The 300,000 Ming troops moved five miles forward in two days, and the camp where they were stationed also moved forward. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The distance between the camps of the Ming army and the Mongol army was shortened to fifteen miles.

The movement of 300,000 troops is not so simple, which requires detailed deployment and arrangement, and even the location of each tent, etc., after all, the opposite side is nearly 400,000 Mongolian troops, if in the process of moving, encountering a sudden attack by the Mongolian army, it is necessary to have a way to deal with it.

The actions of the Ming army naturally aroused the great attention of the Mongolian army.

Kublai Khan kept his eyes on all this.

It had been six days since he arrived in Chenzhuang, and Kublai Khan had also not given the order to attack, but by this time, he had become calm, and looked at Prince Habichi, who was eager to try, but did not give the order.

Of course, Kublai Khan also went through careful consideration, the artillery possessed by the Ming army is very powerful, and the experience of many battles is still carried out, and the effective range of its artillery is about three to five miles, although the scouts have tried their best to investigate, but still have not been able to find out where the Ming artillery is, which is the problem that Kublai Khan is most worried about.

Artillery is mainly used to siege the city, in the field of battle, the role is limited, but in the face of dense crowds, its power is still not to be underestimated, Kublai Khan is very clear, there are nearly 400,000 troops under his command, if it encounters the bombardment of the Ming artillery, the loss must be not small.

Of course, Kublai Khan also carried a lot of return cannons this time, this kind of improved trebuchet, the power is also huge, think of the dense stones falling from the sky, smashed down will definitely cause heavy casualties and unusual deterrence to the Ming army.

For the description of the power of the Ming artillery, Kublai Khan is also between the two, he did not see the artillery of the Ming army with his own eyes, most of them are obtained through description, some reports describe the artillery as extremely powerful, as if it is indestructible, some think that the artillery in the field battle, there is not so much power, as long as the attacking sergeants are scattered, they can maximize the damage caused by the artillery, those who describe the indestructibility of the artillery, most of them are in the battle of attacking the city, and those who think that the artillery is not so powerful, It's a battle that comes from the open area of the wilderness.

After many times of thinking and analysis, Kublai Khan had some judgments in his heart, that is to say, the artillery of the Ming army was not so powerful in the battle in the open area, but in the siege battle, it could show great power.

This is similar to the return artillery, after all, the battle of attacking the city is facing the city, the city is fixed, can not be moved, but the battle in the open area, the sergeant is moving, and the bulky artillery faces the moving target, and the power is naturally reduced.

With such an analysis, Kublai Khan was much more relieved, but he still did not dare to take risks, in the next battle, how to avoid the attack of the Ming artillery, how to avoid the Ming artillery to cause heavy casualties to the army, became his main concern.

If it weren't for the fact that the Ming army had artillery, Kublai Khan would have ordered the army to attack long ago.

Now, the Ming army has begun to move on a large scale, and it is moving in the direction of Chenzhuang, which shows that Wu Shaogang can't hold his breath and wants to attack.

Whether this move is good or bad for the Mongolian army, it is really impossible to make an accurate judgment for a while.

Kublai Khan didn't have too many people to discuss, and most of the outstanding strategists around him were Han Chinese, but now Kublai Khan no longer believes in the Han people, and the strategists around him naturally have nothing.

When encountering any matter, Kublai Khan mostly needs to think about it himself and make a final decision, but fortunately, Kublai Khan has long been prepared.

The Ming army moved five miles in the direction of Chenzhuang, and Kublai Khan's order was also issued, and nearly 400,000 troops moved five miles in the direction of the Ming army and set up camp, so that the two sides were only ten miles apart.

Kublai Khan must give such an order, or a holy decree, otherwise the momentum of the army will be lost to the Ming army, the momentum of the two armies is extremely critical, if you watch the Ming army get closer and closer, but you don't have any action, the sergeant has a sense of loss in his heart, and his emotions will definitely be affected.

However, Kublai Khan's decree was also very clear, the army moved five miles in the direction of the Ming army, and the camp was completely fixed.

A clear map was already in front of him, and the sand table also marked the latest garrison of the Mongolian army.

Wu Shaogang's face was finally not so serious, and finally let the Mongolian army move, the distance between the two armies was only ten miles, it should be said that this was already the limit distance, but Wu Shaogang still had to continue to move in the direction of the Mongolian army camp, in his mind, the distance between the two army camps was five miles, which was the biggest limit.

Because of the movement of the camp, the Dingkun artillery will inevitably need to transfer the position, which is unavoidable, the previous plan was for the Mongolian army to come to attack the county seat of Juxian, who knew that Kublai Khan did not have this plan at all, people just did not get into the circle, there was no way, Wu Shaogang could only decide to get close to the Mongolian army.

