"Li Tuan, when are we going to send out troops? I heard that the Jingzhong Guards have completed their united front work on time." In a large tent, more than a dozen people of different ranks stood in groups and communicated.
"I don't know. The orders haven't been given yet. It should be the fifth day of November at the latest." said an officer at the rank of regiment commander. He was wearing a set of chainmail and holding a helmet in one hand, looking ready to go.
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"Li Tuan, your regiment has the best training in the whole army. We will definitely be the vanguard this time. We can only envy you. In the future, if you make great achievements, don't be too busy to help our brothers." Another regiment leader
He came closer with a smile on his face.
"Liu Tuan was joking. The military order from above hasn't been issued yet, so it doesn't matter who will be the vanguard." The regiment commander surnamed Li said with a smile. The comrades next to him were still thinking about it, but they saw "Commander" coming from outside the tent.
At the sound of "We've arrived", everyone immediately saluted.
The person who came was none other than Zhou Tianshou. As the commander of the First Army Group, he had nearly 40,000 troops under his command. 20,000 were transferred to the south for the expedition and 20,000 were stationed in Jizhou. Since this was the first foreign expansion war, he naturally personally
He went into battle, and Wan Lei followed him into the military tent.
Like all the generals, Zhou Tianshou was also dressed in military uniform, with a long sword hanging on his waist. He looked very heroic. As before, Wan Lei was still in civilian clothes. He was here to supervise the army. As for the specific combat process
, he doesn’t care.
Commander Zhou and Mr. Wan both took their seats, and the generals also sat at the large round table in order of rank. They were all on their own. Zhou Tianshou did not show courtesy to everyone, and directly asked the guards to bring in a sand table and a large map, and started.
Pre-war meeting.
"Everyone, according to the Jingzhong Guards' information, there are more than 50,000 troops stationed in the two Hejian Prefectures of Baoding. However, most of them are newly arrived civilians and refugees. Their armor, weapons, and training are insufficient, and their morale is not worth mentioning.
And these armies are divided into several
The department is led by several generals. None of these generals are capable generals. Only Sheng Yong, the Shandong general who is in charge of Baoding City, is an old soldier. We have to be careful about him." Zhou Tianshou said as he asked the guards
Send the military report.
"Commander, the main force of the Ming army is concentrated at key points on the border. If our army wants to attack by force, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture it for a while, and the battle damage will definitely be a lot." The first army commander frowned.
"Our Military Commission has discussed this a long time ago, and the General Staff has also formulated a detailed combat plan. This plan requires our military to work together with the Jingzhong Guards to fight together." Zhou Tianshou looked around and said: "This time our army uses blitz warfare.
Since the military strength is smaller than that of Yu Ming's army, it is more risky, so you must be prepared for a tough battle."
"Since it is the Military Commission's plan, we should obey orders and act accordingly." All the generals expressed their stance unanimously.
"Okay, now let's allocate combat tasks." Zhou Tianshou said no more, and began to roll the names and confer flags, and then explained the tactics. Finally, it was question time. The generals asked their own questions, and he answered them one by one to avoid doubts among the various departments.
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In fact, the plan of the Peiping Army's southward campaign is relatively simple. It divides its troops into two groups, with 5,000 elite cavalry heading east, bypassing the Ming Army's defense line and heading straight to Hejian Prefecture, cutting off the Ming Army's back-up, and then moving on to attack Baoding Fucheng, which is heavily garrisoned; the other group
Fifteen thousand men and horses made a frontal assault and took Baoding Fucheng directly. Finally, they joined forces with the East Route Army to attack Baoding Fucheng.
The reason for adopting this tactic is mainly because the main force of the Ming army is in Baoding Prefecture, and Hejian Prefecture is relatively weakly defended. Hejian Prefecture is the food and grass reserve base of the Ming army. Taking Hejian Mansion will mean taking away the Ming army's job without food and grass.
, the main force of the Ming army in Baoding Prefecture soon collapsed.
In addition, Hejian Prefecture suffered a flood last year, and many refugees have not been resettled. These people are seriously dissatisfied with the government, and there is little resistance to attacking here. Many people in the Ming army were temporary refugees, and Hejian Prefecture was captured
, their relatives fell into the control of the Peking Army. When the Ming army heard this news, their morale would definitely drop, and it would be much easier to persuade them to surrender.
Of course, if this battle plan is to work, it requires the assistance of the Jingzhong Guards. The Jingzhong Guards have already sent people to infiltrate some of the Ming Army. Once the war starts, these people will destroy the Ming Army's defense system and create a basis for the East Route Army.
Open a passage southward and strive for a quick victory.
Everything was arranged, the pre-war meeting was over, and the Eastern Route Army attacked overnight, and the battle kicked off in the bleak north wind. As usual, Wan Lei inspected the teams preparing to go out, without any rhetoric, only
A trace of ardent hope that everyone can make great achievements, and more importantly: come back alive.
A luminous cup of grape wine. If you want to drink, play the pipa immediately. Don’t laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times?
"Go to war!"
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At the border of the Peking Army and Chen Bing, Shandong General Sheng Yong, who was responsible for the defense of the two Hejian Prefectures in Baoding, had of course received the news a long time ago and made relevant responses, that is, he transferred the main force to Baoding Prefecture to guard the key points, and carried out
Mobilization was carried out before the war, and more than 30,000 civilians were recruited from the two river prefectures in Baoding to join the army.
