Chapter Seventy-Three: The Battle of Changsha

The sun is rising little by little.

The morning fog dissipated.

The temperature is getting hotter by little. Although it was not yet noon, it was hot enough to bake even the stones. But it's also enough to make people feel very uncomfortable.

The battle between Hu Yiqing and Ma Sanbao was also divided.

Hu Yiqing is not inferior to Ma Sanbao, but Hu Yiqing's riding skills are a little worse, if Hu Yiqing is born in the north and has superb riding skills, it is not yet known who wins and who loses today. However, the reality is so cruel, Ma Sanbao, who grew up riding a horse since he was a child, is stronger than Hu Yiqing on this point.

Just a little bit is enough to crush someone.

Fortunately, Hu Yiqing's cousin, Zhao Yin chose to guard on the side, and then Hu Yiqing, Hu Yiqing saved a small life.

"Your Majesty." Chen Xin said: "I can't wait any longer. I'm afraid the soldiers won't be able to hold on. ”

Long Wu looked at the past and saw it clearly, if it was just the beginning, the generals of the two sides would be heads-up, just a little dessert when the two sides were arrayed, to pass the time. And now the soldiers on both sides are waiting for an order, and they can attack.

Long Wu also saw that Zhang Xuan had no intention of attacking.

If Longwu can drag it out, he also wants to drag it out, because Longwu feels that Zhang Xuan and others have waited for a long time to lead his main force out of Changsha City, and Zhang Xuan is willing to fight a decisive battle outside the city than to attack the city. It's just that the soldiers under his command can't wait.

It's not hot yet.

If it was noon, in the middle of summer, the heat was extremely high, and the soldiers were standing motionless in formation, it would be no worse than standing in a military posture. Long Wu knew that the soldiers under his command would not be able to withstand such suffering.

Compared with who can endure hardships, Longwu is mostly a recruit, if he can compare to Zhang Xuan's battlefield veterans. Calm as one.

The longer the time drags on, although it will wear down each other's morale. But the most consumed must be the Longwu Division.

Longwu said, "Let him come back." Drumming marches. ”

"Dangdangdang." First there was the sound of gold, then the fierce sound of drums, then the sound of long trumpets, and then the sound of elephants, and a myriad of sounds filled everyone's ears.

Zhao Yinxuan, who was fighting with Ma Sanbao, also heard the sound of Mingjin, slowly put away his horse's speed, took a few steps back, and then turned around and left under the embrace of his own soldiers.

Ma Sanbao watched Zhao Yinxuan leave, and let out a sigh of relief in his heart, his tongue couldn't help but lick it outside, licking it in his chapped lips, only to feel that his throat was like a knife cutting fire, and the sweat of his upper and lower bodies wet his clothes countless times.

There were even some tiny grains of salt on his hands, all of which were left over from layers of sweat.

"How's it going, sir?" Several pro-soldiers also gathered around.

"Water." Ma Sanbao said in a hoarse voice.

The pro-soldier immediately handed over a water bladder, Ma Sanbao took it and drank it all, only to feel that the fatigue in his body was buffered, and said, "Let's go, it's a big day today." I almost couldn't come back. ”

Ma Sanbao actually has some fear when he thinks about it at the moment.

After all, man is not steel, and it is impossible to rotate continuously. Ma Sanbao was angry, lost two people in a row, and was unwilling to give up this position to others. There is no other reason, in this kind of occasion, where there are more than 100,000 soldiers on both sides, a heads-up decisive battle is just an adjustment to the war itself. It's just an embellishment.

But for Ma Sanbao himself, it is a great opportunity.

can only make this contribution, I am afraid that the emperor in Nanjing City also knows that there is also a person like him in the army. If you can register in the hearts of the people above, do you need to think much about the future future? The so-called cone is in the sac, and its end is self-revealed. Ma Sanbao is conceited, but he lacks an opportunity to put him in his pocket.

Even in danger, he was unwilling to give up this position to others.

However, Ma Sanbao did not expect this credit to be so useful.

Ma Sanbao had just returned to the battle with a personal soldier, and before he could stop, someone beckoned him and said that he had been summoned by the general.

Ma Sanbao's breathing became rapid. In his opinion, Zhang Xuan is definitely a big man, a big man in the Xia army, as long as he can be promoted, he will naturally be able to rise to the top, and if he has this opportunity today, he will naturally not let it go.

