In the Yanai of Lin'an County, there is a large sand table made by Wang Xinyu, which has become the camp of the Chinese army of the Ming army. Whether it was Li Rui's messenger or the Ming army spies, they all came to report one thing: the Aobai army in the middle of the road slowed down the attack! Moreover, Ao Bai strengthened his attack on both flanks.

"Could it be that this old fox knows that we are going to set a trap for him in Lin'an?" Hearing the news, Wang Xinyu stared at the sand table and asked.

Wang Yuyou frowned slightly, his brain was running rapidly, and after a while, he slowly replied: "I feel very suspicious, the terrain near Lin'an is flat, and there is no big river to provide a water division to fight, which is suitable for Tartar cavalry to fight, how can Aobai let the Chinese army slow down the attack?" He probably didn't notice that we had set a trap for him here, but wanted to move more of our forces to the flanks so that he could attack from the middle! In addition, after he controls the two wings, on the one hand, he can prevent us from counter-encircling them, and on the other hand, they can outflank us in a roundabout way. ”

Wang Xinyu nodded and said: "Our trap is very cleverly arranged, using new firearms, using fortifications and trenches, outflanking and cutting off the enemy's retreat from the mountain road, and using infantry in the open area to destroy the opponent with a large number of cavalry, no matter how clever Ao Bai's mind is, he can't think of this." ”

"General!" Liu Guoxuan said, "We might as well make a plan and increase our troops on both flanks, so that Ao Bai can judge that we are deceived, so as to strengthen the attack on the middle lane." ”

Wang Yuyou looked serious, nodded slightly, and agreed with Liu Guoxuan's proposal: "This plan is feasible!" But I'm afraid that old fox is not so easy to be fooled! He must have been on our guard. In this way, we will send more troops to both sides, and at the same time send another surprise army to the back of the Tartar and seize a few of his small cities! Feint in the direction of Guichi to make the situation a little more complicated and make it more difficult for the old fox to judge! ”

"Who will be sent to attack the back of the Tartars? In the past, we had people operating behind the Tartars, but the number was too small, and this time we had to send a competent general. Wang Xinyu asked. Who should be sent? Send the mountain army. Definitely not, when the main force will launch a counterattack, the mountain army needs to lead the main force and attack the rear of the Qing army in a roundabout way.

Wang Yuyou thought of a person: "Let Luo Zimu of the Zhejiang army go, bring three thousand Zhejiang troops, there are many locals in the Zhejiang army, and they are familiar with the terrain." ”

After receiving the order, Luo Zimu led 3,000 Zhejiang troops, put on the clothes of the Qing army in the green camp, and set off with enough dry food. Many of these Zhejiang troops were Jiangnan people who had just defected to the Zhejiang army, and some were green battalion troops who surrendered. They had just cut their braids, and their hair hadn't grown yet, so they put on fake braids and disguised themselves as Qing soldiers. This strange army attacked, and arrived in Jingde three days later, relying on the skin of the Qing army on his body to open the city gate.

The Zhejiang army entered the city of Jingde County, and only 200 green battalions and more than 100 government officers were stationed in Jingde County, which was stationed quickly, could not stop the Zhejiang army at all. The few who refused to surrender were killed.

After Luo Zimu took Jingde, he waved his army straight to Guichi, the grain hoarding place of the Qing army, although he did not plan to really conquer this riverside fortified city with the heavy garrison of the Qing army, but the Ming army's actions in the mountainous areas of southern Anhui. It will inevitably make the situation more complicated, making it difficult for Ao Bai to judge, and even make a miscalculation.

This Zhejiang army is completely alone, and Luo Zimu is according to Wang Xinyu's requirements. Lead this army to operate behind the Qing army, using the mountainous terrain to fight guerrilla warfare.

In the end, Luo Zimu wanted to go deep into the southern part of Jiangnan. Establish base areas such as Jinggangshan and southern Jiangxi, connect southern Anhui, central Jiangxi and southern Jiangxi, and operate in the heart of the Qing army in the south. A northward attack could threaten Nanchang, Jiujiang and Wuchang; Attacking to the west can create pressure on Changsha, and going south can make Shang Kexi and Kong Sizhen feel uneasy, and even develop in Xiangxi, contact with local bandits such as the Miao and Yi people, and open a passage to Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan, and make use of the mountainous terrain to grow and develop.

While Wang Xinyu ordered Luo Zimu to attack, he also strengthened his forces on both flanks to block the Qing army on both wings of Aobai.

The surprise soldiers of the Zhejiang army were dispatched, which really caused Aobai's uneasiness.

"The thieves want to attack the place where our army is stockpiling grain, but fortunately, the old man has been prepared! The thieves don't want to conquer Guichi! However, the grain transport team on the way should be cautious to avoid being robbed by the pirates! Ao Bai looked left and right.

"Wow!" Li Zhifang, who was in charge of logistics and transportation, made a thousand.

