Chapter 333 Snowy Night, Decisive Night

Author: Silent

Chapter 333 Snowy Night, Decisive Night

The ninth day of November.

Lu Wan, Zhang Heling, and Zhang Yong personally led nearly 40,000 troops from Liaodong, and after marching 300 miles out of Shenyang Zhongwei, they finally began a rapid march on the north bank of Huangshui River.

Although the first snow in the grassland has not yet arrived, the wind is already biting and the water is fast. Soldiers will feel the biting cold whenever they want to cross the river. Whether they are cavalry or infantry, they need to take off their boots. Carrying combat boots and holding horses, he quickly crossed the river.

"Lord Zhongcheng, the first part of Wuliangha is just fifty miles ahead!"

"Cross the river! Organize the army! Where is the right army? Song Ling!"

Song Ling is the commander of the Yizhou Guards and is good at horse fighting. This time he is responsible for leading the cavalry teams of Ningyuan and Yizhou.

"The end is here!"

A cavalry group of about 4,000 people crossed the river first. This group of people and horses was also a team of one person and two horses carrying light artillery, and was specially responsible for rapid advance on the grassland.

For more than twenty days before, this group of people and horses had been walking slowly along the winding mountain roads with the Chinese army. This time they finally wanted to take advantage of the cavalry.

"Pursuit!"

"yes!"

The cavalry divided into two groups.

One group is pure light cavalry, heading north to harass the northward retreat route of Duoyan's three guards, while the other group is led by Song Ling himself, implementing the strategy of "driving dogs into the back alleys".

Zhang Heling came over from the river in embarrassment. Everyone else dismounted, including Lu Wan. He was the only one who came over on a horse, so that the horse was already staggering after crossing the river...

"Marquis Shouning?" Lu Wan frowned and looked at Zhang Heling.

Zhang Heling collapsed on the ground, looked back at the infantry crossing the river, waved his hands and said: "I'm fine! The horses are fine too. No matter how heavy I sink, will the artillery sink?"

Because in this trip, in addition to light cannons, there are also multiple cannons, which are blooming cannons that are like machine guns.

It was so difficult to cross the river that some soldiers had to help the horses drag the chariot across the river.

Zhang Yongdao: "With this damn weather, shouldn't the water flow slow down after winter?"

"It's different, this is grassland." Lu Wan raised his head and looked into the distance.

In the low-pressure sky, clouds could be seen rolling everywhere. He murmured, "It looks like it's either a heavy snowfall or a snowy rain. Let the soldiers quickly pack their bags and continue chasing!"

Zhang Heling got up from the ground and said, "Why don't you wait to warm yourself by the fire before leaving?"

Lu Wan said anxiously: "It's just past noon, how can we delay our trip? Ma Heng!"

"The end is here!"

"Take your troops thirty miles north. If any Tatars approach, fight and retreat at the same time! Drag the forty cannon across the river with you!"

"Got the order!"

"Zhu Yanning!"

"The humble position is here!"

"Escort the rear troops and horses across the river, and send another three thousand cavalry along the north bank of Huangshui River through the sand dunes! Set up camp in two hours!"

"Got the order!"

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Lu Wan's army seemed to be a temporary expedition team formed by stragglers.

The men and horses in the cities in Liaodong rarely had the experience of taking the initiative. Even if they were to fight, they would mostly fight against Jianzhou and other men in Liaodong, or be stationed within the city fortress.

In terms of tactical literacy, it is far inferior to the border troops of the three sides or Xuanda.

But Lu Wan was still able to achieve coordination and control.

"Are you going to camp tonight?" Zhang Heling was afraid that Zhang Heling would have to march in a hurry, even day and night. What he wanted most now was to rest in time after dark.

Lu Wandao: "The camp was set up to confuse the troops of Duoyan's three guards. We are still not sure which one we are chasing. At present, it seems that it is probably Taining or Duoyan. The journey is fifty or sixty miles. If everything goes well

, we can catch up with them who are lagging behind the team around midnight."

"Is the war going to start tonight?"

Zhang Yong also came over. Until now, Zhang Yong doesn't seem to understand how this battle should be fought.

It all looks too messy.

