Nangong County, Zhending Prefecture, Seventh Army Headquarters.
Li Dazhuang, commander of the Seventh Army, held a military meeting.
"The Seventh Army cannot continue fighting like this. We have been walking from Guangzong County to Nangong County for a whole month.
Especially the first division, as the vanguard, was too slow to capture the city.
It took five days to capture the small Nangong County.
This kind of marching speed is not the speed of our Seventh Army.
How long did it take for us to capture half of Henan Province?
We must reflect on when we can reach Shuntianfu at this marching speed.
When the time comes, the King of Qin will lead the Third Army, the Fourth Army and the imperial guards to besiege Shuntian Prefecture, and we will not even capture Tianjin at that time.
If this happens, don't you feel ashamed, I will be ashamed.
Our embarrassment is still a small matter, which affects the overall strategic plan of the Qin army.
Let the Ming armies in Tianjin, Tongzhou, and Jizhou, which we should hold back, be free to send heavy troops to guard the capital.
This led to changes in the plan to attack the capital.
We are sinners, and everyone will go to the grassland to herd sheep with me."
Duan Ruide, chief of staff of the Seventh Army, was really angry when he saw Li Dazhuang.
When he usually scolds people, he just thinks that the person has some shortcomings, and after a few curses, the person's anger will dissipate.
When he started to reason, especially when he brought up King Su He of Qin to reason, it was the prelude to an explosion.
Duan Ruide immediately stood up to smooth things over.
"Tan Fangyuan, don't just bow your head and admit your mistakes, we must face them squarely.
Tell me about the battles during this period and how you fought them.
Why was the march so slow? It took five days to occupy a small city in Nangong County.
At that time, it only took us five days to attack Nanyang Fucheng, an important town deployed by the Ming Dynasty in Henan.
The King of Qin did not specify the time for our army to arrive at Shuntian Mansion.
But we ourselves must also have a sense of urgency, and the Seventh Army must not fall behind others.
The Third Army, the Fourth Army and the Imperial Guard all arrived at Shuntian Mansion.
As long as our Seventh Army has not arrived, how will others view our Seventh Army?
We are all soldiers, and the honor of the Seventh Army is above all else."
Tan Fangyuan, commander of the First Division of the Seventh Army, saw everyone's eyes focused on him.
He said a little aggrievedly: "Commander, Chief of Staff, the march is slow, you can't blame me for that.
In the past, we were fighting against the Ming army, and the two armies faced each other head-on.
After defeating the Ming army on the battlefield, they would scurry away, many of them fleeing directly.
When the Ming army saw that they could not run away, they immediately knelt down and surrendered.
In this way, once the battle is over on the frontal battlefield, the finishing work is left to the garrison.
We can withdraw from the battlefield and prepare for the next battle.
Now we have switched to a group of gentry to train their weapons. When they take the initiative to fight with us, it will be fine. We can easily annihilate them.
When the city was broken up and street fighting broke out, we searched people's homes.
Entering a normal people's home, who would have thought that there would be all kinds of traps in a normal people's home.
We had to dismantle various traps and confront the regiment's armed forces, which took a long time.
We can fight normal street fighting, but before fighting this kind of street fighting, we need to distinguish the difference between ordinary people and group training.
If you are not careful, you may accidentally injure people.
Some officers and soldiers cannot accept the accidental injury of civilians, and they will be punished by the Military Justice Department.
When soldiers encounter this kind of problem, they are helpless in fighting and cannot let go.
Sometimes when we encounter regiment-trained armed forces threatening ordinary people, we have to go and rescue the people.
Fighting such an unconventional battle cannot be done at any speed.
If this kind of battle is fought too quickly, it will inevitably increase the casualties of the Qin army and the people."
Li Dazhuang slammed the table and said loudly: "Tan Datou, what reason are you looking for?
You have defeated the main force of the regiment's armed forces, and the finishing work that is left is so slow.
Without the garrison, wouldn't you be able to fight?"
Li Dazhuang turned to look at Duan Ruide and asked, "How long will it take for the garrison to be free to support us?"
Duan Ruide said: "Commander, the security forces are currently insufficient.
Scatter them all out to maintain the security of logistics supply lines and eliminate the gentry in other places.
There are not enough manpower to clear out regiment training and armed forces in other places and maintain the security of logistics supply lines.
Commander Tan has no choice now. Our army is not good at street fighting.
If I had known that my opponent would be difficult to deal with, I would have learned some street fighting skills from the Second Army.
Nangong County is a small county, and the First Division cannot deploy all its troops, nor can it be assisted by other armies."
When Li Dazhuang heard what Duan Ruide said, he was also a little silent.
Tan Fangyuan did not fight well in this battle, and most of the factors cannot be blamed on him.
During this time, he has been planning the marching route.
