On the second day, Zhu Qiyu left Rourou Township early and prepared to go to the city to watch the battle in person.
Although the warm and fragrant quilt of the two little beauties is extremely fascinating. But today is really a big day, and Zhu Qiyu has to deal with it with all his strength.
Ningxiang and Linglong reluctantly served Zhu Qiyu, dressed up and went out. When they were lost, Zhu Qiyu unexpectedly turned back and came back.
Ningxiang asked curiously: "What happened to the master? Did he leave something behind?"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Hey, today is too important. Maybe your husband will kill someone with his own hands. I'm really a little angry. You two come over and kneel down. I want to see you two again before I leave."
When the two girls heard this, they were overjoyed. They came over quickly, knelt at Zhu Qiyu's feet and served him wholeheartedly.
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After venting his anger, Zhu Qiyu felt at ease and his body was full of strength and courage.
It was just a bit of a hassle, so Ningxiang gave Zhu Qiyu a new set of clothes inside and out, and then let Zhu Qiyu leave.
Considering that he had previously promised to the personal guards that the princess would come to the city to cheer, Zhu Qiyu brought all Lin Xiangyu, Yu Qianxue, and Yu Suxi with him. Surprisingly, the two little girls Qianxue and Su Xi were not nervous at all about watching the battle, but looked forward to it.
There are many people who are equally excited and looking forward to it.
Yesterday, while Wala was focusing his attention on Changyi Gate and Yuantucheng, He Yi and Huang Pu had already stationed at Yingzhou Guard and Tiance Guard respectively to officially perform their duties as military counselors.
Their military affairs as counselors are not particularly the same as those of Chen Xun and Wang Wen. In order to enhance the prestige of Chen Xun, the current chief minister, and Wang Wen, the future chief minister, Zhu Qiyu specially gave them an opportunity to brush up their qualifications and gain military merit, without the two actually assisting in the military.
He Yi and Huang Pu really brought Zhu Qiyu's battle plan to assist the commanders of the two guards and implement the new emperor's will.
By the time Zhu Qiyu climbed to the top of the city, the Yingzhou Guards had already assembled the commanders Xu Tong and Gu Zhong, military counselor He Yi, Li Xuan who served in front of the army, internal guard commander Liu Chang, and Yingzhou Guards Supervisor Ruan Xi.
Although most of these people hold temporary positions, all of them are Zhu Qiyu's true confidants. As soon as the war is over, a large reward will be given.
The Tiance Guard and Shenji Camp located on the right wing of the Yingzhou Guard are similar. Wang Tong, the commander of the Tiance Guard, the Marquis of Chengshan, Huang Pu, the military counselor, and Zhang Yong, the supervisor of the Shenji Camp, were all Zhu Qiyu's cronies.
The Xiaoqi Battalion and some of the elite Shenji Battalion located on the left wing of the Yingzhou Guard were also highly regarded by the new king. Xu Heng, the Marquis of Xing'an, Fan Guang, the governor, and Wang Cheng, another supervisor of the Shenji Camp, were also Zhu Qiyu's cronies.
Today, the densely populated residential area between Deshengmen and Yuantucheng is the main battlefield, with the Yingzhou Guards stationed here as the main force, and the elites of Xiaoqi Battalion and Shenji Battalion as well as the main forces of Tiance Guard and Shenji Battalion as the two wings. , the Ming army in Beicheng wanted to put an end to the three Polo brothers.
Xu Heng and Fan Guang got up early in the morning and ordered the Xiaoqi Battalion and Shenji Battalion to assemble in Tucheng and be on standby, ready to attack at any time.
Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong and Tao Jin have also been sharpening their troops and sharpening their swords. However, according to the agreement between Zhu Qiyu and Polo, the Ming army on the right wing could only join the battlefield after Polo's army was defeated and fled first, leaving the battlefield. This also determines that the main task of the right-wing Ming army is to sweep the battlefield and harvest the defeated army.
Therefore, at Huang Pu's suggestion, Wang Tong and Tao Jin directly took the entire army out of the camp to form an array, and mixed the Shenji Camp and Tiance Guard into two teams of ten thousand people. The firearms unit of the Shenji Battalion is the main defender, and the cavalry unit of the Tiance Guard is the main attacker, ready to join the battlefield at any time.
When Zhu Qiyu took the three princesses, as well as Dingguo Gong, Cheng Guogong, Zhenyuan Marquis, Xining Marquis and other nobles, the two representatives of the vassal kings, Jin Wang and Ninghua Wang, and Chen Xun, Wang Wen and other ministers walked up At the top of the city, the high platform and small Jingguan ordered before had been built.
The north-facing front of Xiaojingguan is still covered with white cloth, but it is also very scary when viewed from the side.
The two little princesses Qianxue and Su Xi, who were still looking excited, were so frightened when they saw the 4,200 heads piled neatly on the high platform that they almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu and Lin Xiangyu each pulled one and held the little sisters firmly.
But no one laughed at the two little princesses, because the other grown men were not much better.
Even King Ning Hua, the uncle of Zhu Qiyu, was so frightened that his legs became weak and he broke out in cold sweat.
Zhu Qiyu had always said that he wanted to build a large Beijing temple with a population of 40,000 people. Others just laughed secretly in their hearts. But today no one can laugh anymore: in front of us is just a small Beijing temple with 4,000 people, which is already frightening.
