Zhuge Sanhe, who was good at calculations, miscalculated this time, because not only Zhao Liangdong and one Batulu came to the front line of Xiangkou Town, but also four Batulu including Zhuo Butai, Wang Fuchen, Shi Lang, and Fei Yanggu.
In other words, Qing Yao's five major batulus on the Anqing front line have now gathered in the small Xiangkou Town!
In addition to these five Baturu, there is also Zhou Peigong, Kang Mazi's imperial military advisor, and Tuhaitu Zhongtang.
And they gathered in Xiangkou Town with only one purpose, which was to hunt down Zhu Heji, the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty!
Because in the past few battles, Zhu Heji liked to take the lead and appeared on the battlefield many times, so the five Qing Batulu came up with the idea of setting a trap to kill Zhu Heji.
The terrain around Xiangkou Town seems to be quite suitable for digging holes to bury Zhu Heji!
They are now all on the top of a hill called Xiangshan in the west of Xiangkou Town. They are all holding telescopes and looking at the narrow passage on the edge of the Yangtze River - this passage is about twenty miles long and the narrowest. The place is less than two miles away, with one side facing the river and the other side a narrow channel of swampy wetland. It might be the place where Zhu Heji died.
"Tu Zhongtang, Zhuo Zhongtang, Wang Zhongtang, Shi Junmen, Fei Junmen, have you seen those wooden fences? Those are the puppet Ming troops building fortifications... They probably also know that the road along the river is dangerous. Very good, so we built a fortress every two miles and used a step-by-step approach to advance towards Xiangkou Town."
The one who was speaking was Zhao Liangdong. He was stationed in Wangjiang County across the river from Xiangkou Town, but the Qing army stationed in Xiangkou Town was also his subordinate. So he has been to Xiangkou Town many times before, and today he just officially moved his Chinese army from Wangjiang County to Xiangkou Town. He is also very familiar with the terrain around Xiangkou Town.
Therefore, a strategy that was more complete and more ruthless than Wang Fuchen's idea had been brewing in his mind for some time.
Zhao Liangdong paused and then said: "Although the puppet Ming army is careful, the twenty-mile riverside road is still a dead end!
To the north of Ershili Riverside Road is the beachhead of the Yangtze River, and you can land almost everywhere. And because the riverside road is too narrow, as long as the gunboat is driven to the riverside, the riverside road can be blocked with artillery! "
Shi Lang smiled and said: "This is a good idea! Our navy can spare ten gunboats and directly beach them and use them as forts."
Zhuo Butai asked: "If the puppet Ming army bombards your ship with candy bombs, will your ship be able to withstand it?"
"Yes!" Shi Lang said with a smile, "Just pile some more sandbags on the bow of the ship and build a gun fort. Anyway, these gunboats will not move after they run aground, so there is no need to consider the problem that the load is too heavy to maneuver. And it's also These stranded gunboats can be equipped with more mother guns and Weiyuan general guns... As long as our firepower is strong enough and we can fight against the puppet Ming army, there is nothing to be afraid of!"
"What about the mountain road south of Taibo Ze?" Zhou Peigong asked again, "What's going on there?"
Zhao Liangdong smiled and replied: "It's still relatively calm at the moment. There are only a small group of puppet Ming army soldiers and Ye Bushou exploring the road. However, their troops are relatively thin. If they concentrate on the riverside road, they can camp step by step, and then divide them into parts. If the troops and horses take the mountain road, they will not be able to rely on both ends. However, once the riverside road is blocked, the puppet Ming army will definitely retreat from the mountain road."
Wang Fuchen laughed and said: "That's a dream...I have sixteen thousand soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner New Army, just waiting for them to pass by the mountain! It's summer now, and there are strong winds and heavy rains from time to time. .When the time comes, no matter what sugar, medicine, or muskets, they will no longer work, and they will have to do it with real swords and guns!
I don’t believe it, just because a subordinate named Zhu can be the opponent of our Zhengbai Banner New Army! "
There is no inheritance between the Zhengbai Banner New Army and the Zhengbai Banner of the old Eight Banners. The old foundation of this army is the Green Flag Army brought out by Wang Fuchen to cover the slave army.
Although this Green Flag Army is the foundation of the Green Battalion, it contains a large number of elite soldiers from the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Battalions, and their combat effectiveness is very impressive. Wang Fuchen was good at training soldiers and trained this soldier to be very strong.
In the Battle of Jianyangshui, the Green Flag Army fought well because of the soy sauce. Not only was it saved, but it also became the main force that Kangxi relied on most.
