"Luo Dingshan fought well!"
The Emperor of Heaven, who led the troops into Pei County, Xuzhou, quickly received the battle report from Kaifeng.
In the battle of Luoding Mountain, the enemy army was defeated, tens of thousands of them were wiped out, and 70,000 to 80,000 prisoners were captured. They also sent troops to pursue and kill, and the 300,000 troops of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Wu King Yao Zhifu were defeated, leaving only 10,000 to 20,000 people who fled north in embarrassment.
"But if this happens, will Liu Zhixie still go south?"
Zhu Daohua couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
This battle was so beautiful. What if Liu Zhixie was frightened and returned to Tongguan?
"Your Majesty, there are so many people under Liu Zhixie's command that they cannot be counted. If he returns without success, I am afraid that his position as the King of Heaven will not be secure."
Tao Biquan said.
"I judge that Liu Zhixie will not give up so easily. Now that we have more than 20,000 troops, the temptation is too great for him!"
"What if he really resists the temptation and returns directly to the west?"
Zhu Daohua asked.
"Then our army will just cross Henan and go around to the west of Luoyang to intercept and kill him. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is mostly infantry and there are so many people. How can Liu Zhixie drag such a huge army and move easily?"
Zhu Daohua nodded slightly.
"Where is Qianlong now?"
Zhu Daohua turned around and asked, and a staff officer hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the 170,000 troops of the Qing Tartars moved south in three routes. The west route has reached Luancheng, and the east route has reached Anping, forming an east-west encirclement of our Northern Expeditionary Army. The Qing Tatar Emperor personally led the Chinese army and sat in Zhengding."
"Okay, Luancheng, Anping, and Zhengding, Jinzhou is surrounded on three sides!"
Zhu Daohua said.
After several years of experience, his ability to lead troops in combat has also improved.
Countermeasures were quickly devised.
"We can't let Qianlong feel so comfortable. Send an order to Zhao Si and ask him to make a gesture of leading the troops southward. During the process of going south, he will look for opportunities to defeat the Qing and Tatar armies. If there is no chance, don't worry and lead them as far south as possible! "
After Zhu Daohua finished speaking, he paused and said: "Send an order to Luo Dingshan and tell him not to stay in Kaifeng Mansion. It is enough to leave one infantry brigade in Kaifeng. He led the 7th Dragoon Brigade under his command to meet with the Army's 1st Brigade. The two A brigade of 10,000 people is under his command. Go north to find out where Liu Zhixie's central army is, and try to hold off the opponent as much as possible, waiting for the arrival of the main force of our army!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Daohua pointed his finger at the Handan area.
"Our army doesn't need to wait any longer. Let Liu Zhixie play whatever conspiracy he wants. Sooner or later, he will realize that in the face of absolute strength, the tricks he played are useless!"
"Our army just goes straight to Handan and takes Liu Zhixie's army directly!"
"In this battle, we should use absolutely superior firepower, absolutely superior speed, and use thunderous momentum to defeat the Taiping Army! Go north to Yanyun, capture Beijing, and return to the old capital!"
Within the staff department.
When the generals heard this, they immediately stood upright.
"Go north to Yanyun, capture Beijing, and return to the old capital!"
The sound boomed.
Go north! Go north!
The land of Central Plains.
A large army under the banners of the Sun and Moon Flag, the 1st Brigade of the Ming Army, and the 7th Brigade of the Ming Army Dragoons were rumbling towards the north on horseback.
The vast North China Plain is supposed to be the most densely populated and most developed agricultural economy in the world.
But this time on the land of Quang Binh Prefecture.
The entire road was barren, abandoned farmland overgrown with weeds.
There is no human habitation anymore.
The entire Great Plains seemed to have become a barren wasteland.
Luo Dingshan is riding on his horse now.
Now he has his old army, the 7th Dragoon Brigade, and the 1st Army Brigade, known as the 1st Brigade of the Ming Army.
Although the 1st Brigade of the Army does not have a dragoon designation.
