A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 254 Defensive Line
Beside Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Zhang Yan, Wang Dou and others gathered together. Wang Dou held a simple topographical map of Julu's surroundings.

"What the outposts have heard is that in the north of Julu, Nangong, Xinhe; in the east, Guangzong, Weixian; in the south, Pingxiang, Quzhou; and even in the west, Longping, Baixiang and other places have a large number of slaves. They The intention is obvious, and it is aimed at our propaganda department."

"There is a flat river around Julu, there is no danger to defend, the enemy is raging, the governor, Yang Junmen, Hujunmen, General Zhang, we need to make a plan early."

Lu Xiangsheng's heart tightened, he calmed down quickly, and said with a sneer: "In October, the governor led [-] elites and wanted to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the slaves. Now they have come to the door. It turns out that the slaves are fleeing on the lookout these days. It's a trick. Forget it, let’s fight them in this giant deer land.”

Yang Guozhu has been in the army for a long time, and these days Xuanda's army has been victorious in successive battles. Although there are Qing soldiers on all sides, his expression is not nervous. Within two days, they will encircle us, and I will choose a good location to wait for work in a leisurely manner, so as not to be caught off guard by the enemy."

Hu Dawei said: "A few miles to the west is the Haoshui River. The river is wide enough for the entire army to drink. We can camp and build a stronghold by the river. There is a lot of food and grass in the army, and there are enough firearms. Our army will fight against the water. , After all the vigor of the captives is exhausted, the reinforcements of the high inspector army will also arrive, so our army will have a great chance of winning in such a pincer attack."

Lu Xiangsheng and the others nodded slowly, and the words of Hu Dawei also spoke to Wang Dou's heart. As expected of the veteran army who has experienced many battles, he can think of the safest method at a glance.

Lu Xiangsheng ordered an urgent march to the northwest, although the soldiers of the battalions had vaguely heard that there was an army of Tartars encircling them, but these days, the Xuanda army was fighting vigorously and their self-confidence was unprecedentedly high.Although the crowd was not frightened, they just went northwest in an orderly manner.

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Soon, [-] soldiers arrived at the Haoshui River. Sure enough, the river was wide and choppy.Although along both sides of the river, there is a thick layer of ice.However, in the center of the river, there is only rolling ice, and people, horses and vehicles cannot pass through.

A sandy official road leads to the opposite side of the river. From the official road to the other side of the river, there is a majestic stone bridge, which is called Haoshui bridge by the local people.As far as the eye can see, there is an endless loess wilderness on both sides, except for some trees or dilapidated villages as far as the eye can see, there is nothing.

"Camp here."

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes were deep. Under his order, the soldiers of Xuanda's battalions took out their tents from under their respective transport vehicles, and set up camp one after another.Soon, the continuous camps slowly appeared in front of everyone.

In Lu Xiangsheng's big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Dou and Xuanda's generals gathered to discuss military affairs, and each expressed their views on how to defend the camp.

Wang Dou's repeated battles and victories, as well as the grace of transporting grain, have a high prestige among the generals of Xuanda at this time.Although he was just a small guerrilla general, everyone, including Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu and others, attached great importance to Wang Dou's opinion.

"The governors, all the soldiers, all the generals, the general thinks that we can set up horses, wooden fences, earth walls and other things around our camp, but it is not necessary to dig trenches around the camp to trap ourselves in it. "

Wang Dou believes that when a large army fights, it cannot just defend and not attack. It can be defended and attacked, so that the morale and vigor of the enemy can be hit the most.

"The general thought that we don't need to build earthen walls in front of our artillery, but just dig a ten-foot-deep trench in front of the artillery, so that the attacking troops of the slaves can be directly shrouded in our artillery fire. Dozens of steps on both sides of each cannon can build an earthen wall, more than half the height of a person, and arrange dense firecrackers, which can shoot and kill slaves in front, and can also cover the gunners in battle."

Wang Dou also has a clever method for the defense line of these firecrackers. Instead of digging a deep trench to surround himself in front of the camp, he is sixty steps ahead, just within the effective range of his firecrackers. In addition to their strength, they dug several deep trenches.

The excavated soil was built into a small wall in front of the trench. The wall was not high, half or less than half a person's height.When Qing cavalry or infantry encountered these ditch walls, they could hinder their progress and prevent them from hiding.

Of course, between each trench, there will be a space of more than ten or twenty steps to facilitate the charge of the Qing soldiers, and it will directly cause their charge troops to be crowded. Our own side can also use limited forces to give the enemy Cause maximum fire damage.

In the empty section of the earth wall in between, there are no wooden fence chariots, only a Buddha wolf machine gun and a tiger crouching gun, and there are densely packed firecrackers covering them on both sides.Wartime strategy, the Buddha wolf machine artillery fires first, followed by the tiger crouching artillery, if this wave of enemy troops does not collapse, then use the firecracker.

There are only two cannons in between, which are easy to move, and it is also convenient for the sergeants in the battalion to attack, allowing them to continuously countercharge from the gaps between the trenches.

"After every wave of the slave's offensive is discouraged, I will announce the big cavalry or infantry, and attack from these gaps to defeat the slave's arrogance."

"It can be defended and attacked. Governors, generals, our army has enough food and grass, a lot of medicines, and morale is high. Using the advantages of our army's firearms, we will kill the blood of tens of thousands of slaves and thieves on the bank of the Haoshui River. All streamers!"

Having said that, Wang Dou took a heavy shot on the case.

