Li Zixiong continued: "The goal of the invasion army is to Guide, because of the absolute numerical superiority, even if our security army can hold Guide, it will be protracted, and with the continuous consumption of ammunition, a large number of my personnel in Guide will be in danger. ”

Li Zicheng's army suddenly rushed to Guide, which was somewhat unexpected by the Tiance Army Headquarters. From a historical point of view, Wang Yue believes that Li Zicheng did not fight Shandong before he broke through the Beijing Division, because to defeat Guide was to go to Shandong or Zhongdu.

With the advantage of the starting point city, Wang Yue did not worry about the historical details, and he could know the general trend of history. In fact, in the first month of the next year in history, the Chuang army launched an attack on Guide, and the city was broken seven days later, and the immigration work of the starting point management committee in Guide advanced Li Zicheng's attack on Guide.

According to the analysis of the General Staff in the early stage, due to the existence of a large number of security forces, Shandong has been relatively stable in recent years, and its military strength is second to none in many provinces in the Ming Dynasty.

Guide's military arrangements were to deal with the general harassment of rogues, but in the face of locust-like invasion of troops, the military strength was still weak.

"How many troops can Shandong's security forces send to support Guide? How far is the nearest Guide to Germany? Wang Yue asked.

Li Zixiong pointed to the big map and said: "The nearest is the 16th Brigade of the Public Security Army, which is now in Zoucheng, 170 kilometers away from Guide, and after receiving the order from the headquarters at noon today, the brigade is moving towards Guide, and it is expected to arrive at Guide in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow." At present, there are 12 brigades of our public security army in Shandong, of which four brigades are new brigades after the expansion of the public security army, and the remaining eight brigades are some of the distances, and some are gathering and transporting immigrants, so the maximum number of troops to be put into the direction of Guide is six brigades, and it will take about five or six days for all six brigades to arrive in terms of the speed of our march. ”

The security army is a camel-horse army, and the logistics and heavy equipment of the whole army are transported by horse-drawn carriages, and the number of cavalry is more than that of the Tiance army, with one battalion of cavalry in each brigade, about 500 people.

In order to improve mobility, the security forces under the Tiance Army are popularizing bicycles, and half of the 30 security brigades are equipped with bicycles. Due to adequate nutrition and intensive training, the marching speed of the security army is much faster than that of ordinary officers and soldiers.

The marching speed of infantry in the era of cold weapons was usually forty or fifty miles a day, and the speed of rapid marching was 100 miles a day, that is, 50 kilometers, while the daily marching speed of the security army could reach more than 50 kilometers.

Wang Yue said with a smile: "His Majesty Emperor Chongzhen has called me many times, urging my Tiance army to send troops to stop the eastward advance of the army. You must know that Cao Yun is the lifeblood of the imperial court, and His Majesty the Emperor is really anxious this time. ”

This time Chongzhen is really anxious, Guide is an important town in eastern Henan, and Kaifeng is a horn, since the fall of Luoyang, the strategic position of Guide is more important, but also related to the safety of Caoyun. If Guide falls, Kaifeng will be alone.

Emperor Chongzhen panicked in his heart, asked Wang Yue for help on the one hand, and hurriedly transferred troops to rescue Guide. However, the fall of Luoyang and the successive victories of the righteous army made the officers and soldiers frightened, and they each supported their own troops to protect themselves, and the imperial court decree was not mobilized, and the warlord tendency had appeared.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu was intercepting Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Suizhou, and he was the strongest and largest official army near Henan. The current Zuo Liangyu is amazing, with 300,000 soldiers, and he already has the strength to negotiate conditions with the imperial court.

Why does this Zuo Liangyu have so many soldiers and horses? This is thanks to Comrade Zhang Xianzhong, there is a saying that "bandits are like combs, soldiers are like grates", Zuo Liangyu's army is a typical representative of this kind, they are more thorough than the robbers, so Zuo Liangyu followed Zhang Xianzhong and made a fortune behind him, and he had the capital to expand the army.

After Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, Zuo Liangyu's base camp was placed in Wuchang by the imperial court, which was terrible, Wuchang's grain and salt ships were occupied and plundered by Zuo Liangyu, and the financial resources of the left army became more and more abundant.

So Zuo Liangyu is not so easy to invite, the minister of the DPRK and the Central Government suggested sending the former household secretary Hou Sui to invite, this Zuo Liangyu was brought up by Hou Sui, Zuo Liangyu has always been very grateful to Hou Sui.

This old gentleman Hou was serving his sentence in prison because he was impeached, and Chongzhen had to issue a special decree to release Hou Sui, and let him be the right attendant of the military department and the right servant of the Imperial Palace, and the governor of Baoding, Shandong, and Henan military affairs, to relieve the siege of Loudes. Hou Sui took office and ordered the transfer of Zuo Liangyu's troops to the north.

Since the defeat of Zhu Xianzhen, Zuo Liangyu is talking about Li Chuang's color change.

But Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but give Hou Sui face, so he replied to Hou Sui on the one hand, and first sent his subordinate Jin Shenghuan to report to Hou Sui with 5,000 soldiers, acting as Hou Sui's pro-army, and on the other hand, he wrote a letter to Hou Sui, saying that if all his 300,000 horses went to Henan, Henan was in a famine, and the problem of food and salary would definitely make Hou Sui embarrassed, so please think twice. Hou Sui thought that his words were reasonable, and had to withdraw his order, and the reinforcements who returned to Germany were hopeless.

The generals and officers present also heard that Chongzhen was in a hurry, and they couldn't help laughing, and Feng Yuanshan, commander of the Fifth Division and commander of the Liaodong Military Region, was eager to try: "Commander, our Tiance Army has been idle for a year, and it's time to move your body." After all, the security army is a local army, and the number of intrusive troops is huge, the firepower of the security army is limited, casualties are inevitable, in order to reduce the damage, we should also use the Tiance army. ”

Li Zixiong said calmly: "According to intelligence analysis, the strength of the intrusive army looks terrifying, but in fact, the real old battalion soldiers should be less than 20%. ”

Wang Yue said: "A large number of cannon fodder is also a trouble, what Yuanshan said is reasonable, although the security army can repel the intruding army, casualties are inevitable." Moreover, there are a large number of displaced people who are still coerced by the army, and they are also the population that is urgently needed in my eastern Liaodong, so it is time for the Tiance army to move. ”

As soon as he changed his tone, he said: "However, the Fifth Division cannot move, so the Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions will be dispatched to complete this combat mission." ”

Feng Yuanshan hurriedly stood up and said, "Commander, I...!" ”

Wang Yue waved his hand to stop him from continuing and said: "Now that you are the commander of the Liaodong Military Region, you should pay more attention to the movements of the old Maozi of Northern Russia, and don't let them take advantage of the loopholes." ”

Feng Yuanshan sat down helplessly, this war is also an addictive thing, but unfortunately there is no movement in the north!

According to the long-term plan of the Tiance Army Command, several major military regions will be established one after another, including the Beijing-Tianjin Military Region, the Shandong Military Region, the Jiangnan Military Region, and the Nanyang Military Region.

"Alright, now I'll order." Wang Yue said: "The air force immediately replenished ammunition and supplies to the security forces in Guide, and at the same time, most of the air force military planes moved to Jinan, preparing to support our army's battle in Guide. ”

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