More than 10,000 officers and men of Xuanda set off from the county seat of Qingdu early in the morning and arrived at the edge of the Tang River in the afternoon of the same day. The formation of the Qing soldiers is very incomprehensible.

No matter how they arranged, to convince people, artillery fire opened the way.

Compared with the loading method of the Buddha wolf machine cannon in Wang Doujun, the Hongyi cannon of the Governor Battalion is slightly different, the breech is loaded, the Shentuo group is used, and the large bomb is wrapped in a wooden red cloth and sent into the abdomen. Then a pack of twelve small bullets was delivered. They also used cranks and screws to adjust the direction of the muzzle, unlike the wooden sleepers used in the Wolf gun.

The gunners in the battalion also seem to be quite well-trained and well-trained, but when Wang Dou saw that their artillery was aiming, he also used a relatively primitive parallax method, estimating the distance with his eyes and thumbs. The gunners in Wang Dou's army are the experience gained after firing a large number of artillery.

It's just that at present, this kind of shotgun shooting, there is no need to estimate the distance of the shell landing point, and the artillery is flattened and hit.

Looking at the gunners commanding the gunners, staring at the friendly troops of the Supervising Battalion from time to time, with a look like a competitive rooster, Wang Dou couldn't help but laugh. Look at the gunners on both sides have been arranged. The gunners of the five Hongyi cannons turned the cranks, lowered the muzzles, and tried to aim at the large Qing army and the repulsive horses on the other side of the shore.

One of the Hongyi cannons was placed not far from the bridge, and the black pressure of the cannon muzzle, facing the rejection horse at the other end of the bridge, you can faintly see the silver mercury armor of the Qing army's Baya Lama soldiers at the end of the rejection horse, as well as the dancing pole and flag on their backs. "Fire!"

It seemed that at the same time there was a deafening cannon sound, a large cloud of smoke rose up, and one by one the whistling shells rolled towards the opposite shore. In particular, those Hongyi cannons, more than a dozen large and small cannons were fired in one shot, and the scene was even more spectacular.

After the shelling, Wang Dou and the others watched the results of the shelling intently. It's a pity that although there was a commotion among the Qing soldiers on the opposite side, they were generally fine. The beach on the opposite bank may have a soft surface, and the shell does not jump very well after hitting the ground, and unless it hits directly, the lethality is a little worse.

Obviously, it is still a little more difficult for these artillery shells to accurately hit small targets that refuse horses. It seems that there are still many Qing soldiers hiding in the trenches, and the shotgun fire of the Buddha Wolf machine gun has no effect on them.

Their firecrackers advantageously blocked the onslaught of the Qing soldiers, and then a group of firecrackers followed. Then, another chariot was pushed up, and the bridgehead was occupied by hard work.

A few hundred steps away from the Dingzhou Bridge, there is a large group of Qing soldiers gathered here, a large sea of red and white flags. In the flag, three huge gold-woven dragon cups are erected high, and the owners of the dragon cups, one is the owner of the white flag, one is the Rao Yu Bel Abatai, and the other is the white flag of the Baya Lama Zhangjing.

Listen, look at the smoke and shouts over there, and the faint deafening sound of fire. Duoduo and Abatai remained silent, and the horizontal flesh on Naba's face was shaking, and the bravery of the Ming army greatly surprised him. Yu Zhangjing roughly estimated that in this short battle, the Bayala warriors in his battalion had suffered hundreds of casualties, but the Ming army still advanced step by step, and the sons and daughters under his command were just making useless resistance.

After a long time, the owner of the white flag said: "Brother Qi is right, that Wang Dou is indeed a strong opponent, "We really can't keep a small mind about the Ming army."

Rao Yu Beile said lightly: "The Ming army has sharp firearms, in fact, there is nothing to be afraid of, and there are many well-armed firearms in the Ming army. What is terrible is the courage of the department's fighting, the strict discipline, from the general to the small army, all have the heart to fight to the death, which is very different from other Ming armies. ”

Duoduo's young face was a little unconvinced, and he said, "In this way, the Ming army of this department is invincible?" In the future, when our warriors of the Great Qing Kingdom encounter the Ming army of Wang Doubu, will they still have to take a detour? What the seventh brother said, it is too much to destroy his own prestige and grow the ambition of others! ”

A advocate R Tai said: "The Ming general Wang Dou was praised by the Ming Emperor as the brave champion of the three armies, and the red flag lord suffered a big loss under contempt. After indeed meeting Wang Doubu, we need to be careful and cautious, cautious and cautious, and never underestimate the enemy, so as not to damage the warriors in the banner! ”

The white flag banner said: "Then according to what the seventh brother said, how should I fight when I meet Wang Doubu in the future?" ”

Abatai pondered for a long time and said: "Fighting with Wang Doubu in the field, it is difficult to find their flaws, so I can only use my knight's strength, do not confront them head-on, and deal with them after they run out of ammunition and food." Wang Dou led the Shunxiang army and successfully occupied the Dingzhou Bridge, and on the bridge, he ushered in Lu Xiangsheng and others with smiles on their faces.

