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Chapter five hundred and eighty fifth attack column

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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 585

    Zhou Han organized more than 5,000 prisoners of war into the battle sequence, and promulgated strict military laws for continuous sitting.

    If anyone in the team of ten escapes, the entire team of ten will be killed, and if more than ten people in the team of hundreds escape, all of the team of hundreds will be killed.

    Under such strict and almost harsh military laws, the 5,000 prisoners of war have settled down a lot.

    After all, Zhou Han's No. 1 Banner Battalion only had more than 2,000 brothers from the Qinghe Army. With their combat effectiveness, they were not afraid of riots by 5,000 prisoners of war.

    But once a battle breaks out, they probably won't have time to take care of these prisoners of war. Once the prisoners of war fight back on the battlefield, it will lead to serious consequences.

    So in order to avoid such a thing from happening, Han Feng, the head of the 12th Banner, also took some precautions.

    With the increase of resistance resistance, the Qinghe Army's combat strength based on the banner battalion can no longer adapt to the situation.

    Therefore, the Twelfth Banner Regiment organized the First Banner Battalion and the Second Banner Battalion into an attack group, which can cooperate with each other while increasing the attack power.

    The two banner battalions are not far from each other, not only can they support each other, but if the first banner battalion has a riot of prisoners of war, the second banner battalion can also quickly rush to suppress it.

    In just one week, the southward troops of the Qinghe Army Second Army under the command of Deputy Army Chief Yuan Jie have captured three prefectures and seven counties in Jiangnan Province, which can be said to be overwhelming.

    However, the continuous marching and fighting made the soldiers of the Qinghe Army exhausted. As the enemy's resistance increased, the casualties also increased.

    ?In particular, the report of the Intelligence and Investigation Department stated that a part of the Southern Army had returned from Dongjiang Province for reinforcements and rushed over from behind them.

    Therefore, the deputy head of the army, Yuan Jie, also adjusted the deployment of the battle in a timely manner. In addition to ordering a small number of troops to continue attacking and disturbing the enemy's vision, the main force gathered and rested near Yancheng Mansion in Jiangnan Province.

    Yuan Jie, the deputy head of the army, knew very well that now was not the time to capture the entire Jiangnan Province.

    Although all the troops have high fighting spirit, they have the strength to capture the entire Jiangnan province in a short time.

    However, once the entire Jiangnan Province is captured, their forces will be greatly dispersed, and there is a risk of being defeated individually.

    At that time, there is no need for the Southern Army's return troops to destroy them, and they will be trapped in the siege of the militia and private troops organized by the local wealthy and evil gentry, and it is difficult to escape.

    Because now the rich and evil gentry are very powerful in the local area, and the Qinghe army cannot eliminate them by relying on the army alone.

    Moreover, the civil and military association of the Qinghe Army has no foundation here, and the common people don't know much about the Qinghe Army.

    Without winning the hearts of the people, even if they occupied the entire Jiangnan province, it would be difficult for them to gain a firm foothold.

    Therefore, Yuan Jie, the deputy head of the army, did not take the risk of occupying the entire Jiangnan Province, but only captured three prefectures and seven counties.

    Qingpu Prefecture, Yancheng Prefecture, Xin'an Prefecture and the seven subordinate counties are also rich areas, not only have a lot of grain, but also several places that produce salt.

    As long as they firmly occupy these three prefectures and seven counties, relying on the grain and money seized by these prefectures and counties alone, they can alleviate the problems of food shortage and salt shortage in Jiangbei Province, and solve the urgent need.

    Because the Jiangbei Province controlled by the Second Army Corps of the Qinghe Army is now vigorously developing, a large number of refugees have poured in, making them extremely short of food, salt and other materials.

    Chen Ziang ordered Yuan Jie to lead his army across the south of the Yangtze River to attack the Jiangnan Province in such a hurry. The purpose was to raise food, salt and other materials as soon as possible to solve the crisis in the Jiangbei Province.

    Now the Qinghe army has occupied these prefectures and counties, and seized mountains of money and food from each prefecture and county.

