Ming Zuo

Chapter 241 Lost in the first battle
Zuo Menggeng is learning to look at problems with a leaping perspective.

Although the new army has not even controlled Shandong yet, he is already thinking about matters at sea.

This is the age of great voyages.

Stepping into and setting foot in the sea is the attitude of being responsible to the country and the nation.

Even from a strategic point of view, Shandong is close to the sea, of course it is necessary to develop the navy, and at the same time it can provide enough room for strategic maneuvering for the new army.

When the land route cannot break through to the outside world, the sea is definitely a smooth path.

Nai He didn't have any aquatic talents at all, so if he saw one, he had to find a way to catch one.

That's how Li Qingshan and others fell in love with him.

For this reason, Zuo Menggeng did not hesitate to threaten.

If Li Qingshan and others do not surrender, then the only thing waiting for them is death.

Zuo Menggeng didn't want uncontrolled factors to exist in Shandong.

Li Qingshan and the others obviously also understood this point. After seeing the power of the cavalry regiment, they also knew that the good time to live comfortably was over.

But it's not bad to join the new army, at least you can be an official.

Regarding the use of these people, Zuo Menggeng did not stick to the rules, but handed them over to Zuo Gui.

From now on, Zuo Gui will bring these heroes of the rivers and lakes with him, which will be the new army's sharp weapon to take down the gangs of the rivers and lakes.

"Report, I have something to say."

The emergence of Zuo Shi surprised everyone.

Zuo Menggeng said: "What's the matter?"

Zuo Shi glanced at Wang Siyi, and said solemnly: "I request that Ms. Wang Siyi be the head of the cavalry regiment."

Yo, how come there are still people who take the initiative to give up Yin?
Mao Yuanyi asked: "Isn't your regiment leader doing a good job?"

Zuo Shi was very calm.

"Miss Wang's level of riding and fighting is much better than mine. In front of her, I still have a lot to learn."

Liu Yiyuan actually supported his idea.

"Miss Wang is not only good at horseback, she is also good at commanding and fighting. Although our cavalry are all recruits, she has arranged them well. Without her, we could not have fought so smoothly in the battle of Liangshan."

Zuo Menggeng could not ignore this opinion.

"Sister Shi, what do you think about this?"

Wang Siyi is really not humble.

"Is there anyone in the new army who is better than me? If not, then I will be the head of the regiment."

Everyone pondered over it, and found that there was really no one who was better at riding and fighting than Wang Siyi.The most important thing is that Wang Siyi's strategy is not bad.

That's when she met Zuo Menggeng and Xinjun, otherwise, her talent would have been wasted in this era.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zuo Menggeng immediately made a decision.

"Well, from now on, appoint Wang Siyi as the colonel and head of the cavalry regiment, and Zuo Shi as the political commissar and deputy head of the cavalry regiment."

It just so happened that the cavalry regiment had never been assigned a political commissar, because Zuo Shi's resignation was enough to have both chief officers.

But the appointment has sparked criticism.

Hong Qi, the head of the second regiment, began to cry out.

"Why are you attending? We are all lieutenant colonels and majors, why is she a colonel when she comes here?"

According to the military system of the new army, the regiment leaders are basically the ranks of lieutenant colonel and major, and the colonel is at the brigade level and deputy division level.

Wang Siyi glared at him immediately, and shouted, "What's wrong? You're not convinced? Let's go out and practice alone. If you beat me, I'll give you the colonel."

Hong Qi withered immediately.

"Aren't you a bully?"

Now who in the new army dares to challenge Wang Siyi one-on-one?
Zuo Menggeng was very satisfied with Wang Siyi's tiger strength, and felt that the cavalry regiment might be more powerful in her hands, but she also gave an explanation.

"The cavalry is different from the infantry. It is a technical arm, and it is under the direct control of the military department. Therefore, the rank of the chief general must be higher."

No matter when, the status of the army red deer is the lowest.

The cavalry regiment changed its commander, which did not affect the subsequent operations.

And Li Qingshan and others became the best counselors.

"It's deep in the water, and we haven't entered it for many years. Guo Yunbiao is ruthless, and anyone who enters will be killed."

Zuo Menggeng understood.

Previously, Guo Yunbiao and Li Qingshan were mainly fighting for the interests along the canal.As for the interior of Anshan Lake, Li Qingshan and others have already been driven out.

This is also why Li Qingshan and others often wander around, relying on horseback looting for a living.

But Li Qingshan is not completely useless.

He is in his fifties now, and he has lived around Shuibo since he was a child. At that time, Guo Yunbiao had not yet set up camp in Shuibo.

"I still remember some of the situation in the water pool."

that's enough.

Zuo Menggeng asked the staff to put up a map of Anshan Lake.