Bambul said kindly: "Enxiang, this thief is deep in the rear line of our army, threatening our army's food at any time, Enxiang will send troops to exterminate this thief!" Otherwise, I will have trouble sleeping. ”

Ao Bai snorted coldly and said: "The thieves are lone and deep, there is no supply of food and grass, as long as we strictly order the counties to strengthen their vigilance and prevent the thieves from sneaking up, how much wind and waves can this lonely army without food and grass stir up?" ”

"Eun Xiang is clever!" Bambur is a good hand.

In fact, neither Bamburshan nor Ao Bai knew that Wang Xinyu taught Luo Zimu the methods of guerrilla warfare, although this Zhejiang army was a lone army, it was like the Monkey King who got into the belly of Princess Iron Fan, using the mountainous terrain to contain the Qing army, so that the Qing army could not destroy itself, and it could also get supplies on the spot. Over the years, the army grew and eventually became a strong army active in the interior, like the Western Expeditionary Army.

Ao Bai looked around for a moment: "The thieves have strengthened their forces on both flanks, and we must also strengthen the offensive on both flanks!" ”

"My lord! Xiao Wang feels that since the thieves have been fooled, we should strengthen the offensive in the middle lane! Yue Tuo stepped forward and said.

"Prince Ann! Although the thieves were fooled and mobilized their heavy troops to both wings, they were not so easy to fight in the middle! In addition, the thief's middle lane is retreating, and the old man is also worried that the thief is cheating! We should still respond to all changes with the same attitude, advance steadily, and recruit as many militia auxiliaries as possible to consume the thieves! Ao Baidao.

For the attack in the middle, Ao Bai is not very relieved. Although as long as you break through the front line of defense and arrive at the Lin'an area, it is a large open land. However, the official road in front was dug by the Ming army and there were trenches everywhere, and the position of the Ming army was very cleverly arranged, the trenches and earthen walls were intricate, the ground was densely covered with wooden stakes and deer, and the Qing army had powerful cavalry, but it was useless, and could only use artillery to slowly blast forward.

Therefore, out of prudence, Ao Bai still attacked the two wings.

The Qing army launched a fierce offensive on both flanks, and in the hills and mountains of western Zhejiang, the mountains were full of Qing soldiers wearing red tassels and white hats. Under the pressure of officers wearing red tassels and black hats, they launched a fierce attack on the Ming army's position.

Flying locust-like arrows were scattered in all directions, dense projectiles were like torrential rain, and the soldiers on both sides used bows and arrows to shoot at each other, and in the fierce battle, many soldiers on both sides fell screaming.

However, the Ming army had the advantage of fortifications and could hide behind the chest wall of the trench and shoot calmly, while the Qing army was exposed on the hillside, not only uncovered, but also difficult to hit the Ming army with cover. The Qing army could only get as close to the Ming army as possible. Only then can the numerical superiority be used to offset the defense of the Ming army. However, after the two sides approached, the ironclad soldiers and sword and shield hands of the Zheng family army took advantage of the close combat, which made the Qing army suffer a big loss.

The attack on both flanks was in a stalemate, and Ao Bai was very anxious.

"My lord, the thieves are retreating on Sunday, why are you still worried?" Jieshu asked.

"Prince Kang, you don't know anything! The thief's frontal defense seems to be loose, but in fact, it is full of traps! If our army can't break the gap from the flanks. And how to surround the thieves? The two wings can't be opened, and the middle lane rushes to attack, which is very dangerous! If the two wings can be opened, even if the thieves surround our Chinese army. It's easy to get out of the way! Ao Bai pointed to the map.

"My lord, Xiao Wang thinks that we should move more cannons to the flanks and bombard the two wings of the thieves!" Jieshu suggested.

"Good. Just as you say, turn the cannon to both wings! Ao Bai nodded.

Looking at the battlefield of fierce and bloody battles ahead, Ao Bai thought of Tuhai, who was also encircling and suppressing the Thirteen Families of Kuidong in the west. Speaking of which, Tuhai is also Aobai's political opponent. Although Aobai has always opposed the reactivation of Tuhai, Bumu Butai insisted on using Tuhai, and at this time, Aobai had not yet brought down Suke Saha, and it was not to the extent that he covered the sky with one hand, and he could not prevent the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai from pulling Tuhai who was dismissed by Shunzhi again.

"Boom, boom, boom" puffs of white smoke erupted from the Qing army's position, and dense shells whistled and smashed into the Ming army's position.

"The Tartars have fired! Beware of concealment! "There are people on the Ming army position shouting.

The soldiers of the Zheng family hid in the trenches one after another, dodging the rain of bullets that fell on their heads and faces. Although the trench blocked the shells, some shells still landed in the trenches, smashing the Ming soldiers hiding in it to the flesh and blood. Whistling shells hit the wooden fence and breastwork, shattering the defenses.

"The Great Qing Dynasty is mighty!" The morale of the Qing army was high.

Faced with heavy shelling by the Qing army, the morale of the Ming army was depressed.

