Ping An Biography

Despotism means that a man can start a war by sitting in a room and saying a word.Zhang Ning said something to Zhu Heng while sitting in the "wheelchair". Liang Yan, Wei Bin and others outside the door listened, and then decided to increase troops to Jiujiang Mansion.There is no need for any meetings, and the decision-making power is completely in the hands of one person; there are usually many times when the staff gather together to discuss, but it is only to brainstorm for the final decision.

Such dictatorship|politics is currently working well.Xiangwang Group is in a stage of steady rise, and its power is rapidly expanding in a predictable way; usually, interest groups are very centripetal during the rise, and many problems can be digested by the expanding wealth and power. Members consciously or unconsciously serve the common goals play a positive role.

Zhang Ning's unique personality also whitewashed the essence of dictatorship.His usual attitude is humble and gentle, which is quite in line with the taste of a scholar-bureaucrat. Zhu Heng, Liang Yan and others have been comforted by Zhang Ning's words and deeds many times. Everyone is very willing to see a dictator with such a posture; All are based on a series of comprehensive forces such as prestige, achievement, identity, and strength.

With Zhang Ning's character, he prefers to see the people below obey willingly, rather than through threats and intimidation|intimidation.Creatures instinctively feel awe of powerful things. Although Wei Bin and others outside the door are not in sight, it can be concluded that they are all standing respectfully, and there will be no disrespect... Anyone who has achieved several times in a row After defeating more than five times the achievements of the enemy, and after the rapid expansion of the territory and the rapid expansion of the power, it will be easy to establish authority.

The main force of the Yongding Battalion dispatched this time is controlled by Zhu Heng, and Zhang Ning will not leave Wuchang City. [

He had jumped from a building in a fire before, and his right leg was broken. Although it is not serious, it is impossible to recover within a month or two.Someone else made a "wheelchair" with wooden wheels, but it can't move by itself like a modern wheelchair, and needs someone to help it... It's a bit similar to the small car that Zhuge Kongming sat on.

With such a physical condition, Zhang Ning felt that he would become a burden to the army if he had to go to the battlefield hundreds of miles away, so he simply handed over the power to Zhu Heng.

The Senate Department has already started to deal with many matters of troop deployment, sending people to contact the defense of Jiujiang Mansion, preparing supplies and other matters.It is planned to dispatch the first army, the second army and the third army of Yongding camp.After the Suzaku army was reorganized, the battalion was larger than the army, and one battalion was organized into the fourth army; one army was divided into three posts (three divisions of the battalion branch management organization), and the brigade was below the post.However, after the expansion of the organizational system, the number of soldiers did not have time to be fully replenished. The number of soldiers and horses of the three armies of the Yongding Camp in Jiujiang Prefecture was only more than 7000, and the additional cavalry regiment was 2000;

There is no secrecy in military operations. Emperor Jianwen "ordered" local officials along the way to prepare food, supplies, supplies and young men, which is well known to passers-by; .This time, the large-scale equipment of the Suzaku Army has changed from shotguns to cannons. It is equipped with more than 30 heavy-duty long-barreled field cannons. The tachymeter and gun gauge have also been slightly modified and improved.

But the marching route was too long, and the troops could not be put on the battlefield in time as expected.At the end of the first month, when Yongding Camp was still halfway, it was known that Jiujiang City had been captured by the government army.

Prior to this, Nanjing first transferred the navy from Poyang Lake to the Yangtze River, but was defeated by the navy mobilized by the imperial court from all over the country. The Hanwang navy suffered heavy losses and hurriedly retreated to the mouth of Poyang Lake.Then Youye, Zuopiao, and Youshao of Shenji Battalion of the imperial court crossed the river in large numbers from a barely fortified ferry, and another small-scale battle broke out on the riverside, defeating the King of Han army who came to stop Jiujiang Mansion.

A few days later, the three armies of Shenjiying captured Wuchang City.Then a group of soldiers and horses dispatched by the King of Han from Nanzhili crossed the mouth of Poyang Lake, fought against the Shenji camp, and were defeated.

The observers of the Zhuque Army envoys in Jiujiang Mansion reported back a message, which described the fighting situation in Jiujiang Mansion.The King of Han's army was unable to use the firearm formation properly, and was completely defeated by the Shenjiying's three-stage strike formation in the front.

The article briefly described the three-stage attack method of the Shenji Battalion, which is very different from the formation of the Suzaku Army.The firearm array of the Shenji Battalion is mainly arranged in a linear array. The first row is responsible for firing salvos. After shooting, the matchlock guns are handed over to the soldiers in the second row to exchange loaded firearms; In the third row, the loaded firearms are exchanged; in the third row, the ammunition is loaded.In this cycle, the pawns in the first row are only responsible for firing, not loading, and the dead are made up by the people behind.The division of labor is clear, the military discipline is cleared up, and they are all experienced military households, and the formations and tactics used have not changed from before.

No wonder the King of Han’s army was not an opponent. Most of its troops fighting in Jiujiang Prefecture were from local military households. Few of them had ever used firearms. Both generals and soldiers were not familiar with this new method of warfare, and they had not been able to train them to adapt to the battlefield. tactics.

