The Prosperous Era of Longwan

The infantry of the Ming army at the front lined up neatly under the cover of the artillery behind them, with the shield bearers in front and the archers behind, followed by several rows of spearmen, pressing forward one by one.

Although several more arrows flew out later, under the rapid artillery fire of the Ming army, the dense arrows quickly became sparse.

Li Chengliang knew that even if he sent troops to those places now, he would not gain much.

The Jurchens would take away the wounded and corpses when they retreated.

"Father, Donglu has been defeated."

Li Rusong had already rode back to Li Chengliang at this time, looking at the battlefield in the distance and said.

Li Chengliang knew that his eldest son was ready to rush forward.

Who knows where the team leader is at this time, and when he turns around, he might be hit with a scabbard.

Once people turn to the mountains to the north, it is difficult to find traces.

The four hooves of the war horse hit the mountain road, and soon bursts of white smoke rose up, and the ground trembled slightly as the horse team galloped.

When Li Rusong heard the report from the sentry, his heart twitched.

Not far away, a large group of cavalry was rushing towards here.

This is all so that you can eat while fighting when you are in a tough fight.

Although the commander-in-chief has to withhold and deduct military pay, which is a rule that is understood by both superiors and subordinates, he still has to give some amount of money to the subordinates, otherwise the soldiers will starve to death.

Perhaps the difference between the barbarians and the Ming army is that when they see the enemy, they will only rush forward with enthusiasm.

"It should be him."

The first person to notice the abnormality was naturally the guards on the top of Gule City, and the gong was sounded in an instant.

He had to wait for the opponent to open the city gate and get close to a certain position concealedly before he could launch a charge, so he was not in a hurry.

When the other side saw the Ming army approaching, they rushed over.

However, just more than ten miles away from Gule City, a sentinel came back from the front to report the news.

The sentry said nervously.

However, if Wang Gao was decisive and left a group of troops to stop them, and only took the remaining troops into the city, then their sneak attack might fall short.

Yes, this was the purpose of Li Chengliang asking Li Rusong to attack, to make them mistakenly think that the Ming army was planning to make dumplings and cut off their retreat, so they hurriedly recalled the soldiers in front to avoid being surrounded and annihilated.

If the Ming army wants to reach Gule City, they can only march along the road, otherwise it will be difficult to transport the grain and grass behind.

Traveling quickly, Li Rusong did not dare to delay at all and headed straight for Gule City.

To chase down and defeat the enemy, cavalry is naturally the most suitable.

However, Li Chengliang would not let him leave at this time. He also wanted to find an opportunity to let the servants break through the defense line in front of him at the minimum cost, and at the same time, he also wanted to completely defeat the Jurchen army blocking him.

Another hail of arrows flew into the Ming army's formation, leaving groaning wounds everywhere.

In the future, we still have to avoid head-on confrontations with Ming Dog. As for battles with other tribes, we will use head-on charges again.

If the loss is small, the reward naturally does not need to be too much.

When they saw the Ming army rushing towards them in the distance, the Jurchen team swayed visibly.

"Surprise raid and intercept the Donglu army outside the city."

As they rushed up, the archers and gunners behind the Ming army's shields had already begun to attack.

But before the people in the front camp could reply, a slight tremor was felt on the ground, and no answer was needed.

Of course, it may be effective locally, but in the face of an army that moves neatly, what effect can this bit of bravery have?

With the little geographical advantage of the mountain ridge, it was the only pass that blocked the Ming army's attack path.

Li Chengliang finally gave the order at this time.

Just as Li Rusong was feeding the war horses bean cakes in person, the sentry captain came back and reported: "Two waves of messengers were stopped on the road last night. Seven or eight of them were all beheaded."

In the distance, you can faintly see the gray smoke splashed by the horse's hooves.

Li Rusong walked around after setting up camp and saw that the servants were feeding bean cakes to the war horses. This was the best horse food. Not only did the war horses love to eat it, but it could also restore their power quickly.

"Yes, father."

This place is not far from Gule City. Get up early tomorrow morning and after dinner, you can rush into Gule City in one go.

It is difficult to attack a city, even if it is a city wall built with stones by the Jurchens.

He has already calculated that even if the Jurchens send a messenger back to Gule City to report the news, they will definitely not dare to take the mountain forest laugh road, not to mention the twists and turns, and it is not easy to walk at night.

Gule City doesn't want it anymore, he only wants Wang Gao.

Although Li Chengliang was already the chief military officer of Liaodong, he had so many guards that needed military pay, and there were more than 2,000 servants behind him, so the huge amount of money was not enough.

