Chapter Eighty-Six: Emergencies
(2nd Update)
As the commander of the blue side, this young officer in the northeast, who served as Zhang Zuolin's right-hand man in the future, came to prominence in this exercise, and Sun Chuanfang's battalion was completely wiped out, showing his good military command ability.
As a graduate of the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, Yang Yuting is also a group of international students, and he originally planned to go back to his hometown in the Northeast to do a career, but before he could get out of Shanhaiguan, he was summoned to his command by Ye Kaiyi's paper order to serve as the second standard commander of the Second Association of the Praetorian Guard.
Of course, Ye Kai's decision means that his life destiny has changed since then, at least he has no chance with Zhang Zuolin, mentioning his historical ending, it is indeed embarrassing, as a veteran of the Northeast Army, after Zhang Zuolin was killed, he was at odds with his successor Major Marshal Zhang Xueliang, and was shot dead in the Tiger Hall of Shuaifu.
Now that those are still far away, Yang Yuting at this stage is in high spirits, because the battle situation in the telescope is basically on their side.
One of the opposing battalions lost more than 400 people, and the remaining dozens of people fled in the opposite direction, which no longer posed an actual threat, so he ordered the pursuit to be stopped, and the whole army immediately reinforced the blocking force.
Looking at the blue soldiers who were about to move, Sun Chuanfang decisively gave up the original plan of rescue, shrunk the battle line, and formed a defensive formation to avoid direct confrontation with the blue side with high morale.
"This Yang Yuting has two brushes." After a few confrontations, Sun Chuanfang realized that the other party was not an idle person, it seemed that he had met the opponent this time, and he was adjusting the countermeasures in his heart, since it was a temptation, the first battalion had already played a role in temptation.
"Sun Biaotong, the other party is pressing step by step, and it looks like he is about to rush up, shall we fight, or transfer?" The others were not as calm as Sun Chuanfang, the "war" had just begun, and they lost a battalion of troops in vain, which was more than 10% of the total strength, and they didn't earn anything.
"According to the original plan, our goal is to occupy this high ground, and as long as we occupy the high ground, we can recover the disadvantage." Sun Chuanfang recounted his thoughts.
"Sun Tongzhi, in this case, you have to rush to the high ground" The staff officers said with a look of doubt, their worries are not unreasonable, there is a steep slope in front, there are pursuers in the back, if you still insist on occupying the high ground, then your back will be completely exposed to the guns of the blue side, in this case, it is not wise to carry out the original plan head-on.
"I know what you mean, of course you won't simply rush up, listen, the whole army is divided into two roads, one way to stay in place, relying on the cover of terrain and trees to defend on the spot, and the other way to go around to the back of the high ground, once you successfully occupy this high ground, you will definitely defeat the blue side from both sides." Sun Chuanfang told him the truth.
The others at the command post nodded suddenly, although this plan is bold, but it is not unrealistic, if it can successfully occupy the high ground in front of it, it will be said that it will regain the disadvantage just now in one fell swoop and regain the initiative.
Under Sun Chuanfang's instructions, the Red Army launched a division plan, and he personally led 1,500 soldiers to begin to go around the hill as fast as possible, waiting for an opportunity to reach the top from the back.
This plan pays attention to efficiency and time, as well as surprise, if it is discovered, the blue side will inevitably launch a fierce attack, and the defense force left in place is only half of the opponent's, let alone divide the troops, it is simply the initiative to be eliminated in pieces.
Sun Chuanfang had just left, and the other side was fighting, at this time, the value of losing a battalion was reflected, for the blue side, because they did not know the allocation of troops of the red side, they did not rashly launch a large-scale attack, several exchanges of fire were touched, and the red side, on the other hand, can calmly move in the other direction.
Under the cover of the woods, the blue side did not notice that the opponent had lost half of its troops, but as time went by, the gap in firepower would become larger and wider, and the blue side would find out sooner or later.
"Yang Biaotong, the enemy's strength is unknown, and the resistance is stubborn under the cover of the woods, our side has suffered a lot of losses, is it advancing or retreating?"
The staff officer looked anxiously at Yang Yuting, the commander-in-chief of the blue side, this kind of tentative attack is undoubtedly a big loss for the attacking side, after all, the other party can rely on strong cover to fight back.
"You still need to say this nonsense" Yang Yuting chewed a dog's tail grass in his mouth, stepped on a raised stone, and exuded a reckless vigor when he spoke, "Don't make a fuss, listen to my orders and the whole army will attack, squeeze the red guys to the bottom of the hillside, and it is best to surround me." ”
Although Yang Yuting's words were rude, his brain was not hot, he could see that the opponent did not have many troops, and now he was going to rely on his overwhelming personnel superiority to compress the space of the red side and force the opponent to move to the high ground, so that without the cover of the woods, coupled with the fact that he would inevitably move slowly in the high ground, the probability of completely annihilating the opponent would be greatly increased.
On the other side, Sun Chuanfang was still leading the troops on the road, and when he heard the fierce firefight behind him, he subconsciously shouted in his heart, why is it so fast! Then he hurriedly ordered.
"The whole army should speed up and be sure to arrive at the designated place within two hours, and if anyone dares to delay the military situation, the military law will deal with it."
Hurried footsteps rumbled, this forced march was a great test for all, and most of the day had passed since the last resupply, and fatigue and hunger had returned to them.
Running in the center of the team, the sound of wheezing made Sun Chuanfang feel more stressed, he knew that what soldiers needed most was rest, but there was no way, time was more important to them than everything.
More than a thousand people swept across the flat ground like a torrent, and at this moment, he turned his head and imagined what was happening on the battlefield a few kilometers away, although it was completely invisible, but on the other side of the high ground, a "bloody battle" must have been in full swing, right?
Standing at the foot of the hill, Sun Chuanfang stepped on Ma Pei, jumped directly up the hillside, turned around and shouted to everyone.
"Put guns on your backs, and everyone will immediately climb to the high ground!"
Highland! As long as they occupy the high ground, they can support the besieged red men, retreat can cover the transfer of that part of the people to the hills, and then hold on to the high ground until the end of the exercise, in short, the initiative of this exercise will be completely in their hands.
However, as soon as the words fell, the sudden situation made the good dream come to naught in an instant.
At the top of the hill, the sound of Maxim machine gun fire suddenly sounded, and in an instant, the flames were everywhere, and the whirlwind-like "bullets" whistled, and the entire top of the hill was illuminated, and the dense "fire net" completely blocked the road up the mountain.
was stunned, everyone was stunned, including Sun Chuanfang, his face was dull, and the earth-shattering sound made his mount suddenly frightened, and he seemed to run down the mountain like crazy.
"Can this still be rushed?" I'm afraid it's the same question on everyone's mind.
The machine guns roared, like a ruthless harvester of life, pouring carpet "bullets" down the mountain, and did not dare to take a step forward.
Where did this army come from?
Why haven't you heard of it before?
After a lot of effort to control the horse, Sun Chuanfang looked behind him, couldn't help swallowing, and put a big question mark in his heart.
Will these physically exhausted soldiers be able to fight another tough battle?