Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

The newly formed army has been trained and officially matched with military ranks.

The commander-in-chief of the group army, the second rank, holds the official title of commander-in-chief.

Army commander, from the second rank, to the rank of general.

Commander, third grade, deputy general.

Regiment leader, fourth grade, guerrilla general.

Battalion commander, fifth grade garrison.

The company commander is Qian Hu, the platoon leader is deputy Qian Hu, and the squad leader is Bai Hu.

The actual level is one level higher than the army actually controlled. This was mainly done during war years to highlight the status of generals.

At this time, if we continue to emphasize civility over military affairs, we are courting death. It is the most correct choice to greatly improve the status of generals and increase their sense of honor.

The newly formed corps commanders, division commanders and chief officers of these three armies were selected through strict screening by the Ministry of War and the Staff Department.

The squads of each legion, battalion, and company are all drawn from other armies with meritorious service officers and soldiers who have been promoted step by step.

In this way, it is equivalent to a squad leader and deputy squad leader, and the five recruits are led by a veteran, quickly forming combat effectiveness.

Now, in the hands of Lu Mou, the Eighth Infantry Army (not counting Yang Songshan) has 240,000, Guan Ning, Qi Fei, Shanhaiguan Zhao Youhu, and 90,000 cavalry.

It can be said that the army is well-prepared and the troops are strong enough to compete with any force.

After readjustment, the First Army defended Henan and Shandong. The Third Army transferred to Shanhaiguan. The Fourth Army and the Sixth Army were organized into the First Group Army. Zhang Zhihe served as the chief military officer of the group army and stayed in the capital to guard against the Manchus.

The Seventh Army, guarding Shanxi and guarding against Mongolia.

The Second, Fifth, and Eighth Armies formed the Army Group Army, with the commander-in-chief Zhang Huangyan.

Wu Sangui and Qi Fei formed a mobile group army, also called a quick reaction group army, with Wu Sangui as the commander-in-chief.

According to the usual practice, Lu Mou was appointed as the governor of the northwest, and Xu Jie was appointed as the governor of the camp and joined the army.

The entire army, except for the heterogeneous fifth army with yellow belts, has eliminated bulky armor and is equipped with standard flintlock steel guns. The fourth and sixth army is equipped with the latest Type 19 steel guns. Each soldier is responsible for five days of rations and four grenades.

Each army is equipped with one hundred Folang machine guns, cancels the civilian men, and sets up a dedicated supply camp.

This is completely close to the modern army.

On January 20, an auspicious day of the zodiac, Lu Mou was inspected by the emperor at the Meridian Gate and swore to go to war.

He must seize the opportunity before the Yellow River thaws, cross the Yellow River and advance into Shaanxi. Otherwise the Yellow River will be a natural chasm.

The army marched out of Jingxing Pass and entered Shanxi. Lu Mou spotted a sneaky little figure. He plucked his ears and saw that it was his younger brother Yong Wang.

At that time, Lu Mou directly raised the military law enforcement cane high and beat himself violently: "If you don't go back, if you don't go back, I will beat myself to death."

Whatever else you want, what else can you do?

The fourth brother held his neck and yelled without any scruples: "If you beat me, beat me to death. Anyway, if I beat you to death, I won't go back."

This is really a model of brotherly respect, which is really sad. In the end, Lu Mou gave up punishing his younger brother: "Okay, you can march with me. When the time comes, I will make you the governor of Ganliang."

King Yong jumped eight feet high, "Okay, this way I can guard the country for my brother."

"Do you know where Ganliang is?"

"I don't care where he goes, even if the rabbit doesn't poop." Lu Mou was completely speechless.

The frustrated Lu Mou said helplessly: "My great Governor of Ganliang, give me a glass of water."

King Yong immediately said, "Okay, brother." Then he poured some water over his shoulder.

"Brother, please drink water."

"Forget it, I'm full."

With the cooperation of the Shanxi Chief Envoy, the army successfully arrived at the Hejin Ferry on the Yellow River.

There had just been a heavy snowfall, and the original yellow dragon was locked in the ice and snow, turning into a giant silver dragon, dormant quietly on the yellow plateau. But the majestic momentum is still so shocking and awe-inspiring.

From Hukou below, there are steep loess cliffs cut by the Yellow River. Only the Hejin section has slopes on both sides, suitable for crossing and attacking. Of course, Gao Yigong and Yuan Zongdi also assembled heavy troops for defense here.

The bandits used loess and water to freeze a high wall at the ferry. The wall was densely packed and filled with elm trees.

This time, Gao Yigong and Yuan Zongdi spent a lot of money, cutting down almost all the centuries-old elm trees in the surrounding hundreds of miles, and making all of them into consumable elm sprays, just waiting for the Ming army to turn around under the intensive firepower. Howling.

This time, in order to meet the Ming army, two heroes, Gao Yigong and Yuan Zong, came out together, and the number of troops reached 200,000, almost draining away all the troops in Shaanxi.

Looking at the fortress alliance built by the enemy on the other side, day after day, Lu Mou nodded: "That's fine, let's have a decisive battle here. As long as we completely annihilate this group of bandits here, it will be easy for us to regain Shaanxi."

Zhang Huangyan said: "But the enemy's ice is really difficult to break. It seems that the intention is to hold on until the Yellow River is civilized."

Wu Sangui frowned: "Yes, as long as the Yellow River is civilized, it will become a natural chasm in front of us. It will be even harder to attack and regain Shaanxi. It will be even harder for my cavalry group army to play its role."

"Therefore, we must prepare quickly, launch an attack as soon as possible, and break through the enemy's Yellow River defense line as soon as possible at any cost."

Wang Weiwei assured: "My lord, don't worry. The amount of food, grass and baggage, based on all the material and manpower in Shanxi, will be guaranteed to be supplied. We will definitely not hold back the entire army."

"The entire army will rest for three days and launch an attack immediately."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the three armies gathered on the east bank of the Yellow River. The hunting flags and the mighty and orderly army squares filled the Hejin Ferry. Artillery pieces were mounted on the boats collected one after another. The gun boats would be pushed by manpower to approach the enemy camp on the ice and launch bombardment.

With a heart-shaking sound of artillery, the battle to recover Shaanxi began.

The first to go into battle was the newly formed Eighth Army. Although they were well-trained, they needed to be tempered and grown by the flames of war.

As the war drums beat, the soldiers of the Eighth Army poured down the river embankment and stepped onto the ice.

They held their guns, lined up in neat lines, and followed the gunboats with sonorous footsteps. They faced the enemy's dense muzzles and advanced in the face of death.

The team officers held their swords horizontally and shouted in deliberately slow and long voices: "Stabilize the formation, stabilize the formation. Be careful where you step, don't slip."

One horizontal team followed another horizontal team down to the ice. After a while, the wide ice surface was filled with soldiers.

The gunboat pushing ahead was the first to fire. With the continuous sound of cannons, the solid projectiles roared towards the enemy's position and bounced on the ice wall.

The ice wall is as hard as iron. If the projectile hits it, it will just be a shallow crater. A few ice fragments will be blown away, but it will have no effect.

The rogue bandits, who had been trembling in the face of the Ming army's advanced artillery, now became emboldened, sticking their heads out one after another, pointing at the gunboats on the ice, and taunting them wantonly.

With a click, a cannonball hit a Chuangzi flag. The flagpole broke and the flag fell to the ground.

A shell hit an unlucky bandit who was looking over his shoulder, smashing his head into pieces like a rotten watermelon. The dazzling red stained the white ice wall. The enchanting red became the first pure color in this battle.

This will be destined to be a fierce battle. (End of chapter)