krieg

"Your Majesty, the Southern Dynasty has the advantage of naval power. If the Southern Dynasty navy appears on the Yellow River, it will have a great impact on our army's assembly. I think our army should cross the Yellow River as soon as possible and concentrate in Bianjing." Brother Sang said with concern.

Babur and Temur also deeply agreed with this and said, "Yes, the emperor. The army should cross the Yellow River forever."

Kublai Khan looked at the map and said, "What you said is very reasonable. I have issued an order to recruit civilian ships. The army must cross the Yellow River in the shortest time." After a pause, he said, "In order to transport all kinds of materials to the Central Plains, I have also issued an order to build a fort near the ferry and strengthen guards. Even if the navy of the Southern Dynasties arrives, they must be worried."

The consumption of war is not small, and a war like the decisive battle in the Central Plains will consume even greater amounts. If there is no stable rear and the war materials cannot be transported to the Central Plains, the consequences can be imagined.

This is indeed a far-sighted move. Babur and the others have to admire it and say, "The emperor is wise!"

At this time, they admire Kublai Khan very much. However, it was not long before they realized that they had been deceived because Zheng Jinghe had no intention of intercepting them across the Yellow River. When the Central Plains became a large cage, the Mongolian army could not advance and retreat. When they were surrounded and annihilated, they realized that their eagerness to cross the Yellow River was equivalent to pushing themselves to a dead end.

They also have to admit that if the Mongolian army did not cross the Yellow River and rushed to the Central Plains, the strength of the Southern Song Dynasty would be even stronger once the Central Plains was lost. Not to mention whether most people could be saved, it would be a problem whether the Mongolian grassland could not be saved. As Kublai Khan sighed: "I made a fatal strategic mistake in the decisive battle of the Central Plains, that is, to put a large number of troops into the Central Plains. However, if so many troops were not invested, the Central Plains would be lost, most of them would be thrown away immediately, and the grassland would be lost. This is Zhao Qi's brilliant point: I had to send it to my door automatically."

Li Jun has always been magical. He said this, obviously after careful consideration, he has long been clear-headed. Li Jun has made amazing moves every time, and this time it will definitely be no exception. Liao Shenggong and others listened quietly.

Sure enough, Li Jun walked to the map, pointed at the map with a bamboo whip, and said, "The Central Plains is flat and is the heart of China. There are many plains, few mountains, and one horse is flat, which is very suitable for large-scale mobile combat of cavalry troops. Therefore, the important task of the decisive battle of the Central Plains must be on the cavalry, and the cavalry must complete the large-scale roundabout encirclement and interspersed division. It is precisely based on this consideration that I decided to concentrate all the cavalry except the Xuanjia cavalry commanded by General Zhao Qian and put them in the middle road. There are several main benefits of doing this: one is to facilitate command; the other is to concentrate superior forces and give Kublai Khan a fatal blow."

Liao Shenggong praised it and said, "The Emperor's idea is very clever. The Emperor, in his opinion, should gather 200,000 cavalry to form an independent assault cluster. When the fighter plane is mature, he will decisively commit to the devastating blow to the Tartars."

"General Liao has a good idea, and I think so too." Qingfengzi kept nodding and said, "However, with so many cavalry concentrating, the strike force is very large, but it requires a broad space and sufficient area. This needs to be calculated. Other troops, especially the Central Army, should create the necessary conditions for the cavalry's investment, such as fighter jets, roads, and battlefields."

Zhang Shijie pondered: "The cavalry investment of such a scale is the first time in the history of our dynasty. I am very excited. Due to the large-scale investment of cavalry, the role of infantry these infantry types has been reduced. However, I am still willing to provide all the help that can be provided to the cavalry. The emperor, please rest assured."

Li Jun smiled heartily and said, "General Zhang is a true and sincere person! With the input of cavalry, the role of your central army will no longer be the main force, but the auxiliary force. You can look at the overall situation and take the overall situation into consideration, and be the pillar of the real country."

