Three days later, Salar received a letter.

"Can you hunt?"

Qitade's letter is written in Mongolian, with only one core content.

"Instead of staying in place to consume food and grass, both sides should find a place to fight"

This place is chosen in Crassu (later Crassu) in the middle of the south bank of Jaisanbo. It is a rare large flat land of about dozens of square kilometers.

Just as Salar was hesitating, Qitad had already taken the Bamubar brigade and personally took the brigade. The Sekesena personal guard group arrived in Crassu in advance.

Although he proposed a war, he obviously would not be Duke Xiang of Song. He had advanced to Crassu early, occupied half of Crassu in the west, and set up a front.

So Salar became embarrassed. He would not go to the battle, which was inconsistent with the reputation of the Celestial Kingdom. Go to the battle. He arrived there early, and maybe there was still a mystery.

This time, he finally held a combat meeting.

Salar, Cheng Gonzabu, Baldar, Cheddorji, Manibadala, and Alantai all attended.

"Everyone tell me, how should we deal with it?"

Since his defeat at Bamubar, Cheng Gonzabu has been holding his breath. In the past few days, his scouts have long been clearly investigating the Truqin army's front.

He took the lead and said: "Sir, the Crasso River is in the middle of Crasso. The water is very shallow, and the army can pass by it calmly."

"These days, my scout cavalry has investigated the entire Zhaisangbo on both sides of the straits. After leaving the western mountain pass, the Truqin army went deeper into a very far place on the west coast."

"No more Truqin troops were found. According to the news from the Kazakhs, the Truqin troops came this time, with a total of six brigades, 18,000 people, plus Qitad's personal guard regiment, nearly 20,000 people."

"One of the brigades went to Turpan and occupied it. Lord Fu Heng was rushing there with Hami's army, so naturally this part was ignored"

"One brigade has probably gone to the Bortala area, which is the main battlefield. Since they can come to Zhaisangbo, at least one brigade has definitely gone there, but the South Road Daying did not find out its specific location"

"A brigade stayed in Chucheng. They had just defeated the Kazakhs and had become mortal enemies with the Kazakhs. In order to protect the rear, they would definitely not come."

"Also, according to the herds captured in Taishan, Tarbach, there was another brigade who went to Taibach. Judging from his appearance, he was mostly planning to be there as a chess piece and go south and north at any time."

"So, there are only two brigades who can come here, plus Qitad's personal guard regiment, which is called this, which is similar to the Russians' organization, with about three thousand people in one brigade and about a thousand people in one brigade"

"They did not distinguish between cavalry and infantry. When they boarded the horse, they would be cavalry, and when they were off the horse, they would be infantry. There are a large number of firearms. By the way, there are two points worth noting"

"First, the short guns in their cavalry looked very strange, with a large belly, which was somewhat similar to the Folang Ji guns of our Qing Dynasty, but their Folang Ji guns can be fired continuously, which is extremely threatening"

"Also, they definitely did not use round lead bullets, but conical ones. After our army fought with them, they were injured. After retreating here, a conical lead bullet was found between their ribs."

"You know, the elite cavalry in our unit have armor, but this lead bullet can actually penetrate the armor and throw it into the human body. It has amazing power. Even if it cannot penetrate the armor and the armor can still hit the armor and a deep groove can also damage the human body behind it, or lose its combat power on the spot."

"Second, their artillery can be easily carried. According to Fu Heng, two thousand people in one of their brigades were used as fighting soldiers, and the remaining one thousand were dragoons. They could both cavalry and infantry battles. It is estimated that infantry battles are the main ones, and the artillery is controlled by them."

"Although they are all small cannons, they can bombard shells that can explode in mid-air. There are also such shells in the Russians, but they have never seen them."

"Therefore, if you want to defeat them, you must keep a considerable distance from them. Our army also has cannons, which require more than two horses to pull. The lightest one is five hundred kilograms and the heaviest one is more than one thousand kilograms"

"Since they demand a battle and the number of people is controllable, then fight!"

"But my suggestion is to agree to the battle, but camp about two miles east of the Crasso River. I believe their shells cannot be fired, but our cannons can be obtained"

"In order to deal with their firearms, there must be a large shield in front of them when they are engaged in the war. It is best to launch a shield car, with a gun-carrier hidden behind them. The gun can shoot large leads as big as a thumb, and the range is also very long, which can offset their firearm's advantage"

"If they can really make us stand up and then launch an attack, then we will use the cannons to hit them for three or five days. Although our cannons are solid bullets, the shock caused by smashing into their camp is still quite large."

"So they need to take the initiative. If they retreat and camp again, wouldn't they lose face?"

"At that time, shield chariots, gun-carrying soldiers, musketeers are stacked, shield chariots can definitely withstand their small cannons, with some cavalry guarding them on both sides and behind them, and keep a certain distance from them."

