Chapter 207: The Remnant Sun Is Like Blood
The ambush location will always be chosen between the mountain passes, no one will set up an ambush in a flat place, so they can't hide themselves, and this time it is 30,000 troops that need to be hidden, and the scouts led by Yang He are almost desperate, and finally find a place to set up an ambush within two days.
Shouzhou to Fengyang Fucheng, one hundred and eighty miles apart, the location of the ambush, must take into account several aspects, the first is the problem of distance, can not be too close to Shouzhou, can not be too far from Fengyang, after the 20,000 cavalry of Liukou rush, always have to consume some body, which is convenient for the 30,000 army to wait for work, the second is the problem of the ambush location, can not be too open, so that the cavalry can retreat calmly, so that the encirclement and annihilation war becomes a pursuit war, such an ambush is a failure, the third is the problem of terrain, It must be beneficial to the 30,000 troops in ambush, at least the slope of the cavalry charge, charging from top to bottom, so as to be able to give full play to the advantages of the cavalry charge, and quickly strike at the rogues.
The location of the ambush is selected in an unnamed mountain col more than 20 miles away from Fengyang Fucheng, this col is gourd-shaped, the exit and entrance are relatively narrow, the open space in the middle is very large, although the slope of the hillside on both sides is not large, but thinking of retreating from the hillside, the possibility is not large, and the war horses in some places cannot go up at all.
From Shouzhou to here, there are nearly 160 miles, and the Liukou has gone through a long journey, and when they come out of the mountain pass, they will show fatigue and need a little rest.
The Chinese military tent is set up on the hillside, and with a monocular, you can see clearly the qiē inside the col.
The groves on both sides of the col can help the cavalry and foot soldiers in ambushes.
In just seven days, Luo Rucai and others broke through Huoqiu, Shouzhou and other cities, and Zhang Xianzhong even led the Liukou to break through Yingzhou, which made Zheng Xunrui even more surprised, and also had a new view of the Liukou.
Yingchuan Wei was set up in Yingzhou, Zhang Xianzhong broke through Yingzhou, and naturally eliminated Yingchuan Wei, you must know that the establishment of Yingchuan Wei is to protect Fengyang Mansion City, Luo Rucai and others first pulled out Yingchuan Wei, eliminating their worries, at least when they attacked Fengyang City, they didn't worry about what problems were behind them.
The twelfth day of the first month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, three quarters of the hour.
The scouts came to report that the 20,000 vanguard troops of the Liukou had already set out from Shouzhou at the time of Mao, and the marching speed was average, and they plundered a large amount of money and property, and came towards the city of Fengyang Prefecture, and it was expected to arrive at the mountain col at about three o'clock in the morning.
The vanguard of the Rogue did not send out scouts.
The big war is coming, and Zheng Xunrui's feelings become soothing and calm.
Xu Wanghua, who had already expressed nervousness, saw Zheng Xunrui's expression, and then eased up, I don't know why, as long as he saw Zheng Xunrui's breezy appearance, even if it was a big thing, he would not be nervous.
The 30,000-strong army was all ambushed in place, and the ten furlong machines were also placed.
Zheng Xunrui's side was left with Xu Wanghua and Hong Xinyu, as well as fifty personal soldiers, including Wang Xiaoer and Su Manzi.
Zheng Xunrui stood with his hands in his hands, standing on the hillside, looking at the col, and even a slight smile appeared on his face.
"Mr. Xu, this battle can be over in three hours, I'm afraid you need to think more, after cleaning the battlefield, the next combat operation of the 30,000 army, my plan is that the army will not rest, after cleaning the battlefield, kill in the direction of Shouzhou, and completely defeat the follow-up brigade of Liukou."
Xu Wanghua let out a heavy breath.
"The magnanimity of the adult, the subordinates can't learn if they want to, the next battle plan, the adults are confident, the subordinates don't dare to talk much, it's a pity that the subordinates can't go into battle in person to kill the enemy, otherwise they will ride a war horse into battle."
"Hehe, in the so-called strategic planning, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, I also want to go into battle to fight, but a battle of this scale, life and death, I won't add to the chaos, everyone was against me yesterday, even you don't agree."
"The subordinates still have this opinion, the adults can't go into battle in person, and they don't need to go into battle in person, the adults are sitting in the military tent, and it is already the biggest incentive for 30,000 soldiers."
A large number of birds came in the direction of the col, and the scouts reported more frequently.
Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly.
"It's finally here......"
The rolling yellow sand first entered the col, followed by the rumbling of horses' hooves, and the vanguard of the rogue began to enter the col at a rapid pace.
Several flags are very dazzling, embroidered with Luo, Zhang, Li and other big characters, and the front one is embroidered with a big handsome character.
The vanguard of the Liukou still did not send out scouts, and the 20,000 vanguard troops all entered the col in only a quarter of an hour, and the speed of the Liukou in front had already slowed down. What is striking is that the dozen or so carriages in the rogue team are all carriages pulled by two horses, which is much faster, needless to say, in these carriages, there is the money looted by the rogues, as for the food, it should be left to the rear brigade to deal with.
