As the first Qing cavalry appeared in everyone's sight, more horseback figures appeared behind him, and they were approaching the water village two miles away and no longer approached.

At this time, a red-bottomed dragon flag appeared. Kong Youde was wearing red armor, an iron helmet on his head, and the tassel was long, like a lightning rod, as if he was afraid of being struck by lightning.

When the Qing cavalry arrived, the cavalry came out everywhere and immediately surrounded the water village on three sides. Li Chengdong's face was gloomy on the wall of the village, and the soldiers around him kept running up the earth wall.

On the earth wall, the Flang machine was set up in turn, and the gunner built earth bags in front of the cannon to cover the arrows and bird guns. The gunner squatted beside the cannon, holding a torch in his hand, waiting for the battle.

The bird gunners and archers of the soldiers of the Li army squatted between the gaps of the cannons, covered with earthen walls.

Nearly a hundred melee killers, about 1,200 people, were not on the earth wall, but were arranged in front of the earth wall and unfolded behind a section of chest wall built by the rebels.

The chest wall is built with dirt from digging the trench. The trench is covered with antlers and horse-repellent piles, forming a complete defense system.

If the Qing army wants to attack Tuzhai, they must first pass through the Mama-Rewarding Pile and jump over the trenches, and be blocked by melee killers. At this time, the long-range firearms on the wall can be condescending to shoot the Qing army and provide support to the killers in front of Tuzhai.

This arrangement was not thought of by Zhao Ming, but by Li Chengdong, which made Zhao Ming have to admit that Li Chengdong did have some tricks, and the soldiers of Li's army were indeed more organized than the rebels in wars.

The defense of the entire water village, Li's soldiers and some elite rebels were on the front line, and behind the village wall were a large number of rebels sitting on the ground as reserves. There were a large number of ships on the lake, preparing to respond to the rebels' retreat in the event of unfavorable war.

Li Chengdong looked at the Qing army in the distance and waved: "Start to answer the flag!"

At the command, the soldiers of the Li army arranged inside and outside the village wall raised flags in turn amid the drums, and the front was black, green and white, and each flag was waved to inform the chief general of the central army that he was ready.

Li Yuanyin clasped his fists and said, "Father, the flags of each unit are completed!"

Li Chengdong gave Li Yuanyin a blank look and said coldly: "The entire army prepares for war, check the equipment!"

The drums and trumpets sounded at the top of the city. Amid the officers' shouts, the soldiers in front of the chest tightly clasped their swords and lifted their shields to their chests. The spearman held the spear tightly and prepared to face the attack.

On the earth wall, various firearm teams began to check the equipment. After loading the gunpowder, they ignited the fuse. The first row of bird gunmen took a step forward, stood by the earth wall, and put the bird guns flat.

The soldiers of the Li army showed their level. In contrast, the command of the rebel army can be said to be a mess. Mobilizing people and horses basically depends on roaring or sending messengers to communicate.

At this time, the Qing cavalry was like a tide that filled the earth, thousands of horses trampled on the ground, and the sound of hooves rolled like thunder, which was terrifying.

Zhao Ming, Wu Yi and others observed for a while and confirmed that the Qing soldiers were coming from the Zhenghong Banner and Zhengbai Banner, with some coats in the middle, with a total of more than 14,000 troops.

This made everyone feel tremendous pressure. Everyone in the water village was squirming with their Adam's apples, silent.

...

The Qing army stopped, and cavalry rushed to the back. Two miles away from the water camp, the Qing army's cavalry gathered more and more, and the blacks were crowded.

At this time, under the banner, Kong Youde used a thousand-mile mirror to stare at the water village coldly, and his brows frowned slightly.

He has been through the battlefield for a long time, and it is not difficult to see that the other party is ready and is ready. If he wants to defeat the rebel army in the village, he will probably suffer some casualties.

When Shen Zhixiang saw Kong Youde still, "What's the matter with the prince?"

Kong Youde put down the Qianli Mile Mile, raised his hand and pointed at the Water Village, and said in confusion: "Strange, it doesn't make sense!"

"What's wrong with the prince?" Shen Zhixiang asked.

