Lin Fan struggled with all kinds of words to finally persuade the generals of the two Qinwang armies to agree to this battle plan.

And since the matter of going to war has been agreed, the next thing to do is to prepare for war.

Compared with the other two provincial officers and soldiers, who have arrived for a few days and have received a certain amount of rest, the officers and soldiers of Huainan Province have traveled all the way and only arrived today, and the soldiers are indeed a little tired, and many of them are about to get sick from exhaustion.

Therefore, in order to cope with the upcoming war tomorrow, Lin Fan ordered all battalions to eat and drink enough, and rest for one night to nourish their spirits.

He preached to the soldiers that if they recover more today, they will have a better chance of surviving on the battlefield tomorrow, and they must not be careless.

In fact, even if he didn't say it, the soldiers who were tired along the way all understood this truth, and they didn't have the heart to toss. Everyone wants to fall asleep on the ground after eating, where can there be other thoughts.

At the same time, Ji Minglan also took the initiative to take over the settlement of the officials and soldiers of Huainan Province, and used the time when everyone in Huainan Province buried the pot to cook food to build a camp tent for them to rest in the camp.

So after a night when everyone was asleep and did not forget to sharpen their swords, the army began to move.

The next day, the drums of war beat in the camp of the officers and soldiers.

Huainan, Central Plains, and Shandong Sandaoqin King 15,000 soldiers and horses out of the camp array, took the initiative to seek battle, and had the intention of fighting with the Manzhen army.

The official army was in front of the Huainan Provincial Officers and Army, and the other two Provincial Officers and Troops were behind, and the Great War was about to break out.

For the time being, the Manzhen army will be on the side of the Manzhen army, although the Manzhen army has entered the customs this time, although it can drive straight in, and the troops will be under the city of Dayunjing. However, because of its insufficient troops, even if it overwhelmed the country, it was still not enough to form a siege on all sides of the capital.

Therefore, the Manzhen army was mostly stationed in several prominent places in the terrain, so that they could not only clamp down on the Beijing camp defenders in the capital city, but also guard against the reinforcements from all over the imperial court that came one after another.

As soon as the official army was dispatched, the Manzhen army discovered the movement and quickly dispatched troops and horses to meet the enemy.

Due to the limited strength of the Manchu army, more than half of the troops were sent out to plunder all parts of Gyeonggi, and the army left behind in this side was less than 50,000.

And the remaining 50,000 people also had to be stationed in separate camps, so the troops that appeared in front of Lin Fan and them were not too many, but only five or six thousand.

As for these people, they are also mainly infantry soldiers composed of Liaodong Yunren and descendants, and the most elite cavalry of Manzhen did not appear here.

Perhaps they thought that it was enough to use these forces to deal with the weak Dayun army on the opposite side, and they didn't need the invincible Manzhen Iron to ride out.

Of course, if the situation is in danger, the king's tent camp is not too far from here, and with the foot strength of Manzhen's cavalry and war horses, it will only be a matter of moments.

Looking at the Manzhen infantry army waiting in the distance, Lin Fan looked back at the generals in the army on the war horse, and saw that everyone looked solemn and was ready to fight to the death.

Lin Fan didn't delay any longer, he shouted loudly: "Where are Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang?" ”

Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang hurriedly stepped out of the queue and responded: "The end will be!" ”

"I now put all the more than 3,000 foot soldiers of our army under the command of the two of you, and I have only one request, that is, you want to disrupt the formation of the enemy army for me and create opportunities for the cavalry brothers, can you do it?"

The two said in unison: "Please rest assured, the last general will not disgrace his mission, and he will definitely fight to the death with the Manzhen army." Even if you use your head, you have to push a hole in the enemy's formation! ”

"Good, strong!" Lin Fan laughed.

Then he said, "Since you two have this determination, then you can go!" ”

"You go first, and I'll come later!"

"Yes, the last general commands!" The two solemnly bowed to Lin Fan and received the military order.

After that, they didn't say much, but bowed their hands to the generals present, and then set off with all the foot soldiers in the army.

When the official infantry army was gradually approaching the Manzhen army in front of the formation, Lin Fan said to An Ning and Wang Hu and their party: "After Deng Wentong and them disrupt the formation of the enemy army, all the cavalry will follow me and send them out for me. ”

"After rushing over, don't stop yet, you have to wait until you are under the city wall in one breath!"

An Ning hesitated: "Your Excellency means to personally lead the troops to charge?" ”

Lin Fan replied as a matter of course: "This is nature! ”

An Ning said anxiously: "No, that's too dangerous!" ”

"And in the absence of the adults, the whole army loses its command. It's better for the adults to stay here and take command, and I will lead the troops there, and I promise that I will be able to break through the enemy's formation! ”

"What are you talking nonsense?" Lin Fan scolded loudly when he heard this, the voice was so loud that the war horses under his crotch were taken aback, and he neighed, and almost stood up.

