Yang Guozhu once fought side by side with Liu Yan in Julu, and he still remembered Liu Yan's cruel defense. At this time, he nodded repeatedly and introduced it in a low voice to Wang Pu, Cao Bianjiao and others around him, as if he was telling the story of the original Wang Pu, Cao Bianjiao and others were amazed when they heard about the battle situation in Julu.
In fact, there are more lines of defense in Liu Yan's mind. In Liu Yan's imagination, there are nine low-wall trenches, divided into three waves, that is, three lines of defense. There are three low walls and trenches between each line of defense. Each wall is only a few steps or ten steps apart. The upper and lower shooting boundaries are obvious, which can form waves of shooting.
As you can imagine, every time the Qing soldiers attacked a low wall, they had to face fierce attacks from the upper and lower firepower, and from time to time they had to face thunderbolts, gray bottle bombs and other weapons thrown from behind the three low walls.
With the defensive capabilities of the Qing army, even with a large number of armors, shields, and shield vehicles, it would be difficult to withstand such fierce crossfire.
Each of these three lines of defense is about fifty to a hundred steps apart. In the open space between each two lines of defense, some tents can be erected as a place for rescuing casualties or as a resting place for soldiers. , and the place where troops are stationed to attack.
Between each low wall, there will be many spaces left for the soldiers inside the wall to attack according to the situation. The New Army in Qinglai Town was the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty. It was not the style of the New Army soldiers to only defend without attacking. Therefore, the defensive and counterattack style of play is the most suitable style of play.
Of course, the spaces on these low walls are irregular, and the spaces on the front and rear low walls are staggered. When the Qing army passed through the opening of the first low wall, they were faced with the obstruction of the second low wall. If they wanted to pass through, they had to continue attacking to the left and right sides.
Moreover, Liu Yan also planned to place artillery pieces in the empty space of the low wall in front of each line of defense, such as Xiaofolang machine, Baizi gun, Hu Zun cannon, etc. These firearms can be used to shoot loose bullets. If they are fired out with one shot, they will definitely defeat the attackers. The Qing army suffered heavy casualties.
Of course, Hong Chengchou must allocate a batch of these firearms. Anyway, there are still a lot of firearms and equipment in the Chinese army's supply camp. Liu Yan has already detached an elite battalion to guard the army's retreat. Hong Chengchou will naturally have to bleed to support some equipment.
Hong Chengchou immediately agreed to this and asked Liu Yan to send someone to the Chinese Army to collect it later. If he needed any firearms, just ask. As long as the Chinese Army had them, he would strongly support them.
Liu Yan continued to explain his idea to everyone: in each line of defense, the low walls should be built with numerous protrusions, just like the horse faces and enemy towers on the city wall, allowing the defenders to attack from the side.
With the power of the flint-haired muskets of the New Army in Qinglai Town, a protruding wall could be installed every 150 steps, so that the area within a hundred steps in front of the defense line could be blocked, making it difficult for the Qing army to move forward.
To the northeast of Hongluo Mountain and by the river, Liu Yan also planned to build several low walls all the way to the northwest of Hongluo Mountain. One was to send troops to protect the water source, and the other was to prevent enemies from attacking along the river. After all, the river was full of water. Not deep, only up to the knees.
Although the northwest part of Hongluo Mountain is steep, out of caution, Liu Yan was also prepared to set up several lines of defense to prevent the elite Qing troops from risking their lives to attack.
Finally, Liu Yan used the abandoned fire road pier on the top of the mountain as the "command officer" of the front camp and set up artillery here. Using Huolu Pier as a viewing point, you can have a clear view of the surrounding situation of Hongluo Mountain, and the artillery on the top of the mountain can also be used as fire support to bombard everywhere under the mountain at any time.
When everyone listened to Liu Yan come together, all the generals of the New Army in Qinglai Town were quickly calculating the general's deployment in their minds. This entire set of defense structures has been compiled into the infantry drill of the New Army in Qinglai Town. Everyone has already However, at this moment, a rough "defense plan" emerged in his mind.
Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui, Cao Bianjiao and others only knew a little about it. Although they had a rough idea of the trip in their minds, there were still too many things they couldn't understand or think clearly. Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu even had a dark look in their eyes. Only Yang Guozhu basically understood it. This was another version of Julu's defense.
However, although everyone did not understand 100%, they all agreed that Liu Yan's defense line must be very powerful.
After Liu Yan explained his idea, he also said coldly: "As long as the slave thieves have the courage to attack Hongluo Mountain, they will die as many as they come. This line of defense is enough to completely drain the blood of the slave thieves!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect that Liu Yan's strategy was so powerful that he dared to boast about Haikou. I really don't know how Liu Yan came up with such a ruthless defense line.
The faces of Ma Ke, Tang Tong, Bai Guangen and others were not very good-looking. Liu Yan was so ruthless and really not easy to mess with, especially Ma Ke. At this time, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily and he looked at Liu Yan. There was also a bit more awe.
Wu Sangui's expression was even more unnatural, and he was even more jealous of Liu Yan. Why couldn't he think of such a line of defense? Why couldn't the soldiers and horses in his hands be as strong as the new army in Qinglai Town?
Wu Sangui, who had always had a high self-esteem, felt inferior for the first time and could not be confident at all in front of Liu Yan.
Hong Chengchou also greatly appreciated Liu Yan's deployment, and naturally he praised him again, which made everyone envious.
Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen had a thought in their minds. They would also lead their troops to defend the Wudaoling area. They could also set up a defense line in the same way. After discussing it in a low voice, they decided to wait for the Hongluoshan fortifications to be completed. People come over for details.
Even if the defense line that the two learned is not as strong as the Hongluoshan defense line, it will definitely be able to deal a big blow to the Qing army and greatly improve their defense power.
