The Ming army camped and military discussions continued.
After determining the preset battlefield, the next thing that needs to be discussed is the formation of troops before the war begins.
In the age of cold weapons, as long as the battlefield is open enough, it can be launched and deployed after the two sides encounter each other, but this is not possible in the age of firearms.
In the age of firearms, most of the time both sides had to compete for terrain.
The party that seizes favorable terrain in advance can take advantage.
Unfortunately, the area around Bali Bridge is an open space with no cover, and there is no favorable location to utilize.
Having said that, it is not impossible to do all the preparations. At least you can build artillery positions in advance, and even dig a few trenches, and then use the trenches to reduce your own casualties.
If you have plenty of time, you can also lay out a series of mine arrays.
In this regard, the Ming army undoubtedly had an advantage over Jiannu.
Because the Ming army had already grasped the departure time of Jiannu in advance, and selected the preset battlefield in advance based on Jiannu's departure time and marching speed, it could deploy on the preset battlefield.
Before that, Xu Yingwei gave the first order to the scout cavalry.
No matter the cost, Jian Nu was expelled to the area east of Baliqiao at night.
Zhu Cijiong immediately led two thousand cavalry to attack and began to wildly hunt Jiannu in an area of more than ten miles from Pingjin Gate to Bali Bridge. He would not stop them all night. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely be able to conquer the area west of Bali Bridge by midnight at the latest.
All the Jiannu in the area were hunted and killed at night.
The military discussion continues.
Yan Yingyuan pointed to the map and said: "On the right side of the battlefield is the Tonghui River. Our army can line up next to the Tonghui River. Therefore, the right wing does not need cavalry protection. The cavalry town can be deployed to the left wing of the battlefield. When the two sides fight, the left wing can be protected.
, after the Jian Nu are defeated, they can pursue them and expand their victory."
Jiang Tianyi immediately asked everyone: "Do you have any objections?"
Seeing that no one raised any objection, Jiang Tianyi picked up a cavalry doll and placed it on the left wing of the battlefield.
Xu Yingwei continued: "The terrain around Bali Bridge is wide enough to give full play to the firepower advantage. Therefore, it is best for our army's seven infantry towns and one cavalry town to be lined up from south to north."
"The 1st, 3rd, and 4th towns are each arranged in a hollow square formation, located on the right side of the battlefield."
"Among them, the 5th and 6th towns were each arranged into a hollow square formation, with the cavalry towns on the left wing of the battlefield."
"The artillery positions of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th towns are all located in the hollow square array of this town."
"The 7th and 8th Towns are arranged into a large hollow square formation. The 7th and 8th Field Artillery Brigades, the Artillery Brigade, the Air Force and the Chinese Army are all deployed in this square formation."
The 1st to 6th towns of the New Army of the Ming Dynasty were each equipped with a field artillery brigade and a mountain artillery brigade, but the newly established 7th and 8th towns only had field artillery brigades and no mountain artillery brigades.
The reason is simple: there are not enough 2.5-inch mountain guns.
Jiang Tianyi asked everyone again: "Do your colleagues have any objections?"
"No objection." Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said, "This is the best choice."
Jiang Tianyi immediately picked up a dozen war chess figures and lined them up on the map.
Lu Xiangtong added: "A trench about five feet deep needs to be dug in front of the hollow phalanx listed in each town. The Battle of Hunhe River has fully proved that trenches can effectively reduce infantry casualties."
"Completely agree." Yan Yingyuan continued, "The large hollow square arrays listed in the 7th and 8th towns not only need to dig trenches in front, but also need to dig trenches behind them, because we also need to beware of raids from the slaves in Beijing. Beijing
If the slaves in the city make a surprise attack, they will definitely attack our central army, so trenches must be dug before and after the central phalanx."
Jiang Tianyi immediately placed small wooden sticks on the map to serve as temporary trenches.
Huaxia added: "If there is enough time, mines need to be laid in front of the trenches."
"It is not only necessary to lay mines in front of the trenches." Wang Jiaqin continued, "Landmines also need to be laid in the gaps between the square formations of each town. If I am not mistaken, most of the Jiannu will send out cavalry from the infantry at the same time as the infantry attack.
Attack the gaps between the square formations of each town to disrupt our defense line."
Jiang Tianyi quickly placed mines on the map again.
After discussions among the scholars, the formation was quickly formed.
Chongzhen has never experienced a large-scale battle in the flintlock era. I don’t know whether the array discussed by Yan Yingyuan, Xu Yingwei and others is good or not, but from the point of view of giving full play to the advantage of firepower, there is no problem, and taking into account defense, it can be effective
It can defend against attacks from the front and surprise attacks from the back.
Seeing that Chongzhen had no objection, Xu Yingwei said: "Then let's prepare ourselves."
As a result, the headquarters of each infantry town and Hu Guozhu quickly returned to their respective stations.
Soon, the Ming army in the Pingjin Gate Camp began to take action. The artillerymen of the Field Artillery Brigade were busy roping the cannons on the horses, and the artillerymen of the Mountain Artillery Brigade were busy disassembling the cannons into parts and putting them on the backs of the packhorses.
The heavy baggage soldiers were busy packing various military supplies into trucks. Fortunately, the Ming army had achieved standardization, so the workload was not too heavy.
