Yongding Acropolis is located east to west, facing water to the north and backing to the south. Its main function is to serve as a stronghold for the western ethnic minorities to attack the Huguang Plain.
Soon after, the Malay newspaper reported that there were horse teams in the woods south near the Acropolis, and the number could not be seen clearly.
Zhang Ning guessed that at most one or two hundred cavalry might be at least one or two hundred cavalry, and it would not be possible to have too many cavalry; because there were either mountains or water in the south, it was not suitable for cavalry movement, and the remote Yongdingwei could not raise a large number of horses.
All the generals were waiting for his decision. Should they go to war?
Perhaps most generals hoped that he would make a quick decision and order the army to prepare for war...
This morning, the weather looked clear and the breeze was surrounded by the enemy soldiers, and it seemed like a good day to fight.
But he hesitated.
He sent an order, gathered for half an hour to train, and then continued yesterday's arrangements to build a camp.Zhang Ning said simply.Wei Bin and others could not hide their disappointment, but Zhou Mengxiong nodded slightly.
Hesitation means not being sure. When he is asked to make a decision immediately and cannot make a decision, he can only give such an order with his personality.
Seeing the generals' expressions, he said: The two armies are about ten miles apart, and it is meaningless to raid a small number of cavalry. It takes at least one hour for the infantry to come. We have enough time to gather and deploy the formation.Don't worry about them, just build a camp.
Everyone had to take the order and leave.
Zhang Ning spent more than half a year to gather the hundreds of people in front of him, and under various favorable opportunities, he could not be ruined by just taking them away.
In fact, he is very clear about his situation. Now, once he is defeated, he will never have the chance to raise an army again: people will not believe that he can do something for the second time, and it is difficult for someone to die with him; in a depressed situation, people would rather sit there and wait for death than show courage.
Humane failure is the mother of success, but sometimes it can only win but not lose, and it is extremely fragile.
Zhang Ning remembered the sad song written by Yao Ji: I understand the preciousness of victory and the desire for victory.
Call those people over and try the newly practiced military music "Homeland".He turned around and said to the guard standing in front of the central army's tent.
After a while, a few people came over. Except for the apprentices behind, the main musicians were father and son.
They were all wearing field gray military uniforms, but without weapons. The old man carried a zither wrapped in oilcloth, and the young man held a flute in his hand.
They got Zhang Ning's approval and set up musical instruments in front of the tent.
The sound of the dingdong piano sounded, at first a slow rhythm, and then the sound of the flute sounded, and Zhang Ning's mood changed, as if he felt that all this became meaningful.
The mountains and the towering arrow towers in the distance seem to flow in the long river of time, just like the rippling waves on the Lishui River, desolate and beautiful.
He looked across the river and imagined the farmers who were farming deep in the fields and the women who weaved cloth in the village.
Gradually, he raised his head and saw the rising sun, like hope, like blood and fighting in the sound of iron swords.
His hands were pressed tightly on the sword around his waist...
There seemed to be a gorgeous palace in front of me, a beautiful lady like a goddess...
The music gradually calmed down. When Zhang Ning turned around, he saw Zhou Mengxiong and others looking at him.Zhang Ning thought to himself: Maybe he is too pretentious?
Zhou Mengxiong, who was nearly fifty years old, looked calm and suddenly said: Liu He was the commander-in-chief who took the initiative to attack. He was self-reliant and was determined to make contributions.
Zhang Ning nodded slightly, thinking that Zhou Mengxiong was supporting his wise decision?
Somehow, he suddenly remembered Hu Ying again. Hu Ying taught him to be calm in the officialdom; he didn't know how his old colleague was doing now.
Zhou Mengxiong said again: The horse team will not take the lead in attacking. Liu Heju arranged the horse team in the flank forest, with the purpose of waiting for our army to chase and kill. If the two armies are in a stalemate, the horse team may also try to break the formation from the flank or rear during the period.
General Zhou made sense.
If you can defeat the official army head-on and pursue the city, you must be wary of stone-throwing cannons in the city.This thing is usually arranged in the city wall and cannot be discovered before the battle is fought; the Ming army's stone-casting cannons generally range from 300 to 400 steps.Birds and artillery are usually placed on the city wall. Since the horses are not seen, Yongding Guard should not have them.
