Wang Tianhao did not expect the county magistrate of Wuyuan County to take the lead in rebelling against the Ming Dynasty.
At this moment, a thousand-man standing in the hall said,""Milord, this Yang Jing is an ambitious person.”
"I heard that after he took down Wuyuan County, he didn't do the same as Li Zi and Zhang Xianzhong. Instead, he used the gold and silver he obtained from the gentry to build the town.”
"In just half a month, he managed Wuyuan County in an orderly manner. The people in the city said that he had a great talent for governing the world comparable to Zhenguan.”
Comparable to Zhenguan?
This was comparing him to Li Shi Min!
Wang Tianhao was shocked when he heard this. A bandit who wanted to steal the country could actually make the people under his rule give him such a high evaluation.
From this, it could be seen that Yang Jing was different from other peasant leaders. He was a true politician with great ambition.
This person was not to be underestimated in terms of both scheming and strength.
"Do you know how many soldiers he has?"
"Milord, the scouts at the front have reported that Yang Jing has fifty thousand soldiers under him.”
Fifty thousand?
Wang Tianhao heaved a sigh of relief.
His Xin An Guard had a hundred thousand soldiers. Even if it took some time to transfer soldiers from the various guards, fifty to sixty thousand soldiers could be gathered overnight.
A mere 50,000 soldiers dare to challenge me?!
He really did not know the immensity of heaven and earth!
"Pass down my order. Mobilize all the troops in the city and head to Su Ning at once to eliminate the bandits as quickly as possible!”
"Yes, sir!"
The thousand households in the hall cupped their fists and accepted the order, then turned around and left.
Wang Tianhao sneered.
"Ha, Yang Jing, you want to swallow my entire Hui Prefecture with just 50,000 soldiers?”
"Let me see if you have such a big appetite!”
Wang Tianhao was very familiar with his soldiers and rations. On the contrary, he did not know the strength of Yang Jing's soldiers, nor did he know how much rations and supplies Yang Jing had prepared for this battle.
He only knew that this battle could not be delayed. If it dragged on for too long, his advantage in population would immediately turn into a disadvantage.
Not to mention the morale of his soldiers, just the consumption of these 100,000 soldiers on the battlefield for a day was enough to wear him down.
He couldn't afford it, and neither could the money and food in the Hui Prefecture treasury!
At the same time, there was another important reason why he wanted to end the battle as quickly as possible. He wanted to atone for his sins with the Yingtian Prefecture and the Imperial Court.
A bandit with 50,000 soldiers had quietly grown up under the Hui Prefecture under his governance. This was a great mistake.
Killing him ten times wasn't enough.
If he could defeat Yang Jing before the situation was completely out of control and recruit his men to expand the military strength of the Hui Prefecture, not only could he save his life, but he could also atone for his sins.
Therefore, he could only win the battle with Su Ning!
At the border of Su Ning County and Xi County.
Fifty thousand peasant soldiers and fifty thousand Ming soldiers, the two sides were five miles apart, separated by a shallow river. A great battle was imminent.
Huo Qubing stood in the tent at the rear, frowning as he looked at the huge sand table in the middle of the tent.
The sand table was surrounded by a group of thousand-and-hundred-households. They held their breaths and waited quietly for their commander, Huo Qubing, to dispatch his troops.
At this moment, the sound of a horn and the sound of a drum could be heard outside the tent.
Everyone in the tent knew that this was the auspicious time to send troops!
Huo Qubing picked up the tin soldier on the sand table without any hesitation and pushed towards the enemy camp. At the same time, he spoke coldly.
"Cavalry, advance three miles."
"Archers, move forward one mile."
As soon as Huo Qubing finished speaking, a transmission sounded from outside the tent.
" Cavalry, advance three miles-!!"
"Archers, advance one mile!”
The peasant soldiers who were shouting and killing at the front line had their faces flushed red. They stepped on the drums and listened to the orders as they advanced bravely.
As the saying goes, one burst of energy!
The drumming soldiers beat their drums hard, and the peasant soldiers at the front line mustered up their morale to bravely kill the enemy.
Yang Jing's cavalry and the Ming army's cavalry ran at the front of the army, gritting their teeth as they fought with no regard for their lives.
As for the shieldmen, they protected the infantrymen and spearmen as they moved forward. Every time they killed a Ming soldier, they could take a step forward!
The archers of both sides hid in front of the sandbags piled up by their respective camps, aiming at their opponents, trying to create the greatest help for their own troops.
"Kill!"
"Kill all these Ming soldiers. When we return triumphantly, the marshal will treat us to wine and meat!!”
One of the peasant soldiers gritted his teeth and shouted, and the morale of the entire army instantly soared. They fought with all their might at the front line, killing a Ming army with one slash, forcing the opposing Ming army back 500 meters.
A Ming soldier who was almost killed by the peasant soldiers quietly retreated to the back and complained to his companions,""Damn it, what do these people eat every day? Where did they get so much strength?”
"I almost lost my arm.”
His companion casually waved his machete twice and took advantage of the chaotic situation in the Ming army.
"I heard that those people eat refined grain and pork every day.”
"That's why they're all as strong as bulls.”
"If you ask me, brother, don't really go with them. Learn from me and casually chop a few times to deal with the higher-ups.”
"Compared to them, we're simply eating chaff!”
"The Imperial Court doesn't treat us as humans, but we can't not treat ourselves as humans!”
"Listen to me, don't risk your life. With this group of people's military strength, it's only a matter of time before they take down the Hui Prefecture.”
"When the time comes, we'll blend in with the crowd and pretend to be the citizens of the city. We'll definitely live better than we do now!”
There were quite a few Ming soldiers who had this kind of negative attitude. Most of them were pretending to wave their machetes casually and did not put up any resistance.
This negative attitude caused more and more Ming soldiers to die at the front line, while no one dared to go up to the soldiers at the rear. As a result, the peasant soldiers did not lose much strength and directly advanced three miles.
Wang Tianhao's face turned green when he saw the battle report from the Ming army's rear camp. He wished he could go to the front line with his saber and slaughter those disappointing soldiers!
"Pass down my order. If anyone is found to be passively fighting, they will be punished by military law!”
"Yes, sir!" The scout quickly turned around and left.
Wang Tianhao looked at his back with an ugly expression.
"We both have 50,000 soldiers, but in just an hour, our army has actually shown signs of defeat!”
"A bunch of trash!"
A chiliarch who had just returned from the front line said anxiously.
"Lord Commander, it's not that we don't want to risk our lives, but the other party is too strong!”
"Although there are only fifty thousand of them, they are all wearing armor and equipment. It is obvious that they have gone through a lot of training.”
"As for the soldiers under us, you know very well that most of them are farmers who have never killed humans or pigs. What do you expect these farmers to do?”
"It's already good enough that they didn't pee their pants on the battlefield today!”
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