Chapter 69: Strategic planning

Liao Shenggong hung up a map. The map depicts a confrontation between Guo Kanjun and Song army. From the picture, it can be seen that the Song army is in an extremely favorable situation. It is said that the Song army is in an extremely favorable situation because the Song army continuously dug trenches and compressed the position of Guo Kanjun to a very small space. If time is enough, the space that Guo Kan can use will be smaller.

If that is true, Guo Kan's cavalry will be even less likely to exert its power. You should know that cavalry units, like armored units, need enough space to play. The smaller the space, the smaller the cavalry's circling space, and the power will naturally be greatly reduced.

Li Tingzhi and the others understood this truth, but they couldn't understand why Li Jun, who had always been wise, suddenly changed his mind and rejected the method that everyone agreed upon, and wanted to launch an attack in advance.

Of course, Li Jun was also unable to say the hardship. Xie Daoqing's death was entirely the queen's care. If the situation was not secret, once it was revealed, it would be like a political earthquake. No one could tell what would happen. However, one thing is certain, that is, all military operations will be temporarily terminated and sent to her to the national funeral. In this way, Guo Kan would be in vain. Therefore, after considering it, Li Jun decided to launch an attack in advance and eat Guo Kan's army.

Although the losses were much greater, it would be much better than giving him back then.

Li Jun’s concerns were not redundant. Imperial power was a treasure, and there were many people jealous. If it were at the beginning of the Mongolian army, such as when Boyan came to Lin'an last year, the imperial power would become the number one hunting target for the Mongolians, and then it would be a gift to others, and no one would want imperial power. The situation is different now, and the situation has improved greatly, so naturally there will be people who are not willing to be in charge. If you make a big fuss about Xie Daoqing's death, it would really worry Li Jun.

Liao Shenggong and the others were all indescribable to be happy when they looked at this map. It was all Li Jun who promoted this situation today. When Guo Kan's army of hundreds of thousands came to Jiangnan, Liao Shenggong and the others were helpless. If Li Jun hadn't proposed the idea of ​​digging trenches, they would have been unable to trap Guo Kan's army of hundreds of thousands.

The Mongolian army was fierce and good at fighting, and the cavalry was even more sharp. As long as the power of more than 200,000 cavalry was naturally expected to be due to mental problems. Moreover, there were 100,000 heavy-armed cavalry who were particularly good at attacking and rushing, which would be a little worse. If Li Jun hadn't trapped Guo Kan, no one could tell what Jiangnan was like now.

Liao Shenggong looked at everyone, pointed to the map with a bamboo whip and said, "Everyone: According to the emperor's hasith, the annihilation of Guo Kan has entered the final preparation stage. Liao hopes that everyone will work together to annihilate Guo Kan in one fell swoop. After consideration, the actions taken against Guo Kan's army this time are divided into three stages. One is to eat his Nanying, that is, the Nanying defended by Doronchi. The second stage is to eat his Xiying, that is, the large camp defended by Feitulu. The third stage is to eat Guo Kan's central army camp.

"As for Dongying and Beiying, most of them are Han troops, and their commanders are also Han people. Our rebel team will carry out rebel work as needed. I hope they still remember that they are Han people, put down their weapons, and do not join the ranks of confrontation with the court."

Li Jun made a gesture, and Liao Shenggong stopped knowingly. Li Jun continued: "I interrupt General Liao. So far, the progress of the rebellion work has been unsatisfactory. The two Han generals neither expressed their intention to participate in the campaign against the court nor refused the envoys sent by the court. There are two situations. One is that they waited and watched and wanted to see before talking; the other is that they were bothering and serfing, and when they thought about it, they caught the court off guard.

"Based on the information, I analyzed it. The former is more likely. They are hesitant, which is very good. They have not forgotten that they are Han people. Their ancestors have ravaged the iron hooves of the Jurchens and Mongolians. As long as we fight these three stages well, I believe that the Han army will go down without fighting.

