Chapter 237 Guerrillas

Except for Li Tingzhi, who knew that I planned to carry out armed forces behind enemy lines, the other three were all heard for the first time, and I saw that the three of them were slightly surprised, so I handed the four manuals copied by Quan Jiu on the desk to the four envoys: "This is the detailed information I wrote about the armed forces behind enemy lines, including the purpose, steps, methods, etc., after you go back, you will study it yourself, and I will name this method of warfare guerrilla warfare." ”

Although guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines has taken shape since ancient times, it was the Red Army at the beginning of the 20 th century that was able to raise it to a new theoretical realm and apply it freely.

The reason why the powerful political axe army and the Central Plains regime in the past dynasties have repeatedly fought (suppressed) is because guerrilla tactics have their tenacious vitality and flexibility, and the grassland nomads who have long plagued the Central Plains nation are best at using the vast grasslands and deserts to enter the hinterland of the Central Plains to carry out plundering attacks, and even the powerful Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Ming Chengzu in history have suffered such losses. invaded the whole country and entered the depths of the vast grassland to seek a strategic decisive battle with the enemy, but because he could not find an opponent everywhere, he finally defeated himself.

As the commander of the Red Army, who developed tactical guerrilla warfare into a guerrilla strategy, he summed up and developed guerrilla tactics from the bandits near Jinggangshan in Jiangxi, and after conducting an in-depth investigation of the bandits that had accumulated in Jiangxi for hundreds of years, he found that the guerrilla tactics of using the complex mountainous terrain to carry out in-depth guerrilla tactics were the main reason for the bandits' repeated confusion, so that they could develop into strategies and tactics that made outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause.

I briefly explained the law of guerrilla warfare, and when I had finished speaking, Gouda asked, "Your Majesty, this, this guerrilla warfare minister is still unknown. ”

For senior generals like Gundam, Lu Wende, and Xia Gui, guerrilla has been heard of as an official name, but the name of guerrilla warfare has never been heard of.

"A spark can start a prairie fire." I knew that Gundam and the other three had little contact with me, so I explained, "I mean to plant a spark in the land occupied by the Mongols, and gradually set the prairie on fire, Junshi, you can talk about guerrilla warfare, I will also listen to your understanding of this, and then we will discuss it together." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." In front of the envoys of the four major systems, Lu Xiufu seemed to be a little shy, "My lords, Jun Shi is ugly, Jun Shi will first explain to you the meaning of guerrilla warfare, guerrilla warfare is a kind of war with an irregular surname, one of the wars with auxiliary surnames, guerrilla warfare is based on attack as the main means, with a high degree of mobile surname, flexible surname, active surname, offensive surname and quick decision surname, and can widely mobilize the people to participate in it, the essence of guerrilla warfare is the sixteen-character policy of His Majesty, the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats and I advance, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy flees and I chaseGuerrilla warfare should follow the five basic principles of rational selection of combat locations, rapid deployment of troops, rational distribution of troops, rational selection of combat timing, and rapid retreat after the end of the battle. ”

I added: "Guerrilla warfare is a guerrilla warfare in which the ability to read autonomously is carried out in a decentralized manner, not a positional warfare, nor a concentrated operation, so it cannot be constrained in campaign tactics; when it comes to tactics, the basic combat form of guerrilla warfare is nothing else, that is, the attack just mentioned by Junshi, and the attack is a kind of attack, and guerrilla warfare does not pay attention to the form of regular positional attack, but pays attention to the form of surprise attack or surprise attack, because guerrilla warfare is strategically to defeat the strong with less and more with the weak. Otherwise, the goal will not be achieved. ”

Gao said: "When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty waved his troops to attack the Huns, the Huns were reduced to zero, often so that the main force of the Han army could not find its trace, once the Han army was alone, it was unexpectedly carried out a sneak attack, Lord Lu, this should be a guerrilla war." ”

Lu Xiufu praised: "Master Gao is worthy of being a famous man in our dynasty, and one point is clear, and the guerrilla war behind enemy lines, according to His Majesty's deployment, will be divided into three steps, the first step is to gain a firm foothold in the enemy-occupied areas and establish base areas, the second step is to develop and expand base areas, the fundamental of which is to obtain the support of the local people, and the third step is to wait for the northern expedition of our Korean army and cooperate with the army to recover the mountains and rivers. ”

Xia Gui and Lu Wende glanced at each other and said, "Lord Lu, in the territory of the Mongols, how can we establish a base area. ”

"Lord Xia, this is similar to occupying the mountain as king."

"Bandits, fallen grass is a coward."

