Chapter 991 Everything is going according to the plan!

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Sure enough, Zhang Zhun's eyes sank and said with a cold expression: "You are all too optimistic. This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. We must face up to difficulties and solve them seriously. It is wrong to avoid difficulties."

The officers around immediately calmed down. They could hear from Zhang Zhun's words. The Governor obviously had a plan to deal with the Dutch intervention. As long as there were countermeasures, it would be fine if Zhang Zhun was scolded for a few words.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "The arrival of the Dutch has indeed greatly increased the difficulty of our login. Simply put, the plan we made before is no longer applicable. We must change the original plan."

"We must have stricter training and stronger strength. We need to mobilize more fleets, mobilize more troops, prepare more weapons and ammunition, and prepare more logistics supplies. No matter how much effort the Japanese make, we must completely break their efforts. We must defeat the Japanese!"

"The arrival of the Dutch is a real test of whether we have the ability to log in. Each of us must re-examine ourselves and examine whether we have the mental preparation to bear greater pressure. Everyone says, do we have the ability to log in to Japan?"

All the officers shouted in unison: "Of course there is!"

Zhang Zhun nodded with satisfaction and said slowly: "Very good! No matter what situation we face, we cannot lack confidence. It's better if the Dutch come, we will sooner or later touch them. In the next time, I will personally take charge in the Port of Busan to change the login plan. In any case, we must successfully log in in Japan!"

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun began to introduce in detail the changes to the landing plan. Zhang Zhun had already planned the changes on the ship back from Sado Island to Busan Port. There is no doubt that with the arrival of the Dutch, the Hu Ben Army must gather more powerful forces to win the landing battle.

To the maximum extent, mobilizing as many soldiers, warships, weapons and equipment as possible is the basis for ensuring victory in landing. A clever woman cannot cook without rice. Without strong force, nothing can be said. Since the Japanese shogunate has already hooked up with the Dutch, she naturally has to fight to the end.

What Zhang Zhun needed to mobilize was more artillery battalions and more army troops. Zhang Zhun initially decided to transfer Xu Ziwen's artillery battalion to enrich the First Expeditionary Legion. The number of field artillery in the battalion also increased to 125. At the same time, he also transferred both the Weizi Battalion and Xinzi Battalion. In this way, there were five army infantry battalions under the command of the First Expeditionary Legion.

Two artillery battalions, five infantry battalions, plus 20,000 Mongolian cavalry, and 10,000 Korean imperial guards can stop about 100,000 Japanese troops from launching an attack. However, the key is the first wave of troops that went ashore. All the troops of the First Expeditionary Legion cannot be all landed at once. The first wave of troops that landed at most will be about 3,000.

The first landing troops of these 3,000 people must have artillery, infantry, and marines. All of these different types of troops must be combined so that each type of troops can basically exert combat effectiveness. No one can do this except Zhang Zhun. Lu Xiangsheng can only learn humbly in front of Zhang Zhun.

Zhang Jun estimated that if the landing site of the Hu Ben Army was beyond the expectations of the shogun army, a force of 3,000 people would have been able to last for about five days. The reaction speed of the shogun army could not be very fast. However, if the landing site of the Hu Ben Army was expected by the shogun army, it would be more dangerous to go ashore for 3,000 people.

Obviously, it is very important to keep the login location confidential. Only no more than twenty people know about the Hu Ben Army. What they know is three different candidate login sites. The Hu Ben Army may go ashore at any of the login sites. In the end, the decision of which login site the Hu Ben Army will appear is in the hands of Zhang Zhun.

Of course, to ensure a smooth landing, more warships are needed. Zhang Zhun had already prepared for this. This month, the second shipyard in Dengzhou will have fifty sword-teams launched. At the same time, there will be more than fifty large merchant ships in the private shipyard in Wulong Bay to be delivered to the Hu Ben Army Navy for use.

