In the ninth year of the reign, on May 2, 1658, Wang Yan led 220,000 horses and horses to camp 30 miles east of Lintong.

The Ming and Jin sides are more than ten miles apart, the sentinel cavalry is constantly engaged in the field, and the few cavalry left in the Ming army are almost all dispatched to fight with the Jin cavalry in the wilderness, forcing back the harassment of the Jin cavalry to the Ming army's infantry army, so that the army can set up camp.

In the battle of the sentinel cavalry, the Ming army, which had lost the cavalry of the two towns, was obviously in a weak position in terms of numbers, but the Jin army did not immediately attack the Ming army in one fell swoop.

At this time, although the Ming army was close to Lintong, but did not enter the preset battlefield of the Jin army, if it attacked at this time, the Jin army would have to push forward for more than ten miles, and Haoge's fortifications would be repaired in vain, and Wu Sangui and Meng Qiaofang would also have to be rearranged.

However, the Jin army did not launch an offensive, but the cavalry was indispensable for the Ming army's attack and disturbance, and to frustrate the Ming army's spirit.

In the warm sunshine of May, the Ming army surrounded the city in a large circle in the wilderness with heavy vehicles, and then took down all kinds of wooden stakes, planks, tents, and shovels from the vehicles to build a camp.

The cavalry of the Ming army galloped across the wilderness, driving out the approaching Jin cavalry, and the two sides fought continuously, and from time to time a cavalry was shot and fell into an overgrown wheat field.

The cavalry of the Jin army was in a group of hundreds, trembling and fighting with the Ming army within a range of dozens of miles, although the scouts of the Ming army tried their best to resist and wanted to force back the cavalry of the Jin army, but such a vast battlefield, it was impossible to absolutely block the road of the Jin cavalry.

The cavalry of the Jin army was often interspersed with the camp of the Ming army, and after a round of guns, the cavalry of the Ming army came out before they turned back and left.

This kind of harassment did not slowly stop until the Ming army erected the wall and erected artillery.

The Ming army camp is still the old Zafa, with trenches, horses, thistles, and strong walls, and more than 200,000 troops are lined up into nine camps.

When the artillery on the wall of the Ming army began to bombard the Jin cavalry who were fighting with the Ming army, the Jin army rangers gave up the chase with the Ming cavalry in the wilderness, and left one after another, leaving hundreds of corpses scattered in the weeds outside the camp.

I have to say that the attack of the Jin army put a lot of pressure on the Ming army encamped, and it did give the Ming army a dismount.

Wang Yan wanted to set up camp and personally go out of the camp to check the terrain of the battlefield, but seeing the arrogance of the Jin army's cavalry and the persuasion of the generals, he could only dispel this idea.

In the camp of the Ming army, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Yan and the generals stood in front of the huge sand table, looking at several villages on the south bank of the Wei River.

This decisive battle is the battlefield selected by the Jin army, to a certain extent, the Jin army defends the Ming army to attack, from the perspective of the first hand, the Jin army has fallen, which is not very favorable to the Ming army, and Haoge has occupied a favorable terrain.

Many of the generals in the tent had never been to Shaanxi and were not familiar with the terrain of Guanzhong. However, Wang Yan has an ability, that is, he can still use people, and in this battle, he brought many generals with him.

Li Guo is a native of Shaanxi and knows more about the terrain of Guanzhong, so he pointed to a town on the sand table with a wooden stick: "Jianguo, this is Xinfeng Town, and his two sides are Lingkou Town and Dufugou." ”

Wang Yan asked, "Have these three towns been taken down?" ”

After the Ming army entered the battlefield, it certainly did not have time to build fortifications, so it was necessary to seize the villages on the south bank of the Wei River and build a defensive line against the Jin army in the north based on the houses in the villages.

The Weihe Plain is the essence of Guanzhong, it can be said that it is the south of the Yangtze River of the Jin Kingdom, although these towns do not have city walls, but there are houses and courtyard walls, each of which can hide thousands of people and horses.

With a thousand Ming troops in the town, Meng Qiaofang is unlikely to ignore the southern pressure of these towns and leave his back to the Ming army in the town, if he wants to attack south, he must seize these towns, and the Ming army can rely on this to block the northern route army of the Jin army.

Hearing Wang Yan's question, Zhang Mingzhen stood up and said in a low voice: "On the orders of the prison country, the minister sent light troops to go first, and he has already taken three towns, but Meng Qiaofang also happened to cross the river today, if he finds out that our army has captured the villages and towns on the south bank, he will definitely send troops to rob them." ”

Wang Yan frowned slightly when he heard this, Meng Qiaofang had already crossed the river, and the pressure on the northern front of the Ming army increased.

