Chapter 62: Take it in stride
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The news that Dewey led an army of 10,000 from Liangzhou to prepare to attack the county seat of Wuling soon spread. (Please search, or enter directly to see the latest chapter)
There are only 2,400 Sergeants of the Iron Blood Army stationed in Wuling County, including 200 logistics personnel, that is to say, those who can really participate in the fight are 2,200 people, and the remaining 500 sergeants are stationed in Qingyuan County.
Almost no one is optimistic about this fight, including Gao Chibang, Huang Biao, Song Hu and Zhao Laibao and others, and there are some voices circulating in the army, which roughly means that the iron-blooded army still has to leave the city, return to the mountains, and use the advantages of the terrain to contend with it.
Of course, Li Rupei knew these calls, and it was impossible for him to remain indifferent.
The hard-working Iron and Blood Army is the capital that Li Rupei relies on, his feelings for the Iron Blood Army are very deep, no one can understand his inner feelings, afraid of the casualties of the Iron Blood Army sergeants, afraid of the Iron Blood Army suffering heavy losses, just like parents treat their children, hoping that their children will become the best talents and get ahead, but they are afraid that their children will suffer.
If you don't experience wind and rain, how can you see the rainbow, when you should be ruthless, you can't be soft, the so-called mercy is not in charge.
Li Rupei knew very well that the Iron Blood Army had to go through the iron-blooded forgery, and only by going through brutal battles again and again could it be truly invincible, especially in the early days of the exhibition, although it would cost heavy casualties.
The operational arrangements have long been decided, and it is precisely because of this kind of hard-hitting combat method that many worries have been aroused.
In the barracks of the Iron and Blood Army, all the officers above the rank of the team were concentrated.
Li Rupei's expression was very strict.
"The big war is coming, I have heard a lot of discussions, some brothers think that the strength of the iron-blooded army is insufficient, and they may face huge pressure to fight with 10,000 officers and soldiers face to face, and the best way to deal with it is to leave Wuling County and Qingyuan County and return to the mountains, so that they can rely on the advantages of the terrain to hit the officers and soldiers fiercely."
"This kind of construction is good, it is true that from the actual situation, in fact, it is not that a certain has not thought about such a coping strategy, if the iron-blooded army retreats to the mountains, the advantage of flexibility and mobility can be wielded, maybe at the lowest cost, in exchange for the greatest victory, but a certain will not adopt this kind of construction."
"Why don't you adopt it, there should always be a reason, today I want to tell you brothers that I chose to fight face-to-face with 10,000 officers and soldiers, and fight hard, for the honor of the Iron Army, and for the future exhibition of the Iron Army."
"To explain this reason, I don't want to shout empty slogans, the Iron Blood Army does anything is real, you brothers just think about it, what was your identity before, what is your identity now, it should be clear, in the eyes of the government and the people, the Iron Blood Army is still a bandit, maybe the title of the Iron Blood Army, will become a joke, the honor of the army is obtained by winning battles again and again, not self-styled, now what the brothers need to do is to use flesh and blood, really let the government and the people understand, The Predator is a truly invincible army. ”
"To make any decision, you must have a long-term vision, to give a very simple example, to build yì Iron Blood Army retreat to the mountains, that is to consider the exhibition of the Iron Blood Army for ten years, but stick to Wuling County, and fight head-on with the official army, consider the exhibition of the Iron Blood Army for a hundred years, the Iron Blood Army has the advantage of mobility and flexibility, and it must have the courage and strength to fight head-on."
"Maybe such a decision will cause the Iron Blood Army to cause a lot of casualties, and even be forced to retreat into the mountains, if that really happens, it can only be said that the Iron Blood Army has no real strength, and you and your brothers are worthy of the title of the Iron Blood Army, and the Iron Blood Army still has a very long way to go."
"I don't believe that will happen."
"Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is victorious in a hundred battles, a certain will never gamble with the lives of his brothers, what is the situation of the official army, how is the combat effectiveness, a certain is here to analyze and analyze the brothers for you, the 10,000 officers and troops led by Dewey, of which 3,000 are the original tooth army, and the remaining 7,000 people are recruited later, as for most of the main force of the tooth army, Lu Yanhong went to Xiangyang, so on the surface, there are 10,000 officers and soldiers, but in fact, there are 3,000 people who really have combat effectiveness."
"The iron-blooded army has defeated the official army three times, especially the battle of annihilating the 3,000-tooth foreign army, the foreign town army and the 1,200-tooth army, the focus is still on their own strength, but unfortunately these two battles have not been able to lead the vigilance of the official army, they still think that the iron-blooded army is a bandit, and the battle is just opportunistic to be able to win, then this time the iron-blooded army will really show the iron-blooded side, let the officers and soldiers see how they are defeated in front of the iron-blooded army." ……
Despite his fighting spirit, Li Rupei is still very cautious.
