Xuzhou, Xiao County

Xiao County is located at the intersection of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces, the northern part of the Huaibei Plain and the southern end of the Huanghuaihai Plain. It is adjacent to Xuzhou in the east, Huaibei in the south, Fengxian in the north, Yongcheng and Dangshan in the northwest in the west, and faces Heze in Shandong, and borders with Suzhou Yongqiao District in the southeast, with a superior geographical location.

However, due to the impact of the Yellow Flood, Xiao County has formed a combination of three different natural areas: the Southwest Plain, the Yellow River Highland and the Southeast Shallow Mountainous Area, which mainly belong to the Huanghuai Impact Plain.

Because there is no unique natural danger shelter, Xiao County is also a place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is difficult to be a soldier.

Shangzhuang, located in the southwest of Xiaoxian more than 30 miles, is a typical place where the Huanghuai impact plain.

Because it is located in the plain and the land is fertile, Shangzhuang began to settle down one after another in the first year of Qianlong and became a large village and town with hundreds of households. But now because of the impact of the war, Shangzhuang at this time has been empty, leaving only a piece of cold empty houses here to show the cruelty of the war.

The plain has been a dangerous place for infantry and a place for cavalry to gallop since ancient times.

As an infantry-based anti-thief, he chose to fight with the Qing army with a huge cavalry here in Shangzhuang, which is really incomprehensible.

In this regard, the generals of the Manchu Jiangnan Bandit Suppression Battalion all thought that the anti-thief Zhang Rui was either crazy or stupid.

However, no matter what the outside world speculates, the facts are here.

Ma'anshan, a shallow mountain area in the southeast of Xiao County.

As one of the few shallow mountainous areas in the plains, the terrain around Ma'anshan is naturally the same.

The infantry is good for the mountains, and the cavalry loves the Pingchuan.

However, Ma On Shan is one of the few "high mountains" in the area, and the mountains next to it are not much better. For horses that ride and run all year round, this little hill is just like walking on the ground.

There is a mountain three miles northwest of Ma'anshan, which is named Qianshan.

The mountain is not high, and even a little shorter than Ma'anshan, and the mountain is steeper, which is more suitable for stationing. The loyal army led by Zhang Zhishan was taken here by Zhang Rui.

Three miles northeast of Ma'anshan is Xushan.

Whether it is the height or the steepness of the mountain, Xushan is more like a mountain than Ma'anshan. And the Chiye army led by Wang Yan was sent here by Zhang Rui.

On Ma'anshan, the 10,000 guards led by Zhang Rui and the sharp knife army led by Li De were armed.

The three forces, taking care of each other, showed an inverted triangle and opened the battle situation.

Such a formation is really helpless.

It is said that the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. The stability of the grain route is the stability of the army's heart.

Although the bandit suppression army has always carried grain with the army, carrying grain does not mean that the grain route can be broken.

In the plains, cavalry came and went freely.

In order to prevent the Qing cavalry from harassing their own grain routes, the bandit army could only continuously dispatch soldiers to protect the grain routes. For this reason, there are far fewer soldiers available at the front.

Today, Zhang Zhishan's defense in Qianshan is only 20,000 soldiers, and the strength of Xu Mountain on the right side defended by Wang Yan is also about the same.

Only about 10,000 of the Sharp Knife Army were left to guard Ma'anshan, and the rest of the soldiers were all sent to guard the grain road. If it weren't for Zhang Rui's 10,000 guards, Ma'anshan's defensive strength would be really worrying.

And because the area occupied by the bandit army is all southeast and there is a lack of horses, the cavalry of the bandit army has always been scarce.

Although the bandit army now has five legions, with a total of more than 200,000 soldiers, the total number of cavalry is less than 10,000.

Now, the cavalry that followed Zhang Rui and was stationed in Ma'anshan together only had more than 1,000 cavalry led by Li Kaifu.

The other thousands of cavalry that followed Zhang Rui to the north were also sent out to drive away the Qing cavalry who came to harass the grain road.

It is precisely because of the elongation of the battle line and in order to protect the grain route from damage, the bandit army had to disperse some soldiers to come out to guard. That's why Zhang Rui had to choose such a stable formation to defend against the enemy.

The big war is about to break out. Like an arrow from the bow, there is no possibility of avoiding battle.

On Ma'anshan,

At this time, the bandit army stationed here was digging a wide ditch and building a large number of buildings.

The low walls of the ditches are interconnected. It was like a heavy defensive ring defending Zhang Rui's safety.

Ma'anshan,

To the north, five miles away

The Qing army's Jiangnan bandit suppression battalion is also mobilizing troops at this moment, preparing for a desperate battle with the bandit army.

The two armies fought at the front, and occasional results were reported.

Plains area with a wide view. At this moment, the generals of the Jiangnan Bandit Suppression Battalion, which occupies a high place, can even see the general defensive layout of the Bandit Suppression Army through the clairvoyance.

"Haogou low wall, I still know how to repair this, it seems that these thieves are not too stupid. However, I really don't know what to think about choosing to fight us here. Do they think that this little cover will be enough to deal with our Eight Banners Iron Hoof? Isn't it too unclear that I don't take it seriously? "At this time, this horseman battalion with a yellow flag is in charge of Eji. He Mueller was holding a monocular and looked at the defense of Ma'anshan from afar and said.

Eji. The reason why He Mueller is here is precisely because of the button Hulu. Fu Sen discussed countermeasures with the generals in the Jiangnan bandit camp.

The countermeasures they discussed were: to take two and fight one, and then break through one by one.

Niu Hulu. Fu Sen sat in the Chinese army and looked at the overall situation.

Zhang Zhishan's loyal army on the mountain was handed over to Zhang Wuxiu, the general soldier of Shaanxi, and Meng, the general soldier of Henan, to attack together, and asked them to drag Zhang Zhishan's loyal army even if they couldn't defeat him, so as not to let him have any chance to support Zhang Rui.

Wang Yan's Chiye Army on Xu Mountain was handed over to Zhang Jia. Ah Gui Xie led 5,000 cavalry and 30,000 green battalions to deal with it, and he also demanded that even if he couldn't win, he had to keep an eye on them, and he couldn't let them aid Zhang Rui no matter what.

The bandit army on Ma'anshan was handed over to the Xiao cavalry battalion to command Eji. He Mule led 20,000 cavalry, 10,000 armored Eight Banner soldiers, plus 30,000 green battalion soldiers to attack.

There is only one goal, at all costs, even if the troops are exhausted, the anti-thief Zhang Rui must be killed on Ma'anshan.

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