The great victory in Dongquan Town shook the rebels of Wudou Midao and the 400,000 counterinsurgency army of the empire at the same time.

Although just a regiment of 10,000 people does not tell the whole story, one thing is certain, that is, the army of the Inca kingdom was definitely not as strong as imagined.

After Zhao Guang of the Yingyang Army reported the summing up and experience of the battle, he was quickly commended and personally received by Taizhuo, the official of Chengguo.

After that, the counterinsurgency army of the empire began an active offensive.

On the rebel side of Wudou Midao, under the leadership of Savalli, the general of the Inca Kingdom, they still had a suspicious attitude and started a head-on battle with the emperor ** in the Hanchang Mansion.

And this time, the Inca kingdom dispatched the ultimate troop that is regarded as a trump card - the war elephant!

The reason why the 100,000 Bangalore regiment dared to openly cross the border to attack the empire was largely due to the presence of such a strong war elephant army.

They have rough skin and thick flesh, are almost invulnerable, and have infinite strength, and can easily break up the battle formation and kill enemy soldiers.

Especially when the war elephants are lined up in a battle formation, as many as 80 war elephants rush into the enemy formation in one fell swoop, which is enough to instantly crush the morale and fighting spirit of the enemy army.

It's a pity that this trick was cited as a trump card and a war elephant soldier, and it was cracked by Chengguo Gongqian Taizhuo.

Since the founding of the Qianyuan Empire for 300 years, there has been no war with the Incas on the southwest border, and naturally there has been no contact with war elephants.

However, it does not mean that the previous dynasty did not fight with the kingdom in the southwest, and there are detailed records of such terrible things as war elephants.

Due to the fact that the eighty war elephants were too much moving, and the Incas did not deliberately keep it secret, the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency spies detected the existence of the war elephants in advance.

When Qiantaizhuo was prepared, the outcome of this battle was doomed.

Although ordinary swords, guns and arrows are difficult to damage war elephants, it does not mean that the empire does not have weapons that can damage war elephants.

The 2,000 strong crossbows held in the Shenji Battalion, plus the bed crossbows used to defend the city, can deal effective damage to war elephants.

In addition, the nose and eyes of war elephants are also an Achilles heel, which, combined with the intimidation of rockets, firecrackers, gongs and drums, has plunged the war elephants into panic and confusion.

In the end, most of the eighty war elephants fell out of control, and even turned around and trampled into their own military formation.

The remaining war elephants were also killed by the strong crossbow shot of the Emperor ** Shenji Battalion, and were encircled and suppressed at any cost.

In the eyes of the Incas, war elephants were not only invincible troops, but also had a sacred meaning.

Seeing the defeat of the elephant soldiers with eighty war elephants, the nine thousand men of the Bangalore Regiment were in chaos, and the morale of the army was shaken, and the Imperial City Guard broke through from the center.

At the same time, the cavalry of the two divisions attacked from the left flank, crushing the Inca's 100,000-strong army in the first battle, and then attacking laterally to expand the victory.

If it weren't for Shijun Zhang Fa, who listened to the report of his subordinates, made two preparations early, and retreated immediately after learning of the defeat of the Bangalore army, I am afraid that Wudou Midao would have been completely defeated in this battle.

Rao is like this, Zhang Fa still sent 40,000 recruits for the future.

In the first battle, more than 150,000 enemies were killed and wounded, and their own losses were few, which made the prestige of Cheng Guogong famous all over the world again.

The situation in the entire Zhongzhou was shaken, and all officials had the hope of quickly resolving the rebellion in the southwest.

However, only a few people with a long-term vision can do it, and although this battle has completely established the advantages of the empire, it is still impossible to resolve the Goto Mido rebellion in a short period of time.

The rout of the Bangalore Army made Zhang Fa completely give up the idea of confronting the Empire in the field and relying on a big battle to recover the situation.

While scolding the Incas in his heart, he had to actively communicate with the Inca kingdom, trying to induce the other party to increase assistance and send more troops, and at the same time took a thorough defensive.

Divide the troops, every city and every place must be defended, and they can't be defended!

This kind of decision to delay the battle situation and wait for changes in the outside world is a passive situation of waiting for death, but it has to be said to be very effective.

Wudou Midao's decades of preaching and brainwashing have made his people have amazing loyalty, and even if they are defeated again and again, they will not surrender lightly.

If it drags on like this, supplemented by the follow-up support of the Inca Kingdom, it is completely possible to drag the situation on for another half a year!

The inability to quickly turn advantage into victory and completely regain lost ground in a short period of time is the biggest problem that Qiantaizhuo and the entire Qianyuan Empire need to face.

Chen Wu, who was familiar with the future, was not at all surprised by the current situation of the empire.

Although the great events of history have changed beyond recognition, the future trend and the outcome of the empire remain unchanged.

The next Qianyuan Empire will continue to lose blood because of this situation, and it will not be able to extricate itself until the moment of complete collapse.

And this undoubtedly gave Chen Wu more time for development.

In the aftermath of the Great War in Hanchang Prefecture in the southwest, the Songjiang Army had already infiltrated every county seat in Ninghai County with its tentacles and influence, and initially consolidated its rule in Ninghai.

