Dai Shan learned that the scouts and the scouts of the Jiangning battalion fought the report, did not ask the army to slow down the pace of the march, on the contrary, he asked the army to speed up the pace, in the process of the previous march, there has been no trace of the Jiangning battalion scouts, Dai Shan was a little worried, it can be said that this is the first time he led the army to fight with the Jiangning battalion, that is, the direct battle with Su Tiancheng, the first year of Chongde The Great Qing State lost 30,000 warriors, Chongde four years, the Great Qing State lost the Great Linghe City, and his eldest son Yue Tuo was also defeated in the hands of Su Tiancheng, was captured alive, all these facts, Dai Shan remembers very clearly.

This time, Dai Shan was very cautious, although in his heart, he had some doubts about the courage of the Jiangning battalion, but the Jiangning battalion had achieved so many real victories, which could not be ignored, and this kind of caution was also manifested in the process of marching. The army decided to set off from the first line of heaven, but Dai Shan still sent scouts to deliberately reconnoiter the road in Huazhuang, and sure enough, they found the ambush of the Jiangning battalion, and the momentum was a little big. From this, Dai Shan concluded that the Jiangning battalion was mainly ambushed in Huazhuang, and the number of soldiers in the Jiangning battalion in Xuanzhou was limited, which was an ironclad fact, but it was not ruled out that the Jiangning battalion set up an ambush on the front line.

When coming all the way, Dai Shan paid great attention to observing the terrain, most of the roads were in the mountains, and setting up an ambush in such a place was not the best choice, the attack mainly relied on the foot soldiers, and the cavalry could not be used at all, and the sergeants led by themselves were basically cavalry, no matter where they were, they had an absolute advantage in the face of the foot soldiers.

The Jurchen is not satisfied with 10,000, and the Manchurian is invincible, the creation of this myth also has a certain relationship with Dai Shan, so many years of fighting, the combat effectiveness of the Manchurian Eight Banners should not be underestimated. In addition to the setbacks encountered in the siege of the city, when fighting in the field, it was almost invincible. A well-known red flag was created, and this tradition was also passed on to the army.

Dai Shan judged that Su Tiancheng would definitely ask the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion to set up ambushes in some places in the first line of heaven, but he was not afraid, the Ming army had sharp artillery, which was a fact, but in a place like the first line of heaven, the role of artillery was limited. The two sides must fight face to face, and whoever is truly brave can only be shown when they are face to face.

The small-scale battle between the scouts on both sides promoted Dai Shan's pride, and he asked the army to speed up the pace and rush to Xuanzhou as soon as possible. It's almost time to reach Iron Mountain, and it's time to go. The two armies attacked Xuanzhou, and the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Xuanzhou, unless they abandoned the city and fled, besides, the city of Xuanzhou was not high and not very strong. It has never been a battleground for soldiers.

Su Tiancheng also got a report, the scout fought with the Houjin Tartar, Hong Chengchou was a little annoyed, and was ready to reprimand Liu Tiehan, thinking that the scout had exposed his whereabouts. Su Tiancheng's opinion is different, he thinks that Dai Shan may be more relieved, after all, 20,000 troops set off from Pyongyang, such a big thing, it is impossible for the Jiangning battalion not to know the way, and it must be done to arrange, if there is no obstacle all the way, it will go smoothly to Xuanzhou, which is a little unreasonable, so Dai Shan is afraid that he will speed up the trip, and the scouts of the two armies will fight first, to a certain extent, it indicates the collision of the elite of the two armies.

Judging from the situation of this battle, one person in the Jiangning battalion was wounded, and the remaining two were fine, and the scouts of the Houjin Tartars, one died, and two were fine, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the scouts of the Jiangning battalion exceeded the scouts of the Houjin Tartars. The scouts are all in groups of three, and the collision of this three-person group is a sign that the upcoming battle will be very brutal.

On the surface, the Jiangning battalion occupies the advantage in numbers, but when it really attacks, because of the limitations of the terrain, the initial battle is basically a one-on-one battle, which is a battle that really tests the school's individual fighting ability.

"My lord, there are still twenty miles away from Houjin Tartar, and it is estimated that within an hour, we will be able to reach the ambush point."

As soon as Hong Chengchou finished speaking, Su Tiancheng shook his head.

"Tell He Renlong to get ready immediately, and Dai Shan will arrive in half an hour."

The fifth day of the seventh month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen.

This is a day that will go down in history, whether it is the entry of Jin Tatar into the customs nine years after Chongzhen, the severe blow of the Jiangning battalion, or the extermination of the Liukou afterward, Su Tiancheng's entry into Liaodong, the recovery of Dalinghe City, and the attack on Lushun in late May, are not as important as this day, because this day is the real beginning of a historical battle.

At noon, according to the rules of the march, it is a time to rest, and after an hour's rest, the army will continue to march.

