Chapter 503: The Undercurrent Before the War (Additional Chapter)
The soldiers were all resting, but Kong Quanxin, as the battalion commander, did not rest, and called his four company commanders and the other six auxiliary battalion commanders to hold a meeting in front of a lit bonfire.
Since leaving the North Belt City, Kong Quanxin's excitement has not stopped. This is the first battle against Hanoi, the capital of the Cochin, and now it is in his own hands, which is enough to prove that the sixth young master values him, this is also the first time that the mercenaries have fought in the enemy's national capital, and it will definitely be planted in the annals of history, and as the commander who commanded this battle, he will inevitably be remembered in the history of the development of mercenaries.
But whether the record is good or bad this time depends on the performance early tomorrow morning. All the officers were called to discuss together.
Although there were only seven battalion commanders and themselves, there were actually high and low. Just like Kong Quanxin, the commander of the cold front battalion, his natural position and power are the highest, he is equivalent to a battalion commander of a type A, an auxiliary battalion is equivalent to a battalion type B, and a temporary auxiliary soldier can only be a third-line army and become a battalion of type C.
So at the beginning of the meeting, the initiative was in Kong Quanxin's hands, and he didn't even ask the other six battalion commanders what they meant, but first focused on the leftmost Tiance, the commander of the third battalion and one company.
If the third battalion of Leng Feng is the main attack company, then the company commander of this company under him is the best main company of the third battalion. At least the destructive power and military strength of this company alone are far more powerful than a battalion of auxiliaries, and more than three or four times higher than those of temporary auxiliaries.
"Company Commander, how about you fight the main attack in a battle tomorrow?" Without too much politeness, Kong Quanxin asked directly.
"Battalion Commander Xie trusts and guarantees the completion of the task." Tiance stood up excitedly, with an excited red glow.
This naturally caused some dissatisfaction among the other three company commanders of the third battalion of Leng Feng. But there is no way, who made the family a company commander, in the previous few small competitions held in the battalion, the first company has always been a winning company, and it is the best in all aspects, which has also been recognized by everyone. Considering the importance of tomorrow's battle, although there was still some jealousy in his heart, the three company commanders did not say anything at this time.
It's good to be unconvinced by each other and have a certain amount of competition. But if infighting is formed for this reason, and eventually affects the overall combat strength of the entire third battalion, it will be a big deal. The result of the handling is also very direct, whoever fights in the fight will leave, in other words, because of this reason, Leng Feng has been established until now, four company-level cadres have been taken down for this reason, and all of them have been reported to the sixth young master for approval.
The four company commanders who originally had a great future were precisely because they wanted to make more achievements, and they developed to make a mix in secret, and they were later investigated by the political workers and reported to the sixth young master, and the four of them were directly removed from their posts and thrown into the factories in the Red Embedded City to be kept for inspection.
The sixth young master has said more than once that three-legged toads are not easy to find, and two-legged people are. Especially among the cold fronts, there are more heroes and heroes, and everyone will turn the same way if there are less. If anyone still dares to have such a mind and wants to challenge his bottom line, then he can give it a try.
After the incident of the four company commanders, sure enough, the relationship between the officers and the officers was much better. Normal competition still exists, and this is also encouraged by the above, but if anyone does anything to win, there is really no such thing as mixing with each other. Maybe I still have such thoughts in my heart, but I definitely don't dare to do it.
Let's say that after Tiance was named by Battalion Commander Kong Quanxin, he was excited. Kong Quanxin was also very satisfied with the other party's morale, and nodded: "Okay, tomorrow morning, it will be up to you to perform in a row." The other battalions and companies will cooperate with you. But if you don't perform well and don't reach the average level of your usual training, then the battalion commander will have the power to replace you at any time, so don't come to me to complain and report your grievances at that time. ”
"Yes, guaranteed to complete the mission." Tian Ce scratched his head embarrassedly after saying this, obviously this kind of thing of giving a face to a superior officer if he couldn't grab the main attack task was not the first time it had happened.
Kong Quanxin set the main attack task so quickly, and the auxiliary battalion commanders and temporary auxiliary battalion commanders on the side were all envious.
But I can only envy it in my heart, and the strength of Leng Feng is there. For the same post-distribution bullets, the target rate of others can reach as much as six or seven percent, but the average target rate of temporary auxiliary soldiers is only three percent.
The task of the main attack was arranged, and then the task of the auxiliary attack was assigned, and in this regard, there was a military plan before the departure of the Northern Belt City, and now it is just repeated. It was precisely because of the early planning that this pre-war meeting was held in an orderly manner.
