"High companionship." Chongzhen turned his head and smiled high.

Why am I again? Is there an end? Gao Qiqian couldn't help but slander in his heart.

However, Gao Qiqian's face was instantly filled with a smile: "Long live Lord, the old slave is here." ”

"Don't complain, I'm forced to do so." Chongzhen muttered and said, "But I won't let you pay in vain, if you are still alive after this battle, you will be promoted to the first level of loyalty and loyalty." ”

Chongzhen is actually an atheist, but there are some things that he has to believe.

For example, the luck of high and submergible, the luck of this old eunuch is really prosperous.

So in this battle of Liaodong, Chongzhen also wanted to take advantage of his luck.

Of course, it is undeniable that Chongzhen did this because he did not dare to take this risk.

Although the battle of Liaodong has been deduced no less than ten times, and most of them have been won, as long as it is a war, there will definitely be variables, and as long as there are variables, there will be risks.

Therefore, the Ming army may also be defeated or even annihilated.

At this time, Chongzhen could no longer follow the Ming army.

The reason is also very simple, the Ming army in Liaodong can be defeated or even wiped out, as long as the same amount of Jiannu can be consumed, then it will not be a loss, because the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is far superior to that of Jiannu.

The Ming army in Liaodong could fail or even be wiped out, but Chongzhen couldn't take any chances.

This is not simply afraid of death, Chongzhen is actually not afraid of death, but once he dies in Liaodong, then the industrial revolution that is already in the embryonic stage is very likely to be paused by the diehards.

If this is the case, the Chinese nation may still sink.

If this is the case, the Anglo-Saxon bandits of the West may still be a wrath to the world.

So at this time, Chongzhen can't take risks, so he can't stay with Xu Yingwei and them.

Jue Jin loyal marquis? Gao Qiqian's eyes immediately lit up, rubbed his hands and said: "Long live Lord, the old slave is your domestic slave, and it is the honor of the old slave to be able to die on the battlefield in place of you. ”

"Oh, really?" Chongzhen smiled and said, "Then forget it." ”

"Ah, forget it?" Gao Qiqian's face fell, and he said that there was no joke in the king?

"Gao Companion, I'll leave it to you here." Chongzhen pointed to the high dive and walked away.

In less than a moment, Chongzhen disappeared on the horizon with eight hundred Yiding windswept clouds.

Xu Yingwei quickly came to Gao Qiqian and said: "Gonggong Gao, the scout cavalry reported that the Jiannu army is crossing the Hunhe River from ten miles south of Dongchang Fort, and if nothing else, it will probably arrive at the battlefield in two hours, so you should hurry up and put on your armor, lest it be too late." ”

Jiannu chose to cross the river ten miles south of Dongchangbao,

The gunpowder that the Ming army buried on the ice of the Hunhe River was considered blind.

Therefore, there are always endless variables in war.

"Huh? Is it so fast? Hurry up and help our family put on armor. ”

Gao Qiqian woke up like a dream, and quickly ordered the little eunuch to put on armor for him.

Xu Yingwei shook his head and gave orders to each infantry brigade and artillery battalion.

The Ming army that participated in the Battle of the Hunhe River totaled more than 25,000 people, organized into five infantry brigades and five artillery battalions, in addition to more than 5,000 Korean servants.

With so many participating armies, it is no longer possible to form a separate hollow phalanx.

Therefore, Xu Yingwei arranged the Ming army into a composite hollow phalanx in the shape of a "device", that is, an infantry brigade was placed in the northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest directions, and each infantry brigade was placed into a separate hollow phalanx.

In the center of the word "instrument", it is the main artillery position of the Ming army, which doubles as a reserve position.

The fifth infantry brigade of the Ming army and more than 5,000 Korean servant troops remained in reserve positions.

In the event of danger in any direction, the 5th Infantry Brigade and the Korean Army can attack at any time.

In addition, the five artillery battalions were also deployed separately by Xu Yingwei, 10 field artillery chiefs (equipped with 100 4-inch field guns) and 2 tiger squat artillery chiefs (equipped with 30 tiger squat guns) were concentrated in the main artillery position in the center of the word "weapon", and the other 8 tiger squat artillery chiefs were deployed in the hollow phalanx at the four corners.

In this way, the infantry of the hollow phalanx at the four corners could be supported by light fire from the Tiger Squat artillery, and at the same time by heavy fire from the central main artillery position.

It is a bit reluctant to say that the 4-inch field gun is heavy firepower.

But compared with the Tiger Squat Cannon, the 4-inch field gun can indeed be regarded as heavy firepower.

In addition, there is also Zheng Sen's air force in the central reserve position, and this time he came to Liaodong, Zheng Sen brought ten flying cars.

When Xu Yingwei returned to the central preparatory position, he saw Zheng Sen taking the soldiers of the Air Force to assemble the flying car.

Fortunately, the structure of the flying car is not very complicated, and it is easy to assemble.

Seeing Xu Yingwei coming, Zheng Sen hurriedly said: "Brother Zhen, the formation is too crowded, and when the fight starts later, Jiannu's cannonballs can directly hit us, which is a bit unsafe." ”

Xu Yingwei's "instrument" word composite hollow phalanx, each hollow phalanx at the four corners is about 70 steps long, 70 steps is more than 110 meters, almost can accommodate more than 330 people standing sideways, a total of four side strips, adding up to 1,345 people, will be an infantry battalion.

