The ambush of the Jiangning camp soldiers surprised Hong Chengchou and others.

Liu Tiehan reconnaissance had three ambush sites. Everyone thought the best location was more than fifty miles away from Xuanzhou City. The terrain here was relatively flat, which was conducive to the attack of artillery. In other words, artillery could play a greater role and cause greater damage to the Zhenghong Banner Tatars of Daishan. The other two locations were not very ideal. From the sand table, these two places were between valleys, and artillery was difficult to play. There was not enough place to set up artillery, and there was no place to concentrate on the advantages of artillery. However, the ambush site that Su Tiancheng chose was the worst place for everyone to set up.

This is a valley. The entrance to the valley is about four meters wide, and there are cliffs on both sides of the entrance and exit, so it is impossible for a large army to ambush. The length of the valley is about three kilometers. In the valley, there is a single road with no intersection. The exit is slightly wider, about six meters.

Setting up an ambush in such a place, Hong Chengchou and others felt that this was equivalent to a direct confrontation with the Tartars, without considering the role of setting up an ambush. Moreover, the ambush can only be set up in the valley. It is impossible to ambush the valley's import and export. Could it be that Su Tiancheng's idea was to fight with the Later Jin Tartars when they entered the valley?

The valley is open, and the slopes on both sides are not very large, but some ditches are not conducive to the cavalry's charge. Besides, the slopes on both sides of the hillsides will take a lot of time to fix the artillery. Of course, the biggest advantage of setting up an ambush in such a place is unexpected.

Su Tiancheng's explanation is the same. The other two ambushing locations, especially the places that everyone is most optimistic about, are also the place where Dai Shan pays the most attention and cautious. Do they have no defense? The function of ambushing is to catch the other party off guard, so that the maximum effect can be achieved. As for the role of artillery, it must not be ignored. But it is not possible to rely on artillery because of the sharp artillery. You must know that if Dai Shan plans to lead the army from the front line to Xuanzhou, it is to consider the sharp artillery and be prepared.

The more this happens, the more we should ambush artillery and soldiers in the place where Daishan thought it was the most impossible to set up an ambush, and give the latter Jin Tartars the most sharp blow. Su Tiancheng made a request to fight with the Red Banner of Daishan. It is in this valley, and the Tartars cannot be allowed to leave this valley.

Su Tiancheng particularly emphasized that flintlock rifles must be worn by everyone, and all bullets should be fired as much as possible. Don’t be stingy with ammunition. Once the bullets are fired, you will be ready to charge.

At this time, Hong Chengchou and others finally understood. It turned out that the ambush chosen by Su Tiancheng was the place for the decisive battle. The battle between the soldiers of Jiangning Camp and the Later Jin Tartars was about to be launched here, and neither side had a way out. This was a good explanation for why Su Tiancheng chose to set up an ambush in such a place. Once Daishan's army entered the valley, the soldiers of Jiangning Camp who were ambushing the valley would launch an attack. After the artillery bombardment, they began to descend.

The shooting of the Tatars was killed to the greatest extent, and then they were killed from the hillsides on both sides and killed with the Later Jin Tartars. In this case, Dai Shan, as the head coach, had no chance to escape. He either fought with the soldiers or became a prisoner of the Jiangning Camp. As for the entry and exit of the valley, he would naturally be blocked by the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp after the fight began, waiting for Su Tiancheng's final charge order to join the battle group.

There are not many artillery set up on both sides of the valley, mainly tiger squat cannons and Fran machine cannons, with only a few red cannons and general cannons. In fact, when setting up artillery, everyone looked at the terrain on the sand table and most of them understood that in such places, small cannons are mainly used to facilitate transportation, movement, and find the position of setting up.

At this time, the flintlock rifle can play a decisive role. Whether it is for people or horses, the lethality is huge. The Later Jin Tartars were nestled in the valley and just fired them downwards.

The most critical thing about fighting in the valley is that the cavalry is not very effective. The valley is narrow and cannot be opened, and the cavalry cannot charge at all. At that time, the soldiers on both sides will fight together, which is completely different from personal abilities. Moreover, war horses are easily frightened because of the rumbling sound of artillery artillery, which can easily collide with each other.

The war is imminent, and Su Tiancheng doesn't have so much time to solicit opinions, so he issued an order to set up an ambush.

He Renlong brought 20,000 soldiers to set up ambush on both sides of the valley. At this time, He Renlong understood why the soldiers of Jiangning Camp not only needed to be familiar with fighting immediately, but also with the combat methods of infantry. This seems to be an unlikely event for many officers. After all, the combat methods and concepts of cavalry and infantry are different. The focus of cavalry is on rushing and showing an unstoppable momentum. The focus of infantry is on cooperation and pays attention to the coordination and cooperation of overall combat.

