(Counting the one that was not written yesterday, there are three more today.) ）

Half an hour later, the first topographic reconnaissance missions were over, and the cavalry was much faster than the infantry, and all the exploration data was drawn into a simple map, which was immediately presented to the temporary command post of the red side.

Sun Chuanfang, who got this map, took a fancy to a certain location marked in the map at a glance, and stretched out his hand to point to others.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are trees to cover it, and it is of great significance to our army to seize this high ground."

Everyone's eyes converged on the high ground that Sun Chuanfang pointed to, five kilometers to the north, roughly located in the middle of the exercise field, there is a small hill about 500 meters high, according to the map marking, the terrain level is 5, the slope is 24% (advance 100 meters and raise 24 meters), it is the central commanding height of the entire exercise field, on which it is dominated by broad-leaved forests, which is convenient for cover and has great strategic value.

Everyone nodded, this commander's keen eye is indeed worthy of admiration, this area of the small exercise ground, once it can get there in advance, will undoubtedly firmly occupy the initiative on the battlefield.

"The whole army is on duty! The target is due north of the highlands! ”

Sun Chuanfang gave the order, with a clear and definite goal, everyone was in full swing, and more than 4,000 soldiers had just eaten a hot and full meal, and morale was high at this time.

Putting away the tent, Sun Chuanfang straddled his horse and walked in the center of the troops, and the place where he was naturally became the command field of the entire Red Army.

Looking at the figure of the soldier like a tide, Sun Chuanfang, who was riding a tall horse, did not dare to take it lightly, the comings and goings on the battlefield have never been completed, only in progress.

"Tell Sun Biaotong that the mountain artillery battalion has an emergency military situation!" Suddenly, the loud report of the military service soldier sounded beside him.

"What's going on?" Sun Chuanfang asked coldly.

"The mountain artillery battalion has too much baggage, and it can't walk at all!"

After receiving this report, Sun Chuanfang did not wait in place, rode his horse and galloped, and a group of people around him also followed.

The situation was indeed a bit grim, the two wheels of the cannon were deeply stuck in the mud, the horses were pulled in front, and the people were pushed behind, and each time it was difficult, and the troops had just advanced for more than ten minutes, and the mountain artillery was already far behind the team.

The mountain artillery battalion management band hurriedly walked in front of Sun Chuanfang and reported the situation at the scene to him in detail, with bitter water on the outside.

"Lord Commander, what should I do? If it goes on like this, let alone daytime, it won't be able to catch up even when it's dark. The pipe band anxiously waited for the solution of the boss, and his eyes were grim.

"Throw away all the baggage, change the artillery into infantry, and catch up with the team as fast as possible."

The mountain artillery battalion commander who heard the reply was stunned for a moment, and his mouth opened wide, "It's a big loss."

The pipe band wanted to say something, but Sun Chuanfang would not defend him at all, and the group had already walked away.

Cannon? Artillery doesn't play much of a role in rainy days at all, on the contrary, it's still a burden, the marching line is too long, it's easy to expose the whereabouts of the entire army, and in the end it's only a drag.

War is changing rapidly, nothing is the golden rule, any measures must be flexibly used according to the actual situation, since their goal is to seize the commanding heights, then the speed of artillery is a big problem, anyway, it is not a positional war, artillery does not have much effect.

The sound of the rain did hide many traces of the troops, and the whole force was like a ghost ship shuttling through the dark tides, silent, and then the cover of the woods, as it was planned, closer and closer to its destination.

However, a kilometer away from the designated place, Sun Chuanfang ordered the entire army to stop advancing and stand by on the spot.

"Send people to reconnoiter near the high ground, this time we must pay attention to sending infantry, we must do it secretly, and we must not expose our whereabouts."

Sun Chuanfang's order was completely different from just now, and the destination was close at hand, but he became more and more cautious.

The scouts were divided into several groups to investigate the high ground in front of them from different directions, and the reason for this was to be foolproof, to get as good as possible about the situation in the vicinity, and to guard against any unexpected incidents.

Sun Chuanfang, who sat back in the command tent, was nervous, somehow he always had an inexplicable feeling that the blue army that had not shown up for a long time might be nearby, as the commander of the unit, he actually didn't believe that such a strategically important and favorable terrain, the commander of the blue army would be so stupid that he couldn't even see it.

