In fact, it was not the first time that Takahashi Nan had heard of this battle plan, in fact, last year's special operations battalion's attack on Lushun was also part of the Liaodong Raid, and the purpose was to lay a forward station for this year's large-scale operation, and at that time, Takahashi Nan had already learned of the arrangements for the spring offensive. However, the combat environment in which the special operations battalion excels is complex terrain such as mountains and hills, and it is very rare to participate in this kind of frontal positional warfare on the plains, so it would certainly be a lie for Takahashi to say that he had no doubts about the arrangements of the Ministry of National Defense. But in front of a foreign general like Shen Zhixiang, he would not show the slightest inappropriateness, but in his heart he had already begun to think about how to use the battalion of Ming troops sent by Phi Dao to help in the battle, so as to make up for the shortcomings of his troops.

Morgan actually has little experience in commanding large-scale military operations, far less than generals like Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom who have been commanding operations on the front line for a long time, so he did not notice that Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang had their own thoughts in a silent attitude. His attention was still focused on the large map of Liaodong hanging on the wall, and although he would not be the general who would command the campaign at that time, it was necessary to make the senior officers present as much as possible understand the key points of the battle plan drawn up by the Ministry of Defense. After all, all orders issued by the commander-in-chief during the battle must be carried out by these officers present.

However, similar operational meetings will be held several times before the arrival of spring, first, in order to gradually improve the details of the operational plan, and second, there are still a large number of troops participating in the battle who have not arrived in Liaodong at this time, and it is natural that various departments also need to communicate opinions through operational meetings so that they can reach a tacit understanding on the battlefield.

A few days ago, Morgan personally went to the front line to conduct reconnaissance for several days, and he also had a relatively clear understanding of the local geography and natural conditions. After returning, Morgan sorted out the information he had collected on the front line, and also had some ideas about the specific arrangement.

“...... The Isthmus of Jinzhou is flat, and the width of the battlefield is relatively limited, in fact, this is more beneficial to our side with fewer troops, and it is convenient to concentrate firepower to strike at the locality!" Morgan said while drawing on the map: "The most powerful enemy army is cavalry, but the narrowest place on the battlefield is only a few miles, we can try to use long-range firepower to block the enemy's attack channel, enclose them in strongholds, and make them unable to play the role of cavalry!"

Shen Zhixiang asked: "My lord, the last general heard that the golden thieves have built many forts in the local area for garrisons, and the troops are dispersed and deployed throughout the area, if you want to completely block their sortie passage, I am afraid that you will have to deploy a large number of artillery pieces to have this effect, right?"

"Don't worry about that. Morgan replied confidently: "Before the beginning of spring, artillery units transferred from the south will arrive in Liaodong to cooperate with the offensive by land. No matter how many strongholds they build, they are only temporary defenses, and those earthen walls and fences are full of tofu scum in front of the shells!"

"Artillery troops!" Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang were both dazzled when they heard this word. Although Haihan also invested artillery in the previous Liaodong operations, it was generally only a few guns, and the artillery establishment was no more than the level of one company at most. And what Morgan is now saying about the special transfer of artillery units from the south is probably a big move.

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In fact, it was not the first time that Takahashi Nan had heard of this battle plan, in fact, last year's special operations battalion's attack on Lushun was also part of the Liaodong Raid, and the purpose was to lay a forward station for this year's large-scale operation, and at that time, Takahashi Nan had already learned of the arrangements for the spring offensive. However, the combat environment in which the special operations battalion excels is complex terrain such as mountains and hills, and it is very rare to participate in this kind of frontal positional warfare on the plains, so it would certainly be a lie for Takahashi to say that he had no doubts about the arrangements of the Ministry of National Defense. But in front of a foreign general like Shen Zhixiang, he would not show the slightest inappropriateness, but in his heart he had already begun to think about how to use the battalion of Ming troops sent by Phi Dao to help in the battle, so as to make up for the shortcomings of his troops.

Morgan actually has little experience in commanding large-scale military operations, far less than generals like Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom who have been commanding operations on the front line for a long time, so he did not notice that Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang had their own thoughts in a silent attitude. His attention was still focused on the large map of Liaodong hanging on the wall, and although he would not be the general who would command the campaign at that time, it was necessary to make the senior officers present as much as possible understand the key points of the battle plan drawn up by the Ministry of Defense. After all, all orders issued by the commander-in-chief during the battle must be carried out by these officers present.

