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Genius to remember the address of this site in one second: (Top Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! When the army was traveling in Shaoyang City, and the busy chickens were jumping, outside Shaoyang City, a vanguard force had already left After leaving the barracks outside the city, he started heading northeast.

The core of this vanguard is the core main force of the First Army, that is, the First Infantry Regiment under the First Infantry Division!

As the First Army and even the ace of the entire Datang Army, this infantry regiment is currently the only infantry regiment that has been reorganized in the entire Second Army. The five subordinate infantry battalions have all been reorganized according to the new organization. The number of muskets attached to it has increased from 700 to more than 1,000. At the same time, the regiment's grenadier establishment is also slightly larger.

Expanding the establishment of the grenadiers is also one of the contents of the reorganization plan of the Datang Army, but currently only the grenadier team belonging to the 1st Infantry Regiment is the first pilot unit. If the effect is good, then it will be quickly spread to the whole army.

As a vanguard, it was naturally impossible for the 1st Infantry Regiment to go on the road alone. In addition to the 1st Infantry Regiment, there was also a baggage battalion and an artillery battalion under the 1st Infantry Division.

In addition, there is a cavalry detachment that is temporarily formed by integrating various ministries!

Since the Second Army used cavalry troops to fight against the cavalry of the new army, the Datang Army found that although the total number of its cavalry was not small, it was too scattered and failed to display the combat effectiveness it should have.

In addition, during the battle with the Ming army cavalry, a very critical problem was also discovered, that is, the cavalry on both sides engaged in battle. If the number was relatively small, it would be difficult for the Tang cavalry to gain an advantage, or even lose the battle.

However, if the number of cavalry fighting between the two sides increases, especially when it reaches more than a few hundred cavalry, then the defects in the quality of the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty cavalry will be covered up, and then the wall-riding tactics can be better played.

Therefore, based on the experience of cavalry warfare in Jiangxi, the Tang Army quickly adjusted the deployment of the cavalry units, and the cavalry units of the units under the First Army and the Second Army were directly integrated, but due to problems such as establishment, they were not granted for the time being. The new establishment only used the name of the temporary cavalry detachment, and the subordinate cavalry still belonged to the infantry divisions and mixed regiments.

The 1st Cavalry Detachment, which was integrated by the 1st Army, had nearly 800 cavalrymen, and directly integrated the cavalry units of the 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division.

The commander of this cavalry detachment is Brigadier General Lu Yuzhi!

This person is also a veteran cavalry officer in the Datang Army. His commanding style is conservative, mature and radical. In the entire Datang Army, there is basically no second cavalry general who is more senior and more exploited than him.

This vanguard unit, which combines infantry, artillery, and cavalry, has a large number of troops and many arrogant soldiers, so it is not easy to be the commander of this vanguard unit. Major General Wang Chaohong, Chief of Staff of the First Army.

Unlike Major General An Zichen, Chief of Staff of the Second Army, who was born in the logistics force, who is only good at handling administrative affairs and logistics affairs, this Wang Chaohong was originally a commander of the main force, and he was the ace regiment of the First Infantry Regiment during his tenure as head of the regiment. The head of the regiment is good at planning various tactics to directly lead the troops to fight.

Even he himself knew that his position as the chief of staff of the First Army was actually just a transition, just to raise his military rank. If the position of division commander was vacated in the future, then he would be the first choice.

This also led to the fact that he was not responsible for the staff work of the First Army. Well, in fact, he was not good at staff work. Therefore, the staff work of the First Army was actually performed by the Deputy Chief of Staff of the First Army. Hao Bainian's old partner, Brigadier General Li Xin, former chief of staff of the 1st Infantry Division.

In the era of the 1st Infantry Brigade, Brigadier General Li Xin partnered with Hao Bainian as his chief of staff, then the chief of staff of the 1st Infantry Division, and now the deputy chief of staff of the 1st Army.

After Wang Chaohong led the vanguard to leave Shaoyang City, they headed northeast. It seemed that they were going to Changsha, but it was not. The direction they were going was actually between Hengyang and Changsha.

The tactical purpose is very simple, that is, to prevent the enemies of Hengyang from fleeing to Changsha!

In the face of the heavy pressure of our own army, it is difficult to guarantee that the enemy will not give up Hengyang voluntarily, and then gather all the troops in Changsha. In this case, it will be more difficult to take Changsha in a short time, even if it is the first army and the second army. It is also very difficult to unite the army.

Therefore, the task of this forward force is to intercept the enemy troops that may reinforce Changsha in the Hengyang direction.

After Wang Chaohong's vanguard troops moved eastward, other units of the First Army in Shaoyang City also left the city one after another. Not only the combat troops began to leave the city, but more were the baggage troop transporting baggage and the civilians in the logistics department's transportation regiment.

