warring states careerist

Chapter 777 Strategy and Tactics
Just as the emergence of gunpowder changed the city defense system and Zhuxia's fortification and engineering, the new city defense that conforms to geometrical nine numbers and rationality will also bring about changes in the mode of warfare.

After a lot of discussion, these division-level cadres who were killed on the battlefield and learned in the military academy gradually began to ponder this change in the mode of warfare.

The commander of the Pengcheng Legion said: "If countries are forced to build new cities in the border areas, we have to consider the issue of reinforcements from the princes."

"Still taking the Qi war five years ago as an example. If the Qi people had already built fortresses in the direction of Wenshui and Jishui back then, and we were unable to attack for the time being, we would give Linzi a chance to breathe and gather troops."

"Similarly, when fighting on the outer line, we have to consider logistics. We can't just bypass the fort directly, or we will die."

"Sun Wuzi said, there are ways to use troops, such as scattered ground, light ground, contested ground, intersecting ground, intersecting ground, heavy ground, ruined ground, encircled ground, and deadly ground. Scattered land. Those who do not penetrate deeply into the land are light lands. If I gain benefits, and Peter also benefits, it is for fighting land. If I can go, and the other can come, it is cross land. The land of the princes belongs to the three categories, and the first to come And those who win the people of the world are the land of crossings. The land where people enter is deep and there are many cities behind them is the land of great importance. Those who walk in mountains, forests, dangers, depressions, and all difficult roads are lands of ruins. Those who enter through the pass Those who follow and return are roundabout, and those who are widowed can attack our people are encircled. If you fight quickly, you will survive. If you don't fight quickly, you will perish. If there is no attack, if the ground is closed, there will be no end; if the ground is crossed, it will be closed; if the ground is heavy, it will be plundered; if the ground is destroyed, it will be marched;

"If you fight quickly, you will survive. If you don't fight quickly, you will die. If you don't care about the rear and go straight to Linzi, we will fall into a deadly situation. A deadly place requires a battle. However, if Linzi is also defended like this, we have at least half a year to prepare for the siege. .”

"At that time, we will not be able to fight if we want to fight. Unless the Qi people are stupid and want to go out of the city to fight with us, otherwise the nobles from all over the country will join forces to help, and the princes will intervene. , this soldier's big taboo."

This is indeed a problem.

The imaginary enemy of Sishang has always been the princes of the world, and it has always been believed that when there is a real war, the princes of the world must intervene in Sishang together.

The war between Qi and Mo was a battle of tricks.

At that time, Wei and Zhao turned their backs, Zhongshan became independent, and Wei and Chu went to war. Sishang was convinced that it was impossible for all countries to interfere, so he went straight to Linzi and forced the Qi army to retreat.

If there is no such external environment, it is absolutely wrong to use troops like that, and it will even ruin the situation in Sishang.

You can't pin all your hopes on the internal contradictions of the enemy, which can be used, but it cannot be used as a routine experience.

What the head coach of the Pengcheng Legion said was a big problem that Sishang might face in the future.

If it is a fortress against a fortress, similar to the later Changping, it will actually wipe out one thousand enemies and destroy eight hundred. It is okay to fight against a country, but it is wrong to fight against the coalition of princes.

Sishang's strategic concept is bound to be long-distance raids and field battles, going around to the outside line to annihilate the enemy's vital forces.

Once Qi, Wei, Chu, and Han went through the battle of Dangshan and built several fortresses on the main roads of the Central Plains to block the traffic lines, it would be very bad.

Seeing that everyone thought of this level, Liu Zhi said, "Actually, it's correct to think so."

"However, this is what the giant means."

"Our mobilization system and system determine that we can mobilize more troops than 20 years ago."

"Then, the role of these cities will undergo some changes. We must figure out this change."

"Based on our proficient siege methods, with artillery dominating and infantry at a ratio of five to one, we can capture such a new-style city within a month."

"However, in the case of siege, the elite field troops and the mobilized soldiers on the second line are actually similar. At most, they are organizing some elite troops to go to the camp first."

"So, if we fight in the future, our mobilization system may become the norm."

"Several field armies as the main force are responsible for interspersed and field battles, while the second-line troops are responsible for stationing logistics lines and besieging cities."

"It's the same new type of city defense, but the meaning is different."

"If Linzi and Pingyin have the same city defense system, do Pingyin and Linzi mean the same to us?"

"Pingyin can be regarded as a barracks where the Qi people gather and go out, and a pillar stuck in the transportation and logistics line. But Linzi is the capital of Qi State."

"We have passed this battle to prove one thing. Even if it is a new type of city defense, we can still capture it within a month. Only when we prove this point can we remain invincible."

"Second-line soldiers monitor the cities on our way forward, encircle and fight slowly. The main force goes straight to the place where the enemy must save, besieges the city and fights for reinforcements, or captures the capital in a short period of time at any cost."

