readx; Just as Lu Xiangsheng was anxious to order Li Laiheng to rush to the aid of Yangzhou, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew had already led a thousand Guanning iron horsemen from Chuzhou to Yangzhou to rescue the emergency. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

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The use of Guanning Iron Cavalry was a helpless choice for the king of the Nanjing garrison in Jin. As a former important minister of Liaodong, of course he knew that the Guanning Iron Cavalry was the only cavalry in the Ming Dynasty that could compete with the Manchu Eight Banner Army, and his combat effectiveness was undeniable. This time, the arduous task of driving thousands of miles through the rebel-controlled area to Nanjing can only be completed by the Tieqi of Guanning.

But the Guanning Iron Cavalry also has two obvious weaknesses. First, the number of troops is too small, only about 1,000 horsemen. Unlike other troops, the loss of troops can be replenished at any time, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry is all from the Liaodong Li family, a martial arts family, and they have received strict training since childhood, with special tactics and tacit understanding, so that they can exert such terrifying combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Obviously, such an army is not something that can be done by a random individual with a little training. Even if Zhu Youzhen really wanted to expand the Guanning Iron Cavalry to 3,000 people, due to various difficulties, he still hadn't had time to start doing it. And how much effect can be achieved by throwing this mere 1,000 people into the battlefield, Wang Zaijin has no bottom in his heart. Once you are surrounded by millions of thieves and suffer heavy casualties, how can you explain to the emperor?

The second weakness is that the Guanning Iron Cavalry was originally a typical heavy cavalry, but this time in Nanjing, in order to ensure the speed of the march, Cao's uncle and nephew gave up all the heavy armor and heavy weapons, and the cavalry only wore leather armor with sabers, and the horses did not wear armor. Originally, Guan Ning's iron cavalry was "invulnerable" on the battlefield, and as a result, its combat effectiveness was discounted again.

Wang Zaijin knew these two weaknesses of Guan Ning's iron cavalry, and he didn't want to throw them into battle. However, although there were 100,000 people in the Nanjing Guard, they were afraid of the enemy. When he received a message from Lu Xiangsheng that the thieves were about to attack Nanjing, Wang Zaijin had to send troops to defend Chuzhou and Yangzhou, the two gateways to the north of the Yangtze River.

But these guards made them barely competent to defend the city, and when they heard that they were going to cross the river to fight, none of them were willing. It was not easy to piece together 5,000 people to guard Chuzhou, which is only a river away, and the fun was great on the day of the opening: these 5,000 people were so frightened that their faces were pale and their legs trembled, and some even cried in fright. It's like going to the front line to fight, but it's like going to the execution ground. The enemy was scared like this before he came, and I don't know what the situation would be when he came.

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And when Wang Zaijin tried to transfer some more guards to Yangzhou, which was far away, these old soldiers refused to go. If you insist on mobilization, I am afraid it will not play any role. In desperation, Wang had to pin his hopes on the Guanning Iron Cavalry, which had only 1,000 horsemen.

Cao Wenzhao happily accepted the order. For the soldiers of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, since they followed the head of the family Li Chongyao into the battlefield to resist the Manchus, they have almost been fighting in the past few years, and there is no idle time. During this time, although the fighting on the third-line battlefield was very fierce, the Guanning Iron Cavalry rested in Nanjing for two months, and the soldiers who were eager to make meritorious contributions were a little impatient to wait. In particular, half of them have followed Zu Kuan to fight the thieves many times, all of them are big victories like cutting melons and vegetables, and they have also cultivated strong self-confidence, and they don't take the thieves seriously at all.

Of course, Cao Wenzhao has not been idle in the past two months, he has asked Cao Bianjiao to lead the troops to train every day. Because of the lack of heavy armor, the way of fighting must be changed, and the engagement will be based on cavalry and sneak attacks and short assaults, and Cao Bianjiao has focused on strengthening training in these aspects. For other armies, changing their accustomed ways of fighting can be very uncomfortable; But the soldiers of Guanning Iron Cavalry are all children of martial arts families, and riding and archery skills are their basic skills, and there is no problem in picking them up now.

After receiving the order, Cao's uncle and nephew immediately led the army from the Chuzhou garrison and rushed to Yangzhou along the north bank of the Yangtze River. The north bank of the Yangtze River is now in chaos, and a large number of refugees who have fled from the north have gathered along the river, squeezing the already narrow official road to the brim. Rumors of panic spread rapidly among the crowd, and it was nothing more than saying that the thieves were powerful, some said hundreds of thousands, some said one million, and some even said two million or three million, and the more they spread, the more outrageous they became, and the more they intensified the panic of the people.

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However, Wang Zaijin had previously issued a strict order that in order to prevent thieves from crossing the river among the people, navigation and ferries were strictly prohibited in the Yangtze River. The refugees couldn't cross the river, the children cried and the adults made a fuss, and it was a mess.

Cao Wenzhao's eyebrows tightened, although he was very sympathetic to these refugees, he had to ruthlessly order the forward troops to disperse the crowd on horseback, and rushed quickly with a roar. Of course, he knew in his heart that once the thieves arrived, these people would either be killed or dragged into the ranks of the thieves; But if you don't rush to Yangzhou as soon as possible, Yangzhou City is densely populated, and once it is broken by thieves, I am afraid that it will be more than ten times worse than here.

The speed of the march of the Guanning Iron Cavalry was so fast, it took only three hours to march more than 100 miles, and was about to reach Yizhen County between Nanjing and Yangzhou. Cao Wenzhao also knew that the thieves had a large number of troops, and he remembered Zhu Youzhen's instructions to him when he was leaving: "Don't be brave and fierce, chase and fight the rebels fiercely, so as not to fall into the encirclement." While marching, he sent out scouts to reconnoiter in the front and rear of the team. At this time, the scout horse in front reported: "Yizhen County seems to have been occupied by thieves!" ”

Cao Wenzhao was taken aback, he didn't expect the thieves to come so quickly. If Yizhen is lost, then Yangzhou will definitely be in danger. He hurriedly ordered Cao Bianjiao to lead more than ten horsemen to reconnoitre, and Cao Bianjiao came back and said: "Uncle Yu, Yizhen County has indeed been broken by thieves, and the flags at the head of the city have been replaced. From the banner of the 'Reincarnation King' permission to change his subordinates. Now the gates of the city are wide open on all sides, and there are not many thieves stationed at the head of the city, who have just taken possession of the city and are plundering it. ”

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Cao Wenzhao pondered for a moment and resolutely said: "Although we can bypass Yizhen and rush to Yangzhou, one detour delays time, and the other is that the enemy situation is unknown. It is better to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the thieves, rush into the city first, and take care of this group of thieves. One can save the local people, and the other can learn the movements of the thieves from the mouths of the captives. ”

In fact, this was a very bold and even risky plan, because Cao Wenzhao didn't even know how many troops the thieves in the city had. But the soldiers of the Guanning Iron Cavalry are not even afraid of the most fierce Eight Banners white-armored soldiers, let alone thieves. Therefore, with Cao Wenzhao's order, the roar of the horses' hooves trampling the earth immediately became louder, and a thousand iron horsemen suddenly slaughtered from the woods, rushing straight to the city like sharp arrows!

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