Cutting 1719

Chapter 452
In the Strategy Hall of the Privy Council, Ning Yu sat firmly on the central stage, while below were rows of generals of the Fuhan Army with stars on their shoulders. From one star to three stars, they looked extremely bright, almost all It makes people feel dizzy.

The generals present here have almost gathered most of the division-level officers of the Fuhan Army, as well as the chief officers of the Privy Council. Current location, and relevant military circumstances.

Ning Yu looked at the resolute expressions of everyone, and said softly: "Everyone, after years of fighting, the soldiers worked hard, and today is finally coming to an end."

Hearing the emperor's heartfelt exclamation, almost everyone lowered their heads slightly. Speaking of which, the ones who were most touched by this sentence were naturally the generals present here. The hardships and sacrifices in it.

Especially Uji Jing, the deputy director of the General Staff Department. Since he experienced the Jiujiang Battle that year, he has only half his life left. Even today, his body still feels a little uncomfortable. That is the battlefield. The traces left on the ground, and the other generals were more or less wounded.

However, as the Northern Expedition approached, everyone knew that they were no longer far away from this dream they had struggled for for several years.

"The Northern Expedition will not be so fast. According to my estimation, it may take another year to be more secure. But you all understand that some battles cannot be delayed. If it is delayed for a long time, the spirit will be lost. Soldiers will die on the battlefield." , The few battles we fought years ago were brilliant, so the Northern Expedition will not be delayed."

Ning Yu sighed softly: "Today's Great Chu has sufficient strength to completely sweep the Central Plains and restore the Han family. In this Northern Expedition, our Great Chu will dispatch an army of 22 people, and 40 civilian husbands are used as logistical support, thus establishing the final victory of this battle."

The Privy Council envoy Ning Zhongyi stood up, and said in a serious and deep voice, "For this battle, the Privy Council has carried out a year-long preparation plan, and the plan involves a total of 21 divisions of the army, including Fuhan Army First Division, Second Division, Fourth Division, Seventh Division, Eighth Division New No.11 Division, New No.13 Division, New No.20 Seventh Division, and the strengthened Imperial Guard Division .”

"The Northern Expedition will pass the budget plan for the Northern Expedition compiled by the Privy Council, with a military expenditure of 750 million silver dollars, and it is expected to complete the occupation of the capital within three months, and complete the occupation of the capital within six months. The occupation of Shengjing in order to achieve a thorough strategic goal."

Many generals in the audience couldn't help but tremble when they heard the numbers of Ning Zhongyi. In the past few years, when have they been so rich in wars?It can be said that the reason why Ning Chu has repeatedly won more with less is not only because of his own combat power that crushed the Qing army, but also because the number of troops has always been at a low level.

A clever woman can't cook without rice. Even on the southwest battlefield, Ningchu's troops are smaller than the Qing army, which makes many strategies a bit risky. Now the 20 army may be swept away by a stormy cloud. attitude, complete the great cause of unification.

Ning Yu glanced at the expressions of the crowd, and probably knew what they were thinking in his heart. He couldn't help but sigh. In this era, 20 people is an extremely large army, but in the period of World War I and World War II, it was just a way to strengthen the strength of the group army. , Not even an army group can reach it.

Of course, due to the times, this is also a very normal thing. At least for the moment, it is a great thing to be able to integrate 30 new troops in the country and organize 22 people to carry out the Northern Expedition. Even with the strength of breastfeeding, Ting can't train 10 people.

Ning Zhongyi didn't pay attention to everyone's amazement, but continued to introduce: "This battle will be divided into three offensives, the first of which will be the First Army, which will govern the First Division, the Seventh Division, and the No.11 Division. No.18 Division and other eight divisions, with a total strength of 8 troops, crossed the Yellow River from Huaibei to take Shandong, removed its shield, and launched an attack on Zhili after taking Shandong. I personally served as the commander of the group army. The chief of staff is Zheng Hongen."

"The second route is the second group army, consisting of eight divisions including the second division, the ninth division No. 20 and the second division, with a total strength of 8 troops, crossing the Yellow River from the south of Henan, attacking the north of Henan, and after taking the north, Then we can divide the troops westward into two groups, one to attack Zhili and the other to attack Shanxi, in order to cut off one of its arms, Ning Zuyi will be the commander of the group army, and Cheng Zhien will be the chief of staff of the group army."

When they said this, everyone was more or less excited, and they had some guesses about the marching direction of the third army. Could it be that they entered Guanlong from Tongguan to fight?

Only Admiral Qiu Ze of the Navy felt in his heart, and he probably guessed that if the first two routes were to take the north of Shandong and Henan respectively, I am afraid that the third route of dispatching troops would not continue to go on land, otherwise the money and food that would be consumed would be huge. Too big, and the sea route has become a better choice.