I smiled and took the words: "That's right, Xia Aiqing, it's to go up the mountain to be a bandit, to be a bandit, but these bandits of ours are not bandits who rob homes and houses, but a sharp knife that needs to lurk on the enemy for a long time, they must be self-sufficient, without grain and grass, they will rob the food and grass of the Mongols, and if they have no weapons, they will rob the weapons of the Mongolian soldiers, they rely on the complex mountainous terrain and the Han people who are committed to our dynasty, and continue to develop and grow, you can imagine if such a base is all over the north of the river, Therefore, my idea is to advance two steps at the same time, one is to make the regular army of our dynasty, that is, the imperial army of the Great Song Dynasty, able to surpass the Mongol army in combat effectiveness within three years, and second, to dig holes in the enemy's body, so that their losses start from the inside, accumulate a lot, and finally break down and exhaust themselves. ”

Li Tingzhi said: "Your Majesty's idea of waging guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines is very wise, and although it is very difficult, if it is successful, it will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in the future Northern Expedition. ”

Seeing that the other three were all speaking, Lu Wende was not good at being an audience alone, so he got up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a play." ”

"Lu Aiqing, sit down and say, why did you forget it again." I laughed,

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Wende sat down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister just listened to the words of His Majesty and Lord Lu, and thought that this method was feasible, as Lord Li said, although there are many difficulties, but the effect is huge, Your Majesty's strategy is really a stroke of God, the minister admires, no wonder Lord Lu has words, Your Majesty, God and man also." ”

Lu Xiufu said with a smile: "Lord Lu, the more you have contact with Your Majesty in the future, the more you will understand." ”

Lu Wende himself is also experienced in a hundred battles and has a lot of experience, and he can't help but think in his heart that it seems that the rumors in the court are true, His Majesty the Emperor is indeed not like the unruly prince back then, but as Lu Xiufu said, God and man, maybe his choice is right, providence,

I continued: "Regarding the matter of guerrilla operations behind enemy lines, I will not make unified arrangements, you four theaters can go their own way, and deploy this as a highly confidential matter in each theater, and the four of you will be personally responsible, and the relevant content will be reported directly to the Military Affairs Yuan, I will only send a small number of intelligence personnel to assist, and the rest will depend on you." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"The fundamental thing in carrying out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines is whether the local people can be mobilized, and only with the support of the local people will the base areas behind enemy lines be effective, so you can send soldiers who are familiar with the local customs, although the territory of our Jiangbei has been lost for a hundred years, but because the Mongols have not been able to destroy Jin for a long time, the local rule has not been deepened, and the brutality of the Mongols, there should still be many Han people who want to go to our court, and the people you send must remember, Preaching that the unification of our Chinese nation is the trend of historical development, and we must also tell the Han people in the north about the new atmosphere of reform in our dynasty, so that they can know that as long as they are under the protection of me, they can live a life of abundant food and clothing, after all, they are all Han people of the same ancestry. ”

Li Tingzhi said: "Your Majesty's intention is to let the base area and the local people form a love of fish and water. ”

"Well, Li Aiqing is right,

"Your Majesty, the minister proposes that these squads sent by various war zones be called guerrillas."

"Guerrillas, haha, Li Aiqing, you are very forward-looking, okay, let's call it a guerrilla, and the local place name in front of it can be distinguished by it."

"The ministers obey." Of course, Li Tingzhi will not understand what I said about the forward-looking surname,

I concluded: "Although guerrilla warfare is not enough to crush the enemy's main forces, it can create a military stalemate, it is to use a small number of troops to create a local advantage at one point, and on the basis of the flexible application of the 16-character formula, it will slowly fight and grind, and it will gradually develop from small scale to large-scale, and it will gradually spread throughout the entire northern region; It was also a long-term battle that would run through the entire Battle of Song and Mongolia; It is not a rogue type, but is based on mobile base areas; At the same time, it is not isolated, it must be integrated with the local humanities and geography; It will not stay in a guerrilla state forever, but gradually develop into regular warfare as the war progresses, making it one of the important factors in the final victory over the enemy. ”

"Yes, you understand."

I nodded and shouted outside the door, "Xiao Qi." ”

"The little ones are here."

"Is it all arranged?"

"Official, okay, Mr. and the hundred guards led by Shen Mo are waiting at the main gate of Li outside the palace, ready to leave at any time."

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I will take you to see the new firearms of my dynasty, Xiao Qi, lead the way."

Under the protection of a hundred imperial guards, I took the four envoys all the way south through the Jiahui Gate in the south of Lin'an City, and rushed towards the Gunpowder Division.

In front of the gate of the gunpowder workshop, Wen Tianxiang, the supervisor of the Weapons Division, and Chen Dongping, the manager of the gunpowder workshop, were already waiting here.

"Your Majesty, the powder shop has been prepared, please inspect it for Your Majesty and all your lords."

"En, Song Rui, lead the way, go directly to the test site, Shen Mo, you lead people to wait here."

I took Yuan Jian, Wen Zhang, Lu Xiufu and the four major envoys, accompanied by Wen Tianxiang and others, to the test firing range south of the Gunpowder Division. ”

"Yun Aiqing, don't be polite."

Yun Bofei got up and said, "Your Majesty, can you start?" ”

"Yes, let's get started."

Yun Bofei said to the dozen or so musket testers standing next to him: "Ready, raise the gun." ”

Ten people moved in unison, raised their guns flat, and aimed at the target 60 meters away.

"Ignition."

In an instant, the arques of the ten muskets were lit at the same time,

"Put."

I only heard the sound of "bang, bang", and under the command of Yun Bofei, the ten gun targets 100 meters away were all pierced through a hole in an instant.

"Everyone, let's go to the target and have a look."

Li Tingzhi and I walked forward calmly, but Lu Wende and the other three seemed to be stunned by the sound of the gunshot, the three of them looked at each other, and they couldn't help but have an inexplicable fear in their hearts, Lu Wende and the others thought that if these ten muskets were shot at themselves, even if they were on horses, could they dodge, the three of them were speechless and silently followed me forward,