In the middle of the group, several people gathered together, as if discussing something, and the rest of the rogues temporarily stopped advancing, as if waiting for the next order.
Zheng Xunrui put down the monocular and spoke to Hong Xinyu beside him.
"It's time to attack."
The ten Furlong machines instantly began to roar, and the cannonballs landed accurately in the ranks of the rogues.
Some rogues and war horses were blown up, and the team of rogues was a little chaotic in an instant.
At the same time that the Fran machine continued to fire cannonballs, the strong crossbow also began to fire, and the crossbow flew towards the rogue in the middle of the col with a scream, and Zheng Xunrui, who was standing on the top of the hillside, could hear the screams.
At the moment when the ambush began, the 10,000 foot soldiers divided into two directions and rushed towards the exit and entrance of the col, their task was to block the exit and entrance, and not let any of the rogues escape.
Knowing that they had been ambushed, they quickly dispersed after a brief moment of panic.
The Fran machine and the crossbow caused a lot of damage to the rogue, and some of the horses began to convulse in the rumbling cannons, shaking off their masters on horseback.
Just as the rogue dispersed, the rumbling drums rang out.
Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xintao and others, led 15,000 cavalry, from both sides of the mountain pass, and began to attack the Liukou.
The rain of arrows appeared in an instant, densely packed, almost obscuring the light, and the inside of the col instantly darkened.
The 15,000 cavalry that charged, of which 12,000 were the cavalry of the Zheng family's army, they went through harsh and even harsh training, and they could live in unison even with their eyes closed.
Their archery skills, after years of training, have almost reached the realm of arrows.
Such a strong cavalry is something that the rogues have never encountered.
The roaring rain of arrows made many of the rogues fall down screaming, and the scattered rogues began to move in the direction of the exit and entrance of the mountain pass, but unfortunately they were greeted by a more dense rain of arrows.
There was a huge crashing sound, and Zheng Jiajun and Liukou fought together.
Hongmen is a cow, and he will not look back after being killed.
The power of the Twelve Bridges of Hongquan burst out at this moment.
The cavalry of the Zheng family army holding a spear moved neatly, and every time the spear was swung out, it was a burst of bloody wind and rain, and the rogues could not resist, even those particularly strong rogues were stabbed off the horse after only a few rounds.
Although it was a duel between the cavalry, the strength and weakness were instantly revealed.
Xu Wanghua on the mountain col, looking at this qiē, was dumbfounded, the strong combat effectiveness of the Zheng family army was the first time he had seen it, seeing a large number of rogue soldiers falling, but the Zheng family army soldiers wearing red robes were still infiltrating, and the rogue in the red was becoming less and less, and finally the red was connected together, and then flew to other places.
The battle between the import and export places of the mountain col has also begun.
The cavalry all held their spears and formed a square formation, guarding the exit of the col and the place ahead, and the cavalry faced the neat square formation, but there was no choice but to rush forward to find death, shoot out the bow and arrow, and see that someone in the square team fell, and soon someone made up for it, and the square team was still standing.
Time passed slowly, and the fight became more and more bloody.
The vanguard of the Liukou is its elite, and it has experienced too many battles, and it will not surrender, although it is at an absolute disadvantage, it is still persistent, which is indeed worthy of affirmation, even the army of the imperial court cannot do this.
Zheng Jiajun and Yulin Border Army will not show mercy to their subordinates, Zheng Xunrui has already issued an order to kill them all, leave no mouths alive, do not take prisoners, and must completely exterminate the vanguard of the Liukou.
Inside the mountain col, it has become a bloody place, the injured people rolled off their horses, basically don't think about life, the back and forth war horses stepped on their bodies, so that they quickly stopped struggling and **.
Zheng Xunrui is like a sculpture, looking at Yiqiē in the col with a cold expression, his combat thinking, strictly speaking, does not meet the requirements, at least he needs to open the net, so that the Liukou have a place to escape, so that the Liukou's military spirit will soon collapse, but unfortunately he will not make such a choice, because behind the 20,000 vanguard of the Liukou, there is also a large group of people, so no matter how much the price is paid, it is necessary to completely annihilate the vanguard of the 20,000 Liukou.
The so-called trapped beasts are still fighting, such a tragic annihilation war, the more you go to the back, the more difficult it becomes, and the rogue who has no way to survive will become extremely strong.
Zheng Xunrui doesn't care, he needs Zheng Jiajun to grow up in the tragic bloody battle, there are not many opportunities like this at present, I am afraid that in the face of the Houjin Tartar in the future, he will be able to appear again, after all, the combat effectiveness of the Liukou is impossible to compare with the Houjin Tartar.
The battle did not end in three hours, after all, it was a war of annihilation.
The sun is rising in the east, and it is already very good to have such weather in winter.
Zheng Xunrui looked up at the sun that was about to set, and said four words softly.
"The remnant sun is like blood."