Controlling the war horse, Lin Fan shouted loudly: "It's dangerous for me to go up, so you tell me who is not dangerous when I go up?" ”

"As the commander of the First Army, how can I have a reason to hide behind and let the soldiers die?"

"Adults know that they are the commanders of the first army, and they should not take such risks. If something happens to the adults and they lose their handsomeness before the battle, the adults will not understand what the consequences will be! An Ning retorted.

Lin Fan looked at An Ning with an unkind expression, this kind of look was something that An Ning had never seen in the way they had been together for so many years.

"That's good! Pass on my military orders: If I die, the whole army will obey Anning's dispatch; An Ning died, and then Chen Fangshu took over, and if Chen Fangshu died again, it would be commanded by Wang Hu. ”

"If all the officials in the army are dead, then the commanders of each standard and the head of each team will serve as the chief general. How's it going, are you satisfied with my arrangement? ”

"No matter what you say, my lord, you can't have an accident, or I won't be able to explain to the old lady!" It was a matter of Lin Fan's safety, and Anning, who had never contradicted Lin Fan, argued loudly and rarely.

Lin Fan was angry: "Nonsense, you can die, and the soldiers can also die, why can't I have an accident?" ”

"I tell you peace, in this world, there is no one who cannot die, and there is no one who will not die!"

He pointed to the infantry soldiers in front of him who were about to engage the Manzhen army, and shouted excitedly: "The soldiers of the infantry army have rushed forward now, and when this battle is over, they don't know how much they can come back!" ”

"They are all our comrades, but you are here to tell me this, where are you going to leave me?"

An Ning grabbed the reins of Lin Fan's war horse, and his anxious tears fell: "Young master, the old lady is now in the capital, maybe the old man is watching this side from the city wall now." Young master, you are so adventurous, isn't it?

Do you have to see you die here? Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the old lady, right? ”

At the mention of Lin Ruxian, Lin Fan's expression couldn't help but soften a little, and he was stunned for a while.

After calming down, he sighed, and he said: "Yesterday was my main battle, how can I hide behind my brothers today and watch everyone fight hard." There is no reason to risk other people's lives in this world, and if I am greedy for life today, although life is still death! ”

"But, young master! You..."An Ning still doesn't give up, and wants to persuade again.

"No, if you don't want to go, you can stay behind and watch the battle with Li Qingshan, but don't say it anymore, I won't listen to it!" Lin Fan said.

In order to put an end to the peaceful thoughts, Lin Fan said in a cold voice: "Pass on my military order, if anyone dares to shake the heart of the army again, no matter who it is, it will be done by military law!" ”

As soon as the military order came out, An Ning knew that there was no persuasion, Lin Fan's temper was like this, once he recognized one thing, he would never change his mind again.

He no longer insisted, but let go of the reins in his hand, and arched his hand towards Lin Fan: "When the time comes, please let the last general accompany the adults, and I hope the adults will allow it!" ”

The meaning of tranquility is very simple, since you are going, then let me follow you.

Even if I want to die, I have to die before you. Before I die, I will never let anything happen to you!

An Ning spoke, Wang Hu, Chen Fangshu, Zhang Ping, Zhou Yuanzhi and others also stepped forward at this time: "The subordinates of this battle are willing to accompany the adults, I hope the adults will allow it!" ”

Lin Fan looked at everyone very moved, he knew that everyone at this time was sincere and without hypocrisy. He knew that at this time, everyone was willing to sacrifice their lives for themselves and for those robes in the army.

"Okay, everyone will come with me later!" Lin Fan agreed softly.

"Yes, my subordinates have orders!" Everyone replied in unison.

Then everyone looks at me, I look at you, and suddenly they laugh out loud together.

After the laughter, Lin Fan pointed to the big flag behind him and said to Wang Hu: "Brother Wang Hu, you have the longest strength among us. In this battle, how about Brother Wang Hu being the leader of our army? ”

This banner is the tooth flag in the army, and it is extremely important. Where the banner is, it means that the commander in the army is also there.

Once the banner falls or is destroyed, it means that the manager has been killed or captured.

Without a commander in the army, the collapse of the whole army is inevitable!

And the commander personally went into battle to kill the enemy, as long as the handsome flag did not fall, the morale of the army can be imagined.

Wang Hu solemnly took the handsome flag: "Don't worry, I will follow you wherever you go." Even if you die, you will never let this flag fall! ”

Just when the dispute between Lin Fan and An Ning ended, Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang finally made official contact with the Manzhen Army.

From the very beginning, the war was at a stalemate.

The Manzhen Army was different from any of the bandit armies that Lin Fan had encountered before, and their combat power was extremely strong.

Even these infantry soldiers composed of Liaodong Yunren and subordinate soldiers should not be underestimated, far superior to those homeless soldiers in the interior who can't even eat.

The battle between the two sides was extremely tragic, and the court officials and soldiers vowed to rush forward to kill, wanting to relieve the danger of the Beijing division; The Manzhen infantry army will not retreat from the battle, but it is a victorious army.