Chapter 977: The First to Take Yiyang
After two years of recuperation, Liu Yi's purpose in launching the campaign was to maximize the blow to the strongest opponent Cao Cao, as for Liu Bei and Sun Ce, the two were not considered this time, but with the Cao army launched an attack on Hanzhong, the battle situation has changed compared to the Yan army's expectations, and after Lang Sheng accepted Pang Tong's strategy and took the initiative to attack against Liu Bei, who was about to move, the scale of the battle was developing towards a larger and larger scale. If this continues, not only Lujiang Liu Xuande, but also Jingnan Sun Ce will also join the battle, from attacking Cao Cao to fighting the three heroes in the south alone, and this war is still deepening step by step.
"General, I'll just say that King Yan will never let our yellow-shirted army go aside, Jingnan Sun Ce? This time, we must see if Xiaobawang lives up to its name! The military exploits can't be robbed by the Longxiang Army and the Tiger Guards, and this time my Yellow Shirt Army will also show its prestige. Zhang Yan convened everyone to discuss the danger of this battle at the beginning, so that all the generals of the Yellow Shirt Army could be cautious about the march into the army, but there was no big battle to fight for several years, and the battle began to look at the efforts of others, and the generals had already been uncomfortable, how could there be no danger in this soldier's business, how could there be no danger in licking blood from the head of the knife, as a general of the Yan army, he should not avoid the difficulties and dangers of the great cause of the King of Yan, and the horse leather shroud is also a fast thing! It was Sun Guan, the head of the five Kou of Mount Tai, who spoke, and it was difficult to hide the excited look on his face.
"Zhong Yuan is not wrong this time, Zhang Junshi and the clerk general are now facing Cao Cao in Hanzhong, and the prince of Yan led the main force to attack Yanzhou, and the main force of the Cao army has been concentrated in the two places. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were able to cross the south of the Yangtze River because they didn't run into our Yan army, but I don't believe that he can be stronger than the Han and Zhang coalition forces? Yin Li immediately continued, when Zhang Yan was a thief in the Black Mountain, it was convenient for the five Kou of Mount Tai to have a deep relationship, and then they defected to Liu Yi, the king of Yan, and their personal relationship became more intimate over the years, so there were not too many scruples in the negotiation.
"Zhong Yuan, Meng Ping, if the words of the two of you fall in the ears of King Yan or Zhang Junshi, I am afraid that they will inevitably eat for a while, our army was ordered to go to Jingzhou in order to divide Cao Cao's heart and deter Sun Ce, King Yan and Guo Junshi are all well-intentioned, brothers can not hesitate to live and die for the king's efforts, but this battle is related to the overall situation, and there is no room for the slightest intention to underestimate the enemy, then Sun Ce can crisscross the south of the Yangtze River for many years, and Zhou Gongjin is even more pushed by King Yan, how can it be easy to match his generation! That is, the land of Jingbei, you can be sure that Cao Cao has no backhand? Between sending troops, we still have to plan for everything, and we must not spoil the great cause of King Yan because of a momentary mood! Zhang Niujiao said on the side, he was a famous general in the Yellow Turban back then, very useful soldiers, but not anyone can beat Kong Rong to the Quartet for help, in the past two years, under the guidance of King Yan, he has been familiar with military books and strategies, and has made great progress in both strategic vision and tactical ability, otherwise Zhang Hu would not have taken him to the previous time.
"Brother Niujiao's words are reasonable, we are not holding back uncomfortable and excited for a while, who dares to take the great cause of King Yan as a child's play, how to enter the army should be determined by the commander and Brother Niujiao, and a certain class must fight bravely to be the first and never lag behind!" Zhang Niujiao was one of the top four generals in the Yellow Turban, and after joining the Yan Army, he was quite valued by the Yan King, and his prestige among these Yellow Turban generals was never inferior to Zhang Yan, the commander of the Yellow Shirt Army, so he would not refute his words Sun Guan and Yin Li, and it was a great harm to underestimate the enemy when he was in battle, and he didn't know how many times he emphasized it in the Youzhou Martial Academy, how could Sun Yin and the two not know? It's just that they have always had this temper, and Sun Guan also looked pale at the moment.
"Of course what Niu Jiao said is right, the generals and I will listen to the truth, just put these words in the hall and talk about it, I also know that you are holding it hard, but if anyone really thinks like this in their hearts or spreads it to the soldiers, don't blame Zhang Mou for bewitching the army's heart to punish him, the war is imminent, and the military discipline is the strictest!" Zhang Yan said in a deep voice at this time, as soon as he heard the commander's words, all the generals present couldn't help but be stunned, the military law of the Yan army is not a child's play, it is just plain, and the commander must do what he says at this time.
