对于山东前线的情况,朱慈烺也做出了最新的指示,那就是尽可能多的留住这些人.

According to the original plan, a war was going to be held in Shandong, but it is obvious that it is not the case now. The Qing soldiers were going to escape, so we had to bite off a piece of their meat.

On the Shandong battlefield, we have an absolute advantage. If we arrive at the battlefield in Beijing, no one knows what the situation is there.

It would be a bit difficult to achieve such a battle, so Zhu Cixuan ordered Li Guodong's troops to arrive at Dezhou Prefecture as quickly as possible and cooperate with Gao Jie's troops to win the Dezhou Battle.

Originally, according to Zhu Cixuan's plan, the Dezhou battlefield should be just an auxiliary, and the main battlefield should be in Wuchang. Who knew that Wuchang did not fight, but the more troops on the Dezhou battlefield were increasing, and it was vaguely overwhelming the Wuchang battlefield.

So let’s just treat this place as the main battlefield. There is no distinction between regions. As long as it can bring huge losses to the Qing Dynasty, where can we fight differently?

Moreover, Zhu Cixuan also made a correct judgment that once these people escaped back to the capital, it would bring us at least twice the difficulties.

If they all escape back to Liaodong, the local weather and terrain will bring us two to three times the difficulty.

Therefore, Zhu Cilang's order is very simple. Even if we suffer losses now, we can rush over as fast as possible. The number of people we can leave is as many as we can save trouble in the future.

Gao Jie was also extremely nervous at this moment, so he still asked the army to bombard Dezhou City according to the original rules.

But in some military camps behind, they were all empty at this moment. Let them walk far away and go around the north of Dezhou City, set up sniper positions, and how many people can be left...

Hearing the sound of horse hoofs outside, Gao Jie immediately ran out. It was the third time in the past two days. Every day when he heard the sound of horse hoofs, he thought it was reinforcements from the south. This time he returned disappointed. Mu Xianliang brought his cavalry team back.

"I have told you several times. Don't come to me if you have nothing to do in the future. Just guard your own military camp. Every time I hear the sound of horse hooves, I think it's the general who came here."

After seeing that it was Mu Xianliang, Gao Jie said angrily that he had been deceived several times by this kid in the past two days.

"I said, General, don't dislike me. I'm serious about coming here. I have been running north for a whole morning with my subordinates. Finally, I have chosen a place that can be used as a sniper position. Let's discuss it with you quickly. If you allow it, I will bring people to defend."

Mu Xianliang looked innocent and didn't want to bring wrong predictions to Gao Jie, but he was serious. Without Gao Jie nodding, he could not command other people except his cavalry regiment.

The two quickly returned to the tent. The place Mu Xianliang chose was a small earth slope, which the local people called it the north slope.

The north of Dezhou City is located in the North China Plain, so there is basically no dangerous place. This place is considered to be a big one among the short people.

“How long will it take to build a line of defense here?”

There is no problem with the location selection, but there are not many dangers to guard.

"Give me two hours, and my cavalry regiment will be in place, but if it is only the cavalry regiment, I'm afraid..."

What Mu Xianliang said is the truth. Charging cavalry on the battlefield can be said to be very useful, and guerrilla combat is also possible, but the problem is that setting up sniper defense lines, I am afraid the cavalry will not have much effect.

It is OK to fight temporarily, but facing the Qing Dynasty established so many armies in Dezhou, only the cavalry regiment designated it could not be designated.

"You can do this. In addition to your cavalry regiment, I will give you three more infantry regiments, a total of four regiments. The artillery regiment is not as fast as they run. As long as they don't run so fast, the artillery regiment will be in place tonight."

After thinking for a while, Gao Jie immediately made a decision, but Mu Xianliang shook his head vigorously.

"How can this work? If I take away all the troops of these four regiments, our camp will be too empty. What if they rushed towards the south at that time? The remaining people of us will not be able to resist them."

What Mu Xianliang said is the truth. If all these people were taken away, Gao Jie would not have many troops. There was such a large line of defense in the south. As long as the Qing army charged, we would definitely not be able to defend it.

Gao Jie has no choice now. There are many troops in Dezhou City. If they all flee north, there will be no use if the army has gone in the past, and will instead be submerged in the torrent of retreat.

As for whether the Qing army would attack south, Gao Jie combined a lot of news and believed that these people were scared and could never attack south.

What's more, Li Guodong's army is already on the road. As long as we persist for a while, Li Guodong's army will be able to rush up, and we are not afraid of these Qing troops at all.

"Put your heart in your stomach, all the troops I have left are elites. Even if someone rushes to this, I can still defend it even if I fight my life. It will be extremely difficult for you to lead these troops to the north. Don't think that you have four regiments of troops in your hands, so you will be afraid of nothing. If you really can't stop them, you will find a way to save your life."

Gao Jie waved his hand and decided to make this matter happen. Originally, an army had the advantage, but now it was divided into two, and neither side had any advantage.

But everything must be taken risks. If you want to keep the Qing army, you must be taken so risky.

"Also, although we cannot quickly deploy those bulky artillery, there are some crossbows that are easy to transport. You bring them all."

Artillery is the best partner of infantry on the battlefield. Everyone is very clear about this. The army to the south has a large number of Armstrong field guns, and these crossbows are optional for them.

The army in the north does not have so many artillery, so there will be artillery support tonight, so before tonight, these crossbows are the protagonists.

"Then thank you General. I will take the people there first and never let those dogs run away."
Chapter completed!