Chapter 429: Cover The cold weapon war in this era is actually not as simple as people imagine.
Especially the duel of the large corps of more than 10,000 people is not as imagined, the two sides run thousands of troops and horses to a field to line up, the two armies face each other, and then the two sides rush up to fight and slash with a clarion call.
After all, this is not a group fight of 100 people.
The cold weapon warfare of the large corps is often all about scheduling.
For example, when a large army is drawn out, when it is launched, and when it is marched to a campaign, it is necessary to formulate a meticulous battle plan and a strategy for marching.
What is the route of the march, how is the baggage, what is the vanguard, what is the middle army, how is the rearguard.
The sides are set up under the stragglers.
In addition, a large number of scout cavalry will be scattered, and I don't know how many squads, according to the direction designated by the Shangguan, countless scouts will reconnoiter and search back and forth, and send the information back to the Chinese army one by one for the commander's reference.
It is to reconnoiter the terrain, but also to reconnoiter the movements of enemy troops.
Generally speaking, the cold weapon war of the large corps often starts from the scout rangers on both sides, and the small teams of cavalry scouts scattered by both sides, in the search and reconnaissance of each other, after the clash and firefight, and the power search again and again, the following scout cavalry is often the first to shed blood and sacrifice, and countless small-scale ranger encounters, and small-scale battles are the tone of this kind of large-scale corps war.
From these countless small encounters, the army can get the most accurate information of the other side, what is the whereabouts of the enemy, what is the surrounding terrain, what is the morale of the enemy, whether the resistance is strong, whether there is the courage to fight in the field, etc., etc., It can be said that to complete a cold weapon war with a large army of more than 10,000 people, at least seventy or eighty percent of the process is composed of a seemingly meticulous and small marching strategy and a small group of rangers in the previous one.
When the two armies really faced each other in the end, and the battle was decided in one fell swoop, the situation had already been decided.
Therefore, in addition to the launch of a war, whether or not a detailed combat strategy and marching strategy can be formulated is an important criterion for measuring whether a commander is qualified, as for whether he takes the lead in the final decisive battle, in fact, it is not so important, and the general who can take the lead and charge with the soldiers may be an outstanding brave general, but he may not be an excellent commander.
For this reason, when Char's "battle plan" was conveyed to the First Corps, which was ready to be deployed, the officers and commanders up and down were already stunned.
This manager, he won't be playing with him A straight line was drawn between the city of Denzel and the capital of Syltan, and then the whole army was pushed directly along this straight line Other than that, there is not a single word Not a word is said about the strategy of the march, the choice of the vanguard, the rearguard of which troops, how the baggage works, and how many cavalry are allocated to patrol around the brigade to detect all this These generals in the army.
Most of them are old men from the original Sixth and Seventh Corps, and they are also from the Central Army of the Empire, and no one has ever seen such a sloppy, rudimentary, and irresponsible battle plan in their entire lives It seems that this Char coach really regarded this kind of war of 10,000 people as a trick of a hundred and ten people fighting Green couldn't bear it anymore, he resisted the urge to slap this battle plan on Char's face, and just looked at this guy with a gloomy face: "Dare to ask your lord, what is the goal of our battle this time is to force the Odin people to defend the city with a strong offensive posture, or to lure the enemy out of the field If it is a night battle, which are the most suitable field locations for our army?"
Char looked at Green shamelessly: "Neither." ” "What" Green almost thought that he had misheard: "It's not my lord, what do you mean, you don't mean it, we are not prepared to attack the city, nor are we ready to force the Odin and us to fight in the field, so what the hell is going on?"
Char touched his nose: "I said it, just follow this march route and push the straight army over." ” He pointed to the area on the map at the junction of the two counties: "Those guys from Manninger and the Red Snow Army, who are arrogant, will not sit on the city defense in the face of our sudden attack, they will definitely not sit back and watch us march smoothly, but will definitely organize a large army to fight us head-on."
Once our army is drawn out, once it enters Siltan County, it will not exceed a hundred miles at most, and the army of the Red Snow Army will come up to stop us. ” "You mean, it's a field battle."
Green gritted his teeth.
"I said, it's neither."
Char smacked his lips: "If the Odin people are gone, you can confront them, when the time comes, the two sides will face each other, and you don't have to fight with them, just stare at them there, fight if you can, don't fight if you can't move, always keep an offensive posture, just nail there." ” Green finally understood, and he glared at Char; "You mean that the task of our main army is only to attract the attention of the other side and not to seek a decisive battle" Char finally smiled: "Most of our warriors are afraid of the cold.
The Odin people are all from the bitter cold places of the northern country, and they are more accustomed to it than we have in winter. ” Green also followed Char's meaning and said tentatively: "So, your battle plan, we don't send vanguard cavalry, we don't set up ranger cavalry and scout stragglers, we don't compete with each other for scouts, and we don't hide traces, just drive over with such a fanfare of a road army."
"Of course, all I want is for you to attract as much of Manninger's main force as possible, and the sooner the enemy knows what you're doing, the better.
There is no vanguard of the front army, no scout cavalry, you drive all the way along the main road, and once you encounter the main force of Odin's brigade, you will be in front, and you will not have to fight a decisive battle with them.
But don't retreat and just stand in front, don't retreat a step, just make them uncomfortable. ” Green's expression was a little uncertain: "My lord, if you do this, it is equivalent to putting the whole army in danger, and once the main force of the army is thrown to the front, according to what you said, if you are in front, you will not fight, nor will you retreat."
The Odin have the time to calmly outflank our back, calmly arrange, and then swallow us up in such a way of giving up the initiative completely to the other side from the beginning, but I have never heard of you doing this, how can we break the enemy" "Starve the faint-hearted, support the bold."
