Six hundred and seventieth eight chapters open fight
But this does not affect the big battle situation. The 100,000 army occupied a large territory on the sand table. Perhaps we have no idea about 100,000 people, and there is no problem in the confrontation of millions of people in the era of hot weapons.
However, in the era of cold weapons, 100,000 people were enough to be called a turning point that was a massive and changing pattern.
According to historical records, most battles that often cost tens of millions of people have exaggerated elements. For example, if one is under his command, one is 10,000 people, one is 10,000 people, one is 10,000 people, one is 10,000 people.
Zhu Cilang looked at the sand table and fell into deep thought: "Think about it, what are the weaknesses of the bandits?"
Ma Chao, the governor of the Fenwu Camp, said: "My subordinates think that the biggest weakness of the bandits is their logistics. Now the thieves' food and grass are plundered from all over the place. As long as we block the operation of his food and grass, Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops will inevitably fall into the dilemma of shortage of food and grass."
Chen Buwen, the governor of Yaowu Camp, shook his head, but disagreed: "No, judging from the current situation, Li Zicheng's food and grass were transported from all directions in the south. The food and grass were behind them. If we went alone, it would be too dangerous to burn their food and grass. Moreover, the treacherous Li Zicheng would have prepared a lot."
Chen Buwen is right, the army has taken the lead before it moves. Food and grass have always been the top priority of marching. Li Zicheng could not have thought of protecting food and grass, and Li Zicheng's food and grass did not come from the same place. Instead, he occupied various territories and plundered them.
The governor of the Lianwu Camp, Luan Liu'an, and the governor of the Xianwu Camp, Hu Jun, had the same view. They believed that Li Zicheng's weakness was that he had no cavalry.
Unlike Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Xianzhong is obsessed with cavalry training. Whenever he goes, he must rob the military horses first. For Zhang Xianzhong, having a cavalry is very important.
Li Zicheng is not the case. He only has a large number of people and a large number of people and great strength. As for the matter of cultivating a cavalry, he never thought about it. Cavalry consumes too much material and is not cost-effective.
The governor of the Ganyong Camp Fan Yun, the governor of the Guoyong Camp Hong Zhou, and the governor of the Yongying Camp Huang Sanli and the others believed that the weakness of the bandits was the fierce internal struggle.
For example, Wang Tie Zhong and Bai Wang, Wang Deren and Wang Tie Zhong, etc., they are still vassals of superiors and subordinates. However, they still fight to the death.
Similarly, Li Zicheng's subordinates had hundreds of thousands of troops fighting each other openly and secretly. This is indeed one of Li Zicheng's weaknesses.
As for the others, the governor of Guyong Camp, Shui Tianyu, the governor of Yangwei Camp, Wang Yuwei, the governor of Zhenwei Camp, Kong Xiangxin, etc., they also put forward some suggestions of their own. Some said that the bandits were not equipped with good equipment, while others said that the bandits were not good at night fighting.
Some say that the bandits are short-sighted and short-sighted. Also, they are cruel and kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Zhu Cilang did not express his satisfaction with these. Only Song Xiance, who was beside him, remained silent.
Zhu Cilang looked at him: "Song Xiance, what do you think?"
Song Xiance stood up and looked at the situation on the sand table: "My subordinates thought that the biggest weakness of the bandits was that they didn't know how to cooperate, but in fact they didn't cooperate at all. Li Zicheng thought that the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command were stronger than us in terms of numbers and comprehensive combat power. Yes, we are indeed not opponents when fighting like this. However, this is not the case for fighting, and our 12th Regiment Battalion is not so easy to bully. Your Highness, this is Taojiadian, with hills in the east and shallows in the west. Li Zicheng simply relied on the advantage of numbers and wanted to defeat us in one fell swoop. We can make full use of the advantages of the Tiger Ben Army, encircle the two wings and attack the main force in a straight line to fight this battle."
Zhu Cilang had a little interest: "Speak."
Song Xiance continued to play on the sand table: "Hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be placed in such a small place as Taojiadian. We can attack Li Zicheng before his army has been assembled."
Wang Yuwei, the governor of Yangwei Camp, was surprised: "Strong attack? Li Zicheng has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. How can we attack like this?"
Song Xiance snorted: "What are you afraid of hundreds of thousands of mobs? There is no concept of coordinated combat between the various units of Li Zicheng's army. As long as we adopt the tactic of two-wing encirclement, we will not worry about not being able to defeat him. Our 12th Regiment Battalion can spread wide front, large depth, and large scales into the formation. With the two-wing cavalry, archers as the flanks, and the middle as the main offensive forces..."
Song Xiance said a lot, and the generals were stunned. Until, Zhu Cixuan's mouth also had a smile: "Okay, it's the same as what I thought. There is nothing difficult to fight in this kind of battle, just follow Song Xiance's method. However, Song Xiance was still a little petty, and directly used the Hu Ben cavalry to rush into the enemy camp. The main force subsequently covered the killing, that's all."
Song Xiance was shocked: "Your Highness, use the Tiger Ben Army to charge, this..."
Zhu Cilang reached out and slapped the table: "One time and another time, I suffered a great loss in the Hu Ben Army in Qi County. But it is different here. Listen to me, just do it!"
The soldiers are inconsistent, and the water is inconsistent, and the way to use troops lies in one's heart. Although the Hu Ben Army is used for battlefield charges, it is a money-loss business, but it can be used for the fullest in such battles.
What the Ming army lacks is morale. It is very important to boost morale with weak forces. What bandits are most afraid of is to defeat morale. Once morale is greatly reduced, they will have no combat power.
Li Zicheng thought he was facing ordinary officers and soldiers. If so, the Ming army would be vulnerable. But the 12th Regiment Battalion was different, at least the combat power was not on the same level.
The soldiers were very fast, and Zhu Cixuan's 12th Regiment Battalion quickly assembled. Li Zicheng's 300,000 army progressed slowly. At the same time, Liu Laifu's subsequent baggage troops and a large amount of food and supplies also arrived one after another.
Start fighting!
There is no prelude, no surprise, and no one-sided will. Everything seems to be fair.
But when he started fighting, Li Zicheng found that it was not very fair. The Ming army, the Ming army he faced this time was a tiger and wolf army.
After fighting for half a lifetime, Li Zicheng had never encountered such a terrible opponent. The combat effectiveness of this Ming army is really terrifying.
First, the charge of the Ming cavalry caused severe damage to Li Zicheng's vanguard. The main reason was that their firearms were really terrible. In addition, after a round of firearms was launched, the subsequent black gunpowder grenades were thrown overwhelmed.
Whether it is a flintlock rifle or a black grenade, even if it doesn't look at its power, the explosion like thunder and lightning will make people feel broken.
Not to mention, after the Hu Ben Army attacked, there were the Ming army's archers. The arrows were like locusts, and the bandits in front were harvested in waves like cutting leeks. How could bandits not be afraid in the face of such a unit?
Chapter completed!