After Li Xin crossed the Taizi River, he saw the terrain of a horse and a flat river, and his brows unconsciously condensed into a deep "Sichuan" character, in such a terrain, it was difficult for the infantry to give full play to the advantage of the formation, but the cavalry could attack from multiple directions.

Although the Fifth Division of the Third Battalion had more than 20,000 cavalry, it was far inferior to the cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in terms of number and combat effectiveness.

In Li Xin's eyes, the infantry is the main force on the battlefield, and the cavalry in addition to investigating the enemy's situation, the main task of the cavalry is to pursue and kill the fleeing Manchu cavalry and expand the combat effect.

He let all the rangers out, and marched slowly, waiting for a message from the rangers.

Li Xin traveled fifty miles and barely found a suitable terrain on Erdaopo, which was less than a hundred miles away from Shengjing City.

He camped the army at Erdaopo, the three infantry divisions formed a huge company camp, and the cavalry of the Yang Kun division of the fifth division guarded the left and right sides of the front.

Zhou Fengwu rode his horse and swam around, returned to the camp, and hurriedly asked to see Li Xin, "General, why are you camping like this?" ”

"Brothers are indeed fortunate to be camped like this!" Li Xin approached Zhou Fengwu and whispered a few words.

Zhou Fengwu's eyes widened, "General, will Dolgon be fooled?" ”

"Whether Dolgon is fooled or not depends on whether you can block the first wave of Dolgon's attack," Li Xin said with a smile: "Dolgon has tens of thousands of cavalry, if the attack is unfavorable and he is blocked in the field, with Dolgon's temperament, will he confront us for a long time?" ”

"The third battalion is about to hit Shengjing City, if Dolgon confronts the third battalion, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Manchu court, right? Dolgon was only the regent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, not the emperor......"

Li Xin laughed, "Hahaha......"

"Hahaha," Zhou Fengwu also laughed, but after laughing, he said: "General, my subordinates ask for the first round of battle!"

"Haizhou and Liaoyang were both taken by the Second Division, so I'm afraid Division Commander Zhou is in a hurry, right?" Li Xindao: "Don't worry, this time the first division will be the mainstay, and I will let the brothers take turns to get the test of the battlefield!"

"Thank you, General!"

"Let the brothers rest more, once the battle begins, there may not be a chance to rest or eat for a long time!"

"Yes, General!"

After Dorgon crossed the Hunhe River, he learned that the Mandate of Heaven was stationed at Erdaopo, and he marched for most of the day, and the front army and the Mandate of Heaven army were camped twenty miles apart.

For the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, they could camp anywhere on the flat grass.

The cattle and sheep accompanying the army were free to gnaw on the tender grass that had grown, and Dolgon did not have the cattle and sheep leisurely, although the ranger brought back a lot of information, he was still not at ease, and personally took his personal guards to watch the camp of the Mandate of Heaven from a distance.

Irogen was afraid that the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven would come out of the camp to pursue, and he was worried in his heart, "Lord, didn't the rangers draw a map of the distribution of the camp of the Mandate of Heaven, why did the prince ...... in danger?"

Dolgon didn't pay attention, but muttered: "The camp of the Chinese army is spacious and stable, and there are cavalry guards on the left and right, so you can't ...... a sneak attack."

"The prince is going to sneak attack the camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army......

Dolgon shook his head, "This is flat land, with an unobstructed view, and it is not easy to sneak attack," after a pause, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Isn't there 100,000 Heavenly Mandate Army, this king wants to see, in the endless grassland, can they still pretend to be ghosts?" ”

"Lord ......"

"Let's go, go back!" Dorgon turned his horse's head and returned to the camp in a puff of smoke.

He immediately summoned Niu Lu Ezhen, who was on a ranger: "Keep an eye on the camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army, day and night, and report back immediately if there is any movement!"

"The villain obeys!"

Although he was not the emperor, he controlled the military and political power in the court, and was only one step away from the emperor, often acting as the regent of the emperor's uncle, and acting on behalf of the emperor.

Waved away Niu Lu Ezhen, he immediately wrote a letter and called the herald, "Go, send this handwritten letter from this king to the camp of the Heavenly Mandate Army!"

"Uncle Huang's Regent ......" The herald thought he had heard it wrong, and took the book, but he couldn't move his legs.

Dorgon said angrily, "Why don't you go soon? ”

"The villain obeys!"

Durema twisted his waist, came out of the inside of the big tent, sat on Dolgon's lap with his buttocks, his chest was straightened, his right hand was on Dolgon's neck, and his eyes blinked a few times like a discharge, which looked particularly seductive, "Why did the prince send a letter to the Heavenly Mandate Army, is it to negotiate peace?" ”

Dolgon twisted Durma's tender face, "Military affairs should not be revealed at will, but ......"

Dulema wrinkled his nose and snorted: "The concubine body is just boring, forget it, the concubine body is just the prince's side blessing, if the prince doesn't say it......"

Dolgon put his big hand into Durma's bodice and squeezed it gently, "This king's great blessing, but Durma's sister Su and Bara!"

"It's not uncommon for a concubine to be a great blessing," Dulema sighed faintly: "As long as the prince has a concubine in his heart, the concubine will be satisfied!"

"Just you can talk!" Dolgon's hand added some strength, "This king sent a messenger to the Mandate of Heaven army to ask for war. ”

"Appointment?"

