Looking at Bolo who was full of confidence, Jirgalang was a little hesitant.
According to Wu Sangui's intelligence and scouts, there were indeed major loopholes in Li Dingguo's deployment of troops.
As long as you use your troops properly, you will definitely gain something.
but...
He did not want to give this opportunity to make a contribution to Bolo, but to Tunqi.
Because Jirgalang was the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner, Tunqi was not only a member of the Bordered Blue Banner, but also his grandson.
And Bolo was from the Zhenglan Banner.
When Hauge was the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, Bolo was deeply trusted by Hauge.
Jirgalang was unwilling to hand over the opportunity to make a contribution to him.
But on second thought, Jirgalang felt that he should give the opportunity to make meritorious service to Bolo.
He took over the Zhenglan Banner for a short time.
He originally wanted to make military achievements through the Battle of Songjin and win over the Zhenglan Banner to serve him.
Unfortunately, they failed at the last moment and not only lost the battle but also lost Jinzhou.
Although the soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner did not dare to say anything on the surface, they must have been resentful in their hearts.
Bolo has a high prestige within the Zhenglan Banner.
Giving Bolo the opportunity to make merit now can maintain the loyalty of the Zhenglan Banner.
After making up his mind, Jirgalang stood up with a smile and walked to Bolo, putting his hand on his shoulder: "Bolo, this is indeed an opportunity to make a contribution, but remember not to underestimate the enemy."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what's going on."
"Well then," Jirgalang patted Bolo's shoulder, "I will give you 8,000 elite soldiers, you must defeat them."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Bolo knelt down on one knee excitedly.
Bolo thought Li Dingguo was a soft persimmon, but Li Dingguo didn't think so.
On the contrary, he attached great importance to the Jiannu.
Because he had never fought against the Jiannu, he had no idea of their true combat strength.
But he has a solution.
Li Dingguo first carefully read the detailed report of all the battles fought by the Ping Liao army since it entered Liao.
From troop deployment to logistics supply and then to intelligence analysis.
No detail was missed.
Then he borrowed several captured Jiannu war horses and captured weapons and armor from Li Guo for testing.
It not only tests the physical strength and endurance of the war horses, but also tests the performance of the weapons and the defensive capabilities of the armor.
After the test, his heart was finally at ease.
Jian Nu was very strong, so strong that he thought he only had a 50% chance of winning...
On the evening of April 20, Gao Wengui came to Li Dingguo and said, "General, a large number of Jiannu scouts were found in front of our army today. I think the details of our army have been known by the Jiannu scouts. There may be a tough battle tomorrow."
"It doesn't matter," Li Dingguo said calmly, "Our troops are already lined up on the right wing. There is no secret left."
"Sir, how is the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army?" Gao Wengui asked.
He was not the only one who wanted to ask the question. Ten thousand soldiers under Li Dingguo had the same question in their minds.
Only by knowing both yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Now they are unsure.
"Very strong!" Li Dingguo was the first to affirm the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army.
There was no need for him to paint a rosy picture for his soldiers at this time, as that would only make them careless, and would end up harming both them and himself.
"But..." Li Dingguo changed the subject, "The Eight Banners soldiers are good at riding and shooting, but not good at close combat. So if you want to defeat them, you need to avoid their strengths and use your troops around their weaknesses."
......
Before dawn the next day, the firemen in Li Dingguo's army started cooking.
After dinner, ten thousand cavalrymen lined up on the plain.
Li Dingguo divided the troops into ten echelons, front and back, with one thousand cavalrymen in each echelon.
He will only use the tactic of adding fuel to the fire when the time is right.
What is the right time?
There are two prerequisites. One is that the Jiannu had fewer troops than Li Dingguo.
Second, both sides sent out small forces to conduct probing.
Only when these two conditions are met at the same time can he use the tactic of adding fuel.
The Ming army's actions soon reached Bolo's ears.
Although he said many words that looked down on Li Dingguo in front of Jirgalang, they were just words.
As a veteran of many battles, he would not look down on anyone on the battlefield, even if the other party was an ordinary citizen.
"How many soldiers does the enemy have?" Bolo asked the scout.
"From the front, the enemy has about one or two thousand troops, but the strength in depth is unclear." The scout replied.
"One or two thousand?"
Bolo sneered, "Haha! He only sent one or two thousand out of ten thousand cavalrymen to form a battle line. It's obvious that he wants to play a trick on me. Unfortunately, I already know his details. I ordered everyone to assemble and go to war!"
Following Bolo's order, eight thousand elite soldiers of the Eight Banners marched toward the battlefield in a mighty force.
Before the Eight Banners Army set out, Li Dingguo sent out a large number of scouts to investigate the enemy situation.
Seeing that the Eight Banners Army had already been dispatched, Li Dingguo increased the number of scouts and the frequency of investigations.
Not willing to be outdone, Bolo also sent a large number of scouts to investigate the Ming army.
The two armies soon met on the battlefield.
The Ming army did not move, and neither did the Eight Banners troops.
The two sides confronted each other on the open plain.
Looking at the Ming army's formation in the distance, Bolo said to Nikan beside him: "Nikan, what do you think?"
Nikan belonged to the Plain Yellow Banner. He was the grandson of Nurhaci and the third son of Chu Ying.
He was one of the three kings who governed the country in the early Qing Dynasty.
The other two are Mandahai and Bolo.
In history, Nikan conquered the Mongols, attacked Korea, and fought a bloody battle with the Ming army in Liaodong.
After entering the customs.
Nikan followed Dorgon to first attack Henan and then Shaanxi, and then followed Dodo south to attack the Southern Ming regime.
Later, he followed Haoge to conquer Sichuan and attack the rebel general Jiang Xiang in Shanxi.
The sixth year of the Yongli reign (1652).
Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang sent troops to Huguang and began to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Dodo and Dorgon were dead, and the Qing Dynasty had no one available, so they had to entrust the important task of quelling the "rebellion" to the battle-hardened Nikan.
Nikan led his troops to Hengzhou and engaged in a fierce battle with Li Dingguo.
Before he arrived in Hengzhou, Li Dingguo had already unlocked the achievement of killing Dingnan King Kong Youde in Guilin.
The two sides fought fiercely in Hengzhou for several days without a clear winner.
Seeing this, Li Dingguo decided to use an ambush tactic.
He first pretended to retreat, luring Nikan to pursue him.
As expected, Nikan fell into the trap and led his army in pursuit.
After Nikan entered the ambush circle, Li Dingguo immediately led his troops to counterattack, and killed Nikan with a broadsword in the chaos, unlocking the achievement of killing Nikan in battle.
Nikan's title at that time was Prince Heshuo Jingjin.
Li Dingguo successively killed two Manchu princes, which shocked the world and was known in history as the two famous kings who were defeated.
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