Chapter 484: Win Liuzhou to welcome the holy drive
It is not reliable to add more troops to the assault force. If there are such additional troops, they can be directly used to form a new infantry regiment. Is it necessary to add more troops to the assault force?
So in the end, after much discussion, Chen Keqiao’s so-called solution was actually unrealistic!
Such a group of senior generals discussed for a long time, but were unable to find a solution to the two existing flaws in the current regiment-level tactics.
At the end, Hao Bainian sighed and said: "Compile the discussion into a written report and submit it to the Operations Department. As for the regiment-level phalanx tactics, we will suspend their use for now and all units will return to their original battalion-level tactics!"
This regiment-level square formation tactic was proposed and perfected by Hao Bainian. It was only the first time it was used today. However, such an important flaw was discovered during the first use. It is unlikely to continue to use it in the future.
It's possible.
To be honest, Hao Bainian was a little reluctant, but there was nothing he could do about it. As everyone said, this regiment-level tactic still had two fatal flaws.
In terms of the quality of the troops in the King's Division of the Tang Dynasty, currently only the First Infantry Regiment can barely perform, not even the Second Infantry Regiment.
And even among the First Infantry Regiment, only one First Infantry Battalion can meet the requirements, and several other infantry battalions cannot do it either.
The tactics are quite good, but they are not suitable for the Tang Dynasty King Master!
After the day's post-war meeting ended, the next day's battle report summary report was sent to the rear together with the battle report of this battle, and would then be passed all the way to Xingquan Mansion.
After cleaning the battlefield, Hao Bainian and his troops continued to station at Anjia Wharf, waiting for reinforcements from the Ming army to arrive.
But just as he had expected, subsequent Ming army reinforcements saw that the 8,000-strong army led by Wei Yan himself had been defeated miserably, and they dared to continue marching north. One after another, the Ming army stopped in unison.
According to the intelligence obtained by the reconnaissance cavalry sent by the army, the remnants of the Ming army that had retreated from Anjia Pier had fled all the way back to Wuxuan County.
Subsequent reinforcements from the Ming army from eastern Guangxi also came to Wuxuan to meet with the remnants of the Ming army. At this time, Hao Bainian finally knew that the commander of the Ming army he had defeated before was the puppet Ming governor of Guangxi.
Wei Yan, within a few days, the regrouped Ming army in Wuxuan County had already reached more than 6,000 people.
In addition, the reinforcements from the Ming army from western Guangxi and other regions were limited to guests. The number of this group of Ming troops was not small, about 4,000.
Moreover, the number of Ming troops in these two areas continues to increase. It is said that the governor of Guangxi, Wei Yan, calmed down after the fiasco at Anjia Wharf and ordered all Ming troops in Guangxi to be on guard to prevent Tang thieves from flowing through the Xijiang River to western Guangxi and other areas.
Eastern Guangxi, especially Wuzhou.
At the same time, a large-scale recruitment of young people on the spot was also begun.
I believe that it won’t take long for the Ming armies in Wuxuan and Laibin areas to exceed the number of ten thousand each!
At this time, the Guangxi Ming Army and the Tang Dynasty King's Division moved south, forming a triangular structure in the shape of a Chinese character. The Datang King's Division was at the northern apex, while the Guangxi Ming Army was at the two bottom points. What's interesting is that,
These three armies are stationed along the tributaries of the Xijiang River, whether they are attacking or defending, with the Xijiang Basin as the core.
Because both sides knew that fighting in Guangxi, logistics and transportation would be extremely dependent on the tributaries of the Xijiang River, so Hao Bainian wanted to fight all the way along the Xijiang River, and the Guangxi Ming Army also wanted to defend along the river.
After obtaining this information from the reconnaissance cavalry, Hao Bainian knew that these Ming troops would probably not have the courage to go north to Liuzhou in a short period of time. Although they could continue to fight east or west, the journey would be long and time-consuming.
Secondly, Liuzhou City is still in the hands of the Ming Army, and Liuzhou City is on the edge of the Liujiang River. The Ming Army in the city can threaten Liujiang transportation at any time, and our own logistics transportation relies heavily on Liujiang River transportation.
In order to avoid any accidents in Ye Changmengduo, to be able to continue heading south without any worries, and to welcome the Holy Emperor as soon as possible, Hao Bainian decided not to fight Wu Xuan and his guests.
Let’s go back north and capture Liuzhou City first!
After taking the city of Liuzhou, His Majesty will be able to go south, and when he goes south, he will definitely bring a large number of troops south. In this way, our troops in Guangxi will be stronger, and we can move westward at the same time.
And Dongjin!
If you want to advance westward, first defeat the guests and annihilate the local Ming army. Then you can send a small number of regular troops and part of the garrison to continue advancing westward, while the main force will advance eastward!
The strategy of the Tang Dynasty has never changed, and the strategy of continuing to advance eastward after capturing Liuzhou has been formulated long ago.
This is not only because of the need to conquer Wuzhou, a city with an important political symbol, but also because of the need to continue eastward to Guangdong to occupy Zhaoqing, Guangzhou, and Foshan.
At the same time, in addition to these reasons, there is another very important reason, which is to seize the only two plain grain-producing areas in Guangxi, namely the Xunyu Plain in Xunzhou Prefecture and the Yulin Plain in Wuzhou Prefecture.
