There is this intention. As long as the right wing retreats slowly, the Qing army's phalanx will follow, and the wing of the Qing army's phalanx will be exposed to the central army and encounter shooting, which is beyond Gao Feng's expectations. The Qing army's central army is also attacking, and the main force is the Shu soldiers under Wu Yingxiong. Wu Yingxiong's attack is not firm at all, and it is purely to restrain him. A large number of cavalry are followed behind him. If the central army sends infantry to attack the Qing army facing the right wing, it will be attacked behind the back by the Pingxi cavalry, and the right wing can still support it. When the left wing has not opened up, Li Mingxun did not want to use the main force too early, and the situation is still stalemate.

When the war moved to 1:00 noon, Li Mingxun could not bear it anymore. Although the right wing's defense was strong, the situation became increasingly critical. He had already supported Gao Feng's mixed brigade, while the left wing had not opened up the situation for a long time. Li Mingxun came to the combat room and summoned the staff officers and the liaison officers of the two wings to have a meeting.

"How is the left wing?" Li Mingxun pulled the left wing to contact the officer and asked.

Contact the officers, who were from standard professional background, immediately picked up various markers and worked on the sand table to explain the situation on the left wing: "Your Excellency, our army on the left wing has captured all artillery bases on the front of the enemy and annihilated tens of thousands of enemies. Our army suffered little losses. The general of the armed wing strengthened the frontier forces and increased the four brigades to six brigades to attack the front of the pseudo-Ming army, but the pseudo-Ming set up four defense lines to delay our army."

"Line of defense? What line of defense?" Li Mingxun was puzzled. The Ming army infantry formation he saw was opened and was full of space. If it were the line of defense, only the array seemed to have a car camp in the end.

The liaison officer broke a few chopsticks, inserted some chopsticks diagonally in front of the Ming army, and said, "The pseudo-Ming army sharpened one end of the wooden pole first, smashed it into the ground with a wooden hammer, and then sharpened the exposed heads as horse-blocking piles, and some of them had ropes and rags. They made three lines of defense, and finally a cart camp formed four lines of defense..."

"Impossible!" Li Mingxun was furious and said, "The enemy had only entered the battlefield yesterday morning and traveled through most of the hundred-mesh lake area. In order to transport artillery, even the baggage was left behind. Where can I have the spare energy to log wood and make piles? What's more, within ten miles of the surrounding area, the materials that can be used have long been destroyed."

When the Ming army used logs to erect cannons, Li Mingxun was a little surprised. These logs must have been cut from north of Baimai Lake. Even so, only a few cannons were built, a large amount of soil was dug for work, and three horse-blocking piles were spread out for ten miles. This would require tens of thousands of wooden piles.

The liaison officer quickly explained: "We captured the prisoners of the cannons and the fortifications we asked. Last night they concentrated their efforts to build the cannons and frontier fortifications. This morning, they made three lines of defense. They first removed the small vehicles, tables, chairs, and benches. After dawn, they removed the tent pillars of the two armies. In the end, even the shovel handles and hoes were removed, and even some spare spears were inserted on the ground. You don't know that before they entered the battlefield, even the prepared firewood was one and a half meters long, and those that were not burned were inserted on the ground."

"Even the tents were removed, it seems they are really going to fight to the death." Li Mingxun was quite shocked. It was early spring, and the temperature was below zero during the day. There were no tents or firewood at night. That could freeze people to death. But when he thought about the fierce attack encountered by the right wing, Li Mingxun understood that the Ming and Qing armies did not think about what tonight at all. If they won, everything in the army was theirs. If they lost, they would have nothing. Do you still care about whether there was a tent and firewood?

The liaison officer continued: "When the humble post came, our army had already broken through the enemy's first line of defense, and the casualties were not very large. The pseudo-Ming army collapsed very quickly, but because of the existence of horse-blocking piles, the cavalry could not be dispatched to expand the results. If the infantry could not control their pursuit, they would encounter the volley of the second line of defense musketeers and preset field artillery. They could only slowly chew. Not only the horse-blocking pile defense line, but the pseudo-Ming also poured bright oil and gunpowder on the defense line. The infantry chased the defense line, and the turbulent oil was ignited, and the biggest casualties came here."

"Where did they get so much tincture oil and gunpowder!" The staff officer exclaimed.

In fact, there was not that much at all. There was only one line of defense that was poured with real tincture and gunpowder, and the rest were pretending, pouring water and black bean noodles. Of course, these were not known to the army until the end of the war.

Li Mingxun observed the terrain of the left wing. If the liaison officer said, the Ming army would not be able to be defeated quickly. He also understood the enemy's intentions. The Ming and Qing armies had to fight desperately. The Qing army's attack did not care about casualties, and the Ming army's defense also delayed time with their lives. If this is the case, as long as the right wing could defend until dark or withstand the Qing army's attack, the battle would be taken.