The launch of fifty sword-tooth ships will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Navy. The combat effectiveness of the fifty sword-tooth ships is basically equivalent to that of ten Dragon God Ships. With so many sword-tooth ships escorting, each fleet of the Hu Ben Navy can still fight even if it encounters the Dutch fleet.

The original plan was that the Mongolian cavalry would land as the second echelon. After the Hu Ben Army gained a foothold, it would then enter the battle and expand the landing field with its strong impact force. At present, it is necessary to draw 1,000 or 2,000 elite Mongolian cavalry, or even a battalion of the Hu Ben Army cavalry, follow the first echelon to land, or follow the first echelon to land immediately to effectively prevent unexpected situations.

The impact of the cavalry is obvious to all. As long as it is used properly, it will inevitably create good results. The number of cavalry in the Japanese army has never been large. It can be said that cavalry is a weakness of the Japanese. Zhang Zhun believes that he does not need to elaborate on the use of cavalry. In the use of cavalry, Lu Xiangsheng is more sophisticated than him.

The original landing location was designed in Hiroshima. At that time, the main consideration was that Hiroshima had complete port facilities, which was more convenient for troops to get ashore here, and the transportation of logistics supplies was also more convenient. At the same time, Hiroshima was also closer to the capital of Edo and Tokugawa Shogunate. Once the Tiger Army landed on Hiroshima, it could quickly pounce on Edo.

Now, the landing location must be changed. The Dutch fleet has appeared in Hiroshima. The Tiger Army Navy does not have enough power yet to drive away all the Dutch fleets. Therefore, it is unlikely to land in the south of Japan. The best landing location is only to look for it in the north of Japan.

From the closest distance, it is best to land in Nagamon Country. Nagamon Country has some sporadic ports where troops can get ashore. Strictly speaking, these ports were built by the Japanese army to invade North Korea. Back then, the Japanese army set out from these ports and advanced towards North Korea's Busan Port. Now, it has been used by the Hu Ben Army.

The Hu Ben Army went ashore in Nagamon Kingdom, and then launched an attack on Ishimiya Kingdom to the east, controlling Ishimiya Yinshan in one fell swoop. Ishimiya Kingdom and Izumo Kingdom to the east of Nagamon Kingdom have some small ports, which were also built when they invaded North Korea. Although some ports have been abandoned and no one has used them, as long as they are repaired, some ships can still be parked. Of course, there is no need to count on large warships.

The advantage of doing this is that the login distance is short and the risk is relatively small. The difficulty is that there is no suitable large port, which is not conducive to the transportation of logistics materials. Without sufficient material supply, the actions of the landing troops will be greatly affected. If there are major logistical mistakes, all landing troops may suffer danger.

In addition, the Hu Ben Army attacked Ishimi Yinshan, which would inevitably lead to the desperate counterattack of the shogunate army. Long-term bloody battles are inevitable. As soon as you take action, you will catch others' vitals. Can others not react fiercely? The troops have to endure such bloody battles as soon as they get ashore, and medical logistics is also a heavy burden.

Due to the change of the plan, many of the preparations of the Hu Ben Army must adapt to the changes. Among them, the most important change is to increase the engineering troops to build the port. This also involves the hoarding and transportation of raw materials such as steel bars and cement...

"The Governor is indeed amazing..."

Looking at Zhang Zhun's busy voice, Lu Xiangsheng sighed from the bottom of his heart.

No one can handle such complex preparations except Zhang Zhun. By this time, Lu Xiangsheng had forgotten all Zhang Zhun's past. It is no longer important how Zhang Zhun understood these complex knowledge. What is important is that they only need to implement them seriously in accordance with Zhang Zhun's requirements.

...

A few days later, Zhang Zhun stood quietly outside the training ground and observed the training situation of the troops.

In front of him, the troops of the Yuzi Camp were conducting various anti-diaphragm training in an orderly manner. The soldiers of the Yuzi Camp all knew that Zhang Zhun was by their side and were particularly active when they started training. As the commander of the Yuzi Camp, Wu Ranjiang was also busy and never stopped for a moment.

