Chapter 181: Pre-Battle Arrangement
Tong Ziyuan walked into the war room of the Xuan Army with a folder, the spacious room brought together most of the staff officers of the Xuan Army and the directors of the directly subordinate units, and was about to face a general battle of more than 100,000 people, which was the most severe battle since the founding of the army, and everyone had no experience, so since the news was known, the various departments of the Xuan Army have gathered together to work, so that it is convenient to coordinate and discuss with each other.
"General, this is a report from the front-line reconnaissance unit. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"Wait a minute." After Chen Xin signed a document, he handed it to the staff officer waiting beside him and whispered a few words, and then turned around, "Sukh Saha has divided his troops?" β
Tong Ziyuan nodded and confirmed, "Yes, 5,000 Jurchen troops were divided in advance and rushed to Shangjing on horseback, and then 30,000 infantry from the former Korean servant army were dispatched, but these people moved slowly, and it seemed that they wanted to wait for the cavalry to finish fighting, and then go up to mix up the credit." β
Chen Xin frowned and said, "It's a good thing that the servant army doesn't have the will to fight, but Sukh Saha is really confident, does he think that 5,000 Jurchen cavalry can steadily defeat the Korean army that is gathering more and more?" β
Tong Ziyuan smiled confidently, "General, there is a reason for this, after the rescue letter was sent by Angbulu in Shangjing, our reconnaissance troops lurking between Shangjing and Pyongyang covered the battlefield for the enemy, and Sukh Saha did not know that the North Korean army was still increasing its troops. β
"Third child, well done." Excited, Chen Xin directly called out Tong Laosan's previous name.
"Hehe, this is also what I learned from you, general, that you have adopted a large number of this kind of small army attack tactics on the battlefield of the Japanese Kingdom is really very effective, and the small forces are scattered, with the help of eagle falcons and military dogs, it is really easy to block the road."
"I'm in the Wa country, that's bullying them for not having a large number of cavalry, now the opponent is different, since Amin established Korea, he has not relaxed the plundering and breeding of horses, almost everyone in the Jurchen soldiers after the rebellion has horses, and the troops sent out must be cautious and don't let the enemy make dumplings."
"Yes, I will once again issue a warning to the cavalry units on the front line, asking them to be more vigilant, but rest assured, general, according to the last few battle reports, we have found that as long as the enemy does not launch a large-scale cavalry attack, in the same number of cavalry battles, our army will win the battle."
"That's good, by the way, where is the Sukh Saha army now?"
Tong Ziyuan glanced at Lao Zheng of the Confidential Division who was standing on the side, and said, "General, the fire of the members of the hidden group of the Confidential Division burned at a very good time, the enemy ran out of military rations, and began to plunder everywhere, Sukh Saha scattered the troops, but the group of ruffians who had just completed a rebellion were already a little uncontrollable, and they had not been fully assembled until now, except for the vanguard troops composed of 1,000 Jurchens and 2,000 Korean servants, who had advanced to Shun'an and were stationed, and the others were still making a fortune near Pyongyang." β
"What about the officers of the Kala and the Servant Army that Amin sent to support us?"
Tong Ziyuan sighed, "Most of them are not very reliable, and Ann Bulu sent people to send them letters to persuade them to surrender, but so far no one who has received the letter has taken the initiative to report this matter to our army."
After hearing that Angbulu had successfully launched a rebellion and sent an army of 120,000 to attack, all the Jurchen Jiala's ela were frightened except for Ilkule, who was really thinking about avenging Amin, and the others were already frightened and panicked all day long. More than half of Niu Lu below is really playing Xiao Jiujiu and gathering all his cronies to his side.
The Korean servant army is even more disgusting, with a mere 10,000 troops and more than 30 sentinels, all of which have been connected to each other and divided into three forces, the first force is ready to surrender to the Bulu side anyway; The second force is ready to take the opportunity to flee and go to North Korean territory; The third force seems to be trying to sell at a price. β
Chen Xin hammered the table: "These birdmen. Amin was too arrogant to these Jurchen officers, and now they still look like soldiers one by one. Those sticks are even more hateful, and they know how to make trouble. β
After calming down a little, Chen Xin asked Lao Zheng, "How are the preparations for the arrest of these people?" β
"Everything is under control, and the arrest will be carried out tonight."
"I'll leave it to you, try to minimize the impact, it's really not suitable for infighting now."
Lao Zheng nodded, "I understand the importance of this mission, so I have seconded a group of veterans from the operational team of the Military Intelligence Division to complete this mission, and our people are responsible for assisting." β
"South Korea's domestic intelligence is in charge of the Confidential Division, and the Military Intelligence Department has more than a year of operational experience in the Japanese country, so there is indeed a lot of room for cooperation between the two departments, so let's work together."
"Yes."
