Chapter 34: Pre-War Mobilization

"First, there are no supplies, no reinforcements, and one less dead. In the land of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese will inevitably fall into the vast sea of the people's war, let alone attack, and now I am afraid that they will not even be able to return to Dengzhou. ”

"Second, the Wako are not armies, they are just samurai who have been temporarily assembled. Although they fought bravely alone, they did not have the discipline, tactics, and goals of the army, and were destined to be just a rabble. ”

"Third, the Japanese will not attack and defend the city. Although the Japanese were close to Shouguang, most of the Ming troops fled without a fight. The Wako had neither the equipment nor the strategy to siege the city; In addition, the Japanese will not defend the city, they are for the purpose of plundering, and they are outcasts who have no territory. Once the Fenwu battalion enters Shandong, the waiters will ambush and surround them, and they will be completely annihilated. ”

"Master Tongzhi, let's talk about the three victories of the Fenwu Battalion." It's still Li Hongjun, it seems that everyone else is fascinated by it.

"1. The Fenwu Battalion is a righteous man whose mission is to rescue the people of Shandong, and he will definitely get the support and support of the people of Shandong, as well as the support of stragglers from all over the country, who can at least provide us with the enemy's situation, and even food and grass, while the Japanese Bandits know nothing about the Fenwu Battalion. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible. ”

"2. The Fenwu Battalion is a regular army, and there are various methods of dealing with the enemy, especially bows, crossbows, etc., which can kill the enemy from a distance. Although the pirates are fierce, they have no armor, and in front of the bow and crossbow, they are just fish on the chopping board. ”

"Third, the Fenwu Battalion is the Beijing Army, with the Ming Dynasty behind it, and there is a steady stream of food supplies and personnel replenishment, while the Japanese are just a lone army, once the weapons and personnel are damaged, there is absolutely no source of replenishment."

"To sum up, I think that with the 6,000 of the Fenwu battalion against the 2,000 of the Japanese Bandits, we can completely annihilate them."

Zhu Youzhen made a brief observation, the audience was silent, all the officers were facing Zhu Youzhen, as if they were worried about missing a word, some officers' necks stretched out and fixed into a sculpture, some officers' eyes began to be dull, and their eyes were also godless and empty, and some officers were full of longing, as if the seats, tickets, and women were shaking in front of them...... Obviously, they were motivated by their own analysis, their blood was already spurting in their veins, and they were now only thinking about making meritorious contributions, being promoted to official positions and making a fortune, and as for whether they could defeat the Japanese Kou, it was no longer something they had to consider......

"Pap, papa......" applause broke the tranquility of the venue, Qin Yongnian took the lead in applauding, so that the distracted officers came to their senses, they just applauded vigorously, to vent the mood of anticipation, the spirit of excitement, the fierce fighting spirit, and the galloping blood, at this time, there was no other way but to applaud desperately.

After a long time, Qin Yongnian stretched out his hand and pressed it, and the silence in the venue regained quiet, and there was only a slight sound of breathing, indicating that this was a venue, a meeting place where all the officers of the Fenwu Battalion were meeting.

"Lord Tongzhi, the Japanese will be defeated, and the Fenwu Battalion will definitely be Yang Wei Shandong. However, Shandong is densely populated, and the war of extermination will definitely involve the people of Shandong, so how can we reduce the losses of the people? As soon as the words came out, Qin Yongnian regretted it, Zhu Youzhen had just learned the news of the attack of the Japanese invaders, he did not have any ideological preparation, he could analyze the situation of the enemy and us, stimulate morale, and was already a general, and now he suddenly asked about the strategy against the Japanese invaders, although he asked vaguely, but with Zhu Youzhen's age, he did not understand the geographical environment of Shandong at all.

If Zhu Youzhen couldn't say a tactic that satisfied the officers at this time, wouldn't it have caused morale to drop to freezing point? Qin Yongnian wanted to slap himself a few times, but the words had already been spoken, and it was difficult to take them back, so he could only hope that Zhu Youzhen would be able to do Tai Chi.

"The commander makes the lord thoughtful, and he is really the protector of the people." Zhu Youzhen really didn't think about it, he just learned that the Japanese were coming, so he came to the meeting without any preparation. In later Go competitions, players would generally play where their opponents had to deal with before they thought about how to move the next move, and when the countdown time was about to end, they would buy themselves a minute to think, which was called stalemate. Zhu Youzhen hadn't figured out how to eliminate the Japanese invaders yet, so he had to fight a stiff first. "In order to reduce the losses of the people of Shandong, the place to annihilate the Japanese must be outside the city, and there are many buildings in the city, if the Japanese are surrounded in the city, with the character of the Japanese invaders, they will definitely rely on the buildings to resist stubbornly, and add unnecessary casualties to the Fenwu battalion."

Zhu Youzhen's train of thought gradually opened up: "The distance between the Beijing division and Jinan is 800 li, and the cavalry and infantry of the Fenwu battalion have war horses. ”

Everyone didn't ask questions, and Zhu Youzhen stiffened again: "Commander Liu, there is no problem with your cavalry guard, right?" ”

"No, my lord, the cavalry guards promise to arrive in Jinan on time." Liu Yuyan stood up and answered categorically.

