readx; After learning about the situation of the Qin soldiers, Li Dingguo and Li Laiheng gave a brief introduction to the enemy's situation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 It turned out that these two generals were well-intentioned people, and after seeing that Zhu Youzhen was very interested in the battle plan, they each sent scouts in advance, pretending to be smuggling merchants, and went to Baoketu to do some reconnaissance. The situation of the two sides corroborates each other, and it is possible to roughly grasp the distribution of the Mongol forces.

Originally, the Ordos Department was divided into six banners, each with about 2,000 households, a total of about 10,000 households; There are as few as one young and middle-aged man in each household, and as many as three or four men. The Mongols were a "people on horseback", and every adult man was a warrior, so there were about 20,000 cavalry, and the rest were old and weak, women and children. Among them, their chieftain Timur ruled the Dalat banner, known as the "Qingshan Khan", and was nomadic in the area of Bauktu. The other five flags are centered on Baoketu and are distributed near or far.

Speaking of which, the strength of the Ordos Department is also comparable to that of the Qin soldiers. However, since the Longqing period, the northwest border has been relatively stable, and the Ordos Department has not experienced a major war for decades, and the tribe is relatively lazy, indulging in fine wine and women all day long, and the combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced.

However, it is now autumn, and as the weather cools down, other tribes in the Mongolian steppes will gradually migrate south. Although these tribes usually fight for pasture and occasionally have conflicts, they are always unanimous in the face of the Han Chinese. If you wait until those tribes rush to the Hetao area, it will be more troublesome.

After learning all the relevant circumstances, Zhu Youzhen finally made up his mind to immediately launch a re-operation without further ado. In his opinion, no matter which tribe it is, it is always the Mongols; As long as it is a Mongol, it is the Ming Dynasty and his enemy of Zhu Youzhen. This resumption of the battle is not only to recover the lost territory and avenge the thousands of Han people who were killed by the Mongols, but also to comfort Li Chongyao's soul in the sky!

The plan for the resumption of operations basically adopted Li Dingguo's plan. The operation was divided into three phases. The first stage was to raid Baoketu with a small number of troops, annihilate all the Mongols who had been doing business there for a long time, and quickly build fortifications; The second stage is to use this small number of troops to attract most of the troops of the Ordos Department to besiege them, and drag them to the death; The third stage is to use the main cavalry force to counter-encircle the enemy, and annihilate it in one fell swoop.

Although this battle plan was cleverly conceived, it was also very difficult to implement, and each stage faced different difficulties, and the most difficult and critical was the second stage. The difficulty lies in the fact that at this stage we cannot invest too many troops, otherwise with the cunning of the Mongols, it is very likely that they will abandon the northern part of Baoketu and flee into the vast steppe, and then they will not be able to realize the combat intention of total annihilation.

But the troops are too small, and there is a danger of being eaten by the enemy. In particular, the terrain of Baoketu was flat and there was no danger to defend, and when the tens of thousands of Mongol troops launched a charge, if they fought hard, even the main force of the Qin soldiers would have a hard chance of winning.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it became Zhu Youzhen's only choice to build temporary fortifications with infantry and chariots equipped with firearms, and to use positional warfare to resist the Mongols, so that the enemy would lose the traditional advantage of cavalry. In this regard, the first regiment undoubtedly had a great deal of light, not only did they have the best firearms and equipment, but the 500 Qi family troops who had newly joined the Qin soldiers were also temporarily assigned to one regiment, and the dozens of chariots and dozens of small Furlong machine guns were sharp weapons for positional warfare.

Therefore, after repeated discussions, Zhu Youzhen made a decision: The first regiment of the first regiment of the first regiment of two infantry battalions, one battalion of vehicles, one battalion of engineers, plus 500 Qijia troops, and Li Dingguo's second regiment, one infantry battalion and one battalion of vehicles, a total of about 3,000 troops, will undertake the first and second phases of combat missions.

