I want to be emperor

Chapter 294 Li Dongshao's Ambition
On the night of April [-]th in the second year of Chengshun of the Great Chu Empire, located in the northeast of Yiyang City, a small hill near Dongting Lake was brightly lit.

The lights of these torches, one inside and one outside, form two very distinct circles.

The interior is surrounded by many torches and lights surrounding the low mountains. In the lights, temporary parapets, trenches, forts and other fortifications can be seen, and occasionally people can be seen shaking.

This is the defensive position of the left army of the new standard army!

There are also a large number of torches lit at places hundreds of meters away from the periphery of the new standard army. There are also a large number of ditches here, and small forts with sandy soil on the parapet.

This outer fortification is the encirclement line built by the Chu army who came from afar.

In the headquarters on the hilltop behind, Luo Zhixue in military uniform and a group of generals wearing general stars gathered together.

In the middle of them is a temporary sand table. Under the candlelight, the small flags representing the enemy and us are clearly displayed on these sand tables.

Chief of Staff Xu Zhixian was holding a baton and explaining to the sand table: "After an afternoon of intensive construction, we have purchased a blockade and encirclement line around the short hills that the puppet Ming army is firmly defending. The entire encirclement blockade line consists of three sides. They are south, west, and north, and the east is near Dongting Lake, and we have not built a blockade."

Blind Wang at the side said in a low voice: "It's still the old way of being surrounded by three people, but there is Dongting Lake on the other side of the gap. He is hypocritical and not stupid, how could he run into the lake..."

Han Ziping on the side heard it but said in a low voice: "Brother Wang, you are talking about normal people. When the real fight breaks out, the surviving puppet Ming army facing a large number of casualties will be normal people, let alone Dongting in front of them." It’s a lake, even if it’s the sea, they will run to the east, it’s only a matter of time if they can run for a while!”

Xu Zhixian ignored the mutterings of these generals, but continued: "At present, the No.17 Infantry Regiment and No.18 Infantry Regiment under the Fifth Division are stationed in the south and west. Southwest, acting as a strategic reserve."

The Fifth Division has four infantry regiments in total. The No.19 infantry regiment is not on the front line, but is stationed in a village about three kilometers away. Three kilometers is not too far away, and they can be dispatched at any time to participate in front-line battles when necessary.

"The first guard regiment of our army's guard division is deployed in the north, and the three infantry regiments of the other guard divisions, and the baggage regiment are deployed in the rear."

"All artillery units have been prepared, and will be stationed in the predetermined artillery positions one after another tonight. Some [-]-jin mortar units have already been deployed along with the infantry units."

"Considering that the opponent also has more than a dozen field artillery pieces with certain long-range lethal firepower, this time we have adopted a more cautious attitude in artillery deployment. The planned deployment position of the field artillery will not be too close, about 500 meters to About 600 meters."

"For mortars, use the cover of trenches, some low hills, and ditches to prepare for deployment at a distance of about 300 to 400 meters from the enemy's first line of defense."

"In this way, after we launch our offensive tomorrow, our mortar firepower can effectively cover the enemy's first line of defense and part of the second line of defense, and the field artillery can also effectively cover the enemy's two front lines of defense, and when necessary At this time, cover and squeeze the enemy's depth across the limit distance."

"According to our investigation of the nearby terrain and the deployment of enemy troops, in the combat plan drawn up by our staff, the northern line is tentatively set as the main breakthrough direction. The terrain here is flatter, which is conducive to our rapid upgrade and the shelling effect. It will be even better.”

"Tomorrow's battle, the Guards Division will be the main attacking force, launching an attack from the northern front."

When Xu Zhixian said this, Luo Zhixue looked up at the chief officers of the Guard Division, and finally set his sights on Major General Li Dongshao, the commander of the Guard Division: "The Guard Division will be in charge tomorrow, how about it, are you confident? How prepared are you in all aspects?"

Li Dongshao immediately straightened his waist and said in a loud voice: "The guards are fully prepared, and they are full of confidence. The battle tomorrow will be the time for my guards to make contributions."

Looking at Li Dongshao, Luo Zhixue nodded slightly!
For Li Dongshao, he is still at ease.

This man is different from ordinary generals. He is a young man with ambition, courage, and brains.

When he attacked Xiangyang before, he dared to ask for Ying, and sneaked into Xiangyang with a group of guards, finally opened the gate of Xiangyang City, and successfully welcomed the army into the city, allowing the Chu army to take down the most fortified city in the Central Plains, Xiangyang City. .

Hundreds of years ago, Xiangyang City resisted the Mongol Yuan army for several years, but under the sneak attack of the Chu army, it couldn't hold on even for an hour.

Among them, Li Dongshao contributed a lot.

After the Battle of Xiangyang, Li Dongshao successfully became the commander of the personal battalion at that time. The subsequent personal battalion gradually expanded and was changed to the Guards Brigade and Guards Division. military rank.