The position of the Dingkun artillery is to absolutely guarantee safety, and the only way to ensure safety is to be under the escort of 300,000 troops, and the position of the Dingkun artillery was set up before, in the south of Juxian County, near the direction of Haizhou, and the Mongolian army scouts could not detect it at all.

Therefore, the movement of the Dingkun artillery and the selection of positions must be in place at one time, even if the Mongolian scouts find out, it will not have much effect.

In other words, the position of the Dingkun artillery, about five miles away from the Mongolian military camp, is the most suitable, so that the Dingkun artillery can carry out wanton and indiscriminate bombardment against the Mongolian military camp.

The 300,000 army guarded the Dingkun cannon, and such a decision was made by Wu Shao just now, because he knew that the Dingkun cannon could play a decisive role in the battle.

The military camp of the Mongolian army is not much different from the fixed city, and after the Dingkun cannon is aimed at the barracks, large-scale bombing can also cause huge damage.

There are 600 Dingkun cannons carried by the army, and if 600 Dingkun cannons are fired at the same time to bombard the Mongolian army's barracks, Wu Shaogang can't imagine that kind of momentum.

Of course, Wu Shaogang also knew that Kublai Khan had return artillery, and there were quite a few of them.

Although this return cannon is primitive, it can also cause huge damage, think about the stones falling from the sky, how can the flesh and blood resist, once the Ming army and the Mongolian army's camp are only five miles apart, the Mongolian army's return cannon can also be fired, causing some damage to the Ming army.

The weight of the two benefits is the heavier, and the lesser of the two evils.

Wu Shaogang's decree and order were issued again, and the Ming army continued to move in the direction of the Mongolian army's camp, and spent three days camping five miles away from the Mongolian army.

As soon as Wu Shaogang's order was issued, Cai Siwei and others directly expressed their opposition.

If the camp of the Ming army is only five miles away from the camp of the Mongolian army, then it is just within the range of the Mongolian iron cavalry impact, and the Mongolian iron cavalry will be able to exert the greatest power at that time, and this power is directly given by the Ming army.

Of course, Cai Siwei and the others knew that the best firing range of the Dingkun cannon was also three to five miles, but they had calculated in detail that the placement of the six hundred Dingkun guns would take time, and it would take at least half a day, and if the Mongolian army launched an attack when the army had just arrived, the Ming army would be at a huge disadvantage, and if the Dingkun cannon could not play its role at that time, all the arrangements would come to naught.

Even Zhang Wenqian, Lu Wenhuan and others were a little worried about such an arrangement, and they thought it was too risky.

Wu Shaogang insisted on his opinion.

When Cai Siwei and others came to the Chinese military tent, Wu Shaogang spoke directly.

"Your worries, I understand, every battle is a gamble, I have always believed so, this time is no exception, once the army under my command is only five miles away from the Mongolian army, the Mongolian army will attack at the first time, then the soldiers will be in a huge passivity, the position of the Dingkun artillery will take a certain amount of time, so when the Mongolian army really launches an attack, the Dingkun artillery may not be able to play a role."

"But I think that Kublai Khan will never move, such a critical battle, without full certainty, Kublai Khan will not move easily, the Mongolian army was stationed in Chenzhuang for six days, there is no sign of attack, this time to move forward five miles to set up camp, there is still no slightest offensive action, so it seems that Kublai Khan is also very cautious."

"What I need is this hesitation, not for long, half a day is enough."

"Zhang Binghui, do you have the confidence to arrange the position of the Dingkun artillery within half a day?"

Zhang Binghui stood up and opened his mouth with his fists clenched.

"Your Majesty, the last general is confident, two hours is enough."

"Okay, what I need is this sentence, you should keep in mind that when we are five miles away from the Mongolian military camp, it will be the beginning of the general attack."

When Wu Shao first said this, Cai Siwei and the others finally understood.

It turned out that moving forward five miles, the 300,000 army would not take much time to settle the camp, but was ready to directly launch a general attack on the Mongolian army, so it was different, the sergeant was ready to fight, even if the Mongolian iron cavalry attacked, it could be resisted, as long as it lasted for more than two hours, once the Dingkun cannon began to exert its might, the Mongolian army would definitely not be able to attack with all its strength.

This is the way to take the initiative to attack, and it is also the operational deployment of the plan to completely defeat the Mongolian army.

300,000 plus 400,000, 700,000 people will fight here, such a fight, I am afraid it will be difficult to appear for thousands of years, which makes Cai Siwei suddenly excited.

Wu Shaogang was also excited, but he couldn't see the slightest expression on his face.