    Yuan Jie has already sent a messenger to Chen Ziang, requesting that Chen Ziang send someone here to transport money and food back to Jiangbei Province.

    On the one hand, Yuan Jie organized people to transport money and food to Xilang Port, on the other hand, he adjusted his deployment and prepared to face the returning Southern Army.

    Although the Southern Army's troops were weak in combat effectiveness, they were numerous and powerful, and they had the support of wealthy and evil gentry, so Yuan Jie did not dare to be careless.

    In the case that they did not win the support of the local people, their Qinghe army is now fighting alone, and the whole army may be wiped out if they are not careful.

    In Yuan Jie's plan, he first had to concentrate the superior forces in his hands as much as possible, and eliminate the main force of the militia and southern army that threatened them in Jiangnan Province.

    Only after the civilian army and the main force of the southern army are eliminated, they can free up their hands to further eliminate the bandits.?? and the private armed forces of the wealthy and evil gentry.

    Only after these enemies on the surface are wiped out can they settle down to implement the New Deal and win the hearts of the people.

    All these must be done step by step. If a large number of enemies are not eliminated, even if they implement the New Deal, they will not have a stable external environment.

    After all, the war is not over yet. Even if they want to implement the New Deal, the people will be afraid and afraid to support them.

    The Admiral's Mansion in Yancheng Mansion has now become the temporary headquarters of the Qinghe Army's Second Army Corps heading south.

    "The 1st Banner Battalion of the 13th Banner Regiment of the Cavalry has already attacked the territory of Xitian Prefecture, but they have encountered stubborn resistance from the 31st Corps of the People's Army. They have sent people back to report, requesting to send two more infantry battalions up.  .¡±

    "The Third Banner Battalion of the Thirteenth Banner Regiment of the Cavalry has been ordered to retreat, and it is estimated that they will arrive at Yancheng Mansion tomorrow morning."

    "The third and fourth of the 12th Banner Regiment of the Infantry have retreated to the eastern suburbs of Yancheng Mansion for a concealed rest."

    "The brigade directly under the command has been ordered to withdraw."

    "According to Dongjiang Province, General Li Hong of the Southern Army has personally led an army of 50,000 to return to aid, and the striker has entered the western part of Jiangnan Province."

    "The messenger from Jiangbei Province has arrived. The general said that a transport team of more than 30,000 people has been organized and has set off to transport money and food."

    The temporary command headquarters was very busy, and information was constantly being sent here, while the deputy head of the army, Yuan Jie, was strategizing and constantly dispatching and issuing orders.

    "Order Tian Changjie, deputy head of the 12th Banner Regiment, to set off for Xin'an Mansion immediately to be responsible for the formation of a temporary column, and he will serve as the commander of the temporary column."

    Now the units of the Qinghe Army are too scattered. In order to concentrate on dealing with the returning Southern Army units, Yuan Jie is also preparing to let Tian Changjie lead a temporary attack column, disguised as the main force.

    However, their real main force is secretly gathering in the Yancheng Prefecture area, waiting for opportunities to act.

    "The First Banner Battalion of the Thirteenth Banner Regiment of the Cavalry withdrew from the battle and was transferred to the command of the temporary attack column."

    "The first of the 12th Banner Regiment of the Infantry, and the Second Banner Battalion are also temporarily assigned to the command of the attacking column."

    "The Blade Assault Brigade was transferred to the command of the temporary attack column, and Cheng Fengzi served as the deputy commander of the attack column to assist Tian Changjie."

    "The task of the temporary attack column is to continue to attack eastward, capture the granary in Jiangnan Province, Xitian Mansion, and attract the enemy's attention. The louder the noise, the better!"

    So far, the Qinghe army going south has been divided into two parts, one part is commanded by Tian Changjie, the deputy head of the 12th Banner Regiment, and forms an attack column as a side division.

    They were responsible for capturing Xitian Mansion, where the granaries of the Jiangnan Province were located, to attract the attention of the enemy.

    However, Yuan Jie, the deputy head of the army, personally led the main force of the Qinghe Army to assemble in a concealed manner, looking for fighters to annihilate the Southern Army's return troops.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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