Chapter 44 Deployment
After Yuan Jin and Xu Changyong are arranged, the remaining teams will be easy to handle.
"Brother Zu! Your subordinates are all the heavy cavalry of Commander-in-Chief Zu! They are all brave warriors selected from the best, the best from the best! Although you cannot carry war horses this time, your subordinates are still
The mainstay of our raid!
"What I mean is that Brother Zu specially led this elite team to intercept and kill the few real Tatars in the rear camp of the Tatars! It gave other ministries the opportunity to set fire to the Tatars' food and grass! If Brother Zu has different opinions or has better ideas
You can express your ideas and discuss them together!”
Zu Keyong thought for a while, but he was very happy: "I have no objection! Just do as Yang Xiezhen said!"
He also understood that the men and horses in the advance camp were the only ones under his command. They had never lacked food and salary, were well-equipped, had high morale, and had fought countless battles with the Tatars.
As for which team in the advance battalion can take on this important task, Zu Keyong believes that if his team is ranked second, I am afraid that no other team dares to be ranked first!
After arranging Zu Keyong, the only thing left was his firearms unit, and Yang Zhen also found that everyone else was looking at him.
After Yang Zhen finished talking about the arrangements for Zu Keyong's troops, he didn't let everyone wait for long. He thought for a moment and continued: "The Musketeers, led by me, will enter the Tatar camp and kill the Tatars with snipers and intercept them.
The Tatars are responsible for counterattack! When retreating, they are responsible for breaking up the rear!"
As soon as Yang Zhen said this, Xu Changyong, Zu Keyong, and Yuan Jin all nodded and stopped talking.
They all knew that the real difficulty in this sneak attack on the Tatar camp was not to break in, but to get out.
Once people get in, the fire is set, and they are bitten by the Tatars and unable to get out, then they will be in big trouble.
If the Tatar army in the Empress Palace camp on the south bank of the Xiaoling River reacts, the advance battalion plus the navy battalion may not be enough to fill their teeth!
"As for the artillery team, bring ten lightweight squatting cannons! When we break into the camp, you will ambush where we entered the camp. When we retreat, use shotguns to bombard the Tatar pursuers who come to pursue us.
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When Zhang Degui heard that such a night attack could also be used by the artillery team, he immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order. After hearing this, several other people nodded hurriedly.
When retreating, they first arranged for the musketeers to cut off the rear, and then arranged for the artillery teams to ambush the pursuers. It seemed that this plan was inseparable, and the confidence of the generals increased a lot.
"And the grenadier team! This time, it is also the top priority. After the Mongolian soldiers broke into the Tatar camp, they needed to set fire everywhere, and the grenadiers also had to follow closely to blow up the dense Tatar team.
We also want to blow up the Tatar granaries and houses! In short, the more chaotic the Tatar camp, the better! As for the Tatar pontoon bridge on the Xiaoling River, one or two thousand enemies will be enough! When the time comes, I will send people
Responsible!"
Li Lu, who was standing outside the crowd, quickly stepped forward to receive the order after hearing Yang Zhen's words.
At this time, the red sun had already risen from the sea level, and the rays of the morning sun were shining on the sandbank not far southeast of the Xiaoling River mouth in Liaodong Bay.
Everyone else also thought that Yang Zhen's combat deployment had been arranged, and was about to go back and prepare separately, but heard Yang Zhen continue to say: "This battle is of great importance! We only have one chance to sneak attack! If we fail this time, we will be defeated by the Tatars."
If we find out in advance, we will be in trouble in the future! Either we can resist the heavy attack of the Tatars here, or we have to go ashore and go head-to-head with the Tatars' heavy cavalry. Which one is more advantageous, I don't need to say more!"
After hearing this, all the generals clasped their fists together and said, "I understand this humble position!"
At this point, what Yang Zhen wanted to say was actually not finished yet. He looked at the generals in front of him again, and then said loudly: "The deployment of this operation has been decided! If you have any different opinions, please let us know as soon as possible.
with me!