"The emperor has given me a lot of rewards." Zhang Shijie said: "The expelling of the Tartars and restoring the mountains and rivers is what Zhang Shijie wishes to let me die, and I am willing to accept it."

Zhang Shijie's life was a life of endless struggle to restore his homeland. His military career had stable glory in Huaixi and his defeat in the first Jiaoshanshui Battle. Whether it was victory or defeat, his ambition to restore his homeland had never changed. Everyone has to admit this. No one would think that he was saying beautiful words, or that he was saying the truth.

Du Dayong sighed: "General Zhang is our role model!"

Except for Chen Xingdao, a famous Vietnamese general, who is not the ambition to restore the Central Plains for a long time, and is willing to sprinkle a lot of passion on the Central Plains. His words immediately aroused a sigh.

"This requires concentrating the cavalry in one place, or two or three places, carrying out powerful assaults, constantly moving, inserting into the depth of the enemy, appearing in the weakest place of Kublai Khan, and carrying out a fatal blow. Of course, you can also pull a large net, encircle Kublai Khan's army, and then divide and annihilate it." Li Jun then explained his thoughts: "In order to ensure victory, other troops, especially infantry, must follow up and provide necessary help."

Liao Shenggong blurted out: "This kind of tactic is like thunder and lightning, as fast as the wind, making people unable to figure it out and at a loss. It's called blitzkrieg."

"Yes, General Liao is right." Li Tingzhi was the first to agree, and the rest of them didn't say anything.

"Where is the blitzkrieg, where did the tank come from? The head of state called the demon proposed the blitzkrieg idea was based on the armored forces, and my idea of ​​quick battle and quick decision was actually related to him. It's really strange." Li Jun thought in his heart, saying: "The key point of this kind of fighting is: fast, accurate and ruthless! Fast means that you must act quickly and keep maneuvering so that the enemy cannot react. Accurate means that you must find the enemy's weaknesses. Of course, this is not absolute, and this requires flexibly handling. It is of course a fatal blow to the enemy."

Taoist Qingfeng touched the white beard, nodded straight, and said, "The most reasonable sayings, the most reasonable sayings! Quick, accurate and ruthless, every word is golden and jade, and I have a broad vision."

His words were recognized by the ministers and were amazed.

In fact, this kind of combat method derived from the theory of armored warfare from World War II is not new to modern people, but is a very interesting thing for the ancients. It is very new, and it is impossible to not praise them.

Friends who are familiar with the history of war know that the idea of ​​blitzkrieg was proposed by the head of state of bad reputation. He analyzed the strategic situation in Germany, which was not conducive to fighting on both sides. He had to find a way to carry out a lightning raid, so that the enemy would be defeated without having time to react.

A beautiful idea needed a wonderful tool to achieve. He could not find the means of war to realize his theory. Until he saw the armored troops commanded by Guderian at a military parade, he knew that he had found the tools he needed and kept saying to himself, "This is what I need, this is what I need." Immediately afterwards, Guderian appointed as the director of the armored troops and began to form a large number of German armored troops. Only after 24 days did he win the defeat of millions of British and French coalition forces, and the "Barbarossa" plan that caused the polar bears to suffer heavy losses.

If the blitzkrieg theory was attributed to the creation of the head of state, it was actually wrong. The Germans had long been studying the blitzkrieg idea, and the Germans almost succeeded in lightning in World War I.

Everyone knows that during World War II, the Germans concentrated armored troops to break through the Ardennes area, and lined up into three columns through the Ardennes area for more than a thousand miles to carry out deep assaults. The plan implemented by Germany is the famous "Manstein Plan", which was named after the plan proposer Manstein.

The Manstein Plan is actually a replica of a well-known global plan. This plan is the famous "Sliffen Plan". The Sliffen Plan was written into textbooks after World War I for people to discuss. It can be regarded as one of the most genius combat plans in human history.