……
Two days later, early in the morning of the 27th day of the 12th lunar month, the soldiers of the Acropolis finally advanced westward.
Before New Year's Eve, I don't know if Liu Heju wanted many officers and soldiers to make great contributions before the New Year, but he would rather be happy.
The camp here has basically been repaired. A deep trench was dug around it, eight arrow towers were built, and defense circles were built with wood and earth walls on all sides. Outside the wall, sharpened wood and bamboo were used to make horse-rejected piles. The whole thing was like a temporary small town.
A gate was built at the east gate. The soldiers of carpenters did not forget to carve five words on the wooden board on it: the left whistle of Yongdingying, and another picture of the Vermillion Bird, which was very beautiful.
Zhang Ning ordered the miscellaneous soldiers to guard the camp, the soldiers went out to gather, and formed a formation behind the camp.
The ox horns were blowing continuously with three long and three short rhythms. Each team trotted out of the camp under the leadership of the team, and the steps were adjusted and orderly.
The central army flag was erected on the open space, and each team formed a formation using this as the coordinates.
There are three types of flags in the entire outpost, one is the large flag of the central army, painted with black ink, the second is the square flag of each hundred brigade, with numbers written on it, and the third is the squad's pennant flag of the squad, which is inserted on the back of the team.
The flag of the central army was yellow and other red. For a moment, the flags were flying among the crowd, which was very beautiful.
The camp is divided into five parts and arranged in dense square arrays.
The central army is located in the center; at the front is the third battalion, two rows of fully armed infantry, each row of 61 people, holding two spears of spears, carrying iron wooden square shields and short spears, wearing single swords on their waists, and wearing bamboo armor. They are basically armed to their teeth; behind are the first and second battalions of musketeers, four platoons deep, equipped with a messo-rope and a single-sword round shield; the right wing is the fourth battalion, facing south, defending the flank; the fifth battalion is the back of the camp at the end, serving as a reserve.
The entire camp relies on the Lishui River as the left wing, with the camp backed by the camp, and the exposed defensive queues on both sides, with the combs as the core, waiting for the impatient official army to attack.
After waiting for a long time, the footsteps were still neat in the east, and the horses were noisy, and the dark crowds surged from the horizon.Because the ground vegetation is good, there is no dusty scene in the sky.
As it got closer, Zhang Ning saw clearly that the official army was indeed mainly infantry, and a small team of horses on the flank of the south followed most of them slowly.
From a distance, the armor of the officers and soldiers was actually a bit similar to that of Zhang Ningjun. The generals were wearing iron armor and helmets. The soldiers were wearing incomplete armor, their clothes were gray, their pants were lighter in color, and they also wore wide-brimmed hats, but some red tassels were inserted on the hats.
The weapons standing like forests above the people and horses seemed to be mainly spears.
With the speed of the officers and soldiers' advance, they will definitely not be able to carry heavy weapons.
Of course, the official army should also believe that the rebels do not have heavy long-range weapons, because when they come down from the western mountainous areas, things that are too heavy cannot be moved at all.
So the official army stopped after reaching more than 200 steps. Several archers shot bows and arrows to fix their positions, and the large groups of soldiers behind them advanced one after another to form a formation.
The flags were flying, and the words were written on one of the big flags: Liu, commander of Yongding Guard.
It is estimated that the total strength of the official army exceeds one thousand, covering almost twice the area here.
Zhang Ning rode his horse to the front and paid attention to the peasant soldiers who had just been trained from the village. The people's faces were astonishingly nervous.
In fact, Zhang Ning felt that there was almost no fear in front of the formation, because many people were together, and humans living in groups of animals did not feel panic.He was a little excited at this moment.
At this time, the three chasers walked out of the opposite side, waved the flag and walked dozens of steps, shouting: Who is coming? Come out and meet and recognize it.
I had to say a few nonsense before the fight, but I had to accept the opportunity and lose.
Zhang Ning remembered the way of Han King when he was in Xuzhou. He might have fought when he met. He immediately ordered Wei Bin and Zhang Chengzong to go with him. Zhang Ning had met these two people while fighting on the school field and was very skillful.
