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On June 20, Li Chengzhong led the General Military Staff Office and the chief officers of the field armies from Luzhou southward, passed the Changping Passage, and headed south to Gaoping. Early the next morning, under the escort of thousands of sergeants, he climbed to Jiepailing and observed
The military appearance of the coalition of princes.
Jiepailing is located twenty miles south of Gaoping City, just between Gaoping and Zezhou. It is five miles long from east to west, two miles wide from north to south, and has a highest point of twenty feet. This small mountain was originally very ordinary, but since the Yan army
After the capture of Gaoping, its extremely important military significance suddenly emerged.
After the Shangdang camp captured Gaoping at the end of last year, before He Delun, who was stationed in Zezhou, could react, he quickly sent two battalions of soldiers to seize Jiepai Ridge. At the same time, hundreds of cavalry were patrolling around Jiepai Ridge, waiting for He Delun to wake up.
When it was time to mobilize troops to fight, it was already too late.
From the end of last year to May of this year, the war in the Shangdang area mainly revolved around Jiepailing. Although Hedren had strong troops, the Shangdang camp was luxuriously equipped and had a lot of equipment. Therefore, Hedren had been unable to do anything, which also caused the war to always be at a high level.
Under the control of the party's operating camp.
Therefore, when Li Chengzhong entered Shangdang, he first inspected Jiepailing, because this small mountain ridge has become a strategic location.
On Jiepai Ridge, the Yan army built several wooden forts, antlers, ropes and pits according to the terrain, and erected densely packed archery towers at key points. At the same time, they placed ballistas, rams, and guides on the slopes of the mountain.
Trains and other equipment were installed, and several flat areas were filled in along the edge, and trebuchets were used dispersedly.
There are four battalions of combat troops and one battalion of logistics troops stationed on the ridge. The strength of 2,500 troops is enough to securely defend Jiepai Ridge.
At the same time, as a support for the protruding part of Jiepailing, military strongholds were established behind it on the three highlands of Xuanhu, Niushan and Shizuitou, so that support could be launched at any time for Jiepailing. To the north, sheltered by the three highlands, is
The important town of Gaoping.
Li Chengzhong and a large number of generals boarded the observation deck, from which they could see everything within ten miles.
Zhao Yuanping, who was once the general manager of the Shangdang camp and has now returned to the Mozhou military line, told Li Chengzhong and others about the enemy situation in front of him. He pointed to the rolling enemy barracks in the distance and said: "He Delun's camp is six miles away.
The garrison of 10,000 troops before May will increase to 30,000 from this month. Your Highness, please take a look. The camp on the east side of Hedren was newly built at the end of May. Based on the size of the camp, it is estimated that it can accommodate 20,000 soldiers; the camp on the west side is three days long.
The front camp has been built and can accommodate more than 15,000 soldiers. According to what Hou Zheng said, Zhang Guihou's tribe should be on the east side, and Zhu Yougong's tribe should be on the west side. The three camps are separated by many miles from each other. It is estimated that there should be
Sixty or seventy thousand."
Zhao Yuanping paused, pointing to the looming hills further away: "Thirteen miles away on the right is Yan Mountain, and fourteen miles away on the left is Baima Mountain. The enemy's camp is built on the basis of these two mountains. Face to face
The three camps of He Delun, Zhang Guihou, and Zhu Yougong are the first line, and there are several camps hidden behind them. There are five or six camps each around Dadonggou and Dongwangtai on the outside of the two mountains. They have not yet been investigated.
Qing Dynasty. In addition, behind Baima Mountain is Zezhou City. Some people suspect that King Liang should be in the city."
Li Chengzhong listened and watched, and asked: "The King of Liang claims that there are millions of people. Do you know exactly how many there are?"
Zhao Yuanping said: "Judging from the camp in front of us, the number of millions is impossible. But there should be between 300,000 and 500,000. I talked with Hou Zongzong, and he said that the king of Liang can fight with him."
The number of soldiers is about 300,000. If recruitment is increased, it can reach about 400,000. Adding the coalition forces of the princes, I think the total will not exceed 500,000."
