Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 613 Battle Plan
"So he will clean up Liu Xiang soon."

"Fortunately, there is Liu Xiang as a buffer, otherwise it would be a bit difficult for us to deal with this giant Zheng Zhilong."

But in this way, it can basically be confirmed that Zheng Zhilong will not provide assistance to Wang Zunde's campaign.Guangdong can only rely on its own headquarters to act, and the military pressure facing Lingao is greatly reduced.

"These are several military intelligence reference pamphlets compiled by the Foreign Intelligence Agency based on existing information for your reference."

Wang Ding then distributed these pamphlets.They are "Guangdong Ming Army Designation and Garrison Distribution", "Guangdong Ming Army General Officer List", "Ming Army Weapons and Equipment Atlas and Main Performance? Land (Navy) Army Sub-volume", "Ming Army Concise Compilation" and " Tactical Features of the Ming Army".

Some of these pamphlets were compiled based on historical records and historical research materials, and some were compiled based on sporadic information collected from various sources after D-Day.The latter comes from a wide range of sources, some of which are specially collected from Guangzhou and Leizhou Stations for military intelligence;Among them, the most valuable ones are the interview records of the Ming army's surrender, the county government's military room book office, and the military room files in the county government's Jiage library, among which there is no lack of formal first-hand information.

Wang Ding and others paid a special visit to Lin Shenhe.In the warehouse of the Weapons Research Institute, there are various types of hot and cold weapon samples used by the Ming army and pirates.From the very beginning, Lin Shenhe consciously rescued many seized weapons of the Ming Dynasty from the steel factory.Store after cleaning and oiling.He also specially wrote to the executive committee to set up a test site to test the power of the seized weapons of the Ming Dynasty.

This power test not only tests firearms, but also cold weapons such as spears, bows and swords.It also tests the killing of personnel in the armored and unprotected state.

Lin Shenhe's only regret is that he doesn't have ballistic gel. As for the use of livestock as targets, the cafeteria definitely disagrees. No one likes meat that is rotten and smells of rust.Had to use something like clay instead.

Without these field-tested materials, it would be impossible to compile pamphlets about the performance of Ming army weapons simply by relying on contradictory or even completely inconsistent statements in historical records.

Everyone feels very convenient after getting it.Especially officers who have served in the PLA are no strangers to this kind of brochures.It is a simple and effective way to understand the enemy.

"Such a booklet is very good! You have done a good job." He Ming nodded in affirmation.

Seeing the smiles on the faces of He Ming, Chen Haiyang and others, Wang Ding knew that the all-night work of the Foreign Intelligence Agency in recent days was not in vain.At least the military has a certain degree of recognition for their intelligence work.

"Okay, let's speculate on the specific military actions of the Ming army." He Ming said, "Make a few more plans."

Dongmen stood up with a face full of spring breeze.Since he was transferred to the General Staff, he quickly became the Secretary-General in charge of the daily work of the General Staff - the position of Chief of General Staff is too important to appoint anyone, so now he simply set it up and does not take it.

Dongmen Chuiyu originally sought to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but this position seemed too respectful, so he became the secretary-general and presided over the joint meeting.It is also a de facto position as a staff officer.

"Everyone. If the Ming army wants to launch a military attack on Lingao, it is most likely to adopt the combat mode of simultaneous attack by sea and land." He opened the map curtain behind his back, revealing a large-scale map of northern Hainan.

Judging from the training and equipment level of the Ming army, tens of thousands of troops have to be dispatched, and they have to carry a lot of weapons and luggage—not to mention in the 17th century, even in the 20th century, it is still very difficult to organize a large number of troops to carry luggage and land in front of the enemy. , a very risky thing.In terms of the organization level and fighting will of the Ming army, things like the whole army breaking into Bopu to attack and land would definitely not happen.

People from all walks of life crossed the sea in batches to Qiongshan County to gather troops, and waited until the troops were assembled and rested, and then launched the main force to advance along the coast.The navy sails along the coast, advances on both land and water, and supports each other. This is the safest and most likely way to adopt.No matter who is directing the attack this time, it will generally follow this routine.