Char's expression was awe-inspiring: "I naturally have a way to break the enemy, but I don't have my requirements on you, but you march along the main road, push over with great fanfare, and attract as many Odin troops as possible for me, I will naturally have a way to break the enemy."
He looked at Green: "Trust me, trust me unconditionally" Whether Char's brain is broken, or he really has some genius solution, Green has no choice but to listen to him this time.
Launching an offensive against Odin in winter was originally a crazy plan.
The opening of the First Corps, in accordance with Char's requirements, the main brigade allowed to move, did not be suspicious, did not set up a cavalry pioneer, and the army marched all the way south along the main road.
At the beginning of the corps, the troops accompanying the army were the two main flag regiments of the First Corps under Char, and the reading cavalry regiment led by Sharba with more than 3,000 cavalry.
Although this battle plan made many senior officers feel a little uncertain, but looking at the cavalry of these Reading Cavalry Regiment that marched with the army, these were all the elite cavalry of Rhodria in the past, and with such a group of elites accompanying them, everyone was a little relieved.
The emergency deployment of materials could only allow the infantry of the two flag regiments and the cavalry of the Sharpa to go first, and then the follow-up troops, early the next morning, the troops of the three flag regiments were pulled out, speeding up and catching up with the front army.
So far, the First Corps under Char's command, the main force of the five banner regiments, about 13,000, as well as the auxiliary soldiers and baggage transport battalions accompanying the army, a total of 20,000 people, plus the accompanying cavalry regiment, the total number is close to 25,000.
Such a large-scale army march is almost Char's family's background, and it is the first time since the formation of his small group that there has been such a large-scale military operation, and the first time that so many soldiers and horses have been dispatched.
Although there is some slander about such a thing as a winter attack, but watching such a large army marching, the queue is stretched out on the main road, endlessly, the army is majestic, and the cavalry of the Reading Cavalry Regiment is even stronger.
The army has always been a combination of courage, and even if everyone is still a little uneasy in their hearts, they are also inspired by the majestic military situation in front of them.
The commander of the First Corps, Char handed over to Green that he had not recovered and had not yet had the ability to lead the troops into battle.
This is a tacit acquiescence.
And compared with the commander whose battle plan seems too irresponsible, the old and serious Green to lead the army seems to be more reassuring.
The 25,000 infantry cavalry army went all the way south along the main road, and the grain and grass carried by the army were only enough for more than ten days.
Along the way, Green barely browed.
He knew very well that the ones he brought out were almost all the elite family backgrounds.
Although there was also a Second Corps in County Moore, the Second Corps was only used as a reserve force, and it was one or two levels inferior to the First Corps in terms of training, equipment, and quality of soldiers.
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It's like going to a casino to make money, and the first hand to launch all the chips makes Green's heart relaxed The army of 25,000 marched with great fanfare, and did not send small groups of cavalry along the way to cover the whereabouts of the army, but Green ordered the march and urged it very quickly.
In six days, however, the army had left the borders of Mor and entered the borders of Syltan to the south.
Along the way, the noise was very loud, and the Odin people in Syltan County had already heard the news.
Sure enough, the army crossed the border and entered Syltan County, and in the afternoon of the same day, the roving reindeer cavalry of the Odin appeared on both sides of the road.
In this case, according to the regular combat strategy, it should be to send their own rangers out and beat back these enemy scouts who were spying on the whereabouts of the army However, Green ordered the entire cavalry to remain motionless, and only to maintain the advance on the main road, ignoring the cavalry that appeared on both sides that were snooped on by the Odins.
The cavalry accompanying the army were all born in the Rhodrian cavalry, which one was not arrogant and arrogant, but it was really suffocating.
There seemed to be more and more Odin's scouts along the way, at first it was only three or five reindeer cavalry, then there were dozens of cavalry snooping in the distance, and finally, there were even traces of elite ice hunters among the Odin.
The army was mighty, and only marched south on the main road.
Such a restrained gesture made the Odin people seem to be a little undecided.
Finally, in the evening, a reindeer cavalry of the Odin hundreds, on the left, after snooping again, saw that the Byzantine army did not move, so he boldly pulled the distance further, and even the cavalry roared, and ran to the distance of the advancing army less than a stone's arrow At this time, Green finally ordered the army to fight back, and the cavalry regiment divided into a small team and beat Odin's hundred-man cavalry team back, but Green's strict order was not to chase Taizhong.
The cavalry could only hold their breath, and after driving the Odin cavalry away, they hurriedly turned back to the brigade.
The Odin lost dozens of horsemen and did not dare to press too hard.
On the second day of the march, Green's face became more and more gloomy.
The army is now in the enemy's territory, and Char's order to himself is only to march all the way south, and the towns he passes through along the way are not to be captured, but to go around and push south.
Since the last supply before entering the country, the supplies stored in the army are only enough for half a month, barely perfunctory, and only able to support twenty days.
At this moment, in the enemy territory, there are more and more small forces peeped by the Odin people around, and along the way, on the mountains and forests in the distance, there are many shadows, all of which are the shadows of the Odin.
For their own incoming army, the Odin people also seem to be a little overwhelmed, probably because Manninger didn't expect that in the cold winter, he would actually overwhelm the territory.
Green knew very well that no matter how surprised and unexpected Manninger was, the other party would definitely respond quickly.
Two days was enough for Manninger to do a lot of things.
The other party must be nervously mobilizing the troops and horses, and then arranging the net before and after Every time his army takes an extra step, it is equivalent to looking at this trap and getting into another point, and when Manninger finishes arranging, he will organize a large army to block himself in front, and at the same time, he will be surrounded and killed by the Odins in front of him `` To be continued 〗Hanyu Pinyin "" is simple and easy to remember: