The 3rd Battalion and the 5th Battalion, who had been fighting fiercely all day, got on board and reorganized the ship. The 4th Battalion gathered north from Xiaomi River and continued to take on the task of guarding and preparing for the enemy. The 1st Battalion and the auxiliary troops of the engineering and supply battalion cleared the battlefield.
The Xiaobotou Village was completely burned, and the fire gradually extinguished in the middle of the night. Entering from the Nanzhai Gate, in the alleyway there were a large number of soldiers who were suffocated by the smoke and fire. There were broken walls everywhere, and occasionally
A gust of wind blew, sparks flew, and there was still the scorching heat of the remaining fire. Most of the horses struggled out of the stables, struggled forward and back in the stockade, were smoked to death, and burned to death. It was these uncontrollable frightened horses that disturbed them.
The rear formation of the prisoners in the enemy's stronghold made it impossible for the soldiers to break through after dusk, otherwise the third battalion would have suffered even more casualties.
The vegetation was destroyed, and the grain and meat were reduced to ashes, but the bricks, tiles, gold, silver, copper, and iron were not burned down.
Swords, spearheads, iron and scale armor, armor pieces and other iron tools are all strategic materials that must be recovered by the auxiliary troops of the industrial camp.
The enemy who counterattacked in Cangnan brought part of their baggage and provisions, but most of them were burned. The enemy had no intention of trading with the locals, and there was very little gold and silver in the baggage. Lin Mengde searched the ruins of the enemy's baggage and found only
Now three to four hundred kilograms of gold and silver were burned and melted into lumps.
None of the above is the point, the point is the gold and silver that the soldiers carried with them.
Since the Donglu invaded the border, every time they broke into a city, except for the palaces and a few key large households, which were taken over by troops sent by the king's account to plunder their property as military supplies, they would also set off troops to plunder for three or seven days as a counterattack against the city.
Rewards for meritorious generals.
The enemy army camp that counterattacked in Cangnan contained very little gold and silver in their baggage, but the soldiers carried some privately with them. It is even possible to judge the severity of the crimes these soldiers committed in Yannan from the amount of gold and silver they carried privately.
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The great victory in Cangnan encircled and annihilated the Nayan tribe, killing more than a thousand enemies and collecting nearly ten thousand taels of gold and silver.
This number is not much, and the horses obtained were the biggest gain last time, but there is a reason why this number is so small.
The Great Victory of Cangnan was composed of the annihilation of the Yan tribe, mostly composed of the king's tent soldiers and the gathered sentry cavalry. Since breaking through the border and joining the invaders, he has almost never directly participated in the siege battles. He often drank some leftovers at the end of the city siege and plunder.
If you burn it, you won't get much.
This time the stronghold was set on fire, and the horses were either burned to death or suffocated to death. However, Nahe Xiongqi's tribe had participated in the attack on five cities since they broke through the border and entered the invaders. His soldiers entered the city several times to collect gold and silver.
Lin Mengde was worried that the military supplies would be consumed too much and would not be replenished enough. After organizing more than a hundred auxiliary soldiers to go into the stronghold to search for the corpses of the captives, he realized that the fire was worth it. Otherwise, letting one person go would cause a lot of losses.
The generals in the army each performed their own duties. Zhou Pu, Ao Canghai, Ning Zechen, Zhao Qingshan, Cao Ziang and others focused on leading troops in combat, while Lin Mengde had to focus on logistical supplies and provide continuous supply to the left army in Jiangdong.
combat effectiveness support.
Among so many people, Lin Mengde did not directly lead the troops in battle, but the pressure on his shoulders was no less than that of others.
Cheng Yuqian led the main force of King Qin's division in Jiangning to retreat back to Jining. He could only rely on the money allocated from Jiangning to maintain military support.
Jiangdong Zuojun was determined to attack, and the daily training and marching expenses were twice as much as those of the garrison. In addition to casualties in each battle, huge amounts of soldiers, armor, materials and horses were consumed.
Including Anjia's silver, only three months have passed, and the Jiangdong Zuo Army has spent a huge amount of 120,000 taels of military resources in exchange for silver. There are many factors that contribute to the Jiangdong Zuo Army's current performance, but such a high sum of money
Investment is also an important factor.