"The remaining cavalry are divided into two teams, one team is ready to support, and the other team is alert to the distance and guard against fraud"

This suggestion is perfect. They still have nearly 20,000 people, and they have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. It is a dilemma whether the enemy takes the initiative or passive defense.

Even Salar nodded frequently, but he also said: "What if the Truqins ignore morality and retreat after being attacked by cannons?"

Cheng Gunzabu smiled and said, "Sir, the capital has learned the news here. There was an elite force from Fuhengda in Hami. After learning the news, he will be stationed in Wuwei and prepare to transfer the firearm battalion of the capital that supports the war in the northwest nearby to Balikun."

"My Lord must have known that the emperor used the general Agui who participated in the Battle of Jinchuan, a large and small, and abdicated from the headquarters' firearms battalion. If I guess correctly, Mr. Agui must be heading to Urumqi-Bortala"

"Qitade was able to cross thousands of miles to get here. Obviously, he had set up his eyeliner in advance. Maybe there would be one in our army..."

As he said that, he looked at several people intentionally or unintentionally. Others were easy to say. Salar was naturally furious. Although he was indeed related to Qitade, he was still a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty after all?

Could it be that I am not loyal to the Qing Dynasty after your son-in-law?

"Or this guy has noticed that I have had contact with Qitade?"

But he was the commander of the first army after all, and then snorted coldly, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, continue to talk about your thoughts"

"Yes", Cheng Gunzabu didn't care at all. The story of Amursana's heroic post has spread throughout the Mobei Grassland and Weila. Do these people have no idea?

What's more, he is the prince, and Salar is a first-class man, and he is not afraid of him.

"Sir, everyone, since he can install eyeliners in Kazakhstan and Junggar, isn't there any in my Qing Dynasty?"

"He was able to send only one brigade of troops to attack Turpan, and he must have also found out that our army was weak there. So, Lord Fu Heng and Lord A Gui's situation would not be unaware of it."

"So, if you really confront each other, you must be anxious about them, not us"

"Also, their firearm configuration is too high. How many supplies can they carry from thousands of miles away? It is their idea to be able to determine the universe by one battle, but we are different. Although the Turpan camp is lost, there are still a lot of storage in Hami and Balikun"

"The money and food from Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia are also being transported continuously. There are few people, so it is impossible to play a battle example of running long-range attacks on Balikun or Hami."

"Impossible, never can"

"I mean, I am waiting to be on the entire Qing Dynasty, but they are fighting in foreign countries. Besides, Amursana is just as united with Qitad? Take a step back and if they win this battle, how should they get along with each other?"

"Also, I still haven't figured out why Qitade was against my Qing Dynasty"

Salar didn't know either, "He was the name of saving the Weila, but in fact he didn't know what he was thinking. He mostly wanted the Turkuts to be the great khan of the Junggars."

Despite this, he still agreed to Cheng Gunzabu's suggestion and wrote a note to report to the capital with a fast horse.

.....

Three days later, Salar's army arrived at Crassu. After arriving, he asked Cheng Gonzabu to lead the army to guard the front line of the Crassu River, and the remaining people were arranged in full swing according to his previous suggestions.

It is strange that Qitad's defense line is located less than one mile from the Krassu River. The Mongolians under Alantai who were able to practice firearms (actually from the Han army flags, who joined the Mongolian Eight Banners) could hit two miles away. Although the shells were less than two kilograms, all bombarded.

Now that the world is dry, the shells can rebound and hurt people after they land. Doesn’t Qitade know this?

Since they wanted to be Duke Xiang of Song, Nasar was not polite. He was sure that the range of the Qitad artillery would not exceed one mile, so he set up artillery less than one hundred feet from the Crassu River.

The Qing army's artillery was very bulky. It took them a whole day to arrange the shield chariots, gunboats, musketeers' defense lines, and several cavalry camps.

During this period, the Truqin army on the opposite side did not interfere at all, which made Salar, Cheng Gonzabu and Alantai a little confused.

"Is Qitade really ready to defeat us with a dignified army like Duke Xiang of Song, or convince us like Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times in history?"

They also discussed it urgently, but they did not come up with a result.

Salar decided not to care.

Early on the third morning, the cannons on the bank of the Crasso River began to roar!

The Qing army's artillery could indeed hit far away and landed on the low wall from time to time. Some hit the front of the low wall, and the movement of the low wall could be seen with the naked eye.

But there was no movement behind the low wall.

It was not until the end that Cheng Gunzabu, the experienced Cheng Gunzabu, understood.

"Sir, I understand. They are filling the low walls made of mud with straw bags. The low walls are soft and will not collapse after the shells hit."

"Their men were hiding behind, and the shells could not be fired, and their camp was two miles away and could not be hurt."

Although Salar was unwilling to admit this, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Then we next..."

"Of course I'm spending time with him"
Chapter completed!