A night's rest can be said to have a great effect on the reinforcements from Daming from afar, at least after a night's rest, the fatigue on the faces of the soldiers has dissipated a lot.

To Zhang Huangyan's surprise, there was no movement at all in the Hongtang army last night, and not even a harassing army was dispatched, so the Ming Dynasty army spent the night quietly.

This makes Zhang Huangyan's many arrangements feel like they are hitting the air, and they are extremely uncomfortable.

Of course, this is also good, at least the forces of both sides will not be damaged by harassment, and it will allow each other to rest and recuperate.

At dawn on the second day, the smoke wafting from the Hongtang army camp and the sound of the soldiers getting up and forming a whole team woke up the Ming army camp.

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"The enemy didn't harass our army last night, and it seems that he has held back enough energy to confront our army today!"

Zhang Huangyan pondered in his heart, and then slowly expressed his judgment.

"My lord, our army is far stronger than their Hongtang army, even if they attack, what can we do?"

The chief soldier Kong Zhen replied with confidence.

"Having said that, the other party can storm and capture the city of Jinan Mansion in more than ten days, and its strength should not be underestimated!"

Zhang Huangyan certainly agrees with Kong Zhenhui's view, but he also maintains the necessary caution.

"Order the three armies, bury the stove for cooking, and set off for the front line of Jinan Mansion when the whole army is in the morning!"

"Whoa!"

At the same time, in the camp of the Third Army of Hongtang, Kong Youde, Pu Liqi and others also got up early, and while quickly drinking the gruel and dry food prepared by the guards, they asked the members of the staff on the side: "Are everything ready?" ”

"It's ready!"

Yang Zili replied affirmatively.

"Very good, then let's go and say hello to this group of guests from afar!"

Kong Youde wiped his mouth, and then gave a command.

"Yes!"

"Squeak!!"

The door of the Hongtang army camp slowly opened, and the Hongtang soldiers, who had eaten and drunk enough and recuperated for a long time, under the leadership of their respective officers, marched out of the camp in an orderly manner and slowly approached the Ming army camp.

"Woooooooooooo

The long sound of the horn sounded, sounding the alarm for the Ming army camp, and at this time, the soldiers of the Ming army, who had just finished eating, began to hurriedly reorganize the army, and then lined up in a formation in a burst of scolding, poured out of the camp, and spread out the formation outside the camp.

Although the Hongtang army was dispatched earlier, but in fact their movements were not fast, when most of the 100,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty were reorganized and arranged outside the camp, the Hongtang army had not even gone out of more than five miles.

"My lord, in the rear formation of the opposing army, at least thirty artillery pieces were found, under the traction of cattle, horses and livestock, keeping a certain distance from the opponent's formation, approaching our army!"

"In the rear of the other party, there are dozens of carriages, which are covered with black cloth and carry in the rear, I don't know what exactly is in them!"

One after another, the news that the scouts had obtained at great risk was continuously transmitted to Zhang Huangyan's ears, explaining why Hongtang's army was marching so slowly.

"It's really rich, an army of tens of thousands of people has more than 30 artillery pieces, which is more than the fire cannons of my Daming Jingshi City!"

Zhang Huangyan sighed very much, he was not surprised that the other party had such powerful firepower and was now using it on the battlefield.

Compared with the battle with the Jurchens, Zhang Huangyan said that these Ming Dynasty soldiers were quite touched by the fact that they used to look at the tactics and weapons of the Jurchens as if they saw a group of beggars and outcasts, relying on their powerful bodies to fight; Now their Ming Dynasty army is in front of the Hongtang army, but they have reversed their position and become their beggars.

"My lord, we must not let the opponent's artillery run wild on the battlefield, we must strike first!"

Chief soldier Xia Chengde stood up and made a suggestion.

"The last general asks for his life, and is willing to be the vanguard of our army, smash the opponent's Chinese army, and completely defeat the enemy!"

Kong Zhenhui's general soldiers stood up at the same time and asked Zhang Huangyan for his life.

"Don't be impatient, and let the official think about it!"

Zhang Huangyan had a headache.

The movements of the Hongtang army were always unexpected, and the field artillery had not yet become popular in this era, for the simple reason that its bulky size could be destroyed by the enemy at any time on the rapidly changing battlefield.

Unless they are really confident, the average general coach will not send these big guys to the front line at the beginning, and if they are really defeated, these big guys will be the first to be abandoned, and they may not even have a chance to play.

Of course, if you really want these big guys to roar on the battlefield and show their power, it will be extremely shocking for the enemy's soldiers, and it is more likely to destroy the confidence of the soldiers in the decisive battle.

Zhang Huangyan's trouble lies in the fact that if only a small-scale vanguard army is dispatched, for the Hongtang army, which is almost the entire army dispatched at the moment, it is almost possible that it will be a meat bun and a dog - there is no return; But at this time, it was only the second day when their Ming Dynasty army arrived outside Jinan, and it was really a bit incredible to let Zhang Huangyan give the order for the whole army to fight a decisive battle.

However, as the Hongtang army approached step by step, Zhang Huangyan also knew that he could not hesitate too much, if he continued to delay like this, and when the Hongtang army reached the effective range of artillery fire, he would start to give full play to their artillery superiority first, then for their Ming army soldiers, not only would their strength be reduced a lot, but also everyone's confidence in fighting would be shaken.

"Kong Zhen will be the commander!"

"The last general!"

"All the cavalry battalions of our army are in your hands, and you can leave the camp and cruise on the left flank of the enemy, looking for opportunities to insert!"

"The last general commands!"

"General Xia Chengde!"

"The last general!"

"This officer will give you 20,000 troops to launch an attack on the enemy's right flank to attract the attention of the enemy army for this officer."

"The last general commands!"

"Remember, at least hold on for more than three hours!"

"Whoa!"

"Wang Tingchen's general army!"

"The last general!"

"This officer and your 50,000 army, after Xia Chengde's general army strikes for more than half an hour to attract the attention of the enemy, your department can launch an attack on the enemy's right flank, be sure to tear open the enemy's gap, and create an opportunity for the cavalry battalion to break through to the enemy's rear!"

"The last general commands!"

“…………”

At the last moment, Zhang Huangyan still made the decision to counterattack the whole army, and a head-to-head duel of more than 100,000 troops actually began, which may have been unexpected by Commander Zhang Huangyan and even the central cabinet of the Ming Dynasty who sent reinforcements.