Chapter Seventy-Four: Very Difficult

The flags are like forests, swords and guns are like the sea, and tens of thousands of people in the Ming and Qing armies are fighting fiercely at the cost of life and death.

There are many soldiers in Guangdong, and they are aggressive, and they want to eat each other in one bite.

There are few soldiers in the green battalion, but the trapped beasts are still fighting, but they are more fierce.

Liang Zhiren brandished his horse sword, shouted a fierce battle, and led hundreds of his own soldiers to rush left and right, and the more they fought, the more frightened they became--this group of Tartar soldiers is so powerful!

With 8,000 against 4,000, the Qing army fell into the trap again, thinking that they could be defeated lightly, but they didn't expect to find out after a fight that it was not like that at all.

In terms of weapons and equipment alone, the Guangdong soldiers are similar to this green battalion soldiers, but their actual combat experience is not a grade worse than that of the other party...... Guangdong has been peaceful for a long time, and the Guangdong soldiers have not fought a real evil battle, but this green battalion soldier was born in Baiwang's Dashun army, and has fought many times with the Ming official army.

"It's too light!" Liang Zhiren regretted it very much in his heart. He and Tong Yizhen wanted to completely annihilate the Qing army, so they adopted the strategy of dividing the troops to encircle, and the local troops were too thin, and the Qing army seized the opportunity to rush and divide his 4,000 men and horses into several parts.

If he had known this, he would definitely not have divided his troops with Tong Yizhen, the two troops relied on each other, gave full play to the advantage of troops, and could have fought with this Qing army, or even defeated each other.

One step of mistake, one step of passivity!

There was a Ming army encircled, more than 200 people were entangled by more than 400 Qing troops, the wolf was unbearable, the casualties were heavy, and it was about to be wiped out, Liang Zhiren rushed over with his own soldiers, but the Qing army had already been on guard against him, and immediately sent a team of men and horses to intercept him, he rushed several times and could not rush in, and he was also trapped.

Liang Zhiren looked up, Tong Yizhen was separated on the other side of the battlefield, and the intention of the Qing army was obvious. Block Tong Yizhen with a small number of troops, and concentrate your forces to deal with him first...... So far, this strategy has been very successful, and his troops have been divided into several parts, fighting on their own, and gradually becoming unable to resist.

Liang Zhiren's forehead was bruised, he was anxious and angry, roared again and again, brandished his horse sword and slashed hard, but an uneasy thought flashed in his heart - this battle. To defeat the ......

"Gongyi Battalion! Gongyi Camp is here! The soldiers suddenly shouted, pointing to the hillside not far away.

Liang Zhiren hurriedly turned his head to look, and a long line of cavalry emerged from behind the hillside, looking like a moving city wall from a distance...... No. Not one, but several walls. There were more and more cavalry on the top of the hillside. The black pressure formed a cavalry phalanx, and the red flag in front of the team was fluttering in the wind, and the flag was the Gongyi Battalion!

"Stampede......

The cavalry phalanx began to accelerate and rushed down the hillside, condescending and unstoppable! The sound of horses' hooves grew louder and louder. It became denser and denser, and the earth seemed to tremble......

Ti Zhaorong's cavalry arrived in time and became a key point in turning the tide of the battlefield.

The Green Battalion did not have an organized cavalry, and it was engaged in a melee with the Cantonese soldiers. The formation was chaotic, and the combat effectiveness was also exerted to the limit, and it was violently attacked by thousands of cavalry, and the whole line collapsed before it had time to resist.

The division of troops between Tong Yizhen and Liang Zhiren was originally a command mistake, but at this time, it became a good move for Saiong to lose his horse, and he put all the 4,000 green battalion soldiers in his pocket, and there was nowhere to run.

4,000 Green Battalion soldiers were completely annihilated.

After Wang Deren's four thousand elites were wiped out, like a beast that was caught by a beast and broke its claws, his arrogance was immediately suppressed, and he withdrew with the remaining eight thousand people.

Several other Qing troops also retreated, relying on the Qing army camp on the bank of the Zhangjiang River to shrink their defense, and no longer dared to attack arrogantly, while the Ming army had just won a hard battle, and there was no strength to pursue the victory, and the two sides temporarily maintained a balance.

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"Squeak-"

Charcoal draws a huge circle on the white wall, and three straight lines in the middle form a herringbone, and if it is seen by modern people, the first reaction is the trademark of Mercedes-Benz cars.

There were no Mercedes-Benz cars in the Ming Dynasty, and everyone was inexplicable and looked at Wang Kefan together.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a simplified map of Ganzhou, which can be compared with that map......

Wang Kefan stretched out his hand and pointed to a real map of Ganzhou hanging next to him, this kind of large-scale map is not easy to draw, and it is inconvenient to scribble on it, so he casually drew a simple map.

He drew a full stop below the herringbone, representing Ganzhou, and made marks on the top of three straight lines, namely the Ganjiang River, the Zhangjiang River and the Gongshui, representing the three big rivers around Ganzhou, as for the circle outside, it represents the encirclement of the Qing army.

Everyone understood this, and even Emperor Longwu, who was listening, understood it.

"Since our army entered Jiangxi, in addition to skirmishes, it has won two battles and rushed into the encirclement of the Qing army......"

Wang Kefan drew an arrow with charcoal, inserted it into the left area of the Mercedes-Benz icon along Zhang Jiang, and then focused a little more to mark the current location of the Ming army.

It is clear from the map that the Ming army is already very close to Ganzhou.

Not far from the Ming army, there were Qing troops from Wang Deren and other units, who were also in the left area of the Benchi icon.

In general, the Qing army had the advantage in strength, but in order to maintain the encirclement of Ganzhou, the Qing army's troops were distributed in a circle around Ganzhou, and in the local area, that is, to the left of the Benchi icon, the strength of the Ming army was superior, which was why the Ming army was able to defeat Wang Deren.

"Let's talk about how to fight the next battle." Wang Kefan said as he drew several main strongholds of the Qing army, as well as Jin Shenghuan's march route, and basically marked this map clearly.

The generals had a heated discussion, because of the defeat of Wang Deren, the Ming army now has the initiative on the battlefield, before Jin Shenghuan's main force arrived, the Ming army can choose several combat plans, which is the best plan, is a matter of the benevolent and the wise.

After some discussion, it was finally concentrated into two proposals.

First, take advantage of the advantages of the naval division, directly cross the Ganjiang River, and enter Ganzhou from the junction of the Qing army's encirclement.

This plan was relatively conservative, avoiding a decisive battle with the main forces of the Qing army, but there were still many people who supported it...... Conservatism also means safety, the 40,000 Ming army has limited food and grass, and the continuous combat is also relatively tired, so it is undoubtedly the safest way to enter Ganzhou first to rest.

Second, in the area on the left side of the Benchi icon, the decisive battle with the Qing army, before Jin Shenghuan's main force arrived, attacked the Qing army camp on the bank of the Zhangjiang River with all his might, and tried to eliminate Wang Deren in one fell swoop.

This plan was relatively radical, very tight in terms of time and troops, after Wang Deren contracted the defense, there were 20,000 Qing army camps on the banks of the Zhangjiang River, and it was very difficult to eat him in one bite. (To be continued......)