When the chickens and dogs were busy in Shaoyang City because of the large army traveling, outside Shaoyang City, a vanguard force had already left the barracks outside the city and began to go northeast.

The core of this vanguard force is the core and main force of the First Army, that is, the First Infantry Corps under the First Infantry Division!

As the ace unit of the First Army and even the entire Tang Army, this infantry regiment is also the only infantry regiment that has completed the reorganization in the entire Second Army, and the five subordinate infantry battalions have been reorganized according to the new establishment, and the number of muskets has increased from 700 to more than 1,000 in the past, and the grenadier establishment of the regiment is also slightly larger, and its establishment is modeled after the musket team of the Guards, with more than 140 people.

Expanding the establishment of grenadiers is also one of the contents of the reorganization plan of the Tang Army, but at present, only the grenadier corps to which the First Infantry Corps belongs is the first pilot unit, and if the results are good, then it will be quickly extended to the whole army.

As a vanguard unit, it is naturally impossible for the First Infantry Corps to go on the road alone, and in addition to the First Infantry Corps, there is also a baggage battalion and an artillery battalion under the First Infantry Division.

In addition, there is a cavalry detachment that integrates the various ministries and is temporarily organized!

Since the Second Army used cavalry units to fight with the cavalry of the New Army, the Tang Army found 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, in the process of fighting with the cavalry of the Ming army, a very critical problem was also discovered, that is, 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 even be defeated.

However, if the number of cavalry engaged by the two sides increases, especially after it reaches more than hundreds of cavalry, then the cavalry quality defects of the Tang cavalry itself will be covered up, and then the wall riding tactics can be better played.

Therefore, according to the cavalry combat experience in Jiangxi, the Tang Army quickly adjusted the deployment of cavalry troops, and the cavalry units of the subordinate units of the First Army and the Second Army were directly integrated, but because of the establishment and other problems, the new establishment was not granted for the time being, but only the name of the temporary cavalry detachment was used, and the subordinate cavalry still belonged to the infantry divisions and mixed regiments.

The 1st Cavalry Detachment, which was integrated by the 1st Army, had nearly 800 cavalry, and the cavalry units of the 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division were directly integrated.

The commander of the cavalry detachment is the brigadier general of Lu Yuzhi!

This person is also a veteran cavalry officer in the Tang Army, with a conservative and mature command style and no lack of radicalism, in the entire Tang Army, there is basically no second cavalry general who is more senior and has more military achievements than him.

This forward unit, which combines infantry, artillery, and cavalry, has a large number of troops and many proud soldiers, so it is not easy to serve as the commander of this forward unit, but Major General Wang Chaohong, the former head of the First Advance Corps and the current chief of staff of the First Army.

Unlike Major General An Zichen, the chief of staff of the Second Army, who was born in the logistics unit and is only good at handling administrative and logistical affairs, this Wang Chaohong was born as a commander of the main force, and during his tenure as the regiment commander, he was also the head of the ace regiment of the First Infantry Corps.

Even he knew that his appointment as chief of staff of the First Army was actually just a transition, just to raise his rank, and if the position of division commander was vacated in the future, then he would 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, so the staff work of the First Army is actually carried out by the deputy chief of staff of the First Army, Hao Bonian's old partner, and former Brigadier General Li Xin, chief of staff of the First Infantry Division.

When Brigadier General Li Xin was in the First Infantry Brigade, he partnered with Hao Bonian as his chief of staff, then the chief of staff of the First Infantry Division, and then the current deputy chief of staff of the First Army.

After Wang Chaohong led the forward troops to leave Shaoyang City, they went directly to the northeast, seemingly to Changsha, but in fact, the direction they went to was actually between Hengyang and Changsha.

The tactical purpose is very simple, that is, to prevent the enemy of Hengyang from escaping to Changsha!

In the face of the heavy pressure of their own army, it is difficult to guarantee that the enemy army will not take the initiative to abandon Hengyang, and then gather all the forces in Changsha, in this case, it will be even more difficult to take Changsha in a short time, even if the first army and the second army are combined.

Therefore, the task of this forward force is to intercept the enemy troops in the direction of Hengyang who may reinforce Changsha, and if the enemy forces are numerous, they cannot be stopped, but they must also be delayed and wait for the main force of the First Army to come up.

After Wang Chaohong's forward troops advanced eastward, other units of the First Army in Shaoyang City also went out of the city one after another, not only the combat troops began to go out of the city, but also the baggage troops transporting the baggage and the people in the transport regiment of the logistics department.

