"Emperor Zhu has so many tricks on the barbed wire fence."
Liu Tianwang murmured in a low voice.
He was quite right.
It turns out that in this land of China, there are so many ways for everyone to fight.
As a result, Emperor Zhu came.
First there were some wooden supports that exploded with bullets, and then they came up with rifled guns, steel-cased rifled cannons, hand grenades, and this barbed wire fence.
None of Zhuge Wuhou was as capable as him.
"King of heaven, the Ming army's barbed wire fence is too vicious. It can't be pushed down without stopping. If you send people to destroy the barbed wire fence, you have to withstand bullets. Just these two barbed wire formations, I don't know how many lives will be sent to fill it."
Ran Tianyuan smiled bitterly.
In front of King Liu Tian was a piece of wire brought back from the battlefield.
King Liu Tian struck several times with his sword and finally cut it off.
But he knew it.
This is because his own sword is sharp enough, and at the same time, the barbed wire was cut when it was placed on the table with enough stress points. If it was pulled up in the air, it would only make a dent with one cut.
It is okay to destroy this barbed wire fence if you are determined, but as Ran Tianyuan said, it will cost a lot of human life.
There were few people going there, and they might have been killed by the Ming army's rifled guns on the way.
If there are a lot of people going, it will be filled with human lives.
"It doesn't matter. The Ten Thousand Ming Army in front of us is just bait to catch the big fish like Emperor Zhu."
Liu Zhixie showed a confident look on his face, as if he had everything under control.
But I always murmured in my heart that these ten thousand Ming army are so difficult to chew.
Even if Emperor Zhu is surrounded in the future.
Can you chew it off?
"Have you detected the movements of the main force of the Ming army?"
Liu Zhixie asked.
Zhang Hanchao on the side said: "The reconnaissance cavalry just reported and found that the Ming army crossed the Wei River and should have arrived at Damingfu City by now!"
"Damingfu City?"
Liu Zhixie turned to look at the map hanging on the Chinese army's tent.
"It came so fast!"
"King of Heaven, Emperor Zhu's regiment of guards has a total of 17,000 people. There is a cuirassier brigade, two horse infantry brigades, and an artillery brigade. They are equipped with a large number of mules and horses. There are almost two horses per capita. , the marching speed is very fast." Ran Tianyuan said with some envy.
Emperor Zhu's Guards Regiment was not an all-cavalry group like the ordinary Mongolian herdsmen.
His Guards Regiment is a completely mules-and-horses army based on possessing a large amount of heavy equipment.
His artillery brigade alone has twenty-six four-inch large-caliber howitzers. In addition, each brigade also has professional artillery battalions equipped with mortars as front-line support firepower.
"We have to move now." Zhang Hanchao said, "Emperor Zhu has 17,000 people under his command, and the Ming army here in Luodingshan has 10,000 people. The Ming army was originally small in strength, but now it is divided into two groups. As the art of war goes, if we divide our strength, we will be lazy. We can use a partial force to keep an eye on Luoding Mountain, and the main force will go south to meet Emperor Zhu in the wild!"
"Will we fight in the wild? Where will we fight?" Liu Zhixie said while staring at the map.
"It's better to be at the intersection of Zhangshui and Weihe, south of Guantao Town!" Zhang Hanchao said, "The Ming army is stationed in Daming Mansion today, and it will take at least two days to arrive here. If they don't want to cross the two rivers, they can go to the south." Guantao Zhenduhe is the best choice.”
Liu Zhixie's eyes immediately caught sight of this small town located between Damingfu City and Guangping County.
Zhangshuiwei River flows from south to north and meets at the junction of Zhili and Shandong. The terrain is flat and open, with rivers flowing through it, making it suitable for large armies to be stationed and long-term battles.
A battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops.
Usually the winner will not be determined in a short time, so the location of the battle must also be particular, and the place where you are stationed must have a flowing water source.
Moreover, this place is close to Guangping, the terrain is flat, and the dispatch of the army is also convenient.
"Then let's stay here!" King Liu Tian took a deep breath, "The survival of the Kingdom of Heaven depends on this. Don't worry about the Luoding Mountains for now. Just dig trenches to surround them. The rest of the army will all go south. I will meet Emperor Zhu to fight Zhang, Friend of Wei!"
Directly under the jurisdiction of Daming Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture.
Nanguantao Town is located at the junction of the two provinces.
To the east is Guantao County, Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province, and to the west is Yuancheng County, Daming Prefecture.
On the afternoon of January 12, 1794 AD.
The heavy snowfall in the North China Plain has lasted for seven or eight days.
Snowflakes danced and fell with the northwest wind, and piled up on the ground, turning the entire plain into a vast white picture.
at this time.
The vanguards of the Ming Army and the Taiping Army had already had a small-scale battle between reconnaissance cavalry.
However, Emperor Zhu had no intention of hiding his traces.
After arriving at Nanguantao Town, the dragon flag and the sun and moon flag of the Great Ming Dynasty were erected loudly, as well as the military flag of the Great Tomorrow Guards Corps.
On the vast plains.
The three big flags flying over the military stronghold can be seen ten miles away.
Hou Rantianyuan of Tongzhou, who led the Taiping Army forward to the front line, was holding a telescope to check the defensive position of the Imperial Guards Regiment of the Emperor of Heaven.
The Guards Corps built fortifications based on Nanguantao Town.
There were three barbed wire fences on the outermost perimeter, and trenches were dug. The town behind the trenches was blocked by a low wall, making it difficult to see clearly what was going on inside the town.
But just for the defensive position composed of these three barbed wire fences, trenches, and town walls, I don't know how many people had to die before it could be defeated.
