Luo Rucai, nicknamed "Cao Cao", made a rough estimate based on the number of officers and soldiers reported by various scouts. If the number of officers and soldiers was 50,000, then as usual, the number that could actually fight would be less than 20,000. 【≤八【≤八【≤Read【≤Book,.▽.o√
There are not as many combatable soldiers as there are on the rebel side. Although the 40,000 troops on the rebel side belong to seven leaders, they are all fierce and aggressive people who are tired of the frustrating life of begging for food from the court. When the army confronts each other, they will never be at a disadvantage.
The Sun thief was able to gather these troops for the suppression in a short period of time. He must have cobbled them together. The dog emperor Chongzhen has passed away. How much help can the crown prince in his early years give? Xue Guoguan, the first assistant, is an ignorant fool.
In Luo Rucai's view, although Baoming had been in power for more than two hundred years, it was now exhausted. Even if Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were sent to attack the rebels together, they would not be able to turn the tide.
His view was highly recognized by the other six people, and everyone thought the same. The officers and soldiers were coming quickly and fiercely, but the dog emperor was already dead, and the court might cease to exist in a few days.
The confrontation with the troops led by Sun Thief was the last battle. As long as he could win the battle and join forces with the "Eight Kings" to destroy Hong Chengchou's troops, the Ming Dynasty would be within easy reach.
This is a strategic consideration, and at the tactical level, since Yunxian County is backed by the Han River and is located on the north bank of the Han River, if Sun Chuanting sends troops to cross the river at this time and Sun Chuanting comes to attack halfway across the river, the rebel army will be defeated. .
The officers and soldiers do not need to attack early. They only need to wait until the 10,000 soldiers and horses of the siege rebels finally cross the river. If 50,000 fight against 10,000, they are still very sure of a complete victory.
The leaders of each group did not want to see their troops become the last ones to cross the river. Since they would be pursued by the army, they might as well avoid crossing the river to avoid further mistakes. They could cross the river together after repelling the Sun thieves.
More importantly, Long Zaitian's men and horses were on the other side, only a few dozen miles away from Zhangwan Town. If they joined forces with Sun Chuanting, they might be disadvantageous to the rebels, so everyone decided to advance and retreat together.
Luo Rucai had his own selfish motives for suggesting this. Among the seven leaders currently involved in the uprising, he had the smallest number of soldiers and horses, only a thousand men. The other leaders had at least three or four thousand men.
The reason why this was possible was because Luo Rucai was clever and declined the reward from the imperial court. In this way, all his troops were demobilized. They are currently scattered over a vast area from Yunxian County to Nanzhang, and cannot be quickly assembled in a short period of time. .
The other leaders accepted the imperial court's recruitment and were given guerrilla positions. Only part of the tribe was disbanded, and the main force composed of elite soldiers was still there.
If they really want to turn around and run away, Luo Rucai's troops have the smallest number and the lowest combat power. He will be the first to be killed by the army. Out of selfish motives, he also wants to recruit others to be his shield.
After the uprising, the Eight Kings chose not to join forces with Luo Rucai out of selfish motives. "Cao Cao" didn't even assemble his troops, and his combat power was not as good as that of one of his adopted sons. So what's the point of joining forces?
Among the rebels recruited by the imperial court, the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo was one group, the "Little Fifth Battalion" was another group, the "Eight Kings" were another group, and Luo Rucai and his three younger brothers were another group.
Originally, Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing were the biggest losers, but these two were determined to work for the court and could not be brought back.
And Li Zicheng was defeated by the army and lost his troops. He would probably have to feed wolves in the mountains, let alone think about it.
The "Eight Kings" want to deal with Hong Chengchou, and they want to deal with Sun Chuanting.
If they could choose on their own, everyone would still be happy to do so. ▲-八▲-八▲-Read ▲-Book,.◇.o≧
Thief Hong was much more cunning than Thief Sun, and the rebel army suffered a lot during the battle in Shaanxi.
The "Eight Kings" are pretentious, so let him challenge Hong Chengchou alone. At worst, everyone will give him some silver coins as a reward.
While waiting for Sun Chuanting, the leaders did not let their soldiers idle. On one side, they wanted to build bamboo rafts to cross the river, and on the other side, they asked people to make more shields and armors.
The rebels had very little iron armor and not much leather armor. To ensure that every soldier had armor, they could only use bamboo and wood.
Bamboo is not as strong as wood, and it is more difficult to defend against arrows, but it is easy to cut and assemble, and it is lightweight. It is feasible for everyone to have such a set.
If you find it troublesome, you can also make a shield. In any case, having decent armor is much better than being empty-handed. Only when the soldiers have the confidence to save their lives can they completely defeat the army.
Battles are also indispensable. The rebels believe that the number of marques carried by the officers and soldiers coming from afar is far less than that of their own side. If the infantry fights, the side with fewer marques will definitely suffer a big loss.
