Before they arrived, the western first battalion arrived at their defense area Daliuzhuang, Li Dingguo looked at the plain in front of him, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "Why do you want to deploy it in this ghost place?" ”

Saying that, Li Dingguo pointed to the woods not far behind him, and complained to the officers around him: "Why don't you hide in this wood, if the officers and soldiers come along this road, we will launch a surprise attack." ”

"The general's meaning is that the current enemy situation is unclear, so you might as well show the enemy to be prepared, so as not to make mistakes in the chaos." Unlike the New Army, except for the four infantry wings under the two battalions of Guards and Armor, Xu Ping never directly commanded the armies under other generals. And when giving orders, Xu Ping will also explain his orders. Just as Li Zicheng needed to gain the understanding of the other rebel allies when making any major decision, he also needed to do so within Xu Ping's power.

This military model was always opposed by the Marquis of Zhendong, and when he was young, he fought hard against this kind of military model to concentrate power in his own hands. As a close friend of Zhendonghou and a companion in his early years, Yang Zhiyuan also believed that this model was inefficient, which was one of the important reasons why Yang Zhiyuan dared to fight Xu Ping with troops that were not superior in quantity and even inferior in quality.

However, Xu Ping didn't think so, his understanding of the new army was that the huge prestige of the Marquis of Zhendong brought absolute power, and the other Ming armies were originally like this, and the society in which Xu Ping lived also took such feudal rights for granted, and as for Xu Ping's allies, of course, they also thought that the power in their hands was natural. Whether it is Xu Ping, Sun Kewang or Li Dingguo, he has never felt that he has done anything wrong, but Niu Jinxing, who wants to take back power from his subordinates, is like a thief all day long.

"Nonsense, this is a good opportunity to win in chaos, how can we let it go in vain." Li Dingguo retorted loudly, and then ordered the whole battalion to retreat into the woods, put down the horses, and hide the flag: "The officers and soldiers are coming by taking advantage of the situation, and we must meet them head-on and give them a color." ”

"General ......" Because of Xu Ping's successive victories, Li Dingguo's staff officers couldn't help but respect him.

"I don't need a general to teach me how to fight." Li Dingguo also admired Xu Ping, but he always thought that Xu Ping's battle book was too monotonous, and he paid too much attention to the head-to-head confrontation and ignored the conspiracy. In the past, because the combat effectiveness of the displaced troops was too poor, Li Dingguo had to rely extensively on intrigue to win, and now he thinks that it is a pity to give up this kind of experience - two people, the one who does not wear shoes can't run and wears shoes, but after putting on shoes, it may not be, Li Dingguo thinks that the displaced troops who have not received regular training are like people who do not wear shoes, but now the application of tricks, only the effect is better, not worse.

……

Sun Kewang's Xifeng Battalion marched behind the Xishou Battalion column, and after receiving an urgent change of plan, he hurriedly sent a large number of staff officers to the new destination Xiaoliuzhuang to investigate. Sun Kewang's subordinates were also mainly composed of Henan soldiers, so there was a large group of locals, in addition to the necessary guides, there were more than a dozen people for him to consult the geography, and even without waiting for the avant-garde to report, Sun Kewang knew about the situation of his defense area.

At the beginning of the day, the whole battalion was deployed, and the horse exploration report had not yet found the officers and soldiers on the road, and there were guns and cannons in the south, which made Sun Kewang breathe a sigh of relief: "The front army fought well, and now that our battalion is deployed in place, the officers and soldiers can't catch us off guard." ”

At this moment, another staff officer came in a hurry, he had been sent to check the safety of the flanks, and this staff officer shouted without knowing the full salute: "General, I have not been able to find General Li in Daliuzhuang. ”

"How is that possible?" Sun Kewang was taken aback, unfolded the new map that Xu Ping handed over to him, and checked the current location again: "It's really right, this is Xiao Liuzhuang, the general just let us come here, and Da Liu Zhuang should be Li Dingguo, he is still walking in front of us, how can he not arrive yet?" ”

"Maybe I'm lost," said a staff officer, "and this time the incident was in a hurry, and General Li's original guide was useless, and he may not have been able to find a suitable guide and went to a fork in the road." ”

"It shouldn't be." Sun Kewang thinks that the locals under Li Dingguo will not be much less than himself: "If the fourth child has no manpower, why doesn't he ask me?" ”

"Revisit."

Sun Kewang gave an order, and the staff officer hurriedly rode east without taking a breath, and then Sun Kewang sent several teams of spies to search for Li Dingguo's army along the nearby roads and paths: "If you meet General Li, quickly lead him back to the right road." ”

After these scouts left one after another, Sun Kewang said to the staff officers of the Xifeng Battalion: "If you can't find General Li, this matter will be troublesome." There is no one to cover our flanks, and the officers and men are likely to go around to our rear from this Daliuzhuang, and it is good that we are prepared, but the general knows nothing about this, and if the officers and men happen to go further north and then go west, they may hit the unsuspecting general's back. ”

The staff officers relieved Sun Kewang and said, "Just a few roads, we have sent scouts, they will definitely be able to find General Li." ”

"That being said, you can't be left unguarded." Sun Kewang pondered for a moment and then said: "We also have to send scouts to the south of Daliuzhuang, if the officers and soldiers are about to arrive and General Li has not returned, we have to go up first." ”

"General, do you want to say something?"

Sun Kewang groaned again, and finally shook his head and said: "No need, you also said that there are only a few roads, and you will definitely be able to find General Li, this incident is in a hurry, and it is not strange that General Li is lost, and I, Sun Kewang, can't be the villain who complains behind my back." ”

At three o'clock, Xu Ping's headquarters

"General, General Sun's report to his ministry is in place."

"Good." Xu Ping looked at the map, and Li Dingguo had already sent a herald to report to him that the first battalion in the west was in place: "In this way, the east should be worry-free for the time being." ”

Because the road was congested, the rear army that broke into the camp could not reach for a while, so Xu Ping ordered Yu Shenhe to take half of the troops at hand away: "You immediately take the artillery team of the Guards Battalion and the first infantry wing to the west to strengthen the right flank, and then come back after the rear army is in place." ”

"Yes, my lord."

At this time, the armored battalion and the avant-garde battalion had retreated to the vicinity and were approaching Xu Ping's location, and Li Laiheng, the acting battalion officer of the armored battalion, was urgently recruited by Xu Ping in front of him: "Thanks to Major Li this time, what is the current situation of your department?" ”

"Heavy losses." After Li Laiheng found that the officers and soldiers were outflanking the Pheasant Gang from both flanks, he hurriedly commanded the troops to retreat, at first he also wanted to cover the artillery, but the Evergreen Battalion and the Adamantine Battalion pressed up together, and he was powerless to resist at all. When the avant-garde battalion resisted the battlefield, Ming troops appeared on both flanks of Li Laiheng, and Xu Ping's urgent report was also sent to him.

"The Evergreen Battalion and the Elite Gold Battalion of officers and soldiers have been chasing us, and the officers and men of the other battalions have not participated in the battle." Li Laiheng told Xu Ping that he had to abandon the seriously wounded to the pursuers, and the armored battalion had lost half of its strength and all its baggage and artillery, while the avant-garde battalion had lost a little less of its troops, but its baggage was also lost, and the cavalry of these two battalions was also exhausted in the covering battle: "Fortunately, the cavalry of the officers and men of these two battalions was equal in strength to our cavalry, otherwise the loss would have been greater." ”

"Except for the two battalions of Changqing and Jingjin, none of the other battalions have participated in the battle?"

"Yes."

"Take your battalion to the back to repair, Major Li, do you think your battalion can still fight today?"

