In the afternoon, the two armies camped more than ten miles apart, during which the cavalry of both sides conducted a small-scale scout battle in the wilderness to prevent the other side from approaching their camp to reconnoitre.

In the face of the army of Dengzhou Town ten miles away, Huang Taiji did not immediately launch an offensive, he had marched ten miles after coming out of Gaizhou, if he wanted to attack Dengzhou Town, he needed to walk another ten miles, if the attack was fruitless, he needed to walk another ten miles back to his camp before dark, and to bypass the heavily garrisoned Yulin Fort, this is not a fortress on the Ningjin defense line, Huang Taiji did not dare to leave such a big nail in the flank and rear, so the Houjin soldiers could only stop north of Yulin Fort, Chen Xin stationed the fourth battalion in Yulinbao and gained the initiative in the selection of the battlefield, and after taking control of Xushan, Dengzhou Town had the geographical advantage of the battlefield.

The hard ground made it difficult to dig trenches on both sides, and the camps were poorly set up. Dengzhou Town's camp took Zhanggezhuang as the midpoint, extending along the east-west direction, Dengzhou Town was well prepared for this battle, first stationed in the nearby seventh battalion camp with a large amount of wood and other materials, the four-wheeled carriage with the army unloaded the javelins and wood needed for camping, and the seven infantry battalions were stationed according to the camp, and each began to deploy the outer night defense.

The ambush army of each department carried supplies out of the camp in turn, dug pits and set up sheds in the north, and the combat engineers directly under Chen Xin were assigned to each battalion to help lay mines and artillery, and most of the ambush troops of each battalion were combat groups composed of mandarin duck formations, of which half were cold weapons and musketeers, which was the tactic of Dengzhou Town, which had been used skillfully for many years, and had shown its power many times in various small-scale battles.

The Fulu army set traps such as thistles, ghost arrows, and mine cannons at the sentry point, and then reported to the patrol officer, who then returned to the Chinese army to give orders. After stabilizing the defense of the camp, the suona sound sounded in each battalion, the battalion officers hung up the flag, convened a meeting of subordinate officers, and arranged for the night officers and patrol officers of the Chinese army.

When the camp in Dengzhou Town was completed, the rangers of the two armies were still chasing in the wilderness, and after it was nearly late, the rangers of the Houjin soldiers slowly retreated, and there were already hundreds of soldiers from both sides in the field, and the red and black corpses were very eye-catching in the snow......

Two miles north of Xushan, one left and one right two thousand cavalry in the middle, there is a horse team of about two hundred people standing in the snow, led by an obese strong man, which is not a common body type in Liaodong at this time, it is the emperor Taiji who does not worry about eating and drinking, and behind him is several banner owners of Houjin.

Although the vigor of his youth is no longer there, his will is still strong. Huang Taiji looked at the terrain in the distance, his eyes kept flashing, the actions of Dengzhou Town on the opposite side showed that they wanted to use Yulin Fort as the location of the battle, Huang Taiji immediately brought people over to check after arriving, and did not put the Dengzhou cavalry not far away in his eyes.

Among the Houjin military nobles present, most of them have been to Gaizhou and are more familiar with the terrain here, among which Dolgon has been stationed in Gaizhou for the longest time, and is most familiar with Gaizhou, there is a trace of solemnity in his expression, and he is pointing at the location of Xu Mountain with a horse whip and saying: "Great Khan, this mountain is called Xu Mountain, and behind the mountain is Yulin Fort." ”

Huang Taiji asked, "Can the southern slope behind the mountain march?" ”

Dolgon and Daishan behind him said, "It can be marched." ”

Huang Taiji touched the pigtail on the left side of his chest, Xushan is about two miles long from east to west, and there can be a lot of troops hidden there, especially Yulin Fort is still behind, which is a solid support point for Dengzhou Town.

"Great Khan ......" Dolgon said in a low voice: "Xu Shan in the hands of Dengzhou, it is like the Xiguan Mountain of the Battle of Lushun, at that time the Xiguan Mountain was heavily defended, all the flags did not dare to attack, our army actions are under the gaze of Xiguan Mountain, the right wing has been held back by the Dengzhou Army from beginning to end, it is really the key to the defeat of our Dajin Lushun, now this Xu Mountain and Xiguan Mountain are the same, Chen Xin has already prepared the layout of Yulin Pu here, and sent a foot team to occupy the first hand of Xu Shan, the slave thinks that it is not suitable to fight with Chen Xin here. ”

Zilharang said coldly: "Fourteen Baylor is right, but this is not a place in Xushan, the west is all plains, it is where my big golden horse soldiers have the advantage, Chen Xin's army is tens of thousands, and it will not stay on Xu Mountain, Dengzhou besieges Liaozhong on all sides, and its men and horses are more than a year old, and when can they stay if they don't fight at this time, this is a battle to survive in death, if they want to take advantage of everything to fight, in the early years, Salhu, Shenyang, Liaoyang, and Guangning don't have to fight. ”

Dolgon turned his face to the side, not arguing with Nazir Harang, and Huang Taiji did not stop Zilharang from speaking, but turned to Yue Tuo next to him, "Yue Tuobeile, you are the secretary of the military department, how should this battle be arranged." ”

Yue Tuo, whose face had become a little thin, was covering his mouth and coughing lightly, and after listening to it, he gasped slightly and said softly, "There are mountains in the east and west, and the Xu Mountain in the west is already in the hands of Dengzhou Town, and it occupies the official road that is convenient for passage, and it has occupied this wing, but the middle is flat, and I Dajin Yi has accumulated troops and horses in the middle and east sides, and the minions think that it is most advantageous to defend the west and attack the east when the war starts." ”

Huang Taiji then asked: "My big golden horse soldiers are good at running, and they are most familiar with attacks, not to mention this eastern attack, how should the western guard abide by the law?" ”

Yue Tuo pointed to the east not far away and said: "There is an abandoned village about half a mile north of Xushan......

