On the same day, when Wang Chaofeng led the army back to the north, and planned to continue to rush to the Tonggu Acropolis fifteen miles away, he had only been walking for more than an hour, and suddenly there was a reconnaissance report, saying that a large Ming army had been found four miles away in the left front, with a strength of no less than 2,000!

"There is a puppet thief army in the forward? And it's still two thousand? When Wang Chaofeng learned the news, he immediately calculated it in his mind.

Where did this Ming army come from? Was it the Ming army that attacked the Acropolis of Bronze Drum before? Or is it that another Ming army went south and crossed the Acropolis of the Bronze Drum and came here.

This place is more than ten miles away from the Tonggu Acropolis, and the previous intelligence reality, a large number of the main force of the Ming army has just entered the territory of Liping Mansion at this time, and there is still some distance from the Tonggu Acropolis, and after they entered the northern border of Liping Fu, they just stopped the pace of continuing to go south, and I don't know if it was because they stopped to rest for a few days, or they were ready to stop completely, waiting for the arrival of the Western Route Army from the western and central regions of Guizhou to Liping Mansion, and then continue to go south.

In short, the main force of the Ming army had already stopped about ten miles north of the Tonggu Acropolis!

But at this time, the Ming army was found here, which seems a little strange, it is possible that the main force of the Ming army has already gone south in advance, but why is there no other intelligence and signs to show this situation.

Wang Chaofeng didn't know at this time that the Ming army discovered by the scout cavalry of the Fifth Infantry Battalion was the department of Qiu Yu, the forward of the Ming army who had fought with him, and when Wang Chaofeng learned from the scout that the Ming army appeared in the left front, Qiu Yu also learned the news of the discovery of a large number of pseudo-Tang thieves in front of the outpost scout almost at the same time.

Qiu Yu took the headquarters to walk more than ten miles for two days, but no matter how slow he walked, he would still encounter the pseudo-Tang thief army in the end.

No, now he's in it!

"The pseudo-Tang thief army, only four hundred?" After Qiu Yu heard the report of the scout, his first reaction was, I am afraid that this is fraud!

Ever since he led his men and horses south from the Tonggu Acropolis, he was already vaguely aware that there must be the main force of the puppet Tang thief army waiting for him in front of him, otherwise he wouldn't have dragged the time to go slowly, isn't this just afraid that he would go too fast, too far away from the main force in the rear, and then the lone army would collide with the main force of the puppet Tang thief army.

Since there are hundreds of pseudo-Tang thief army in front of this, the main force of the pseudo-Tang thief army is probably not far away, but how far is it? Three miles? Five miles?

Immediately, he ordered: "Disperse all the scouts and find out the main force of the puppet Tang thief army!" ”

He wouldn't believe that the Pseudo-Tang Thief Army would send hundreds of people alone, and there would definitely be the main force of the Pseudo-Tang Thief Army in the future, but he didn't know where it was or how many there were.

Now he doesn't know, in fact, the Fifth Infantry Battalion is just as hard as him, the main force in the rear is still twenty miles away, the reason why he led the army back to the north is to attract the main force of the Ming army to accelerate the south, and create time for the main force in the rear to start a decisive battle in the Tonggu Acropolis in advance.

Such a task can be said to be quite dangerous, if the main force of his own side has not come up, the main force of the Ming army will come, even if his 500 people can fight again, but they can't beat the main force of the 20,000 Ming army!

However, with the order in his body, even if he knew the danger ahead, he could only lead the army forward!

Immediately, Wang Chaofeng said: "The scout cavalry continues to look for the main force of the puppet Ming thief army, expand the range, and then send the order to the whole army to fight!" ”

The forward generals of the Tang Army and the Ming Army made almost the same choice, that is, to expand the search area and try to find out the main enemy forces that might exist nearby, but in fact they were all destined to work in vain.

Within a radius of more than ten miles, there were only these two armies, and each other's main forces were still behind.

Since both sides have discovered each other's existence, and both sides are still hostile sides destined to die endlessly, and the commanders of both sides are people with orders, it is impossible to turn a blind eye to the enemy, and the only way is naturally to fight first.

And the reason why these two people have the courage to continue to lead the troops to get closer to each other is because they both have their own confidence.

Wang Chaofeng's side is simple, they have already rested, supplemented some soldiers and the most important ammunition, and more importantly, the Datang New Army is best at field warfare, especially head-to-head confrontation, offensive battles and defensive operations, which are actually not the strong points of the Datang New Army.

Similarly, the reason why Qiu Yu dared to continue to lead the army to meet the battle was also because of the field battle.

The puppet Tang thief army did not have a strong city to rely on this time, and it also had a small cavalry on its own side, which was useless in siege warfare before, but in today's field battle, it can play a huge strategic role.

For many reasons, Wang Chaofeng and Qiu Yu both chose to take the initiative to fight after discovering each other.

The speed at which the two sides approached each other was not fast, and the distance was more than four miles, and they were stunned for more than an hour.

