The heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, Zheng Jinhong of course knows, in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the Eight Banners Army used heavy cavalry, so that the Dashun Army, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, was defeated, and desperately withdrew in the direction of Tongzhou, it can be said that if it was not for the Eight Banners Army to hit the Dashun Army hard, it would be difficult for the Zheng Jiajun to basically exterminate the Dashun Army so smoothly.

The heavy cavalry is known as a mobile fortress, and its momentum on the battlefield is very amazing, but the equipment of the heavy cavalry is expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it at all, Xiong Wencan and others have also proposed to Zheng Xunrui to form a certain number of heavy cavalry, but this suggestion was not agreed by Zheng Xunrui.

Now it seems that it is correct not to form a heavy cavalry, because the Zheng family army has artillery, incomparable artillery, and in front of artillery, the heavy cavalry has no chance of winning at all.

When he first set off from the capital, Zheng Jinhong was full of confidence, and the 50,000-strong army carried 50 Hongyi cannons and 100 Furang machines, with these artillery, no matter how brave the Eighth Banner Army was, it was not a problem. But after receiving Zheng Xunrui's letter, Zheng Jinhong's self-confidence disappeared instantly and became silent.

The reason is very simple, the artillery is indeed powerful, but how can you ensure that the heavy cavalry is bombed, you must know that the heavy cavalry is the treasure of the Eight Banners Army, and it will not be taken out easily, if you know that the Zheng family's artillery is sharp, people will not send the heavy cavalry at all, and when your artillery stops bombarding, the heavy cavalry will be dispatched at that time, and the battle situation will be difficult to grasp.

The purpose of the Zheng Jiajun was to drive the Eight Banners Army out of Shanhaiguan, and it was to take the initiative to attack, and did not want to hold off with the Houjin Tartars in Yongping Mansion or Shanhaiguan.

Heavy cavalry is the secret weapon of the Eight Banners Army, and artillery is the secret weapon of the Zheng Family Army. Heavy cavalry and artillery are both weapons that can determine the course of war, and whoever plays the best will be sure to win the battle.

Since this is the case, when the battle begins, the Zheng family army cannot use artillery, and the Eight Banners Army cannot be detected prematurely. And the artillery must be deployed in a very secret place, not to be discovered by the Eight Banners Army, so that it can be taken by surprise, if the artillery can bombard the hoplites, then the battle situation will be completely determined at that moment.

But if you want to do this, it's not as simple as you say.

During the march, Zheng Jinhong and Hong Xintao discussed countless times how to deal with the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army.

The brigade arrived in Fengrun and was about to leave the area under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Mansion. Entering the area under the jurisdiction of Yongping Mansion, the two still didn't think of a good way, you must know that the artillery moves very slowly, especially the Hongyi cannon, after the battle begins, it is impossible to move at all, and the artillery has very strict requirements for the terrain, and the ground must be level. If artillery is forcibly used in a bad place, it is likely to lead to the destruction of artillery and the death of people.

Since I can't think of any other way. The only stupid way is to attract the hoplites to attack and get them within the range of the artillery.

Heavy cavalry is also not very agile in moving, as its weight is too large to move quickly.

The reason why this method is called a stupid method is because it is very difficult to grasp. Since it is necessary to attract heavy cavalry to pursue and fight, it is necessary to show an irresistible appearance, to show the style of a comprehensive retreat, and the sudden withdrawal of either side of the two sides fighting on the battlefield. The results are basically devastating.

This is because both sides of the fight are running at high speed, and their energy and physical strength will decline with the continuation of the fight, and the way for the general to stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers under his command is either through the rumbling drums, or the main general fights in person, and the most able to stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers is the sudden withdrawal or rout of the opponent, which will make the sergeants who feel that they are about to win as if they have been beaten with chicken blood, and they will start fighting desperately.

The evacuating side, deflated, is almost impossible to rekindle the fighting spirit, unless a large army of reinforcements suddenly appears, it is a desperate escape, so that it completely collapses.

Even if you feign failure, you need to be precise about it, and if you don't pay attention to it, it will become a real failure.

Zheng Jinhong and Hong Xintao are already excellent generals, and they are well aware of the huge risks of feigning failure.

What made the two hesitate even more was that the cavalry of the Eight Banners Army was very powerful, almost without a trace, the artillery of the Zheng family army could not cause much damage to the cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, which had a precedent before, and the offensive mode of the heavy cavalry was fixed, and behind them was the cavalry, once the heavy cavalry opened the situation, the next thing was the cavalry dominating the battlefield.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the heavy cavalry was invincible, and many generals summarized it as a heavy cavalry against the heavy cavalry.

Zheng Jinhong almost wrote a letter to Zheng Xunrui, asking for instructions on how to deal with the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, but he finally held back, as the chief soldier of the Zheng family's army, if he couldn't face and solve the problem, what kind of general soldier was it.