"As an infantry battalion, it will definitely not work, the armored battalion is no longer an infantry battalion but a rifle battalion." Li Laiheng laughed: "But if you don't need artillery and cavalry, but only riflemen, then the fifth and sixth infantry wings can serve the general at any time." ”

Everywhere reported the discovery of the reconnaissance troops of the new army and the tentative attack, Xu Ping glanced at the map: "General Yang is in an all-out attack, he must have thought that I would not be able to deploy a defense in such a short time, but this time General Yang obviously miscalculated, Henan is my home field." Most of Xu Ping's subordinates were from Henan, and each battalion could easily find a large number of local soldiers to act as guides, so Xu Ping was very confident in his army's ability to move, and he believed that this was an ability that the new army would never have: "I was able to arrange the defense in such a short period of time. "As long as there is a delay for a while, the chaotic state of breaking into the camp will end, Xu Ping can't figure out the movement of the new army, so he plans not to seek merit but no fault, as long as the defense is arranged so that the new army cannot defeat him, he will be satisfied.

After discovering Xu Ping's banner, the Ming army, which came from the two battalions of the chasing army, did not launch an attack but stopped to rest.

Yang Zhiyuan finished reading the briefings sent by the commanders of the Changqing and Jingjin battalions, and said to the staff officers around him: "It seems that we have missed the best opportunity, Xu Ping's response is quite fast, and his military training is also very good, well, a good student taught by Instructor Song." Command the battalions to reconnoitre, and if they find any loopholes in the traitors, report back immediately. ”

"My plan is-" Yang Zhiyuan told the staff officers around him: "Leave the Panshi Battalion and the Xuanfeng Battalion still, the Changqing Battalion will maintain the pressure on Xu Ping's headquarters, and the remaining four battalions will start attacking his two flanks at the same time at noon, Xu Ping hastily organized a defensive line, it is estimated that there are still many men and horses on the road, and there must not be many reserves in his hands now, we will exert pressure on the whole line, so that Xu Ping cannot draw troops from anywhere, and can also expose the loopholes of the traitors. The two battalions of the rock went on the offensive and crushed the traitors in one fell swoop. ”

"Understood, Sir."

"Let's start the staff work."

"Yes, handsome."

The Seventh Battalion of the New Army, the Panshi Battalion and the Xuanfeng Battalion remained in the rear as Yang Zhiyuan's mobile troops, the Changqing Battalion monitored Xu Ping's general banner on the front line, and the other four battalions immediately attacked separately to find loopholes in Xu Ping's defense.

At the beginning of noon, Xiao Liu Zhuang

"General, a large number of officers and soldiers have been found in the direction of Da Liu Zhuang, and they are driving over."

Sun Kewang's brows were furrowed tightly, and his scout horse searched repeatedly along several forks that may have gone wrong for an hour, but he never found Li Dingguo's western head battalion, and now he did not find any trace of the Ming army in the front of his defense area, after confirming this again, Sun Kewang decided not to wait any longer: "Immediately pull out the camp and set off, we still have time to rush to Daliuzhuang in the heads of the officers and soldiers." ”

"And what about us?"

"We can't care so much, if we don't go to Da Liu Zhuang, Da Liu Zhuang will be lost, it is not known whether the officers and soldiers will come to us, we can't wait here stupidly. Send someone to inform the Xirui camp in the west, and ask them to help me keep an eye on the spot. ”

"Yes."

The Xirui battalion to the west of Xiaoliuzhuang is a new battalion that Sun Kewang just formed a few months ago, and the battalion officer Chang Shide is Sun Kewang's old department, and Chang Shide was taken aback after receiving Sun Kewang's report: "My battalion is less than 700 people, and the task given to me by the general is only to monitor this path. ”

Although this order was issued by Xu Ping, it was also conveyed and approved by Sun Kewang, Chang Shide was Sun Kewang's confidant, otherwise he would not have been appointed as the battalion officer of the Xirui Battalion, this battalion is Sun Kewang's territory, and Xu Ping will not interfere in the personnel arrangements.