Compared to the composure of the mercenaries outside the city, the Jiaozhi soldiers in Hanoi were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the enemy.
When the general on duty in the city tower reported the discovery of the mercenaries to the ears of Li Yuanlong, the crown prince in the palace, he was shocked, and the first thing he said was, "How can these mercenaries be so fast?" Did they fall from the sky? ”
No wonder Li Yuanlong has such an sigh, the distance from the northern city to Hanoi city is nearly two hundred miles, according to the marching speed of the Jiaozhi army, it is generally about three days fast, and four or five days is possible if it is slow. But in less than a day, the mercenaries ran the whole way, and this leg strength alone was impressive.
All the generals in the city were also called to the main hall of the palace, and after learning the news, they were also shocked one by one. Just like the last time Huang Hua led his army to attack Beidai City, he had tried his best, but it still took two and a half days for 5,000 troops to rush to Beidai City. Isn't his marching speed no different from that of a snail?
It's just that this topic has passed by in a flash, and the first thing everyone needs to do when they gather is to think about what to do next.
It turned out that the planned plan was to line up troops out of the city tomorrow to prepare for the battle. But now it seems that this is a bit inappropriate. The crown prince Li Yuanlong set his sights on General Nguyen Genwang, after all, the first battle of the previous plan was handed over to this person to complete.
Before uniting with King Min to fight in the border of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Ruan Gengwang's department made meritorious contributions. When he sent out the army, there were only 50,000 horses, and later it grew to 100,000 people, not to mention, and sent back nearly 10,000 captured Han people and various gold and silver treasures, and he was in the limelight at that time.
At that time, Ruan Gengwang was also beautiful, and there was no one in his eyes. With the advent of mercenaries, the situation began to turn so dramatically that only half of his 100,000 men actually returned to Hanoi.
When the army was dispatched, it was 50,000, and when it came back, there were only 15,000 defeated soldiers left, which made many people begin to question Ruan Gengwang's ability. It just so happened that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Cheng went to Beidai City to be in charge of negotiating with the Jiaozhi Army, and his position became even more precarious. In desperation, he had to try his best to fight for this task of being the first attacker, hoping to redeem his previous defeat and become a pillar figure among the generals again.
Li Yuanlong also gave him a chance to reform himself, and used his position as the crown prince to persuade everyone, not only did he not take back his original power to lead 15,000 troops, but also allocated him 5,000 men and horses, and scraped together 20,000 for the vanguard army.
With 20,000 pairs of mercenaries and 3,000 people, compared with the number of seven to one, it is a home battle, and no one will see the possibility of defeat. It's just that the sudden appearance of the mercenaries has caught them off guard.
But only after the initial panic, Ruan Gengwang had already walked out of the train in armor, and said to Li Yuanlong with his fists in his fists: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the last general is willing to lead troops out of the city overnight to prepare for tomorrow's battle." ”
"Okay." Li Yuanlong was waiting for this sentence, "General Ruan has worked hard, and he can get a thousand iron shields for tomorrow's battle." The other generals should also do their own work according to what was agreed before. When the morning dawned, he went up to the city tower with the prince to have a look. ”
"Yes." The generals bowed and replied in unison. Among them, Ruan Gengwang was even more flushed, and his mood was faintly excited.
Not long after the generals who came out of the palace returned to the camp, Nguyen Gengwang's troops moved, and 20,000 troops came out of the eastern city and began to arrange their troops two miles outside the city, making a huge noise. This also attracted the attention of the mercenaries, and the two company commanders in charge of the guard were guns with bayonets, and the safety was opened, and if something happened, the muskets would fire in unison.
Fortunately, Ruan Gengwangbu was just out of the city, and he didn't mean to attack immediately, maybe he also thought that Tianliang was coming to act. This is an opportunity to perform well in front of the crown prince and all the civil and military ministers. If we rush to the camp at night now, even if we win, how many people will be able to see our majesty?
Fortunately, Ruan Gengwang did not send troops overnight, otherwise, they are not good at night fighting, and I am afraid that the defeat will only be worse. Of course, this general Ruan has not yet experienced this, everything will not be known until dawn, waiting for the results of the battle to have results, and what it means to hit a stone with an egg.
Next, although the distance between the two front armies was less than three miles, and the other party's barracks could be seen from a distance, they were indeed safe. When the next day began to be dark, the smoke rose in the barracks, the fireheads began to get busy, and a great battle was about to be presented on this cochin land.