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After discovering the enemy situation, the sound of trumpets from both sides of the Ming and Qing dynasties sounded at the same time. The Qing cavalry rushed to the battlefield in large numbers, but the Ming army had not even set up its formation at this moment, and was still moving forward in the form of a marching force. Wei Zhong's cavalry team was taken back, but when Zhao Ziqiang and Lu Guangzu knew that they had not found any trace of Bon B, they couldn't help but sink their hearts. It was dark at this time, and both sides fired torches. At this moment, there was no need to hide their own place. After all, the two sides encountered each other without knowing it. No one thought about setting up an ambush, and there was no problem of who was the target and asking others to fight.

Night battles have never been good at both the Ming and Qing dynasties, and they are also feared by both sides. In the dark, before launching an attack on the opponent, the first thing the generals of both sides had to do was how to avoid their own troops collapse first. In this era, officers and soldiers were more or less blind, no matter how brave and tenacious you were during the day, they were all blind at night, so those who could fight at night were the elites, which was difficult for ordinary soldiers to do. Even without enemies, this night was a must. It was not an ordinary difficulty to march in the ignorant night to kill the enemy. Therefore, both sides lit torches, and thousands of torches were lit at the same time, reflecting the sky above the battlefield red, and also gave the soldiers on both sides a backbone. In the dark, the firelight is always the greatest expectation of mankind, and it is also the warmest and most reassuring place.

After learning that the Ming army was found in front of the Qing army, the Qing army quickly advanced forward. The Qing army built countless haystacks along the way. After lit the fire, the fire stacks were like a fire dragon at the foot of Yumeng Mountain.

Both sides set off torches and exposed their positions to the other side. The current situation is like a difficult situation. The fifth town, dominated by infantry, dared not retreat, because if it retreats at this time, the Qing army with cavalry will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack and kill. If it is daytime, the fifth town is not afraid of the Qing cavalry, but the four are dark, Zhao Ziqiang dares to order the retreat. The Qing cavalry does not have to rush forward at all, just hang up and harass them. A collapse will happen in the Ming army. After all, there are too few effective means of defeating the enemy in the dark night, so Zhao Ziqiang decisively ordered the A and B brigades to immediately launch a battle formation and prepare to fight head-on with the Qing army.

This battle is no longer something that Zhao Ziqiang is willing to fight, but must be fought.

The Qing army faced the same problems as the Ming army, so they did not dare to retreat, and even had to make an offensive posture, which made the battle imminent. About 800 Qing cavalry rushed to the battlefield first. After discovering that the Ming army did not retreat but began to line up, Geng Juxian, the deputy commander of the Han army, who was commanding the more than 800 cavalry, decided to take advantage of the Ming army's foothold and the formation was not yet ready to expand. It would be best if they could defeat the Ming army, and if they could not, they could also buy time for the subsequent infantry gathering formations. Although their vision was not good, Geng Juxian could still detect from the firelights fired by the Ming army itself that the other party did not seem to carry artillery.

"Brother Zhao, what should I do now?"

Seeing that the Qing army was coming more and more, the fire was bright to the south of Yumeng Mountain. Lu Guangzu guessed that the Qing army cavalry and infantry were no less than 10,000, and the Qing army cavalry in front showed signs of attack, and his two brigades were still in line, so he couldn't help but feel nervous. Now the fifth town only has two brigades, Li Guoan and Hu Mingyi, plus the town guards had only more than 5,000 soldiers, and there was another night battle. He was a little worried that he could not defeat the Qing army.

"What else can I do? Damn it, I really think I'm afraid of them!"

Zhao Ziqiang cursed and sweared, "It's all this, can he still bring the soldiers back?" He thought, but the question is, can Qinggou agree?

What a fucking luck, Yu Shizhong has killed me!

Zhao Ziqiang wanted to curse, but he was here to get a bargain, but he didn't want to beg for a tough situation. The Qing army was so stunning, and the fool knew that Yu Shizhong must have finished it. If Yu Shizhong's brigade was still there, the Qing army would dare to set up such a big formation? It was miscalculated, miscalculated.

In this situation, Zhao Ziqiang had no choice but to retreat and could only fight.

After receiving the order from the town command post to prepare for combat, Li Guoan, a brigade brigade school, turned over and dismounted the horse and held a spear tied to the horse in his hand, and then walked into the first camp with his direct brigade guard.

When the vice-school Qin Ming saw the voyage school, he whispered nervously: "Sir, you are the leader of the brigade. Brothers all rely on your command. The Qing army is more people than us. It will definitely be dangerous to fight later. You should not move forward and just put the formation behind."

"That set used to be useless. If we die of this battle tonight, we may not see the sun of tomorrow."

Li Guoan shook his head, and walked into the first camp with his spear and his direct brigade guards. The formation on the first battalion was a little chaotic, and many soldiers had not yet set foot on the position they should have stayed. Suddenly, it was dark again, and there were no friendly signs of the troops. Including the first battalion, the officers and soldiers of the A Brigade A were a little panicked, so the speed of the formation was much later than usual. Moreover, many of them were the Taiping Army who participated in the Chaohui War, and there were many surrendered soldiers and prisoners. Since the western expedition to Guangxi, the fifth town has not fought any tough battles. The second town in the front had almost finished the most difficult battle. Almost all the other cities in Guangxi surrendered without fighting. The battle in Guilin was fought by Brigade C. Therefore, Brigade A and Brigade B strictly speaking have not experienced much cruel battles. This is the first time they have met this battle that suddenly encountered the enemy and was in dark today.

