The wind was cold, and there was a murderous aura between heaven and earth.

On the southern outskirts of Zhending City, only two miles away, is the Hutuo River, which is surging to the east.

The Hutuo River is the same as "Hu Camel", and it was also called the Pond or the Pond in ancient times.

The river flows all the way down from the Taihang Mountains into the vast North China Plain.

All the way to the east, the water is rushing, loud and loud, rolling and flowing, so it is named Hutuo.

"Appeal ————"

Sun Chuanting snorted softly and grabbed the reins of the horse.

The black horse under the seat raised its front hooves high to stop the forward momentum, and let out a long, passionate neigh.

"Phew-" "Phew-"

The generals who followed closely behind him also stopped their horses and stopped their whips, restraining the moving horses.

Chen Wang whipped his horse, followed by Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong and Cao Bianjiao, and stood on Sun Chuanting's side.

In winter, the flow of water in the Hutuo River has reached its minimum, and even many places have been frozen.

The weather gets colder every year, and the winter months get longer by the day, so you don't need a ferry or a pontoon bridge to cross the river directly.

The cavalry of the brigade roared over the river and the fields, and advanced rapidly in the direction of the southern outskirts of Zhending Castle.

In the southern suburbs of Zhending, the vanguard cavalry that had already crossed the river had already spread out and engaged the cavalry of the Qing army.

On the southern outskirts of Zhending, which was only three miles wide, several teams of hundred-strong cavalry were constantly launching temptations and disputes.

A large number of rangers scattered outside the cavalry formation and strangled each other, and the battle between them was more fierce and bloody than the battle between the cavalry formations.

"There are about 5,000 people in Jiannu outside Zhending City, and there are three Jiala flags, two of which are the banners of the Jiannu Zhenglan Banner, and the other is the flag of the Beiyu."

In the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia was called a captive, the Jurchen was called a slave, and the northern captives and Jiannu were built.

As the vanguard of the cavalry are all subordinate to Cao Bianjiao's elite cavalry, most of them were born in Liaodong and Datong, originally on the battlefield of Liaodong and the Houjin soldiers at that time to fight, naturally can recognize the banner.

Moreover, in the Ministry of War, there are also relevant documents, such as the banners of Mongolia and Houjin, etc., which will not make the eyes of those Qinwang's troops black.

"Three Kala ......"

Sun Chuanting frowned and looked at Zhending City in the distance.

There are almost 5,000 Jiannu outside the city.

Excluding the followers and auxiliaries, the number of Zhenyi is about 2,500.

Sun Chuanting is no stranger to the Jiannu in the north, the Qing army of the two Jiala belongs to the Zhenglan Banner, and the owner of the Zhenglan Banner is Haoge, the eldest son of the thief chief Huang Taiji.

Jiannu itself has a total of eight banners, and the combat power of the eight banners is high and low with each other, and they are not close to each other.

Although Huang Taiji was founded and called the emperor, in fact he was only the nominal emperor and did not have the power of a real emperor.

The positive blue flag is the flag in the middle of the eight flags, and the combat power is only a little higher than the strongest two yellow flags.

Sun Chuanting's face was solemn, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's faces were not good-looking, during the battle of the Four Cities, they took over the battle with Zhenglanqi, and Zhenglanqi was an old opponent.

At that time, they concentrated several times their forces, and although they won the victory, the result was only a disastrous victory, and in the end they still let most of them escape.

Chen Wang's heart sank slightly, what he encountered in the first battle was the blue flag in the middle of the eight banners of the Qing army, which was not a good thing.

Although according to the course of history, this battle was won by the Ming army, but when it came to the battle, Chen Wang's heart still couldn't help but sink down.

There were three armies under his command, totaling more than 3,000 people.

Cao Bianjiao's command was full of cavalry, about 2,000 people, Cao Wenzhao's command dismounted three steps and seven steps, two infantry and one cavalry, about 3,000 people.

There are more than 3,000 people under the command of He Renlong, seven horses and three steps, two cavalry and one infantry, and more than 3,000 people.

There are a total of 5,000 superintendents under Sun Chuanting, and there are four battalions: the middle battalion, the front right battalion, the rear left battalion, and the new battalion.

Within the four battalions, there are adjutant generals, guerrillas, staff generals, officers of the Chinese army, capital divisions, garrisons, and thousands of generals.

The combined army was 16,000 men, including cavalry, 6,000 cavalry, and 10,000 infantry.

The Qing army besieging Zhending was nearly 5,000 in size, and the difference in strength was three times that of the force.

"Blue flag?"

He Renlong raised his eyebrows slightly, he is different from Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, he has always been in Shaanxi.

He fought with the Mongols outside the Saiwai, but he did not meet the Manchurian soldiers.

I don't like to read, and my understanding of Jiannu is basically just a few words, and there is no complete picture.

And this is because the war is about to start, so I learned a little bit about Jiannu.

Among the generals in the towns of Guannei, he knows many people, but only Cao Wenzhao really admires.

Seeing Cao Wenzhao's expression solemn now, He Renlong naturally understood that the situation was wrong.

"Brother Chen......"

He Renlong dragged the war horse to the right-hand position and asked in a low voice.

"You used to stay in Liaodong, what do you say about this flag?"

Chen Wang held the reins in his hand, glanced at the Qing army formation that was changing formations not far away, and was thinking about the next plan in his heart, when he suddenly heard He Renlong's inquiry.

Originally, Chen Wang was promoted all the way, and basically did not have too many intersections with other generals in Shaanxi, because he had always been on the road of pursuit.

