Ye Mingsheng is somewhat concerned about the fall of Dagu County, because Dagu County is only more than 300 miles away from Jinyang City, so the geographical location of Dagu County is very important. If you control it, you can directly threaten Jinyang City... ·················
However, Ye Mingsheng also knew very well that because of the important geographical location of Dagu County, it was regarded as a thorn in the enemy's side. Therefore, at the beginning of the war, the enemy army assembled more than 20,000 troops to launch an attack on Dagu County. Attack, and because Dagu County was too close to Jinyang and five hundred miles away from Jinzhong, the base camp of the Fengwu Army in Yunzhong, the logistics supplies were quickly cut off by the enemy.
Although the logistical supplies were cut off by the enemy, fortunately, the Fengwu Army had hoarded some supplies in Dagu County before. With these supplies stationed in Dagu County, it was still very tenacious and persisted until the end of the battle. If Wang Muzhi had not led the Liang Army, it would have been Arriving at the battlefield as expected and engaging in the battle, Dagu County may still be in the hands of the Fengwu Army today.
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel a little pity. It seemed that Wang Muzhi might become a small trouble for his Fengwu Army. If he had known, this scourge would have been taken care of in Liaoyang!
Although Ye Mingsheng felt a bit regretful about losing an outpost like Dagu County that could directly threaten Jinyang, Ye Mingsheng was still very confident that he could take it back when the war starts next year.
This time the war in Yunbin also made the senior officials of the Fengwu Army, including Ye Mingsheng himself, feel more urgently that the war with Luo'an was imminent. Therefore, under Ye Mingsheng's instruction, He Jingyun took the data from the General Staff Ten staff officers made an analysis of the Yunbin War··························
In the analysis, the General Staff believes that in the Yunbin War next year, Shangguan Hongyuan, who destroyed the Southern Patrol Court, defeated Sun Liangyu, captured Yongliang, and reached a peace agreement with the Kipchak Khanate, can take all his All the energy and resources are invested in the cloud battle.
And this means that Luo'an may invest more than 200,000 troops on the Yunbin battlefield!
It is worth noting that these 200,000 troops are not comparable to miscellaneous soldiers like the Henan Army. More than half of these 200,000 troops are the most elite imperial guards of the Zhou Dynasty. They are well-equipped, well-trained, and have experienced After several years of battlefield experience, they have rich experience and are very powerful in combat. As the direct troops of Chief Assistant Shangguan Hongyuan, most of the Shenwu Guns and Zhengdong Cannons developed by Luoan were given to them. , if it weren't for this, Otani County wouldn't lose it.
The remaining half includes tens of thousands of Liang Army soldiers and horses. Although the Liang Army is not as powerful as the Forbidden Army due to equipment problems, the long-term battles with the Kipchak Khanate have made the Liang Army very powerful. Moreover, the Liang Army has a force of ten thousand. It is foreseeable that in next year's battle, this cavalry unit will also be deployed on the Yunbin battlefield under the order of Shangguan Hongyuan.
Even Shangguan Hongyuan is crazy enough. If he wants to decide the outcome of a battle with the Fengwu Army, it is not impossible to assemble an army of 300,000... ····
To be honest, if the Fengwu Army can concentrate all its forces in the Yunbin area, then even if the total number of troops cannot reach the size of the enemy's army, the Fengwu Army, which has gained a lot of wealth from trade with Jiangnan and is actively expanding its army, It is also possible to gather more than 150,000 troops on the battlefield.
But the problem is that because of the existence of the bastard Xu Zhaojie, the Fengwu Army cannot gather too many troops on the Yunbin battlefield. It needs to maintain an army of tens of thousands in Hebei and Henan to guard against Xu Zhaojie. On the battlefield, up to 120,000 troops can be assembled.
The reason why there are 120,000 people is the result of joint calculations by the General Staff, the Financial Department, and the Chief Secretary. They believe that based on the financial situation of the Fengwu Army, while maintaining unimpeded trade with Jiangnan, Investing 120,000 people in the cloud is basically the limit. Exceeding this number is not impossible, but it will make financial and logistical supplies very difficult.