Study how to conquer Tianjin and how to cut off the connection between Shanhaiguan and the capital.
The chief of staff has always been responsible for mobilizing the garrison.
The chief of staff has a better understanding of the combat effectiveness of the gentry regiment's armed forces.
Duan Ruide said helplessly: "In order to save their lives, these gentry spent all their money on group training.
Small gentry in some towns and villages recruit hundreds of people to organize group training.
They avoid our main force, but will attack the logistics troops.
I can only send out a large number of security forces to encircle and suppress these logistics troops.
These regiments are not very armed, but they can cause us a lot of trouble.
Our Seventh Army seems to be stuck in the quagmire of war, with enemy troops everywhere.
The army must be sent to continuously clear out these regiments and armed forces to prevent them from becoming stronger and uniting to cause greater impact."
Li Dazhuang stood up and kept pacing in the camp.
The opponents we encounter now are different from those in the past.
The Seventh Army's reckless style of play in the past is not suitable for the opponents it encounters now.
We must think of a good way to completely solve the problem of group training and arming.
Otherwise, when attacking Tianjin, there would be a city heavily guarded by the Ming army in front of it.
Later, there were regiment-trained armed forces attacking the rear of the army. This battle will be very difficult.
Beizhili is indeed the province under the strongest control of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty responded very quickly.
They actually used the method of group training to fully mobilize their own enthusiasm and put them on the front line against the Qin army.
While Li Dazhuang was meditating, a man covered in dust and travel-stained walked into the camp.
"Master Pan Zhu is back."
Li Dazhuang was a little surprised when he saw Pan Hongcai coming back.
According to the previous arrangement, Pan Hongcai would have to wait for some time before rendezvousing with the Seventh Army.
Duan Ruide stood up and said hello:
"Master Pan Zhu is riding so fast, why are you so anxious?"
Pan Hongcai picked up the tea cup and poured a large cup of tea.
After he finished drinking, he explained the situation of the Shunde Prefecture military meeting to the officers of the Seventh Army.
After hearing this, Li Dazhuang patted his head and said: "It turns out that the problem of gentry regiment training and armed forces is not unique to our place.
The main force also suffered from this crisis.
Meng Zheng and others were still too anxious, and he was too careless.
Now it has been demoted several levels in a row.
He originally had a very good future, but due to his negligence, he suffered too many casualties in the army, and his career was immediately cut short.
You must also pay attention to the fact that even if it is a small-scale war, you must do your best.
The war in which the weak defeats the strong has never ceased since ancient times.
I hope you are the ones who use the weak to defeat the strong, rather than being used by the weak to defeat the strong."
Pan Hongcai also learned what happened just now.
He looked at everyone and said: "I have conveyed King Qin's intention very clearly.
Our army must now adjust its tactics, especially the thinking of grassroots soldiers, so that they can distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
The first division's attack speed was so slow.
The main reason is to distinguish the difference between regiment-trained armed forces and ordinary people.
It is not for us to make the distinction, but for the people to make the distinction themselves.
We just need to remember that anyone who stands in our way is an enemy no matter what method he uses."
This military meeting of the Seventh Army changed from reviewing its own problems to learning from the experiences and lessons of the Third Army.
At the end of the meeting, Li Dazhuang looked at Tan Fangyuan and said, "Tan Datou, I'll give you another chance.
Attacking Yizhou depends on your performance.
This time in attacking Yizhou, you must be quick, accurate and ruthless to bring out the momentum of our Qin army, don’t wait any longer.”
Tan Fangyuan saluted with a military salute, and he made a pledge saying: "Thank you, commander, for giving me this opportunity. Our first division will definitely be able to show the majesty of the Qin Army."
If we fail to capture Yizhou, delay for too long or suffer too many casualties, I am willing to accept any punishment."
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Tan Fangyuan led the troops and came to Yizhou City.
On the way from Nangong County to Yizhou, he had made it clear to the grassroots officers that they should not restrain themselves in fighting and let go of the fight when encountering the enemy.
This time the Qin army will show a different side.
The process of breaking through Yizhou's city wall was extremely simple. The heavy artillery carried by the First Division easily blew open the city gate of Yizhou.
The regiment training troops defending Yizhou did not have any Hongyi artillery.
It did not have any impact on the artillery regiment of the 1st Division and the siege.
Tan Fangyuan commanded the army to rush into Yizhou City.
The performance of the Qin Army this time will determine whether their Seventh Army is a strong army.
Kong Erniu, the company commander of the Qin Army, led his soldiers to rush into Yizhou City first.
He saw the regiments defending the city were armed, and just like the previous city, when they saw the city was broken, they immediately fled in all directions.
They did not really escape, but hid in people's homes, waiting for opportunities to retaliate against the Qin army.
If we ignore them, these people, organized by the gentry, will cause chaos in the city.
