Daming iron-blooded Chief Assistant

Chapter 172 Strategic Trend
Shuofang City, Legislative School.

After completing the investigation of the military fields in Biantouguan Town, it was already July, and Zhang Zongxian did not rush to Xuanfu, but returned to Shuofang City.

After returning to Shuofang City, Zhang Zongxian convened a meeting with members of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Legislative Faction.

Determine the next strategic direction.

The reason for holding this meeting is because they have already controlled the six border towns in the Nine Borders of Daming, and the next step is Xuanfu Town.

Xuanfu Town was in charge of defending the capital, it was close to the capital, and had close ties with the nobles of Ming Dynasty, so naturally it couldn't kill like it did with other towns.

Therefore, Zhang Zongxian planned to launch a battle against Lin Dan Khan, annexing Xuanfu Town during the battle.

Second, as more and more land is reclaimed outside the side wall, more and more people live outside the side wall. With more people, there are many things to do, and corresponding management policies must be in place.

The third is that as the area under control is getting bigger and bigger, the pressure on defense is also increasing, and it is also necessary to determine the future defense layout.

In the newly built building of the college, in the simulated combat conference room belonging to the officer class, all members of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs gathered here to participate in the meeting.

In this combat conference room, there is a sand table of the Great Ming territory that Zhang Zongxian personally guided and made.

The entire sand table covers all the countries around Daming, rivers, mountains, and plains are displayed on the sand table in proportion.

The meeting started with the first topic, which was the review of Lin Dan Khan's combat plan. As the chief of staff, Liang Chen was responsible for introducing the combat plan formulated by the staff department.

Liang Chen walked up to the sand table, first saluted everyone present, fisted with his left hand and hit his right chest, and then shouted:
"The Way of My Generation"

The disciples present collectively responded:
"The Way of My Generation"

Then began the formal explanation:
Lin Dan Khan is currently in control of the Hetao area of ​​the Liaohe River, claiming to control 40 people. Although the Tartar militias are not divided, the staff estimates that Lin Dan Khan has at most 3 cavalry troops. During the Shenzong period, his troops knocked off the pass. The Ming Dynasty went from Guangning to Jinzhou Only [-] people were mobilized for hundreds of miles of defense.

Therefore, the staff estimates that Lin Dan Khan can dispatch up to [-] cavalry, most of which are light cavalry. There is a Qixue army with less than [-] people led by Lin Dan Khan himself. This cavalry should be a heavy cavalry.

In this battle, our army plans to dispatch [-] cavalry brigades and [-] infantry brigades to fight with three times the strength of the opponent. First, the cavalry will cover each other, and establish military strongholds along the way, all the way to Chahanhot, the capital established by Lin Dan Khan March, forcing the enemy to fight our army.

If the enemy does not engage in a decisive battle with our army, then our army will occupy the enemy's capital, relying on the enemy's capital and using our army's strength to sweep the surrounding grasslands.until the enemy is eliminated.

As for the frontier army in Xuanfu Town, after the master brings them into the grassland, our army will reorganize them and use them as a supply team. It is estimated that the Xuanfu frontier army can dispatch [-] soldiers and horses.

The above is our army's battle plan this time.

I have the advantage, and I am not worried about failure, but Zhang Zongxian is worried that he will not be able to wipe out Lin Dan Khan's tribe. After all, he is a Tartar, so he may not care about the preservation or loss of the capital. It is okay to escape here.

Fearing that they would take refuge in Jiannu, the Horqin tribe had a marriage with Jiannu. After defeating Lin Danhan, Jiannu took advantage of it and strengthened its strength.

Zhang Zongxian pointed to the Horqin Department on the sand table and said:

"The plan is good, but the teacher thinks it is too conservative. With the addition of Xuanfu's soldiers and horses, our army's strength has reached 20. Can we make a big detour to encircle all the enemy troops, so that the enemy can only fight against it?" Run north instead of going east to seek refuge with Jiannu."

After Zhang Zongxian finished speaking, all the staff members present fell into deep thought, and soon began to discuss on the sand table.

Soon the staff came up with a new plan, dividing the troops into three parts, one with [-] cavalry brigades and ten infantry brigades to implement the original plan

The other, with five cavalry brigades, went straight to the vicinity of Tainingwei, which was Tongliao in the previous life.

The third part is also the strength of the five cavalry brigades, which go straight to Guangning and guard the rear. Going east from here is Tieling and Kaiyuan.

The five infantry brigades of the first part will be gradually deployed, and the original Kaiping Guard, Quanning Guard, and Guangning Houtun Guard will be restored, and advance bases will be established in Yingchang and Gyeongju.

This time it was very bold, but Zhang Zongxian had concerns about the troops going straight into Tainingwei, and felt that he would be flanked by Horqin and Lin Danhan back and forth.He suggested that the staff should abandon the interludes of the department, but strengthen the strength of the guards after the attack on Guangning.

After all, it was close to Tieling and Kaiyuan, and his brothers who worshiped him were stationed there. If a foreigner Jiannu also came to step in, he could retreat into Tieling and Kaiyuan if necessary.

After comprehensive consideration, the General Staff canceled the opportunity to go directly to the Taining Guard, and strengthened the cavalry to the team that implemented the original plan, adding ten cavalry brigades to the team that went straight to the Guangning Houtunwei.

At present, the Legislative Army distinguishes between the cavalry brigade and the infantry brigade to see whether the brigade is equipped with artillery. In the Legislative Army, both the cavalry brigade and the infantry brigade are equipped with horses, which are highly mobile, but the cavalry brigade has better horses. The training is also more aimed at immediate tactics.

After confirming the battle plan, Zhang Zongxian asked again about the supply.

There is no problem with supplies. Whether it is food or weapons, the logistics department has sufficient reserves.

As for transportation, because there are enough troops in this battle, Xuanfu's frontier troops will join in, and a military station will be set up every fifty miles on the supply road, and each military station will be equipped with a battalion of troops.After taking out an infantry brigade and mixing it with the Xuanfu frontier army, leave them in these depots.Two cavalry brigades will also be set aside as mobile forces to support attacked depots.

After finalizing the battle plan, the Ministry of War set the time for dispatching troops, after the autumn harvest.In this way, young and strong people from all over the country can be mobilized to fill in the defense vacancy after the army is transferred away.

Then there is the issue of the management of the people outside the border wall. As more and more people come to cultivate outside the border wall, the management of various places is urgent. Now most of the people outside the border wall live in settlements.

Civil administration in various places is basically in a state of laissez-faire.Neighborhood disputes in the village are resolved by the village head, while in the city it is handled by the military police.Shuofang City is jointly managed by a council composed of workshop owners and the academy.

The land outside the entire side wall has not been established, systematic and efficient civil administration.At this time, the cabinet hadn't reacted yet. It didn't know that so much land had been reclaimed outside the side wall, and thought it was just rebuilding the guard.

Once the cabinet reacts, it will inevitably send officials to manage it. Wouldn't it be a wedding dress for others, so a corresponding civil affairs management system must be established as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)