South of Jurong City.

The general managers of each battalion went to Yu Xin's place one after another, and the number of people reported was completed, and the latter reported to Zhu Linmiao.

"What time is it?"

"Back to my lord, it's past the end of the day."

Zhu Linmiao nodded, "Let's eat some dry food first and have a good rest." There's a tough battle to be fought tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes!"

Not long after Yu Xin left, there was a fire in the east of Jurong City that flashed three times in a row.

Seeing this, Shi Lin's heart jumped immediately, and he hurriedly pointed to the firelight and signaled to Zhu Linmiao, "My lord, there is an emergency!" ”

Because it was an ambush and it was very close to Jianjiao, even if there was an emergency military situation, it could not sound the whistle to warn.

Apparently, the other officers also saw the fire, and whispered orders to their men and horses to prepare for battle. The soldiers quickly dropped the dry food they had just eaten a few bites and finished the formation in the dark.

Soon, a hussar came on horseback, and the hooves of the horses under their crotch trampled on the ground with a muffled sound, apparently wrapped in thick cloth, but also caused the speed to be slow.

It took a long time for the cavalry to find where Zhu Linmiao was, and he bowed his hand and said in a low voice: "Report, a large group of thieves have been found on the post road on the north side, and they are heading in the direction of Yingtianfu." ”

"A brigade of thieves?" Zhu Linmiao frowned, "How many people are there?" ”

"Back to the adults, it is difficult to see at night, the specific number is unknown, but it must be more than 10,000 people."

In the seventeenth-century conditions, night reconnaissance was definitely a matter of course.

If you want to find out the number of enemy troops during the day, you can climb the height and count them, and you can wait for the enemy to leave according to the footprints, and more directly, you can use a telescope.

And at night it's complicated. If the moonlight is not bright enough, you can only see the bright spots of the enemy's torches from a distance, but it is extremely inaccurate to judge the number of enemy troops by torches, because you can use one torch per person, or one for three people, or even only one for fifty people in a sneak attack. And the scouts didn't dare to get too close to the enemy, and in the dark environment, getting close didn't do much.

Night reconnaissance is basically based on experience and guesswork, and it is really impossible to give an accurate number of enemy troops in a short period of time.

Zhang Jiayu immediately bowed his hand and said: "My lord, according to the previous investigation, the main force of the thieves has always gathered in one place. The subordinates thought that it was Luck Dehun who was urged by the old thief Hong, so he had to leave the camp before dawn. ”

Zhao Shichao nodded and pointed to the cavalry who reported the news, "He said that the thieves were marching in a hurry, which was in response to General Zhang's speculation. ”

Zhu Linmiao lowered his head and thought for a moment, he really couldn't think of other possibilities, the only people who could mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers around here were Luck Dehun.

It seems that the main force of Luckedhun must be rushing at night! The ambushed fighter plane was fleeting, and as soon as he thought about it, he no longer hesitated, and immediately said to Zhang Jiayu: "Order the whole army to implement the 'T-shape' plan." ”

"Yes!"

Fortunately, full preparations were made for various situations at the staff meeting outside Nanjing, including the early departure of Jianyu.

Artillery and cavalry, equipped with war horses, were the first to move, quickly circling from both sides of Jurong City. By this time, the cloth that had been placed on the hooves of the war horses had been removed, and they had returned to the speed at which they had come and gone like the wind in the past.

Although the infantry had only rested for less than a meal, everyone was in good spirits, and immediately marched north in a battalion trot. With the training level of this new army of the Ming army, running ten miles in 25 minutes is the minimum standard, and the previous marching intensity is completely "walking" for them.

"The Ming army has built many watchtowers, and when it arrives outside Nanjing tomorrow, it is not appropriate to immediately attack the Ming army camp. When I first sent someone to contact Hongdutang, I made an appointment to make an appointment, and the army in the city was killed, and I attacked from behind. Zhang Tianlu thought of this, his face was full of smug smiles, maybe before the main force of Luck Dehun arrived, the southern army had been defeated......

He was dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Period, when he heard the sound of horses' hooves like a storm in the south, and he was stunned when he landed, and said in his heart, wouldn't it be that Luck Dehun found out that I left the team without permission and sent Xiao to chase me back?

He hurriedly summoned Bu Congshan, and before he could ask what the situation was, a deafening artillery roar suddenly erupted in front of the left, and then the screams of the Qing soldiers echoed in the night.

Zhang Tianlu was slow to react, and at this time he also understood that it was the enemy attack-Lekdehun was dissatisfied with him, and it was impossible to bombard him with artillery!

He looked around with frightened eyes, and saw a large number of torches coming rapidly from the south, densely packed with at least tens of thousands of people!

"Quick, herald!" He pulled Bu Congshan over, "Order!" ”

"General, you quickly command!"

Zhang Tianlu was in a cold sweat, it was not easy to dispatch the army at night, his people were marching in a hurry just now, and the team was pulled back and forth for more than two miles, no matter what military orders he issued at this moment, I am afraid it would be difficult to carry them out.

In his panic, the Dragon Guard, led by heavy cavalry, followed by the hussars, formed two wedge-shaped charging formations, and cut into the Qing army from the southeast side without hesitation.

At the same time, all 800 dragoons and 300 hussars quickly circled to the west side of Zhang Tianlu's headquarters. The dragoons immediately dismounted and lined up in an infantry line, blocking the enemy's path to the west. The hussars formed on the left flank of the line, ready to respond at any time.

The artillery was as if they were not dying, directly at a distance of more than 300 paces from the enemy, gathering into a semi-arc formation. All six-pounder and above cannons were fully loaded with grapes, while the six-pounder and Franc cannons were still filled with solid shells, both firing at their maximum rate of fire.

For the convenience of marching, the Qing army almost everyone had a torch, but at this time it became the most conspicuous target. The Dragon Guard and the Broken Battalion had a total of 60 Hongyi cannons of various calibers and 55 Francose machine guns, which could fire more than 60 solid shells in a single salvo, as well as an overwhelming amount of scattered shells sprayed by more than 50 Hongyi cannons.

A flash of fire flashed on the artillery position of the Ming army, and a large number of torches in the captivity army formation would be blown and flew in all directions.

At such a close distance of 300 paces, the effect of continuous shooting with scattered bullets is like a giant elephant dancing in a pile of ants everywhere, and the dense rain of bullets is the elephant's hooves, and every time it falls down, at least three or four hundred captives will turn into powder.

Zhu Linmiao's staff meeting was accurately estimated in advance, and under the darkness of the night, Jianyu was suddenly attacked, and it was impossible to organize an effective counterattack in a short period of time. Therefore, the Qing army watched hundreds of cannons firing in a row not far away, but no one stepped forward to attack.

By the time the 1st Infantry Battalion and the Chasseur Battalion, which were responsible for covering the artillery battalion, arrived at the artillery position, Chen Xiongfei had already commanded the gunners to kill no less than 3,000 enemy soldiers.

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