"Of course, we must also make the worst plan for them to participate in the war. I decided that if they participate in the ranks of the court, then I will not be polite. Xu Guanghan's special forces are ready to take their heads at any time."

Li Jun's words were loud and confident, which made people feel very excited.

Last time, Boyan's entire army was destroyed, there were many Han troops. Li Jun did not treat them badly and gave them delicious food and drinks, so that they felt like they were going home when they returned to the court, and they found the backbone, as if no one felt sorry for the child suddenly found fatherly love and motherly love. Of course, Li Jun did not forget to brainwash them, asking them to remember that they were Han people. Their ancestors were once ravaged by the Jurchens and the current Mongolians of the foreign race, and asked them to remember this hatred.

After Li Jun's efforts, many Han army soldiers repented and joined the Song army. Those who were unwilling to join the army, Li Jun paid the route fees and asked them to go home.

Before the war, Li Jun instructed to find a group of people from the surrendered Han army, mainly to find those who have a connection with the current Han army, to form a rebel team, ask them to do work for the Han army of the two battalions and ask them to surrender. After their efforts, although the generals of the Han army of the two battalions did not clearly express their surrender, nor did they refuse their persuasion, this is actually a good omen, indicating that they are waiting and watching. It is always much better to wait and see than to take hostile actions immediately.

The special forces made great contributions in the Lin'an defense battle, which has long become a myth. In the minds of the soldiers, they are ubiquitous gods, and the target they have set for them must not be able to escape. Li Jun has made such a plan, so the two Han camps, that is, nearly 200,000 troops, cannot participate in the war, and there will be much less difficulties. It is impossible to not be excited for the generals.

Of course, there must be a prerequisite, that is, this battle must be fought well in order to serve as a warning to knock the mountain and the tiger.

Under Li Jun's instructions, Liao Shenggong began to deploy again, saying: "In view of the long-term operation of the Huaixi Army and the Sichuan Army of Huaidong Army and did not receive supplies, poor equipment, poor physical fitness, and excessive fatigue, the emperor decided that these three branches would be the general reserve team, and this annihilation operation would be mainly completed by the Jiangnan troops.

"In order to obtain greater attack power, it was decided to carry out a major defense change. The Jiangnan troops no longer participated in the operation to prevent Guo Kan's army from breaking through except to the south. The Huaidong Army of Xiangfu was responsible for the north, the Huaixi Army of General Zhang Shijie was responsible for the west, and the Sichuan Army of General Zhang Jue was responsible for the east. The Sichuan Army had few troops, and the emperor ordered 50,000 yuan from the Jiangnan troops to strengthen the defense force in Zhengdong."

He glanced at the generals and said, "Everyone knows that the defense change has been completed four days ago, and all troops have arrived at the designated location."

All the generals knew about the major defense change in order to annihilate Guo Kan's army. Since then, their hearts are as clear as a mirror, and Li Jun has taken action against Guo Kan.

Liao Shenggong continued: "In this operation, the overall strategy is to first fight the weak, then the strong, first cut into wings, and then attack the strongest Guo Kan Central Army camp. Complete these three stages with the fastest and most courageous movements, and play the role of knocking mountains and shaking tigers. Then the Han army in the two battalions will go down without fighting.

"However, at each stage, our strategy is the opposite of this, first hitting the strong and then the weak.

"In previous battles, when the battle started, the cavalry, infantry, and archers attacked the enemy. This time, unlike in the past, the artillery will first prepare firepower on the enemy's positions before putting in infantry, and eliminate the targets that may affect our actions. The emperor said, General Zhu Ruixiang should not feel sorry for the shells. Our great hero Huang Yongshan has prepared enough shells for us. In one sentence: It's enough."

His words interrupted the cheers. Everyone in the Song army now knows that the power of artillery is invincible. Since the Lin'an rescue battle, artillery has always been the favorite of the Song army, and has shown its skills in previous battles. The Battle of Songfa, the Battle of Jiaoshanshui, and the bombardment of Anqing are even more remarkable.

