Chapter 706: The Great Collision (Part I)
No matter how difficult it is for Zuo Ruo in Shaanxi, no matter how smooth sailing Xiao Zhiyan is in Henan, Huaiyang is the main battlefield.
The Fengqin army set up camp thirty miles outside the city of Huai'an.
Li Zhi'an, Yan Yingyuan, Fang Yuanke and Zheng Zunqian, plus the government soldiers and the recruited people, a total of 120,000 troops. Zheng Zunqian had just been transferred back to the camp, which was regarded as a punishment for his killing in Xuyi City, and he still didn't know that Sun Zhijing stabbed him in the back.
The canal's course seems to be about to be covered by wooden boats. There are sailor warships, grain ships, weapon supply ships, the Ming Dynasty's flags are endless, and the satin cloth sways like the leaves of the maple forest in the summer wind, making a "fluttering" sound.
After several months of tug-of-war, the canal waterway before Huai'an City was completely controlled by the Ming army. The sailors of the Qing Dynasty came from the fishermen on both sides of the Huai River, and those people still had the strength to fight in the water, but they fought against the Daming sailors who were skilled in using various firearms.
Sun Zhijing led the army to garrison Xuyi, and was recruiting fishermen on the shore of Hongze Lake to set up a new water division. The Ming army had already cut off the connection between Huaiyang and Fengyang on the 6th, and was plotting to attack the Huai River waterway. There were many iron cannons in the Ming military camp, but they could not bombard the head of Huai'an. After Zilharang arrived in Huai'an, the Qing soldiers moved quickly after having a commander and set up camp outside Huai'an to prevent the Ming army from advancing further. In a big battle involving 100,000 people related to the fortunes of the country, Feng Qin and Zilharang did not dare to take the decisive battle lightly. Zhai Zhe chose Fengqin and Huaiyang as the commander, and from the beginning he did a good job in the operational policy of focusing on stability. The Ming army is trying to approach Huai'an City every day, as long as Feng Qin places the iron cannon in the right position, Huai'an City will be bombarded with hail of iron balls. More than half a month has passed, and the two sides are deadlocked here. At the end of the day, the Zen on the trees in Huai'an City began to make a monotonous cry, which made people upset. A burly and reckless Jurchen strode into the Shuai Mansion, "Lord Wang, Lord Wang, the thief is here again" The guards stopped his people, but they couldn't stop him from shouting, and someone slipped inside to report. Zilharang walked out, he was wearing a navy blue cloth robe, with a pair of golden armor on the outside, and said with a frown: "Aobai, how many times have I sued you, and I still don't know how to obey the rules." "Lord, 20,000 foot thieves came out of the camp and lined up, and there were mules and horses hauling iron cannons behind the formation" Dolgon is gone, Zilharang is here, Ao Bai can be regarded as raising his eyebrows, and half of Bolo's soldiers and horses are under his tent. This is about the same, he has never figured out that Bolo started from the defeat of the Hangzhou army, met the Ming army without a victory, and fled all the way to Huai'an. Such a person is polite if he doesn't behead, how can he still lead the troops. The guards let go of the way, and Ao Bai followed Jilharang into the inner house. Ao Bai chattered all the way: "Lord, it's not a matter if you continue to consume it like this, if you don't win the battle, the two yellow flags still can't turn over!" Fight, of course you have to fight, just wait for a good opportunity" Zilharang is calm. He has never been thrown into prison like Aobai, and he can't understand Aobai's eagerness. finally waited for the opportunity to come out of the two yellow flags, and it was a nightmare for Ao Bai to think of the days when he was frightened before. Hauge has been dead for a long time, Dolgon is in power, and the exploits of the two yellow flags are a fart. He made a surprise attack on Luzhou City and killed a general soldier of the Ming army, but he did not get any reward. "Lord Wang, I don't see that there are many troops in the Ming army to test the battle in the past few days, so it's better to find an opportunity to fight a fierce battle, so that they can taste the power of my Jurchen