Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

To the northwest of Guanshan, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the entire battlefield through a monocular telescope, his eyes deep and his expression nervous.

When he saw that the flag of the Guards was still flying, an expression of relief appeared on his face. He finally felt relieved when he found two blurry yellow figures.

In the northeast direction, Huang Degong had led 30,000 guards to engage in close combat with the Jiannu.

After no longer having any worries, Lu Xiangsheng decisively ordered the Huben Army:

"All generals, listen up! Immediately launch an encirclement attack on the Jiannu!

This battle must eliminate the threat of the Jiannu for the Ming Dynasty. The primary goal must be to kill as many Tartar soldiers as possible. Repeat!"

Among the generals present were Sun Chuanting, Hu Dawei, You Shiwei, Hou Shilu, and Meng Ruhu, each of whom was the backbone of the Ming Dynasty's Tiger and Leopard Army.

Even so, they only learned of the Grand Marshal's entire plan an hour ago, and everyone gasped at that time.

They could only use this idiom to describe the Marshal's plan: "A man of great skill is bold."

But now it seems that they have almost succeeded.

Now the last step is to take advantage of the Jiannu’s low morale and complete the annihilation.

This was the only thing they had to do in their entire plan. For this reason, the Guards bore all the blows from the Jiannu. This was one of the reasons.

For decades, the Ming border troops were treated like dogs by the Tartars. Even if they fought hard to win the battles, they were unable to effectively pursue the Tartars.

The reason is very simple: the border troops have few cavalry.

This long-standing situation, when applied to the generals of the border troops, can be described in only one word: cowardly.

Based on the above two points, even without talking about the illusory so-called patriotism, the border troops from top to bottom will never miss the opportunity to massacre the Jiannu.

As soon as Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, the generals present all repeated loudly:

"Launch a siege attack on the Jiannu, eliminate the Jiannu threat to the Ming Dynasty, and kill as many Tartar soldiers as possible!"

"I'm beating the drum to cheer you on! I wish you good luck and prosperity in your military endeavors."

After saying that, Lu Xiangsheng walked towards the war drum, and Sun Chuanting, Hu Dawei and others all rode their horses to rush to their own troops to pass on the message.

Soon, the sound of war drums sounded, and many generals led their troops to carry out siege in the west and east directions according to the established plan.

After the drumming session ended, Lu Xiangsheng let out a long sigh.

In fact, he really wanted to lead the charge just now. This was something he had been doing for more than ten years. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong did not call him Lu Yanwang for nothing.

Now that Zhang Xianzhong is dead and Li Zicheng has become his subordinate, Lu Xiangsheng would never have believed it if it had not really happened.

After expressing his ambition to the Grand Marshal, Lu Xiangsheng never had the chance to lead a charge again. In just two or three years, he even began to reminisce about the Battle of Jiazhuang.

In that war, he faced death head-on and killed with great passion.

The Grand Marshal issued a special ban that the commanders of the three armies were not allowed to lead the charge and participate in the battle in conventional wars.

The term "Three Armies of the Ming Dynasty" only began last year. They are the imperial guards directly under the emperor, the Huben Army guarding the borders of the Ming Dynasty, and the Yongning Army responsible for the security of the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the commander-in-chief, under normal circumstances, generals such as the general and deputy generals are not allowed to personally participate in the battle. Only the lieutenant general and middle-level generals below the rank of lieutenant general can participate in the charge.

When this ban was first issued, many generals and lieutenant generals did not understand it. They believed that only if they took the lead would their subordinates risk their lives.

Lu Xiangsheng understood Zhang Shikang and believed that this was the right thing to do in the long run.

With a commander leading the charge, the troops' combat effectiveness will naturally be better, but once the commander is killed by the enemy, the blow to morale will be doubled.

But... for Lu Xiangsheng, who was used to charging into battle, it was really frustrating that he could only watch from the sidelines when he had such a good opportunity to kill the Tartars.

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but think that if the Grand Marshal were here, he would definitely tease and insult him.

After all, the Grand Marshal often said that he was a scholar.

The sound of artillery fire resounded throughout the world and never stopped. Half an hour later, Lu Xiangsheng and Huang Degong worked together to encircle the main force of the Jianlu from the east, west and north.

The Jiannu army, which had been tortured by the Guards for two or three days, was then bombarded by 300 heavy artillery pieces. Its morale was already low, and the sudden appearance of Huang Degong and Lu Xiangsheng's reinforcements became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Jiannu collapsed.

They lost their fighting spirit and courage. The soldiers could not find their generals, and the generals could not command the soldiers. Many Jiannu generals either died under artillery fire or fled on their own.

There were enemies in the east, west and north like a wall, so they had no choice but to flee south, trying to break out of the encirclement.

Lu Xiangsheng and Huang Degong, as well as some combat-capable soldiers of the Guanshan Guards, decisively ordered a pursuit.

If you look down at the entire battlefield from a high altitude, you will see a huge U-shaped semi-encirclement, and in the middle of the U-shape are the Tatars who are hoping to break out of the encirclement.

Even if Lu Xiangsheng alone has 80,000 troops, with the addition of Huang Degong and the remnants of Guanshan's Guards, the number of troops will reach 120,000.

But the Jiannu still had more than 80,000 people. With 120,000 surrounding 80,000, it would be difficult to do so even if the surrounded side had no morale.

So they could only run and chase at the same time, hoping that the other party would be exhausted.

This situation continued for another half an hour. Just when Zhang Shikang was gradually losing his patience and felt that the entire plan was about to fail because of Wu Sangui's mistake, a purple firework appeared in the south.

Wu Sangui's resentful army finally arrived at Guanshan.

Among the three armies, only Wu Sangui's resentful army was the farthest away from Guanshan. When discussing this plan, Zhang Shikang even wanted to change the established target, which might increase the risk of being discovered by Huang Taiji.

In the end, Wu Sangui issued a military order, as he did not want to miss this feast of revenge.

In the distance were rows of flags of the resentful army. The 26,000 veterans from western Liaoning could not hide their fatigue. For the past two days, they had been working at night and had only three hours of rest each day.

But under the tiredness, it seemed as if something was supporting them, allowing them to temporarily forget the physical fatigue and keep them excited.

That is the awe for the Grand Marshal and the obsession with returning home.

They charged the enemy without shouting or fighting, and their speed was not fast, for the enemy was charging towards them.

Someone began to chant:

"We are Liao people, and our homeland has been lost.

My heart is filled with blood and tears as I miss my parents.

Full of resentment and hatred, the sword is pointed at the jackals.

Destroy all the Jianlu and return home in glory."

A moment later, loud singing rang out across the entire southern battlefield.

They held the steel knives in their hands and chanted, sometimes in a low voice, sometimes in a high voice, but never so resolutely.

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