complicated.
He is not afraid to fight with most generals of the Marshal's Army, regardless of whether they are surrendered generals of the Ming Army or generals of the Peasant Army. Bai Guangen has reached this point with his family and life tied to his waist. He does not think that he is worse than any of them.
Being defeated by them or defeating them, it doesn't matter to Bai Guangen.
But Liu Chengzong is different. Every time he hears this name, Bai Guangen will be pulled into his memories of Baijiachuan, Yanchuan County.
At that time, he was still a small leader, with thirty or forty people in charge. Several big leaders of the joint camp gathered more than 7,000 people and marched along the Ganlong Ancient Road. It was the first time that Bai Guangen saw so many troops. The dust raised by the horse's hooves can block the sunlight.
Nothing can be seen or heard clearly on the official road, but Bai Guangen can't help but
I saw the young general wearing red armor and riding a red horse, leading the most powerful army, shoulder to shoulder with the largest leader.
Bai Guangen has never seen Liu Chengzong's front face, he can only see his back every time. Until now, his memory of Liu Chengzong is his back.
The real Liu Chengzong was not exaggerated, but in Bai Guangen's memory, the back of Liu Chengzong wearing red armor was like a bear crouching on horseback.
Bai Guangen waited uneasily in the camp for Ding Shaoyin's signal to let him attack. He finally had the opportunity to see Liu Chengzong's face, but he couldn't help but retreat in his heart.
However, in this tense and excited mood, Liu Chengzong only thundered but did not rain on the other side of the mountain. He gathered all the scolding masters in the army and scolded Ding Shaoyin bloody for three days in a row, but did not attack.
Bai Guangen said in his heart that Ding Shaoyin was the only one with a good temper. If Cao Wenzhao were here instead, he would have gone down the mountain to work with him regardless of the huge disparity in military strength.
However, Ding Shaoyin did not give him an attack signal for a long time. The troops settled in the Huangyangchuan Valley to the east risked their lives to send him a warning, saying that a battalion of arrogant rebels had come through the mountains and camped in the valley.
The Huangyangchuan River Valley is irrigated with river water and has a superior natural environment. As one of the battlefields of the Three Victories in Huangzhong, the local Fantu Tatar people all contributed to the Ming Dynasty in that war. For the past 40 years, , there is no difference in living habits between people and Han people.
As for the bunch of idiots in the Marshal's Mansion, there is no debate between China and Yi in their eyes, only the distinction between rich and poor.
So Zhang Tianlin rushed into Huangyangchuan. Before she could see the Ming army, a standard set of perverse measures came first... The official stronghold of the Fanbu leader was demolished, the property of the Tujia leader and the Han landlord was sealed, and the Mongolian nobles were also He led him around the tribe and asked his tribe whether he was a good leader.
Of course, the above is just work for Zhang Tianlin. His real hobby is doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.
In fact, Zhang Tianlin is a Buddhist. He grew up in a poor and devout Buddhist family. When he was a boy, he worked as a tenant in the temple in his hometown for several years. Later, he joined the army and served as a team leader after making military exploits.
His understanding of Buddhist scriptures is much better than that of the fake monk king. Because of this, he hates temples the most. He is much more radical than Liu Chengzong when it comes to destroying Buddhist statues, demolishing temples, and dragging monks into the army. .
Liu Shishi is a fanatic who believes in nothing but himself. The reason for banning temples is simply because these illegal institutions hinder people from enjoying their personal lives. Instead of supporting your useless bald donkey, why not take this money and food and I will help you improve. Life.
Repairing bridges and roads, hiring a teacher to set up a school, even if it is not possible to raise two soldiers for me, it is still a good idea.
As for those magnificent statues and temples, Liu Chengzong had no hostility.
Zhang Tianlin is different. He believes in Buddhism. Most of the monks who are greedy for pleasure are heretics in his eyes, and those magnificent Buddhist buildings are all for him the bastards of the past dynasties who forced countless people to live with him. Built by the same tenant servants.
These things should not appear in this world.
But he also promised Tahe Zhike not to demolish the temple, so he became even more angry with the monks.
Zhang Tianlin's camp was extremely efficient. It took no effort to do these things. It only took two days to do it as he went. He cut through passes and captured passes all the way, turning the entire Huangyang River upside down.
When his actions reached Bai Guangen's ears, it was like thunder.
Bai Guangen had only been thinking that Cao Wenzhao would suddenly appear from the enemy's front and back, but he did not expect that Liu Chengzong was playing the same trick. After thinking about it for a moment, he ordered his troops to go out and assemble his troops to rush towards Huangyang River.
No matter who comes to the Marshal's Mansion, it will always be easier to deal with than the main army led by Liu Chengzong himself, not to mention that there is such an army behind him. His plan with Ding Shaoyin has been ruined, and he must first fight this army to the death.
Bai Guangen's army rushed like the wind, and the Huangyang River was a long and narrow river valley running east to west. In an instant, it spread out along the river beach and attacked Zhang Tianlin's troops who were spreading out.
Although Zhang Tianlin's army had long been prepared for the Ming army that would rush out from all directions, the sudden attack still caused some confusion. After a small defeat on the front line, the entire team retreated one after another, and the two armies finally
They drew up their formation on the river beach and set up a battle formation for a life-or-death battle.
Until this moment, Bai Guangen didn't know who he was facing.
He had already learned from the prisoners of the previous attack that the enemy general on the opposite side was named Zhang Tianlin, but he had no idea what Zhang Tianlin did.
