Liu Tiehan reported that on the road to Guang'an in Ningguo County, a large number of Ming troops were found, and the speed of the march was very fast, according to the calculation of time, at most about an hour, you can reach the place where the Jiangning battalion army is stationed.

After listening to Liu Tiehan's report, Lu Xiangsheng was silent for about ten minutes, and then the ecstasy that welled up in his heart came, and this time his judgment was completely accurate.

Liu Tiehan did not accurately report how many Ming troops came to reinforce, but Lu Xiangsheng had already made a judgment that the total number of Ming troops stationed in Ningguofu was 50,000, and it was impossible for all of them to be dispatched, and some sergeants should be left to defend Ningguofu, so the Ming army in Guangdezhou could be reinforced, at most about 40,000 people.

This also indicates that the forces of the two sides are evenly matched.

40,000 against 40,000 people, the result of the battle is not to be considered, the key is how to completely annihilate the 40,000 troops reinforced by the Ming army, how to design an ambush circle, so that the Ming army has no way to escape, of course, the difficulty in this regard is not very great, after all, the 40,000 troops of the Jiangning battalion are all elite cavalry, and the ability to fight in the field is unique.

When going to Guang'an, Su Tiancheng emphasized one thing after the most, that is, the matter of taking Ningguofu, although he did not say it clearly, but Lu Xiangsheng understood that after completely annihilating the reinforced Ming army, it was impossible for the 40,000 army to return to Guangdezhou, what to do next, the best choice is to directly attack Ningguofu, completely wipe out the Ming army stationed in Ningguofu, and take Ningguofu in one fell swoop.

In this regard, Lu Xiangsheng can completely call the shots, he feels that Su Tiancheng has complete trust in his subordinates, of course, this is based on the premise of believing in his subordinates. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng will not hesitate, and has already made a decision in his heart.

Lu Xiangsheng personally surveyed the surrounding terrain, including how many soldiers were placed in what position, and he cared about them one by one. However, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu did not have much specific things to do. Just when Lu Xiangsheng decided to lead the soldiers to charge and kill the enemy in person, Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo put forward their opinions, after all, Lu Xiangsheng is the commander, so he should sit in the Chinese military tent, and it is enough to have them.

Lu Xiangsheng accepted such an opinion, in fact, he also saw that Su Tiancheng was also slowly starting to delegate power, and he almost didn't participate in the killing. This is also a disguised reminder to Hong Chengchou and him to participate in the fight as little as possible.

By the hour, the sky was already bright.

The fast-marching Ming army finally came.

An army of 40,000 men, stretching for miles, seemed to be in good order.

The rumbling drums sounded suddenly, accompanied by the sound of flintlock pistols, and earth-shattering shouts of slaughter appeared. Cavalry, which stretched for several miles, rushed from both sides of the road and headed towards the Ming army in the middle.

Lu Xiangsheng made up his mind this time. All 40,000 soldiers participated in the fighting, leaving no reserves, but in terms of the focus of the arrangement, there was a tilt, and it was necessary to cut the Ming army into multiple pieces, so that they could not take care of the first place. Make it impossible for the officer to command the sergeant below to resist, once the officer's command is lost, the sergeant is like a headless fly, losing the ability to resist, and the fate left is to flee or surrender.

The attack was too sudden. So much so that officers at all levels of the Ming army have not yet reacted.

At the beginning of the fight, after the screams appeared, the deputy chief soldier reacted and hurriedly commanded the resistance, but unfortunately his order did not have much effect, and a long dragon of the Ming army was quickly cut into multiple small pieces, and the team was basically scattered.

In the face of the fierce cavalry, the foot soldiers were indeed difficult to resist without careful preparation, not to mention that the opponent was the elite cavalry of the Jiangning battalion.

On the hillside not far away, Lu Xiangsheng held a telescope, looking at everything that happened on the battlefield, his body trembled slightly, the cavalry's charge was very fast, the impact was particularly strong, he even saw the Ming army that was hit by the war horse, flying out of the distance of several meters, and the cavalry's combat cooperation ability is very strong, someone is responsible for cutting the Ming army, someone is responsible for killing those officers who are riding horses, some people chase the foot soldiers who are scattered and escaped, and even a small number of soldiers do not move, observing the surrounding movements.

This kind of high degree of tacit understanding, Lu Xiangsheng had seen it a long time ago, it was the elite cavalry of the Houjin Tartars, and the Guangning Iron Cavalry back then, he really couldn't imagine that the cavalry officers and soldiers of the Jiangning battalion could also cooperate so skillfully.

There was not much suspense in the battle situation, it was equivalent to a one-sided massacre, the Ming army was caught off guard, and there were no fortifications to rely on, and in the face of the onslaught of cavalry, the only option was to flee for their lives.

