689 Decisive Battle
When they returned to the Central Army tent, everyone was convinced by Yan Yingyuan's talent. And they admired Emperor Chongzhen's eyes that had a pair of keen eyes to recognize talents. At least that's what Zheng Chongjian thought. After so many days, although he felt that Yan Yingyuan was really good, he did not expect that Yan Yingyuan had great talents.
After Emperor Chongzhen sat down, he said with a serious expression: "The rainy season of Togo is approaching, and I decided to launch a general attack on Togo's army tomorrow. As soon as Zheng Qing's troops arrived, the soldiers were tired, so they used as a preparation for the battle to support the army. Other generals will fight tomorrow!"
Hearing this, everyone in the tent responded in unison: "I am the one who is the last general) obeys the order!"
Emperor Chongzhen had no doubts about the victory of the war, so he said to those who came to Dongwu as an official, "I will give you three days at most to understand Dongwu's situation and make plans to be an official. The key points are that I will give you guidance, but you still have to work hard to be a good official!"
"I obey the order!" These people immediately responded in unison.
Most of them were scholars and scholars. They were not satisfied with their success in the country, so they went to Dongwu to become an official and earned their qualifications.
Including Yan Yingyuan, it is actually the same. When others reach middle age, they are just official history and do not even have a rank. In the original history, they were just a chief clerk of the ninth rank. If you want to be an official in China normally, you have to wait in line with the Ministry of Personnel. If you don’t have a special opportunity in this life, you will be awesome to be a seventh rank official.
Now, although Donggo is indeed very far away, even if there is no chance, the seventh-rank sesame official, commonly known as the county magistrate, started. After Yan Yingyuan lost his mother, he no longer had any worries. For the sake of his future and the opportunity to show his talents, he signed up to Donggo.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Yan Yingyuan after giving the order and asked with a hint of expectation: "When the battle tomorrow, are you willing to go to fight?"
Yan Yingyuan is different from other scholars and scholars. He is the kind of civil and military talents.
After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, he certainly knew that this was an opportunity that he could encounter in his life, so he immediately put his fists on his order and said, "I am willing to fight!"
"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen immediately praised: "You go to the Yongweiying Army to select twenty people in the stroke. In the battle tomorrow, you will go to the battle with Zhou Qing."
After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan immediately understood that this was giving him a chance to show his performance. In this way, when the emperor reused himself after the war, there would be a reason.
Thinking of this, he was very happy and immediately replied: "I obey the order!"
Zhou Yuji was next to him, and he smiled silently, which was a sign of friendship. However, in his heart, he was a little dissatisfied, thinking that tomorrow, he must not let a civil servant steal the face of the military general!
Although he couldn't help but think of Governor Lu in his mind at this moment, he still felt that Governor Lu was unique.
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The next morning, everyone on the Ming army camp had breakfast in advance. After eating and drinking, the horn sounded, and the Ming army soldiers all rushed out of the camp in groups.
The chariot camp, cavalry, infantry, etc., had a total of about 30,000 troops approaching Awa City and arrayed.
On the other hand, the same rhythm as the Togo army was. At this time, there was no breakfast yet, and most of the Togo soldiers in the camp had just woken up.
Suddenly, when they heard such a big noise from the Ming army, they were all scared. They had no time to eat, and they were all shouting to gather by their leaders.
When they saw that the Qingming Army had dispatched more than 30,000 troops and even moved forward the imperial flag, the soldiers of the Dongwu tribe who faced the Ming army were all as beautiful as earth and had no fighting spirit at all.
Before, the Ming army had 5,000 troops killed 30,000 Dongwu tribe's troops and fled in panic. Now that the Ming army has so many troops, how can we fight?
Some tribal patriarchs immediately sent someone to report to King Dongwu and asked King Long to send his elite troops to help the battle; while some tribal patriarchs simply had the idea of escaping and did not even think about fighting head-on with the Ming army.
In fact, no one needed to report. King Long was already worried. He knew that the Ming army would definitely not wait until the rainy season came before attacking. Therefore, when he heard the movement, he was the first to come to the city to watch the formation. Seeing that the Ming army was almost finished, facing Awa City in a semicircle, and behind it, there was a Ming army on guard. Based on previous experience in the war, he knew that this battle was difficult to fight again.
But no matter how difficult it is to fight, he has no choice and he must fight.
So he immediately sent a military order to ask the Dongwu tribe in other directions to come over immediately and use his military advantages to surround the Ming army.