"Commander Li, where are your infantry guards? The infantry guards won't hold the whole army back, right? Zhu Youzhen turned around and asked Li Hongjun.

"The infantry guards will never drag the whole army back, don't worry, my lordship." Li Hongjun is an urgent son, Liu Yuyan has already expressed his position, and now the pressure is on him alone, of course he doesn't want to become a joke for the whole army.

"Very good, as long as you can arrive in Jinan on time, the people of Jinan will be able to avoid the suffering of swords." Zhu Youzhen took a sip of tea, "After surrounding the Japanese robbers, first shoot with a bow and crossbow to eliminate some of the Japanese robbers, break their sharp spirit, and then use cavalry and long knives to rush and kill." In the plains, the Japanese who do not know how to arrange troops are destined to be only targets for the training of the Fenwu battalion. ”

The admiring gaze in the council chamber intensified, like smoke, filling the entire space. When Zhu Youzhen boosted their morale just now, most of the officers were just enthusiastic, and a few calm officers still had no bottom in their hearts when they thought of the strength of the Japanese robbers.

Under the encouragement of Zhu Youzhen, Qin Yongnian is also full of confidence. As an officer with battlefield experience, he believes that Zhu Youzhen's pre-war analysis is much more thorough than his own thinking, and even if Zhu Youzhen is only talking on paper, he has his own experienced officer to carry it out, and through his own constant adjustment and correction, he will certainly be able to turn it into a guarantee for victory. "With the analysis of the adult, it is three points to the bone, and it is really sad to meet an opponent like the adult." Qin Yongnian admired from the bottom of his heart, if the war was really a one-sided victory as Zhu Youzhen predicted, then Zhu Youzhen would definitely be even more powerful than Qi Shaobao, Qi Shaobao in order to exterminate the Japanese Invaders, but after several years of fighting with the Japanese Invaders, he slowly summed up the way to deal with the Japanese Invaders. Zhu Youzhen is still a teenager, and when he came to the barracks for the first time, he was able to put forward such a complete idea.

In addition to congratulating the officers, they also put forward some brief suggestions, such as how to surround the Japanese invaders, who should lead the troops, and send a small group of cavalry to collect the enemy's information.

"Commander, ladies and gentlemen, I have one more suggestion." Seeing that everyone did not object, Zhu Youzhen continued, "Although the Fenwu Battalion trains hard, the soldiers are brave and strong, and the officers take the lead, the vast majority of the soldiers in the battalion have never been on the battlefield, and in the face of the same strong Japanese in individual combat, the combat effectiveness will inevitably decline. Therefore, I suggest that pre-war mobilization be carried out to stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and at the same time emphasize the military regulations, so that the soldiers cannot be injured under the military regulations of the Ming Dynasty without dying under the blades of the Japanese invaders. After the soldiers of the Fenwu Battalion were intensively trained, they had not yet been on the battlefield, and Zhu Youzhen did not know the bottom of his heart, he did not want the pre-war deployment to be carried out, and he did not want the Fenwu Battalion to disturb the people like other armies, or even kill the good and take the lead. Only an army of absolute obedience can maximize combat effectiveness.

"Okay, I agree. In the morning, the ordnance was packed up, the pre-war mobilization was carried out in the afternoon, and the morning departure was at midnight, and the arrival in Jinan was three days later. Qin Yongnian also understands the importance of the pre-war mobilization meeting, every time the Ming Dynasty goes out, there is a pre-war mobilization meeting, and major battles, such as Chengzu's Northern Expedition, in addition to the mobilization meeting, there is also a departure ceremony. Don't underestimate these details, they have an unexpected effect on boosting morale, improving soldiers' sense of honor and pride, and stimulating soldiers' fighting spirit.

The officers quickly disbanded, returned to their respective barracks, and instructed the soldiers to load grain and grass, spare knives, guns, shields, bows, crossbows, etc., and leave first, heading for Jinan. Zhu Youzhen also went back to the palace and arranged for the palace to replace the special combat team personnel who were busy everywhere. After all, the special combat team is a member of the Fenwu battalion, not its own private soldiers, and now that the whole battalion is going to Shandong, there is no reason for the special combat team, as the top soldiers of the whole battalion, to stay in the rear.

At three o'clock, the soldiers of the whole battalion went to the training ground to concentrate on the formation. Under Qin Yongnian's instructions, Zhu Youzhan went to the review stand and began to give a pre-war mobilization lecture to the Fenwu battalion.

"Brothers of the Fenwu Battalion, your majestic posture has given me hope, a hope of victory. Brothers, you must already know that tomorrow we will go to the battlefield in Shandong to annihilate the Japanese who trampled on the land of the Ming Dynasty and brutalized the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Today, I am here to talk to the brothers about why soldiers fight."

"Brothers, the grain we eat is planted by the people, and the military pay we use is given by the people, but do you know why the people give us food and military salaries?"

"The common people hope that they will be protected by us in the event of an invasion by a foreign enemy. In the era of peace, we enjoy the food planted by the people and the military salaries with peace of mind, and now the people are in difficulty, can we, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, watch the people live in dire straits? ”