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Tulingzi. The offensive of the Huns was temporarily stopped. Zhang was seriously injured. He needed to suture the wound and treat the wound in time. But in such a situation, they simply can't. Opposite them, there were still more than 3,000 Hun cavalry waiting to attack again.
"Company commander. You, you drink saliva. "Zhang Zhen's mouth is also very dry, when they come. Some water was brought, but the water was going to be used for the artillery to shoot. So, most of the soldiers were still thirsty. Only two muskets were repaired and still workable, and the others were scrapped.
"Put. Bequeath. Leave it to others. Zhang said weakly. The arrows are still inside. Nor can they pull it out. Because it's too close to the point. If they were pulled out at will, their company commander would be killed instantly. Zhang was really worried.
"Company commander." Zhang Zhen said worriedly.
"Is our battle log recorded?" Zhang Blind looked at Zhang Zhen and said. He had many, many things to do, but he couldn't feel like he could do it anymore. He had a fever all over his body. It is estimated that it will not be long before the situation will be bad.
"Wrote it down. Captain. The position is still in our hands, and the artillery has no effect at all, rest assured, sir, we can all hold the position, and hold the position well. Zhang Zhen said.
"Hmm. I was relieved. Zhang Blind said.
"Little scholar." Zhang Blind closed his eyes and said. Zhang Zhen is in a hurry now, and there is no medicine. The paramedic himself was wounded. I can't take care of it at all. There were no other companies behind to support them, and they still had more than thirty men standing here, despite the support of artillery. But whether they can hold this place or not, Zhang Zhen really doesn't know.
"Company commander, I'm here, you can eat something." Zhang Zhen hopes that his company commander will get better.
"You kid, you are bold enough, you are going to destroy all the seeds we have." Blind Zhang seemed to be in a hurry and said.
"Company commander, this, there is no way to do this. I, I can't watch the brethren die here. Many are good brothers. Although I was a late scholar, I still have the bones of the Republican Army. Zhang Zhen said anxiously.
"Huh. Yes, it is Lao Tzu's favorite soldier. It's a good material. The blind man opened his eyes and said with a smile.
"Ahem." The blind man suddenly coughed. Zhang was really anxious and was about to jump.
"Sir." Zhang Zhen said anxiously.
"Lao Tzu is fine. Lao Tzu has something to say, you kid listen well. Zhang Blind said.
"We've even done a good job this time. I estimate that we worked together with the artillery, killing at least more than 1,000 people on the other side, and the above tasks, we counted them one by one, and they were completed. Zhang Blind said.
"We can't even break the roots. You kid is the company commander of the Wolf Company. Zhang Blind said. Zhang Zhen looked at his chief anxiously. He didn't understand what his chief meant.
"Boy, this company is now in tatters. You kid, you know how to read, you know how to fight. In the future, it will be up to people like you to support the overall situation. Zhang Blind said. Zhang Zhen looked at his superior. He was speechless. He didn't know what was stuck in his throat. He was really speechless. He was in a hurry. He wept, but he couldn't speak.
"Let's even play such a record. It's not a good idea. Lao Tzu is dead. Also happy. Our company is an infantry company composed of bandits. Most of them are bandits, but this time, we played with prestige. Lao Tzu was happy. I'm glad. Ahem, ahem. "Blind Zhang coughed up blood. Zhang is really anxious. He didn't know what to do, they didn't even have a clean cloth around them, and the water was cloudy.
"Don't bother. Lao Tzu himself knows what he does. This company, in the hands of Lao Tzu, can only go so far. But Lao Tzu is unwilling. Our company can still grow and develop. can grow, and not knowing words is a big loss. I'll leave this company to you. You have to bring it up for Lao Tzu. Zhang Blind said and handed over his matching gun to Zhang Zhen, it was a flintlock pistol, Zhang Blind liked it very much, and was reluctant to shoot a bullet, but now, given to Zhang Zhen, it was something that only a company commander would have.
"It's useless for Lao Tzu to beat the company like this, leaving only these few people, you kid has the ability, Lao Tzu can see it. This wild wolf company, you can get it for Lao Tzu. Brat. Well done. Zhang Blind said.
"Company commander. Captain. Zhang Zhen cried and looked at his commander, his voice was so loud that the soldiers on the battlefield turned their heads to look at him. A man's crying makes people even more sad. Many veterans secretly touched their tears.