"King Yan said in the letter, good steel is used on the blade, this is the best time to see the combat power of the Yellow Shirt Army, let's work together to turn the land of Jingxiang upside down, the king and the second general of Zhang Junshi, can win more fighters everywhere! Attack Jingxiang by our army self-determination, two days later General Hou Cheng will lead 10,000 and state iron cavalry to help, Guo Junshi also mentioned points, let our army first attack on the land of Yiyang, that day this is the last place taken by the Cao army, according to the Tian'er report so far the people are also the heart of the old master, the hearts of the people in the city is not stable, if our army can take this city will make the land of Jingzhou shake across the line, can also divide the heart of Cao Mengde, Yu Ming, take the map! Seeing everyone's demeanor, Zhang Yan bowed his head slightly and then got up and said, in his mouth, this Yu Ming is the wolf staff officer in the Yellow Shirt Army, and Zhang Yan also admires the skills of these young people.
There is a big river between Jingbei and Jingnan, and Ganning's Flying Tiger Army is powerless to contain here, if the little overlord crosses the river in a big way, it should be able to enter Xiangyang Yiyang in half a month, and the advantage of Cao's army in this place will be in the hands of the other party, and the biggest threat to the Yellow Shirt Army to fight deep into the enemy territory is here, so there will be 10,000 cavalry led by Hou Cheng, the deputy commander of the Bingzhou Battalion, to join the battle, and their strong mobile combat power is a strong guarantee for the Yellow Shirt Army!
Specific to the actual situation faced by each army in the war, it is impossible to fight a war in the late Han Dynasty by asking for instructions, so Liu Yi has always only pointed out the main strategic direction for the generals under his command, and the rest should be improvised, even if there is tactical guidance, it is mostly suggestive, Guo Jia proposed that the first Yiyang is the embodiment of this form, and the tricks that often appear in the romance are just a writing technique to highlight the ability of the ministers, and the situation changes several times a day in the real battle. No one can be so delicate before the war.
The battle of Sili annihilated the Han and Zhang coalition forces, the main force of the Yan cavalry was Yan Gang's white horse battalion and Hou Cheng's Bingzhou battalion, they had a lot of cooperation with the Yellow Shirt Army, and they were very familiar with each other, hearing that this time it was General Hou who led the army to help, and the generals' confidence in their hearts increased, plus the cavalry battalion owned by the Yellow Shirt Army itself, this total of 15,000 cavalry will definitely become a nightmare for the enemy army between Jingxiang, even if Sun Ce comes in a big way, it will not affect the advantage of the Yan army over the cavalry, and there are few horses in the south of the Yangtze River, In the past two years, Yan Di has been extremely strict in blockade, and the essence of the naval army under Sun Ce is famous all over the world, but it is difficult to compete with the Yan army in terms of cavalry.
When Yu Ming heard this, he immediately took a huge map and hung it on the wooden frame in the hall, Zhang Yan Zhang Niujiao and all the generals got up and walked to the map to refer to it, not only did it have the detailed terrain of Si Li and Jingbei, but also many red and blue arrows depicted on it, these generals will not be unfamiliar, in the whole training of the Youzhou Martial Academy, this matter of identifying maps and maps must be passed by everyone, otherwise it will be difficult to pass the final assessment and lose the qualification to lead troops to fight in the field! In this regard, Liu Yi made a great determination to persecute the generals, and later it was Hong Biao, the deputy commander of the Blind Guards, who passed the test in great pain!
Map and sand table as an important tool to assist generals in decision-making and situation judgment in the Yan army has also undergone continuous improvement, the sand table is more intuitive, mountains and rivers will be clear at a glance, the map is more conducive to the overall strategic outline, can show the overall situation of the battle situation, both sides can be said to have their own strengths, the march to fight is extremely familiar with the terrain is extremely critical, there has been no systematic training of subordinate generals before, the whole army in the two-year strategy has become the best time, Improving the quality of middle and low-level generals is also one of the key points of the Yan army.
