Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 760 Strategic Center Shift
The troops of the Nanchuan Army sweeping the Far East suffered heavy losses in the Huayu Plain. Facing the sturdy cavalry of the Han Navy, several infantry flag regiments that entered the Huayu Plain in the early stage suffered a devastating blow.

Among them, the No.90 Three-Banner Regiment was defeated and hunted down by the Hanhai Cavalry for dozens of miles. More than 8000 soldiers were killed below the head of the Banner Regiment.

The 5000rd Banner Regiment defended Juelong Town under the command of Chang Mo, the commander of the Banner Regiment, and was rescued by the gendarmerie led by Major General Junker. Although more than [-] soldiers were killed in battle, the entire system was not destroyed.

In addition, several independent banner battalions were also attacked by the Hanhai cavalry. Although they retreated to the forest area in time, they also suffered a lot of losses. Big discount.

The Nanchuan army ran into the main force of the Hanhai army in the Huayu Plain area and suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, Li Qing, the sergeant of the Warhammer Legion, arrived at the front line first, and organized troops of five banner regiments to stand firm along the forest line. Opportunity to defend the territory already captured.

The defeat of the Huayu Plain quickly spread across the entire army, and the Nanchuan Army units that were sweeping forward by leaps and bounds quickly moved closer to the nearest friendly army under the orders of the officers at all levels to slow down the attack speed.

The Commander of the Far East Theater Command immediately held an emergency military meeting in the capital of Katong Province under the order of Commander Ming Yang, summarizing the experience and discussing the response to this defeat.

From various legions, the senior commanders of the corps rushed to the capital of Kadong province to participate in this emergency military meeting.

At the meeting, commanders at all levels conducted an in-depth analysis and review of the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers in the Huayu Plain.

Among them, General Zhange, the commander of the Explosive Bear Corps, spoke first: "The defeat of Huayu Plain this time was not accidental. Our main forces went to the Far East to participate in the war. The strength has reached several 10 people, but lacking a unified command, each department interspersed and rushed on their own. As for the corps, the head of the banner regiment has become a bare-handed commander. He doesn't know where the troops under his command are. Although this can catch the Hanhai people by surprise, our army lacks a unified coordinated command. Troops are bound to suffer heavy losses."

"I agree with General Warsong. My Warhammer Legion was pulled all the way from Qinghe Province to the Far East. I joined the war without a break or replenishment of supplies. At that time, due to the urgent military situation, I pulled up a flag when I reached a flag regiment. regiment, but now the disadvantages have also emerged, that is, the troops that my Warhammer Legion Command can directly control are only a few independent banner battalions, and the rest of the regiments are scattered on the front thousands of miles long, even if I want to command. The heart is weak." Lin Cunzhi, the commander of the Warhammer Legion, also stood up and echoed, feeling deeply.

"The various departments of our army rushed into the battle and advanced thousands of miles in just two weeks. In order to complete the interspersed task, almost all the troops advanced lightly, and the heavy equipment was discarded on both sides of the road, so that when facing the Hanhai people, many people only With a knife and not even a shield, how can you be invincible, so this has a lot to do with the battle plan formulated by the theater command, and the theater staff has to bear part of the responsibility."

Lu Dong, chief of military supplies, also said: "The troop advances too fast, and the supply line is stretched too long. Many soldiers eat sweet potatoes to replenish their strength for a few days and nights. This will greatly affect the combat effectiveness. The supply unit will send the supplies to the front."

"Our army's command system is too chaotic, underestimating the enemy's situation, and our infantry in the plains is difficult to compete with the vast sea cavalry, so I suggest revising the battle plan."

"Brothers have won consecutive battles, and have developed arrogance and underestimation of the enemy. We must pay more attention to it."

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In the command headquarters of the war zone, the generals from the legion and regiment just spoke enthusiastically about the various problems that have arisen recently, allowing Commander Ming Yang to clearly understand the actual situation of each department.

For this reason, Commander Ming Yang ordered all the ministries to suspend the attack and start to rest. The Operation Department re-drawn the battle plan, and the military supply and logistics immediately took action to transport the supplies to the frontline army. At the same time, it re-divided the current chaotic command system.

The meeting lasted from early morning until late at night, but after this emergency military meeting on the battlefield, the various ministries under the Far East Theater of the Nanchuan Army reorganized and issued a new combat plan.

In view of the fact that the main force of the Hanhai Army has arrived in the Huayu Plain, while the Nanchuan Army is dominated by infantry, which is not conducive to combat, so the high command shifted the strategic center from the central line to the northern and southern lines. The central line is mainly defensive, and the north and south lines continue It was in an attacking state, and then the two-line strategic detour completely surrounded the main force of Hanhai in the Huayu Plain area, and then annihilated it.

After the meeting, the exhausted generals returned to their respective troops immediately without taking a break. According to the new battle plan, a total of 40 troops from the Far Eastern Army and the Jiuyuan Cavalry Army will be deployed on the Huayu Plain to confront the main force of the Han Navy and contain the opponent. .

General Xia Ge's Nanchuan First Army Corps and General Xiao Zhan's Nanchuan Second Army Corps will continue to attack from the northern line, because the northern line is a mountainous and hilly area, and the defense of the Han Navy is weak.

General Warsong's Explosive Bear Legion and General Lin Cunzhi's Warhammer Legion continue to attack from the southern line, and form two outstretched fists with the northern line. The strategic encirclement, which is a huge encirclement spanning thousands of miles, is also a new battle plan.

The order was conveyed to all ministries, and the originally scattered and messy banner battalions and banner regiments began a new round of adjustment and deployment. They handed over the defense line to the replacement friendly troops and began to return to the organizational system.

After more than a week of adjustments, the various corps that had been scattered and disrupted after entering the Far East began to gather together again, forming a new combat force.

In the Huayu Plain area, Marshal Simon of Hanhai has assembled [-] cavalry divisions and [-] infantry divisions. The scale of troops is unprecedentedly strong. His goal is to recapture the areas and cities that were previously captured by the Nanchuan Army.

The Nanchuan Army troops on the north and south lines continued to attack and advance. Marshal Simon responded defensively. He gathered the main force on the center line and tried to respond to the attack of the Nanchuan Army on the north and south lines by means of a central breakthrough.

Along the Huayu Plain and the forest area on the border of Katong Province, the Far East Army's [-] banner regiments and the Jiuyuan cavalry units of ten banner regiments under the Nanchuan Army have already arrived here, and began to build fortifications along the forest. Their task is to hold back the main force of the vast sea and buy time for the friendly forces on the north and south lines to encircle them strategically. However, facing the main force of the vast sea with nearly [-] divisions, they are under unprecedented pressure.

"Our defense line will be extended to [-] miles in depth, and we will build more forts and trenches—" Far Eastern Corps commander Mu Xue personally visited the front line to direct the construction of fortifications.

(End of this chapter)