On this day, the 50,000 troops of Gao Junshan had approached the Daning River and were camping in the mountain road, camping for more than ten miles.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Gao Junshan sat in the middle, analyzing the situation in eastern Sichuan with the civil and military forces.

According to the Tanmalai newspaper, Shao Jiechun, the governor of Sichuan, sent Zhang Ling, the deputy commander-in-chief, to garrison Huang Niwa, with the obvious purpose of preventing the righteous army from crossing the Daning River to the west.

Ma Yuanli reminded Gao Junshan: "King Qin, Zhang Ling is a famous general in Shu, although he is seventy years old, he can still drive a five-stone bow, and he has the courage of ten thousand people, and he has beaten the old Huang Zhong of the Three Kingdoms." ”

"Is it so powerful?" Gao Junshan seems to have no belief.

Wang Shangli also said: "In the seventh year of Chongzhen, we followed Jingshuai (Zhang Xianzhong) to fight in Sichuan, and it was this Zhang Ling who stopped us. This old guy fought with Zhang Erqi, the general soldier of Sichuan, in Yuanshan, and he was shot three times in the face by my archers and did not retreat, and continued to fight with me. This old fellow single-handedly killed hundreds of my rebel brothers. ”

Gao Junshan asked Sun Kewang: "What is the origin of Zhang Ling's person?" ”

Sun Kewang was originally the leader of the detective team, and after Zhuang Youfu died in battle, Gao Junshan transferred him to his side, so Sun Kewang still knew something about some of the generals in the Ming Court.

He replied: "Back to the King of Qin, Zhang Ling once followed the leader of the Tusi rebels, Hao Chongming, to rebel against the imperial court and captured CD City, and later he captured He Ruohai, the prime minister of Xuan Chongming, and surrendered to the imperial court. Enraged, he killed all the children of his family and razed his family's ancestral grave. From then on, he was loyal to the imperial court. ”

Gao Junshan sneered: "It's just an old guy, why be afraid?" Look at how I took his life before the battle! Come, let's discuss how to fight the first battle of Irikawa! ”

Tian Wenju said: "Zhang Ling has 5,000 men, and half of them are recruits. Stationed in the Yellow Muddy Valley, the Yellow Muddy Valley, which is the key point of my army, but the terrain is low, and it is not suitable for garrisoning. ”

Wang Shangli said with a smile: "It seems that this old guy doesn't know the art of war very well. ”

Gao Junshan said: "He just had to do it, don't underestimate this old guy." ”

Tian Wenju suggested: "Zhang Ling has just arrived in Huangniwa, and we must take advantage of his unstable foothold to quickly annihilate him." ”

Gao Junshan agreed: "What Gongren said is extremely true. I order: Bai Wenxuan and Ma Yuanli outflank Huang Niwa left and right, Zhang Hualong, Wang Shangli, and Wang Ziqi protect the old camp, and Dou Mingming, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Ma Jin, Li Hu, and Li Derong follow me to attack Huang Niwa! ”

As soon as the order was issued, the various departments began to act, and this first battle did not use hot weapons, because Gao Junshan thought that there was no need for this, and to deal with only 5,000 people, Gao Junshan dispatched 20,000 male soldiers was enough.

After two hours of rapid marching, the army of Gao Junshan surrounded the yellow mud puddle.

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However, it was said that Zhang Ling, the deputy commander-in-chief, hurriedly arrived at the Huangniwa to set up camp, and he despised such thieves as Gao Junshan, did not pay attention to defense, and did not send scouts to investigate around, and chose to camp in a low-lying place, which was a taboo for soldiers.

He originally received Yang Sichang's general order to guard Kuimen, but the governor Shao Jiechun disobeyed Yang Sichang's order, and scattered the troops originally concentrated in Kuimen to guard the pass.

When Gao Junshan's men and horses killed from the east, south, and north, his camp was immediately crushed, and when Zhang Linggang reacted, Gao Junshan led Dou Mingming, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Li Derong to rush to his Chinese army tent.

Gao Junshan can not allow you to be presumptuous, raise the neutrino can pistol, only to see a blue light, and send this old guy to the western sky.

As soon as Zhang Ling died, most of his men and horses were taken prisoner, and only a few remnants fled to Dachang County.

After eliminating Zhang Ling, Tian Wenju suggested to Gao Junshan: "King Qin, the next step is to start attacking Dachang City. Only by breaking through Dachang City can we successfully attack Kuizhou. ”

Gao Junshan gathered his men and horses, rested on the spot for half a day, and marched towards the Daning River.

In order to force the Daning River, it is necessary to pass through the Bawu River, a tributary of the Daning River, and if you want to cross the Bawu River smoothly, you must clear Yang Sichang's defenders on the land ridge on the side of the Bawu River.

According to the Tanmalai newspaper, it was the 8,000 men and horses of the Chu generals Zhang Yingyuan and Wang Zhifeng who defended the land ridge. Zhang Xianzhong's old troops had many battles with the Chu army, and were very familiar with Zhang Yingyuan and Wang Zhifeng's methods of using troops.

Gao Junshan invited the three generals to the big tent, and after giving them the task, he told them: "Although Zhang Yingyuan and Wang Zhifeng have 8,000 men, 5,000 are newly recruited. The terrain around the land ridge is narrow, and no matter how many people and horses there are, you can attack in two teams or left, and act on the right side. ”

In the early morning of 25 April, Zhang Hualong led 6,000 men and horses to suddenly appear on the east side of the land ridge, and after receiving the report, Zhang Yingyuan and Wang Yunfeng, the generals of the Chu army guarding the land ridge, immediately discussed the strategy of dealing with the enemy.

Zhang Yingyuan analyzed that Gao Junshan came to attack the land ridge, and its purpose was to smuggle across the Bawu River, once Gao Junshan seized the crossing of the Bawu River, the land ridge not only lost its importance, but also his own back road will be cut off.

According to Zhang Yingyuan's estimate, they decided to send the deputy general Luo Wenyuan and the staff general Hu Rugao to lead 1,000 elite soldiers and 1,000 recruits to defend the ferry, with the main general Zhang Yingyuan leading 1,000 elite soldiers and 2,000 recruits to guard the land ridge and command in the center, while Jiang Yunfeng led 1,000 elite soldiers and 2,000 recruits out of the village to meet the enemy.

The officers and soldiers relied on the superiority of their condescending position, the advantage of occupying the land, and they had arrived here 10 days earlier, and had already been fully rested, and they were really waiting for work at leisure.

Wang Yunfeng immediately stood on a small hill outside the camp, and saw the people and horses of Gao Junshan all over the mountain, and he was horrified in his heart, and he already knew that he had 2,000 recruits in front of the battle, leaving 1,000 elite soldiers to watch behind.

Zhang Hualong saw the officers and soldiers leaving the camp, and shouted loudly: "Rush! ”

Six thousand brave men rushed towards Wang Yunfeng's defense line, shouting and killing the sky, like thunder, Wang Yunfeng's recruits saw this formation, and fled in all directions before they could engage in battle.

When Wang Yunfeng saw this scene, he had to sound the gong to withdraw his troops.

Ma Yuanli, who was ambushed in the woods to the west, saw that the officers and troops had become a pot of porridge, and immediately waved the command flag, the war drums sounded in unison, and the shouts moved the ground, and 8,000 soldiers rushed over together, forming a situation of outflanking the officers and troops of the land ridge.