In fact, before the reserve combat unit became an army, Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng, and Xiao Jianjun had specially talked to Fang Bin, considering that he was older, and he was an active soldier, and his military rank was also very high, so it was suggested that Fang Bin should be arranged to work in the administrative department, engage in research work in military theory, and also give full play to Fang Bin's strengths. In the future, after the group stabilizes, Fang Bin can also serve as the principal of the military academy and other positions.

However, Fang Bin politely declined the kindness of the trio, and still insisted on participating in the reserve army, and also in the reserve combat force. Of course, Fang Bin also explained his thoughts to the trio, that is, he wanted to go to the battlefield to fight a battle in person, because in the old time and space, Fang Bin's biggest regret was that although he had been a tank soldier for three years, it was precisely during the patience of the Chinese army, not to mention that he did not catch up with a war, and he did not even participate in a decent military exercise.

And within a few days of traveling into this time and space, the crossing army had already fought several battles, Fang Bin's heart suddenly became active again, thinking that he could make up for his regrets in this time and space, so he signed up for the reserve army, just to go to the battlefield to fight in person, of course he would not accept the arrangement of the trio.

After listening to Fang Bin's reasoning, the trio could also understand Fang Bin's mood, in the old time and space, the three of them also had this feeling, as a soldier, they naturally wanted to reflect their own value on the battlefield. It's just that the three of them are in their prime, and they are working on the front line, plus they have caught up with the construction of China's strong army and the period of military equipment blowout, so there will be great opportunities in the future, unlike Fang Bin who has been teaching in the military academy in the old time and space, at most he is just pointing out the country in the TV show.

After traveling to this time and space, the excitement of the three of them when they first commanded the fleet was unprecedented, so of course the three of them could understand Fang Bin's mood. Therefore, the three of them did not force Fang Bin anymore, but only put forward two requirements for him, one is that if the training cannot keep up with the progress, then do not be exempted; and the other is that if the military academy is established in the future, Fang Bin must come to the military academy to teach and cultivate military talents for the group. Of course, Fang Bin did not refuse these two requests.

On the afternoon of the fifth day after the traverser occupied Dagukou, the troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance stationed in Tianjin City divided their troops into two routes, marched on both sides of the coastal river, the Northern Route Army stationed in Li Zhuangzi, and the Southern Route Army arrived in Gegu to establish their own defensive positions.

In fact, after the traversers occupied Dagukou, they have not relaxed their surveillance of Tianjin City, and almost every move of the Eight-Nation Coalition Army in Tianjin City is under the control of the Crossing Group, and the traversers have already arranged a defensive line at Dagukou, and have also formulated tactics to deal with it, so they are not panicked at all about the attack of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Of course, the tactics formulated by the Provisional Military Commission are only a big idea, because at that time the enemy army has not yet been killed, and does not know the tactical arrangement of the enemy army, so it is impossible to make a detailed tactical plan, and now the enemy army is coming, and the layout of the enemy army, the arrangement and distribution of troops have been clearly detected by the UAV, and it is natural to be able to make targeted tactical arrangements.

The tactical plan of the body is still the responsibility of Xiao Jianjun, and now the defense line through the army is also divided into two banks of the Haihe River, but the main defensive positions are located on the south bank of the Haihe River, and a battalion of troops is arranged to defend it, while the defense line on the north bank is mainly defended by relying on the fort at Dagukou. The main reason for this arrangement is that the strength of the crossing army is limited, and it is impossible to take care of both sides of the strait at the same time, and the Dagukou wharf, as well as the personnel and prisoners of the crossers, are all concentrated on the south bank of the Haihe River, so it is natural that the focus of defense should be on the south bank of the Haihe River.

Xiao Jianjun did not use the tactic of attacking on two fronts at the same time, but chose the tactic of breaking through one by one, and the defending army on the north bank of the Haihe River did not move, but concentrated the main force on the south bank of the Haihe River, first defeating the enemy's main force on the south bank of the Haihe River, and then standing by to destroy the enemy forces on the north bank of the Haihe River.

Of course, such a tactical arrangement violates the PLA's usual principle of attacking a weak enemy first and then a strong enemy, but Xiao Jianjun knows that any tactics of war and operational principles cannot be dogmatically copied and rigid, but must be flexibly applied according to the actual situation. At present, the strategic goal of the crossing army is to annihilate the enemy's living forces as much as possible and reduce the difficulty of attacking Tianjin. Therefore, if the enemy army on the north bank of the Haihe River is attacked first, then the main force of the enemy army on the south bank of the Haihe River may retreat to Tianjin City to garrison, and all of these more than 3,500 people will be withdrawn to Tianjin City, which will of course increase the difficulty of attacking Tianjin by crossing the army. On the contrary, if the main force of the enemy army on the south bank of the Haihe River is annihilated, even if the enemy army on the north bank of the Haihe River flees back to Tianjin, it will only be 1,500 people, and it will naturally be much easier to attack Tianjin in comparison.