And when they got close to a distance of about 500 meters, they all stopped and started to form a team!

On the side of the Fifth Infantry Battalion of the Datang New Army, the phalanx has already been listed according to the standard!

The phalanx of the Datang New Army is very simple, and it is still the same old-fashioned, because from more than a year ago to now, the Datang New Army has been playing like this.

In field battles, the spearmen are in the center, the musketeers are on the flanks, and the rear are sword and shield soldiers, cavalry, archers and other forces.

If the infantry battalion is reinforced with battalion guns, the two battalion guns are located on either side of the spearmen, one on each side.

This phalanx, whether spearmen or musketeers, listed the standard thickness of the front and rear six platoons to maintain sufficient strength to cope with any onslaught.

When it comes time for the actual engagement, changes will be made according to the changes in the enemy's forces, the most common of which is to change the musketeers from six to three platoons, and then perform a salvo tactic.

However, in the early stages, the musketeers of the new army of the Tang Dynasty would usually maintain six platoons in order to cope with any possible changes.

The Ming army on the opposite side also listed the formation early, and also listed several huge phalanxes, divided into the middle army, the left wing, the right wing, etc., spearmen, sword and shield men, archers, and even gunners, cavalry, etc. are also in their respective positions.

At this moment, if you look down from the sky, you will find that there is actually no difference between the two armies, everyone plays the same phalanx, but the phalanx is different, and the weapons used are also different.

Qiu Yu looked at the pseudo-Tang thief army in front of him, and then looked back at the huge phalanx composed of more than 2,000 people in his house, especially the more than 100 cavalry in the rear, and a smile finally appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He had already obtained conclusive information from the scout before: there was no second puppet Tang thief army around, let alone the main force of the puppet Tang thief army.

That is to say, all he has to deal with is the five hundred pseudo-Tang thief army in front of him!

This time, he is determined to kill all sides and wash away the shame of several fiascos in the Acropolis of Bronze Drums!

He has a full four times the advantage of troops, and he also has a hundred cavalry that can be used as a decisive force, even if the puppet Tang thief army has the advantage of firearms, he also has five bowl cannons, three more than the puppet Tang thief army on the opposite side.

This battle must be won!

At the same time, Wang Chaofeng is also full of confidence!

This time, his troops had sufficient ammunition, and they were replenished with nearly a hundred grenades, and with sufficient ammunition, he was confident that he would sweep the Ming army in front of him, even if the Ming army on the opposite side was several times his own.

For the disadvantage of several times the strength, Wang Chaofeng didn't care much!

Because of several examples of the Datang New Army and the Ming Army, you will find that the Datang New Army has never occupied an advantage in strength, and even in the case of a balance of forces, it has always been at a disadvantage in strength.

Although the disadvantage of four times the strength is a little more today, the Ming army on the opposite side is not the real core elite recruit of the Ming army, it is just a group of guards, he was able to defeat them in the Tonggu Acropolis at the beginning, and he can also defeat them here.

At the beginning of the Second Lanjiang Campaign, Hao Bonian led 800 troops to fight against 2,500 Ming army recruits and was able to win, and today, he led 500 troops against 2,000 Ming army guards, and there was absolutely no reason to lose!

After waiting for the soldiers to be ready, Wang Chaofeng immediately ordered: "The whole army has it, go together!" ”

Suddenly, the military band of the 5th Infantry Battalion beat the small drum hanging in front of them, and the rhythm of the drum beat was not urgent, but matched the pace of the march.

This military music used in marching and fighting was changed by Li Xuan in a few troupes of Xingquan Mansion, which is absolutely not good to listen to, but at least it is pleasing to the ear, and the rhythm matches the pace of marching and combat.

With the sound of drums, the soldiers of the Datang New Army began to march in line!

Listening to the puppet Tang thief army on the opposite side slowly advancing to the beat of the drum, Qiu Yu showed a sneer: "Order, beat the drum, advance!" ”

Suddenly, a few strong men standing on the big shelf, who were still naked in the winter, showing a body of strong muscles, raised the drumsticks in their hands, and then slammed into the giant drum in front of them, and after the rumbling drum sounded, more than 2,000 people of the Ming army also began to move!

Almost at the same time, both the Datang New Army and the Ming Army chose to take the initiative to attack, whether it was the main generals of both sides or ordinary soldiers, they were full of confidence.

Wang Chaofeng and other officers and soldiers of the Tang Army, because of the proud achievements of the Tang New Army in the past, did not take the two thousand Ming troops in front of them in their eyes.

And Qiu Yu and other soldiers of the Ming army, also because their own strength is several times that of the puppet Tang thief army, and there are no other troops of the puppet Tang thief army nearby, so they are also full of confidence, thinking that the next battle will be won without hesitation.

Including Qiu Yu, many middle and senior generals of the Ming army are already fantasizing about winning this battle and getting promoted to a wealthy scene.