When the army was camping in Fengrun, Zheng Jinhong, Hong Xintao and others began their last discussion.

Once the army enters the territory of Yongping Mansion, it must be on high alert and ready to fight at any time, and then enter Yongping Mansion, the big war may start at any time, if there is no good tactical arrangement, Zheng Jiajun does not dare to guarantee victory.

Zheng Jinhong held a picture of a heavy cavalry in his hand, and his face was very solemn.

Hong Xintao didn't speak, lowered his head and pondered.

Wang Xiaoer, Huang Degong, Wu Sangui and others, looking at Zheng Jinhong and others, were also pondering.

Finally, Zheng Jinhong spoke.

On the one hand, the scope of Zheng Army's activities and fights must be within the range of artillery, beyond this range, the artillery will lose its power, on the other hand, the lure operation is difficult to grasp, once the retreat is not careful, it may cause a rout, it is difficult to grasp, the third aspect, the retreat must be very accurate, if the speed is too slow, it is also within the scope of artillery bombardment, so that the artillery battalion did not dare to open fire easily, so that the fighters were lost......"

The reason why Zheng Jinhong said it is clear to everyone, and it is just an emphasis at this time.

"But we have no other way, His Royal Highness has said many times, will want to take it must be with it first, since we want to lure the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army into the ambush circle, then we must pay the price, this price is worth it, as long as we completely defeat the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, then we will gain the initiative on the battlefield, we will be able to completely drive the Eight Banners Army out of Shanhaiguan, so that Beizhili can be completely stabilized."

After Zheng Jinhong finished speaking, Hong Xintao followed and agreed with Zheng Jinhong's decision.

The operational deployment of the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army, which pretended to fail, was thus decided.

There are many details that need to be determined, Zheng Jiajun and the Eight Banners Army must fight face-to-face, Zheng Jiajun must fight and retreat, and they can't retreat too quickly, so that the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners Army can win one or two victories, so that the Eight Banners Army will be fooled, the artillery battalion must be deployed in advance, and the place of deployment is absolutely secret, and the Eight Banners Army cannot be discovered.

Even the place where the artillery battalion is deployed, how far away from the battlefield is, requires detailed planning, of course, after the battle begins, it is impossible to completely follow the battle plan, but there must not be too many mistakes.

Gradually, everything settled down.

The most important thing left is who will feint.

Zheng Jinhong looked at Wang Xiaoer, in his opinion, Wang Xiaoer was brave and flexible, and he would definitely be able to complete this difficult task.

Just as Zheng Jinhong was about to speak, Wu Sangui stood up.

"Marshal, the last general is willing to undertake combat missions, and the last general has only one requirement."

Zheng Jinhong's sharp eyes looked at Wu Sangui, he didn't know much about Wu Sangui, but from the battle with the Dashun army not long ago, it can be seen that Wu Sangui is still very brave.

"General Wu, you say, what are your requirements?"

"The last general led the original Guanning Iron Cavalry to fight, and the last general is very familiar with them and can command well."

The surroundings fell silent.

Zheng Jinhong was silent for two minutes.

"Okay, this commander will hand over this task to General Wu, General Wu, you have been stationed in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other places for many years, and the Eight Banners Army has clashed countless times, it is indeed the best choice for you to complete this arduous task, this commander looks forward to your successful completion of the combat mission, after the victory of the battle, this commander will ask His Highness for you."

Zheng Jinhong's words made Wu Sangui's body tremble slightly, and he knelt on one knee and gave Zheng Jinhong a military salute.

"The last general will definitely complete the combat mission."

Zheng Jinhong picked up Wu Sangui and patted Wu Sangui on the shoulder.

"The combat mission is very arduous, the brothers of the Guanning Iron Cavalry have all been incorporated into the Zheng family army, they are all my brothers, the battlefield is ruthless, if the casualties are too big to hold on, evacuate early."

The sergeants of the 3,000 original Guanning Iron Cavalry were organized into a separate team, and Wu Sangui, a general of the Zheng family's army, was their commander.

All the deployments revolve around them, the commanders of the artillery battalion, the cavalry battalion and the Shenji battalion explained in detail to Wu Sangui, including the range of the artillery, the range of the Mauser gun, and the fastest charging speed of the cavalry, etc., these discussions were normal in the past, but this time it was a little different, everyone spoke in great detail, tirelessly, and even drew special patterns, everyone is one goal, the cavalry led by Wu Sangui minimizes losses.

After all the deployment decisions were made, the Zheng family army accelerated its march and left Fengrun and entered the territory of Yongping Mansion.

Huang Taiji, who has been paying attention to the movements of the Zheng family, also got the news that tens of thousands of soldiers of the Zheng family army entered Yongping Mansion.

The big war is coming, and both sides are gearing up, and both sides know what this battle means. (To be continued.) )