"At Hai Shi tonight, all the ministries will be here to assemble troops on time! All preparations must be made before Hai Shi. Rest and recuperate if necessary! Arrange what should be arranged! If someone delays the opportunity, I, Yang Zhen, will show no mercy.
noodle!"
After Yang Zhen said this, he looked at everyone with a serious face, and saw that they were also solemn for a moment, and no longer looked playful and smiling. Finally, he said: "In this operation, on the way into the army, after entering the camp, and when retreating, all units must be strictly guarded.
Military order, don't mess up your position! I have no other requirements here, only two!
"All actions are to follow the command! All seizures will be returned to the public! Returning to the public does not belong to me, Yang Zhen, but will be distributed evenly after retreating!
"This operation requires the word "quick"! Advance troops quickly! Raid quickly! Set fire quickly! Retreat quickly! Don't get entangled, don't be obsessed with fighting. Gold and silver can be snatched, but don't waste time! Our goal is not
Kill the enemy and capture it, but burn the Tatars' food and grass! All ministries must keep this in mind!"
After Yang Zhen finished speaking in a stern voice, everyone knew that this sneak attack was not a joke, and it would be a matter of losing your head if you were not careful, so no one cared about Yang Zhen's attitude at this time.
After Xu Changyong, Zu Keyong, and Yuan Jin listened to Yang Zhen's deployment arrangements and Yang Zhen's military orders and disciplines, they each went back to summon their subordinates to make arrangements.
The tired Yang Zhen took Zhang Degui, Zhang Chen, Li Lu, Yan San and others back to his camp.
Nowadays, the huge sandbank is divided into four parts, and the relatively low southeast corner is assigned to Yuan Jin;
The relatively higher place on the east side, where the temporary trestle pier is built, was assigned to Xu Changyong;
The low-lying land in the middle of the southwest sandbank, which was also the worst area, was assigned by Zu Keyong to his subordinates;
The best place, that is, the highest point on the entire sandbank, is the camp of Yang Zhen's firearms troops.
Yang Zhen arrived early, so he naturally wanted to occupy the best position. On this issue, he would not wrong his subordinates and make concessions to others.
Of course, although Yang Zhen occupies a good area, the soldiers under his command are simply beggar soldiers except for firearms.
It doesn't matter what you want. There are no marching tents, no marching beds, and war horses. The limited number of war horses have been sold by Yang Zhen before departure.
Otherwise, how could he have money to buy anything when he was in Ningyuan!?
Fortunately, although his camp is poor, there is now plenty of food and drink, and the musketry team, artillery team, and the left and right wings of the grenadier team all have their own cooking stoves.
After dividing the teams and their left and right wings, Yang Zhen led the soldiers and began to take turns joining the teams. Today he would eat on the left wing of the musketeers, tomorrow he would eat on the right wing of the musketeers, and on the third day he would go to the left wing of the artillery team.
Eat, and so on.
He would eat whatever was available down there, and he would not start a group alone, which saved him a lot of trouble and allowed him to mingle with his subordinates.
This morning he ate a few mixed noodles in Yuan Jin's camp, but he wasn't hungry. When it was time for breakfast, he went to the left wing of the Grenadier Corps to join the group for dinner. He ate a few mouthfuls of salty porridge, but lost his appetite, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks.
, said to Li Lu and Pan Xi who were squatting around him and eating deliciously:
"I said that when you have nothing to do, you can take advantage of the low tide to go to the beach to check some sea vegetables, pick up some seashells and the like! Cook them together, and it will be somewhat delicious, which can be regarded as improving the food for the brothers! You can also go
In the reed swamps to the west of the sandbank, when fetching water, you can get some fish, shrimp, crabs and the like in those tidal flats, small rivers, and puddles! It’s not difficult! How much do you put in the plain water to make porridge?
Chapter completed!