Just when Mangui was forced by logistical pressure to move towards the Indus Plain, getting further and further away from the Ganges Plain. In March 1633, the sixteen divisions of the main force of the Ming Army's Eastern Route Army had already moved along the ridge.

The entire east side of Poole City is unfolded.

Among these sixteen divisions, eleven are from the Ming Dynasty itself, and five are from vassal states in Java, Malay, Luzon and other places.

According to Liu Zhaosun's suggestion, Cao Wenzhao ordered the staff department to formulate the combat strength figures of each division: the first twenty Ming divisions had a combat strength of 10. The combat strength of the next ten newly-organized divisions was 8. Japan

and the two divisions of Gui State, with a combat strength of 7. The fiefdoms of Tang State and Zhou State were in the original Siam. They were governed by Luo Jia Pagoda, especially when they also carried out the construction of a new army, so the quality of their soldiers was also relatively high.

Okay, so its combat strength is 6. The Korean division from Fuguo and a regiment from Annan have a combat strength of 5. As for the remaining Java and Luzon troops, Cao Wenzhao has been too lazy to count them.

After the combat strength table was compiled, Cao Wenzhao stipulated that divisions with a combat strength of 5 and above could be equipped with the same weapons as the regular divisions of the Ming Dynasty, but the number of submachine guns and heavy artillery was reduced. As for 5

For the following rubbish troops, well, just use your own swords and spears.

It is conceivable that such an arrangement would naturally dissatisfy many princes such as Qin, Jin, Lu, Duan, etc. But Cao Wenzhao didn't care: I haven't bothered you yet. The soldiers you sent are too rubbish! Really speaking, you guys

What kind of species are they sent here? How dare they just send them here without improvement? Do you take the court and the emperor seriously?

In short, although there are sixteen divisions in the Cao Wenzhao cluster, five of them are responsible for carrying artillery shells, picking up the wounded and other logistical chores.

Among the eleven divisions of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Wenzhao released eight divisions in the first batch and left three divisions as reserves. Of course, even if there were only eight divisions, that would be a total of 120,000 people. After all unfolding

, the width of the battlefield also reached 40 kilometers.

The reason for such a large width is mainly due to artillery.

As a pseudo-military enthusiast cultivated by so many military articles on the Internet, Zhu Youdong believes that the internal combustion engine has no clue at all, and the armored force has no signs of showing up now. The most important thing in the construction of the army in terms of equipment is: unit time

, how to pour out the most steel.

Therefore, if the infantry needs to use submachine guns, especially the 20 teachers in the main force, they must try to have one man per man. As for the artillery, they must install as many cannons as possible.

Each of the complete army divisions of the Ming Dynasty has an independent artillery regiment. The artillery regiment has a full strength of 2,000 people and a total of 50 cannons. Among them, the most versatile 75mm howitzers have 40, and the remaining eight 105mm cannons and two

150mm gun.

As a medical time traveler, what he hates the most is the same thing with too many specifications. So when forming the artillery regiment, Zhu Youdong severely criticized those idiots who wanted to stuff cannons of various calibers into the artillery regiment: One more cannon

How much will the logistics workload increase? If the factory opens an additional production line, who will pay for it?

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's artillery currently only has these three types of cannons: 75 for ordinary warfare, which has a fast rate of fire and is light in weight (the total weight is less than two tons). The 105mm cannon can deal with difficult bunkers. As for those two

The total weight of the 150mm gun reached eight tons, and it could no longer be pulled by ordinary animals: the barrel, base, and rear frame had to be transported separately, and then assembled on simple pulleys when they arrived on the battlefield. Not only is this inefficient, but the key is to prevent the enemy from attacking.

There are also heavy artillery, and we cannot escape even if our two artillery pieces reveal their positions. Therefore, the Ming army's artillerymen themselves do not want to operate these two heavy artillery pieces unless they have to.

"Reporting to the two generals, the eight divisions of infantry and eleven artillery regiments of our front line have been fully deployed along the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. On the three rivers crossing the front of the battlefield, we have laid

The pontoon bridge can accommodate the transportation of no more than two tons of materials. The infantry and artillery of each division have all entered combat positions and are ready to launch attacks at any time."

After the combat staff gave a brief report, the logistics staff stood up: "Two generals, in terms of guns and ammunition, we have organized friendly forces to stuff ten ammunition bases into the frontline positions. The subsequent ammunition can also ensure sufficient manpower and animal power. Military Medical Office

The construction of three field hospitals has been completed and can accept the wounded at any time. A stretcher team has also been organized..."