Lu Wan has more than 37,000 soldiers and horses under his command, who were recruited from seven or eight cities and guard posts. There are differences between infantry and cavalry. What's more terrible is that this group of people is very inconsistent in terms of coordination, and even among themselves.

They don't deal with each other.

It's hard to tell whether these troops are regular combat troops or logistics troops. They all have two legs and hold weapons. They all seem to be able to go into battle to kill the enemy, but it seems that not many of them can fight to the death when encountering tough battles.

in the end.

No matter how you look at it, they are a mixed army.

Lu Wandao: "Don't worry yet. We haven't reached the ambush circle yet."

"Are we going to wait for another group of troops?" Zhang Yongdao said, "With this posture, once the Duoyan Three Guards' reorganization is completed, we won't be able to fight them! We'd better advance slowly first."

Lu Wan frowned and looked at Zhang Yong and said: "Eunuch Zhang, if you postpone the pursuit or even slack off a little, with the Duoyan three guards' familiarity with the terrain here, they will be able to find nowhere overnight!"

Just as he was talking, a general pointed in the distance and said: "It seems like it's going to snow!"

"Good guy! Half a day leaked?" Zhang Heling looked into the distance.

The scene was very scary.

It was snowing in the distance, as if the sky and the gray and black of the earth were connected in a line, but no snowflakes had fallen where they were.

Lu Wan said excitedly: "Very good, facing the wind and snow, the three guards of Duoyan will have to walk along the Huangshui River!"

Zhang Heling asked: "What's the truth?"

Lu Wan got on his horse and shouted: "Follow up quickly, and the cavalry will split up and head north!"

"Still dividing the troops?"

"Let's go, let's go..."

The scene was very chaotic.

When the wind came, the soldiers had to wrap up their clothes tightly. They had just waded out of the cold river, and now they were about to encounter a baptism of strange weather, which was probably a combination of wind and snow.

Zhang Heling complained: "In this kind of weather, we should find a mountain col to shelter from the wind and rest before leaving!"

He wanted to get on his horse, but found that his body might be a little frozen.

Zhang Yong pulled him and helped him get on the horse. Zhang Yong said: "Marquis Shouning, we must not slack off in the war. This battle is crucial to the Ming Dynasty! We cannot disappoint His Majesty! We cannot disappoint Mr. Zhang either!"

Walk!"

"What the hell!"

Zhang Heling cursed and got on the horse.

It is extremely difficult to ride a horse.

Lu Wandao said: "The barbarians' advance has been blocked. We should catch up before tonight! Chase them but don't fight! Drive them all the way to the west!"

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More than 30,000 troops were divided into four or five groups.

The cavalry is mainly in the vanguard and outer circle, used for pursuit and protection, while the central army led by Lu Wan is mainly composed of more than 20,000 infantry. These infantry are different from the previous infantry. There are few archers and crossbows, and they basically carry muskets.

, the clothes are very heavy.

The group headed west along Huangshui. The road was relatively flat and suitable for the transportation of artillery.

As the vanguard troops reported intelligence, the Chinese army also learned about the current situation... Without advancing or retreating, the two sides have always maintained a distance of about fifty miles.

Until nightfall, it was reported that the camp where the first group of people and horses had set up was actually only three to five hundred tents, and could house no more than six thousand people and horses.

At this time, the wind and snow were blowing, and the road was very difficult to walk. Even the cavalry could not gallop, and the morale of the troops seemed to be very weak.

"Stop it!"

Zhang Heling finally couldn't help it. He got into a tent to keep warm, but found that the tent was even colder than outside.

Lu Wan dismounted his horse and walked to the direction close to Huangshui. He asked someone to hold a torch. He carefully identified the direction of the water, looked up into the distance and said, "If we walk for another three hours, we should be able to reach the preset place."

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"Mr. Lu, are you sure you are going in the right direction? Why do I feel like we are walking backwards? Can you tell the direction clearly?"

Zhang Heling shook off the snow on his body. As the chief military officer, he would not leave the Chinese army for a while.

It's like this war has nothing to do with him.

Lu Wan took out the compass in his hand, which was also distributed to the army by Zhang Zhou. Through the glass shell, the conditions for use are very mature, and the direction can be determined without any decoration.
To be continued...