Liu Yan ordered someone to take a map, which was redrawn in more than ten days based on the continuous investigation of the battalions of the New Army that did not collect money at night. Different from the abstract maps of the rest of the Ming army, the battlefield maps used by the new army in Qinglai Town are relatively accurate and detailed, and the key terrain on the battlefield is clearly visible.

Zhang Ruoqi, Wu Sangui and others are the first time to see this kind of excellent map, you must know that the map used in the Ming army in the past is similar to the existence of landscape painting. At this time, Wu Sangui and Zhang Ruoqi saw this kind of map similar to the sketch of later generations, and the terrain on it was so accurate, they immediately couldn't put it down, especially Wu Sangui, as if there was a feeling that the mountains and rivers were all under control, and his eyes were staring at the map, constantly flickering.

"It seems that the strength of the new army in Qinglai Town is not only strong, but also very strong as a whole, even this small map can be perfected, Liu Yan is really unfathomable!"

Wu Sangui secretly sighed in his heart, a well-made map is extremely important to the battlefield in the era of cold weapons, and the military formations are often lined up for several miles, or even more than ten miles, and it is not destined to be a simple matter for the generals to grasp the situation of each military formation in time. Especially now that many generals of the Ming army can't even figure out the flags and drums. It is necessary to rely on fast horses to deliver news, and often before the military order is delivered, the situation on the battlefield has changed.

Liu Yan looked at the envious looks of Wu Sangui and the others, and he was also amused in his heart. It's useless to be envious, this map seems simple, but it's hard to draw. The collection of intelligence and the survey of the terrain require a large number of professional personnel, and if the topographic survey is not accurate, the map drawn is not only useless, but rather a burden and a scourge.

At present, in the Ming Dynasty, only the new army in Qinglai Town is equipped with clairvoyance scopes on a large scale, which can accurately and quickly explore the terrain. And because the new army in Qinglai Town vigorously implemented military regulations, drill codes and other regulations, almost all soldiers knew hundreds of words, and such a level was already considered a "sir" level at the end of the Ming Dynasty. This means that the battalions can record the investigation anytime and anywhere at any time to ensure the accuracy of the intelligence and reduce the error of the map as much as possible. This point, the entire Ming Dynasty can only be done by the new army of Qinglai Town, even if it is a person from the Ministry of Industry!

Therefore, the command of this battle naturally fell into the hands of Liu Yan, Zhang Ruoqi had no opinion, and all battalions of the New Army commanded naturally no opinion, and even Wu Sangui looked obedient.

So Liu Yan pointed to the map and said to everyone: "The strategy of our army in this battle is mainly to defend the battle, and use the southeast of the Chinese army's large array to prevent thieves and slaves from attacking Xuanfu Town and Shanxi Town in front of our Loess Ridge from the flanks, and wait for the opportunity to cut off the connection between Loess Ridge and Songshan Ridge!" ”

Liu Yan set the tone, and then continued: "The left side of our army is the hills and mountains under the southeast of the Loess Ridge, with many low mountains and undulating ground, which is not conducive to the battle of most of the cavalry army, so the meaning of this town is that the battalions of our new army are arranged here, which can be conducive to intercepting and killing the troops of slaves and thieves!" ”

The commanders of the new army in Qinglai Town, Zhang Yi, Wang Bo, Shen Tuo, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Qian Zhang, and Xun Jingyun, all listened carefully around Liu Yan's side. There is also the prison army Zhang Ruoqi, as well as Wu Sangui and his generals.

After listening to Liu Yan's words, everyone looked at the map, and then looked at the several hills where the cavalry of the new army in Qinglai Town was entrenched at this time, and sure enough, the terrain on the left side of the army was conducive to the defense of the infantry army.

Wu Sangui's eyes flashed. said: "Dare to ask Mr. Liu, does the car battalion in this town also need to be arranged to the left?" ”

Liu Yan said: "No, General Wu's infantry battalion is still in place, so that our army is separated on the left and right, and the wider the area that can be protected." And echoing left and right, every time the thief and slave attack, they can help each other according to the situation! ”

"Of course, if there is a defense, there will be an attack, and the terrain on the right side of the infantry army is the area under our feet. From the new army in Qinglai Town on the left to the Ningyuan military vehicle camp on the right, most of the terrain is gentle, and most of the cavalry can be gathered. Therefore, the cavalry battalion of the new army in Qinglai Town, as well as the Ningyuan cavalry of General Wu, will be assembled here, and the driver will attack! ”

Wu Sangui thought for a while and asked, "General Liu, if this is arranged, what if the Tartars do not attack my two wing infantry battalions, but focus on my middle cavalry?" ”

Liu Yan praised: "Mr. Wu asked a good question! Therefore, the town decided to place all the artillery of the new army artillery battalion behind the cavalry battalion, that is, on the hilly high ground not far behind us! ”33

Everyone turned back in unison, and less than a mile behind them, there was indeed a hilly and undulating hill area that ran left and right.

The hill wasn't too high, but it was a high ground compared to the plain land in front of you. At this time, the gunners of the new army artillery battalion were busy setting up artillery on the hill, and many artillery pieces of various types had been deployed, and the muzzles of the black hole were already aimed at the front.

And less than a mile behind the hills, there was a deep trench that ran back and forth. However, it was the trench dug between the Loess Ridge and the Songshan Ridge by the people who came with Bai Guangen and Wu Sangui at that time, and the trench was not dug long because Bai Guangen was defeated too quickly.

