Chapter 161 The Nancha Troubles (Twenty-Seven) Begins
When the Mongolian cavalry appeared from the south, all the Ming troops felt a thump in their hearts: the Mongols had indeed not left.
Gao Yimin, who was the only one on the northern line, was a little surprised and stared at the telescope for a while.
It is understandable that the Mongols did not run directly out of the forest. After all, the distance from the forest to the place where the Ming army was arrayed was a bit short. If they came out of the forest directly to attack the Ming army, although the reaction time the Ming army could get would be shorter,
But it was also difficult for them to get their horses to run up and speed up, and they were unable to meet the requirements for rushing into battle.
If they were just facing ordinary Ming army guards, Burihatu would obviously not mind this, because as long as the Mongolian cavalry rushed in front of them in the wild, their morale would collapse on its own, and there was no need to think about charging into the formation.
Issues like insufficient speed.
But the Ming army that went into battle this time was clearly elite from the equipment alone, so they couldn't expect to engage in a chopping and dealing operation. They had to fully utilize their advantages.
Gao Yimin could understand this, but he was surprised that the Mongols would choose to gather on the southern front.
The defenders on the southern front are Zhang Wanbang's troops. The banner with the character "Liaoyang Zuoying Guerrilla General Zhang" flying high in front of the formation can be seen clearly from a distance. It's not like no one in the Mongolian army can read Chinese characters. They have no reason.
Wrong opponent.
Liaoyang originally did not have left and right battalions. The two positions of left battalion guerrilla and right battalion guerrilla in Liaoyang were recently added to adapt to the changes that occurred due to the renewed increase in military strength in Liaodong. Among them, the left battalion guerrilla general is Zhang Wanbang, and the right battalion guerrilla general is Zhang Wanbang.
The guerrilla general is Marin, but he has not yet taken up his post - Ma Lin was originally with the army in the northwest to quell the rebellion, but now that the northwest has been decided, he still has some military exploits to count, so he hasn't had time to come over yet.
Even if Zhang Wanbang's name is not as well-known in Mongolia, at least he is certainly not an unknown person. He twice defeated the Mongolian cavalry in front of the battle, earning him the nickname "Bayonet General", and it was the Mongols who called him
of.
This time, the Tutu troops were still targeting Zhang Wanbang's troops and gathering on the southern front. This move immediately alarmed Gao Yimin.
When it comes to fighting, most of the time, it is important to attack the weak enemy first, because it is easier to defeat a weak enemy, and after being defeated, it is easy to form a crushing force, leaving the opponent with no time to adjust, and the enemy will be defeated like a mountain.
But there are also times when it is possible or even necessary to do the opposite, attack strong enemies first, defeat them in one fell swoop, and frighten the enemy. Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had Chen Youliang upstream and Zhang Shicheng downstream. Chen Youliang was strong and Zhang Shicheng was weak. Most of the counselors
They all thought that at this time, we should attack Zhang Shicheng first, gain the prosperous land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and then compete with Chen Youliang.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang disagreed. He believed that Zhang Shicheng was a salt dealer and was a small businessman at heart. Although he occupied a prosperous land, he would not risk his life easily as long as he was not pushed to death. This was not the case with Chen Youliang. This man was ruthless and could kill people like
Ma, I don’t know what justice is, and I will do whatever it takes to achieve my goal.
If he attacks Zhang Shicheng first, Chen Youliang will not sit idly by and take advantage of the opportunity to raise troops. When the time comes, he will be attacked from both sides, and defeat is inevitable. On the contrary, if he attacks Chen Youliang first, Zhang Shicheng will at best send out troops to see if he can take advantage of the opportunity.
He would not attack with all his strength, so Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on attacking Chen Youliang first, despite all opinions, and finally won a hard-fought victory, laying the foundation for overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty.
If Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of attacking strong enemies first is more often "predicting people as gods" and is not a simple tactical issue, then the Lunan Battle during the Red and Blue War before liberation is more illustrative of the problem.
At that time, the Battle of Subei had already wounded and frightened the Blue Army. All units of the attacking Blue Army had suspended their attacks. Xue Yue, director of the Xuzhou Appeasement Office, ordered the reorganized 74th Division that had captured Lianshui to attack.
Attack north.
However, Zhang Lingfu refused to move, and had to wait for reinforcements from all directions to arrive before he would advance northward. Moreover, the various units were closely connected to each other, covering each other's advance northward.
At that time, the distribution situation of the Blue Army was as follows: the reorganized 11th Division on the southern front was in Suqian, and the reorganized 74th Division was in Chenshi'an, facing each other across the canal and Liutang River with the 6th Division, 9th Column, 2nd Mountain Column, and 7th Division of the Central China Field Army.
The 7th Army of the Blue Party is in Siyang, and the 28th Division is reorganized in Lianshui.
On the western front, Ma Liwu's reorganized 26th Division and the Blue Party's 1st Rapid Column affiliated with the Ministry of National Defense have advanced to the east of Yixian County, preparing to attack Linyi, the capital of the Shandong Liberated Area. Zhou Yuying's reorganized 51st Division is stationed in Zaozhuang, and Feng Zhian's
The 77th Division was reorganized and the 59th Division was reorganized and stationed in Taierzhuang.
