May 14, the 24th year of Chongzhen.
Gao Wengui, a general under Li Dingguo, arrived at the city of Shenyang and not only raised the Ming flag outside the city, but also shouted slogans such as "the Ming army is mighty, kill the Jiannu and recover Liaodong."
Then get away with it.
When retreating.
Li Dingguo set up an ambush and killed He Luohui, a first-class light chariot commander of the Jiannu who came to pursue him, and also killed three hundred Jiannu soldiers.
The sound shook Liaodong!
Since the 24th year of Chongzhen was the Xinmao Year in the lunar calendar, the Jiannu historical records called it the Xinmao Rebellion!
The national flag of the Ming Dynasty was created by Chongzhen.
The meaning of the flag is that the emperor is present in person.
So theoretically speaking, Chongzhen also participated in the Xinmao Rebellion...
It's like he and someone combined for 81 points on the basketball court!
Late that night.
Fulin was furious when he got the news.
He paced back and forth in the Phoenix Tower, shouting, "Cowardly, such a coward!"
The other eight banner generals are all there.
They dared neither speak nor look up.
I could only lower my head and read the fortune of my feet.
"Your Majesty," Sony advised, "He Luohui, as the commander, suffered a defeat and his crime is unforgivable, but he is already dead, and the Eight Banners soldiers suffered few casualties. So... please calm down, Your Majesty."
"What's the point of calming down?" Fulin remained angry. "The Qing Dynasty has already lost face!"
"I will try to regain my dignity."
"Then go find them," Fulin said unhappily, "Tomorrow you lead your troops out of the city and kill all the invading enemies!"
"May I ask how many troops and horses the emperor can give me?" Sony asked cautiously.
He learned from the defeated soldiers that the invading Ming army numbered at least five or six thousand.
He was afraid that he couldn't win the battle because he had too few soldiers.
"How much do you want?" Fulin asked without waiting for Sony's answer and said directly: "Give me as much as you want. My guards can give you anything."
"I accept your order."
Sony knelt down and kowtowed, then walked out of the Phoenix Tower and mobilized troops overnight to prepare for the encirclement and suppression of Li Dingguo.
Li Dingguo certainly would not give Sony this opportunity.
He had achieved his goal of slapping the Jiannu in the face and was preparing to withdraw his troops.
Wujingying Village.
It was just getting dark.
The army was very tired after a long journey and having just fought a battle.
So I went to bed very early.
Li Dingguo didn't sleep.
He was looking at the map, looking for a route to withdraw his troops.
He was born a bandit and knew very well that he could not return by the same route after a long raid.
Otherwise, it is easy to fall into an ambush and the entire army will be wiped out.
Li Dingguo had just taken a sip of water from his bowl when a scout came to him and reported: "General, there are traces of Jiannu cavalry twenty miles to the south."
"Oh?" Li Dingguo put down the water bowl and asked, "How many soldiers are there? Who is the enemy's commander?"
"I don't know! They marched very fast, and I didn't dare to get close to investigate. I just got a general idea from a distance." The scout replied.
"The march is very fast?" Li Dingguo raised his lips slightly, "It will be fine soon."
"Why do you say that, sir?"
"The fast marching speed shows that this Jiannu cavalry is coming for us."
"Our army has little food and fodder left, only enough for two days. I hope you will be aware of this," the lieutenant general next to him reminded.
"That's enough!" Li Dingguo stood up and pointed at the map and said, "Let's set up an ambush at these two places tomorrow and give the Jiannu a surprise."
Hundreds of miles away in Guangning Wei, Li Xingzhong suffered a considerable setback.
He didn't know that Dalingh Fort had changed hands.
So we organized our forces to launch a tentative attack as before.
All the cavalry assigned to him by Wang Yongji have arrived.
Although the number of troops seems to have increased, problems also arise.
These cavalrymen came from different units, and their combat capabilities varied, and their combat methods were also different.
Li Xingzhong's usual fighting style was to charge forward in a horizontal formation.
Pin down the enemy from the front and make detours on both sides.
Outflanking from the rear wing.
He deployed the poorly armed cavalry on the front line, which not only failed to contain Ba Qing, but would be dispersed by the Eight Banners soldiers.
Let them flanke on both wings, these people can't tear open a gap.
When they were asked to be responsible for the outflanking at the back, either the timing of the outflanking was not right or the outflanking failed.
All in all, it was a very uncomfortable fight.
Man Dahai was the complete opposite of Li Xingzhong and fought very easily.
Inside Dalinghhe Fort.
Wu Shoujin came to Man Dahai and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, we have been on the march for four days. According to the distance, Wang Yongji and his main force will be able to return to the Dalinghe Fort area in another four days."
"No," Man Dahai shook his head: "To be precise, it should be at most three days!"
"Why did the prince say three days?"
"Hearing that Dalinghhe Fort was under siege, Wang Yongji will certainly speed up the march. The four-day journey can be completed in three days. Taking into account that the vanguard troops will arrive early, three days will be subtracted by one day, which means we still have two days." Man Dahai said after a simple calculation.
"It's probably...difficult to defeat Li Xingzhong in two days!" Wu Shoujin looked embarrassed.
Although Li Xingzhong often uses radical tactics, he does not use radical strategies.
Take the Battle of Dalingh River for example.
Li Xingzhong might lead the charge himself, but the battle would be of modest proportions.
When you win, it is a small victory, and when you lose, it is a small loss.
It only affects the battle of that day and has little impact on the overall war situation.
After careful consideration, Man Dahai said, "I do have a solution, but it's a bit risky."
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"Retreat to advance, lure the enemy deeper!"
"I am stupid and really don't understand." Wu Shoujin looked apologetic.
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