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Chapter 643 Intelligence

When Shar Yar started a new round of propaganda, the army commanded by Jahan advanced to Dulia. The reconnaissance teams sent out came back one after another, and suffered heavy losses. Dozens of reconnaissance teams, five or six hundred people, and less than fifty returned. They have the same fate, that is, they are hit by their opponents. And this kind of blow is something they have never encountered before.

The opponent was so strong that he didn't even look at his face before he was hit. Every time they came back, they were telling a story, the weapons of the invading enemy were very similar to the previous Portuguese, the difference was that they had more people and the weapons were more powerful. Since it's similar to the Portuguese, it's not a big problem. It's not good to scout during the day, so go at night.

Jahan's confidence is still very high, because his opponent has never continued to go deeper, which makes him confused and relieved. Because this way you can destroy the invading enemy in one go. From the Ming Empire in the south? In a country far away, because you can't get from the mountains, do you take the sea route?

To the north of present-day India is the Wusizang Xuanwei Division, which is nominally dominated by the Ming Dynasty, but is actually an independent kingdom. On the territory of the Ming Empire, there are many such places.

Chen Xie, the big leader of the aggressors, is inspecting the forward positions at the moment. No complete defense system should be isolated. Neither a purely defensive nor a purely offensive is militarily advisable. Attacking and defending is the right way!

The mobilization ability of Shar Yar was not bad, and about 30,000 local people were "mobilized" to work in positions outside the city. Driving stakes. Dig trenches and set up obstacles. The overseers on the position are all puppet soldiers, not because they are capable, but because they are more ruthless with their own people. Once someone is lazy, they don't hesitate to whip people back. The previous Japanese soldiers were also ruthless, but they preferred to speak with bayonets. After stabbing a few lazy guys to death, the efficiency dropped a lot.

Chen Xie didn't want these people to be forced to rebel, so he removed the Japanese soldiers and let the puppet army supervise them, and the food should ensure that these people could eat enough. With such an adjustment, the efficiency is really much higher. Japanese soldiers were carrying barbed wire and wrapping it around wooden stakes, and the fortifications in three directions were gradually taking shape, and now they were in the finishing stages.

Because it is not known which direction Jahan will choose to launch a general attack. Chen Xie left enough reserves, and there were only a few alert troops in front. It is believed that these barbed wires are enough to hold out until the follow-up troops come forward and enter the battle.

The position of Ushitojiro's company, on a small hillside, had a frontal width of about eight hundred meters, and on the left and right, respectively, were two other companies. With the strength of an infantry battalion, defend a position with a frontal width of more than 2,500 meters. To be honest, this force is definitely a bit thin. But these Japanese soldiers did not think so, the recent battles. They are full of confidence that they will win, and the only regret is why they should defend, instead of taking the initiative to attack.

There were sporadic gunshots ahead, and it was supposed that the reconnaissance team was working. The army of the Mughal Empire was really a thief, and repeatedly invested a large number of scouts. It has been hit hard again and again. While using a telescope to reconnoiter the front, Ushito Jiro paid attention to the density of the gunfire, which seemed to be not as good as the previous few times, and it seemed that the reconnaissance team had fewer people. "Hi, you're taking a class. Take a look ahead and pick up the brothers from the reconnaissance team. A squad leader was called, and after giving the order, Niu Teng continued to observe.

This position was already on the first line, and he was given the order that once there were too many enemies, he could take the initiative to retreat to the second-line position, without insisting too much, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties. For such orders, Niu Tojiro will always convey them to every soldier, to let them know how the great Xinghai City Lord Chen Xie values every front-line soldier.

This move undoubtedly boosted morale, the soldiers below were all Japanese, and only three life guides in the company were veterans of the Ming Dynasty. These three veterans also respect the company commander of Ushito Jiro, and every time something happens, they will talk to him first. The veterans have no shelf, they always laugh with the soldiers, and there is a bit of a language barrier, but the enthusiasm of the Japanese soldiers to learn Chinese is very high.

"It's time to eat!" Someone shouted from behind, and Jiro Ushito looked back and smiled, life guidance Captain Liu Jiang. This is a veteran, it is said that ten years ago he was wounded in the battle of the Ming Dynasty against the northern invaders, and after being demobilized and returning to his hometown, he couldn't stay still, and ran to the army again, asking to be a veteran. As a result, he was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division B of Xinghai City (Japanese B), and followed him to fight this distant country.

"Instructor, why don't you eat first?" Ushito Jiro's official words are already very good, and this guy does have language talents. Liu Jiang smiled and said: "The old tradition of the Dengzhou battalion, if the soldiers don't eat well, the officers don't know how to eat." Ushito Jiro was stunned for a moment, and immediately put down the bowl in his hand, and explained to the correspondent next to him, asking him to change the meaning.

Soon, the officers who were eating put down their chopsticks and were waiting for the soldiers to eat first. Niu Tojiro has always paid attention to these details, and he knows that Liu Jiang is from an invincible old army, which is said to be in Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty.

