"Battle is a collision between the material and spiritual forces of the opposing parties. It is carried out in the form of bloodshed and destruction. It is the core military activity, and all other military activities are carried out for the purpose of fighting."

——"On War", Clausewitz.

The main force battle is the most efficient way to fight. Tens of thousands of people have to decide the winner. If it is done piecemeal, it may not be decided for several months. But as long as a main force battle is fought, within a day, or even half a day, several people will win.

The life and death of tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of people, as well as the related political power, land, and history, will all be determined by this.

Of course, in order to win or lose this battle, both sides will have put in a lot of effort beforehand, and it may be months or even years of careful preparation, but in any case, it will still be decided by a big battle.

——At this moment, Pang Yu was immersed in the atmosphere of tension and expectation before the war, and Xie Xi seemed to have the same feeling. The two stood there in silence, the noise of people under the bridge and the sound of wind on the bridge mixed together.

Together, it brings a wonderful epic feeling.

What is very interesting is that those people from the Ming Dynasty who followed them, including Zhang Fengyi, Cao Huachun and the young prince Zhang Shize, always liked to join them before. Now they clearly saw Pang Yu and He Xi standing there.

Here, he didn't come over, but hid aside and discussed by himself. I don't know whether it was because the war was about to come, and he also felt the solemn atmosphere and didn't dare to come up to disturb him, or he had other ideas and didn't want Shorthair to know.

But it doesn't matter anyway, it's just a good time for them to come over, and they don't bother to pay attention here, so it just happens to be quiet for a while.

The two stood for a moment, but Xie Xi couldn't help but said:

"Do you think Huang Taiji will fight us to the death here? He is not Seng Gelinqin a few years later, and there is no need to defend Beijing city to the death. If we find that our hedgehog formation is too hard to chew, we will turn around and leave.

There is nothing we can do about him."

"That's true, but that doesn't solve the problem, it just postpones the war - Huang Taiji's goal is to eliminate us. If we can't do this, we can still chase him to his camp."

"The cavalry is fast, but that is under the premise of being lightly armed. Unless the Jinmeng coalition forces are willing to give up most of the results they have obtained during the past few months, they will have to fight with our army sooner or later. And even if Huang Taiji can make a retreat,

His subordinates and allies may not be willing to make such a decision. The Hou Jin Dynasty was a tribal alliance regime, and although Huang Taiji had monopoly power, he was not able to follow his words."

Looking at the artillery position gradually taking shape under the bridge, Pang Yu smiled softly:

"I estimate that as long as Lao Ma doesn't show off deliberately and fires a barrage volley as soon as they engage in battle, so that the whole army loses their courage, Huang Taiji can make the decision to withdraw troops. Otherwise, he will be hit in the head by the artillery shells.

Before we went up, those robbers would not take the initiative to admit defeat."

"I hope so……"

Xie Xi didn't seem to have high hopes, but he didn't argue with Pang Yu. He just patted the stone lion on the bridge railing and laughed softly:

"After this battle, I wonder how many of these lions will be left... The stone lions of Yongtong Bridge may become as famous as Marco Polo Bridge."

"When the time comes to find someone to repair it, the best thing to do is to use the best white marble and find the most skilled craftsmen."

The two deliberately chatted some gossip, but soon realized that this made them more nervous, so they stopped talking.

While the Qiong Navy was constructing a large-scale construction position, the reconnaissance cavalry of Hou Jin and Mongolia appeared around them from a distance, like a group of hyenas on the grassland, staring at their prey from a distance.

In the past, as long as they dared to approach, there would be a special team of hunters and rangers to chase them away. But this time, no one will chase them away. As long as the opponent is not within the range of the musket, they will not bother to pay attention to them and let them go.

Watching from afar, peeking into reality, all ignored here.

——Obviously, Qiong Haijun is posing as an invitation to fight. It depends on whether Jin Jun dares to accept the challenge. As for how the other party will send the news back, there is no need to worry about this. If the opponent can't even do this

If they couldn't do it, they couldn't suppress the Ming army in the hinterland of Gyeonggi and even dare not leave the city.

Sure enough, not long after, the faint sound of horn horns was heard coming from a distance, and it came one after another, like a pack of wolves, sounding from all directions. If it was the Ming army, hearing this kind of echoing sound from all directions,

It is inevitable that there will be a feeling of being surrounded, and the morale of the army will naturally be greatly depressed.

But here in Qiong Haijun, there was no response. The soldiers who were building fortifications were still hard at work, while the soldiers who had completed their headquarters positions were sitting on the ground under the leadership of their officers, resting silently. Or wiping their firearms, cleaning ammunition,

No one even glanced at the place where the sound came from. The entire army was as motionless as a rock.

