Because of the lack of transportation capacity, civilians have always been indispensable in wars.
From the beginning of the war, they were the main force in transporting baggage. The famous Battle of Huaihai on Blue Star was known as the "Victory of the Trolley". A total of 5.34 million civilians participated in the Battle of Huaihai.
In the logistics transportation.
The Kuomintang's method of managing its own logistics means that when it divides its troops to defend the city and defend the ground, logistics takes up a large number of combat personnel.
At that time, the economy had collapsed, the industrial level was low and paralyzed, and most of the roads and bridges were destroyed. This logistics method not only had a heavy financial burden, but also reduced the mobility of the troops. Our party's logistics method happened to have this advantage.
It has also become one of the important arguments for the superiority of the people's war theory.
But at this time, the traditional logistics support method has not changed, and civilians are still the most important logistics capacity.
In the battle to resist the Eagle and aid the Beibei, this logistics method was completely broken!
Yingjiang follows the general war thinking of World War II and basically does not consider the casualties of civilians during bombing. In Beibang, this logistics can be bombed indiscriminately.
Our army's logistics cadres are scarce, their skills are weak, and their non-professional weaknesses have been fully exposed. Only then did our army really begin to establish a professional logistics department.
In this era, whether it was the Great Zhou Dynasty, Beiqian Dynasty, or the Later Jin Dynasty, the logistics were borne by the common people.
Including Zhang Shimei's camp, there are still more than 200,000 civilians.
Wang Huan was able to requisition 500,000 civilians in the shortest possible time without affecting the economic and security stability of Gyeonggi Province, which is already a reflection of his ability.
Because of the new crossbow tactics, the Longwu Army's logistical pressure was greater than that of the general Dazhou Field Army.
"Half a million should be enough! The imperial court can reduce or reduce taxes on all civilian men who are collected and exempted from two years of corvee service. Don't make them feel resentful!"
"I understand!" Wang Hua naturally considered all these things clearly when he acted.
After Wang Hua finished speaking, Li Chengguang continued to stand up and report, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has counted the militia regiment training and local garrison troops that can be deployed, totaling 97,000 people."
"Less than 100,000!?" Wu Keming looked a little solemn on the side, obviously not satisfied with this number.
Li Chengguang couldn't help but explain with a wry smile, "Captain Wu, this is already the limit of what can be mobilized at present. When the Pingjing Army was formed previously, 130,000 people were mobilized from local garrison troops in various places. If we continue to mobilize, by then
Maybe even local security will become a problem."
"..."
At that time, the central government of the Great Zhou Dynasty placed all its hopes on Zhao Tianlin's Pingjing Army to quell the chaos, and naturally allocated most of its troops to the Pingjing Army.
This was a common decision at the time, and no one can say anything now.
Emperor Linde, who was on the throne, heard this and said, "There are less than 100,000 people here, and they are mainly trained by militia regiments. Their combat effectiveness is definitely not good...Wu Qing."
"I'm here!"
"Can you mobilize another 50,000 elites from the Royal Forest Army to support Cao Qing?!"
"This..." Wu Keming was also caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, he knew the current situation of Cao Xueyang and Long Wujun.
In a head-on battle with Zhang Shimei's 350,000 troops, even if they win, it will be a tragic victory. The Longwu Army's own losses will certainly be considerable. As for the militia training and local garrison troops that Li Chengguang mobilized and assembled, you let them fight
Defensive warfare may still have some effect, but if we really want to fight a frontal field battle, these people will be of no use at all. He can completely understand Cao Xueyang's current situation.
But on the other hand, the troops and horses in his hands are also very tight. The Imperial Forest Army has only 230,000 troops, of which 130,000 have been allocated to the Pingjing Army.
Now there are only 100,000 soldiers left in the Royal Forest Army. These 100,000 people are not only responsible for guarding Shendu, a marvelous and unparalleled city, but are also responsible for the security and defense of the Gyeonggi region. They are also responsible for Tongguan, Hangu Pass, Xiaoguan, and other major cities.
The defense of Sanguan and Wuguan...Wu Keming's available troops were also stretched thin.
Wu Keming thought twice before gritting his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, it will definitely be difficult to assemble 50,000 reinforcements. The strength of the Imperial Guard Army is also very tight at this time, and it is hardly able to protect the capital. In this way, 30,000 troops will be transferred from the local garrison to the Imperial Guard Army.
We will replenish our troops, and the Royal Forest Army will send another 30,000 reinforcements to support Cao Hou!"
Compared with the head-on decisive battle with King Zhao, the defense pressure in Shendu is definitely smaller, and it is more about the maintenance of public security.