"Lao Tzu is also happy. But can't you see what this republic is? Tell me, what is this republic? Blind Zhang asked at this time. He looked even weaker. His face was a little pale. When Zhang Zhen heard this, he didn't know what it was.
"Sir, this republic, the republic, means that all the people in the world can live a good life. There is no emperor, there are no people who oppress us, we, we are all living well. Zhang Zhen explained. He couldn't tell.
"Hmm. Republic is good. The republic is good. The blind man slowly closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.
"Sir. Wake up, wake up. Don't sleep. Sir. Zhang Zhen shouted loudly. He shook his chief desperately to keep his chief from falling asleep. But it didn't work. The chief never opened his eyes again.
"Company commander, company commander." A lot of veterans crawled to the side. The recruits were also red-eyed, they had already become part of the company.
"Company commander." Zhang Zhen shouted loudly. It's a pity that the blind man can't hear anymore. All the soldiers wept loudly. Originally, the Huns wanted to attack. But it stopped. for they heard the crying of the field. They don't know what's going on, but what they do know is that such an army is already hard to shake. Plus they have advanced firearms. The whole battle situation was already very unfavorable for them.
Baili, the battle here is finally over. The spontaneously organized militia in Baili and nearby followed behind the IRA, and they continued to sweep up. Search for the Huns who were in hiding. If they find the wounded Huns, some bold militiamen will go up to give them a moment.
"Kill." Several militiamen stabbed the wounded Huns who were already dying, slashed them, and soon the Huns were a mess of rotten meat. But there are still many people who don't let it go.
"Hit. Beat. Kill them. "Some of the children did not seem to be at all afraid of the corpses of the Huns. They were prematurely baptized by war. They threw stones at the corpses.
Outside the entire Baili village, a very large ditch was dug. The corpses were densely packed. Those are all Huns.
"Quick. Scatter all the lime. To prevent the plague, tell all the villagers that they are not allowed to drink raw water, and all water sources must be boiled before drinking. Zhang Xian shouted loudly. Two companies temporarily became gendarmes, and they began to clean up the aftermath with gendarme armbands, clean up the bodies and register casualties. There are many things they have to do, such as providing relief to the victims of the disaster and maintaining local order.
At the same time, the war must be followed by a plague, in order to prevent the outbreak of the plague on a larger scale. They also need to check for fever in the crowd. People who cough, if they have, they have to isolate them, and many also need to be hospitalized for observation. In short, there are a lot of aftermath things. Zhang Xian felt that dealing with such a thing was still cumbersome. It's not as good as fighting a war, but if you don't do this kind of thing well, many things are still not easy to handle.
The local residents, who Zhang Xian gradually restored order, felt that they had done all this better. But how to develop it is definitely not something that an army like theirs can do well, and they still need some people, some talented people to solve such things. Come to think of it. Zhang Xian began to record some things, and he recorded the things that needed to be solved in the future.
Inside Ma Heng's headquarters. Ma Heng looked at the list of logistics supplies and was very helpless. They needed a lot of ammunition, for example, more than 10,000 muskets. But in reality it was only replenished to them less than two thousand. Ammunition requires 100,000 rounds of ammunition. But the actual replenishment in place was only eight thousand, and the number of shells was even less. There were less than 2,000. This little shell was not enough for them to fire. And if he wants to launch a larger-scale operation, his supply problem must be solved first.
"Sir. Lijiazhuang emergency electricity. A staff officer handed Ma Heng a telegram and said. Ma Heng nodded, and then looked at it quickly.
Shangwu's telegram came in time. On the issue of the supply of the large army for operations, some views were made, and in his opinion, they should first gain a foothold. Instead of rushing to war with the Huns, they decided to slow down the pace of the battle. Adopt the method of ambushing and leading the militia to fight, expand influence, and expand base areas. And the reason for this is that it is difficult to supply logistics. The supply convoy transporting ammunition had to travel twice through the mountains to reach it, and the various logistical supplies transported, as well as the road conditions, made them desperately short of ammunition. In this mountain brigade operation, more than 60 percent of the ammunition was consumed at once. The strength of the replenishment is still far from meeting the requirements of their current operations.
To fight against the Huns, it is necessary to give full play to the superiority in firepower. Considering the above points, Shang Wu gave some such observations. Ma Hengshen thought so. He felt that Shang Wu's consideration was correct. After all, without logistical supplies, it is still difficult to fight. Even if it was replenished to a brigade, his logistical situation did not fundamentally change. This situation has not changed. So, in such a situation, the only way for them to do so is to slow down.