Su Yonglin didn't find it strange that Wan Yanliang adopted defensive tactics.
He would find it strange if Wan Yanliang immediately sent troops south to attack him again.
Twenty thousand cavalrymen were wiped out. No matter how irritable Wan Yanliang is, he is not a fool. He will definitely not use the tactics of adding fuel to the fire. He will not send them off one by one like the gourd boy to save his grandfather. He will definitely gather the army and make another big effort. Call me.
The mobilization order takes a lot of time, and gathering hundreds of thousands of people is definitely not something that can be solved easily.
To launch a national war involving more than 100,000 people, it will take at least about half a year for the mobilized troops to be truly in place.
As for the official expedition to launch an attack, in addition to the preparation of logistics materials, there is also the planning of the offensive route and the advance delivery of materials.
It is said that the three armies go first before the food and grass are used. Before the main force of the army is dispatched, the food and grass must be dispatched. As the army's forward route continues to extend, or it is required to provide food and fodder at designated locations through state capitals along the way, this can slightly reduce some logistics consumption.
One hundred thousand regular soldiers require a larger number of civilians, mules and horses to help transport food and fodder, otherwise they will not be able to meet the needs of the army.
This requires at least one to two more months of logistical preparations. Otherwise, if something goes wrong in the army's logistics, there is a risk of a complete collapse of the army, let alone fighting.
With the current national strength of the Jin Kingdom, it is not easy for him to mobilize Wan Yanliang once. If this mobilization fails, he will no longer want the entire Central Plains and can just go back to his hometown in Liaodong.
Su Yonglin can pat his chest and say this.
Therefore, if Wan Yanliang wants to launch a strategic offensive, no matter how fast it is, it will not be until the autumn and winter of this year.
It is best to wait until the weather gets colder and the main rivers in the north are completely frozen, which will be more convenient for the Jin Army's strategic attack.
Of course, Wan Yanliang did not take the initiative to attack, which is what Su Yonglin hoped to see, because the victory army, which he mainly relied on, was seriously damaged and could not regain its combat effectiveness in the short term.
Even though a large number of wounded soldiers have returned to the army after recovering from injuries for more than a month, which provides a good opportunity for the Shengjie Army's combat effectiveness to recover, but according to Su Yonglin, the Shengjie Army's combat effectiveness has only recovered to 80% of its pre-war strength.
If we give it another month or two, the combat effectiveness of Shengjie's army will definitely exceed that before the war.
Because the number of people has increased, the army has become more professional, more willing to fight and more confident.
The defeat of the Jin Army cavalry in the first battle directly eliminated the lingering fear of the Jin Army cavalry, especially the armored heavy cavalry, in the hearts of the soldiers of the Victory Army. The victory of this battle completely made them no longer fear the cavalry and the heavy cavalry. No longer afraid of heavy riding.
Su Yong and Xin Qiji, the two key men who defeated the heavy cavalry and turned the tide of the war, and the troops they led were hailed as combat heroes in the Liberation Army and were widely respected.
So following the trend, Su Yonglin established the war honors system after this battle and created three levels of combat hero titles.
Each level has clear standards for awarding honors, which stipulates that those who receive the title of combat hero will have priority in promotion opportunities, and their family members will also receive more generous treatment as family members of heroes.
Su Yong, the group of soldiers who withstood the fierce impact of the Iron Buddha Tu, and the Red Ax Battalion led by Xin Qiji were the first batch of soldiers to be commended.
They stopped the Jin army's frontal attack on the Tiefutu. Their fighting spirit without fear of sacrifice reversed the situation of the war and inspired the whole army's fighting will.
Therefore, these soldiers who faced the Iron Buddha Tu head-on and died or survived were awarded first-level, second-level or third-level combat heroes respectively, and their families will also be properly taken care of.
As long as the Great Uprising exists and lasts for one day, these fighting heroes and their families will never be forgotten.
After the war, Su Yonglin also repaired the Heroes Monument and the Martyrs' Shrine outside Wuji County.
He led the soldiers to send the tablets of the fallen soldiers to the Martyrs' Shrine to show respect and eternal commemoration.
Their fighting and bravery allowed the Shengjie Army to eliminate their lingering fear of the Jin Army. They would no longer feel fear, but would only be full of hatred for those Jin soldiers, thinking about defeating them all the time and serving their comrades. revenge.