The nickname Tianxing may give him a sense of familiarity, but this is limited. In the early days of the Shaanxi Uprising, the nickname Tianxing Zhang Wu only had some fame within the Yulin Border Army and his hometown Suide County.
Bai Guangen is obviously not in this group. His hometown is Hanzhong. In the first year of Chongzhen, Wang Daliang started an uprising in Hannan. In the second year, Wang Daliang died in Dashichuan, so he led a group of people to rob and run away, and followed Hun Tian. monkey.
After that, the Huntian Monkeys were active on both sides of the Yellow River in Shaanxi and Shanxi. Zhang Tianlin joined forces with Liu Chengzu and others, and stationed troops at Qinwangzhuang in Ansai as the second-line leader of the Lion Battalion.
In Bai Guangen's impression, there is no impression of the name Zhang Tianlin at all.
If Li Hongsi were here at this time, he would definitely tell Bai Guangen to run away, because Li Hongsi knew Zhang Tianlin and knew that it was Zhang Tianlin who beat the shit out of Bai Guangen's elite troops four months ago, but Bai Guangen himself didn't know.
In the last big defeat, Bai Guangen ran so fast that he didn't even know who he was defeated by, so he went straight back to find Hong Chengchou.
There was a general named Liu Can who was defeated with him. He was the remnant of the guerrilla Li Yun who was killed by Wang Ziyi. He was returned to Ganzhou by Zhang Tianlin. In the process, he became known by name and accepted his report on the defeat. That's Li Hongsi.
Therefore, Li Hongsi, who did not participate in that battle, was extremely impressed by Zhang Tianlin. On the contrary, Bai Guangen, who was directly defeated, had no understanding of Zhang Tianlin.
When the two armies faced each other, Bai Guangen arranged his soldiers and horses into a large camp. The outpost infantry carried the horse fence and pushed forward steadily to suppress the situation. The left and right posts were along the river beach and at the foot of the mountain, preparing to outflank the troops. The center post served as a reserve team, and the rear post cavalry was ready to gallop to defeat the soldiers. There are formations in the very strict formation, and the troops are divided into five posts.
Zhang Tianlin's military formation was a little different. He directly arranged the army in two characters. In front were the exiled monks and the conscripted Tatar soldiers, and behind him were his camp's horsemen, all dismounted and lined up.
It's easy to get beaten if you look at this posture.
Bai Guangen thought the same way. It was obvious that the enemy's front line was just a mob. They didn't even have any armor. They were holding Buddhist beads and chanting something with their eyes closed.
He thought that he was a good thief. Was he hoping that the officers and generals would be kind-hearted and be broken up by these guys who didn't look like soldiers?
Bai Guangen was not a good man and a believer, so he immediately said to his confidant Bai Chaozai: "Chaozai, push the cannon up and blast them with a bead curtain!"
The artillery pieces were filled with powder, and they were pushed over first, causing a huge commotion directly in front of the Marshal's army.
Zhang Tianlin looked forward with a telescope. He first saw the monks who had been forced into the army running back, and then his soldiers pushed them forward with swords and guns. They crossed the turbulent front line and saw the Ming army push out. Fran machine cannons came all over the place, pressing down on Juma Zha... He was happy.
It's good to have cannons, and he needs a batch of Fran cannons to supplement the military.
He didn't intend to let the monk soldiers in front of him die, he just wanted to use their bodies to block the Ming army's view.
Of course, by the way, I also hope to use this battle to shock these disobedient monks, and by the way, they can perform their duties and save the souls of the dead in the place closest to the underworld.
Zhang Tianlin said: "Tell them not to panic, the cannon has a range, and it cannot hit them at this distance."
After that, he put away the telescope, pulled out the Yanling knife, put his hands on the saddle of the horse, raised his neck as hard as he could and looked forward, estimated the distance between the two armies, gestured to the left and right and said: "Pass, stand up." Rocket."
Following Zhang Tianlin's order, the soldiers on the second line took off the rockets from the backs of the mules, unfolded the arrow boxes one by one into racks, and held the rockets in preparation for launch.
Bai Guangen's army is still advancing, and the infantry on the left and right flanks and the cavalry behind the formation are already eager to take action. They only wait for the distance to be close to the two or three hundred steps where the Fran cannon scatter poses a threat to the enemy, and then they can move forward. charge.
At this point, both Bai Guangen and his soldiers
There is a consensus that even a guard team knows how to fight this battle. They will not put the artillery at the effective range of 200 steps before firing, so that a salvo will knock down all the monk soldiers on the opposite side. , it simply cannot have the influence it should have.
They had to deliberately fire at 300 steps. It was difficult for the scatter of the Fran machine gun to harm the enemy at that far away, but it was inevitable that some lead pellets and iron particles would hit the enemy's position. This was enough to cause confusion to the enemy. At the same time, they launched The momentum of the charge is enough to scare the monk soldiers away, disrupt the enemy's formation, and then cover them up and kill them.
It happened that at this moment, the enemy's Dharma chants in front of the formation could not cover up the strange chi chi sound. A large amount of gunpowder smoke surged behind the monk, and then a stream of fireworks rose into the sky with gunpowder smoke.
Almost in an instant, Bai Guangen turned around and shouted loudly for the troops to throw away their heavy equipment and move in on the spot.
In fact, there was no need for him to give the order. The officers around him were all survivors, and everyone still remembered this scene.
"Damn it, why is it him!"
Bai Guangen, who ran away with his tail between his legs, said that he was unlucky. He didn't know Zhang Tianlin, but he was too familiar with Liu Guoneng!