There was still a huge gap between 120,000 troops and 200,000 enemy troops. Therefore, in order to make up for the disadvantage in strength, Ye Mingsheng decided to give full play to the Fengwu Army's advantages in firearms. In addition to replacing the latest Fengwu guns In addition, Ye Mingsheng has ordered the First Manufacturing Bureau to build a branch factory in Jinzhong to expand firearms production capacity.
The First Manufacturing Bureau expects to complete the process of site selection, starting construction, and training workers within half a year. When the branch factory in Jinzhong is completed, it will be about the time when they and Luoan start a war in Yunbin... ·······················
By then, with the help of the Jinzhong Branch Factory, the time for transporting firearms and ammunition and the pressure on logistical supplies will be greatly reduced. The soldiers on the front line will be able to use their full firepower without worrying about whether the firearms and ammunition can keep up. .
Because there are plans to build a factory in Jinzhong, the General Staff also has plans to deploy more than two hundred red cannons on the Yunbin battlefield. If this goal is achieved, then in the Yunbin battlefield, the Fengwu Army's The number of artillery will be three times that of the enemy, which will greatly benefit the Fengwu Army's offensive operations.
On the ground of Yunbin, except for the two big cities of Jinyang and Jinzhong, the other county towns are also very strong and the fortifications are also very complete. In the past, the army did not have a particularly good way to face these cities. The only option is to use the ant-possessing tactic to gnaw slowly. This will not only make slow progress, but also cause heavy casualties to the soldiers.
Now the Fengwu Army's red cannons, after several rounds of capacity expansion, can basically achieve a maximum annual output of nearly 150 pieces of each model. However, if the red cannons' production capacity is expanded to the maximum, It will affect the production and maintenance of other firearms, so the production capacity of the red cannon is still within a reasonable range, with an output of eight or nine guns a month.
But even this has greatly changed the situation of the Fengwu Army's artillery shortage, allowing the Fengwu Army to easily mobilize dozens of artillery pieces to carry out wild bombings when attacking difficult situations. Although the enemy's turtle shells are very Strong, but under the bombardment of so many artillery, it is still difficult to hold on...
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng is very confident that under the bombardment of dozens or hundreds of red cannons, the Fengwu Army can not only take back Dagu County with profits, but also several cities controlled by the enemy. If If there is a chance to capture the big city of Jinyang, that would be great!
After giving full play to the advantages of firearms, there is another problem bothering Ye Mingsheng!
In the report Lin Huaiwu gave him, in addition to giving Ye Mingsheng a detailed introduction to the situation of the war between the two sides, he also gave Ye Mingsheng a big problem!
This big problem is the personnel appointment issue during the expansion of the Second Army. Because the Fengwu Army's salary is very generous, and the government officials in the Fengwu Army are relatively clear, in order to keep their jobs, officials from all over the country have been working hard in recent years. It has done some good things for the people and reduced a lot of taxes, so the Fengwu Army has a good reputation among the people. So when they heard that the Second Army was recruiting troops, the people in Jinzhong were very enthusiastic to sign up.
Although it was already a cold winter, the Second Army quickly recruited tens of thousands of new soldiers, not far from the expected 20,000. Lin Huaiwu also transferred some middle and lower-level officers from the Second Division to the newly formed Eighth Division. The shelves were pulled up.
However, Lin Huaiwu can appoint and remove mid-level and lower-level officers like captains and captains, but when it comes to appointing and removing mid-level and high-level officers like captains, commanders, and generals, he dare not overstep his authority and replace Ye Mingsheng's appointment. Therefore, in this report, he also Asked Ye Mingsheng to appoint these senior generals, of course Lin Huaiwu recommended several candidates to Ye Mingsheng...
One of them was Ye Tao, the commander of the Second Division. Lin Huaiwu praised him for his wisdom, courage, and loyalty. With a battalion of 3,000 men, he withstood the enemy's offensive that was nearly ten times the size of the enemy and held on for nearly half of Dagu County. For months, even when they were finally forced to break out, they set up an ambush to defeat the enemy's pursuing troops.
Therefore, Lin Huaiwu recommended Ye Tao as the general of the temporary eighth division. Ye Mingsheng also knew about Ye Tao, and he also admired the fact that there could be a strong general like Ye Tao among the Ye family members.