Chang Shide's subordinates also said suspiciously: "Xishou and Xifeng are both large battalions of thousands of people, and their two battalions went to Daliuzhuang, but let our small battalion guard Xiaoliuzhuang alone, and we have to take into account the general's orders to us, what do you say?" ”

Someone else said: "Maybe General Li is in a tight situation, so General Sun rushed to reinforce it." ”

"Since it is General Sun's general order, it always has to be carried out." After Chang Shide finished speaking, he looked at Sun Kewang's warrant again, and suddenly realized: "General Sun just wants me to stare at the point, which means that the main force of the officers and soldiers in the east has gone to Daliuzhuang, and Xiaoliuzhuang should have no pressure." ”

"It must be so." Several subordinates around nodded one after another: "It's not that General Sun doesn't know our troops, General Sun said yes, then it must be something that our troops can handle." ”

"Okay," Chang Shide ordered his adjutant: "Give you 200 people, go to Xiaoliuzhuang to monitor the enemy's situation, and don't let a small group of Ming army sentry spies sneak over." ”

"Yes." After receiving the order, the officer asked, "Do you need to report to the general?" ”

"Such a major event, General Sun must have informed the general a long time ago." Chang Shide said disapprerovingly, he is not used to communicating directly with Xu Ping, even if there is any problem, he always reports to Sun Kewang, just now when the situation is in crisis, he reported to Xu Ping and Sun Kewang at the same time, and now that the situation is stable, he has returned to normal: "Maybe it is the meaning of the general." ”

At the same moment, in the jungle north of Daliuzhuang, the soldiers of the first battalion of thousands of people in the west were silently hidden in the grass, and none of them dared to make even the slightest body shake, and the birds stopped on the branches above the heads of these soldiers, looking curiously at these motionless animals. Their commander Li Dingguo was lying on the edge of the woods with one or two cronies, peeping southward, and the dust stirred up in the direction of the main road was enough to show that thousands of men and horses were driving towards Daliuzhuang, Li Dingguo whispered to the people around him in an almost inaudible voice: "Inform the whole army, as soon as the trumpet cannon sounds, it will be killed in all directions." ”

"Yes." The herald also replied in a low voice, and then, slowly, slowly, in slow motion, which would never startle the birds, and communicated the order to the officers of the regiment, who then passed it on to the officers of the next rank, and the officers gave it to the soldiers, one after the other, and spread it throughout the battalion.

The dust stirred up showed that the enemy army was getting closer and closer, Li Dingguo's eyes widened, like a tiger waiting for an opportunity to move, staring at the road that passed out of Daliuzhuang and led straight to his eyes, he had already carried out all kinds of counter-reconnaissance measures, and now he was waiting to see the effect of these arrangements.

Li Dingguo was already in his chest about how to assault the Ming army, whether it was the timing or the place, he had repeatedly thought about it, and the long wait brought Li Dingguo a sense of hunger and thirst, so that he involuntarily licked his somewhat dry lips, like a tiger in ambush, his eyes were still firmly fixed on the selected hunting ground, anxiously waiting for the arrival of the prey.

A quarter of an hour of waiting seemed like a hundred years, the excitement in Li Dingguo's eyes gradually turned into doubt, the smoke and dust rising from the road told him that he could not understand, for the first time in a long time, Li Dingguo glanced back at his subordinates lying beside him, and their eyes were also full of confusion and confusion when they looked at Li Dingguo.

A cannon shot came from a distant distance, followed by another, which grew denser and denser, and finally became continuous. didn't let Li Dingguo wait long, and a new sound joined in, and the fierce sound of gunfire sounded like frying beans in a hot iron pot, so dense that it was like hail falling to the ground.

When the shouts and the sound of fighting reached Li Dingguo's ears, he finally saw the banner of the army coming from the west, Li Dingguo was so angry that he jumped up from the ground where he had been lying on his stomach for several hours, and the birds who were calmly combing their feathers on his head were frightened by this sudden movement and flew high and shouted vigorously into the sky. Li Dingguo was full of excitement, pointing to the banner of the invading army and shouting: "He Sun Laosan doesn't stay in the west honestly, what are you doing here?" ”

In the direction of Li Dingguo's finger, the soldiers who broke into the camp could be vaguely seen busy untying the carriage and turning the muzzle of the gun towards the Ming army.

"Fire!"

The artillery officer of the Xifeng battalion raised his eyebrows, brandished his command sword vigorously, and roared angrily at his subordinates, and with this roar, the cannon that broke into the camp spewed a large cloud of white smoke towards the Ming army. No one noticed, or thought that at this time, in the forest not far away, a general was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded.

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