Li Jun said that the bullet tube was enough, which was better than the 10000 propaganda articles written by a hundred literary saints. If the generals had not been concerned that this was a military meeting before the war, and the supreme Li Jun was present, they would have applauded.

Liao Shenggong smiled slightly and said, "I can understand everyone's mood, and I am the same as everyone else. I am very happy! Our artillery soldiers are in place and can control the entire battlefield. The artillery time is set at the darkest time before dawn, and saturation bombing is carried out, and the Nanying will be plowed a few times before talking about it.

"The bombardment time is about an hour. I believe that after such intensive firepower preparations, the enemy's position will become a scorched earth, and there is nothing to stop us from moving forward!"

His words interrupted another cheers. This time, the soldiers' cheers were much louder. The reason was very simple. Good moods can be superimposed. When two good moods are superimposed, the decibel degree is much higher.

As long as there is no nerve problem, anyone can imagine what the Mongolian Southern Camp would look like after a full hour, that is, two hours of shelling, it must be scorched earth. Only God knows how many tents, barracks, stoves, war horses, personnel, weapons, and how many more can survive.

The reason why the artillery time was set as one hour was Li Jun. Li Jun considered that he had to give the Mongolian army enough to shock them and wanted them to feel scared from the bottom of his heart. Creating chaos and fear has always been the specialty of the Mongolian army. Now, this specialty has been transferred to the Song army. If Li Jun did not make good use of it, he would be ashamed of his military career in another time and space. The artillery preparation time for modern warfare is longer, and some time will take three to four hours, and longer can last for several days. The generals were ancient people, but they didn't know about this, and they thought that one hour was enough and they were extremely excited. Li Jun saw it and was amused that they didn't understand modern warfare at all.

Of course, after such a long time of artillery bombardment, another goal is to shock the Han army and make them never dare to join the ranks of confrontation with the court. Even if they do not surrender immediately, at least they will have a stronger wait-and-see attitude, which is much better than having an additional 200,000 enemy troops.

Another consideration of Li Jun is that Huang Yongshan did not solve the withdrawal device, and the fire rate of the cannon was much slower. If the time was short, the effect would be limited. In the absence of a way to increase the speed of fire, extending the time is the only way.

"As soon as the artillery preparation is completed, infantry and cavalry are put into operation at the same time. General Huang Han's infantry advanced from west to east along this line with the support of General Jie Jin's cavalry. The infantry led by General Gao advanced from east to west with the support of General Huang Shengcai's cavalry. He actually advanced from east to west with General Huang Han, and cut off the connection between the Nanying and Guo Kan camp with the fastest and most courageous actions, completely isolated the Nanying." Liao Shenggong's deployment was exactly the same as clearing out the protruding parts, and still implemented east to east to advance and cut off reinforcements.

This way of fighting fully considers Guo Kan's reaction. Guo Kan is known as a god, and his reaction is faster than anyone else. When the Nanying was attacked, he would definitely send a large number of troops to reinforce him, trying to open up the connection between the Nanying and the Central Army camp. Furthermore, divide the Nanying to facilitate the annihilation.

Liao Shenggong looked at Gundam and Huang Han and said, "You must remember that Guo Kan will never be willing to fail. He will send a large number of troops to reinforce the Southern Camp. You will face a bloody battle, so your actions will be the key to the success or failure of the entire plan. Therefore, all your participants must bring fifteen hand-thrown cast iron bombs to enhance their firepower. At the same time, you must point out the direction to the artillery in time so that the artillery can provide timely fire support."

What he said must be Guo Kan's reaction, and no one would have different opinions on this. Since Guo Kan entered the throne, the generals have long learned the power of this god. They are really worthy of being a god. The entire position is as strong as an iron bucket and can be leaked. Although the generals are in a hostile position, they still have to admire this god.

Gundam and Huang Han said together: "Abide by the order!"

