Volume 4: Hot! The whole world is a warring state Chapter 620 This is the Red Dawn
Just as Man Gui was forced to move to the Indus Plain due to logistical pressure, thus moving further and further away from the Ganges Plain, in March 1633, the 16 divisions of the main corps of the Ming army's eastern route had been fully deployed along the east side of Kanpur City.
Among these sixteen divisions, eleven belonged to the Ming Dynasty itself, and five were from vassal states such as Java, Malay, and Luzon.
According to Liu Zhaosun's suggestion, Cao Wenzhao ordered the General Staff to formulate the combat power figures of each division: the combat power of the first 20 divisions of the Ming Dynasty is 10. The combat power of the ten newly formed divisions is 8. The two divisions of Japan and Gui are 7. The fiefdoms of Tang and Zhou are in the original Siam, which was governed by Rāja Buddha, especially when the new army was built, so the quality of its soldiers is also relatively good, so its combat power is 6. The Korean division from Fuguo and a regiment from Annan are set at 5. As for the remaining troops in Java and Luzon, Cao Wenzhao was too lazy to count them.
After this combat power table was compiled, Cao Wenzhao stipulated that the divisions with a combat power of 5 or above could be equipped with the same weapons as the regular divisions of the Ming Dynasty, except that the number of submachine guns and heavy artillery was reduced. As for the garbage troops below 5, well, you can just use your own swords and spears.
Such an arrangement, as you can imagine, would naturally displease many princes such as Qin, Jin, Lu, and Duan. But Cao Wenzhao didn't care: I haven't even bothered with you about the rubbish you sent! To be honest, what kind of people are you sending? How dare you send them here without any improvement? Do you take the court and the emperor seriously?
In short, although Cao Wenzhao's group has sixteen divisions, five of them are responsible for carrying artillery shells, picking up and dropping off wounded soldiers and other logistical tasks.
Of the eleven divisions of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Wenzhao deployed eight divisions in the first batch, leaving three divisions as reserves. Of course, even if there were only eight divisions, that would be a full 120,000 people. After all of them were deployed, the battlefield would be 40 kilometers wide.
The reason for such a large width is mainly due to artillery.
As a pseudo-military enthusiast cultivated by so many military online articles on Qidian, Zhu Youdong believes that at a time when there is no clue about internal combustion engines and no signs of armored forces appearing, the most important thing in the construction of the army in terms of equipment is how to pour out the most steel per unit time.
Therefore, the infantry had to use submachine guns, especially the 20 soldiers in the main force, so they had to try to get one for each soldier. As for the artillery, they had to load as many guns as possible.
Each of the Ming Dynasty's complete army divisions has an independent artillery regiment. The artillery regiment has a full complement of 2,000 people and a total of 50 cannons. Among them, there are 40 75mm howitzers with the best versatility, and the rest are eight 105mm cannons and two 150mm cannons.
As a medical time traveler, what he hates most is too many specifications of the same thing. So when forming the artillery regiment, Zhu Youdong severely criticized those fools who wanted to cram cannons of various calibers into the artillery regiment: How much more work would be done in logistics if there was one more model of cannon? Who would pay for the cost of opening one more production line in the factory?
Therefore, the Ming artillery currently only has these three types of cannons: 75mm cannons for ordinary battles, which have a fast firing rate and are light in weight (total weight is less than two tons). For difficult bunkers, 105mm cannons are used. As for the two 150mm cannons, they weigh eight tons and cannot be pulled by ordinary animals: the barrel, base, and rear frame must be transported separately and assembled with simple pulleys on the battlefield. This is not only inefficient, but the key is that if the enemy also has heavy artillery, the two cannons will be exposed and the enemy will not be able to escape. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, the artillery of the Ming army does not want to operate these two heavy artillery.
"Reporting to the two generals, the infantry of the eight divisions and eleven artillery regiments on the front line of our army have been fully deployed along the Ganges-Yamuna River. Floating bridges have been built on the three rivers crossed in front of the battlefield, which can accommodate the transportation of no more than two tons of supplies. The infantry and artillery of each division have all entered combat positions and can launch an attack at any time."
After the operations staff finished their brief report, the logistics staff stood up and said, "Two generals, in terms of guns and ammunition, we have organized friendly forces to deliver ten , and the subsequent ammunition can also ensure sufficient manpower and animal power. The military medical department has completed the construction of three field hospitals, which can receive the wounded at any time. The stretcher team has also been organized..."
"Very good." After taking a look at Cao Wenzhao, Liu Zhaosun stood up: "Huang Degong, Du Hongyu, Li Chunzhong."
