Chapter Eighty-Eight: Making Up for the Dead
The next day, the sun showed a glimmer of light from the horizon, the sky began to brighten, and a series of fed falcons took off in the cry of the Chinese land, flying towards their respective destinations.
The falcon can carry a weight of less than a pound, soar through the sky at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, and accurately find a fixed liaison.
This speed and extremely high ability to grasp the direction can be called a powerful ability in the world in this era when there is no airplane.
As the falcons carried all kinds of information were transmitted to their respective destinations, and then these information were summarized and judged by each other among various departments, and the general command of the campaign, which had leisurely spent a month of adaptation after being formed, began to work again.
About 15 kilometers southwest of the location of the royal palace of the United Kingdom of China, in a barracks converted from a fortress, there is a red brick and green tile courtyard with two entrances and seven rooms.
The courtyard is located next to a small river, surrounded by weeping willows, and surrounded by several beautiful flower beds.
Although it is late autumn and winter is about to begin, the artistic conception of the babbling stream underwater bridges, flowing water, and people is still very strong.
This kind of scenery is very common in the south, but this is the northland, close to the perennial frozen Changbai Mountain, here, to have this kind of scenery, it can be said that it is very rare, only real people with a heart, can build such a building in the north.
It's a pity that the flow of people who are walking in and out quickly, the war horses that are constantly galloping back and forth, and the eagles and falcons that take off and land from time to time have given this originally bleak artistic conception a touch of solemnity.
This courtyard, which is considered a pleasant scenery in the north, is the location of Chen Xin's campaign headquarters.
It is already a tradition of the Chinese military to set up a general headquarters to coordinate all combat-related matters in every campaign.
Because of the existence of a strange beast like the Eagle Falcon that transmits information quickly and accurately, the kingdom has a communication system far beyond that of modern armies, and can fully control the battle situation on the front line.
Therefore, in the present state of war of this scale, there is no need to disperse command to certain generals at the front.
No front-line general can master an excessively strong force, so as to avoid the signs of "military leaders" and "powerful ministers" in the early stage of the formation of the Wang ** team.
Of course, this was Chen Xin's concern before the appearance of a large number of tigers, and later, after the cyborgs took control of most of the key positions in the army, this worry basically disappeared.
Although there is no such concern, the power of habit is strong, and after years of fighting, the tradition has been slowly preserved, so that people do not have the heart to cut and replace it.
At the very least, Chen Xin does not intend to dismantle the new command system until problems arise in this combat system.
The first entrance to the courtyard is where guards, horses, servants and others wait, or where the officers and staff officers in the general headquarters meet, rest, and eat.
The second entry is the office location of the departments at all levels of the General Headquarters, where the secret, communications, archives, and operations departments are located.
A senior officer walked into the upper room of the second courtyard of the General Headquarters with the folder and shouted "Report." Then he was summoned into the house.
The officer walked up to the desk and saluted, "My king is well." ”
"Ann." Chen Xin obviously got up just now, and after wiping his face, he smiled and handed the towel to Anya beside him, sat down at the desk and asked, "What's the news?" ”
The officer did not squint, did not look at Anya dressed as a female officer, and said in a loud voice, "Report to my king, the 1601st Battalion of the front line has sent back the news that the plan to gather and destroy may be bankrupt." ”
Less than half a month after the plan was set, he was facing bankruptcy, and Chen was slightly unhappy in his confidence, but his long-term life experience had tempered his calm side.
So, Chen Xin's face remained unchanged and asked softly, "What is the specific situation?" ”
The officer's face calmly reported, "My king, the Jiala Ezhen of the Later Jin Korean Front, the First Route Army, and the Forward Force and the Jurchen officers under his command were afraid that they would go too deep into the mountains and be surrounded and annihilated by our army after entering our territory, so they retreated last night after directing and acting out a bitter plan. ”
Chen Xin's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the Taishi chair, and his mind quickly thought about the chain reaction that might be triggered by the enemy's forward battalion's move, and his face became serious.
While using his brains, Chen Xin also needed to get the wisdom of many staff officers, so he asked the officer, "Has the war room deduced this matter?" ”
The officer opened the folder, found one of them, handed it to Chen Xin, and explained, "King Yuwu, when I just received the report from the front, the war room had already deduced the possible follow-up situation caused by this incident.
In the end, all the staff officers in the war room unanimously believed that the enemy of the First Army of the Korean Front Army of the Later Kim Dynasty entered our territory from the mountains in order to attract the attention of our army and provide cover for Hwang Tae-gil's attack on the Daling River.
Moreover, the enemy did not have the determination to fight to the death with our troops. This can be seen from the speed of the enemy's advance reported by the front-line reconnaissance units every day, and the fact that the enemy has actually divided three forward battalions as the forward team.
Once the main force of the enemy's first army learns the information of our surprise attack from that forward battalion, I am afraid that there will be no leisure to distinguish between serious and false, and it is very likely that the enemy's large army will directly retreat back and stick to its old nest. ”
Chen Xin nodded, in his heart, he agreed with the deduction in the war room, because judging from the information he got from secret channels, the enemy really did not have any will to fight, and they were completely forced by Huang Taiji to come out and make a show.
This kind of troops, which have no will to fight, will definitely retreat and flee once they find a sufficient excuse.
"So, if the enemy escapes, our first battle plan will be completely invalid, right?"
"Yes, my king."
"I remember that there was a second set of battle plans, which were prepared for the Houjin Second Route Army stationed near Panmunjom. So, if the enemy's first route army fled, what would be the effect on the second set of battle plans? ”
"My king, the second set of battle plans is completely matched with the first escape battle plan, and the error tolerance rate of this kind of serial battle plan is relatively low.
If we cannot completely destroy the enemy's First Route Army in the mountainous area with our superiority in firepower and geography and let them merge with the Second Route Army, which is firmly holding the defense line in the Panmunjom area, it will have a great impact on our army.
The enemy's two ways converge, that is, the 80,000 troops gathered together, and if our army wants to capture the fortresses and hills, the price to pay will be much higher than the original plan. ”
"So, is there a corresponding third set of battle plans?"
The officer bowed his head, "I'm sorry, my king, this time, we were careless and didn't make a third set of plans." ”
Chen Xin was not angry, nor did he blame the officers of the General Command, because this time, even he himself was a little careless.
Chen Xin smiled bitterly, "Last year's big victory made us all a little fluttery." ”
"I'm sorry, my king, I'll take the blame."
Chen Xin waved his hand, "It's none of your business, I am the supreme commander."
Okay, now, it's not the time to be held accountable, the most important thing for us now is to find a way to make amends and think about what to do next. ”