Chapter 111: Breaking the Revolutionary Army's Retreat
For Xu Bin, whether it is the Xu Jiajun under his command or the base area of Linzhou. At present, what is most needed is a stable development environment, and these uninvited revolutionary troops, who do not fight and do not leave, seem to rely on Linzhou City to retire. This is undoubtedly intolerable for Xu Bin, who is in urgent need of time and space for development.
Since these guys refused to take the initiative to retreat, he could only be a hospitable host and pick up a stick to drive people away. Anyway, he was born as a bandit, and he was not afraid of others saying that he was not hospitable. And in his opinion, this revolutionary army is not very hospitable, and it is almost the same as the guys in the Gannan Army.
If it weren't for the friendship of the same race and blood, his attitude towards the casualties of the revolutionary army would not have been so tolerant. Now the other party is not interested, and he still refuses to leave in Linzhou, so that spies from all sides gather in the land of the four cities. The prisons in various cities are almost overcrowded, and Xu Bin undoubtedly hates this situation.
If you want to break this deadlock and can't wait for the other party's attack, you can only take the initiative instead. Anyway, Xu Jiajun didn't want other territories, and as long as these revolutionary troops withdrew from Linzhou for the time being, Xu Bin would be happy to accept this result. In addition, from the information provided for him by the Eagle people, he had already learned that the revolutionary army's offensive in southern Fujian was progressing well.
If the revolutionary army completes the layout of southern Fujian, it means that among the four cities, there is also a territory of the Xu Jiajun bordering southern Fujian, and it will really encounter the crisis of being attacked from all sides. In order not to fall into this kind of crisis, he must take the initiative, and the sooner Linzhou is stabilized, the better it will be for his future development.
As Jihua, who took the initiative to attack, Xu Bin began to use the old third regiment as a reserve, and the old fourth regiment that had just changed its number, and then transferred a new regiment to prepare to launch a counterattack against the revolutionary army trapped in Linzhou City to drive out the enemy Jihua.
At the same time, in order to let the revolutionary army dispel the luck in his heart, Xu Bin specially transferred two artillery battalions and nearly 40 artillery pieces of different models this time, intending to let them understand that the strength of the Xu family army was far from being as weak as they imagined.
Regarding the victory or defeat of this battle, Xu Bin knew that this battle would be won when he learned that the revolutionary army in the city had also fallen into emotional anxiety with this long period of rest. What he has to do now is to drive the Third Division of the Revolutionary Army out of Linzhou. If the next step is prepared, it is possible for the revolutionary army to carry out a counterattack defense.
In the terrain reconnaissance from the intelligence department, Xu Bin knew that in Ningzhou, which was 50 kilometers away from Linzhou City, there was also a precipitous place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. After the revolutionary army took Ningzhou, it also deliberately placed a battalion of troops to defend it on a strategic location. If that dangerous place can be seized, then for the revolutionary army in Linzhou City, there is no doubt that there will be no way to retreat.
Knowing this, Xu Bin immediately summoned Xu Jiacheng, the commander of the guard battalion beside him, and said very seriously: "Jiacheng, I have an important task entrusted to you now, can you complete it?" ”
When Xu Jiacheng heard this, he also said very seriously: "Yes!" ”
Knowing that this loving general is a general who can do what he says, he originally wanted to let him serve as Xu Jiajun, the commander of the first special forces Xu Bin. In discovering that this time to seize that kind of dangerous place, only this most proficient and trustworthy subordinate can do it.
Soon said, "Come and see!" This eagle's beak rock, fifty kilometers away from us, is above such an important place. The Revolutionary Army stationed a battalion of defensive troops, and in Ningzhou Prefecture, 30 kilometers from Eagle Beak Rock, the Revolutionary Army also deployed troops of a security regiment.
The task I have given you is to equip you with a force of eight hundred cavalry, and you must reach Eagle's Beak Rock tonight, and promise to take it early tomorrow morning. After you take the Eagle's Beak Rock, all you have to do is to lead the 800 cavalry and hold the Eagle's Beak Rock for at least a day and a night.