And this person was able to rise all the way, not because of his early contributions, nor simply because of his seniority. After all, although these can make him rise to the position early, it is impossible for him to become the real power of the guard division commander all the way, and it is extremely important s position.

The most important thing is that because of his military background, Luo Zhixue's personal orders were strictly implemented without any compromise. He would do whatever Luo Zhixue asked him to do, following the foolish and loyal path similar to Huang Dingquan's.

Regardless of whether it was his deliberate foolishness or loyalty, Luo Zhixue saw it and gave positive feedback.

What, Luo Zhixue is not a fairy, let alone a roundworm in someone else's stomach. What Li Dongshao and his generals are thinking in their hearts, as long as they cover it up on the surface, he actually doesn't know...

However, as long as Li Dongshao showed this kind of stupid loyalty, and really did it, then Luo Zhixue didn't care.

He can't control what others think, but he can control what others do...

The stupid and loyal attitude, coupled with his early credits, his seniority as a soldier, and his ability still has some, these finally led to him not falling behind in the continuous expansion of the army of the soldier system, but It went smoothly and became the commander of the guard division.

He became one of the most important main division commanders in the Great Chu Empire.

However, these are not enough, and Li Dongshao is not satisfied with this.

He also knows that many people in the outside world say that he relied on Cong Longzao, plus the fact that the blind cat bumped into a dead mouse and became a dead rat for a while, and that he should take down Xiangyang City, and that he acted foolish and loyal every day, Only then did he become the commander of the guard division.

But in the final analysis, he actually didn't have any outstanding military command talents, let alone any military exploits.

Because Li Dongshao has never led troops in battle, especially in large-scale battles.

Although the Guards Division participated in many battles, the Guards Division's particularity was always by Luo Zhixue's side, and when Luo Zhixue came to the front in person, the Guards Division's actions were often directed by Luo Zhixue himself.

Strictly speaking, the two brigade commanders and the four regimental commanders under the Guards Division have much more experience in leading troops to fight than Li Dongshao!

But this time, because Luo Zhixue brought two main divisions and a cavalry brigade in person, Luo Zhixue had to coordinate and command more than 2 troops. There is a group.

This also gave Li Dongshao a chance.

The real opportunity to command the guards to fight!

When the imperial military meeting was over, Li Dongshao did not rush back to the guards' station immediately, but took several officers under his command to find Chief of Staff Xu Zhixian, and had a more detailed discussion on tomorrow's war.

Although Li Dongshao has the ambition to fight a beautiful battle tomorrow, he wants to reverse his embarrassing image in the army with an undisputed victory.

But it is precisely because of this ambition that he will be more cautious and attentive.

If I lack the ability to command a large army to fight, then I don't feel ashamed to ask Xu Zhixian.

Xu Zhixian, as the chief of staff of the Great Chu Empire, even though he had never been a regiment commander or division commander, he really talked about his experience in commanding large corps in combat.

Looking at the entire Great Chu Empire, no one can compare with Xu Zhixian.

Because the General Staff of the Great Chu Empire is itself a military order organization, it often formulates and directs major battles.

How should I put it, if you let Xu Zhixian personally command a regiment to fight, the effect may not be good, but if you let Xu Zhixian command tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people to fight a large-scale battle, then he is very capable.

Therefore, although Xu Zhixian's military rank is the same as Li Dongshao's major general, Li Dongshao's posture is relatively low in front of Xu Zhixian, which fully shows what it means to be shameless.

Ask about tomorrow's tactical arrangements, ask how to make adjustments if there is a problem with the execution of tactics tomorrow, in short, ask all the questions that should be asked.

Xu Zhixian was annoyed by his asking...

He deals with senior generals in the army every day, but he has never met a senior general like Li Dongshao who would ask about trivial matters before going to battle...

If it weren't for the fact that tomorrow's battle is really important, and the Guards Division is an active force, if it wasn't for Li Dongshao's status, strictly speaking, not much worse than him, maybe he would put on a black face.

You have to ask farts, if you want to be a teacher, I might as well just go down and direct the guards in person.

But this kind of words can only be imagined in his heart, and in the end he still has to answer patiently...

When Xu Zhixian hinted for the fifth time that he still has a lot of things to do, don't bother me, and get out of here, Li Dongshao finally heard Xu Zhixian's hint, and then said with a smile on his face: "Oh, this I'm so sorry that I didn't pay attention, it's so late, I've been bothering Brother Xu for so long, and you're quite busy, so I won't bother you much, little brother..."

Looking at Li Dongshao's smiling face, Xu Zhixian didn't even know how this guy led a group of personal soldiers to directly seize the gate of the city to welcome the army into the city during the brutal fight.

When he left the Chinese army headquarters on the top of the mountain and returned to the frontline headquarters of the Guards Division, Li Dongshao looked back at the headquarters on the top of the mountain and murmured: "As long as we win tomorrow, my Guards Division will take the lead." Gong, after learning about the battle in southern Chu, the lieutenant general can be expected, in comparison, it is shameless to ask about losing face."

(End of this chapter)