Chapter 812 Crossing the Yalu River
The commander of the Qing army responsible for supporting Xuanzhou was Zu Zerun, the king of Pingnan. As soon as he came, he learned from Emperor Tianwu's actions when he pacified Liao. He cut off several Jialazhangjing who had given up his position to serve as a warning to others and intimidate the generals.
It has to be said that Emperor Tianwu’s method of killing the generals was very domineering and effective. Zu Zerun stabilized the situation immediately and the military discipline of each unit was significantly improved.
He set up defenses with Xuanzhou as the center, used the complex terrain of the mountains here, occupied the important roads, divided his troops to defend, and ambushed the invading Ming army.
In the early morning of the fourth day, the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner led by Nalan Mingzhu and Soetu hurriedly left Xingyue Peak and ran towards Yuefeng Peak in the southwest.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, the commander of the Qing army, Zu Zerun, received a horse detection alarm. A vanguard battalion of the Ming army's vanguard had already arrived in Xuanzhou, and the important road passed by was Yuefeng.
Zu Zerun wanted to ambush Mingjun here because there was an unknown small river, suitable for trouble.
This ambush mission naturally fell on the Manchu Zhenghuang Banner, which the Han army flag generals disliked.
Yuefeng is surrounded by mountains and water, with dense shades of trees and clouds in the sky. Both the time and place are suitable for ambushing, but the only disadvantage is the harmony of people!
Until now, Nalan Mingzhu only understood what the soldiers under her command were all about!
But he was unwilling to lose this opportunity to make meritorious contributions. The Qing army is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of number and morale. If you want to fight against the Ming army head-on, it will be difficult to gain any advantage, let alone defeat and make meritorious contributions.
The only thing that can take advantage is to use the favorable terrain to catch the Ming dogs off guard, smash their momentum, and increase the morale of the Qing army!
What the Qing army lacks most now is morale. The Eight Banners battalions are afraid of the Ming army.
Nalan Mingzhu wants to use an ambush to break the shadows that enveloped the hearts of the Qing army soldiers and seek political capital for herself!
The three thousand men and horses of the Manchurian Yellow Banner dragged their pig's tails and rushed to Yuefeng and occupied the favorable terrain. Nalan Mingzhu, who was familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", was arranged in a good manner, just waiting for the Ming army to fall into the trap!
On the surrounding terrain, a group of Eight Banners soldiers wearing zither uniforms were lying crookedly. They held muskets and lying in various shapes, waiting for the arrival of the Ming army.
It was dark, and the river after the rain had risen, flooding the mudflats on the river bank.
The Qing army, who had been bitten by mosquitoes in the forest for half an hour, finally found the Ming army's flags in the jungle on the other side.
After a while, teams of Ming army infantry holding pitch-black muskets appeared on the mountain road.
The mountain roads after the rain were bumpy and covered with water, and ordinary troops could not line up at all. However, the Ming army was moving forward in an orderly manner and slowly advanced, as if they were not affected by the environment.
Nalan Mingzhu knew that these guys might be elite Ming army!
A flag dean was so scared that he fell into the mud with a thud, his calves still trembling.
The other Qing soldiers were not much better. Some were running clear noses, while others began to tremble.
Nalan Mingzhu glared at the Qiding fiercely, then continued to turn around and lean on the rock, and raised the Firlock Lumi gun in her hand.
Chapter completed!