The crowd did not guess for too long, Ning Zhongyi had already announced the answer, and saw that the command stick in his hand moved from Shanghai to Tianjin, showing an arc.

"The third route is completed by the Central Group Army, which controls five divisions, including the Imperial Guard Division, the Eighth Division No.20 Third Division, and No.20 Seventh Division, with a total strength of 6. With the cooperation of the Navy, they landed from Shanghai and arrived in Tianjin directly. , completed a fatal blow to his heart, and directly attacked the capital after taking Tianjin."

When the answer to the mystery was completely revealed, almost everyone let out a sigh of relief. There is no doubt that the success rate of this plan is very high. With the current strength of the Qing army, it may be able to slow down the advance speed of the first and second armies. But under the deadly attack of the Central Army, it is almost impossible to have any resistance.

When Tianjin was conquered, the capital would naturally be unable to keep it. Without the capital's in-game dispatch, the heavy troops assembled in Shandong, Henan, and Zhili would only become headless flies, completely surrounded by the Ningyu army and slapped to death.

As for the land of Guanlong, it was possible to send troops from Sichuan to attack Hanzhong, but the southwest is a new land after all, and internal affairs are more important, so they will not bear too much responsibility.

In this way, all the mysteries are almost solved, and only the last suspense remains, that is, the commander of the whole army in this battle. After all, it is not an easy task to coordinate the three armies well.

It's just that when Ning Zhongyi announced that he was the commander of the First Group Army, everyone had already guessed in their hearts. In the current Fuhan Army system, if there are other people with more senior qualifications, there is only one person—the emperor myself.

To put it simply, almost half of the world of Great Chu was fought by Ning Yu himself. It can be said that every battle of Great Chu Liguo was won under the command of Ning Yu. When he was the emperor, the folks had already hailed him as the general who came down to earth, and he was also the No. 1 general in the world who deserved his name.

As for Fu Erdan, the so-called No. 1 general in the Qing Dynasty, he is still eating sand in the mine pit of the Fuhan Army, and his life is almost dead.

Therefore, Ning Yu is the best choice to command the 20 troops in the Northern Expedition.

Sure enough, amidst the excited eyes of the crowd, Ning Yu, who was dressed in the general's uniform, stood up, looked around the crowd, and pointed to the map with his finger.

"This battle will be led by me personally. When the day of the Northern Expedition arrives, my commander-in-chief flag will be the first to appear on the south bank of the Yellow River!"

In the history of China, the Northern Expedition is very rare. Before that, only Zhu Yuanzhang was the one who really succeeded in the Northern Expedition, and none of the other Northern Expeditions really achieved complete victory.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy back then, it was not the first step to take Yuan Dadu directly, but divided it into three steps, that is, take Shandong first and withdraw its shield; , Wait until these three steps are completed before they will truly enter Yuan Dadu and completely sweep the world.

The situation that Ning Chu is now facing is actually much better than the situation that Zhu Yuanzhang is facing. For example, in the Guanlong area, Ning Yu has already inserted a nail called "Dayi Army", which can somewhat restrain the attention of some Qing troops. force.

In addition to its own strategic advantages, the more important thing is the comparison of the strengths of the two sides.In the face of the absolute strength of the current Fuhan army, the Qing army does not have many opportunities to fight back. After all, Ningchu has 20 new troops, while the so-called new army of the Qing army only has 10 people, plus 30 to [-] old-fashioned troops. It is impossible for the army to become Ning Chu's opponent.

However, Ning Yu understands that he still needs to be cautious. There are still two problems that need to be resolved. The first is that this battle is located in the north, mostly in plain areas, which will be very suitable for the assault of the Mongolian cavalry. It is bound to become the focus of their breakthrough.

Although the Fuhan Army has already established a cavalry team, because the horse breeding program has just started, most of the horses are purchased from other countries, and because of the short time, only a cavalry team was established hastily. The cavalry unit, which could support less than [-] people, was organized into five regiments, all of which belonged to the Imperial Guard Division.

Among the 1 cavalry troops, there are two cavalry regiments belonging to the cuirassier regiment, each regiment is rated at 500 people, and the whole regiment is equipped with some Arabian horses and some war horses bought from Britain, France and other countries. In addition, tall riders were selected for training, and they were also equipped with breastplates and helmets weighing about fifteen kilograms, and used light muskets and sabers as weapons.

Therefore, the cost of such a cavalry regiment is almost as high as that of an ordinary infantry division, which is extremely expensive. Even in the future, Ning Yu does not plan to form too many cavalry, keeping about ten or so The cuirassier regiment will suffice.

(End of this chapter)