In order to supply the main force of the First Army's expedition to Changsha, the logistics department recruited 5,000 civilians in just five days, and at the same time transferred more than 5,000 people from the original to form tens of thousands of civilians who were organized into five transport groups. The transport team is responsible for supplying various military supplies for the main force of the First Army.

This means that the early battle plan is not too far, only four or five hundred miles away, and the logistics supply line along the way can be guaranteed, so the pressure of transportation is not too great. If it is like the Second Army, even the supply line None, simply relying on the baggage carried by the civilians who accompanied the army to fight, then it would have to be like the Second Army, and it would have to take 30,000 to 40,000 people with him when going out on an expedition.

Moreover, considering that the Second Army will also need to supply various military supplies, the logistics pressure in the Huguang direction is still quite large. The officials of the logistics department have already begun to recruit civilians on a large scale and increase the transportation volume.

According to estimates, if the two armies converge, the logistics department will recruit at least 50,000 civilians to maintain the supply line in the direction of Huguang in order to maintain the logistical supply of the main forces of the two armies.

But this is only a matter of the next few days, and it is also the matter of the officials of the logistics department. Hao Bainian will not waste time on this. After the strategic meeting of the whole army, he and his old partner, the deputy chief of staff of the First Army Brigadier General Li Xin spent almost all day in the operational conference room, discussing detailed operational plans with more than 20 staff officers of the First Army.

This time the battle can be described as quite complicated and huge. Although the number of troops participating in the battle is not large, it is only 50,000 or 60,000 people. If there were still garrison troops, 50,000 or 60,000 people would be nothing, but now and in the past It's different, there are no garrison troops now, these 50,000 to 60,000 people are all the main force.

Moreover, it also involves the cooperation of the two armies and the large-scale battle with the battlefield area reaching hundreds of miles, but it is not sloppy in the slightest.

In order to avoid accidents during the battle, Hao Bainian and Brigadier General Li Xin thought hard and considered any possible situations before finally formulating a preliminary battle plan.

If the overall plan is described macroscopically, it is actually a matter of a few words. It is nothing more than intercepting and containing the enemies of Hengyang, attacking Changsha with the main force, and cooperating with the Second Army to attack Changsha.

But this is only a brief description. It is not just a matter of these few words to be implemented in detail. Brigadier General Li Xin pulled up a battle plan formulated by a group of staff officers, which was written in teeny small capital letters for dozens of pages.

From this, we can see the difference between Hao Bainian and Li Chunjing's fighting styles.

Hao Bainian likes to make decisions after making decisions. He controls all unstable factors in his hands. He never fights uncertain battles. Once they are fought, they are sure of everything. Even if they fail to achieve the predetermined strategic goals, they can still ensure that they are safe and healthy. retreat.

However, as for Li Chunjing, if you ask him what the battle plan is, he will definitely not be able to tell you, because before that time, he doesn't even know what plan he will adopt.

Li Chunjing's attack on Yuezhou and even Changsha this time is a typical emergency response~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There is no perfect battle plan formulated in advance at all!

To put it a little bit harshly, Li Chunjing had a clever idea, and then slapped his head and told the people under his hands: "Go, I will take you to Yuezhou!"

Therefore, many officers in the Second Army, especially those senior officers who knew the real situation behind Li Chunjing's decision, were actually quite speechless or even worried.

This is a war, and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers, you Li Chunjing patted his head and said that he was going to fight Yuezhou. Have you considered the risks?

Nonsense, of course Li Chunjing has considered the risks, but Li Chunjing thinks it is worth the risk!

Therefore, the officers of the First Army are actually happier than the officers of the Second Army, at least they don't have to worry that Hao Bainian will bring them into the ditch one day.

However, it is precisely the difference in the fighting styles between the two that makes Li Xuan let Li Chunjing go to Jiangxi and let Hao Bainian stay in Huguang!

If Hao Bainian went to Jiangxi, I'm afraid I would still be planning how to attack Nanchang. It will be the same as it is now. Not only did we take Nanchang, but he also shot directly to Huguang and Yuezhou. Now we have to prepare for siege. Changsha is here!

After Hao Bainian and Li Xin formulated a battle plan, they also officially left Shaoyang City with the headquarters of the First Army!

When they left Shaoyang City with the main force of the First Army, almost everyone in Shaoyang City was paying attention to them.

Not only the officials of the Tang Dynasty in Shaoyang City, as well as the merchants and gentry who had close ties with the Tang Dynasty, all expected Hao Bainian to join with Li Chunjing, and then seize Changsha and Hengyang, and incorporate the entire Huguang south of the Yangtze River into the Great Tang Dynasty. Under Tang rule.

Even many ordinary people are quite concerned, because the victory or defeat of the army is also related to their vital interests!