"How many?"
"Sir, how about we set up defenses in the Shangdu Department using the center of Chahar as the dividing line?
This place happens to be in the central-south zone, only 160 kilometers away from the headquarters. The grassland can be quickly marched, and the cavalry can reach it in two days at most.
As for the number of people, we also need to pay attention to one, no more, no less, no more than three thousand, and no less than three thousand.
It happens to correspond to a flag of Outer Mongolia. Without our future battle report, it’s hard to say, isn’t it? "
Adjutant Zhou's answer can be said to have touched Zhang Li's heart.
Regarding the deployment to the north, he actually had an idea in mind, but he didn't expect Adjutant Zhou to be so thoughtful.
"Not bad! Not bad! Xiao Zhou, I know you have an idea. I really saw the right person!"
Zhang Li became more and more satisfied with Adjutant Zhou, but soon his face became a little solemn.
"But how should we deal with Zhao Ming in the future? Isn't it unethical to do this?"
Upon hearing this, Adjutant Zhou paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "Sir, how can we allow others to snore next to this bed?"
With just one sentence, Zhang Li was smiling again in the blink of an eye.
The smile on his face could hardly be concealed. A subordinate who can consider everything for the superior is a good subordinate. It was obvious that Adjutant Zhou not only accomplished the task, but also exceeded the quota.
The garrison in the Shangdu Department is not far or near. According to the trend of Outer Mongolians going south, they may be able to arrive here in a few days.
But if the Outer Mongolians were not stupid, it would be almost impossible for them to continue going south.
And this distance is just right, the supply line will not suffer too much, and the cost will not be too high.
Three thousand people is not more or less, which is just right. When the time comes, Zhao Ming's battle report will be reported together, which will be considered reasonable and well-founded.
Even if the higher-ups investigate and really get to the bottom of it and find out something, that's fine.
The Spring and Autumn Period writing style of this battle report is so descriptive that one cannot fault it. After all, Zhao Ming is also a local person, so there is nothing wrong with that.
"Xiao Zhou, if I remember correctly, you should have graduated from the Army Academy, right?
But how do you know so many things? "
Hearing what Zhang Li said, Adjutant Zhou remained calm on the surface, but felt happy in his heart.
Start asking your subordinates about their family background, which is undoubtedly a goodwill signal.
"Yes, sir, but my humble family comes from a scholarly family. My grandfather served as a seventh-rank civil servant in the previous dynasty, and my great ancestor served as a third-rank left deputy censor of the Imperial Procuratorate.
Liezu served as the salt transport envoy in Liangjiang for a period of time."
Hearing this, Zhang Li couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat, and looked at Adjutant Zhou with a warmer look.
Tsk tsk! No wonder these evil ways keep coming one after another. I bet this is the origin of family education.
"Okay! I will leave this matter to you with full responsibility. We must deploy to the defense line within three days. The grassland herdsmen urgently need us to be here, so we can't delay!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
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"It seems that I didn't bring my brothers here to enjoy the blessings! I brought them here to endure hardships, right?"
Looking at the busy people in the distance, Zhang Kai couldn't help but smile bitterly.
On the second day after arriving, not to mention that I had just experienced a fight the day before, and the next day I started organizing a joint training for the herdsmen of the Chabei United Department non-stop.
Not only are they responsible for training the herders, but now they are also being trained.
That's right, these new Song-suppressing troops not only need to train herdsmen, but they also need to be trained.
Zhao Ming's brothers from the Old Town Song Army were responsible for training their combat capabilities on the grasslands.
In yesterday's fight, Zhao Ming also saw some problems with the opponent.
First of all, the equestrian skills are very awkward, which is not to say that they are not good at it, but compared to the prairie people, their equestrian skills were immediately outclassed.
The second is the skill of swordsmanship.
Although these new Zhensong Army brothers are all veterans, their swordsmanship is really not that great, and they are naturally far inferior to those Guanzhong swordsmen.
The sword skills of the Outer Mongols are barely on par with those of the Outer Mongols, and are even a little weaker. They only had the advantage yesterday by relying on their highly grouped combat mode.
These are all things that Zhao Ming has experienced since he came here. Since Zhao Ming and the others have already gone through it, they naturally don't want these brothers to continue on the same path and lose so many brothers in vain.
You need to learn the skill of dragging the knife with the pedal, and you also need to learn the skill of equestrian skills.
Coupled with a group charge, it is the magic weapon for modern cavalry to win.
Strictly speaking, modern cavalry is close to the edge of elimination, but when the coverage of automated weapons is far from enough, there is still a market for cavalry.
Whether it is domestic or Western battlefields, cavalry still has a place.
It just changed from the main force position to an add-on to other tactics.
"Haha, Brother Zhang, what do you think the cavalry needs now?" Zhao Ming did not rush to respond, but asked a question.
"this...."
Zhang Kai fell into deep thought, considered it carefully for a long time, and then said in a deep voice, "I think it should be the terrain, tactics, and the timing of entering the battlefield!"
Hearing this, Zhao Ming nodded. Zhang Kai's idea was not wrong, at least it was not entirely wrong.
"Well, Brother Zhang, your idea is right, but it's not quite right either!"
\"Oh? What do you say?\"
Zhang Kai raised his eyebrows, but he wasn't angry at all. After all, he was only half-full when leading the cavalry.
After serving under Song Zhe, he had been in a state of ruin for a long time, and his previous enthusiasm for following Marshal Liu had long since disappeared.
"In current cavalry operations, what you mentioned is only one aspect. The most important ones are morale, high mobility, and instant lethality!"
Zhao Ming said lightly, then continued after seeing the confusion on the other person's face,
"Morale is the most important thing. Cavalry charges are not like before. In the past, there were not even many decent long-range weapons.
It's different now, with all kinds of firearms, even semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, and cannons.
These are invisible fears. Even if they do nothing but point a gun at you, they will make their calves tremble with fear.
That's why I say morale and courage are the most important. Only those who are not afraid of death can become a cavalryman.
High mobility, what I understand here is not whether it is fast or not, but the overall high-speed response when instructions are given.
The whole thing is consistent. How can the leader issue an order so that the subordinates can execute it accurately and quickly? This speed must be fast.
Bullets won't give you any extra reaction time.
We are afraid when charging, and the enemy is also afraid when facing a large cavalry charge.
If the cavalry still hesitates when charging and does not execute the order thoroughly, it will be a big mistake.
In an instant, everything is lost!
If the first leader dies in battle, the subordinate orders must also step forward immediately. The cavalry's battle loss rate is high, but the results are equally high.
Therefore, for this high-speed machine, I still need to train these brothers with instructions. Every brother needs to be able to read and understand the instructions.
Everyone, company commander, platoon leader, and even squad leader must also learn how to send orders. "
