After listening to Pang Yue's report, Zhu Dadian's face did not change much, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Where is the main force of the Qing Dynasty led by the White Flag Slave Chief Duoduo?" ”

"When the horse returned, the main force led by the Nu Chief Duoduo had already reached twenty miles north of Xiangyin City, and should have arrived in Xiangyin by now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Pang Yue said, "However, according to the general's estimation, its main force has come all the way south, and it is tired on the way, and it is already tired, so I am afraid that it will not go south immediately, and most of it will take a temporary rest in Xiangyin." The troops of Tong Tulai and Xu Yong, who have been resting in Xiangyin for a few days, will once again be the vanguard and carry out a tentative attack on Changsha to find out the truth of our army. If it goes well, it will take Changsha in one fell swoop, and if it doesn't go well, wait for the follow-up main force to arrive. ”

Zhu Dadian nodded: "Mu Yuan's words are reasonable. Since this is the case, the old man has nothing to worry about. Tens of thousands of troops in our three towns are here, and more than 10,000 Qingyu forwards are not to worry. Let the soldiers stick to the camp and wait for the battle, if Tong and Xu Eryu dare to come, they will definitely be taught a lesson! ”

"Of course, this is the safest thing, but, Inspector, the general has another idea." Pang Yue said.

"Oh?" Zhu Dadian was a little surprised and asked, "If you have any ideas, just say it." ”

"Take the initiative and ambush the Qingyu Striker!" Pang Yue's words were simple and clear.

Hearing Pang Yue say this, Zhu Dadian was stunned for a moment, although he was optimistic about Pang Yue's battlefield command ability, he was still a little curious about this plan, so he asked: "Why does Mu Yuan have such an idea?" Wouldn't it be better for our army to stick to the camp and wait for work? ”

"Don't worry, Inspector. Please come along one by one," Pang Yue quickly sorted out the thoughts in his mind and said, "Qing Yu is going south this time. The previous battle could be described as smooth sailing, and the whole army was already arrogant and full of contempt for our army. If our army sends out an ambush, it will have a more unexpected effect than holding the camp, and it can catch them off guard, and the chance of victory is greater. Once successful, it will greatly defeat the enemy's spirit. It can also boost the morale of our army and calm the people's minds. In addition, our army took the initiative to attack, which could temporarily block the Qingyu forward dozens of miles away to prevent our deployment from leaking prematurely. When facing the main force of the Qing captives, they can be more calm. ”

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Dadian raised his head and looked at Pang Yue: "It's okay to make this move, I don't know how sure you are?" How many soldiers and horses are needed? ”

"If you go back to the superintendent, if Duoduo's main force does not come south with Tong Tulai and Xu Yong, the chance of winning this battle should be more than seventy percent." There was some confidence in Pang Yue's tone. "In terms of troops, as for the foot soldiers, the three battalions of soldiers in the last general are sufficient, but the number of cavalry is slightly insufficient. Previously, although hundreds of war horses were captured. But the soldiers had not yet had time to get acquainted with it, and could not be put into use immediately. ”

Seeing that Pang Yue was so confident. Zhu Dadian is very satisfied, he knows that he has personally experienced the changes in recent decades. The reason why the Ming Dynasty is so dilapidated is not because the skills are inferior to people and the weapons are not as good as people, but because many generals lack a sense of responsibility and a belief in victory, which leads to a defeat and is out of control. And now, Pang Yue's performance has given him new hope.

"How many more cavalry do you need?" Zhu Dadian asked Pang Yue.

Pang Yue thought for a while and reported a number: "Two thousand." ”

"Good!" Zhu Dadian readily agreed, "First transfer all the 500 cavalry in my standard camp to you, and then I will immediately send someone to take my warrant to Ma Jin Zhongjun to transfer 1,500 cavalry." ”

"Thank you, Overseer!" Pang Yue hugged his fists and thanked, he felt that his chances of winning were a little bit better to get Zhu Dadian's unconditional support.

"It's all for the king's business, why does Mu Yuan need to see the outside like this? Deal with it seriously and hit the enemy who comes to attack! Zhu Dadian said with a smile, "I wonder when the soldiers and horses of this attack will set off?" Who is in charge? ”

"Hurry up and prepare, set off overnight, and be personally led by the last general!"

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On the morning of the next day (February 21), it was forty miles southeast of Xiangyin City.

The group was marching on the official road to Xiangyin. I saw that there were about thirty or forty people in this group, all of them panting, weak in their steps, and with frightened expressions on their faces. In terms of image, they are also not flattering at all, covered in mud, gray and gray, and look embarrassed, only the dirty white and red-trimmed armor on their bodies and the small pigtails at the back of their heads prove that they are different from refugees.

This is exactly the Cézanbin and his party who escaped from the battle of Dingjia Village, in order to escape the pursuit of the Ming army, they even abandoned their horses and took the mountain path instead. Due to the unfamiliar terrain and the fear of being discovered, I hid in a col for a long time, so the journey of dozens of miles took a day and two nights, but fortunately, I finally figured out the general direction and got out of danger.

However, after such a long journey and not having eaten anything, Cézanne really couldn't hold on, and as he walked, he fell under a hill on the side of the road. With him taking the lead, the rest of the defeated soldiers also gave up their persistence and fell down one after another.

Although he was temporarily out of danger, Cézanne's face was not a little relaxed, he didn't care so much about running for his life before, but now he was temporarily out of danger and began to worry about his future fate again, and now there are only so many dozens of hundreds of people under his command, and he doesn't know what kind of punishment he will suffer after he returns.