"Kill the dog!" A large group of Qing soldiers screamed, brandishing various weapons in their hands, and pressed up towards the Ming army's position.

Just when Xie Yongchang was about to let the soldiers hold on, a herald from behind passed Wang Xinyu's order to Xie Yongchang: "Lord Xie, the general asked you to retreat steadily, don't get entangled with the Tartars, after retreating five miles, there will be a position built by our auxiliaries overnight, and new artillery to help in the battle!" ”

Xie Yongchang let the soldiers block the enemy step by step, and the army retreated steadily.

The Qing army had already poured into the Ming army's position, and the soldiers on both sides engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat. In the narrow trenches and potholed positions, all formations have lost their effectiveness, and the competition is the personal equipment and martial bravery of the soldiers on both sides.

Although the Qing army broke through the position, but the Zheng army's equipment was not covered, and the Zheng family sergeants, who were covered in sophisticated iron armor and armed with a long knife to chop horses, fought fiercely with the Qing soldiers, and constantly cut down the Qing soldiers who poured into the position. Although there were also many Zheng family soldiers who fell under the various weapons of the Qing soldiers, the losses of the Qing soldiers were obviously much greater.

The Ming army steadily retreated and retreated to the foot of Zhangshuling Mountain.

This is a hill with an altitude of only 200 meters, and the Ming army auxiliaries behind have already arranged trenches and fortifications on the trail at the foot of the mountain, Xie Yongchang retreated to Zhangshuling, leaving only 2,000 men and horses to enter the middle path to garrison, but took the vast majority of the soldiers up the mountain to build fortifications.

Mulima led a large army to chase over, and when he saw a small village blocking the way in front of him, he immediately felt a little surprised and did not dare to attack rashly.

Zhangtai Beizi led the Qing army to arrive, and saw that the Ming army only left a few troops to guard the middle road, but most of the troops retreated to the mountain, Zhangtai laughed and said: "Hahaha! I thought thieves were so powerful! It turned out that the thief guard on the opposite side was a horse who only knew how to talk on paper! Our army will win this battle! ”

"Why is Bei Ziye so happy?" Mulima asked.

Zhangtai laughed: "Zhuge Liang asked Ma Jian to go to the street pavilion, Ma Jian thought that he wanted to defend the high place, so he gave up the middle avenue and led the troops up the mountain, but was surrounded by Sima Yi!" The thieves have no water on the top of the mountain, and there is no food supply, as long as we surround the mountain, the thieves will definitely be defeated! ”

"How do you enclose the mountain?" Mulima asked.

Zhangtai pointed to the small village in front of him and laughed: "It's not simple? That small village is Wang Ping, the thieves are not enough to defend the army, as long as we send troops to rush the small village, we will be able to take it! Once Xiaozhai was captured, Wang Ping could only retreat. In this way, our army can surround and trap the main force of thieves on the mountain! ”

Wang Ping, who was Ma Tan's deputy back then, tried to persuade Ma Tan but did not listen, and Ma Tan allocated 5,000 men and horses. Wang Ping saw that 5,000 people could not hold the street pavilion avenue, so he had to retreat to the side and form a horn with the street pavilion. After Sima Yi besieged the mountain, Wang Ping's troops were insufficient and he could not relieve Ma Jian from the siege, so there was the defeat of the street pavilion.

Mu Lima said with a smile: "Since Bei Ziye said so, then you will personally lead the troops to take down that small village, and we can surround the mountain and trap the thieves!" ”

Zhangtai turned around and shouted to his Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners: "Fellow Manchurian warriors, please go out with Benbeizi, conquer the small village in front of you in one fell swoop, and let my army surround the mountain!" ”

Cai Yurong was taken aback, and hurriedly stopped Zhangtai: "Master Bei, your soldiers are too few, only more than 1,000 horses, if you go up like this, I'm afraid there will be too much loss, let's let the minions' green battalion soldiers attack!" ”

Changtai laughed and said, "Good! Seeing that you are loyal, I will let you send troops to attack, and you must take the small village in front of Ben Bei Ziye and let my army pass! ”

Although the Ming army stockade in front is not big, it looks very strange, a trench was dug in front of the camp, and the soil dug out was wet soil, piled up into an earthen wall, and behind the earthen wall, there were some strange-looking fortifications, the whole was a sealed fortress, and there were shooting holes in the wall. The forts don't look like they're made of stone, but I don't know what kind of material they're made of.

Neither Changtai nor Mulima knew that it was actually a bunker made of cement and iron core, and a large number of gunmen and flintlock muskezeers were arranged in the bunker.

The mountain road was narrow, and the Qing army could not deploy its forces, so it could only attack in a straight line. At this time, if you raise the gun and fire, one bullet can penetrate the lifting of the gun of several people, and what effect it will have on the dense Qing army formation, just think about it.

Twenty pillboxes, each with ten lances and twenty flintlock pistols, can output a steady stream of firepower. In addition, the Ming army also had an artillery team of 200 men and a sword and shield man of 1,000 men. (To be continued.) )