Chapter 16: The Fourteenth Year of Shunzhi (3)

The rebellious army led by Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu was gloomy, and morale was inevitably low. This is a huge gap in the number of troops, Sun Kewang's army is 180,000, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu are only 60,000, although it is twice as high as the 30,000 figure in history, but it is still only one-third of the opposite, and there has been no substantial change.

No matter how simple a math problem is, a threefold gap means that a Ming army must kill more than three rebels to win. Of course, this is not how the war is calculated, but the problem is that even if you don't know the specific number, or even the approximate number, the rebellious Ming soldiers will have similar calculations when they see this scene in front of them, which will inevitably cause the fluctuation of the army's morale.

The morale of the army was like this, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu set up camp while trying to calm the morale of the army, boost morale, and were very busy. In contrast, Sun Kewang, who was ten miles away, also got the general situation of the rebel army, and in front of Bai Wenxuan, Ma Weixing, Zhang Sheng and other generals, he ordered the comparison of the strength of the two sides to inform the whole army of the comparison, which further boosted morale.

"This battle is going to be decided!"

Originally, it was reported that Li Dingguo was helped by Chen Kai in Guangdong, and in the first battle of Guangzhou, the soldiers were lost, but they were also replenished. Subsequently, the savings of Shang Geng's two feudal domains were divided, and Chen Kai's manufacturing bureau created a large number of weapons to send to the army, and Sun Kewang once overestimated Li Dingguo's strength. Now it seems that it is still due to Li Dingguo's accumulation of prestige in military achievements, and the gap between the two sides is only larger than he estimated, not smaller.

When the generals heard this, they also congratulated Sun Kewang in advance on his victory. However, Li Dingguo is Li Dingguo after all, Sun Kewang did not dare to underestimate it in the slightest, and still calmed down and prepared for the decisive battle step by step.

On the 15th, we set up camp, and on the 16th and 17th, the horses of both sides came and went, and the appetizers before the decisive battle were staged in this ten-mile area.

On the evening of September 18, Sun Kewang discussed the deployment with Bai Wenxuan, who was the commander-in-chief of the enemy, and even sent Zhang Sheng, Wu Dading and other generals.

"Zhang Shuai, you can lead Wu Dading and other generals to choose 7,000 iron horses, and take the road to Kunming overnight to attack. There are Wang Shangli, Gong Yi and others in the city, all of whom are oriented to me and can be internally responded. When you invade Kunming City, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu know that the fundamental land has been lost, and they will inevitably retreat in a hurry, and I will lead my troops to cover up and kill in the rear. On the day of success, you will be the first class of great achievement! ”

"The last general will obey."

Since it was set off overnight, Zhang Sheng, Wu Dading and others hurriedly set off. Here, Sun Kewang wrote a letter and sent someone to Li Dingguo's army. The content, naturally, is not reconciled, and no one will believe it even if it is said so. Instead, he agreed on the time of the decisive battle, and threatened to defeat these traitors in a dignified manner.

"Today is September 18, and we have agreed to a decisive battle on September 21. In three days, Zhang Sheng and Wu Dading should have climbed even if they climbed. ”

"The lord of the country has a clever plan, and Weichen should strictly implement it. Then he went to inspect the generals and the battalions on the front, so as not to make a mistake and spoil the great affairs of the lord. ”

"That's fine."

Speaking of which, Bai Wenxuan was originally the former military governor of the Great Western Army in Sichuan, and he was Sun Kewang's subordinate. Later, the Great Western Army was transferred to Yunnan, and Sun Kewang had the support of Wang Shangli, the governor of the Chinese army and the commander of the imperial camp, Bai Wenxuan, the former military governor, Wang Ziqi, the governor of the navy, and Feng Shuangli, who commanded his troops after the death of Ainengqi, so that he could subdue Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu in strength.

Over the years, Bai Wenxuan has always been the commander of the front army, and he is the most confidant. Only in the matter of An Long, Bai Wenxuan mishandled it, which made Emperor Yongli rob Li Dingguo and lost his favor for a while. However, the long-term trust, coupled with Bai Wenxuan's excellent popularity, the generals and officials continued to make it clear to him, and when Sun Kewang used him as the commander of the former enemy again, he also had the intention of not doing it.

"Feng Shuangli and Ma Jinzhong have already been crowned kings, and now you are also anxious."

Looking at Bai Wenxuan's figure leaving in a hurry, Sun Kewang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Speaking of which, among the generals under his command, Wang Shangli and Wang Ziqi were trapped in Yunnan, and he also had the intention of leaving the two of them as internal responses. When the army goes out, someone must stay in Guiyang, and the responsibility of the former enemy's command is nothing more than between Bai Wenxuan and Feng Shuangli. As for Ma Jinzhong, Ma Weixing and other generals, most of them are generals of the old Ming army under his command, he is not too confident in the ability of these guys, and even Feng Shuangli was a defeated general under Li Dingguo, so this appointment has no shortage of realities.