He cleaned up his breathing, and soon came to Zhang Xuan's side, saluted and said, "The last general, Ma Sanbao, has seen the general. ”

"Get up." Zhang Xuan didn't look at him, but watched the battle intently, and the Ming army had already pressed in.

The Ming army was shouting gongs, drums and horns, people shouting horses and neighing elephants, the momentum was huge, and many soldiers didn't know whether they were brave for themselves, and they were shouting loudly. On Xia Jun's side, it was all as quiet as death.

I have to say that Zhang Xuan's old subordinates have seen him too many in large and small battle formations. Such a small scene is not worth much excitement.

One is as noisy as a volcano, the other is as silent as an iceberg, and there is this stark contrast between movement and stillness.

After Zhang Xuan saw it, he was much more relieved, put down the clairvoyant mirror and said, "Ma Sanbao, how are the good hands of the Ming army?" ”

Ma Sanbao said: "The two subordinates of the Ming army were good, but their horses dragged them down. If there is a foot duel, the last general will not dare to win. ”

"Not bad." Zhang Xuan said, "Would you like to come to me?" ”

Ma Sanbao was overjoyed, who in the Southern Expeditionary Army didn't know that the position next to Zhang Xuan was a step to the sky, as long as he stayed by Zhang Xuan's side for a while, even if he didn't go out to be a general, he could also increase the number of people directly under the general.

Although the number of people directly under the general is not large, together with a small number of troops such as the Linying Battalion, they enjoy the best treatment, and even become an officer in it, and they are promoted quickly. Ma Sanbao why not reason.

Ma Sanbao said loudly, "The last general is willing." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You just stand aside and wait." ”

"It's time for Lou Lei to change." Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart.

It's not that Lou Lei is bad.

Lou Lei is the kind of person who is plain, silent, and forgets if he doesn't pay attention. But it's not that Lou Lei doesn't have any talent. Lou Lei's biggest strength is his good at firearms, not to mention anything else, he uses a bird gun like a bow and arrow, not to mention a hundred shots, but it is also nine out of ten, Zhang Xuan has seen everyone, and Lou Lei is it.

With this alone, Lou Lei is a talent.

However, Zhang Xuan didn't want to put Lou Lei in the army, and was ready to put Lou Lei in the Privy Council.

First, there are some positions in the Privy Council, Zhang Xuan, as a big man in the army, you have to occupy it if you don't occupy others. And Zhang Xuan also wanted Lou Lei to give full play to his strengths and serve as the head of the firecrackers. Train all the firearms soldiers in Great Xia, although Great Xia has not yet completed the training integration designed by Zhang Xuan.

But the position always has to stand.

A lone sharpshooter is of little use to a person in Zhang Xuan's position. However, the accuracy of the Xia Army's gunners has only increased by one percentage point, which is a great improvement for Great Xia.

The position that Zhang Xuan arranged for Lou Lei is not bad, maybe Lou Lei himself is not willing to become a civilian officer from now on and cannot go to the battlefield. But for Great Xia, it can also be called to make the best use of things.

Ma Sanbao was full of joy, stood behind Zhang Xuan, and greeted Lou Lei, Zheng Lian and others beside him one by one.

The words of greetings, before they finished speaking, they heard an earth-shattering shout, the Ming army and the Xia army were about a hundred paces apart, and they suddenly launched a charge, and a large number of soldiers rushed over with the standing elephant, and at the same time, countless bows and arrows, and countless firearms opened fire at the same time.

The smoke of gunpowder spread, and even though Zhang Xuan's location was several miles away, he could smell a pungent smell of sulfur.

Zhang Xuan didn't care about Ma Sanbao who had just arrived at his side at the moment, but focused on the battle formation.

Although Zhang Xuan can't see it really, but Xu Du is probably a subordinate, Zhang Xuan still has a bottom in his heart. Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "It would be good if the tiger head was here, he would be the most suitable for such a scene." ”

The style of each general is different, under the guidance of Zhang Xuan, He Hutou is most interested in firearms, and may be the general who plays with firearms the most among all the generals in Great Xia, but Xu Du is not like this.

Xu Ducheng also has the Qi family's army, and the defeat is also the Qi family's army.

Xu Du gave any instructions left by Qi Jiajun. Don't dare to disobey in the slightest. The Mandarin Duck Formation, which had helped him defeat the enemy many times, was regarded as a magic weapon for victory.