Chapter 128: Expanding the Dragon Guard
Bolo asked people to unfold the map, pointed to Xianxia Pass, and said to Tulai: "Gushan Ezhen, Xianxia Pass is now unguarded, after you rectify the department, the speed forward will seize this pass!" Paving the way for the main brigades. ”
"Huh!" Turai immediately gave up.
Bolo tapped his finger on the Shanguan on the map again, "Counselor Liu, you lead the department, plus 20,000 green battalion troops, take Guangxin, and take Shanguan." Invade Fujian from the west. ”
"Huh!" Liu Guangbi responded to the order.
Bolo is full of confidence in this southern expedition, the original Qing army's combat effectiveness is far stronger than the cowardly Ming army, this time there is Zheng Zhilong as the internal response, when those who are counting on the danger of defending the southern barbarians see the army falling from the sky, they must be as he has seen in Nanjing and Zhejiang, throw away their armor and look at the wind!
After a few people discussed the detailed battle plan, he patted the map vigorously and said proudly: "This time, our army will advance in two directions, and we will definitely be able to destroy the Nikan small court in one fell swoop!" ”
"The general is invincible!"
Bo Luo turned his head and saw that Tulai, Tong Yangjia and others were still standing in his tent and did not leave, and the look of anticipation in his eyes could not be concealed, so he immediately smiled in understanding, waved his hand, and said: "Go, this time to capture Quzhou Er and others have a lot of military achievements." I am allowed to 'replenish your salary' in Quzhou City for one day. ”
When Turai and the others heard that they could enter the city and plunder, they were immediately overjoyed and said in a loud voice: "General Xie! ”
A few people were about to leave the account, and Bolo ordered again: "Let the soldiers take it easy, there is still a big battle to be fought in the future." When you take Fuzhou, you will take the money and silk beauties with you! ”
"Huh!"
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Zhu Linmiao looked at the two documents in her hand and nodded slightly.
The above is the latest Tang newspaper, saying that Nanchang City has been recovered yesterday. It was much faster than expected, and even before the city wall was breached, there were a few talented people in the city to persuade Jin Shenghuan's former Ming soldiers to steal the city gate at night. Chen Zhao and Zhao Yinxuan led their troops into the city, and they had already captured Nanchang before dawn.
In fact, the morale of the Qing troops in the city was extremely low under the continuous roar of heavy artillery every day, and they surrendered one after another without resistance. Jin Shenghuan heard the shouts of killing in the city at that time, and he did not lead the troops to fight, but still committed adultery and fun after his handsome mansion. until an arrow shot him through the window.
Jin Shenghuan knew that there were many ditches and earthen ramparts outside the city, and there was no way to escape, so he threw his arrows into the lotus pond and died. A total of more than 15,000 thieves were captured in the service, and nearly 20 officers above the pseudo-guerrilla level!
The latter is a secret letter written by Yang Tinglin. After learning the news that Boluo quickly captured Quzhou and divided his troops to the south, the military department secretary of Jiangxi, who was in charge of military and political affairs, basically reported and discussed everything with King Chen.
The letter said that he had led Zhao Yinxuan, Chen Zhao and other troops to rush to Guangxin Mansion and transported the rice grain seized in Nanchang City to the vicinity of Shangrao together with the military grain allocated by Ganzhou. It is expected that the army will arrive in half a month. The Yongning Wangbu, which was originally in Jianchang, arrived in Shangrao in advance and deployed defenses in the lower reaches of the Xinjiang River.
In addition, the letter also mentioned that Dai Xiuyuan and Dai were stationed in the army, and they were quite strategic, and Yang Butang relied on them as a strategy.
Zhu Linmiao thought about it and sent a letter back to Yang Tinglin, asking him not to blindly defend it, because the Qing army went deep into Jiangxi, and could continue to send small forces to attack its supply lines. It can even surprise troops to recapture Quzhou, which will definitely disrupt the enemy's deployment.