Thirteen also agreed with Wu Keming's approach, "In this case, it can be regarded as a solution that has the best of both worlds. Just follow what Wu Qing said!"
"I obey the decree!"
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As the cabinet issued edicts one after another, Zhou Ting was constantly mobilizing troops to support the Longwu Army, the only mobile force currently available.
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Prince Zhao's Mansion.
After reading the battle report, King Zhao seemed extremely calm, as if such a huge defeat could not disturb his state of mind.
"How many soldiers and horses escaped?!" King Zhao's voice was as warm as ever.
"Back to your lord, only General Zhang Shimei came out with more than 10,000 remnant soldiers. Later, he gathered more than 40,000 soldiers and horses. He is now stationed at the crossing of the river and is ready to cross the river at any time." The trustworthy historian was also careful when he spoke, for fear of irritating him.
King Zhao.
Although he didn't show it on his face, anyone could imagine the anger in King Zhao's heart at this time.
The originally good situation became confusing again due to Zhang Shimei's defeat.
Before this battle report arrived, King Zhao had just completed a military meeting with his generals to discuss how to capture the entire territory of Qizhou, the entire territory of Qingzhou, the entire territory of Yuzhou and the northern part of Xuzhou.
Although King Zhao's troops began to penetrate southward, they only occupied some areas. If they could capture all these places, King Zhao's power would expand to an incredible level, enough to challenge the imperial court head-on.
Who knows, after this meeting has just been held, there will be no need to start the follow-up work.
The original plan was for Zhang Shimei to divide his troops to attack various counties. Now that it’s done, what kind of troops should be divided?! There are no troops left!
The few remaining troops in Zhang Shimei's hands can't even defend the counties he currently occupies, so what's the point of talking about attacking?!
"Pass this king's order to ask Zhang Shimei to abandon the south of the river and immediately lead his army north to meet up with my king's troops!"
"yes!"
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After waiting for everyone in the room to leave, the expression on King Zhao's face changed.
"Zhang Shimei is a waste!"
The hand that was originally pressing on the desk was slowly raised, and there was already a three-inch deep palm print on the desk.
King Zhao is not angry, but has been restraining the anger in his heart.
The situation was about to come true, and he had already gained the upper hand in the battle with the imperial court.
Now because of Zhang Shimei's defeat, the balance of strength between the Zhao Palace and the central court has changed again.
Although Prince Zhao's palace is still the strongest, it is no longer as disparate as before.
King Zhao's imaginary enemy was never the Longwu Army, but the Longwu Army and the Tiance Army.
Although Tiance's army was temporarily held back by Beigan, King Zhao could not guarantee how long the group of barbarians in Beigan could delay.
If it is difficult for the Zhao Palace to establish a major advantage before Tiance's army withdraws from the war in the north, then he will need to face a two-sided attack from Tiance's army and Longwu's army.
Although King Zhao is not afraid, why should he challenge the hell mode when he can obviously open the normal mode?!
This is rebellion! Treason!
Of course, the simpler, the better!
But Zhang Shimei changed his rebellion from normal mode to hard mode.
"Your Majesty, your martial arts have improved again!" An old monk walked out from behind the screen. It was Monk Du Yan, King Zhao's chief adviser.
In order to bind King Zhao to the Buddhist sect headed by Shaolin, Shaolin not only provided help, but also allowed King Zhao to enter Shaolin as a lay disciple, and taught King Zhao Zhu Kai the two classics of Yijin and Marrow Cleansing.
The two sutras of Yijin and Marrow Cleansing are the treasures of Shaolin sect, especially the Marrow Cleansing Sutra. Only candidates for the head position are qualified to practice it.
Of course, King Zhao is also willing to be bound to Shaolin!
Taoism is the state religion of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Except for those restless ones from the Taiping Dao, everyone in the Taoist sect basically supports the Great Zhou Dynasty. With such a huge force, King Zhao naturally had to choose other forces to compete with it.
Although Confucianism is the first of the three religions, the original Six Arts of Confucianism is no longer a required course for Confucian students, and masters in Confucianism are even rarer.
Then King Zhao’s only choice is Buddhism!
Buddhism was also indignant. Originally, the power of Buddhism had grown and grown in the Tang Dynasty, and it was ranked first among the three religions. As a result, Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty and Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty destroyed Buddhism twice, causing great losses to the power of Buddhism.
There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many towers are in the mist and rain!
After years of dormant development, the Buddhist forces have regained their strength.
Behind the forces of Chen and Han that competed with Emperor Taizu Gao for hegemony, there was the shadow of Buddhism.
Before the war between Buddhism and Taoism began, the Blood River Sect swept the world.
What kind of Buddhism and Taoism are all fake in front of the crazy people of the Blood River Sect?
