Ming Dynasty, the eleventh year of Chongzhen, November 28th, no time.
On the official road five miles north of Jizhonghuolu City, Zhang Cheng rode his horse and stared at the Qing cavalry 300 paces away. He saw a Qing general in the middle who was not old, and seemed to be less than thirty. He was dressed in gilded clothes. The armor is very eye-catching.
Zhang Cheng guessed that this person looked very much like the slave chief Dorgon, so he stood beside Lu Xiangsheng and blurted out: "Could it be that the slave chief Dorgon is here in person?"
Before Lu Xiangsheng could speak, he saw the Qing general on the opposite side riding out on horseback. More than ten Qing soldiers riding in white armor also followed. The Qing general stopped on his horse, as if he was giving an order.
After a while, a horse galloped forward. This time, only two white-armored Baya soldiers with white flags followed him at a horse's distance, slowly running forward.
Zhang Cheng looked at the opposite side with a puzzled face, and just called: "Supervisor..."
Then I heard Lu Xiangsheng say: "Zhang Cheng, Chen An, come forward with me, everyone will be on guard."
After he finished speaking, he started his horse and ran slowly towards the Qing general on the opposite side. Zhang Cheng hurriedly urged the horse, and together with Chen An, he followed Lu Xiang's horse, keeping a distance of one horse.
Both sides rode their horses forward at a steady speed. The knights on the war horses were all ordinary people wearing helmets and armor, and they were majestic. When they were more than fifty steps apart, they both stopped moving forward.
For a long time, Lu Xiangsheng stared at the Qing general opposite. The Qing general opposite was the first to speak. He sat on his horse and clasped his fists and asked loudly: "Is this the Ming Governor Lu Xiangsheng across from you?"
Lu Xiangsheng rode the horse and held the reins, urged the horse forward a few steps, and shouted sharply: "Is the slave chief Dorgon opposite?"
The Qing general on the opposite side did not answer, but laughed loudly. After a moment, he said loudly: "I have always admired the profound culture and treasures of the Central Plains. Now, in accordance with the decree of His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, I have entered the Ming Dynasty. Look at the outstanding talents of the Kingdom of God.”
With that said, Dorgon pointed behind Lu Xiangsheng and asked loudly: "Is this the way of hospitality in the Ming Dynasty?"
Lu Xiangsheng's eyes widened angrily, and he shouted sternly: "Slave chief, you are all traitors of our Ming Dynasty. Now you have invaded my capital, destroyed my city, and captured my people. Lu is coming soon. How can we allow you and other slaves to run rampant? There will be a battle tomorrow." yes."
Dorgon was not angry, and laughed loudly again. After laughing, he said loudly: "I have always admired Governor Lu, and I feel honored to see him today. Since Governor Lu wants to capture Lucheng, he will use it as a large army." As for the place to eat, I will give it to Governor Lu."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Lu Xiangsheng to answer, he whipped up his horse and rushed back to the Qing army's cavalry.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at Dorgon's retreating back without saying a word. Zhang Cheng rushed forward and stood next to Lu Xiangsheng and said softly: "The slave chief Dorgon is not simple and has ulterior motives."
Lu Xiangsheng's expression turned pale, he turned around and slowly ran towards the group. He asked Zhang Cheng in a deep voice, "What do you mean by Zhongchen's words?"
"Supervisor, do you remember Yuan Chonghuan's disaster? The slave chief is afraid that he will repeat his old tricks."
Zhang Cheng and Lu Xiangsheng walked side by side and reminded them softly.
"Hahaha……"
Lu Xiangsheng sat on his horse, looked up to the sky and laughed, saying: "I am open to the world, how can the slaves and thieves harm me? Tomorrow, the army will be arrayed to fight the slaves, so that the slave chiefs will know how powerful my army is."
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At Shenshi, Huo Village, nine miles north of Lucheng, was captured and the army camp was announced.
After Lu Xiangsheng returned to the camp, he led the generals directly to the Chinese army's tent to discuss the strategy of fighting the Donglu tomorrow.