"There are 170,000 troops here in Jiaoshui, which is already safe. Just wait for Zhang Sheng and Wu Dading to succeed in their surprise attack, and then they can fight to determine the overall situation. It's a pity that Wang Ziqi killed Li Dingguo's general by mistake while drunk some time ago, and fled to Yongchang Mansion with his troops, but this time he couldn't count on it. However, such a big advantage is not inferior to his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Li Dingguo's reply soon arrived, setting the date for the decisive battle on September 21, and finally persuading him. It's just that Sun Kewang, who has the chance to win, is even more interested, and he has even begun to think about how to deal with Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu. As for Emperor Yongli, before disposing of it, he must first do a full set of procedures for Zen concession, which can be regarded as the last time that the identity of the Ninety-Five Supreme has been blessed.

Recaptured Yunnan, Chanrang, and called the emperor, and then personally led the army to attack Huguang, solved the corpse of Hong Chengchou, and then went down the river to re-do the three rounds of the catalpa. In this way, the Qing court in the north has nothing to worry about, and he can also complete Zhang Xianzhong's unfinished business in one go.

This night, Sun Kewang thought a lot, and even a lot of imagination was something he hadn't thought of earlier, and this time with the upcoming victory, it also opened his mind.

At the same time, Bai Wenxuan, as the commander of the former enemy, was naturally not idle. first inspected the camp of the headquarters, and then rushed to Ma Weixing's camp. Coming out of Ma Weixing's camp, it was already late at night, but Bai Wenxuan still did not return to the camp to rest, just as he said to Sun Kewang, he personally went to the forefront to inspect, and even went further out of the frontier camp, and traveled a long way, which can be said to be exhaustive.

However, before dawn the next day, to be precise, Bai Wenxuan had just laid down, and Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, who had already agreed on a decisive battle on September 21, suddenly set camp to fight. The frontier Tanma got the news and hurriedly informed Sun Kewang and Bai Wenxuan of this change, and the two also hurriedly responded to the battle, and the two sides continued to approach, and finally pushed the war to the highest Qi Dynasty at the three forks of Jiaoshui.

The two sides together are already an army of more than 200,000 people, and there is a way that there are tens of thousands of people, boundless, and even if these more than 200,000 are from the warring sides, they have long been out of sight. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu had discussed it well in advance, they had fewer troops, and since they wanted to fight a quick battle, they had to strive for a breakthrough in a battle, and they could not drag the slightest bit of mud and water.

Once the confrontation began, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu directly sent the most elite troops under their command. At this point, Li Dingguo has two famous kings and the record of recovering Guangdong, and his subordinates are all soldiers who have experienced many years of bloody battles, so they don't need to be mentioned. On Liu Wenxiu's side, although there was a fiasco in Baoning, and later he was thrown into idleness twice, but the heritage of one of the four princes of Daxi still exists, and his generals such as Qi Sansheng and Li Bengao are brave and good at fighting.

As soon as the great war broke out, it was waged in the most intense way. As the disadvantaged side, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu took the lead in attacking. Before Liu Wenxiu's army, Chongxin Bo Li Bengao led the cavalry under the command of the King of Shu to pounce directly. The Qin clan on the opposite side was also not to be outdone, and the two cavalry directly collided together.

Li Bengao is a native of Liaodong, first a general of the Ming Army, and later descended to Zhang Xianzhong, so he quickly came to be a general under Liu Wenxiu. During this period, Li Bengao led the army to attack, and the ferocity of the offensive was almost life-threatening.

The cavalry on both sides had already been mixed into a mess, and with the continuous advance of the army, every second someone was wounded and fell from his horse. Li Bengao's horse lance rushed left and right, and the cavalry under his command saw that the main general was so brave, and he also moved forward bravely, and Chen Luohan, the cavalry general of the Qin Wangfu, who only fought against him, was very tired of parrying.

The horse lance stabbed and slashed like a swimming dragon, and there was hardly a single enemy around. Li Bengao boosted the morale of the soldiers and horses of his headquarters with practical actions, and was about to continue to move forward, but he saw that the war horse suddenly fell to the ground, and countless swords and guns rolled over.

The loss of the general in the first battle is extremely disadvantageous. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu understand this truth, and Sun Kewang also understands it. During this time, Sun Kewang noticed Li Bengao's death at the first time, and immediately ordered the whole line to attack. He wants to take advantage of the fact that the rebel army loses one percent first, and directly lay the victory result!