After everyone discussed the defense line at Hongluo Mountain, Hong Chengchou also asked Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen to set up defenses in the same way. The two naturally accepted the order and did not mention it.
Then everyone went to Wudaoling for on-the-spot investigation, and also went to nearby Daxing Fort and Dongqing Fort, and even inspected the Bijia Mountain area.
As a transit place for the Ming army to transport grain from the sea, Bijia Mountain was extremely heavily guarded. Not only were a large number of local Liaodong troops stationed in Bijia Mountain, but the Ming Navy also patrolled the distant sea from time to time.
At this time, everyone was standing on a hillside of Bijia Mountain, looking out at the sea. They saw that there were still a large number of sea ships coming from a distance, preparing to dock at the dock. Around the dock, a large number of civilians and local Ming troops from Liaodong were busy under the scorching sun, transporting grain, grass and various heavy equipment piled on the dock, creating a bustling scene.
The sea in the distance was rough, and the waves beat on the rocks from time to time, splashing waves of silver. Many officers and generals saw the sea for the first time. There was a look of horror on their faces.
At this time, as the Ming army's troops came out to join the battle, the balance of the Liaodong war began to tilt towards the Ming side. At this time, Xingshan, Songshan and other places were relieved one after another, and only Jinzhou was still under siege by the Qing army.
Before the support was cut off in May this year, Zu Dashou sent a soldier to report to the court that the food in the city was enough to last for half a year, but the military situation was insufficient. It's not even half a year yet. With Zu Dashou's ability and the more than 20,000 defenders in the city, Jinzhou should not be lost in a short time. 33
So under Liu Yan's strong suggestion, Hong Chengchou ordered all Ming armies to temporarily garrison at Bijia Mountain. While hoarding money and grain to supply supplies and recruiting civilians, Hong Chengchou immediately began to build the back line of defense at Hongluo Mountain and Wudaoling. Secure the rear road and then send troops north to aid Jinzhou City.
In this regard, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Cao Bianjiao and others all felt that there was no problem, and it was reasonable for the national war to be fought steadily.
Ma Ke, Tang Tong and others had nothing to say. Only Wu Sangui blushed, seeing that Jinzhou was close at hand, but the army still had to wait until the back line of defense was completed before going north, and tried to refute Liu Yan several times.
Seeing this, Hong Chengchou hurriedly signaled with his eyes. After Liu Yan and other generals returned to their camps, Hong Chengchou called Wu Sangui to the Chinese army's tent. He offered some kind words of comfort and promised that as long as Hongluoshan and Wudao Once the Ling's defense line becomes clear, troops will be dispatched to assist Jinzhou City immediately. Wu Sangui returned to the camp unhappily.
On that day, Hong Chengchou ordered a group of staff to recruit civilian men and go to Hongluo Mountain and Wudaoling. The specific tedious work of digging trenches, building walls, etc. was naturally followed by the army and civilian men, as well as some local military households in western Liaoning. Since There is sufficient manpower, so progress can be considered rapid.
Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen also led their troops to garrison at Wudaoling. Liu Yan also sent the former camp commander and guerrilla general Chen Xun to lead his troops to Hongluo Mountain, and took many young soldiers from Hong Chengchou's Chinese army camp. Firearms such as the Folang machine gun and the Baizi gun.
On Hongluo Mountain, civilians from all over the world gathered here, working hard under the scorching sun. From inside the pass to outside the pass, there was an endless stream of civilians transporting food, grass and baggage for the army, with a total number of hundreds of thousands of people!
These civilian husbands were also paid. According to the price of labor for repairing the border walls and castles in the Ming Dynasty, they were given about one cent of silver for rice and five cents of silver for salt and vegetables every day. The same was true for the young military households in Liaodong who had not fought in the war.
It's just that with the little money distributed by the court, the common people generally don't have enough to eat according to current prices, and they have to work exhaustingly every day, which is very hard.
After Liu Yan inspected the construction site of the Hongluo Mountain Defense Line, he saw that these civilian workers had little enthusiasm. The progress of the project was very slow, and he was very anxious. After all, time waits for no one.
So Liu Yan ordered the heavy troops in the front camp to cook more meals every day. The food of the new army in Qinglai Town was far better than that of the ordinary Ming army. They had meat and fish every day and the staple food tubes were full. In addition to the grain and grass distributed by the court, Liu Yan also asked merchants from the Chamber of Commerce to organize large-scale horse teams to continuously deliver supplies to the front line, a large part of which was cured meat and grain. Of course, Liu Yan had to pay for this expense himself, but in order to feed the new army soldiers well, Liu Yan also risked it.
At this time, the baggage soldiers were busy, and soon the big stacks of flatbreads were ready, and pots of broth were boiling over the fire. The rich aroma wafted out from time to time, making the civilian husbands and soldiers waiting on the side salivate. .
"Oh my god, the officers and soldiers elsewhere eat only pig food, and they often don't have enough to eat. Why can these Shandong soldiers eat so well? Is it possible that all the money and food from the court are given to the Shandong soldiers?"
"You know nothing! That's because the Shandong soldiers' superior officers managed to get all this meat. Otherwise, why are the Shandong soldiers so powerful that even the slave thieves are no match for them?"
"I heard that when there was a famine in Shandong, only Qinglai Town had food for everyone. In such a disaster year, not a single person starved to death!"
"real or fake……"
"Of course it's true. Look at the new officers and soldiers in Qinglai Town, all of them have glowing faces. They are more beautiful than the gentry in the city. I really want to live in Qinglai Town, that's how people live!"
Liu Yan stood nearby, listening to the discussions of the peasants who were queuing up to get food, and felt a sense of pride in his heart: "The hard work of the past few years has not been in vain!"
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