In addition to the money that Jiangning made by allocating money and mobilizing strategic materials in Texas, Jiyunshe also provided a subsidy of 40,000 taels of silver. If this war lasted for a few more months, and there was not enough collection and replenishment during the war, Jiyunshe would
Yunshe will be unable to hold on and collapse first.
Lin Mengde attached great importance to battlefield search and seizure, and battlefield search and seizure was naturally his responsibility. When the fire in Xiaobotou Village was slightly smaller, he asked Ao Canghai to send a sentry soldier to block Xiaobotou Village for him to prevent the ordinary soldiers below from losing their hands and feet.
Clean, he personally organized the labor camp and auxiliary troops to enter Xiaobotou Village to search and seize the battlefield.
Lin Fu sat by the fire and drank millet porridge as a midnight snack. Wu Qi moved the outpost to the south of Yangxin. There was no sign of the main force of the Qi cavalry returning. There was still plenty of time left for them. They drank millet porridge.
Porridge is much more comfortable than chewing dry biscuits.
Lin Mengde came over happily, and Lin Fu asked: "How about confiscating it?"
"You will find out if you come with me and take a look..." Lin Mengde said.
Lin Fu pulled up his cloak and ran over with Lin Mengde to see the collection results. He would not attach less importance to replenishing military resources than Lin Mengde. The guarantee of a strong army is strong logistical support.
However, Lin Fu suddenly lost his good mood when he saw the belongings confiscated from the corpses of the captives. These gold and silver bracelets, longevity locks, necklaces, hairpin rings and other items that were somewhat deformed by the fire, look at them.
You can imagine the situation of soldiers plundering the city and committing evil crimes.
The more seizures here, the more serious the crimes these soldiers committed in Yannan are undoubtedly.
"Register in the account..." Lin Fu waved his hand and said unhappily, asking the personal guards Zhou Pu, Ning Zechen, Zhao Qingshan, Ao Canghai and the sentry generals below to call over. This battle is over.
, it is necessary to summarize and discuss what to do next.
Lin Fu walked back to the campfire and continued to drink his millet porridge.
Wu Qi came over first and said: "I heard from the workers' camp that a lot of money was confiscated this time, especially the belongings of the captive soldiers, including 60,000 to 70,000 silver. The number of Donglu's cavalrymen who invaded this time was about five or six.
If tens of thousands of people participated in directly attacking the city, plundering the city, and privately plundering the property, the crimes these turtle grandsons committed in Yannan are really serious and unforgivable..."
The Three Prefectures of Yannan are located in the heart of the Yanji Plain, adjacent to the capital. It is located in a fertile area with many good weather and few disasters. The public security is better than other places. It is normal for the private sector to have abundant financial resources. Even if it is unforgivable, the court must
You must have this qualification to live up to your expectations. I am afraid that the central government is still thinking about making peace. In addition to taking away so much, it is also planning to give away another sum.
Lin Fu waved Wu Qi to sit down and said with a wry smile: "Don't talk about this, we will discuss how to fight next..."
"... Set up defenses on the front lines of Longkou River and Xiaomi River, wait for work, and beat the damn tired troops!" Zhao Qingshan, Ning Zechen, Zhou Pu and others walked over one after another, Zhao Qingshan said in a high-pitched voice.
"..." Lin Fu laughed. It seemed that everyone's morale had been completely boosted and they had gained confidence. In the past, there would have been no thought of using less to win more. He said, "Can Cao Ziang rush in time?"
It's hard to tell when they're back. Apart from the casualties this time, there are still 2,000 men available here. They are supported by sea ships. They have set up formations in the triangle area between the coastal embankment, Xiaomi River, and Longkou River to stop Nahe Xiongqi from rushing back and forth.
The exhausted army has not lost a plan... What do other people think?"
"It's okay to set up formations to intercept. The key is what purpose we want to achieve?" Ning Zechen asked.
"Well, that's a good question..." Lin Fu nodded. Ning Zechen's growth was very rapid. He was very excited when he defeated the victor in time. He had the desire and impulse to fight, but he could still think of countless things.
A battle with clear intentions is redundant and unnecessary. They risked intercepting the Nahe Xiongqi troops at the Longkou River and Xiaomi's front line to return to the main force. If they fight more with less, it will be difficult to achieve decent results, and it is likely to become a battle that will consume them.
In a battle, even if there are sea ships to rely on and there is no need to worry about the retreat being blocked, there is no need to compete in a battle of attrition...
