The Osaka garrison was the anchor of the Tang Empire in the Osaka area. Over the years, it had often threatened or even directly attacked those disobedient daimyo.
But just like other overseas territories and colonies, Datang not only deployed army troops here, but also navy troops!
The Tang Navy's Fuso Squadron also deployed a marine battalion here, but this battalion was not full and only had two teams. It was mainly used to control and defend the navy's naval base here.
Therefore, as a serious ground combat force, Datang had a total of more than 1,800 people in the Osaka area.
But even so, Osaka became the city with the largest military force among the many colonies of the Tang Dynasty on the Fushang Islands.
Other colonial cities had even fewer troops, such as Edo. Although there was a garrison there, the number of troops was only about 1,400.
The main forces of the Tang Dynasty fighting against the Fuso region were not actually deployed directly in the colonies on the four major islands of Fuso. Instead, they were deployed in the empire's own territory, Osumi County, Ryukyu Prefecture, and Busan Port on the Koryo Peninsula.
This is the base camp for the battle against Fuso, where a huge force is stationed.
In Osumi County, the Army alone has an infantry regiment of the 56th Infantry Division, that is, the 169th Infantry Regiment, as well as other related artillery, cavalry, baggage and other auxiliary units, and these units are actually
The former 1st Mixed Brigade became the main force.
Then there is the Osumi Garrison Regiment, which has more than 1,500 troops.
The total strength of the above-mentioned troops is less than 10,000, and they are fully equipped with infantry, artillery, cavalry, transport workers, and even sanitation units. When combined, they are actually a mixed force that can fight independently.
The person commanding these army units was not a school officer, but Brigadier General Wei Hongbao, the deputy commander of the 56th Infantry Division.
In addition, this place is the home port and headquarters of the Fuso Squadron of the Tang Dynasty Navy. In addition to warships, the navy also stationed half of its marine regiment here, with more than 2,000 marines.
Combined, the army and navy have a ground combat strength of 12,000, which can be said to be very powerful.
According to the planned Fuso combat plan, the main forces fighting Fuso are actually troops dispatched from Osumi County and Busan respectively. The main force of the 56th Infantry Division dispatched from Busan will directly cross the sea and land on Honshu Island, and
They will take advantage of the sea to seize both sides of the Kanmon Strait and control the Shimonoseki and Kokura areas, and then send some troops to reinforce the Hiroshima and Osaka areas. The Osaka area is the most critical and is expected to receive reinforcements of at least 2,000 troops.
The troops in Osumi Prefecture will fight as an independent mixed force. They will land in the southern part of Kyushu Island, then seize the entire Kyushu Island, and then join the remaining troops of the 56th Infantry Division in the Kanmon Strait. Then these two
The troops marched quickly, striving to capture Kyushu Island and the central and western regions of Honshu Island in the shortest possible time, and then marched eastwards, all the way to Ezo Island, in order to realize the strategic intention of completely sweeping Kyushu Island and Honshu Island.
As for Shikoku Island, we plan to leave it until the end to solve it. In the early stage, we can just use the navy to block the sea area.
This was a plan planned by the top military officials, and this plan was actually quite dangerous for the Tang Empire's garrison troops stationed in various colonies.
Because in this case, the Fuso people may attack each colony first before the army arrives.
Although the Fuso people's fighting power is poor, if many daimyo armies besiege these colonies, it will cause some trouble for the local garrison.
For this reason, Datang had actually evacuated or defended some colonies.
Among the colonies that need to be evacuated, they are mainly those in the central and eastern areas of Fuso Honshu Island. It is expected that the Tang Army will take a long time to arrive in this area, and the local colonies are generally small in size and have few garrison troops.
Simply plan to conduct a complete evacuation, whether it is the garrison or the expatriates.
However, the two colonies of Edo and Osaka will adopt a stubborn mode. These two places are too important, and the Tang Empire has been operating here for many years, so naturally it will not give up easily.
But in this case, they will inevitably become a thorn in the side of Fuso people!
When the Tang Dynasty swept across Kyushu Island and launched an offensive in the western region of Honshu Island, the two colonies of the Tang Dynasty, Osaka and Jianghu, were like two daggers stuck in the hinterland of the Fuso people. If these two daggers were not removed, they would
There was simply no way to stop the army from resisting Datang's offensive.
Although it is said that even if they can organize a large army to resist, there is a high probability that they will not be able to stop the attack of the Tang Dynasty King.
But an ant still has to struggle before it dies, let alone a country.
And now, Osaka is encountering the desperate struggle of the Fuso people!
Before the Osaka garrison could wait for reinforcements, they discovered that the surrounding daimyo had begun to unite and began to gather forces to prepare to attack Osaka.
