Chapter 81: The Battle of Huaiqing is over

Fortunately, Ye Shen was able to suppress these people.

"Alright." Ye Shen said: "Don't talk about these things that you don't have, since the imperial court has already given an order, let's do something, all the troops on the front line will be dispatched to force the other party to death, and the entire Yellow River defense line will not be moved, in addition, be careful that the other party's dog jumps off the wall in a hurry."

The so-called dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, nothing else. It was the Southern Army that opened the Yellow River and used it to block them.

Ye Shen didn't want to soak the person in his hand in the water.

After Ye Shen sent these away. Immediately give Wu Li an order and let him attack boldly. Don't worry about any army in the Henan direction, of course, the enemy army in the Shanxi direction, don't be careful.

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Huaiqing war, the fight was very dull.

Because there are too many concerns.

First of all, Sheng Yong repeatedly adjusted the army during the battle. In addition to the convergence of the southern army and the northern army, it is a little different. In short, both sides have adapted to the tactical strategy of the firearms age. Even Sheng Yong has certain innovations in many places, such as foot cavalry, infantry artillery, ambushes, communications, etc.

After all, the war is still the original war, but some conditions have changed v-collar, but the essence has not changed at all.

Sheng Yong adapted to this change and was soon able to bring his original experience into play.

Wu Li is no better than Sheng Yong in this, but Wu Li is not a person behind him. It was a staff group, and even the problems that Wu Li encountered on the battlefield in Huaiqing were sent back to the Southern Army and sent back to Beijing, and countless people thought about how to deal with it together.

Actually, before that. What the Northern Army has been thinking about is if the vegetables are abused. In the wrong way, the attack was still in the era of cold weapons, and the southern army was attacked. Now the battle of Huaiqing is actually a new topic, that is, how to face the army that has always been equipped with firearms.

There was also a change in tactics.

The biggest change is that the army is more dispersed.

It has already been proposed that the size of the regiment is too large. The size of the battalion is too small, and it should be formed with an army of more than 1,000 people, and the infantry and artillery cavalry can complete the task. It is again refined in terms of preparation.

There are many reasons for this.

The first is the previous battle of Qinyang, where the two sides fought a standard battle in line to be shot. Everyone suffered heavy casualties, and within a day, both sides could not fight. Post-mortem review. It was believed that the enemy should not have attacked in the face of the enemy's infantry at that time. It is necessary to strictly implement the trilogy of artillery bombardment, cavalry assault, and infantry march.

Or go for a roundabout approach. That is, the strategy is behind.

If you follow this idea, tactically, there is still a surplus of firepower in the army.

This very detailed change is reflected in the establishment, because in the establishment, the number of artillery at the battalion level is not large, and it is more difficult to follow the march of the large army, which is not enough to bombard the opposite position, or when encountering the enemy's infantry formation, the artillery mobilization time is slow.

You can't hold each other for a day or two before the artillery arrives.

If the military situation is urgent, it can only be rushed.

In this case, there are two different opinions, one is that He Xi's initial idea of artillery is that artillery is used intensively, so that at the army level, there is a separate artillery establishment. But now another opinion is also important. That is, to strengthen the front-line firepower.

What can't blast the opponent's infantry formation, that is a lack of firepower.

Under such circumstances, the battle between Wu Li and Sheng Yong was actually an experimental point for army reform.

Secondly, Huaiqing is indeed a special terrain, the Huaiqing area is actually a strategic salient for the Beijing-controlled area, not only to consider the Ming army south of the Yellow River, but also to consider the Ming army in Shanxi, especially the Ming army in Shanxi, condescending, Wu Libu is difficult to attack.

Once the Shanxi army is launched, it will be easy to cut off Wu Libu's back road.

When the time comes, it will be dangerous.

Therefore, when Wu Li marches into the army, he must be especially careful. There is a special corps that does not move in the rear, just to prevent this.

Secondly, Sheng Yong himself is also a difficult person to deal with. Very cunning and very brave. The Great War is very statute. pair

Fang's battle was very scattered, not because there were few troops, but because Sheng Yong was used to the battlefield within a radius of several miles and dozens of miles, and there were many people on the overall battlefield, but when it came to a certain key node, it was only a battle of one or two thousand people.

