A fierce battle broke out, and the Cossack cavalry launched the heaviest attack on the mouth of the Majiagou valley. The transport brigade guarding the valley pass, with high morale, desperately resisted the attack of the Russian army under the command of the captain Shen Hongcai, and took advantage of the favorable local terrain to mercilessly shoot the Cossack cavalry who tried to rush into the valley one by one. The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke, bullets and bullets, and flesh and blood were flying. The Cossack cavalry, attracted by the great wealth, became even more ferocious and brutal, and rushed into the valley one by one as if they were mad in order to obtain the wealth that did not belong to them in the first place. The soldiers of the Tiger Army Transport Brigade fought to the death with these murderous Cossacks in order to keep the materials and salaries in the valley, and each of them knew in their hearts what those materials in the valley meant to the front-line army, so they had no choice but to fight to the death, and keeping this batch of materials was to keep the lifeline of the front-line army, and they could fight for a little more hope for the final victory, so they were willing to use their precious lives to protect this batch of military supplies.

On the top of a hill not far from Majiagou, this was originally just a barren mountain, after the Tiger Army fought with Lao Maozi in Jilin, in order to ensure the safety of the logistics supply line, the Tiger Army established an observation post here, but it is only the most rudimentary observation post, usually only four soldiers are stationed here, responsible for monitoring the movement within a radius of a few miles, and there are many observation posts like this on the mountains along the way.

But this most ordinary observation post has become extremely lively today, and in the mountains and forests next to the sentry post, there is a group of tiger soldiers who are closely watching every move around them. In the two thatched huts built for the observation post, more than a dozen people gathered at this time, and most of these people were wearing the uniforms of Tiger Army officers. Because on their shoulders, most of them wear shiny new epaulettes.

One bar has two stars, two bars have one star, and two bars have three stars. And the most striking thing is a young officer lying on the map, with three shining gold stars hanging on his shoulders, and next to the three gold stars is a soaring golden dragon.

Just about a month earlier, the Ordinance on the Rank of Officers had been approved by the Emperor at a cabinet meeting and had begun to be formally implemented in the Tiger Army.

At present, the officers of the Tiger Army are mainly divided into ten ranks, namely general, lieutenant general, major general, and colonel. Lieutenant colonel, major, captain, lieutenant, ensign, warrant officer. At this time, Ren Chao was wearing the rank of general, of course, there was actually a higher rank above the general, that is, generalissimo, but this rank was specially set for the emperor who was also the generalissimo of the Imperial Navy and Army. So for the average person. Admiral is the highest military rank.

The corresponding epaulettes of the officer rank from small to large are:

Lieutenant: No star, warrant officer; One bar and one star, second lieutenant; One bar and two stars, lieutenant; One bar three stars. Captain.

Officer: Two bars and one star, major; Two bars and two stars, lieutenant colonel; two-bar three-star, colonel; Two bars and four stars. Senior colonel.

Generals: Tengfei Golden Dragon plus one Venus Major General, Tengfei Golden Dragon plus two Venus Lieutenant Generals, Tengfei Golden Dragon plus three Venus Admirals. And the rank of generalissimo was specially created for the emperor. It is the golden dragon of the nine soaring to symbolize the supreme right of its ninety-five honor.

According to the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Ranks of Officers", the Tiger Army generally adopts the system of one post and two ranks, which means that two officers holding the same position can have different military ranks. For example, the squire of the War Department stipulates that the military rank is general or lieutenant general, the division commander is lieutenant general or major general, the brigade commander is major general or colonel, the regiment commander is colonel or lieutenant colonel, the battalion commander is a major or captain, the company commander is a captain or lieutenant, and the platoon commander is a second lieutenant or warrant officer. However, there are also special features that the post of Secretary of the War Department must be filled by the current Army Admiral, and the Secretary of the Admiralty must be held by the Admiral.

Of course, the military rank system has just begun to be implemented, and the relevant system is not too sound, and it has only begun to be implemented in the Tiger Army.

Ren Chao looked at the map in front of him, couldn't help frowning and shaking his head, and casually put the pencil in his hand on the map. Turning around and walking out, Ren Chao walked to the observation post and glanced at the battlefield filled with gunpowder in the distance, and at this time, a personal guard had already handed over the binoculars.

Ren Chao picked up the binoculars and took a look, and found that on the battlefield at this time, the two sides were fighting fiercely, and he couldn't help but be slightly worried in his heart, "Send someone to try to inform Shen Hongcai that he will resist the enemy's attack at any cost." ”

"Yes!" The herald next to him respectfully replied and turned to leave.

Ren Chao observed the shape of the battlefield again, and at this time, someone came over to report, "Report to the commander, Division Commander Luo is here." ”

"Hmm!" Ren Chao nodded slightly, casually handed over the telescope to the guards beside him, and turned around and walked towards the command room. Ren Chao's temporary headquarters was originally only a dormitory for four sentinels, and at this time, so many people were crowded in, and some staff officers were forced to work in newly erected tents outside the house.

Ren Chao just walked to the door, just in time to see the commander of the seventh division, Luo Yong, rushing over, Luo Yong also saw Ren Chao, hurriedly walked in front of Ren Chao, and gave a standard military salute, "Report to the commander, Luo Yong, the commander of the seventh division, was ordered to come to report." ”

Ren Chao raised his hand and returned a military salute, and said with a smile, "Let's go into the house and talk!" ”

"Yes!" Luo Yong responded respectfully, followed Ren Chao into the house, took off his coat very casually, and a shining gold star appeared on his shoulder. "Marshal, at present, all the units of our Seventh Division have arrived at the designated positions and are lurking and waiting for orders!" Rayong said loudly.

Ren Chao couldn't help but nodded slightly, "What is the current situation of the enemy?" ”

"According to the latest intelligence of the scouts, the main force of the Russian Cossack cavalry is rushing in the direction of Majiagou with all its might, and the total strength is estimated to be more than 10,000 people. The bait thrown by Dashuai this time was too big, and as soon as these greedy old hairy people got the news, they immediately rushed over like a pack of hungry wolves. Rayong couldn't help but say with some excitement.

"More than 10,000 people, if we can successfully annihilate these more than 10,000 Cossack cavalry, the main force of the Cossack cavalry in the entire Far East will be basically annihilated by us, and the remaining small fish and shrimp will not be able to pose any threat to our logistics supply lines." Ren Chao nodded with satisfaction and said.

"But Dashuai, isn't the bait thrown out this time too big, in case something goes wrong, this head is not enough for Dashuai to cut off." Rayong couldn't help but frown and said. (To be continued......)