In addition, from the point of view of the strength of both sides, the crossing army undoubtedly has an absolute advantage, and the enemy's position is within the range of the main guns of the Kunming, Xiangyang, and Huaihua ships, plus there are more than ten amphibious tanks, so the weakness of the traverser's lack of heavy weapons is gone, and it is fully equipped with the ability to defeat the enemy, and the biggest problem of the traverser is that the number of troops is too small to fight on two fronts.

Moreover, the crossing army has also set up a strange army at Lubeikou, which can make different tactical arrangements according to the changing needs of the battlefield, and there are no tactical targets for them yet.

Of course, there is also the problem that after the battle begins, the enemy army on the north bank of the Haihe River is likely to cross the river to reinforce the south bank, although the crossing army is not too afraid of the enemy joining forces, but this is after all troublesome and prone to accidents. How to prevent the enemy troops on the north bank of the Haihe River from crossing the river for reinforcements is also a problem that needs to be faced.

The Haihe River is not a big river, the river surface is not wide, and the river is not deep, which restricts warships from entering the Haihe River, and in this era, the warships that can enter the Haihe River are basically small ships of less than 500 tons. Several warships that passed through the fleet could not sail into the Haihe River. The enemy carried dozens of small boats, so it was easy for the enemy troops on the north bank to cross the river to reinforce the south bank.

In this regard, Xiao Jianjun decided to arrange two 318 boats and the Kunming ship at the mouth of the Haihe River, the 318 boat is lighter and more flexible, the draft is not deep, and it can sail into the Haihe River, and the weapon of the 318 boat is a twin 14.5 mm caliber machine gun, which can be used to attack the enemy at close range. The range of the main guns of the Kunming can reach 30 kilometers, and even if it is anchored at the mouth of the Haihe River, it can also cover the entire battlefield.

Such a combination of sizes was enough to inflict a heavy blow on the enemy troops crossing the river. Xiao Jianjun even hoped that the enemy army would cross the river to reinforce him, because in this way he could fight the enemy troops on both sides of the Haihe River together, and then the attack on Tianjin would not be wasted. Therefore, Xiao Jianjun also decided that as soon as the battle was in progress, the enemy troops on the north bank of the Haihe River crossed the river to reinforce them, and immediately ordered the troops lurking in Lubeikou to attack Tianjin immediately, so as to achieve the battle goal with one stone.

The Provisional Executive Committee and the Military Committee had no objection to Xiao Jianjun's tactical plan, but on another matter, there were some different opinions. It is to announce this battle or not, to be specific, to those who have been released by the traverser.

At the meeting, it was suggested that it was best to announce this battle only to the traversers, and to temporarily conceal the released personnel and captured prisoners of the Eight-Nation Alliance, so as not to cause panic among the released personnel or to change the psychology of the captives, after all, the strength of the crossing soldiers is insufficient now, and the marines are all sent out to fight, and the internal guards are bound to be empty, and it is easy for the backyard to catch fire.

Although in these few days, the mood of the released personnel is generally relatively stable, and the usual work attitude is also very positive, but usually observe and understand, there are still many people who lack confidence in the traversers, thinking that once the foreigners come back, this group of overseas Chinese may be difficult to resist, and there are also some rumors, saying that this group of overseas Chinese can't beat the foreigners, and they can escape by boat, and the unlucky ones are their own group of people and so on.

In fact, these released personnel have no ill will towards the traversers, mainly because in the past 60 years, the Chunting has not been able to win against the foreigners, not only can not win against the Westerners, but even the Orientals can bully the Qing court, and the psychological disadvantage caused by sixty years of time is not something that can be reversed by one or two victories, not to mention that the traversers are newcomers and have not completely won the trust of these released people. The people who spread the rumors did not really speak for foreigners, but the inertia caused by 60 years.

If it weren't for the fact that they had eaten and drunk in Dagukou, and that the area in this area was almost entirely under the world of foreigners, and there was no place to go after leaving Dagukou, I am afraid that most of the people who had been released would have dispersed long ago, and just yesterday, a few people who had left Dagukou a few days ago had returned, because they had been outside for a few days and found that they could not mix in the outside at all, so they had to flee back to Dagukou. At this time, some people who were about to leave suddenly dispelled this idea and still stayed in Dagukou.

It is precisely because of these realities that some people believe that if the news of the Eight-Nation Alliance's attack on Dagukou is announced now, it is likely to trigger a collective panic among the released personnel, and that it is of course much better to keep it a secret and wait until the Eight-Nation Alliance has been defeated before announcing the news of the victory.

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