"The target will be hard to find from now on..." Zhou Pu is a brave general, but the bumpy experiences in the first half of his life have prevented him from having the same passion and impulse as Zhao Qingshan.
"To eliminate the garrison of Xiaobotou Village is to make the main force of Na He Xiong Qi's troops exhausted from running back and forth. This goal has been achieved. Na He Xiong Qi will definitely lead his troops to counterattack. If we don't defeat the exhausted troops at this time, we will not be able to find an opportunity in the future.
He divided his troops..." Zhao Qingshan still wanted to ask for a fight and said, "You can't just find an island and wait for a month and a half for the Donglu to retreat on their own, right?"
Their biggest reliance now is the sea-going ships behind them. Maneuvering along the coastline is their biggest advantage. Naturally, they cannot give up this advantage and go inland to disturb the enemy's rear.
"Let's put this question aside for now. Let's sum up the gains and losses of this battle first," Lin Fu asked everyone to sit down around the fire and said, "You will summarize the gains and losses of our Jiangdong left army later. Let's summarize the gains and losses of the enemy first."
, let’s see what lessons we can learn from... Can any of you talk about the fatal mistakes made by the soldiers who stayed behind in Xiaobotou Village?"
"For the Donglu, the war has been going very smoothly since they joined the invaders," Ao Canghai sat aside and muttered for a long time before speaking, "Then He Xiongqi's deployment of staying behind was not a big mistake.
The next thousand captive cavalry should be to prevent our Jiangdong left army from hiding on the island for a sneak attack. Even if it is a regular garrison, some of the remaining captive cavalry should be stationed outside the stronghold. But all the remaining captive cavalry have entered the camp, even if
There are no other mistakes. Giving me a wall between the north and south gates of the Jiangdong Left Army is the same as catching a turtle in a urn and beating a dog with a closed door. When Chen Zhihu was in charge of building Zhaowu and other cities in East Fujian to block the She family, Li Zhuo proposed to build more open and secret gates in the city.
The principle of building a stronghold outside the city is to make it easier to advance and retreat, and to make deployment easier. When building a city, you cannot focus on keeping the enemy out, but also think about how to deploy your troops during a counterattack. A stronghold is more difficult to defend than a city, and you must pay more attention to surrounding it.
Trapped, it is impossible for the Donglu to have no experience in defending the city. In the final analysis, they are still arrogant and underestimate the enemy. Looking at this problem in turn, our consecutive victories should also make the Donglu take our army seriously, and it will be difficult to use other people to underestimate the enemy.
The mentality is designed to deal with..."
Lin Fu nodded, the Jiangdong Left Army was still far away from being an elite division, but the generals Ao Canghai, Zhou Pu, and Cao Zi'ang were far better than the ordinary Zhenfu Army generals.
Lin Fu saw Ning Zechen frowning and asked: "Given the intensity of the battle to seize the Nanzhai Gate at dusk, if these more than a thousand captives move outside the stronghold, how many troops would you need to surround them..."
"..." Ning Zechen shook his head and said, "We must be prepared for the main force of the cavalry in the south to counterattack at any time. Even if we have sufficient troops, we should not surround them and defeat them. The best policy is not to let them get together..."
Lin Fu nodded and said: "Annihilate the enemy in the outer circle, and encircle the enemy in the inner circle. The troops must be deployed at the same density on the contact surface. The outer circle must have twice as many troops as the inner circle. The so-called 'Ten Encirclement'
In other words, in a plain encounter, you must have an absolutely superior force before considering the possibility of encirclement and annihilation. Otherwise, don't take risks easily. It is quite easy to trap the enemy in the city and lock the enemy in the stronghold. The expansion areas of the city gate and the stronghold gate are equivalent.
It is so small that even if there are 100,000 or 80,000 soldiers and horses hidden in the city, it will be useless if they cannot be deployed. In the final analysis, it is still the principle of 'a strong army cannot be called strong until it is deployed'... These experiences and lessons, you go back and follow the soldiers below.
Commander, the flag leader must tell you everything. I am discussing with you the tactical issues of field attack and defense and walled defense. It is not that I want to teach you a lesson. I just want to know that Yang Zhaoqi's troops were surrounded and annihilated in the field battle with Donglu in the east of Gaoyang County.