At that moment, after Emperor Chongzhen discussed with Chen Qiyu and Zheng Chongjian, he broke camp and moved forward, actively selected a battlefield, and then waited for the rebels to arrive.
The two armies engaged in battle, with the scouts engaging first. Just this made the rebels feel a lot of pressure.
The imperial officers and soldiers' Ye BuZhou is really not the Ye BuZhou they know. Because of its elite strength, at the beginning, the rebel scouts were completely defeated. Later, they increased their strength, almost reaching a ratio of three to one. The Ming army did not retreat at night before slowly retreating and getting out of the way.
Regarding this situation, many chieftains believed that this must be the Ming Emperor's imperial army, the elite who had wiped out the Liaodong Jianlu, so they were so powerful. But fortunately, their troops were much larger than the imperial army, so they felt confident to continue moving forward.
Of course, based on the understanding of the scout battle between the two sides, Sha Dingzhou, Wu Bikui and others also became serious about it. Along the way, they continued to instill hatred into their troops, saying that their relatives had been killed by the imperial army. Men, women, and children were not spared, as long as they were alive, even mice were not spared.
I have to say that their statement still has a certain degree of deception. If the imperial army suppresses the rebellion, there will be so much benevolence and righteousness to speak of. To the court, everything the rebels did was deserved to be killed. Since ancient times, there have been many such things!
Therefore, the closer they got to the imperial army, the more energetic these chieftains were in bewitching them, and the hatred among their troops towards the imperial army became stronger. And this is exactly what they expected. As long as morale rises, no matter what the reason is, it will be the greatest guarantee for defeating the imperial army.
General Dongwu Tai Taitun also saw this situation with satisfaction on his face. He said to Wu Bikui in private: "Looking at the current morale, with the elites led by this general as the main force, and cooperating with your various armies, we will definitely be able to defeat the imperial army and capture the Ming Emperor alive!"
"Thankfully, the general arrived in time with his elite troops, otherwise, the army would have no backbone and I really don't know how to win this battle!" Wu Bikui carefully patted Tai Taitun on his back and responded to him.
Sha Dingzhou also left his allies aside and followed Tai Taitun. Hearing what they were saying, he also interrupted and said: "If you ask me, the imperial army are all northerners and have never seen a war elephant at all. When the General's fifty war elephants suddenly come out, those Yankees will probably be frightened out of their wits!"
"That's right!" Taitaitun said proudly after hearing this: "These fifty war elephants are war elephants that have been trained for a long time. They are not afraid of the killing cry or the sound of gunfire!"
It takes a lot of time and energy to train an elephant like this. Only Dongwu has this strength. No one in Yunnan Tusi has this strength and can train fifty such war elephants.
So, naturally, in the envious eyes of these toasts, there was another burst of flattery.
After marching like this for two days, the two armies finally met.
Taitai Tun was sent by King Togo Thalong, so he was naturally recognized by King Thalong. Controlling the marching speed, when the two armies faced each other, it happened to be almost noon. When the army was on alert, the whole army buried pots and cooked rice, and prepared to fight when they were full.
During the military meeting before the formation, all the chieftains were on the side of the Chinese army, surrounding Tai Taitun and looking at the imperial army camp in the distance. Upon seeing this, these toasts obviously became a little more emotional.
"Look, the imperial army is obviously not as strong as ours. Now I feel relieved!"
"Not only do they not have as many troops as we do, it can be said that everyone can drown them with just one pee!"
"I've always had a very accurate vision. It's estimated that our strength is four times that of the imperial army. Four against one, and with Dongwu's army here, we will definitely win this battle!"
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When ordinary people fight a war, they look at the size of the troops on both sides and think that the one with more troops has a greater chance of winning.
Those at a higher level will compare the eliteness of both armies. For example, Sha Dingzhou and Wu Bikui, the outstanding rebel chieftains, paid more attention to the comparison of the elites of the two armies.
However, at this time, the distance was a bit far, but from the comparison of the camp, the probing by the forwards of both sides, the defense situation of the camp, etc., they had to admit that the elite level of the imperial army, at least in terms of ordnance and equipment, was stronger than theirs. too much.
Not to mention anything else, just the military uniforms. On the rebel side, all the chieftains' subordinates have all kinds of clothes, all kinds of clothes, just like an army from all nations. But on the side of the imperial army, they were all wearing uniforms, all in red, which looked mighty.
As the nominal leader and deputy leader of the alliance, they had to remind them when they heard the unskilled speeches made by those chieftains. Of course, because Tai Tai Tun is here, we cannot belittle our own strength, and it is not worthwhile to just lower morale.