However, similar operational meetings will be held several times before the arrival of spring, first, in order to gradually improve the details of the operational plan, and second, there are still a large number of troops participating in the battle who have not arrived in Liaodong at this time, and it is natural that various departments also need to communicate opinions through operational meetings so that they can reach a tacit understanding on the battlefield.

A few days ago, Morgan personally went to the front line to conduct reconnaissance for several days, and he also had a relatively clear understanding of the local geography and natural conditions. After returning, Morgan sorted out the information he had collected on the front line, and also had some ideas about the specific arrangement.

“...... The Isthmus of Jinzhou is flat, and the width of the battlefield is relatively limited, in fact, this is more beneficial to our side with fewer troops, and it is convenient to concentrate firepower to strike at the locality!" Morgan said while drawing on the map: "The most powerful enemy army is cavalry, but the narrowest place on the battlefield is only a few miles, we can try to use long-range firepower to block the enemy's attack channel, enclose them in strongholds, and make them unable to play the role of cavalry!"

Shen Zhixiang asked: "My lord, the last general heard that the golden thieves have built many forts in the local area for garrisons, and the troops are dispersed and deployed throughout the area, if you want to completely block their sortie passage, I am afraid that you will have to deploy a large number of artillery pieces to have this effect, right?"

"Don't worry about that. Morgan replied confidently: "Before the beginning of spring, artillery units transferred from the south will arrive in Liaodong to cooperate with the offensive by land. No matter how many strongholds they build, they are only temporary defenses, and those earthen walls and fences are full of tofu scum in front of the shells!"

"Artillery troops!" Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang were both dazzled when they heard this word. Although Haihan also invested artillery in the previous Liaodong operations, it was generally only a few guns, and the artillery establishment was no more than the level of one company at most. And what Morgan is now saying about the special transfer of artillery units from the south is probably a big move. In fact, it was not the first time that Takahashi Nan had heard of this battle plan, in fact, last year's special operations battalion's attack on Lushun was also part of the Liaodong Raid, and the purpose was to lay a forward station for this year's large-scale operation, and at that time, Takahashi Nan had already learned of the arrangements for the spring offensive. However, the combat environment in which the special operations battalion excels is complex terrain such as mountains and hills, and it is very rare to participate in this kind of frontal positional warfare on the plains, so it would certainly be a lie for Takahashi to say that he had no doubts about the arrangements of the Ministry of National Defense. But in front of a foreign general like Shen Zhixiang, he would not show the slightest inappropriateness, but in his heart he had already begun to think about how to use the battalion of Ming troops sent by Phi Dao to help in the battle, so as to make up for the shortcomings of his troops.

Morgan actually has little experience in commanding large-scale military operations, far less than generals like Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom who have been commanding operations on the front line for a long time, so he did not notice that Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang had their own thoughts in a silent attitude. His attention was still focused on the large map of Liaodong hanging on the wall, and although he would not be the general who would command the campaign at that time, it was necessary to make the senior officers present as much as possible understand the key points of the battle plan drawn up by the Ministry of Defense. After all, all orders issued by the commander-in-chief during the battle must be carried out by these officers present.

However, similar operational meetings will be held several times before the arrival of spring, first, in order to gradually improve the details of the operational plan, and second, there are still a large number of troops participating in the battle who have not arrived in Liaodong at this time, and it is natural that various departments also need to communicate opinions through operational meetings so that they can reach a tacit understanding on the battlefield.

A few days ago, Morgan personally went to the front line to conduct reconnaissance for several days, and he also had a relatively clear understanding of the local geography and natural conditions. After returning, Morgan sorted out the information he had collected on the front line, and also had some ideas about the specific arrangement.

“...... The Isthmus of Jinzhou is flat, and the width of the battlefield is relatively limited, in fact, this is more beneficial to our side with fewer troops, and it is convenient to concentrate firepower to strike at the locality!" Morgan said while drawing on the map: "The most powerful enemy army is cavalry, but the narrowest place on the battlefield is only a few miles, we can try to use long-range firepower to block the enemy's attack channel, enclose them in strongholds, and make them unable to play the role of cavalry!"