After the Battle of Subei, Chen Cheng, then chief of staff, went to Xuzhou to analyze the current strategic situation with Xue Yue, director of the Xuzhou Appeasement Office. Chen Cheng and Xue Yue believed: "After hard fighting, the Eastern Front Corps successively occupied Yancheng, Lianshui in northern Jiangsu, and Jiangxi in central China.
The Red Army has lost its base and can only retreat to southern Shandong. The Shandong Military Region of the Red Army relies on the Shandong Peninsula. The Shandong Peninsula goes deep into the sea, with mountains such as Yimeng and Laoshan undulating in it. The terrain is complex. The Red Army claims to have a reach in front and back.
Eight years, deep roots.
In addition, Yantai, Longkou and Luda are only separated by a river, so it is easy to obtain foreign aid. Therefore, Shandong has become the best and longest-lasting base for the Red Army. Shandong's gains and losses will also play a decisive role in the domestic war situation.
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Chen Cheng and Xue Yue concluded that after the fall of Northern Jiangsu, Chen Yi's Shandong Field Army would have to defend Shandong. The Blue Army could completely adopt the strategy of "attack what it must defend" and fight our Shandong Field Army decisively.
At the same time, our army's Chen Shuai and General Su discovered that the enemy's reorganized 74th Division, the 7th Army of the Guangxi Army, and the 11th Reorganized Division were attacking Shuyang in an attempt to flank our army.
The Central China Field Army had several battles with the enemy's 74th Reorganized Division in Huaibei. The 74th Reorganized Division became the old enemy of the Central China Field Army. Everyone in Huaye insisted on fighting to the death with the 74th Reorganized Division to avenge Huaiyin and Lianshui. So.
, there was a fierce debate within the top management of Huaye and Shanye around "where to fight and who to fight."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Huaye wants to fight Zhang Lingfu's reorganized 74th Division in Lianghuai or Northern Jiangsu, while Shanye wants to return to Lunan, because the situation in Lunan at that time was also very serious.
Nervous: Ma Liwu's reorganized 26th Division and the First Rapid Column in southern Shandong are advancing all the way, and are only 30 kilometers away from Linyi, the capital of the Shandong Liberated Area.
The lawsuit reached the center, and Mao instructed Chen and Su: "The Lunan battle has a bearing on the overall situation. Even if all the cities in northern Jiangsu are defeated, victory in this battle will still be able to recover. You must concentrate on the first, sixth, eighth, fourth, and ninth."
, the 10th Division and the 1st Column, police brigade and other units, and have the necessary deployment and preparation time, in order to fight a larger annihilation battle than Subei. The first battle seems to be suitable to fight three brigades of the 26th Division, because
This division is the main force in Lunan. This division has been wiped out, and the overall situation has improved. If we attack Feng's division first, we may not be able to solve the Lunan problem for a while. How we should deal with it depends on the specific situation."
In the telegram, Mao clearly requested the Huaye and Shanye armies to go north to Lunan to organize the Lunan Campaign, and proposed to attack Ma Liwu's reorganized 26th Division first, and also asked Wang Jianan's Central Shandong troops to also participate in the Lunan Campaign.
The concentrated strength of our army greatly exceeded that of the Subei Campaign. Chen and Su resolutely carried out the Central Committee's instructions and decided to immediately organize the Lunan Campaign.
The specific process of this battle is not described much. The final result is that the Blue Army reorganized the 44th and 169th Brigade of the 26th Division, the 1st Rapid Column Tank Battalion, the Engineer Battalion, the 5th Artillery Regiment, the Transportation Regiment and the 80th Brigade two infantry regiments, totaling 30,000 people.
Many people were wiped out by our army, and 24 tanks, dozens of American heavy guns, and more than 200 trucks were captured.
Ma Liwu watched helplessly as the main force of his reorganized 26th Division and the First Rapid Column were wiped out by our army in Yixian County. The deputy division commander Cao Yuheng and others who had a chance to escape fled back to Yixian City with a few remaining defeated soldiers. The wounded soldiers cried out miserably.
, making the garrison officers and soldiers tremble with fear, and the city was in chaos.
Xue Yue was worried that our army would cut off the Jinpu line, so he ordered Ma Liwu to gather his troops and hold on to Yixian County. At the same time, he ordered the reorganized 51st Division, Zhou Yuying's troops to hold on to Zaozhuang, and Feng Zhi'an's 97th Army to hold on to Lincheng, forming three isolated strongholds.
At that time, there was only one complete regiment of the reorganized 51st Division in Yixian City, plus the remnants of the reorganized 26th Division, with a total of less than 10,000 people, 7 tanks and more than 30 artillery pieces. It was already a turtle in the urn.
After defeating the strong enemy, the weak enemy will be easier to deal with. In the end, when the 18-day Lunan Battle ended, the Lunan Battle set a new record on the East China battlefield, annihilating two Blue Army soldiers at once.
