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Text 898. Combat Plan (2)

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    "Your plan reminds me of the plan of the former Sui Dynasty. During the pre-Sui Dynasty, the first expedition to Goguryeo was unable to attack Liaodong City for a long time, so a special force of 300,000 yuan was sent to attack Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo. Didn't you notice?  This plan is exactly the same as that of the past, and the weaknesses are the same. During the Sui Dynasty, the 300,000-strong army was lured deep into the enemy's territory, and then was starved for several days to fight the enemy because of the lack of logistical supplies.  Only more than 2,000 of the hundreds of thousands of troops could go back, and the rest were killed and captured, and most of them will die now. " "So, the biggest flaw in your plan is the logistics of assaulting Pyongyang once you penetrate deep into the enemy's hinterland.  There is no supply at all, so once the front line is short of food and all kinds of bows and arrows, it is irresponsible for our front line troops!" Jing Wen pointed out this loophole very rudely, that is, ancient transportation.  Their abilities are very poor and it is impossible to keep up with the large assault force.  Although it is said that the three armies have not used food and grass first, this also shows that the speed of logistics supplies of food and grass cannot keep up with the speed of frontline troops fighting.  From the current point of view, the combat speed of frontline troops has always been much faster than the speed of logistical supplies. In history, there are many examples of failure due to the inability to obtain supplies due to the isolation of troops.  This cannot be solved in a short period of time, unless it can be initially solved in the era when aircraft can be used to airdrop supplies.  But airdrops by airplanes are not a long-term solution. Even the United States, which will be wealthy in later generations, will not use airplanes to transport all troop supplies for airdrops.  Because aircraft replenishment consumes a lot of fuel, and various losses are not small.  Moreover, airdrops may also be airdropped to enemy positions, which is also a very big problem.  Therefore, because the conditions for airdropping supplies by plane are too strict and consume too much, land transportation is still the main method.  However, land transportation often cannot keep up with the speed of troop advancement.  This plan completely ignored logistical issues, which resulted in very serious consequences.  Emperor Sui Yang did this before, wanting to send troops to penetrate into the hinterland of Goguryeo.  Then strive to capture Pyongyang and force Goguryeo to surrender.  However, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny. Because the logistics and supplies could not keep up, the 300,000-strong army was lured deep into the enemy and the supplies were cut off. In the end, they were hungry for several days and fought with the Goguryeo people. As a result, they were massacred one after another.  I could only run back a few thousand.  Only a few thousand of the 300,000 people returned, which must be said to be a heavy loss.  Now, someone actually proposed such a similar plan. Jing Wen was so angry that his nose was crooked.  Jing Wen, a soldier who had become a monk on the way, understood that under such logistical conditions it was impossible to penetrate into the enemy's hinterland and then attack the capital.  If there are only a small number of troops, it can also be solved by fighting to support war.  But this is 10,000 people!  It is impossible to conceal the actions of ten thousand people, so if the enemy is fortified along the way and does not fight you, then you may not be able to obtain supplies, and you will starve to death!  Jing Wen is finally convinced by his top adviser.  This kind of guy just wants to grandstand, because he wants to come up with a battle plan that looks majestic and be appreciated by the officers above.  This way you can get promoted.  But in fact, these plans may seem good, but they cannot stand up to scrutiny. Upon closer analysis, they are full of loopholes.  So Jing Wen naturally doesn't pay attention to this kind of guy. After all, there is so much ink in the belly of this sensational guy.  This is very doubtful.  "Don't make an amazing plan all of a sudden. It must be combined with the actual situation of our army. Just like what you said just now, you want to use cannons. But you don't even understand the specific parameters of the cannons.  You just want to use cannons? You don¡¯t know how heavy cannons are, so you don¡¯t understand the actual use of cannons, so you take it for granted that you can use cannons to attack Pyongyang. But in fact, your logistics are nonsense.  I didn¡¯t think about the need for logistics at all!¡± Jing Wen was finally speechless with these guys. This is also a characteristic of ancient times. In ancient times, combat was valued but logistics was seriously underestimated.  The troops and officials in charge of logistics are all "selecting the leftovers". They are either physically weak or the quality of the soldiers is not good, so they look down upon them.  The result of not paying attention to logistics for a long time is that the victory is attributed to the frontline battlefield, and the responsibility for losing the battle is passed on to the logistics department. As a result, the logistics personnel take the blame for the frontline.  They also don't want to think about it, can those ordinary logistics soldiers be qualified for the tasks assigned by their superiors?  Therefore, these staff members subconsciously ignored logistics, and logistics was also a key point in ancient battlefields.  In ancient times, there were often tactics such as sneak attacks on grain and grass and cutting off supply lines, but why did this tactic become so popular?  In fact, it was because ancient generals did not pay attention to logistics, so this tactic became popular.  If ancient?The generals attach great importance to logistics, so this tactic has no place at all.  For ancient generals, logistics was something they usually did not pay attention to and could only deal with on a temporary basis.  Only when you are in danger will you think about winning by cutting off other people's logistical supplies.  When you are strong, it is easy to neglect logistics.  This was the case in the Sui Dynasty that year. A million troops went to Goguryeo, but the logistics problems were a mess, so they lost the war.  If the logistics could have been better during the Sui Dynasty, I am afraid that Goguryeo would not be able to survive now.  What makes Jing Wen vomit blood the most is that this group of staff still despise logistics and supplies. They make plans but ignore the most important logistics. How terrible this is!  Jing Wen is certain that if he goes out according to this guy's plan, the 10,000 troops will not have to come back, and they will probably be eaten by the Goguryeo people without leaving any bones.  At that time, the staff officer who came up with the idea may not have any responsibility at all. He can shirk the problem as the logistics unit's problem.  But in fact, the biggest responsibility lies with him who made the plan without considering the logistics, which is why it ended up like this.  In ancient times, logistics officers were the ones who took the blame for combat officers. When someone lost a battle, they would blame them!  But as a descendant, Jing Wen doesn¡¯t know the real reason behind this!  Many times it is the military officers who give the logistics officers many tasks that are beyond their capabilities, which is why they are unable to complete them. Then the military officers again pass the responsibility to them, which is indeed unfair.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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