After you left, we sent the New Second Regiment on a rapid march to support you. Before the new 2nd Regiment arrived, it could not retreat even if it was fought to the death of a single soldier. Because this is related to my arrangement of the Linzhou Revolutionary Army next. Can it be done? ”
Eight hundred soldiers, even to rush and capture a fortress with steep terrain and a main battalion to defend, the task is naturally not simple. But Xu Jiacheng thought about it for a moment and said, "Division commander, I need to transfer at least one company of guard business soldiers and another company of assault troops. It must also be accompanied by a platoon of mortar crews, and the rest must also be the elite of the divisions. ”
Saying the subordinates he needed, Xu Bin said without saying a word: "Okay, you can take all the guard companies that remain in the headquarters now." In addition, the Assault Team must be deployed before you set off. A platoon of mortars may not be enough, I will allocate you fifteen mortars, anyway, when the time comes, the men of the guard company can also use it. Preparing more mortar shells will also reduce the stress of your offensive and defensive battles. The rest of the cavalry assigned to you are the current Scout Cavalry. Is that enough? ”
Hearing that Xu Bin was thinking much more carefully than himself, what else could Xu Jiacheng say, and saluted: "Please give an order from the division commander, Xu Jiacheng, the commander of the guard battalion, can set off at any time." ”
Xu Bin knew that there would always be accidents in battle, so he said with great concern: "The first time you lead the team to command a tough battle, you must do a good job of reconnaissance in advance, and remember not to take it lightly." I'm here waiting for the news of your victory, you can prepare it now, and the manpower you want will be ready for you in half an hour. You don't need to ask me for instructions, you can set off as soon as the manpower arrives. ”
Xu Jiacheng knew very well that Xu Bin had released him to command the battle alone, and this was Xu Bin's intention to cultivate him. It stands to reason that he can become the head of a battalion at his current age, which is also worthy of envy. But compared to the old brothers of Black Wind Village that day, several of them served as the head of the regiment.
As Xu Bin's most trusted subordinate, he is still the battalion commander, and he is indeed a little slower to be promoted. But everything is based on military merit, and without military merit as the backing, even if Xu Bin wants to promote his position, he will attract the disgust of other subordinates in the army. Therefore, although this task is arduous, once it can be successfully completed, it will undoubtedly be a heavy military achievement.
In less than half an hour, with Xu Bin's series of orders, eight hundred elite soldiers and strong generals were assembled. Except for Xu Jiacheng, who led the team, who knew the destination of the trip, the rest of the officers and soldiers who received the order to rush were all confused. It wasn't until they learned that the task they undertook on this trip would determine the victory or defeat of the next battle of Linzhou, and they also felt a little enthusiastic.
When Zhao Tielin, the only guard left, reported to Xu Bin that Xu Jiacheng had set off. After receiving this task, Xu Bin immediately sent a report to the new Second Regiment that was serving as a reserve in Lianbing Mountain, telling them that they must rush to Eagle's Beak Rock to support Xu Jiacheng and take over the defense of Eagle's Beak Rock before noon tomorrow. Before the battle of Linzhou ended, the revolutionary army was not allowed to break through with a single soldier.
Bai Diantang, who finally took off the hat of the acting head of the regiment last time he recovered Linzhou City, was undoubtedly very excited about his son-in-law throwing a big credit on him. After receiving the order, he also gave a death order to the officers of the whole regiment, that is, this battle must be fought well. As long as this battle is fought well, he can apply to Xu Bin and mention the treatment of the new second regiment to the same as that of the old regiment.
In the last battle of Xiangu Mountain, the promotion of the new regiment undoubtedly became the most enviable treatment for the officers and men of the new regiment. This means that their military salaries will be raised by a notch compared to now! Twelve months in a year is also a lot of money. What's more, you can also enjoy the opportunity to give priority to family members to work in the factory directly under Xu Jiajun.
When the new second regiment left the training mountain, Xu Bin once again made a deployment of troops that surprised everyone, and transferred the new third regiment guarding the front line of Bailian City to Zhou Dingbian's headquarters back to the training mountain to change guards with the old second regiment. Because Xu Bin felt that when he solved the difficulty of the revolutionary army occupying Linzhou.
The Gannan army, which has also been a lot arrogant recently, will inevitably carry out some provocations. In order to avoid heavy casualties in the new third regiment, Xu Bin finally decided to replace the old second regiment.
At the same time, the howitzer battalion of the artillery regiment was also transferred to the front line of White Lotus City. If the Gannan army is willing to cross the border to provoke at that time, Xu Bin will let these shells tell the other party. Linzhou is his territory, and neither the revolutionary army nor the Gannan army are allowed to set foot in it.
Although Xu Bin was reborn in this era, he was more proficient in special operations, but Xu Bin, who also entered the command academy to study. It is clear that as a commander, you should not only focus on the victory or defeat in the distant future, but should also focus on the overall situation. Now Gan Nanjun sees that there is a revolutionary army in Linzhou, and he still hopes that Xu Jiajun and the revolutionary army will fight to the death.
Once the revolutionary army withdrew from Linzhou City, then the next time was for the Gannan army to clean up the Xu army. After all, there is no ruler who wants an unruly armed force in his dominion. Xu Bin, who is already struggling step by step, must anticipate the worst of the situation, so that it is possible to kill a bloody road belonging to the Xu family army in this step-by-step crisis.
And the next reaction of Gan Nanjun does prove that Xu Bin's advance arrangement has played a role that cannot be ignored. As for the specific situation, let's discuss it later!
After issuing the order to change guards, the old third regiment, the old fourth regiment, and the fourth regiment of recruits who received Xu Bin's order began to assemble on the front line of Xiangu Mountain. They were about to launch a general attack on the revolutionary army of Linzhou City immediately after Xu Jiacheng occupied the eagle's beak rock. In one fell swoop, this war that affects the vital interests of hundreds of thousands of people in Linzhou!