Suddenly, Chen Xin said lightly, "No, all the officers of the Jurchen and the servant army have received the letter of persuasion, and the officers above the squadron leader of my Xuan Army have also handed in the letter of persuasion received, why haven't I received it?" β
The big cat interjected on the side, "General, you killed Huang Taiji's most important son, Haoge, the owner of the Yellow Banner, and gave Ao Bulu 10 guts, and he didn't dare to persuade you to surrender." β
Zhong Fulin added, "There is also the white flag master Azig, no matter what, he is also Huang Taiji's younger brother, the most important two people in the master's family of Ang Bulu died at the hands of the general, even if he gave Ao Bulu 100 guts, he didn't dare to write to you." β
Chen Xin was speechless, he had long forgotten about this stubble, and he was still looking forward to the first letter of persuasion he received in his life.
Shaking his head, Chen Xin said with a straight face, "No kidding, Zachdan." β
The big cat responded, "Here." β
"Where are the 5th and 6th Brigades, which are stationed in the south-facing direction?"
The big cat didn't look at the information at all, and immediately replied, "I have arrived at Guangliang Bay by boat at noon today, but now the offshore sea is frozen, and it is very difficult to land, and they are trying to find a way to solve the problem." β
"Winter is such a nuisance." Chen Xin sighed in his heart, and then said, "After landing, let them prepare their retreat in advance, and don't fall into the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of troops." β
"Yes."
"So, how many men has the Jihei detachment gathered now?"
"Nearly 1,000 people have been assembled now, and according to the reports of the tigers, more than 2,000 cavalry can be assembled in about 10 days."
Chen Xin stood up, walked to the large map hanging on the wall, calculated carefully for a while, shook his head and said, "During the dry season in winter, the land route from Mudanjiang to here is too slow, 10 days to assemble, plus the time to hurry, it is impossible for them to arrive before the battle begins." β
The big cat frowned and said, "Then, I'm going to urge them?" β
"No, let them come at their own pace, the road is too far, what I need is a cavalry force that can join the battle as soon as possible, if I urge them to hurry up and the horses run away, what do I want a group of infantry who have just come from the deep mountains and old forests. Slow down, slow down, anyway, no one knows what this battle will look like, let's take one step at a time. β
Chen Xin's fingers kept sliding on the map, and finally landed on the north of Anzhou, which is Anzhou. At the intersection of Akutagawa and Bochuan, the road is blocked by four rivers, so it can be said that it is an important place for soldiers to fight.
Previously, the Xuan army held a meeting and decided to make this an important area for the battle. "How's the three forts here?"
"The engineering companies drawn from the brigades have begun their work with the assistance of the militia and hired labourers, and have now dug the outermost trenches and begun to build high platforms with earth and rock, and according to the schedule, they will be able to be preliminarily completed within five days."
"Okay, what's the progress of the militia's rallying work?"
"Our Northern Korean Administrative Region has now completed the first conscription, and has recruited 1 musket company from each township, a total of 13 musket companies, if necessary, 13 musket companies can be recruited in the future, but that will seriously affect the production and life of each township."
"We have recruited 20 musket companies in the southern administrative region, but only 15 companies have been transported, and the rest still need to be guarded against the attack of local forces in North Korea. Most of the areas were newly occupied in the last year and could not be called up for a second time. β
"Our Kyushu administrative region is also a newly occupied area, and under the condition of ensuring the stability of the jurisdiction, we can only send 20 musket companies here."
Chen Xin counted that 13 North Korean musket companies, 15 south-facing musket companies, and 20 Kyushu musket companies, a total of 48 militia musket companies, were equipped with two platoons of muskets, and the muskets were all two-year-style arquebuses retired from the Xuan Army, plus a platoon of spears, and the Xuanjun standard spears were also used.
The militia companies do not have heavy weapons such as hand cannons, rocket launchers, infantry guns, etc., so each company has only 90 people, and the 48 companies have a total of only 4,320 people.
After thinking for a while, Chen Xin ordered again, "According to the previous plan, the 1st Infantry Brigade will be scattered and placed in three fortresses, and each fortress will be assigned 3 militia squadrons. β
"Yes." After the order is issued, it is natural that someone will make detailed personnel arrangements, and there is no need to worry about integrity.
"The three forts are separated by more than 3 kilometers from each other, and the infantry guns of the 1st Infantry Brigade alone cannot support each other at all, so I ask the naval department to transport a batch of long-barreled heavy artillery over as soon as possible and set it up in the fortress, and let them check how much it can be installed."
"Yes."
"The 2nd Infantry Brigade and the 4th Infantry Brigade also have 4 Ranger companies, and tonight they will assist the Confidential Division in controlling several reinforcement barracks, and if they can successfully complete the capture, they will quietly withdraw to the station, and if there is an accident, they will be pressed on the spot, and they will not be merciful."
"Yes." The herald went to give the order. An officer asked in a low voice, "General, at this time, if there is infighting, I'm afraid it won't be good." β
Chen Xin sighed and said, "I don't want to do this either, but even if there is infighting, I must first solve these wall grasses, and I don't want to devote a large part of my energy to guarding against my teammates behind me when fighting." β