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Cangzhou, which belongs to Hejian Mansion, in the Ming Dynasty, the fame is not very big, Cangzhou was once called the hometown of martial arts, because there are many people who practice martial arts here, but unfortunately the Ming Dynasty is heavy on literature and light on martial arts, Cangzhou can not have any fame, here is about more than 500 miles away from the capital, only 260 miles away from Tianjin, Chen Xinjia and Wang Daozhi and others, the reason why they want to choose Cangzhou as the location of the decisive battle is also to take a fancy to the advantages of convenient transportation and open terrain here.

The climate of Cangzhou is very special, dry in spring, floods in summer, cool in autumn, dry in winter, for the people who rely on the sky to eat, such weather is somewhat fatal, so although it belongs to the category of Beizhili, the people of Cangzhou have a more difficult life, especially in the past few years, they have suffered a lot of famines, in order to survive, a large number of displacements, go out to beg for food, and then the situation of the imperial court is better, Cangzhou is not very far from the capital, and has received some relief, Barely able to stabilize.

Fortunately, Cangzhou has not experienced any war over the years, whether it is the rebellion of the rogues or the harassment of the Houjin Tartars, they have not been able to invade Hejian Province, so the people here, although they have been displaced because of poverty, etc., but in the end they still find a way to return to their hometown.

No one would have thought that a great battle that would decide the life and death of the three dynasties was about to start in Cangzhou, and the fierceness and cruelty of this battle were beyond everyone's imagination, so that historians are still specializing in this war many years later.

December 1 of the first year of the Great Jin Dynasty, that is, the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, 1643 AD.

It's already in the wax moon. The breath of the Spring Festival began to appear slowly, and the people have been busy for a year, and they all want to take advantage of the Spring Festival to take a good rest, whether they have money or not, the Spring Festival can always be happy for a while.

But the people of Cangzhou found that the atmosphere near the state city suddenly changed greatly. A large number of troops began to be deployed not far from the state capital, these places were closely monitored, ordinary people could not approach, the state officials who had basically rested in the past, also began to be busy, a large number of carriages transported grain and grass, the atmosphere in the state city became more tense, especially near the state government, you can see the officials and officers coming and going. With a hurried expression, he entered and exited the yamen, and there were almost no words.

The lives of the common people have also been disturbed, especially the ordinary people who live within a radius of ten miles from the state capital, and some of the people's houses have been requisitioned by the state government, except for a pitiful compensation, there is nothing, let alone a good Spring Festival.

No one dared to say anything. The people who were forced to relocate could only endure in silence. Fools can know that Cangzhou is afraid that something big will happen, some smart businessmen have secretly begun to relocate, not to mention the gentry and wealthy households.

The information of this era is very closed, and it is impossible for ordinary people to know what is happening in Ludao. They knew that the atmosphere of Lu Dao was different, and Cangzhou might be going to fight, but as for what kind of battle it was, and why it was going to fight here, they didn't know anything. But the merchants and the gentry and wealthy households knew something.

Hejian Mansion is close to Jinan Mansion in Shandong, some businessmen go back and forth between Hejian Mansion and Jinan Mansion to do business, and even some businessmen have moved away from Hejian Mansion and moved their families to Jinan Mansion or Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and other places, these businessmen know a lot of situations, the Spring Festival is the time when business is good, some businessmen see such a situation, do not think about it, and know that the court must be going to fight with that Su Tiancheng, and the place of the battle is in Cangzhou, the sword is ruthless, At this time, the only way to move out early is the best choice.

Slowly, in just a few days, a large number of people began to migrate, ironically, most of the direction of migration, is in the direction of Shandong, they from Yanshan, Qingyun and other places into Shandong, or choose from Ningjin and other places to enter Shandong, no one chooses to go to Jingzhou, because the road is farther.

That is, in a few days, the news about the war in Cangzhou spread, I don't know where the source of the road is, the government is trying to investigate, but to no avail.

Chen Xinjia has arrived in Cangzhou.

He once fought in Liaodong, that battle, although he suffered a fiasco, but also let Chen Xinjia learn a lot of things, from the deployment of the campaign, to whether each sergeant is well fed and clothed, etc., he knows it well, in fact, to be familiar with the battle, failure is the best learning, I have to say that Chen Xinjia, who has suffered a failure and a fiasco, has a different understanding of how to deploy the battle.

The station of Houjin Tartar, ten miles away from Cangzhou City, in the middle of a hillside, here is close to the official road, martial law measures are very strict, not only ordinary people are not allowed to approach, even ordinary officials, are not allowed to go over, the order is conveyed through a special sergeant, and according to Chen Xinjia's requirements and Huang Taiji's instructions, the army led by Dolgon is also stationed in the camp and will never go out.