The soldiers from Jiangning Camp did it.

This time, the soldiers of Jiangning Camp who encircled and suppressed the Red Banner of Daishanzheng Tatars were almost all from Liaodong. Because they could not reveal their whereabouts, they took a boat from Dagukou, Tianjin to Changsheng Island and did not enter Fuzhou at all. This group of Jiangning Camp soldiers were the most angry because they were unable to serve as the main force in the Liaodong Battle. They originally thought that they might have had a fierce battle with the Later Jin Tartars when they were guarding Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City. Who knew that the Later Jin Tartars quickly withdrew.

They felt guilty about the failure of the Liaodong Battle. After all, they had a lot of contact with the border troops. The soldiers of the border troops were directly responsible for the training of the border troops. Seeing that the brother troops suffered a crushing defeat and almost wiped out, this feeling was difficult to understand. The soldiers' hatred for the Later Jin Tartars also reached their peak.

The soldiers were very quick to set up an ambush. The biggest difficulty lies in the installation of artillery, which requires a suitable position. However, these problems are nothing in the eyes of the soldiers. They tried all kinds of ways to set up ten red-clothed cannons, ten general cannons, hundreds of tiger squat cannons, and Fran machine cannons.

At this time, the advantages of Su Tiancheng's chosen ambush location were revealed.

The location of the ambush was beyond the expectations of the soldiers of Jiangning Camp and also beyond Daishan's expectations.

During the march, Dai Shan also sent scouts to investigate along the way, but the location of the Jiangning camp was not a suitable ambush in the eyes of the scouts of the Later Jin Dynasty, so the investigation in this area was also ignored by the scouts of the Later Jin Dynasty. On the contrary, the most suitable ambush site for Qu Qingze was investigated, with a large number of people investigating to see if there was an ambush from the Ming army.

Twenty thousand soldiers completed the ambush in one day.

Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and Li Dingguo are the most exciting.

Before the war, Su Tiancheng talked to them specifically, which also indicates that they had completely integrated into the Jiangning Camp and became a powerful general recognized by everyone. The amount of soldiers in the Jiangning Camp was different from the ordinary garrison. A hundred households commanded more than a thousand soldiers, and a thousand households commanded may reach more than five thousand soldiers, which was much more than the ordinary garrison commander. In more than a year, the three people went from ordinary garrisons to thousands of households. Such a speed of promotion was unlikely even in the previous rebel army, which showed the principle that Jiangning Camp only used talents.

The importance of this duel with the Zhenghong Banner of Daishan was very clear. As the three officers who assisted He Renlong, the three were also clear about their responsibilities. When the army set up an ambush, the three were the hardest. He Renlong considered how all the 20,000 soldiers were set up in place, so that they could not let the scouts of the Later Jin Dynasty notice it, but in terms of the implementation of the details, the three were responsible for it. After a day, they could not remember how many roads they had walked, how many times they emphasized, even the most inconspicuous details.

For example, using branches as a bunker, Liu Wenxiu discovered that the density of branches is different. There are more places and fewer places. As people from the countryside, they can see strange things at a glance. The bushes in the mountains cannot be so dense. When pointing out this defect, the soldiers quickly began to correct them.

A day later, when Su Tiancheng, Hong Chengchou and He Renlong inspected the ambush, even the ambush soldiers who were close to him could not find it. The 20,000 soldiers seemed to have merged with the mountains.

Su Tiancheng focused on the establishment of red-clothed cannons and general cannons. In this battle, the role of artillery was limited. How to maximize the role of artillery was very critical. Daishan's army was basically cavalry. While the artillery was killed and injured by the Later Jin Tartars, it also had to completely shock the Later Jin Tartars' war horses. When fighting in the valley, the war horses were shocked by the artillery, it would become a burden for the Later Jin Tartars. The soldiers of Jiangning Camp were no longer worried. They did not ride horses, and they launched a charge in the formation of infantry to encircle and suppress the Later Jin Tartars.

The 10,000 Jiangning camp soldiers led by Hong Chengchou were all elite cavalry, responsible for intercepting the escaped Later Jin Tartars at the entrance and exit of the valley. In the valley, they used infantry to attack, import and export of the valley, and encircle and suppress them with cavalry. This arrangement was to completely annihilate Daishan's Zhenghong Banner.

After everything was arranged, Su Tiancheng's main energy began to focus on the Tatars who were slowly approaching the Red Banner of the Later Jin Dynasty, who were slowly approaching the ambush site. The scouts led by Liu Tiehan kept sending information to report on the movements of the Later Jin Dynasty and the marching route decided by Dai Shan was exactly the same as Su Tiancheng's expectation. The Later Jin Dynasty Tartars chose the first-line route and did not take the road of Huazhuang. The five hundred soldiers who confused Dai Shan in Huazhuang also returned to the team as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!