Shen Zhixiang asked: "My lord, the last general heard that the golden thieves have built many forts in the local area for garrisons, and the troops are dispersed and deployed throughout the area, if you want to completely block their sortie passage, I am afraid that you will have to deploy a large number of artillery pieces to have this effect, right?"

"Don't worry about that. Morgan replied confidently: "Before the beginning of spring, artillery units transferred from the south will arrive in Liaodong to cooperate with the offensive by land. No matter how many strongholds they build, they are only temporary defenses, and those earthen walls and fences are full of tofu scum in front of the shells!"

"Artillery troops!" Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang were both dazzled when they heard this word. Although Haihan also invested artillery in the previous Liaodong operations, it was generally only a few guns, and the artillery establishment was no more than the level of one company at most. And what Morgan is now saying about the special transfer of artillery units from the south is probably a big move. In fact, it was not the first time that Takahashi Nan had heard of this battle plan, in fact, last year's special operations battalion's attack on Lushun was also part of the Liaodong Raid, and the purpose was to lay a forward station for this year's large-scale operation, and at that time, Takahashi Nan had already learned of the arrangements for the spring offensive. However, the combat environment in which the special operations battalion excels is complex terrain such as mountains and hills, and it is very rare to participate in this kind of frontal positional warfare on the plains, so it would certainly be a lie for Takahashi to say that he had no doubts about the arrangements of the Ministry of National Defense. But in front of a foreign general like Shen Zhixiang, he would not show the slightest inappropriateness, but in his heart he had already begun to think about how to use the battalion of Ming troops sent by Phi Dao to help in the battle, so as to make up for the shortcomings of his troops.

Morgan actually has little experience in commanding large-scale military operations, far less than generals like Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom who have been commanding operations on the front line for a long time, so he did not notice that Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang had their own thoughts in a silent attitude. His attention was still focused on the large map of Liaodong hanging on the wall, and although he would not be the general who would command the campaign at that time, it was necessary to make the senior officers present as much as possible understand the key points of the battle plan drawn up by the Ministry of Defense. After all, all orders issued by the commander-in-chief during the battle must be carried out by these officers present.

However, similar operational meetings will be held several times before the arrival of spring, first, in order to gradually improve the details of the operational plan, and second, there are still a large number of troops participating in the battle who have not arrived in Liaodong at this time, and it is natural that various departments also need to communicate opinions through operational meetings so that they can reach a tacit understanding on the battlefield.

A few days ago, Morgan personally went to the front line to conduct reconnaissance for several days, and he also had a relatively clear understanding of the local geography and natural conditions. After returning, Morgan sorted out the information he had collected on the front line, and also had some ideas about the specific arrangement.

“...... The Isthmus of Jinzhou is flat, and the width of the battlefield is relatively limited, in fact, this is more beneficial to our side with fewer troops, and it is convenient to concentrate firepower to strike at the locality!" Morgan said while drawing on the map: "The most powerful enemy army is cavalry, but the narrowest place on the battlefield is only a few miles, we can try to use long-range firepower to block the enemy's attack channel, enclose them in strongholds, and make them unable to play the role of cavalry!"

Shen Zhixiang asked: "My lord, the last general heard that the golden thieves have built many forts in the local area for garrisons, and the troops are dispersed and deployed throughout the area, if you want to completely block their sortie passage, I am afraid that you will have to deploy a large number of artillery pieces to have this effect, right?"

"Don't worry about that. Morgan replied confidently: "Before the beginning of spring, artillery units transferred from the south will arrive in Liaodong to cooperate with the offensive by land. No matter how many strongholds they build, they are only temporary defenses, and those earthen walls and fences are full of tofu scum in front of the shells!"

"Artillery troops!" Gao Qiao Nan and Shen Zhixiang were both dazzled when they heard this word. Although Haihan also invested artillery in the previous Liaodong operations, it was generally only a few guns, and the artillery establishment was no more than the level of one company at most. And what Morgan is now saying about the special transfer of artillery units from the south is probably a big move.

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