After breaking out of the encirclement of the rebels, Gu Yanwu's new army encountered friendly troops who came to meet them, and the two teams were combined into one team, and they successfully arrived at Changpoling without giving the rebels any opportunity.

An Bangyan also saw the plan of this new army at this time, and occupied Changpoling to echo the defenders in Guiyang City.

An Bangyan has been in the military for a long time, how can he not see the sinister of such a layout, and the Ming army of Changpoling will definitely come to the rescue if he is attacking the city, and it is likely that he will stab himself in the back when his own siege is in full swing.

Such a situation is naturally not what An Bangyan wants to see.

But An Bangyan also found a loophole from it, if he attacked the Ming army in Changpoling, the Ming army in the city might not dare to go out of the city to rescue, and if he went out of the city to rescue, it might not be a good opportunity for himself.

Thinking of this, An Bangyan had an idea.

Changpo Ridge is located in the north of Guiyang City five miles, is a small soil slope of less than 200 meters, the long slope is long, that is to say, this slope is very gentle.

Moreover, there is little vegetation on the slope, just some shrubs on the grass, which is not good news for the Ming army who want to defend here.

The absence of trees means that it is impossible to build walls quickly, and there is no effective shield against ranged weapons such as bows and arrows on the attacking side.

And without the defense of the walled fort, if tens of thousands of troops rush up, it is likely that the master will be beaten to death by random punches.

In the rebel tent, An Bangyan, Hao Chongming, and General An Ji, who had just been beaten with 20 military sticks and couldn't sit still, as well as a number of senior generals, all made plans to capture Changpoling around these advantages.

However, what An Bangyan thought of was not a problem for the new army at all.

This is an all-firearms army, and it is a firearms army that has been instilled with new methods of warfare.

So, while the rebels had not yet begun to attack, the draft plan of the General Staff of the New Army on the defense system of Changpoling had been sent to the engineer company.

Under the guidance of the engineer company, all the officers and men of the new army have begun to build a defensive army.

Although the vegetation of Changpo Ridge was not abundant, the sparse bushes still interfered with the shooting boundary, so it was quickly eradicated.

The long gentle slope leading to the top of the hill was divided into three lines of defense by the New Army, and the New Army soldiers were beginning to dig trenches according to the blueprints.

Guizhou has a lot of laterite, and the soil is relatively loose, although it is winter, but because there is no freezing, so it is easier to dig, and there is a sapper shovel made of fine iron, and the earthwork is carried out very quickly.

Watching the Ming army digging quickly with a tool they had never seen before, the rebel scouts in charge of surveillance were amazed.

The Ming army is really rich, how good it would be if this kind of iron tool was used to make knives and guns, it would be a pity.

The rebel scouts who monitored the movements of the Ming army kept keeping their hearts, and then talked to each other about the violent nature of the Ming army.

The fortifications built by the new army are mainly trenches, which are one meter deep, and the soil on them is basically one and a half meters high, and standing shooting can hide most of the body in the trenches.

In addition, the trench is also designed with anti-artillery, and a hole is cut on the side facing the enemy, so that the enemy can hide in it to prevent arrows when the enemy shoots arrows.

In trench warfare, this design was mainly used to defend against artillery, but given that the rebels did not have artillery, the Novauvelles found it just as easy to defend against arrows.

The three trenches are in the shape of a ring to guard the headquarters at the top of the slope, and there are twelve communication trenches between the trenches, so that if the first line of defense is breached, the new army can quickly move to the second line of defense.

And in order to match the rate of fire of the Mini rifle, the three lines of defense can also form a crossfire network, and in case of emergency, three shots can also be carried out to stop the death charge of the rebels.

However, after careful analysis, the staff of the new army felt that this kind of death charge was very unlikely for a Tusi army that was not in a desperate situation.

For the attack on Changpoling and Guiyang City, although the rebels are urgent, but they have not reached the point where they must take it at any cost, if the casualties exceed a certain level, it is useless for the rebels to take Guiyang City.