Most of the King of Han army from South Zhili had to be forced to return to Hukou after the defeat of the former army; the official army was attacked by the Yongding Camp of King Xiang's army at Ruichang City in the west, and was diverted to the west line. The reinforcements escaped the catastrophe.

In early February, the main force of the Yongding Camp occupied Ruichang City to the west of Jiujiang City.Zhu Heng decided to quickly defeat the Shenji Camp and regain Jiujiang Mansion; he hoped to remove the imperial army's stronghold on the south bank before most of the Beijing camp reached the north bank of the Yangtze River.Zhu Heng sent secret envoys to the Hukou area in order to contact the main reinforcements of the King of Han and reach a temporary alliance to jointly deal with the official troops of Jiujiang Prefecture.Then use Ruichang City as the base camp, preparing to fight the official army.

There are about 3 soldiers in the Shenji Battalion, and the main force to cross the Yangtze River may be [-] or [-].Zhu Heng didn't want to take the initiative to attack the city, as the Shenji Camp would occupy a favorable location if they fought against the city; of course, he didn't want to confront the Shenji Camp in Ruichang City.

The strategy he formulated was to push the main force towards the Yangtze River Ferry, and made a gesture of cutting off the connection between Shenjiying and Jiangbei.The Shenji Battalion is also mainly equipped with a large amount of firearms and requires a large amount of gunpowder and ordnance. It may not be possible to obtain supplies on the spot after occupying Jiujiang Mansion. Maybe there is not enough food and grass, and supplies from Jiangbei are needed; if the Suzaku Army attacks the ferry, it is very likely to lure Make it fight on the battlefield near the river.

Zhu Heng first wrote the tactical plan to Wuchang on the Pegasus Express.The journey from Jiangxi to Wuchang is about [-] to [-] miles away, including crossing rivers and water networks, but the fast horse courier can barely get there in one day and one night, and the exchange of information is relatively fast.

Zhang Ning's reply was "it's easy to do," meaning let Zhu Heng figure it out.

Such an attitude seems to be less concerned, but it is not.In every key battle, Zhang Ning was under great psychological pressure.According to the information, the Shenji Battalion is also equipped with imitated matchlock guns and artillery, which means that the gap in firepower equipment has been greatly reduced, and Zhang Ning is not very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Beijing Battalion; Like gambling, no one knows the final result; but the consequences of the result are quite serious.

If Yongdingying was wiped out in the battle of Jiujiangfu, the consequences would be disastrous.The Suzaku army is no longer a battle-ready army on the eastern front, and the front will inevitably be torn apart until it gradually collapses; the west is also facing great pressure.At that time, it is foreseeable that they will be forced to abandon the front line of the Yangtze River and be driven to the south of Dongting Lake again; and because of the participation of the three major battalions of the capital, Huguang will have a very different balance of power from before.The serious wording of Sun Tzu's statement at the beginning of "Soldiers, the way of survival in a place of death and death" is not alarmist.

Usually, under such psychological pressure, fear and eagerness are prone to unconsciousness, and blind intervention and other measures will have a negative impact on the situation.This is also the disadvantage of autocracy. One person has too much power, but ordinary people are not machines, so it is difficult to be completely rational, and they are easily affected by many factors and prone to mistakes. [

Zhang Ning also wanted to put forward various opinions to Zhu Heng, and he was too concerned and instinctively wanted to ask various matters.But he finally held back... There are many factors on the battlefield, such as the right time, place and people, all of which require the commander to make a temporary response; only those who personally understand the situation on the scene can make relatively correct decisions. Backfired.

He reflected on the setup alone: ​​In the case of the Battle of Yuanshui, if there was a decision-maker with greater power, who intervened and hindered it, it would be hard to imagine whether the Suzaku Army would be able to let go and defeat tens of thousands of government troops. .

He finally wrote a letter in his own hand: If no clear reply was received from Wuchang after the Yongding camp's strategy was reported, it would be assumed to be approved by default, and temporary decisions could be made.Give Zhu Heng and others more power.

Afterwards, Zhang Ning replied "I know" in every submission, and no longer expressed his position on Yongdingying's strategy.But he asked Xu Wenjun to go to the official office of the Senate Department every day to record all the situation and keep an eye on the situation in the east.

... However, the reaction of the Shenji Battalion seemed a little slow. The Yongding Battalion quickly occupied the Yangtze River Ferry: Xinkaiji, preventing the ships and materials on the river from landing, but the officers and troops of Jiujiang City had not moved for many days.

Such a situation does not mean that the Shenji Battalion was not "baited". In fact, the decision-making efficiency of the official army is not as good as that of the Suzaku Army.According to the information returned from the secret agents in Jiujiang City, the people in power in the Beijing camp are the admiral eunuch, the chief military officer, and the chief officer in charge. The state, must report to the peak before making active military mobilization.If there are restrictions, we can only go through the motions through the military law system step by step, otherwise it will be difficult to coordinate the army.

The stupid power organization structure of the Shenji Camp confuses Zhu Heng at this time, so he has to wait for the opportunity.