The friendly army on the opposite side, how can it be mixed with the puppet Tang thief army, and looking at this appearance, it seems that it still wants to attack itself with the puppet Tang thief army!

At this time, Zhu Zhihai did not know that out of the more than 4,000 people who came, only more than 1,000 were troops belonging to the Second Brigade, and the main force was the 10th Infantry Battalion and other auxiliary units of the Second Brigade.

The remaining 3,000 people are all men and horses of the Seventh Infantry Regiment, and these 3,000 people were all soldiers in the Ming Army on the North Road not long ago, the Tang Dynasty is short of materials, and it is naturally impossible to distribute military uniforms to these Ming troops in just a few days, but they can't be allowed to fight naked on a cold day, so they can only continue to wear the military uniforms of the Ming Army, and then simply tie a white strip of cloth on their arms as a mark.

But Zhu Zhihai didn't know about this, so when he saw the Seventh Infantry Regiment, his jaw was almost shocked!

Is this the friendly force? Mutiny? Who was the general who led the army?

If you let him know who it is, you will definitely hit him hard, no, just cut him down!

What a bold man, he dared to lead the army to betray the court and join the thief army, such a traitorous minister, these rebels, must all be killed, otherwise, how can they threaten the world!

If the rebels are not severely punished, there will be no chaos in the world!

It's a pity that Zhu Zhihai now doesn't know who led the army to defect, and even if he knew, he couldn't kill him.

Unless he defeats these pseudo-Tang thief armies in front of him!

Looking at the pseudo-Tang thief army and the three thousand rebels that appeared from the east, Zhu Zhihai was shocked and puzzled at first, but it didn't take long for him to put aside a lot of messy thoughts and seriously consider the situation in front of him, and the more he thought about it, the worse he felt!

The appearance of these pseudo-Tang thief armies is definitely not accidental!

And it was definitely not an accident that the more than 2,000 pseudo-Tang thief army dared to block their way into the city before, or it was the unauthorized action of the general of the pseudo-Tang thief army, it must have been an organized and planned action!

But what is the purpose of all this action?

Could it be that the two thousand puppet Tang thieves in front of him and the more than 1,000 puppet Tang thieves and three thousand rebels who appeared behind could really stop their more than 30,000 troops?

In the past few hours, Zhu Zhihai has also seen the battle of the puppet Tang thief army more than once, and he admitted that these puppet Tang thief army is indeed extraordinary.

But it is not strong enough to say that it can defeat his own army of more than 30,000!

If they were really that tough, they wouldn't be stubborn and contained, but would take the initiative to attack!

However, if this is not the case, why do these pseudo-Tang thieves still do this?

When he thought of this, Zhu Zhihai suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart!

However, he hurriedly shook his head and muttered in his mouth: "Impossible, how can it be so coincidental, these pseudo-Tang thief army are not immortals, how could Yu expect that he would lead the army to arrive in Liping Mansion City just today, and if this is the case, I am afraid that the main force of the pseudo-Tang thief army has already come, and it will not be delayed until now!" ”

His hunch was that the pseudo-Tang thief army was very likely to have been ambushed nearby, and he wanted to fight an ambush!

But this premonition is obviously unrealistic, because the Ming army also has scouts, and when they first arrived in Lipingfu City, the Ming army's scouts had already searched the nearby area of five or six miles in great detail, and did not find that there were other pseudo-Tang thieves here.

And judging from the report just now, the pseudo-Tang thief army that appeared from the east behind him had just arrived!

In other words, they did not ambush here beforehand!

Is it really a coincidence?

When I first arrived, I met the pseudo-Tang thief army?

Zhu Zhihai didn't know that all this was really a coincidence!

Of course, strictly speaking, it can't be regarded as a coincidence, the new army of the Tang Dynasty originally came towards the city of Lipingfu, and the third infantry regiment as the vanguard arrived at the city of Lipingfu before Zhu Zhihai's Ming army.

The reason why today's complicated situation has arisen is because Fang Xitong, the commander of the Second Brigade of the Tang New Army, saw the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army outside the city of Liping Mansion!

And Fang Xitong knew that this kind of opportunity was what His Majesty and other colleagues were striving for!

Therefore, when he saw the opportunity, he did not hesitate to order the Third Infantry Regiment to be contained, delay the Ming army into the city, and leave enough time for the arrival of the main force led by His Majesty in the rear!

Just where Zhu Zhihai didn't know, Li Xuan was also leading the main force to hurry at this moment, and even in order to speed up, the Datang New Army even took the initiative to give up part of the baggage troops, preferring to let the baggage troops slowly hurry behind, but also free up more horses and livestock to help the artillery troops speed up the march.

It can also be seen that even if they want to hurry as soon as possible, the Datang New Army still did not give up the artillery unit, but brought these artillery as much as possible.

