After the soldiers and horses were assembled, Yu Qian asked Zhang Ning to go to the Chinese army to watch the battle. Zhang Ning graciously agreed and allowed himself to stand beside him. One of the three people accompanying Yu Qian was wearing a gray men's robe.
, wearing a silk hat, but it was obvious that she was a woman; he knew that if he did anything strange, he would be captured or even killed.
In place of the large square flag of the Chinese Army, there are some vehicles carrying various items, mainly drums, flags and other items, and even simple wooden desks for writing. The five-color pennant among them should be for making orders.
Behind Zhang Ning and some officials, there were four rows of sergeants wearing green and red clothes, each equipped with horses. The number was estimated to be no less than 150. Yu Qian saw that the colors of their clothes were different from those of the soldiers, so he estimated
As the person who conveyed military orders, he saw for the first time that commanding an army of ten thousand people required so many order soldiers; at the same time, the command system of the "rebels" was also quite large compared to the official army, with at least a dozen civilian officials and two or three
It was composed of ten scribes, and the generals gathered here for a short time but dispersed one after another.
Around this place, there are several rows of infantry in all directions. The total number should be more than 500, which is probably the Chinese army guard. In Yu Qian's opinion, these soldiers are already the best among the best. Their queues are as straight as a carpenter's ink line.
The measurements were average, and the cleaning was even neater than the Han general's honor guard in the palace. But Yu Qian believed that the two square formations on the rear could really protect the safety of the Chinese army. The distance between the two groups of troops and the Chinese army was quite close; although they were on the rear side,
, but if the official army approaches the central army's position, reinforcements can be quickly made at a very short distance. If the official army does not defeat these two groups of troops first, it will be difficult for the official army to reach the central army. In contrast, the gaps between other phalanxes
They are quite large, at least hundreds of steps apart. Perhaps the "rebels" are deployed in this way to spread out to the left and right as much as possible. Even so, the front is relatively narrow, making the left and right wings quite unsafe.
What Yu Qian was most interested in was Zhang Ping'an, the culprit of this war, but he just looked at Zhang Ning casually. The man was giving short and quick orders, as if many words were not thought through at all, and of course he was not.
Other nonsense, every sentence should be very concise.
The atmosphere became a little tense, because the battle seemed to be about to begin. The officers and soldiers on the opposite side were moving, and an army here was also mobilizing.
Zhang Ning's expression was firm and calm, and he was in good spirits, with a hint of coldness. In short, he looked a bit dull, but Yu Qian felt that this person's inner thoughts were quite rich... With all his strength, he gave up everything.
Occupying the territory without follow-up supplies, just to get a chance to fight a decisive battle with an army that is several times more powerful, such a desperate approach is extremely crazy; if a person does not have great ambition and desire, it is unimaginable to do such a thing.
Yu Qian boldly guessed that this person must want to get everything he should and should not, in order to satisfy his ambition.
Yu Qian then roughly observed the scene on the battlefield. He believed that Xue Lu still had great advantages, mainly reflected in the layout of the troops due to the number of troops.
Xue Lu's left and right wings are very wide, and with the advantage of cavalry, he definitely has an advantage on both sides; and although the number of people and horses within sight is spectacular, there are not fifty or sixty thousand people. It can be speculated that Xue Lu is deep in the center
There are also arrangements. In contrast, the rebels are at a disadvantage as they are easily surrounded and partially broken through. Unless they defend passively, loopholes will appear as soon as they attack.
Although Yu Qian knew that the rebels had an advantage in firepower, as long as Xue Lu planned well, it was not impossible to seize the opportunity to inflict heavy damage... Wuyang Marquis Xue Lu was the general recommended by Yu Qian in front of the emperor. He was very impressed by Xue Lu's talents.
I still hold a positive attitude and think he can bring out his talents in battle.
So from the current point of view, the situation of the army and the army is not pessimistic... Of course, if Yu Qian was still in his position, he would not fight this battle at all; Zhang Pingan could not force him to a duel. Why should he fight with
Are the rebels fighting in a hurry? Delay in itself is beneficial to the officers and soldiers, so they must sacrifice their own strengths and ignore the enemy's weaknesses? Xue Lu is still eager to make a contribution; perhaps he has not understood the overall situation at all, and is just fighting for the sake of war.
If the world is like a chessboard, the large number of soldiers and horses here are just a few chess pieces on the chessboard.
The group of men and horses on the opposite side advanced for a mile and then stopped; the light and heavy artillery also moved one after another. Although it was not clear, the things carried by those moving horses must be artillery, otherwise I would not be able to think of anything needed.
They were transported to the front line by chariots. As expected, the infantry force of the official army did not attack directly, and Yu Qian did not think that Xue Lu could be stupid enough to use an infantry force to attack the Suzaku Army alone.
Xue Lu's intention was mostly to open up the situation from the left wing (south) of the rebels. The flank was obviously beneficial to the army. Xue Lu took the initiative to start from the flank with the purpose of provoking the rebels. The main forces of both sides were at least four miles apart.
