"General Li, there is no need to rush to join the battle. The White Spear Soldiers can still hold out for a while!" Qin Liangyu said seriously while standing on the top of the city wall: "What you need to do now is to rest, and then give Li Chuang the fatal blow at the right time!"
Li Xingzhong glanced behind him and immediately understood why Qin Liangyu said that.
The cavalry under his command set out from the vicinity of Jiukou Posthouse in the morning and arrived outside Chengtian Prefecture after a gallop of more than fifty miles.
Although they still had the strength to fight, both the soldiers and horses were showing signs of fatigue.
Tired soldiers cannot fight for long.
If a real fight breaks out, the outcome is unpredictable.
However, Li Xingzhong asked in confusion: "Senior, aren't you afraid that the White Spear Soldiers will be defeated by Li Chuang the bandit?"
"Afraid! That's why I have to supervise the battle myself."
"Then I will assign two thousand cavalrymen to pursue the fleeing bandits, and the rest will rest here!" Li Xingzhong asked loudly.
"Okay, after a brief rest, you will ambush the troops on the east and west sides of the city. Once you see the flag signal on the city gate tower, you will move out immediately. Don't make any mistakes!"
"I obey your command." Li Xingzhong clasped his fists and bowed to Qin Liangyu.
After Qin Liangyu gave the military order to Li Xingzhong, she left the city gate tower, walked down the city wall along the steps, and then crossed the streets in the city to the north gate.
Ma Wannian stayed where he was and arranged supplies for Li Xingzhong outside the city.
The cooked rice porridge, cooled boiled water, and carts of hay and bean fodder were quickly transported out of the city amid the shouts of the laborers.
The battle between the Shun army and the Ming army in the north of the city has entered a critical moment.
Under the siege of the Shun army, which was several times larger in number, the White Spear Soldiers suffered heavy losses.
But this army was created by Qin Liangyu herself, and was commanded by her two nephews Qin Zuoming and Qin Zuoming.
They blocked wave after wave of attacks from the Dashun Army.
Seeing that he could not defeat the Ming army, Li Zicheng anxiously gathered everyone in front of the battlefield to discuss the matter.
Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongde, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, Li Yan, Hong Niangzi and others were present.
"Military Advisor," Li Zicheng stared at Song Xiance and asked, "The White Spear Soldiers are stubborn and stubborn. We can't defeat them in a short time. What should we do?"
Song Xiance opened his mouth and finally said helplessly: "If the enemy comes, we will stop him with soldiers and if the water comes, we will block it with earth."
What can I do?
At this time, the two sides are competing in momentum, fighting spirit and strength!
The White Spear Soldiers are powerful, and their morale is high and their momentum is strong.
In addition, they were defending the city, making it impossible for the Shun army to launch a surprise attack or to bypass them.
When no tactics work, you can only defeat them by strength!
Li Zicheng looked at his left assistant Niu Jinxing again.
Niu Jinxing was even more at a loss.
He lowered his head and looked at his feet.
In desperation, Li Zicheng turned his eyes to Li Yan.
After Li Yan received the surrendered soldiers of Tan Hong and Tan Yi in Nanyang, he rushed to Chengtian Prefecture overnight and finally arrived in the evening of the day before yesterday.
"Mr. Li, do you have any good ideas?" Li Zicheng asked.
Li Yan first lowered his head and frowned in thought, then raised his head and looked at Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, there is a way, but..."
"Mr. Li, don't worry too much. I am willing to pay any price as long as we can defeat this white-flag army." Li Zicheng said gritting his teeth.
Li Yan looked at the generals present.
Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongde and others nodded in agreement.
This is a crucial battle.
If it wins, Dashun can still compete with Ming Dynasty and even gain the upper hand in some local areas.
But if they were defeated, Dashun's elite troops would be buried in Huguang.
At that time, they will have to withdraw their troops back to Guanzhong.
The previous strategic offensive was forced to become a strategic defense.
Although Guanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack due to its natural barriers, it is also poor (compared to the Jiangnan region).
On the other hand, the situation was different in the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Ming Dynasty lost Liaodong, Shanxi and Shaanxi, its basic base was still there.
It won’t take too long, just two or three years to recover.
The Dashun could only barely survive by relying on the grain grown in the Guanzhong Plain.
Seeing this, Li Yan stopped hesitating and said, "The White Spear Soldiers are well-equipped and powerful. It is difficult to defeat them head-on. The only way is to use a rotation battle."
Song Xiance rolled his eyes at him and said, "Mr. Li, stop talking."
"Why?"
"Before you came to Chengtian Prefecture, we had been using rotation warfare to consume the white-pole soldiers."
"How is the effect?" Li Yan asked.
“Let’s put it this way, it works, but it’s a small effect.”
"Try it again today and the effect will be obvious."
"Why do you say that?" Song Xiance asked with a frown.
"Because it's raining!" Li Yan pointed to the sky outside, "The Ming army's gunpowder has become damp, and they will not be able to use firearms for a long time."
"Hand-to-hand combat is not just about morale, it's also about physical strength!"
"Even if this white-pole soldier is made of iron, we can break it and smash it to pieces!"
Everyone suddenly realized.
They fell into the same misunderstanding as before.
I had previously been unable to defeat the White Spear Soldiers by using a rotation battle, and subconsciously believed that the rotation battle was an ineffective tactic.
The reason why the White Spear Soldiers were able to resist the attack of the Shun Army was because of firearms.
Now the firearms are ineffective due to the heavy rain, and the White Spear Soldiers without firearms will be forced to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Shun army.
The effect of the round-robin battle will be maximized.
"Then let's deploy the troops and let Tan Hong and Tan Yi join the battle!" Li Zicheng gave the order with his hands behind his back.
The Dashun Army began to adjust its formation.
Gu Kecheng and Liu Tichun, who were unable to capture the city after a long siege, retreated.
Yuan Zongde, Li Laiheng and Liu Xiyao attacked from the left, center and right directions of the Ming army respectively.
The white-flag soldiers gradually became exhausted.
Days of fierce fighting had already consumed a lot of their physical strength and morale.
In addition, the heavy rain today made the firearms in their hands useless.
The White Spear Soldiers could only use their flesh and blood to stop the attack of the Shun Army.
They have no physical advantage.
Qin Zuoming killed a Shun soldier with his own hands and shouted, "Firearm soldiers, grab your weapons and follow me!"
Qin Zuoming also arranged for firearms soldiers and archers to take over and replaced the front-row soldiers to rest.
The two sides engaged in a bloody and brutal hand-to-hand fight.
After fighting for an hour, Li Yan suddenly ordered Yuan Zongde and his men to withdraw.
Just when Yuan Zongdi thought he had to give up the attack,
Li Yan then ordered Helan, Tan Hong and Tan Yi to attack.
Tan Wen stared at Li Yan's messenger and asked, "What about me? I still have more than a thousand soldiers."
A few days ago, he followed Qin Liangyu's instructions and left the city at night to transport grain to Xiangyang by water. On the way, he "accidentally met" Tan Hong and Tan Yi who were heading south along the Han River.
The three of them were brothers. After learning that Tan Hong and Tan Yi had surrendered, Tan Wen surrendered without hesitation.
Li Zicheng had no doubts and ordered Tan Wen to fight with Tan Hong and Tan Yi.
The herald officer scratched his head and thought for a moment: "Mr. Li didn't explain."
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