The core of this plan is to concentrate superior forces, quickly maneuver and detour from the right wing, take Paris directly, and take Paris with lightning speed, forcing France to surrender. Therefore, the right wing is the key. General Sliffen was most worried about the executors, which did not recognize the importance of the right wing, and he was still thinking about "right wing, right wing" when he was dying.

As it turned out, his concerns were not redundant. The executor of this plan, General Moltke, did not realize the importance of the right wing. He drew eight elite cavalry divisions from the right wing to strengthen the middle army. After the right wing quickly advanced to the city of Paris, he could no longer attack Paris. Only then did he mobilize troops for the French and win time to defend Paris, and then the famous battles later became endless positional wars, which eventually led to Germany's failure.

It would be correct to say that the idea of ​​blitzkrieg was strongly advocated by the head of state of bad reputation and eventually achieved great success.

The essence of blitzkrieg is to "quick battle and quick decision" in Chinese, and it must give the enemy a fatal blow with lightning speed. This was a classic example of successful blitzkrieg in ancient China. Huo Qubing went to the Hexi Corridor twice and defeated the 240,000 Huns army entrenched in the Hexi Corridor. This is an example of ancient Chinese blitzkrieg.

At that time, Huo Qubing went on two expeditions, leading a total force of less than 30,000 cavalry. He had no rear, no supplies, no reinforcements, and no reinforcements. His opponent had an army of 240,000. His method was very simple, that was, his army would never stop, even for a quarter of an hour, and rushed westward and penetrated the border of the Huns for more than a thousand miles, the Huns knew that he was coming, but it was too late. Under Huo Qubing's series of attacks, the Huns suffered heavy losses. Huo Qubing fought Lop Nur in Xinjiang in this battle.

Therefore, blitzkrieg does not necessarily require tanks to be realized, and cavalry can also be implemented as long as they are used properly. As the efforts of the Germans in World War I proved, the right wing appeared very quickly near Paris, but because of the unforgivable mistakes made by Moltke, the right army was unable to launch an attack.

Li Jun proposed the tactic of using cavalry to carry out lightning raids, but was not cheering, but surprise and amazement, because this was too bold and too unimaginable for the ancients. It would be impossible to be surprised and amazed. After a while, Qingfengzi and the others sighed, "It's a true god!"

"The success or failure of the decisive battle in the Central Plains will be determined by the cavalry." Liao Shenggong commented very pertinently, saying: "Therefore, the use of cavalry has become the key, and the factors such as the right time and place must be taken into account. The emperor, I believe that the decisive battle should be initiated after the autumn."

Li Tingzhi thought, "The decisive battle after autumn is low, the ground is dry, which is conducive to the rapid maneuver of the cavalry."

"Although the Central Plains is not a water town like Jiangnan, there are many rivers. If the decisive battle is fought in the summer, the cavalry will operate in the mud, and the horse personnel will consume a lot of physical strength, which is very unfavorable for the decisive battle. The emperor, I also think that the decisive battle after the autumn is appropriate." Zhang Shijie thought for a while and agreed to the decisive battle after the autumn is here.

Li Jun asked everyone for their opinions and said, "It will be very important to choose a good decisive opportunity. What do you think? Let's study it together. Taoist priest, if you have any outstanding opinions, please tell me."

"The emperor asked, I have to say it. Emperor, I have no objection to the decisive battle after the autumn." Qingfengzi also agreed.

Chen Yizhong thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think the decisive battle cannot be fought after the autumn, and the decisive battle should be initiated as soon as possible."

So many people agreed, but Chen Yizhong had objections, which immediately aroused everyone's interest and looked at him. "Oh, Chen Yizhong, what do you think, say it." Li Jun also became interested.

"Emperor, when the grass is tall and yellow in autumn, it is the time when the Tartars' horses are fat. The Tartars' cavalry can fight tough battles and bad battles. Therefore, I think it is better to start the decisive battle earlier." Chen Yizhong expressed his high opinions.