If they advance forward, there will be no fight at all; even if the official army has advanced one mile, the two armies are still outside the range of the artillery, and there is no possibility of fighting for the time being.
At this moment, Zhang Ning's voice came from not far away: "Instruct Changde Battalion to divide half of its troops to try to fight the enemy's protrusion on the left."
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Heng, who was next to him, summoned officials and said: "In order to prepare a military order, Yao Erlang led the first two posts of the Changde camp, that is, the left sentry and the right sentry horse as the left forward, escorting the cavalry artillery brigade and the attached long-barreled artillery brigade to advance two miles.
, arrived at the low valley, immediately launched an artillery attack on the protruding part of the army; it was ordered that the Changde Camp outpost and rear post should advance from the left and rear of Yao Erlang's department, waiting for further orders; it was ordered that the Feng Youxian Cavalry Regiment on the left rear wing be prepared for war.
, waiting for further orders. After receiving the order, each department can make timely adjustments if there are reasons for the emergency..."
Only then did Yu Qian understand why there were so many people in the rebel army. He was shocked when he saw this method for the first time. Zhang Ping'an's military order was detailed again under the arrangement of his main "staff"
They turned into precise orders to various ministries. The two seemed to have a tacit understanding... As far as Yu Qian knew, Zhu Heng was originally a minister under the king of Han, and he had not been with Zhang Ping'an for a long time.
This is not all of its command system. After its staff drafted military orders, they each asked their clerks to specifically arrange the number of soldiers to deliver the orders. It seemed that every order was recorded by clerks, including the names of the sergeants who conveyed the military orders.
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The green and red-shirted sergeants on horseback were dispatched in batches. Soon after, after the alternating sounds of drums and trumpets, the rebels and horses in the distance on the left wing were indeed seen mobilizing.
Some people and horses began to move slowly one after another. At this moment, the faint sound of horse hooves came from the south. Looking as far as the eye could see, I saw cavalry troops appearing in the wilderness. Those cavalry troops should be official troops, because only the official troops were arranged in such a way.
Far.
With firearms, infantry, and cavalry fighting together, Yu Qian felt that Xue Lu had performed to his level. He had not forgotten the experience of following Emperor Yongle in the northern Xinjiang campaign.
But at this time, it seemed that the rebels had no reaction to the appearance of the official and cavalry troops. The infantry on the left wing was still beating the drum and advancing. Not far away, Zhang Ning beat the situation in the south without saying a word, and his "
"Staff" Zhu Heng added another military order, most of which had nothing to do with decision-making.
The number of troops facing the rebel left wing should be less than 10,000, but it seems to be about the same. This is a quarter of Xue Lu's infantry. He is quite generous. This battle has just begun.
It will definitely be very awkward at the beginning.
The "rebels" were very active in responding to Xue Lu's provocation on the flank and immediately accepted the attack; they were even more impatient than Xue Lu, which was a sign of their intention to win a quick victory.
Because the infantry of the army advanced first, artillery formations had begun to be deployed in front of each infantry camp. Yu Qian was even a little surprised when he saw this. Could it be that Xue Lu had privately understood the cavalry and artillery tactics he had figured out? What kind of train of thought?
Yu Qian used it once, but it was not successful, but he felt that it could be improved, and did not say that the tactics were immature. Xue Lu was not in the South Route Army at the time, so Yu Qian was surprised.
I saw that "Yao Erlang"'s troops had stopped. Under the cavalry Weixie, they could not set up an artillery formation. They could only form two phalanxes on the left and right, with the artillery vehicles in the middle. Probably the rebel infantry could only form a phalanx.
To resist the cavalry attack, another group of troops on its flank and rear flank also formed a square formation, which was still quite far away from the forward.
Yu Qian was overwhelmed by the reaction of the rebels. He had obviously heard their military order for the cavalry regiment to prepare for dispatch, but there was no trace of the rebel cavalry. Logically speaking, the official cavalry deployed on the left wing of the rebels was not the main force of the cavalry.
; Therefore, the rebel cavalry is fully capable of defending the flanks of its infantry, but the current situation is that this situation has not been seen.
The official cavalry in the distance had jogged to a mile away from the enemy, but they stopped and did not continue to move forward. The prominence of the official infantry on the front began to continue to approach, and the process of transferring the artillery array was quite slow; the rebel troops
However, because the cavalry five hundred steps away was watching eagerly and unable to move, they were unable to make any changes.
...At this moment, a large group of official infantry troops on the right wing (north) of the rebel army also began to advance. Officials of the "rebel" central army quickly issued a series of military orders, and the two units on the right wing began to advance.
There were some changes in the position of the camp, and the artillery array was moved forward to the front of the infantry.
Both sides were crowded and busy, but the central part remained motionless. Both sides looked at each other from a distance. This stalemate lasted for a long time.
"Boom!" The sound of the cannon shook the earth, and the wilderness seemed to tremble slightly, like a thunderbolt from the blue. This kind of sound is not something that ordinary people can express, but it is exactly something created by humans.
In the yellow wilderness, the color of a rising white mist is particularly conspicuous. Far to the east, it is the army that is starting to fire artillery.