However, Ye Tao is not yet thirty years old this year, and he has a bright future as a commander now. If he directly becomes a general commanding tens of thousands of people in the First Division, it will be a bit counterproductive. In addition, although he has performed well, he is not able to serve as a military commander. There were some commanders in the army who performed better than him and had more seniority. Promoting Ye Tao directly to general would not be able to convince others in the army.
Lin Huaiwu would not understand this truth, but he still insisted on recommending Ye Tao. Ye Mingsheng was also very clear about the twists and turns. It was just that Ye Tao's surname was Ye, so Lin Huaiwu tried to figure out his own feelings and felt that he would let Ye Tao On top, so it's good to come over and shoot your own horse.
Regarding Lin Huaiwu's thoughts, Ye Mingsheng also wrote a letter to warn him not to play such tricks and put the work of the Second Army better than anything else. As for the position of General of the Eighth Division, Ye Mingsheng did not intend to hand it over to Ye Tao. Made to do.
However, Ye Tao did perform well. He showed great tenacity in the battle in Dagu County. Although he failed to defend Dagu County in the end, it was not his fault. So Ye Mingsheng also plans to give him a reward, let him be the deputy general of the Eighth Division...
As for the position of general, Ye Mingsheng planned to let Xun Ke take the position. When he started in Liaoyang, in order to conquer He Jingyun, Ye Mingsheng alienated the relationship between him and Xun Ke, which also made the relationship between He Jingyun and Xun Ke Became very nervous.
Later, He Jingyun served as the Chief of General Staff, responsible for the tactical deployment of hundreds of thousands of people in the Fengwu Army. In order to avoid the embarrassment between the two, Ye Mingsheng also asked Xun Ke to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Fengwu Army Reserves, responsible for the training and coordination of the reserve forces. Work.
Xun Ke is also a very capable person. He has trained the reserve forces of the Fengwu Army very well, so that the ministries do not have to worry about the problem of replenishing soldiers. Many people in the Fengwu Army have also praised him to Ye Mingsheng, which also makes Ye Mingsheng began to realize that placing Xun Ke in the reserve force was a waste of his talents. However, considering He Jingyun's mood, Ye Mingsheng delayed promoting him.
Now the Eighth Division may be a very good opportunity. The Eighth Division belongs to the Second Army and is commanded by Lin Huaiwu. Ye Mingsheng is not worried about Lin Huaiwu's loyalty, but Ye Mingsheng knows Lin Huaiwu's ability, which is only above average. , He is also stable in battle, and rarely uses the kind of amazing and surprising moves.
There will be a big battle on the Yunbin battlefield next year, so letting Xun Ke, who is known for his resourcefulness, assist Zuo Lin Huaiwu also provides a layer of insurance for the Second Army. These two people also had a long-term relationship when they were in Fengzhou. Cooperation, now it doesn’t take much running-in to work together.
After determining the positions of the generals and deputy generals, the remaining command positions were relatively easy to handle. Two candidates recommended by Lin Huaiwu were selected, and then three experienced airborne troops were sent from other units. In this way, the eighth The high-level framework of the division is now completed...
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In a hidden courtyard in Yijing City, a stunning woman wearing a wide robe and white gauze was sitting on a stone chair with a plump and charming young woman, talking about something.
"Do you know about red medicine?"
Picking up the fragrant tea on the stone table, Akiyama Morie took a sip, looked at the young woman in front of her and said calmly:
Kobayakawa Takahide was stunned for a moment when he heard the name Hongyao. Then he seemed to realize something, looked up and down Akiyama Morie and said with a half-smile:
"My good sister, isn't your man obsessed with your body? Why do you still use this kind of thing?"
Akiyama Morie did not answer her words, but continued to say calmly:
"You used it for him!"
As soon as these words came out, Kobayakawa Takahide's face changed slightly, and he looked at Morie Akiyama with a little vigilance. He subconsciously wanted to quibble, but feeling his sister's calm eyes, Kobayakawa Takahide understood that Morie was not cheating. She really knows this!
"well!"
With a faint sigh, Kobayakawa Takahide said helplessly:
"You can obviously go through the front door, but your man insists on going through the back. My sister has no choice but to use it for him a little bit. But don't worry, my sister is very cautious and uses a very small dose. It will have no impact on his body..." ···················"
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