Kong Youde said in a deep voice: "My army has arrived, and this group of rioters will not flee immediately. Why should he stick to a water camp? If he sticks to Suzhou, it is reasonable. What is the point of sticking to a water camp?"

When Shen Zhixiang heard the words, he looked like a ship on the lake again, and was confused, "It really makes sense?"

Kong Youde frowned and said, "Are you not these bandits going to have other ideas?"

...

Wu Yi looked at the Qing soldiers opposite him, waited for a while, but did not see the Qing soldiers attacking, and couldn't help but say, "Why is the Qing soldiers not moving?"

Li Chengdong pressed the handle of the knife with his hand and said in a deep voice: "If it were me, I wouldn't attack!"

"Why is this?" Wu Yi said.

Li Chengdong sneered, but did not speak, obviously still feeling emotional.

Zhao Ming narrowed his eyes, "Then think of a way to let the Qing soldiers move!"

...

Kong Youde and Shen Zhixiang observed for a while, and felt something was wrong and did not understand the intentions of the rebel army opposite.

Shen Zhixiang said: "The prince really won't fight!"

Kong Youde nodded slightly, "If you don't fight, let's see what they are going to do first, and wait until the green camp comes! In addition, send someone to check around to see if they have other intentions!"

The rebels lined up behind the lake, built fortifications, and were ready to fight. If there were no ships in the lake, Kong Youde would attack, but the gathering of ships in the water camp showed that the other party had no intention of fighting to the death.

The flag soldiers risked the casualties and lay down the fortifications of the rebels. Just as they were about to start a massacre, the rebels escaped by boat, and the dead could not come.

Kong Youde decided to wait for the Green Camp soldiers to come, and at the same time carefully pondered the intentions of the rebel army.

At this time, he had just pulled out the reins of the horse and was about to retreat from the camp, but Shen Zhixiang exclaimed, "Prince, look, that's Master Beile!"

Kong Youde was shocked when he heard this. He looked in the direction and saw a person suddenly hanging upside down in front of the water village gate. Because his head was facing down, his swaying braid was particularly conspicuous.

Kong Youde looked at it with a thousand-mile mirror, as if one more glance would hurt his eyes. He hurriedly covered the lens tube with his hands, and his face became ugly.

The Eight Banners soldiers were far apart and could not see clearly with their naked eyes. However, it had been circulated in the army that Berenican was captured alive. The surrounding flag soldiers could not help but feel a commotion when they saw this scene.

Zhao Ming came to Nikan, took the rag from his mouth, and smiled and said, "Master Beile, do a favor and shout for me!"

Nikan was also very tough, his head was congested with bloodshot, his eyes were red, but he didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Zhao Ming waved his hand and Wang Deshun immediately pulled out the knife and slashed Nikan's body. Nikan was so painful that he sweated on his forehead, and he still had a hideous face, and gritted his teeth.

Kong Youde could see clearly, and the flag soldiers behind him also saw it. There was a noise in the team, buzzing, and many Eight Banners soldiers were already furious. If it weren't for the military order, they would have swung their swords and killed them.

Seeing this, Zhao Ming waved his hand again, and Wang Deshun slashed with blood, like killing a pig.

Zhao Ming originally wanted Li Chengdong to do this, but Li Chengdong was not willing. Now the rebel army needs Li Chengdong. Although Li Chengdong is forced to rebel, he does not have to cooperate with the rebel army with his troops. Therefore, Zhao Ming cannot force Li Chengdong. If he leads his troops south, it will be unsightly.

Having said that, Zhao Ming glanced at Li Chengdong who was standing far away, and suddenly shouted: "Listen to the Tatars opposite, the slave chief Nikan, harmed Jiangnan, killed creatures, and destroyed my clothes. Today, I am ordered by General Li to kill this slave in the battle. If you dare to invade and commit evil, your fate will be the same as this."

After saying that, Wang Deshun slashed again and cut off a large piece of meat. Nikan finally couldn't bear it and let out a shrill scream, "Ah~"

Li Chengdong looked at Zhao Ming with his eyes twitching, his face twitching, and he was furious, "Good you Zhao Ming, you cheated me again!"
Chapter completed!