At dawn on the third day, Tongcheng, the Qing army camp.

In the morning, before the sky was bright, the camp sounded a sharp horn, the time to get up half an hour earlier than usual, the Qing soldiers were full of war meals, the end of the stop, came to the school field to assemble, the Qing army commander Chen Tai stepped on the platform, with a majestic gaze slowly swept over the soldiers of the three armies, thousands of Qing troops immediately became silent, all couldn't help but straighten their waists, the huge school field can be heard.

"Sons, did you sleep well last night?" Chen Tai's voice was very loud, echoing in the empty school grounds, and there was a faint sound of gold and stone.

His name sounds like a Han because of the transliteration problem, but in fact, it is like a fake yellow flag Niu Hulu clan, after the gate, brave and good at fighting, followed the Huang Taiji to fight Jinzhou, attacked Korea, Shunzhi Emperor was awarded the first-class Lazhangjing after ascending the throne, and added the title of Jingnan General before going to Huguang.

"Good!" Thousands of Qing soldiers roared in unison like one person, and the sound shook the school field.

"Just sleep well! If you sleep well, you will have the strength to kill the southern dog......" Chen Tai impassionedly mobilized before the war, and the Qing soldiers responded neatly and loudly from time to time, and their morale was high. After the brief lecture, Chen Tai gave an order to lead the Qing army out of the city from the east gate of Tongcheng, and deployed in a position five miles away from the city gate to carry out various pre-battle preparations.

Chen Tai urged his horse to climb a gentle slope, looked up and looked around, in front of him was a wide open field, the Junshui River was flowing slowly on the north side, and on the south side was a dense forest, and the county seat of Tongcheng was behind him. This is the battlefield he carefully selected, which can not only give full play to the advantages of the Eight Banners cavalry, but also allow the various firearms of the Tianyou soldiers to exert their power, he seems to have seen that the Ming army has been ravaged by cannons, bows and arrows, fire guns and tiger tooth knives under the repeated ravages of rivers of blood, corpses all over the field. In the end, the army that was killed was defeated!

"The head of more than 20,000 southern dogs, but a great achievement!"

Although he shouldn't have thought about it before the battle, Chen Tai was 100% sure that he could win this battle, and he couldn't help but start calculating the results. The Chu army doesn't have much time, and it is bound to attack the city today, so Wang Kefan is also a good general in the Ming army, if the attack is frustrated, it is likely to lead the troops to retreat, and it will still be a nasty trouble in the future, how can they be completely defeated?

Gotta find a way to lure him in...... Chen Tai turned around on his horse, staring thoughtfully at the ruined walls of Tongcheng. This county town may be the best bait.

After the city wall of Tongcheng was destroyed by Song Jiang, there has been no extra financial and material resources to renovate, the broken city wall is like an old house, it will definitely not be repaired in three or two days, I heard that Wang Kefan is the best at attacking and breaking the city. Chen Tai was not prepared to hold on to the city at the beginning.

It is not possible to retreat and escape, if Chen Tai wants to run. It can only retreat in the direction of Yuezhou Mansion. Either take the Yanglou Cave in the northwest, or take the Xiangyin County in the southwest, the official road in the direction of Yanglou Cave is located in the mountains, the terrain is too treacherous, and the direction of Xiangyin County is to cross the two tributaries of the Miluo River and bypass from behind the mountains. It is not a broad road to Pingchuan, the Qing army is not familiar with the place, and it is possible to be surrounded and annihilated halfway through.

It is not advisable to take the initiative to meet the battle, and the Chu army has the advantage of troops in the end. Wang Kefan is also a good general, and the Qing army may not be able to take advantage of the initiative to attack, so it is better to wait for work and lead them to Tongcheng City to fight this battle. What made Chen Tai feel vigilant was that the Chu army actually stopped and rested for a day after reaching forty miles east of Tongcheng, which was clearly a rhythm ready to go.

"This Wang Kefan can be regarded as a good fighter among the Ming generals, and he is a fierce opponent." Chen Tai did not feel sorry for each other, he had been riding on the horse for half his life, he had always stepped on the corpse of the enemy all the way forward, opening up territory for the Qing Dynasty, almost never tasted the taste of defeat, the stronger the opponent, the more he could stimulate his fighting spirit, Wang Kefan was good at fighting, Chen Tai was more eager to cut off his head.

As a close confidant of the emperor, the two yellow flags have been stationed in Beijing, and the chances of obtaining military merits are much less than those of other flags, Chen Tai can come to Huguang to fight this time, or the grace of the auxiliary uncle Dolgon, but Chen Tai heard the flag owner say vaguely before leaving, the auxiliary uncle transferred the elite of the two yellow flags out of Beijing, I am afraid there are other intentions......

Chen Tai doesn't care about this, in front of the Aixin Jueluo family, the Niu Colu clan is undoubtedly just a slave, it would be good to be able to take his children to earn military merits, why bother to worry about the grievances and grievances between the masters, he is not a senior general now, and he has no impact on the court situation, as long as he can win the battle, no matter who is in power, he will be reused.

This battle will be won!

Chen Tai was full of confidence.

He has more than 2,000 Eight Banner cavalry, more than 1,000 Henan Green Battalion infantry, and more than 1,000 Tianyou soldiers, all of which are elite troops, and they will definitely be able to defeat the more than 20,000 Ming troops.

The cavalry of the Eight Banners under his command was mainly composed of Aliha Chaoha soldiers, supplemented by Kabush Xianchao soldiers (the predecessor of the forward battalion was called Kabush Xian Battalion), and more than 70 Bayala soldiers, all of whom were hot-blooded men with yellow flags.

The combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Blessing soldiers cannot be ignored, they all use sophisticated bird guns, unlike some green battalion soldiers who still hold three-eyed guns, in Chen Tai's opinion, the three-eyed guns are actually an iron rod that can emit fire and smoke, and it is better to use it as a cold weapon.

After two days of preparation, they built some simple fortifications on this battlefield, several cannons have long been transported in place by mule and horse vehicles, two of which can hit five-pound cannons, which are sharp weapons for siege and uprooting, and there are also six light tiger squat cannons, which are most suitable for field use.

The more than 1,000 Henan green battalions are infantry, after the Qing army entered the customs, especially after the terrain is complex in the south of the Yangtze River, the Eight Banners cavalry and the green battalion infantry have developed the habit of working together, with these servant troops as peripheral troops and cannon fodder, the Eight Banners feel a lot more relaxed than before, of course, the green battalion also has a relatively strong combat effectiveness, just like this Henan green battalion is good, Chen Tai is quite polite to their main general Zhang Yingxiang.

"Stride, stomp!"

There was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Zhang Yingxiang and a scout of the Eight Banners galloped over, and said in a panic after saluting Chen Tai: "Lord Qiqi Zhangjing, Nanban suddenly divided his troops fifteen miles east of the city, and monitored the east gate with the main force of the army, and turned to the direction of the north wharf of the city. ”

Chen Tai was shocked and asked, "Where is Nanban now?" How far is it from Northgate Pier? ”

The scout replied, "Less than ten miles from the dock." ”

If the cavalry galloped, ten miles of road could be reached in a quarter of an hour, Chen Tai immediately ordered Zhang Yingxiang: "You go to the North Gate Wharf in person now, you must guard against the surprise attack of the Nanban light cavalry, as long as you can hold on for a quarter of an hour, you will be considered meritorious, I will lead the army to meet the ......"

Fighting is sometimes the same as playing chess, and the opponent accidentally robs the opportunity, although there is no loss for the time being, but it is inevitable that he will be passive step by step in the future. Tongcheng is located to the east of the Junshui River, if the Chu army occupies the dock, the retreat of the Qing army will be cut off, and the battle of the back city will become a battle of the back water, and the danger will also increase significantly, so Chen Tai must go to the rescue of the dock.

Two hundred Eight Banners Rangers galloped to the North Gate Wharf, Zhang Yingxiang also hurried with six hundred green battalion soldiers, and the other Qing troops were resting in place and waiting for the battle, hearing that the Ming army was coming, they put on their armor and got on their horses, ready to fight, but Chen Tai did not rush to order the departure, but patiently waited for the return of the other scouts.

Sure enough, the follow-up scouts brought the latest information like a stream, and the situation of the entire battlefield was clearly displayed in front of Chen Tai's eyes, and the Chu army did not make any other moves except for turning to the North Gate Wharf, and the 20,000 troops were divided into several parts before and after, all advancing in the northwest direction.

"It seems that it is really eyeing the dock, avoiding the real and imaginary, which is a bit interesting!" Chen Tai subconsciously licked his lips with his tongue, since the Chu army came to attack with great fanfare, but seeing that the big peach in Tongcheng County was not picked, he unexpectedly suddenly turned to the North Gate Wharf, indicating that Wang Kefan was quite cunning and did not dare to fight head-on with the Qing army that was waiting for him, but tried to attack the weak link of the Qing army.

However, when the two armies were about to meet each other in a short quarter, the flanks would be exposed to the enemy, and Chen Tai was now facing a great temptation, if he took advantage of the situation to block the waist and attack, it was likely to split the more than 20,000 Chu troops into two parts, and then completely crush.

The flaws of the Chu army are obvious, to fight or not to fight? Chen Tai was a little hesitant.

Judging from Wang Kefan's past experience, this person is not a fool, and he is likely to deliberately sell a flaw to lure the Qing army to attack ...... But Chen Tai thought about it again and again, but did not find any danger, the terrain outside the north gate is more open and flat, except for a bare small dirt mountain, there is no danger, that is to say, it is more like a fair duel battlefield, for the cavalry majority of the Qing army, there is a slight advantage.

"Actually, it's not bad for him, it's better than here at the East Gate." Chen Tai suddenly opened his mouth, the Chu army now just wants a fair duel, and does not want to fight with the prepared Qing army at the east gate, Wang Kefan should be confident that his troops are superior, trying to hold on to a little to lure the Qing army to attack, and then surround it on all sides to fight the winner.

"That's a good plan! But the estimation of his own strength is too high, if I send Bayala soldiers and Aliha Chaoha soldiers to launch a chiseling attack, how long can Wang Kefan withstand it? A quarter of an hour? Two quarters of an hour? Anyway, before your army is surrounded, I'll break your waist first. But in this way, he will definitely shrink and retreat......"

Chen Tai's first thought was to send cavalry to raid, but after careful consideration, he vetoed this plan, since Wang Kefan dared to deliberately show weakness, he must have some means to hide, although Chen Tai was not afraid of him, but the Bayala soldiers and Aliha Chaoha soldiers were too precious, and it would be bad if the casualties were too great.

In addition, he was also worried that once the Chu army was cut off, Wang Kefan would give up the original plan and shrink and retreat, and it would be difficult to distinguish the winner of this battle.

After making up his mind, he gave an order, and the cavalry, infantry and Tianyou soldiers acted together, and the army turned to the northeast of Tongcheng and pressed the Chu army ten miles ahead. (To be continued......)