The five thousand cavalrymen under Li Dingguo quickly assembled and lined up for orders.
Li Dingguo urged his horse to the front of the battle.
He wore an iron helmet and gold-painted armor with mountain patterns.
The breastplate on his chest was extremely dazzling under the sunlight.
The gold-lacquered mountain-patterned armor was the standard armor for senior generals in the Ming Dynasty, with the main colors being scarlet and gold.
Later, a layer of cloth armor was added inside, which not only had first-class defense against cold weapons, but also had strong defense against firearms.
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Behind Li Dingguo were two flag-bearing soldiers.
They each carried two large flags.
One is the national flag of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is the flag with the character "Li" on it.
"Let's go!" Li Dingguo personally led the team and rushed towards Puzhou City.
The iron hooves of the war horses stepped on the ground, making a rumbling sound.
Five thousand elite cavalry shot like arrows towards the Yuyuan Army outside Puzhou City.
When they were three miles away from the Yuyuan military camp, five thousand cavalrymen stopped and formed a horizontal formation to meet the enemy.
The long horizontal formation stretched as far as the eye could see.
The sturdy war horses, the bright armor and the distinctive flags give people a feeling that it is impossible to look directly at them.
"Report!"
In the Yuyuan military camp, a scout ran to the central military tent and shouted, "It's bad. We have discovered countless Ming cavalrymen to the west of Puzhou City, and they are heading towards our camp!"
"What?" A man wearing cotton armor, with a burly build, dark skin and a slightly ferocious face stood up from his chair.
He was one of the leaders of the Yuyuan Army: Ren Qi.
A strong man stood up with him.
He has the same body type as Ren Qi, and his skin is also tanned.
The only difference is that he looks very kind.
If he wore monk's robes, others would think he was a kind monk.
He was also one of the leaders of the Yuyuan Army, named Zhang Qi.
At that time.
Ordinary people tend to name their children casually.
After all, if you want to choose a good name, you need to find a scholar to help you.
Some scholars help for free, while others charge for naming.
In order to save money, many low-income people would name their children by adding numbers to their surnames.
Take the surname Zhang for example. The eldest is called Zhang Da, the second is called Zhang Er, and so on...
Or you can name your child based on the date of birth and the sum of your parents’ ages, and then change the name when you become successful.
The father of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was Zhu Wusi, and his grandfather was Zhu Chuyi...
"How many Ming army reinforcements are there? Where do they come from?" Ren Qi asked hurriedly after being shocked.
"These reinforcements are all cavalry. The dust rises high when the horses run, and it is impossible to count them!" the scout replied.
Before Ren Qi could finish his shock, the second scout rushed into the tent, "Report! The Ming reinforcements have stopped three miles away from our camp. The number is still unknown, but we can see their flags clearly. In addition to the Ming national flag, there is also a large flag with the character Li on it."
In order not to give the rebels enough time to react, Li Dingguo directly ordered a large force to follow the rebel scouts.
At the same time as the scouts returned to the camp, Li Dingguo's large army had already followed.
"Li?" Ren Qi and Zhang Qi looked at each other and said at the same time: "Could it be the Li family from Liaodong?"
"It shouldn't be!" said a middle-aged man in Confucian clothes slowly.
He wore a scholar's scarf on his head and held a paper fan in his hand.
The regular facial features give people a very approachable feeling.
The only serious scholar among the leaders of his Yuyuan Army was named Liang Min.
"What do you mean?" another person stood up and asked.
He has a big head and a broad face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks very honest.
The broad arms and strong limbs give people a sense of power.
He was wearing a simple cloth with many oil stains on it, looking very casual.
One of the leaders of the Yuyuan Army: Huang Zhenshan.
Seeing that the other party did not answer his question, Huang Zhenshan immediately shook his fist and threatened: "Liang Min, are you looking for death? Answer my question quickly."
"Why are you so anxious..." Liang Min gently shook the paper fan in her hand, "The men of the Li family are either guarding the capital or fighting the Jiannu in Liaodong. It is impossible for them to be here."
"Oh, that's right." Huang Zhenshan sat back down carelessly.
"What should we do?" Leader Ren Qi asked the others.
"Let's go out and take a look first. We can't retreat without a fight, right?" Liang Min said with a serious expression.
"That's right! Let's go out and take a look!" Ren Qi was the first to walk out of the tent.
"Everyone get your weapons ready and be ready to take action at any time." Zhang Qi ordered.
"Put on armor! Don't forget to put on armor! With armor you are a tiger, without armor you are a mouse!" Liang Min instructed.
"Damn it, who shit at the door and didn't bury it? Step on me!" Huang Zhenshan cursed.
"You pulled it yourself, have you forgotten?"
"Oh, it seems so!" Huang Zhenshan scratched his head embarrassedly and walked to the open space next to him to wipe the soles of his shoes.
Before they reached the camp gate, another scout came up and said, "Report! A rider has emerged from the Ming army and is heading towards our camp."
Ren Qi said nothing, but waved his whip to speed up.
When we arrived at the entrance of the camp, everything in the distance was blurry.
The dust raised by the Ming cavalry's march had not yet dissipated and was still flying wildly in the air.
They don't have clairvoyance and can't see the specific situation far away.
After a brief discussion, Ren Qi and Huang Zhenshan left the camp with more than a hundred cavalrymen to investigate the situation of the Ming army.
They stopped when they were still some distance away from the Ming army.
The scene of thousands of cavalrymen lined up in battle formation was so spectacular...
The war horses under the battle flags are majestic, and the warriors wearing armor and holding swords are menacing...
They had never seen such a scene before, so they stopped after just one look and dared not move forward.
At this time, the Jinyiwei who delivered the letter was ten steps away from them. He stopped his horse and shouted to them, "I am a subordinate of the imperial envoy. Later, the envoy will personally come to your camp to discuss the matter of recruiting you. Please do not stop me."
"Recruitment?" Ren Qi was stunned and looked at Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi was also a little confused and turned to look at Liang Min.
Liang Min frowned and felt something was wrong.
How can you recruit them right away? Isn't it always to suppress them first and then recruit them?
Huang Zhenshan, who was standing next to Liang Min, slapped Liang Min on the shoulder.
With a snap!
Liang Min was almost beaten off his horse.
He turned his head angrily and glared at Huang Zhenshan: "What are you going to beat for?"
(Shandong dialect, meaning "what are you doing").
Huang Zhenshan pointed at the Ming army ten steps away and said to Liang Min: "He is asking you a question, you should answer him!"
"I just don't want to answer, is that okay?" Liang Min rubbed his shoulders.
Huang Zhenshan raised his right hand again: "You are a scholar, have you read all those books in vain? Our Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and the land of etiquette. It is polite to ask and answer questions!"
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