Chapter 194: Countermeasures

After temporarily placing food and ammunition, Ma Jizu and the others greatly accelerated their march, and a day and a half after departure, Ma Jizu and the messenger sent by Sun Qisheng met halfway, and from the soldiers who broke through, they learned the dilemma faced by Sun Qisheng's department.

There were seven or eight hundred Argentine troops besieging Sun Qi's Sanctuary Department, and more than 30 people under Ma Jizu's men fought hard against the Argentine valley defense line and undoubtedly hit the stone with eggs, so after seriously considering the gains and losses, Ma Jizu decided to return along the same road, and then took out two 75-millimeter guns and five heavy machine guns in the transportation materials, and tried to use the firepower advantage of the artillery and heavy machine guns to tear a hole in the Argentine army's defense line and make a way out for Sun Qi's Sanctuary Department.

The battle plan conceived by Ma Jizu faced many difficulties even in the most optimistic situation, the valley where Sun Qisheng and other surviving troops were located and the place where the materials were hidden were more than 300 miles apart, and there was an important Argentine military town between the two places, although most of the Argentine troops in the military town were sent to besiege Sun Qi's sanctuary department, but the hundreds of Argentine soldiers left behind were not able to deal with the thirty soldiers.

At the time of departure, Ma Jizu led 30 soldiers to advance alternately by water and land, the target was relatively small, and it was not easy to be detected by the Argentine troops in the military town, and after carrying artillery, heavy machine guns and other weapons, the troops could only choose to drive along the waterway, and the risk of exposure was greatly increased.

The way to reinforce the besieged troops in the valley was full of risks, and after successfully reaching the outside of the valley and breaking the defensive line, Sun Qisheng and others also had to face the difficult choice of abandoning dozens of wounded soldiers, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to the side of the Wehrmacht.

The rescue force of more than 30 people returned halfway through the road, and the addition of two surviving messengers was not only exhausted, but also demoralized by the news that came.

Ma Jizu, like his soldiers, continued to march for more than ten miles with his tired body, and at this time, the soldiers exploring the road in front reported that unknown armed forces had been found in the mountains and forests.

The troops are thin, the soldiers are tired, and if the armed forces that appear are Argentine troops, the more than 30 soldiers will not be able to wait to rescue the besieged troops in the valley, and they will have to confess in the wilderness.

When Ma Jizu heard the enemy's situation, his spirit immediately tensed, took out the officer's gun on his waist, and quickly followed the soldier to the front.

"Look, company commander, they seem to be planning to trim in the woods." The soldier pointed to the front and whispered a reminder.

"Well, there are her and their men stationed in the woods directly ahead and near the river on both sides, and we must pass through them if we want to return to the material and ammunition settlement."

Ma Jizu put down the monoculars in front of him, and beckoned to recruit the messengers he met halfway in front of him: Brother Zhou, see which force they are armed.

The soldier who broke out of the encirclement took Ma Jizu's binoculars, and after carefully observing it for a while, he said: Commander Ma, this unit should belong to the armed forces of Davis, a gaucho.

"Is that the leader of the Gacho rebels who is as famous as Lord Sun?" Ma Jizu said with some impressions.

"Yes, Lord Sun had cooperated with Davis's troops a few times before he was besieged, and a large part of their weapons were sold to us."

"No wonder Davis's troops are growing rapidly in northern Argentina, and it turns out that they are helped by Lord Sun."

Ma Jizu nodded, then lowered his head and carefully savored the implied message in the words of the messenger soldier, and after ten minutes, Ma Jizu's contemplative brows gradually relaxed, and finally said with joy, "Brothers, I have thought of a way to save Lord Sun and all the brothers who were besieged." ”

When the words fell, Ma Jizu immediately felt that he was still outside Davis's troops, and then lowered his voice and said, "Davis and Lord Sun have a friendship of cooperation, and judging from the current situation, Davis's troops are likely to be driven out of the nest by the Argentine encirclement and suppression troops, and they have to lead their subordinates and women, children, the old and weak, at this time, we use the stored weapons and food as gifts, and invite Davis to send troops to relieve the siege of Lord Sun, I think Davis will not refuse our proposal as long as he is not short-sighted." ”

"Commander Ma, I believe Davis will understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, but you have also seen that although there are thousands of people in the mountains and forests, most of them are still holding cold weapons such as bows and arrows, shuttles, etc., with their attack on the seven or eight hundred Argentine siege troops waiting for the narrow chance of victory, even if Davis wants to help Deputy Commander Sun relieve the siege, he will not let his subordinates die in vain."