In terms of finance, due to the extermination of a large number of pirates, the recovery of a number of wealth, and the seizure of some assets after the capture of Ninghai, the Songjiang Army ushered in a short period of leisure.

In terms of grain, the second rice crop was harvested at the end of October, which was a good harvest year, and the treasury of Songjiang County was full.

When the iron ore that had been in short supply for the Songjiang Army was continuously mined by the continuous mining of the Crooked Head Mountain Iron Mine, it was continuously and effectively supplemented.

In addition to money and grain and iron ore directly related to armaments, the problem of officers restraining the Songjiang Army was also greatly alleviated with the help of the crash course of the Dengzhou Military Academy.

At this point in time, the Songjiang Army caught up with the most advantageous situation since the formation of the army.

However, the territory of the Songjiang Army was expanded again.

And in the First World War in the southwest, the 500,000 army of the Wudou Midao Empire's 400,000 army also deeply stimulated Chen Wu.

The former's 500,000 is good to say, the moisture is too big.

But the empire's 400,000 troops, that's real.

Not to mention the strong city guards, just talking about the soldiers of the Qinghe Army, only the first division of the First Army can fight in the current troop sequence of the Songjiang Army.

Holding a territory of three counties or at least two and a half counties, Chen Wu could not tolerate that he only had the main force of two divisions.

With the conditions ripe for all sides, it's time to start a new wave of expansion!

If it is only to maintain its own internal rule, the two divisions of the Songjiang Army, plus the Dengzhou Garrison Division, the Tianlong Garrison Division, and the Ninghai Garrison Brigade are enough.

However, the threat to the Matsue Army did not come from within, but from both the north and the south.

The Omanis in the south of the Emperor** Nanfeng Fortress outside the Daqing Pass!

The threat of the emperor ** is just that, Chen Wu can basically be sure that the empire will not have the ability to find trouble for himself in the foreseeable time.

Even if there is, at most, a small number of troops will be sent outside the customs to contain it.

But the Omanis in the south are not so easy to get along with.

In last year's war, Chen Wu can be said to have offended Saladin to death.

Throughout this year, Saladin held back and did not go north.

But Chen Wu was very worried that Saladin would make a comeback after the beginning of spring next year—with the other party's old and spicy, he would never give himself too much time to farm and operate.

Or, even if spring doesn't come, the time won't drag on past early summer.

In the battle last year, the Tiannan Army, which had more than 100,000 troops, was disabled.

Although the traitors colluded to lead the fall of the Jianhuangling section was an important reason why the Tiannan Army was beaten and lost its armor, even without this section, it would take at least 100,000 people to defend the Nanfeng Fortress.

How much military strength does the Songjiang Army have at its disposal now?

Excluding the garrison units that maintained local law and order and were not strong in combat effectiveness, there were only three integrated divisions of the Tiannan Army and two divisions of the Songjiang Army, adding up to more than 60,000 and less than 70,000 soldiers.

In other words, even if the possible containment of the empire is not considered, Chen Wu needs to form at least three more divisions before it is possible to hold the Nanfeng fortress relatively steadily.

Considering that the combat power of the newly formed Songjiang Army is much worse than that of the elite Tiannan Army, in fact, this number will increase!

Of course, some people may say that the last time Saladin went on a nationwide expedition to the north was an excellent opportunity, this time he may not use all his strength, and may only use more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops.

But when Chen Wu made his plan, it was obvious that he could not foolishly pin his hopes on the enemy not using all his strength.

It is precisely for this reason that the military expansion plan put forward by the military department is destined to shake the top level of the entire Songjiang Army.

As early as after Ninghai County started, there were rumors of army expansion, and many officials of the Songjiang Army were also mentally prepared, but the scale they expected was only one or two divisions.

But the plan that Chen Wu instructed the military department to come up with was an unprecedented four divisions!

Only the Songjiang Army of the first and second divisions suddenly had a total of four divisions from the third to the sixth, with as many as 52,000 people!

Among them, the newly formed Third Division will be a heavy infantry division with huge cost but equally powerful combat effectiveness.

There is no doubt that this newly formed division will be transferred by Xu Shizhong.

The 4th and 5th Divisions, like the first two divisions, were light infantry divisions.

The Sixth Division will be expanded on the basis of the independent cavalry brigade commanded by Yan Dongxing to form a mixed cavalry division of 13,000 people.

The entire military expansion plan will be carried out simultaneously and will be completed by March next year.

For the Songjiang Army, it is undoubtedly a huge challenge to carry out such a large-scale expansion at once.

The sudden recruitment of more than 50,000 young and strong men will also cause great pressure on local production stability.

Fortunately, these more than 50,000 people can be divided into the three counties, and even secretly expand the scope to Yuanshan County outside the Guan.

Anyway, the establishment of Chen Wu was given, and there was no shortage of money and food, how to "change" the four new divisions out of thin air on time

Come out, that's the work that the military department and the War Readiness Administration need to worry about.

The current Chen Wu is no longer the rebel leader who needed to do everything himself two years ago, but the governor of the three counties with a complete system and a large number of capable subordinates!

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