Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 292
Coupled with the fact that the Yangtze River is an important trade waterway, there are officers and soldiers stationed in important trading cities and towns, and Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Taihu Lake and other places have Ming army sailors who specialize in water warfare. Not less than five thousand.

As for the river surface in the Jinling area, it was even more heavily defended. Xu Hongji, the admiral of the Wei Kingdom, led the Yangtze River Navy to defend it with tens of thousands of people.

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance didn't think it was such an easy thing to go eastward.

Even if these southern Ming troops are not worth mentioning, or even vulnerable, what about the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses behind Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu?
They are not just a display, they will not let Li Chuang's army go eastward, and they will definitely pursue him.

By that time, how much Li Zicheng's 4 people will have suffered heavy losses, and how many of today's participants will survive, will become a mystery that no one knows.

"That's better than being trapped to death in this small Yuezhou Mansion by the Ming army." After finishing speaking, Li Zicheng slammed his fist on the table so hard that even the teacup almost fell off, showing his determination.

"You go to order soldiers and horses now, let's pack lightly and go out from the west of the city."

"Why?" Liu Fangliang was very puzzled when he heard that he was going out from the west of the city.

They obviously wanted to fight east, why did they go out from the west of the city, wouldn't it take a lot of time.

"Huang Degong, Zuo Liangyu, and Liu Liangzuo are guarding the east side strictly. How can they give us a chance to go east?"

"We can only go west to confuse the Ming army, and then drill into the mountains and hills so that the Ming army can't catch up temporarily. Only in this way can we escape from the encirclement."

Li Zicheng told everyone in detail why he wanted to go out from the west of the city.

At this time, Liu Fangliang and other talents suddenly realized that they all called Emperor Yongchang resourceful.

Li Zicheng is not a mediocre person, let alone a fool, but he has been unlucky all the time. Since the incident, he has experienced countless battles, big and small.

The number of times he escaped from the dead was even more difficult to count if he broke off his fingers. He was defeated again and again, and he pulled out a large army again and again.

It only took him more than a dozen years from a Shaanxi postman to become the Emperor of Dashun Yongchang, who broke through the capital and had the potential to sweep the world.

In terms of personal ability, personality charm, etc., I am afraid that there will be no more powerful person than him in the late Ming Dynasty.

It's just that because of his bad background and bad luck all the time, Li Zicheng died tragically in the hands of armed landlords in history.

After Li Zicheng's order was issued, all the Shun troops inside and outside Yuezhou Mansion took action. They burned and destroyed large items that were difficult to carry and brought as much food as possible.

Then they gathered under the command of the officers in their respective battalions. Suddenly, the city of Yuezhou Prefecture was filled with cyan, white, red, and black flags.

This is the iconic color of the left, center and right front four battalions under Li Zicheng's five-barracks system.

Under the cover of night, Li Zicheng looked at Huang Degong's camp in the southeast of Yuezhou Prefecture. After finding that the Ming army hadn't noticed his movement, he ordered his troops to march westward.

In the night, all the soldiers of the Shun Army had their horses tied to their mouths, not daring to make too much noise for fear of being discovered by the Ming army near Yuezhou Fucheng.

Maybe it was Li Zicheng's good luck this time, God opened his eyes, maybe the moonlight tonight is too dim, and the Ming army really can't see clearly at all.

In short, this time more than [-] Shun troops left Yuezhou Fucheng under the cover of night and quietly marched westward, preparing to penetrate into a certain mountainous area and hills in the northwest.

Then bypassing the encirclement net of the Ming army, came to the vicinity of the Yangtze River, looted all the ships, and went eastward downstream.

Throughout the night, Li Zicheng and his subordinates marched on the plains west of Yuezhou Fucheng. In the early morning, they buried pots for cooking, and asked the Huotou army to cook some porridge for the officers and soldiers to eat.

After marching for another two hours, I saw the shadow of a mountain range near Yuezhou Mansion.

Standing in the distance, Li Zicheng looked at the mountain and said very happily, "After entering the mountain, it will be difficult for the Ming army to find us."

"Afterwards, we went all the way north to the Yangtze River and grabbed the ships. The Ming army can't do anything to us anymore."

If this tactic of running out from under the enemy's nose can really work, it can be called a stroke of genius. If Li Zicheng really achieves his strategic goal, he may still have a chance to overthrow the rule of Ming Dynasty.

But fate seemed to play a trick on him. When Li Zicheng marched overnight, Liu Liangzuo also marched overnight. At this time, his [-] soldiers and horses were not far to the north of Li Zicheng.

Worst of all, Liu Liangzuo sent many scouts because he was worried about ambushes and sneak attacks at night. He had already found Li Zicheng's trace.

"No, the burglar is about to break through." This was Liu Liangzuo's first reaction when he saw the flag of the Shun Army.

Although he was not a famous general, and he didn't have a good reputation in the late Ming Dynasty, he had been on the battlefield for a long time and had a lot of experience, so Liu Liangzuo could see why Li Chuang's actions were for.

"Soldiers of the three armies, line up and kill them." Liu Liangzuo gritted his teeth and said.

He must keep Chuang Jun today, otherwise the credit will be credited, and he may be held accountable for his fault.

After a while, a thin black line appeared on the horizon, which was the officers and soldiers of Liu Liangzuo's troops lined up in battle formation.

Along with it, there is also the sound of rumbling drums reaching Li Zicheng's ears.

"No, it's the Ming army, and all the troops are in formation to meet the enemy." Li Zicheng immediately made a decision.

Although the mountain was right in front of them, they had no time to get into it. Only by repelling the Ming army in front of them would they have a chance to act.

Because the terrain in the south is rugged and the water network is densely covered, it is difficult for the cavalry to deploy here, so Liu Liangzuo did not let the cavalry lead the charge, but sent all the infantry under his command to widen the front as much as possible.

Although this will cause the Ming army's battle line to become much thinner and may not be able to withstand the impact of the Chuang army, it also has an obvious advantage, that is, it appears that the Ming army has a large number of people, which can bring huge psychological pressure to the Chuang army. .

Not long after, the thousands of infantry led by the Ming army came into contact with the formation of the Chuang army. Thousands of soldiers wearing armor and holding swords and spears fought together.

They come from all over the world, but they all know why they are fighting.

Ming soldiers wanted to get promoted and get rich, and to seal their wives and sons. This is nothing unspeakable in the feudal society of Confucian culture. On the contrary, it is very honorable in the eyes of literati and poets.

The purpose of entering the army is to have a way to survive and create a world of your own. This is also reasonable, but in a feudal society, people often cannot get support and understanding.

But no matter what the officers and soldiers on both sides think, the outcome of this battle will not change.

(End of this chapter)