PS: Ah, I always feel that these chapters are boring!! Can anyone point out what's boring, improve, improve, improve!

The commander of the fourth division observed the position with red eyes, the battle had been going on for a full sixteen hours, and the forward position had been advancing back and forth again and again.

However, so far, the battle loss ratio is very good, and under the dual advantages of terrain and equipment, the battle loss ratio of the Qing army and the fourth division as the attacking side has reached three to one.

"Is there still no way to get the scout to correct the shelling in real time?"

The previous three groups of sentries were almost certainly all killed, and even the commander of the fourth division did not expect that the enemy would land twenty kilometers from the position.

Now the location of the enemy can be calculated only based on the trajectory of the enemy.

The map on the table is a victim of this practice, and it is already densely covered with auxiliary lines, and many of the contour lines are no longer visible.

But it was also worth it, the frequency of enemy shelling had dropped more than tenfold compared to the morning.

At least, it does not pose much of a threat to the positions.

"There is still no way, it has already been folded into a company, those carrier pigeons of the third brigade are useless, the enemy will shoot as soon as they see them, and there are few of them now."

The reconnaissance battalion commander's face was not very good, but in just sixteen hours, half of his troops were lost! If it goes on like this, he, the battalion commander, will not have to be the battalion commander!

"Forget it, Master, this time, the task given by the commander is only to block them, and according to the current situation, we can also complete the task." The chief of staff persuaded from the sidelines.

At that time, he was on the side of the combat meeting, and the task of the Fourth Division was only to block the other side until the Wanzhou Fort was completed.

According to the progress of the construction of the engineering troops, there will be two weeks at most, and the Wanzhou battery should begin to take shape, and it can also deal with the threat of that fleet.

In his opinion, there was no need to destroy that fleet at all.

"We can't be sure whether the other side has been hit hard at all, once the positional battle enters the stalemate stage, those warships will become the key to deciding the outcome of the battle!"

Although he didn't know anything about water warfare, there were more than 14 guns of more than 100 mm guns on those battleships, which was a decisive force in the battle situation, and the 105 guns of his division were only twelve!

"But...... Only when they open fire can we determine their coordinates, and even if the scouts are sent, there is no means ......of communication," the chief of staff reminded.

"Indeed, there is no way..."

It's a serious question, and now they really don't have the means to hit targets that are out of sight.

And the enemy is different every time, which means that the enemy is maneuvering all the time, so if you can't know the exact coordinates of the opponent, the shelling is meaningless.

Looking at the countless possible locations of the local fleet on the map, the commander of the fourth division felt his head swell a little.

Sure enough, I can't find out where those guys are.

"Master! Enemy troops exchange fire with unknown forces in the Daxi River! ”

"What?"

………………

Fourteen hours ago, Grace Line.

It had been more than ten hours since the battle ended, and the soldiers were asleep in makeshift tents.

According to the intelligence of the captives, there are no follow-up enemies, and it is finally time to rest.

However, in the command headquarters, the conversation between the two division commanders almost confirmed that the soldiers would wake up and enter a new battle.

"According to the information of my intelligence officers, the fourth division may have started fighting, if there is no miscalculation, according to the commander's information, that side should be all the remaining main forces of the other side!"

Li Qinyan said that although his reconnaissance unit was not as good as Yuan Mingzhang's, there was no one in these divisions who could compare with him in intelligence ability. Therefore, for a slightly farther place, he has always known the news earlier than Yuan Mingzhang.

"Why is it all their main force?"

The meaning of Li Qin's words, Yuan Mingzhang understood, annihilated the enemy's main force...... It's something they hadn't thought about before they came.

But is that really all the workhorse?

"According to the prisoner's confession, the number of people attacking our side is about the same as the number of people on that side, both of which are more than 50,000 people, and the patrol battalion under Zhang Zhidong should be more than 70,000 according to statistics, and the new army only has a little more than two towns."

"So, all their troops add up to only 100,000 men! Those 50,000 ......"

"That's just the number of people left." Li Qinyan took over the conversation.

This is true, but what good is it to annihilate the main forces of the enemy? This mission is only to block the invading enemy troops, and other things, don't they seem superfluous?

Military exploits? What's the use of that? At first, he just thought that this commander might be able to make the country strong, but now, commander, it's a civil war!

"You want to annihilate them? The combined casualties of our two divisions were close to 20,000, and there were also prisoners of war. Not to mention this, just experienced a big battle, running 140 kilometers to force the battle? Are you kidding! ”

Yuan Mingzhang sneered and marched lightly for 140 kilometers...... It's possible, but it will take a little more than a day and night.

But what is the use of lightly armed troops, after such a forced march? He is just a fool who trades numbers for victory, and he is reluctant to squander soldiers with such luxury.

"You know, in order to strengthen the logistics on our side, now we have three divisions, each of which has more than five thousand horses."

Li Qinyan reminded, is it really necessary to force the march? The cavalry infantry marched at a speed of about 11 to 13 kilometers per hour, and it only took about a normal day's march to reach the 4th Division.

"We transferred personnel to form two streamlined regiments! Ride forward! As for the problem of supply, there are Tujia people nearby, and we can solve it on the spot! ”

The only thing to worry about in this way of marching is supplies.

Horses are more likely to die than humans when they have insufficient feed, and horse feed is not easy to carry, so in general, it can only be solved on the spot, and even in Europe, the situation is not much better.

The Tujia people here usually have cattle and other livestock at home, so there must be fodder for horses.

"Don't tell me, you're going to rob it? Commanders are strictly forbidden. Yuan Mingzhang's eyebrows raised, now they didn't carry anything that could be exchanged, except for grabbing, he really couldn't think of anything else.

"That's all you can think about? The guns and ammunition are not very heavy, and I think that the five-shot committee rifles should be of great interest to the Tujia people. ”

These Tujia people, who trade real money and silver, may not know anything, but if it is weapons and ammunition, they will not refuse.

"Lao Li, resell ordnance and hard labor for life."

"Most of the enemy's ordnance was destroyed in the artillery fire, and not one in ten remained."

The two looked at each other and smiled, doing something in this kind of place, according to the character of the commander, they wouldn't say anything.

After all, the commander-in-chief has said that all troops must use the standard Gew.98 rifle, which is much more efficient than the commission.

"So what do you want to do with 10,000 lightly armed troops?"

Even if it were, the troops would not be too tired, and their combat effectiveness would be reduced, plus they would advance lightly...... Is this force really of any use?

"It can't be all lightly armed, the heavy machine guns are disassembled and separated, and you bring about sixty of them, you don't have any opinions, right?"

"And then?"

"Look here......"

"It's ?!!"