Zhu Gaojie's violent interrogation was very effective. Chen Jun's prisoners spit out all the information. This was crucial information. Based on this information, the Ming army could determine the approximate location of Chen Jun's general Ruan Yuxiong's troops. p>
After the information was handed over, the Chen Army prisoner had no value. Zhu Gaojie, as a kind man, gave the Chen Army prisoner a happy death.
The intelligence was reported to the command level. Jiang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army in the crusade against Ruan Yuxiong, had nothing to hesitate. He directly dispatched troops to march and launched an attack on Ruan Yuxiong's main force. The 30,000 Ming army advanced to the hinterland of Chen's army and immediately began to understand the enemy's situation.
Launch a general attack.
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In the camp of the Pioneer Battalion, someone said dissatisfiedly: "Sir, we searched for the intelligence. When it came time to attack, why didn't we serve as the main force in the end, but let the first battalion of soldiers serve as the main force?"<
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Zhu Gaojie glanced at the commander and said calmly: "Because the left deputy general of the First Battalion's surname is Jiang."
Liu Pu didn't say anything and accepted this answer by default.
The organization of the Southern Expeditionary Army was based on the organization of the five military battalions among the three major battalions. It was divided into ten battalions. The commander of the first battalion of combat soldiers was the deputy general Zuo, the second battalion of combat soldiers and the third battalion of chariot soldiers were the participating generals.
Four battalions of chariot soldiers and five battalions of city guards serve as guerrilla generals.
The commander of the sixth battalion of combat soldiers is the right deputy general, the seventh battalion of combat soldiers, the eighth battalion of chariot soldiers are the participating generals, the ninth battalion of chariot soldiers, and the tenth city garrison battalion are the guerrilla generals.
The highest commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army was General Zhenglu, the chief military officer, the British Duke Zhang Fu, followed by the Duke of Guizhou Mu Sheng, and then the deputy commander-in-chief Jiang Yi, Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng, the guarding officer Ma Qi and others. p>
In addition to the regular ten battalions, the Southern Expedition Army also had some non-conventional formations. For example, the vanguard battalion where Zhu Gaojie was located had the vanguard officer Liu Pu as its commander. Another example was the cavalry battalion, where the deputy commander-in-chief Jiang Yi concurrently served as the commander.
.As well as the fifth military camp transferred from the capital, they are now also under the commander's command, and the commander is Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng...
This time to attack Ruan Yuxiong, a total of four battalions were mobilized, the first battalion of combat soldiers, the second battalion of combat soldiers, the third battalion of chariot soldiers, and the vanguard battalion.
Except for the Pioneer Battalion, which has a total strength of less than 4,000, the remaining three battalions each have a total strength of about 10,000.
Therefore, the actual strength of the Southern Expeditionary Army is very false. The total strength of the ten regular battalions plus the remaining five army battalions, cavalry battalions, and vanguard battalions is less than 200,000. But the slogan Zhu Di shouted before the conquest of Jiaozhi was "
"800,000", while the real strength of the Southern Expeditionary Army is "300,000". In fact, except for the civilians, the real total combatable strength is less than "200,000".
But this is all routine operation, and it is tacitly acknowledged before sending troops. The two hundred thousand was blown up to eight hundred thousand, which is already very low-key. In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao claimed that his army would be eight hundred thousand, but in fact it was only ten at most.
More than ten thousand. In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei claimed that he had an army of 700,000, but in fact it was only 700,000 or 80,000.
The Indian family next door also spread the story of over 100 million casualties in 18 days.
Closer to home, although the strength of the Pioneer Battalion is slightly inferior to that of the other three battalions, in terms of being elite and good at fighting, as well as the intelligence on Nguyen Ngoc Hung's troops in the early stages of the war, the Pioneer Battalion should serve as the main force.