But as the first brigade of the Ming Dynasty Army.
The Army's 1st Brigade also has a horse for everyone.
That is to say, Luo Dingshan is now back to his old profession.
Now he has less than 5,000 troops, most of whom have been sent out to serve as scouts.
Relying on the mobility of the dragoons and the firepower brought by the rifled guns.
Although the strength of the two brigades is only 10,000, they can be used as 20,000 to 30,000.
When scattered, the sky is filled with stars; when gathered together, it is a ball of fire.
"Hurry up, we will arrive in Linzhang tonight. I guess King Liu Tian has not yet crossed Zhangshui!!"
Luo Dingshan said loudly, urging his subordinates to speed up their pace.
Right now.
A horse came from ahead on horseback.
"In the main town, the third battalion commander Zhang Baozai discovered the Taiping Heavenly King's Banner, which is south of Cheng'an and north of Zhang River!"
Luo Dingshan was overjoyed when he heard this.
It is south of Cheng'an County and north of Zhang River.
It’s only fifty miles away from here!
Relying on the mobility capabilities of the two brigades on hand.
You can get there before dark!
As long as Liu Zhixie bites the Chinese army's tent, the opponent will not want to escape the sight of the Ming army.
When the main force led by Emperor Zhu himself arrived and bombarded them with heavy artillery, how could the other side resist?
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom actually tried to use its military superiority to deal with the Ming Dynasty.
How ridiculous.
After defeating the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Qianlong's army, which was held back by Song Guogong, could not escape easily!
Defeat two opponents in one battle.
The prospect of completely regaining the Central Plains is right in front of us.
And with the merits of this battle, the future of becoming a lord and a general also beckoned to Luo Dingshan.
Thinking of this, Luo Dingshan felt hot in his heart, and the fatigue caused by two consecutive days of rapid march seemed to be swept away.
The black beard stuck on his chin like a steel needle couldn't help but tremble.
The pair of red eyes under the sunken eye sockets also burst into light.
The loud command was passed on.
"Well done by Cheung Po Tsai! Tell him not to advance rashly, just keep an eye on the opponent's movements and wait for the army to arrive!"
"Send the signal and send out the scout horses to gather the army and march eastward along the Zhang River!"
"yes!"
The army rolled forward, and the horses trampled the Central Plains.
southward! southward! southward!
Guangping Prefecture, south of Cheng'an County.
The armies of heaven are also rolling in.
The king of heaven, Liu Zhixie, led 20,000 government soldiers, 60,000 old brother soldiers from the old camps of various princes, and 100,000 inner camps holding countless cannon fodder soldiers from the outer camps rolling south.
The vanguard of the army had already passed Cheng'an, and even began to wade across the Zhang River.
However, the tail of the army has just left Handan.
Baggage, food and grass.
Various artillery pieces dragged by mules, horses, and oxen rolled over the dilapidated official roads.
The Heavenly Kingdom Cavalry Regiment led by Tongzhou Hou Ran Tianyuan was on guard against Tianwang's central army.
Liu Zhixie was also sitting on a Mongolian horse at this time. The fatigue in his face was very obvious, but in his eyes he was full of high spirits. There is an army of this size.
No matter what, you can compete in this world!
Right now.
A ride came from the south.
"King of Heaven, I found a small group of Ming army mule soldiers approaching!"
Upon hearing the news, King Liu Tian couldn't help but frowned.
This way comes south.
Harassment by mule soldiers was everywhere.
These mule soldiers ride Mongolian horses, usually one person and two horses, and are equipped with rifled guns that can shoot far and accurately.
Specifically looking for areas where the army's strength is weak to harass.
If you shoot a few shots from a distance, you dare to ride away. If you pursue, you will be easily surrounded by lines. If you don't pursue, you will be in trouble.
It's really annoying.
"King of Heaven, let your subordinates lead the cavalry to drive them away."
Beside King Liu Tianyuan, Tongzhou Hou Ran Tianyuan said.
