The tasks and orders Yang Zhen assigned to his subordinates were all very clear, leaving almost no room for misunderstanding or ambiguity.

Although doing this seems a little verbose, it greatly facilitates his subordinates to correctly understand his intentions.

Because the current ambush plan he has arranged is a bit too complicated compared to this era when cold weapons are still the mainstream.

A mistake in any link may directly lead to the failure of the entire plan.

Therefore, he had to give Pan Xi and Li Lu many instructions to prevent his subordinates from doing bad things with good intentions and ultimately ruining the overall situation.

After listening to Yang Zhen's arrangement, Li Lu thought it would be better to dig another trench in the woods to hide, lest his men be scattered by Xu Changyong's cavalry before encountering the Tatar attack.

Therefore, after receiving the order, he immediately led the left wing of the grenadiers under his command, carefully bypassed the "minefield", and went to the woods in the distance to continue digging trenches.

Zhang Chen and Zhang Guogan, who were standing next to Yang Zhen, basically understood their tasks after listening to Yang Zhen's arrangements for the left and right wings of the grenadiers.

That is to stick to the "one-line trench" more than 20 steps away from the front of the reed marsh to prevent the Tatar cavalry brigade from rushing through the "mine array" and following Xu Changyong's Mongolian soldiers to directly attack Zu Keyong's center.

The position of the army's cavalry reserve and Zhang Degui's artillery unit.

"I don't need to say more about your mission! All Tatars who appear in front of you, immediately and on the ground, are your targets!

"But remember, if you shoot a man first, shoot a horse, and if you capture a thief, capture the king first! If a Tatar general appears, and twenty or forty of you aim at him and fire at the same time, I don't believe you can't kill him!"

"When the time comes, Zu Keyong's archers will temporarily be in the same trench with you! Don't let the archers underestimate the Musketeers!"

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, although he did not mention his name, both Zhang Chen and Zhang Guogan knew that they were talking about themselves. They immediately received the order, turned around and left, each arranging their own soldiers, positioning them, and defending in sections.

Forty people, spread out into the long trench, were instantly out of sight.

Yang Zhen looked at this scene and sighed. If he could have three to five hundred similar "Lumi Guns" musketeers at his disposal, he would be able to accomplish greater things.

But he didn't.

Hearing Yang Zhen sigh, Yan San, who had been standing by his side, said: "My lord, there is no need to sigh! With this airtight arrangement, my lord, it will be inconvenient for the Tatar cavalry not to come. As long as they come, they will definitely not be able to eat and walk around."

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At this time, Yang Zhan'ao also said: "Sir, don't think so much! Marshal Zu and Governor Fang asked us to come to rescue Songshan. We are here. We burned the Tatar army rations first time, which is already a great achievement!"

"This time, if we can make a contribution, it will be even better. If we can't, it must be like this in our destiny! We have made complete preparations. Everything we should do, can do, and think of has been done.

Oh! If we can’t encircle and annihilate even one of the Tatars, it’s not our fault!”

After hearing these words, Yang Zhen immediately knew that his emotions had affected the confidence of the people around him. He smiled bitterly and said: "You are right! If we can't defeat the Tatars in this way, then we are useless.

As for the rest, let’s do our best and obey fate! I, Yang Zhen, just want to be clear in my heart!”

After saying these words, neither Yang Zhan'ao nor Yan San could answer the question, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

What Yang Zhen said is actually what he is really thinking about now - with his current conditions, being prepared to this level is the best he can do.

If he had reached this point and was still unable to fight back when faced with the attack of the Tatar cavalry, then there would be no need for him to continue to persist on the frontal battlefield in western Liaoning.

In other words, if his current style of play cannot be effective against the attack of the Tatar heavy cavalry, he will have to seriously consider another way to "save the country through curves".

Of course, his curved road to saving the country was by no means surrendering to the Manchus. He was in the Cao camp but his heart was with the Han.

This is what Wu Sangui did.

And facts have proven that what Wu Sangui did was a failure.

Because the Manchu Tatars are by no means full of fools, they will let you be in the Cao camp and your heart is in the Han Dynasty. When the time comes, it will be easier to get on the ship than to get off the ship. As long as you get on the pirate ship, you will definitely be allowed to do things you cannot do.

If you don't do it, you can't hide it. If you do it, there is no way back.

Yang Zhen understood that once he learned what Wu Sangui did, he might be like Wu Sangui, completely trapped and never get out.

Even if the rebellion in the Manchu camp succeeds in the future, the stigma will have already been doomed by then. If you want to clear yourself, you will have no chance at all.

He is very clear about the lessons Wu Sangui has learned in history, so he will never follow Wu Sangui's path again.

Besides, although he believes that a man should be able to bend and stretch in troubled times, he still has a bottom line after all, and he cannot do everything.

Therefore, his policy of "saving the country through curves" is not to imitate Wu Sangui, but to imitate Mao Wenlong, whom he has always respected.

When he set out from Ningyuan, he had secretly made up his mind: he would first fight against the Qing Dynasty on the frontal battlefield. Once the efforts to fight against the Qing Dynasty's southward march failed on the frontal battlefield, he would lead his men to sail across the sea.

, went to the old place of Dongjiang Town to seek further development.

And this was the fundamental reason why he deliberately requested to go north by sea and deliberately formed a close alliance with the Juehua Island Naval Battalion to guard Yuan Jin.

Although Yang Zhen felt very unhappy, he had to admit that in this era of East Asia, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties was second to none. For the time being, no force could compete with it in the field.

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But he also knew very well that although the current Eight Banners Army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was very strong, it also had two major flaws, one of which was firearms.

However, this shortcoming of the Manchu Eight Banners Army is now being made up for, and the momentum to lengthen this shortcoming is still accelerating with Huang Taiji's strong support.

If Huang Taiji does not die in a few years, I am afraid that Yang Zhen will not have many opportunities in terms of firearms, at least he will not have the advantage of generation difference.

Another flaw, or shortcoming, of the Manchu and Qing armies was the navy.

This shortcoming can only be truly made up for when Kang Mazi reuses Shi Lang to build a fleet and unify Taiwan. After all, it will take several decades.

If Yang Zhen wants to make a comeback in the future when the Manchu and Qing armies are sweeping the world, he can only take advantage of these two shortcomings of the Manchu and Qing armies.

In other words, facing the Manchu and Qing armies, only in terms of firearms and naval forces, he still had room to maneuver and a chance to make a comeback.

Now, if firearms cannot stop the Tatars and cannot help him win a carefully designed battle, then there is no need for him to compete with the Tatars on land anymore and he should go to sea as soon as possible.

Yang Zhen looked at the carefully constructed ambush site in the distance, thinking about his own thoughts. After a while, he suddenly remembered another thing, and said to Yan San:

"This morning, after Zhang Degui and others arrive, you will temporarily hand over the banner of the temporary Ningyuan advance battalion to Zhang Degui for safekeeping! When the time comes, let them stand in the middle of the artillery position! The Tatars will definitely know this flag when they see it.

We will come to capture it! By that time, the twenty tiger squatting cannons and the Folan machine will be able to severely damage the Tatars!"

Having said this, an uncontrollable smile appeared on Yang Zhen's face, and his mood improved a lot. Yang Zhan'ao and Yan San also became happy.

"You two, and that Guo Xiaowu, just follow me and help me pass on orders at any time. On the other hand, we can also pick up leaks in that bow-shaped trench!

"You should also prepare an extra pot of rockets. When the time comes, you will be sure to ignite all the unignited Dragon King Cannons. Don't waste these precious gunpowder!"
Chapter completed!