One of the things you want to do is the map job, where the generals show the tactics used on the battlefield and the countermeasures that the enemy may use are marked on the map! This not only has military knowledge, but also a lot of mathematics, the proportion of the map, the conversion between the distance and the reality on the map need to be mastered by the generals, and in which the ruler, triangular ruler, protractor and other tools on the map are also made, Sun Guan and others, including Zhang Niujiao and Zhang Yan, have not suffered much here, and it has also cost them a great deal of effort, because they believe that the words of King Yan will never be wrong, he said that these useful and war will definitely be useful.
"Yu Ming, your homework on this picture is called a beautiful one, look at this curve, arrow, and mid-fold point, no one in our army can compare with you, no wonder the king looks up to you boys so much, it really makes sense!" It is precisely because everyone knows the details of the operation on the map, Sun Guan will praise the tactical lines on the map in front of him, generally speaking, the hobbies and habits of the superior will be imitated by the subordinates, and now it is commonplace for the Yan army generals to bring out a few new terms in their mouths, and even take pride in it, it seems that the more they know, the more knowledge.
"General Sun praised it, if you don't have this ability, you won't dare to let the king send it to the Yellow Shirt Army, Yu Ming, these are just fists and embroidered legs, and this battle depends on the generals." The staff officers among the heavenly wolves are outstanding people selected by Liu Yi in the younger generation of the army, and after repeated training and screening by the Martial Arts Academy, everyone has a deep military theoretical foundation and strong hands-on ability, and they can be sent to the side of the main generals of each army, and they can be valued by the king of Yan, they will naturally be valued by the generals in the army, which is already an unwritten rule within the Yan army! As a staff officer, these young people also have their own strengths in character, and most of them can get along well with all the generals.
For these young people, going to the front line of the major generals is also an effective experience for them, the army's combat effectiveness needs to emerge in an endless stream of talents to ensure, staff officers can also consider making them military commanders after accumulating a certain amount of actual combat experience, according to his actual performance, Liu Yi wants the kind of military theory and actual combat experience of both excellent talents, in the future Yan Army New Army They will become an important cornerstone, and at this time the Youzhou Martial Arts Institute is a hematopoietic institution of the Yan Army, More qualified personnel will also be continuously sent to the military through it.
"You're not embroidering your legs, it seems that in the future, you will have to give more lessons to the battalion generals! The deployment of our army in the Battle of Leping has also been sent to you, and you must carefully watch it for me. Hearing Yu Ming's words, Zhang Yan said quite solemnly, as the commander of the first army, he has a deep understanding of the benefits of these map operations, from his own explanation to the map out of a total of only an hour of leisure, Yu Ming and his staff officers can do so fine to show their solid skills, which in the Yellow Shirt Army should be further promoted and strengthened.
As soon as Zhang Yan's voice fell, Yu Ming and several staff officers had already sent the prepared Liu Lang paper to the hands of the generals, and the drawing on it was the formation arranged by the Gaoshun Liaodong Army in close cooperation with Li Tieniu's Suzaku Battalion when attacking Leping, with some text explanations. The battle of Leping is the embodiment of the Yan army's infantry and artillery coordinated tactics, and it has played a huge role in the attack, this experience will naturally be quickly promoted to the whole army, and now the Yellow Shirt Army wants to take Yiyang first, and the siege of the city is inevitable, although there is only one equipment battalion in Zhang Yan's hands, and its power is not the same as the Suzaku Battalion going all out, but don't forget, the Cao army in Yiyang is not the elite of the Lejin Chen Retention Battalion in Leping City, and the combat power of these left-behind soldiers is not small compared to the main force of the Cao army!
The tactics of infantry and artillery coordination are not unfamiliar to everyone, the generals of the major main military cadets will get the teaching materials on new tactics issued by the Beiping headquarters, and there will also be instructors who will come to the army to explain in detail, of course, the Yellow Shirt Army will also have this kind of tactical drills, which can really be used in actual combat Leping is the first to bear the brunt, Gao Shun and Li Tieniu summed up the experience is worth learning from, for a while everyone is looking at the Liu Lang paper in their hands and thinking seriously, the siege battle loss is one to one, which is simply a miracle in the late Han Dynasty, The combat power of the yellow-shirted soldiers was already a cut higher than that of the county soldiers left behind by the Cao army, and this kind of tactical cooperation with the enemy would definitely have a miraculous effect.
"General Gao's Liaodong Army's ability to attack fortifications has always been the leader of our army, and General Li's Vermilion Bird Battalion is even more prestigious, but the Yellow Shirt Army, which is also the main force of our army, cannot be lost. After everyone watched carefully for a while, Zhang Yanfang spoke categorically, and his words were loud!