A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 496 Arrangement
Everyone surrounded him, all envious.

Although everyone is in the local area and the surrounding terrain is in sight, but condensing it on the sand table, there is a feeling that the mountains and rivers are under control.And on the sand table, you can more intuitively understand the military layout that controls our enemy's formation.

After all, in this cold-weapon war, the military formations are often spread out for many miles. It is not easy to grasp the situation of each military formation in time.Especially now that many famous generals don't even know the signal.Relying on fast horse delivery, changes in military conditions are often discovered inadvertently.

But it's useless for everyone to envy, this is a small sand table, it looks simple, but it is difficult to draw.The collection of intelligence and the survey of the terrain require a large number of professional personnel. If the survey of the terrain is inaccurate, the sand table produced is equivalent to nothing, and may be harmful.

In the current Ming Dynasty, apart from the Jingbian Army, who has a large number of talents in this field?Even the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty didn't have any, so they could only look at it with greed.

The arrangement of the battle formations of all parties was presided over by Wang Dou, and even Wu Sangui had no objection.

Pointing to the sand table, Wang Dou said: "Our division's strategy for this battle is mainly to defend the battle. Use the southeast of the Chinese army's large formation to prevent bandits from attacking Yang Shuai's troops on the front of Huangtuling from the flank, and wait for the opportunity to cut off Huangtuling and Songshan. Ling's connection!"

Wang Dou set the tone, and then said: "The left side of our army is the hills and mountains in the southeast of Huangtuling. There are many low mountains and the ground is undulating. This place is not conducive to most cavalry troops fighting. Therefore, Benbo intends that the infantry be deployed here. , can be beneficial to intercept and kill the enemy!"

The generals of the Jingbian Army, Han Chao, Zhong Xiancai, Li Guangheng, Zhao Xuan, Zhong Tiaoyang, Chi Dacheng, and some Zanhuas all surrounded Wang Dou and listened carefully. I have already gone to various places in Jinzhou to check.

There are also supervisor Zhang Ruoqi, Wu Sangui, Fu Yingchong, Guo Yingxian, Wang Zheng, Li Yunshu and others, also listening intently.

After listening to Wang Dou's words, everyone looked at the sand table, and at the several hills where the cavalry of the Jingbian army were occupying at this time. Sure enough, the terrain on the left side of the army was conducive to the defense of the infantry.

Wu Sangui's eyes flickered, and he said: "Dare to ask Uncle Zhongyong, does the last general's car camp also need to be arranged on the left?"

Wang Dou said: "No need, General Wu's infantry battalion is still in place. In this way, one of our troops is on the left and the other is on the right, and the ground that can be protected is wider. And the left and right echoes, and the bandits and slaves can attack every place. Depending on the situation, help each other and attack each other!"

After letting everyone digest their thoughts, Wang Dou said: "Of course, if there is defense, there is also attack. The terrain on the right of the infantry is the area under our feet. From the Jingbian Army on the left to the Ningyuan Army Vehicle Camp on the right, most of the terrain It is gentle enough to gather most of the cavalry. Therefore, the [-] cavalry of my Jingbian army, and General Wu's Ningyuan cavalry, gather here more!"

Everyone thought about it carefully, in this way, the arrangement of one's own army formed a situation where there were infantry battalions on the left and right, and cavalry in the middle.

Everyone in the car camp guards has confidence, but this cavalry...

Wang Zheng is the younger brother of Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong. He has just turned 30 years old. Like Wang Pu, he is also gorgeously dressed, with bright armor, and a shrewd and friendly expression. He is a social butterfly at first glance.

His eyes flickered, then he smiled all over his face, nodded and bowed to Wang Dou and said, "Uncle Zhongyong, the general has something to ask for advice, with this arrangement, what if the Tatars don't attack my two-wing infantry battalion, but focus on my cavalry in the middle? "

Wang Dou praised: "Good question, General Wang!"

He said: "So Ben Bo decided to place the 25 Shenwei General Cannons of the Shenji Battalion and the [-] Hongyi Cannons of our Jingbian Army behind the cavalry, that is, the hills not far behind us. On the high ground!"

