While the city of Shaoyang was busy due to the large army traveling, outside Shaoyang City, a vanguard force had already left the military camp outside the city and began to move toward the northeast.
The core of this vanguard force is the core main force of the First Army, that is, the First Infantry Regiment under the First Infantry Division!
As the ace unit of the First Army and even the entire Datang Army, this infantry regiment is also the only infantry regiment in the entire Second Army that has completed its reorganization. Its five infantry battalions have all been reorganized according to the new organization.
The number of muskets attached has increased from the previous 700 to more than 1,000. At the same time, the regiment's grenadier organization is also slightly larger. Its organization is modeled on the musketeer organization of the Guards, with more than 140 people.
Expanding the establishment of grenadiers is also one of the contents of the Tang Army's reorganization plan. However, currently only the grenadiers of the First Infantry Regiment are the first pilot unit. If the effect is good, then it will
It was quickly extended to the entire army.
As a vanguard force, the First Infantry Regiment naturally cannot go on the road alone. In addition to the First Infantry Regiment, there is also a baggage battalion and an artillery battalion under the First Infantry Division.
In addition, there are also temporary cavalry detachments formed by integrating various ministries!
After the Second Army used cavalry to fight against the cavalry of the Supervisory New Army, the Tang Army discovered that although the total number of cavalry on its side was not small, it was too scattered and failed to exert its due combat effectiveness.
In addition, during the battle with the Ming army's cavalry, a very critical problem was also discovered, that is, if the cavalry of both sides were fighting, if the number was relatively small, it would be difficult for the Tang cavalry to gain an advantage, and they would even be defeated.
However, if the number of cavalry on both sides increases, especially if it reaches hundreds or more, then the defects in the cavalry quality of the Tang cavalry will be covered up, and the cavalry tactics of riding on the wall can be better used.
Therefore, based on the cavalry combat experience in Jiangxi, the Tang Army quickly adjusted the deployment of cavalry units. The cavalry units of the First Army and Second Army were directly integrated. However, due to organizational issues and other issues, no awards were granted for the time being.
The new organization only uses the title of temporary cavalry detachment, and the subordinate cavalry still belong to each infantry division and form a mixed regiment.
The first cavalry detachment integrated by the first army has nearly 800 cavalry, directly integrating the cavalry units of the first infantry division and the third infantry division.
The commander of the cavalry detachment is Army Brigadier General Lu Yuzhi!
This man is also a veteran cavalry officer in the Army of the Tang Dynasty. His command style is conservative, mature and yet radical. In the entire Army of the Tang Dynasty, it is basically impossible to find a second cavalry general who is more senior and has more military exploits than him.
This forward force, which combines infantry, artillery, and cavalry, has a large number of troops and many proud soldiers, so it is not easy to be the commander of this forward force. He is the former commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment and the current commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment.
Major General Wang Chaohong, Chief of Staff of the First Army.
Unlike the Chief of Staff of the Second Army, Major General An Zichen, who was born in the logistics force and was only good at handling administrative and logistical affairs, Wang Chaohong was born as a commander of the main force, and during his tenure as regimental commander, he was the ace regiment of the First Infantry Regiment.
The commander of the regiment is good at planning various tactics and directly leading troops to fight. He has outstanding military achievements and has already been in the heart of the emperor.
Even he himself knew that his position as Chief of Staff of the First Army was actually just a transition, just to raise his military rank. If the position of division commander becomes vacant in the future, then he will be the first choice.
This also leads to the fact that he is not actually responsible for the staff work of the First Army. Well, in fact, he is not good at staff work. Therefore, the staff work of the First Army is actually carried out by the deputy chief of staff of the First Army.
Hao Bainian's old partner and former First Infantry Division Chief of Staff Brigadier General Li Xin.
Brigadier General Li Xin partnered with Hao Bainian as his chief of staff during the 1st Infantry Brigade, then as the chief of staff of the 1st Infantry Division, and now as the deputy chief of staff of the 1st Army.
After Wang Chaohong led the forward troops to leave Shaoyang City, they headed directly to the northeast. It seemed that they were going to Changsha, but in fact they were not. The direction they were going was actually between Hengyang and Changsha.
The tactical purpose is very simple, that is to prevent the enemies of Hengyang from escaping to Changsha!
Faced with the heavy pressure of our own army, it is difficult to guarantee that the enemy will not voluntarily abandon Hengyang and then gather all its forces in Changsha. In this case, it will be even more difficult to capture Changsha in a short time, even if the First Army and the Second Army
It is also very difficult to unite the army in one place.
Therefore, the task of this forward force is to intercept the enemy forces in the Hengyang direction that may be reinforcing Changsha. If the enemy forces are too numerous to stop them, they must still be held back and wait for the main force of the First Army to come up.
After Wang Chaohong's forward troops moved eastward, other units of the First Army in Shaoyang City also left the city one after another. Not only the combat troops began to leave the city, but also the baggage troops transporting baggage and the civilian men in the transportation group of the Logistics Department.
