Chapter 1131: Reinforcements Arrive
readx; When the Qing army withdrew ten miles away, Hao Yongzhong did not dare to use large-scale harassment tactics anymore. Because this tactic has a premise www.biquge.info that is, to ensure your absolute safety. Three miles away from the city wall, artillery could not provide support, and the Ming army was not as good at galloping in the snow as the Qing army, and once it was chased by the Qing army, it would be dangerous.
But the harassment that had been going on for an hour had had a significant effect, and the second wave of reinforcements from the west had arrived. If the Qing army was five miles away, it was obvious that Amin would never miss this opportunity for a field battle. But now that the Qing army is already ten miles away, night has fallen again, and Amin and other generals have been extremely irritated by Hao Yongzhong, they didn't even find this support army early.
And this support army is the main force of the Ming army, led by Sun Chengzong, the official department of Shangshu and Jiliao Governor, with a strength of 10,000, all of which are 3,000 battalions of light cavalry. These cavalrymen also used sleds to haul a batch of baggage, mainly food and cotton clothing, and a small amount of ammunition that had just been transported from Beijing.
But the most important thing is that Zhu Youzhen, the emperor of the Ming Empire, also arrived with the army!
Long before receiving Ma Qianxue's message, the main force of the Ming army had already advanced eastward from Jizhou. On the night when Ma Qianxue was rescued, the army had arrived in Fengrun. This morning, Zhu Youzhen and Ma Qianxue set off ahead of Sun Chengzong, but as soon as they reached noon, they met the reconnaissance cavalry sent by Hao Yongzhong to report the news, and learned that Qian'an City had been taken and the Qing army was ready to launch a large-scale counteroffensive.
Zhu Youzhen didn't expect the battle situation to develop so quickly, he originally wanted Sun Chengzong's army to wait for one more in Fengrun, and wait for the Beijing division to send more ammunition to the front line. But now that the decisive battle has kicked off in advance, it will be a delay to wait any longer, so Zhu Youzhen immediately made a decision and immediately gave Sun Chengzong an order, asking him to bring the existing military supplies and the whole army to march, and he must rush to Qian'an tonight.
Fengrun is about 80 miles away from Qian'an, and although it is a flat river, it is still quite difficult to march on the vast snowfield. In particular, the sleighs, which were carrying a large number of heavy loads and extremely heavy, were still moving slowly, even though they were dragged by mules and horses. Sun Chengzong was so anxious that he immediately ordered a group of more than a dozen people to drag the sleigh forward with the mules and horses. The soldiers shouted the trumpet and dragged it with all their might, and sure enough, the speed of the sleigh was greatly accelerated, but after a while it was so tired that he was sweating profusely, and he had to change shifts every mile he marched.
When the baggage passed by Zhu Youzhen's sled, Zhu Youzhen did not hesitate for a moment, immediately jumped off the sleigh, and dragged it with the soldiers. Now his body is completely an adult, and after nearly a year of overseas wandering, his muscles are strong and powerful, not inferior to these battle-hardened soldiers.
When the soldiers saw that the emperor shared weal and woe with them, they were all deeply moved, and even pulled the sleigh as if it were flying. Ma Qianxue, who was sitting on the sleigh, was even more moved to tears, and also understood why Li Dingguo respected Jinzi so much. Think about it again, the desolate and unscrupulous Shu King Zhu Zhishu, who is also a royal family, is so different!
After such a long journey, the Ming army finally rushed to the outside of Qian'an at the end of the city. The Yuan Rong cannon at the head of the city immediately fired a salute, and the city gate was wide open to welcome reinforcements into the city; The reinforcements also sounded all the military horns in unison, and the officers and soldiers of the whole army shouted in unison: "His Majesty the Emperor is personally driving, long live my emperor!! ”
In the silence of the snowy field, the sound of cannons, military bugles, and the roar of the mountains and tsunamis echoed for a long time, enough to be heard for ten miles. Ma Qianxue couldn't help but ask with some concern: "Holy Lord, won't the Tartars hear such a shout?" In case they come and raid..."
"All I want is for the Tartars to hear!" Zhu Youzhen said dryly, "After the battle of Bai, the Tartars are already frightened, how can they dare to come to raid?" I just want them to know that I'm going to give them their last ride myself! ”
At this time, Hao Yongzhong, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, Meng Gong and other generals also went out of the city to greet them. Zhu Youzhen saw Cao Wenzhao and the five hundred Guanning Iron Cavalry under his command, and couldn't help but think of Li Chongyao, whose soul had passed away, his eyes were red, and he almost burst into tears, and hurriedly waved his hand to cover it up: "No courtesy, it is important to discuss the military!" ”
The generals hurriedly surrounded Zhu Youzhen and Sun Chengzong into the city to climb the city tower, and Ma Qianxue also had to follow strongly. Listening to the general's report, Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's a good fight!" Tonight, I also ask you to overcome the difficulties and continue to harass the Tartars without interruption. When the troops of Man Gui and He Kegang arrive, we can encircle the Tartars and annihilate them in one fell swoop. ”
"What about Luanzhou and Yongping?" Ma Qianxue wittily interjected. In fact, "Yongping" is a disguise, and what she really wants to ask is just Li Dingguo from Luanzhou.
"Yongping doesn't have to worry about him." Zhu Youzhen said, "As long as the main force of the Tartars is finished, the defenders are just turtles in the urn, and I expect the Tartars to abandon Yongping and flee now." As for Luanzhou, Li Dingguo's troops are too small, and there are no war horses, so it is better not to participate in this war, just hold the city. ”
Ma Qianxue heard that Li Dingguo would not be allowed to participate in the war, so Li Dingguo would not have the opportunity to make any more military exploits, and he couldn't help but pout in anger, and everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.
Then Hao Yongzhong raised the specific problem that the enemy camp was too far away from the city and it was not easy to harass, Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "This is not a problem, I have already brought your baby pimple!" ”
It turned out that this "baby bump" was 200 Andalusian war horses imported from Portugal. In the defense of Beijing, Zhu Youzhen assigned these horses to Hao Yongzhong's 3,000 battalions, but Hao Yongzhong was reluctant to use them and stayed in Beijing. This time out of Beijing, Zhu Youzhen asked the Imperial City Guard Regiment to bring out these two hundred war horses, which now came in handy.
Cao Wenzhao had never seen this kind of war horse. As a horseman, he was naturally very interested in war horses. At the head of the city, he saw Hao Yongzhong leading 200 cavalry to change horses, and when he saw the shape of the war horse, he was overjoyed and said: "Good horse, really good horse!" But I don't know how strong my feet are? ”
"You'll find out in a moment." Zhu Youzhen smiled, "General Hao, it's time to go!" ”
Hao Yongzhong shouted, and two hundred Andalusian horses immediately galloped out of the city with the cavalry. Cao Wenzhao was even overjoyed when he saw it: "Holy Lord, these are all BMWs!" ”
"What, tempted?" Zhu Youzhen teased.
"Ah, no, no, the last general will not dare!" Cao Wenzhao hurriedly waved his hand.
Zhu Youzhen laughed and said, "Don't pretend, I see that your soul is about to be taken away by these war horses!" To tell you the truth, this kind of horse is heavy and has strong short-distance explosiveness, which is suitable for Guanning Iron Riding as a mount. It's a pity that there are only two hundred horses now, so let's do it, after this battle, you and Hao Yongzhong are half of each other! ”
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