2593 before the war
Handan, Zhao State, suburbs. The 21st Regiment of the Zhao State, which is a fully staffed elite infantry regiment, their main task is to be responsible for the security of Handan. At the same time act as a strategic reserve. Their main defensive object was the Qin army.
The state of Zhao has long suffered from the huge military pressure of the Qin army, and although the Qin army has repeatedly reduced its garrisons in Taiyuan and Changping, it still cannot offset the overall strategic defensive alert state of the Zhao army, and the military superiority of the Qin army is too strong. In this area, the Qin army had complete air superiority, and although most of the Zhao air force was concentrated here, they still could not guarantee that they would be able to gain enough air supremacy.
At the same time, in terms of artillery, the Qin army has heavy artillery in the area, which can easily strike down the fortress on the mountain, while the artillery of the Zhao army cannot form an effective blockade of the Qin army, and can only concentrate forces to form a local advantage, so that the Zhao army is in a strategic passive situation, which makes the Zhao army as a whole in a state of unease.
"I've heard a message, sir." Private Chen Ji said. His ancestors came from the Wei State. However, he is now a soldier in the Zhao army, and the Zhao army can provide a certain amount of military salaries, and he can barely survive with these military salaries, but it is obviously not enough to marry a daughter-in-law.
"Say it. No one is going to give you any favors. I'm suffocating to death every day here. Sergeant Wang Dao said angrily.
"Sir, I heard that there is a need to send the non-commissioned officer corps and the officer corps to South Korea and the Chu State, and I heard that it is to go overseas to help the Koreans, and the Chu people train those foreign legions." Private Chen Ji said excitedly.
"What is there to go here, who knows where that place is, thousands of miles away, you have to cross the sea, if you don't have a boat, you can't come back." Sergeant Wang Dao said.
"Sir, can you give more money, I heard that if you train it, you can help them fight, there is a lot of loot there, and I heard that many soldiers who went overseas have sent it. It would be great if we could go. It's a pity that I'm not even a corporal, and I definitely can't go. Chen Ji said.
"How much can I give?" Wang Dao asked.
"I don't know, anyway, I must give more, those soldiers don't understand the language, this is from what I heard above, anyway, as long as there is a military stick, it's fine. It's better than any language, teach them the most basic military training, and we don't need a flintlock pistol. Teach them to use flintlock muskets, bayonets, and then how to fight. The rest can be left untaught, and if the battle goes well, you can get more military trophies. That's a good thing. I want to go. Chen Ji said.
"It's a good thing. But can it be our turn? There are so many infantry regiments in Zhao State, a little bit of transfer is enough. Let's think about something else. Wang Dao said angrily. For such a thing as making money overseas, Zhao Jun soldiers have not thought about it, but it is difficult to operate in practice, first of all, it is to break away from the army, there are many ways to get out, but it is not good to be a deserter. The armies of all countries are being downsized, and they certainly can't ask for it. And retired officers, non-commissioned officers can only enter mercenaries. They are privately armed. They fought against indigenous peoples, not regular troops. There are many things that are difficult to explain.
Inside the regimental headquarters of the 21st Corps of Zhao State.
"Commander above, let our regiment select some sergeants, and the officers will go to Korea and Chu. What do you think? Zhao Wu, the head of the 21st regiment, said. He had a report in his hand. On the opposite side is his chief of staff, imitating the military system of the Qin State, and the Zhao army set up the post of chief of staff above the regimental level, but such a position is actually a relief for the military chief of the Zhao army, because many things are formulated by the chief of staff, and they only need to choose a favorable plan. This is an advantage in the military system, and it is also a military reform, at the very least, Zhao Jun's command has entered a rational state.
In fact, among all the armies of all countries, the military tactics of the Zhao army are the highest, and they can always use some strange weapons to create some unexpected tactical effects, which depends on the combat will of the military personnel of the Zhao army. Even the Qin army could not do this, the Qin army relied on abundant logistics and advanced weapons, the Korean army was more rigid, the Chu army looked very barbaric, and the Qi army was very cunning. And because of domestic political factors, Wei's army did not have distinctive characteristics.
"Sir, I think that if we take some officers, the effect may not be obvious, and I think that we can send a formed unit out, and the impact will be smaller. As for the above intentions, I personally believe that this may put us into a working amount of money. Chief of Staff Zhao Cai said.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Wu asked. He didn't understand the above intentions at all, he knew that his mission was to make strategic reserves, so their army was in a state of intense combat readiness.
