Win the Ding 1617

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"Our army's position is deployed like this, what do you think?"

A wind blew up on the river, and the white sails of the wind hunters shuttling back and forth on the river were bulging.Those who arrived at the riverside landing site were hurriedly unloading the several battalions of iron shoulders carried on the ship, as well as countless equipment, supplies, supplies, and ammunition.

The river wind blows the sails, and it also blows the cloaks of Ye Qi and the others. Looking from a distance, there are more than a dozen people standing on a high platform built of wood. The scarlet cloaks are blown by the wind, looking majestic. stern.The military flags of everyone next to them are also fluttering in the wind.This high platform is built on a small soil bag on the river embankment, making full use of the terrain.Looking around, to the south, there is the camp of the Ruan family army. It is also a noisy scene with people coming and going, horses neighing and people shouting.Obviously, the Nanzhong Army's crossing of the river was too fast, exceeding their imagination, which disrupted their deployment.

"The Guards Battalion drew out the left post and the two front posts, equipped with six six-pound guns, and deployed them directly in front to monitor the movements of the Ruan family's army. Maizi." Ye Qi affectionately called Mai Daming, a battalion officer of the Phoenix Battalion. The nickname of "Your Phoenix Battalion is deployed on the left wing. You also deploy a sentry force to the front, and the rest of the troops build a camp on the second line. Lao Huang, your Qilin Central Battalion is deployed on the right wing. The same deployment. Artillery team And the brothers of the artillery division, and the right post, the middle army, and the rear post of the Guards Battalion, were stationed in the big camp. Brothers of the Iron Shoulders, there are currently five battalions that have been organized and landed. The rear battalion is in charge of vigilance, responsible for protecting our army's food roads, and connecting with the fleet on the north bank and in the middle of the river."

Seven or eight people stared at the simple camp deployment map on the table. This formation is actually a deformation of the more common and common triple formation of the Ming army.The difference from the triad is that artillery positions are built in every direction that may be in direct contact with the enemy.The excavated soil was loaded into the cloth bag, and the artillery fortresses were densely piled up one by one. The artillery fortresses pushed up high effectively prevented the enemy's artillery from killing the artillery and destroying the artillery.In view of the technical status of artillery in this era, most of the artillery shells are solid ammunition and shot ammunition. According to the specifications formulated by Shouhan for artillery, the requirements for artillery fortifications are only to use soil bags, wood, bamboo, etc. to construct excavated fortifications, and do not need to be covered. Even if it encounters rain and snow, of course, it is difficult to have snow in the Nanzhong area. Each gun position has a special rainproof tarpaulin, which can complete the loading and launching in the rain.Gunners can rely on these fortifications to easily tilt the shells into the enemy's formation.

With the artillery barracks as the firepower point, deep trenches were dug around.The trench was four feet deep and six feet wide, just the size a grown man couldn't cross in one step.And behind the trench, within three to five steps, is a fence built with bamboo and wood cut from nearby.The wall was built according to the traditional Chinese camping method, with two layers inside and outside, slightly higher on the outside and lower on the inside. However, the wall of the South China Army was filled with a lot of soil.In this way, if the enemy uses artillery to attack the wall, the wall's protection will be much higher.In order to increase the protection ability, the soldiers of the Iron Shoulders even used wooden rammers to compact the soil.Moreover, on the wall of the village, the shooting position was specially designed for the musketeers, and the shooting opening was dug. The eight-shaped shooting opening not only ensured the shooting angle of the musketeers, but also protected the musketeers to the greatest extent. Safety.

After the defense line took shape, behind the defense line was a scene of excitement.The soldiers of the Iron Shoulders will transport the tents, supplies, cooking vehicles, etc. from the wind hunting ship to each camp area according to the number of the troops, and then be responsible for setting up the camp.

According to the division of the defense area, the soldiers of each battalion will draw their own flags according to the organizational level of the battalion, sentry, team, and armor. Similarly, first build fortifications, trenches, earthen walls, and strict barriers.Along the straight avenue from the shaft gate, there are artillery positions and shooting positions of muskets everywhere.

The soldiers unloaded each cotton tent from the baggage car, skillfully connected the camphor poles with metal joints at both ends, and built the skeleton for their own tents. The cotton cloth is put on the frame, and then the connecting rod is passed through the tent to connect with the original frame.Then, with a sledgehammer, large nails made of wrought iron were driven into the ground, and the tent was fixed with ropes.

After finishing the construction of the tent, the soldiers quickly picked up the shovel and dug a drainage ditch one foot deep and two feet wide along the perimeter of the tent, and compacted the lower edge of the tent with the excavated soil. Some soldiers evenly sprinkled the sulfur they received from the quartermaster in the gutters to prevent the invasion of snakes, insects, rats and ants.At the same time, the drainage ditch is connected with several ditches outside the camp to form a complete drainage system, which drains the rainwater in the camp to the outside of the camp and becomes an integral part of the fortifications.

Each armor, each team, each sentry, and each battalion's camp area are neatly arranged on the alluvial plain by the river like a chessboard.

On the river, the Wind Hunter Fleet dispatched three or four sentinel ships upstream and downstream, responsible for vigilance.

Looking down from the sky, Ye Qi's subordinates have already firmly occupied an undefeated position.Although there is a big river lying on the way to the rear, the wind hunter in the river properly acts as a bridge and link, and countless supplies are transported to the south bank by the wind hunter.