In order to supply the main force of the First Army for the expedition to Changsha, the Logistics Department recruited 5,000 civilians in just five days. At the same time, it also transferred more than 5,000 original civilians to form tens of thousands of civilians, organized into five transportation groups.
The transportation team is responsible for supplying various military supplies for the main force of the First Army.
This means that the early combat plan is not too far away, only four to five hundred miles, and the logistics supply lines along the way can be guaranteed, so the transportation pressure is not too great. If it is like the Second Army, even the supply lines
None. If you simply rely on the baggage carried by the civilians who accompany the army, then you have to be like the Second Army, which also has to bring 30,000 to 40,000 people when it goes out.
And considering that various types of military supplies will need to be supplied to the Second Army by then, the logistics pressure in Huguang is still quite high. Officials of the Logistics Department have already begun to recruit civilians on a large scale and increase the transportation volume.
According to estimates, if the two armies merge, the Logistics Department will have to recruit at least 50,000 civilians to maintain the supply line in the direction of Huguang in order to maintain the logistics supplies for the main forces of the two armies.
But this is all a matter of the next few days, and it is also a matter of the officials of the Logistics Department. Hao Bainian will not waste time on this. After finishing the army's strategy meeting, he and his old partner, the deputy chief of staff of the First Army
Brigadier General Li Xin stayed in the combat conference room almost all day long, discussing detailed combat plans with more than twenty staff officers of the First Army.
This battle can be said to be quite complex and huge. Although the number of troops participating in the battle is not large, only 50,000 or 60,000 people. If there was a garrison back then, 50,000 or 60,000 people would be nothing, but now and in the past
It's different. There is no garrison anymore. These 50,000 to 60,000 people are all the main force.
It also involves the cooperation between the two armies, and the battlefield range reaches hundreds of miles in large-scale operations, but nothing can be done carelessly.
In order to prevent accidents during the battle, Hao Bainian and Brigadier General Li Xin thought hard and took into account any possible situation, and finally formulated a preliminary battle plan.
If the overall plan is described at a macro level, it can only be described in a few sentences. It is nothing more than to intercept and contain the enemies of Hengyang, rush to Changsha with the main force, and cooperate with the second army to attack Changsha.
But this is just a brief description. The detailed implementation is not just a matter of these few sentences. Brigadier General Li Xin invited a group of staff officers to formulate a combat plan, which was written in small regular script for dozens of pages.
From this we can see the difference between Hao Bainian and Li Chunjing's fighting styles.
Hao Bainian likes to plan and make decisions beforehand, keeping all unstable factors in his hands and never fighting a battle that he is not sure about. Once he fights, he will be sure of it. Even if he fails to achieve the predetermined strategic goal, he can still ensure that his whole body is safe.
retreat.
But as for Li Chunjing, if you ask him what his battle plan is, he will definitely not be able to tell you, because he won't even know what plan he will adopt before the time comes.
Li Chunjing's attack on Yuezhou and even Changsha this time was a typical act of improvisation. There was no perfect battle plan formulated in advance!
To put it bluntly, Li Chunjing had an idea, and then he slapped his head and told his subordinates: "Let's go, I will take you to Yuezhou!"
Therefore, many officers in the Second Army, especially those senior officers who knew the true situation behind Li Chunjing's decision, were actually quite speechless or even worried.
This is a war, and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers are at stake. Li Chunjing suddenly had an idea and said he was going to fight Yuezhou. Have you considered the risks involved?
Nonsense, of course Li Chunjing has considered the risks, but Li Chunjing thinks it is worth the risk!
Therefore, the officers of the First Army were actually happier than the officers of the Second Army. At least they did not have to worry that Hao Bainian would lead them into a ditch one day.
However, it was precisely because of this difference in fighting styles between the two men that Li Xuan asked Li Chunjing to go to Jiangxi and asked Hao Bainian to stay in Huguang!
If Hao Bainian had gone to Jiangxi instead, he would probably still be planning how to attack Nanchang. It would be like now. Not only did he capture Nanchang, but he also shot straight to Huguang Yuezhou with a false shot. Now he is preparing to besiege.
It’s Changsha!
After Hao Bainian and Li Xin formulated the battle plan, they also officially left Shaoyang City with the headquarters of the First Army!
When they left Shaoyang City with the main force of the First Army, almost everyone in Shaoyang City was paying attention to them.
Not only the officials of the Tang Dynasty in Shaoyang City, but also the businessmen and gentry who had close ties with the Tang Dynasty, all expected Hao Bainian to join Li Chunjing, seize Changsha and Hengyang, and incorporate the entire Huguang south of the Yangtze River into the Great Tang Dynasty.
Under the Tang Dynasty.
Even many ordinary people are very concerned, because the victory or defeat of the army is also related to their vital interests!
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