Liu Zhixie shook his head and said: "It's just a small group of mule soldiers. Why should the Marquis of Tongzhou personally go out and send light cavalry to disperse them."
As soon as Liu Zhixie finished speaking, thunderous gunshots rang out.
"Not good!" Ran Tianyuan's expression changed, "Listening to the sound of gunfire, I'm afraid there are at least hundreds of mule soldiers!"
"They are coming for the Chinese army's tent!"
The expressions of everyone present changed.
"Is there any news about Emperor Zhu?"
Liu Zhixie asked with a solemn expression.
Next to him, King Wen Zhang Hanchao shook his head slightly.
"Since it was discovered that Emperor Zhu left Xuzhou and headed north, there has been no trace of him."
Hoo ho ho.
The north wind howled by.
Liu Zhixie looked up.
All I saw was a marching formation that was just connected end to end and could not be seen to the side.
"Emperor Zhu's 20,000 soldiers all have horses." Zhang Hanchao murmured in a low voice.
Liu Zhixie was shocked,
If there is a cavalry attack at this time, they will go straight to their own central tent.
At that time, I am afraid that he will be beheaded before even the troops are gathered.
"Stop advancing! Gather the front and rear troops and set up camp on the spot!"
Liu Zhixie frowned.
"Could it be that Emperor Zhu wants to take the initiative to attack? He wants to use 20,000 cavalry to charge directly at the Chinese army?"
Liu Zhixie stood up from his horse. The sky was gloomy and the north wind howled.
On the horizon of the flat North China Plain, it seemed as if giant beasts were ready to devour people at any time, completely engulfing Liu Zhixie's million-strong army.
Liu Zhixie's expression changed slightly.
The anxiety in his heart made him uneasy.
far away.
The pursuit of the troops has begun.
Only the cavalry of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was seen chasing forward.
The Ming army's mule soldiers retreated all the way, suddenly.
Intense gunfire rang out from both sides, killing the pursuing Taiping cavalry.
The Ming army's mule soldiers turned back and used ropes to pull the bodies of the Taiping cavalry to provoke them in front of the formation.
Just this time.
But there was no Taiping cavalry to pursue alone.
Thousands of cavalry were gathered and pursued forward. The Ming army's mule soldiers left the bodies of Taiping cavalry scattered on the ground and walked away.
Right now.
Another scout returned.
He brought back a piece of news that made the senior Taiping Army officials present feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Ming army general Luo Dingshan led more than 10,000 elite troops and came straight to the Chinese army.
"Hahaha! It is indeed King Liu Tian's army!"
Luo Dingshan stood on the horse board and saw the Liu Zhixie Tianwang Banner from a distance with his binoculars.
"Headquarters, it will be easier once we find the location of Liu Zhixie's Chinese army. It is not difficult to defeat them. The key is how to encircle and annihilate them as much as possible!" Ren Jiangliu, chief of staff of the West Route Army Staff Department in Luodingshan, said with a smile, " Our task is to pin Liu Zhixie to the Zhang River, and then it depends on the strength of the emperor's army. It will take one day for us to pass the news, and it will take at least two days for the army to arrive, which is three days!"
'Three days.'
Luo Dingshan pondered for a moment and said: "In these three days, we can neither beat Liu Zhixie so badly that he will turn around and leave, nor let him take too many advantages."
"It's really difficult to perform this scene."
"No matter how difficult it is, we must perform it well. It is best to attract the Qing and Tatar armies together and wipe them all out in one battle. Then the world will be settled!"
Ren Jianglu said with emotion.
"If you can't decide the world in one battle, then you have to fight two battles. Whether it's the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom or the Qing Tartars, how can they be my opponent of the Ming Dynasty! Kill more enemies on this battlefield now, and it will be easier to clean up the place in the future!"
Luo Dingshan smiled.
"The army continues to advance and camp across Zhangshui. Let's put out a turtle shell and let King Liu Tian fight it himself!"
(End of chapter)
