Driving on a rather bumpy road, Master Zheng, who was sitting in the truck, simply leaned out of the observation window of the carport in the rear compartment. Propping up your arms on the observation window, in addition to stabilizing your body a lot, the air is also good.

The long procession of infantry seemed to have no end in sight, and the old soldiers had seen such a sight so many times that they were used to it. What he wasn't used to was that the motorized infantry boys were too good at running. When marching on the plains in the rain, the general speed is about 4-5 kilometers per hour. A distance of 30 kilometers required the infantry carrying the weapons, ammunition and marching equipment to walk for 7-8 hours.

Master Zheng has been wearing straw sandals since he was a child, and he can clearly remember the feeling after changing into rubber-soled liberation shoes for the first time after becoming a soldier, and the whole person seems to be able to fly. Since then, the daily marching speed of the Liberation Army has quickly reached 40 miles, or 20 kilometers. This was followed by another 30 km. With the popularity of marching bags, the soldier's weight was also increased from 10 catties to 30 catties.

Master Zheng listened to Wei Ze's ideological education class, and one of the lessons was to oppose the idea that "the present is not as good as the past". Now, Master Zheng fully understood what Governor Wei Zedu was talking about. Now every soldier in this long march looked heavy and indifferent, but the force itself was advancing at a speed that shocked the seniors. In front of this infantry, which can crush its predecessors, there is another motorized infantry that stands at the forefront of the new era. The motorized infantry covered a distance of 30 kilometers in the morning, and immediately after completing such a long march, they engaged the enemy in a battle. After destroying the enemy, he showed the spirit of continuous combat and is fighting the second battle with the enemy.

Breathing in the fairly refreshing air, Master Zheng's mind was exceptionally clear. This is a huge change, and the magnitude of the change is perhaps completely greater than all the previous innovations in the marching equipment of the Liberation Army. At a time when the depth of a campaign is less than 50 kilometers, what does it mean for an army that can break through a hundred miles in a day and win two battles along the way? Needless to say, this is no longer true.

Commander Zheng still remembers when he sighed for the brand-new liberation shoes, and his platoon commander sighed: "You guys have caught up with the good time!" Now he couldn't help but feel a kind of jealousy towards the young men who were charging into battle, and they really caught up with the good time. In the initial stages of the establishment of the Liberation Army, the troops used arquebuses. When Division Commander Zheng was a soldier, arquebuses and flintlock pistols were eliminated. It didn't take long for Division Commander Zheng to even use the fire cap gun, so he replaced it with a single-hit black medicine metal shell rifle.

The single-hit metal-shelled bullet rifle has long been eliminated, the magazine-type black huo ammunition bullet has been replaced by smokeless gunpowder, and even smokeless gunpowder-based rifles have been developed to the second generation. The rough ruler of the rifle of the past has long since become the fine ruler of the present, and snipers can accurately shoot the enemy's important targets at a distance of hundreds of meters. Less than 40 years have passed since 1852, and the development of military technology has been jaw-dropping, and such development has not stopped there, but continues to advance at a faster pace.

The road ahead had already been traversed by motorized infantry regiments, with small units leading the way along the way. The truck that Commander Zheng was riding in only had to drive forward. Coupled with the distance he had already traveled before, only an hour later, Division Commander Zheng saw the battlefield full of American cavalry and war horses.

Jumping off the truck and changing into a war horse to walk around the bloody battlefield in person, those deep wheel marks, as well as the shell casings scattered on the position and the bullet casings of a large number of heavy machine guns, let Commander Zheng understand how clean and neat this cruel encounter was fought. The cavalry is not stupid, they will never launch a unplanned charge from the enemy's fortified positions. A position supported by heavy machine guns and artillery was a cavalry nightmare. But the cavalry will bravely attack the enemy who is also on the march.

When these American cavalrymen lying on the ground were alive, they probably never expected that the marching formation of the Liberation Army would become an impregnable defensive position in the blink of an eye. Facing the silent battlefield, Master Zheng sighed out of thin air in a depressed mood: "It's time for these rabbit cubs to catch up!" ”

There was a faint sound of gunfire in the distance, and Division Commander Zheng could determine that the battle was about five kilometers away. Not long after the bunnies had taken out the American cavalry, they ran five kilometers away and launched another round of attacks against the new enemy.

Riding over this position, the truck had already circled to the front and was waiting for Division Commander Zheng. After getting on the truck, Master Zheng was in a good mood. Half an hour later, he appeared at the door of the new regimental headquarters.

On the back of a small dirt slope, the commanders of a motorized infantry regiment were busy with their work. Seeing Master Zheng arrive, they put down their work one after another and saluted Master Zheng upright.

After returning the salute, Division Commander Zheng said with a teasing smile: "Convey the commander's command, if you want to fight to your heart's content, just say it, don't be vague, it will be like obeying the command and suffering a lot of losses." We're old, but we're not confused! ”

was so counted down by the seniors, and the young soldiers were a little embarrassed on their faces. Seeing that this group of rabbit cubs was embarrassed to speak, Master Zheng sat down on the marching chair with a golden knife, "What's the situation now?" ”

The back of the march was immediately moved, and a simple map already marked a number of high grounds.

