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Chapter 1135: Use me in the first battle, you will win if you use me

"Since you all agree with the principle of 'holding a stronghold and fighting a dull war', let's discuss some basic principles and individual details."

Yongningbo Zhang Cheng saw that the civil and military forces had basically formed a unified understanding of the strategic thinking of fighting against the two thieves who broke into Cao Cao, so he proposed on the spot to have a more in-depth discussion on the specific tactical thinking.

The important weapon of "unification of thought" was finally remembered by Zhang Cheng!

As someone who has experienced it, he naturally knows the importance of this issue, but the power he controlled before was limited, so he never thought of this strategic manual.

But now it is different from before. With the formation of the "Yongyi Army" basically completed, his current business has become very large, and he needs to make decisions on a lot of government affairs, civil affairs, farming, and military issues.

Regardless of political, civil, agricultural, or business affairs, he only established an overall direction and goal for everyone, and then convened a collective discussion of all high-level cronies to unify everyone's understanding first, and then discuss specific matters. During the discussion process, the thoughts and goals will be further unified, and all subsequent matters will be left to the subordinates to do boldly.

Only by "unifying our thinking" can we move forward in accordance with the established policy. This is an important foundation for an organization to unite as one and work hard toward a common goal!

It is the same now. His purpose is also very simple and clear, which is to first make everyone realize the necessity of "fighting hard and fighting stupidly", and then discuss some specific requirements and details in order to further deepen everyone's understanding of the situation. know.

Just listen to Uncle Yong Ning continue to say to everyone: "If we want to 'strengthen the stronghold and fight the war' to have the desired effect, there are still several prerequisites. If our division cannot do it at all, then this strategy will not only be useless. This will drag down tens of thousands of our troops here, and may even result in their defeat!"

After hearing this, Wei Zhice asked with confusion on his face: "Commander, what are the conditions that are so important?"

Just when I was about to take a nap, someone brought me a pillow!

Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng looked at Wei Zhice and smiled knowingly. He knew very well that wherever Wei Zhice was present, he would not be left in the cold. This well-educated general could always give him appropriate treatment at the right time. Pass the words so that his next words will not be abrupt.

"The purpose of the 'Jie Hard Camp' is to defend it, and to defend it well. I believe that all of you here are capable of doing this, as long as you follow the rules for setting up camp in the "Courage of Brave Military Drill Code" and strictly follow the steps of daily drills.

But we can't defend like a "shrinking tortoise", otherwise once our division is divided and surrounded by Li thieves in their respective camps, no matter how hard the camp is built, it will be nothing more than a pool of stagnant water, and sooner or later it will be over. "

After listening to Zhang Cheng's words, Sun Shixiang also intervened at the right time: "The first condition mentioned by uncle is that you must be able to defend as well as attack. You must not only defend but not attack, you must defend while defending." On the basis of a firm foundation, we must maintain our fighting strength and be ready to attack the enemy troops at all times so that they cannot separate and encircle the battalions of our division.”

"Yes, that's exactly the truth!"

"Uncle, what is the second condition?"

"The second thing... is that we must have a stable rear area, as well as an absolutely safe and smooth logistics supply line to ensure that each battalion of our division is supplied with necessary supplies such as grain, artillery, gunpowder and so on, so that it can maintain its position for a long time. Looking for a chance to counterattack!”

Sun Shixiang did not rush to answer this time. He looked at Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong and other veterans with a smile on his face, indicating that they would take over the conversation.

Although Wei Zhice understood what Sun Shixiang meant, he did not want to steal too much limelight. He picked up the tea bowl on the table in front of him in a leisurely manner and drank heavily.

While Zhang Guodong was still hesitating and thinking, Chen Zheng took the lead and said: "The North Road and East Road, and even the entire Xuanfu Town, can be regarded as our rear area. Both soldiers and wages can be stably supplied. With this How can we still be afraid of those mud-legged people who are escaping without a trace?"

Chen Zhong also added: "There is no need to say more about stabilizing the rear. Not to mention Xuanfu Town, even Datong and Shanxi Towns can support our Yongyi Army when necessary. In addition, there is also a large amount of income from Mianhe Chaoguan every year. , and the land in northern Henan has not been disrupted by thieves, and the drought and locust disaster has been controlled. It is not as serious as in central and southern Henan, and it can also provide wages, food, and soldiers.