That night, when it was getting late, he stopped his horse and chose a dense forest, arranged the soldiers on guard duty at night, and allowed the whole army to rest.

However, it was too late to react now. Even if he sent a fast horse back to warn, he would not be much faster than the Ming army.

"How far are they from Gule City? Where is Wang Gao's location?"

Li Rusong now had two options in front of him. One was to make a surprise attack when the opponent's large group of troops entered the city.

After a night of silence, when Li Rusong woke up, he quickly packed up and gathered his servants to have dinner and prepare for today's battle.

The Jurchens in front turned around one after another, carrying or dragging the injured tribesmen back.

"No, they were all stopped."

It's not like Li Rusong has never seen the construction of a Jurchen walled city. Although the stone wall with a height of two people outside is not difficult to climb, if you want to break in, losses are inevitable.

After Li Rusong led his troops through the Jurchen defense line, he just glanced at the situation behind the Jurchen formation and continued to charge forward without looking back.

"Rusong, lead the team to rush over from the other side of the mountain ridge, then ignore it and go straight to Gule City."

Of course, if the fight goes smoothly and there are no risks, they won't ask for a high reward.

It was because they were in Liaodong that the Li family gritted their teeth and maintained a team of three thousand servants.

Li Rusong put a smile on his lips and said casually.

At this time, another arrow flew out from behind the Jurchens, passed over the head of Pao Ze in front and fell into the Ming army's formation.

Li Rusong waved his hand and led his men to quickly run towards Gule City.

No one rushed directly up, but still lined up neatly and approached the opponent under the greeting of the team officer.

Li Rusong, who had a toothache at first, suddenly became excited.

If they were outflanked and eaten, some of them would rush out and rush back to Gule City to report the news.

The Jurchens in front often had to face spears thrust from three directions at the same time. They were in a state of embarrassment when they were blocked by the left and the right. Many of them had suffered losses due to this.

The middle section of the Jurchen army was led by Wang Gao. After hearing the news sent from the front, Wang Gao immediately questioned.

Bean cake, this is a good thing that even some military households cannot eat.

Li Rusong didn't get angry after hearing this. In fact, he thought on the way here that the two sides were already at war, so he would naturally be on tight alert.

The soldiers in the front row were somewhat affected, but they did not dare to look back.

Immediately, he turned around and said to the guards behind him: "Send people back to the city, gather the people in the city and me to attack from both sides.

If it was like usual, he would have to be careful.

At this time, the shield bearers had been replaced by spearmen. The spears in their hands were placed on the large shields and they continued to thrust.

People can survive with a little energy, but horses can't.

"The situation in Gule City is not good. The security is very tight. Maybe they know that we are not far away from them."

At this time, Li Rusong had more or less guessed the origin of this team. They were probably going to intercept Qi Jiguang's troops, but he didn't know the outcome.

If it were an ordinary person, they really wouldn't be able to afford it.

"Is there anything else? Send your people to investigate the movements in Gule City. Have you found anything?"

"You said a lot of people passed by to the west? How many people were there?"

Knowing the importance, this Jurchen army outside has nothing to fear.

There is another option, which is to launch a surprise attack before this force enters the city to prevent them from entering the city.

"The whole army is on horseback."

"ah"

"There are probably two to three thousand people. Looking at the flags, it seems that there is also Wang Gao's flag."

In a moment, Wang Gao guessed that Li Chengliang should have sent his cavalry relatively close to Gule City, intending to sneak attack Gule City, but he did not expect to be hit by him.

The subordinates also knew that they were going to attack Gule City today, so they took off the burdens on the war horses. Not only did they feast themselves, they also fed the war horses a large amount of bean cakes and other food to replenish their horsepower.

Of course, he would not forget to block the avenue and lay down several snagging ropes.

As for him, he continued to command the Jurchen army to fight and retreat. He also thought bitterly in his heart that he had long known that fighting Mingguo head-on would not be beneficial, so the only way to win was to attack them secretly.

The Ming army and the Jurchens finally came into contact, but they were crushed one-sidedly.

If Wang Gao is really in the army, with the Ming army's combat power, both sides are evenly matched, and it is very likely to defeat the other side, and there will naturally be a chance to seize Wang Gao.

Soon, the advancing Ming army discovered the Jurchen defense line that was waiting for them.

Although it was a little late, Lailihong still sent two waves of troops to rush back to Gule City to report the news, which could be regarded as a way to make up for the situation.

Gule City is nothing. It is easy for the Ming army to defeat it, but capturing Wang Gao is another matter.

Behind him, someone shouted something.