The three cavalry on this side also carried a Suzaku flag and stopped after walking forward for seventy or eighty steps.Zhang Ning shouted loudly: The third prince of Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty is here.
Haha... the three big men over there suddenly burst into laughter.
The fat man in the middle pointed at the spear and shouted: The strength is clear, the third prince you cheated on is here to surrender now, this commander can save you from death.
Zhang Ning said: Commander Liu is crazy? We led our army to attack the city. Did he come to surrender from all over the world?Emperor Jianwen was orthodox in the Ming Dynasty and knew it from the world. Our army used justice to attack the unrighteous. Should we surrender to the shameless villain who depended on usurped the country and exploited the soldiers and the people for glory and wealth?
rough!The fat man cursed, and the thief actually turned his back on the slap!
Zhang Ning smiled and said: It’s useless to waste too much talk. Commander Liu asked him to come back. Wouldn’t it be better if we have real swords and guns on the battlefield?After saying that, he bowed, shouted and left, and took two generals to transfer their horses and returned.
Zhang Ning rode his horse and ran across the front of the formation, shouting: Are you willing to live in the mountains after you are a man of seven feet tall and loyal ministers and generals for the rest of your life to bear the wrongs and infamy?
The army yelled: I don’t want to... Zhang Ning said again: Nanjing, Jiangnan, and the fertile land of the Central Plains, our hometown, take back everything!Kill the traitor and restore my Ming Dynasty!
Long live!Restoring my Ming Dynasty... The camp suddenly shouted loudly.
Beat the drum to prepare for war!
A moment later, the desolate whimpering sound of the ox horns sounded in the rising sun, and the drums shook the sky like thunder.The drum horn on the opposite side also rang quickly, and the mountains and rivers were very lively for a moment.
Soon the five rows of archers on the opposite side advanced forward.Wei Bin shouted at the top of his throat: Prepare the shield!The musketeer shoots without authorization and kills!
The archer marched to 150 steps and stood up, pulled the bowstring amid the shouts, and the arrow was diagonally towards the sky.A white crane at a low altitude flew in shock and flew towards the Lishui River with its wings.
Soon after, the Malay newspaper reported that there were horse teams in the woods south near the Acropolis, and the number could not be seen clearly.
Zhang Ning guessed that at most one or two hundred cavalry might be at least one or two hundred cavalry, and it would not be possible to have too many cavalry; because there were either mountains or water in the south, it was not suitable for cavalry movement, and the remote Yongdingwei could not raise a large number of horses.
All the generals were waiting for his decision. Should they go to war?
Perhaps most generals hoped that he would make a quick decision and order the army to prepare for war...
This morning, the weather looked clear and the breeze was surrounded by the enemy soldiers, and it seemed like a good day to fight.
But he hesitated.
He sent an order, gathered for half an hour to train, and then continued yesterday's arrangements to build a camp.Zhang Ning said simply.Wei Bin and others could not hide their disappointment, but Zhou Mengxiong nodded slightly.
Hesitation means not being sure. When he is asked to make a decision immediately and cannot make a decision, he can only give such an order with his personality.
Seeing the generals' expressions, he said: The two armies are about ten miles apart, and it is meaningless to raid a small number of cavalry. It takes at least one hour for the infantry to come. We have enough time to gather and deploy the formation.Don't worry about them, just build a camp.
Everyone had to take the order and leave.
Zhang Ning spent more than half a year to gather the hundreds of people in front of him, and under various favorable opportunities, he could not be ruined by just taking them away.
In fact, he is very clear about his situation. Now, once he is defeated, he will never have the chance to raise an army again: people will not believe that he can do something for the second time, and it is difficult for someone to die with him; in a depressed situation, people would rather sit there and wait for death than show courage.
Humane failure is the mother of success, but sometimes it can only win but not lose, and it is extremely fragile.
Zhang Ning remembered the sad song written by Yao Ji: I understand the preciousness of victory and the desire for victory.
Call those people over and try the newly practiced military music "Homeland".He turned around and said to the guard standing in front of the central army's tent.
After a while, a few people came over. Except for the apprentices behind, the main musicians were father and son.
