In August, on both sides of the Grand Canal, the weather is pleasant, and the autumn is strong, which is not a good time to fight.

In this harvest season, you should rent a small boat, raft the rivers and lakes, find one or two old friends, appreciate the scenery of the lakes and mountains, or ride horses, fish and hunt, and eat wine to make fun of them.

Before the Qing army headed south, the autumn daily life of the people in Jiangnan was also a lot of yearning.

At this time, Zhao Ming and the 26,000 Ming troops did not have the leisure to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait, but always paid attention to the movements of the Qing troops around them.

Changzhou Prefecture is only a hundred miles in a radius. With the arrival of Mandahai, most of the Qing troops in Jiangnan gathered here, and the Qing army was also advantageous for cavalry. Donghai Town was equivalent to marching under the eyes of the Qing army and could be subject to raids at any time.

At this time, Zhao Ming was walking in front of the generals, wearing a silver mountain pattern armor, shining with silver light under the sunlight. A red feather on the phoenix winged helmet was two feet long, shaking slightly with the wind. Behind him was a striking red cloak and riding a miscellaneous horse, the whole army was the most eye-catching.

Beside Zhao Ming, Li Zhongming, Xie Qian, Ruan Mei, Yu Guowang and other generals were all dressed neatly, with swords and spears, majestic.

The 26,000 Ming troops advanced along the canal. The navy warships rowed out waves in the canal. The cannon windows on the side of the ship opened and the cannon was pushed out, and they were in a state of fire at any time.

On the shore, the van was connected in a line on the periphery of the army, creaking forward, protecting a large number of Ming army musketeers wearing red armor and wide helmets.

In the Ming army, military flags stood in the formation, with helmets scattered. The flintlock gun rods carried on their shoulders kept rising and falling with the sound of soldiers' footsteps.

Last year, there were only 30,000 soldiers in Donghai Town, but later it expanded to 80,000, and 50,000 new soldiers joined, causing the old soldiers in each battalion to be diluted. However, as the guardian directly under Zhao Ming's command, the Shence Central Army retained a large number of old soldiers.

Among the 20,000 people, 70,000 were old soldiers, the most elite troops in Donghai Town. The soldiers and equipment were the other four armed forces. However, the huge pressure at this time still made the neatly armed Ming soldiers noisy, and only the sound of the friction between the armor and the footsteps were heard, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

"Master General, after Geng Jimao rushed for a while, he wanted to stop us at first, but now he is following us. What are his plans?" Li Zhongming asked with a gloomy face.

Zhao Ming's face was calm, and he couldn't see any expression. He said coldly: "That guy should have received the order. I predicted that the main force of the Qing army should have advanced eastward and will appear in front of us soon!"

Li Zhongming took a deep breath, "Master General means that Mandahai wants to encircle us first!"

Zhao Ming nodded, "If the Qing army continues to attack Wujin, they will definitely send troops to stop me from approaching Wujin. Now Geng Jimao is not harassing me in front, but instead makes way out of the front and let us approach Wujin. Mandahai must have wanted to let me go alone and then choose a place to encircle and annihilate it."

After saying that, Zhao Ming glanced at everyone and smiled and said, "Why, are you afraid?"

Li Zhongming and others were indeed a little depressed. It can be seen that Zhao Ming was full of confidence, so he calmed down and immediately clasped his fists, "I'm afraid of being an egg,"

"Report! General, you will find tens of thousands of Qing troops ahead, less than fifteen miles away!" Suddenly, the whistle cavalry rushed forward against the marching team and reported loudly.

When the Ming soldiers who were advancing were shocked when they heard the report, they couldn't help but hold the weapons tightly, touching the gunpowder bottle and grenade on their bodies.

When the soldiers heard the words, they were shocked and the Qing army was indeed here.

"Master General, Mandahai really wants to destroy us first. The Qing army has many soldiers. Will our army line up immediately?" Xie Qian asked anxiously.

Zhao Ming shook his head and waved his hand and ordered, "Continue to advance towards Wujin! To make Mandahai lose his mind to defeat me and withdraw the siege of Wujin, I must maintain a strong attitude and cannot lose momentum before the start."

When Li Zhongming and others heard the words, they cheered up and waved their orders, "Continue to move forward!"

The 30,000 Ming troops continued to advance slowly towards the military, and the scouts kept returning the information of the Qing army and informing the distance between the two armies.

In the wilderness, tens of thousands of Qing cavalry galloped on horseback, with a momentum covering the sky and the earth. The Manda Sea was among the cavalry crowd, and I felt that no one could stop his cavalry.

At this time, as the Qing army scouts discovered the Ming army advancing westward, the Qing cavalry began to reduce their horse speed and restore their horsepower. When they were ready to fight, the horses could have enough physical strength.

At this time, the Qing army scout came to report, "Prince, the pirates are fifteen miles away from our army, and they have not stopped the formation."

Not long after, another scout came to report, "Prince, the pirates are ten miles away from our army, and are still advancing westward."

Under the banner of Daqi, Mandahai rode a horse in the middle, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming one left and one right, and the three kings of the Qing Dynasty came to deal with a Ming general. It can be said that it was unprecedented after entering the pass.

Now that the three kings are coming with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, Zhao Zamao on the opposite side should have received the news, but he has not stopped in the array and is still moving forward, and he is simply arrogant.

Geng Zhongming heard the scout's report and was so angry that he was so angry that he said, "Rampant, this Zhao Zamao is too arrogant!"

Mandahai also had a gloomy face, his muscles twitched, and said coldly: "I want to see if Zhao Zamao dares not form a formation and fight in the field!"

Both armies were moving forward, and the distance was getting closer quickly. Soon, the scout galloped on horseback again, showing joy on his face, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, Zhao Zamao has finally formed a formation!"

"Hmph!" Mandahai sneered and waved his hand immediately, "Send the whole army to speed up!"

On the edge of the canal, when seven or eight miles away from the Qing army, Zhao Ming finally ordered the army to form a formation on the spot.

For a time, the Ming soldiers arranged the formation in an orderly manner, and mules and horses were restrained into the formation, vans, cannons, and rushing cars were located on the periphery, connecting them into a line, forming two wooden walls inside and outside. The Ming soldiers took out horse-resisting piles from the vehicle and arranged them outside the wooden wall. The Ming soldiers carrying cloth bags spread a large number of caltrops in front of the military formation.

When the Ming army marched, it had already marched forward according to the pre-set position, so when encountering the enemy, it could form a formation at any time.

In a moment, the Ming soldiers lined up behind the river to form a formation, Zhao Ming was in the central army, and the soldiers were waiting for the battle.

The strong wind yelled and the military flag was roaring. Zhao Ming stood under the battle flag and looked to the west with a cold expression. Soon, he saw the Qing army coming from the field.

The Qing cavalry ran, and each flag gathered in one place, like colorful carpets covering the earth. The Ming soldiers were not surprised and exclaimed, "The Manchuria Red Flag is coming!"

"The Manchurian Red Flag has also arrived!"

"That's the red flag of the Han army!"

"The Han army is in charge of the yellow flag!"

"Mongolian White Banner~"
Chapter completed!