If you despise others, you may bury yourself, which may be the commander's intuition.

Sun Chuanfang's guess came true, and nearly an hour later, the reconnaissance information came back.

"Report to Sun Biaotong and find that the Blue Army soldiers are heading towards the high ground."

Blues! The blue army that disappeared from the whole scene finally appeared, Sun Chuanfang immediately picked up the binoculars, and asked cautiously while looking: "How many people are on the other side?" ”

"Some of the people are in the woods, the exact number of people is not clear, no less than a few hundred."

The scout's three sentences are ambiguous, and on the premise of not revealing himself, such news can already be regarded as okay, and don't forget that the rainy weather is still interfering with the accuracy of the reconnaissance results at all times.

"The whole army was ordered to immediately enter a state of combat readiness, spread out in a fan around the high ground, and every battalion and shed must be in full array."

Sun Chuanfang made a quick decision, and the first step was to put everyone on high alert, but he was closely watching the Blues' every move.

"Sun Biaotong, the information is too vague, we can't judge whether the other party is the main force, if it is just a small group of soldiers to attract and contain, a rash attack will expose our whereabouts." Sun Chuanfang himself knew this question raised by the staff officers, although they had already detected the traces of the other party, but they were still far from really knowing, the strength of the two sides was completely equal, and any rash move could bring disastrous consequences.

"Send a battalion to carry out a tentative attack, if it is indeed a small force, it can be completely annihilated, if you encounter a large army of the other side, remember not to fall in love with the battle, the whole army retreats immediately."

In any case, it is still necessary to send troops to attack, they cannot sit idly by and watch the other side continue to approach that strategic high ground without any resistance on the way, if they are lucky, it is best to be able to detect the movement of the opponent's main force in one fell swoop, so that they can grasp the initiative, which is greatly conducive to the next offensive plan.

The 500 soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 1st Infantry Battalion received the order and immediately set off, although the chambers of the guns were only empty cartridges for exercises, they held the guns rigidly, and quietly approached the Blue Army with serious expressions, and the commanders and staff a few hundred meters away kept an eye on their movements with binoculars.

The gunshots rang out, and in this rain-filled space, it sounded much more muffled, and the other side was crushed with a single blow, and the soldiers of the first battalion did not pursue and were ordered to retreat.

"I can confirm that it is only a small vanguard of the blue side"

Before the staff officer finished speaking, the gunshots rang out again, and this time it was obviously much denser, the tentative red side troops were intercepted and killed on the way back, and hundreds of blue soldiers were killed in the jungle in the distance, shooting in unison, and the yellow smoke from the exercise bullets instantly filled the entire battlefield, and the soldiers of the first battalion who were at the forefront were "shot" one after another, and were invited out of the battlefield by the accompanying referee group.

The overwhelming superiority made the red side troops "suffer heavy losses", and Sun Chuanfang, who witnessed all this, did not mess with himself, and the red side broke a lot of people, but the blue army troops were also exposed.

"The first standard of the infantry was all dispatched, and the first battalion was rescued head-on, and the second standard followed me out of the back from behind." Sun Chuanfang responded calmly, he wanted to come to a counter-encirclement.

"Report to Sun Biaotong, the first standard was blocked by the enemy's division of troops, and the progress was slow, and it was impossible to reach the rescue site."

"Tell Sun Biaotong that the second standard was suddenly attacked by a small group of enemy troops, and it was blocked in a roundabout way, and it was unable to complete the intended goal."

There is no doubt that the other party came prepared, and used a small force to drag down Hongfang's rescue plan, as long as it could be delayed for a while, the main force of the blue side could first destroy the isolated battalion, and sure enough, in less than five minutes, facing several times the enemy force and firepower of their own, the first battalion was almost "all killed".

is a time difference, not only Sun Chuanfang, everyone is unexpected.

"His grandmother's! They want to eat a battalion of me! ”

With a foul mouth, he suddenly turned his head and asked the people around him.

"Who is the commander of the Blues?"

In the silence, I don't know who answered weakly.

"The second standard of the second association, Yang Yuting."