Deng Ming and his one hundred and fifty knights with three walls arrived on the east bank of Lijiang.

Now there are 300 standing cavalry in Chengdu, which is only enough to form a standing cavalry battalion, so they are all divided into the formation of three walls. Of the 150 cavalrymen, more than 100 were young horsemen, and the older generation of cavalry gradually gave way to young people, and the focus of the work of the older generation, in addition to serving as officers, also changed from fighting in battle to training new soldiers.

In the cavalry team of the Ming army, there were also one hundred attendants of Bai Wenxuan and one hundred Jianchang armored cavalry brought by Di Sanxi, which was almost all the elite horsemen in the 20,000 Ming army. Deng Ming and the knights of the three walls all led their horses on foot, hiding their figures as much as possible, even if the Burmese army saw that the Ming army had cavalry, they could not tell their number at once.

At the military meeting before the war, Bai Wen chose a natural tone and advocated that the cavalry should be forced to cross first, counting all the means of transportation of the Ming army, which would probably be able to cross more than 100 horses each time. After hearing this suggestion, Deng Mingdu, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, was a little surprised, and couldn't help but ask: "What's the use of crossing the cavalry first?" ”

The capacity of a hundred cavalry at a time is sufficient to transport four or five hundred infantry troops, which, as soon as they set foot on the beach, can begin to build positions at once; The defense capability of a hundred cavalry is probably one-third of that of four hundred infantry, and if it encounters a large-scale charge from the enemy, it can be driven down the river by the Burmese in the blink of an eye.

I don't want Bai Wenxuan to listen to Deng Ming's blurted out question, he actually stroked his palms happily and laughed: "Since even General Deng has this question, then this battle is won." ”

Bai Wenxuan's words made Deng Ming stunned, while Di Sanxi looked thoughtful and asked, "Is King Gongchang planning to attack as soon as he lands on the shore?" ”

"Exactly." Bai Wenxuan nodded: "In any case, it is impossible for the Burmese to let us build a good position with peace of mind, board the soldiers who have gone up to 10,000 and then attack, in this case, we don't have to think of any way to land quickly." As for the strategy of containing one side and then smuggling the main force from other directions, Bai Wenxuan did not think about it, but in the end he did not plan to adopt it. Because the Burmese are locals, Bai Wenxuan felt that this kind of virtual and real strategy was far more likely to fail than to succeed, and it would also lead to the dispersion of the Ming army's forces, which was inconsistent with the Ming army's intention to concentrate its forces for a decisive battle.

Therefore, Bai Wenxuan planned to cross the cavalry first, and then immediately attack the Burmese army, if he could disrupt the deployment of the Burmese army, he would be able to buy time for the main force of the Ming army to cross the river: "If I change the army in front of me with the Tartars, I will never dare to do this." But the Burmese soldiers haven't fought in 50 years, and I guess they lack the ability to adapt from top to bottom, and the resilience of the soldiers is quite lacking. What's more, our tactics will definitely surprise the Burmese people completely. ”

Saying that, Bai Wenxuan glanced at Deng Ming again, and said proudly: "General Deng has experienced a hundred battles and has attacked strong enemies with a lone army many times, since General Deng has not guessed my intentions, of course the Burmese can't think of it." ”

Deng Ming nodded. Even in the face of Zhu Guozhi, the Qing army was not entirely recruited, and there would not even be an officer who had experienced the battle array, and at that time, a small number of elite cavalry of the Ming army still had a great deterrent effect on the enemy army who were emotionally nervous and lacked actual combat experience. Deng Ming did not guess Bai Wenxuan's intentions at the first moment, also because although he was not very optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Burmese soldiers, he still measured it by the lower standards of the Qing army. In any case, Deng Ming did not dare to use a hundred cavalry to attack the 30,000 green battalion that was waiting in battle.

"After the first cavalry crossed the river, the Burmese probably wondered how we dared to cross only such a small number of people. I guess they still hesitated to attack even after seeing us cross the 300 cavalry, because there were not many people who crossed over, and they didn't meet the art of war of 'attacking halfway'. But we had better not take any chances, so that there are really talented people in the Burmese army who see through our plans. Bai Wenxuan continued: "After the first cavalry landed, they immediately attacked the main general of the Burmese, so that he had no time to give orders. After the second group of cavalry landed, the Burmese army may have reacted, or perhaps it was still in confusion, and the second group of cavalry went to reinforce and flank the enemy. Then there was the third group, and as long as there were three or four hundred cavalry, the Burmese could be dragged up for a long time, enough for our main force to cross the river calmly. ”

"After the main force crossed the river, it also went to pursue the enemy army." Di Sanxi smiled. Both he and Bai Wenxuan had seen how the homeless people were rushed and routed by the cavalry of the officers and soldiers, and the homeless people with no combat experience could not defeat dozens or hundreds of well-trained armored cavalry even if they were thousands; After the cavalry of the Western Battalion was trained, when they met the officers and soldiers of Chengping for many years in Huguang and Sichuan, the situation was completely reversed, and thousands of infantry of the Ming army would be chased and cut down by a few or a dozen cavalry of the Western Battalion -- since Burma was a military household system, and there had been no war for decades, Di Sanxi felt that the performance of the military households of the Ming army would not be much different.

