I saw Sang Jice saying: "Although the Runzhou Boat Gang is powerful, it is a guild after all and has a low status. Most of the people live outside the city, and only a few leaders live in the city."

"In this way, since I promised him a hundred people, they must be one hundred people living in the city, and those outside the city are not allowed to enter."

"How to screen these one hundred people is up to you to work with the White Lotus Sect and Tiandihui personnel here, and then let them be on standby outside Iron Weng City at any time, or let them be responsible for the security around Iron Weng City"

Then he called over the Chief of Staff, "Although Jiaoshan Mountain is dangerous, it is located on the riverside like Beigu Mountain. Our army has a huge water advantage. If the enemy is not a fool, he will never rush to Jinshan, Beigu Mountain, or Jiaoshan Mountain."

"Come"

"The most likely ones are Xiangshan and Nanshan. In this way, we can set up strongholds closer to the castle in Xiangshan and Nanshan. We will still station a company of troops and move all the three hundred kilograms of heavy mortars and short-barreled artillery there."<

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The chief of staff said: "According to the locals, Jiuhua Mountain is the highest among the Nanshan Mountains, so it is better to arrange it there."

Sangjice nodded, "You are the chief of staff. It's up to you to decide where to place the best. In this way, there will be a total of five hills, five companies, and about two battalions. Our brigade plus the cavalry from the brigade headquarters.

There are ten battalions in total. It doesn’t matter if we separate two battalions."

"The city wall of Zhenjiang is a total of twelve miles long. Our brigade has 5,600 people. Excluding the two battalions outside the city, there are still nearly 5,000 people. The defensive wall is enough, not to mention that it is surrounded by rivers, with large rivers to the east and north.

You can also drive into the Batur Canal, and you can also drive into the moat Saiyinhao in the west. This is truly impregnable."

"I would like to see how Mannu attacks"

The chief of staff laughed and said: "The brigade commander is so sure that the Manchus will attack?"

Sang Jice also smiled and said: "The devil is as high as the road. It has been twenty years since our country arrived in the Qing Dynasty. In the past five years, it has been able to trade everywhere. It has been riddled with holes. Zhou Jixun looks gentle and gentle."

, but he is a powerful character. I received a secret telegram just before I met Hua Zhixiu."

"The enemy is preparing to attack. The leader is Buck, the former deputy commander of Jiangning. He was originally stationed here. Because the former general Jiangning suddenly died of illness, in order to compete for the position of general, or he had already reached an agreement with Shulin, the governor of Liangjiang.

After making a secret agreement, we gave up here and arrived in Jiangning first."

"What he didn't expect was that our army would arrive not long after. It is said that this man has always been loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Zhenjiang City has a population of at least 100,000. If he were here and organized the young people in the city, he would at least be able to mobilize

With 10,000 troops, our army can certainly win in the end, but it will obviously involve a lot of twists and turns."

"According to insider information, Cebak came with great momentum this time. General Jiangning had 2,000 Eight Banners soldiers under his command. This time he brought 1,500 people, as well as 3,000 chieftain soldiers from Luo Tianchou, the deputy general of Jiangning Camp.

, combat power is no small matter."

"If he only has this few men, I obviously won't bother spending a lot of time in the surrounding mountains. However, according to the spy's report, Cebak has secretly trained 15,000 soldiers in the mountains of southern Jiangsu in the past five years."<

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"During the Three Kingdoms period, Danyang's soldiers were the most powerful in the world, and Shanyue was the most powerful. Although more than a thousand years have passed, there are still many descendants of Shanyue. Just like the Manchu slaves valued the Saurons, they were the most important native soldiers in the south.

, of course, it is also a plan to kill two birds with one stone, allowing the native soldiers to balance the Han green camp soldiers."

"It can also consume the local soldiers who are constantly causing trouble. It is said that the firearms troops among these 15,000 people have also been trained by the British, so they should not be underestimated."

"That's nearly 20,000 people. They are obviously convinced that because our army is small in number and can only rely on the city to hold on, it must come carelessly. Our army has taken the first step to occupy the nearby hills and they have been unable to do anything for a long time, especially Xiangshan.

Nanshan, if they want to take back Zhenjiang City, they must first capture these two places."

The chief of staff interjected: "In this case, Nanshan is quite large. Is it enough to deploy a company of troops? Since the British have intervened, they must have brought a lot of artillery. Nowadays, our country's short-barreled artillery casting technology has been spread to Europe.

Countries, the British probably got it too”

Sangjiice said: "Jiuhua Mountain is a confrontation between east and west mountains. Since this is the case, let's just arrange another company to go up. Okay, hurry up and arrange it. In this case, there will be two battalions."