Everyone turned their heads together, and less than a mile behind them, there was indeed a hilly land that went left and right, with ups and downs.

The hills are not high, but compared to the Pingchuan land in front of us, it is considered a highland.At this time, the artillery of Shenji Battalion and Zhao Xuan's artillery battalion were busy setting up artillery on the hill.

And less than a mile behind the hill, there is another deep trench running back and forth.It was the trenches dug between Huangtuling and Songshanling by the peasants who came with Bai Guangen and Wu Sangui at that time. Due to Bai Guangen's rapid defeat, the trenches were not dug long.

Wang Dou said: "If they attack my cavalry, nearly a hundred Hongyi cannons will bombard them continuously, and they will definitely break up halfway. Even if they don't break up, they won't form an formation. But our cavalry is well-organized, and we will surely win a big victory!"

Everyone was refreshed, according to what Wang Dou said, the cavalry is indeed safe, and the infantry defends, and the cavalry attacks, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of gains.

With the cover of cavalry, artillery can be more leisurely and continuous bombardment.

Fu Yingchong, deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, first agreed.What he is most afraid of is that Wang Dou will arrange his artillery to the front of the infantry or cavalry, and now hide behind the army to bombard, but he is good at Shenji Battalion.

However, Wang Dou said again: "Of course, there are still a large number of rocket vehicles in our army, which are the Shenji Arrows of the Shenji Battalion. Some rocket vehicles can be arranged in front of the cavalry army, so as to deal with the crowds coming Stock slave riders, rockets, are more powerful than artillery!"

Fu Yingchong's thin and tall figure bent over at once, and placed his rocket car at the forefront of the cavalry?Isn't that the fine cavalry of the Tartars, who will attack their own rocket car first?How do the archers resist when the enemy cavalry rolls towards them?

He opened his mouth, revealing two huge canine teeth. Before he could speak, he heard Wang Dou say again: "Also, there is a hill in front, rocket vehicles are placed in front of the hill, and a large number of mortars are placed on the hill to launch explosive blasts." Afterwards, keep bombarding the slave cavalry!"

In fact, the land not far ahead is not even counted as hills, but the terrain there is slightly undulating across the relatively flat land.

However, it is also considered to have a wide range, and a large number of mortars can be deployed.

Of course Wang Dou didn't dare to place mortars behind the cavalry. The bullets they fired sometimes flew far away and sometimes flew close.

What if you accidentally fly over the cavalry and explode, and the smoke covers it, covering your own cavalry formation below?Therefore, it can only be arranged in front of the cavalry.

Looking at Fu Yingchong's face, Wang Dou understood his intentions, smiled, and said, "Brother Da Ya, don't panic. Behind and on both sides of the arrow chariot are the cavalry of our Jingbian army. The slave cavalry have not reached two hundred paces. They will attack, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion will be safe and sound!"

Fu Yingchong was right when he thought about it. Besides, if he wanted to make military achievements, how could he not take some risks?He gritted his teeth and agreed.

Seeing Wang Dou talking eloquently, inserting the small flags that represent his own army formation on the sand table one by one, everyone can understand it at a glance, far more clear than the previous strategies arranged by the superiors.

This made everyone have an overall layout in their hearts, and they all admired, this Jingbian army's sand table is really a treasure.

In particular, Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, thinking that no matter how difficult it will be in the future, he will have the entire detailed sand table in the army.

At the same time, he was still envious of the beheading gains of the Jingbian army. He heard that there were many Baya la men from the Qing Dynasty among them, and they were all the best among the elite. big.Of course, Wang Dou would not give up such heads.

Everyone has no objection to Wang Dou's arrangement at this time. Everyone has been fighting for so many years. In the past, the superiors who arranged the war, regardless of the orders of the military officers and generals, felt veiled and confused.

Only this time the layout is the clearest, no matter what the fight will be like later, at least Wang Dou's arrangement for now is not a problem.

Wu Sangui had no objection either. Zhang Ruoqi didn't know soldiers, and he had nothing to say. According to what he said before, his only function was to cheer for the army.