In order not to waste horse power, after breaking camp this time, Li Rusong did not let the servants move quickly, but slowly approached Gule City.

Soon, screams rang out in the Ming army's formation.

This is also the iron law of the Ming army's operations, and it is forbidden to look back.

However, thinking of the slight resistance he encountered along the way, Li Rusong guessed that Wang Gaojun probably did not take advantage.

The sentry immediately said.

The changes at the top of the city also made the Jurchen army, which was still a few miles away from the city, aware of something unusual.

After all, without this team of people, General Li would not feel at ease when he went to fight.

Li Rusong muttered something softly and then made up his mind.

The Ming army's marching speed did not slow down at all, while the Jurchens who rushed up kept retreating.

They have no way out.

If Li Chengliang dares to send people to steal the city, I will let him never come back. "

"what happened?"

When the Ming army launched a full-scale attack, Lai Lihong also noticed something was wrong.

Li Rusong asked again.

However, using it at this time is not a waste.

On the battlefield, physical strength is extremely valuable, and a little physical strength may save a life.

Li Rusong immediately asked.

The man said immediately.

Since the Jurchens were defeated, the infantry was certainly not suitable for pursuit, as it would scatter their ranks.

"It's Minggou who's here to kill me."

"Major General."

"Very good, you didn't run away."

As the cavalry seemed to be surrounding them from the side, a horn sounded from behind the Jurchen army formation.

However, the equipment and training gap between the two sides was too great, and the personal bravery that the Jurchens were proud of was really useless on the battlefield.

The gunfire sounded like fried beans, and arrows flew out of the Ming army and shot forward. Jurchens who were charging continued to fall.

The more brutal the battle, the more silver reward you will receive. Without it, people will not sacrifice their lives for you.

When Li Rusong led his troops to attack, Li Chengliang also recruited guerrilla generals Xiong Chaochen and Wang Chaoqing to lead their cavalry in preparation for the attack.

At the same time, a lot of food was stuffed everywhere on his body.

"Nothing, let's talk about it later when we get to the city."

The Ming soldiers behind him walked directly past the injured Paoze and joined the queue in front.

Although he did not control the army independently, Li Rusong still knew that what a soldier needs to fight is money.

"Wang Gao is in this team?"

At this time, a large group of Jurchens entered the city, and it would be difficult to capture Gule City.

Li Rusong agreed loudly, then waved sideways to the cavalry team behind him, and ran towards the other side of the mountain ridge with more than ten soldiers behind him. Behind him, the cavalry team composed of more than 2,000 people followed closely.

If we can capture Gule City in one go, the losses of our subordinates will be minimal.

Li Rusong just said something lightly, and then ordered: "Send more people to monitor the movements around Gule City."

Tomorrow's battle is crucial, and Li Rusong is not a stingy person. He asked his servants to prepare these just to come in handy at a critical moment.

At this time, Lai Lihong still couldn't guess the Ming army's intention. This cavalry was heading for Gule City.

Thinking of this and thinking that the other party would reach Gule City first, Li Rusong knew that he could not waste time and could only attack immediately to prevent Wang Gao from entering the city.

The captain said immediately.

After running all the way, my horsepower has reached a limit and I need to rest.

Wang Gao knew that the situation was urgent and immediately ordered: "Follow me and fight to the death with Ming Gou."

Behind them is Gule City. No matter how ignorant they are, the enemy generals will not give up their position easily and continue to retreat.

"Oops."

Therefore, the Jurchen's messenger was probably hanging behind them, and when they left the road to camp and rest, he would go in front of them to report the news.

Don't think that just because your servants are well maintained, you can use them as you please.

"It should be six or seven miles away. It's not far away. Wang Gao's flag seems to be in the middle of the team."

The reason why the Jurchens stopped the Ming army from advancing on this mountain ridge was because there was a highway on one side of the mountain ridge.

What's more, most of these fortresses are located in difficult terrain, and large groups cannot deploy in many directions. They can only rely on infantry to approach the city walls and climb more to seize the top of the city.

The thousands of cavalry sent by the Ming army had already passed through their defense line, but they had no intention of outflanking them. Instead, they ran directly into the distance and soon re-entered the road, continuing without looking back. Run forward.

As for the more than 3,000 servants supported by the Li family, their monthly consumption is almost the full supply of two guard stations. If the disbursements from the capital are taken into account, it is almost the military salary of five or six guard stations.

If it had been half a day at night, there wouldn't have been such a critical moment.

But no matter what, since they collided, there was only one fight.

The Ming army did not have many cavalry. (End of chapter)