The reorganized division and 1 rapid column totaled more than 53,000 people, including more than 17,000 prisoners. They captured 24 tanks, 470 cars, and more than 200 artillery pieces of various types. They recovered Yixian, Zaozhuang and the areas to the east, and crushed the enemy's attack on Linyi.
, a plan to eliminate the main force of our army in East China.
This battle was a reversal of Mao's tactic that our army should "attack weak enemies first, then strong enemies", but it was also based on Mao's decision-making. As the saying goes, troops have no constant potential, and water has no constant shape.
It is clearly shown here.
However, it is not common for people who can accurately grasp the key of "when to fight weak enemies and when to fight strong enemies". Gao Yimin did not quite understand why the Mongolian army chose to attack Zhang Wanbang's tribe at this time.
The most critical point here is that from the situation point of view, all Ming army departments are elite, and it is unlikely that the entire army will be shaken and collapsed due to the failure of Zhang Wanbang's department. Moreover, the most famous feature of Zhang Wanbang's department is to fight the Mongols head-on.
As for the cavalry, it is still unclear whether the Mongols can defeat him.
But reality no longer gave Gao Yimin any more time to doubt. After the Mongolian army appeared on the southern front and quickly completed its assembly, it launched an attack on Zhang Wanbang's department on the southern front of the Ming army without hesitation.
In this attack, the Mongolian army did not have the most habitual tactics of approaching with rangers, shooting and then quickly retreating. The Mongolian army in front of Tumen Dahu directly launched an offensive, decisive and straightforward.
It seems that Burihatu has learned the lessons of Xin Ai and Chao Hua, and knows that the range and lethality of mounted bows are not as good as the elite musketeers behind the bayonet array of the Ming army. These musketeers are armed with Wanli Type 1 or even Wanli Type 2
It can cause heavy damage to the Mongolian cavalry when the cavalry and archery are out of reach. The tactic of approaching the cavalry and archery and then leaving the battlefield cannot be used in front of them.
Therefore, Burihatu used his strengths to avoid weaknesses and simply used the power of the charge to the extreme. From the beginning, it was a desperate charge.
While Gao Yimin was still in the rear (he was on the northern front) and was shocked by Burihatu's determination, Zhang Wanbang in the front had already sneered: "Have you learned well? You know that if you want to break the bayonet array, you can only risk your life?"
Very good, I will come today to see how many lives you plan to add!"
He yelled: "Spread the ground, retreat ten steps and set up a formation!"
The Ming army in front loudly agreed, picked up planks of wood from beside them and moved forward. These planks were what Zhang Wanbang called "dizi". They were not ordinary planks. On the side of the plank facing up, there were strips.
Rows of capital caltrops.
These caltrops are slightly different from the past caltrops. In fact, the effect is the same, except that the purely handmade production has been changed to mechanical twisting production. The machine driven by the water wheel is used to twist and intertwine two sections of iron wire into a four-corner thorn shape.
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Tribulus can be scattered alone but in large amounts on the ground, or it can be made into this kind of "ground astringent". The main advantage of the ground astringent is that it is more suitable for guarding key locations where the enemy is attacking, and it is easy to recover.
Of course, the Mongolian army's war horses have horseshoes. Generally speaking, the horseshoes will not be worn out if they step on the iron caltrops. However, if the war horses step on the ground, they will usually crack the ground and fly around. The flying ground is
When a wooden board covered with barbed wire hits a person or a horse, it is like a barbed wire covering the face. It is hard to say whether they will die or not, but if they lose their combat effectiveness in an instant, they will basically not be able to run away.
However, at this time, the Mongolian army obviously could not follow the past practice of "not willing to suffer casualties". They now made it clear that they wanted to attack by force, no matter the cost. Therefore, after these areas were quickly thrown out, the Ming army did not even look at them.
At one glance, he immediately began to arrange the bayonet array according to the standard state.
Three rows of dazzling bayonets stand in front of the formation, as sinister as a forest of knives in hell. Behind the bayonets is a typical reserve team of three-stage muskets. The paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition has already been loaded, and the gun's flintlock ignition device has been checked in advance.
, the gun bolt is pulled up, and you can shoot with just one command.
Further behind are the artillery. Because artillery is expensive and used in conjunction with bayonet arrays, the artillery is always arranged rearward when performing bayonet array tactics. For this reason, it is necessary to adjust the muzzle firing angle on the artillery carriage to form a projectile.
to prevent direct fire from accidentally injuring one's own infantry.
Zhang Wanbang watched with a stern face as the Mongolian cavalry surged towards his formation and gradually increased their horse speed as the distance approached. He remained unmoved and just visually measured the distance between the two armies with experience.
He has to calculate more than one distance, including artillery firing distance, musket firing distance, etc. He needs to calculate and immediately form a command command. Fortunately, the No. 2 gun usually does not participate in this kind of field battle, and he only needs to calculate the No. 3 gun and No. 4 gun at the moment.
The firing distance finally reduced the workload.
"No. 3 gun salvo ready! One, two, three, fire!"
With Zhang Wanbang's roar, the battle of Yehe River officially started.
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