The relationship with He Renlong is not bad, but also because of Cao Wenzhao's thin noodles.

However, during this period of time, he came from Tongguan and marched all the way, and Chen Wang was already familiar with most of the generals.

The relationship with He Renlong is also good, after all, He Renlong himself is good friends with Cao Wenzhao.

"We are the town, Jiannu is the flag, and He Shuai can see their flag as our town."

The commander-in-chief is a bit overstepping, but there are not many people who know how to manage it now.

Chen Wang lowered his voice and explained to He Renlong.

"Beilu and those traitors are not counted, Jiannu has a total of eight banners, yellow, yellow, blue, blue, white, white, red, and red."

"The Jiannu army is not a monolith, and the Eight Banners are actually opposed to each other......"

Although Huang Taiji founded the country and became the emperor, he was not a real court or a real country.

Huang Taiji did not have the ability to make decisions and make decisions, in fact, the power was still the old system of eight kings.

"Among them, the two yellow flags are the slave chief Huang Taiji in person, and the two blue flags are the agents of Haoge and Jierharang, Haoge is the eldest son of Huang Taiji, and Jierharang and Huangtaiji are closer than brothers, so these four banners are the strongest and the most armed, they are all the elite of the Jiannu army, and they must be careful and careful when encountered."

When Tiancong was in the fourth year, that is, in the second year of Chongzhen.

After Amin's defeat in the Battle of Yongping, Huang Taiji imprisoned him for his crimes, deprived him of the position of the owner of the blue flag, and gave all his belongings to Amin's sixth brother Zilharang.

Although Zilharang is Amin's sixth brother, he has lived in the palace since he was a child, and was raised by Nurhachi, who became acquainted with Huang Taiji when he was young, and later had a close relationship with Huang Taiji like a brother.

Even after his father and brother rebelled, Zilharang was still trusted and reused.

When Chongzhen was five years old, the banner owner of the Zhenglan Banner, Mang Gurtai, died violently, and his younger brother Dege inherited the owner of the Zhenglan Banner.

Three years later, after Derge died of illness, Huang Taiji wiped out a large number of henchmen in the name of Derge's rebellion during his lifetime, and took the opportunity to take the Zhenglan Banner as his own.

Then the two yellow flags and the Zhenglan flag were reorganized, and he served as the owner of the two yellow flags, and the Zhenglan flag was handed over to his eldest son Haoge.

Now that the Qing army has eight banners, Huang Taiji has mastered a total of four flags: yellow, yellow, blue, and blue.

Because of this, Huang Taiji naturally vigorously supported the four banners, and invested a lot of energy, constantly replenishing manpower and armament.

"In addition, the four flags and Huang Taiji are opposites, the banner owner of the two red flags is Daishan, the flag owner of the white flag is Duoduo, and the flag owner of the white flag is Azig, the flag soldiers of these four flags are poorly armed, and the number of people is slightly less."

Since Huang Taiji came to the throne, in order to stabilize the imperial power, he has been trying to grasp as much authority as possible.

Daishan used to fight for the Khan position with Huang Taiji when Nurhachi died, and the two naturally did not deal with each other.

Nurhachi did not claim the title of emperor, but still called himself the Great Khan.

Chen Wang pondered for a while, and finally chose to persuade.

"I know that He Shuai often takes the lead and thinks that the army is an example, but when fighting with Jiannu, don't take the lead again."

He Renlong's expression was slightly solemn, and he was a little confused.

"There are many hunters in the Jiannu army, these people are armed with heavy bows and arrows, and they often hide in the military formation when they fight, and when they are engaged, they will bend their bows and arrows to attack and kill our generals."

"They often shoot arrows at the same time with several or even a dozen people, and if they don't have much defense, they can't dodge at all."

In history, Zhang Xianzhong and Huang were all killed by the attack of the heavy bow, so that the army under his command was scattered.

Now that the course of many history has changed, many things are no longer accurate, so Chen Wang finally reminded He Renlong.

"Thanks for the reminder."

He Renlong nodded, clenched his fists and said sincerely.

He was called crazy, but he wasn't really crazy.

He knows when to take the lead and when not to.

He had never fought with the Qing army before, so naturally he would not act rashly.

During the conversation, the vanguard cavalry who crossed the river had already stood on the southern outskirts of Zhending, and swept out a relatively empty place to cross the river.

The cavalry of the Qing army was retreating towards the rear at this time, and the large array of the Qing army seemed to be changing something.

The first confrontation gained the upper hand, and the morale of the various units of the Ming army gradually rose.

However, Sun Chuanting did not show the slightest smile because of this.

In May of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Jiannu entered the fortress and plundered, he led his family Ding Xiangyong to go out of the city to meet the attack, although the final victory, but it was a tragic victory, which was still in the case of several times more than Jiannu.

Since ancient times, the armor has been sharp and sharp, but now the situation is reversed.

The armor is strong and the blade is Jiannu, but they are rotten in armament and unbearable swords.

Sun Chuanting worriedly glanced at the Qing army's large array outside Zhending City.

The soldiers and horses that came to support this time said that there were 50,000 troops, but in fact there were only more than 30,000 people, of which the elite were less than two or three percent.

The Qing army gathered more than 100,000 people in the south this time, not only the elite was exhausted, but also a large number of Mongolian rangers went south with it.

This battle is really not easy to fight......

It was precisely because he was aware of the combat strength of the Qing army that Sun Chuanting did not give the order to attack for a long time.

(End of chapter)