Chapter 39: The First Battle

It didn't take long for the news of the arrival of reinforcements to spread throughout the city of Ji'an. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 After learning the good news that fell from the sky, the Ming officers and soldiers, who were already exhausted and even disheartened, seemed to be re-energized, and burst into bursts of hysterical cheers, which were also heard clearly in the Qing army camp outside the city.

However, even if he didn't hear the cheers of the defenders in the city, Jin Shengheng quickly learned everything, and the sentry patrolling along the city of Ji'an had already reported to him the shouts of the Ming army messenger in its entirety. Immediately afterwards, the scouts he had arranged around Ji'an City also sent back the news of the appearance of a large number of Ming troops near Qingshi Port in the south.

Ming reinforcements arrived? After learning the news, Jin Shengheng's face changed slightly. Originally, the arrival of reinforcements from the Ming army was not enough for him to take to heart, and since he took refuge in the new master, he really didn't take any of the Ming troops into his eyes. The only thing that made him feel a little jealous was that the main general of the Ming army who led the army to rescue Ji'an this time was actually Pang Yue.

Pang Yue, as soon as he heard this name, Jin Shengheng felt a chill on the back of his neck. Last year, when he accompanied Zuo Liangyu to Nanjing's "Qingjun side", he was blocked by Huang Degong's troops on the way, and during this period, he was deeply impressed by the fierce general named Pang Yue under Huang Degong's account. Although this Pang Yue is young, he is extremely brave, and has repeatedly led a few elites to act as vanguards, and he has captured the flag as if he had entered a no-man's land. In the subsequent battle of Tongling, Jin Shengheng, who was in charge of the broken battle, personally understood Pang Yue's power, and he still clearly remembers that Pang Yue's spear was only a few steps away from his head at that time, but fortunately, a personal soldier shot an arrow in time to let him escape. Unexpectedly, Pang Yue not only was not shot dead, but now he has actually become the chief soldier of a town.

"Jin Junmen, this Pang Yue is just a yellow-mouthed child who has not dried up, afraid of him? So give me five thousand soldiers, and I will go and fetch his head. In the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Deren saw Jin Shengheng's serious expression, so he said disapprerovitically.

Jin Shengheng looked at Wang Deren and did not speak, but slowly paced in front of Ke Yongsheng and started an official tone: "There are many brave and good fighters under the command of General Ke, it must be easy to defeat the puppet Ming reinforcements, how about leaving the matter of blocking to General Ke?" ā€

Wang Deren was suddenly anxious: "Jin Junmen, although the puppet Ming army is weak, it is inevitable that there will be some brave people among them. Mr. Ke came from afar, how could he put himself in danger? Let the subordinates go down! ā€

Hearing this, Ke Yongsheng was suddenly angry, and scolded in his heart: No matter how incompetent Lao Tzu is, it is your turn to talk nonsense here? Immediately gritted his teeth and clenched his fists and said: "Jin Junmen rest assured, I will let that Pang Yue child come and go!" ā€

"It's great that Mr. Ke can have such determination!" Jin Shengheng nodded with satisfaction, "Then your department will go to meet the enemy first, and if you encounter a setback, you can send someone to report at any time, and I will send someone to respond." ā€

"There's a lot of trouble with the Lao Jin Army!" Ke Yongsheng's words also vaguely tingled, "Although Ke is not talented, he will not be frightened by such pseudo-Ming reinforcements!" ā€

Jin Shengheng didn't care about this either, just smiled lightly: "Then I'll wait here for the good news of General Ke!" ā€

Ke Yongsheng left slightly angry, and when he walked to the door of the tent, he subconsciously looked back, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of the weird smiles that flashed on the faces of Jin and Wang.

At this time, Ke Yongsheng realized that he had once again fallen into the trap set up by Jin and Wang. But the wood was already in the boat, and he had no choice but to knock out his teeth and swallow blood, vowing to use his battle record to slap Jin Shengheng's face hard and get back this face.

Near Qingshi Port

Pang Yue had already commanded his army to set up a formation. Soon after arriving here, he personally led people to inspect the terrain around, and after careful consideration, he finally chose an open field with the mountain at his back to set up the formation. The rear of this open field is slightly arc-shaped, and several mountains are on the edge of the arc, slightly semi-encircling. …,

The reason why he chose to deploy the formation here was because Pang Yue knew that his side lacked cavalry and could not form an effective defense on the two wings, and the formation here could just use the terrain to offset some of the shortcomings. Although the soldiers in Ganzhou Town were trained extremely hard, and the infantry phalanx equipped with heavy shields could theoretically defend against local cavalry, this time was the first time that Ganzhou Town had faced a regular enemy army since it was formed, so Pang Yue still decided to be careful. If you lose the first battle, it will be a big blow to your morale in the future.

