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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 730
The southern army attacked the Qinghe army in three ways, each of which looked menacing.
"Everyone, do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"
Corps Commander Yuan Jie looked around at the generals who bowed their heads in contemplation, breaking the atmosphere of silence in the Corps Command.
"We now have more than 80,000 people in the twelfth, thirteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first four banner regiments, which are more than enough to fight the enemies on the south road or the enemies on the north road."
Lei Ming, head of the Thirteenth Banner Cavalry. "It's just that in this way, there is no way to take into account the other two enemies, and let them drive straight in."
The Qinghe Army had previously sent Yuan Jie to lead the 12th Banner Regiment and the 13th Banner Regiment to conquer Jiangnan Province.
Now with the southern army's army pressing down on the border, Chen Zi'ang also quickly dispatched new troops from the Jiangbei province to the Jiangnan province.
The 20th Banner Regiment and the 21st Banner Regiment marched all the way and arrived at the battlefield, under the command of Yuan Jie's Second Corps.
In addition, the 22nd Banner Regiment of the Qinghe Army Infantry is also on its way to the Jiangnan Province. Once it arrives, the strength of the Qinghe Army in the Jiangnan Province will be as high as 100,000.
It's just that in addition to the old 12th and 13th Banner Regiments, the newly formed 20th, 21st, and 22nd Banner Regiments are slightly weaker in combat effectiveness.
In particular, the 21st and 22nd Banner Regiments were completely organized and upgraded from the security forces of Jiangbei Province to field troops on the spot. Their combat effectiveness remains to be tested.
"I suggest to fight the enemies on the south road and send a small amount of troops to contain the enemies on the middle and north roads. The enemies on the south road have only more than 30,000 people. As long as we are fast enough, we can solve the battle in a short time, and then turn around to deal with other enemies. Enemies on two fronts." Han Feng, the head of the banner, suggested.
"There are more than 80,000 southern troops in the middle road, and the small number of troops may not be able to contain them." Tian Changjie, head of the 20th Banner, said worriedly.
"Information shows that Luo Jing's Central Southern Army is almost all elite troops of the Southern Army." An aide added on the side.
"Do you have any instructions from the general?"
Lei Ming set his sights on Yuan Jie, the head of the corps.
In the past, when encountering such a big battle, Chen Zi'ang, the commander of the Qinghe Army's second army, was personally in command.
Now that a strong enemy is pressing down on the situation again, without Chen Ziang's command, Lei Ming and the others feel as if they have lost their backbone, and their hearts are empty.
"The general said, we will fight this battle ourselves." Yuan Jie shrugged helplessly.
In the past, they all acted under Chen Ziang's wings. Even when they captured the Jiangnan province, Chen Ziang issued many orders, which were equivalent to remote commanding.
Now that Chen Ziang suddenly let go and let them take care of themselves, everyone still had no idea.
While they were grateful to Chen Ziang for trusting them, they also felt the heavy pressure on their shoulders.
"The general asked us to stand alone, that is trust in us, we must not disappoint the general's trust, we must win this battle." Yuan Jie said seriously.
"We will go through fire and water, and do our best!" Lei Ming and others said in unison.
Yuan Jie nodded with satisfaction after seeing the fighting spirit of the crowd: "Okay, as long as we work together, even if the Southern Army is strong, we will definitely be able to defeat them!"
"Our Qinghe army has not fought a large-scale frontal battle for a long time. We often rely on unconventional tactics such as surprise attack, night attack, and mobile warfare to win."
"What we lack now is the combat experience of large corps, and the courage to face powerful enemies head-on. In the future, we will encounter more and stronger enemies. So this time, I propose that we don't fight the enemies on the south and north roads. , directly hit their elite in the middle lane." Yuan Jie said.
After hearing Yuan Jie's words, everyone was taken aback for a moment. They did not expect that Yuan Jie wanted to attack the middle lane where the southern army was the strongest.
"Master Corps Leader, think twice. There are more than 80,000 elite southern troops in the middle, which are comparable to our strength. Even if we defeat them, we will suffer heavy losses." Han Feng said solemnly.
Lei Ming supported Yuan Jie: "I agree with the proposal of the head of the regiment. Our 13th Banner Regiment of the Cavalry is suitable for fighting in the central plain area. There are many rivers in the north and hills in the south, which is not suitable for our cavalry activities."
"As long as we defeat their strongest middle lane, then the other two lanes probably won't dare to advance alone, and maybe they will retreat in fright." The secondTian Changjie, head of the Ten Banners, guessed.
"What's the opinion of your staff?"
After listening to the words of the banner chiefs, Yuan Jie turned his attention to the staff at the staff office.
Now all units of the Qinghe Army have formed a staff system, with a dedicated staff team.
The task of their staff team is to make suggestions, collect intelligence, and formulate combat plans.
"If we concentrated our forces on the southern army in the middle, it would have an unexpected effect."
"After all, in the past, we used to rely on various strategies to fight, and we rarely fought the enemy in a dignified manner."
"And the terrain in the middle is relatively flat, which is conducive to the combat effectiveness of our cavalry units. It can be said that we can learn from each other's strengths and avoid weaknesses."
"As long as we arrange it properly, it is not difficult to defeat the Southern Army in the middle."
After an urgent discussion, the staff members felt that the approach proposed by the head of the Corps, Yuan Jie, was feasible.
Although Han Feng, the head of the banner, felt that it was too risky, most people agreed, and he could only agree.
Yuan Jie and the others discussed in detail how to deploy to meet the enemy. In the afternoon, a complete battle plan was released.
"Report the plan to the general immediately."
Although Yuan Jie and the others drew up a battle plan, but after all, Yuan Jie personally commanded the troops to face a powerful enemy, so he had to be cautious.
Because if something goes wrong, it will not only be a matter of defeat, but also cause the death of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Qinghe Army, so he still reports it to Chen Ziang for final decision according to the usual practice.
Chen Ziang's car was in Fenglin Town, which was more than a hundred miles away from the front line, so Chen Ziang also quickly saw the battle plan proposed by Yuan Jie and the others.
"It is true that the various troops lack combat experience in large corps, and the strength of the Southern Army is not strong. It will be beneficial for them to hone and hone in the future."
Chen Zi'ang saw that Yuan Jie was going to fight head-on with the main force of the southern army. After thinking about it, he agreed to Yuan Jie's and their battle plan.
After receiving Chen Ziang's affirmation, Yuan Jie seemed to have taken a reassurance, and immediately began to deploy troops and generals according to the deployment of the battle plan.
"The rapid movement of the Thirteenth Cavalry Banner Regiment to the north created the illusion that we were going to attack the enemy on the north route."
"The 12th Banner Regiment of the Infantry and the 20th Banner Regiment of the Infantry also moved north. After arriving at Anshan, they turned back to the middle road."
"The 21st Banner Regiment is the first, and the second banner battalion is going south to contain the enemies on the South Road."
"The 3rd and 4th Banner Battalion of the 21st Banner Regiment went to the middle road, pretending to contain the enemies in the middle road."