According to the scout's report, there is a valley not far ahead, the terrain out of the valley is very dangerous, the army can enter the valley to see if there is a suitable place to rest, the main purpose of the noon rest is to avoid the scorching sun. The valley in front of him, the scout had reconnoitred and thought that it was not suitable for an ambush, and after seeing the terrain drawn by the scout, Dai Shan thought that the Jiangning battalion would not be ambushed here, and even if it was ambushed here, the army would be able to deal with it.

The army came straight into the valley.

When the scout came to report again, Su Tiancheng's expression was unusually serious.

"Lord Hong, He Renlong, you remember, this battle is very important, our purpose is also very clear, in the process of fighting, I don't want any strange voices to appear, what I want is the result of the Zhenghong Banner Tartars being annihilated, I don't want any process, no matter how much the price is paid, no retreat, no unauthorized retreat, the attacking team, even if there is only one person left, I will also stick to the end."

Before entering the valley, Dai Shan looked at the entrance, the peaks on both sides are very high, and the road in the middle of the valley has some artificially chiseled taste, but the bare stone in the middle of the peak indicates that it is still a naturally formed road here, but after so many years, people who come and go, I am afraid that they have thought of some ways to make the mountain road easier to walk.

The road of the first line of the sky, it is really not easy to walk, some places are very narrow, one person and one horse have to be careful, this is also the reason why the army has delayed some time, if you choose to take the road of Huazhuang, I am afraid that you have arrived in Xuanzhou, despite this, Dai Shan does not regret it, the artillery of the Ming army is too sharp, if you choose to go Huazhuang, maybe the soldiers will pay a heavy price, besides, the soldiers are used to such roads, they are familiar with it, and they do not show any discomfort.

The road in the middle of the valley is relatively flat, and the width is also good, there is not much problem with the three horses side by side, when he just entered the valley, Dai Shan was still a little worried, the valley in his mind was more steep than reality.

In the middle of the valley, it is indeed much cooler, and it is precisely because of this coolness that Dai Shan paid a painful price that he could not recover for the rest of his life.

In fact, Su Tiancheng's plan is not so perfect, from the time when the Houjin Tartar entered the valley, Su Tiancheng's face began to turn pale, he found a harsh reality, that is, the 20,000 Houjin Tartars, most of them are cavalry, the cavalry passes through the valley, the team will be very long, it is possible that the Tartars in front rode out of the valley, and the Tartars in the back have not yet entered the valley, if there is really such a situation, then only cut off the Houjin Tartars from it, and fight face to face with the Tartars, but the Jiangning battalion soldiers led by He Renlong, There is no horseback, and there must be a disadvantage in the cavalry duel with foot soldiers, and the more serious problem is that the role of artillery is weakened to the maximum, and the ranks of Houjin Tartars are too long, and artillery cannot play much of a role.

Su Tiancheng, who was holding the binoculars, his body was trembling, he seemed to see that this time the battle had turned into a tragic battle, and both sides would have to pay a heavy price.

Wang Dazhi stood next to Su Tiancheng, a little worried, behind him, there were five hundred pro-soldiers, these pro-soldiers had followed Su Tiancheng for a long time, no matter what happened, these pro-soldiers would defend Su Tiancheng with their lives.

"Dazhi, go and tell He Renlong, wait for my order, inform Qin Rui, and fire the cannon when the Houjin Tartar is close to the exit."

Wang Dazhi nodded, ready to convey the order.

At this time, Su Tiancheng suddenly waved his hand and motioned to Wang Dazhi to wait for a while.

Su Tiancheng saw an incredible scene.

The advancing Houjin Tartars stopped, and the Houjin Tartars in the back continued to enter the valley, and they slowly began to gather at a bend in the corner, where there was no sunlight.

Su Tiancheng, who was ecstatic, couldn't help but say God blessed.

"Wang Dazhi, is it noon?"

"Yes, it's a quarter of noon."

"God bless me Daming, Dai Shan's death time has come."

Su Tiancheng was still holding a telescope in his hand.

"Don't act for the time being, it looks like the Golden Tartars will rest for a while after they all enter the valley."

Daizen gave the order to rest in the valley for an hour.

The scouts had already gone to the front to reconnoitre, and they didn't find anything abnormal, and there were scouts who reconnoitred on the mountains on both sides, but the Jiangning battalion soldiers were in a good ambush, and they couldn't find anything abnormal at all. This also highlights that Liu Wenxiu and others observed meticulously, requiring the soldiers to ambush to achieve the best effect.

Dai Shan was relieved and asked the soldiers to rest in the valley for an hour, and the valley could not be sunny, so it was the best place to rest.

Slowly, all the troops entered the valley, the team looked a little bloated, the road in the valley was crowded with sergeants, and there was a lack of space for each other's activities. (To be continued......)