Seeing Zachdan, he was still a little hesitant, and another staff officer also explained, "It's Layue now, and in the eyes of the frozen sea, if the Houjin Army can really ignore the heavy losses and the embarrassment of domestic logistics reserves, and insist on attacking Jinzhou, it will indeed come from the ice, it is certain."

However, when the time comes, even if our army does not rely on the assistance of the navy, the next 60 kilometers will not be without support.

General, please look over there, you can come from the ice, but, after all, the location of Jinzhou is very good, and it is not far from the shore, when the Jin army and the Ming army defended, they were helpless against such a long distance, but we are different, we have infantry artillery in our hands, which can directly threaten the enemy on the ice, so we are not afraid of the enemy detouring from the ice. ”

At this time, the deputy commander-in-chief also came to his side, pulled Zachdan out a few steps, handed over a document and whispered, "Commander-in-chief, this is a backup plan formulated by the General Staff, which is a plan made to deal with various accidents."

Before, you were busy dealing with those government affairs in Lushun, so I didn't bother you, and now, Golden State is in sight, and you should take the time to take a closer look. ”

Zachdan stretched out his hand to take the document printed with the "top secret" cover, and casually put it into his carry-on bag, "So, you should already be familiar with this, then, you can tell me, how much freedom does the last means of preparation of the General Staff give us?" ”

"According to the plan of the General Staff, after occupying the Golden State, of course, it is better to be able to hold the Golden State,

However, it doesn't matter if the Houjin army comes, let's station a soldier and horse in Jinzhou to hold the official road steadily, and then build a fortress between Lushun and Jinzhou, and station a cavalry as support.

In this way, this cavalry can not only harass and counterattack the enemy army, but also serve as a fulcrum when the enemy army comes, and provide support when our army abandons Jinzhou and retreats to Lushun. ”

"Can you retreat?"

"Of course, this time to enter the southern Liaoning region and officially confront Houjin, the degree of difficulty predicted above has been planned to the highest level that can be imagined, so the degree of freedom given to our army is also very large."

Zachdan pondered for a moment and said, "In this case, then the number of troops sent by our Lushun is not enough. The garrisons of Jinzhou and Lushun, plus the cavalry stationed in a fortress built in the middle, all add up to at least 5,000 people, and now, we are at least half of the difference.

Also, when I was dealing with government affairs in Lushun before, I found that there were at least thousands of military households from the former Ming Dynasty. With so many people, there is a lot of logistical pressure.

Even if our army conducts tuntian, but between Jinzhou and Lushun is all wasteland that has been abandoned for many years, and you can't think about how much harvest you will have in a year or two.

As a result, it is extremely difficult to transport grain from the country. I feel that the General Staff still thinks about the problem simply. ”

Xiaofu came to learn from the experience, and after writing down Zachdan's words in his heart, he asked carefully, "General, what suggestions do you have?" ”

Zachdan lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said, "The plan of the General Staff is generally okay, but there is no need to rush the fortress between Lushun and Jinzhou, just station the reserve cavalry troops on the side of Arthur Port first."

You must know that our army's communication system is already very advanced, and once things change, it can quickly report to the rear.

And the main cavalry units of our army are all equipped with hybrid dragon horses, and their endurance is not comparable to those ordinary war horses, and after receiving the news, they came non-stop, and it didn't even take three hours.

Therefore, even if it is stationed in Port Arthur, it can defend against the surprise attack of the opposing cavalry.

As for the issue of garrisoning troops in the two places, it is certain that the troops will be increased, but our army has just fought a big battle in the country before, and it has consumed a lot, and it is now that the Spring Festival is approaching, so it is not suitable to expand the army at this time.

Therefore, reinforcements can be postponed, and at the latest they can be delayed until the end of spring plowing next year, and the Houjin army is likely to be dispatched at that time.

For the time being, there can be fewer garrisons in Lushun, so that the marines can help maintain order, and the main combat force is still the cavalry troops stationed as soon as possible.

And when we capture Jinzhou, then we can station all the Lushun troops in it. At present, it is not conducive to the rapid march of troops, so before the reinforcements are sent from home, our field troops of more than 2,000 people can temporarily act as the defenders of Jinzhou. That's no problem at all. ”

Speaking of this, Zachdan seemed to think of something, and said with a smile, "Before, in Lushun, when chatting with Junshang, Junshang seemed to think that the training of officers at this stage has reached a certain level, and with the increase in the number of troops, Junshang intends to expand the establishment of the army again. ”

When Xiao Fu heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, in the past, because the occupied territory was not large, the population was too small, and the overall quality of officers was not up to standard, etc., the highest administrative establishment in the Huaxia Army was at the regiment level, and the highest combat unit was at the battalion level. Further up, there is only the level of the general headquarters synthesized during the battle.

In this case, officers naturally have a ceiling on their heads, and they cannot be promoted quickly.

Now, since the monarch intends to expand the ranks and increase the number of personnel, it is definitely necessary to promote a large number of junior officers.

An officer like him, who followed the old men in the army at a young age and accumulated experience, must be given priority in promoting the opposite direction.

However, in the army, he is not the only outstanding graduate who came out of the lecture hall, not to mention the graduates of the other classes of the lecture hall after him, even in his class, there are at least 10 people who can compete with him on an equal footing.

Xiao Fu knows very well how good his classmates are, how hard they work, the best dozen people, each of them is no worse than him, even if he goes out to be the deputy commander this time and comes to accumulate experience, it is just that he is lucky and was selected.

So, in an army composed of all outstanding soldiers, how can we distinguish and promote talents when everyone's professional level cannot be clearly distinguished?

Naturally, it is a comparison of each person's qualifications.

The performance in the lecture hall, the performance in the process of internship, the performance when he was a company and platoon officer, and the performance when he was studying as a deputy for senior officers, every time he adjusted his position, he was screening talents, and if he made a wrong step, he would brush some people down.

Now, he, an officer who has worked hard for five or six years to increase his own heritage, has finally seized an excellent opportunity.

As long as he can make some achievements in this campaign and perform a little brightly, then, with his experience in actual combat command, he will be able to take the lead in taking up a new position.

As long as he is one step fast, then, as long as he can maintain his level all the time, he can always be at the forefront of his peers.

How could this not make him happy.

After Zachdan finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Fu's happy smile and said, "It's still early in this matter, you also know that the matter of adjusting the military establishment is not something that can be smoothed out in a short period of time, and it will definitely not be able to come down in a few months, and the most important thing at the moment is to conquer Jinzhou City first." On a cold day, it is easy to get sick outside. ”

Xiaofu is the nominal deputy commander-in-chief, but in fact, he is here to learn, and Zachdan will hand over all matters in the army to him to deal with in person, so as to increase his familiarity with various departments.

Now, hearing Zachdan's words, he naturally knew that it was time for him to behave himself, and he hurriedly said, "The circumference of Jinzhou City is more than 2,800 meters, and the Houjin army plus Baoyi is only more than 300 people, and if you distribute it, there are less than 100 people on each city wall."

Our army dispatched more than 2,000 people this time, plus auxiliaries, has exceeded 3,000 people, almost 10 times the enemy, according to the meaning of the subordinates, even if it is the most conservative way of fighting, two sides to contain, one side to attack, to conquer Jinzhou, it is not difficult.

It's a pity that the infantry artillery is not powerful enough to penetrate such a thick city wall, and it has to be attacked by blasting or climbing the city, which is really embarrassing. ”