Qiming 1158

Chapter 1367 Goal, Lang Son

Now, it is February of the ninth year of Hongwu.

The winter belonging to Lingnan has passed, and the summer belonging to Lingnan is coming early.

In this land where the change of seasons is not very obvious and sometimes even too fast for you to grasp, summer is coming, and people are not prepared for it.

Zhao Yucheng and the soldiers under his command basically had no life experience in Lingnan, otherwise they should have realized that at this time, they should use the southward combat manual.

Zhao Yucheng had never received any reports of soldiers getting sick. He suddenly learned that he was very surprised. He quickly sent the sick soldiers to the medical barracks for treatment, and at the same time quickly investigated the cause.

In the end, it was found that some of the troops were slack.

Because of the lack of understanding of the local climate, there was no good preparation when the temperature rose in February, the order of moxa fumigation was not strictly implemented, and the selection of the garrison camp did not strictly follow the manual, so that malaria caused by mosquito bites appeared. Infect.

Fortunately, there are not many, a dozen soldiers.

Zhao Yucheng urgently ordered the whole army to smoke moxa, and then moved some of the barracks near the stagnant pools and jungles away, and then held a meeting to severely criticize some military cadres and political cadres and hold them accountable.

Zhao Yucheng himself, as the main person in charge, also asked Su Yonglin for punishment.

After understanding the cause and effect of the incident, Su Yonglin was very unhappy.

"Before going to war, I gave thousands of instructions, why did this happen? Along the way, we have lost more than 500 soldiers due to malaria and heat illness. Should we continue to increase? To put it mildly, this is called laziness. On a bigger scale, this is a reckless disregard for human life!"

Seeing that Su Yonglin was unhappy, Liao Xingye quickly helped Zhao Yucheng to explain.

"Commander Zhao and cadres at all levels are estimated to be diligent and diligent, this time..."

"Will this be a problem with diligence?"

Su Yonglin interrupted him, shook his head and said, "Anyway, this is due to negligence in management, and the lack of proper enforcement of military regulations. What happened before was helpless. They all strictly followed the military regulations, but they still couldn't escape. , that's not a human problem, but this time, can you say it's not a human problem?"

Liao Xingye was speechless.

After thinking about it, Su Yonglin decided to take this matter seriously, hold the officers and political cadres who were directly responsible for it, and then reported the matter to the whole army for criticism, and asked the whole army to do a good job of protection when the temperature rises.

Don't be afraid to spend money, wormwood is not worth a lot of money!No more planting, Daming has a special national medicinal material cultivation base, planting is very fast, and it does not take long!
But what about people?

Gone is gone.

From a child to a qualified soldier, it takes at least 20 years, 20 years!How much wormwood is enough?
Although the southern expedition cost a lot of money on logistical support, as long as the money is spent in place and the casualty rate of the army can be reduced, then it will definitely be a bloody profit.

The same is true.

The military medical system built by Su Yonglin worked well, which greatly reduced the death rate of soldiers in the Ming army. Compared with the terrifying loss rate of [-] to [-]% that the northern armies of the past dynasties went south to Lingnan, the Ming army was comparable to the local Lingnan. army.

Therefore, the opponents in Guangdong and Guangxi had no resistance and were quickly eliminated by the Ming army, and this battle did not become a protracted war.

The current situation of the Ming army in Lingnan cannot support a protracted war. It is best to have a quick decision. Quick decision is also an important prerequisite for the Ming army to win and gain a firm foothold in the local area.

This is true for Lingnan, and it is the same for Nanyue.

After the relevant orders and accountability were conveyed, Su Yonglin ordered Zhao Yucheng to prepare for military mobilization and prepare for war.

Since the Li Dynasty has expressed a clear and tough attitude, it means that this battle cannot be fought. If it is not fought, they will definitely be able to reach out to Lingnan, which will bring great impact to the Ming Dynasty's Lingnan construction strategy. Impact.

However, because he was worried about the safety and health of the army, Su Yonglin ordered local doctors who were good at treating heat and miasma from all over the country to go to the Dananguan Army to escort the army.

Su Yonglin himself did not leave Huizhou, and he would continue to lead the peasants to launch a movement and make a revolution in Lingnan himself. He had confidence in Zhao Yucheng on military issues.

Although the South Vietnamese army has combat effectiveness, how much of this combat effectiveness is based on the premise that the elites of high-latitude dynasties are not used to fighting in low-latitude areas, not necessarily.

This time, Zhao Yucheng can do an experiment, let the elite of the Ming army whose combat power is at least 90.00% of the peak state and the local "elite" of South Vietnam fight to see who is better at fighting, look at this little What is the strength of a piece of land to fight against the central dynasty.

After Zhao Yucheng received a series of orders from Su Yonglin and a notice of disposal, he summoned all the officers and instructors, informed them of Su Yonglin's decision, and repeatedly asked them to be cautious about military regulations and military regulations, and to be strict no matter where they hit. Follow the instructions in the Southbound Operations Manual.

The officers and instructors who were scared out of cold sweat and had lingering fears nodded again and again, saying that they would never slack off again.

Then Zhao Yucheng started to announce the battle order this time.

Zhao Yu became the commander-in-chief of the entire army, leading a total of 19 troops from the No.5000 Army of the Seventh Corps and the Second Battalion of Shenji to attack the South Vietnamese army in the Lang Son area, trying to eat them all in one go. A fierce deterrent to the rulers of the Li Dynasty.

At the same time, Champaign will also launch attacks in the border areas to support their actions as a check.

Since Zhao Yucheng was stationed in the army, he has made a full understanding of the topography of the Lang Son area and the situation of the garrison.

To the north of Lang Son is the mountainous area of ​​Vietnam with undulating mountains and dense jungles, and to the south of Lang Son is the northern plain of Thang Long City, where the rice fields are crisscrossed and the water network is dense.

If you want to use troops in North Vietnam, Lang Son is the place where the key is locked. If you defend it, you can block it in the mountains of North Vietnam in the future. If you take it, you can go south to Pingchuan, and the army can directly take Thang Long City.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains dynasties have used troops to Jiaozhi, and Lang Son has always been a must.

And if the South Vietnamese army is good at fighting and tough enough, as long as they hold Lang Son, the Central Plains Dynasty will have no choice but to find another way to attack the mainland of South Vietnam.

So the danger of Lang Son should be seen.

And the most important goal of this southward campaign is to take down Lang Son, occupy Lang Son, and control this crucial point in the hands of the Ming army, so that the regime of the Li Dynasty in South Vietnam will completely lose this natural line of defense.

It can be said that no matter what the terrain in Lang Son area is not suitable for cavalry combat, so the cavalry of the Ming army will be abandoned.

Of course, the Ming army went all the way to the south, and it didn't use cavalry very much. It was mainly infantry. It didn't matter.

The next thing is that this terrain is obviously not suitable for the use of the siege weapon, the general artillery, and can only use the lighter cavalry general artillery to fight.

It is not easy to transport the cavalry general artillery.

However, in order to adapt to the battlefield in Jiangnan, especially Lingnan, Su Yonglin ordered the R&D department of the Ministry of Industry in advance to develop a vehicle specially used to transport artillery according to the actual needs of the firearms unit.

Its wheels are thicker and the site is higher, so it can travel on less flat terrain, and can transport relatively light vehicles and general guns.

Of course, don't even think about the big general artillery.

The weight of the Great General Artillery limits its place of play. The chariot general artillery is the main artillery of the Ming army at present. The firearms research department is currently studying how to enhance the power of the chariot general artillery.

Although progress is limited so far.

(End of this chapter)