"Very good." After taking a look at Cao Wenzhao, Liu Zhaosun stood up: "Huang Degong, Du Hongyu, Li Chunzhong."

"The end will be here."

"According to the staff's advance plan, because there are two rivers here that divide the entire terrain into three parts, we organized three attack groups. On the left, on the south bank of the Yamuna River, the Huang Degong Group has three divisions.

On the right side, on the north bank of the Ganges, is the Du Hongyu cluster, which also has three divisions. Between the two rivers, the Li Chunzhong cluster has two divisions. Your eight divisions will launch an attack at the same time at 6 a.m. local time on March 15th.

The planned attack steps are to focus artillery fire on the enemy's position for two hours. At eight o'clock, the artillery fire will stop and the infantry will assault. Generally speaking, is it clear that the staff means outflanking on both wings and breaking through in the middle?"

"I'll wait and see."

"Very good, it's 6:07 pm on March 13th, check the clock."

After the watch was completed, Cao Wenzhao, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand: "I know you are pressed for time, so go back to your troops. I will not leave any food."

When he said this, Li Chunzhong and Du Hongyu simply handed over their hands, turned around and left. Huang Degong was left licking his face and hesitated to speak.

"Huang Chuangzi, what do you want to say?"

"Well, General, I will beg you for mercy. Please come out and take care of your nephew personally."

"What's wrong with the transformation? But it's a violation of military discipline? You don't need to tell me this. Just follow the rules and use as many military sticks as you need."

"It's not a matter of violating military discipline, it's that the boy insists on being the company commander on the front line of the charge. For this reason, he is no longer the company commander."

"Hahaha, what do I think? It doesn't matter, let him go. Oh, Huang Chuangzi, we all followed the emperor all the way here, and we have experienced countless life and death. This general will naturally know that when we go to the battlefield

He may die in battle. So, let him go, and I won’t blame you if he dies."

"this……"

After taking a look at the troubled Huang Degong, Liu Zhaosun stood up next to him: "Huang Chuangzi, we people have been following the emperor for more than 20 years. After all these years, our sons will join the army in one or two years. If today Cao Cao

The general has set a precedent. If the general's children are not on the front line, then how will the combat effectiveness of this army be in the future? Do you still need to ask?"

Having said this, Huang Degong no longer had any doubts and left.

Looking at Huang Degong's back, Cao Wenzhao took a deep breath: "Brother Liu, I remember that your eldest son will graduate from the military academy next year, right?"

"Haha, Lao Cao, you and I married the minister's daughter in the same year and had a son in the same year. Isn't it time for your son to graduate?"

"Don't mention that bastard. I am an Army General. He actually went to the Naval Academy. He also said that our Army is all coolies.tmd. This is how those bandits in the Navy teach their children..." Shaking his head, Cao Wen

Zhao said sternly: "What you said just now is very good. For those of us who are generals, it doesn't matter if our sons don't join the army. If they join the army, they must be put on the front line. Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of our army will not last long."

"Of course, the Emperor is looking at you and me. If we don't do this, we will probably be removed from the position of front-line commander."

"Well...that's true."

After one day and two nights.

At six o'clock in the morning on March 15, 1633, the sky in the east of the East Fifth District had just turned fish-belly white, and the dark background was quickly fading. It was seven or eight miles east of Kanpur City, on a wide front that stretched forty kilometers from north to south.

, and countless red signal flares were raised at the same time.

"Time's up, fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

Eleven artillery regiments, four hundred and forty 75mm guns, eighty-eight 105mm guns, and twenty-two 150mm guns, roared at the same time.

With a huge roar, accompanied by a shrill sound of breaking through the air, hundreds of artillery shells rose into the sky, dragging a long trajectory in the sky. After they flew a certain distance in the air, they landed on six or seven in succession.

Miles away, on the Indian army's position.

Huge explosions sounded one after another, accompanied by countless flying dust, flashing lights, and pungent smoke...

After the first round of shelling, before the stunned Indian soldiers could react, a new round of hundreds of shells fell from the sky.

Later, with the different firing frequencies of the Ming army's three caliber cannons, the Ming army's artillery shells no longer fell uniformly. However, this caused the Indian army's position to continue to have artillery shells falling, and finally the Indian army's ears on the position could no longer be heard.

Without getting any rest, I just felt a continuous huge roar in my ears and the resulting dizziness.

"Boom~"

Continuous shelling, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of artillery shells came one after another, and the ground where the Indian army's position was located was completely shaking. There were countless craters upon craters, countless stumps and broken arms, and countless howls and screams.

Yelling, in the end, countless bullet points finally connected into a huge sea of ​​​​fire!
Chapter completed!