This loud noise startled Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others. They woke up from Wang Dou's conception, and each of them breathed a sigh of relief. The taste: "So ruthless, so spicy! Anyone who meets an opponent like Wang Dou will be deeply chilled. Fortunately, he is a general of the Ming Dynasty!"

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Wang Dou with relief, Wang Dou's plan was perfect, and he used his strengths to the highest point.Wang Dou has explained the process of the battle of Tongzhou, and everyone deeply believes that with the assistance of Wang Dou's artillery and firecrackers, the defense of the camp can be said to be foolproof.

But then Wang Dou said again: "Of course, being alone and without help is a big taboo in the army. Fortunately, the Gao Jianjun has led tens of thousands of troops to the south. We can ask him for help. Tens of thousands of Guan Ning's army can give the enemy a thunderous blow, perhaps, the slaves who invaded this time can be defeated in one blow."

Historically, 3 Qing soldiers surrounded Lu Xiangsheng in Julu. I don't know how many will come this time. Wang Dou is worried that he will be outnumbered.Although he has [-] new troops in Baoan Prefecture, those recruits have never fought a tough battle, and they have never even suppressed bandits. Most of them came here just to add to the chaos.In addition, it is thousands of miles away from Baoanzhou to Julu, the road is unpredictable, and the supply of food and grass is also very difficult, so the idea of ​​sending reinforcements from Baoanzhou was dismissed by Wang Dousheng, and they can only count on diving high.

In history, Gao Qiqian saw death and would not save him, but this time is different from history. With the Xuanda army of 1 people standing firm, there is no need for Gao Qiqian and others to fight any tough battles. They only need them to launch a blow when the Qing soldiers are exhausted. , Perhaps all the Qing soldiers who entered the customs in the 11th year of Chongzhen can be wiped out.

Such a great contribution, such a huge temptation, he should come.

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Lu Xiangsheng also frowned and pondered, the information came that Gao Qiqian had led the army to Ren County, not far from Julu and Jize.Thinking of his past experience with Gao Qiqian, Lu Xiangsheng was not sure whether Gao Qiqian would come or not.

However, the national war is at the forefront, and there is another good opportunity to quell the slaves. The high supervisor should abandon the gap between the two and lead Guan Ning's reinforcements.Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng wrote a letter in his own hand, sent several guards, rode fast horses, and asked Yang Tinglin, Zanhua in the army, to go to Ren County in person.

It can be said that there is no problem with Wang Dou's plan. The staff officers in Lu Xiangsheng's tent have already drawn the defense line graphics agreed upon by the generals.

Wang Dou was still guarding the front of the camp, Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, guarded the left flank, and Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, guarded the right flank.Lu Xiang was promoted to the Chinese army, with nearly 2000 people under his command, plus [-] people from Xuanfu General Zhang Yan, who served as the reserve team of reinforcements for each battalion and guarded Haoshui Bridge.However, everyone believed that the Qing soldiers should be able to play the old trick of besieging three queues and one, and the area around the Haoshui Bridge was nothing to worry about.

After the discussion was over, everyone left Lu Xiangsheng's tent of the Chinese army. At this moment, Wen Daxing, the Yeburen Baibai from Wangdou camp, came in a hurry, his eyes were red and swollen, and his expression was extremely sad.In Wang Dou's impression, this tough guy always showed his vicious or tyrannical face, and he had never seen him like this before.

A bad feeling surged in Wang Dou's heart, and he said in a deep voice, "Wen Baizong, what's the matter?"

Wen Daxing knelt down on one knee, and handed Wang Dou a piece of information: "Li Youde, the captain who does not close at night, sent back important information."

Then he said in a low voice: "Captain Li was attacked by a large group of slaves on the way. Officer Li covered the sergeants in the team to return to the camp, but he himself fought to the death and sacrificed his life for the country."

Wang Dou was stunned for a moment, and asked, "His body..."

Wen Daxing said in a low voice, "Brother Yebushou who came back said that Captain Li was besieged by the enemy, detonated the grenade he carried with him, and died with the enemy. His body can't be taken back..."

Wang Dou closed his eyes feebly. This was the first officer-level soldier in his army to die in battle, and he was also the most elite officer of the night-buying team in the army. The loss can be described as huge.Yang Guozhu around Wang Dou, his Chinese army general Guo Yingxian and others all patted Wang Dou on the shoulder comfortingly.

Lu Xiangsheng also went out of the tent at this time, and he heard the questions and answers between Wang Dou and Wen Daxing. He sighed a long time: "Warriors fight on the battlefield, shrouded in horse leather, these good sons, the governor will definitely write a letter to the court after the battle. Give them a tribute."

Wang Dou regained his composure, and said softly to Wen Daxing: "You have worked hard, go down and rest."

Wen Daxing cupped his hands and retreated silently.

After walking a few steps, his tears rolled down uncontrollably.

Wang Dou looked at the information in his hand, and transferred the information to Lu Xiangsheng. After Lu Xiangsheng looked at it, he hummed: "From the north of Julu, most of the Nuzheng White Banners are coming. From the east, most of the Nuzheng Red Banners are coming. South , there are most of the slave-mounted blue banners, and the rest are slave banners, eight banners and Mongolian banners. It seems that they are determined to win, and they want to wipe out our Xuanda soldiers."

He shouted: "Pass down the order of the general governor, all battalion soldiers, step up to build camp defenses!"

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Old White Bull: There is another chapter tonight.

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