When they returned to the Chinese army's tent, everyone was convinced of Yan Yingyuan's talents. And I admire Emperor Chongzhen for having a pair of discerning eyes that recognize talents. At least that's what Zheng Chongjian thought. After working together for so many days, although he felt that Yan Yingyuan was indeed good, he didn't expect that Yan Yingyuan was a great talent.
After Emperor Chongzhen sat down, he said with a serious expression: "The rainy season in Dongwu is approaching day by day, and I have decided to launch a general attack on Dongwu's army tomorrow. As soon as Zheng Qing's troops arrived, and the soldiers were tired, they used it as a preparation for the battle to suppress the army. .The other generals will go to battle tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the tent responded in unison: "Wei Chen (the last general) obeys the order!"
Emperor Chongzhen had no doubts about the victory of the war. Therefore, he said to those who came all the way to serve as officials in Dongwu: "I will give you at most three days to understand Dongwu's situation and do a good job." It’s the official’s plan. I will give you some pointers on the key points, but you still have to work hard on how to be a good official!”
"I obey the decree!" These people immediately responded in unison.
Most of them were talented people who had not been able to do well at home, so they went to Dongwu to become officials to gain qualifications.
Including Yan Yingyuan, actually. When he reaches middle age, he is just a historian, an official without rank. In the original history, it was only the master book of the ninth grade. If you want to be an official in China normally, you have to wait in line in the civil service department. In this life, if there is no special opportunity, being able to become a seventh-grade sesame official is already great.
And now that Dongwu is far away, although it is indeed very far away, even if there is no chance, the seventh-grade sesame official, also commonly known as the county official, is the starting point. After Yan Yingyuan lost his mother, he no longer had any scruples. For the sake of his future and the chance to show off his talent, he signed up and came to Dongwu.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Yan Yingyuan after giving his instructions and asked with a hint of expectation: "Will you fight in the battle tomorrow?"
Yan Yingyuan is different from other scholars and scholars. He is an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs.
After listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, of course he knew that this was an opportunity that he could only encounter in his lifetime, so he immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order and said: "We are willing to fight!"
"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen immediately praised and said, "Go to the Yongwei camp and select twenty people. When the battle begins tomorrow, you will go out with Zhou Qing."
After Yan Yingyuan heard this, he immediately understood that this was giving him a chance to perform. In this way, when the emperor reuses himself after the war, he will have a reason.
Thinking of this, he was extremely happy and immediately replied: "Wei Chen obeys the order!"
Zhou Yuji, who was beside him, grinned silently at him as an expression of friendship. However, in his heart, he was a little unconvinced, thinking that he must not let a civilian official steal the general's face tomorrow!
Although he couldn't help but think of Governor Lu in his mind at this time, he still felt that Governor Lu was unique.
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Early the next morning, everyone in the Ming Army's camp had breakfast in advance. After eating and drinking, the horn sounded, and the Ming Army soldiers all rushed out of the camp one by one.
Chariot camps, cavalry, infantry, etc., totaling about 30,000 troops, approached the city of Ava to form an array.
On the side of Dongwu's army, the rhythm is still the same as before. At this time, breakfast had not yet been eaten, and most of the Dongwu soldiers in the camp had just woken up.
Suddenly, they were all frightened when they heard such a loud movement from the Ming army. They could still worry about eating, but their leader shouted to assemble them.
When they saw that the Qing Ming army had dispatched more than 30,000 troops, and even the imperial flag had moved forward, the soldiers of the Dongwu tribe who were facing the Ming army had pale faces and no fighting spirit at all.
Previously, the Ming army's five thousand troops killed 30,000 Dongwu tribesmen and fled. Now that the Ming army has so many troops, how can we fight?
Some tribal chiefs immediately sent people to report to King Dongwu, asking King Long to send his elite troops to help in the battle; while some tribal chiefs simply had the idea of escape, and did not even think about fighting the Ming army head-on.
In fact, there was no need for anyone to report it. Prince Long was already worried about it. He knew that the Ming army would definitely not wait until the rainy season before attacking. Therefore, as soon as he heard the news, he was the first to come to the city to watch the formation. Seeing that the Ming army had almost completed its formation, facing Ava City in a semicircle, and behind it, there was another Ming army on guard. Based on previous battle experience, I knew that this battle would be difficult to fight again.
But no matter how difficult it was to fight, he had no choice but to fight.
Therefore, he immediately issued a military order and asked the Dongwu tribe from other directions to rush over immediately to use their superiority in strength to surround the Ming army.
This movement was so big that it was obvious that a decisive battle was coming. Most of the Dongwu tribe followed the military order and hurriedly led the army over from other directions. Only a few tribes were cheating and sneaking around, waiting for other tribes to face the Ming army first.
