Li Zicheng was finally moved by the request of He Sanjiang and other generals, and a fighting spirit came up and began to arrange troops.

In addition to He Sanjiang, Peng Zhihai and others, Li Zicheng also sent Hao Yongzhong, He Jin and other henchmen to help He Sanjiang and others.

Li Zicheng attached great importance to this war, if they could defeat the Ming army here, then they would be able to march east and spy on Luoyang, the ancient capital of several dynasties.

Therefore, he mobilized more than 80,000 troops, and also allocated 2,000 cavalry and He Sanjiang, plus He Sanjiang himself and other 5,000 cavalry, to form a very rare and powerful cavalry army among the peasant army.

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, when the people of Jiangnan began to prepare for the Chinese New Year's Eve Spring Festival, outside the city of Nanyang, Henan, two huge armies were preparing to fight.

In the history of the previous life, because Xiong Wencan was framed by Yang Sichang, the officers and soldiers in Henan have been in passive defense, and it was not until Yang Sichang freed his hands from Sichuan that he turned around and cleaned up Li Zicheng and his gang of thieves.

But in this world, because Xiong Wencan, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, still sits in the important post of the prime minister's military affairs in several provinces of Henan, and Li Tianyang's southern support troops have won two battles for him, cutting off several of Li Zicheng's henchmen, which makes the Henan garrison once again despise the peasant army.

The entanglement and contradiction between Deng Xi and Li Tianyang made Deng Xi have an ambition to compete with Li Tianyang in his heart, so when dealing with the large number of Li Zicheng's rebel army, he was not moved at all, and seemed to be really ready to fight the peasant army head-on, in order to show that his ability to lead the army was no worse than that of Li Tianyang.

A plain area on the outskirts of Nanyang Mansion was used as the main battlefield, and nearly 100,000 people from both sides of the two armies gathered here at this time, and there was a black oppression everywhere at a glance.

Among them, the 30,000 soldiers of the Ming army formed a deep and strict formation, calmly arranged into a phalanx, spread horizontally on the plain, waiting for the action of the peasant army opposite.

On the other hand, the peasant army on the opposite side, one by one, the crooked queues, under the stern reprimand of the various leaders, are still noisy, changing their appearance anytime and anywhere.

"Knock knock knock!!"

The war drums were beating, and the peasant army, under the guidance of the war drums, slowly and quickly charged towards the Ming Dynasty army more than 100 zhang away.

A large area of 40,000 or 50,000 people in Wuyangyang charged the entire plain ground, and in the sound of the ground trembling, the soldiers of both sides were killed together, and suddenly there was a situation where rows of people turned on their backs.

The main force of the Ming Dynasty army was 20,000 people, like the mainstay, and it stopped the enemy's charge of nearly 50,000 people, and it looked like there was still room for strength in the situation.

The soldiers who were sent out first by the peasant army were originally used by He Sanjiang as cannon fodder, and the vast majority of them were homeless people who came in coercion, and the supply of food and grass these days was barely enough to maintain food and clothing.

As for the more than 20,000 elite soldiers in the peasant army, most of them are still in the hands of He Sanjiang, especially the nearly 8,000 cavalry, which has been stationed far behind the army, and only after He Sanjiang gave an order, they began to charge and launch a general decisive battle.

However, Deng Xi's general army also has 10,000 reserve troops in his hands, which is also the elite of their Henan army, among which there are also 2,000 cavalry.

"The second wave of soldiers is ready!"

He Sanjiang was calm and calm, standing on a small hill that was rare in the plains, watching every move on the battlefield and adjusting his tactics in time according to the battlefield situation.

The charge of the peasant army was a swarm, and it was a matter of breath, and if this anger was discouraged, they would inevitably retreat.

He Sanjiang and they have been fighting in the peasant army for so many years, and they know very well about the shortcomings of the peasant army, and have already made a response plan, while the first wave of peasant troops retreated, the second wave of soldiers rushed forward, not giving the Ming army a chance to breathe at all.

The battle lasted from breakfast in the morning to three or four o'clock in the afternoon, until after the sun set in the west, and the battlefield between the two sides was in a stalemate.

The plain, which was originally overgrown with weeds, shrubs, and crops, is now a mess, full of the remains of soldiers on both sides who have been killed or still alive, and even the gray and yellow land has been stained black by the blood flowing from the soldiers, and the whole thing is like a hell on earth.

Deng Xi's whole face, from calm at the beginning, has now become solemn and even a little panicked, focusing on and nervously paying attention to every move on the front front.

The Ming army had 20,000 men in the front, and after almost seven or eight hours of fierce fighting, it was still able to keep the formation unchanged, but the battle line had to retreat more than 100 zhang because of too many casualties on each other.

It's just that the faces of the soldiers of the Ming army on the front line are all full of exhaustion, and the backs of the gray military uniforms are even more traces of white brushes, which are all soaked in their clothes with sweat, and then dried by the cool breeze and body temperature.

Now the soldiers of the Ming army who insist on the front line, every action is actually fought, as if they have to consume countless physical strength, and their faces show extremely painful looks.

Although the combat effectiveness of the fighting peasant army was not strong, the commander who commanded the peasant army to fight was really smart, and the soldiers who got rid of the peasant army were quickly organized, and they kept fighting against the Ming army again and again, forcing the Ming army to respond to the battle.

Deng Xi didn't think about letting the reserve team attack and directly engage in a decisive battle with the thief army, but when he was making a move and pressing the 10,000 elite army up, he didn't think that the commander on the opposite side seemed to guess his thoughts, and first moved the 8,000 iron cavalry behind him to the open left flank where the two sides were fighting, so that Deng Xi could find out about his existence.

Eight thousand iron cavalry, that is, in the current Henan government army, I am afraid that there will not be so many cavalry, just the existence of this cavalry army, etc., made Deng Xi dispel the idea of a decisive battle, and continue to hold on, so that he may be able to resist the charge of the opponent's cavalry.

And when Deng Xi stopped the movement of the reserves, the main general of the other side seemed to be his own roundworm, and also made the cavalry under his command stop charging at the front and back and began to cruise around the battlefield.

At this time, Deng Xi had to admit that the middle commander of the peasant army opposite might really be better than himself in terms of his ability to command the battle.

However, Deng Xi is also very distressed, if it continues to be consumed like this, the final result is the most unfriendly for their Ming army, if this battle fails, then Deng Xi does not dare to imagine how to face the anger of Lord Shangshu.

(End of chapter)