Three days later, Iron Weng City indeed received the news that Cebach’s army had arrived at Gaozi Town.

"What's the specific situation?"

"Cerbake obviously attaches great importance to the 15,000 so-called Huizhou regiment training that he personally trained. He did not intend to use them as cannon fodder. Instead, he asked Luo Tianchou's Jiangning Battalion to be the vanguard. At present, the Luo tribe has arrived near Dongshan"<

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Upon hearing this, Sangjice suddenly frowned.

The chief of staff looked at him in surprise.

After a while, Sangjice sighed.

"In this case, our plan has to change. Bring us the map."

The so-called map was obviously drawn urgently based on the surrounding terrain within three days after entering Zhenjiang City. It is just a simple map.

"Look, this is Huanghe Mountain close to the city. This is Huangshan Mountain to the southwest of Huanghe Mountain. There is Gaochong Temple on it. This is Guanyin Mountain to the southeast of Huanghe Mountain. There is Guanyin Temple on it. Huanghe Mountain is the ancient temple in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

It was the place where Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, lived and farmed at the foot of the mountain."

"The top of the mountain has been leveled and a hanging place has been built, which is perfect for garrisoning troops."

"You mean..."

"The plan is about to change. In this case, an order is immediately issued to have the two companies stationed in Jiuhua Mountain and the company stationed in Beigu Mountain abandon their positions. The Beigushan company will be stationed in Huanghe Mountain. The two companies in Jiuhua Mountain will be stationed in Huanghe Mountain.

Stationed at Gaoshong Temple in the west and quickly built positions"

"One is stationed at Yuantong Temple and is building a position quickly. Dongshan is still dozens of miles away. They must complete the defense before Luo Tianchou's Jiangning Battalion arrives."

"Gaochong Temple and Yuantong Temple must have water storage facilities. Let the entire company of soldiers work together, part of them to build positions, and part of them to quickly transport grain, ammunition and fresh water, and bring many wooden barrels to store fresh water."

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The chief of staff asked: "Why? Since Jiuhua Mountain is the most suitable to occupy the commanding heights, and Huanghe Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, and Guanyin Mountain are close to the city wall, and we are worried about water sources, it is better to withdraw them all into the city. Our country has heavy mortars.

In addition, the field artillery deployed at the top of the city can even hit Mount Jiuhua. Why is it necessary to deploy it like this?"

Sangjitse did not answer him directly, "How far is Luo Tianchou's army from Cebak's army?"

The chief of staff replied: "It's about half a day's journey. When Luo Tianchou was near Dongshan, the army was still near Baohua Mountain."

Sang Jice nodded, "That's it. If Luo Tianchou marches without stopping, it will take half a day to reach Nanshan. If we don't occupy a few hills, they will definitely occupy it before firing artillery into the city. If we occupy Huanghe Mountain,

, Guanyin Mountain, and Huangshan are three obtuse triangle hills. They must first capture these three hills before they can launch an offensive."

"Because if they attack from near the moat in the west, they will definitely face the suppression of our army's extremely long-range field artillery on the city head, and it will be impossible for them to gain a foothold. Since the British are here, it is impossible for them not to know this."

"And if they attack from the east, they can't get through because of the Grand Canal."

"So there is only one way to go to the south. If you want to come from the south, you must occupy Nanshan. There are many hills in Nanshan. The three hills closest to the city wall are these three hills. If we completely abandon these hills, they will definitely occupy them and use the cover of the mountains.

Gradually approaching the city wall"

"When they get to the city, they also need the cover of artillery on the hills. They move so quickly. Obviously they do not carry heavy artillery, but only light artillery. They must occupy these three hills!"

"Moreover, if we completely abandon these mountains, they can surround the city walls and attack calmly. However, considering the strong firepower of our army, they must be cautious and make trouble in the city. The war will naturally be protracted."

"But if these three hills are occupied by our army, they obviously know that not many soldiers and horses can be stationed on the hills. Even if they are covered by city wall artillery, they will not face the thought of being able to use these hills to train troops before officially attacking the city.

The baptism of our army’s powerful artillery is naturally what we want”

"If they can capture these three hills, their morale will be greatly boosted, and they will be more confident when attacking Zhenjiang City."

"Also, half of Nanshan is within the attack range of our army's twelve-centimeter army field artillery, but due to the cover of the mountain, they can throw the entire army inside and attack in stages."

"The Eight Banners soldiers of Ceback will be stationed in Dantu Town, which is just south of Nanshan. The terrain is flat and open, which is convenient for cavalry to be stationed."

Dantu Town, later located in Yicheng, Dantu District, Zhenjiang City.

The chief of staff's eyes lit up, "What do you mean..."
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