It is now February of the ninth year of Hongwu.
The winter belonging to Lingnan has passed, and the summer belonging to Lingnan has arrived early.
In this land where the seasonal changes are not very obvious and sometimes are even too fast for you to grasp, summer comes at a moment’s notice, leaving no one prepared.
Zhao Yucheng and the soldiers under his command basically had no life experience in Lingnan, otherwise they should have realized that they should use the southward operations manual at this time.
Zhao Yucheng had never received any reports of soldiers being infected. He was very surprised when he suddenly learned that. He quickly sent the infected soldiers to the medical barracks for treatment and quickly investigated the cause.
In the end, it was discovered that some of the troops were slacking off.
Because I did not understand the local climate, I was not well prepared when the temperature rose in February. I did not strictly implement the moxa fumigation order, and I did not strictly follow the manual when selecting garrison camps. As a result, malaria caused by mosquito bites appeared. Infect.
Fortunately, there were not many, just a dozen soldiers.
Zhao Yucheng urgently ordered the entire army to smoke moxa, and then moved some military camps near billabongs and jungles. Then he held a meeting to seriously criticize some military cadres and political cadres, and to hold them accountable.
Zhao Yucheng himself, as the main person in charge, also requested punishment from Su Yonglin.
After understanding the cause and effect of the incident, Su Yonglin was very unhappy.
"I gave you countless warnings before going to war, but why did this happen? Along the way, we have lost more than 500 soldiers due to malaria and heatstroke. Do we need to continue to increase the number? To put it bluntly, this is called laziness. , to put it seriously, this is looking down upon human life!"
Seeing that Su Yonglin was unhappy, Liao Xingye quickly helped Zhao Yucheng explain.
"Commander Zhao and the cadres at all levels are probably working diligently. This time..."
"Will this problem arise if you work diligently?"
Su Yonglin interrupted him, shook his head and said: "In any case, this is caused by management negligence and insufficient implementation of military regulations. The situation that occurred before was helpless. They all strictly followed military regulations, but they still couldn't escape. , that’s not a human problem, but this time, can you say it’s not a human problem?”
Liao Xingye had nothing to say.
Su Yonglin thought about it and decided to deal with the matter seriously, hold accountable the officers and political cadres directly responsible, and then report the matter to the entire army for criticism, requiring the entire army to do a good job in protection when the temperature rises.
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But what about people?
Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
From an infant to a qualified soldier, it takes at least twenty years, twenty years! How much mugwort is enough to plant?
Although the expedition south cost a lot of money on logistical support, as long as the money was spent properly and the casualty rate of the army could be reduced, it would definitely be a gain.
This is also true.
The military medical system created by Su Yonglin worked well and greatly reduced the mortality rate of soldiers in the Ming army. Compared with the terrifying 30 to 40% loss rate of the northern armies in the southern expeditions to Lingnan in previous dynasties, the Ming army was almost comparable to the local Lingnan army. army.
That's why the opponents in Guangdong and Guangxi had no power to resist and were quickly eliminated by the Ming army. This is why the battle did not become a protracted war.
The current situation of the Ming army in Lingnan cannot support a protracted war. A quick victory is the best. A quick victory is also an important prerequisite for the Ming army to win and gain a foothold in the local area.
This is true for Lingnan, and it is the same for South Vietnam.
After the relevant orders and accountability were conveyed, Su Yonglin ordered Zhao Yucheng to make military mobilization preparations and prepare for war.
Since the Li Dynasty has expressed a clear tough attitude, it means that this war cannot be fought. If this war is not started, they will definitely be able to extend their hands to Lingnan, which will have a great impact on the Ming Dynasty's Lingnan construction strategy. Impact.
However, because he was worried about the safety and health of the army, Su Yonglin ordered the recruitment of local doctors who were good at treating heatstroke and miasma diseases from various places to go to the Dananguan Army to protect the army.
Su Yonglin himself has not left Huizhou. He will continue to personally lead the peasant movement and make revolution in Lingnan. He has confidence in Zhao Yucheng on military issues.
Although the South Vietnamese army has combat effectiveness, it is not certain how much of this combat effectiveness is based on the premise that the elites of the high-latitude dynasty are not used to fighting in low-latitude areas.
This time, Zhao Yucheng can do an experiment and let the elites of the Ming army, whose combat effectiveness is at least 90% of their peak state, compete with the local "elites" of South Vietnam to see who is better at fighting. Let's see. What exactly does this small place use as the basis to fight against the central dynasty?
After Zhao Yucheng received a series of orders and disposal notices from Su Yonglin, he summoned all officers and instructors, informed them of Su Yonglin's decision, and repeatedly asked them to be careful about military regulations and military laws, and to be strict no matter where they hit. Follow the contents of the southward operations manual.
The officers and instructors, who were frightened into a cold sweat and had lingering fears, nodded repeatedly and expressed that they would never slack off again.
Then Zhao Yucheng began to announce this time's combat order.
Zhao Yu became the commander-in-chief of the entire army and led a total of 35,000 troops from the 19th Army of the 7th Corps and the 2nd Shenji Battalion to launch an attack on the South Vietnamese army in Lang Son area, trying to eat them all in one go. A fierce shock to the rulers of the Li Dynasty.
At the same time, the Champa State will also launch attacks in border areas to coordinate their actions as a containment.
Since Zhao Yucheng garrisoned the army, he has fully understood the terrain reconnaissance and garrison situation in Lang Son area.
To the north of Lang Son is the undulating mountainous area of Vietnam with dense jungles. To the south of Lang Son is the plain north of Thang Long City with rice fields and dense water networks.
If you want to use troops in North Vietnam, Lang Son is the key place. If you hold it, the enemy will be blocked in the mountains of North Vietnam. If you capture it, there will be a vast plain to the south, and the army can directly attack Thang Long City.
Since ancient times, when the Central Plains dynasty sent troops to Jiaozhi, Lang Son was the only place they had to pass through. After defeating the enemy in Lang Son and occupying Lang Son, the war could basically be resolved through propaganda.
If the South Vietnamese army is good at fighting and tenacious enough, as long as it holds Lang Son, the Central Plains Dynasty will have no choice but to find another way to attack the South Vietnamese mainland.
Therefore, the dangers of Lang Son must be clearly seen.
The most important goal of this southward campaign is to capture Lang Son and control this crucial place in the hands of the Ming army, so that the Lee Dynasty regime in South Vietnam will completely lose this natural line of defense.
It can be said that the terrain in the Lang Son area is not suitable for cavalry operations, so the Ming army's great advantage of cavalry will be abandoned.
Of course, the Ming army did not use much cavalry as they marched south. They mainly used infantry. This does not matter.
The next step is that this terrain is obviously not suitable for the use of large general artillery, a powerful siege weapon. Only lighter cavalry general artillery can be used for combat.
It is not easy to transport generals and artillery by cavalry.
However, in order to adapt to the battlefields in Jiangnan, especially Lingnan, Su Yonglin ordered the R&D department of the Ministry of Industry in advance to develop vehicles specifically used to transport artillery based on the actual needs of the firearms troops.
Its wheels are wider and thicker, and its chassis is higher. It can travel on uneven terrain and transport relatively light vehicles and general artillery.
Of course, don't even think about generals and artillery.
The weight of the general's artillery greatly limits its use. The cavalry's general artillery is currently the main battle artillery of the Ming army. The firearms research department is also currently studying how to enhance the power of the cavalry's general's artillery.
Although progress is currently limited.
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