His words were immediately approved by Lu Xiufu and Wen Tianxiang, and he said: "Your Majesty, what Lord Chen said is reasonable, so please think twice."

Li Jun did not express his opinion immediately and said with a smile: "Isn't this very good? If you have any questions, you have to raise them. Let's discuss them together. General Du, please explain to Chen Yizhong why the final battle after autumn is better than the final battle in summer."

"Abide by the order." Du Dayong explained: "Mr. Chen is right. In autumn, the Tartars are yellow grass and fat horses. The Tartars are very capable of fighting tough battles and bad battles. Because in autumn, the grass on the grassland is withered and yellow, and the horses are fed with fat and strong, with good sprinting power and strong endurance, which can meet the needs of long-term wars."

This is a consensus. Everyone here knows that there is nothing new. Chen Yizhong nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it is from this point that I think it is better not to delay the final battle in the autumn."

Li Jun did not comment and asked Du Dayong to continue talking.

Du Dayong continued: "That was on the grassland. The Tartars had no other feed to feed war horses. In addition to fodder, they also had fine grains and high-quality millets, and eggs. The war horses were fat and strong all year round, and they could fight tough battles at any time. Our war horses were fed by this method, and they had long been fat and strong."

Wen Tianxiang felt enlightened and said, "Your Majesty, I also think it's better to have a decisive battle after the autumn."

Chen Yizhong was still a little confused and said, "Your Majesty, this is..." Li Jun smiled and said, "Feeding war horses with forage was in the era of Genghis Khan. At that time, the Mongols had no food and no grains, so they could only use forage to feed them. If they wanted to have a strong war horse, they had to wait until autumn. The situation is different now. The Mongols occupied the land of Yanyun and owned the Central Plains. There was some food. It was not uncommon for them to use fine grain and feed war horses with high-quality grain. This method was used by the Xiongnu during the Western Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu cavalry gave the Western Han Dynasty a headache. Until the Western Han Dynasty learned the methods of the Xiongnu, everything changed."

"So that's it, so that's it." Chen Yizhong suddenly realized and said, "Your Majesty, I am talking nonsense, and I am talking nonsense."

Li Jun smiled and said, "You don't have to blame yourself. I have summoned you to say what you think. If you have something, I'm very happy to be able to say it. The benefits of the decisive battle after the autumn are more than that. General Du, please tell me."

Du Dayong continued to say, "In autumn, there is little rain and the ground is dry. In addition to being conducive to cavalry mobility, it is also conducive to the advancement of infantry, especially for the advancement of our special infantry. Of course, the advancement of special infantry is mainly to advance along the official road, and if necessary, it will also take small paths and take shortcuts. The more the ground is, the better it will be."

"Yes!" Chen Yizhong felt enlightened.

There are too many benefits, and Du Dayong said one after another, saying, "The cannon is heavy and has limited maneuverability. If the ground is not dry, its maneuverability will be greatly reduced."

"Yes, yes." Chen Yizhong praised repeatedly.

Li Jun concluded: "The benefits are more than this. There is less rain in autumn, so our musketeers and artillery cannons can be avoided from the weather and can be put into battle at any time. There are so many benefits for the court. For the Tartars, there is only one benefit of being fat in war horses. Why don't the court decide the decisive battle after the autumn?"

"Your Majesty, I think the choice of the decisive battle is very important. Please tell me when is the best time to fight?" Saidian Chi asked Kublai Khan for instructions.

Kublai Khan asked without answering the question: "Which time do you think is the right time to fight?"

Babur said: "Your Majesty, I think it is appropriate to go after autumn."

Temuer deeply agreed and said: "Master, there is little rain after autumn, the ground is dry and there is no mud. This is a good time for me to fight against the cavalry."

"I think so too." Kublai Khan agreed with their opinion and said, "It is good to have a decisive battle after the autumn. Will the Southern Dynasties take action after the autumn?"
Chapter completed!