Transmigrator Alliance

Chapter 242 Psychological Warfare

Although the People's Army has established a logistics base with Baoji as the center, and land reforms have also been carried out in the surrounding areas, the food and ammunition reserves have been floating up and down the warning line. The weapons and ammunition can use some of the Ming army's gunpowder reserves and standard equipment, but the food has not became a big problem.

In addition to the land and population, the victory brought natural burdens. Almost all the occupied areas were severely short of food. According to modern standards, these are full-scale humanitarian disasters. The only thing to be thankful for is that there are still people from the Third World. Food sources can be solved. Hundreds of tons of various wheat, soybeans, corn and other grains are transferred from the United States to Xi'an every day, and then distributed to various places for disaster relief. After the farmers who could not survive were mobilized, they showed impressive performance for these grains. With unimaginable enthusiasm, the popular alliance system, which had a shallow foundation and unstable public support, was immediately stabilized.

In particular, all grain is distributed only through the supply and marketing cooperative system and the purchase and sale is prohibited. The speed at which the Peasant Alliance's peasant association system takes root is only related to the advancement speed of the People's Army and the transportation speed of grain. The original local gentry and landlords and other middle and upper classes There is nothing that can stop this trend of winning people's hearts. Just imagine who else besides the People's Alliance would be so willing to provide so much life-saving food at all costs?

Moreover, the original upper-class people were unable to protect themselves. The armed work teams were more bloody than what happened in Liu Ze's history. The timetable urged everyone in the People's Alliance. Everyone knew that they did not have enough time to dominate the world as soon as possible. , we can concentrate our efforts to fight the disaster earlier and save more people. According to the news, famine has occurred in Henan, and in the Ming Dynasty, similar situations are all over the country.

On the second day after occupying Long County, the 80st Brigade, Regiment and Battalion did not stop as the vanguard. Two days later, they arrived at Huating, miles north of Long County. Huating belongs to Pingliang Prefecture and is under the Chief Envoy of Shaanxi Province. It sits north to the south and faces the mountains. The building can be said to be the south gate of Pingliang Mansion. There are two roads leading north to the east and west of Pingliang Mansion respectively.

Although Zheng Chongjian had ordered to fortify the walls and clear the country, it was still too slow, or the people's army moved too fast. The cavalry battalion assigned to the first regiment had begun to block the main roads on all sides of Huating. The Ming army's order to clear the country brought only The hatred of burning down houses.

The surrounding Ming army did not have a strong will to fight. They took back the camp without much resistance. The only action was to send a few small groups of troops to check the military situation. After the People's Army cavalry patrolling outside fired a series of shots, they immediately He left the wounded and fled, waiting helplessly for the arrival of a battalion of infantry.

When planning the journey, the st Battalion deliberately chose to arrive before noon. While having lunch, they could do preliminary preparations for the battle, such as reconnaissance and psychological warfare. Small groups of exploratory attacks were launched in many places, and there was a short-distance march in the morning. Warm up, now they are in the right mental state.

According to the original battle plan, the First Battalion will conduct a tentative attack on Huating. However, the so-called tentative attack is only a planned attack for the First Battalion. At this time, everyone is gearing up and trying to attack Huating. Completely defeated.

According to the intelligence obtained by the brigade, Huating, as a military important place, is not guarded by the main force of the Ming army. The Ming army originally scheduled to arrive from Pingliang has not yet arrived. The specific reason is unknown. Although the local garrison plus the garrison troops and the number of young men mobilized There are still nearly people, but most of them mainly stick to the city. There are only a few sentries outside the south city, which is a smooth road, and there are no defenses.

To the north is Bangshan, which is a hilly terrain, and Huating City is built on the mountain. In other words, according to conventional tactics, as long as the high mountainous area in the north of the city is occupied, the relative height will far exceed the north wall of Huating, and cannons can be mounted. Fight into the city.