After Chen Xinjia came to Cangzhou, the first thing he did was to check the map of Cangzhou in detail, send countless scouts, check the terrain near the official road in Cangzhou, and choose the most appropriate place to fight. As for the news of the arrival of the army in Cangzhou, it was not kept secret, Chen Xinjia didn't care, this was also a means of fighting, by strengthening its own momentum, so that Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying did not dare to act rashly, maybe they could buy more time for the coalition army to prepare.

The location of the battle against the Jiangning camp was in the hillside where the Houjin Tartars were stationed.

The power of the artillery of the Jiangning battalion, Chen Xinjia is very clear, so the idea of choosing to fight in the open area was categorically denied by him, the power of the artillery of the coalition army, far less than the Jiangning battalion, if you choose the open area, the courage of the cavalry of the Jiangning battalion is no less than the cavalry of the Eight Banners, and the cavalry of the imperial court is not comparable, so if you choose to fight in the mountains, you can restrain the many advantages of the Jiangning battalion, and when the time comes, it is the number of sergeants who can decide the outcome of the battle.

The coalition army knew a total of 200,000, including 150,000 Datong and 50,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners, of which 100,000 were used as vanguard troops to meet the Jiangning battalion, and 100,000 were used as reserves to reinforce in the process of fighting.

State Wing Room.

Dolgon and Wang Daozhi stood on both sides, Chen Xinjia had a sand table in front of him, and inside the sand table was the selected decisive battle site, since it was a joint operation, Chen Xinjia needed to make proper arrangements and deployments, especially to make it clear to Dolgon, so as not to cause deviations in the combat process due to poor communication.

Dolgon's Chinese is very good, and there is no need for any translation at all, Chen Xinjia pointed to the positions on the sand table one by one, and began to analyze the situation one by one, Dolgon and Wang Daozhi listened very carefully.

After some analysis, it was very different from when he first entered the wing, Dolgon's expression became serious, and he began to admire Chen Xinjia, although today is the first time to meet, and this Chen Xinjia was once a defeated general of the Great Qing Kingdom, but Chen Xinjia's analysis is very reasonable, and it makes clear the direction of the possible attack and march of the Jiangning battalion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as the saying goes, soldiers are treacherous, between the virtual and the real, we need to grasp the key points, why would the Jiangning battalion choose to take the official road, this official has analyzed it in detail, I don't know if you have any different views."

Wang Daozhi and Dolgon shook their heads at the same time, indicating that they had no objections.

Chen Xinjia's expression became extremely serious.

"The artillery of the Jiangning battalion is mighty, so the army must avoid the artillery of the Jiangning battalion, avoid unnecessary casualties, choose this place as the location of the decisive battle, the officer has seriously considered it, there are many slopes here, the soldiers can rely on the terrain to avoid or fear the attack, so the power of the artillery is greatly reduced, such a place, is not very conducive to cavalry combat, the focus is still to rely on the foot soldiers, the two armies according to the pre-arrangement, Dolgon led 50,000 soldiers, ambushed on the left side of the official road, Wang Daozhi led the 50,000 army, Ambush on the right side of the official road, the ambush distance on the left and right sides should be slightly staggered, the official got accurate information, there are 100,000 people in the Jiangning battalion that entered Nanzhili, even if it is a part of the Jiangning battalion sergeants who set off by warship and marched to attack by land, it will not be less than 50,000 people, these sergeants enter the upper valley, the team will definitely be opened, so the ambush location of the coalition army should be appropriately lengthened. ”

"The second-hand preparation is that the Jiangning battalion does not pass through here, and chooses other roads, for example, bypassing this upper valley and choosing a flat place to march, you see, this officer has marked out a few passages here, and went to reconnoiter through the scouts, only one road is feasible, if the Jiangning battalion passes through here, the situation will be very favorable to the coalition army, this road is very narrow, and the time for the Jiangning battalion to pass will not be very fast, which is conducive to the coalition army when attacking, cut off the Jiangning battalion, divide and surround it, This place is not more than ten miles away from the valley, and the mobilization of coalition forces is completely in time. ”

"According to the news reported by the scouts, the Jiangning battalion has passed through Dongguang and arrived at Nanpi, which completely proves that the Jiangning battalion intends to directly attack Tianjin after taking Cangzhou, and threaten the capital at the most, judging from the time, at least two days, at most three days, the Jiangning battalion can enter the area under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou."

"There is no need for specific discussions, if there are any difficulties, and when deploying, is there a suggestion to consider better, you can put it forward at this time, and then there is the specific arrangement, I'm afraid there is no time to gather here." (To be continued......)