Moreover, as the attacker with an absolute advantage in strength, the rebels have the right to choose completely in their own hands, and if Changpoling or Guiyang City really can't bite down, the possibility of their withdrawal and transfer is probably greater.

Based on a comprehensive analysis, the General Staff of the New Army came to the conclusion that it would not be difficult to hold Changpoling and Guiyang City, but the crux of the problem was how to hold back the rebels in the face of the setback of the rebels' attack and the transfer of preparations.

Moreover, this also determines whether the Second Extravagant Rebellion can be successfully pacified before the arrival of the Spring Festival, and to prevent the rebels from evolving into rogues, taking advantage of geographical advantages to wander around and cause chaos in Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing and Yunnan.

The General Staff of the New Army is not very sure about dragging down the rebels, and if they fight hard, the rebels are likely to move away, and if they can't fight hard, their own casualties may be greater.

In this regard, the General Staff Department has formulated several plans, but whether it can be successfully implemented depends on whether the rebels cooperate.

As the first line of Nuves fortifications was completed, the rebel scouts who were monitoring the Nouvelles looked at each other.

What's going on? Is it to dig tunnels to infiltrate Guiyang City?

In the past, the officers and soldiers I saw were all defending the city, and I had never seen an officer or army digging up the earth to defend it.

Soon, this strange behavior of the Ming army reached An Bangyan's desk.

For this sudden appearance of the Ming army, An Bangyan, Yu Chongming, and even the generals of the rebel army did not expect it in advance.

Regarding the rescue of the Ming army, the rebels had also thought about many troops before, such as the officers and soldiers in Sichuan and Chongqing, but that would be more than a month later.

An Bangyan, who has dealt with the official army a lot, knows that there is a lack of battalions in the land of Sichuan and Chongqing, except for the generals who are retained all the year round, most of them are guards, what the guards are like, after the battles of Bijie, Longchang, Zunyi and other battles, the rebels know very clearly.

And even if the Ming court decided to send troops to rescue Guiyang, it would be almost a month since the news came and went.

Wait until the generals of Sichuan and Chongqing form an army, levy people's husbands, collect food and wages, and then rush to Guiyang, which will take two months at the earliest.

Moreover, most of the rebels have occupied the cities around Guiyang, and if the Ming army comes to rescue Guiyang, they must first pull out the nails on the periphery.

Guiyang is mountainous, and if you want to bypass those strongholds and go straight to Guiyang, you have to drill the mountain paths, which is absolutely impossible for officers and soldiers with bloated and heavy troops.

Unless it is a small group of surprise soldiers, but such a small group of strange soldiers is undoubtedly here to deliver food for 60,000 rebels, just like this small force of 3,000 people.

That's right, although the new army has already shown its strength, in An Bangyan's eyes, the Ming army of 3,000 people is here to deliver food.

And judging from the fortifications that this new army is currently building, it is indeed here to deliver food.

The three-zhang high Guiyang city wall has been attacked, and there is only a small ditch, which is only a small ditch.

That's right, after the speeches of the generals, the trenches that the new army had worked for a long time were a joke in the eyes of the rebels, but only Anji, who had a blossoming butt, felt that things were not so simple.

"This generation is not to worry, there are no high walls and rivers, and such a defense is difficult to fight in front of my tens of thousands of troops."

Yu Chongming looked at Anji's somewhat worried face, and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder to show comfort.

Regarding An Bangyan's punishment of his son without discrimination, how could Yu Chongming not see his purpose of stabilizing and buying the hearts of the army.

If the crime was really punished according to military regulations, Anji's head should have been cut off a long time ago.

There are detailed efforts in the city to dedicate the city, but they were disrupted by the sudden appearance of reinforcements, not only did they return in vain, but they lost more than 1,000 soldiers, such an ending is enough to cut off their heads to show the public.