Chapter Seventy-Four: Attack on Chifeng (Part II)
The Central Military Commission had no objection to this plan, and also increased the strength of the Jinzhou Command to two regiments and a cavalry battalion, plus the original two garrison regiments, and now the total strength of the Jinzhou Command has reached about 12,000, which is quite impressive.
The troops attacking Chifeng were Zhang Zuolin's regiment, as well as another infantry battalion, and 2 cavalry companies were transferred from the cavalry battalion, because Zhang Zuolin's regiment originally had 2 cavalry companies, so there were 4 cavalry companies actually participating in the battle, about 600 cavalry troops, plus 3 warrior vehicles, the strength was completely sufficient. But in addition, the KPA also brought more than 1,000 prisoners and a large number of vehicles.
Sure enough, after the People's Army attacked from Chaoyang County, it encountered almost no obstacles, but the People's Army did not go straight to Chifeng in one go, and only marched about 30 kilometers before stopping, digging soil and bagging it, nailing wood into piles, and starting construction on the spot.
The construction of the KPA was quite fast, and the manpower and materials were also very complete, of course, the construction of the construction project was not complicated, the main wall was made of sandbags, and of course two rows of wooden piles were driven into the sandbag wall, so it only took three days, and a small square fortress with a side length of about 50 meters was already in the beginning. And on the 10th day, a fortress with a capacity of about 5-600 people was built.
The KPA left a company to garrison in the fort before resuming the journey, and this time again after about 30 kilometres of marching, stopped again and began construction. And because of the experience of building the first fortress, the construction speed was even faster, so on the 9th day, the fortress was built. The KPA, about the same distance as it had been reopened, stopped again and began construction of the third fortress.
After the defeat in the battle of Jinzhou, the two led the remnants of the army to flee back to Chifeng, because the People's Army stopped attacking at this time, so it also gave the two people a chance to breathe, so the two took the opportunity to collect some of the defeated bandits, and at the same time sent people back to their hometowns to recruit some new people, and now the two have collected about 300 bandits, and at the same time recruited a total of about 1,200 Mongolian cavalry, and are still stationed in Chifeng, intending to regain their strength and make a comeback。
However, the two also knew that their strength could not compete head-on with the People's Army, and they could only adopt the tactics of sneak attack, but the People's Army's garrison in Chaoyang County was very tight and invulnerable at all, so the two could only return in vain, but at this moment, the People's Army launched an attack on Chifeng.
However, Tao Ke Taohu and Bai Yin Da Cheng discussed and believed that it was impossible to hold the offensive of the People's Army, and the gap in strength and firepower between the two sides was too great, so they could only adopt the tactics of avoiding its edge, abandon Chifeng, let the People's Army occupy Chifeng, and then give full play to the advantages of the cavalry's strong mobility and speed to attack the People's Army's logistical supply and transportation fleet, and only in this way could they effectively resist the People's Army.
However, the People's Army did not follow the script agreed upon by Tao Ke Taohu and Bai Yin Da Lai, and they did not attack Chifeng directly, but built forts along the way. At first, the two of them just felt a little strange, but the two personally led the army, rushed to the vicinity of the fortress to watch, and they couldn't help but be surprised, and if the fortress was built to Chifeng according to this spacing, then the attack logistics tactics formulated by the two would be basically bankrupt, because with these fortresses, it would be difficult to hide their whereabouts, which greatly reduced the tactics of attacking the transport team, after all, the premise of the success of the attack tactics was suddenness and concealment; and because the distance between the forts was too close, the transport team could also hide in the fortress at any time, which increased the difficulty of the attack。
Although the structure of this kind of fortress is not complicated, and the sturdiness is also very average, it is very effective against the attack of the cavalry, because no matter how good the war horse is, it is impossible to cross the 3-meter-high wall, and the Mongolian cavalry also lacks heavy weapons, not to mention the strong firepower of the people's army, so the cavalry team led by the two of them may not be able to capture even a fortress.
After all, it only takes about 10 days to build such a fortress, and from Chaoyang to Chifeng, it is enough to build 5 or 6 fortresses at most, not to mention that the People's Army has completed the construction of 3 fortresses, that is to say, it only takes about 1 month to build the fortress all the way to Chifeng, so as to completely ensure the safety of this transportation route.
Therefore, after discussing with Bai Yin Da Chen, it was decided that he could only take the risk of attacking, because if he waited like this, he could only sit and wait for death, and if he took the risk of attacking, maybe he could seize the loopholes of the People's Army, such as the People's Army relaxed its vigilance when building the fortress, maybe it could give the Mongolian army an opportunity to take advantage of, and win a little opportunity for the Mongolian army.
