On July 23, the ninth year of Chongzhen, a moment in the hour.

The 30,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army and the 10,000 soldiers of the Yulin border army have been prepared, almost all of them are solemn, silently waiting for the arrival of the moment of fighting, from their faces, they see a resolute look, they know that this battle is extraordinary, they want to break the rumors that the Jurchens are dissatisfied with the invincible, they want to avenge the dead people in Gyeonggi, and they want to let the Houjin Tartars atone for their sins with their lives.

Zhongjun, Zheng Xunrui, Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, Ma Xianglin and others are all waiting here.

Soon, Wang Xiaoer, who was riding a fast horse, galloped over, and when he was not yet a hundred meters away from the Chinese military tent, he dismounted and hurriedly ran towards the Chinese military tent, and the pro-soldiers who were waiting outside looked at Wang Xiaoer and nodded slightly.

Wang Xiaoer still knew the rules, standing outside the Chinese military tent, waiting for the soldiers who quickly went in to report.

"My lord, the Houjin Tartars have set off from Baodi County, divided into two roads of people and horses, the front army is about 25,000 people, the back is 5,000 people, Houjin carries baggage, escorting countless people, the speed of their march is not fast, the subordinates estimate, there is still half an hour, the front 25,000 Houjin Tartars can arrive at the ambush site, the back 5,000 Houjin Tartars, escort the people, the marching speed is very slow, to the ambush site, it will take at least two hours or so......"

Wang Xiaoer's report was very detailed, and Zheng Xunrui, Xu Wanghua and others listened very carefully.

A smile appeared on Zheng Xunrui's face, but it flashed.

"Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, it's up to you next, the battle plan has not changed, and 30,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army will attack. The 10,000 Yulin border troops are on guard, Abatai is too arrogant, it is simply self-defeating, the goal of the battle is clear, the Zheng family army must defeat the 25,000 Houjin Tartars in front of it with lightning speed. As for the five thousand post-gold tartars in the back, then don't think about leaving alive, I want to make their dumplings. ”

Zheng Xunrui's words are categorical.

Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing and others, after clasping their fists and saluting, turned around and left.

Ma Xianglin, who was standing on the side, was a little anxious, and this time he followed out to fight. Because of his special identity, it is difficult for him to integrate into the Zheng family's army, so it is difficult to take on combat tasks. Not being able to participate in it, standing by and watching, that is unbearable for him, not to mention such a heavy battle, facing 30,000 Houjin Tartars, such a fight must be blood-boiling, extremely cruel, he can't be absent. And in his heart, a raging anger also rose, what he saw along the road. The cruelty of the Houjin Tartar made him unbearable.

"Your Excellency, my subordinates ask to participate in the battle."

Zheng Xunrui looked at Ma Xianglin beside him and remembered something, Ma Xianglin is a hussar general, but his identity still belongs to the Shizhu Xuanfu Division. Therefore, he has no identity in the Zheng family army, and it is difficult to participate in the battle of any battalion of the Zheng family army. On the other hand, Zheng Xunrui is also unwilling to let Ma Xianglin appear in any danger. In that way, it is difficult for him to explain to Qin Liangyu, but Ma Xianglin is a military general, he has experienced countless battles, and when he encounters such a heavy battle, he will definitely not be able to participate, and he will definitely not be able to hold back.

If Zheng Xunrui forcibly kept Ma Xianglin by his side, I am afraid that he would do something bad with good intentions.

"I forgot about this matter, General Ma, you are new to the city and you are not familiar with the situation, so follow me and don't participate in this fight for the time being."

"The subordinates implore to participate in the battle, and the subordinates implore the adults to fulfill it."

Ma Xianglin was also direct, and after saying this, he knelt on one knee and saluted Zheng Xunrui with his fists.

Zheng Xunrui hurriedly helped Ma Xianglin up.

Xu Wanghua on the side spoke.

"My lord, General Ma, as a hussar general, has always been the front, such a heavy battle, if you can't participate, it will undoubtedly be a huge pain and suffering, and your subordinates think that General Ma should still participate in the battle."

Zheng Xunrui nodded.

"General Ma, I admire Mrs. Qin very much, Mrs. Qin entrusted you to me, I originally wanted to prevent you from having any accidents, but now it seems that my idea is a little wrong, you immediately find Yang He, and follow him to fight, but there is one thing you have to remember, the general of the Zheng family's army, when fighting, one is to obey the command, and the other is to charge at the front."

"Your subordinates Lord Xie will be successful, and your subordinates will definitely obey the command and be at the forefront."

After saying this, Ma Xianglin clasped his fists again and saluted, turned around and left, as if he was afraid that Zheng Xunrui would regret it.

Actually, don't talk about Ma Xianglin. Even Zheng Xunrui himself also wanted to charge into battle, but he didn't put forward such an idea, he knew very well that even if he put it forward, it would not be possible to achieve the goal, and everyone would oppose it, after all, he was the soul of Zheng Jiajun, and he didn't need to participate in the fight at all, as long as he was in command of the Chinese military tent every time, he would be able to encourage all the soldiers.