In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Xiangsheng led more than 103,000 Xuanda soldiers to cross the Dingzhou Bridge and set up camp on the upper reaches of the Tang River, a few miles away from the Qing army camp. The local Dingzhou Zhizhou and Tengbei guards were overjoyed when they heard that the reinforcements had arrived, and sent supplies, grain and grass to the labor army for several days.

In the evening of the same day, Lu Xiangsheng gathered all the generals and discussed military affairs overnight, and in the Qing army camp, Duoduo did not expect reinforcements that night, but received a warrant from Dolgon, asking Duoduo to go to Gaoyang with all his army and evacuate the city of Dingzhou. He had already made up his mind that early tomorrow morning, he would go out of the camp to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army on the opposite side.

On the 10th day of November in the 11th year of Chongzhen.

The weather was still cold, and the gusts of wind swept by, freezing cold.

From early in the morning, most of the Ming army and Qing soldiers came out of their camp I1 and gathered in front of their barracks. From the opposite side of the enemy, there are flags and soldiers of the other side all over the field.

Wang Dou glanced back at his left and right sides, and on both sides of his military formation, densely packed with friendly formations formed by war horses and vermilion lacquer armor, the mighty sea of fire and red flags seemed to be invisible. In Lu Xiangsheng's military formation, he formed a Chinese army with Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, and Zhang Yan, the general of Xuanfu, with Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, as the left wing, and Hu Dawei, the chief soldier of Shanxi, as the right wing. The Shunxiang army of Wang Doubu was the former army.

The Qing soldiers on the opposite side of the white flag seemed to have the intention of a head-on duel, with Wang Doubu, who was brave and crowned the three armies and killed nearly 1,000 levels twice before and after, as the main force of the front army, and everyone had no objections, and Wang Dou didn't care. In this arrangement, there are many cavalry on both wings and the Chinese army, and they are quite safe on both sides and in the rear, and they can fight with confidence in front of the military formation.

Looking at most of the Qing soldiers rolling on the opposite side, the sea of white and red flags seems to be out of sight, and the huge woven gold dragon bowl with three poles erected high can be faintly seen. Wang Dou rode on his red horse and exhaled deeply! ”

The banner of the Chinese army danced again, and with the flag, the large array of sergeant Xuanda paused, and the large array composed of the four military formations also moved slowly. Countless warriors with three sickles, urging their horses, holding their own weapons, controlled the horses to advance. The shouts of the officers came from time to time, making the subordinates pay attention to keeping the marching array tight.

In the direction of the front army, the 3,000 and hundreds of soldiers of the Shunxiang Army also marched forward in formation, whether they were musketeers or pikemen, they all held their weapons on their shoulders and marched like a wall. Unlike the friendly army formation, which has to stop and rectify a few steps or more than a dozen steps, the Shunxiang army has to go all the way, and the military formation has always been strictly organized. Thousands of them walked, and only the sound of neat footsteps could be heard. Wang Doubu is well-trained and has strict orders, which can be seen.

Wang Dou rode his horse on his own army, and in this battle, all the cavalry in Wang Dou's army had become infantry, and all the cavalry and the bowed soldiers of all the troops had become firecrackers. All told, there were about 1,500 musketeers in the army, divided into three rows of 500 men each, and spread out a great front.

Behind the three rows of musketeers, there were three rows of pikemen or sword and shield soldiers, and the rest of the night was not collected, and the standard-bearers and drummers became Wang Dou's Chinese army. Regarding Wang Dou's military formation, Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu and others were quite worried, thinking that Wang Dou's military formation was too thin, and there were only six platoons of sergeants, and they were afraid that they would be in danger of being broken through by the Qing army. Moreover, now the artillery and other items in Wang Dou's army have been arranged to the two wings, which has dispersed the firepower of the Shunxiang army.

Wang Dou insisted on his own military formation arrangement, thinking that this could maximize the power of his firearms, and he estimated that the Qing soldiers could not withstand the blows of their three rows of firearms and might collapse, even if they did not collapse, they still had three rows of pikemen, and they could still resist, such a military formation arrangement was the most suitable.

At Wang Dou's insistence, Lu Xiangsheng also agreed with Wang Dou's formation arrangement, anyway, the Chinese army has a lot of troops, and if Wang Dou's troops are not good, it is still too late to arrange reinforcements.

Looking down from the air, the sea of black and oppressive flags on both sides was slowly approaching, and finally, the two sides stopped at a distance of one mile from each other. ））$

Old White Bull: There is another chapter in the evening.