Because once these cannons arrive on the battlefield, they will exert great power!

The larger the battle, the greater the role that artillery can play!

In such a large-scale battle where tens of thousands of people are expected to participate in the battle, the power that each piece of artillery can exert is enormous!

However, in order to reinforce the Second Brigade and the Seventh Infantry Regiment as soon as possible, Li Xuan had also ordered Hao Bonian to march lightly with the First Brigade first, and the First Brigade would only carry materials related to the battle, and then rush to Liping Mansion City as quickly as possible.

If nothing else, the First Brigade, the absolute main force of the new army of the Tang Dynasty, will cross a distance of fifteen miles in two hours, that is, at about five o'clock in the evening, and arrive at the city of Liping Mansion!

The normal marching speed of the troops and the speed of lightly armed marching are naturally different, and it can even be said that there is a world of difference.

The long-distance daily march of a large-scale army can only walk about 15 to 25 kilometers a day on average, well, this is based on the fact that the troops have perfect means of transportation, and at the same time, the discipline and organization of the troops are also very strict, and the physical fitness of the soldiers is also relatively high.

During the Civil War between the North and the South of the United States, their army was a standard modern army, and in the case of long-distance marches, the daily march distance was only about 20 kilometers, and in case of emergency, it would only reach 30 kilometers.

Today, the overall quality of the new army of the Tang Dynasty is naturally on a par with the standard modern army of the nineteenth century, and with the mountainous and hilly areas of Liping Province, it is even more difficult to hurry.

Being able to walk 10 kilometers on this day is quite a good result.

Now, if the First Brigade marches lightly and rapidly, this speed can be doubled or even tripled, and it takes two hours to travel 15 miles, which can be done if it wants to.

It's just that the physical consumption of soldiers and the organizational requirements of the troops are relatively high.

In the entire Datang New Army, only the First Brigade can do it, and the other troops are more or less lacking, and these troops will continue to be personally led by Li Xuan to rush to Liping Mansion this evening.

"Aiqing is going, you must stop the main force of the Ming army outside the city, and you can't let them enter the city!"

"But we must also pay attention to the way of fighting, avoid indifferent casualties, the real decisive battle is not today, but tomorrow!"

Before Hao Bonian led the army to leave, Li Xuan personally instructed him!

The 1st Brigade needs to complete the mission, but at the same time need to control the casualties!

If the 1st Brigade arrives at Liping Mansion City on a day of rapid marching, it will immediately launch a large-scale strategic offensive by the main force of the Ming Army, and it is very likely that the lack of physical fitness of the soldiers will lead to an accident.

And in the absence of artillery and other friendly forces, even if the 1st Brigade can fight, there is a possibility of accidents.

For the sake of insurance, Li Xuan just hoped that the First Brigade would be able to block the Ming army from entering the city, and as for the decisive battle, it would be fought after the whole army gathered.

Not to mention Li Xuan and Hao Bonian in the rear, they are leading the army to come quickly, and Fang Xi is the same side!

At this time, he was wearing the general's military uniform in the Tang New Army, wearing a black cape, and black leather gloves in his hands.

The officers of the Datang New Army wore leather gloves, which was still a tradition brought by Li Xuan, Li Xuan wore them to keep himself warm, and then some generals also wore them in the same way, but at this time, the middle and senior officers in the Datang New Army wore gloves, and their purpose had changed from keeping warm to pure decoration.

And ordinary soldiers don't wear gloves, because gloves cost money, and it will also affect the feel of holding weapons, and the Datang New Army will not have nothing to do to equip thousands of soldiers with gloves in batches.

Well, the armies of the Ming army and even the armies of previous dynasties did not have the tradition of wearing gloves to fight, which is not the same as the ancient armies of the West.

Fang Xitong, who was riding on horseback, could almost see the battlefield in front of him at a glance!

A large number of Ming troops are rushing towards the city gate, and there is another Ming army in the rear, confronting the main force of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, and another Ming army of thousands of people has obviously experienced a defeat and is loosely formed, and in front of them is the reserve battalion of the 3rd Infantry Regiment!

Seeing this scene, Fang Xitong nodded slightly and said, "Okay!" ”

Song Tianbiao's Third Infantry Regiment lived up to his expectations, and with only a strength of more than 2,000 people, it contained the main force of the Ming army of more than 30,000 people.

And it looks like there was a small victory!

"Order, with the 7th Infantry Regiment as the lead, the 10th Infantry Battalion will sweep the formation, march forward in unison to the front, and the 4th Battalion Artillery will also follow!"

Although the Seventh Infantry Regiment is not under the command of his Second Brigade, according to the military regulations of the Datang New Army, those with the highest rank on the battlefield have the highest strategic command on their own!

So theoretically, he had the temporary command of the 7th Infantry Regiment!