A few days later, the Ministry of War issued the appointment.
Zhou Dunji and Zhang Shenwu were both promoted to aid generals in the Liao Dynasty, and their troops were expanded from the wandering camp to the reinforcement camp.
It is required that troops and horses be gathered in Pinggu, ordnance, winter clothing and supplies be allocated, and two months be given for assembly and training.
Zhou Dunji also reported to the Ministry of War and promoted Wang Hongyu to the official commander-in-chief, with 500 people under his command.
Meng Biao, who stayed in the capital, was promoted to acting general manager, leaving 30 people to specialize in the intelligence and watch business.
Zhou Dunji has regained his composure and is as mature and steady as before. He takes Wang Hongyu to familiarize himself with the situation in the army:
"There are still some veterans on the way. They will probably arrive soon. Among them are several commanders of the Confederate army and another deputy commander."
"The coach and the other assistant coach?"
"That's right, when you came to Beijing to deal with the She family and Ziming Zhong, the Ministry of War had already made new adjustments. General Qi Jin was the temporary commander and was responsible for the joint training of several troops. But when he went north, he served as one of the two deputy commanders.
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The commander is the old general Chen Ce, and the deputy commander is the general Tong Zhongkui who awarded you the military qualification."
A few days later, the last batch of veterans heading north arrived.
68-year-old Chen Ce, who had followed Chen Li and Yu Jiajun, fought Japanese pirates in Korea, and defeated Shimazu Yoshihiro in the Battle of Luliang, now arrived with more than 1,000 Guangdong soldiers and "retired" veterans of Yu Jiajun.
Tong Zhongkui was born in the Nanjing martial arts examination and served as a general in Zunyi. He was over 40 years old.
He was the one who awarded Wang Hongyu the title of martial arts scholar back then. After the award, he challenged Wang Hongyu to a martial arts competition. The two fought in a battle that was almost evenly matched.
The more than 1,000 Zunyi soldiers he brought were veterans. Many of them were those who put down the Yang Yinglong Rebellion 20 years ago. They are now the kind of people whose teeth are leaking. But as soldiers of the Hundred Battles Battalion, they are better than the extremely poor old Peasant Guards soldiers.
Much stronger.
At this point, the Southern troops heading north were basically assembled.
There are more than 5,000 soldiers in Sichuan and Guangdong, and there are more than 5,000 soldiers in Zunyi. The generals are veteran generals and Dai Zui, and most of the soldiers are veterans.
There are more than 3,000 soldiers in Zhejiang. The generals are veterans, 30% of the soldiers are very old veterans, and 70% are very young recruits.
The two chieftains of Shizhu and Youyang are much better. The more than 6,000 soldiers and horses are mostly young and middle-aged.
In fact, the deployment of chieftain soldiers is somewhat forced. Strong and ambitious chieftains like She and An must not be used. Shizhu and Youyang are strong but loyal, so they can only be mobilized, and they are the only soldiers in their prime.
The rest of Xuanda's prime-age main force is the final reserve force and cannot be moved. Half of the prime-age main force in the northwest and three sides have already arrived in Liaodong. If they are transferred again, they will all be recruits who have never been on the battlefield.
There is also the main force of the camp in Ji Town and Liao Town. If you want to approach them, you have to burn paper. The tens of thousands of people left now are either veterans who have transferred to Rufeng, or they have just been recruited from the refugee and garrison camps.
Newcomer.
The Zhejiang troops were added to the nine sides. The main force of the Sichuan troops was basically the same. The chieftain troops who were loyal and capable of fighting had also arrived. Then there were the salt transport troops, the Miao troops, the Japanese troops, and the Beijing camp who were really not good at fighting.
There are many people in Beijing camp and the equipment is good, but they just can't help.
Huang Kezuan, who is currently the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of War, is a capable minister who knows firearms, soldiers and horses, and has been training the Beijing camp for several years. In the future, Xu Guangqi also specialized in training the Beijing camp. Military generals Xunqi, Donglin Party and other capable people have gone to
practice……
In the end, the Beijing camp was still the same Beijing camp, and the eldest soldiers were still the eldest soldiers.
