It was pitch black around Honghu Lake at night. Except for the flashing lights of a few villages and towns that were lit by unknown people, there were only fire dragons composed of torches held by the advancing Qing troops, slowly moving toward the crow.

Neijingshui advance north of Linzhen.

It has to be said that the scene of hundreds of thousands of troops lining up in neat lines, holding torches, and surging forward under the night is indeed extremely spectacular and can be said to be breathtaking. But Fang Shiyu, who was witnessing all this in the sky,

But I just felt that those Qing troops carrying torches were very pitiful. They were just a group of pigs and sheep heading to the slaughterhouse...

Fang Shiyu, who had received a serious military education, could figure out a pocket formation in his mind to fight against this Qing army - it was so easy! The villages that were set ablaze had already been marked on a military map in Fang Shiyu's hand.

Using the map, and using these villages as coordinates, Fang Shiyu could tell at a glance what route the Qing army was going to take and where to go.

By observing the number of torches, Fang Shiyu could also estimate the number of people in the Qing army - he could even count how many generals the Qing army had! Because the Qing infantry usually formed a general-level column when advancing in the wild frontier areas.

, so that they can be deployed immediately and put into battle in an emergency. A certain distance will be maintained between each leading column to avoid being crowded into a group when attacked. Therefore, the long march of the Qing army is not continuous, but

One section at a time. Fang Shiyu only needs to count the "number of sections" to know how many participants are coming...

After counting twice, Fang Shiyu was sure that the number of Qing army's officers and leaders was exactly one hundred and twenty!

So he immediately said to an aerial soldier beside him: "Light it up for me."

"yes."

A lantern was immediately brought up, and Fang Shiyu held a map clamped on a wooden board. He took out a lead stick and wrote and drew on the map. Then he took off the map again.

The map was rolled up and stuffed into a long tube tied with a rope. Finally, the long tube was hung on the rope and placed on the ground.

Of course there were people guarding the hot air balloon. One of them got the tube, got on his horse and galloped towards Wulin Town.

At this time, the Ming Army's Wulin Camp had also woken up from its slumber, and was busy lighting fires and cooking meals with the chief leaders as units. The entire camp had turned into a sea of ​​lights in the darkness, and there were already many rushes.

The leaders of the advance team braved the night and drove out of the camp and headed for their respective goals to seize the bridge over the Neijing River and more than a dozen villages on the north bank of the Neijing River. From time to time, the sound of horse hoofs and bells could be heard, which were the signals passed back and forth.

Through them, all the information was gathered to the Admiral's Office of the First Army of the Ming Dynasty in Wulin Town, and the orders of the Admiral's Office of the First Army were also passed on to various strongholds on the front line.

The map drawn by Fang Shiyu was also sent to the Admiral's Office in an ancestral hall in the center of Wulin Town by one of the messengers, and was placed in front of the First Army Admiral Yu Xiaoqian, Deputy Admiral Ling Zongjun and Qiu Hu who joined the army.

There are still three maps with almost the same content - the First Army Admiral's Department's Military Joining Department released a total of four hot air balloons, giving a clear view of Yue Le's army.

Qiu Hu, the young and somewhat exaggerated national army commander, took the map from a staff officer and looked at it. Then he turned to Yu Xiaoqian and Ling Zongjun who were standing in front of the map table and stared at a long list of wooden models: "It's better to

One hundred and twenty leaders, as stated in the intelligence sent above...the target should be the Neijing River north of Wulin. Yue Le probably wants to occupy the north bank of the Neijing River first and compress us on the Yangtze River

and Neijingjiang, and then we will decide whether to fight or encircle depending on the situation."

This time, Yue Le was not only completely sold out, but also clearly understood. All he had to do was send the army's establishment list and combat plan text to Qiu Hu, Qiu's military advisor, for study.

Yu Xiaoqian smiled and asked: "Qiu Laohu, do you have a plan?"

As Zhu Heji's "brother", Yu Xiaoqian is very knowledgeable about politics. He is creating opportunities for his uncle to make meritorious deeds... Now that the Su family has many generals in the country, it is still

With the eldest concubine Ye Yuling as the general backstage, it will not benefit anyone if it continues to develop. And the queen's eldest brother Qiu Rong is only a naval general and is not very good at land warfare, so Qiu Laohu, a "child military advisor", has to be promoted.