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However, Jiannu's training of bravery was much busier.
Due to the insufficient population in the north, Sony's army could no longer recruit enough civilians, so Lian Yong could only be tasked with transporting military supplies, which made Lian Yong very busy.
However, Sony is a battle-hardened veteran after all.
So generally speaking, Jiannu's bravery training is busy but not chaotic.
But Sony himself may not have time to sleep tonight.
Gabra, who had just turned seventeen, also went out with the army and practiced beside Sony.
After all, he is his biological son. Gabra felt sorry for his father and said, "Amma, why don't you go and have a rest?"
"Silly son, how can I still have time to sleep?" Sony said with a bitter smile, "Tomorrow we will have a decisive battle with the Ming army. Tonight, you, Ama, must make all the preparations, otherwise you will suffer a big loss on the battlefield."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Compared with military supplies, Sony is actually more worried about the morale of the old generals of the Two White Flags and the surrendered Han generals.
The impact of Dorgon's sudden death on Sony's army is self-evident. Not only the old generals of the Two White Banners such as He Luohui, Shi Tu, and Wa Xing'a became panic-stricken, but also former generals such as Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi.
The generals who surrendered in the Ming Dynasty also began to have doubts about the fate and future of the Qing Dynasty, so the morale of the Qing soldiers is not high now.
Sony is thinking hard about how to boost the morale of the Qing soldiers?
Gabra said worriedly: "But Amma, you haven't had a good rest for several days. If you don't sleep tonight, my son is worried that you won't be able to hold on tomorrow."
"Your Ama is not that weak." Sony snorted, "When I was conquering Jie Fan, your Ama stayed up for three days and three nights, drove hundreds of miles, and followed the old Khan to attack Jie Fan, Dongkui and other tribes.
"
While the father and son were talking, a messenger rushed over.
After reading the letter, Sony's anxious heart fell back into his stomach.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty," Sony said solemnly, "our Qing soldiers will undoubtedly win this time."
Shiangbula asked curiously: "Amma, is this the emperor's decree? What does it say?"
"You don't need to ask any more questions," Sony said. "Go to the Lianghuang Banner Station immediately to invite He Luohui, Shi Tu and others. Just tell me that the general has important matters to discuss with you."
"Hey!" Gabra left in a hurry.
Soon, He Luohui, Shi Tu, Wasing'a, Mang Tu and other old generals from the two white flags arrived at the general's camp.
"I have great good news to tell you." Sony handed Fulin's imperial edict to He Luohui and said, "Not long ago, the emperor paid homage to the regent in the imperial examination ceremony and posthumously conferred the title of Emperor Cheng Zongyi on the regent."
"General, are you serious about what you said?" The faces of Vasinga, Shi Tu, Mang Tu and other generals changed instantly.
Jiannu began to implement the Han etiquette system after Huang Taiji established the system, so generals like Shi Tu, Wasing'a, and Mang Tu all knew the meaning of posthumous titles and temple names.
Emperor Yi is undoubtedly a good posthumous title, and the temple title of Chengzong is a great affirmation of Dorgon.
"What the general said is true." He Luohui held the imperial edict in his hands and handed it to the stone picture beside him, and said, "Now the emperor has inherited the Zhengbai flag and the Xiangbai flag, and has become the master of us slaves."
"So what else do you have to worry about?" Sony said with a smile, "You are already like two yellow flags. The emperor will not treat you slaves badly when he treats anyone badly, right?"
Wa Xing'a, Mang Tu and other two white flag old generals suddenly became energetic.
As a result, the morale of these old generals under the Two White Flags has been recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After sending away the old generals of the Two White Banners such as He Luohui, Sony summoned Kong Youde and other former Ming surrender generals to the general's camp.
For the old generals of the Two White Flags such as He Luohui, Shi Tu, and Wa Xing'a, Sony could only use gentle methods to appease them. However, for Kong Youde, Shang Ke was pleased with the surrender of these generals, so Sony decided to use iron-blooded methods.
After Kong Youde and others all arrived, Sony shouted sharply: "Bring them up!"
When the Baya soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner escorted a general of the Eight Banners Han Army to the marching hall, they then gave the Han Army general a heavy kick in the leg, forcing him to kneel in the hall of the marching hall.
When they saw the general's face clearly, Kong Youde and others couldn't help being surprised.
It turned out to be Sun Degong, the third-ranking Mele Zhangjing of the Zhengbai Banner Han Army?
Sun Degong was originally a guerrilla in the Ming Dynasty. He surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the Battle of Xipingbao. In the eighth year of Tian Cong, he was awarded the title of third-class Maile Zhangjing. His seniority in the Eight Banners Han Army was older than that of Kong Youde and others.
"Sun Degong, do you know your guilt?" Sony said sharply.
Sun Degong was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly: "General, spare your life, spare your life."
"Other crimes can be forgiven, but you cannot be forgiven for collaborating with the enemy." Sony said sternly, "Push it out and chop it up!"
The two bagaras immediately pushed Sun Degong out of the carriage house, and within a moment, they presented Sun Degong's head. Sun Degong's eyes were wide open, with a look of death on his face.
Kong Youde and other surrendered generals were instantly frightened to death.