Sheng Yong prefers to resist layer by layer, establish a superior position, and wait for the northern army to attack. The Northern Army is roundabout, Sheng Yong is also roundabout, in short, the kind of battlefield where tens of thousands of people are concentrated in one place is not what Sheng Yong likes.

Without him, there were too many casualties.

Moreover, the defender has a strategic advantage, once the defending side is willing, coupled with a strong camp of more than 1,000 people, it can contain thousands, or even nearly 10,000 people for a period of time. This situation is also a great waste of troops.

Thus, from the beginning of the Battle of the River to the present, because of the war, it has entered the era of all-firearms. In terms of specific tactics, the battle between the two sides has also evolved from a point to a line.

The previous war, however, was centered around a few points, the offensive. Once this point is lost, on the one hand, it is necessary to always retreat. Or crash. This point is likely to be a certain city, or a battlefield for the two sides.

But now it is different, the war has become a line, and the battle between the two sides is carried out along this line, and once a gap is opened from this line, a certain part of the other side can form a detour. To surround one side, logistics was particularly important in the age of firearms, once logistics were not available.

Needless to say, the war is not to be said.

In the past, the advantage of the northern army in fighting the southern army was actually the advantage of fighting the dots by line, and it was impossible for the southern army to completely spread out the army, and after spreading out according to the density of the northern army, it would have no combat effectiveness. Now both sides have this ability.

The specific way to fight the war is very new to both sides.

But. Wu Li got an order from the rear at this moment. Naturally, he ordered to look for a few weak points along the entire line of defense, and then attack, hoping to make a breakthrough.

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The Huaiqing area is very long and narrow, with the Yellow River on one side and the Taihang Mountains on the other.

Because of this, tens of thousands of people on both sides were able to spread the gap between the two places.

Of course, of course, it can't be completely covered.

Unlike what many imagine, the two sides are airtight. The density of the army here naturally does not reach this standard. People on both sides can still come and go freely. It's just that if the army wants to pass, it will inevitably encounter obstacles. Key roads, especially those with artillery, were guarded by hard camps.

Even in the plains, there are not many roads that can accommodate the passage of a thousand pound cannons.

Sheng Yong stood next to the map, greedily looking at everything in front of him, he sighed, and said, "Pass the order down, withdraw the army."

Sheng Yong was very reluctant to withdraw his troops.

Everything in front of him was created by Sheng Yong. Naturally, he was reluctant to give up. In his opinion, the battle of Huaiqing can be won. Because the war has been fought here, although he is retreating step by step. Lost a lot of places. But strategically it did not suffer.

He has already contacted the Shanxi side, and if necessary, he can send troops to help. Only he slowly retreated and lured the northern army into the Huaiqing area, and the two sides worked together, perhaps, they could fight a war of annihilation.

In fact, he also knew that the Northern Army also had a plan for such a situation.

Even if Wu Li's troops were encircled, the army behind them immediately came to the rescue. Whether the Shanxi army can block Ye Shen's attack is still between the two.

At that time, the war in Huaiqing may escalate. Become a great battle between the two sides in this region. Once it fails, don't let Luoyang fail. Even some prefectures and counties in the southeast of Shanxi may not be able to keep it.

This is also the reason why many people in the Yugoslav army are hesitant.

Fortunately, Sheng Yong has the support of Fu Youde.

Sheng Yong didn't want to cause trouble for Fu Youde, he hoped that he could use his ability to defeat Wu Li's troops and drive them out of Huaiqing Mansion. It's not impossible.

Sheng Yong is sure of this.

But now, it's all in vain.

Sheng Yong received Fu Youde's order to immediately withdraw his troops and abandon Huaiqing. Defend the Yellow River.

The reason is simple.

Fu Youde wants to be immediately

Advancing eastward, the elite soldiers of the entire Shandong and Henan provinces are going to Shandong. In other words, Sheng Yong has no backup. If at this time, the army that had been acting as Wu Li's backup suddenly joined the battlefield. Sheng Yong couldn't resist it.

And Fu Youde couldn't accept the annihilation of Sheng Yong's army.