Dolgon added, "Ertaizi Village. ”

"Yes." Yue Tuo nodded, "Today, there are dozens of Dengzhou soldiers in Ertaizi Village, and after the minions arrived here with the forward soldiers and horses, they have sent troops to drive them away, and there are a small number of mines and artillery ...... during them."

Before Yue Tuo's words fell, there was a bang in the deserted village, and a white smoke rose from Ertaizi Village, everyone's mounts moved slightly, Yue Tuo pulled the horse's head to calm it down, and then continued: "The elder of the Dengzhou soldiers, it is the fire gun and the spear, there are many rammed earth walls left in the abandoned village here, the soldiers can avoid the bullets in the village, and the ruins in the village can also restrain the Dengzhou spear array, once the soldiers and horses enter the village, they will not form a formation, but my Zhushen has the advantage of the fight, and then ride two horses back and forth in the back of the village. Let the Dengzhou soldiers not be besieged from all sides, then this village can contain the right flank of Dengzhou. ”

The youngest Duoduo suddenly asked, "The spear formation in Dengzhou is fierce, if they attack our middle lane, how can they resist it?" ”

Yue Tuo politely said to Duoduo: "Wangjiatun Village in the middle road can also play a role in containing the middle road, as long as Wangjiatun Village is not lost, it will be difficult for Dengzhou Town to conquer the middle road." ”

Duoduo asked: "Wangjiatun is only so big, what about the rest of the middle road?" ”

Yue Tuo said calmly: "Little Belle, how can there be immortals in a war, and there is no way to retreat in the middle of the road, so you have to take your life to fight with the Dengzhou soldiers, until you defeat a certain place in the Dengzhou front." ”

Huang Taiji nodded again and again, and then Yue Tuo's words began: "The so-called eastern attack is to use horsemen to attack in the wilderness in the west. If the west guard can be defended, it will eliminate the geographical advantage of Xushan, and then hold on to Ertaizi Village, and lead the soldiers and horses of Xushan in Dengzhou Town to take the initiative to attack, as long as it is disrupted by Ertaizi Village, I can mobilize horses from its wing to attack its flanks and occupy Xushan in one fell swoop. ”

Yue Tuo coughed violently twice, his face was a little red, Goshha beside him handed over a sheepskin kettle, Yue Tuo poured two mouthfuls into his mouth and felt his throat feel more comfortable, Huang Taiji asked with concern: "Yue Tuobeile should also pay attention to his own body, you are my Dajin Soldier Department Shangshu, I am my right-hand man, don't fall ill at this critical time." ”

"The minion is fine." Yue Tuo wiped his mouth and said, "The Great Khan is naturally more clever than his minions, but if you want to transfer troops from its wing to attack Xushan, you need to pay attention to the back of the mountain and Yulin Fort, and know that there are no ambushes in between, otherwise attacking Xushan is not enough to shake the right flank of Dengzhou." The minions still think that the army is gathered on the east side, and the battle line is stretched to the Rotor Mountain, so that it is convenient for our horsemen to come and go, Dengzhou is dominated by infantry, although its military array is strong, but it is inconvenient to move, which is conducive to our horsemen to find their weak points to gather and break it, and if one is broken, the whole line is broken, and moreover, in the thick accumulation of soldiers and horses and the wilderness, even if they do not win, they can rely on the length of our horsemen to protect the soldiers and horses, in order to prepare for another battle. ”

Huang Taiji muttered in a low voice: "If you don't win, you're defeated." ”

Yue Tuo didn't hear clearly, and hurriedly probed over and said, "Great Khan? ”

Huang Taiji hurriedly said: "What Yue Tobel said is very agreeable, Ertaizi Village, Wangjiatun Village, and the Rotor Mountain Village under the Rotor Mountain, these three abandoned villages are the necessary places to deal with the Dengzhou military array, and they must be held in their hands, Yue Tuobele, Haoge Belle, and Murgen Daiqing, when the snow stopped, immediately sent 500 soldiers from Bayala to occupy three places, Yue Tuo's red flag took Wangjiatun Village, Haoge Zhenglan Banner took Ertaizi Village in front of Xu Mountain, and Murgen Dai Qing inlaid white flag took Rotor Mountain Village, after occupying it, I then dispatched Wuzhen Chaoha to help defend the townThose who make mistakes will be severely punished. ”

Yue Tuo and Hauge immediately received the order, Dolgon had no choice but to accept the order, he looked up at Azig, Azig looked at Dolgon with a relaxed expression, quite a little gloating, Dolgon sighed in his heart, this brother is still that bull temper, when the emperor Taiji arranged for Dolgon to take the position of Azig's banner master, it was a discordant plan, Azig took all the orders, and has not dealt with Dolgon. Dolgon has been unhappy since the Battle of Fuzhou, not to mention the loss of strength, and his prestige is not as good as before, this time Azig defeated the Liaozhen Zu Dale Department in Xiping Fort, and I am afraid that he will soon replace Dolgon as the owner of the white flag. However, at this time, Dolgon's concern is not about the position of the banner master, but about how to survive this dangerous battle.

Huang Taiji didn't have time to pay attention to Dolgon's mood, and galloped to the south first, and Hauge said loudly: "There is a Dengzhou cavalry team to the south, why is Khan Ama still going forward." ”

Huang Taiji didn't look back and shouted, "I want to see the situation of Yulin Castle." ”

Behind him, everyone hurriedly beat their horses and chased after them, and a few goshkha quickly ran to the two flanks to give orders to the two teams of covering cavalry. Dorgon shook his head and followed.