"I will be here in the end."
"According to the staff's plan, because there are two rivers here that divide the entire terrain into three parts, we have formed three attack groups. On the left, on the south bank of the Yamuna River, Huang Degong's group has three divisions. On the right, on the north bank of the Ganges, Du Hongyu's group also has three divisions. Between the two rivers, Li Chunzhong's group has two divisions. Your eight divisions will launch an attack at the same time at 6 a.m. local time on March 15. The planned attack steps are to first concentrate artillery fire on the enemy's positions for two hours. At 8 o'clock, the artillery fire will stop and the infantry will assault. In general, the staff's intention is to outflanking the two wings and breaking through the center. Do you understand?"
"I will wait for you to understand."
"Very good. It is now 6:07 PM on March 13th. Check the clock."
After the discussion, Cao Wenzhao, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand and said, "I know you are pressed for time, so go back to your own troops. I will not keep any more food for you."
After he said this, Li Chunzhong and Du Hongyu simply bowed and turned away. Only Huang Degong was left licking his face, hesitating to speak.
"Huang Chuangzi, what do you want to say?"
"Um, General, I beg you for mercy. Please come and take care of your nephew in person."
"What's wrong with changing into a dragon? But is it a violation of military discipline? You don't need to tell me about . Just follow the rules and you will be punished with the amount of military sticks you deserve."
"It's not a matter of violating military discipline, but that guy insisted on being the company commander of the front-line charge. For this reason, he even gave up his position as battalion commander."
"Hahaha, I thought it was nothing. It doesn't matter, let him go. Alas, Huang Chuangzi, all of us followed the emperor all the way here, and we have experienced countless life and death. I naturally know that there is a possibility of death on the battlefield. So, let him go, I won't blame you if he dies."
"this……"
Looking at the troubled Huang Degong, Liu Zhaosun stood up and said, "Huang Chuangzi, we have followed the emperor for more than 20 years. After so many years, our sons should join the army in a year or two. If General Cao sets a precedent today and the general's children do not join the front line, then what will the combat effectiveness of this army be in the future? Is there any need to ask?"
Having said this, Huang Degong no longer had any doubts and left with a bow.
Looking at Huang Degong's back, Cao Wenzhao took a deep breath and said, "Brother Liu, I remember your eldest son will graduate from the military academy next year, right?"
"Haha , Lao Cao, you and I married the Shangshu's daughter in the same year, and had a son in the same year. Isn't your son about to graduate?"
"Don't mention that bastard. His father is an army general, but he went to the Naval Academy and said that all of us in the army are coolies. Damn, that's how those pirates in the navy teach their children..." Shaking his head, Cao Wenzhao said seriously, "What you said just now is very good. For those of us who are generals, if our sons don't join the army, it's fine. But if they do, they must be sent to the front line. Otherwise, our army's combat effectiveness will not be sustained."
"Of course. I think the emperor is watching you and me. If we don't do this, we will probably be transferred from the position of frontline commander."
"Yeah...it's true."
One day and two nights later.
At six in the morning on March 15, 1633, the sky in the east of East District 5 was just beginning to turn pale, and the dark background was rapidly fading. Seven or eight miles east of Kanpur City, countless red flares rose simultaneously on a vast front that stretched 40 kilometers from north to south.
"Time's up, fire!"
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
Eleven artillery regiments, four hundred and forty 75mm guns, eighty-eight 105mm guns, and twenty-two 150mm guns roared at the same time.
With a huge roar and a shrill sound of breaking through the air, hundreds of artillery shells soared into the sky, dragging long trajectories in the sky. After flying a certain distance in the air, they fell one after another on the Indian army's position six or seven miles away.
Huge explosions sounded one after another, accompanied by countless flying dust, flashing lights, and pungent smoke...
After the first round of shelling ended, the Indian soldiers, who were dazed and confused, had not yet reacted when a new round of hundreds of shells fell from the sky.
Later, as the firing frequencies of the three caliber cannons of the Ming army were different, the Ming army's shells no longer fell at the same time. However, this caused the Indian army's positions to have shells falling continuously, and finally the Indian soldiers' ears could no longer rest, but only felt a continuous huge roar and the resulting dizziness in their ears.
“Boom~”
The continuous bombardment, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of shells followed one after another, and the ground where the Indian army's position was located shook completely. Countless craters overlapped craters, countless broken limbs, countless screams, and finally, countless impact points finally connected into a huge sea of fire!
The Mughal army welcomed the dawn earlier than the Ming army in the east on this day. However, it was a tragic red dawn!