The officers of the Ming army, constantly falling off the horse, many officers did not fall in the process of fighting, but were directly hit by flintlock pistols, many cavalry goals are very clear, and they did not even have time to take care of those scattered and fleeing sergeants, first deal with these officers, the so-called shooting people and horses, capturing thieves and capturing kings, and killing all the officers of the Ming army, this army will naturally collapse.

An hour later, the fight began to enter the final stage.

The reason why the Ming army collapsed so quickly was because a sergeant surrendered, and this form of life-saving can infect many people. A sergeant who does not have much sense of honor and responsibility will not work hard, unless it is an officer who takes the lead in fighting hard, or there is a special person behind to supervise the battle mercilessly. It's a pity that there are no such conditions in the Ming army, at this time, most of the officers have been killed, and even the officers who organize the least resistance are gone, and the desperate resistance of ordinary sergeants has lost its meaning.

With the battle outside the city of Guangdezhou, as soon as someone knelt down and surrendered, the Ming army began to enter the stage of complete collapse.

Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu are familiar with these, but Lu Xiangsheng still doesn't understand them very well.

Lu Xiangsheng, who was holding a telescope, couldn't help it, he really didn't understand, the number of the Ming army was also quite a lot, if he tried his best to fight, at least he could still save a part of the troops, and it was possible to retreat from the direction he came, not to mention that for the sake of being compatriots in the past, Lu Xiangsheng would not kill them all, as long as the sergeants who had the ability to escape, they would go, anyway, the officers were almost killed.

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, seeing such a scene, Lu Xiangsheng's heart is a little cold, there is a truth, he finally understands, for what Su Tiancheng will rebel, for what Su Tiancheng often emphasized, the Ming Dynasty is terminally ill, the roots are rotten, and it can't be supported at all.

Lu Xiangsheng, who put down the binoculars, let out a long sigh, such a battle looks boring, so I simply don't look at it, it is only a matter of time before the Ming army completely collapses, and the time for a complete collapse is coming soon.

When the battle was not completely over, Lu Xiangsheng's goal changed again, he did not expect that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was so weak, the battle of Kuling Pass, the battle outside the city of Guangdezhou, and the battle in Guang'an, which illustrated a truth, in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the Jiangning battalion had no opponents.

The reason why Su Tiancheng did not rush to attack after taking Zhejiang and Fujian may be in order to completely wipe out the vitality of the Ming army on the one hand, and on the other hand, it may also be to try not to cause major damage, because these places have to rely on the new dynasty to govern.

When Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo came to Lu Xiangsheng with great interest, Lu Xiangsheng didn't wait for the two to speak, and spoke directly.

"The battle just now, the official has seen it, General Liu and General Li fought bravely to kill the enemy, it is indeed brave, but the army cannot rest, there is still a battle waiting for us."

Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo, who were about to speak, immediately stood up straight, which was the posture of accepting orders.

"The Ming army stationed in Ningguofu is a total of 50,000 people, just now the official estimated that the Ming army that came to reinforce Guangdezhou was at least about 40,000 people, that is to say, the Ming army left in Ningguofu was only 10,000 people, and it was not far from Ningguo County, the army did not rest, leaving 10,000 soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and the remaining 30,000 soldiers rushed to Ningguo County to destroy the remaining Ming army and completely occupy Ningguofu."

Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo's faces showed excited expressions, but in a few days, they were able to occupy Guangdezhou and Ningguo Mansion one after another, which was a huge credit, and they couldn't ask for it.

However, Lu Xiangsheng still voiced his worries.

"The army set off from Yuhang, for several days, did not get a good rest, the soldiers are already very tired, the official originally thought, to His Royal Highness to report the battle situation here, the soldiers take a little rest, and then attack Ningguofu, but time is precious, the fighter is fleeting, if the results of the battle here are spread out, the Ming army stationed in Ningguofu will definitely retreat quickly and return to Nanjing, when the army attacks Nanjing City in the future, it will be very difficult."

Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo.

"General Liu, General Li, I don't know if you can hold on."

Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo looked at each other, knelt on the ground in unison, and gave Lu Xiangsheng a military salute.

Liu Wenxiu spoke.

"My lord, the last general does not have a trace of fatigue, and is willing to lead his brothers to go straight to Ningguo County and exterminate the Ming army."

"Okay, give you half an hour, gather the army, leave 10,000 people to guard the prisoners, tidy up the battlefield, and after half an hour, the army will set off to attack the county seat of Ningguo and Shikou Town."

After Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo went to prepare, Lu Xiangsheng spoke to the heralds beside him.

"Report the battle report here, quickly report to His Highness, and at the same time report to His Highness, this official will take General Liu, General Li and 30,000 troops to directly conquer Ningguo Mansion, if His Highness has any requirements, quickly come to report, and please rest assured that Your Highness will definitely take Ningguo Mansion." (To be continued......)