Just when all the soldiers of the infantry battalion in front of the formation had already loaded their ammunition and prepared to shoot, just waiting for the enemy to enter the firing range, a small group of Houjin army scouts suddenly appeared on the flank of the hill where the Huaxia army was located.

"What do scouts do for battlefield shelter? How do you let the enemy get into the flank sight? Are your rifles burning sticks? ”

Zachdan was already very dissatisfied with the sudden appearance of the enemy in front of him, and now, another group of scouts had touched such a close place, which had never happened before when Chen Xin led the troops.

At this moment, Zachdan was really angry, and he had already begun to think in his heart, is it that the people below are not convinced by his as the commander-in-chief, and have a slack mood?

In the face of Zachdan's roar, the commander of the second reconnaissance battalion, who had just withdrawn from the front line and was resting with his men, was shocked.

Although there is a reason for today's situation, the enemy's large forces went out of the city before and did not detect it because the fog obscured the sight near Jinzhou City, and now the enemy is allowed to touch the vicinity because he was busy intercepting the enemy troops before, delaying time, and creating opportunities for his own formation.

However, no matter how good the reason is, it cannot cover up the mistakes of his own reconnaissance troops on the battlefield today, after all, these could have been avoided, or he did not fulfill his duties as a battalion commander.

What's more, this is not the time to explain, the enemy scouts have already pointed at this side, and the reserve behind the hillside should have been discovered, so it is important to hurry up and make amends.

So, on the one hand, he ordered a reconnaissance company to guard other areas to cover the battlefield, and on the other hand, he himself immediately took a company of scouts to turn over and rush towards the small group of Houjin scouts.

The enemy is also a veteran of battlefield reconnaissance, and in such a short period of time, they have clearly seen the situation and approximate number of people on the Huaxia Army's side, and seeing that the Huaxia Army's "night is not collected" rushing over, where will they stay in place for unnecessary battles, and they fled to their own camp as soon as they slip away.

The scouts were in hot pursuit, but unlike the cavalry, they rode on the best Mongolian horses that had been captured, and were not fundamentally different from the enemy's mounts, so in the end, except for the shooting of two unlucky ones, they could not leave all the enemy behind.

A staff officer whispered beside Zachdan and reminded, "General, the enemy scouts have returned to the camp, I'm afraid that the situation of our army has been leaked, now, is it time to consider changing tactics?" ”

Zachdan stared nervously at the enemy cavalry on the opposite side, silently praying in his heart that the enemy would not stop, not stop.

Unfortunately, things would not change according to his will, and just as he kept muttering silently, the enemy army was about to enter his effective range, and the enemy finally stopped.

Zachdan was simply depressed to death, seeing that the enemy would enter the effective range of his rifles after a few dozen steps, and when the time came, more than a thousand rifles fired a few rounds in a salvo, plus the cavalry battalion that was waiting for him to rush and kill, not to mention the total annihilation of the enemy army, at least it could give the enemy a profound lesson.

But now, the enemy has stopped, and it is not yet within the range of the rifle, and the cavalry battalion only has only 500 war horses, how can it compete with more than 1,000 Houjin cavalry!

Moreover, now it is embarrassing that your own infantry cannot go down the mountain to take the initiative to attack, because, on this hill, it can also play a buffer role for the enemy's cavalry, slowing down the impact of most of the enemy's cavalry.

However, once your infantry descends down the hill and takes the initiative to attack, and the enemy's horses force their way into their own ranks, then the matter is a big deal.

Even if you have a cavalry battalion to cover, as long as the enemy is determined to drag your cavalry unit with a small part of the cavalry, the infantry will still suffer.

Unless all the infantry of the whole army is equipped with pump-action rifles and the fire projection density is increased to an outrageous level (which is obviously impossible, and the military budget cannot support the ammunition consumption of the whole army using pump-action rifles), otherwise, in the case of a small difference in numbers, no matter how powerful the flintlock rifles equipped by the infantry are, it will not reach the level of making the cavalry withdraw from the stage of history.

In desperation, Zachdan could only follow the advice of his staff officers and immediately change his plan of action.

After a little thought, Zachdan decided to take a dangerous move and lure the enemy deep into "let the infantry reserves behind come up and line up in front."

Then the cavalry units were ordered to come over as well, to line up on the slopes of the right flank, ready to charge at any moment.

Finally, let the scouts covering the battlefield withdraw, set up a cordon at a distance of 500 meters, and let the enemy scouts approach, as long as the enemy scouts do not exceed the 500-meter cordon, the whole army must not open fire.

Finally, all the infantry artillery was instructed to engage the enemy in concealment, so as not to let the opposite side see anything. ”

"Yes."

After the herald walked away to convey the order, the deputy commander-in-chief came over and quietly asked, "General, my subordinates don't quite understand, at this time, why do you want the reserves to come up?" Isn't this more fearful to the enemy, but it will make the battle situation anxious!

Also, letting the enemy scouts approach, I'm afraid it doesn't match our army's tactics all along, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? ”

Zachdan narrowed his eyes and explained, "I'm also taking a risk, you know, we are now fighting the banner of the Ming army Lushun garrison, and then the Jin army, since entering the Ming Dynasty last year, is no longer afraid of the Ming army."

I hid my forces, and the enemy did not know the depth and did not dare to come up, but once I put my forces on the surface, the Houjin army, which had been dealing with the Ming army for decades, was afraid that at least half of the chance would choose to attack.

Allowing enemy scouts to watch from 500 meters away is also to let the enemy know that our army only has such a small number of people, and there are no ambushes, so that they can rest assured. ”

The deputy commander-in-chief was still worried, "But, what if, if this trick is not successful, and the enemy is not fooled?" Without reserves, the whole army is at the forefront, and if something goes wrong, there is no hope of remedy. General, this series of arrangements does not conform to the military regulations of our army. ”

"Xiaofu, you must know that soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. Our commanders who lead the troops can't stick to book knowledge and cling to the things on it.

Now, our army has two infantry battalions, plus a cavalry battalion and a guard company, and the total number of combatants is more than 2,200 people.

As for the enemy, although almost all of them were cavalry, except for a small number of coats in charge of logistics, the number of them was only about 1,000.

Now that our army occupies the commanding heights of the hills, and with the assistance of 500 cavalry, as long as we do not go out to the waves, we are already in an invincible position.

In this case, it is not appropriate to hide the troops and act as a reserve.

Moreover, as long as the enemy can be lured to attack, then it is much more useful to be able to exert the maximum firepower of the whole army in an instant than to keep reserves to deal with unexpected situations. ”

After listening to Zachdan's explanations and teachings, Xiaofu was thoughtful, although it was not clear whether what Zachdan said was correct, but this idea seemed to be okay at first glance.