"Where is the right wing, what's going on on the right wing?" Li Mingxun asked again.

The right-wing liaison officer picked up several models and then placed them outside, which had reached the limit of the sand table. Obviously, in the past hour, the Qing army stretched its front to the east again.

"The Qing army's front stretched too long and was close to the edge of Baimai Lake. It was inevitable that we could encounter side attacks. General Gao could only continue to increase troops eastward. Now, the infantry phalanx of the left wing command headquarters only had the mixed brigade you just sent as the general reserve team, and the hidden troops in the dense forest of the river embankment have been completely exposed. General Gao has dispatched seven brigades in succession, and the regiment-level units support the frontier. Now there are only two infantry brigades left in that direction, one mixed cavalry brigade, one breastplate cavalry regiment and one mixed artillery regiment. If you continue to fight at this pace, then within two hours, the army will be drawn, and the right wing will lose all the reserve teams, and there is no other way except to shrink!" The liaison officer explained the situation concisely.

In fact, there are not so few reserve teams on the right wing. The key is that the reserve team cannot concentrate, because the right wing alone has been stretched for more than twenty miles, and there are more than seventy battalion-level phalanxes on the front and the front, and the reserve teams of these phalanxes cannot be held in the hands of Gao Feng, otherwise it would be too late to stop the collapse and could only disperse from afar. In fact, the front and rear phalanxes have turned into front, middle and rear phalanxes, greatly diluting the military power.

More importantly, the three Qing army's combat-capable cavalry, the northern and western cavalry of the Desert, the Mongolian cavalry of the outer vassals and the Eight Banners cavalry outside the pass have not appeared yet. Gao Feng must not place some of the troops on the right back of the right wing to prevent the Qing army's cavalry from interspersing through the gap between Baimai Lake and the canal. After all, there is a hard and flat ground there.

"Is there any movement in the gap between the canal and the lake?" Li Mingxun asked when he saw the blank space on the sand table.

The liaison officer picked up three small flags and planted them in the area and said, "The general sent six scouts and Hussars to conduct reconnaissance and temptations, and captured several prisoners. He only found out that the three cavalrymen of the outer vassal Mongolian were operating in that area, each with about three thousand cavalry. They sent the most elite cavalry and hunters to ambush our scouts. We could not find out the battlefield, and the people who caught only knew the situation of our team, whether there were other teams or how many people, and no one knew."

"That's a problem. Maybe it's just a trick. There are no cavalry at all. Maybe all cavalry are in that direction, just waiting for the right wing to appear." The combat staff whispered.

The situation of the central army did not need to be reported by others. Li Mingxun was very clear. The central army fought very dull, but the enemy was in the battle against the foreign vassal legions commanded by Zheng Cai, with little casualties. The enemy did not even capture several high ground support points on the front. The United States Guards, two infantry divisions, one cavalry division was not used, and there were two mixed brigades. Six flying cavalry and cannon companies did not fight, but the central army was not able to open up the situation. On the left side of the central army was the Ice Lake District. Although it was not deep, the ice surface was not strong, and it was difficult to launch a large-scale military operation. On the right side, the No. 4 Highland, opposite the right side was close to the right wing, and it was difficult to attack with a high surface, and it was difficult to break through the top of the mountain. After all, it was not clear that the Mongolian soldiers and the Eight Banners outside the Pass were reserved after the No. 4 Highland, or whether they were transferred between Baimai Lake and the canal.

The right-wing liaison officer said: "Hissar, General Gao asked me to tell you that if you no longer send the reserve team to the right wing, he will have to stand for three hours and then he will only shrink and retreat to the central army."

Li Mingxun glanced at the contact officer, saw that there seemed to be something unfinished, remembering Gao Feng's always behaved, and said, "I understand my army commander. He is not a person who won't fight back when beaten."

The liaison officer relaxed his expression and said, "Yes, the general said, there is another way, that is, fight against the enemy and take the initiative!"

Lee Mingxun asked, "How to attack?"

The liaison officer took the baton and said, "In fact, we were caught in the horse racing plan of Tian Ji of the Qing army. Head of State, from the center to the farthest end of the right wing, our troops were distributed from the Korean soldiers of the Eastern Legion, Japanese soldiers of the Eastern Legion, Western reinforcements, new training camps, dragon cavalry, and infantry brigades of the Fourth Army, which can be from weak to strong from near to far."

Li Mingxun nodded. This was also impossible. The right wing had the least force and the largest reserve team was in the central army. The closer the central army, the easier it was to obtain the reserve team. For the right wing, the investment of the reserve team could stop the defeat, so the strong army could be farther away from the central army, but the left wing attacking side was just the opposite. The second army that was close to the Beiyang War Zone was the most capable of fighting. Outside was the Loyal Army and finally the Inner Vanguard Corps. This means that the closer the strong army to the central army opened up the situation, the easier it was to obtain the reserve support and expand the results.

