Chapter eight hundred and sixty seventh Jiangnan turmoil
Jinling City, Royal Villa.
Bai Yunqi is sitting in front of Empress Dowager Bai. Although the two are siblings, their identities are now very different. Empress Dowager Bai has become the empress dowager of the Tang Dynasty, so even if Bai Yunqi is in private
On occasions like this, I didn't dare to be too presumptuous and behaved very respectfully.
At this time, he was saying respectfully: "The turmoil in Taiping Mansion has been calmed down. According to the news reported by the people below, the turmoil this time is caused by the alliance of several local gentry, and these gentry have people in their families who were involved in the Ming Dynasty."
Among the officials in the dynasty, some of them were killed or injured at the hands of our army before, and they have great resentment towards our Tang Dynasty. This time, they took advantage of His Majesty's northern expedition and thought that their opportunity had come, so they gathered the youth.
Zhuang conspired to rebel."
"After the incident, the local militia immediately organized troops to intercept. However, the number of local militia was too small and scattered, making it difficult to control the situation. However, the 15th Mixed Regiment quickly dispatched a battalion to suppress it. After two days,
After a fierce battle, the local rebellion was successfully suppressed, hundreds of rebels were killed on the spot, and about 300 more were arrested!"
After hearing this, Queen Mother Bai moved her fat body and stood up: "Damn these days, you have to rebel in a good life, and you must be severely punished to set an example!"
"Now the emperor is marching north, leading an army of more than 100,000 people to fight against the puppet Ming army. At such a critical juncture, we must not let them act recklessly!"
Empress Dowager Bai continued: "After the Emperor's Northern Expedition, many people were ready to make a move, thinking that they had seized the opportunity, but just them wanting to shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was simply wishful thinking. You must let the people below
Take strict precautions and make sure nothing goes wrong!"
After Bai Yunqi left the palace, he immediately sent an official letter in the name of the commander of the Zhili garrison to the troops in the south and north of the Yangtze River and the militiamen in various places, asking them to strictly guard against unrest in various places and implement martial law policies in strategic locations to prevent any rebellion.
If there are signs, be sure to strangle them as soon as possible!
While Bai Yunqi was suppressing various places in the rear, Li Xuan also received news about the rebellion in Taiping Mansion. After reading it, he didn't find anything strange. It was just a rebellion of hundreds of people and not worthy of Li Xuan's attention.
The Tang Dynasty suppressed rebellions of this scale not just a hundred but also eighty times over the years. At its peak, reports of rebellions in various places could be received more than a dozen times a month.
After the rise of the Tang Dynasty and the fierce battle with the Puppet Ming Dynasty, many careerists thought that an opportunity had come and tried every means to rebel. Of course, more of them were rebellions by people who were dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty and armed
There are endless forms of tax resistance.
Although Li Xuan went north to fight in person, he still had a large number of troops in southern Zhili. The 10th Infantry Division and several mixed regiments were located in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. However, the other provinces also had at least one mixed regiment.
garrison.
These are all regular armies. In addition to regular armies, there are militia organizations everywhere.
Small and medium-sized rebellions cannot stir up any trouble.
Unless there is a second time-traveler like myself appearing under the sky, otherwise, the rear will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Let alone rebellion, even if the ministers in the rear wanted to stage a coup or the like, it would not work. He, Li Xuan, personally led an army of hundreds of thousands. If there was a change in the rear, he would immediately fight back.
If officials want to stage a coup, they are unlikely to win over the support of the military. The military has always been Li Xuan's base. Almost all officers are graduates of Wushu Academy, and almost all mid-level and senior officers are graduates of Imperial Academy.
It is impossible for others to win over the army to rebel.
And as long as the army is captured, Li Xuan will not have to worry about instability in the rear.
Otherwise, Li Xuan would not worry about the Northern Expedition.
But although there is nothing serious, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again in the future, and getting more and more serious, it must be severely punished to scare the monkeys.
Immediately, Li Xuan approved that the rebellion in Taiping Mansion would be severely punished.
The Tang Dynasty, like the Ming Dynasty and all other dynasties, were very strict when it came to rebellion. They would basically give the heaviest punishment. Every time, there would be rivers of blood, and confiscation of homes and genocide would be the lightest treatment.
, in severe cases, the nine tribes will be killed.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to carry out effective deterrence!
After all, in the land of China, the view that "the king, prime minister, and general Hou Ning has some kind of talent" is very popular, and there is never a shortage of all kinds of careerists, so they must be suppressed and punished with thunderous means.
After approving the matter, Li Xuan returned his attention to the local war.
The ordinary government affairs in the rear are handled by Liu Bagou and the others, and in terms of military affairs, Bai Yunqi is also there to suppress, and there is also the Queen Mother Bai sitting in charge. Waiting for others can't make waves at all, but the war in the north now makes Li Xuan a little worried.
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He has led his army to march north for several days, but because of caution, the march is not fast. He is still about 20 kilometers away from Anping Town.
Whether these 20 kilometers are far or close, this distance can only be covered in one day if you really have to march with all your strength. However, if you delay, it is possible to cover this distance for several days.
Especially when there was a large number of enemy cavalry threats nearby, Li Xuan repeatedly ordered his troops to remain cautious and restrained, and never to wastefully fight in the face of enemy cavalry.