Later, when the New Eight Banners were organized and trained, the Green Flag Army was split into two, becoming the old base of the Zhenghuang Banner New Army and the Zhengbai Banner New Army. However, this time the split is not square, but three to seven... the new army with the positive yellow flag gets three, and the new army with the positive white flag gets seven!
If they want to fight for firepower, the Zhengbai Banner New Army may not necessarily be the opponent of the Puppet Ming Army. But if it comes to hand-to-hand combat...they are not afraid of anyone!
Tu Hai smiled and said: "Okay! With your words like Ma Yaozi, then there is nothing to be afraid of... Zhuo Zhongtang, the emperor has said that you will be the commander of the battle in Anqing. What do you think?"
Zhuo Butai nodded and said: "Then let me come up with a strategy... The 16,000 people of Zhengbai Banner are hiding in Jiande County and don't show their heads. The work of luring the enemy and holding on to Xiangkou Town Let us put up the yellow flag and do it!
Zhao Junmen led a team of Gushan (commanded by the capital commander) to deploy on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and I led a team of Gushan to guard Huayang Town.
The remaining one will be handed over to the leadership of the American Army to guard the north and south cities of Anqing and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.
When the fake Zhu San Taisun is led to the vicinity of Xiangkou Town, we will start to fight back... Tu Zhongtang, Shi Junmen, your navy troops, plus the Zhenghuangqi Gushan who stayed behind in Anqing, will march in from the waterway and fight Riverside Road!
Wang Zhongtang, Fei Junmen, your Zhengbai Banner New Army will be divided into two, ambush all the way on the mountainside, attack the puppet Ming army around Xiangshan Pass along the way, and cooperate with Zhao Junmen inside and outside... ..But remember, you must leave an escape route for the fake Prince Zhu and let him pass by the mountainside road! "
"嗻!"
"Got the order!"
"嗻!"
"Your humble position is worthy of your order!"
"Zhuo Zhongtang, just take a look!"
Although Tu Hai, Shi Lang, Wang Fuchen, Fei Yanggu, and Zhao Liangdong were all rubbing shoulders with Zhuo Butai, they all bowed and bowed in a serious manner at this moment.
Zhuo Butai smiled and nodded, then frowned and said to Zhao Liangdong: "Zhao Junmen... your task is the most important in this battle. You must first lure the enemy and then hold on. You must not make any mistakes!"
Zhao Liangdong bowed his hands and said, "Don't worry, Zhongtang. I will definitely let the person named Zhu know what a brave man is in our Qing Dynasty!"
.......
On the tenth day of May, Madang Bastion.
A simple bastion capable of garrisoning tens of thousands of troops was finally completed two days ago after less than a month of intense work.
Zhu Heji's banner of "Supervise the Country and Promote the Army" appeared on the top of the Madang Bastion on the morning of the 10th day of May.
But in fact, he has been on the front line of Ma Current for more than ten days. In the past ten days, he has been working as a supervisor in person, staring at the bastion project; Department. Sometimes you have to take time to care about the eating, drinking and eating of the tens of thousands of people gathered in Madang - now is the hot summer season when diseases are most likely to spread!
If a plague accidentally breaks out, there will be no need to fight the Battle of Anqing.
After working continuously for more than ten days, Zhu Heji finally settled down in the newly built "Thatched Cottage Palace" in Madang Bastion, and he was accompanied by three beauties, Da Bo Ling, Cang Maid and Zhou Yubing, who were very familiar with the battle. I also have some confidence in my heart - it seems that the Qing army is going to have a battle with his Heavenly Soldiers in Xiangkou Town!
However, Kang Mazi did not seem to have many troops invested in Xiangkou Town. There was only one Gushan. According to the information obtained by the Military Advisor Office, there were three Gushan under the new military banner, and one Gushan was more than 5,000 people.
How to order troops to guard Xiangkou Town, which is close to the Yangtze River? The purpose is obvious... it is to figure out how to hold on for a while and then withdraw by boat.
This should be a way of fighting while retreating, resisting step by step, and finally fighting again in Anqing!
Zhu Heji was sitting in the "Hut Hall" at this time, looking at the notices sent by the Jianguo Mansion in Nanchang, and wondering how long the war in Xiangkou Town would last.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded. Zhu Heji looked up and saw Da Boling walking in with a "trembling" step.
"Hahaha, aunt, it's still early..." Zhu Heji was only halfway through his words when Da Boling had already handed over an urgent military report.
"Ah Pao, that demon leader Zhao Liangdong is attacking!"