Liao Shenggong continued: "All the first batch of troops who were invested must get up half an hour before the shelling and eat after washing. Remember, all participants can only eat 80% full, and strictly supervise this. Half an hour before the shelling ends, the first batch of combat troops must all arrive at the starting position and stand by. As soon as the charge sounds, charge immediately."

Control your appetite and only eat 80% full, because eating too much is not conducive to running, and fighting is naturally a loss. Friends are very good at understanding this. If you eat too much, you can’t even walk a big move, so why are you talking about fighting? If you don’t have too much experience, you can try it.

As for eating two hours in advance, it is easy to digest. After finishing the meal, the blood is mainly concentrated on the stomach, and the blood supply to other parts of the body is much less. This is the conclusion of modern science. Of course, Li Jun specifically asked to do this because he knew it.

"The second batch of troops that were invested must arrive at the designated position half an hour after the first batch of troops are invested, and be prepared for support at any time." Liao Shenggong looked around the generals and said, "This is a major operation involving all aspects, and the Xuan Armor Cavalry and Special Forces must also be invested. The Xuan Armor Cavalry's mission is to fight wherever they resist and where they are hard, and they must eliminate these stubborn diseases in the shortest time."

Zhao Qian replied loudly: "Abide by the order!" Although he knew the word "two", he expressed his determination. The Xuan Armored Cavalry has always written mythological stories, and I believe that there will be even more amazing performances in this operation.

"Everyone, you must make all preparations after you go back. Two days later, a new glory of the Song Dynasty will be born in your hands!" Finally, Liao Shenggong looked at the generals and said, "Everyone has noticed that General Xu Guanghan did not attend this military meeting, because our special forces have taken action!"

In the early morning two days later, sparse morning stars hung in the sky, as if they were gems decorated by a master of a master of a master. The indescribable beauty added a lot of vitality to the quiet dawn.

There were constant calls from the Song army's camp: "Everyone is here! Have a meal!"

Amid the officer's command, there was a chewing sound.

The officers walked around and shouted: "Brothers, this is our war meal. Remember the Emperor's Hadith. Everyone is allowed to eat only eight percent full. If there is any violation, be punished with fifty sticks and be demoted to one level."

The soldiers who had finished their meal gathered together and prepared to move towards the departure position.

"Everyone is there! Get ready! Turn left and run!" Amid the officer's command, teams of fully armed Song troops drove out of the camp and disappeared into the darkness.

On the artillery position, cannons were aimed at the southern Mongolian camp. The huge muzzle seemed to the greedy mouth of the god of death. It would spit out flames at any time and swallow the southern Mongolian camp.

The gunners loaded the shells into the barrel and stood behind the cannons, standing straight one by one, as if they were marking out a ruler.

Zhu Ruixiang stood quietly in the local area, holding the flag in his hand, looking at the rows of vented storm lights three meters ahead. When shelling at night, the flag was naturally useless. Li Jun specially asked to use the vented storm lights to command. As long as the vented storm lights emitted an attack signal, thousands of cannons would be fired together.

Zhu Ruixiang was very satisfied with Feng Deng's preparation. He withdrew his gaze and looked at the camp at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the signal flares to attack.

In the Central Army camp, Li Jun and Liao Yongkong stood in front of the map. Their eyes attracted the map, as if there was something strange about the map, and they didn't know how to turn their eyes. The swaying lights reflected their figures on the wall, dragging them long.

This map is the confrontation between Guo Kanjun and Song army.

The sand in the hourglass leaked down, making a very slight rustling sound, which sounded particularly loud in the quiet night.

There were a row of soldiers standing outside the camp, everyone was energetic and stood straight, like bamboo poles. What was strange was that they held fireworks in their left hand and torches in their right hand.

This firework is the signal flare that Zhu Ruixiang was waiting for. With a command, the signal flare will rise, and tens of thousands of cannons will be launched at the same time. The first large-scale artillery bombardment in human history will begin!
Chapter completed!