In order to supply the main force of the First Army for its expedition to Changsha, the Logistics Department recruited 5,000 civilian men in just five days, and at the same time transferred more than 5,000 civilian men to form a transportation team of more than 10,000 people, which was organized into five transport regiments, which was responsible for supplying all kinds of military supplies for the main force of the First Army.

This means that the early battle plan is not too far, only four or five hundred miles, and the logistics supply line along the way can be guaranteed, so the pressure on transportation is not too great, if it is like the Second Army, there is not even a supply line, and it simply relies on the baggage carried by the people who accompany the army to fight, then it has to be like the Second Army, and when it goes out, it will have to bring 30,000 or 40,000 people.

Moreover, considering that it was necessary to supply all kinds of military supplies to the Second Army at that time, the logistical pressure in the Huguang direction was still quite large, and the officials of the logistics department had already begun to recruit civilians on a large scale and increase the volume of transportation.

According to estimates, if the two armies converge, in order to maintain the logistical supply of the main forces of the two armies, the logistics department will recruit at least 50,000 people to maintain the supply line in the direction of Huguang.

However, this is all a matter of the next few days, and it is also the business of those officials of the logistics department, Hao Bonian will not waste time for this, after the end of the strategic meeting of the whole army, he and his old partner, Brigadier General Li Xin, deputy chief of staff of the First Army, stayed in the combat conference room almost all day long, discussing the detailed battle plan with more than 20 staff officers of the First Army.

This time the operation can be described as quite complicated and huge, although the number of troops participating in the battle is not much, only 50,000 or 60,000, if there was a garrison at the beginning, 50,000 or 60,000 is nothing, but now it is different from the past, now there is no garrison, these 50,000 or 60,000 people are all the main force.

Moreover, it involves the cooperation of the two armies and the battlefield covers a wide range of hundreds of miles, but it must not be sloppy in the slightest.

In order not to have any accidents in the course of the battle, Hao Bonian and Brigadier General Li Xin pondered and meditated, taking into account any possible situation, and finally formulated a preliminary battle plan.

If the overall plan is described at a macro level, it is actually a matter of a few sentences, which is nothing more than intercepting and containing the enemy in Hengyang, attacking Changsha with the main force, and cooperating with the Second Army to attack Changsha.

But this is just a brief description, and when it comes to detailed implementation, it is not just a matter of these few sentences, Brigadier General Li Xin pulled up the battle plan drawn up by a group of staff officers, which was written dozens of pages in small letters.

From this, it can be seen that there is a difference between the combat styles of Hao Bonian and Li Chunjing.

Hao Bonian likes to plan and decide, control all unstable factors in his hands, and never fight uncertain battles, and once he fights, then he is nine out of ten, even if he can't achieve the predetermined strategic goal, but he can also ensure that he can retreat.

However, as for Li Chunjing, if you ask him what the battle plan is, he will definitely not be able to tell you, because when the time comes, he will not even know what plan he will adopt.

Li Chunjing's attack on Yuezhou and even Changsha this time was a typical impromptu response, and there was no perfect battle plan formulated in advance at all!

It's not nice to say, it's that Li Chunjing has an idea, and then he pats his head and tells the people under him: "Go, Lao Tzu will take you to Yuezhou!" ”

Therefore, many officers in the Second Army, especially those senior officers who knew the real situation behind Li Chunjing's decision, were actually quite speechless and even worried.

This is a war, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, you Li Chunjing patted his head and said that he was going to fight Yuezhou, have you considered the risk?

Nonsense, of course Li Chunjing has considered the risks, but Li Chunjing thinks it's worth the risk!

Therefore, the officers of the First Army are actually happier than the officers of the Second Army, at least they don't have to worry that Hao Bonian will take them into the ditch one day.

However, it is precisely because of this difference in combat style between these two people that Li Xuan will let Li Chunjing go to Jiangxi and let Hao Bonian stay in Huguang!

If Hao Bonian goes to Jiangxi, I'm afraid that he is still planning to attack Nanchang, which will be the same as now, not only took Nanchang, but also killed Huguang Yuezhou directly with a false shot, and now he is ready to besiege Changsha!

After Hao Bonian and Li Xin formulated a battle plan, they also officially left Shaoyang City with the military headquarters of the First Army!

When they left Shaoyang City with the main force of the First Army, almost the entire people in Shaoyang City were paying attention to them.

Not only the Tang officials in Shaoyang City, but also the merchants and gentry who had close ties with the Tang Dynasty, all expected Hao Bonian to join Li Chunjing, and then seize Changsha and Hengyang, and bring the entire Huguang south of the Yangtze River under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

Even many ordinary people are quite concerned, because the victory or defeat of the army is also related to their vital interests!

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