Hearing this, the commander of the 1st Armored Division of the Praetorian Guards was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly snatched the record and asked, "What are you kidding?" Do I have troops to the Pu River? ”

"Judging by the records of radio communications, it should be so. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But I can't judge the authenticity of this radio communication, because we have received a lot of false reports in a few hours......" replied the officer in charge of the radio to his division commander.

What he said was indeed the truth, because the maps in the hands of the troops were all outdated old maps, so many roads and landforms had undergone some changes. These changes led many troops to the wrong path, and some captured maps became a good thing in the eyes of the senior commanders of the Ming army.

Because of all kinds of getting lost and misidentifying landmarks, countless misreporting incidents have occurred. Some troops mistook a certain river for a large river on the map, and some soldiers mistook a certain support point on the Liaohe defense line for another ...... These reporting errors seriously misled the Ming army's command structure and caused a certain degree of command confusion.

Another worrying reason is that the Ming army is too scattered and impatient, which makes it impossible for the Ming army commander to confirm the authenticity of the various reports he has received. Taking the current record of radio communications, who knows what the situation of this force is now?

It is possible that this force waiting for support has been annihilated, or it is possible that after this force has been annihilated, the enemy has seized communication equipment and sent wrong news to lure the Ming army into being fooled - these are all possible things, and it is impossible to distinguish and judge in the chaos of wartime.

"The commander gave me the order to attack and arrive at the Puhe defense line before nightfall today...... However, I was still about 10 kilometers away from this target, and I had to abandon the commander's original attack order because the attack speed was not enough. The division commander handed the record to his chief of staff, and then said to the officer in charge of the telegram: "Go back, boy. I'll leave the rest to judge, you've done enough. ”

Then the man who personally received the flag of the 1st Division of the Praetorian Guard from Emperor Zhu Mu made his own judgment: "Immediately gather tanks and trucks near the division headquarters to form a temporary commando...... Continue south along the highway and look for this unit of our army that has sent a signal for help! If everything is true, help them with their plans...... Also, make sure they stay alive until tomorrow when the main forces arrive! ”

"1 company of tanks! Urgent gathering! All crew members board the bus and get ready to go! Check the lines of communication equipment, check the engine, transmission and fuel, check the ammunition reserves! Then report to me...... "After hearing the plan of action, the already noisy divisional camp became even more noisy, and the soldiers ran around with ammunition boxes to make the final replenishment of the troops preparing for departure.

"Bring a fuel truck! Bring another cart of ammunition...... If there are still our men over there, they should need supplies and provisions. "After less than ten minutes of intense preparation, a seemingly sizable force had been assembled, with about two infantry companies covered by trucks, 12 old No. 1 tanks as the main force, and three No. 1 self-propelled guns as cover fire.

The troops that can accompany the troops all the way to the vicinity of Shimizutai are all mechanized troops, and most of those outdated equipment are still difficult to trek on the road. These units with good mobility have demonstrated the basic form of a future war with their actual results: the classic mechanized troops rely on absolute superiority in the protection of firepower speed to decide the outcome of the entire battle by fighting more and fighting less.

The commanders of the Ming army were groping for this set of advanced and attractive combat methods, and they clumsily used their own continuous attempts to familiarize themselves with the more and more advanced weapons and equipment in their hands, and finally formed a mode of application that was closer to reality. In this revolution and exploration, any confusion and discomfort are allowed, even mistakes are allowed.

"As a commander, I must try to complete the combat mission given to us by my superiors! Now I order you to go to the east bank of the Pu River, search for our soldiers who are under siege, and help them occupy the bridges over the Pu River! The division commander put his hands behind his back in front of the assembled soldiers and made a brief pre-battle mobilization speech: "I wish you victory!" Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Let's go! ”

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" All the soldiers clenched their right hands into fists and pressed them to their chests, and they let out loud cheers, then started their tanks and cars and began to speed south along the road.

"Chief of Staff...... Send a telegram to the command of the army group...... Tell them that my troops have advanced to the area around the Puhe River and cannot follow the latest orders to go on the defensive at Qingshuitai. Looking at the smoke and dust raised in the distance, watching the torrent of ironclad composed of his tanks and cars rushing into the distance, the division commander of the Praetorian Guard finally spoke and said to the chief of staff beside him.

"Understood, I already sent a telegram before I came...... Chief of Staff replied to his commander with a smile, and then opened his mouth to suggest: "The remaining troops still need to be armed, and I will urge all the follow-up troops who can be contacted to arrive as soon as possible, and Qingshuitai cannot afford to be lost." ”

"You're right!" The division commander nodded, then yawned, and sighed with some papers: "Alas...... I haven't slept for a day and a night, and I'm really in a trance. There is one more thing I have to hand over to you, if there is really an army that captures the bridge over the Pu River, I will definitely go to the imperial court and give credit to this army! ”

"Ha, division commander, do you think it would be better to let the commander come forward in this matter?" While accompanying the division commander in the direction of the headquarters, the chief of staff suggested: "If the commander personally writes an application to His Majesty, it is estimated that each of them will have a first-class medal of courage, and they will definitely not be able to escape." ”

After listening to this, the division commander was obviously more satisfied with this suggestion, and nodded with a smile and agreed: "You are right, this kind of thing still needs to be spoken by the group army headquarters, and it is more forceful...... However, I, the division commander, should also submit an application for commendation to the group army headquarters, after all, it is the honor of our division, and my face is bright. Gee...... Each person has a first-class medal of courage, and I, the Praetorian Guard Division, can be regarded as the first pro-army of the Son of Heaven, right? Hahaha. (To be continued.) )