Li Chengzhong pondered for a moment, and ordered him to come to the audience. Hou Yan was Hou Yan, who was originally a general under the king of Liang. After he paid homage to Heyang Jiedu, he led an army alone. He was controlled by Ge Congzhou. God blessed the spring of the first year, and he was vigilant.
Lulong's army was spying on Zezhou from Shangdang's camp, and the king of Liang urgently transferred Hou Yan and He Delun to go north to Taihang. At the end of the first year of Tianyou, Hou Yan surrendered to Shangdang's camp in Gaoping.
Hou Yan surrendered after being defeated and captured. If it weren't for his familiarity with Liang Jun's internal affairs, I'm afraid there is only one fate waiting for him - to show his head to the public. Therefore, Hou Yan's treatment was very low, and he was just a sinecure in the United Front Work Department.
, and did not let him continue to lead the army.
Hou Yan could not enter Yan Jun's decision-making circle, so he had been waiting downstairs at Yuanwang. When he heard that King Yan had heard about him, he immediately climbed up the stairs, straightened his body and saluted Li Chengzhong respectfully: "General Sin has seen your highness!"
Li Chengzhong was not polite to him and directly asked about the situation of the generals under King Liang by name. Hou Yan could survive because of this. He did not dare to hide it at the moment and racked his brains to tell all the details he knew.
Come.
Li Chengzhong nodded and let him go down. Hou Yan turned around and went down to the Yuanwang Tower. When he entered the waiting train, the clothes on his back were soaked. But Hou Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief - this
It was his first audience with King Yan, and King Yan did not vent his anger on him, so his life was truly saved from this moment on.
After listening to Hou Yan's introduction, Li Chengzhong and the generals had a more intuitive understanding of Liang Jun. Looking at the endless enemy camps in the distance, everyone felt tremendous pressure.
In the Shangdang area, the total strength of the Yan Army is 90,000, and the strength of the coalition of princes led by Liang Army is more than 400,000. The comparison between the two sides is very disparate. If we only look at the Gaoping battlefield, this disparity will be even greater, because the Yan Army still has
There are 20,000 people stationed in Luzhou in the north to resist the threat of the three kings of Hedong. The Yan army that actually went south to the Gaoping battlefield did not exceed 70,000 in total!
This is already the largest military force assembled under Li Chengzhong so far. There are still more than 20,000 reserve troops stationed in prefectures and counties in Hebei Province. This does not mean that they cannot continue to be mobilized, but more than 20,000 people cannot handle the war.
Secondly, once the reserve troops are exhausted, the states and counties in Hebei will lose the power to maintain local security, which can easily lead to local chaos.
Although there have been many battles in history in which a small number defeated a large number, the fact that each time can be recorded in the annals of history shows that such battles are very rare and all are classics. From the principle of military operations, defeating a small number with a large number is
This is the only way to go, and it is also the normal state of war. Always hoping to win more with less is gambling and taking risks.
The King of Liang has more soldiers, so he can lengthen the battle line and launch multiple battlefields at the same time. There will also be many attack directions and methods to choose from. For Li Chengzhong, the longer the battle line and the more battlefields, the more powerful the Yan army will be.
The more dispersed it is, the more passive the situation will be.
In addition, the King of Liang has a strong ability to withstand failure, but Li Chengzhong cannot withstand a major loss. To give a simple example, the same loss of 50,000 people, the King of Liang got angry and chopped off the heads of several defeated generals.
In the past, he lost 50,000 people, and he still had several 50,000 people; conversely, if Li Chengzhong lost 50,000 people, then this battle would not need to be fought again.
If you want to have a showdown with the coalition of princes led by Liang Jun in the Shangdang area, what is the best way?
Li Chengzhong silently scanned the enemy camp in the distance, and finally squeezed out two words through his teeth - violent troops!
In July of the second year of Tianyou's reign, the General Administration of Military Staff issued a military order to activate the original "Lulong Jiedu Prefecture Military Mobilization Plan" that had been dormant for three years and implement general mobilization of the entire army. Because the name "Lulong Army" has too much regional characteristics,
Two months ago, the entire army was officially renamed "Yan Army". However, the regulations and orders have not had time to be changed, and they still bear the word "Lulong".