Then divided into three platoons from the inside to the outside, adding up to more than four thousand people, will be an infantry brigade.

Then the distance between the two adjacent hollow phalanxes was almost two hundred paces, and this distance was not obtained casually, but was calculated according to the effective killing distance of the flintlock guns.

Because the flintlock pistol still has a strong penetration power within a hundred paces.

But at two hundred paces, the penetration of the flintlock pistol decays sharply.

[Note: The stability of the smoothbore gun bullet is poor, the bullet will roll violently, and the kinetic energy will decay quickly]

Therefore, the distance between the two adjacent hollow phalanxes is reserved for 200 paces, which can ensure that the enemy troops passing through it can be fatally wounded, and will not threaten the opposing friendly forces.

That is to say, the total area of the entire "device" composite hollow phalanx is 340 steps x 340 steps, which is almost 500 meters by 500 meters, which is really small for the red-coated artillery, and it can be easily covered by firepower, so Zheng Sen's air force stays in the central artillery position and cannot ensure safety.

Faced with Zheng Sen's complaints, Xu Yingwei rolled his eyes.

"Brother Damu, this time it's a field battle, not a positional battle."

"Fighting in the field, you still expect to have an absolutely safe rear formation?"

After a pause, he said: "Besides, Jiannu doesn't know about the existence of your air force, is it possible that he can still have an unpredictable prophet and let the artillery specifically fight you?" ”

"That's right." Zheng Sen scratched his head, a little embarrassed.

Xu Yingwei shook his head again and said, "Brother Damu, you have the spare time to complain to me here, it is better to quickly get a flying car to rise into the air and take the vigilance." ”

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"No problem, you wait."

Zheng Sen immediately led his troops to operate.

After a while, a speeding car slowly rose into the air.

Because this flying car only needs to be on guard, Zheng Sen did not carry a single grenade, but all the tung oil, which can greatly extend the time in the air.

……

At the same time, the army of Jiannu had already crossed the Hunhe River.

Looking at the ice surface of the Hunhe River, Dolgon felt a little emotional.

"Twenty-six years ago, my Qing soldiers fought a bloody battle with the Ming army on the north bank of the Hunhe River."

"At that time, the Ming army rushed to the aid of Shenyang with white pole soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers and Jizhen soldiers, if it were not for the gap between the white pole soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers and Jizhen soldiers, which gave me the opportunity to break through the Qing soldiers, it was really not easy to win the battle of the Hunhe River, even if it was won in the end, it would hurt the muscles and bones, so that there would be no more today's Qing Dynasty."

"However, this battle of the Hunhe River has become the help of my Qing soldiers thousands of miles, and the situation has been reversed."

"But fortunately, my Qing soldiers are eight banners in one, and it is impossible to repeat the mistakes of the white pole soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers and Jizhen soldiers."

Speaking of this, just as Dolgon was preparing to lead his army to continue to the southeast, he reported that the Ming army had been found on the river plain, thirty miles ahead.

Dolgon asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure it's the Ming army?" ”

"I'm sure it's the Ming Army." Wa Xing replied, "There is also Chongzhen's Son of Heaven." ”

"What do you say? Chongzhen's Son of Heaven? Dolgon's eyes lit up.

Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng and several other hardcore traitors behind Dolgon were also excited.

The Qing soldiers moved to Liaodong this time, Forte is actually still second, the main goal is Chongzhen, if you can capture or kill Chongzhen, it is the biggest victory.

Dolgon confirmed again: "Waxing, are you sure it is Chongzhen's Son of Heaven?" ”

"Master, it must be Chongzhen's Son of Heaven." Wa Xing'a said very firmly, "Daxu is bright yellow, and there is also a picture of the sun and moon embroidered on it, and it is absolutely impossible for a slave to be mistaken." ”

"Bright yellow sun and moon diagram?" Hong Chengchou said excitedly.

"Master, it is Chongzhen's Son of Heaven Daxu, and no one dares to trespass."

"Good, good!" Dolgon smiled and said, "This is really a nowhere to find a place to step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there, Chongzhen, Chongzhen, this time I see where else you can run?" ”

While he was talking, He Luohui rode his horse and rushed over again.

"Good news, master." He Luo said, "More than 20,000 cavalry of the Ten Banners of the Horqin Department have already passed the Anshan Station, which is less than fifty miles away, and they can arrive in two hours at most. ”

"Haha, yes, yes!" Dorgon said yes twice in a row.

"The king of Esen came at the right time, neither early nor too late!"

"With the 20,000 cavalry of the Ten Banners of the Horqin Division, the success is even higher."

After a pause, he continued: "Now Chongzhen has no chance to escape even if he wants to." ”

"Yes, Chongzhen has no chance to run even if he wants to." Hong Chengchou said with a smile, "The Mongolian light cavalry is the best at pursuit, even if Chongzhen has Yiding's protection, it is useless, he has no chance to escape back to Gaizhou." ”

"However, let's defeat the Ming army first." Dolgon said.

"Spread my will, the whole army will be deployed, and the formation will be formed!"