The vanguard of the army is the scout, as the easiest object to touch, as the most elite combat detachment of the army, the battle between the scouts is extremely bloody and cruel. It is impossible for the People's Party to let Duan Zhigui go south so easily, even if it is to make Duan Zhigui think that the People's Party is going all out to prepare for the battle with Duan Zhigui, and harassment with scouts is necessary. When the two squads rushed towards each other without fear, even though there were only a dozen people on each side, that resolute attitude did make the battle full of tragic colors.

Both sides opened with a confrontation, and it was indeed a difficult task to design accurately on the back of a bumpy horse. Two or three rounds of fire resulted in no casualties on either side. When it was too close to shoot any longer, the scouts drew their sabers and shouted and rushed towards each other.

It was the first time He Jing really fought with a cold weapon like this, the palm of his hand holding the saber was already full of sweat, and when he saw the Beiyang cavalry on the opposite side holding the saber tightly, with a hideous look, He Jing felt that his breathing was almost stagnant. The moment the two horses staggered by, He Jing swung the blade of the saber towards the throat of the Beiyang Army cavalry according to the method that he had trained countless times on weekdays. Almost at the same time, the sabers of the cavalry of the Beiyang Army stabbed He Jing in the chest.

The saber hit the steel plate with a sonorous sound, because the momentum brought by the relative speed was all absorbed by the cuirass, He Jing felt a strong force concentrated on his chest, and his body involuntarily leaned back, and it was difficult to even breathe. However, in such a flash of lightning, He Jing's sharp saber tip had already cut into the throat of the Beiyang Army cavalry, and there was no stagnation, the tip of the knife did not pause after cutting the throat, and continued to go backwards directly until it cut off the neck blood vessel on the right side of the Beiyang Army cavalry before leaving the body of the Beiyang Army.

Almost the same thing happened between the two cavalry scouts, and the People's Bashal's cuirassiers were almost unwounded. Unexpectedly, the People's Party cavalry would put steel armor on their uniforms, and almost all of the Beiyang Army were stabbed. Most of the Beiyang Army were killed with a single sword, and only a few cavalrymen who were lucky, or simply did not have time to fight the People's Party at all, escaped with their lives. The luck of these lucky people did not last long, and seeing the heavy casualties of their comrades, these soldiers of the Beiyang Army lost their fighting spirit and tried to flee one after another. The People's Party's scout units were in hot pursuit, and due to the greatly increased firing density, these Beiyang Army sentry sentries escaped not far before they were hit by bullets.

Every battle requires a bloody and brief killing, and even if the People's Party light cavalry is protected by a cuirass, it is not a panacea. If the Beiyang Army loses 10, the losses of the People's Party are around 3. The scouts in the Beiyang Army are indeed not in vain, after all, the cavalry of the Beiyang Army was formed earlier, the number is more abundant, and the skills and tactics are also above the cavalry of the People's Party.

When Duan Zhigui went south, he didn't rely on the "speeding train", he sent scout troops as outposts from afar. The stationary rails of the railway are the most vulnerable targets, and the derailment of a speeding train is extremely tragic. Strongly harassed by the People's Party scouts, Duan Zhigui did not waver in his determination to continue south.

In the face of Duan Zhigui's railway-centered mode of transportation, and the practice of not stopping at all in the face of setbacks, the comrades of the People's Party also felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

"Duan Zhi's will to fight is very firm, should we transfer the air force to help in the war?" Some comrades have proposed this method.

The People's Party's thinking on the use of the air force was far ahead of its time, and Chen Ke proposed a distinction between reconnaissance, harassment, and strategic bombing. It is simply impossible for the planes of the moment to carry out any strategic bombing. The BJP believes that large-scale sorties and bombings are just things that outweigh the losses. Among the tens of thousands of people with firm confidence, the BJP's bombing was able to have little effect. Bombing was only to disrupt the enemy's formation and reduce the enemy's combat efficiency. The idea of relying on the Air Force to solve the battle is simply not reliable.

"Since Duan Zhigui's troops are so tenacious in their will to fight, what's the use of even bombing?" Some comrades immediately retorted. The use of fuel after the Air Force sortie, the consumption of aerial bombs, and the high probability of mechanical failures all need to be considered.

"The 5404 and 5405 divisions are not moving fast, if we set off now, let alone a surprise attack on Anyang, I am afraid that after we leave, Duan Zhigui will seize Hebei Province first." The staff officers were quite depressed, and the action of the fraternal troops was really untrustworthy.

Kang Wenzheng was particularly anxious about this, and the progress of the battle situation still exceeded expectations. Because he was worried about scaring Duan Zhigui away, the 5404 and 5405 divisions were waiting for more than half of Duan Zhigui's march although they had already assembled, and they would not retreat too quickly, so they quickly marched for reinforcements. Unexpectedly, despite the continuous losses in the battle of the scouts, Duan Zhigui still advanced so ferociously. What kind of medicine did Zhigui take wrong this time?

"Comrade Mu Husan, what do you think?" Kang Wenzheng asked. Since Mu Husan proposed a battle plan, did Mu Husan expect the current situation?