"I have one hundred and fifty cavalry," Deng Ming because he had never seen the tragic situation of the homeless people and military households, so he was the least confident of the three, after listening to Bai Wenxuan's plan, Deng Ming expressed his willingness to take the elite western Sichuan cavalry to take the lead: "There are many veterans of three walls, and I am responsible for rushing the first round." ”

The fame of the three walls is much higher than that of the Xiying cavalry, and using the western Sichuan cavalry as the vanguard will undoubtedly make Bai Wenxuan's plan have a higher success rate. But Deng Ming's proposal made Bai Wenxuan feel as if he was being slighted, implying a distrust of the Xiying cavalry.

Before Bai Wenxuan opened his mouth to refuse, Di Sanxi preemptively said: "How can you use a knife to kill chickens?" Deng Shuai has one hundred and fifty cavalry under him, and it is a little reluctant to transport them over at one time, so it is better for the last general to come first. At the end of the day, there will be a hundred cavalry, and they will be able to cross the river at one time. ”

"One hundred and fifty cavalrymen squeezed on the ship, and they should be able to pass over at once." Deng Ming felt that Jianchang's cavalry combat effectiveness should be slightly inferior to his own, so he was still trying to fight for the task of vanguard: "The certainty of one hundred and fifty people will be greater." ”

"A hundred people is enough, enough to hold out until Deng Shuai comes over." Di Sanxi heard the distrust in Deng Ming's words, but he did not break it or show dissatisfaction: "The key to this battle is to move quickly, a hundred people disembark and the speed of the whole team is much faster than one hundred and fifty people, and when the Burmese lineup is disrupted, Deng Shuai's cavalry can also calmly disembark." ”

Deng Ming still refused to give up, he remembered that Bai Wenxuan had just said that most of the Burmese were slow to react, even if they crossed three or four hundred cavalry first and then launched an attack, maybe it would be too late, and the Burmese would be at a loss because of their inexperience.

"If we can do it quickly, we don't have to take any risks." Hearing that Deng Ming actually used his own speculation as a reason, Bai Wenxuan immediately stood up and spoke for Di Sanxi: "And this cavalry of King Qingyang is brave and good at fighting, if I remember correctly, when King Jin and King Jin were famous kings, they all participated in it." ”

"King Gongchang has a good memory, that's exactly the case!" Di Sanxi replied loudly. When Li Dingguo defeated Kong Youde and Nikan, Feng Shuangli and Bai Wenxuan were involved in the whole process.

"Okay." Since Di Sanxi's subordinates have such a glorious history, Deng Ming is relieved, and there is no reason to stop Di Sanxi from taking the lead: "Then we will cross the river in the second batch of three walls, and we will have good stamina for General Di." ”

Di Sanxi wanted to nod, but this time it was Bai Wenxuan's turn to object: "Deng Shuai doesn't need to worry, the second batch of river crossing time requirements are also relatively tight, I have a hundred guards under me, everyone is skilled in bowing and horses, let them go over the second batch, Deng Shuai can take the third wave of three walls over." ”

Deng Ming was a little surprised, he thought that the combat effectiveness of the western Sichuan army was not bad, but it sounded like Bai Wenxuan and Di Sanxi were very uneasy, and they must be used as backups.

"Deng Shuai don't be careful," just now it was Bai Wenxuan who helped Di Sanxi speak, and now it is Di Sanxi who helped Bai Wenxuan: "We are all from Xiying, and we have a tacit understanding with each other. When Kong Youde was defeated that year, it was the King of Jin who was in the center, and the King of Qingyang and King Gongchang attacked from both wings at the same time and defeated the Confucian thieves; And the battle with Nikan was also the king of Jin to lure the enemy, and the two kings ambushed on both sides of the mountain. These guards of King Gongchang have known them for many years, and I don't know how many times they have fought side by side in addition to those two battles. ”

"I see." Deng Ming nodded. He knew that in such a small cavalry battle, coordination was very crucial. Originally, he was worried that there was a gap between King Qingyang and King Gongchang and he couldn't work together, but since the other party said so, Deng Ming didn't have the reason to take the unfamiliar Western Sichuan cavalry to stir up peace.

After hearing that Deng Ming agreed to be the third group of troops to cross the river, Bai Wenxuan and Di Sanxi glanced at each other, there was indeed a gap between them, but at this moment, both sides once again felt the comrade-in-arms of the same Xiying - they joined hands to defend the honor of the Xiying.

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Without waiting for the boat to stop, Di Sanxi led his mount and jumped into waist-deep water, and behind him, the Jianchang cavalry jumped into the river one after another, following his example. When the Jianchang cavalry came ashore with their mounts, the ships transporting them had already begun to turn around and turn back to the east coast to load Bai Wenxuan's guards from the Gongchang Palace.

Although the river is not very wide, every Jianchang cavalry knows that for a long time to come, they will be isolated on this side of Lijiang and can only rely on their own strength to fight. The tens of thousands of Burmese troops in front lined up, and the black and oppressive enemy troops were grounded in the sky, dense and endless.

"Little ones, do you know what we're here for?" Di Sanxi turned over and stepped onto his mount, shouting at the hundred cavalrymen beside him.

"Yes!" Jianchang replied with a neat shout.

"Okay." Di Sanxi drew his sword and swung it vigorously in the direction of the boundless Burmese army: "Attack!" ”