In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 275 The battlefield is not a child's play
Three days passed by in a flash. During these three days, all three parties were recharging their strength and actively preparing for war. No one took too many actions. It was not until midnight on the fourth day that the logistics personnel of the three camps became busy.

Eat at the third watch, assemble at the fourth watch, and leave the camp at the fifth watch. At that time, the three camps were full of people shouting and neighing. They were all getting ready and gathering, and they had no time to care about others.

At this time, small-scale harassment and sneak attacks have no meaning, and large-scale raids are impossible, so the only thing that can be done is to seize the time and try to assemble the troops as early as possible.

After all, the three parties have more than [-] troops. With such a huge force, it is not an easy task to pull out the camp and line up in an orderly manner.

Lin Rui only left [-] young reserves and three logistics battalions to guard the main camp. All field armies and Mongolian cavalry were dispatched. After all, the Ming and Qing armies combined could not be underestimated, so Lin Rui did not dare to make any mistakes. To retain, one must go all out.

Lu Xiangsheng also left only the 12 young men and Gaojie troops recruited temporarily to garrison the camp, [-] new troops, Wu Sangui's [-] Guan Ning cavalry, Cao Bianjiao's [-] cavalry, and Zhou Yuji's more than [-] troops, for a full [-] Ten thousand troops joined the battle.

However, Dorgon only brought [-] Han soldiers and nearly [-] cavalry to fight. The remaining Han soldiers and Korean servants all stayed in the camp.

It's not that Dorgon doesn't want to bring more troops, but that field battles are no better than defensive battles. Forcing those Korean troops to the battlefield will only do harm to others and ourselves.

By the time a red sun rose from the eastern horizon, the armies of the three parties had basically gathered outside their respective camps.

For a moment, heads were moving, flags were flying, and there were cavalrymen galloping back and forth everywhere. Although the distance between the two sides was thirty miles from north to south, after all the men and horses were brought out of the camp, the distance was only twenty miles.

For a battle with such a large force, twenty miles is the shortest distance. If it were any closer, I might not be able to safely gather troops outside the camp.

The Qing army had the smallest strength, and its organization was not as strict as that of infantry. In addition, almost all of them were cavalry, so they were assembled first. Dorgon originally planned to take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, but unfortunately Namuzhong was not much slower than him.

After the Qing army's [-] cavalry were ready, Namuzhong took [-] Mongolian cavalry and promptly occupied the east side outside the Chinese army's camp, facing off against the Qing army.

This scene also made Dorgon grit his teeth in anger, and vowed that after destroying the Ming Dynasty and Hua Kingdom in the future, he must kill all the Mongols to vent his hatred.

If it weren't for the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry and the tens of thousands of Qing's iron cavalry, they wouldn't have been defeated so hard, and they wouldn't have been beaten like dogs in the past few days.

It can be said that if the Chinese army did not have these tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry to assist them, Dorgon would definitely be invincible and have the advantage with the [-] cavalry in his hands.

Dorgon was unwilling to confront these Mongolian cavalry unless he had to, so he could only watch the Chinese infantry calmly march out of camp and line up.

This time, the Chinese army's infantry formation was slightly different. The eighteen infantry battalions under the three legions, with six battalions as a large whole, formed a huge "pin"-shaped formation with two in front and one in back.

Three trap camps, three firearms battalions, and three cavalry battalions were lined up and divided into nine blocks, located about two miles behind the pin-shaped formation.

So as not to affect the infantry square formation, and timely reinforcements can be provided.

There is also enough space between the eighteen infantry battalions to allow cavalry and trapped troops to pass through at any time.

After excluding the three logistics battalions and the Mongolian cavalry, although the strength of the Chinese army and the Ming army were similar, the Chinese army was still nearly a stick of incense faster than the Ming army.

This made Lu Xiangsheng extremely anxious. Fortunately, the distance between the two sides was long. Lin Rui did not take the opportunity to launch an attack or advance first. Instead, he patiently waited for the Ming army. Until the Ming army was ready, the two sides followed the agreement and marched towards each other at the same time. First advance five miles to reduce the distance between the two armies to ten miles.

Dorgon and Namuzhong did not choose to push forward.

Because for the cavalry, especially the number of cavalry in the battle exceeds [-], the distance of twenty miles is already a bit short. If you want to fight, just charge directly.

