The cold wind in the grassland in the middle of the spring was still biting. The Anqueling Castle, which had been fired for several days, finally waited for a peaceful day. Although the sound of the artillery fire was extinguished, the rolling thunder came from the sky. The Anqueling defenders, who were familiar with the galloping steps of war horses, heard the hope of rescue from the thunder. This sound of horse hooves with a strong sense of rhythm can only be emitted by the perfect formation of the Ponu Army. The boring and boring sound of hooves that were once heard by the soldiers of the Ponu Army was so wonderful and beautiful at this moment. Hope can always give people infinite vitality. The Anqueling defenders who had been fighting for many days fell asleep with the soothing sound of horse hooves in their fatigue.

Five days ago, after Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Pou Nu Army, issued a series of command orders, he convened officers from the front line to lead troops to cooperate in the war. He said that it was a consultation, but Zhang Ping'an did not give the others the opportunity to speak. This was mainly because Zhang Ping'an set a new set of tactics based on the latest situation on the battlefield. In order to successfully implement this tactic on the battlefield, Zhang Ping'an personally explained the essence of tactics in the commander's tent. According to Zheng Zhang's idea, he would list a crab formation for the Pou Nu Army on the battlefield. Zhang Ping'an stood in front of the map, and the battlefield sand table was made by the General Staff, marking the situation of the forces between the enemy and us. The generals of the Pou Nu Army sat around the sand table on the stool, with Hu Ming and Liu Chong as the leader, and the rest took their seats in sequence according to their positions.

After defeating the outer defense line of Anqueling in the Ponu Army, the Ross coalition stepped up its attack on its second defense line. Fei Jin, the chief of the Pro-Guard Battalion, reduced its troops to the rear, causing the originally intact eastern guard wall to be completely occupied by the enemy, and then was surrounded by the Ross coalition. It is obvious that Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Ponu Army, was very dissatisfied with Fei Jin's tactics, so he briefly mentioned it in an understatement when explaining the fortifications of Anqueling. Today, Zhang Ping'an focused on the field of field. Since the Anqueling Castle was surrounded by the coalition forces, the 30,000 Turkic cavalry of the Ross vanguard army was stationed fifteen miles east of Anqueling.

This is a large outer guard army, and there is a cavalry army mixed with Turkic and Mongolian slave soldiers on the left and right sides. The rear army is eight miles away from the vanguard army. The commander of the Po Slave Army, who was old at war, saw through the intention of the opponent's battlefield arrangement at a glance. This is a typical trap for fishing for fat fish with bait. Zhang Ping'an was very humiliated by this. Marshal Zhang mainly felt that the opponent's main general's battlefield arrangement was somewhat insulting his IQ. It has always been his strength to lay a trap for others. Zhang Ping'an planned to teach his opponent a war lesson. As the most famous foodie in the Po Slave Army and even the Ming Dynasty, crabs are one of the ingredients that Zhang Ping'an likes. The inspiration for the arrangement of troops in this battle came from this domineering guy.

Since it is a brand new tactic, even Gu Xin does not understand the essence of this tactic well, so Zhang Dashen personally explained the essence of this tactic. Zhang Ping'an stood in front of the map and pointed at the army of Liu Chong, the Northwest Poison Army, and said: "Liu Chong's Fire Fox Camp is a large plier on the right side of the crab. He first contracted and gathered strength, and then stared at the enemy to make a move and then counterattack. The plier on the left is of course Hu Ming's sharp blade camp, and its tactics are the same as Liu Chong. Since it is the plier, of course it must be separated, so please see it!..."

As he said that, Zhang Ping'an took two steps to the sand table, and clicked the locations of the two main combat camps of Liu Chong and Hu Ming and said: "The soldiers are inconsistent. The specific arrangement depends on your arrangement before the battle. Don't let the enemy see through it at a glance! My request is to hold one mouthful and one mouthful, disrupt the enemy's military formation first, then tear apart, and finally bite it into pieces!"

Hu Ming raised his hand and pointed at the position of his own battle camp in the sand table and asked: "Master, my troops will use the fish scale formation. This formation is convenient and has a basis for advancement and retreat!"

"My idea is similar to that of Hu Dutong. The Firefox Camp uses the Bagua Formation to meet the enemy. No matter if he catches the mouse, he is a good cat!" Liu Chong obviously understood the combat intention of Zhang Dashen. He proposed the formation that the Firefox Camp is most familiar with.

The answers of Hu Ming and Liu Chong made Zhang Ping'an quite satisfied. He pressed his hands on the shoulders of the two of them and kept patting him: "I knew you could understand, ha... ha... ha! OK! Then I will swallow the bait in one bite, and you will cover it left and right. This meal will be enjoyable! My Uncle Wang sent five good knives, and you will fight well. I will reward you one after the war!"

"Master, this knife is not affordable, so I'd better give me the new musket! I'll pay the bullet and silver myself, and I won't let you suffer any losses! Hehehe! No matter how you look at the Master, this formation is not like a crab, but more like a poisonous scorpion!" Boss Zhang likes to take advantage of it, and Hu Ming is also the main person who climbs along the pole.