However, the place where the Ming army concentrated its forces must be in Qiongshan County. Not only did it have a large port for the army to sail across, but it was also the main garrison base and administrative center of the Ming government in Hainan, so it was more convenient to coordinate in all aspects.

"Will the enemy come from the direction of Danzhou? Daming likes to play split routes."

"There is a possibility." Dongmen Chuuyu said, "The Danzhou Ariake government has an official warehouse in Hainan. If troops are sent from here, it can reduce the amount of food stored and reduce the logistical pressure."

The ancient army often engaged in the tactics of splitting up and attacking together when fighting.This is not only for strategic and tactical considerations, but also to a large extent to reduce the difficulty of organizing and supplying the march.

"In addition, Lingao has to pay more than 2000 shi to Danzhou every year, which shows that there are still a considerable number of military households in Danzhou's guards, and they have certain combat effectiveness." Wang Ding reminded everyone, "We must consider that the Ming army may Mobilize the guards in Danzhou to expand the scale of Danzhou troops."

"Well, so we have to deal with the enemy in the Danzhou direction. There is only one guard company and one fort artillery company in the Gaoshanling area." He Ming flipped through his notebook, "How many people can the enemy in the Danzhou direction dispatch?"

Dongmen Chuiyu said: "It depends on how many Guangdong troops the Ming government intends to sail to Danzhou. If it is only recruiting military households locally, at most 500 people."

"If Ming generals fight for food, then there will not be too few troops sailing to Danzhou." He Ming said, "According to the intelligence department, Ming will dispatch 3 to [-] troops to sail to Danzhou." There must be at least three or four thousand people going to the state."

In addition to the locally mobilized guard troops, it is calculated as 5000 people.This road of people and horses driving all the way is enough to make chickens and dogs jump along the way.The time-traveling group had to take on a confrontational posture in two directions, and the strength of the troops was a bit stretched.

Dongmen Chuyu said: "I propose that the navy establish a blockade line to directly intercept these troops. The Guangdong army must pass through the Qiongzhou Strait if it wants to sail to Danzhou. Intercept. Capture all these troops directly."

"This matter will be implemented by the Navy." He Ming recorded a point in his notebook and asked Chen Haiyang, "Is there any difficulty for the Navy?"

"No, but the navy cannot guarantee that all the enemies will be captured. If the enemy is disobedient, they will have to sink a few demonstrators."

"Where is the blockade?"

"It is located on the ocean from the west of the Leizhou Peninsula to Danzhou. Two squadrons of spy boats need to be deployed for day and night patrols. Another patrol squadron of fast sailing boats is on standby in the port and is ready for reinforcements at any time." Chen Haiyang said, "We can't just cruise around Lantern Point. , the Ming army may also use land to march to Leizhou and board the ship in Leizhou—so they only need to use more ships.” He studied the map carefully, “It would be much easier if the local area of ​​Leizhou could provide information on the ferry—— We block the port directly”

"I don't think there is a problem with this. Our local system in Leizhou should be able to do it." Li Yan said.

Bei Wei said: "Leave this matter to the special investigation team - originally this is a military investigation mission, our profession. The special investigation team promises to complete the task."

"The enemy along the road in Danzhou can only be said to be possible." He Ming said, "This threat is handed over to the navy and the special investigation team."

The following is to discuss a topic that was once hotly discussed in the Senate, whether to go abroad to take the initiative to attack or to play a defensive counterattack on a preset position.

On this issue, not only are there clear divisions within the Senate, but there are also different opinions within the military.

The majority favored defensive operations on preset positions.Their main reasons are:
The highest ranking officer ever in the Army is only the company commander of the PLA.No one has the experience of facing a war of this scale. There will inevitably be many problems in command and dispatch. Defense is easier than offense.