Therefore, the cavalry on both sides had to line up in horizontal lines instead of columns. After all, there were so many horses. If they lined up in columns, I am afraid that the galloping cavalry in front would all engage in the battle, and the cavalry horses behind would just start running.

If this battle had not been about the future survival and future of the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon would not have chosen such a tit-for-tat cavalry tactic with no room for maneuver.

But the fact is that if he did not lead the [-] cavalry to press forward, the Ming army would not dare to assemble outside the camp at all. Otherwise, if the [-] Mongolian cavalry took the opportunity to charge, the decisive battle would probably be over before it even started.

Therefore, if the two armies want to have a decisive battle in the wild, they must have capital. If the other side has cavalry, but you do not have enough cavalry to suppress the formation, then you can only stay in the camp and hold on, or carry out sneak attacks. Otherwise, you will not be able to even fight. There would be no chance to gather troops on a large scale, let alone an upright decisive battle.More than 18 troops from both sides are advancing slowly. Although the 12 new troops of the Ming army are not as neat as the [-] infantry battalions of the Chinese army, they can still advance in an orderly and steady manner. Compared with the original troops led by Hong Chengchou, I don’t know how much stronger the [-] border troops are.

As the distance between the two sides continued to close, Lin Rui stood on the ten-foot-high command platform and looked up, and he could roughly see the overall formation of the Ming army.

Lin Rui was also stunned when he discovered that the [-] infantrymen of the Ming Army actually formed a square formation of [-] people, and they were lined up in a row, marching together, with only half a mile between each square formation.

But thinking about these soldiers and horses, Lu Xiangsheng was relieved after only training for three or four months.

"It's hard for Governor Lu."

"Your Majesty, what's the matter? Is there anything wrong with the formation of the Ming army?"

Lin Rui was followed by the useless Hai Lanzhu. Ever since he got to the high platform, Hai Lanzhu had been nervous and absent-minded. He was obviously shocked by such a grand war scene. He didn't react until Lin Rui opened his mouth. asked cautiously.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little overwhelmed."

Lin Rui waved his hand. He knew that after this battle, it would be difficult to encounter opponents and troops who dared to confront him head-on like this, so he felt a little regretful.

After all, Lu Xiangsheng's [-] infantrymen have not yet grown up, and their training may not be perfect. In terms of command, they will certainly not be able to command skillfully and flexibly.

Otherwise, there would not be a large formation with tens of thousands of people, let alone a long snake formation.

Because no matter how many phalanxes there are, no matter how complex the formations are, Lu Xiangsheng will most likely not be able to handle them, so he has to create the simplest phalanx of [-] people.

Of course, he knew that this was definitely not a lack of Lu Xiangsheng's ability, but a lack of time.

After all, in terms of military level, apart from his insights beyond his time, he estimated that he was far inferior to Lu Xiangsheng.

Because in his previous life he could only be regarded as an ordinary young officer, but this guy was one of the best among the generals of the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Report, Your Majesty, the two armies have advanced ten miles..."

"stop!"

Both sides had made signs in advance yesterday and had measured them. So when the front square formation of the Chinese army arrived at the sign, Lin Rui also issued an order to stop advancing, and not long after, the Ming army also stopped.

The two sides were ten miles apart, and ordinary soldiers could basically only see a black line in the distance. This still had to be seen by the soldiers at the front.

"Your Majesty, this distance is too far. We can't even see people clearly. I think it's appropriate for each of us to advance two miles further."

"At the beginning, I proposed five miles, but Governor Lu did not agree and insisted on ten miles. However, there is no need to comply with it now. We can continue to move forward at any time, or we can launch an attack directly." Lin Rui explained.

"Your Majesty, shall we attack directly now, or shall we continue to advance?"

"Don't worry, war is not a child's play. Once we fight, there will be rivers of blood and corpses everywhere today. If we can avoid it, we still have to do our best to avoid it.

I'll talk to Governor Lu first to see if I can persuade him to submit directly. If not, it won't be too late to start a war! "

Lin Rui looked up at the sky and saw that it was still early, the weather was neither hot nor cold, and there was no sign of rain, so he decided to invite Lu Xiangsheng to talk in person.

After all, they are both Han people, and the combined strength of both sides exceeds 20. Once a fight begins, 5 people are the least likely to die, and they are all young men.

(End of this chapter)