The local Ming army almost naturally set up nearly half of its most elite troops in the mountains to the north. In the absence of weapons, this tactical arrangement is indeed correct. Beishan is the main line of defense outside Huating, even if the people's army attacks Entering the city, you will also be attacked by artillery on the top of the mountain.

As usual, the Ming army is also equipped with a variety of different firearms, the most important and widespread of which is the lightweight Fran machine cannon. Although the power is uneven, at the right time, it can also cause considerable damage to the people's army. In previous battles, this was also the main reason for the attrition and casualties of the People's Army.

According to several tests by the scouts, the Ming army at Bongshan appeared to be more calm than what they had encountered before, rarely firing at will. Moreover, the Ming army had built a lot of trenches and defensive facilities here, and the number was constantly increasing.

Building forts and digging trenches used by the Ming army in battle is nothing new. When facing Hou Jin's attack in Liaodong, most of the Ming army also built camps on the battlefield and defended it with firearms. The Qing army was extremely brave in history books. The Ming army usually did not attack until the ammunition they carried ran out. Even if they attacked by force, they usually used shield vehicles or heavy artillery to surround and attack them. The commander of the first battalion in the south of Huating City established a simple headquarters on an unknown hillside. He used an infrared telescope imported from the third world to carefully observe the situation of the Ming army on the opposite side.

The fortifications built by the Ming army were still mainly cold weapons and primary gunpowder weapons. They were divided into upper and lower levels according to the mountain. The battalion commander looked at the fortifications with the muzzles exposed and admired, "There are knowledgeable soldiers in this Ming army." Yes, looking at the numerous fortifications, it’s very impressive.”

"Battal Commander, these Ming troops look bright on the outside, but they are actually just show-offs. If we rush forward one battalion at a time, it will be like chasing a duck, and it will be broken."

The commander of the first battalion stood aside and taught the guards with a telescope: "Bullshit, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, do you understand? Our battalion plus the cavalry battalion only has more than a thousand people, and we are seeing the first phase of the northwest campaign coming to an end." , but you can’t let an eagle peck you in the eye.”

The battalion commander continued: "Order, tweeter for psychological warfare."

"Yes!"

As the order was conveyed, several loudspeakers emerged from the troops that had moved to the south of the city, and several large drones carried broadcasting equipment and flew towards the back mountain. This was the 'heart attack group' strengthened by the brigade to the first battalion. And the 'promotion group' is aimed at the fact that most of the soldiers here are locals and there are very few visiting troops.

The broadcast said: "Brothers of the Ming Army opposite, we are the people's army, we are the people's own team. The chairman of the committee ordered that all the people under the rule of the people's army will be exempted from food tax. From now on, farmers all over the world will be exempted from food tax. This is the first time in the world. This is an unprecedented benevolent government. Baoji, Xi'an, and Tongguan have all been captured, and every household has been given land. Hurry up and put down your arms and surrender. If you surrender, we will also give you land, free of grain taxes..."

"Our chairman also distributed food to each family for disaster relief. No one will starve to death anymore. I am Han Laosan from Baoji. I used to be a member of the Ming Army. Now we have surrendered, and our brothers have become civilians." Army, our family has been given land and food, but if we tell a lie, we will be struck by lightning and die!"

There were many people shouting in local dialects continuously, which was a bit like the scene when Xiang Yu was trapped in Gaixia and "heard at night that the Han army was besieged on all sides". Moreover, this time it was not just a song, but more importantly, a message to persuade people to surrender and divide the territory. Share the food, surrender to avoid death, and go home to live a good life. Especially when the original Ming army told their own personal experiences, and the names and surnames could even be recognized by the opposing army, which intensified the power of this kind of psychological warfare.

Using this kind of loudspeaker, which was miraculous to the people of the Ming Dynasty, to continuously broadcast the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners was an important part of the People's Army's work to shake the enemy's morale and disintegrate their fighting spirit. Almost every brigade has a specialized psychological warfare unit.

"Lunch is over, order to attack immediately!"

(End of this chapter)