In the early morning of the next day, wisps of cooking smoke rose from the Huguang Town camp at Wanshou Bridge and the Qing army camp on the opposite side almost simultaneously. www.biquge.info From yesterday evening to now, the two armies have confronted each other so quietly, without even symbolic harassment, almost giving people the illusion of peace.

But by now, everyone has seen that this is nothing more than the calm before the storm. The two armies belong to hostile camps and have different strategic objectives, and once they start fighting, the movement will inevitably be a landslide.

After the smoke cleared and the two armies had breakfast, the noisy camp fell silent again. In this silent atmosphere, the officers and men on both sides have clearly felt the sense of depression and urgency that preceded the big war.

At about midnight, flags rolled in the major camps of the Qing army, and rumbling drums and melodious horns sounded one after another, which further increased the tense atmosphere before the war. With the neat and powerful pace, groups of Qing troops began to camp and assemble, converging into a strict and orderly phalanx, and then pushed towards the Ming military camp of Wanshou Bridge with an incomparably wide front, like a sea tide. The sound of thousands of troops stepping on the ground together is like a heavy hammer constantly striking people's hearts.

At the same time, in the camp of the Ming army, all kinds of signal flags were swaying, and groups of soldiers ran to their combat posts amid the beat of drums and the sound of officers' orders.

On the hill on the west side of the first line of defense, the officers and men of the Agni Battalion deployed here were all in place, and in addition to the members of the artillery crew, the battalion's five hundred musketeers and seven hundred sword shields and pikemen were all sent here to strengthen the defensive force. Pang Yue knew. As soon as the battle began, the importance of this hill would immediately become apparent, and the Qing army would not sit idly by and watch the Ming army take advantage of this terrain to shoot at them condescendingly, and most of them would send troops to fight for it. At that time, the level of understanding of the battle that will take place here will probably not be lower than that of the first line of defense.

Yamashita. The first line of defense, which was two miles wide, was defended by the artillery of Gangfeng, the soldiers of the broken barracks, and some of the artillery of the Agni battalion, while the trapping camp of 4,000 men was deployed near the second line of defense, ready to come forward at any time.

The Huashan battalion and Zhu Dadian's superintendent battalion of 500 foot soldiers stayed behind to guard the camp, and the Taishan battalion was deployed on the edge of the hills on the west side of the camp, and also divided people to control several small hills to prevent the Qing army from a roundabout sneak attack between the rolling hills, while the Flying Tiger Battalion and the 500 cavalry of Zhu Dadian's superintendent battalion, a total of more than 2,000 cavalry, were placed on the east side of the camp to guard against the sneak attack of the Qing army that might come from the high mountains on the east side. And be ready to go to the first line of defense at any time to support.

In the camp, in a clearing near the northern edge, a high platform made of timber and earth and stones, four or five meters high, has been erected, and the situation near the first line of battle can be clearly seen. On the platform, a big flag with the character "Zhu" and a banner with the character "Pang" were erected respectively. The high platform is surrounded by well-dressed iron guards, and this is where Pang Yue and Zhu Dadian's Chinese army headquarters are located.

Not far behind the high platform, there are several pole cars parked, the poles up to more than ten meters have already been erected, and several soldiers who are proficient in flag language are arranged on the bucket at the top. It is responsible for both watching the enemy situation and transmitting signals, and when the battle begins, it receives all kinds of signals from each battalion to the Chinese army headquarters and issues military orders from the Chinese army headquarters to each battalion.

When the soldiers of Huguang Town were ready, the Qing army on the opposite side had also stopped, and its front army stopped two miles away from the first line of defense. Although the distance is still relatively far. However, the black oppressive military array and the dense banners still give people an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Overseer, it seems that the slave commander Duoduo wants to take the lead with the green battalion soldiers this time. Its forward position is the green flag. On the high platform, Pang Yue put down the monoculars. said to Zhu Dadian.

Zhu Dadian was also using the monocular given to him by Pang Yue to observe the situation ahead, and after listening to what Pang Yue said, he nodded: "Hmm... That's right. This is also in line with Dongyu's consistent style. Their own people are scarce, and they don't play in person in every battle, and they usually use the Green Battalion soldiers first to drain the morale and energy of our army. Speaking of which, most of those green battalion soldiers were originally soldiers and horses of our dynasty, but they were willing to surrender and help the abuse, such an act of betraying their ancestors is really hateful! ”

Pang Yue looked ahead, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes: "Supervisor, wait and see, our army will definitely make these scum who fight for the tiger pay a heavy price!" ”

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In the Qing army's array, a huge platform several meters high was also erected, and several golden dragons were erected on the platform, and guarding around the high platform were layers of heavily guarded Bayala battalion sergeants. Duoduo and a group of high-ranking generals such as Gushan Ezhen and Meler Zhangjing were also using clairvoyants (that is, monoculars) to observe the movements of the Ming military camp.

"The Ming army on the opposite side was tightly organized, acted quickly and orderly, and made all kinds of deployments. It seems that this Pang Yue is really not an easy person, and it is not for nothing that the Han army was hit hard by this white flag! Duoduo sighed grimly.

