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Chapter 1849 Battle of Tangshan (Part 1)

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    The right route army is the farthest route, so when Du Tong led his army to Liangcheng, the middle route army had already rested in Fengrun County for several days.

    The Left Route Army arrived at Luanzhou City at about the same time. It was the closest and there was no need to leave so early.  Sending troops later will help maintain morale and combat effectiveness.

    After the three armies contacted each other through Kuai Ma, they confirmed that each other had arrived at the designated location in advance, forming a three-way trap for Tangshan City!

    But Wang Huaxi, the experienced and prudent commander-in-chief of the anti-thief army, still issued the order to attack as scheduled so that all armies could be fully prepared for battle.

    ??For example, intensive reconnaissance to find weak links in the defenders' defense line.  Cutting down trees and dismantling door panels, creating temporary bridge decks to quickly build bridges through trenches during the attack, etc The three of them are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles and know the principle of "a lion fights a rabbit, but also uses all its strength".

    They will not neglect their preparations because of the enemy's outlandish behavior, and they will not allow their subordinates to relax at all.

    Of course, you can¡¯t prepare for too long.  Now it's nine-nine plus one-nine.  If we delay it any longer, it will be ridiculous if the main force of the rebels lands immediately.

    On February 16, three armies set off at the same time and attacked Tangshan City from three directions!

    At this time, the officers and soldiers had entered a fighting state, swept away their previous slackness, and began to become alert and powerful.

    That afternoon, Zhang Chen¡¯s Middle Route Army arrived at the front line and set up camp ten miles away from the rebel defense line.

    He started in the army and achieved his current status by leading by example. He was always more active than the other two children from aristocratic families.

    Like Du Tong, Zhang Chen also appointed his son Zhang Chengyin as a guerrilla scout battalion. Firstly, it was easier to train and make meritorious service. Secondly, the scout was the eyes of the commander, so of course he had to be the most trustworthy person to take charge.

    Zhang Chengyin has been wandering in this area for many days, but as Du Wenhuan saw, the rebels have been hiding behind the trenches and have no intention of actively inviting attack.

    ¡°But General Xiao Zhang still made some discoveries during today¡¯s investigation.

    After listening to his son¡¯s report, Zhang Chengyin went directly to the newly built watchtower in the camp and took a look with a telescope.

    I saw a few more rows of resisting horses outside the rebel trenches.  But the difference is that there are some spiral coils between the horses, which are densely connected.

    Under the setting sun, those coils gave off a faint chill, which made Zhang Chengyin shiver inexplicably.  "When was this installed?"

    "Jima was there before." Zhang Chengyin said and gestured: "It was dark in the morning, and I found that they had built a bridge over the trench, and then many people came out with small carts. They took off the carts that seemed to be iron  One of the coils has become too long. It stretched out and tangled around Juma. There was no pattern. It just came and went as fast as it came. Maybe it was because we were nearby"

    ¡°There were a total of five rows of resisting horses, and they all finished their work just after noon. It ended up like this"

    Zhang Chen also observed that there was a gust of wind just now, and the iron coils were shaking a little, which was obviously of little weight.

    "Why are you doing all these bells and whistles?" Zhang Chen was puzzled. What use could this thing have?  He looks extremely weak and thin, not even taller than a person.  Moreover, there is about three feet of space between each row of horses.

    What else can I leave with a spear card?  How can it play a role in blocking the enemy?

    But out of caution, he rushed to make a batch of long-handled hooks overnight so that he could have some on hand tomorrow.

    And those iron coils also trapped the rebels firmly in the trench, so there was no need to worry about being stolen at night.

    Sure enough, it was a peaceful night, and the next day the whole army was cooking at midnight.

    Before the war begins, it is natural for the soldiers participating in the war to be well fed.

    Thanks to the almighty military strategist Qi Jiguang, the Ming army's military rations have been greatly improved.  There is the famous light cake which is a hollow round cake strung together with a rope, and each person carries a bunch as marching rations.

    There is also dry rice made from rice, which can be eaten by soaking it in water and is easy to store and transport.

    What should northern soldiers do if they are not used to eating rice?  Never mind, Marshal Qi came up with fried noodles based on the same principle after he arrived in the north

    This time the emperor spent a lot of money, of course, the main reason was that the family fortune Zhang Juzheng left him was strong enough, and the grain stored in Taicang was enough for seven or eight years!

    It was also fighting on the Gyeonggi Plain, so the soldiers always had enough to eat, which made them wonder.

    Today¡¯s breakfast is made of dry food, bacon, pickles and the like. It¡¯s a big bowl for each person. If it¡¯s not enough, you can add half a bowl.  The soldiers ate like they were celebrating the Chinese New Year, and their spirits were lifted!

    At five o'clock in the morning, the camp door slowly opened, and the officers and soldiers who had had a good meal cameGunnery is replicable.  Cai Liang immediately selected two thousand people from the workers' guard and began special artillery training.

    Of course, in such a short period of time, it would be great if they could learn how to do it by rote and become proficient in it.  It is absolutely impossible to train expert artillerymen who can hit wherever they want.

    Fortunately, this is a defensive battle, so you can cheat. Spend more time in advance and prepare the shooting table. In this way, which area you want to attack, you can directly check the table to get the shooting elements.  The shooting is definitely not that accurate, but the large quantity works wonders, and the hit rate is still guaranteed if you fire more cannons.

    Cai Liang went up to the watchtower, looked at the advancing position of the red-coated cannon, and kept reporting a series of parameters.  The artillery staff on the side quickly performed function calculations. After filling out the form, a messenger ran down with it and informed each gun of the firing parameters.

    When the red-coated cannon entered the firing range, he nodded, and the staff on the tower waved the red flag to notify each gun position to prepare for firing.

    As soon as the whistle sounded, hundreds of heavy artillery roared at the same time, shaking the ground!

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