They were all wearing field gray military uniforms, but without weapons. The old man carried a zither wrapped in oilcloth, and the young man held a flute in his hand.
They got Zhang Ning's approval and set up musical instruments in front of the tent.
The sound of the dingdong piano sounded, at first a slow rhythm, and then the sound of the flute sounded, and Zhang Ning's mood changed, as if he felt that all this became meaningful.
The mountains and the towering arrow towers in the distance seem to flow in the long river of time, just like the rippling waves on the Lishui River, desolate and beautiful.
He looked across the river and imagined the farmers who were farming deep in the fields and the women who weaved cloth in the village.
Gradually, he raised his head and saw the rising sun, like hope, like blood and fighting in the sound of iron swords.
His hands were pressed tightly on the sword around his waist...
There seemed to be a gorgeous palace in front of me, a beautiful lady like a goddess...
The music gradually calmed down. When Zhang Ning turned around, he saw Zhou Mengxiong and others looking at him.Zhang Ning thought to himself: Maybe he is too pretentious?
Zhou Mengxiong, who was nearly fifty years old, looked calm and suddenly said: Liu He was the commander-in-chief who took the initiative to attack. He was self-reliant and was determined to make contributions.
Zhang Ning nodded slightly, thinking that Zhou Mengxiong was supporting his wise decision?
Somehow, he suddenly remembered Hu Ying again. Hu Ying taught him to be calm in the officialdom; he didn't know how his old colleague was doing now.
Zhou Mengxiong said again: The horse team will not take the lead in attacking. Liu Heju arranged the horse team in the flank forest, with the purpose of waiting for our army to chase and kill. If the two armies are in a stalemate, the horse team may also try to break the formation from the flank or rear during the period.
General Zhou made sense.
If you can defeat the official army head-on and pursue the city, you must be wary of stone-throwing cannons in the city.This thing is usually arranged in the city wall and cannot be discovered before the battle is fought; the Ming army's stone-casting cannons generally range from 300 to 400 steps.Birds and artillery are usually placed on the city wall. Since the horses are not seen, Yongding Guard should not have them.
……
Two days later, early in the morning of the 27th day of the 12th lunar month, the soldiers of the Acropolis finally advanced westward.
Before New Year's Eve, I don't know if Liu Heju wanted many officers and soldiers to make great contributions before the New Year, but he would rather be happy.
The camp here has basically been repaired. A deep trench was dug around it, eight arrow towers were built, and defense circles were built with wood and earth walls on all sides. Outside the wall, sharpened wood and bamboo were used to make horse-rejected piles. The whole thing was like a temporary small town.
A gate was built at the east gate. The soldiers of carpenters did not forget to carve five words on the wooden board on it: the left whistle of Yongdingying, and another picture of the Vermillion Bird, which was very beautiful.
Zhang Ning ordered the miscellaneous soldiers to guard the camp, the soldiers went out to gather, and formed a formation behind the camp.
The ox horns were blowing continuously with three long and three short rhythms. Each team trotted out of the camp under the leadership of the team, and the steps were adjusted and orderly.
The central army flag was erected on the open space, and each team formed a formation using this as the coordinates.
There are three types of flags in the entire outpost, one is the large flag of the central army, painted with black ink, the second is the square flag of each hundred brigade, with numbers written on it, and the third is the squad's pennant flag of the squad, which is inserted on the back of the team.
The flag of the central army was yellow and other red. For a moment, the flags were flying among the crowd, which was very beautiful.
The camp is divided into five parts and arranged in dense square arrays.
The central army is located in the center; at the front is the third battalion, two rows of fully armed infantry, each row of 61 people, holding two spears of spears, carrying iron wooden square shields and short spears, wearing single swords on their waists, and wearing bamboo armor. They are basically armed to their teeth; behind are the first and second battalions of musketeers, four platoons deep, equipped with a messo-rope and a single-sword round shield; the right wing is the fourth battalion, facing south, defending the flank; the fifth battalion is the back of the camp at the end, serving as a reserve.
The entire camp relies on the Lishui River as the left wing, with the camp backed by the camp, and the exposed defensive queues on both sides, with the combs as the core, waiting for the impatient official army to attack.
