Almost at this time, the decisive battle between Li Zicheng and Sun Chuanting under Kaifeng City finally kicked off. 【Fengyun Reading Network. If Li Zicheng wins and defeats Sun Chuanting, then the entire Central Plains will no longer have an official army to confront it, not to mention that Kaifeng and Henan are not guaranteed, but I am afraid that the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty will also change hands.

At present, Li Zicheng is the most powerful part of the righteous army, with more than 100,000 horses, plus Luo Rucai's division, the total number is not less than 200,000, and he has already conquered Luoyang and many other places in advance.

The official army is not, although Sun Chuanting holds great power, and the generals around him are also the most capable of fighting, but the military food is a problem, the county near Henan has almost been looted by the peasant army, and it is very difficult to raise grain and grass nearby, so it can only rely on Shandong and Zhili provinces to transport it, but Fan Ju entered Shandong, for a time Shandong's grain and grass could not be transported, and could only rely on Zhili, but the official army of more than 100,000 horses and horses, the cost was huge, so Sun Chuanting did not dare to delay too long, just wait for the horses to gather, and then quickly started a war with Li Zicheng.

Gao Jie was ambushed by Li Yan, but with wit and bravery, he finally rushed out, and the loss of men and horses was small, so after returning to Kaifeng, Sun Chuanting did not hold him accountable.

At this time, people from all towns came one after another, in addition to Sun Chuanting and Yang Wenyue's people, there were He Renlong, Cao Bianjiao, Gao Jie, Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Guangxian, and fierce generals. Therefore, Sun Chuanting is still very confident.

On May 14, the ninth year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting led Yang Wenyue and led the whole army to cross the Yellow River and go to Kaifeng City to fight a decisive battle with Li Zicheng. He himself commanded his men and horses to attack from the north.

The decisive battle of Kaifeng began.

Besides, Li Zicheng's side, since Li Yan made trouble in Henan for a while and retreated, Li Zicheng felt that the big war was coming, so he didn't dare to be careless and carefully arranged people.

He sent Liu Zongmin with Li Guo to be stationed in the south to block Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Guangxian, Tian Jianxiu with Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi in the west, to meet He Ren Long Cao Bianjiao and others, and he led Song Xiance, Hao Shaoqi, Gao Yigong, Dang Shousu and others to lead the main force to block Sun Chuanting. In this way, the generals in all aspects are both literate and military, and can cooperate with each other.

As for Luo Rucai's men, Li Zicheng put them in the Chinese army, not on the front line, because this war was too important, and the two sides joined forces not long ago, once Luo Rucai was allowed to go up, his subordinates would inevitably complain, so Li Zicheng still let Luo Rucai respond in the Chinese army, and sent troops to where to reinforce to see where it was tight.

On the 15th, just after dawn, the officers and troops, under the command of Sun Chuanting, poured out of their nests, with 20,000 cavalry in front and 30,000 infantry behind, and began to attack Li Zicheng.

I only listened to the trumpet cannons in the official army camp and the sound of drums, but I didn't hear the shouts of the sergeants, which shows that Sun Chuanting ruled the army strictly. All the soldiers had stiff faces, gloomy eyes, gritted their teeth, and pressed towards the peasant army camp.

Led by 20,000 cavalry, divided into three teams, each led by a cavalry general, the black pressed approach.

The cavalry was followed by infantry, which was also divided into three teams, each team of 10,000 people, Sun Chuanting in the center, Yang Wenyue on the right, and General Zheng Jiadong on the left.

With Sun Chuanting's troops, the other two sides of the army were also dispatched, He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao, Gao Jie's three generals also brought all the people out, He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao knew in their hearts that if they escaped like last time this time, Sun Chuanting would not be polite, and he would definitely move his head. Therefore, once the war starts, it can only fight to the death.

These three generals are also fierce generals, with elite subordinates, excellent equipment, and many cavalry, so after sending troops, they are also imposing and invincible.

Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Guangxian needless to say, these two are both surnamed Zuo, and they are both famous, especially Zuo Liangyu, who has always been very successful in killing the peasant army, killing Zhang Xianzhong was terrified, and changed color when he heard the wind, Zuo Guangxian is also a general with rare defeats, so these two are also majestic and bound to win.

The officers and troops of the three routes are very powerful, which has been expected by Li Zicheng, and he has already sent a detailed investigation in advance, knowing the main generals of the three sides. That's why he arranged his men in this way.

Li Zicheng knew very well that the most powerful of these officers and armies was Sun Chuanting's Northern Route Army. There are 50,000 people, and Sun Chuanting uses strange soldiers and dares to fight tough battles, which is the most difficult hard bone to gnaw, as long as he can be defeated, the other two official troops will inevitably flee.

That's why he personally went into battle to meet Sun Chuanting.

Thirty miles outside Kaifeng City, the Wafang camp became the place where the two sides met, and it was also the place where the war began.

Both sides lined up their men and horses and pressed forward slowly, their respective ranks in order, and only when the men and horses on both sides saw the enemy on the opposite side did they hold down the line.