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The strategy was decided, and the troops quickly deployed. The cavalry of the Jingbian army on the left side of the hills that had previously seized the terrain were all withdrawn, and assembled in the Pingchuan area on the right.A sergeant of the Jingbian Army Infantry Battalion and the Shenji Battalion formed a formation on the left hill.

The Chinese army was concentrated on the hilly high ground not far behind, and the telescopic cart was also erected high on a high ground.On this undulating hilly land running left and right, in addition to the arrangement of the Chinese army and artillery, there are also cavalry formations one after another in the low and low places.

And behind the hills of the Chinese army, a large number of civilians gathered here, and on their periphery, they were surrounded by dirt trucks one by one.Inside, a large number of tents of the Jingbian army were erected, and the soldiers and doctors prepared boiling water and drinking water in the tents, as well as a large number of stretchers, and did a good job in the rescue of wounded soldiers at any time, as well as various logistical tasks.

Because Wang Dou is forming a concave formation, the raised areas in front will be hit first by the slave cavalry, or the focus of the attack, so these small convex formations, Wang Dou decided to deploy the battle-tested first-class army.

The two generals of the Jingbian infantry battalion, the right battalion of Zhong Xiancai, and the rear battalion of Han Dynasty, each with four thousand generals and 32 generals, each battalion has two first-class troops and two second-class troops.Therefore, in Wang Dou's layout, sixteen of the first-class troops in general, six of them are divided into six small formations, and gather at the front of the infantry formation.

There are 200 soldiers in each formation, two long spear teams and two firecracker teams. These six small formations are 150 steps apart from each other.

And a hundred steps below the center of the two small formations, there is another small formation.

There are a total of five small formations below, also stationed with first-class troops, and the small formation above, forming an upside-down character formation.

The eleven small formations stationed by the first-class troops of the Jingbian Army are all surrounded by chariots, with Buddha Wolf machine artillery in between.

150 steps below the eleven first-class army formations is a rectangular second-class army formation.

Sixteen general second-class armies have twelve general formations, with 200 inner spearmen and 400 firecrackers each. The firecrackers are divided into three layers, with [-] people in each layer.

The spearmen below are divided into multiple layers. Of course, they also have the task of protecting the two wings of the gunmen.

In this large formation of the second-class army, a row of chariots was also arranged in front of the firecrackers.

On the left flank of these army formations, there are two large formations lined up by the sergeants of the Shenji Battalion.

Among them, there is an army formation on the upper left of the Jingbian Army, and a large rectangular formation is formed about a hundred steps away from the lower left end.A part of the formation, and the front and right Jingbian Army two small formations, forming a character shape.

Of course, the formation of the Shenji Battalion is extremely long, and most of their army's Flang machine light vehicles are deployed here, which can be regarded as the left wing of the entire Jingbian army.There are several rolling hills where they form an formation, and the defensive terrain is superior.

At the bottom of the Shenji Battalion's rectangular formation, there is another raised hill slope along the left side, so there is also a Shenji Battalion formation here. In addition to the tanks and artillery, there are also some rocket car.

Their two army formations formed a big J shape.

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were all enthusiastic and ready to fight, but of course Wang Dou would not rest assured that they would defend alone.

The remaining five first-class troops of the general Jingbian army and four second-class troops of the general army, in addition to some serving as reserve troops, some people are arranged in their large formations to fight together.

Although the left side of the formation is not conducive to the movement of large groups of cavalry, it is to prevent the Qing cavalry from going around the hills on the left, or rushing down from the more steep southeastern slope of Huangtuling to attack the large formation of the Chinese army behind.Wang Dou also deployed most of Wang Zheng, Li Yunshu, and Guo Yingxian's cavalry here.

Wang Dou estimated that there would not be many Qing cavalry coming around from this side. With this kind of terrain, the horsepower cannot be released, and if the infantry and cavalry of the Ming army outflank the front and back, and Yang Guozhu may send cavalry to attack, it will be another outflanking and siege battle.

(End of this chapter)