Li Yannian, a staff officer of the regiment, pointed to several mountain peaks and introduced the latest information, "The Americans have set up a camp here. From what we saw now, there must have been about 2,000 to 5,000 enemies in the camp. We judged that they wanted to gather forces here and try to fight us for a long time. The Americans did not expect us to come so quickly, and when they saw our cavalry at the front, they thought that they could use the cavalry to counterattack us and take us by surprise. Now that the main force of the American cavalry has been annihilated, these infantry probably haven't thought about what to do next. We want to annihilate them all. ”

"If you want to annihilate them all, you don't have enough troops in one regiment." Master Zheng immediately pointed out the key issue now. Ten encirclements is the basic concept of warfare, even if the Yankees on the opposite side only have 2,000 men, and the total number of motorized infantry is less than 2,000, they are not capable of carrying out a comprehensive encirclement. If the Yankees number five thousand, it will not be something that motorized infantry can do.

"We are now testing our firepower, hoping to use our maneuverability to carry out an encirclement. Hold them back, and when the big army comes up, they will encircle and annihilate the Americans. Qi Rui explained the actions of the motorized infantry regiment at this time, "After all, these people have seen the battle of our motorized infantry, if they can kill all of them, it will be very beneficial to the future." ”

"My heart is quite big." Master Zheng said with a smile. He wasn't laughing, any reliable soldier would have such combat expectations, and it was the same when Division Commander Zheng was young, "If you want to encircle and annihilate, you have to occupy the key high ground before dark." ”

Talking to smart people means not getting tired, and the regiment headquarters has also reached such a consensus. Jamming vital points and blocking the enemy's retreat routes. Wait for the large forces to come up and carry out the final annihilation. But in this case, the motorized infantry will have to switch to traditional combat. No matter how majestic the plains were, trucks still couldn't drive up the mountains. It has to be said that the precious motorized infantry is consumed in traditional battles, and the regimental cadres feel inexplicable heartache. These are some infantry who kill one person in ten steps and do not leave a taste for thousands of miles. Moreover, the motorized infantry regiment is a temporary patchwork unit, and these officers are not particularly good at their traditional combat capabilities.

"Look at the position." Senior Commander Zheng stood up and said.

By this time the encirclement had begun, and the 75 field guns were firing heavily at the already exposed American artillery positions and firing points. Probably because the Yankees had never seen such heavy fire, and the return fire from their positions was minimal. Any return fire would be suppressed by several times the firepower of the Liberation Army.

After a brief look for a while, Master Zheng pointed to a small valley and asked, "Have you tried it from there?" ”

"I've tried, the enemy is under fire." Ma Xiaoming replied.

"Then go up from another path and drive the enemy in the direction of that valley." Master Zheng said.

"Huh?" All the regiment-level cadres were dumbfounded, this order was really a bit weird.

For Division Commander Zheng, the view of infantry warfare is not a hard-fought one, and many battles are skillful. "If the enemy's level is very high, that valley is probably the key point for their retreat and cantonment. When we attack the other side, we will be met with stubborn resistance from the enemy. That's when our artillery can be used to its fullest potential. If the enemy's level is very bad and they feel that they can't stand it, they will instinctively get together and run to a place where they feel safe. Since the goal is to encircle and annihilate the enemy, it is either to use the advantages to annihilate the enemy's living forces, or to let the enemy pile up and wait for death. You have to choose one of the two. ”

The division commander gave the order, and the regiment commander had no room for opposition. Qi Rui and the others immediately adjusted their deployment and began to attack the high ground guarded by the enemy.

As soon as the fight started, the young soldiers found that the ginger was still old and spicy. The Yankees occupy the high ground and occupy positions with natural advantages. Perhaps because they could hide behind rocks and put their guns at ease, as soon as the infantry of the Liberation Army began to test their firepower, these Yankees began to return fire with several times or more than ten times the firepower.

The smoke not only exposed the position of the Yankees' firepower, but also their thin firepower. The infantry of the Liberation Army quickly followed the training and used squads to penetrate the enemy's gaps, and soon broke through.

Those "vital points" that discharged a large number of enemy troops became the focus of the artillery. The power of the 75 cannon is okay, and the debris will fly everywhere as soon as the cannon goes down. More important than the power is that the 75 gun has a very good target. After setting up gun emplacements on solid ground, the artillery could hit seven or eight guns in the same position in a row.

Although the telescope is not very clear, the Yankees can occasionally be seen being swept away by the waves of cannonballs. And as far as you can't see, shrapnel from artillery shells flies sideways, and there are more rubble flying everywhere. If you want to come to the Yankees, you may not be able to escape. Before the sky was completely dark, two successive heights were captured by the infantry of the Liberation Army. The red flag was planted in the cracks of the stones on the high ground, showing the combat effectiveness of the infantry of the Liberation Army.

"Are there enough shells?" Master Zheng, who had not spoken, finally asked.

"Enough!" Li Yannian, a staff officer of the regiment, immediately replied.

The carrying capacity of trucks far exceeds that of traditional baggage troops, but such an attack is far from exhausting the shells.

After receiving an accurate answer, Master Zheng gave an order: "Rush to that valley, fight!" ”