"Mr. Xu, in fact, I also want to go into battle to kill the Houjin Tartar, but unfortunately I can't make such a request."

"The subordinates have long known that the adults have such ideas, and the subordinates can see that the adults have not put it forward, and the subordinates are very admirable, and the subordinates feel that it is the duty of the adults to strategize, and the subordinates believe that the adults are also clear about their own responsibilities, so they can participate in the battle without putting it forward."

"Mr. Xu, when will you learn to pat on the back?"

Zheng Xunrui and Xu Wanghua looked at each other, and both of them smiled.

Soon, Zheng Xunrui asked the question he had been thinking about asking all along.

"Mr. Xu, the combat effectiveness of the Houjin Tartars is not ordinary, we must admit this, knowing oneself and knowing the other can survive a hundred battles, this fight must be very tragic, the Zheng family army in the military strength, did not occupy much advantage, so my prediction is that the Zheng family army casualties this time may not be small, Azig and Abatai led the Houjin Tartars, the total number of people reached as many as 100,000, only with the Zheng family army and the Yulin border army, it is impossible to compete, so I am thinking, after this battle, How should Zheng Jiajun deal with the next battle? ”

"After the lord raised this question, the subordinates have been thinking about it, the Houjin Tartar table is so cruel, the subordinates can almost conclude that they will not accept defeat lightly, once they encounter an attack, they will definitely go out and come to take revenge, so the subordinates think that the lord led the Zheng family army to the direction of Tongzhou, this decision is correct."

Seeing Zheng Xunrui shaking his head slightly, Xu Wanghua was a little surprised, he didn't know what Zheng Xunrui thought.

"Yes, I did think so at first, but after thinking about it, I think this arrangement is inappropriate, think about it, the nearly 100,000 troops gathered in Tongzhou did not dare to fight with the Houjin Tartars at all, but Azig and Abatai knew that Tongzhou had gathered a large number of troops, Azig was stationed in Miyun, recuperation, and let the Houjin Tartars charge and rest, did he just think about making peace with Azig, I'm afraid it was not so simple, since the imperial army did not dare to fight with the Houjin Tartars, wouldn't the Houjin Tartars take the initiative to find the imperial army to fight."

"What do you mean by saying that the next move of Azig and Abatai may besiege Tongzhou?"

Zheng Xunrui nodded.

"Yes, that's how I analyzed it, after nearly a month of fighting, Azig and Abatai were invincible, and the Houjin Tartars were ravaging all over Gyeonggi, and they didn't take the imperial army into account at all, although they won dozens of battles, but they didn't encounter many real battles, so they will definitely find a suitable opportunity to fight with the imperial army, and besieging Tongzhou is the best choice, in this case, if we go to Tongzhou, Isn't it that all mobility has been lost, you must know that the Zheng Jiajun is also raising troops, and it has lost its mobility ability, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. ”

"What my lord means is that the Zheng family army still has to keep moving, and the only way to stay mobile is not to enter Tongzhou City, but this has increased a lot of danger."

"Gyeonggi is so big, if the Houjin Tatars want to chase us and fight, then try it, I wish they did, they are too numerous, it is impossible to always become a whole, so that we can maneuver and move at any time, besides, the Houjin Tatars are fighting in Gyeonggi, once they encounter a strong enemy, it is impossible for them not to worry, if this tug-of-war continues, their morale will suffer a heavy blow."

Xu Wanghua nodded, but there was still a worried look on his face.

"Mr. Xu, I know what you think, but I don't think there's any problem, if Zheng Jiajun is in such a situation, it means that it can't compete with Houjin Tartar, in addition, if Houjin Tartar attacks Tongzhou, Zheng Jiajun takes the opportunity to attack Houjin Tartar on the periphery, which will make it difficult for them to take care of the first place, so that they can't attack Tongzhou with all their strength, in this case, we can slowly consume the strength of Houjin Tartar, and finally let them leave in disgrace."

"My lord's subordinates understand."

Zheng Xunrui sighed softly.

"I know that it takes great courage to make such a decision, Zheng Jiajun enters Tongzhou City, which is the safest, I believe that Zheng Jiajun is waiting for Tongzhou City, Houjin Tartar does not want to shake Tongzhou City, but this kind of battle, too passive, I don't want Zheng Jiajun to indulge in the battle of defending the city, what they need is a face-to-face fight with Houjin Tartar, they need to sharpen themselves in the face-to-face fight, maybe I make this decision, it will increase the casualties of Zheng Jiajun, and many soldiers will give their lives, But this is what the Zheng family army must bear, and only by sharpening in such a battle can the Zheng family army truly become an invincible army. ”

When he said this, Zheng Xunrui's expression became resolute, and his domineering self-confidence was also displayed. (To be continued)