Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Chapter 5: Troops trapped in Chengdu

In ten days, the Baigan Army recaptured ten small counties at the cost of more than a dozen wounded, killed 357 rebels, and captured nearly 3,000 people.

The prisoners were all old, weak, sick, disabled, women and children. After Qin Liangyu warned them, he released them all.

She couldn't bear to chop off their heads to take credit, and she didn't have much food to feed them, so she could only let them fend for themselves. Although a bit cruel, she was kind enough compared to other generals who commanded the army.

Qin Liangyu continued to lead his army to advance slowly, with great momentum, recovering county towns one after another. When approaching Chengdu, the advance speed suddenly accelerated. It took only two days to recover all seven counties around Chengdu. On the morning of the third day, the army advanced to Under the city of Chengdu.

The rebel general guarding Chengdu was Liu Wenxiu, one of Zhang Xianzhong's four generals. He personally led five thousand troops out of the city and set up a battle formation, as if he was going to fight Qin Liangyu.

Chengdu was Zhang Xianzhong's ideal capital, and there was no room for error. He would definitely send a capable and trusted general to guard it. Liu Wenxiu was both civil and military and loyal, making him the best candidate to guard Chengdu.

Moreover, he left Liu Wenxiu with two thousand elites and three thousand young men, who were considered real soldiers in Zhang Xianzhong's army.

In addition, more than 20,000 old, weak, sick, disabled, women and children were left for Liu Wenxiu. They claimed to be an army of 50,000. This was not only a show of force, it could really scare people to death.

Be careful of ambush.

Qin Liangyu was a veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles, so he was naturally wary. After discussing with Lan Fang for a while, he ordered the entire army to get into battle formations, as if they were going to fight the rebels.

The white pole army is famous for its bravery and must be the first to ascend in every battle. However, this time, Qin Liangyu adopted Lan Fang's suggestion and only allowed two rows of white pole soldiers to line up in front of the formation. Starting from the third row, they were all soldiers from the Sichuan Army Camp.

Although Qin Liangyu received 800 Suifa guns with Zhu Youjian's assistance and formed a musketeer team of 600 people, after all, the army had not been formed recently, and the training was insufficient and it had not yet formed combat effectiveness.

Lan Fang is in charge of nearly 20,000 soldiers at Guangxi Wolf Barracks, Sichuan Barracks and the Royal Third Regiment. The training is sufficient, but he has not been on the battlefield and has experienced the test of actual combat. What he needs now is real combat.

Out of caution, Lan Fang still carefully let the white-pole soldiers stand at the front to provide cover, while the soldiers from the Sichuan Army Camp fired volleys from behind.

Worried about Liu Wenxiu setting up an ambush for a sneak attack, he and Qin Liangyu discussed it repeatedly, and military advisor Gu Junming was on the side to correct the omissions, and deployed the Guangxi Wolf Barracks and the Royal Third Regiment on the rear and left respectively to ensure the safety of the rear and left.

In addition, a thousand soldiers from each of the two armies were mobilized to serve as reserves and placed in the central army. No matter where there is a crisis on either side, reinforcements can be provided at any time.

The security of the right wing is taken care of by the White Guard Army. The formation is the same as that of the former army. The first two rows are all pikemen, and the back is 600 musketeers.

Of course, this is only a superficial deployment. All the artillery from the Guangxi Wolf Barracks, Sichuan Barracks and the Royal Third Regiment are surrounded in the formation, with the muzzles pointed at the east, west, north and south respectively, and can provide fire support anytime and anywhere.

This kind of arrangement is quite satisfactory, with nothing outstanding. The only advantage is that it is safe. However, this arrangement also means that the troops are dispersed. If Liu Wenxiu concentrated a strong force and launched a fierce attack in one direction, If the defensive phalanx is broken through, the entire army will be defeated.

In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are empty, haha. Gu Junming played with the monocular in his hand, his expression calm and calm, as if fighting with Zhang Xianzhong was like playing house.

Perhaps influenced by his calmness, Qin Liangyu, Lan Fang, and the officers at all levels under their command all seemed calm, with fighting spirit burning in their hearts.

Brothers, it's time to make great contributions. Come on! Liu Wenxiu gave the order to attack.

In Sichuan, the only thing he feared was Qin Liangyu's Baigan Army. In his eyes, the other officers and soldiers were nothing more than bastards, scumbags who sent weapons and equipment to the rebels.

Although Qin Liangyu's white pole army is brave, he has left a few tricks behind, which are specifically designed to deal with Qin Liangyu. No matter how brave the white pole army is, they have to finish today.

The two thousand rebels made a loud roar and charged forward bravely, waving various weapons in their hands.