Bi Zhian still received a notification from his superiors, asking him to lead his headquarters to build fortifications in preparation for war. Only then did he realize that those Fuso people were actually bold and prepared to rush to attack Osaka.
These Fusang people have become so bold that they have eaten the heart of a bear and become a leopard of courage!
In fact, this is not because Fuso people are brave, but because they are scared.
Datang was going to send troops to Fusang, and there was no way it could be hidden. When Datang’s troops began to gather to prepare for war, all kinds of news were already flying all over the Fusang Islands. By the time the main force of the 56th Infantry Division in Busan was
The troops left the port on ships, then entered the Kanmon Strait and controlled both sides of the strait.
Then start to deal a devastating blow to the surrounding daimyo!
They did not distinguish whether the daimyo was friendly or rebellious towards the Tang Dynasty, and they destroyed them all.
This caused the Fuso Daimyo to panic!
In spite of the panic, someone finally raised the banner to resist the invasion of the Tang Empire and called on the daimyo from all over the country to unite to defend their country and resist the Tang invaders.
Who is this person? Naturally, he is Oda Nobunaga, the most prestigious person in the central Fuso region. However, just having this person cannot pose a great threat to the military operations of the Tang Empire.
The key thing is that he actually roped in several other relatively powerful daimyo, such as Tokugawa Ieyasu, as well as the Imagawa family, Miyoshi family and other chaotic Fuso daimyo families.
Talk about integrating all the armies of the world to jointly fight against the invaders of the Tang Dynasty...
Naturally, the colonial authorities and troops stationed in Osaka of the Tang Dynasty were well aware of the actions of Oda Nobunaga and other Fuso daimyo, and had taken precautions early.
In order to prevent the Fuso people from leaping over the wall, they gathered a large army to attack the city of Osaka before domestic reinforcements arrived. The Osaka colonial government organized young local expatriates to prepare temporary militia troops, and at the same time asked the Osaka garrison to prepare
Be fully prepared to resist any enemy that interferes with attacking Datang's territory.
Against this background, Bi Zhian also ushered in the first real war in his life!
Even though he has been in the army for many years, he spent the first three years studying in a military academy. After entering the army and serving in the army in the following years, to be honest, he never really participated in actual combat.
This time, in the Battle of Fuso, it was his first time to participate in actual combat.
In fact, there were many officers similar to him. After all, although the Tang Dynasty fought wars every year, most of them were small-scale battles. Even if it was a war with the Tatars, it was only a matter on the northwest front and garrisons in other directions.
It doesn't matter.
Therefore, in fact, most officers, especially those who joined the army after the Unification War, have not actually participated in the war.
When Bi Zhian came to the regiment headquarters to participate in the military meeting, he was certainly nervous about going on the battlefield for the first time, but he was more excited.
This is a war, a war in which I can make meritorious deeds. As long as I perform well this time, I will lay a solid foundation for myself to cross the threshold of a school officer in the future.
For junior army officers in the Tang Dynasty, there were basically only three ways to become a colonel. One was to gain seniority. After more than ten or twenty years, you could almost become a major.
The second is to apply for the Royal Academy. As long as you pass the exam, you will become an Army Major as soon as you graduate.
Both of these paths are not suitable for Bi Zhi'an, because he is not willing to do the former. After all, he is also a baron. As for the future lord, he has to wait for more than ten years to become an army major, and then when he becomes a major, he can't do this.
accept.
As for the second item, it is even more impossible. My family knows my own affairs and only my own head. It was very reluctant to apply for the martial arts school back then. Now it is impossible to compete with many military sedans for admission to the imperial school.
thing.
If he fails to pass the first written test, he will not be able to enter the Royal Academy even if his father is a Duke, let alone a baron.
There is a third way, which is to rely on actual military merit to get promoted!
And this is actually the only way for many ordinary officers to become colonel officers at a young age.
There is no need to go through qualifications or go to the Royal Academy. As long as you achieve military merit, you can cross this threshold immediately.
As long as you make meritorious service, you may be able to become a major in a few years. As long as you can cross this threshold around the age of thirty, there will finally be a glimmer of hope to become a general in the future, and even if you don't succeed, you can still get the rank of colonel.
Retire again.
So even though Bi Zhian was about to face a war, he was nervous, but more excited!
There were many people like Bi Zhian in the land and sea armies of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it was for their own personal future or for the rise and fall of their family, they were extremely eager to make meritorious deeds in war.
This desire for military exploits and glory and wealth is also the fundamental reason why the army and navy of the Tang Dynasty had extremely strong external expansion!
If there is no benefit to fighting, why do they have to wear their heads in their belts or even break their heads to go to the front line?
Is it really just for loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?