Under the blowing of the river wind, the sun gradually set, and the afterglow dyed the river as red as blood.As night fell, lights were turned on in the camp area, and under the organization of the directors of the posts, the cooks began to prepare dinner beside the cooking truck.

In the stove of the cooking cart, coals were burning blazingly, and a few cooks in white aprons were waving spatulas, preparing dinner for their brothers.The air was filled with a strong aroma, and the smell of fish, pork, eggs, rice, and various vegetables wafted over the camp.Soldiers lined up in front of the cooking cart with their own iron rice bowls and dinner plates, ready to eat.

Along with the wind, the scent floated southward, and several soldiers of the Ruan family army lying in the grass twitched their noses greedily, "The smell of stewed fish!"

“The taste of meat!”

“Smell of scrambled eggs!”

"Looks like stewed duck!"

"This group of guys, the food is really good!" A few dark and thin soldiers of the Ruan family army looked at the lights on the opposite side, it was like a town.They looked at the light with greedy, jealous, and resentful eyes, and took a bite of the cold rice ball in their hands.

Inside the big camp, Ye Qi and several battalion officers had finished their dinner and were discussing the next step of the war in Ye Qi's big tent.

Now, the only thing blocking Ye Qi's progress is the array of bamboo sticks stretching across miles.

"This thing is really annoying! If we want to break through, if we get within range of the Ruan family's artillery, the brothers will face the Ruan family's artillery with flesh and blood!" Mai Daming was a little worried.

Huang Lei furrowed his brows tightly, fiddling with the bamboo sticks pulled out by the outpost soldiers. The four-foot-long bamboo sticks were about an inch and a half wide, and the upper end was cut very sharply.

"My lord, I have a humble opinion that I can break through the Ruan family's bamboo stick array. However, I'm afraid the cost will be very high." Huangshi Anqi had something to say.

Ye Qi frowned almost imperceptibly.This Huang Shi'an is good at leading troops, he is willing to use his brains in battle, and he can take the lead, but he is not good at all, he is a little wimpy and hesitant when talking about things.

"Old Huang, if you have any idea, just say it, and put it aside if you don't need it. Let's listen to your idea first." Mai Daming sat on the saddle carelessly, and wiped his forehead with the corner of his cloak. sweat.

"That's right! Ah Shi, you are such a big boy, why do you talk like a girl?" Huang Leiting and Huang Shi'an are of the same family. Although they belong to different houses, after all, they can't write two yellow characters in one stroke.In detail, Huang Leiting is still Huang Shi'an's elder, and there must be some excuses in his words.

"Everyone, the opposite is a bamboo stick. I happened to be there when the gunners were testing the cannon after setting it up. Once the cannon passed, within a few tens of feet, there was a passage. Wherever the cannonball went, these," He pointed to the bamboo stick in his hand, "Either it was destroyed by shells, burned, or pushed down, and it no longer became an obstacle for our army to advance. Therefore, Biao Xia thought..."

"You want to use cannon fire to open the way?!" Huang Shi'an's words made Huang Lei jump up in shock. "You have to know, how much money does a solid shell cost? What about gunpowder?! Also, our cannon can shoot as many shots as possible. You used all the shells to open the way. When you were fighting against the southern rebels, , How to support you with artillery fire?! Unless, unless." Huang Leiting also began to promise.

All the battalion officers present understood what he meant, "Unless you use your lord's favorite weapon, the rocket."

Several people were speechless at the time.

Although the artillery division's troops going south carried four sets of rockets, Li Shouhan made it very clear when they went out that the function and task of the rockets was to attack the enemy's positions and fortified areas, not to open the way.

The strict military law and the generous treatment of the Nanzhong Army are equally special.

If you use a sharp weapon to attack the enemy to do such a thing that is not worth the loss, and show your own sharp weapon to others too early, how will you deal with Li Shouhan?How will Bao Zhongchen of the Military Law Department deal with it?

Several people lowered their heads at that time.

On the other side, Huang Shi'an was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

"No! My lords, gentlemen, I'm not talking about the use of quick cannons!"

"Oh?!" Hearing these words, several people immediately cheered up, "Shizi!" Huang Lei slapped Huang Shi'an on the shoulder fiercely with a big hand, "Your temper, you are really delaying things! Tell me about your idea!"

Huang Shi'an's idea is also very simple.

"We have a total of more than 1 people in the Iron Shoulders team, plus the soldiers from each battalion, there are nearly 2 people. The brothers in the whole battalion can each pack a bag of soil, and discard it to the Ruan bandits according to the order of the establishment. In the array of bamboo sticks set up, and then on top of the soil bag, lay wooden boards, and a passage can be opened."

"When opening the passage, our artillery officers and soldiers can provide cover for the army and suppress the enemy's artillery fire in the front, left, and right directions."

"We can deploy the gunners of each battalion to provide cover for the brigade in these three areas! Repel the invading enemy!"

Ye Qi was also very satisfied to see his subordinates fighting with great fighting spirit.

"It's so good! The Chinese army! Send the order down! After dinner, we will rest for an hour. The quartermasters of each battalion will lead the quartermasters to the supply team to collect cloth bags, collect soil from various places, and stand in line at night to listen to the sound of cannons."