It was not until the middle and late period of Chongzhen that the elite border troops were used instead, and there was the final bloody battle between Zhou Yuji and Huang Degong.
Wang Hongyu thought for a while, the strength of the Southern Army and the elites of the Nine Sides was still very good. Only in his own hands can the seeds of this field army radiate full energy.
After initially sorting out the affairs of the 500 troops, Zhou Dunji took himself to see the old general Chen Ce.
Entering the general's camp, I saw old general Chen Ce practicing formations in front of the sand table.
At first glance, one can only feel that Chen Ce has dark skin, average height and even a little thin, with a fair beard and long eyebrows. If he were not wearing armor, he would look more like a country old man.
How could a general who doesn't seem to be a brave warrior withstand the bitter cold of Liaodong?
There was no heating in this era, and there were no Northeastern dishes in large quantities and affordable prices. It would be a big hardship for an ordinary person to go to Liaodong.
"The general will pay homage to General Chen!" Zhou Dunji pulled Wang Hongyu, and they both paid homage to Chen Ce.
"No gift! Come here and follow me to see the formation on the sand table."
On the sand table, the clay figures marked with Zhejiang soldiers holding firearms were in the center, flanked by Sichuan soldiers and Tusi soldiers who were both good at close combat and long-range shooting.
The soldiers and horses are arranged like this. The formation can be arranged into a wild goose formation with two protruding wings, or the two wings can be retracted, allowing the firearms chariot to advance forward and face the enemy with three sides to maximize the firepower effect. When the enemy comes around, the two wings can then attack and break through.
enemy.
"This is the result of the joint training of your Sichuan soldiers, Zhejiang soldiers and Tusi soldiers over the past month. The cooperation has begun to bear fruit. Then where do you think my Guangdong soldiers and the old Yu's army should be supplemented?"
Zhou Dunji stared at the sand table and pondered for a while. He was not nervous in front of his superiors. He pointed directly at the Zhejiang Army of the Chinese Army and said: "It should be in the middle, the firepower should be concentrated, and it should also provide close combat cover for the new recruits."
"Well... he is indeed the lieutenant general who is the best at commanding around Liu Wei. This choice is very prudent. It makes up for the weaknesses in the formation and makes him almost undefeated." Chen Ce said words of praise, but his face was not very satisfied.
"What do you think?" Chen Ce suddenly looked at Wang Hongyu, his deep eyes carrying profound meaning.
"It depends on offense or defense... If it's defense, General Zhou's arrangement is the most suitable. If it's offense..."
Chen Ce and Zhou Dunji both stared at him to see what insights he had.
"When attacking, you need to form an advantageous side. It's not advisable to share the strength evenly. General Chen can be on one wing and lead a fierce attack from the flank." This answer is supposed to be the final answer. There is no other better choice.
"Which wing should I put it on?" Chen Ce then asked the next question.
Sure enough, it's not that simple. Not only should we give suggestions, but we should also give concrete and implementable answers.
He took a breath and spoke his truest thoughts: "The wing where the stone pillars and white pole soldiers are located!
That is the most powerful force in close combat among all the armies. The commander should be with them to directly kill the enemy army on the opposite side."
Chen Ce and Zhou Dunji looked at each other silently, then looked at Wang Hongyu without saying anything.
Arrange the troops and horses on the sand table according to what he said, and after fighting the enemy head-on, the powerful left wing smashes the enemy's right wing with amazing close combat power, and then maintains high morale and shouts to charge towards the enemy's side and rear in the middle.
Volleys of firearms from the front, close combat attacks from the sides and rear, crushing the enemy in the middle...
"Starting from tomorrow, we will practice according to this formation, and we will specialize in offensive training for a month!"
Chen Ce slapped his calloused palms on the desk and loudly approved the plan.
Coach Chen Ce is looking forward to Wang Hongyu’s training results.