"Yes," the tiger-headed Qiu Hu said with a smile, "we can set up a pocket formation... Our people can first cross the Neijing River, and then line up with their backs to the water, so that they can set up a pocket formation. Wait for the Qing army

Once they enter, strike immediately without giving them time to deploy and build fortifications."

The Neijing River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, connecting the Yangtze River and Honghu Lake. In the area around Wulin Town, the flow of the river forms a natural large pocket array. The Ming army only needs to cross the Neijing River and then spread out against the water to form a pocket array.

Ling Zongjun asked: "What about the artillery bombardment? How long will it last?"

"Instead of firing artillery, just ask the grenadiers to throw some smoke bombs." Qiu Hu said, "The area around the Neijing River is full of paddy fields. Solid bullets cannot be fired at all, and explosive bombs can easily destroy the fuses. I guess

Only 10% or 20% of the ammunition can explode, and the explosive bombs are not very effective in exploding in the mud."

Ling Zongjun nodded, and then asked Yu Xiaoqian, "Admiral, do you think Ahuzai's plan is okay?"

Yu Xiaoqian smiled and said: "It's generally okay...but we have to arrange a troop to go back behind Qing Yao, so it's perfect!"

"Okay!" Ling Zongjun smiled, "Then let me do it, give me two towns...I will make dumplings for Yue Le!"

"Okay!" Yu Xiaoqian nodded and said to Qiu Hu, "Pass the order, at three o'clock, all troops must be assembled... In addition, the Military Affairs Department will immediately formulate a plan to determine the location of each town!"

"yes!"

...

Yue Le reined in his horse again, stood up straight on the stirrups, and glanced uneasily into the distance.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The fire on the Yangtze River has not been extinguished! Not only has it not been extinguished, but it has also burned very brightly, and the sky has turned a large area red. There are also flashes of fire over there in Wulin Town

——But that’s not surprising. The Yangtze River was burned like that. How could the Ming army in Wulin Town sleep peacefully? They were too worried!

But... Yue Le always feels like something is wrong!

He suddenly felt like he was being watched, which was quite uncomfortable!

But such a thing should be impossible!

Because Yue Le sent a large number of cavalry to clear the way ahead and move around the army, forming an airtight shield!

This is the advantage of having elite cavalry. The battlefield is one-way transparent to the side with a large number of elite cavalry.

If there were any commanding heights nearby, maybe the Ming army could overlook the battlefield from a high position. But this place is flat, and the nearest commanding heights are the Chibi Mountains on the south bank of the Yangtze River! This is too far away, and there is also a Yangtze River blocking the transmission of news...

...

Maybe the Ming army could see the light from the Qing army's torches from a distance, but they could only see it dimly. It's impossible to know the specific situation.

And the Qing army has a huge advantage!

Now there are countless knights running back and forth, constantly bringing the military information from the front.

"Your Majesty, the rebels on the north bank of the Neijing River are burning down the villages they occupy!"

"Your Majesty, a small group of rebel infantry has been discovered on the north bank of the Neijing River. They have seized several wooden bridges."

"Your Majesty, the area around Wulin Town should be the old camp of the Ming Army... there are a lot of fires flickering there!"

After hearing the report, Yue Le just smiled: "The Ming army in Wulin should also know that we are coming. They are probably burying pots to make rice. They are preparing to have a full meal before coming to fight us, right?"

Fei Yanggu, the powerful general beside him, responded with a smile: "Your Majesty, if I am a general of the rebels, I will definitely dig trenches around the camp at this time... Let's advance faster and don't let them take over."

The fortress is too strong, otherwise it would be difficult to fight!"

Yue Le waved his hand and said: "Don't worry...Wulin is on the bank of the Yangtze River. As long as the rebel navy in Chibi is burned down, we can attack them by land and water without fear of them holding on. They have no external aid, so they can hold on."

It is also a dead end. So at this time, we must give them some time to defend, and we will surround them!"
Chapter completed!