Xin Qiji received Su Yonglin's permission to expand the Red Ax Battalion from 300 to 1,000 people. They practiced non-stop every day, waiting for the next larger-scale strategic decisive battle.
Xin Qiji was full of blood now. He worked hard and exercised his muscles with his soldiers every day, thinking that he would fight to the death with more armored cavalry.
His body is getting stronger and stronger, and he is eating more and more meat. His whole body is as strong as a sculpture, and his eight-pack abs have already taken shape.
The entire Red Ax Battalion was full of muscular men as fierce as him. In addition to training in military skills every day, they also worked hard. Su Yonglin specially batched a large amount of horse meat and chicken to supplement their protein, looking forward to their victory again.
Since the Huben Battalion's commander Su Yong was injured and had not yet returned to the team, the deputy commanders Ding Siyuan and Geng Xingwen commanded the army expansion and training respectively.
The Huben Battalion, which originally had less than 2,000 people left after the war, quickly recovered to its strength of 5,000. Although the number of people and horses increased, the combat effectiveness did not necessarily increase, and the training tasks were still very heavy.
Except for the White Tiger Regiment, the four main regiments expanded their troops to 10,000 men in a short period of time.
In order to enhance combat effectiveness, Su Yonglin also gave an order to Su Jue to expand his army to 10,000 men, allowing Su Jue to recruit and train troops on the spot in Dongping Prefecture to enhance the combat effectiveness of the reserve soldiers.
Su Yonglin's goal was to expand the total strength of the Victory Army to 50,000 or 60,000 before Wanyan Liang's southern expedition.
There are many people who want to join the Shengjie Army, but the resources of the Shengjie Army cannot support so many people.
In order to ensure the elite, we strive for excellence and select the best sources of soldiers. Others who intend to join the army are assigned to other units, such as Sun Tzu Yi's Shenwu Army.
The five main force regiments expanded their strength to 10,000 men, and Su Yonglin's own directly affiliated troops, the Huben Battalion and the Red Ax Battalion, increased their troops to 5,000 and 1,000 men respectively.
In addition, there are the establishment of five major logistics civilian departments, field medical teams, and the establishment of intelligence troops. In total, the number of personnel in the Shengjie Army has exceeded 60,000.
After completing the army expansion task, Su Yonglin did not further expand the army, but instead conducted high-intensity military training, ideological education, and cultural education.
He planned to give these new recruits some training before Wan Yanliang went south.
Not to mention being exactly the same as a veteran, at least he must have an airs and appearance, so that he will not be timid or flee in battle.
Train them into seeds, and when the time comes to overthrow Jin Ting, they can directly explode the army.
Time is indeed very tight, but there is nothing we can do about it. The main thing now is to see how much time Yan Liang can give him.
After the first month of the fourth year of Zhenglong and the twenty-ninth year of Shaoxing passed, in February, Su Yonglin made another big move.
He considered the command difficulties caused by the increase in the number of personnel in each army. In order to further standardize the organization of each army and facilitate the unified command of all Hebei armies, including the Shengjie Army and the Shenwu Army, Su Yonglin made some changes to the army organization.
The basis is still the same as the army organization after the Northern Song Dynasty General's Art of War, and on this basis some things that Su Yonglin actually needs are added.
He upgraded the five main regiments to the five main armies and then changed their military numbers.
Change the White Tiger Regiment to the Xiaoguo Army, the Xuanwu Regiment to the Trap Army, the Longjie Regiment to the Xuanjia Army, the Suzaku Regiment to the Tianxing Army, and the Qinglong Regiment to the Tianxiong Army.
Each army has one general and two lieutenants.
Each army has five regiments. Each regiment has one regiment commander and two deputy regimental commanders.
Each regiment has four battalions, each battalion has one commander and two deputy commanders.
Generally speaking, the establishment will not be changed, and soldiers who have made military achievements will be given promotions, salary increases, and extra meals because of their military exploits.
Five people including Su Jue, Su Haisheng, Han Jinggui, Zhang Yuejing and Wei Kexian were promoted to generals of each army. From then on, they can be called generals in an upright manner.
In addition to making some changes to the five main forces under the Shengjie Army, Su Yonglin also made some adjustments to other Hebei armies that were under his command.
Since the military forces across Hebei respect him as the master, he naturally has to exercise relevant powers to sort out the military situation in Hebei and achieve his goals.