As early as when Zuo Menggeng returned to Shandong, he had already ordered the intelligence department and the staff department to draw maps of all parts of Shandong.Anshan Lake is so close, and Guo Yunbiao is here, how could he let it go?

However, the Intelligence Department and the General Staff Department couldn't get into the water pond, so they could only walk around to find out the framework of Anshan Lake.

Li Qingshan couldn't read maps, nor could he read.Only when the staff officer pointed out the place names on the map to him could he match up with the memory in his mind.

"There are two ways to enter Shuibo, one is from Anshan Town and bypasses the reed marshes, and the other is from the side of Fufen Mountain."

Liu Yiyuan didn't know, so he pointed to the wide water surface and said, "Since it's a lake, shouldn't you be able to walk from anywhere?"

Li Qingshan couldn't help laughing and said: "Anshan Lake is different, it seems to be full of water, but in fact, the water is very shallow in many places, and it is impossible for a boat to walk. If you accidentally get stuck in the mud, you will have nowhere to go."

Let alone a lake, even in the sea, boats follow the waterway.

It's not that you can sail arbitrarily just because you look at the vast expanse.Otherwise, capsizing is inevitable.

In particular, the water level of Anshan Lake has been declining year after year, and the hydrological situation is even more complicated.In this case, it is absolutely right to listen to the old man.

Zuo Menggeng was very modest, and said to Li Qingshan: "Then this battle is up to you."

Li Qingshan and the others did not expect to be trusted immediately after they came here. All the slight discomfort and worries at first were relieved, and they actually fell in love with this place.

Since there are only two ways to enter the water park, there is no choice in the battle plan.

After discussion, Zuo Menggeng and Mao Yuanyi led the second group to go to Anshan Town, and Liu Yiyuan and Zuo Hua led the fourth group to go to Fushan Mountain.

But when he arrived at Anshan Town the next day, Zuo Menggeng's face turned dark.

Originally, the Huitong River was connected to Anshan Lake near Anshan Town, so it became the main way in and out.

But when everyone arrived, they realized that because the water level receded in winter, the waterways of Anshan Lake and Huitong River were only a few meters wide.

This kind of waterway is fine for a small boat, but don't even think about a big ship loaded with artillery.

In the afternoon, the news reported by Liu Yiyuan and Zuo Hua was even worse.

If it is said that the waterway on the Anshan Town side cannot be used by large ships, the waterway on the Fufen Mountain side is actually completely cut off.The rotten mud pond stretches for miles, nothing can go away.

Zuo Menggeng smashed the table angrily on the spot, almost having a brain hemorrhage.

Thousands of calculations have been made, everything has been counted, but God will not give face if it is not counted.

Mao Yuanyi suggested: "Let's replace the boat."

How dare Zuo Menggeng make up his mind.

"Anshan Lake has a radius of hundreds of miles, and the terrain is complex. If we lose the big boat, we are afraid that we will suffer in the lake."

For unfamiliar fields, Zuo Menggeng is very cautious.Especially the loss of large ships and artillery means that the advantage of the new army has also been minimized.

If it was a hand-to-hand combat on the water, he was sure that the soldiers of the new army would not be able to defeat these habitual bandits in the water.

Switching to a small boat, a boat can only have seven or eight soldiers at most, and there is no absolute advantage in firepower.

There is another point that Zuo Menggeng didn't say, but he thinks it will happen.

Once the new army enters the water in a small boat, Guo Yunbiao will definitely send someone to dig the boat.

Most of the new army are landlubbers, and if they fall into the water, they will die.

"Send the order down, stay where you are, and let the chief of staff and the second brigade commander come over to discuss."

When Liu Yiyuan and Zuo Hua rushed back, their faces were also ugly.

No way, this is the first time I have encountered such an aggrieved situation.

"Actually, this is not a bad thing. At least let us know that we are not invincible. It is better to encounter difficulties today than to suffer greater losses in the future."

Zuo Menggeng had fun while suffering, and interpreted the matter from another angle, which made everyone laugh.

Fu Yijian and Zhu Dingyan followed Geng Zhangguang. It was the first time they participated in this kind of meeting, which was quite novel.

"Brother Geng, is this usually the case?"

Geng Zhangguang actually joined the new army not much longer than them, but he already has a sense of honor.

"The participants said that the outcome of a battle is related to everyone's life and death. Naturally, everyone should have the right to speak. Only by working together can we be counted as exhaustive."

These words made Fu Yijian and Zhu Dingyan's eyes shine brightly, and they were quite passionate.

Not to mention being in the army, in the past in the family, the elders didn't have the right to speak when they were present.

Actually found a place to use it here.

For a while, the two young people couldn't help but use their brains, wanting to show off.

(End of this chapter)