To the east of the river, on an official road leading to Pingyang County. 3rd Infantry Division. A company of the 11th Rank Corps was all camouflaged and ambushed here.

"Veteran, we've been waiting for most of the day. Why isn't anyone yet? A private said nervously and anxiously.

"Wait, wait. Don't be in a hurry. It's not something to be in a hurry. One of the sergeants whispered. Then the veteran continued to sleep with his eyes closed. Hurry up and recuperate, that's the most important thing they should do, and if they can't do it, they may not be in a good situation. In such a situation, their condition will become difficult. Without a good physical strength, how can you fight. Therefore, veterans will seize all the time to rest, which is the most important thing they should do. If too much time is spent waiting, the energy will be extremely depleted when fighting.

"This." The private was still very agitated, probably because of the tension before the war.

"Don't be nervous, it's time to sleep. Wait for the enemy to come. Someone will remind you. In short, have a good rest. The veteran said. Then he closed his eyes and went to sleep. In desperation, the private had no choice but to do so. He didn't seem to be able to sleep, though. Anyway, his eyes kept opening and then closing.

Li Yong was a war correspondent who chose to follow the 11th Advance Corps, which had not yet been engaged in combat before the war, to observe the situation of the war.

The 11th Infantry Brigade belongs to the 6th Infantry Brigade. He and the Twelfth Corps were brother troops. However, the 12th Infantry Regiment had fought in the previous battle of Baili, and they were recuperating, and the 11th Infantry Regiment did not take part in the battle. There are just some non-combat attrition. The main thing is a loose stomach. as well as frostbite. There is also wind chill. There were more than 20 people in this infantry company, but they were still in a good situation, because they still had more than 200 people in the battle. They follow the orders from above. Come here to ambush a small group of Hun cavalry. For large forces of cavalry. None of them will take the initiative to provoke each other.

"The above requires all units to disperse and attack, no longer fight large-scale encirclement and annihilation battles, thinking that the consumption of ammunition and the high mobility of the Hun cavalry are the result, and the various units began to ambush the Huns and small combat units of the Baibo Army in companies. It is said that one of their friendly neighbors has gone to war. They ate thirty Hun cavalry at once, but they also paid twelve casualties themselves. Li Yong wrote.

These are some skirmishes. But it is skirmishes that show the level of command of the commanders at the grassroots level. Ambushes require more intelligence support, but there is no way, they lack the necessary intelligence support. Then they retreated to the next best thing. And they waited for the rabbit. As long as they are ambushed on both sides of the official road, they can catch some of the necessary situations for them.

"Actually, this is not the best place for an ambush, because there is no good terrain here, this is the Fen River Valley. The terrain here is flat, and it is a good place for agricultural development, but for combat, this is very unfavorable for infantry operations, you know, the opposite side is the Hun cavalry, and the Hun cavalry can use their advantage of rapid combat to achieve such a situation, but the republican army is all infantry. In such a situation, it is basically difficult for us to operate under favorable conditions for attacking the enemy. Li Yong wrote.

"But our soldiers are wise." Li Yong was lying in the trench, his body was covered with withered grass, and he did a good job of camouflage. If you don't look closely, it's hard to spot such a situation. A company and more than 200 people did this, and such a situation made it difficult for them to fight.

"The state of war will make it difficult for us to act. In this case, our situation can become very bad. But it's the best of things. Li Yong said.

The Republican soldiers learned from their classic example of how to fight an ambush even on the plains. Although ambushes are usually condescending. But in reality, an ambush on the plains will take them by surprise, which greatly increases their suddenness. Republican soldiers dug trenches on both sides of the road. Then ambush a large number of soldiers for battle. They were all camouflaged. In this way, their situation will be better.

"Jingle bell." Just then, a scout came running quickly. He came from the other direction. This makes it possible to get shorter. The range of a scout usually does not exceed ten miles. Because if it's too far, the advantage of infantry won't be too good.

After the scout and the company commander said something. The company commander quickly took command.

"Be careful, there are hostages, aim and fight. Explosive weapons cannot be used. The soldiers whispered orders. This avoids detection by the enemy. Li Yong quietly put away his notebook and charcoal pen. Then he took out a small short knife. Only some special people will be armed with such a thing as a pistol. He didn't. His weapon is a dagger. All of them cheered up, and the veterans who had slept before checked their guns, and they were armed with a certain number of flintlock pistols. There is also a large part of arquebuses. The arquebuses were hidden, and they quietly lit the arquebuses under the trenches. At this moment, they had just finished their actions when they saw a group of people appear on the road, which seemed to exceed more than five hundred people, and some of them gasped. But soon they relaxed, because there was still a large number of cavalry behind them. Around them, several horsemen drove them away like a flock of sheep. Behind them, more than thirty cavalrymen advanced slowly, and they looked very relaxed. It's all plains, which are not conducive to ambushes at all. It's not just the IRA who thinks so. Even the Huns would not have thought of such a thing. More than 200 people fought 50 people who were scattered, and all the Republican soldiers felt assured.

The veteran quietly moved the muzzle of the gun. They were armed with more than twenty flintlock pistols, which were fired at a moment's notice. It makes many veterans love it. Because they think that this is the best weaponry they have ever received, and that these weapons and equipment will give them a great advantage.

The crowd slowly walked into the ambush circle. The recruits looked a little restless. But they tried their best to suppress their insecurity. Recruits are nervous, it's inevitable, and some of them come from Huguan. They were all new recruits, and despite the rigors of their military training, that didn't mean that their condition could be greatly improved. In such a situation, their situation will be greatly changed.

"Bang bang. Bang. While Li Yong was observing the recruits, the muskets opened fire quickly. After more than twenty muskets were fired, as many as twelve people were killed at once.

"Boom. Rumble. "The Huns, who were concentrated in the back, gave the company commander a chance to drop bombs, and the company commander commanded several bombardiers to concentrate on throwing ** at those Hun cavalry behind. With a few explosions, the Huns were killed twenty people, and such a result made them very happy.

"Toot toot. Doodle. The trumpet sounded. Both veterans and new recruits, spears and muskets rushed out, and they shouted loudly.

"Kill. Kill. "The soldiers jumped out of the trenches. The Huns were shocked, not only the Huns, but also those civilians who were escorted, they did not think of it at all. The Republican Army suddenly came out of here.

"Rush." The soldiers rushed out in accordance with the trained battle formation.

"Bang bang." The Hun cavalry, who had not yet reacted, had not yet controlled their horses, and a large amount of ammunition was splashed at once. Plus the IRA came very suddenly. The Huns, who numbered more than 50 people, were rarely able to take the initiative to attack, and some of them desperately left here. They were flustered.

"If the Hun cavalry had been calm enough, they could have avoided such a situation. But the situation is that they are unlikely to be able to do that. Our offense made their situation very bad, and in that case, they were in a bad shape. If they can avoid such a situation, it will make their situation much better. Li Yong said.

The battle was soon over. The Huns were all killed. Although some of the Huns were eventually able to ride away, they were too panicked. They panicked so much that they could have gotten on their horses and left, but they ended up falling down on their own, and they really didn't expect the IRA to be here. This caused too much trouble for their condition. This kind of thing makes their situation very unfavorable. It would have been better if they had been able to do that, but now it's only going to make their situation worse.

It was a skirmish, although the result was only more than fifty Huns, and the Republican casualties were probably negligible. But this method of warfare meant that the Republican army would have more of an advantageous position, after all, the Huns had to take into account the differences in their specific combat postures. their supply lines, and their inability to use official roads. In such a situation, the situation will go in a direction that is not favorable to them.

The rescued civilians were very surprised, they really didn't expect to encounter such a thing. It was as if the IRAs had suddenly emerged from under the land. They were very happy and excited. At the same time full of hatred for the Huns. Go up and beat their bodies. The IRA soldiers didn't care about it at all.