These two plain areas are areas with fertile land, abundant rain and sunshine, and are extremely suitable for growing food. Even though the population in these areas is still relatively small and water conservancy facilities are relatively lacking, they are now important to Guangxi.
If developed, these two plains would be enough to feed millions of people.
And how many people are there in Guangxi now? Just over two million!
Among the areas currently occupied by the Tang Dynasty and the areas expected to be occupied in the short term in the future, there are no relatively important grain-producing areas. They are all remote areas. Only the agricultural development along the Liujiang River in Liuzhou Prefecture is relatively good, but the agricultural development in Liujiang Prefecture is relatively good.
The development potential of the areas along the Xijiang River is also limited.
Far less potential than the two areas of Xunzhou Prefecture and Wuzhou Prefecture!
Wuzhou Prefecture can become the seat of the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi not only because it relies on the Xijiang shipping hub, but also because Wuzhou Prefecture is an important grain-producing area, and Xunzhou Prefecture next door is also an important grain-producing area.
In ancient times, nothing made people feel more at ease than having food in their hands.
Even though Xingquan Prefecture, the place where he started, was eventually lost because of his move south, Wuzhou Prefecture and Xunzhou Prefecture must be captured, and marching eastward to Guangdong is also a must.
Anyway, Xingquan Mansion and Liping Mansion are both remote and remote places. It’s not easy to get anything, and the transportation is inconvenient. It’s really not a good place. Otherwise, why would Li Xuan be obsessed with going south? It’s because the place where he started is Xingquan.
Quanfu is too messy and has no development potential at all.
The Guangdong and Guangxi regions are different. Although compared to the whole country, the various resources, population and agricultural output in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions are not very good, but you have to know what era it is now. It is only the mid-16th century.
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It is a small mine of little value to future generations, but it is enough to start the industrial development of this era. Otherwise, Foshan will not become a relatively famous steel producing area in the country these days. You must know that looking at the
In the whole country, the main iron ore and coal producing areas are not in Foshan, Guangdong.
As long as it is easy to mine, even a small mine can be enough to support the current industrial development of the Tang Dynasty with military production as its core.
The Xunyu Plain and Yulin Plain in Guangxi and the Pearl River Delta region in Guangdong are both grain-producing areas. They can currently provide a large amount of grain to the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that it will be able to provide more grain after development in the future.
Therefore, whether from the perspective of military strategy or in terms of resources, population, transportation, etc., the Guangdong and Guangxi regions are more suitable for the development of the Tang Dynasty than Guizhou. As for Yunnan, where chieftains are still rampant, there is no hope that it can be
The base is rising.
Sichuan is pretty good, but it’s easy to get into Sichuan but not so easy to get out.
Huguang is more suitable, but where is Huguang? Although it has many resources and population, the Huguang area is too close to the Central Plains and Jiangnan. Now that the Tang Dynasty has entered Huguang, it is basically equivalent to stepping on the tail of the Ming Dynasty.
Just wait for the Ming Dynasty to use all its strength to encircle and suppress it.
Moreover, the encirclement and suppression was carried out strictly and quickly!
It is impossible to give Li Xuan much time to develop!
It is necessary to go south to Guangdong and Guangxi, but if Li Xuan wants to go south, he must first capture Liuzhou City. Li Xuan cannot go south with a large number of administrative staff and troops, but in the end he can only squat in Huaiyuan County or Rong County
Well, at least there must be a place like Liuzhou Fucheng to match the magnificence of Li Xuan and the Tang Dynasty!
Hao Bainian did not stay at Anjia Wharf for too long, but soon led his army back north, leaving only a small number of cavalry and garrison troops in the Xiangzhou area to control the areas on both sides of the Liujiang River in Xiangzhou.
The main force is to return north to Liuzhou City!
When Hao Bainian led the main force and just arrived outside Liuzhou City, it happened that the second batch of 500 shi of grain sent by the Cen family of Huaiyuan County also arrived outside Liuzhou City. Yes, the bold Cen family of Huaiyuan County directly delivered the grain.
In the military camp of the Tang Dynasty King's Division outside Liuzhou Prefecture.
Previously, the Huaiyuan Cen family also sent the first batch of 400 shi of grain. Now adding these 500 shi of grain, it is equivalent to the Huaiyuan Cen family giving 900 shi of grain to the Tang Dynasty king in vain.
If these grains are calculated in terms of gold and silver, they are not very high, but in Liuzhou Prefecture, where the war has been going on for more than a month, food is already extremely scarce, and the Ming Dynasty also began to block the transportation of grain into Liuzhou Prefecture.
, these grains just seem to be more precious.
In the future, the Cen family in Huaiyuan County will sell two thousand shi of grain to the Tang Dynasty king every month, and said that the next month's two thousand shi of grain has already begun to be shipped. In less than a month, they will be able to deliver it in twenty days.
Transport these two thousand shi of grain to Liuzhou.
This food will greatly alleviate the military food pressure currently faced by the Tang Dynasty King's Division.
Seeing that the Cen family in Huaiyuan County was so happy to do things, Hao Bainian personally met with the person in charge of the Cen family who was responsible for delivering food, that is, Cen Fan, the eldest son of Cen Chunlin, the head of the Cen family.