- Because they all know what will happen.

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Time slowly passed, and as the sun gradually climbed into the middle, Qiong Haijun's combat fortifications had been completed. All the soldiers were sitting quietly and waiting for orders. The cooking team even buried pots to make rice in advance, heated the pre-prepared meals and sent them to the position.

, so that everyone can have something hot to eat.

Near noon, when the sun was about to reach its highest angle, the calm on the position was broken - from the distant horizon, red flares suddenly rose one after another. They were the members of the Northern Latitude Reconnaissance Battalion who encountered the enemy.

emergency signal.

Ranger troops were immediately dispatched to respond. After a burst of intermittent gunfire, the rangers escorted several soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion in tattered clothes and covered in dust back to their positions.

"The enemy's main force! The cavalry brigade! Forty to fifty thousand people! It's still ten miles away!"

Although the scouts were exhausted, they still insisted on running to Tang Jian and others, shouting the message loudly, and then they were helped off their horses and went to drink water and rest.

After hearing this, Wang Haiyang, who had never spoken much, dropped the buns he had taken a few bites from, looked at Pang Yu and said with a smile:

"As you said, I thought I would wait in vain today, so I planned to withdraw to Tongzhou in the afternoon and come back tomorrow."

After saying this, without waiting for a response, he hurried towards the Second Regiment's position. Pang Yu just smiled and said to the remaining people in the field:

"The temple calculation phase is over, my mission is completed, and now it's up to you."

"Leave it to us."

Tang Jian also stood up, but he was not as impatient as Wang Haiyang. Instead, he calmly dipped his hand into the steamed bun in the soup in the lunch box and finished eating. He also wiped his hands before calmly walking towards the formation.

Pang Yu naturally went to the position of the Third Regiment with Jie Xi. In fact, there was no need for them to make a special trip back to give orders. The troops below had already reacted after seeing those signals. At this time, they were already in their respective positions and ready to fight.

After that, scattered scouts returned one after another - the war was about to begin, and the last order given to them by Northern Latitude was to come back and join the main force in order to strengthen the relatively weak cavalry force of the Qiong Navy and prepare for use in subsequent battles.

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After a while, a red flare once again rose in the sky in the northeast corner of the position, so the Rangers were sent out again to respond. But this time it was slightly different from the previous times - in the previous times, only the Rangers

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Looking from a distance, I could see smoke billowing on the horizon and constant gunshots. It seemed that an enemy army was so daring, or that they were completely disregarding life and death and actually started fighting the Rangers head-on?

This kind of scene is rare - the Jinmeng cavalry were fierce enemies in front of the Ming army, but to the Qiong navy, they were just armed herdsmen. Their light bows and soft arrows could not even reach fifty meters. In this section

In the contact battles of time, few dared to fight head-on with Qiong Haijun.

Seeing that it couldn't be done with just dozens of rangers, Tang Jian waved and called Ye Mengyan over.

"Xiaoye, please bring the guards over to meet us."

Before Ye Mengyan could say anything, Wei Aiwen popped up next to him:

"It's better for me to go. Our second group will be closer."

Seeing that his beard was about to be cut off, Ye Mengyan suddenly became anxious:

"We are well equipped!"

——As the defenders of the Baiyantan main base and the "Forest Army" stationed in the short-haired nest, the guard battalion is the second unit besides the reconnaissance battalion equipped with the most advanced semi-automatic rifles. Although not all members have been able to change their equipment,

But at least one company is equipped with new equipment. It is this company that Ye Mengyan is preparing to pull out now. They even have a few submachine guns, and they dare to fight head-on even if they face tens of thousands of enemy troops.

So Xiaoye finally led the people out, and saw hundreds of people cheering and greeting them. The Mongolian cavalry over there actually took the initiative to greet them. It was really crazy.

However, human courage is meaningless in the face of flying bullets - after a round of crackling volleys, the remaining Mongolian cavalry finally gave in and retreated in despair. Those who were unwilling to leave all lay on the ground.

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So this small outpost battle ended quickly. After a while, Ye Mengyan accompanied Bei Wei and his deputy Yang Jie back.

——They led the main force of the reconnaissance battalion, including the wounded and sick people who had been sleeping in the outdoors these days, and who appeared in the battle, so most of them used their spare mounts to tow stretchers.

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In addition, there are many war horses carrying strange large baskets on both sides. I don’t know what they are loaded with, which seriously slows down the speed, so that they can be entangled by the enemy. The faces and bodies of two people, including Bei Latitude Yang Jie, are also contaminated.
Chapter completed!