The liaison officer continued: "The Qing army on the opposite side is the opposite. They used the strongest and best-equipped New Central Army infantry to deal with the weakest Korean and Japanese soldiers. To the east are the increasingly weaker Northwest Green Camp, Baoyi and the regiment training. It can be said that the more outward they are, the weaker they are. In fact, the intensity of the battle is weaker and the Korean soldiers are fighting the most. The regiment training and patriarchs pulled over often shoot against our army from 300 meters or even 350 meters away. No matter how far they are, they are even standing scattered five or six hundred meters away, just restraining them."

Speaking of this, the contact officer's tone became a little sad: "But there is no way, so I can only place the elite line infantry in front of them to watch the fun. If they are not placed there, these guys will hit our weakness."

Gao Feng was also helpless. He had to defend, especially when facing a strong enemy, and he had to use the strongest army as a reserve team, but now he has become a horse to dismount the enemy and cannot take the initiative to attack to avoid tearing the front.

Li Mingxun finally understood that if it was just passive defense, it would be to let the enemy use dismount to restrain his horse, but if it took the initiative to attack, it would be to use the horse to sweep the opponent's horse. The defense was that Tian Ji was racing against his side, and the attack was that Tian Ji was racing against his side.

"Tell me, what should Gao Feng do?" Li Mingxun asked.

The liaison officer said: "If you counterattack, you must not hesitate. You must proceed immediately. While there is sufficient force in your hands and the front is still intact, first, concentrate all the mobile forces of the support corps and actively attack the middle between Baimai Lake and the canal. It would be fine if the Qing army had no power there, but it could be restrained by attacking. Secondly, send the 401 and 411 infantry brigades of the support corps to move northward, to the Baimai Lake and then maneuver westward, directly attack the left wing of the Qing army, and cooperate with the right wing to attack the weakest left wing of the Qing army. These are the two brigades that our Fourth Army can attack most, and can definitely complete the task. As long as the situation of attack occurs, at least the enemy's attack rhythm can be broken. If everything goes well, it is very likely to defeat the infantry formation of the Qing army."

Li Mingxun listened carefully and was already restless in his heart. This plan was really tempting. Even if it was just to destroy the rhythm of the Qing army's offensive. After all, for such a large-scale battle, once the offensive array is broken, it takes a lot of time to organize an offensive of the same scale. As long as the battle is dragged until dark, you will win.

If the right wing counterattack wins, it would be even better. Not only can the entire battle be won directly, it may wipe out the army that ranks the soldiers of the two countries, but this is also risky. If the Qing army really put all the reserve cavalry between the canal and the lake area, the cavalry on the right wing alone will be entangled. Once it is quickly destroyed, tens of thousands of cavalry may sweep across the entire right wing, which is the failure of the United States.

"It's better to be safe." A voice appeared in Li Mingxun's mind. This is his style. After all, as long as the right wing is shrinking to the central army, it can be delayed until dark, which is a sure victory. The only disadvantage is that the cavalry of the Qing army may directly abandon the infantry and flee after nightfall. Tens of thousands of cavalry flee to the north, which will cause great trouble.

Li Mingxun fell into deep thought, no one dared to disturb him, and everyone calmed down in the war room.

Li Mingxun suddenly looked at Li Junhua, who was looking at the sand table with his feet raised, and asked, "Junhua, what would you choose?"

"What, father?" Li Junhua was still a seven-year-old child. He listened to everything, but could only understand it in half.

Li Mingxun picked up Li Junhua and pointed at the baton, saying, "I can shrink my right wing and win 100% victory, but it may allow the pseudo-emperor, the Tartars and tens of thousands of cavalry to escape. I can also risk the right wing counterattack, but it may encounter a side-back attack from tens of thousands of cavalry. But if it succeeds, it will definitely wipe out the enemy and defeat the world. Do you choose to attack or defend?"

"Occurrence." Li Junhua did not hesitate.

Lee Mingxun asked with a smile: "Why?"

"My father is a virtuous person, and the will of the people. Our army is the king's army and the righteous army. God bless you and our army. We will definitely win and will wipe out the enemy." Li Junhua's answer made people laugh.

Li Mingxun smiled. His son's views were indeed different. Li Mingxun looked around for a week and asked easily: "Will God really bless me? Everyone, do you believe in God?"

A group of staff generals and schools did not know how to answer. The officers who could stand here were all the best graduates from the Army University. The Army University is not a United Front School, but a school like the Guihua Church that recruits foreign vassals, allies and conquered areas. If you want to become an army officer, you are not allowed to have religious beliefs, or only traditional Chinese ancestor worship. Of course, God's broad and shallow beliefs are not prohibited, but it seems that these are not answers that can be expressed.

When a group of officers were at a loss, an intelligence staff officer ran in. He was not the tense atmosphere in the war room, but just performed his duties and saluted Li Mingxun, and said, "Head of the Head of State, the intelligence sent by the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Control Commission."
Chapter completed!