However, to be honest, Zhang Zhun was not satisfied with the training results of Yuziying. The training in later generations was much more professional than in this era and the results were much better. However, in this era, all he could do was at this level.

"Wu Ranjiang, tell me about the situation of the troops."

During the training break, Brigadier General Zhang called over and said with concern.

"yes!"

Wu Ranjiang stood attentively and replied.

The commander of the scholar camp was indeed very outstanding when reporting the situation, orderly and without any leakage, which made people feel very comfortable to listen to. In addition to oral reports, Wu Ranjiang also had written reports. The materials for the written reports were more detailed.

According to Wu Ranjiang's report, more than 70% of the officers and soldiers of the Yuzi Camp can barely save themselves after they are in the water. In other words, 30% of the officers and soldiers are still drowned. In order to prevent them from being unable to save themselves after they fall into the water, the soldiers of the Yuzi Camp have also designed many self-rescue tools, including the original lifebuoy, etc.

As for seasickness, it is hard to say now. Wu Ranjiang conservatively estimated that more than half of the people would be seasick. There is no way, there are indeed too many landslides in this era. Most people have never taken a boat. Perhaps as the training intensity continues to increase, it will become better.

The situation in the other battalions is similar. There are still quite a few soldiers who cannot save themselves in the water. There are more people who feel seasick. In general, training can achieve certain results. However, it takes a lot of time to achieve the ideal results. In addition, a very critical factor is to be proactive from the bottom of your heart.

The army in this era, whether soldiers or officers, had no thoughts at all. Their behavior was basically in a semi-numb state. During training or war, they showed more passive and helpless thoughts, not what they wanted to do actively. As the Hu Ben Army's troops continued to expand, the recruitment of soldiers became more and more complicated, and such thoughts began to spread.

For example, when logging in to Japan, it is not that they want to log in to Japan, but that there are orders for them to do this. If they don’t do this, they will be punished by military orders. Since they have such an idea, they will definitely not be so active during training.

"You have five months left. During these five months, you must meet the requirements of landing and combat. If you can't meet, I'm sorry, you don't have the chance to land in Japan. I will find someone to replace you. I will let you retire directly."

During morning class, Zhang Zhun said without any concealment.

His words made soldiers who had not yet mastered the nature of water or were still seasick and felt a lot of pressure. Even those soldiers who were not willing to actively train had to correct their thoughts. Because once they retired from the army, they would not only be unfair to look good in terms of face, but also suffered great losses in material interests.

After Zhang Zhun's speech, the training enthusiasm of the soldiers of the First Expeditionary Legion of the Hu Ben Army did have significantly improved. The mastery of water and the resistance to seasickness were constantly improving. Everything was changing in a positive direction.

...

In early April, Li Jicheng led all the warships of the First Fleet to Busan Port. They came to pick up soldiers from the Expeditionary Legion for sea training. The key point was of course the training was seasick. After the fleet arrived, the densely packed large warships filled all the docks of Busan Port.

The lined masts and dense warships made the vast Hu Ben soldiers feel the strong atmosphere of the war curtain coming. Some people carefully counted and found that there were more than 60 warships in the First Fleet, which was indeed too spectacular.

"Sir, I'm ready for what you want."

Li Jicheng came to Zhang Zhun, stood attentively and saluted, and then said solemnly.

"show me."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said casually.

Li Jicheng took out a stack of information that had been prepared from his arms and sent it to Zhang Zhun. This stack of information was some basic ideas about the squadron setup. This was the homework that Zhang Zhun had to hand over before.

At the end of March just past, the second shipyard had fifty sword-tooth ships launched. Fifty warships were evenly distributed to three fleets. This means that the number of sword-tooth ships in the Li Jicheng fleet would increase by at least 16. In this way, the Li Jicheng fleet would have more than 50 sword-tooth ships. Of course, so many sword-tooth ships had to be divided into different squadrons to command.

Zhang Zhun fully delegated power to set up a squadron. Zhang Zhun himself did not know much about the use of sailing warships. Since he did not understand, he would leave it to the people who knew it. He asked each fleet commander to brainstorm and work together to consider the issues related to the squadron in detail.