Thinking of the various tragic encounters that he might encounter, Cezannebin couldn't help but be disheartened and sad, and beat the ground and mourned: "It's over, everything is over, I'm sorry for the master, I'm sorry for the emperor, I'm sorry for the Qing Dynasty!" ……”

After howling and crying for a while, Cezannebin actually pulled out his waist knife and shouted: "Master, the slave went first, and I wish to defend the Qing Dynasty again in the next life!" With that, he wiped the knife off his neck.

The Manchurian Dividing Dividator who had been following Cezannebin hurriedly pounced, snatched his knife, and tried his best to dissuade: "My lord, don't do this! Nikans often say that they are not afraid of no firewood if they stay in the green mountains! Keeping a useful body to take revenge is the best policy! ”

The rest of the Han army's defeated soldiers with white flags also rushed over to dissuade them, and their words were very sincere.

The reason why they dissuaded them was not because of the depth of their personal friendship with Cézanne. It's because among the people who have survived so far, Cézanbin has a high position, if he dies, where can he find such a top tank?

In fact. Cézannebin didn't have much determination to wipe his neck, and seeing that his subordinates were so "sincerely" dissuaded, he gave up his suicide by getting off the slope and just howled vigorously.

The division of Paishku and the rest of the defeated soldiers did not seem to be at ease, and not only did they remove Cézannebin's waist knife, but even the slightly larger stones around him were quietly removed.

After a while, there was a sudden thunderous sound in the distance, and everyone who was lying or sitting on the ground felt that the ground was trembling slightly.

Cézanne was suddenly excited. He quickly sat up, discerning the direction from which the voice was coming from. The defeated soldiers were also in an uproar, and the distribution depot climbed the small hill next to him to observe the situation in the distance.

"Your Excellency. It's our people! Soldiers and horses with white flags! After observing for a while, the Dividator pointed excitedly to the north and shouted at Cezannebin and the others below.

When Cézannebin and the rest of the defeated soldiers heard this, they all quickly climbed up the hill and looked in the direction pointed by the Fen Pashku. Really. I saw the smoke and dust billowing on the wilderness to the north, and it was clear that there was a large army driving towards this side, and then look at the dense white and red-edged flags in the smoke, it was undoubtedly the soldiers and horses with white flags.

Heaven will not kill me! Just as Cézannebin was about to shout out this line that frequently appears in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But I couldn't help but feel gloomy in my heart: now I have escaped the pursuit of the Ming army, but I don't know if I can escape in the thunderous anger of my master at that time......

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More than 50 miles north of Changsha City. Dingjia Village

The village of Dingjia, where a battle had just broken out the evening before yesterday, once again welcomed a large army, much larger than the armies of the two warring sides combined the day before yesterday. On the low hills around the village. There were all officers and soldiers in helmets and armor, and the fiery red military flags that covered the sky and the sun were hunting in the wind, and looking at the number of them, there were at least tens of thousands.

This is a part of the three battalions of the Gangfeng, the Trapping, and the Broken Army of Huguang Town, which was led by Pang Yue himself, as well as the Agni Battalion. After Pang Yue's proposal and the deduction of the General Staff Division, this place was once again selected as a place to attack the advance of the Qing army.

Early this morning, Pang Yue led the army to arrive here, and at the same time, according to the previous plan, sent the Flying Tiger Battalion and the 500 Governor Battalion cavalry about 2,000 cavalry to the north, taking on the task of harassing and luring the enemy, and leading the Qing army here for another decisive battle.

In fact, for this battle, Pang Yue has been planning for a long time. When he first arrived at Wanshou Bridge the day before yesterday, he sent a large number of cavalry under the leadership of local guides to intercept and kill the Qing army's sentinels and outposts everywhere, in order not to reveal his own deployment and prepare for today's battle. To this day, a cordon composed of a large number of scouts and foot soldiers is still scattered dozens of miles away, cutting off almost all sources of intelligence for the Qing army.

This time, in addition to the Taishan Battalion, the Huashan Battalion, and a part of the Agni Battalion that remained in the Wanshouqiao camp, the officers and men of the four battalions of the Flying Tiger, Gangfeng, Trapped, and Broken Army, and hundreds of artillery members of the Agni Battalion were all dispatched. After Ma Jinzhong received Zhu Dadian's warrant, he also asked his deputy general Wang Yuncai to personally bring 1,500 cavalry to help in the battle. In this way, in addition to the 2,000 cavalry who harassed and lured the enemy, the Ming army assembled in Dingjia Village also had more than 9,000 foot soldiers, more than 1,500 cavalry, and nearly 1,000 artillery, which had surpassed the Qing army's forward soldiers and horses in terms of number.

Among them, the many artillery pieces equipped by the Agni Battalion are also a force to be reckoned with. Today's fire battalion in Huguang Town has completed its full formation, and the whole battalion is equipped with 10 Hongyi six-pounder guns, 20 Hongyi three-pounder guns, 256 medium-sized Fulong machine guns, 256 Fulong machine guns, more than 70 tiger squat guns, and other firearms such as "Divine Fire Flying Crows".

Although Pang Yue did not order all the artillery of the Agni Battalion to be brought to Dingjia Village for the convenience of transfer, the artillery firepower of the Ming army assembled in Dingjia Village was still strong: six six-pounder guns, ten three-pounder guns, forty Furlong medium guns, sixty-five Furlong bronze cannons, and more than 30 Tiger Squat guns.

As long as he thought of the scene of more than 100 large and small artillery pieces roaring towards the Qing army together, Pang Yue felt the excitement in his heart indescribable, and he also knew that this moment was not far away. Whether it can inflict heavy damage or even annihilate the Qing army's forward soldiers and horses, and then deal a heavy blow to the entire Qing army that invaded Huguang, depends on the battle of Dingjia Village。。 )