"What are you thinking about? You are giving me five muskets in total. Wait, there may be fifteen in three months. Then I will give you the leader! Didn't Brother Chong say that no matter whether the white cats and black cats catch mice, it is a good cat. This formation is similar. Whether it is crabs or scorpions, it is a good formation to eliminate the enemy's arrogance in one battle! The personal military battalion departments arranged the formation according to the strategy given by the General Staff. My requirement is that the small formation is neat and large formation is messy. I will lead troops to the Anquiling Fortress and Gu Xin is responsible for protecting the rear. I will say hello to you two first. If anyone dares not listen to Gu Xin's dispatch to me in danger, I will let him attack the enemy camp alone and kill five rounds."

Zhang Ping'an pressed the palm of Hu Ming's shoulder and obviously felt the trembling from Hu Ming. Now Zhang Ping'an was happy. What he said later was to target the commander Hu Ming. To say that among the generals of the slave army who were most afraid of Zhang Dashen, the two of Wu Tianxing and Hu Ming, Zhang Ping'an often laughed at Hu Ming for being clever and doing tricks that were not crazy in front of him every day. Zhang Ping'an not only scolded Hu Ming but also often beat him up. Hu Ming, who was seven or eight years older than Zhang Ping'an, is becoming less and less opponent of Zhang Boss, let alone he can only be beaten and dare not fight back. Later, during the military discussion, Zhang Dashen explained some details to the generals present, and explained the strategies of using artillery and crossbows to Sister Yang of the artillery team.

The artillery leader Yang Meimei, the master of artillery, has never understood that Zhang Dashui always relentlessly when using artillery in this battle. After hearing Zhang Dashui's arrangements for the artillery, he asked: "Master, I have always had a problem in my post for a long time. My Slave-Breaking Army artillery team has * and *, why are these powerful weapons against the enemy hidden? I asked me to pull these artillery from Swan Ridge to definitely solve half of the forces of the Ross coalition!"

After hearing Sister Yang’s question, Zhang Ping’an raised his eyebrows and said happily: “Haha! So you are just generals and I am the commander! Do your own things well, of course I am the general direction. There are many ways to defeat the enemy. I will do this to achieve a complete victory!”

After hearing this, Hu Ming pursed his lips secretly. Sister Yang was not political. Boss Zhang obviously wanted to lure the enemy into depth and completely defeat the Ross coalition. Although Hu Ming was not clear about Marshal Zhang's entire plan, he believed that Mr. Zhang must have wanted to solve the northern military threat of the slave army once and for all. After Marshal Zhang's explanation, Chief of Staff Gu Xin began to issue combat orders to each department, and handed over the arrangement maps of the units formulated by the Generals to the participating generals. Afterwards, Gu Xin and his subordinates explained the order of the troops before and after the dispatch, as well as the strategy of supplying grain and grass for each war camp to the participating generals.

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The white ice field in the eastern part of Anque Ridge is as pure as a backdrop of the blue sky, but the black demon world appears to break the tranquility of the grassland. In the endless white wilderness, a large area of ​​black molten flow drives away the birds in a panic. The silver skull armor shows cold light, and the dark clouds covers the sun, gathers the sound of horse hooves over the sky thunder, and people and horses spew out heat to form white mist to cover the general formation. In the looming black army formation, Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Breaking Slave Army sitting in the eight-wheeled cart, is holding a book called "Spring and Autumn" in hand. Reading books in the shaking box cart is not enjoying but a torment. Zhang Ping'an does this to give the soldiers a psychological hint, indicating that he is full of confidence in the upcoming battle.

Mr. Zhang, who was holding a book in his hand and meditating on the war in his heart, quickly signaled that the box car would stop. The guards would lead his mount to "black clouds and snow" without the order from Mr. Zhang. Zhang Ping'an, who was turning over the horse, said to Qian Mingrong: "Tell the back team to arrange the fighting car forward, and I plan to observe the battlefield first!"

Immediately, the assistant general Qian Mingrong quickly conveyed the order of General Zhang. The Po Nu Army was not fast, so they stopped their pace thirty miles away from Anqueling Castle. According to the arrangement of scouts from each department before the war, they began to patrol the area according to the designated areas of the General Staff and cover the battlefield. Birds flew in the sky in horror. They saw countless teams moving on the ground, like the flower petals of the Demon Realm blooming in the same ice field, scattered in white wilderness. White mist mixed with war horses and raised fine sand and snow, adding a bit of mystery to the Po Nu Army Black Death Army. In contrast, the 30,000 vanguard cavalry of the Turks, their battle robes were of different colors, and the iron sheets were inlaid on the leather armor. The Turks listed three 10,000 cavalry formations in the west of the Po Nu Army.

The Turkic army formation and the Pozi Army confronted each other three miles apart. The two main armies from the rear who came from behind were still on the way to enter the battlefield, and at least ten miles were left to enter the battlefield to form an array. It is logical that launching an attack at this time is most beneficial to the Pozi Army, but Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Pozi Army, commanded the battle with the Turks for the first time. He really wanted to see the strength of the opponent's combat. He rode a horse from the rear to the front of the formation, and came down from the cavalry in the personal guard camp to the front of the fighting chariot. The General Zhang, who had always been known for his calmness on the battlefield, was no exception this time. He slowly got on the fighting chariot and carefully observed every detail of the opponent's battlefield.
Chapter completed!