He handed the letter to Shi Lin, saw Yu Xin enter the account, and after saluting, handed a booklet to Zhu Linmi, "Lord Commander, the reorganization of the Dragon Guard Army has been completed according to your requirements." ”
This afternoon, the main force of the Longwei Army and the new barracks led by Chen Yi converged at Qingjiang. Zhu Linmiao saw that it was not too early, so he ordered to camp on the spot, and ordered Yu Xin, Zhang Jiayu and others to organize the new barracks into the Dragon Guard army sequence according to the previously planned preparation plan.
"Good."
Zhu Linmiao nodded, although he had already done the preparation plan, he still opened the compilation list and read it.
Today, the combat unit of the Dragon Guard Army has a total of 6,120 officers and men.
The cavalry was expanded to two battalions plus two companies. Due to the excellent performance of the heavy cavalry in the previous battle, the heavy cavalry battalion - the first cavalry battalion - was specially added this time, plus the first cavalry company originally composed of heavy cavalry, there were nearly 600 heavy cavalry. It was commanded by the president of the battalion with Zhu Jiadi.
The back of the list is marked with the words "full compilation", and the signatures of Yu Xin, Zhang Jiayu and Zhu Jiadi are also attached.
The hussars did not change much, only two companies were expanded, and they were reorganized into the second cavalry battalion, plus the second cavalry company, which also had nearly 600 soldiers. Zhao Shichao was promoted to the commander of the second battalion.
The infantry has changed the most. Among them, the core main flintlock infantry has been expanded to six battalions, with a total of more than 3,600 soldiers. In addition to Yu Xin, Liu Guoxuan and other previous battalion commanders, Ma De was promoted to the commander of the sixth infantry battalion.
The dragoons played an important role in intercepting the enemy in the last battle of Kwangxin Province against Ke Yongsheng, and this time it was suddenly expanded into a dragoon battalion with 580 soldiers. Xia Fu, who had previously commanded the dragoon troops, was still the battalion commander.
In addition, the newly formed chasseurs have a total of four companies and more than 280 people, which are under the unified command of Gan Xinda, a sharpshooter who has made many achievements in battle, which is actually equivalent to a battalion that is not satisfied with the formation. Hunters armed with rifled guns and parmini shells appeared for the first time in this era, and they were sure to have a great impact on the battlefield.
The artillery is also an under-staffed artillery battalion consisting of four companies, but due to the peculiarities of the artillery, the total strength reaches 450 people. In addition, after upgrading the equipment, the artillery battalion now has 16 six-pounder guns and 4 nine-pounder guns, which is nearly twice as powerful as before!
In particular, with the increase in the number of military horses, the artillery of the Longwei Army has realized the all-cavalry artillery, whether it is artillery, soldiers, shells and gunpowder, etc., all use military horses to transport, and the mobility is extremely strong. Even the nine-pounder gun, which weighed 1,600 pounds, was dragged by ten horses, and there was not much pressure on transportation.
At the back are the two expanded pro-soldier companies, although Zhu Linmiao's guard work does not need to increase manpower, but the picket team, which mainly comes from the pro-soldier company, is far from enough.
Zhu Linmiao checked the "full number" behind each item in the compilation list and the signature of the person in charge before putting down the booklet.
After this expansion and the addition of new weapons and equipment, the combat capability of the Dragon Guard Army has almost doubled.
It can be said that looking at the whole world now, in the case of a small difference in numbers, the combat effectiveness of the Dragon Guard Army is crushing. What it needs most now is to prove its strength to everyone by defeating the Eight Banners, who are known as the most elite troops in the Eastern World.
Subsequently, Gu Yanwu and Zhen Zhen also rushed to Zhu Linmi's tent, and also brought the latest compilation list of the broken camp. In fact, the reorganization of the Broken Camp had already begun a few days earlier, but their efficiency was still much slower than that of the Dragon Guard.