Chapter 269: The Battle of the Mountain Villa (3)

Fang Xiaoyu and Wang Xuan were looking at the map, and Liu Mingzhao walked in from outside. Fang Xiaoyu asked, "How is the situation?" ”

Liu Mingzhao shook his head and said: "Today, we have lost more than 3,000 people in one day, and there are more than 1,000 wounded who can no longer participate in the battle, and there are too many minor injuries. ”

Fang Xiaoyu frowned when he heard this: "So serious? How many troops do we have? ”

Liu Mingzhao said: "Now counting the wounded who can fight, there are only more than 17,000 people, plus the 30,000 horses of the king lord, this is all." ”

After speaking, Liu Mingzhao sighed and said: "It would be nice if Boss Fu was here, and said that no one in defense is his opponent." ”

Wang Xuan on the side said: "I think tomorrow even if the battle is fought again, it shouldn't be so intense." ”

"Oh?" Fang Xiaoyu turned his head to look at Wang Xuan and said suspiciously, "Uncle thinks our situation will be better?" ”

Wang Xuan nodded and said: "Today, I have been observing the rebels with binoculars on Lanting Mountain, and I found that the Cheng family's troops did not move, but came from the Second Army of the garrison camp, the Beicheng City Guards and the Praetorian Guard. The city guards and the Praetorian Guards had never participated in large-scale wars, and their fighting spirit was weak, and the first two attacks were quickly repulsed, and the fiercest attack was carried out entirely by the 2nd Army of the garrison.

Wang Xuan confidently explained: "The garrison battalions are all veterans of battle, and their combat effectiveness is very strong, but it is a pity that they only have such an army in their hands, and today's charge seems to be in danger for us, in fact, the casualties of the garrison battalion are even greater, I estimate that it will definitely be tens of thousands." ”

Wang Xuan looked at the two people who were listening intently to his speech, and smiled: "How many times do you think the garrison can carry out such a heavy casualty charge?" ”

Liu Mingzhao shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that they will mix the garrison camp and the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard to attack, if that is the case, under the leadership of the garrison, the Praetorian Guard will also move forward desperately." ”

Wang Xuan said with a smile: "General Liu can rest assured, such a situation will not happen." ”

Liu Mingzhao was surprised: "How is this possible? ”

Wang Xuan said: "General Liu doesn't understand the specific situation, and it's not surprising that he doesn't know the way. Although the garrison battalion is also a guard of the capital, it has always been inferior in terms of military pay and weapons, and the Praetorian Guard, relying on the fact that they are royal guards, does not look down on these officers and soldiers selected from the border army, and the relationship between the two sides has always been very bad. If they mix the two troops, I don't know what will happen to the garrison, but the Praetorian Guard will definitely dismantle it anyway. ”

Fang Xiaoyu had worked in the garrison camp for a period of time, and he also knew some things, he nodded and said: "I have heard about it in the garrison, and I didn't expect that the feud between the two sides is so big. ”

Wang Xuan said: "In normal times, the soldiers on both sides often fight on the street, but because the guards of each city are afraid of offending the emperor's close minister Xiahou Huan, the garrison suffers every time, which makes the Praetorian Guards more and more fearless, and even provokes when they see the soldiers of the garrison." ”

"It would be great if that were the case, I'll arrange for someone to fill the open field with mines, and I'll have a good fight tomorrow." After speaking, Liu Mingzhao rushed out of the city.

Fang Xiaoyu looked at Wang Xuan and said, "Uncle Zhu, can we hold out until reinforcements arrive." ”

Wang Xuan touched a long beard on his chin and thought for a moment and said, "We can hold out for five days at most, if the reinforcements can't arrive within five days, we can only break through on our own." ”

Fang Xiaoyu said: "It's not easy for so many people to break through. ”

Wang Xuan glanced at Fang Xiaoyu intentionally or unintentionally, and said meaningfully: "Maybe it's not difficult." ”

"Oh?" Fang Xiaoyu said strangely: "If it is not difficult to break through, what are we staying here for?" ”

Wang Xuan said: "It's not difficult to break through, I'm afraid you won't be able to make a decision." I mean we take the elite troops to break out in your special train, and let the other troops resist on the spot and stop the rebels. ”

"What?" Fang Xiaoyu exclaimed, "You want me to give up my soldiers? I can't do that. ”

Wang Xuan said with a smile: "Okay, very good." I see in you the qualities that are necessary to be a commander-in-chief. Others say that a general must know how to make trade-offs, and as long as he wins, the soldiers can be sacrificed at will. And I think if you can't be considerate of the soldiers, how can they die for you, if you don't have your subordinates fighting bravely, the strategy and planning in Haolu is useless. ”

After saying this, Wang Xuan's face had a somewhat gloomy look: "I just don't know how many people there are when we insist on breaking through for five days, maybe your special train will be loaded by then." ”

Taking advantage of the night, Liu Mingzhao densely covered the forward positions with mines and four-corner nails, and worked for most of the night before stopping. The next morning, at Wang Xuan's insistence, his 2nd Guards Division was deployed to the frontal front, replacing the militia with heavy casualties.

In order to strengthen their combat effectiveness, Fang Xiaoyu took out all the Type 92 rifles in the warehouse, and reequipped them with the latest ten heavy machine guns from the arsenal.

With this batch of weapons, division commander Chen Junhe has a lot of confidence in his heart. Although the rate of fire of these rifles is a little slow, the range is very long, and with the existence of large-scale weapons such as machine guns, Chen Junhe believes that he will be able to hold it.

"Rush." The first charge in the morning was still a temptation, and Xiahou Huan sent the original Beicheng City Guards this time, while he himself hid in the rear position and observed the Chinese position opposite, hoping to find out the flaws.

The City Guards were originally police troops, and although they were not backward because of their weapons on wheels, they were the poorest trained. These city guards usually bully and bully the common people, and their combat effectiveness is limited when they really fight.

Xiahou Huan was very clear about this, so he arranged the first army of the Praetorian Guard, which was loaded with guns and ammunition behind the city guards, in addition to monitoring the attack of the city guards, they also had the task of seizing the opportunity to support the attack of the city guards.

Those city guards who walked in front were not stupid, they naturally knew Xiahou Huan's intentions, but there were Praetorian Guards behind to supervise the battle, and they could only rush forward.

The swarming enemy army charged forward in two waves, and the soldiers in the trenches tensed, clenching their rifles and staring at the approaching enemy.

"Artillery blocking fire." Liu Mingzhao gave an order, and eight 105-millimeter howitzers and a few mortars of the Crazy Leopard Regiment began to attack at the same time.

Due to the blockage of the artillery bombardment, the Janissary attack slowed down, and there was a noticeable disconnect between the two waves of charges. Seizing this opportunity, Liu Mingzhao immediately ordered all weapons to start firing.