"If the enemy does not save, we can attack; if the enemy saves, we can intercept him halfway."

"The reaction time of the princes' reinforcements is three months faster, and half a year slower. In this half a year, the second-line troops are enough to use our siege methods to capture those cities with important traffic routes. At that time, we will be the ones defending the city." The princes will attack with reinforcements."

"With a three-month cycle, we only need to achieve two things: first, within three months, the second-line troops can capture the new-style cities with important traffic routes and defend them for their own use; second, our main force can penetrate directly into the enemy. The capital city, siege and attack. In addition to the time for the second-line troops to stick to it, the combat cycle of our main force is at most half a year. As long as we can capture the city and defeat the reinforcements in half a year, then we can win. If not within half a year, then We're going to be at a disadvantage."

"This is a situation where we take the initiative to attack. If the other princes take the initiative to attack us, we need to delay."

"Rely on cities and fortresses to delay the coalition forces of the princes."

"They don't cooperate and dare not fight with us; if there are few people, they dare not go deep or fight; if there are too many people, they will collapse within two years at most."

"So in my opinion, this is still beneficial to us, but there is only one thing, that is, after the whole Sishang, we must put the military first, and at any time ensure that in addition to the main force in the field, we can pull up another army of about 5 people." Second-line troops can besiege cities and even organize field battles.”

"This is a matter of the system, and it is also the responsibility of the Sishang Central Committee. Since the above thinks it is beneficial to us, then I think the above has already had an idea on this matter. We just summarize the pros and cons we discussed together for future reference. There are some places that cannot be considered, just submit them.”

After all, this topic turns back to the system and internal affairs.

The meaning of Liuzhi is that since 5 of us cannot guarantee logistics to bypass the border towns while fighting in the field, then 10 people can solve this problem.As for how to maintain 10 people, that is what the Sishang Central Committee has to consider, and has nothing to do with the army.

What the army has to do is, under this strategic conception, be able to achieve victory in field battles, quickly attack cities, and complete a six-month period of combat objectives.

All of this eventually went back to Dangshan City.

Sishang often rehearses sieges, but has never captured a new type of city in actual combat. Dangshan is a test.

If it can be captured within a month, then all strategies can be implemented.

If Dangshan could not be captured within a month, then the idea of ​​capturing Linzi in three months would prove to be unrealistic, and the entire strategic concept would need to be changed.

In any case, it is of great significance that the delegations of envoys from various countries visit this event.

Conquering Dangshan within one month will inevitably drag countries into an arms race to build cities and defenses, and prompt countries to reform and build standing armies, reform military systems, reform punishments, and abandon Zhou rituals.

If Dangshan cannot be captured within a month, Sishang must start to prepare for defense. If the main force of Sishang Rebels cannot attack Dangshan, then the princes of various countries want to break through Peiyi and Pengcheng, which have a stricter defense system and more artillery. , and the fortification area south of Taoqiu, that is a dream of nonsense, it will also control the war within the scope of the Song Dynasty, and become a standard external intervention war, and it will be dominated by field battles.

After discussing for a while, these people in the army will summarize the pros and cons of the discussion, which will be submitted to the top at that time.

Afterwards, the chief of staff made a report on the current situation in front of the enemy.

Because the imaginary time is one month, there is no need to consider field battles and interference from various countries, and the entire battle will be fought around Dangshan.

Dangshan City is not very big, and the emperor's father Yueling is determined to defend Dangshan.

And because of the possibility of the princes' interference, he didn't need to consider a long-term siege, he only needed to persist for half a year.

Therefore, the problem of food is not a problem, and the nobles in the army are also convinced that the princes will inevitably interfere, and the morale of the isolated city will not collapse completely.

The previous removal and cleaning of the outer lines made Dangshan an isolated city, with a total of about 1 soldiers and more than [-] untrained farmers.

Seven artillery pieces, and a very solid city defense system.

On the side of Sishang, after the Peiyi Army and Pengcheng Army joined forces, because Dangshan is only a hundred miles away from Pengcheng, and because of the previous lime trade, roads and some canals have been repaired, and logistics transportation does not need to be considered.

As the absolute main force of Sishang, the two legions can participate in this siege. There are a total of seven main infantry divisions with 5 people.

There are more than 80 bronze cannons of various kinds, two engineering brigades specializing in digging holes, and [-] retired soldiers who can mobilize to help dig holes and transport stones and firewood.

Not counting the comparison of artillery, the comparison of infantry with real combat effectiveness is about five to one to six to one.

In the short term, the weather is also good, at least it seems that there are no rainy days these days.

According to the experience of previous exercises, as long as the new siege method can ensure that the artillery is superior, the engineers are excellent, and the infantry ratio is five to one, it is enough to capture it within a month.

(End of this chapter)