He led a company of soldiers and blocked a street directly.
The soldier shouted loudly at the exit of the street: "All the people should come out of their homes. If you report the regiment training for armed forces, you will be rewarded. If you allow the regiment to practice armed forces, you will be punished."
Bring all the people to the big square and let them report to the group for armed training.
They have tried this method in other cities.
If you can really bring most of the people to the square, many people will report the group training for armed forces.
But this step is very difficult. Most people will not leave their houses under the threat of Tuanlian armed forces.
In their previous method, the Qin army searched the people's rooms one by one.
When encountering regiments practicing armed forces, I also advised them not to attack the common people.
Most of the time is spent on this.
Kong Erniu received orders from his superiors, and now his combat methods have changed and are no longer the same as before.
He stood outside a common man's door and shouted loudly: "Open the door immediately, or we will attack by force."
Kong Erniu shouted a few words, but the door didn't move at all.
"Throw the grenade and knock open the door at the same time."
Soldiers threw grenades directly into the house.
At the same time as the grenade exploded, several soldiers pushed open the door with their shoulders.
Several screams immediately broke out in the courtyard, and there were regiments and armed forces inside the house.
Normal people, even if they don't open the door, will hide in the house and will not be harmed by grenades.
Kong Erniu burst open the door and saw someone in the courtyard. He did not slowly verify the identity of the person, but shot the person directly.
The sound of gunshots in Yizhou City was endless.
When the people discovered that the Qin army was different from what was rumored, they ordered them to open the door, but they directly attacked without opening the door.
Many people trembled and obeyed the Qin army's orders.
They had previously believed the propaganda of Tuanlian Armed Forces, and the Qin army would not take the initiative to attack them.
Now it seems that this is completely a trick played by the gentry.
The Qin army is the same as the Ming army. Regardless of whether they are benevolent or righteous troops, they are both tiger and wolf troops.
The gentry in Yizhou City were also surprised. The news came from Zhending Mansion that this method was used to deal with the thieves in yellow.
This is Gao Shiliang's personal summary of the effective way to deal with thieves in yellow.
I learned from the people who escaped from the front that this method is very effective and can stop the thieves in yellow for a long time. Why doesn't it work now?
The thief in yellow has become different from the rumors, showing an extremely ferocious side. This is the real side of the thief in yellow.
Tan Fangyuan smiled. It only took him one day to completely control Yizhou City.
He handed over Yizhou City to the expanded garrison.
Tan Fangyuan continued to lead his troops and marched towards Cangzhou.
He felt that doing so would cause less harm to the people.
The gentry organized armed training, and when they saw the highly offensive Qin army, many of them were afraid of death and surrendered to the Qin army, instead of choosing to kidnap the people and confront them.
Li Dazhuang led the troops into Nanpi County. He praised: "Tan Fangyuan is fighting very well now, he can also fight, but he was a little constrained before.
If you let go and fight, training and training as a team is a small problem.
They were originally a group of farmers.
If we treat these people as common people, the fight will definitely be extremely slow.
Treat them as real enemies and destroy them with thunderous force.
This way the fight will be much smoother.
It was King Qin who had the foresight to discover the problems of our army in time and make corresponding adjustments."
Li Dazhuang turned to Chief of Staff Duan Ruide and asked: "How is the battle of the garrison? Have all the regiment training troops in the rear been wiped out?
After capturing Cangzhou, Tianjin is ahead.
Tianjin is a city that the Ming army focuses on defending.
We have to make sure we have no worries."
Duan Ruide said happily: "After the expansion of the garrison, the regiment training weapons in the rear have been completely cleared.
At the beginning, there were just too many weapons in the group training, and we couldn't clear them one by one.
After receiving the order from King Qin, the garrison began to expand.
The Logistics Department shipped many guns and artillery, and the garrison had enough soldiers and weapons.
Their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of regiment training armed forces, and these regiment training armed forces are isolated and helpless, so how can they stop the encirclement and suppression of the garrison."
Pan Hongcai walked in from outside and said happily: "Good news, there is internal strife in the Cangzhou regiment training armed forces.
Some people want to surrender, while others want to defend Cangzhou.
They themselves are already fighting hard.
When our army arrives at Cangzhou City, we can easily capture the city."
Li Dazhuang was extremely happy to hear the news.
"After our army launched a heavy attack, the situation has changed greatly.
These regiments are armed, and they bully the weak and fear the strong.
Tan Fangyuan was still in control of Nanpi County, so he sent Zhuang Renyi's troops of the Second Division and light troops to quickly rush to Cangzhou.
While the internal strife is not over, capture Cangzhou as soon as possible."
Li Dazhuang saw an excited expression on his face when he saw the second division setting off.
As long as Cangzhou is captured, the next stop is Tianjin. It is not far away from them besieging the capital and winning the final victory.