"The combat effectiveness of an infantry battalion?"

Yu Lingdong's originally reluctant smile suddenly pulled down, the green tendons on his forehead flew up, and he repeated painfully: "The combat effectiveness of an infantry battalion!"

"That's right, an ordinary infantry battalion!" Zhou Xiuying mercilessly taunted the cadres of the reserve infantry regiment: "I think there should be no problem, I brought two cavalry companies myself." ”

Two cavalry companies were brought over, so there was an infantry battalion's combat effectiveness, and the faces of the cadres of these reserve infantry regiments present were extremely angry, and some officers simply sobbed quietly.

The reserve infantry regiment did not receive priority in personnel and weapons replenishment after the battle of Fengjing Town, but after all, it was formed from an infantry brigade, and it was an infantry regiment with the largest strength in the entire Hong Army, even the first regiment of the first division, which was an old dragon spear regiment, could not compare to their regiment.

Zhou Xiuying's taunt still echoed in her ears, and some officers even wiped Zhou Xiuying's hairline with angry fists and protested loudly: "We are a reserve infantry regiment, not a reserve infantry battalion!"

Zhou Xiuying replied unceremoniously: "When I was at the headquarters, although His Royal Highness King Yan still had a little confidence in you, the cadres present all thought that if you could give full play to the combat effectiveness of an infantry battalion, it would be able to lay the foundation for the entire battle. ”

"Give us a chance! Let's prove our own combat prowess!" An officer said with tears in his eyes: "Give us a chance!"

Zhou Xiuying's tone was still so cold: "A chance? This is the last chance, and if you can't prove yourself, I'm afraid that even the reserve infantry company will not exist. ”

Such words made everyone feel that their blood was churning, and they couldn't wait to find someone to fight, but they had to endure this breath in their hearts, Yu Lingdong untied the wind and discipline buckle, and announced loudly: "Brigade Commander Zhou said that His Royal Highness King Yan has confidence in us, and this is enough!"

This restored a lot of confidence to the officers present. And the next moment, Yu Lingdong simply unbuttoned all the buttons, and he said categorically: "Then let's start with an infantry battalion, I have nothing to say, I personally command the battle of the forward battalion." The battalion commander of the forward battalion went down to the company, and the deputy battalion commander led the forward platoon, if I retreated, you would cut off my head!"

"If you retreat, you don't need me to cut off your heads, the battalion commander will be shaken, and the deputy battalion commander will deal with it. The deputy battalion commander is shaken, and the company commander is coming! The company commander can't do it, the deputy company commander will enforce the military law, and our reserve infantry regiment has reached the point where it can't retreat!"

His eyes were full of tears: "This is our last chance to move forward!" Advance! Advance! Go ahead!"

The entire reserve infantry regiment had been demoralized by Yu Ling's roar, and they knew full well that this was indeed the last chance for the reserve infantry regiment.

There is only advance, not retreat. Even if it's a step back.

……

"Brigade Commander Bao, the next task will be handed over to our Marine Corps!"

Fu Wendao mercilessly rejected Bao Meiying's request to participate in the assault together: "This will be a battle of life and death, not for you." Just leave it to me and Lao Shi!"

"Thanks!" Bao Meiying said unceremoniously: "I will bring my own guard company with you, your troops are too thin to undertake such a task independently." ”

said so in her mouth, but Bao Meiying knew clearly in her heart that the reason why she wanted to participate in this adventure was just for her own petty nature.

She couldn't help but go, a few months ago, when she was facing an attack by an entire French infantry division with only four infantry battalions in Suzhou Prefecture, it was Liu Changfen who rushed hundreds of miles from Hangzhou to help Meng Tuoban with only one infantry battalion.

And now that Liu Chang is facing the biggest crisis in history, how can she stay in Suzhou to participate in these inconsequential battles. She must go to Jiaxing, fight with Liu Chang, share the same fate, and be willing to die even if she dies. …,

"But it's also important to clean up the remnants of the Qing Demon and Fayi!" Shi Huiji changed his way of saying to persuade the too-young girl: "Very important, and those Russian garrisons. ”

Bao Meiying shook firmly: "It's enough to leave these things to Mr. Yu Cun and Deputy Division Commander Jin Peilun." Your Marines are under my command, so please obey orders!"

"Obey orders!" The next moment, Bao Meiying's tone was cold: "Do you want to disobey the military order?" ”

"But!" Fu Wendao couldn't help blurting out: "This is too dangerous!"

"Nothing!" Bao Meiying said unceremoniously: "I will lead you to create a miracle, Captain Fu, let's go!"

Fu Wendao could only bow his head helplessly, and Bao Meiying's back was already covered with sweat.

This is the biggest gamble and adventure in the history of the Rainbow Army, a military operation that is crazy to the extreme, and every soldier who participates in the battle is risking his life.

As long as this operation is successful, it will be able to completely change the balance of power in the entire Jiaxing battlefield and cut off at least one of Meng Toban's hands!

Bao Meiying has a deep sense of satisfaction.

……

The day's battle turned from dawn to bloody, and the French concentrated their artillery on Zheng Fengxing's position and instantly projected tons of steel and gunpowder, and the ensuing battle was linked to barrels and barrels of plasma.

As Meng Toban predicted, the scale of the battle was no longer limited to the infantry confrontation at the company level, but immediately turned into a collision at the regimental and battalion levels, with the figures of blue uniforms and grass green uniforms constantly appearing on the battlefield, and then falling under the rain of bullets.

The cavalry of the Rainbow Army even rushed out several times under the volley of artillery to interfere with the assault of the French infantry, and it was no longer possible to distinguish between the front and the rear, and the artillery of the Rainbow Army even had to use their bayonets to repel the enemy infantry rushing up before they began to fire at the dense French formation.

"Tell the independent battalion that I need a reinforced platoon! I need a reinforced platoon!"

Zheng Fengxing, the leading infantry company commander of the First Division, now let go of his usual pride, and he shouted: "Tell Battalion Commander Xu that he will at least give me a reinforced platoon, otherwise there is a danger of breaking through in the front......

He was surrounded by fallen corpses and seriously wounded, and his troops had already repelled four French charges with bayonets, but the French had launched a fifth charge, and they rushed up again with the corpses on them.

The second battalion of the Zhejiang Independent Regiment sent a reinforced platoon to support Zheng Fengxing before, but this reinforced platoon was exhausted in less than a quarter of an hour after it was put into the battlefield, and now the position can continue to fight with less than 100 people, Zheng Fengxing held a combat knife in one hand and ordered: "Hold on for another fifteen minutes, this is the position of our first division, we must not allow it to be taken away by the enemy, tell Battalion Commander Xu, give me another reinforced platoon!"

There were no reinforcements in sight, there were fewer and fewer people on the position, and even the twelve-pound mountain grenade, which stopped firing from time to time, turned into a pool of blood, which made the French offensive emboldened, and at a glance, it was all a figure in a blue uniform.

Zheng Fengxing clearly knows the importance of his position, although the second battalion of the independent regiment is fighting fiercely on both flanks and in the rear, as long as his defense line is broken, the entire battle line of the Hong Army may collapse: "Signal troops, send another signal soldier to the independent battalion, we need reinforcements!"

As he was talking, a grass-green figure over there had already rushed over from the rear: "Company commander, Battalion Commander Xu has also been attacked by the Yi soldiers from several directions, and the pressure is not less than ours at all, but they have already transferred two squads over......"

"Two classes can be used for a fart!" Xu Fengxing scolded: "It's better than nothing, we need support!"

Montoban looked at the battlefield surrounded by white smoke through his binoculars, the casualties of the French army were much greater than he imagined, although he didn't know that the rainbow army in front of him was an infantry reinforcement company at the top of the entire first division, and it was supported by multiple companies, and there was an infantry battalion covering them near the battlefield, but he also knew that if he continued to fight like this, the blood of the French army might drown the entire land. …,

"Let Colonel Yomi use all his strength, he is an infantry regiment commander, not an infantry battalion commander, with all his strength!" Meng Toban waved his cane loudly: "Also, the various troops are also speeding up!"

However, although the resistance was more than expected, in the heart of Mengtoban the final winner can only be himself, the rainbow army participated in the battle at least no more than two infantry battalions, even if they used the terrain to build simple field fortifications, but Mengtoban has thirteen infantry battalions and countless auxiliary combat units.

In the midst of such a tide, it was only a matter of time before the enemy army in front of him was wiped out, but when he first thought so, someone had already reported a big bad news: "I found that a large number of rebels are heading north, Your Excellency, I found that a large number of rebels are heading north, and they are about to join the enemy in front of them!"

It's really bad news, Mentoban knows that even if it is only an infantry company of the rebels, it will create a lot of trouble for the next battle, not to mention that the report still uses the number "a large number", then the rebels going north should have at least half an infantry battalion.

Meng Toban quickly suppressed this unpleasant emotion: "Find out the strength of this enemy army, and also, let Yomi move faster!"

Although he urged, the Yomi Infantry Regiment was still unable to take Xu Fengxing's position, although Xu Fengxing only had sixty or seventy people left, but with the two infantry squads reinforced by the Independent Regiment and the good news that reinforcements were coming, he still miraculously held the position.

Montoban felt the need to increase the number of troops for Colonel Yomi, and just as he was thinking this, another cavalry galloped up and reported a great piece of good news: "We have determined that this enemy army going north is a small foot regiment, and it is the enemy's small foot regiment!"

In past battles, the French also gave different nicknames to various units of the Rainbow Army, such as the First Regiment was called the "Dragon's Wrath Claw" by the French Army, and the Reserve Infantry Regiment was given the nickname "Small-Footed Women's Regiment." ”

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