The Ming army camp, the military discussion continued.

After determining the preset battlefield, the next thing that needs to be discussed is the arrangement of troops before the start of the battle.

For the era of cold weapons, as long as the battlefield is open enough, it can be completely expanded after the encounter between the two sides and the formation of troops can be arranged, but not in the era of firearms.

In the age of firearms, most of the time both sides had to seize the terrain.

The side that takes advantage of the terrain in advance will have an advantage.

Unfortunately, the area around Bali Bridge is an unsheltered open field, and there is no location to take advantage of.

Having said that, it's not impossible to do any preparations, at least you can build artillery positions in advance, and even dig a few trenches, and then use the trenches to reduce your own casualties.

If you have enough time, you can also set up a chain of minefields.

In this regard, the Ming army has undoubtedly taken the lead over Jiannu.

Because the Ming army had already mastered the opening time of Jiannu in advance, and according to the opening time and marching speed of Jiannu, the preset battlefield was selected in advance, so it could be arranged on the preset battlefield.

Before that, Xu Yingwei gave the first order to the scout cavalry.

At all costs, the Jiannu was expelled to the area east of the Bali Bridge.

Zhu Cijiong immediately led 2,000 cavalry to attack, and began to hunt and kill Jiannu in a radius of more than ten miles between Pingjin Gate and Bali Bridge.

The military conference continued.

Yan Yingyuan pointed to the map and said: "The right side of the battlefield is the Tonghui River, and our army can line up next to the Tonghui River, so the right wing does not need cavalry protection, and the cavalry town can be deployed to the left flank of the battlefield. ”

Jiang Tianyi immediately asked everyone: "Do you have any objections?" ”

Seeing that no one raised objections, Jiang Tianyi picked up a cavalry puppet and placed it on the left flank of the battlefield.

Xu Yingwei continued: "The terrain around Bali Bridge is wide enough to give full play to the advantage of firepower, so it is best to line up our army's seven infantry towns and one cavalry town from south to north. ”

"The 1st, 3rd, and 4th towns each formed a hollow phalanx, occupying the right flank of the battlefield."

"Among them, the 5th and 6th towns are each arranged in a hollow phalanx, and the cavalry town is on the left flank of the battlefield."

"The artillery positions of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th towns are all located in the hollow phalanx of the town."

"The 7th and 8th towns are arranged in a large hollow phalanx, and the 7th and 8th brigades of field artillery, the artillery brigade, the air force, and the Chinese army are all deployed in this phalanx."

The 1st to 6th towns of the Ming New Army were each equipped with a field artillery brigade and a mountain artillery brigade, but the newly formed 7th and 8th towns only had field artillery brigades, and were not equipped with mountain artillery brigades.

The reason is simple, there are not enough 2.5-inch mountain guns.

Jiang Tianyi asked everyone again: "Do you colleagues have any objections?" ”

"No objections." Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said, "This is the best choice." ”

Jiang Tianyi immediately picked up more than a dozen wargame puppets and lined them up on the map.

Lu Xiangtong also said: "A trench about five feet deep needs to be dug in front of the hollow phalanx listed in each town, and the battle of the Hunhe River has fully proved that the trench can effectively reduce infantry casualties. ”

"Totally agree." Yan Yingyuan continued, "The large hollow phalanx listed in the 7th and 8th towns not only need to dig trenches in front of them, but also need to dig trenches behind them, because we also need to beware of surprise attacks from Jiannu in Beijing City, if Jiannu in Beijing City raids, they will inevitably take our Chinese army directly, so the central phalanx must dig trenches in front and behind. ”

Jiang Tianyi immediately laid out small wooden sticks on the map and temporarily used them as trenches.

Hua Xia added: "If there is enough time, it is necessary to lay mines in front of the trenches. ”

"It's not just the need to lay mines in front of the trenches." Wang Jiaqin continued, "The gap between the squares of each town also needs to be mined, if I am not mistaken, Jiannu will probably send cavalry to attack from the gap in the middle of the phalanx of each town at the same time as the infantry attack, so as to disrupt our defensive line. ”

Jiang Tianyi hurriedly put mines on the map again.

Under the discussion of all the scholars, the big array was quickly arranged.

Chongzhen has not experienced a large-scale battle in the flintlock era, and I don't know if the array discussed by Yan Yingyuan and Xu Yingwei is good or not, but from the point of view of giving full play to the advantage of firepower, there is no problem, and it takes into account the defense, that is, it can effectively defend against attacks from the front, and it can also defend against surprise attacks from the back.

Seeing that Chongzhen had no objections, Xu Yingwei said, "Then let's prepare separately." ”

As a result, the headquarters of the various infantry towns and Hu Guozhu quickly returned to their respective stations.

Soon, the Ming army of the Pingjin Gate battalion began to act, the artillery of the field artillery brigade was busy putting the cannon on the horse, the artillery of the mountain artillery brigade was busy disassembling the cannon into parts and then loading it on the back of the pack horse, and the baggage soldiers of each baggage battalion were busy packing all kinds of military supplies.