This time, more than 6,000 soldiers from the Gangfeng battalion and the trap camp were the main force, and they formed a large phalanx at the forefront. The auxiliaries of the Taishan battalion and the nearly 2,000 horseless soldiers of the Flying Tiger battalion were stationed behind the two battalions of Gangfeng and Trap, responsible for guarding the baggage and supporting the soldiers at any time. In addition, the more than 1,000 cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion were arranged by Pang Yue in a forest on the west side, and once the situation was critical, they would be killed from it, so as to reduce the pressure on the frontal defense and the officers and soldiers of the trapped camp. As for the artillery team of Ganzhou Town, Pang Yue had already made arrangements to arrange a position on a hillside in the rear of the side, and the artillery was all cleverly covered with branches and weeds, so as to give the Qing army a sudden surprise when the time was ripe. For the scale of Ganzhou Town, the number of artillery is not very large, only two general cannons, four exterminator cannons and three Furlong machine bronze cannons, but Pang Yue believes that as long as it is used properly, it can beat those traitor soldiers crying dad and mother.

The big battle was approaching, and the faces of almost all the soldiers were intertwined with tension and excitement. After all, this time they were about to face a regular enemy army, and neither the number nor the combat power could be compared to the previous Nine Dragon Mountain bandits.

"My lord, this is a Jedi!" Seeing that the army was arrayed behind the mountain, Lu Qiwu came to Pang Yue's side and said with a serious expression, "If the formation is broken by the Qing captives, then our army will not even have a way to retreat!" ā€

Pang Yue smiled noncommittally, and then looked at Lu Qiwu: "What's the matter, Liang Gong has no bottom in his heart?" The soldiers have been training for so long, do you have so little faith in them? ā€

"This ...... Of course not! ā€

"That's it!" Pang Yue moved his gaze into the distance, and there was a firmness in his tone, "Although my Ganzhou Town has not been in the army for a long time, I shouldn't be frightened by a group of traitors!" If there is no belief in victory in the face of the traitor army, then how will Ganzhou Town face the more ferocious Jiannu in the future? You don't have to worry about the rest, go down and deploy! I believe in you, and I believe in the soldiers of Ganzhou Town! In this battle, our army will win! ā€

Hearing this, Lu Qiwu was also immediately infected by Pang Yue's unstoppable and powerful self-confidence, and his original hesitation was suddenly swept away, and he immediately hugged his fists and said: "Subordinates obey orders!" ā€

Seeing this scene, Tian Shizun's eyes were also full of praise for Pang Yue, and even a trace of reverence. After getting along for a while, Pang Yue's words and deeds brought him too many surprises, but what he admired the most was Pang Yue's confident and meticulous style. As Yuan Jixian's staff, Tian Shizun has seen many Ming troops and senior generals of the Ming Dynasty, but he rarely encounters generals like Pang Yue who have unique insights and dare to look down on everything, and a military town full of vitality like Ganzhou Town is even more refreshing to him. Thinking of this, Tian Shizun became more and more glad of his original decision.

Not long after, the sentry cavalry sent out before reported that a Qing army with tens of thousands of men was rushing towards this side.

Less than two quarters of an hour later, the sky was full of smoke and dust, and the footsteps were like thunder, obviously the Qing army had arrived. Looking at the looming silhouette of the enemy, the soldiers of Ganzhou Town couldn't help but clench the weapons in their hands a little tighter. …,

At the same time, in the galloping Qing army column in the distance, Ke Yongsheng, who was pale, also quickly discovered Ganzhou Town, and saw that this Ming army actually lined up with mountains and mountains without knowing the sky, he couldn't help but shake out a sneer. Subsequently, under Ke Yongsheng's order, the galloping Qing army of Ke Yongsheng began to slow down, and finally stopped more than 300 steps away from the Ming army, staring at the large phalanx under the banner of the word "Pang" in the distance.

After the mount stood still, Ke Yongsheng carefully looked at the Ming army in front of him, only to find that the other party was almost all infantry. However, when he was secretly complacent, he noticed something unusual: he saw that the infantry phalanx in the distance was actually brightly armored and neatly dressed, and the first few rows were actually wearing bright iron armor. Thousands of people stood together but did not see the slightest movement, only the military flag hunted in the wind, showing an awe-inspiring momentum that was as immobile as a mountain.

When did the Southern Ming Army have such an elite? A trace of doubt flashed across Ke Yongsheng's face. However, doubts are doubts, Ke Yongsheng, who thinks that he can sweep all the Ming army, will certainly not stop there, but will call a general from behind: "Hu Yousheng, this Ming army does not know the height of the sky and the earth and seeks to kill itself, you lead Gao into the warehouse, Xu Qiren will attack first, and teach them a lesson!" ā€

"Yes! Look, my lord! Seeing Ke Yongsheng handing over the task of attacking to himself, Hu Yousheng's face was excited. Although there seemed to be thousands of Ming troops in the distance, Hu Yousheng, who was soft in the battle, really didn't take those thousands of infantry seriously, and immediately launched the first round of charge with Gao Jinku and Xu Qiren after receiving the order.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!" As soon as the Qing army made a move, the shouts of the officers in the Ming army formation also followed.

"Huh!" The six thousand soldiers in the phalanx lowered the masks on their helmets in unison, and their movements were as smooth as flowing clouds.

"Firearms ready!" Amid the loud slogans, the first few rows of firearms soldiers in the phalanx raised their firearms such as bird guns and spears that had already been loaded with ammunition as they usually trained, and aimed their black holes at the front. Among them, the soldiers standing in the first row used the first batch of flintlock pistols that were newly imitated, and as for the actual combat effect, it was known to the Qing army who were howling and rushing over.