Chapter 20 Suppressing Bandits
As time entered August, Yang Sen lost. It was exactly as Haoren expected.
On August 4, the allied forces that defeated Yang attacked Tuojiang. At this time, Yang's army was demoralized and all the troops retreated. He Jin'ao retreated to Luzhou, Li Shuxun, Wang Zhaokui retreated to Yibin, and Guo Rudong retreated to Ziliujing. Yang Sen himself took Fan Shaozeng and Bai Ju.
The other troops retreated to Leshan via Rong County. At the same time, they ordered the Xiang Chengjie Army Training Team stationed in Chengdu, Yang Shushen Brigade stationed in Mianyang, and Li Fengchun Brigade to also come to Leshan to join forces in an attempt to hold on to the triangle with Leshan, Luzhou, and Xufu as the core.
zone in order to make a comeback.
The following coalition forces also captured Fushun, Ziliujing, Weiyuan, Rongxian and other key points. Deng Xihou's troops marched south from Shouren to attack Yang's army, and Liu Wenhui's troops also pursued Yinzishan to confront Baiju's troops. Liu Zicheng, the commander of Baiju's regiment, defected and surrendered.
Fortunately, Liu, Fan Shaozeng, and Yang Hanyu's troops arrived for reinforcements and were able to barely hold on. Liu Xiang led Pan Wenhua and Tang Shizun's troops up the river by boat from Chongqing, and recruited He Jin'ao and Lan Wenbin who had retreated to Luzhou.
In mid-August, the troops Haoren sent out to suppress the bandits have completed their tasks one after another. This operation still achieved some results. More than 600 people were captured, and about one million yuan and some land were seized and confiscated.
At the summary meeting, Haoren only praised individual battle cases and commanders, but seriously criticized and educated most commanders.
"Some commanders blindly command soldiers to charge without fully understanding the enemy's situation, causing a large number of casualties. This is extremely irresponsible to the lives of our army and soldiers." Haoren yelled hoarsely: "Soldiers in war are not casual in danger.
That’s right. If a commander can only shout: Brothers, charge! Which soldier can’t shout, charge? What do I want you to do? Did you learn this little skill in the military academy and don’t know anything else?"
The combat effectiveness of the Sichuan Army at this time is indeed not flattering. It is definitely worse than the Guizhou soldiers and Yunnan soldiers. However, dozens of people were killed and injured in a small-scale bandit suppression battle. How could Hao Ren not be furious!
"Don't take it lightly just because it's a small battle. It will cost you blood. The early preparations for a war are always more important than the battle process. In addition to material preparations, you must also understand your enemy as much as possible and conduct battles between us and the enemy.
The balance of forces, understanding the battlefield environment, adopting the best tactics, and achieving the maximum results at the minimum cost. Any one of the three factors, including time, location, and people, may change the outcome of the war." Haoren suppressed his anger and tried his best to use
He said in a calm tone: "When the battle begins, it is actually halfway through. The balance of victory will always favor those who are prepared. Of course, although war will never lack miracles, if you pin the war on luck, you will
Not a qualified commander."
Commanders at all levels listened carefully, and some were carefully recording Haoren's speech. There was silence in the venue and only Haoren's voice could be heard.
"Soldiers rely on their personal skills to destroy the enemy and save themselves; commanders need to rely on their minds to fight." Haoren finally concluded: "A platoon leader determines the life of the entire platoon of soldiers, and a company commander bears the responsibility of a company of soldiers.
Please cherish the life of every soldier and think over and over again before making a decision, no matter how small it is. I hope you will keep in mind: the higher the position, the greater the responsibility."
The whole place was silent, some officers lowered their heads in shame, and some were recording in the rustling ground. These officers also learned some modern command in the military school recently. But they forgot all about it when they went to the battlefield. The previous habits did not change overnight.
What can be changed, I have to say that the power of inertia is still relatively strong. At the same time, the brigade commander's lecture also woke them up and felt the heavy responsibility they carried. So many soldiers died in a small bandit suppression. They were indeed too rash.
. This also sounded the alarm in everyone's heart. What the brigade commander said was so correct: "Don't take it lightly just because it is a small battle. It will cost you blood."
After the meeting, the commanders of each battalion were left behind. Haoren said to the three battalion commanders: "Although there is nothing outstanding about this bandit suppression, after all, the old and new officers and soldiers have seen blood and got a certain degree of training. You must learn to find out among the lower-level officers.
Only those who know how to fight and have strong subordinates can ensure the strength of the army. Each army must also learn lessons from it and learn the useful parts. It will be your turn to suppress bandits next time. Pretending to be a bandit is also a promising career.
"After saying that, I laughed out loud.
"In addition, the first, second, and third battalions have begun to reorganize into regiments." He turned to Cui Biao and said: "The staff will be very busy in the next step. In this training, each regiment must have as many types of troops as possible, and
If you want to rely on a large regiment, if there is a shortage of people, leave it empty first and raise the shelf first. And those lands should be handed over to logistics management, and disabled soldiers can be arranged to set up farms."
When the three battalion commanders heard that they were being promoted to a regiment, their faces immediately lit up with joy.
Zhang Dejian said with a straight face, "Haha, I'm going to be the regimental commander. Thank you, brigade commander."
"You are so happy about a bad regiment commander! In Sichuan, there are many people who can recruit thousands of people to call themselves division commanders. They were beaten to pieces on the battlefield. Do you dare to be such an official?" Looking at this mean face, Haoren thought.
Kicked: "The most important thing is to be able to fight and be strong enough. The current regiment will be at the battalion level when it comes to the field troops I will establish in the future."
"Ah! Didn't he become the battalion commander again?" Zhang Dejian said with a grimace.
"It doesn't matter if you don't change the battalion commander. You can defeat two of their regiments with one regiment, and you can join the field army at regimental level. How about giving it a try?" Haoren said sarcastically.
"Let's forget it, hehe." Zhang Dejian said with a smile.
"With my current financial resources, it is not a problem to form several divisions. However, with your current command ability, can you lead a division well?" Haoren said rudely: "So, your top priority now is to improve your theoretical level as soon as possible.
and actual combat capabilities, to develop a strong army that can be drawn out to fight and win in a battle."
"Understood, brigade commander. We promise to study theory seriously in the military school, strengthen military training, and develop a strong army as soon as possible so that it can fight and win the battle." Lin Ye understood everything at once and did it readily.
Give an answer.
Other military officers at all levels also responded and expressed their determination.
A high-intensity military training campaign is about to kick off again, and Pig's Feet is rushing home. It's been too busy during this period, and the cat has been training with special forces like Li Hu in the mountains, which is really tiring.
, at the age of less than 20 years old, his firepower is not ordinary. There are three stunning beauties at home, how can we not look forward to it and feel like an arrow. Damn, it is too cruel to be separated for too long this time, especially in the past few days, my heart has been tossing.
Chapter completed!