As soon as Duoduo spoke, the generals behind him had different expressions, or equally solemn or disapproving expressions. In the eyes of those Qing generals who disagreed, although this group of Ming troops looked a little like the army, they had encountered more than this decent Ming army before, and they were all beaten by their own side? Look at their camp, they actually dare to build on the flat wilderness, vainly trying to block the progress of the elite of the Eight Banners with some low walls less than one person high, what a big joke!

And although Duoduo expressed this emotion, he didn't think too highly of the Ming army on the other side in his heart, let alone put them in a position equal to his own, even if they were elite, how could they resist the thunderous offensive of their own army of more than 70,000?

This morning's offensive plan was drawn up last night, and Zhang Yingxiang, the commander-in-chief of Henan, Wang Guangen, the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang, and Feng Tengyuan, the commander-in-chief of Hanyang, were the first to stand up and take the initiative to ask for battle. The reason why these green battalion generals are like this is, on the one hand, indeed to make more military achievements and add a little capital for future promotions. On the other hand, they also knew that with the master's consistent style, they first let the green battalion soldiers play, and the green battalion soldiers suffered heavy casualties and could not open the situation before letting the Han Eight Banners go up, and the Han Eight Banners suffered heavy casualties and then let the Mongolian Eight Banners go up, and finally the Manchurian Eight Banners. Since you can't escape, it's better to take the initiative yourself and leave a good impression on your master.

In the face of the generals of the Green Battalion who took the initiative to ask for help, Duoduo naturally had no reason to refuse. Although he didn't think that the Ming army on the opposite side could stop his advance, it would be good to let the green battalion soldiers act as cannon fodder first and reduce the casualties of the Eight Banners.

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When the two armies faced each other at a distance of two miles, the drumbeat in the Qing army's large array suddenly became urgent, and a large green flag in the position of the front army gradually broke away from the large formation, accelerated its speed, and advanced in the direction of the Ming army's camp, while the rest of the troops stopped after advancing for a distance.

Above the wilderness, the rumbling of footsteps rose again on the ground. The Ming army, which was behind the low wall on the first line of defense, clearly saw that a green wave was surging in their direction.

Among the green battalion soldiers who took the lead in attacking, the marching front was Zhang Yingxiang, the general soldier of Henan, and Wang Guangen, the general soldier of Xiangyang, with a total of more than 10,000 people, and more than 4,000 people of Feng Tengyuan, the general soldier of Hanyang, followed as a reserve, and more than 2,000 soldiers of the Han army with the red flag Baya Baya Yala battalion and the Aliha Chaoha battalion were at the end of the formation, shouldering the responsibility of supervising the team.

Not to mention that the Qing army has more than 70,000 troops, even the momentum of these more than 10,000 troops is not to be underestimated. At the forefront of the military formation was a dense array of shield carts, with huge protective plates wrapped in cowhide and splashed with water, which could effectively defend against bows and arrows and firearms. A number of shield carts were lined up like a moving castle, so that the Ming officers and soldiers could not see the situation behind them clearly, and could only see the continuous green military flags behind the protective plates.

Under the banner of the "Zhang" character general on the west side, Zhang Yingxiang, the general soldier of the green camp in Henan, rode on a horse, looking at the extremely strict military formation and the high-morale soldiers under his command, his face was full of high spirits. Although the Ming army on the opposite side looked to have prepared and repaired the fortifications, the earthen walls that were less than a man high seemed to him to be nothing more than a joke. Under the leadership of their master, their sons and daughters have broken through many fortified cities defended by the Ming army, and how can they be stumped by such broken walls.

Under the surging heart, Zhang Yingxiang suddenly pulled out the saber on his waist, pointed to the sky, and roared vigorously: "The sons and daughters of Henan Green Camp, the time has come to make contributions!" For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, kill all the Ming dogs on the other side! ”

"Kill!" Kill!! "Kill !!" …… The tsunami-like echo of the mountains rose higher and higher, startling flocks of birds in the nearby mountains and forests.

Soon, the same fanatical sound rose in the large array of the Xiangyang Green Battalion on the east side, and then, the Hanyang Green Battalion did not dare to lag behind, and proved with its own roar that its determination and morale were no worse than the friendly troops in front.

Listening to the earth-shattering shouts of the Green Battalion soldiers, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Duoduo's mouth.

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On the first line of defense, the officers and soldiers of the Gangfeng and Broken Barracks behind the breastwork wall were waiting for them. Under the flags of the two generals, Lu Qiwu and Shi Lang looked at the "castle" that kept moving towards this side and the green flags behind the "castle", and the expressions on their faces relaxed a lot. Just now, they had already received a message from the observation post on the hill on the west side and the flag issued by the Chinese army: the Qing army had only dispatched more than 10,000 green battalion soldiers, not artillery, and the troops of the Sanshun King (Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi), who had heavy Hongyi artillery and the greatest threat, had not yet been dispatched.

Since this is the case, Lu Qiwu and Shi Lang have nothing to worry about. Although these green battalion soldiers rushing over from the opposite side looked menacing, they could only scare some motley Ming troops who had no combat effectiveness. As long as they didn't carry the Hongyi cannons, they would only be beaten in vain when they rushed to the low wall of the trench that they had carefully constructed. Thinking of this, the two of them almost sneered in their hearts: Just let the horse come。。 )