There was billowing smoke and dust in front of him, and Ushito Jiro immediately trotted forward and ran along the trench to the forefront, a group of cavalry was rapidly retreating, and there was a thumping of gunfire behind him, which must have been sent out to meet the team. Soon the squad of cavalry returned, and Niu Tojiro and Liu Jiang stepped forward to salute.

The officer who turned over and dismounted was also a captain, and said with a smile after returning the salute: "Bad luck, the ammunition is almost gone, and fifty enemy cavalry are coming." I was almost stuck by them, but fortunately I found it in time and ran fast enough. At the last moment, your receivers opened fire, and we were able to pull down easily. ”

Ushito Jiro looked carefully ahead, and the soldiers were retreating, and it seemed that someone was wounded. The squad leader and his subordinates soon appeared, saluted and reported: "This group of Indian soldiers is different, there are arquebuses. During the shooting, one of the brothers received a stray bullet in the leg. It's not a big problem, rubbed a piece of skin, and it's been taken care of. ”

The reconnaissance captain listened and said, "Damn, I really didn't notice this, it's very deep." ”

Ushito Jiro said: "It is estimated that it is the most elite reconnaissance unit, and the musket should be started from other channels." This information should be reported immediately. Liu Jiang nodded in approval, signed the information, and handed it to the correspondent to send away.

Jahan had an ace army in his hands, armed with muskets, but there were a little fewer people, only a thousand. It's not that he doesn't want to equip him with more of this weapon, it's that the Dutch only sold him so much. The musket was very powerful, and the disadvantage was that it could not fight in the rain. This season, there is not much rain in India, and Jahan does not have much time to wait for a winter to pass, and there are many dreams at night.

A large number of enemies finally appeared in the binoculars, not elephant soldiers, but cavalry. In the last battle, there were almost no cavalry, and this was the first time that a large Indian cavalry was spotted at close range. A thousand meters away, the cavalry stopped. Ushito Jiro was somewhat regretful, if he could get into 500 meters, the three-pounder gun of the artillery platoon would be able to give him a blow.

"The Europeans of the dog days actually sold arquebuses to the enemy." Li Xingguo was very annoyed and immediately came to Chen Xie to report. Chen Xie, who was inspecting the front line, immediately decided to go to the front line to have a look. Li Xingguo's opposition was invalid, so he had to follow with his guards.

When Jiro Ushito's sentry noticed the horse team coming from behind, he immediately sent a message. Soon Chen Xie saw the officers and soldiers lined up to greet him, turned over and dismounted, stepped forward, glanced at Niu Tengjiro and said with a smile: "It's you, Niu Tengjiro, this time you are on the front line again, are you worried or afraid?" ”

"Report to Grandpa, there are worries, but I am worried that the enemy will come too little, and it will not be enough for everyone to kill." The answer was very uplifting, Chen Xie smiled and hammered his shoulder, looking very "close to the people", and said to a cadre of officers and soldiers: "You don't have to be too desperate, you can give up the position after holding on for half an hour." This place is in the salient, don't be surrounded. ”

After looking around, Chen Xie was ready to leave, and what was at the front was nothing more than the strength of an infantry regiment. Chen Xie didn't expect them to last long, and the key battle was still on the second line, using strong fortifications to launch a counterattack after a large number of enemy troops. For this reason, Chen Xie left a force as a reserve. Well, even if it's cannon fodder, Chen Xie doesn't want to die too much, it's too hard to send it, and it's not easy to brainwash them.

Because of this war, Chen Xie realized the difficulties brought by the long road, and in the future, he must increase investment to build a large transport fleet of the army, the existing model is not advisable, and he cannot rely too much on the transportation capacity of merchants.

Just when Chen Xie was just getting on his horse, there was a shout from the front: "Come up, the enemy is up?" ”

Chen Xie immediately stopped, went up to the roof where the regimental headquarters was located, and used a telescope to observe the movements of the Mughal imperial army.

The company commander named Ushito Jiro was calm and ordered the sharpshooters in the unit to shoot at a distance of three hundred meters, and the others remained still. The gunfire was not too dense, and the slowly approaching enemy was no less than two thousand people. It seems that this group of enemies is completely different from the previous one, and even if people continue to be shot, they are still moving forward firmly. Until they were stopped by a barbed wire fence a hundred meters away, and when they were at a loss, the soldiers suddenly stood up on the position and the platoon of soldiers rang out their guns. It's a platoon of troops firing.

Chen Xie looked at the three relatively independent positions, and muttered in his heart, it is easy to be surrounded. It's a pity that he doesn't have a very good way now, and the number of troops is still small, and on the premise of planning to consume the enemy with defense, the troops that are advancing do have a certain risk. It can only be based on one point at a time as the core of defense, and it is impossible to practice one.

"I would like to stress once again that several salients on the front line must be withdrawn immediately as soon as there is a possibility of being surrounded." (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)