The second battalion of the A Brigade was the veteran of the South China Sea camp soldiers of the town general Zhao Ziqiang. This battalion soldiers followed Zhao Ziqiang to do a lot of city-slaughtering in Chaozhou. Therefore, although the military discipline was very poor, they were quite capable of fighting compared to other battalions. This was mainly murderous intent. If there were too many people, even the common people, the soldiers were a bit bloody. Moreover, Zhao Ziqiang had a strong habit of green forests. The town guard cavalry team was raised by him as his direct subordinates, and the second battalion was also well-fed. He often gave some money and rewarded him with some rewards. Therefore, the more than 700 officers and soldiers of the second battalion were also quite loyal to Zhao Ziqiang.

The first battalion was Li Guoan's Conghua army's old foundation, which was not as good as the second battalion, but the military discipline was implemented and the military orders were implemented in place. Although Li Guoan was also from the Green Camp, he deliberately studied with the Laosi Town after joining the Taiping Army, and wanted to train his subordinates, at least not much worse than the Laosi Town. So during the Chaohui War, Li Guoan really made efforts. When Zhao Ziqiang led his people to massacre cities and villages everywhere, robbed and killed the people, he actually led his troops to confront the Qing army in Chaozhou, and swept away many regiments of the Yongzhai villages to ensure that he was responsible for the regional safety. After the war, he was promoted to a voyage school because of his good performance.

The Third Battalion was adapted from the prisoners of the Chaozhou regiment and Wu Liuqi. These people were not very loyal to the Taiping Army, but none of them were hostages under the rule of the Taiping Army. This hostage is naturally their family, so whether for themselves or for their family, they could only live for the Taiping Army.

Hu Mingyi's Brigade B was based on his Zengcheng soldiers, and transferred dozens of officers from the four towns and young and strong men from Chaozhou. His combat effectiveness was the last among the three Brigades. In the Fengning Department, the third battalion of Brigade B was responsible for the palace. As a result, more than 700 people were beaten by the Qing army and ran back. Although the troops were filled, the newly added were all the surrendered soldiers transferred from Guangxi. The combat effectiveness was not high, and the surrendered soldiers were not fully integrated for a few days. They could not be seen at normal times, and they were dead at critical moments. Most of the formation of Brigade A was unfolding, and the gap was not a small part.

The two brigades have such a foundation, which is why Yu Shizhong went south without permission, caught Zhao Ziqiang off guard and intuitively planned to be wasted. No matter how good the plan is, you must have strength. Without strength, what's the use of planning for the better?

"Don't panic. Put the torch to a high place and illuminate it. Qing Dog is right in front. Put your tricks on it, and your hands and feet will be faster. If you are blind, you will die by yourself!"

"I am Li Guoan, I am in the first battalion, and I will be stationed for me if I am not afraid of death!"

While shouting loudly, Li Guoan told his subordinates where he was, he did not give orders to each battalion. When he heard that the voyage school host arrived at the first battalion, although many of the officers and soldiers of the A Brigade were actually unable to see the voyage school host, his heart was instantly at ease. Throughout history, both the people and those who served in the army must have a backbone. No matter how many people there are, they are not a backbone, and they will be a mess and cannot become a climate. And this backbone naturally has an advantage. People are afraid of officials, and those who serve in the army are also afraid of officials, and they are also envious and respectful. Those who serve in the army are not afraid of dying in front of them, and those who serve in the army are willing to be cowardly.

The defense line of the A Brigade A was just organized, and the Qing cavalry rushed over. The cavalry under Geng Juxian also won consecutive battles. More than half a month ago, he defeated a battalion of the B Brigade of the Fifth Town that he had blocked the palace in Fengning Department. Later, he pretended to be the Ming army to attack Nandan Town without rest. That scared Zhao Ziqiang very much. If he hadn't been preparing to leave the city and retreat north, he would have been able to be disrupted by Geng Juxian, resulting in the entire army being wiped out like the 11th Town. Since the battle in Xiaobeishan, the Qing cavalry has not been dispatched much. Only today, the Han army commander Wang Sheng led the Han army commander Wang Sheng to block the Ming army that went out of the city to reinforce Xiaobeishan. This battle was also a complete victory, and it hurt thousands of Ming troops with less than 400 casualties, killing more than 2,000.

With the advantage of fighting with the Ming army and winning several games, Geng Juxian naturally did not take the fifth town in front of him seriously. In his opinion, except for a very small number of elite troops, such as the Ming army on Xiaobei Mountain that had tenaciously resisted for more than ten days, the rest were mostly mobs, and it could even be said to be bandits and peasants holding weapons.

The advantage of cavalry is not to attack, but to maneuver quickly, capture the opponent's mistakes and weak attacks, and then tear the opponent's weaknesses into a bloody mouth, and finally let the opponent die. Geng Juxian saw that the fifth town of the Ming army came to this point suddenly, because when they were discovered, they were marching arrays, not fighting formations, so he wanted to lead his troops to rush forward and defeat them in one fell swoop before the opponent could react.
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