The original "Lulong Jiedu Prefecture Military Mobilization Plan" was formulated in the spring of the second year of Tianfu. It has been three years since then, but it has always been shelved and has never been launched. The "Plan" stipulates that once the Lulong Army encounters a huge threat, it will be mobilized according to different threat levels.
.Implement corresponding mobilization mechanism.
The "Plan" divides the huge threats suffered by the Lulong Army into three levels, distinguishing between low, medium and high, which correspond to the three-level mobilization orders. If the Lulong Jiedu Mansion is attacked by the enemy, a three-level mobilization will be issued, that is, the entire army
Mobilization; if there is a large-scale attack and the war is unfavorable, a second-level mobilization will be issued, that is, in addition to mobilizing the entire army, trained men between the ages of 18 and 30 will be organized to serve as supplementary forces to deal with the enemy; if Lulong
The threat assessed by Jiedu Mansion is very huge. It is related to the overall survival of Lulong, so the scope of mobilization will be expanded to those between fifteen and forty years old. There is no need to expand the scope of mobilization any further. If even those over forty years old are
If all men are mobilized, Hebei will basically have lost the war.
The "Plan" is closely integrated with the original "Lulong Jiedufu Military Service Ordinance". Without the "Military Service Ordinance", the "Plan" will not play a great role. The "Plan" actually comes from the era when Li Chengzhong traveled through
The relevant emergency concept is to deal with emergencies and there is not much time to prepare. This means that the mobilized men do not have much time to carry out military training. Such men on the battlefield can at most play the role of civilian husbands.
Not even an auxiliary soldier.
Fortunately, Li Chengzhong attached great importance to the implementation of the "Military Service Regulations". In the past three years, the General Military Staff Office and the Magistrate's Office have regularly conducted military training for the men under his rule. For three consecutive years, the number of men who have received twenty-four days of military training per year has reached
There are more than 300,000 men who have received military training for two years and forty-eight days, and the number of men who have only received military training for twenty-four days a year is around two hundred thousand. In a broad sense, the land of Hebei
(Including Yingzhou outside the Pass), there are more than 700,000 men aged 15 to 50 who have received more than 24 days of military training.
With these 700,000 men, the "Plan" has the foundation to start.
The first launch of the "Plan" is the mobilization of the entire army. This is a first-level plan! Its content is that the Recruitment Office of the Training Department, with the cooperation of various state and county governments, compulsorily requires men of appropriate age to join the army. The five major
The training camp immediately started running at high speed, and the recruits were initially organized into battalions at a cycle of fifteen days.
Of course, in actual operation, it is impossible to mobilize an army of 700,000. These 700,000 men who have received military training are the elite of Hebei. If they are really pushed onto the battlefield, then Hebei's production situation will
It will deteriorate to an extremely dangerous level. At the same time, even with the power of Hebei, it is impossible to support an army of 700,000 in combat.
Therefore, although a first-level mobilization order has been issued, the expected training strength of the General Administration of Military Staff is not that large, and the focus of mobilization is still only on men between the ages of 18 and 30. Starting in July, first
Recruit men between the ages of 18 and 25, and train 100,000 men to join the Shangdang that month.
For Hebei, supporting 200,000 people to fight in Shangdang is still within the acceptable range. After all, Shangdang is not far from Hebei and it is a battle on the doorstep. But it is really difficult to support 200,000 people to fight against 500,000 people from the coalition of princes.
Is it enough? This question makes the young Military General Staff still a little unsure.
Therefore, starting in August, the recruitment scope was expanded to thirty years old. By the end of October, it was required to gather another 100,000 people in the Handan area and station them in Handan. Once the party needs it on the battlefield, they can leave at any time. Such preparations can greatly
To ease the logistical pressure, the Logistics Department and the Magistrate's Office reluctantly agreed. However, the Logistics Department and the Magistrate's Office also issued a warning to Yu Housi and even Li Chengzhong that this number could not be increased, otherwise Hebei's people's livelihood would be dragged down.
Of course, the most critical thing is July. Even with the capabilities of the General Military Staff Office and the Magistrate's Office, it is not possible to complete the task of reorganizing 100,000 people in one month. However, Li Chengzhong did not limit the mobilization order to the pass, and located in Liucheng
The Yingzhou Governor's Office will be the main department implementing the first batch of mobilization orders.