All the cavalry battalions and reconnaissance battalions of the four regiments, totaling about 5,000 troops, were hidden in the desert south of Bauktu and were responsible for the decisive third phase of the operation. Xie Yong's 5th Regiment drew cavalry and scouts as reserves, and was responsible for receiving the main force to withdraw from the battle in the event of an unfavorable battle.

Due to the division of forces in two, there was another fierce dispute over who would be the supreme commander of the battlefield. Zhu Youzhen originally planned to go to Baoketu to command the battle, but all the generals unanimously and resolutely opposed it, on the grounds that the battlefield was too dangerous, especially if it was deliberately besieged for a period of time, and once the King of Qin made a mistake, everything would lose its meaning.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't resist the generals, so he had to retreat to the second best place and follow the cavalry troops to participate in the third phase of the battle. This time, it will not matter who stops him, and in such a major and dangerous operation, it is impossible for Zhu Youzhen to shrink in the rear. In this era, there was no telegraph and telephone, and there was no remote control at all, so Zhu Youzhen, as the commander of the whole army, had to go to the front line to grasp the enemy's situation. And his role in motivating the morale of the entire army is irreplaceable by anyone.

Next, Hao Yongzhong and Li Laiheng wanted to rush to participate in the first and second phases of the battle. Because they knew very well in their hearts that the second stage, which was surrounded by enemy troops, was more dangerous than the third stage. With such a difficult task, they didn't want to push it to their comrades, they all wanted to snatch the command and face the crazy attack of the Mongols themselves.

Zhu Youzhen sank his face and said: "This king has already made a decision, so you don't have to fight anymore." The 1st and 2nd regiments were more proficient in the use of firearms and chariot warfare, while the 3rd and 4th regiments had the advantage of cavalry. In the first two stages, Li Dingguo was responsible for the overall responsibility; In the third stage, the king personally commanded! The soldiers are very fast, this king will give you three days to return to the garrison to mobilize the troops, and after three days, you must set off and assemble in Li Laiheng's Dunzhou first. However, it is not possible to disclose the plan of action in advance, just say that it is normal training. From departure to assembly, it takes about five days; It is more than 800 miles away from Baoketu and passes through a desert area, and it takes at least ten days for infantry and combat vehicles. Today is the eighth day of the seventh month, and we will try to end the battle before the end of the month! ”

Ling out of the mountain, in addition to Xie Sheng, the other four generals left Qin Wangzhuang that night. The first regiment of Xie Shengsheng immediately began to prepare for the battle in full swing, and although the soldiers did not know what action was about to be made, the atmosphere of the mountain rain still made everyone feel nervous and excited.

In order to keep it strictly confidential, Zhu Youzhen did not reveal the battle plan to anyone, except Rui'er and Qi Meifeng. Rui'er will continue to be responsible for the affairs of the Qin Palace; Qi Meifeng wants to live in a simple place, making the King of Qin greedy for women, in order to confuse the pervasive Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Just got married and was about to separate, of course Qi Meifeng was a little reluctant; But she was the one who could best understand Zhu Youzhen's military thinking, so she just held Zhu Youzhen's hand tightly and told her simply and affectionately: "Take care, prince!" ”

Zhu Youzhen naturally knows the weight of the word "take care". Three days later, taking the opportunity to send his father-in-law Qi Xianzong back to the east, the expeditionary force of the first regiment drove out of the Qinwangzhuang garrison.

Qi Xianzong, a veteran of the battlefield, couldn't see some clues, but just arched his hand seriously: "Your Highness, the last general has resigned." The chaotic war situation in the northwest is where heroes come into play, and I hope that His Royal Highness will protect your body and wait for the situation to change. ”

When Qi Xianzong and his entourage gradually disappeared at the end of the official road, Zhu Youzhen glanced back at the towering city wall of Qinwangzhuang, straightened his chest on the jujube red horse, and said to Xie Sheng beside him: "Pass the order, the whole army will be pulled!" ”