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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 520: Post-War Review

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    It was already the third day after the battle ended when Xiao Yungui received the battle report of the Zhaoqing battle. The message delivered by the carrier pigeons of the Intelligence Department still failed to meet Xiao Yungui's expectations. The lag in the news was Xiao Yungui's biggest dissatisfaction with this era without mobile phones. Without mobile phones, at least  There should be a telegraph machine.  Okay, there is a telegraph machine, but now the telegraph still needs to be transmitted over wires, and wireless telegraphy has not yet come out.

    Xiao Yungui looked at the casualties and material consumption figures in the battle report of Chen Yucheng and others with some laughter and tears. 825 people were killed, 1,278 were injured, and more than 2,000 casualties were recorded.  They are elite soldiers of the newly formed First Army. When has the West Palace New Army ever suffered such a loss?

    Xiao Yungui had always had high expectations for the newly formed First Army. It was equipped with the most advanced firearms and artillery in the world at this time, and its tactics and soldiers' fighting will were second to none, but he did not expect that there would be such a large number of casualties.

    Xiao Yungui looked at Li Kaifang with a straight face and said: "What did Chen Yucheng do? How did they command? This battle must be deeply reviewed after the war!" After the start of the Guangzhou Battle, the casualties of the Taiping Army have not been large.  Xiao Yungui also secretly used several historical battles fought by the Qing army and the British and French forces as reference for comparison. The British and French forces suffered dozens of casualties in the Battle of Baliqiao, dozens of casualties in the Zhangjiawan Battle, and the British and French forces in the entire Second Opium War.  The casualties were only a few hundred casualties. The largest casualties came from the Second Battle of Dagukou, with more than 300 casualties.

    None of these were as heavy as the casualties in the Zhaoqing Battle. Xiao Yungui looked very unhappy. Could it be that the Taiping New Army that he had worked so hard and carefully trained could not compare to the British and French expeditionary force?  Then if there is a war with the foreign devils in the future, how can we fight this war?

    Li Kaifang also saw that Xiao Yungui's face was not good, and he carefully said: "Chen Yucheng's battle report detailed the battle. The huge casualties were mainly due to the unfavorable street fighting and night fighting. The Chu Yong of Qingyao Jiang Zhongyuan's department was also a  A powerful force with a desperate fighting style. They used the night and the complex terrain of the streets to approach our army, launched a surprise attack with cold weapons, and did not hesitate to attack casualties during the war. That's why our army suffered such heavy casualties. Jiang Zhongyuan used street fighting and night fighting to offset our army.  The superiority of military firepower is indeed worthy of our army's reflection on future combat methods. Chen Yucheng and others also mentioned it in their battle report. Commanding generals and staff officers at all levels have conducted post-war reviews."

    Xiao Yungui snorted and looked a little better. Indeed, in the history of war, the side with inferior equipment rarely defeated the side with superior equipment except by using night and terrain. In the later war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, the volunteers with inferior equipment used the night.  Have a night battle.  To offset the firepower advantage of US military aircraft and artillery.  In addition to using the night to fight, the fighting will of the soldiers is also very important. Even if you can use the night to get close to the enemy, if the soldiers do not have strong fighting power and fighting will, they will collapse at the drop of a hat. Unfortunately, Jiang Zhongyuan¡¯s Chu Yong happens to be a  A difficult character.

    The Chu Yong led by Jiang Zhongyuan can be said to have experienced hundreds of battles. After Jiang Zhongyuan withdrew from Nanchang and retreated to several states and counties in the west of Jiangxi.  He actively recruited and sold troops, and trained Chu Yong more strictly. Chu Yong's combat effectiveness even exceeded Zeng Guofan's Hunan army.  Fortunately, Chu Yong's troops were not large, with more than 15,000 people. After this battle, only less than 4,000 troops escaped. It can be said that Chu Yong was disabled.