Although there are more than 80,000 troops, several times more than the Peking Army, Sheng Yong is still self-aware and knows what kind of troops he has, so he can only take active defense and try to hold off Peking. And the Peking Army
The main force was trapped in the Baoding battlefield. The main force of the Ming army located in Yongping Prefecture and Datong Prefecture also took the opportunity to attack Beiping City to encircle Wei and save Zhao.
However, what Sheng Yong didn't know was that the Peking Army did not send all its main forces to the Baoding Prefecture battlefield at all. It only deployed one-third of its troops, and the main force was still deployed in Shuntian Prefecture. And what he didn't know was that his eyelids
There are many people down there who have been instigated by the Jingzhong Guards to rebel.
One of them is a Qianhu named Wang Baiwu. This Qianhu only has a thousand troops at his disposal, and his garrison location is also to the east, near the Bohai Bay. Sheng Yong believes that if the Peking Army goes south, it will definitely not be possible.
We will go around there, so we don't pay much attention to the defense in that area, and focus our main energy on operating the defense line north of Baoding Fucheng.
It has to be said that no matter how strong the defense line is, it can be broken from the inside, not to mention the hastily established defense line of the Ming Army. It is also vulnerable to the artillery offensive of the Peking Army. However, the Peking Army does not like to attack by force, because
A strong attack would bring too many casualties, not only to our own side, but also to the enemy. After all, the Peking Army not only wanted a large piece of land, but also the human resources on this land.
And on the night of October 25th, Wang Baiwu of the Ming Army secretly turned on and off, and released the 5,000 cavalrymen of the Peiping Army's East Route Army, and led a thousand of his troops to clear the way, and the two armies headed south.
Running wildly, it only took one night to cover hundreds of miles and enter the boundary of Hejian Prefecture.
In the early morning of February 26th, Hejian County, where the Hejian Prefecture is located, opened its city gates early to allow people to enter and exit as usual, and shops of all sizes in the city were also open for business. There were more and more pedestrians on the streets. However,
Most of them were beggars in ragged clothes. Most of these beggars were old, weak, women and children, because all the strong men were taken to work as bastards. There were only a few soldiers on duty at the top of the city who had not yet woken up, so they had no idea that the danger was approaching.
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At eight o'clock in the morning, an army of 1,000 men suddenly appeared outside Hejian County. The defenders at the top of the city saw that this army was under the banner of the Ming Army and wearing Ming Army uniforms.
The army arrived in front of the city gate. However, when the defenders were about to ask for the customs clearance token, the thousand-man team suddenly drew their knives and rushed towards the defenders guarding the city gate, slashing and killing them wildly. The city gate was immediately closed.
Was breached.
At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves outside the city, and a cavalry force rushed towards the city gate. Seeing this, the defenders on the city tower immediately understood that they had been plotted by the enemy, and immediately raised the alarm and began to organize a resistance.
But it was too late, because the wolf-like and tiger-like cavalry had already rushed to the city gate and rushed into the city like chopping melons and vegetables. Wherever the defenders could resist, they quickly collapsed.
"The thieves are coming! The thieves are coming to kill!"
"The thieves have entered the city, run quickly."
Hejian County suddenly became a mess. Many people rushed to the various city gates, trying to get out of the city quickly and leave this feared place of death. However, this cavalry did not prevent the people from leaving the city, but went directly to the city.
They attacked the government office in the center of the city. Their goal was to capture officials at all levels in Hejian Prefecture, not to kill people.
Hejian County was in chaos, and it was naturally impossible to organize street fighting. The cavalry rushed outside the government office without encountering any resistance. The official servants in the government office were all in chaos. When they saw the large group of cavalry appearing, except for a few special
Except for the loyal protector who was strangled by the cavalry, everyone else was frightened and fell down, and the entire government office was surrounded.
In the government office, Bao Yuzhen, the prefect of Hejian Prefecture, had just gotten up. Hearing the noise outside, he was about to send his master out to see what was going on. However, he saw dozens of soldiers swarming in like wolves and tigers.
Seeing him tied up without saying a word, he was even more aggressive than the Jin Yiwei. Magistrate Bao had never seen such a posture before, and he started to yell, but after a knife on his neck, he became honest.
At ten o'clock in the morning, all the fighting ended, and the entire Hejian County fell into a deathly calm. Almost all the rich families in the city ran away, leaving only some poor people and beggars hiding in every corner and watching. However, they found that the troops who entered the city were very
There was order. Apart from breaking into the government warehouses and treasury, they did not break into private houses. The people arrested were all officials, and no ordinary people were touched.
In front of the Hejian Mansion Yamen, more than twenty civil and military officials were bundled together in one place, and in front of them stood a dozen armored generals.
"You, who are you, and why did you sneak attack on our Hejian Mansion? Could it be that you want to rebel, just, just, aren't you afraid of the king's law?" Magistrate Bao was woken up and saw that he had been tied into a rice dumpling, and then
Shocked and scared.
"The King's Law?" The armored man at the head laughed loudly and said: "Our Peking Army only recognizes the national law and military law, not the King's Law."
"Beiping Army?" Magistrate Bao was even more dumbfounded. He never dreamed that the Peiping Army would attack here. However, when he looked at the brightly armored sergeants around him, they didn't look like Ming troops, let alone ordinary mountain soldiers.
The thief troops couldn't help but frown and said, "You, do you really want to rebel?"
"Whether our Peiping Army is rebelling or not is not important. What is important is that your Hejian Mansion has been captured by our Peiping Army. Those of you who know what you are doing should be honest and avoid suffering the physical pain."