Chapter five hundred and sixty-four enemy cavalry is now
Bai Yuntian naturally knew what Chief of Staff Feng Xuekun said. The opponent's frontal defense line had at least 5,000 troops stationed there, and there were also numerous artillery pieces.
Considering that the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau is behind them, they can get a large amount of weapons and ammunition every day, while our own side is only a cavalry unit, and due to its rapid attack, it only carries more than twenty 75mm cavalry cannons, and the ammunition it carries is not much.
Not much.
In terms of firepower, our side is at a huge disadvantage!
But does this stop fighting?
Impossible, he led the 9th Cavalry Division all the way northward, and his only strategic target was the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau. Whether it was to seize the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau or block it, or simply to directly bombard and destroy it, the Jingzhou side had to let the Jingzhou side
The army cannot obtain weapons and ammunition from the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau.
Otherwise, the long-distance attack of his Ninth Cavalry Division and even the entire Second Cavalry Corps would be meaningless.
However, it is a fact that the troops on the opposite side are strong and the firepower is strong. Naturally, it is impossible for him to command his subordinates to attack directly without thinking. In this case, they will be beaten to death by the enemy's shells and bullets.
"Let the scout cavalry continue the search. If necessary, you can use firepower to test one or two, and find out the enemy's detailed troop layout. Then send the scout cavalry to pay attention to the movements in the capital area to the north!"
Bai Yuntian Shaoqing did not let the troops launch an attack immediately. Instead, he let the troops start to rest and recuperate. At the same time, he sent more reconnaissance cavalry to search and pay attention to the surrounding situation, and at the same time find out the reality on the opposite side.
Bai Yuntian led more than 6,000 cavalry to the outside of the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau. The news instantly spread throughout the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau and even the entire eastern suburbs of Jingcheng District. It didn't take long for the news to reach the capital as well.
Soon there was movement in the city. The reconnaissance cavalry reported that a cavalry force of tens of thousands of people belonging to the Black Sword Corps began to leave the city and headed straight for the 9th Cavalry Division. This obviously wanted to take advantage of the 9th Cavalry Division.
Just arrived and ready for a fight.
Faced with this situation, Bai Yuntian was happy.
They did not passively defend the city, but wanted to take the initiative. This is a good thing!
You must know that the Daheng unified army marched north to the capital. In fact, what they feared most was that the troops from the Jingzhou side could not stand firm. This would lead to a tough battle, and it would also be a street battle. This would consume too much money and take too long.
The Northern Expedition of the Daheng United Army is trying to avoid this happening as much as possible.
Bai Yuntian simply gave up his plan to continue attacking the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau. He couldn't defeat it anyway.
"Since the enemy's tens of thousands of cavalry have sent out to attack, let's wait and see again. At the same time, we should seize the time to rest and prepare to return south at any time. Then we can write a letter to the military headquarters, inform them of the situation, and ask them for quick reinforcements."
Feng Xuekun asked: "Sir, do you want to lure them out and annihilate them?"
Feng Xuekun naturally knew very well that his troops seemed to be going in alone, but in fact there was the main force of the Second Cavalry Army behind them. The distance between the two was actually only more than 20 kilometers. If the cavalry was conducting a short distance
If you move quickly, you can get there in a few hours.
If your side retreats to the south, guide the enemy's cavalry to the south, and then you can launch a counterattack!
Bai Yuntian said: "Well, if we can lure these tens of thousands of cavalry out, it will be easier to attack the city again, but it is hard to say whether they will follow smoothly!"
Bai Yuntian's plan is very simple. If the opponent follows up, he will have the opportunity to cooperate with the 10th Cavalry Division, the 11th Cavalry Division of the Second Cavalry Army and other units directly under the Second Cavalry Army to severely damage the 10,000 Black Sword Corps.
cavalry.
The 10,000 cavalrymen in the Black Sword Corps are probably the last main cavalry force in the hands of Jingzhou.
The troops controlled by the Jingzhou royal family are actually only the Guards Corps and the Black Sword Corps. The two combined cavalry only amount to tens of thousands. In the previous battle on the southern front, the Daheng United Army had already annihilated Jingzhou cumulatively.
There are more than 20,000 cavalry on the front, including more than 10,000 cavalry from the Black Sword Corps.
As long as these more than 10,000 cavalry are severely damaged, the Jingzhou royal family will only have infantry and artillery left.
The Jingzhou army that lost its cavalry also lost the initiative on the battlefield.
When fighting in Daheng, infantry, cavalry and artillery are indispensable, otherwise you will be at a disadvantage. Even for defensive operations, you must have enough cavalry, otherwise you will be surrounded by the enemy's cavalry in minutes.
Once it is surrounded and completely cut off from its supply lines, the capital will be an isolated city and will no longer be able to obtain external supplies of food and other materials.
A capital city with a population of one million is not a fortress with only tens of thousands of troops garrisoned. Even if the fortress is surrounded, the food stored in it can generally sustain tens of thousands of troops for several months or even longer.
However, the capital city with a population of one million needs to consume countless amounts of food every day. After being completely besieged, although the city has a certain amount of food reserves, it will definitely not be able to hold on for long.
When the food is gone, you don't need to beat him to surrender!
After Bai Yuntian Shaoqing led the Ninth Cavalry Division northward to the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau, he found that the Jingzhou Machinery Bureau was difficult to fight. After discovering that the main force of the enemy's cavalry took the initiative to attack, he quickly changed his strategy and tried to defeat the tens of thousands of cavalrymen.
Lead them out and annihilate them.
His strategic idea was quickly passed on to the commander of the Second Cavalry Corps, Yin Guangqing Zhongqing.
Zhongqing Yin Guangqing, who was only twenty-nine years old, had a very special mustache. Although he was on the march, he still wore neat general uniforms.
However, although he is wearing a general's uniform, it is difficult to see the heroic spirit of a soldier in this person. This person is only about 1.6 meters tall, and he is also fat!
In fact, when he attended Suiying School in the 49th year of Yongchang's reign, he had not yet gained weight.
But after a few years, he became fatter year by year. After a few years in the army, his body was full of muscles, but he became full of fat.
Because his weight has soared so fast, during the last year of fighting, he usually marched in a carriage. When he went to the battlefield, the horses he rode were also the strong horses used by the military to carry supplies, not other officers.
Everyone likes riding Nanzhou horses.
That is to say, he was originally short, otherwise he would have become so fat that even Thomas couldn't carry him.
However, despite his poor appearance, he was able to become the commander of one of the four cavalry armies in the Daheng Unified Army, and he was also the commander of the main cavalry force, the Second Cavalry Army. Naturally, it was because of his ability.
good.
Starting from the platoon leader of the cavalry platoon, to the company commander, regiment commander, then to the brigade commander, then to the division commander, and now to the current army commander, he has climbed up through solid military service.
Having just received the letter from Bai Yuntian, he thought for a while and then said: "Give Bai Yuntian an order. There is no need to lead the enemy cavalry to the headquarters. Just contain the enemy a little and don't let them return to the city early. But you still have to pay attention to safety.
Don't be blocked by others."
"Urgently, all the troops, move towards the southern suburbs of Jingcheng District. We will move into position tonight and block the enemy cavalry's retreat first!"
By simply leading the enemy to attack, the initiative is still in the opponent's hands. Whether they come or not is their choice.
And Yin Guangqing doesn't like fighting battles without initiative!
So he chose a more straightforward approach, directly blocking the enemy's retreat!