The snow-covered slanting valley is vast, with yellow treetops swaying in the bitter cold wind, and a few wild wolves are appearing on the ridges of the slanting valley, adding some vitality to this dead winter day.

The slanting valley is only ten miles deep, with the ridges on both sides that are gentle and can be climbed, with sparse plants and trees and rugged rocks. It is a desolate and barren land, and the nearest village is five miles away.

As the cold wind whimpered, there was a vague sound of horse hooves. Soon, more than a hundred black armored cavalry wearing black robes and black cloaks appeared in the wilderness outside the slanting valley.

The war horses galloped on the snow, kicking out the black soil under the snow, leaving behind the cavalry team a black and white mottled mark spreading to the distance.

The cavalry rode their horses to the ridge of the ridge. The wind was strong on the ridge, blowing the black battle robe and flying, and you could overlook the entire ridge.

"Deputy Commander, the map provided by the rebel army is too rough. It is clearly a low ridge, which is not as dangerous as marked on the map."

A dark-skinned aide officer looked around and frowned at the low sloped valley covered in snow.

Mingyang, deputy general of the Nanchuan Army, also looked at the terrain of the slanting valley, silent and thinking.

According to the map provided by the rebel army to them, this should be a dangerous place and a good place to attack ambush, but now it is low and flat, so bare that it can't even hide the individual, let alone ambush.

The deputy general Mingyang was promoted to deputy marshal of the Nanchuan Army, in addition to being appreciated by Lin Chuan, he was also brave and resourceful. Otherwise, how could Lin Chuan let him stand alone?

This time, Lin Chuan sent him to lead the Nanchuan Army to the east into the Far East, assisting the bloody Far East uprising army to defeat the Hanhai army, control the Far East, and shoulder the important task of the rise of the Nanchuan Army.

Mingyang knew very well that although the Nanchuan Army now controls many provinces and land, their opponents control much more powerful resources than theirs. The Nanchuan Army especially needs a solid large rear area, and the Far East is the first choice.

Whether the Hanhai people can defeat the Hanhai people and occupy the Far East to obtain a steady stream of resources is related to the victory or defeat of the Nanchuan Army in the future war of hegemony. Now Lin Chuan has handed him over to Mingyang, who has been diligent and dared not neglect.

Although Mingyang has always maintained enough confidence and calmness in front of his generals, it is more difficult to defeat the million-strong Hanhai army with just 150,000 Nanchuan troops.

Since Lin Chuan handed over this important task to him, Mingyang did not want to let Lin Chuan down on his kindness, so he resolutely took on this middle-class responsibility.

Hanhai has many cavalry with strong mobility. Now most of the Hanhai army that pursues the rebels into Kara Province are cavalry, while the Nanchuan Army's Blade Legion that entered the Far East is all infantry. The only three cavalry flag regiments have been trained since their establishment and have never participated in actual combat. Mingyang dared not take risks.

It is precisely based on his understanding of his own strength that Mingyang has carefully considered and prepared to introduce the Hanhai cavalry into this dangerous slanting valley to offset the opponent's cavalry advantage and then concentrate his superior forces to eliminate it.

Mingyang has always done nothing. Although the terrain of the slant on the map is dangerous, he still led the team to investigate before the war. However, looking down at the surroundings, he frowned. This was not an ideal place to ambush.

But now General Zhan Song and General Steel Feather have attracted Hanhai cavalry in Koushan Town according to the established combat plan. Now it is too late to temporarily change the combat plan.

The staff and officers were not fools, and they immediately retreated when they saw the terrain: "Deputy Commander, let's revise the combat plan, let the commander of the War Song Legion and others withdraw and make a decision."

Mingyang shook his head: "The Hanhai cavalry is extremely fast, and it takes half a day to go to Kaoshan Town. In addition, Zhan Ge and their evacuation need to be prepared, so the time is too late."

"What should I do? There is no one hidden here. If the Hanhai Cavalry is led here, how will we fight against it?" The staff and officers all looked worried and began to discuss countermeasures.

The terrain here is too flat, and the ambush troops cannot hide first, and can be discovered from afar. Secondly, even if the Hanhai cavalry is deceived and enters the slanting valley, they cannot intercept it. The opponent only needs a charge to rush out.

"Have you brought a shovel?" Mingyang ignored the whispers of his staff and officers, turned over and dismounted and turned around to ask.

Soon a scout cavalry hurriedly handed the engineer shovel he carried on to Mingyang.

This kind of engineer shovel was made by the Nanchuan Arsenal based on the drawings designed by the young marshal Lin Chuan. It is a multi-functional engineer shovel. It can not only dig trenches, but also chop. At the same time, because there is a curve in the middle, it can be made in the wild.

However, this engineer shovel is currently produced in very small quantities, with only a few elite troops and scouts equipped.

Mingyang took the engineer shovel, and under the gaze of his staff and officers, the snow covering the surface was shoveled away, revealing the dark soil inside.

The engineer shovel swung down vigorously, and the sharp engineer shovel easily shoveled a large piece of black mud. Mingyang rubbed the black mud with his fingers and stretched his frown.

The soil on this ridge is the same as that in the flat wilderness not far away. It is not made of sand and stone, but delicate black soil. Even in this cold winter, there is no frozen soil, but it is very soft.

The two aides and officers also possessed themselves to check the soil and soil, and then their faces showed joy.

"Deputy Commander, we can dig holes and hide soldiers." An aide-in-arms officer suggested.

Mingyang nodded with satisfaction: "Just take a second snow to smooth out all the traces."

The other staff and officers were also smiling at this moment, sweeping away the previous haze and starting to discuss how to hide, how big a hole is suitable to dig, and how to stay in the hole to keep warm.

"Tell me the order, the first, second and third infantry flag regiments dig Tibetan soldiers' caves to hide on the ridges here, and the fourth, fifth and sixth infantry flag regiments go to the opposite ridge."

Mingyang had made up his mind at this moment to strike an ambush in this seemingly low and gentle slanted valley. It seems flat here and is not easy to set up an ambush, and it just so happens to paralyze the Hanhai Army.

"The seventh, the eighth infantry flag regiment was arranged to the valley entrance to the east, and the nineth, the tenth flag regiment and other Hanhai troops entered the slanting valley and sealed the valley entrance tightly."

Mingyang kept speaking out, and a series of orders were issued immediately, and the staff and officers made additional supplements, and Mingyang finally signed and confirmed the order.

"Tell the generals of all flag regiments that they must be hidden before tomorrow." Mingyang added at the end.
Chapter completed!