Mu Husan didn't ponder or pause, he replied, "Looking at the current situation, Duan Zhigui is only afraid that he is about to retreat?" ”

"What?" The comrades of the division, including Kang Wenzheng, were taken aback.

"Yes," Mu Husan didn't hesitate, he continued to answer, "Although I can't be sure under what circumstances Duan Zhigui is preparing to retreat, but in the current situation, he is definitely ready to retreat. I suggest that we propose to the military headquarters that our division now begin the operation of encircling and annihilating Duan Zhigui's troops. ”

"How could he be ready to retreat when he fought so hard?" A staff officer immediately objected.

"Duan Zhigui's Beiyang Army is not a force that is not afraid of death, if he is so brave, he will not be able to retreat to the north of the Yellow River so obediently. As early as we entered Henan, Duan Zhigui should have pounced. In terms of previous performance, Duan Zhigui is just a guy who likes to stick to it. The military department believes that this time our division crosses the Yellow River, and even if Duan Zhigui does not flee immediately, he will not choose to take the initiative to attack. This is not a dream of the military department. Mu Husan replied.

"And why on earth did he do that?" The staff officer asked.

"Why he did it, I don't know. However, the conditions are ripe for us to launch an encirclement and annihilation of Duan Zhigui on the spot, and we should adopt such tactics at the moment. Mu Husan gave his own answer.

Hearing this, Kang Wenzheng's mind moved. He finally realized why he had never been able to give orders accurately and in a timely manner.

In the past, when he fought under Chen Ke, every battle was carried out with maximum efficiency, and Chen Ke's experience of playing with the enemy in the palm of his hand made Kang Wenzheng too much

"Comrade Mu Husan, what do you think?" Kang Wenzheng asked. Since Mu Husan proposed a battle plan, did Mu Husan expect the current situation?

Mu Husan didn't ponder or pause, he replied, "Looking at the current situation, Duan Zhigui is only afraid that he is about to retreat?" ”

"What?" The comrades of the division, including Kang Wenzheng, were taken aback.

"Yes," Mu Husan didn't hesitate, he continued to answer, "Although I can't be sure under what circumstances Duan Zhigui is preparing to retreat, but in the current situation, he is definitely ready to retreat. I suggest that we propose to the military headquarters that our division now begin the operation of encircling and annihilating Duan Zhigui's troops. ”

"How could he be ready to retreat when he fought so hard?" A staff officer immediately objected.

"Duan Zhigui's Beiyang Army is not a force that is not afraid of death, if he is so brave, he will not be able to retreat to the north of the Yellow River so obediently. As early as we entered Henan, Duan Zhigui should have pounced. In terms of previous performance, Duan Zhigui is just a guy who likes to stick to it. The military department believes that this time our division crosses the Yellow River, and even if Duan Zhigui does not flee immediately, he will not choose to take the initiative to attack. This is not a dream of the military department. Mu Husan replied.

"And why on earth did he do that?" The staff officer asked.

"Why he did it, I don't know. However, the conditions are ripe for us to launch an encirclement and annihilation of Duan Zhigui on the spot, and we should adopt such tactics at the moment. Mu Husan gave his own answer.

Hearing this, Kang Wenzheng's mind moved. He finally realized why he had never been able to give orders accurately and in a timely manner.

In the past, when he fought under Chen Ke, every battle was carried out with maximum efficiency, and Chen Ke's experience of playing with the enemy in the palm of his hand made Kang Wenzheng too much

"Comrade Mu Husan, what do you think?" Kang Wenzheng asked. Since Mu Husan proposed a battle plan, did Mu Husan expect the current situation?

Mu Husan didn't ponder or pause, he replied, "Looking at the current situation, Duan Zhigui is only afraid that he is about to retreat?" ”

"What?" The comrades of the division, including Kang Wenzheng, were taken aback.

"Yes," Mu Husan didn't hesitate, he continued to answer, "Although I can't be sure under what circumstances Duan Zhigui is preparing to retreat, but in the current situation, he is definitely ready to retreat. I suggest that we propose to the military headquarters that our division now begin the operation of encircling and annihilating Duan Zhigui's troops. ”

"How could he be ready to retreat when he fought so hard?" A staff officer immediately objected.

"Duan Zhigui's Beiyang Army is not a force that is not afraid of death, if he is so brave, he will not be able to retreat to the north of the Yellow River so obediently. As early as we entered Henan, Duan Zhigui should have pounced. In terms of previous performance, Duan Zhigui is just a guy who likes to stick to it. The military department believes that this time our division crosses the Yellow River, and even if Duan Zhigui does not flee immediately, he will not choose to take the initiative to attack. This is not a dream of the military department. Mu Husan replied.

"And why on earth did he do that?" The staff officer asked.

"Why he did it, I don't know. However, the conditions are ripe for us to launch an encirclement and annihilation of Duan Zhigui on the spot, and we should adopt such tactics at the moment. Mu Husan gave his own answer.

Hearing this, Kang Wenzheng's mind moved. He finally realized why he had never been able to give orders accurately and in a timely manner.

In the past, when he fought under Chen Ke, every battle was carried out with maximum efficiency, and Chen Ke's experience of playing with the enemy in the palm of his hand made Kang Wenzheng too much