Chapter 436: Army Buildup
In the early morning of 16 May, the cavalry of the brigade rushed to the place where it became the Pingchuan Pass, and the cavalry division was the vanguard force, and the whole division poured out this time.
The cavalry was responsible for reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance, and high-speed expansion of the battle situation, protecting the two wings, but in this mountain range, there were no two wings, as long as these passes and roads were held, the enemy could not cross from other places.
After a year of cultivation and continuous expansion, there are now three large horse ranches in Qinglin, with a total of more than 7,000 war horses and more than 4,000 foals, not counting the 6,300 war horses that have been equipped to the cavalry division.
But this is not satisfied with Li Yang, you must know that a cavalry can really get rid of the supply, travel hundreds of miles a day, the necessary standard is one person and two horses, their cavalry division was originally full of four regiments and three battalions, and the establishment of 12,000 people has just made up half of it, and now it is a shortage of horses, otherwise how can it use the current establishment.
But even if there is a lack of horses, 6,300 pure cavalry can be called a cavalry division, which is already a full cavalry division if you count the horsemen and logistics.
The existing cavalry is two regiments and two battalions of rangers, a regiment of dragoons, although the dragoons are known as a regiment, but in fact there are less than a thousand people, divided into two battalions of four hundred and seventy people, the equipment of the dragoons, the enchanted swords are not difficult, but the enchanted cavalry cuirass, but it is very time-consuming, a set of armor, the cost of the top seven knives, and the process requirements are high, the output is really not raised, and it can be supplemented to a thousand people, it has been very important.
The second hill in the cavalry system stood up, and the people who were favored by Li Yang were always promoted and used, and Tang Mi was demoted, but the troops he led were known as the strongest human troops on the road, no matter how you look at it, it means reuse, which makes Wang Hong, who has always been the first brother in the cavalry system, a threat, but there is nothing to be done.
Li Yang's checks and balances seem to be a good game, the infantry and artillery are not dominant, how can his cavalry be spared.
Now the cavalry is divided into rangers and dragoons, to put it bluntly, light cavalry and heavy cavalry, but although the equipment of the dragoons is heavier than that of the rangers, it does not reach the meaning of heavy cavalry, and the long-range running ability does not look weak.
For the sake of speed, the cavalry was formed as a company and pulled to this place called Pingchuan Pass.
The time was set for the early morning of the 16th, and by eight o'clock, the troops had returned two-thirds of the way, and the cavalry dismounted to rest, and prepared good forage for the horses, which were all good things with black beans and wheat, and the bored soldiers were still playing with their war horses with carrots, and these men who fought on horseback were all used to it, and as long as they did not go to the battlefield, they did not have to be too harsh on themselves.
"Where did the infantry go?" In Wang Hong's heart, maybe there are 50,000 cavalry, he dares to take the cavalry to sweep the devil's lair, now it is not possible, this kind of large-scale attack, they must coordinate with the infantry, and there must be artillery fire to follow up, otherwise a strategic mistake, it will be the same as the Northeast always fighting Pingzhou, nothing can be gained, and the loss will be lost.
"In addition to teaching the brigade to stay on guard against the zombies in Duanchuan City, the troops of the 2nd and 3rd Divisions are expected to arrive at the Pingchuan Pass tonight, and the 1st Heavy Artillery Division is expected to arrive early tomorrow morning."
"It's fast enough, are these guys going to die in a hurry?"
Although the cavalry said that they swept all the way, killed many zombies in the villages, and swept away the zombies within a few kilometers on both sides of the road, delaying a lot of time, but despite this, the speed was also extremely fast, I didn't expect the infantry to fall with them for only one day, I have to say that the soldiers are good soldiers.
"The commander said that he was resting at the pass, how fast it is now, and how fast it is going."
"Whatever, anyway, this battle is a stage for our cavalry to sing a big show, tell the brothers to rest in place, and when the infantry arrives, we should be dispatched."
Wang Hong finally gave the order to rest.
At sunrise and sunset, there were cavalry rushing during the period, at sunset, the second division and the third division arrived at the same time, and the two columns lined up in a long line on the road, led by Hong Jun and Qi Wenliang, two division commanders, both division commanders, one by one holding back their strength to play the competition.
What surprised Wang Hong even more was that Li Yang actually joined in the fun, and followed the rapid march with his feet for three days and two nights!
"See, my body is still maintained, don't think you can run, I also led the troops to charge at the beginning." The three of them waved their hands, signaled the troops to stop advancing, arranged the camp tents, and prepared to rest.
"Boss, why are you so foolish!" Wang Hong drove the horse over, and said with some complaints, Li Yang didn't wear any enchantment equipment, he didn't want to play a quick march and cheat, although he still had the spirit, but he couldn't hide the fatigue all over his body.
"Haha, it's okay, don't move, this body is really useless, you cavalry are all gathered? I heard that you were sent out by the formation of the Anlian Army. ”
"There are still three companies that haven't come back, and it is estimated that something happened on the way."
"Ao, the artillery convoy has a horse drawn by a horse, Wang He took two companies to support it, and I sent Ma Dai's company to find a guide for you."
Wang Hong nodded and said, "That's all right." ”
"Go to the back to replenish a week's forage and ammunition, this is your last supply, as soon as your guide arrives, you can move forward, all the way to the front of Castlevania, and then follow the thought, the first combat mission of the cavalry is to sweep, clear the obstacles, and then detour to the designated location, and when Hongyuan City is broken, it is the time for you to outflank the back road."
This established strategy is a strategy that Yao Wenyuan has deduced several times, and there was originally a task of reconnoitering the movements of reinforcements, but the Griffin team of the Fallen took the initiative to take this task, and their information was more accurate and passed on faster.
Tomorrow morning, those three sea ships should also arrive at Hongyuan City, attract their attention at sea, and when the cavalry reaches the city, the infantry can also advance to the designated position.
When the time comes, three seal-class sailing ships at sea armed to the teeth, with the vitality of an entire artillery division on land, regardless of him, will raze Hongyuan Castlevania to the ground first.
In this battle in a foreign land, Li Yang did not have the slightest scruples in fighting, focusing on the minimum damage and maximum damage.
As for the local enslaved Koreans, who cares if you live or die! R1148