But the KPA did not leave the Mongols a chance, and although the construction of the fortress was proceeding in an orderly manner, the KPA's vigilance was not relaxed in the slightest, or rather, the KPA had expected such tactics before adopting this plan. As a result, a tight guard was placed around the perimeter of the fort site, and even a drone would be flown every two hours to patrol the 20-kilometer perimeter, making it almost impossible for the Mongol cavalry to succeed.
The result was also the same, albeit in the dark, when the Mongol cavalry approached about 20 kilometers from the fortress, it was discovered by the KPA. In fact, Ouyang Longxing has been waiting for such an opportunity, before the attack, he was ready with both hands, if the Mongolian cavalry did nothing, then the People's Army would be steady and steady, step by step to Chifeng, and then in Chifeng and the Mongolian cavalry decisive battle; 。
So after discovering the Mongolian cavalry, Ouyang Longxing immediately began to arrange, first ordering the infantry to arrange defensive positions, while the cavalry troops and warrior chariots were temporarily stationary.
Although the Mongolian cavalry attacked from multiple routes, the defense of the People's Army was almost impeccable, and the defensive forces were arranged in every possible loophole, so that the Mongolian cavalry could not find a little gap, but suffered more than 100 casualties under the fierce fire of the People's Army. Of course, in this way, the People's Army could not complete the encirclement and annihilation of the Mongolian cavalry.
After about an hour of fierce fighting, Taogu Taohu learned from the news reported back from the attacking armies that the People's Army had already taken precautions, and the Mongol cavalry's attack was unfavorable, and he also knew that it was impossible to break through the defense line of the People's Army, so he had to order the collection of the Long army and prepare to withdraw the army. But just after the Mongol cavalry from all walks of life gathered in Longlong, Ouyang Longxing finally waited for the good opportunity he had been waiting for, so he really ordered the cavalry and the warrior chariot to attack the Mongolian cavalry.
Hearing the sound of horses' hooves "rumbling" in the dark night, and seeing the shadowy cavalry figures rushing towards them through the moonlight, Tao Ke Taohu and Bai Yin Da Yan were also taken aback, realizing that the situation was critical, and in the dark night, the two did not know how many cavalry the People's Army had sent, so they did not dare to engage the People's Army, and immediately ordered a retreat.
However, the Mongolian cavalry retreated less than 1 kilometer, only to see a muffled thunderous roar in front of them, and six groups of dazzling lights suddenly lit up in front, and more than 10 knights who rushed to the front row lost their balance on horseback because their eyes were pierced by the bright light, and they lost their balance on horseback and fell off their horses.
And before the Mongolian cavalry could react, the three shining tongues of fire swept over like a storm, and suddenly people shouted and neighed, people turned over on their backs, and the sound of their bodies falling to the ground was endless, and the whole team was in chaos.
Tao Ke Taohu and Bai Yin Da Cheng glanced at each other, both of them understood, and encountered the kind of strange car of the People's Army, because this kind of strange car is not pulled by horses, but it can gallop like flying, and it is invulnerable, and the firepower is strong, in the last battle, it left a very deep impression on the two, and tonight the People's Army dispatched this strange car, and it was still stopped in front of the retreat route of the Mongolian cavalry, obviously this is a trap set for the Mongolian cavalry.
At this time, Tao Ke Taohu and Bai Yin Da Lai both realized the serious crisis, so they dared to hesitate any longer, and the two immediately decided to disperse and flee and return to Chifeng to meet.
But this time, the People's Army obviously did not intend to let them go, and the cavalry was also divided into two groups, and under the leadership of the warrior chariot, they bit the Mongolian cavalry and chased them closely. Although the Mongolian cavalry continued to disperse during the pursuit, the People's Army also dispersed, and the platoons were scattered into squads, but they always pursued the Mongolian cavalry closely and did not let go for a moment.
After all, the Mongolian cavalry attacked at night, and before the battle began, it had already rushed a lot of way, and in the attack on the position of the People's Army, it consumed a lot of manpower and horsepower, and the People's Army cavalry has been recuperating, waiting for work, not to mention the warrior car, sometimes following behind to shoot, sometimes accelerating to the front to intercept, so many Mongolian cavalry were caught up by the People's Army cavalry, so the two sides launched a fierce battle.
In fact, at this time, the total number of Mongolian cavalry was still above the KPA cavalry, but at this time, the physical strength, morale, and spirit of both sides were not at the same level, so the Mongolian cavalry was not the opponent of the KPA cavalry in close combat, and they were killed one after another.