The information handed over by Li Jicheng is the squadron setting plan for the First Fleet. According to his suggestion, the First Fleet will be divided into three small fleets. Each small fleet has two Dragon God Ships and fifteen Sword Tooth Ships. Such a small fleet should be without any danger as long as it does not meet the Dutch.

Under normal circumstances, each squadron is active in different seas to control the wider seas and obtain more information. The vast sea is vast, and without enough warships, it is impossible to control them all. When necessary, the squadrons will gather together to form a powerful fist power.

The numbers of these squadrons are adopted to increase numbers behind the large fleet. For example, the three squadrons of the First Fleet are the 11, 12, and 13 squadrons. If there are more squadrons in the future, they are 14, 15, 16... and extend to 19 squadrons. In this way, in the extreme state, the Tiger Army can have nearly 100 squadrons, which is enough to control the oceans of the world.

"good!"

After roughly reading Li Jicheng's idea, Zhang Zhun nodded with satisfaction.

If such a proposal was proposed by himself, it would not be surprising at all. However, this proposal was proposed by Li Jicheng and adopted modern numbers with Arabic numerals, which is a bit worthy of praise. Throughout history, the numbers of troops have been developing in a simple and easy-to-remember direction, and Li Jicheng has been keeping up with the trend.

"How are you going to log in?"

Zhang Zhun asked carefully.

“Everything is going according to plan!”

Li Jicheng answered cautiously.

Of course, the Navy is indispensable for landing. The Hu Ben Navy not only needs to protect the safety of the landing troops, but also is responsible for transporting the landing troops to the ashore. According to repeated exercises, the three fleets of the Hu Ben Navy can send all three thousand troops and their own equipment at one time.

However, the appearance of the Dutch made the Hu Ben Navy feel some pressure. Li Jicheng and others had to start thinking about whether to draw out a fleet, or even two fleets, to resist the possible attacks by the Dutch when it was truly implemented.

"We have to take the initiative."

Zhang Zhun's face looked cold and said word by word.

Li Jicheng looked at Zhang Zhun with some confusion.

Take the initiative?

How to take the initiative?

"The Navy must organize powerful forces and go directly into the inland sea of ​​Japan to find the Dutch fleet. If it can beat it, start a battle head-on. If it can't beat it, use harassment tactics to exhaust them. No matter what method is adopted, there is only one goal, which is to weaken the Dutch's power."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

With his character, he would never passively wait for the arrival of the Dutch fleet. Even if the Hu Ben Navy is not as strong as the other party, he must adopt a tit-for-tat attitude and constantly weaken the power of the Dutch fleet. Zhang Zhun believes that the Dutch cannot pay too much in the Japanese battlefield. Once they cannot bear such a price, they will only have to retreat.

"The Dutch have a small population, which is their fatal flaw. Your strategy should be mainly about sailors who kill the Dutch. The more Dutch sailors you kill, the greater the price they pay. The greater the price they pay, the deeper the scruples they have on the Japanese battlefield. The deeper the scruples, the more they stop moving forward."

Zhang Zhun continued to say slowly.

"Tartars?"

Li Jicheng captured the key points.

"That's right! It's the Tartars! We also have to deal with the Tartars against them when dealing with the Dutch! The difference is that we are dealing with the Tartars on land! We are dealing with the Dutch on the ocean! After you go back, study and study it carefully with Zhou Zhengyu, Zhang Haibin and others, and think of ways to see how to eliminate the vitality of the Dutch."

Zhang Zhun nodded in approval and said expectantly.

"clear!"

Li Jicheng agreed and left in high spirits.

He had already fully understood what Zhang Zhun meant. In fact, to put it bluntly, this is guerrilla warfare at sea. After all, the Hu Ben Navy is relatively close to its base and is more familiar with the surrounding seas. On the contrary, the Dutch fleet came from afar and may not be very familiar with the surrounding seas.
To be continued...