Liu Yan said: "If the army of slaves and thieves specializes in our cavalry, more than 200 artillery pieces of various types in our artillery battalion can continue to bombard, and it will definitely inflict heavy casualties on the army of slaves and thieves. Even if the slave thieves and horses do not disperse, they will not form a formation, but our cavalry army is strictly organized, and when the crowd is scattered, we will definitely win a great victory! ”

Everyone is in good spirits, according to Liu Yan's deployment, it seems that this battle will be a big victory again, and everyone's credit will not be small at that time.

Liu Yan looked at the eager crowd and said with a smile: "This is not the end, look at the hill ahead, this town will deploy the rocket artillery vehicles of the artillery battalion in front of the hills, and arrange a large number of Tiger Zun cannons on the hills, so that it can form a multi-level bombardment of the slave and thief iron cavalry, and it will definitely achieve good results!" ”

In fact, the ground not far ahead, not even hills, is just relatively flat, and the terrain there is slightly undulating. However, it is also considered to have a wide range, and a large number of Tiger Zun cannons can be arranged.

Everyone watched Liu Yan talk eloquently, and inserted the small flags representing their own military formations on the map one by one. It was really clear to everyone at a glance, far clearer than the strategy arranged by the officials before.

This makes everyone have an overall layout in their hearts, and they are all amazed in their hearts, this map of the new army in Qinglai Town is really a treasure.

For Liu Yan's arrangement, everyone had no objection at this time, everyone had been fighting for so many years, and the officials in the past arranged the war, regardless of the orders of the military generals, they all had a feeling of being veiled and confused. Only this time the layout is the clearest, no matter how the fight starts, at least there is no problem with Liu Yan's arrangement for now.

Wu Sangui has no objection, Zhang Ruoqi doesn't know soldiers, and there is nothing to say, according to what he said before, his only function is to cheer for the army.

At this time, the strategy of the battle has been decided, Wu Sangui led his troops to Liu Yan, and then quickly returned to the army to arrange, the cavalry of the new army in Qinglai Town, on the left side of the hills that had previously seized the terrain, withdrew and gathered in the Pingchuan area on the right. The infantry and artillery battalions of the new army in Qinglai Town set up a formation on the hilly spot on the left.

The Chinese army was gathered on the hilly heights not far from the rear, and in the rear of the hills where the Chinese army was located, a large number of people gathered here, and on their periphery, they were wrapped in earthen carts. In this, the officers and men of the new army in Qinglai Town have set up a large number of tents, and the soldiers and medical officers of each battalion are busy nervously, preparing boiling water and drinking water in the tents, as well as a large number of stretchers, various medicines, etc., ready to rescue the wounded soldiers at any time, as well as various logistical work.

On the defensive line of the infantry battalions, Liu Yan took the middle battalion as the backbone, the rest of the left battalion was deployed on the left, the right battalion was deployed on the right, and the three infantry battalions totaled 36,000 or 7,000 people, lined up in this hilly area, and the army stretched for more than four miles, like a huge city wall, which was magnificent, almost completely blocking the road of the westward advance of the Jierharang and Hauge departments.

As the Chinese army and reserves, the Guards Battalion is assembled in the rear of the three infantry battalions and is ready to support the front battle at any time.

At the same time, the cavalry battalion led by Xu Ming has also been deployed in place, and the soldiers of the battalion have dismounted to rest at this time to save horsepower.

At this time, the artillery battalion's Franc machine guns, rocket artillery vehicles and Huzun guns have all been pulled into position, and the soldiers of the artillery battalion are nervously deploying artillery positions, and a large number of people have also been mobilized here to help the artillery battalion soldiers consolidate the artillery position.

At this time, Zhang Ruoqi, the supervising army, looked at the hot scene, and said to Liu Yan with a smile: "Under the command of General Liu, he is really a heavenly soldier and a general, look, those heralds are galloping between the phalanxes of each battalion, what kind of news and military orders can be issued quickly, and there are drums and trumpets and flags to transmit news, the new army is so efficient, it is no wonder that General Liu can command Ruoding, and the army can also be driven!" ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "This is the result of the hard training of the soldiers of each battalion, there is no sweat and rain on weekdays, and there is no composure on the battlefield today." ”

"That's right!"

Zhang Ruoqi said: "I really don't understand, how did General Liu train such a strong soldier, these tens of thousands of soldiers have to be trained, I'm afraid it is not necessary to move a gold mountain!" ”

"Haha!"

Liu Yan laughed and didn't answer Zhang Ruoqi, this was obviously a cliché, so Liu Yan pointed to the distance and said: "Zhang Jianjun, please look, the banner of the slave thief is also changing, it seems that the slave thief is also deploying troops, this battle will not take long, and it will start." ”

Zhang Ruoqi didn't care a lot when he heard this, his face showed a nervous look again, and he raised the clairvoyant mirror and watched for a while, and sure enough, it was so.

I saw that the banners of the Qing army in the distance were moving, and there were large groups of soldiers and horses moving, mostly Manchurian two blue flags, iron cavalry inlaid with white flags, and a large number of Mongolian soldiers and horses, with at least more than 20,000 troops.

"Huh."

Zhang Ruoqi praised the new army for being strong just now, and seeing that the Qing army was not weak at this time, the fear of the Qing army in his heart rose again, and said: "General Liu, this battle will definitely be won, right?" ”

Liu Yan said calmly: "This is natural, but there is still a problem now. ”

"Still have questions?"

Zhang Ruoqi asked nervously: "What else is the problem?"

Liu Yan said with a smile: "This town is thinking, how can this battle encircle and annihilate the 20,000 slaves and thieves in front of you!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......