But in the end, the deputy commander-in-chief Jiang Yi, who commanded the crusade against Ruan Yuxiong, finally asked the first battalion of soldiers to serve as the main force, and the vanguard battalion to attack Ruan Yuxiong's left-wing troops.
There is a big difference. Those who serve as the main force will get more credit in the end.
The Pioneer Battalion had done so much homework in the early stage, but in the end it was the First Battalion of Soldiers that actually faced Ruan Yuxiong.
This is not fair, but neither Liu Pu nor Zhu Gaojie is surprised, because the left deputy general of the first battalion of soldiers is named Jiang Li, and he is the nephew of deputy commander Jiang Yi.
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the crusade against Ruan Yuxiong, Jiang Yi, of course, had to give the greatest credit to his own nephew in the end, not to the Pioneer Battalion.
Liu Pu didn't have any objections. The commander-in-chief this time was Jiang Yi, not his father Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng.
If Liu Sheng is the commander-in-chief of the crusade, the vanguard battalion will definitely be the main force in the end.
This is not like an army of generals fighting on the battlefield, but a group of businessmen and shopkeepers with their abacus clicking.
It’s hard for Zhang Fu. With such a group of people fighting in Jiaozhi, he can win consecutive battles.
"Do your duty."
Liu Pu calmly said to the commanders in the camp, "Although we are not the main force in this crusade, our enemy should not be underestimated. They are Ruan Yuxiong's left-wing troops."
Then, he glanced at Zhu Gaojie and found Prince Qi sitting on a chair lazily looking through the cowhide map, using cinnabar to mark points on the map.
Liu Pu was quite satisfied. Compared with the scourges caused by military commanders and nobles, this prince seemed extraordinarily approachable, smart, wise and quiet.
It wasn't until he saw clearly what the other party was using cinnabar to outline on the map that Liu Pu's face turned serious.
"Sir, it's okay that the mark is drawn randomly, right?" Zhu Gaojie noticed Liu Pu's gaze and touched his hair in embarrassment.
He still doesn't realize that besides the guarding officer Ma Qi, his identity has been discovered by Zhang Fu, Liu Sheng, and Liu Pu.
Zhu Gaojie just felt that there was something unusual about Liu Sheng and Liu Pu, but he did not think in that direction.
"Can I have a look?" Liu Pu asked seriously.
"Of course." Zhu Gaojie handed the map in his hand to the other party.
Liu Pu took the map and stared at the cinnabar marks on the map. His brain was running wildly, and there was only shock and surprise in his heart.
"This, this was painted by you?" Liu Pu looked at Zhu Gaojie in disbelief.
A Qian general in the camp asked in confusion: "Sir, what's wrong? There's something wrong with this picture?"
"The problem is huge!" Liu Pu exclaimed, "This picture is amazing. We have only roughly ascertained the deployment of Ruan Yuxiong's troops, but this picture accurately guessed the strategic defense line of Ruan Yuxiong's troops. Combined with our investigation
This picture is a masterpiece of information!"
Zhu Gaojie touched his nose and said with a smile: "It's not that amazing, I don't take it seriously, I just drew it casually."
This picture was indeed drawn casually by him.
Combining the intelligence of the Pioneer Battalion's reconnaissance survey on Chen Jun's forces, Zhu Gaojie's brainy Bai Qi and others have already deduced Chen Jun's detailed strategic deployment, and they just barely guessed the color of Ruan Yuxiong's pants.
For ordinary people, this kind of thing is indeed miraculous, but for top generals, this is not difficult.
It is impossible for a scout to understand all the enemy's situation. A good general needs to analyze and guess the accurate enemy deployment based on the enemy's situation surveyed by the scout. To achieve this level, he can only rely on rich experience and intuition. Back then, Huo Qubing drove straight into the desert and swept across the desert. He was like a human radar, relying on this hand.
You know where the enemy is hiding in the desert and how to fight. It all depends on intuition.
A true general knows he has won from the moment he steps onto the battlefield.