Secondly, soldiers have more training, but less actual combat experience.It needs to be tested by fire.When fighting against an enemy with superior numbers, it is easier for the defensive side to organize the battle, and the psychological pressure on the soldiers is much less.More importantly, use defensive victories to boost your soldiers' confidence.

After the defense is victorious, the pursuit begins, and the order in the rear is easy to maintain-the victory of the defense will greatly encourage the people who are inclined to pass through, deter the hostile elements, and make those who wait and see stand on the side of the pass through.

In the end, the strategy of defending first and then counterattacking is in line with China's consistent thinking mode of "don't fire the first shot", "provocations are not up to me", and "what can't be tolerated is unbearable".Traveling across the congregation gains a moral advantage.In terms of publicity, we can vigorously publicize that the actions of the crossing people in Lingao are not like those pirates who harmed one side. Instead, they attack pirates and evil gentry, develop production, accept refugees and stabilize the society. It can be said to be a model of gentry.It is unreasonable to be encircled and suppressed like this.This will make a good foundation for expanding your own power in the future.

"Based on the size and organization of the Ming army and the road conditions in Hainan, the enemy's advance route can only be advanced county by county along the post road. In this way, they can obtain supplies along the way more conveniently. Marching is also more convenient—— After all, the Ming army had to carry a large number of firearms, so it had certain requirements for roads." Dongmen Chuyu pointed to the big map, "We have the advantage of being able to choose the battlefield at will. As long as we are in the Qiongshan-Lingao post Any point on the road chooses a terrain that has advantages for our weapons to deploy troops, and even advance battlefield construction, dig trenches, build bastions, and even transport heavier artillery to the position. The advantages are very obvious."

Unexpectedly, Dongmen Chuuyu's high-spirited remarks were immediately refuted by Bai Yu, the director of armored forces.Not only refuted it, but also first gave Dongmen a hat of capitulationism.

"We know the route the Ming army is going to attack, and we have the advantages of radio and maps. We should use our mobile advantages to concentrate our forces to defeat the enemy one by one. Some can even defeat them at the mouth of the Pearl River, which fully demonstrates our army's technical advantages; Our army does not have combat experience, but our soldiers are well-trained, well-fed, and commanded by modern military personnel; defensive warfare may not be easy, the enemy is more than five times our size, and blindly defending will only reduce our morale. In the end, "fight against pirates and evil gentry, develop production, and accept refugees to stabilize society", this is the evidence of rebellion-this is called "buying people's hearts", and it is more abhorrent to the Ming government than burning, killing and raping.

His argument is: the side of the Traversing Group with an absolute advantage must take the initiative to attack in order to seize the initiative on the battlefield.In a situation where there is a huge disparity between the enemy and our forces, it is more important to grasp the initiative; in fact, defensive operations are passive operations on the weak side, which requires higher requirements and greater pressure on soldiers than offensive operations.

Not taking the initiative to attack and sitting and waiting for the enemy to attack is not a moral advantage but weakness. Lingao's ability to take care of the interests of the vast majority of people under its rule is the greatest moral advantage.The time-traveling group must show its own toughness and the ability and determination to defend the people under its rule in order to lay a good foundation for future development.

In the end, he strongly demanded to bombard the city of Guangzhou after the complete annihilation of the Ming army. If there were enough explosives, it would be best to blow up a city wall to shock the officials and gentry enough.

The two sides conducted a series of debates on this issue, from military tactics to political heights and various aspects of economic construction.

Those who are in favor of going abroad to defend against the enemy have another concern: defensive counterattack is safe, but what about the infrastructure that has been built in Lingao?Farmland, water conservancy, road, utility poles and these cannot be fortified.If the government and army first carried out large-scale damage to various infrastructures during the advance, not to mention the loss of facilities and materials-the hearts of the people may be unstable, which is extremely unfavorable for post-war reconstruction.

