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Chapter 701 Changling Mountain

When all the officials and generals climbed Changling Mountain, they were all sweating profusely.

Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was also sweating profusely, but he still maintained a refined manner. He stood by the fire road pier, looked around, and sighed: "This place is really important. If we station an army, we can fight with Xing The mountain fortress echoes from the north to the south to prevent the outflanking of the cavalry, and the surrounding trenches will keep me out."

Zhang Ruoqi also nodded frequently and said: "Songshan Fort in the north of Changling Mountain, Xingshan Fort in the south, and the main road of controlling Ersong and Xingxing. The location is really important. It's just that on this mountain, temporary camps and strongholds will be built. If it is not solid, it may be difficult. Stick to it."

He looked towards the northeast foot of the mountain again, and a stream came into view from the mountains. His eyes lit up, and he said: "There is a source of water here, and the drinking water for the garrison has also been solved. You should act immediately and build a strong city before you can hold on. Make a long-term plan!"

At this time, Zhang Cheng was also accompanying him on the top of the mountain, and beside him were Chen Zheng, the chief general of the Dushibu battalion and the guerrilla general of the Xuanbei Army, Wei Zhice, the chief general of the Che camp, and the guerrilla general Wei Zhice, and Du Chungang, the commander-in-chief of the left side of the cha camp, and others. People, stand silently.

Chen Zheng will be the chief general of the Changling Mountain camp, and Du Chungang, the general commander of the left troop of the carriage, will also lead the troop and the soldiers to stay, and temporarily put them under Chen Zheng's command to strengthen the firepower of the Changling Mountain camp.

Wei Zhice, as the leader of the car battalion, naturally accompanied Zhang Cheng and other officials to hike the terrain of Changling Mountain in order to decide on the location of the camp.

Zhang Guangda, the leader of the cavalry battalion, Zhang Guodong, the leader of the Chicheng battalion, Li Jiyu, the leader of the Dengfeng battalion, and Lin Fangping, the leader of the Huwei battalion, also accompanied Xuanbei generals.

In addition, Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of Xuanzhen, Chen Jiugao, the general soldier of the Shenji Battalion, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Liaodong, Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, Cao Bianjiao, the general soldier of the East Association, Li Fuming, the general soldier of the Chinese Association Zuo Guang first waited for the town commander, and they all led the subordinates to accompany them.

In addition to the guards of the officers and generals, the entire mountain top is full of guards of the officers and officers in full armor, vividly shining under the bright sun.

Zhang Cheng stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the wilderness in the distance. The land is vast, and the plains and hills are undulating.

Looking far away, Xingshan Fort is on the hilly plain to the south, and Changling Mountain goes straight for about five miles. The line of sight is blocked by another mountain behind Pingchuan, otherwise it is possible to see the shimmering sea in the east.

He turned his head and looked to the west again. The rolling mountains stood majestically, with ravines in the mountains, like the Loess Plateau, with gentle slopes and ravines, full of vicissitudes.

How many major events have happened to this land in front of me from ancient times to the present?
Zhang Cheng's heart was surging, and after hearing what Zhang Ruoqi said, he went on to say: "What Director Jun said is true, and this is what I mean by my job, to build a stronghold here.

There are infantry soldiers under my command guarding this place, and there is also a heavy tank stationed here to provide fire support. If the Tatars dare to attack, they will definitely make him unable to eat and walk around, and shed blood and tears under this mountain. "

He climbed up to the top of the ruined pier again, and after looking around for a while, he already had his own idea.

Because it was agreed as early as in Ningyuan that the battalion under Zhang Cheng's command would be stationed here, plus a supply of carriages, and there would only be 4000 carriages and more than [-] soldiers and horses.

Among them, the carriage was a hidden move left by Zhang Cheng to Chen Zheng. The purpose was to increase the number of artillery pieces under Chen Zheng's command, so that he could hold on to the camp.

Next, Zhang Cheng began to explain his point of view. The northwest side of Changling Mountain is relatively steep, and there are successive mountains. There are ravines and ravines in between.

Therefore, Chen Zheng's key line of defense in the camp was still in the northeast and southeast of the mountain. The slopes on these two sides were relatively gentle, and horses could charge directly up the mountain.

Especially the northeast part of the mountain is even more important because it is close to the stream and is the source of drinking water for the garrison.

It is conceivable that if the Tartars attack, they will definitely attack on these two sides. Therefore, according to Zhang Cheng's personal idea, it is to imitate the way they used low walls and trenches to defend against the enemy during the Battle of Julu.

There are two or three wide ditches and a thick and solid low wall. In this way, it can not only prevent the Tatars from charging and breaking through the formation, but also calmly shoot firecrackers and effectively attack the enemy.

Even if you can't beat the Tartars, you can rely on low walls and trenches, retreat from the front line to the next low wall defense line, and continue to resist the attacks of the Tartars, so as not to be attacked by the Tartars in one fell swoop.

Digging trenches and building walls is naturally unavoidable, after all, it has always been the case in places where large armies are stationed, not to mention that it is the Tartars who are fighting today.

Apart from the tiger crouching guns and mortar guns that Chen Zheng carried with the army, he even arranged the carriages in ingenious positions. The artillery and guns of each department formed a defense line like a canine tooth.

Just when the officials were arguing, Zhang Cheng called them to continue to watch: "There are mountain roads leading directly to the top of the mountain in the southeast and northeast of this mountain. Therefore, our department should rely on slopes like Changling Mountain. , In various dangerous places, low walls and trenches were set up layer by layer.

So that the Tartar thieves can't break through our Changling Mountain defense line for a while, so they dare not attack Xingshan Mountain with all their strength! "

In Zhang Cheng's vision, they were going to camp in the Changling mountain boundary, which was about four miles long from northeast to southeast. From the foot of the mountain to the top, at least several solid low walls and trenches had to be built.

The low wall, since it is called a low wall, clearly stated that it does not need to be very high, but at least it should reach the chest of the soldiers, so that the gunners can aim at the enemy and shoot at ease. Of course, the low wall should be built thicker to avoid It was easily broken by the Tartars.

However, the trench must be dug deeper, at least one foot deep and one foot wide, and it must be wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. Climb up again.

With this arrangement, there are three trenches in front of each low wall, and the last trench is dug next to the low wall. In this way, the height of the low wall is actually more than four meters, which is higher than the walls of ordinary small castles. high.

Moreover, the distance between each low wall is not far, and because it is piled along the mountain, the latter low wall will actually be higher than the previous low wall.

The blunderbuss shooters behind the low wall can easily aim at the enemy without hitting the heads of their own fighters. In this way, echoing up and down, a three-dimensional firepower bombardment network is formed, not to mention that there are presets in some key positions. emplacement.

Yang Guozhu also participated in the Battle of Julu back then. At that time, Zhang Cheng used parapet and trench tactics. Although he failed to prevent the defeat of Julu, it was precisely because of this arrangement that the losses of Zhang Yan's troops were minimized. It can be seen that it is quite practical.

Of course, the beauty of this low-wall trench strategy is far more than that. In Zhang Cheng's vision, there are as many as nine low-wall trenches, which are divided into three defensive waves.

(End of this chapter)