hsntnovel Chapter 680
Chapter 680
It is actually very difficult to start a decisive battle involving 10 people.
Not to mention that this decisive battle is related to the life and death of the White Lotus Sect and the Han army, as well as Daqian's dominance over the land south of the Yangtze River.
Therefore, both sides cannot be too prepared for this decisive battle.
Just like Prince Yi Yi is very clear about the movements of the White Lotus Sect's army, he naturally has defensive measures.
On the current front line, in addition to the tens of thousands of people in the main force, the county soldiers, skirmishers, and militiamen from all sides behind are trying every means to mobilize.
Moreover, with a large army gathering, even if there is no war, a huge number of food, medicines and supplies are consumed every day, which also requires continuous logistics support.
In fact, sometimes when the two sides are fighting, the more troops the better, just like now, the three parties lose thousands of people every day in non-combat situations.
It can be said that the pressure on food is great, and the pressure on medicines is not small either.
Do you really think that gathering an army is such an easy thing to do?
You must know that at the beginning, although the three parties also invested a large amount of troops, the battle line was too stretched. Although there were many non-combat attrition incidents, they were not very prominent overall.
Even when the Jiangnan Camp first trained 20 soldiers, the military camps were separated most of the time. But even so, thousands of people died of illness, and now, there are only more.
But as the army gathers more and more, a simple wind and cold will cause a series of accidents, and such things will continue to increase as the number of troops increases.
Therefore, the decisive battle is really not something anyone can fight if they want to.
Moreover, food is the lifeblood of the army, and manpower is also the lifeblood of the army.
Now that the autumn harvest has just been completed, it is the time to pay taxes and recruit young men.
Therefore, when the three parties came out, the Han army had little logistical pressure because of its small chassis, while Bailian and Daqian both had great logistical pressure.
Paying taxes must be given priority, and the importance of the decisive battle must be ranked behind it. After all, there is not enough tax revenue. It is okay if the front line wins the battle, but it is completely ruined if it loses.
Similarly, the autumn harvest and tax payment tie up a large number of strong laborers, and there are not enough people to transport materials. Once the front is tight, battles that should not be lost may be lost, and battles that can be won may be lost, and the impact will be extremely huge. of.
Therefore, both sides must wait patiently for the autumn harvest, tax payment and other matters to be completed.
Although this kind of decisive battle is a competition of military strength between the two warring parties, it is more of a competition of national strength.
"Speed up the food collection!"
This is an order that all three parties need to issue. Whoever can free up manpower one day earlier will be able to take the vanguard advantage.
At this point, the Han army clearly has the advantage.
In Changsha City, Liu Wu listened to the report from the army.
The [-]th Division, with a total of more than [-] men, has been deployed.
All five infantry brigades and three defensive brigades have been deployed, and the remaining two brigades serve as general reserves.
The mountain brigade is fully on standby and ready to go into battle at any time.
The militia is in full mobilization. Currently, 30 elite militiamen have been mobilized to the front line. It is expected that another [-] elite militiamen can be mobilized in the future, which is enough to complete the defense work at important nodes.
So Lu Shu took a document and said, "The [-]rd and [-]th Infantry Divisions request to launch an active attack now!"
Liu Wu looked at the completely deployed troops on the map and nodded after making sure there were no problems.
"Agree to the application and allow them to fight independently!"
After that, Liu Wu explained again:
"Tell them not to ask for instructions at this time. The grand strategy is there. As long as it does not affect the grand strategy, they can use it as they please."
"Now the territory is small and the message transmission speed is fast. If the territory becomes larger in the future and we rely on communication to fight the war, we will not be able to catch up in any dish!"
"promise!"
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"Bang bang bang bang!"
At the headquarters of the [-]rd and [-]th Infantry Divisions at the forefront, in addition to daily vigilance, the entire army is still conducting drills, but the intensity is not too high.
And although they are on the front line, their main defense tasks have been handed over to the militia forces. Their main task is to take the initiative or annihilate the enemy in the field.
"The enemy's tax collection and mobilization of young people are not very good, but we have completed tax collection, militia recruitment and other matters. Now we are taking the initiative, so in order to combat the enemy's arrogance, I have proposed to the central government to launch an initiative attack."
Some generals analyzed the situation and determined:
"Indeed, although the enemy's troops have been deployed, the logistics and supplies cannot keep up, and the pressure is extremely high. We can take advantage of taking the initiative to attack now."
"Not only that, if this proactive attack can mobilize their other troops and disrupt their deployment, the effect will be even better!"
"The enemy has 15 soldiers, which is several times our strength. The gap between us is not that big!"
"The more this happens, the more we must take the initiative to take the initiative in the war and avoid being led by the enemy!"
Everyone discussed the advantages and disadvantages of taking the initiative, and soon a messenger came to report.
"General, sacrificial wine, orders from the central government."
After taking the order, everyone laughed.
"Very good, the central government is just like what we thought. It must gather a large army and quickly capture Taikou County (Fengshan County)!"
The two divisions naturally correspond to two different passes.
"The Art of War by Sun Tzu says: Surround an enemy ten times, attack it five times, and fight it if it is twice the enemy."
"This Taikou County (Fengshan County) has more than [-] enemy troops. It is also an important supply point and the best place to attack."
Everyone looked at the city they were about to attack and immediately understood what the general was thinking.
As for the more than [-] defenders in the city, it is naturally not worthy of a division to attack, even if it is an important supply point.
In fact, the supplies for hundreds of thousands of troops were distributed across too many supply points, and with the poor organization, the supplies at such supply points themselves were not too much.
The two specially chosen by the Han army were mainly a matter of supply routes. If this city was captured, although the enemy's supply routes would be cut off, it would also force the enemy to make a detour.
Not only that, this point seems to have only this impact on Daqian, but it has a great impact on the Han army.
If nothing else, if the Han army occupies this place, it will form a bridgehead for attacking Daqian. Even if they no longer take the initiative to attack, it will still be a nail.
This nail is here. Even if other places are retreating steadily, Daqian's army will not dare to rush in wantonly!
"It's not difficult to capture this city. What's important is how to encircle it and call for reinforcements!"
"Make a plan, whether our division can fight in the field depends on this time!"
"Yes, it's time to take off the hat that our Han army only knows how to defend the city and not know how to fight in the field!"
"Twenty-five thousand people versus 5000 people, the advantage is ours!"
"Bullshit, Daqian probably still thinks that their 15 vs. our [-], the advantage is theirs!!"
"Never mind them, the initiative now belongs to us!"
"Hahaha, we are forcing a decisive battle. I'm afraid the enemy is going crazy!"
"It doesn't matter whether the enemy is crazy or not, we must win, and win beautifully!"
"We must win. Our equipment for field warfare and siege warfare is far ahead of Daqian."
"Hahaha, force a decisive battle and be far ahead!"
"Far ahead!"
"Far ahead!"