When they arrived at the north gate where the Ming army was arrayed and saw that no matter which direction they looked at, they were facing the Ming army directly, they became a little timid. In particular, the Ming army's chariots and camps were arrayed in front, which made them even more frightened.
As a result, the clan chiefs of various clans sent people to ask for help from King Talong and asked King Talong to send his imperial guards there. Otherwise, they might not be able to withstand the Ming army's offensive.
They were not ready yet, but the Ming army suddenly heard the "dong dong dong" sound of war drums. At the same time, the Ming army actually started to move and actively launched an offensive towards Dongwu's army.
Although the Ming army moved slowly, their formation remained very neat. The sidecars were moving slowly, just like rows of city walls.
Every time the Ming army took a step forward, Dongwu's army became more worried. Among the tribes facing the Ming army, some people already wanted to retreat. They did not want to be attacked by the Ming army's artillery.
When King Talong met him, he knew that at this time, there must be an army that can serve as an example to encourage other Dongwu armies. So, while he strictly ordered several of the tribes with good relations to attack the Ming army, he also asked the imperial guards in the city to fight. Otherwise, once morale collapses, it will be difficult to recover.
However, when one of the tribes had the courage to stop retreating and was about to move forward to fight. On the Ming army's side, a puff of thick smoke suddenly appeared, and at the same time, two loud "boom" sounds were heard.
Why did the Ming army fire at such a long distance? The Dongwu soldiers all had such questions. Based on previous experience, the Ming army would only fire when they were close!
Thinking like this, they turned around and saw to their surprise that there were already two blood ditches in a tribe facing the Ming army. Broken limbs and arms, dripping with blood.
Although the number of dead and wounded Dongwu soldiers was actually only about twenty, the tribe was suddenly in chaos. I saw all the soldiers squeezing to both sides, and they no longer wanted to stand in front of the Ming army's formation.
On the top of the city, King Talong saw this situation, and while strictly ordering the tribe not to cause trouble, he quickly ordered his imperial guards to temporarily leave the city. After all, this is his biggest support, but it is also made of flesh and blood and cannot withstand the bombardment of the Ming army's artillery. It is best for other tribes to consume the Ming army's artillery first, so that his imperial guards can be sent out to exert their maximum power.
However, this time, King Long's military order was a bit ineffective. Although the commotion did get better after the military order was passed, it may be seen that some soldiers still did not want to face the direct offensive of the Ming army and were still pushing to both sides.
Just when King Long was about to get angry, suddenly, there was another movement from the Ming army, and he quickly turned his head to look. But they saw about 5,000 cavalry troops, divided into two groups, rushing towards the commotion of Dongwu soldiers at very fast speed.
Not only did he see it, but all the other Dongwu tribesmen also saw it. They couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. Didn't the Ming army start the battle with artillery first, and the cavalry was only dispatched last? Why was it that this time, the cavalry was sent out first?
The cavalry was very fast, and in just a moment, they were already approaching the Dongwu tribe.
Dongwu's soldiers were in a panic. Some wanted to use their bows to threaten the Ming army, while others hurriedly retreated under the thunderous sound of hooves. Their different reactions made them a mess.
Finally, the Ming cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the tribe leader knew that if the cavalry rushed in, they would all die. So, he frantically ordered the spearmen to quickly form formation. Although I don’t know if I can block it, I have to at least block it for a while.
However, the Ming cavalry seemed to be marching forward bravely and wanted to break into their formation, but when it came to the actual battle, they just ran in an arc. When they were closest, they shot towards the cave like a series of arrows in the shortest time. There was a shower of arrows among the crowd of my tribe.
The sound of hoofbeats faded away, and the unlucky Dongwu tribe lay on the ground, with those who were still alive wailing. The sound was so loud that other tribes' troops were afraid and did not dare to move forward.
King Long looked at him from the top of the city and his face turned red. He was obviously angry, so he jumped to his feet without any grace and cursed: "Come on together, what are you doing if you don't move? Only by moving together can we win, come on, you cowards, superior……"
He didn't think about it himself, why didn't his imperial guards leave the city?
At this moment, on the other side of the Ming army's arc, a hole suddenly opened in the carriage camp, and groups of Ming infantry troops lined up from it and attacked the Dongwu tribe that had just been attacked.
"Bah, bang, bang..." The fusiliers fired quickly.
The archers were right behind the fusiliers, using their fastest speed to cover any tribe without paying attention to accuracy.
Groups of armored heavy infantry marched forward generously and vigorously, the weapons in their hands shining coldly in the rising sun.
"Ho ha, ha ha..."
The neat movements made people feel that so many Ming soldiers seemed to be just one person at this time.