"My speculation may be that there is some kind of agreement between Korea and the state of Chu and our state of Zhao, which is maintained by some money, I think. That is to say, we go out to make money, and if we transfer a single officer or non-commissioned officer, although it may be of great help to the training of the army, it is not conducive to our ability to obtain some trophies, but if we can use some formed troops, I think, the problem will not be very big. After all, what we need is loot, and training is only secondary. The chief of staff said.
"Hmm. What do you think? I want to hear it. Zhao Wu didn't understand what his chief of staff meant.
"Sir, to tell you the truth, military spending will be in a state of cut, and although we are a first-class combat force, but, in general, we are in a very bad situation. Military spending simply does not meet our needs, and moreover, peace has already been brought. Although the Qin army maintained a certain military superiority, on the whole, they were already in a state of draining their superior forces. The chief of staff said.
"Many officers of the Qin army are reluctant to be in office, because they feel that they can't make much money if they go on like this, in fact, it is true, now many armies are expanding externally, but our Zhao army does not, the most fatal thing is that we also have to guard against the Qin army, and the military expenditure is small, this situation is very unfavorable to us, what we should do is to expand externally and make some extra money, I think we can take advantage of this opportunity, if necessary, I want to retire, and then pull up a mercenary army, go outside to see, there are many opportunities outside, in the country, that is, in the entire Central Plains, there will not be much fluctuation in the war, without war, those of us who are soldiers, there are not many opportunities to make a fortune at all, really. The chief of staff said to his commander.
"What you said is very reasonable, you can arrange it reasonably, I want to know, what will we do in the future." The head of the regiment, Zhao Wu, touched his chin and said. It is true that in the case of military spending reduction and the arrival of peace, the Zhao army did not have many opportunities to fight, although the overall number of the Zhao army fell to an alarming point, but their military spending fell year after year, which led to many officers, non-commissioned officers were very dissatisfied, and quite a lot of soldiers were helpless, and around, many merchants did business and made a fortune, slave traders earned more than them, and there were many vices in the old-style army.
Sinjeong, South Korea.
"According to the latest information, our people have landed. However, there were tens of thousands of regular troops on the side of Bangladesh, and our total strength was not superior, although our weapons were sharp, but the other side also had muskets and artillery. Zhang Liang reported.
"Hmm. Don't worry, we have more training than the Mengla, I believe that the victory must belong to us, tell the Chu people about this situation, let them provide support as much as possible, and let their reinforcements arrive on the battlefield as soon as possible. Han Shu said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Liang said. And Han Shu was a little unnatural, her face was a little serious, and it could be seen that Han Shu was still a little nervous. After all, this is the first battle that Koreans have fought overseas. Especially places like Bangla. This is related to whether South Korea can gain a firm foothold in Bangla, and if it loses the war, although the South Korean side can quickly mobilize reinforcements, the morale aspect of South Korea will have a great impact. Han Shu didn't want to fail.
Mengla, in front of the position of Jingmen, the Han-Chu coalition army was still on the defensive, and the Menglas looked relaxed, and some of the Menglas and peed outside their gates. These small actions were all seen by Zhang Dahui.
"Fuck." Zhang Dahui scolded.
"Lao Tzu's rifle can't reach it, if it hits them, Lao Tzu will have to open their butts to flowers." Jingmen on the side scolded loudly.
"Captain Jing." Zhang Dahui said at this time.
"Sir. You said. "Jingmen is serious.
"How's your reconnaissance going?" Zhang asked. In the face of the first battle, the South Korean side was still relatively cautious, and they at least avoided defeat and were careful. This operation signaled the South Korean commander to take the lead.
"According to the people of the Mengla army that we captured. They said that about fifteen thousand people had arrived, but the reality was that there was still an elephant corps that had not arrived, and that they were waiting for that troop of elephants, which had four artillery pieces and less than five hundred muskets. They came from the royal guard, but their king of Mengla didn't seem to stop it, maybe they wanted to test us too, the rest were temporary conscripts, their will to fight didn't seem to be very high, and many people didn't know why they came to fight. Jingmen reported the information he had.
"Hmm." Zhang just nodded. That's what they have at the moment. The South Korean side is still trying to figure out how to fight.