The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism temporarily turned into an internal conflict, and they joined forces to fight against the Blood River Sect.
Then the tragedy of Buddhism began. Zhang Junbao, who had the talent of an immortal, stood out in this battle and dominated an era.
Shaolin Temple, the representative of Buddhist martial arts, has thousands of years of accumulation, but it seems to be worth mentioning in front of Zhang Junbao.
Wudang, which has been established for several years, can stand side by side with Shaolin, a thousand-year-old temple.
Coupled with Wang Chongyang, Bei Mingzi and other Taoist wizards, Buddhism has been overwhelmed.
Then after Taoism defeated Mingjiao and became the state religion, Buddhism had no chance.
If you want to compete with these people from the Taoist sect, you must use external forces.
Buddhism and King Zhao hit it off immediately, and Shaolin even sent many disciples to teach the soldiers of King Zhao's army the most basic physical training martial arts.
The strong combat power of King Zhao's army is also due to Buddhism.
At present, the fact that King Zhao is able to compete with the imperial court as a warrior is also due to the merits of Shaolin.
In this way, Shaolin's representative and chief counselor, Master Du Yan, becomes even more important.
Therefore, the furious King Zhao still maintained respect for Du Yan.
"Master, this waste Zhang Shimei has destroyed all the plans we have studied before! Master, can you still hold on?!"
Du Yan looked very calm, yes, it wasn't him who was plotting rebellion anyway, why was he so excited?
"My lord, using the body of a dragon to seize the flesh and blood of a real dragon is going against nature! How can it be so easy to successfully change the dynasty at this time?!"
Although this statement contains elements of deception, it cannot stand up to Zhao Wangxin!
It seems that there is such a meaning. After defeating the Pingjing Army with the power of the divine wind, it seems that this treason plan has indeed gone too smoothly!
"The replacement of the throne is nothing short of a bloody storm. The prince wants to ascend to the throne. This is a time that goes against the will of heaven. Don't be impatient."
Originally, King Zhao had some doubts about these fortunes and destiny, but after the battle of Baigou River, King Zhao became convinced of them.
This king is destined by destiny, otherwise why would the divine wind of heaven and earth help me?!
Previously, the only one who could get help from heaven and earth was Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty. Meteors fell from the sky and violent winds blew up, destroying Wang Mang's coalition forces.
Now I rely on the divine wind to turn defeat into victory!
Does this improper destiny belong to me?!
"In the opinion of the master, what should I and others do now?!" King Zhao began to ask Monk Du Yan for advice.
Monk Du Yan is naturally different from ordinary charlatans, but he has a lot of talent in his heart. Nearly half of the planning of Prince Zhao's palace came from him, otherwise a simple charlatan would not be able to gain such respect from Prince Zhao.
"Your Majesty! The most important thing now is to regain strength! In the Battle of Baigou River, Your Majesty also captured a large number of elite Southern troops. As long as they can be incorporated into the army, they can regain their strength and fight against the imperial court again."
Many of the Pingjing troops in the Baigou River were elite members of the imperial court.
"Good! What the master thinks coincides with my king. Accelerating the transformation of these captives is the top priority right now!"
"Second, the prince must guard the crossing of the river! If Southern Xinjiang wants to attack, it must cross the river. However, the water of the river is fast and it is not easy to cross the river. The prince can gain the initiative by guarding the crossing!"
King Zhao nodded, Du Yan was worthy of being the first counselor of the palace, and everything he said had practical value.
"Third, disrupt the enemy's heart! Send martial arts masters to sneak into the divine capital secretly, win people's hearts, assassinate ministers, and cause civil strife in the divine capital! Interfering with their attention!"
King Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this.
It's not that King Zhao didn't expect this, it's just that the two sides had abided by the bottom line and rules in previous fights, and King Zhao didn't think in this direction.
After all, the conflict between him and Thirteen was just an internal conflict over who should inherit, and they did not really want to destroy the legacy left by Emperor Taizu Gao!
So both sides strictly adhered to the bottom line before.
But the bottom line has always been meant to be broken. Now the situation of King Zhao is not very good. If you play a rules game with Thirteen step by step, it will be almost impossible to defeat Thirteen.
Then we have to break the rules. After all, we are fighting for the world. How can we stick to those rigid rules?!
"Although this plan is good, I don't have many masters under my command, so I still need the help of a master!"
Du Yan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am waiting for Shaolin to assist the destined emperor. It is naturally our duty to do so!"
King Zhao nodded with satisfaction. Although he had many martial arts masters under his command, they were still too weak compared to Shaolin!
Let the people of Shaolin take action, not only can they destroy the city of God, but they can also weaken the power of Shaolin, killing two birds with one stone!