According to Lu Xiangsheng's idea, the infantry formed a formation to meet the enemy, and the cavalry was divided into three groups, namely the left and right wings and the central reserve group.
Since entering the defense, although the infantry has excellent guns and artillery, it has rarely participated in battles. The last time at the gate of Gaoyang City, the cavalry and the Qing army of Hauge's tribe were victorious, and the infantry had no chance to fight.
This time, he wanted to fight Dorgon in a dignified manner. He would form a step formation and use our army's cannons and artillery to consume the Qing army first. He would use Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei's cavalry formation as the left and right wings to prevent the Qing army from sneak attacks.
When the Qing army was blocked in front of the formation, the cavalry attacked the Qing army from both wings. At the same time, Zhang Cheng, Jiang Mingwu and the Du Biaoying cavalry formed the center and attacked from behind the formation. Three lines of cavalry attacked the Qing army. A great victory.
The generals discussed the relevant details again, had dinner at Lu Xiangsheng's Chinese army tent, and then returned to their camps to make arrangements for tomorrow's battle.
Zhang Cheng returned to his camp, sent someone to call Wei Zhice, and said to him: "Brother Zhice, the governor has decided to form a formation to fight against the slave bandits tomorrow to break the siege of the deer."
Wei Zhice looked excited, clasped his fists and saluted, and said sincerely: "General, you have great righteousness, and the kindness of saving each other will be engraved in Zhice's heart, and I will not dare to forget him."
Zhang Cheng took two steps forward, grabbed Wei Zhice's hands, and said in a deep voice: "It is Zhang Cheng's duty to drive away slaves and protect the people. I don't dare to take credit. Brother Zhice, there is no need to be polite."
After saying that, he pulled Wei Zhice to the seat, asked him to sit down, and said: "Master Governor, it is scheduled to start a battle with the slaves tomorrow. I would like to ask brother Zhice to return to Huolu City at night and bring the army to help. Please inform Mrs. Li about the matter so that the people in the city can feel at ease."
"General, please rest assured. Zhi Ce will prepare now. He will sneak back into the city at night and send word that Governor Lu's army is coming for reinforcements."
Wei Zhice was about to stand up as he spoke. Zhang Cheng grabbed him and said, "Brother Zhice, don't be anxious. I'll arrange for a few people to sneak back with brother Zhice to capture the deer. Please don't refuse."
Wei Zhice knew in his heart that Zhang Cheng was afraid that he would be alone and would not be able to cope with an accident, so he sent someone to protect him. He was grateful and said, "General, you have such good intentions. I am really sorry for Zhice."
Zhang Cheng called Lin Fangping, a soldier, and ordered him to call three more people to sneak back to Lucheng with Wei Zhice, pass on the news of the coming reinforcements, and stay in the city, waiting for the arrival of the army.
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In the early morning of the next day, when the sun had just emerged from the horizon and the sky was still dark, there were sentry reports. It was suspected that the Qing army was breaking camp and seemed to be running away.
After Zhang Cheng received the report, he immediately led Chen Zhong and other guards to escort more than ten horses, rode out of the camp, ran towards the Qing army's camp, and quietly sneaked up the hill where they were yesterday.
Looking into the distance to the Qing army camp one mile to the south, in the flash of lights, we could vaguely see groups of sergeants lining up in formation. Many naked captives, piled here and there, were busy dismantling a building. A military tent.
Outside the Qing army's camp, cavalry were galloping back and forth. Just under the hill where Zhang Cheng was hiding, from time to time there would be a small group of Qing troops galloping back and forth on horseback. They should be on guard duty.
After confirming that the Qing army was indeed moving out of camp, Zhang Cheng guessed that Dorgon did not want to fight Lu Xiangsheng at this time. He retreated with his troops, which could indeed relieve the deer's danger without fighting.
But Zhang Cheng always felt that the medicine sold in Dorgon's gourd was not good!
Taking advantage of the gap when the Qing army's security team galloped away, Zhang Cheng led his guards and rode down the hill, headed straight for the Huozhai camp and galloped back.
