Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 654 Young General
The main force of the Red Turban Army marched eastward along the provincial highway, but the various food and grass collection teams sent out on their two wings were severely attacked by the Nanchuan Army. In just three days, five groups The entire army was wiped out, and more than half of those who fled back were lost, which was terrible.

Facing the side attack of the Nanchuan Army, the red scarf soldiers suffered heavy losses, but facing the worried leaders, the Northern King Wu Tiance was very happy.

He smiled and said to everyone: "Look, our strategy of advancing towards Nanchuan province is correct. The Nanchuan army can't sit still, and now they want to delay our advance by flanking. So, let's not worry about the Nanchuan army on the two wings. With a small group of troops, the army speeds up and advances, taking advantage of their time to retreat and invade Nanchuan province."

When the worried leaders heard Wu Tiance's analysis, they suddenly realized that this was the Nanchuan Army's delaying policy, so they admired Wu Tiance's strategy even more. As long as they approached the Nanchuan Army's lair, the Nanchuan Army has always been strong and clear , the policy of avoiding a fight without fighting will go bankrupt.

Just when Wu Tiance was beaming and thought he had seen through the Nanchuan Army's strategy, under Lin Chuan's order, a huge and well-made encirclement circle had already surrounded the main force of the Red Turban Army.

On March 5th, the advancing Red Turban Army troops arrived at Austin, an important town in the east of Luoshan Province, where they encountered the most fierce resistance from the Nanchuan Army since the invasion. The three attacks were repelled, and they had to camp outside the city of Austin, tired and sleepy from the continuous march, to prepare for the second day's attack.

At this moment, the Red Scarf Army has penetrated into Luoshan Province seven to eight hundred miles in depth. Except for a few supplies along the way, they have been eating food reserves all the time. Now they have run out. They were planning to capture Austin to replenish supplies. , but unexpectedly encountered strong resistance, and the red scarf soldiers who were out of food could only endure a hard night of starvation.

This was undoubtedly the most difficult night for the Red Turban Army. Many Red Turban soldiers were starving with their chests pressed against their backs. They knew that there was a large amount of food stored in Austin not far away, but they could only look forward to it. with.

At the beginning, Lin Chuan released the news in order to attract the Red Scarf Soldiers. Austin had stored a large amount of food and was too late to transport it away. Looking at the tall city wall helpless.

Perhaps the good luck of the red scarf soldiers along the way was all used up after they arrived in Austin. While enduring hunger, there was a cold spring rain that night, and many red scarf soldiers who camped without tents suffered. The whole body was drenched through.

The continuous spring rain seems to have no intention of stopping. The Red Scarf Army stationed outside the city endured the cold and hunger, and managed to survive the difficult night. The next day, just after dawn, the low-pitched horn sounded in the Red Scarf Army camp. sounded within.

Countless red scarf soldiers held their crude weapons and surrounded Austin under the leadership of their respective leaders. Under the gray sky, the fields around Austin looked like a huge refugee camp. Dense red scarf soldiers covered the roads and fields.

The original green grassland and black fields were all occupied by gray red scarf soldiers, all over the mountains and plains, guarding Austin was Lin Cunzhi who was promoted to be the commander of the regiment, the youngest regiment commander in the Nanchuan Army.

In the face of hundreds of thousands of red scarf soldiers, although only Lin Cunzhi's corps of 3 soldiers guarded Austin, the young general did not show any nervousness. Lin Cunzhi, who has experienced fierce battles, is calm and calm, and has already become a general. the wind.

"It seems that the red scarf soldiers are bound to win today." Looking at the densely packed red scarf soldiers outside the city, Li Qing, the new sergeant major of the Corps, had a faint smile on his face.

Chu Ming, the newly promoted chief of staff, said seriously: "For the first battle of our Corps, the young commander entrusted us with the task of defending the city. We must show our prestige and live up to the young commander's expectations."

Lin Cunzhi's corps is a newly formed corps of the Nanchuan Army. Compared with the rest of the veteran corps, it has not yet achieved any merits. Therefore, the young generals are eager to build honor for their corps, hoping not to lose to the rest of the veteran corps.

Whether it is Corps General Lin Cunzhi, Chief of Staff Chu Ming, or Sergeant Major Li Qing, they are all graduates of the first batch of Nanchuan War College. They are different from those generals who came up from the grassroots step by step. Born with a golden key in his mouth.

After graduating from the Zhanzheng College, they will be assigned to troops and serve as officers at least at the level of a thousand-man commander. If they are ordinary soldiers, they will have to accumulate at least several years of military exploits before they can be promoted to a thousand-man commander. Generals, in the Nanchuan Army, they are not only the academic school in other people's population, but also the representatives of the young and strong school.

The reason why Lin Chuan let these young generals lead the army alone is to put them in such an important position in Austin, it is a test for them, and this is also Lin Chuan's exploration of the training method of generals in the army.

What Lin Chuan wants to build is a new type of army that is different from the rest of the dynasty's army, so he not only created a training mechanism such as a new barracks, but also the War College is the cradle for him to train officers.

You must know that in the war of cold weapons, it is very difficult for a soldier to be promoted to a senior general through accumulating experience and military exploits, because the cruel war may have killed him before he has grown up. This has led to a shortage of experienced senior generals in various armies.

In order to make up for the lack of senior generals in the army, the Far Eastern Dynasty adopted the method of filling up the ranks with the children of the nobles. The children of the nobles had received a good education since childhood, and it was at least much better to serve as senior generals in the army than those who could not read a few characters.

But the Nanchuan Army is different. There is no distinction between nobles and civilians in the area controlled by the Nanchuan Army. There are no noble children to fill the gaps in senior generals. Lin Chuan can only establish a war academy to train systematic officers and generals. This is also the way he builds a new type of army one of the measures.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The roaring drums of war were beating outside the city of Austin, and amidst the shouts of the leaders, the red scarf soldiers in a messy and distorted queue began to approach Austin.

"Go back to your respective posts and prepare for the battle!" Commander Lin Cunzhi took a deep breath and ordered.

The officers of the regiment clustered around Lin Cunzhi immediately strode away and headed for their posts. This time the red scarf soldiers adopted a policy of attacking from all sides at the same time. Although the Nanchuan soldiers were elite, they were still under pressure.

"attack!"

The red scarf soldiers walked forward in small steps at first, and as they got closer to the city wall, their speed became faster and faster. When they were hundreds of meters away, with a loud shout, they carried the ladder and ran wildly.

The Red Turban Army did not have a complete logistics system like the Hanhai Army, so their siege weapons were extremely simple. Apart from the temporary ladders, they only had battering rams made of logs.

Shouts of killing rang out from the four walls of Austin. Soldiers wrapped in red scarves were densely packed and rushed towards the walls. The Nanchuan officers guarding the walls looked calm. This group of beggar-like troops is in our eyes.

(End of this chapter)