Li Bengao's death was just as good as his bravery could boost morale, causing the morale of the rebel army to plummet. Immediately afterwards, Sun Kewang's all-front attack, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, who had already used all their strength at the beginning, fell into a desperate situation. They don't have any tricks left. The people of the world can only praise it because they can win more with less, but after all, the gap in hard power is the difference in hard power, and this is the situation that must be faced when the enemy is strong with a weak enemy.

The moment of engagement may be the moment when the rebel army collapses. After several years of hard work, he finally defeated Shang Geng's second domain with the help of Chen Kai, and then took over the holy car and took Yunnan. Every step is done with all his might, Li Dingguo's efforts are never less than anyone else's, but now he is about to end up losing all the games, and the eyes of the generals beside him have begun to flicker. Perhaps, when the collapse came, they would strongly persuade Li Dingguo to abandon the army and abscond back to Kunming, and bring the emperor to Guangdong, which was also a way out.

This kind of mind has already been born. However, as the coach, Li Dingguo did not expect these at all. Even him, even Liu Wenxiu is like this, as if he has telepathy.

"At this time, it is advisable to send troops to fight quickly, Ma Weixing and all the important generals have already made an appointment, and if it is a little later, the opportunity will be revealed, and it must not be done......"

"If it's too late, I'll die without a place. There is a word for the emperor, the country, when the death of ten thousand arrows, I should go to the front of the battle first, you wait for the whole army to advance quickly! ”

The words of last night are still in their ears, although it is not in line with their habits to pin their hopes on others, but at this moment, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu really have no afterthoughts, just staring at the big flag with white characters on the opposite side. Until, the army there reacted unexpectedly.

"Bai Wen's choice is reversed!"

Standing on a high place, Sun Kewang saw Li Bengao's death very clearly, and saw that Bai Wenxuan personally led 5,000 iron horsemen to enter Ma Weixing's camp, and after his convergence, he directly came to copy his back road. This is at the moment when the Qin Domain's army is attacking on all fronts, and it is clear that it has already been won, and Sun Kewang can't believe that Bai Wenxuan would do such a thing at this time. Moreover, he is not alone, that Ma Weixing is obviously also his accomplice.

"Why?!"

Whether Sun Kewang understands it or not, Bai Wenxuan has already done so. At this moment, the army of the Qin Domain, which was already about to win a big victory, was suddenly stabbed in the back by Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing, and it was even a big mess. The chaos was spreading rapidly, and at the same time, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu also noticed the sudden change here, and even if they came on the field in person, they led the army to pounce directly.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and defection is nothing new. It's just that cronies like Bai Wenxuan also want to jump out against Sun Kewang, but this stunned countless people. However, since it is a battlefield, life and death are the greatest, and soon, with a chant of "King Yingjin", the defection in the army of the Qin Domain was as chaotic as it was at a lightning speed, which exacerbated the collapse of the army.

The 170,000 army only fell apart after a moment of defection between Bai Wenxuan and Ma Weixing, and similar scenes have occurred not once or twice in the Ming and Qing wars. It's just that almost every time before, the side that was at a disadvantage collapsed under heavy pressure, even if the other party didn't fire a single arrow. But now, it was the side that was about to reap the victory that suddenly collapsed, and as long as the more than 200,000 people present were lucky enough to survive, they would never forget today's scene in their lives, absolutely!

"King Qin...... Sun Kewang has already run away, and there is still Feng Shuangli in Guiyang, so he must not be given a chance to regroup! ”

After the complete collapse of the Qin army, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Bai Wenxuan soon met again. In fact, last night Bai Wenxuan said that he was going to look for camp, but in fact, he informed Ma Weixing of Sun Kewang's plan to change temporarily, so that he could prepare. At the same time, it was inevitable that Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu had a mistake, and he even rushed to Li Dingguo's camp from the front under the pretext of inspecting the frontier camp to reveal Sun Kewang's plan and plan.

At that time, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were also suspicious of Bai Wenxuan's intentions. But in the end, they still chose to believe. This is more about Bai Wenxuan's performance in Anlong, it was he who personally sent Emperor Yongli to Li Dingguo's hands!

"The virtuous brother has made great contributions, and the Son of Heaven will not hesitate to reward him."

After reassuring him, Liu Wenxiu hurriedly stopped it. The overall situation here has been decided, but Kunming is where the Son of Heaven and the imperial court are located, and it is also the residence of the army's families.

And there, Sun Kewang will still have Zhang Sheng, Wu Dading's 7,000 iron cavalry, and Wang Shangli's tens of thousands of troops in the city. On their side, there were only Jin Tongwu's headquarters soldiers and horses, as well as a handful of Praetorian Guards under Mu Tianbo. Compared with history, among Zhang Sheng's troops, there is even less Ma Bao's co-conspirator.

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