Furthermore, we also have the "Yellow River Fleet", with more than 300 large and small ships, plying to both sides of the river. The thieves have no ships, let alone water troops, so they can only watch on the shore. It is we who transport soldiers, horses and military supplies. A great tool. "

Although everyone knew that Chen Zhong was one of Yong Ning Bo's hidden lines in northern Henan, except for a few people who knew the basics, the rest were extremely shocked after hearing what he just said - Yong Ning Bo's plan was so deep that he had already planned it. Such a force has been left in Northern Henan!

Yang Shijie, the brother-in-law of Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng and the second son of the Yang family, the general defense coach of the central joint defense of Mangshan Militia, couldn't help but also joined in and said: "And our militia is not a vegetarian either. The territory of Mangshan is two hundred miles away, and there are hundreds of thousands of people. Dingkou has the same hatred and regards the bandits as mortal enemies. If Uncle Yongning needs anything, Dingkou will be able to provide him with money and food."

At this moment, Staff General Wang Yuanjing continued: "There is also Xiaoyuan Camp. Although it needs to be reorganized in Wu'an, the young men selected from it can be responsible for transporting military supplies. We can't just keep them in vain." More than 20,000 people.”

He Zhenxiong, the deputy general of the Zhenbiao Battalion, also spoke at this time: "Even if the Xiaoyuan Battalion is not suitable for a head-on battle with Li Thief according to the previous agreement, it can still be responsible for escorting and guarding our division's food and camp on the north bank. In this way, it can't be done, right? Our army can then cross the river and push the main force to the opposite side of Li Thief, and we will not be afraid of him coming to divide and encircle us."

However, Prime Minister Sun continued: "I cannot cross the river with the whole army, and I must leave a strong force on the north bank."

"How can we leave the foundation to others?"

Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng confirmed Sun Shixiang's words, and then said to He Zhenxiong: "What Zhenxiong said is still very insightful. Yuan Shizhong's troops will be reorganized in as little as one month and as many as three months. We can't Let thousands of his troops eat dry food.

The main force of the Xiaoyuan Battalion was responsible for guarding and guarding important places in Jiangbei. The strong men were selected and the capable ones were selected to form a "transportation team" to be responsible for the transportation of military supplies. The rest, the old, weak, women and children were responsible for Some sewing and repairing, and cooking for the army. "

Everyone discussed for a long time how they could continue to use the strategy of "building a stronghold and fighting a dull war" on the land of Zhongzhou after the Kaifeng War. They were greedy and oppressed the living space of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai. Until they are completely defeated. Amidst everyone's affirmations and boasts, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but feel a hint of guilt in his heart.

In fact, this method of "building a stronghold and fighting a dull war" was not thought up by himself, but was completely borrowed from another capable person of later generations. To put it bluntly, it was a complete plagiarism.

I think back then, when the Taiping Army first started to rebel, it was as if they were entering an uninhabited country. It was like killing people when they were in the way, and killing Buddha when they were in the way. In just over two years, they almost captured half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River. , and even attacked the city of Beijing several times.

Zhang Cheng observed the performance of Li Zicheng after entering Henan, and felt that it was very similar to the Taiping Army of later generations. They were both powerful and powerful. Such a military force should not be underestimated.

Therefore, before coming to aid Henan, Zhang Cheng was secretly thinking about countermeasures. After all, although the Yongyi Army was also very powerful, Zhang Cheng did not want to waste all his hard-earned wealth in the fight with Li Zicheng.

Just when he entered the territory of Zhangde Mansion in northern Henan, he suddenly thought of Zeng Guofan's deeds, and thought of his "strengthening the stronghold and fighting dull battles" tactics. This was Zeng Guofan's countless failures, and even three times. The valuable experience gained after drowning in the river.

It was precisely with this strategic policy that Zeng Guofan gradually reversed the decline during the more than ten years of fighting against the Taiping Army, until he finally completely quelled the Taiping Army.

If he had only considered rescuing Kaifeng and ensuring that Kaifeng city would not be breached by Li Chuang's bandit army, there would be no need for Zhang Cheng to put forward such a new military concept of "building a stronghold and fighting a dull war".

But he considered it more comprehensively, and the main reason was how to fight Li Zicheng's bandit army for a long time in the future on the land of Zhongzhou, and how to preserve himself to a great extent. This was the main reason.

"Uncle, this method of 'building a stronghold and fighting a dull war' seems to be quite similar to Liaodong's method of fighting against the slave establishment!"