iron cavalry." Ao Bai had a vicious expression on his face. After Jilharang arrived in Huai'an, he strictly forbade the Qing troops to attack, and he was worried that one day Jilharang would be recalled to Beijing City, and there would be no hope. Zilharang smiled: "Don't worry, wait a few more days" "Wait a few days, when will you wait" Ao Bai lamented. "Didn't the thief come? The king ordered you to lead 10,000 cavalry from your headquarters to stop the attack" Ao Bai was overjoyed, and he was about to receive the order to retreat, when Zilharang added: "Thou shalt not fight" This sentence is like a plate of water poured on his head. "Ao bowed to the decadent Tang and retired. His real purpose in being so eager to fight with the Ming army was to sue for peace with the Ming court. Both Su Quanquan and Sony have sent him a message, and this is the last chance for the two yellow flags. After negotiating peace with the Ming court, Zilharang and his generals led Huaiyang's army back to Beijing to force Dolgon to retire from the regency throne and return to the emperor. In addition to the city of Beijing, which was in a state of equilibrium, the Qing Dynasty had four large armies, Azig in Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou in Henan, and Nilan in Shanxi were all Dolgon's people, and only the Huaiyang army was controlled by the people of the Two Yellow Banners. Ao Bai looks arrogant, but his mind is very clear, if he doesn't hurt the Ming army, how can the Ming court agree to negotiate peace. "You can't fight in waves, but you can also fight" Ao Bai went out of the house and ran out of Huai'an City on horseback. The sun was shining on the night dew that had fallen last night, and the thirty-mile plain was as clean as if it had been washed by water, and it could be seen with a clairvoyant mirror. The plains here should be full of crops, but now they are full of weeds. Aobai also has a clairvoyant. After the Ming army generals were equipped with clairvoyant mirrors, the Qing army scouts noticed this change. Dorgon didn't know how to make clairvoyance, but he could have paid for it. It is not easy to transport a small clairvoyant mirror from Fujian to Beijing, and it is not easy to avoid the inspection of the Ming court along the way, and the price is very expensive. The 10,000 cavalry of the Qing Dynasty lined up and marched away against the Ming army advancing on foot. The two armies were seven or eight miles apart, and the Ming army stopped to set up a formation, and Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles with locks were lined up outside the battle array. "Grandma's, you know to stick to it, and wrap it tightly from the front to the back" Ao Bai couldn't help but scold. He was particularly irritable today, and Sonny sent him a message that the peace negotiations between the Qing Dynasty and Chahar were about to succeed. Without the threat from the north, Dorgon could deal with the Ming with all his might, perhaps not relying on the two yellow flags as he does now. When the regent came to Huai'an again, his end was about to come, and the Ming army was all infantry, and Li Zhi'an's army was one of the elite in the Ming army. The scattered cavalry of the Qing army began to press the Ming army, and the Ming army resounded with the sound of cannons, the iron ball jumped into the air and then fell, and the Qing cavalry laughed wantonly. The distance was too far, and the cavalry was too scattered, and only the really unlucky cavalry would be hit by an iron ball that fell from the sky like a meteorite. When it was four or five hundred away from the Ming army's position, this was the real trouble. Directly in front of it was a sturdy Wuhan Iron and Steel cart and a spear, and inside the cart there were bird-sturdy hands shooting outward. The rangers harassed the archery as usual, and when it was time to eat, the Ming army would find a way to retreat. Either other soldiers and horses came to the rescue, or the horses and horses just staggered back on their own. After an hour of playful harassment, a sharp horn suddenly sounded from the camp of the Qinglu. The Rangers were stunned, for this was a signal to urge their soldiers and horses to charge into battle. Ao Bai scolded hatefully: "What's the point of scratching the boots, don't hit it hard, and I don't know if your things are used to scare people."
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