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However, Jiannu's practice is much busier.

Due to the lack of population in the north, Sony's army has not been able to recruit enough people, so it can only let Lian Yong undertake the task of transporting military supplies, which can keep Lian Yong busy.

However, Sony is a battle-hardened veteran after all.

So on the whole, although Jiannu is busy, he is not chaotic.

But Sony himself, I'm afraid I don't have time to sleep tonight.

Kabula, who had just turned seventeen, also went out with the army and trained with Sony.

In the end, it was his own son, Kabula felt sorry for his own son, and said, "Amma, can you go and rest for a while?" ”

"Silly son, how can Amma still have time to sleep." Sonny smiled bitterly, "Tomorrow is a decisive battle with the Ming army, tonight you Ama must make all the preparations, otherwise you will suffer a big loss on the battlefield." ”

Compared with military supplies, Sony is actually more worried about the morale of the two white flag veterans and the Han generals.

The impact of Dolgon's sudden death on Sony's army is self-evident, not only the old generals of the two white flags such as He Luohui, Shi Tu, and Wa Xing'a have become panicked, but Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, the former Ming generals, have also begun to doubt the fate and future of the Qing Dynasty, so the morale of the Qing soldiers is not high now.

Sony is struggling to figure out how to boost the morale of the Qing soldiers.

Kabula said worriedly, "But Amma, you haven't had a good rest for several days, and if you don't sleep tonight, my son is worried that you won't be able to hold on tomorrow." ”

"You're not that weak." Sonny snorted, "Back then, when you conquered the Boundary Domain, you Ama once didn't sleep for three days and three nights, drove hundreds of miles, and followed the old Khan to destroy the Boundary Domain, Dongkui and other departments. ”

While father and son were talking, a messenger came rushing to them.

After reading the letter, Sony's hanging heart fell back into his stomach.

"Your Majesty." Sonny muttered, "This time, my Qing army will definitely win." ”

Shi Angbula asked curiously, "Amma, is this the emperor's will?" What does it say? ”

"You don't have to ask." Sonny said, "Immediately go to the Two Yellow Banners to invite He Luohui, Shi Tu and others, and you will say that this general has important matters to discuss." ”

"Huh!" Kabula hurried away.

Soon, He Luohui, Shi Tu, Wa Xing'a, Mang Tu and other two old white flag generals came to the general's line.

"Good news for you." Sonny handed over the holy decree of Fulin to He Luohui, and said, "Not long ago, the emperor worshiped the regent with the ceremony of the imperial examination, and posthumously presented the regent as Emperor Chengzongyi. ”

"Is this true?" Wa Xing'a, Shi Tu, Mang Tu and other generals instantly changed their faces.

Since the establishment of Huangtaiji, Jiannu has begun to implement the Han etiquette system, so generals like Shitu, Waxing'a, and Mangtu all know the meaning of the beauty and temple number.

Emperor Yi is undoubtedly a good man, and the temple name of Chengzong is a great affirmation of Dorgon.

"What the general said is true." He Luohui handed the holy decree to the stone figure beside him with both hands, and said, "Now the emperor has inherited the white flag and the inlaid white flag, and has become the master of our minions. ”

"So what else do you have to worry about?" Sonny smiled and said, "You are already the same as the two yellow flags, and the emperor will not treat you minions badly, right?" ”

Wa Xing'a, Mang Tu and other two white flag veterans suddenly looked uplifted.

As a result, the morale of these two white flag veterans is recovering at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

sent away He Luohui and other two white flag veterans, and Sony summoned Kong Youde and other former Ming generals to the general.

For He Luohui, Shi Tu, and Wa Xing'a, the two old generals of the two white flags, Sony can only use Huairou means to appease, but for Kong Youde and Shang Kexi, Sony decided to adopt iron-blooded methods.

After Kong Youde and the others all arrived, Sony shouted: "Bring people up!" ”

When even the Baya soldiers with the yellow flag escorted a general of the Eight Banners Han Army to march, and then kicked him heavily according to the leg of the Han army general, forcing him to kneel in the hall of the line.

When he saw the face of the general, Kong Youde couldn't help but be taken aback.

It turned out to be the third-class Melle Zhangjing of the Han Army of the White Banner, Sun Degong?

Sun Degong was originally a guerrilla in the former Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the Battle of Xipingbao, and Tiancong was awarded the third-class Meile Zhangjing in the eighth year, and his seniority in the Eight Banners Han Army was older than Kong Youde.

"Sun Degong, are you guilty?" Sony snapped.

Sun Degong was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again: "The general spares his life, spares his life." ”

"Other crimes can be forgiven, but the crime of collaborating with the enemy will definitely not be forgiven." Sony snapped, "Push it out and cut it!" ”

The two Bayalas immediately pushed Sun Degong out of the line, and after a while, they presented Sun Degong's head, only to see Sun Degong's eyes wide open, with a dead face.

Kong Youde and the other generals were frightened for a moment.