After annihilating the troops of the Hunan army in ambush outside the city, and severely attacking the troops of the Hunan army out of the city, the cavalry division calmly surrounded Fuzhou City on all sides. However, what was being discussed in the division headquarters was not about this victory, nor about the upcoming siege. The focus of the discussion was on a direction that had nothing to do with the Hunan army, and the question raised by the officers was, "I don't know if such tactics can win if we fight the British." ”

The British lobster soldiers are recognized as a strong enemy of the Liberation Army, and it can be said that all the combat training and tactical design of the Liberation Army are all aimed at winning the next battle with the British.

However, after some discussion, the troops reached a consensus of only one, "the Hunan army is obviously not a good reference." The officers all believed that if the opponent was British, the Liberation Army would first encounter heavy casualties from British artillery. Even if the British column is hit, as long as the British fight with their backs to the city, they will fight to the death no matter what. The defeat of the Hunan army was that they chose to flee when their troops were hit hard. If every soldier of the Hunan army does not run away, but fights to the death. Even if the Liberation Army has the advantage in artillery bombardment, it will pay a great price. It would never be like the battle in the morning, where only eight dead and thirty-two wounded were killed and two thousand Hunan troops were killed.

The Guangfu Army was not an army composed of fanatics, and defeating the 2,000 Hunan Army was naturally a great feat. The Guangfu army withdrew from the battlefield after the battle under the city, and brought back a few wounded soldiers of the Hunan army by the way. When the Hunan army was ambushed, more Hunan troops were captured. After interrogation, the Hunan army had about 6,000 men and horses in the city. Being able to break through Fuzhou City and annihilate these 6,000 people is a great feat. Relying on this military exploit, coupled with Wei Ze's original intention to promote Lei Hu, Lei Hu completed the task of escorting artillery, plus the combat exploits of annihilating the 8,000 Hunan Army this time, the promotion to army commander is a sure thing.

It's not just Lei Hu who can be cautious about the commander, but also the people of the cavalry division can get promotions and rewards. The middle and upper echelons of the entire cavalry division also understood this. But everyone doesn't really care about this. In the Liberation Army, everyone knows one thing, and there is nothing more important than being able to defeat the British. It is not a battle with a casualty ratio of 3:1 in Foshan, but a beautiful battle with its own strength.

Although the tactics of column attack could show great power in the face of the Hunan army, such tactics did not have particularly good results in the internal exercises of the Guangfu Army. According to the actual combat deduction, it is just to reduce the casualty ratio of 3:1 to 2:1. On the whole, the troops were still unable to overwhelm the British lobster soldiers. If it weren't for the column attack tactics pioneered by Weeser, this tactic would not have been the focus of research.

So after discussing the tactics, everyone didn't seem to feel the joy of victory. Lei Hu also felt that this was abnormal, and he diverted the conversation, "Comrades, the field level of the Hunan army seems to be like this. As long as we can annihilate all the Hunan troops here, they will not be able to pass on information about our army back. The next time the Hunan army encounters us, I'm afraid it will be defeated. Therefore, the battle behind must be fought well, and the Hunan army cannot be allowed to escape. ”

With the beginning of the thunder tiger, the atmosphere in the headquarters finally became joyful. Zhao Di said with a smile: "The governor said about the dragoons, that is, the dismounted infantry. Using the mobility of horses to move troops to the enemy's weak position and using infantry tactics to deal with the enemy should probably be the direction we should strive for in the future. ”

As soon as Zhao Di finished speaking, Song Wu sang the opposite, "The cavalry force is to rely on the impact force, and after defeating the enemy, use the horses to hunt down." This time, the Hunan army fought against the city, and our cavalry had no way to pursue it. If the enemy can be routed and the artillery can be used more effectively, the results should be greater. ”

After listening to Song Wu's construction, Zhao Di couldn't help but glance at Song Wu. And between the two brigade commanders, there was a beginning, and the officers quickly began to argue. Lei Hu listened to it for a while, and couldn't help but snicker in his heart. Those who supported Song Wu were all Song Wu's subordinates, and those who supported Zhao Di were naturally Zhao Di's subordinates. The argument between these two groups seems to be discussing tactics, but it must not be ruled out that both sides are eyeing the position of division commander vacated after Lei Hu was promoted to army commander. Both the infantry brigade and the cavalry brigade came up with their own ideas for the construction of the troops of the future.