The movement was so big that it was obvious that it was a decisive battle. Most of the Dongwu tribes followed the military orders and hurriedly led their troops from other directions. Only a few tribes were cheating and procrastinating, and wanted to wait for other tribes to face the Ming army first.
When they arrived at the north gate of the Ming army array, they saw that no matter which direction they were facing the Ming army, they were a little scared. Especially the Ming army's chariot camp was arranged in front, which made them even more frightened.
So, the patriarchs of various tribes sent people to ask for help from King Talong and asked King Talong to send his imperial guards there. Otherwise, they would be afraid that they would not be able to withstand the Ming army's offensive.
They were not ready yet, and suddenly the Ming army heard the war drums ringing "dongdongdongdongdong". At the same time, the Ming army actually began to move and launched an offensive to Dongwu's army.
Although the Ming army moved slowly, its formation was kept neat, and the side vans were moving slowly, just like rows of city walls.
Every time the Ming army took a step forward, Dongwu's army was more worried. Some of the tribes facing the Ming army wanted to retreat, but they did not want to be attacked by Ming army artillery.
When King Long saw him, he knew that at this time, there must be an army that could be a role model and encourage other Dongwu troops. So he ordered several of the tribes with good relations to fight the Ming army, and at the same time, he also asked the imperial guards in the city to fight. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with once the morale collapsed.
However, when one of the tribes plucked up the courage to stop and retreat and was about to fight forward, a thick smoke suddenly emerged from the Ming army, and at the same time, two loud "boom" sounds were heard.
Why did the Ming army fire at such a long distance? The soldiers of Dongwu army all had such questions. Based on previous experience, the Ming army would only fire after they were close!
Thinking of this, when they turned around and looked, they were shocked to find that there were two blood grooves in a tribe facing the Ming army. They had broken limbs and broken arms, and were covered in blood.
Although there were only about twenty soldiers in the Dongwu army who were killed and injured, the tribe was in chaos. When they saw that all the soldiers were squeezed to both sides, they didn't want to stand in front of the Ming army anymore.
On the top of the city, when King Talong saw this situation, he ordered the tribe not to riot, and quickly ordered his Imperial Guard to temporarily postpone his Imperial Guards' exit. After all, this is his greatest reliance, but it is also a flesh-and-blood body that cannot withstand the bombardment of the Ming army's artillery. It is best for other tribes to consume the Ming army's artillery first, so that his Imperial Guards can be sent out to their greatest power.
However, this time, King Long's military order was a little unworkable. Although the riots were indeed improved after the military order was passed, it may be seen that some soldiers did not want to face the Ming army's direct offensive and were still squeezing to both sides.
When King Long was about to get angry, suddenly there was another movement on the Ming army. He quickly turned around and looked. But he saw about five thousand cavalrymen divided into two groups and rushed towards the rioting Dongwu army soldiers at a very fast speed.
Not only did he see it, but the other Dongwu tribes also saw it. They couldn't help but be a little stunned. Didn't the Ming army start the war with artillery first, and the cavalry would only be dispatched in the end? Why did this time send cavalry first?
The cavalry was very fast, and in just a short while, they had approached the Dongwu tribe.
The soldiers of Dongwu's army were in a panic. Some wanted to draw their bows to threaten the Ming army, while others quickly retreated under the sound of thunderous hooves. The different reactions made them mess up.
Finally, the Ming cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the tribe's patriarch knew that if the cavalry rushed in, they would all die. So he frantically ordered the spearmen to make an array. Although he didn't know if he could stop it, he had to at least block it.
However, the Ming cavalry seemed to be moving forward bravely and was about to break into their formation, but when they were in real battle, they just ran an arc. When they were closest, they were tilted into the crowd of the Dongwu tribe in the shortest time.
The sound of hooves went away, and the unlucky Dongwu tribe lay all over the ground, and those who were not dead were wailing. The loud sound made other tribes' army afraid that they would not dare to move forward again.
King Long looked at the city with his face flushed. He was obviously angry, so he jumped up and cursed without any grace: "Go together, why don't you move? You can win together, you cowards, go..."
But he himself didn't think about why his imperial guards didn't leave the city?
At this moment, I saw a crack in the car camp on the arc of the Ming army. Teams of Ming infantry emerged from it and attacked the Dongwu tribe who had just been attacked.
"Boom and Bow..." The flintlock spearman quickly fired.
The archers were behind the flintlock spearmen, and they used their fastest speed, without utmost precision, to cover the tribe.
Teams of iron-armored heavy infantry stepped forward generously and vigorously, with the weapons in their hands shining coldly under the rising sunlight.
"Roar, roar..."
Chapter completed!