The messenger soldier said directly.

Ma Jizu was not embarrassed by the other party's blunt words, but lowered his voice and explained, "If you want to rescue Lord Sun, you don't necessarily need to directly break the siege of the Argentine troops, we can change the direction and start from the rear of the Argentine troops." ”

"Wai Wei to save Zhao?" The messenger soldier said suddenly.

"That's right, it's to save Zhao from Wei Wei." Ma Jizu retreated from the hillside where he was observing, returned to the location of the troops, and drew a few positions on the ground with a branch, and said, "Iyareta is one of the five existing heavy army assembly points in Argentina, hundreds of corpses were left in the battle of the Argentine troops attacking Lord Sun's camp a week ago, plus seven or eight hundred troops besieging the valley, now the troops in Iyareta City are insufficient, and it is at the weakest time for defense, if at this time, we together with Davis's nearly 1,000-strong armed forces suddenly attack Iyareta City, How do you say the Argentine troops besieging the valley will react? ”

"Iyareta is an important military base for Argentine troops in the northern provinces, and once the city of Iyareta is in danger of being breached, the troops on the front line will definitely return to rescue as soon as possible."

The messenger soldier looked down at the trading map drawn on the ground, and unconsciously followed Ma Jizu's train of thought, and then he noticed that something was wrong, and asked, "Commander Ma, the Argentine siege troops will only withdraw and return to rescue when the city of Iyareta is in danger of being breached, if we and Davis's troops cannot shake the defense line of Iareta City, the defenders in the city will not issue an order to return to the front line, in this case, we are not busy in vain?" ”

The questioning of the messenger soldiers is not unreasonable, as the only five military towns in the north of Argentina, since it was able to be broken in the previous major rebellion, it shows that its defensive capability should not be underestimated, of course, Ma Jizu did not underestimate the idea of the defensive ability of Iyareta City, after listening to the other party's question, he explained unhurriedly, "Brother Zhou has followed Lord Sun to fight in northern Argentina for more than half a year, and he must know much more about the situation in the northern region than me. Ma Jizu praised the other party with a smile, and then said, "The city of Iyareta is backed by a tributary of the ParanΓ‘ River, and there is a fortress on each of the three necessary roads leading to the north, south, and east of the city. The northern fortress is located behind the city, the farthest away from our travel route, which can be excluded first, the southern fortress is the farthest from the city, according to our observations when we came, the garrison in the fortress is about two hundred people, and the eastern fortress is less than three kilometers away from the city of Iareta, because it is the closest to the city, the defense force is the least, but the attack is also difficult, and the troops need to guard against the reinforcements of the troops in the city of Iareta when attacking. ”

Ma Jizu paused, waited for the surrounding soldiers to understand for a while, and continued, "In order to force the defenders of Iyaretta City to issue a rescue order, it is necessary to break through one of the three defensive fortresses, so that the defenders in the city can feel the danger of the city being broken, so before joining forces with Davis's forces, we must first determine the main target of the attack. Of the three forts, the northern fort was eliminated first, while the eastern and southern forts had their pros and cons when attacking, but raids were about suddenness and the blow to the defenders of Iaretta, so the eastern fortress closest to the city of Iareta was the best target, as long as we took the northern fortress before the defenders of Iareta reacted. The gate to the city of Iyareta will be opened, and the enemy's defenses will be greatly porous, and the goal of rescuing Sun-sama's troops will be achieved. ”

After saying the battle plan he came up with in one breath, Ma Jizu found that among the more than 30 soldiers, only the soldier surnamed Zhou had a look of understanding on his face, and the other soldiers had a blank look on their faces.

The proportion of officers in the Wehrmacht who know how to read maps and direct operations is not high, and the messenger soldiers are able to read rudimentary maps because they are selected special forces, while the other soldiers who are responsible for transportation tasks are just beginning to learn to read and write, and as for the slightly advanced knowledge of recognizing maps, it is really a bit unfamiliar.

Ma Jizu gave up the opportunity to show his strategic talents in front of the soldiers, arranged for the messenger soldiers who had some relationship with Davis to act as messengers to contact each other, and then ordered the remaining soldiers to stay vigilant and wait for news from Davis.