Hu Yiwen is indeed well-informed. Because he is still young, he just listened quietly to everyone's discussion without saying a word. Now that he saw that everyone was talking about the same thing, he also thought more clearly. He immediately expressed his opinion.

"There are some similarities."

Although Sun Shixiang nodded slightly and affirmed Hu Yiwen's statement, wrinkles appeared on his forehead. He went on to say: "Although the principles are similar, they are not the same. Liaodong's military strategy, since the defeat of Guangning , Thousands of miles away from Liaodong, once exhausted, the national and North Korean defense lines retreated to Shanhaiguan for a time, which triggered a dispute between those who guarded the pass and those outside the pass.

Afterwards, Superintendent Sun Chengzong focused on guarding the outside of the pass and worked hard to restore the Ningjin defense line today, making our pass defense stable. However, after Yuan Chonghuan was executed, Liaodong was no longer able to make progress and could only stick to Jinzhou.

The defense of Liaodong was to defend the city and was unable to attack. Last year, Jinzhou was besieged for nearly two years. If the imperial court had not mobilized all the troops from all over the world to help, I am afraid that Jinzhou City would have changed hands today. "

When he said this, his eyes scanned everyone's faces one by one. When he saw Hu Yiwen, he glared at him lightly and continued: "And what Uncle Yong Ning mentioned about 'fighting a stupid battle with a stronghold' is The difficulty of building a camp in a dangerous place can be seen clearly. How can it be compared to standing in a strong city in Liaodong?

Furthermore, Uncle Yongning's strategy is to use defense as offense. We must not only be able to defend securely, but also be able to attack at the right time. This is different from Liaodong who only defends but does not attack. The difference is not limited to heaven and earth. "

This comparison made by Sun Shixiang was very apt. He spoke out the weak words of the Liaodong soldiers and finally raised the prestige of the Yongyi Army and greatly maintained the reputation of Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng.

Chen Zheng, Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong and other generals naturally echoed the sentiment.

Zhang Cheng took a deep look at Sun Shixiang. Naturally, he didn't care about Hu Yiwen's unintentional remarks. He waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Now that the overall strategy has been established, all generals must follow it from now on. Let's first put the ugly Speaking of which, this battle in Kaifeng is extraordinary. If anyone disobeys military orders or violates military regulations, no matter who they are, I will never forgive them!"

"Here. The general will obey orders and will never violate military regulations."

All the generals received the order loudly. Seeing that a big war was about to begin, they all looked very excited. After all, after every big war, a group of generals rose up.

Especially since the Yongyi Army now has sound systems and has always paid attention to military merit and rewards. Even if the court only "pays lip service but does not deliver", Zhang Cheng has never been short of them. Who wouldn't love the rewards of real money and silver? Yo?

Since the implementation of the new medal award and rank system, the Yongyi Army has become more motivated from top to bottom. Even during daily drills, each A, team, headquarters, department, and battalion are in high spirits. The competition is constant.

Now that the battle is approaching, they are even more enthusiastic. The generals in the camp often go to Yong Ningbo's Chinese army tent when they have nothing to do, and their words are full of invitations to fight.

Yong Ningbo was also very satisfied with the performance of his subordinate Wenwu. There were occasional disputes between them, but they were all working in the general direction for the better. What they were competing for was their performance. Zhang Cheng also liked to see this. Neither object nor encourage.

"Now that the general policy of the Battle of Kaifeng has been established, we can just improve some specific details. For example, the "Code of Conduct" has clearly stipulated how to build a camp. However, in order to better meet the requirements of a 'hard stronghold' , I would like to ask you to use your expertise to further improve it and refine some key contents so that the officers and soldiers of our army’s battalions can practice it on the spot.”

Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng also gave some requirements at the end: "My only requirement is to eliminate the complexity and keep the simplicity. The items should be as clear as possible. There should be no useless nonsense and not a single word of useful words should be missing!"

Another discussion began in the Chinese army tent. Zhang Cheng didn't say much, but occasionally reminded him. He was also afraid that if he spoke too much, it would affect everyone's thinking.

When the sky was getting dark, the discussion in the Chinese military tent was coming to an end. At this moment, dinner was ready, and Uncle Yongning left everyone to eat together. It was not until dark, and everyone was full of wine and food, that everyone left one after another.

Only the Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, the Chinese Army Officer Zhang Chengfang, the Chinese Army Adjutant Zhang Mingyuan and other close guards were left in the Chinese military tent. Looking at the several pages of paper full of italic characters on the big case, Zhang Cheng nodded with great satisfaction.