The biggest drawback of sticking to the city is the lack of flexibility, the city is like a target, people can aim accurately, saving a lot of time and body, many times, the battle of attacking the city, the fight is the number of military strength and sergeants, cold weapon combat, strategy is one aspect, the most important thing is the courage of the sergeant.
Dewey commanded this operation with full of anger and determination for revenge, the fighting spirit of the officers and troops is strong, which is not good for the iron-blooded army, and Dewey knows the strength of the iron-blooded army from a certain distance, and the command of the operation will be targeted, although Dewey may be at odds with sergeant Qian Shiqu, but this kind of discord will not have a decisive impact in the early stage of the operation, Qian Shiqu is a scholar after all, he has not really experienced the fight, it is impossible to affect the officers and troops, and the focus of the campaign deployment is still Dewey's responsibility. The only possibility that Dewey and Qian Shiqu had a serious disagreement was that the iron-blooded army suffered heavy losses to the officers and troops during the battle.
Opportunity requires the Predator Army to create its own zào, and pie will not fall from the sky.
As for the victory or defeat of the operation, it is not possible to completely grasp it, but Li Rupei is still concerned about every detail, and the so-called details determine success or failure.
Gao Chibang explained in great detail the specific combat deployment, the 10,000 officers and troops led by Dewey, the vanguard force of 3,000 people, these 3,000 people are the absolute main force, that is, the original tooth army, Dewey will personally lead the 3,000 people, carry out the most fierce attack, all the way to the march, Dewey sent scouts, reconnaissance along the road, the march is very cautious, thinking about ambushing these 3,000 people, it is almost impossible, the remaining 7,000 people, become the Chinese army, the distance from the vanguard is not very far, gather only fifty miles, This also ensures that when the vanguard is attacked, the Chinese army can arrive within an hour to carry out rescue.
The reason why Dewey made such an arrangement is actually meaningful, the combat effectiveness of the 3,000-tooth army is the strongest, and the role of these 3,000 people is decisive, and the remaining 7,000 people are all newly recruited sergeants, and the icing on the cake is okay.
The Iron Blood Army is facing these 3,000 Tooth Army, and it needs to completely defeat the Tooth Army within an hour, so as to ensure the victory of the battle and maintain its superiority over the official army.
The location of the battle was still chosen on the outskirts of Wuling County, and the Iron and Blood Army had twice defeated the official army in the suburbs, which was also a decision made by Li Rupei.
In this battle, the Iron and Blood Army went all out, without any reservations, and all 2,200 sergeants participated in the battle, and there was no reserve, which was a decisive mode of the first battle.
Gao Chibang once built yì, is it not to transfer the three hundred combat sergeants stationed in Qingyuan County to participate in the attack, Li Rupei did not agree to such an arrangement, Qingyuan County stationed a small number of sergeants, for the official army is a kind of deterrent, at the same time, the official army's large-scale attack, will inevitably cause chaos in the situation, this critical moment, need to stabilize the situation in Qingyuan County.
The discussion lasted for more than an hour, and the battle on the sand table was also carried out several times, and the small white and red flags were moved back and forth, and the final conclusion was that it was still a face-to-face fight, and there was no other shortcut.
Gao Chibang, Huang Biao, Song Hu, Zhao Laibao and Yan Fu finally stopped the discussion and looked at Li Rupei.
"The big war is coming soon, in terms of arranging troops, the Iron Blood Army does not have too many advantages, some of the sergeants of the Iron Blood Army, there is a certain fear psychology, this is very normal, don't talk about them, even a certain also has a lot of worries, after all, it is 10,000 officers and soldiers who are pressed over, the last time they defeated the Tooth Army, the Iron Blood Army has an advantage in strength, and the Tooth Army is also unprepared, but the more this is the case, the more you have to deal with it calmly."
"Knowing the danger in your heart, revealing a calm state, and not being disturbed by external chaos, this is the way to general, you are the backbone of the iron-blooded army, as long as you maintain your composure and deal with it calmly, the sergeants below will be able to abandon their timidity and fear, and fight bravely."
"A certain or that point of view, this battle is very important for the Iron Army, this is the first face-to-face, hard-to-face battle, once the Iron Blood Army has passed this baptism, it will be able to face any challenge calmly in the future."
"Please, I'm waiting for your good news in the county office."
Li Rupei quickly returned to the county seat, this time he did not insist on participating in the battle, after all, this is a vicious battle, as the soul of the iron-blooded army, if he participates in the fight from beginning to end, it is not very realistic, and it will also make Gao Chibang and others, who commanded the battle, have concerns, before Li Rupei left the barracks, Gao Chibang and others built yì, leaving a hundred people in the county to hold on, which was rejected by him, and the number of sergeants involved in the battle was not large, and it could not be transferred at will.