"This king sent a messenger to send a message to the Heavenly Mandate Army, and tomorrow three thousand soldiers from each side will be sent out on both sides to fight it off on the battlefield!"

"What if the Mandate of Heaven refuses to fight?"

"That is, they are afraid, and their morale will inevitably be low before they fight," Dolgon said with a smile: "In this way, the Mandate of Heaven Army will not be far from defeat." ”

"If the Mandate of Heaven Army fights, is the prince sure of winning?"

"The number of the Mandate of Heaven is greater than that of the warriors of the Great Qing Dynasty, if you can't defeat the same number...... Did the warriors of the Qing Dynasty all grow up eating grass? ”

"The concubine wishes the prince a victory...... Oops......"

"Dulema, this king now thank you for your auspicious words!"

"Lord Wang, it's not dark yet......"

"This king has brought you with the army to serve day and night."

"The ...... of the Messenger to Return in a Moment"

"What are you afraid of, let him wait outside the big tent!"

"Lord ......"

"Don't worry, Durma, this king has already arrived......"

Li Xin received Dolgon's challenge letter, and he didn't feel sneering, he picked up the brush and criticized the back of the challenge book: "Three thousand is three thousand, tomorrow!"

After sending off the messenger, he immediately summoned Zhou Fengwu, the commander of the first division, and told him in detail about the messenger sent by Dolgon.

Zhou Fengwu's eyes rounded, "General ......"

Li Xin smiled: "What does Master Zhou think? ”

"According to his subordinates, Dorgon is really childish, how can a battle of this scale be a battlefield competition?" Zhou Fengwu said: "Child's play, it's really child's play, Dolgon is still the regent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty......"

"Dolgon is not reckless, but calculating, this is the cunning of Dolgon," Li Xin said with a smile: "The number of the Mandate of Heaven Army is obviously more than the cavalry of the Manchu Dynasty, if you can't even defeat the Mandate of Heaven Army in the field one-on-one, the cavalry of the Manchu Dynasty can only be annihilated, and the Qing Dynasty will not be far from the death of the country." ”

"The general must not agree, the overall situation is important!" Zhou Fengwu said: "Dolgon's bravery, can the Manchu Qing Yan be undefeated?" ”

There was a faint chuckle on Li Xin's face, "Master Zhou is right, Dolgon will be defeated, so ...... Ben will agree to his appointment!"

"General......

"Commander Zhou, do you know how many cavalry Dolgon brought?"

"More than 30,000!"

"Yes, with the strength of the third battalion, it is impossible to be annihilated in one battle, so we must bite off the flesh and blood one bite at a time," Li Xin said: "The emperor let the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry contain part of the Manchu cavalry on the side wall, instead of combining with the third battalion, just to disperse the Manchu cavalry." ”

"The emperor has no last resort," Zhou Fengwu muttered: "It is easier to annihilate the enemy by dividing the army, it is indeed beneficial to us, but ......"

"What is Senior Commander Zhou worried about?"

"In case Dolgon doesn't abide by the rules of the covenant," Zhou Fengwu said, "If Dolgon's entire division attacks, won't our 3,000 soldiers be in danger?" ”

"Our rangers will report the number of Manchu cavalry attacking at any time, in addition, we will concentrate the mountain run and put it on the battlefield on the side, if Dolgon does not abide by the agreement, dozens of mountain runs, can completely delay the speed of the Manchu cavalry," Li Xin said: "The cavalry of the fifth battalion will also protect the left and right flanks, if necessary, Yang Kun can attack, resist the Manchu cavalry, do not seek to destroy the enemy, as long as the three thousand gunmen withdraw to the battalion." ”

Zhou Fengwu still felt a little dangerous, but he didn't have much to do.

"Actually, this kind of decisive battle with the same number is beneficial to us, and the emperor has already verified it on the battlefield," Li Xin said: "More importantly, if our infantry can defeat the same number of Manchu cavalry, it will be a great blow to the morale of the Manchus." ”

“……”

Li Xin said with a smile: "If the soldiers' combat effectiveness is not strong and they can't defeat, or even annihilate the same number of Manchu cavalry, then there is really no good way." ”

Zhou Fengwu thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "My subordinates request to send three thousand soldiers to fight!"

Li Xin laughed, "Ben will summon Division Commander Zhou in the hope that Division Commander Zhou will send elite soldiers to fight," paused, and then said: "Ben General was originally prepared, if Zhou Division Commander did not dare to fight, Ben General would send soldiers from the second division ......"

Zhou Fengwu's face was angry, "Does the general look down on the first division?" ”

"Ben will believe that if there are no unexpected changes, Division Commander Zhou will definitely be able to defeat the Manchu cavalry, so he summoned Division Commander Zhou and handed over such a difficult task to the First Division," Li Xin shook his head and said: "The First Division and the Second Division both belong to the Third Battalion, and Ben will not favor one over the other!"

Zhou Fengwu knew that what he said just now was heavy, so he hurriedly apologized: "His subordinates are guilty!" glanced at Li Xin, and saw that Li Xin did not mean to blame, and said: "General rest assured, his subordinates will never disgrace the third battalion." ”

In the middle of the next day, Zhou Fengwu selected 3,000 gunners, slowly left the barracks, and organized a defensive formation on the flat ground five miles ahead, with 3,000 soldiers, divided into three rows, front, middle and rear.

The cavalry of the Zhou Kun Division of the Fifth Division, at the same time, left the main camp and assembled outside the camp to stand by, ready to attack at any time.