Chen Haiyang is also not enthusiastic about decisive battles abroad.He said:
"I have doubts about the ability of our army to conduct decisive battles abroad: the navy lacks enough large ships, and the ability to carry out long-range attacks and launch is insufficient. If the Ming army's assembly point on the mainland is in the Pearl River Delta, instead of Leizhou Peninsula or Hainan Island, Although the troops we send can kill and injure the enemy in large numbers, unless we send troops to loot the surrounding areas, we will have relatively limited captives and supplies. This is the first problem.

"Secondly, fighting on the mainland has higher requirements on our intelligence, logistics and military organization. This is our first large-scale battle. It is not a bad idea to be a little conservative and let them land in Hainan, and then completely wipe out the invading enemy."

He points to the drawing board:

"I think that the Ming army, considering all aspects, will set the assembly point in the Qiongzhou Fucheng area-this is what the general staff guessed in the battle forecast just now. In this case, we don't have to let the enemy enter Lingao, but take advantage of them When Qiongshan was assembled, the navy and army attacked at the same time and annihilated them in one go. As for taking the initiative to attack the city, or setting up a position outside Qiongshan County to lure the enemy to attack, it is easy to handle.

"The Ming army gathering in Qiongshan County will inevitably harass the local area very badly, but they are still the official army anyway, and they will not do things like burning, killing, and raping. The damage to the place will not be too great. We will take over later. A large-scale aftermath work is needed, and it can also win points in public opinion. In addition,” he said, “I personally favor an active offensive rather than fortifying the enemy—sit and wait for the Ming army to approach the city, and see the black and white If the large army has no retreat, the pressure on the soldiers will be even greater. If you let him take the initiative to attack, the pressure will be much less. As long as you fight a hand-to-hand battle and see that the opponent is a chicken and a dog, the pressure will naturally disappear. "

Chen Haiyang's proposal was approved by the majority.The final battle plan formulated was: the Navy set up a blockade line in the Qiongzhou Strait to prevent the enemy from entering the high seas and prevent its direct landing troops at Lingao from conducting harassment operations.

The army sent a small group of troops and a special investigation team to launch interception operations in the direction of Qiongshan.Prevent the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry and small units from entering the area around Lingao.

After the enemy's main force was assembled and left Qiongzhou, the navy first eliminated the Ming navy and cut off the connection between the Qiongzhou Strait and the mainland.making it impossible to retreat from the sea.The army is looking for opportunities in the field to fight decisively with the enemy's main force, and when necessary, it can use naval warships to maneuver.After destroying the enemy army, take advantage of the victory to take Qiongzhou Fucheng.

Wei Aiwen stood up and spoke at this time: "I have no opinion on the battle plan itself. But I hope that the planned battle will be a dignified battle: at the time and place we choose, we will fight a beautiful battle—and the whole process will be filmed. Come down and play it repeatedly in the future—this is a political battle, we must let everyone understand our power. Especially for our fighters—many of them still don’t realize what the weapons in their hands mean Yes. The habit of thousands of years will make them think that the people cannot fight the officials, even if the weapons are powerful, if they really practice it, there will be a big change in their consciousness.”

After the operational plan was drawn up, the General Staff and the Foreign Intelligence Service conducted some consultations, and the two sides decided to send two joint military reconnaissance teams for a staff trip.The key point is to conduct a comprehensive inventory of the topography, passes, towns, towns, and garrisons along the Qiongshan-Lingao line.These materials have been collected in the past, and this time it is a review.

In addition, the reconnaissance team will conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance and assessment of the possible assembly locations of the Ming army and the locations of possible battles.Make relevant plans.At the same time, in order to find out how many ships can dock along the Qiongshan-Lingao line and measure the hydrological conditions, naval intelligence personnel will lead another reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance.

"In addition, we need to replenish the existing troops." He Ming said, "At present, the army has a large shortage, and many auxiliary troops are not full. The artillery has even more shortages, and we need to temporarily recruit personnel to supplement them. But this involves When it comes to mobilization, we must coordinate with the Government Affairs Council.”

(End of this chapter)