As the division commander, Lei Hu didn't want the troops to have a fierce confrontation after he left, so Lei Hu said: "This is all in the future, let's not talk about this today." The immediate priority is to capture Fuzhou. Which unit is willing to be the main attacker? ”

Song Wu immediately said: "Give us the cannon to our brigade, and we will definitely be able to capture Fuzhou." Moreover, our army can adopt the tactic of encircling three and missing one, and the cavalry troops are ambushed outside the city, and when the Hunan army breaks and escapes, the cavalry troops can use their mobile advantages to pursue and kill in the rear. At that time, the Hunan army had no struggle, and if the cavalry chased after it, the results would have been great. ”

Zhao Di was immediately unhappy when he heard that Song Wu wanted to let the cavalry brigade play a supporting role, "The best choice for our army now is to completely annihilate the Hunan army in Fuzhou. In case the Qing army did not mix when they fled, the commander of their unit was mixed with the Hunan army, and when they escaped from the city, they split up to break through. I am afraid that the commander of the Qing army has the possibility of escaping. ”

"How can four legs not outrun two?" Song Wu said with a little ill will.

If it was usual, Zhao Di was afraid that he would not be able to help but argue with Song Wu, but this time Zhao Di just laughed dryly, and said calmly: "Brigade Commander Song, you are a layman to the cavalry." If the Qing army gave priority to fleeing, they divided into four or five groups of men and horses, and directly began to drill ravines and forests, and the cavalry could not be used in these places. ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Di directly criticized Song Wu for not understanding cavalry, and Song Wu was temporarily choked by Zhao Di's words. His eyes widened, and he began to think about how to fight back against the sentence "Brigade Commander Song, you are a cavalry layman".

Before the two officially began to quarrel, Lei Hu interrupted the two of them, "The cavalry brigade sent some troops to pursue the Hunan army that might escape. When besieging Fuzhou, our army used the average number of troops, but there had to be a priority. Exploiting the combat superiority of our army's artillery and infantry, mobilizing the enemy to attract the enemy, the troops that attack first must create conditions for the troops that attack last. After the capture of Fuzhou, our army has no intention of stationing, and we will leave after annihilating the Hunan army. ”

Song Wu was not satisfied with such a compromise plan, and Zhao Di was not completely convinced. It's just that Lei Hu has an overwhelming influence and appeal in the cavalry division. Moreover, the temporary superiority in troops is far from the level of being able to easily encircle and annihilate the Qing army in Fuzhou.

Based on Lei Hu's construction, the cavalry divisions took their own positions and began to seriously discuss how to conquer Fuzhou.

In the city of Fuzhou, the Hunan army was gloomy. The 2,000 troops who left the city were almost wiped out by the Restoration Army, and they were not defeated by the superior strength of the Liberation Army. The Guangfu Army solved the Hunan army of 2,000 people with only 1,000 people. Such a gap in combat effectiveness really frightened the Hunan army. The Guangfu army put on a posture of encirclement on all sides, making it clear that it was not to seize Fuzhou City, but to annihilate the Hunan army in the city.

No one dared to come up with a plan to abandon the city and flee, and even if it did, the Hunan army couldn't think of a way to escape at a very small cost. If you want to escape, you naturally have to make the Guangfu Army unable to pursue. The man who remained behind the temple was not fighting to the death, but to the death. No one would play the role of dying in battle.

Seeing the appearance of his subordinates, Zeng Guohua cheered for everyone, "The top priority of our army is to send people to ask for help, if we can cooperate with the outside, we should be able to defeat the Guangfu Army." ”

No one agrees. If you want to defeat the Guangfu army, you have to fight in the city, and everyone has seen the results of the battle out of the city. Of course, it is okay to ask for help, but the question is who to turn to.

At such a critical moment, many officers of the Hunan Army remembered the matter that had been discussed not long ago on how to give the Guangfu Army a cheap name, and even more remembered the Qing troops who had been defeated in the hands of the Guangfu Army. If they had known that the Liberation Army was not easy to provoke, everyone was afraid that they would have chosen to temporarily abandon Fuzhou early and avoid the limelight of the Liberation Army. After the Guangfu army moves south, it will recapture Fuzhou City.

However, Zeng Guohua insisted on his own point of view, "Send someone out of the city for help after dark." ”

Before it got dark, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, there was a sudden explosion at the head of the city. With the experience of the morning, the Hunan army knew that it was the sound of the cannonballs that would explode when they landed. It seems that the Guangfu Army is not ready to leave a chance for the Hunan army, and when the sky is still bright, they will begin to attack the city!

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