After observing the formation and discussing for a while, each chieftain returned to his own army and began to prepare for the decisive battle in the afternoon. As Tai Tai Tun said, the war must be ended before dark so that you can have a good rest at night.
About half an hour later, the trumpet sound of "woo woo woo" was heard, the thundering war drums of "dong dong dong" were also beaten, and the shouts of "ho ho ho" filled the world.
Troops of chieftain armies lined up on the left and right sides of Dongwu's army. Judging from the momentum of this opening, it is indeed quite sufficient. Coupled with the large number of people, it seemed as if they were the only ones performing in the world.
The army gathered and then slowly pushed towards the imperial army's formation.
Ruan Fuquan and the Portuguese were also advancing in Shadingzhou's army, pushing two red cannons. They originally didn't want to participate in this kind of war. However, they were no longer able to do so. If the imperial army hid in the camp and could not come out, they would need to use the remaining two Hongyi cannons to bombard them. This is Tai Taitun's military order. You must carry it out even if you don't want to.
With the sound of a cannon, the imperial army obviously had no intention of retreating into the camp.
The camp gate opened, and groups of soldiers from the Ming Army swarmed out and lined up in the open space in front of the camp. Judging from the flags, there are the Qin army led by Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, and the guard army led by Chen Qiyu, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. The last thing that appeared was the imperial flag of the Ming Emperor.
In terms of military types, the imperial army was equipped with chariots, infantry and horses, while the rebels were basically infantry. The other arms are pitifully few.
It must be that the previous brainwashing was effective. When the imperial officers and soldiers appeared in front of them, the soldiers in the chieftain army who had their nests taken away all showed hatred in their eyes, and the hands holding the simple weapons were very strong. You could see it. Until the veins pop out. Some soldiers even have red eyes.
When the two sides were in formation, Tai Taitun sat on a war elephant and roared, declaring his power to the Ming army. Just like an orangutan, when it encounters an opponent, it will beat its chest first and roar to get the upper hand.
When the other chieftains saw it, they all shouted in the same way.
This kind of situation is also common in wars between chieftains. They are accustomed to it and feel that it is very effective.
The nearly 200,000 troops all shouted together, and the momentum was indeed considerable. Anyone who has never seen the scene will definitely be frightened by this momentum.
However, what they are facing is the current Ming Emperor, who conquers the south and the north, is invincible in every battle, and destroys as many enemies as he can. The big scene I have seen can really be described in one sentence: I have eaten more salt than these toasts have eaten rice.
Seeing the rebels acting like this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but curl up his lips and reveal a sneer, as if he was watching a monkey show!
After just watching for a while, a general beside him who was familiar with the situation in Yunnan reported to him the military situation of the chieftain who was arrayed in front of him. Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree, and soon the Jinyi guards rushed back to the camp.
Not long after, many people came out of the imperial military camp.
The rebels were naturally watching the movements of the imperial army. Suddenly, many people came out, and of course they were the first to pay attention.
Upon seeing it, they were immediately surprised. Because although it was difficult to see clearly from a distance, many people who came out were not wearing Ming army uniforms, but miscellaneous clothes. Just like the rebels, this situation was still very conspicuous.
Those people came out of the military camp and came closer to the formation. Finally, those with sharp eyes were the first to see clearly who it was.
This time, they were dumbfounded. The two armies were fighting, and a group of old men, old ladies, and some half-grown men suddenly appeared in front of the battle. What was going on?
After a while, many people in the rebel army discovered that the clothes on the other side were very similar to theirs, and some people began to recognize who they were.
"Sir, those people who appeared in front of the Ming army's formation seem to be the serfs who stayed at home!" Someone immediately reported to their chieftain, such as Sha Dingzhou.
When Sha Dingzhou heard this, he was immediately shocked. But he didn't know them and could only tell them apart from their clothes. But it didn't matter that he didn't know him. At this time, he could already hear his men shouting "Auntie, Aniang" and so on, so he knew that the news reported was correct.
Of course he was surprised by this situation. Needless to say, it must be the imperial officers and soldiers who coerced them to undermine their own morale.
Thinking of this, Sha Dingzhou came to his senses first, with a ferocious face, and immediately came up with an idea. He immediately rode his horse in front of his army, pointed his whip at the serfs, and shouted loudly: "See, there is no one in the government." Good thing, you want to threaten us by killing our family members in front of the formation! Surrendering is death, not surrendering is also death. In front of the two armies, it is impossible to save even if you want to. For this plan, kill the dog officer, kill Dog Emperor, avenge them!"
Hundreds of thousands of people were fighting, such a huge scene, and the Ming army was right next to those people. Anyone who saw it knew that there was no chance of saving them. Suddenly, their eyes turned red.