The Jin army was divided into three groups, each of which had similar strength, and their intention was to flank the Ming army like two iron fists, two groups in the north and south.

In the face of the simultaneous attack of the two heavy army groups in the north and south of the Jin army, if the Ming army divided its forces to meet the attack, it would be difficult for both sides to form an advantage, so the plan of the Ming army was to block one, and then go all out to meet the other to form a local advantage.

The Ming army blocked Meng Qiaofang with a small number of troops, and then attacked Wu Sangui in the south with heavy troops, this was a plan made in advance, but Meng Qiaofang's 60,000 elite soldiers were not good at stubble, not that they could be blocked, if they were not blocked, let Meng Qiaofang smash the Chinese army with one punch, then the Ming army would be finished.

Capturing the villages and towns on the south bank of the Wei River as a stronghold to block Meng Qiaofang's men and horses was a strategy formulated by the Ming army in Huayin.

When Wang Yan heard this, he didn't think much about it, so he ordered: "These villages can't be lost, and the Zhenwu Army must send troops to support as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Mingzhen hugged his fists and said: "The cavalry of the Jin army is powerful, and the minister sent three men and horses to support, only one arrived in Xinfeng Town, and the other two were forced back, and one was killed most of them, but the minister had already ordered his generals to go to support again as soon as it was dark." ”

Wang Yan nodded, and then said: "Then our plan remains unchanged, the north will be handed over to the 30,000 Zhenwu Left Army, led by Zhang Dudu, and Meng Qiaofang must be blocked." ”

"No, the minister must live up to the trust of the prison country!" Zhang Mingzhen clenched his fists and took his life.

Wang Yan bowed slightly, and then said: "In the south, Li Dudu led the Zhongzhi Town, Wuwei Middle Army, Wuwei Left Army, and Wuwei Right Army, and Zhenwu Right Army, a total of 120,000 people, and attacked Wu Sangui. ”

Li Guo put the wooden strip on the sand table, and clenched his fists with great joy, "Rest assured, the minister will definitely break the southern line of the gold thief and completely break the Jin army." ”

The focus of the entire campaign of the Ming army was the southern front, and the responsibility was heavy and the credit was also great, so Li Guo was naturally excited.

Wang Yan also bowed his head, then looked at Sun Shoufa and said, "The task of feint and attack Haoge head-on will be handed over to Sun Dudu." ”

Sun Shoufa also clenched his fists, and when he received the order, Wang Yan immediately waved his hand and said: "The rest of the men and horses will follow King Gu to sit in the Chinese army to suppress the formation, ready to reinforce at any time." ”

When the generals in the tent heard the order, they immediately hugged their fists and promised, and the aura of killing was instantly permeated.

When Wang Yan finalized the battle plan of the Ming army in the camp, Meng Qiaofang's men and horses were crossing the river in a big way. On the pontoon bridge that collapsed Weishui, dense Jin soldiers ran through and began to set up a village on the south bank.

Originally, the Jin army wanted to take several villages on the south bank and use them as strongholds to build camps, but when the Jin army scouts went to investigate, they found that they had been occupied by the Ming army, and the Jin army scouts were driven out.

With the advantage of cavalry, the Jin army went down to the village calmly and was not disturbed by the Ming army.

Five miles south of the Jin army's crossing of the river is Xinfeng Town, which has changed its appearance and has become a simple fortress.

The Ming army, which arrived first, had already set up obstacles at the entrance of the village, dug trenches, and the people in the town were also driven away by the Ming army, most of the houses were demolished, and the bricks and stones obtained were built into walls.

The whole town is located on a high ground with a great view, and there is no shelter from the woods around it, and it is a large wasteland where weeds grow.

The war had only been going on for more than half a year, and Guanzhong was already a barren and dilapidated scene.

The Ming army guarding the town consisted of 2,000 men, six divisions, and was led by Nguyen Mei.

He was wounded in Korea and recuperated for a few years, until he escaped the Tanglu rebellion and was not affected too much, but instead got a blessing in disguise and climbed step by step to the position of deputy governor of the Zhenwu Left Army. The location of Xinfeng Town is critical, so he came to personally command.

At this time, he was inspecting the defense in the town, and there was a sound of horses' hooves, and thousands of Jin troops with the banner of the Yellow Dragon Swallowing the Sun rushed to the outside of the town from a distance and began to assemble.

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