At the same time, in order to avoid being cut off by enemy cavalry from supply lines and causing a shortage of food and ammunition, the army led by Li Xuan carried with it half a month's worth of food and enough ammunition for a large-scale decisive battle.
And if you carry more supplies, it will be even more troublesome to walk.
But Li Xuan was not in a hurry, because the Ming army was in Anping Town, and Emperor Zhengde was there!
Therefore, when to launch an attack, the initiative still lies with him. Under such circumstances, Li Xuan is naturally unwilling to rush over in a hurry and then lose due to insufficient preparation.
"Now it has been found out that the Tatars are personally commanded by Anda Khan. There are more than 50,000 cavalry in total. The main force is currently stationed in the area from Anping Town to Shouzhang. There are also about 10,000 cavalry heading south. Although
I don’t know their specific goal, but they probably want to go south to attack our army’s rear and cut off our army’s supply line!”
Lieutenant General Lei Wan pointed at a topographic map of the nearby area and said: "The Ming army in the direction of Anping Town was stationed around Anping Town, and a total of three camps were established. However, their cavalry was not stationed in the camp.
Inside the camp, but on the west side of the camp!"
Li Xuan stared at the map, and then said: "It seems that Zhengde and the others want to use Anping Town as bait to attract our army to attack, and then use cavalry to attack our army's rear left and right?"
Lieutenant General Lei Wan said: "Although it is not certain yet, judging from the current movements of the Ming army and the Tatars, it is very possible!"
At this time, Li Xuan looked at Bao Yifen who was standing aside: "If the enemy attacks our rear, can the navy ensure that the supply line of the canal is continuous?"
Bao Yifen said with confidence at this time: "The Navy's canal fleet has prepared more than fifty inland river warships, divided into three squadrons and are on standby. From Anping Town to Jining Prefecture, the fleet can arrive on the same day and launch bombardment!
As long as the enemy does not occupy a certain coastal location with heavy troops, then there is no way they can cut off our river supply line!"
At this time, Lieutenant General Lei Wan also added: "Even if the enemy uses cavalry to occupy a certain key node, the army has already arranged the core and main force of the Fifth Infantry Division in the rear, and can quickly travel to various places along the coast through river transportation at any time.
The combat power of the 5th Infantry Division means that in a positional battle, the enemy cavalry will never be able to withstand the attack of the 5th Infantry Division!"
This time, in order to ensure the safety of logistics, the army and navy spent a lot of money on this trip north. The selected routes and methods of march were carefully designed. In order to plan the trip north, the navy deployed many inland river warships, even the Yangtze River warships.
All the inland river warships in the basin were mobilized. In addition to the Yellow River and Huaihe River basins, in the Shandong section of the canal basin alone, more than 80 inland river warships were concentrated.
And these eighty inland river warships are not the early armed merchant ships converted from civilian ships. They are all specially built inland river warships of grades A, B, and C, and they are also equipped with a large number of howitzers in advance, just to support the army's operations.
The forty-eight-pound howitzer is very troublesome for the army. It can only be used during sieges or positional battles. But in the navy, battleships can maneuver at any time. As long as the battleship can go, the forty-eight-pound grenade can be used.
Can be hit.
In addition to the navy, the army's force heading north simply detached the 5th Infantry Division, the most powerful combat force in the army, and used it to defend the transportation and supply lines in the rear.
In addition, in Jining Prefecture, the logistics supply depot closest to the front line, sufficient troops are left for defense. The 5th Mixed Regiment, the 8th Baggage Regiment directly belonging to the 8th Infantry Division, and an artillery battalion of the 8th Artillery Regiment can
They are all stationed in Jining.
Needless to say, the Fifth Mixed Regiment is one of the few mixed regiments in the Tang Army whose combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the main force, and its strength is considerable.
As for the Eighth Baggage Regiment, even though there is the word "Bagway Regiment" in it, the baggage regiment in the Tang Dynasty Army is not the transportation group in the Logistics Department. The baggage troops at all levels of the Datang Army are all the same.
Combat troops can directly pull up to the front line and act as combat infantry at critical moments.
Because in the system of the Datang Army, except for the transportation tasks close to the front line, other transportation tasks are basically undertaken by the transportation group of the Logistics Department, and the baggage group is only responsible for the supply transportation for a distance of about 20 to 30 kilometers near the front line.
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Moreover, superiors will not send main troops to cover the baggage troops, but the baggage troops will protect themselves. Therefore, all the soldiers in the baggage force are actually combat soldiers. Although their combat effectiveness is slightly inferior to that of regular infantry regiments, they are not.
It would be too bad.
The Army of the Tang Dynasty spent a lot of money to protect its logistics supply lines, but could this dissuade Emperor Zhengde and Ada Khan from attacking their logistics supply lines?
Not very likely!
Because the Tang Army's strong frontal combat capability is well known. The Tang Army itself knows it very well, and the Ming army on the opposite side also knows it. Even the Tatars who have never fought against the Tang Army have heard about it.
When fighting a war, you have to make use of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses!
What is the advantage of the Ming army and the Tatars? It is the cavalry!
As long as you are not stupid, you will use the mobility of the cavalry to attack the Tang Army's supply lines and attack the Tang Army's rear!