The other six people recommended Luo Rucai, who had the smallest number of troops, as the boss because he was quick-minded and very popular among the leaders, so he could resolve conflicts and reconcile relationships.
After hearing that "Cao Cao" spoke clearly and arranged the defense work in an orderly manner, everyone trusted him and had no doubts.
On the morning of April 28, more than 40,000 rebel soldiers lined up along the Han River, with their backs to the county seat, and faced off against the invading army troops, preparing for a battle to determine the outcome.
The winner will be able to swallow up a vast area at the junction of the four provinces of northwest Huguang, southeast Shaanxi, southwest Henan and northeast Sichuan.
The loser can only roll around and run to a relatively safe nook to lick his wounds, temporarily cease all activities, and wait for an opportunity to make a comeback.
The result is the same for both the official army and the rebel army, so both sides must strive to win. Once they lose the battle, their vitality will be severely damaged and they will not be able to recover in a short time.
Except Luo Rucai, the other six people belonged to two groups, so "Cao Cao" ordered "Yizhang Qing" and "Xiao Qin Wang" to be the left army, and "Yi Long" to be the left wing of the central army.
Wang Guoning and Yang Youxian of the "Small Fifth Battalion" are the right army, and Chang Guoan's army is the right wing of the central army. In this way, the men and horses of the two leaders who make up the central army can be next to the soldiers and horses of their own group.
Everyone had no objections to Luo Rucai's one thousand people at the rear. It was unreasonable to let Brother Luo charge into the battle with just these troops.
The four leaders on the two wings gathered their horsemen on the outside of the left and right armies to outflank the official army, while the horsemen of the center army were deployed behind the infantry formation.
After resisting the charge of the officers and soldiers, Luo Rucai ordered two groups of soldiers to counterattack from the center in an attempt to defeat Sun Thief's officers and soldiers in one fell swoop.
In general, "Cao Cao's" tactics were defensive counterattacks. Sun Chuanting's army did not have many troops and his enthusiasm did not ruin the good situation.
This tactic focuses on stability, not seeking a quick victory, but a steady win. Therefore, in the eyes of many leaders of the rebel army, they are sure of victory, and they also very much approve of "Cao Cao's" deployment.
After years of accumulation of actual combat, Luo Rucai also prepared for the worst-case scenario. During the battle, the rebels would be unable to win. In order to reduce greater casualties, they must quickly retreat into the city.
Use the city as a base to consume the vigor of the official army's attack. When their troops are almost killed, they will send out a large number of horsemen lying in ambush around them to cover up the attack and try to turn defeat into victory.
Now that Tianshi is equally divided between the two sides, and the rebels have the two major advantages of geographical location and people, Luo Rucai believes that his side's chances of winning are very high.
In the past, the rebel army was moving when it was gaining momentum, losing momentum when it was gaining momentum, becoming quiet when it was declining, and losing momentum when it was in formation.
Luo Rucai also reflected on this when he was farming. Why were the rebels always fighting on the move but unable to defeat the official army? It was because he failed to win the decisive battle.
The strength of the official army is limited, and although the campaign is fierce, facing the mobile rebel army, even if it often wins, it is difficult to completely annihilate it.
But for the rebels, defeating the attack of a certain general or governor would not lead to a final victory over Baoming.
Injuring one or two fingers is of little use. Even a few years ago, the rebel army surrounded and killed Cao Wenzhao, the most powerful general of the Ming Dynasty. However, a few years later, he finally had to accept the imperial court's appeasement.
To change this unfavorable situation, it is necessary to achieve at least one complete victory over the main force of the official army. It must be killed so that the imperial court is unable to attack again to achieve the goal.
In response to the army of Sun thieves who had traveled a long distance, Luo Rucai thought about it, considered many factors, and compared the strength of the enemy and our forces before making a decision.
Of course, the bigger reason is that the family members of the 40,000-horse company cannot cross the river at the same time...
"Order He Renlong, Li Guoqi, Zuo Guangxian, and Zheng Jiadong to form the left wing, Li Shourong, Sun Xianzu, Xue Minzhong, and Zu Dabi to form the right wing, and Bai Guangen and Niu Chenghu to form the central army. We will form formations under the mountain and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Sun Chuanting saw in the telescope that the rebel troops had already formed out of the city, with their troops in uniform and flags fluttering. Seeing that this posture was for a decisive battle with the official army, he ordered the official army to also form a corresponding formation.
Although the Chinese army only had two lines of troops, Guangbai Guangen's group had more than 12,000 men, which was more than the other three groups combined.
Niu Chenghu's troops are at the rear. Firstly, they can hold down the formation and reduce the possibility of the Baiguang'en troops in front being defeated. Secondly, they can also use the big killer weapons that the prince imported from the fairy world.
As the only two units in the government and army with a mortar regiment organization, Niu Chenghu's unit has 108 mortars and the same number of spare guns.