    "Night fighting, street fighting, hum. Is Chen Yucheng not smart enough? The hundreds of cannons outside the city are just a display? Won't he level Zhaoqing City? The battle report keeps saying that there is a risk of accidentally injuring civilians.  Is there any point in fighting without killing people?"

    Li Kaifang coughed and whispered: "Your Highness, although Chen Yucheng wrote this, you will know the reason just by looking at the consumption of supplies."

    Xiao Yungui took another look at the material consumption statistics table and snorted heavily: "What does logistics do? Why can't we supply artillery shells? Is life more valuable or shells more valuable?"

    On the side, Xu Naizhao also wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry have tried their best to allocate ammunition. However, since the beginning of the Guangzhou Campaign, a lot of artillery shells have been consumed. The Battle of Guangzhou, the Battle of Huizhou, the Battle of Shaozhou, and the Battle of Chaozhou  , the Battle of Meizhou, there was huge consumption everywhere, and the transportation of supplies and ammunition southward by sea-going ships was subject to the influence of sea weather. Therefore, sometimes there will be problems with security."

    Xiao Yungui sighed softly. The hot weapon troops are very dependent on logistical supplies. As the saying goes, a cannon is fired, and gold is ten thousand taels. The most important part of the test of hot weapon operations is the military industry capabilities and logistics transportation capabilities of the regime. The railways in Fujian and Jiangxi  Construction has just begun.  The cost of transporting materials and ammunition by land is too high. Although the cost of transporting by sea is small, factors such as maritime weather, wind and waves will affect sea transport.

    Since the war in Guangdong began, the New First Army has generally used Xu Jin's barrage tactics to test the troops' tactics, so ammunition consumption is not such a simple numerical concept.  Xiao Yungui touched his chin. It seemed that he could not imagine saturation bombing like the US military in later generations.It's an unattainable dream. Xu Jin's barrage tactics are indeed very useful, but this tactic requires strong logistics as a guarantee.

    Xiao Yungui snorted softly and said: "These are not reasons. You can find a hundred reasons to find difficulties, but things still have to be done! Since we have suffered losses in street fighting and night fighting this time, the Ministry of War must increase its efforts.  The experience summary of street fighting and night fighting allows the troops to increase the training of tactics in this area and reduce casualties! Oh, by the way, when the troops consolidate their positions or garrison in one place in the future, barbed wire fences and trenches must be arranged in front of the positions. Qing Yao is not an idiot.  , they have died so many people and been defeated so many times, they will always find a way to fight us. This time is also a reminder to us. When dealing with Qingyao, we must not underestimate the enemy because we think we have a firepower advantage.  !¡±

    Li Kaifang naturally nodded in agreement, and he also noticed this.  Li Kaifang is a very good minister of the Ministry of War. He has visited many troops and talked with grassroots soldiers about the changes in the Qing army. Recently, he just talked with the wounded soldiers brought back from the front line in Guangzhou. He found that the Qing army has at least begun to understand how to defend.  Shot.  In the past, when the Taiping Army went up to look at them after a shelling, they found that the dead Qing soldiers were all lying on the ground. There were no injuries on their bodies, but their internal organs were shattered to death by the shell explosion because their chests and abdomen were pressed to the ground.  But after the battle, the number of Qing troops who died in this way began to decrease, and sunken anti-gun holes were found in some of the trenches dug by the Qing army, which shows that the Qing army also learned how to save their lives during the war.

    The Taiping Army's thermal weapon troops were indeed impressive when they first appeared, but as the war continued, they were also learning and improving. It seems that the Taiping Army cannot rely solely on equipment. Flexible tactics and strategies can reduce casualties.  main factors.

    Li Kaifang then reported the battle plan redesigned by Chen Yucheng and others. Although the plan formulated by the General Staff Department was issued by the Ministry of War, as the battle commander, he had the right to modify the battle plan, and he could proceed first and then report it.

