Du Qi personally led the troops and set off from Pandu County toward the border of Wakada Prefecture. When the troops arrived at the border, they did not directly attack the Ming Nation. Instead, they temporarily set up camp.
As they entered the second month, the weather became warmer.
The coldness gradually receded.
The sun was shining brightly these few days, and the weather was pleasant. It was very comfortable.
The troops set up camp and did not attack for the time being. After all, Du Qi had received news that the Ming Nation's Guerha was personally leading an army to attack him. They were prepared to meet the army led by Du Qi.
In the military camp, Liu Che was in charge of the training of the soldiers.
Although they were now stationed, the amount of training for the troops did not decrease. They still carried out their daily training.
In the main tent, Du Qi was reading a book.
The current era was not like the future era, where there were all kinds of entertainment. Even if one did not leave the house, one could still learn about the world's news and have fun.
In this era, one could only stay at home and read books. At most, one could play chess.
No one in the army played chess with Du Qi.
After all, Luo Binwang had already led people to infiltrate the Ming Nation's capital.
While Du Qi was reading, Liu Che, clad in armor, rushed into the room. The moment he entered the tent and saw Du Qi, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
Du Qi asked, "What's the matter?"
Liu Che said, "I just received news that Guerha is leading an army of thirty thousand and is approaching the border. The army led by Guerha is stationed about ten miles away from us. In this battle, we have twenty thousand soldiers, while the enemy has thirty thousand. In terms of numbers, we are still slightly weaker. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "A difference of ten thousand or so is nothing to worry about. With such a difference, we can still achieve victory. Today's battle does not rely on fighting on the battlefield. It also depends on the army's weapons and the army's planning. We will temporarily choose to defend and see how the enemy responds. "
Liu Che said, "I understand."
After a pause, Liu Che said, "Speaking of which, Mister Luo and Qiu Ye have already infiltrated Hongshan County. I'm guessing that they've already started planning. "
Du Qi said, "Not so fast. Gu Chengye is Gu Erha's son, the only successor of the Ming Kingdom. There must be many guards around him. Even if Luo Binwang wants to take action, it won't be done in a short time. "
Dong! Boom!! "
Suddenly, the sound of war drums resounded.
The sound of drums could be heard from afar.
The sound of drums rose and fell one after another, gradually approaching the camp.
When Liu Che heard that, he raised his eyebrows and said, "My king, it must be Guerha who personally led the army to attack. Who would have thought that as soon as they set up camp in front of us, they would immediately lead their troops to attack us. "
Du Qi also stood up and said with a smile, "Let's go and have a look."
"Yes!"
Liu Che immediately agreed.
After Du Qi brought Liu Che out of the barracks, they quickly arrived at the front barracks.
Outside the camp, the army was already in formation.
It was the army led by Guer Ha.
The thirty thousand elite soldiers under Guer Ha's command stood in neat formation, their morale high. Previously, in Hongshan County, Guer Ha had already given out extremely generous rewards to encourage his soldiers.
As long as they killed the enemy on the battlefield, they would be rewarded. So now, the soldiers under Guer Ha couldn't wait to fight.
They wanted to earn rewards.
After all, money moved people's hearts.
Guer Ha urged his horse forward. He stood in front of the formation and shouted, "Where is Du Qi, Xia Xia? This king is Guer Ha."
Du Qi smiled softly.
Interesting!
This Guer Ha actually wanted to shout.
One had to know that although this era was still relatively primitive, at least there were cannons. Especially in the army under Du Qi, there were already mortars and so on. Their weapons were considered relatively powerful.
If they shouted at this time, it was extremely easy to be bombarded.
It was equivalent to courting death.
However, Guer Ha personally came to the front of the formation to shout.
Du Qi's eyes were sharp. After thinking for a while, he looked at Liu Che and ordered, "Liu Che, go and mobilize the artillery. Set up the mortars and prepare to bombard Guer Ha. I'll hold him here and directly send him to the afterlife with one shot. He came to fight, he's courting death. "
"Yes!"
Liu Che chuckled.
If he could kill Guer Ha before Luo Binwang and obtain victory, he would have made a great contribution.
Liu Che hurriedly went to arrange.
Du Qi urged his horse to stand in front of the formation and looked at Guer Ha outside the camp. He glanced at the surroundings outside the camp. The army was in formation, but he didn't see any cannons.
Only then did Du Qi reply, "Guerha, you still dare to show yourself? I really don't know where your courage comes from. This time, this king crusades against your Ming Kingdom. You, Guer Ha, only have yourself to blame. If you didn't arrange people to stir up trouble in my Xia Xia, none of this would have happened. "
Guer Ha said, "This time, I'm targeting your Xia Xia and destroying your Xia Xia. Du Qi, if you surrender now, I can spare you this time. If you insist on fighting, let me tell you, you'll die without a doubt. "
After a pause, Guer Ha said, "You'll lose this battle without a doubt."
Du Qi clicked his tongue and said, "How are you going to win, Guer Ha? Are you going to rely on your mouth? "
Guer Ha said, "I rely on my strength for everything."
