During the review, Luo Zhixue was wearing a dark blue military uniform with dragon patterns that was unique to him, and his sleek head was wearing a military hat style, but with a shorter brim, a hard-topped gold silk military hat, and an emperor's sword at his waist.

Riding a tall brown-red Central Asian horse that was paid tribute by the Yarkand Khanate.

Riding his horse slowly through the queue in the winter sun, Luo Zhixue looked at the soldiers and nodded slightly from time to time!

The soldiers looked up at Luo Zhixue with fanatical eyes!

But the whole process was silent, only the gentle sound of hoofbeats from the horse under Luo Zhixue's crotch echoed in the playground!

Finally, Luo Zhixue turned back to the high platform in front of the array. Still on horseback, he looked at the new commander of the First Guards Division, Major General Miao Chengshan, and said, "I am waiting for your good news!"

The young Major General Miao Chengshan replied loudly: "I will live up to your Majesty's expectations!"

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On the third day, the soldiers of the First Guards Division set sail from Jinling City on a large number of ships, along with their equipment and a large amount of ammunition and other logistical supplies, and then headed all the way to the north by sea!

At the same time, in Shanhaiguan, the former Northeastern Campaign Headquarters, now the Third Army Headquarters, a meeting of senior generals was also taking place.

Army General Zuo Yingzhe, the former second commander of the Northeast Campaign and current commander of the Third Group Army, presided over the meeting. His deputy commanders, chiefs of staff, commanders of various armies, and some division commanders all attended the meeting. Even the Seventh Army, who was stationed far away in the Liaodong Peninsula,

Army Commander Bai Yangrong took a navy ship across the Bohai Sea in advance and rushed to Shanhaiguan to attend this meeting.

Lieutenant General Song Qilin, chief of staff of the Third Group Army, was using the baton in his hand to introduce the situation to the crowd on the large military map on the wall.

"So far, based on the various investigations of our army, it has been basically determined that the enemy's troop deployment is currently concentrated in two places, one is the Liaoxi Corridor area opposite us, and the other is in the Liaodong Peninsula area.

Although there are troops deployed in other directions, they are not many. The grassland area north of the Great Wall is mostly composed of local Mongolian tribesmen, and they are in a nomadic form. They will not assemble without large-scale war!"
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"And our main enemy is the enemy's heavily armed group in the Western Liaoning Corridor!"

"They used Jinzhou City as their rear area and Guangning as their strategic frontier, and deployed a large number of troops in various cities along the Western Liaoning Corridor."

"They don't have many troops on the front line in Jinzhou. They were mainly attracted to the Liaodong Peninsula by the Seventh Army. The remaining troops there are estimated to be only about 20,000."

"The Guangning Zhongqian Post directly opposite us is their strategic frontier, with at least 30,000 troops deployed, many guns and cannons, and about 7,000 to 8,000 cavalry."

"Behind the Guangning Central Front Post, that is, the Guangning Front Guards, is the core of their frontline strategy, with at least 50,000 troops deployed."

"They have deployed a total of at least 100,000 troops around these two forward cities, as well as many surrounding fortresses!"

"In addition, once we launch an attack, there will be at least 30,000 troops in the Ningyuan area behind Guangning who can be reinforced at any time. Judging from the distance and the speed of their gathering of troops, they will be able to reinforce them within three days at the latest.

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"In other words, once we launch an attack on Ningyuan, we will have to face at least 130,000 enemies!"

"In terms of military strength, there are not only the main force of their Manchu Eight Banners headquarters, but also the Han Eight Banners composed of the Liaoxi armies that they incorporated and the Ming army that surrendered before. In addition, there are also the Mongolian Eight Banners' cavalry to assist in the battle!"

"It is worth noting that the total number of their cavalry in this direction is not expected to be less than 30,000. About half of them are composed of the Eight Banners of Mongolia, a small number are the original cavalry of western Liaoning, that is, the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty, and some are from the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

Cavalry."

"There will be no less than two hundred long-barreled artillery pieces of various types. Most of their artillery units and most of the troops equipped with muskets are from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty."

"Based on our past experience in fighting with the Ming army, our colleagues in the group army staff unanimously believe that the Han Eight Banners will be our important breakthrough point in the battle. As long as we can defeat the Han Eight Banners' guns, especially their artillery,

Once the troops are destroyed, it will be easier to fight later."

"Without the support of artillery firepower, no matter how many heavy infantry or cavalry they have, they will never be our opponent!"

Speaking of this, Lieutenant General Song Qilin, Chief of Staff of the Third Group Army, showed a smile: "Not to mention us, even the frontier troops of the Ming Army in the past, with the support of a large number of light artillery, were able to defeat the cavalry with purely cold weapons.

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"Considering the need to fight against the enemy's cavalry after annihilating the main force of the enemy's guns and artillery, we also followed the example of the Ming Army in the past and increased the number and mobility of the two-and-a-half-pound field artillery, as well as the number of horse-drawn carriages. ”

"So the core of this battle is to destroy their artillery force quickly and decisively in the early stage. As long as their artillery force is destroyed, the follow-up will be simple!"

"Of course, the premise is that they take the initiative to come out and fight with us in the wild. If they don't come out and choose to defend the city, then we will still follow the old rules and blast them with heavy artillery all the way!"
Chapter completed!