Ran Tianyuan took a deep breath.
Of course he knows the current situation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
If the army returns to Guanzhong now, then conflicts among the princes may break out due to the barrenness of Guanzhong, and the struggle for territory and wealth will be extremely sharp.
on the contrary.
Now that there are two powerful enemies in the kingdom of heaven, the princes are temporarily united in fighting against the outside world. Now this battle is won or lost.
The Heavenly King Liu Zhixie used this to integrate the armies of the princes. After this battle, the Heavenly King's power in the Kingdom of Heaven will be further enhanced, right?
Of course.
The premise is that this battle can be won.
Lost the fight.
I don’t even know if there is a chance to be King of Pingxi.
Think of this.
Ran Tianyuan suppressed the vague uneasiness in his heart and said to the messenger beside him: "Instruct all ministries to dig deep into the camp and continue to monitor the movements of the Ming army."
He turned to look at the three flags amid the heavy snow.
Tomorrow afternoon.
The main force of the King of Heaven will arrive
Night falls.
The people in Nanguantao Town had already fled before the war.
Most fled south to the state capitals controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
After all, since the war of Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The character of Master Wang, who made no mistakes in Ming Junqiu, is finally established.
On the side of the Qing army, there was almost no fighting without looting, so there was no need to mention the Taiping army.
As long as the city is broken, all the people will be trapped and all the wealth will be gathered.
Only the Ming Army has not had any "bad records" for more than three years now.
Of course.
Such things as driving away bannermen from their farms in Liaodong are unheard of.
After all, the largest-selling newspapers in China are all media controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
This ability to control public opinion is comparable to that of later generations of Emperor Mi.
At this time, in Xuzhou Prefecture, the Ming Dynasty established a large number of refugee camps.
When the war ends, collective farms will be established in various parts of North China, or they will immigrate to Liaodong and North Liaoning.
At this time, in the Chinese army's tent in Nanguantao Town, where the Ming army was stationed, candles made of whale oil were lit, illuminating the Chinese army's tent brightly.
"The main force of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has moved south. Ran Tianyuan's forward force of more than 30,000 people has arrived. In addition, Liu Zhixie's Chinese army has also crossed Zhangshui and is moving southeast. They will arrive at most tomorrow afternoon."
"Liu Zhixie has mobilized all the elites and used all his capital. This is really a desperate move." Tao Biquan said,
Zhu Daohua smiled and said: "It's better to go all out. This will make it easier to gather and annihilate them. As long as we win this battle, we can go north to attack Yanyun."
Gather them together and annihilate them.
This is the most ideal situation.
But as the saying goes, nothing is perfect.
In reality, it is very difficult to achieve the optimal situation.
Therefore, if 60% of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's troops can be retained in this battle, it will be considered an unprecedented and glorious victory.
"This Liu Zhixie defeated me in a decisive battle with more than ten times the force. The numerical advantage is astonishing. However, there is a huge gap in combat power between his army and my Guards Corps. Therefore, the key to this battle is not how to win, but how to win." How to win as much as possible, it is best to kill Liu Zhixie, and then let Qi Lin from Guanzhong be the King of Pingxi."
Zhu Daohua said.
"Your Majesty, Liu Zhixie must also be aware of the huge gap between his army and our Guards. Now that he is here, he will definitely not fight step by step. There will definitely be some conspiracy." Tao Biquan said.
"Conspiracy? For example."
"For example, a night attack!" Tao Biquan said, "If it were a grand battle, their firepower would be too weak to defeat us. Attacking during the day would cause too much damage, so they would definitely choose to attack at night."
"Let's fight at night! Send the order and let the army rest where it is. We will wait here for King Liu Tian's army to arrive!"
King Liu Tian's army is coming.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched south with their heads covered.
After walking for several days, we finally camped at the foot of Goubing Ridge, ten miles east of Nanguantao Town.
It didn't take long for him to stop.
Liu Zhixie went to inspect each battalion non-stop, and he made wishes by appointing officials and promising to allocate land in the Central Plains to his officers and soldiers after this battle.
The morale of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven was so high that it was beyond belief.
"The King of Heaven has decreed that the survival of the Kingdom of Heaven depends on this one move. Your soldiers fought bloody battles and defeated the Ming court. After defeating the Ming Dynasty, rewards will be given based on merit. The small soldiers in the outer camp will be divided into at least twenty acres of land. For small merit, they will get twenty acres of fertile land, and for medium merit, they will get fifty acres of fertile land. "
The loud-voiced knights on horseback roared past one camp after another.
Announce Liu Zhixie's reward to the three armies.
"Long live! Long live the King of Heaven! Long live the Kingdom of Heaven!!"
Suddenly.
Cheers broke out.
When Liu Zhixie heard the cheers, he couldn't help but thought: It seems that this land is still going to be given away.
All of Emperor Zhu's Ming troops were so obedient, and they all had real benefits for the soldiers below.
The upper levels need to win over.
But the soldiers below cannot be ignored.
The morale of the Ming army has always been so stable, and it never seems to be low.
Probably the rewards and punishments are public.
"After this battle is over, we will also learn from the Ming Dynasty, reward fields, publicly announce rewards and punishments, and treat everyone equally."
Liu Tianwang said.
"King of Heaven, Emperor Zhu will be stationed in Nanguantao Town in front now." Ran Tianyuan rushed back from the front line to report.
"Okay! In that case, all armies should have a good rest. Tomorrow's three meals must be prepared, so that the soldiers are well fed and ready tomorrow. Then we will have a showdown with the Ming army!"
(End of chapter)