After waiting for a long time, the footsteps were still neat in the east, and the horses were noisy, and the dark crowds surged from the horizon.Because the ground vegetation is good, there is no dusty scene in the sky.
As it got closer, Zhang Ning saw clearly that the official army was indeed mainly infantry, and a small team of horses on the flank of the south followed most of them slowly.
From a distance, the armor of the officers and soldiers was actually a bit similar to that of Zhang Ningjun. The generals were wearing iron armor and helmets. The soldiers were wearing incomplete armor, their clothes were gray, their pants were lighter in color, and they also wore wide-brimmed hats, but some red tassels were inserted on the hats.
The weapons standing like forests above the people and horses seemed to be mainly spears.
With the speed of the officers and soldiers' advance, they will definitely not be able to carry heavy weapons.
Of course, the official army should also believe that the rebels do not have heavy long-range weapons, because when they come down from the western mountainous areas, things that are too heavy cannot be moved at all.
So the official army stopped after reaching more than 200 steps. Several archers shot bows and arrows to fix their positions, and the large groups of soldiers behind them advanced one after another to form a formation.
The flags were flying, and the words were written on one of the big flags: Liu, commander of Yongding Guard.
It is estimated that the total strength of the official army exceeds one thousand, covering almost twice the area here.
Zhang Ning rode his horse to the front and paid attention to the peasant soldiers who had just been trained from the village. The people's faces were astonishingly nervous.
In fact, Zhang Ning felt that there was almost no fear in front of the formation, because many people were together, and humans living in groups of animals did not feel panic.He was a little excited at this moment.
At this time, the three chasers walked out of the opposite side, waved the flag and walked dozens of steps, shouting: Who is coming? Come out and meet and recognize it.
I had to say a few nonsense before the fight, but I had to accept the opportunity and lose.
Zhang Ning remembered the way of Han King when he was in Xuzhou. He might have fought when he met. He immediately ordered Wei Bin and Zhang Chengzong to go with him. Zhang Ning had met these two people while fighting on the school field and was very skillful.
The three cavalry on this side also carried a Suzaku flag and stopped after walking forward for seventy or eighty steps.Zhang Ning shouted loudly: The third prince of Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty is here.
Haha... the three big men over there suddenly burst into laughter.
The fat man in the middle pointed at the spear and shouted: The strength is clear, the third prince you cheated on is here to surrender now, this commander can save you from death.
Zhang Ning said: Commander Liu is crazy? We led our army to attack the city. Did he come to surrender from all over the world?Emperor Jianwen was orthodox in the Ming Dynasty and knew it from the world. Our army used justice to attack the unrighteous. Should we surrender to the shameless villain who depended on usurped the country and exploited the soldiers and the people for glory and wealth?
rough!The fat man cursed, and the thief actually turned his back on the slap!
Zhang Ning smiled and said: It’s useless to waste too much talk. Commander Liu asked him to come back. Wouldn’t it be better if we have real swords and guns on the battlefield?After saying that, he bowed, shouted and left, and took two generals to transfer their horses and returned.
Zhang Ning rode his horse and ran across the front of the formation, shouting: Are you willing to live in the mountains after you are a man of seven feet tall and loyal ministers and generals for the rest of your life to bear the wrongs and infamy?
The army yelled: I don’t want to... Zhang Ning said again: Nanjing, Jiangnan, and the fertile land of the Central Plains, our hometown, take back everything!Kill the traitor and restore my Ming Dynasty!
Long live!Restoring my Ming Dynasty... The camp suddenly shouted loudly.
Beat the drum to prepare for war!
A moment later, the desolate whimpering sound of the ox horns sounded in the rising sun, and the drums shook the sky like thunder.The drum horn on the opposite side also rang quickly, and the mountains and rivers were very lively for a moment.
Soon the five rows of archers on the opposite side advanced forward.Wei Bin shouted at the top of his throat: Prepare the shield!The musketeer shoots without authorization and kills!
The archer marched to 150 steps and stood up, pulled the bowstring amid the shouts, and the arrow was diagonally towards the sky.A white crane at a low altitude flew in shock and flew towards the Lishui River with its wings.
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