    After listening to the deployment of Chen Yucheng and others, Xiao Yungui came to the map and looked at it for a long time and said: "Since Jiang Zhongyuan can build cities and passes as defense lines in Luoding Prefecture and Deqing Prefecture, Wuzhou will definitely do defense when it is close to Guangdong. Chen Yucheng fought  Without leaving Wuzhou, we can only quickly detour westward to disrupt the Qing army's deployment and disrupt the Qing army's logistics and supply lines. This strategy is indeed very good. There is no need to have high hopes for contacting Zhu Hongying, He Goujian and other rebels. Everything is still possible.  You have to rely on yourself, as long as those rebels can protect themselves, don¡¯t expect them to provide any help!"

    Qian Jiang from the Intelligence Department stepped forward and said: "Your Highness the King of the West, this time Guangxi was harmed by Jiang Zhongyuan's thieves using the Baojia system. The intelligence personnel of the Intelligence Department and Bai Zetang suffered heavy losses. The information transmission there was not smooth. This problem also needs to be faced squarely.  .¡±

    Xiao Yungui shrugged and said: "Chen Yucheng went here to muddy the waters behind the Manqing. As long as they make trouble in the hinterland of Guangxi, the powder keg buried by Jiang Zhongyuan will detonate sooner or later. Jiang Zhongyuan has killed so many people in Guangxi, do you think  Can it be suppressed for a long time? Chen Yucheng's combat plan has been approved. The staff will see what needs to be improved and immediately remind the enemy generals to pay attention. As for ammunition, increase the shipping capacity of sea transportation, and at the same time let the Guangzhou Military and Political Department provide foreigners with  Purchasing a batch of ammunition as a supplement will probably last for a while."

    Xu Naizhao followed Xiao Yungui's words and said: "Lu Xianba, Director of the Military and Political Department of Guangzhou, reported in a memorial today that a batch of ammunition manufacturing machinery and equipment ordered by Qingyao from foreigners has arrived in Guangzhou and has been seized by Guangdong Customs. Lu Xianba once proposed to send two more  The equipment was purchased at a reasonable price, but the foreigners insisted on fulfilling the contract, and the note of protest is expected to arrive in a few days."

    Xiao Yungui made a sound and asked: "Which country's equipment is it? Isn't Qing Yao declaring war with Britain and France? Does anyone dare to buy anything for Qing Yao?"

    Xu Naizhao said: "This batch of equipment was ordered by Qingyao Ye Mingchen from Prussia at the beginning of the year. The matchmaker was an American. Qingyao spent almost twice as much money to buy it, but it took several months for this batch of equipment to be shipped to Guangzhou.  , the foreigners did not expect that Guangzhou had changed hands, so they still came to Guangzhou to deliver the goods according to the contract."

    Xiao Yungui smiled and said: "Does Prussia have a consulate in Tianjing? What kind of note did they send to protest? Ignore them, they seized this batch of machinery and equipment, and asked Lu Xianba to build an ordnance bureau in Guangzhou. Guangzhou also has one  After the Ordnance Bureau, the logistical pressure will be much less.¡±

    Xu Naizhao snorted and said: "The person who signed the contract with the Manchu Qing Dynasty was an American commercial bank. It was the American commercial bank that came forward to order the Prussian machinery and equipment. It is the Americans who may send the protest note."

    Xiao Yungui said angrily: "These damn Americans, their own country is so poor, yet they help others purchase machinery as agents! American Minister Lieutenant Lieutenant also went north to Dagokou, just to make it clear that he was going to negotiate with the Manchus.  "

    Zuo Zongtang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "We can report this matter to Britain and France first. The British and French will definitely not be happy to see it."The Americans went behind their backs to trade arms with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After all, they were still at war with the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  "

    Xiao Yungui smiled bitterly and sighed softly: "The note can be sent to the ministers of Britain and France, but I am very worried that maybe this time the war between Britain, France and the Manchus will not be able to continue"
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