If you use them all, you can shoot more than two hundred bombs into the opponent's formation at one time. This power is unimaginable to anyone who has never seen a test launch.
During the test firing at the shooting range on the outskirts of Beijing, only generals at the rank of generals from each ministry had the honor to witness the grand occasion, and it was strictly forbidden to describe the events to unqualified people, otherwise they would be punished for leaking military aircraft.
And even Sun Chuanting had never seen an artillery regiment firing at the same time before he came from the capital to face the rebels, so he couldn't help but have some expectations in his heart.
However, I still collected a lot of spare parts for this jeweled firearm at the resting place on the road. Whether it was iron sheets, huoyao or nails, I bought them all as long as they were available.
Now that the Qin army has money, there is no need to requisition it. They will all pay and take it away according to the market price. Especially in Luoyang, almost half of the strategic materials in the city were taken away by the Qin army.
This approach is a bit excessive, but Sun Chuanting's troops are going to fight on the front line, so there is nothing wrong with doing so. Because of this, the accuracy rate of the firearms under his command is as high as over 90%.
At present, the officers and soldiers have sufficient food and pay, complete equipment, and proper baggage. In addition to the miscellaneous auxiliary troops, Sun Chuanting's 40,000 soldiers and horses can all go into battle. The morale of the officers and soldiers is high, which also gives the commander-in-chief the capital to fight the rebel army. .
From the foot of the mountain to the shore, the distance is only seven or eight miles, but this relatively open area is just enough for the two armies to set up their battle formations.
For the officers and soldiers, it is difficult to climb up the mountain after suffering a defeat.
For the rebels, even if they were defeated by the opponent, it would be difficult to cross the Han River behind them.
Luo Rucai and others relied on the fact that they owned the city and fought with their backs against the enemy. The rebel army had more horsemen than the official army, and the infantry were waiting for work.
The rebel army has recovered from the panic situation. The enemy is facing the enemy. Naturally, the leaders of various departments have to work together and unite to defeat the Sun thief.
None of the leaders have any education, but they are also a group of people with goals.
The long-term goal is to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, tear apart the earth together, and become king and hegemon.
The short-term goal is to capture Sun Chuanting alive, and it will be better if he shows off...
"Commander, the mortar regiment under the general's command is ready. We only need to give the command to open fire on the rebels!"
Niu Chenghu came to report after making arrangements in front. Their artillery regiment was the core of the entire army, and it was Sun Chuanting's weapon.
Since it was necessary to conduct long-distance raids to chase down and annihilate the bandits, Sun Chuanting abandoned the bulky Hongyi cannons this time when he regained control of the army, and asked his subordinates to carry lighter-weight Folang machines and mortars.
The former is used to shoot directly, destroying city walls and carriages, while the latter can shoot in a curved direction, causing great damage to the enemy's infantry formations. Both are equipped with hundreds of gates.
"There's no rush! Let me take a look!"
Sun Chuanting chose to march in the early morning and arrive at the battlefield in the morning, just to use the daytime to deal with the rebel army.
Otherwise, even if they win, it will be late and the bandits will take advantage of the chaos to escape, causing the "big fish" in the net to slip away.
When two armies confront each other, the more eager the side is to attack, the greater its flaws. The battle is a competition of patience and physical strength.
The officers and soldiers do not have the physical advantage, so they have to be more patient.
Once the coach is eager to fight and makes a mistake in judgment, tens of thousands or even the entire army will be killed.
"The lineup is neat and orderly. It can be seen that this is the main force of the bandit army. We must not take it lightly!"
Sun Chuanting used his telescope to browse briefly, and he also had some concerns in his mind. The other party dared to form an array with his back to the water, so he naturally had some strength.
The strength of the rebel army is roughly the same as our own, and they are serving and waiting for work. Of course, the officers and generals cannot underestimate the enemy, otherwise they may be defeated.
"When the bandit army is defeated, my troops will charge forward and pick out the generals to capture and kill them!"
Bai Guangen did not forget to tell General Ya and many high-level subordinates that since it was a decisive battle, they must make enough money. He just read the reward order again.
Luo Rucai's head was worth 50,000 taels of silver. Even if 5,000 taels were packed into one box, it would still take ten boxes. If we could seize the chestnuts from the fire, that would be perfect.
"Master, how can we retreat if we don't work together?"
The subordinates still think about the old tricks and cannot escape. The methods of protecting their lives between the official army and the rebel army are actually the same, but their identities are different.
"Fuck you! Did I, a general, run away from you? Listen to me. When you use the knife, you must find a thief and kill him. No matter life or death, he will be promoted and make a fortune, right now!"
The people below have never seen the power of mortars, but Bai Guangen has. How can the rebel army withstand these hundreds of bombs?
Our side has a great chance of winning, so Bai Guangen has already considered how to maximize his profits. Making money is a must, and it depends on whether he can catch the biggest fish... 11... Friends who are reading, You can search for "Blue Chinese Network" to find this site as soon as possible.