If ten times as many heads were used to build a grand temple in Beijing, when it was actually presented to the world, it would really scare people to the point of peeing.
Zhu Qiyu also skipped the pre-war mobilization speech and just sat on another small high platform set up in advance, so that he could have a panoramic view of the battlefield just by sitting.
The three princesses sat next to Zhu Qiyu, and the others sat behind Zhu Qiyu. Everyone was silent, waiting quietly for the two sides to start fighting.
Not long after, there was movement on the battlefield. First, Liu Deqiang led an army of 30,000 people and began to circle to the rear of Polo, blocking the retreat of Polo's army. At the same time, the Xicheng guards Shi Heng, Sun Boring, Liu Ju and others also led the entire army out of the camp, responsible for blocking Ye Xian's army, preventing the main force of Wala from joining the battlefield and rescuing Polo.
Polo did not pay attention to the actions of other Ming troops. Firstly, he had enough trust in the promise of the Great Tomorrow. Secondly, even if the Great Tomorrow broke the agreement, the Ming army could not afford to lose after his victory, so he would fight with more If you don't, you can also take the cavalry and quickly leave the battlefield to join the main force of Wala.
This is the advantage of pure cavalry, and the confidence this advantage brings to Polo.
Although in less than half a day, Polo will be killed by the self-confidence brought by the superiority of the cavalry, it does not hinder Polo's current confidence.
After all parties had made arrangements, Polo first sent hundreds of cavalry to conduct a tentative attack on the residential area.
After a night of thinking, Polo also figured out that Yuantu City's defense was too tight and it would definitely not be possible to capture it. So Polo no longer made any unnecessary attempts, but divided the army into two, with 8,000 men separated between Yuantu City and the Minfang District, and 8,000 people attacked the Minfang District.
Polo wanted to follow Sun Bin's example and come to surround Wei and rescue Zhao. He first severely wounded the 8,000 weaker people in the civilian housing area, forcing Xu Heng to lead his army out of Yuantu City to come to the rescue. Then they surrounded the point for reinforcements and had a head-on confrontation with Xu Xiang's 5,000 elite border troops.
So three hundred heavily armed Wala cavalry broke into the residential area from the north, and another three hundred Wala cavalry broke into the residential area from the west. The two cavalrymen entered the residential area. After walking more than a hundred steps, the Ming army's crossbowmen, who had already been ambushing them, took advantage of the cover of the wall to fire arrows at the Oala cavalrymen.
All of a sudden, the Ora cavalry were hit by arrows one after another, but these cavalry were already armed to the teeth. The arrows of the Ming army either hit the armor of the Oala cavalry and were bounced off and fell to the ground, or a small part penetrated the gaps between the armors.
It's just that the Wara cavalry also wore a layer of leather armor under the iron armor. Even if the arrow could hit the leather armor, the force would be exhausted and it would not cause much damage.
When the Ming army saw this, except for a small group who still insisted on shooting in vain, most of them retreated backwards.
By the time the six hundred cavalry had marched to five hundred steps, the two cavalry had merged together. At this time, the Ming army's arrow rain had become sparse and dull, just like scratching the itch of the Wala cavalry.
The leader, General Wala, waved his hand to signal the cavalry to stop advancing, and then communicated with the deputy general. Both of them felt that the test was about the same, and that was it for the Ming army.
Before the two of them could discuss it, they saw smoke and dust rising in the distance. From a distance, it seemed that thousands of Ming troops were fleeing towards Deshengmen. Immediately afterwards, a fire broke out in the area to the south of the house. It was suspected that the Ming army was burning grain, grass and baggage and preparing to abandon the camp and flee.
The two generals looked at each other with joy on their faces, and quickly led their troops to withdraw and report to Polo.
After hearing this, Bo Luo asked his younger brothers King Datong and King Saihan for their opinions.
King Saihan was more cautious: "Brother, this new king of the Ming Dynasty does not seem to be such a fool. Since he dares to play a fair contest with us, his army cannot be so vulnerable."
When the King of Datong heard this, he smiled and retorted: "Not necessarily. When the Ming Emperor was still the orthodox emperor, he personally led an army of 500,000 to Shanxi. At that time, we never dreamed that the emperor's own army would be vulnerable. But what is the fact? Once we surrounded the earthen fortress, the Ming army itself collapsed.
Although the scene was unbelievable at the time, it just happened. You forgot that your eldest brother had just heard that his men had captured the legitimate emperor, and he was also shocked and disbelieving, doubting his life. It wasn't until I saw the emperor in person that I dared to believe that there were such fantastic things in the world.
What is happening now is exactly the same as the orthodox emperor's personal expedition to Shanxi. This is the old problem of the Ming army. I think everyone should not hesitate anymore and rush in. Otherwise, if we arrive too late, all the food, grass and baggage of the Ming army will be burned out. What will our brothers grab? "
The general who came back to report the news also advised: "Marshal, don't worry, it won't matter even if we are ambushed. The Ming army's arrows can't penetrate our armor at all. We just have to retreat."
There are neither trenches nor horses in this residential area, and the Ming army cannot form an array to intercept and kill in the narrow area. We can retreat at any time if we want. This opportunity cannot be missed, Marshal please do not hesitate any longer. "
(End of chapter)