As soon as the officers and soldiers looked at the banner not far away, they knew that it was Li Zicheng who had arrived in person. Because Li Zicheng's other generals are all wearing their own flags, and there are also banners, but they are very ordinary, but this banner is different, three feet high, and the flying dragon on the flag is dazzling, and at a glance you know that it is the flag of the Chinese army.

Sun Chuanting received a report that Li Zicheng personally greeted him, sneered in his heart, and ordered his soldiers on the left and right: "Tie up the corners, you go out with me for a trip." ”

Two hundred personal guards guarded Sun Chuanting, in front of them were one hundred firecrackers, and thirty sword and axe men held iron shields to surround Sun Chuanting in case the crossbow arrows and muskets on the opposite side came, and the other seventy cavalry were distributed around the right and left, with all spears in their hands, in case the peasant army sneaked attack.

Sun Chuanting came to the front of the battle with these 200 people, looked at the peasant army array, and ordered people to shout: "Is Li Zicheng on the other side, my family supervisor asked him to answer before the battle." ”

Song Xiance listened and smiled at Li Zicheng: "King Chuang, Sun Chuanting actually gave an invitation, which is polite, this is to salute first and then soldier." Li Zicheng said: "Since people came to the front of the battle first and made an appointment in good faith, how could they not go,"

He also brought two hundred soldiers, all of them cavalry, out of the line, fifty paces away from Sun Chuanting, and the two sides stopped.

Sun Chuanting looked at the opposite side, and sure enough, it was Li Zicheng, although he had never seen Li Zicheng, but he asked the painter to draw a portrait of Li Zicheng through the description of the surrender of the army very early, so it could be seen at a glance. He shouted, "Is it Li Zicheng on the other side?"

Li Zicheng also shouted: "Exactly, Lord Sun worked hard all the way and came to the outside of Kaifeng City, but my righteous army didn't entertain him well, and he was a little reluctant to go." ”

Sun Chuanting smiled coldly: "Li Zicheng, for several years, you and other thieves have rebelled, broken thousands of miles, killed countless people, made the world adjusted, all industries are ruined, the people are not happy, and the supreme is worried, this kind of big crime should be cut down and killed, but my emperor has the virtue of a good life, and thinks that the thieves are also the people, only because of natural disasters and hunger, so they gather people to rebel, so they have no intention of killing them all, as long as you wait for the rebellion, the saint is lenient, and you can be forgiven, then the people are happy to work, and all the people live in peace, isn't it a great good thing, If you are obsessed, obstinate, relying on some horses, and want to seize the great tomorrow, hehe, don't you know that I have been in the Ming Dynasty for nearly three hundred years, and the foundation is as stable as Mount Tai. ”

Listening to Sun Chuanting's words, Li Zicheng laughed: "Lord Sun, listen, what you said sounded high-sounding and righteous on the surface, but in fact it was all nonsense. When the rebels in the world did not rebel, they were all the people, and they had no choice but to rebel, not because of natural disasters, but **, the officials of the court were all thieves who harmed the people, Chongzhen did not know how to control the officials, but only knew that he reached out to the people to ask for money and food, so that the world was famine, such emperors and officials, what is the use. At present, the Ming Dynasty has been declining, the building will fall, you Sun Chuanting alone, can you turn the tide of the tide, I don't know how many generals and teachers have been destroyed by my righteous army, this is the trend of the times, the Ming Dynasty has come to the time to change hands, I think you are obsessed, and you are still here to speak out, ridiculous,"

Sun Chuanting was furious when he heard this: "Thief, I persuaded you with good words, but you added bad words, hum, if you really die without repentance, today's Kaifeng is the place where you are buried." Dare to ask the emperor and the queen of heaven, how can you help the rebels,"

After speaking, he adjusted his horse's head and returned to his own position, Li Zicheng also returned to his own Chinese army, and smiled at Song Xiance: "I have said everything that should be said, let's fight." ”

Before Song Xiance could answer, he heard a cannon sound on the opposite side, and Sun Chuanting's officers and troops had already begun to charge, and at the same time, several puffs of wolf smoke lit up and went straight to the sky.

The wolf smoke is the signal of the general attack, and He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu also launched an offensive on these two aspects.

This big battle that determines the fate of both sides has finally begun.

Sun Chuanting sent two lieutenant generals with 5,000 cavalry each, divided into left and right wings, to outflank Li Zicheng, and 10,000 cavalry in the middle, led by Yang Wenyue himself, launched a surprise attack on the front of the peasant army.

He could see that Li Zicheng's men and horses were about the same as his own, and there were forty or fifty thousand horses, and if he only attacked head-on, he would not be able to open the situation for a while, and he must win by surprise.

Attacking on three sides at the same time, as long as one of the men and horses rushed into the peasant army, it was possible to cut off or disrupt the opponent's men and horses, so that they could not take care of each other.

Li Zicheng naturally saw it clearly and guessed Sun Chuanting's thoughts.

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