Du Qi said in a low voice, "If you really have the strength, you won't play any tricks. You secretly arranged people to sneak into my Xia Xia with the intention of driving up the grain price and disrupting the grain market. Is this a reflection of your strength? "
Guer Ha's face stiffened.
Qiu Ye and Zhu Lie's request was made in consideration of the fact that they could scheme against Du Qi first and cause unrest in Xia Xia's country. That way, they could seize the initiative.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Ye betrayed them and killed Zhu Lie and the rest.
Instead, they went for wool and came home shorn.
Guer Ha snorted and said in a low voice, "Du Qi, don't talk nonsense. Let me tell you, no matter what method you use, as long as you can win, everything is worth it. Therefore, there is no meaning in your accusation right now. If I were you, I wouldn't talk nonsense like this. It's too embarrassing. "
Du Qi said, "Guer Ha, if you say you can't win, let's rephrase. You're pretty good."
Guer Ha immediately retorted.
Both sides talked back and forth, trying to overwhelm the other with momentum and weaken the other's morale.
At the same time, Liu Che's mortar was ready. After taking aim, the cannoneers looked at Liu Che and waited for his order.
Liu Che said decisively, "Fire!"
The soldiers immediately loaded the cannonball. With a loud boom, smoke rose into the air, and the cannonball rose into the air, heading toward Guerha's location.
"Not good!"
The moment Guer Ha heard the sound, his expression changed drastically, and he turned to run.
As a general, Zhang Ji was more experienced. He had already seen the shells falling, so he jumped out and laid Guer Ha on the ground. Then, another soldier jumped on Zhang Ji.
This was to ensure safety.
Boom!!
The shells landed and exploded.
Soil was sent flying as bodies were sent flying. The soldiers at the very top were sent flying by the explosion.
Even Guer Ha and Zhang Ji were blown away by the heat wave and were seriously injured. The soldiers on the side took advantage of this gap and quickly took them away. At the same time, shells fell one after another.
Boom! Boom!!!
The shells kept falling and exploding.
As a result, the entire front of the Ming army became a sea of fire.
These soldiers retreated, temporarily leaving the area empty.
Liu Che hurried to Du Qi and said, "Your Majesty, Guer Ha's army is in chaos. We don't know whether Guer Ha is dead or alive. I suggest we kill him for a while. "
Du Qi said, "I'll give you 6,000 elite soldiers. Go!"
"Yes!"
Liu Che suddenly became excited.
He immediately mobilized the soldiers under his command and rushed out.
Although there were only six thousand elite soldiers, the soldiers under Xiao Chen's command charged out majestically. The problem was that Guer Ha was blown up, and they didn't know whether he was dead or alive. Even Zhang Ji, who was trying to rescue Guer Ha, didn't know the situation for the time being. Many people didn't know what to do.
So when Liu Che led the army to attack, the soldiers were in chaos.
They were all at a loss.
They just kept retreating.
While Liu Che led his troops in a continuous charge, and the Ming Kingdom's soldiers were constantly fleeing, Zhang Ji was the first to wake up. He just rescued Guer Ha. Fortunately, there were soldiers lying on him north. Otherwise, his injuries would be more serious. Even so, Guer Ha's internal organs were burning, and it was very uncomfortable.
The first thing Zhang Ji did when he woke up was to order the army to retreat to the camp immediately.
Then, Zhang Ji asked, "Your Majesty, how are you?"
"I'm fine!"
At this time, not far from Zhang Ji, Guer Ha, who was on the back of a soldier, woke up. However, his body was also extremely uncomfortable.
Guer Ha said, "Minister Zhang, it's all thanks to you this time. If it weren't for you, I would be dead. "
Zhang Ji said, "It's what I should do."
Guer Ha's face was full of anger because he really didn't expect Du Qi to be so sneaky. On one hand, he kept talking to him, and on the other hand, he secretly ordered people to shoot at him.
Fortunately, Zhang Ji was prepared.
Otherwise, it would be over.
Guer Ha was a little uncomfortable, so he stopped talking and let the soldiers carry him to retreat.
Liu Che's army was still chasing behind. For a time, the soldiers who fell behind were either dead or injured. Fortunately, it was only ten miles from the front line to the camp where the Ming army was stationed.
The soldiers ran wildly, and in a short time, they were already close to the camp.
At this time, the pursuers behind had also retreated.
Everything was temporarily stable.
When the army returned to the camp, they quickly reorganized and got into a defensive posture. However, the pursuing army had already retreated, so they couldn't see the pursuers behind.
Guer Ha returned to the main tent to rest. Although Zhang Ji was feeling uncomfortable, he didn't have time to rest for the time being. He still had to stabilize the morale of the army, reorganize the army, and understand the general situation of the army.
In a short time, Zhang Ji understood the situation and the losses in this battle. He felt helpless. He didn't expect that going to the front line would cause such a huge loss.
It was a big loss.
Zhang Ji comforted the soldiers and went to the main tent. He had to report the news to Guer Ha and explain the losses in this battle.
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