As the highest military command institution of the Later Ming Dynasty, the organizational structure of the Metropolitan Governor's Office has not changed much.
The Metropolitan Governor's Office was founded in the Hongwu period, but it did not exist for a long time. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, in order to disperse military power and avoid the "harm of powerful ministers holding troops", Zhu Yuanzhang changed the Metropolitan Governor's Office into the five fronts, rear, left, right, and middle. Military Governor's Mansion.
However, Emperor Shizu of the Ming Dynasty later changed it back. In order to improve command efficiency, he reestablished the newly designed Metropolitan Governor's Office. In addition to the General Affairs Office, it was restructured into four departments: military orders, military uniforms, military conditions, and military affairs. Every place.
The Military Order Department is responsible for formulating operational plans and campaign command; the Military Equipment Department is responsible for the transportation and supply of weapons and equipment; the Military Information Department is responsible for intelligence, communications, military mail, etc.; the Military Affairs Department is responsible for internal service and wartime administrative matters.
It can be said that in the era of great melee in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the staff command organization thus established had complete departments, clear division of labor, and basically had the framework of a modern general staff, which was very advanced. It successfully organized major or minor battles with high efficiency and made significant contributions to Emperor Shizu's efforts to pacify the world.
Of course, there have been changes in recent decades, such as the establishment of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as the Staff Office, etc., but the core framework has basically remained unchanged.
Now, Zhou Changfeng and the others were flipping through stacks of files on terrain features and hydrological features, writing and drawing at the same time, and discussing specific campaign deployments and tactical plans.
Although he was not happy to get along with Yan Chenwu in private, business was business and no personal affair was tolerated, so the two of them completed the specific deployment within a few hours and revised the attack plan three times.
At noon, after a simple bowl of noodles, the two finalized the plan and quickly completed the drawing of the tactical strategy map.
The form of this war game is somewhat special. The commanders of the two armies do not have direct contact with the sand table. Instead, they sit in opposite corners of the hall and are shielded by a screen.
Both sides can only look at the maps in their hands, and all orders issued and learned changes in the battle situation must be communicated manually; specific operations on the sand table, as well as combat power, losses, and progress are calculated by the staff.
Not a moment later, the deduction officially began.
Zhou Changfeng and Yan Chenwu, who were located in the southwest corner of the hall, sat at a small table with a map and began to carry out the attack according to the predetermined plan.
After their order was issued, a soldier walked out of the screen and walked to the sand table in the middle to tell the staff there. The latter began to calculate according to the complex combat power calculation formula, and at the same time added some strange coefficients according to the situation.
Next, after the calculation and evaluation are completed, the battle situation is also fed back to the players on both sides of the offense and defense in the form of oral narration.
"Two heavy field artillery brigades and a siege artillery brigade were assembled to conduct large-scale artillery bombardments, and a bomber wing of the Air Force conducted repeated air strikes on key targets."
"The No. 4, No. 9, and No. 10 turrets are determined to be destroyed, and the defensive firepower base is reduced by three."
"The communication line is judged to have been destroyed, and backup communication lines will be used instead. Combat efficiency will be reduced by ten percentage points; the pre-planned fortifications in area B are judged to have been destroyed by 70%..."
"At 16:30, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Marine Regiment were suddenly attacked by enemy artillery fire during the transportation process. The battle damage was judged to be 30%, the morale was reduced by 20%, and the combat efficiency was reduced to 55%."
"At 23:00, the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Marine Regiment quietly landed on the east side of the island. It was detected by the enemy's warning audio device and the surprise attack was judged to be ineffective..."
"At five o'clock, 20% of the floating combat convoy of the 1st Marine Regiment got lost and lost. The remaining ones were hit by enemy anti-artillery fire. Less than 30% of the vehicles were available, and they were judged to have lost their combat effectiveness."
However, the weighted combat power and combat status data seems a bit strange?
Zhou Changfeng, who had been quite prosperous during this period, was frowning at the moment, while Yan Chenwu, who had always been proud and self-respecting, also looked like he had black lines on his head.
The latter reached out and tugged at his collar, couldn't help but walked out from behind the screen, and then said angrily: "Senior! How is this evaluated? Can the enemy predict everything? Can he predict everything? The shells are too long. The eyes are the same!”
The deduction was not over yet, and a fierce battle was taking place. Not only was Yan Chenwu angry, but even Zhou Changfeng, who had experienced fighting with "aliens" before traveling through time, was also quite dissatisfied.
Tactically, it is reasonable to attach importance to the enemy and show leniency to the enemy, but how can the enemy be strengthened so ridiculously?
In Zhou Changfeng's memory, the defensive battle between the U.S. and Philippine troops defending Corogido Island in history could only be described as mediocre. In the end, after a few "bean tanks" landed, the U.S. and Philippine troops collapsed and surrendered.
Zhou Changfeng was about to speak, but Yan Chenwu raised a few colored pencils in his hand and said angrily: "Is war a game? Even if you talk about war on paper, you must follow rules and regulations. It is unreasonable to randomly strengthen the enemy and weaken our side!"
When Yan Chenwu complained loudly, Xu Zhanming happened to cross the threshold and walked in.
Hearing this, he just raised the corner of his mouth, and then said while walking: "Having said that, the actual combat situation changes rapidly, how can it be so ideal? It is difficult to simulate such unexpected emergencies in war games, so we have to It’s time to make a fuss about combat power calculations.”
He glanced at the people present and said slowly: "Don't be hasty, be patient, and move forward steadily. Be calm and indifferent. How can a general lose his composure?"
More than a dozen people here clasped their fists and said yes.
Zhou Changfeng said helplessly: "Sir Xu, we understand the principle of leniency when predicting the enemy, but there must be a basic law, right? The hit rate of the enemy's artillery shells is frighteningly high. The first and second waves of landing 60% of the ships were sunk during the docking process, but according to naval experience, this is completely impossible to achieve."
Damn, he was hit by a laser-guided projectile, right?
Xu Zhanming, who looked calm, still said calmly: "So what? Treat this as the worst situation in actual combat. It is better to be angry here than to suffer countless losses on the battlefield."
Yang Zhen on the side made peace. He picked up his baton and pointed at the sand table and said with a smile: "But even though it is so difficult, the two marine regiments have still made great progress. Now the second and third battalions of the first regiment have landed. The 3rd and 5th Battalions of the 2nd Regiment have also gone ashore, and all five landing points have been secured. It is only a matter of time before we can capture this island. In terms of command, you two are very good, no worse than the people in the staff office."
Both Zhou Changfeng and Yan Chenwu were silent. After a while, the former sighed helplessly: "If we really take Corogido Island at this price, I think I will probably have to go to a military court."
Judging from the current deduction, both marine regiments are estimated to have lost more than half in the end. They can win, but this is an out-and-out tragic victory.
This is a reinforced regiment-level unit with more than 4,000 men. The loss of more than half means that these two units are completely disabled. After the war, it will take a lot of time to make repairs, and it may not be able to return to its original state in time.
Yan Chenwu took a deep breath, and then continued what Zhou Changfeng said: "Fifty percent of officers have graduated from college, and 40% have graduated from practical middle schools; 60% of soldiers have graduated from middle schools. This ratio is higher than that of most armies. If soldiers of such quality suffer such high losses, , the commander cannot absolve himself of the blame!"
I would like to recommend this book, which is a book written by a friend in the author group, Creation Stream. It has a very epic feel to it. Interested book friends can check it out.
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