Zhang Biao ordered the artillery to be blown up, and then fled the battlefield in a hurry with the members of the artillery crew, but fortunately the Chuang army seemed to be busy cleaning up the battlefield or worried about the ambush of the new army, so for some reason they did not launch a pursuit.

After fleeing back to Xiaoliuzhuang, the remnants of the Xuanfeng battalion had a chance to take a breath, and there was a dead silence between this group of people like a cemetery. It was a cavalry group coming straight for them from the south, and the officer at the head jumped off his horse and rushed into the midst of the unresponsive crowd. The officer looked around, walked in front of Zhang Biao, and solemnly gave a military salute: "My lord, the Panshi Battalion has been ordered to come to help the Feng Battalion." ”

"Thank you for coming," Zhang Biao replied with a blank look up, "but the Election Camp no longer exists. ”

……

When the battle report came from the front, Zhan Tianhao's staff officers were in an uproar, full of shock, anger and disbelief.

"My lord, we must fight back immediately and avenge the brothers in the Xuanfeng Battalion!"

This emotional suggestion provoked a response, and Zhan Tianhao finally quieted down his subordinates who made him emotional: "The top priority is to block the pursuers and cover the retreat of our brothers in the Xuanfeng Battalion to take a breath. ”

"Immediately report the military situation here to the marshal," Zhan Tianhao quickly explained the task to his staff officers after sending an urgent messenger: "We will first defend and protect our friendly troops, so that the officers and soldiers who have retreated from the Xuanfeng battalion can be reorganized, let the proud thieves launch the first round of attacks first, and we will attack head-on, and when the tired intruders are severely damaged by us, we will launch a counterattack to avenge the Xuanfeng battalion!" ”

"Yes, my lord!" The officers and men of the Rock Battalion, who were full of anger, suddenly forgot the fatigue of running back and forth, and began to carry out staff work with great enthusiasm, and each of them made full efforts to quickly formulate a strict defense plan, while the officers and men of the Rock Battalion, who were also enraged by the destruction of the sister battalion, quickly entered the predetermined position. The tremendous pressure and sense of urgency drove them to construct trenches and other field fortifications as quickly as possible, regardless of fatigue.

……

"The Evergreen battalion did not attack."

After defeating the Xuanfeng battalion, Xu Ping refocused his attention on the front, and the second infantry wing immediately withdrew from the battle without taking part in cleaning up the battlefield, ready to return to meet the evergreen battalion at any time.

After a simple sweep of the battlefield, the 1st Infantry Wing sent 500 soldiers to launch a pursuit, and the artillery of the Selective Battalion had already run away without a trace, but there were still some routs who surrendered to the pursuing intruding army.

While pursuing to the vicinity of Xiaoliuzhuang, Yu Shenhe received a report that his men had come into contact with the vanguard of the Panshi Battalion. Yu Shenhe ordered the whole wing to stop the cleaning war and march towards Xiaoliuzhuang, and at the same time sent someone to report to Xu Ping, asking him to return the second infantry to the Guards Battalion. Worried that Xu Ping had returned to the camp at this time, Yu Shenhe also ordered the second infantry wing, ordering them to come and report to him immediately, and he was ready to attack while the rock came from afar and had not yet gained a firm foothold.

However, Xu Ping did not return to the camp at this time, but still stayed with the second infantry wing, and at the same time he received the report that there was no change in the Changqing battalion, he saw the order sent by Yu Shenhe. Xu Ping canceled this order, not only let the 2nd Infantry Wing start to help clean up the battlefield, but also Pegasus ordered Yu Shenhe to immediately switch to defense.

After receiving the order, Yu Shenhe handed over the infantry team to the command of the wing officer of the 1st Infantry Wing, and personally rushed to see Xu Ping, who was chatting with Shen Yunchong. After seeing this scene, Yu Shenhe was so anxious that he immediately shouted: "My lord, the Rock Battalion has been running back and forth for a day, now is a good time to attack them, they are building field fortifications with all their might, and the fighter plane is fleeting." ”

"Battalion for battalion." Different from Yu Shenhe's fast speed of speech, Xu Ping's tone seemed a little lazy, and he said to Yu Shenhe leisurely: "And for a prepared battalion, the most likely result is to kill hundreds of brothers and push them back for a mile or two, is there any benefit to this?" ”

"But our army still has the strength to fight again, the Guards Battalion has no losses, and the second infantry wing is almost intact."

The sun was already in the west, Xu Ping smiled and waved his hand, signaling Yu Shenhe to dismount and speak, and after the latter carried out the order, Xu Ping smiled and asked, "Is it possible to annihilate or severely damage the rock camp before the sun sets?" I think it's very unlikely, right? Most of the time it's going to be a battle of equal lethality. Even if we can really push the Rock Battalion back a mile or two, when it gets dark, we will have to give away this bit of land that our brothers have bled in exchange for nothing, what is this purpose? ”

Yu Shenhe frowned, he seemed to be a little dissatisfied, Xu Ping knew what he was thinking, in today's battle, many troops have not yet participated in the battle or participated in fierce battles, this battle is about to end, many people may feel that it is a bit conservative to stop the attack when there is so much spare strength. But Xu Ping has made up his mind: "Today's battle is over, we won't fight anymore, and we are not attacking Jingshi!" ”

"So, are we going to fight tomorrow?" Yu Shenhe's words asked the hearts of many people, not to mention the guards battalion in good condition, even the officers of the armored battalion who were badly damaged, such as Li Laiheng, were still eager to try.

"Don't fight," Xu Ping shook his head again, today's battle made him suffer equally heavy losses, hundreds of soldiers were killed in the blocking battle, as well as the losses of the previous battle of Pheasant Gang, Xu Ping estimated that although the battle on other battlefields was not very fierce, the losses may be hundreds: "We set up camp and defend carefully." ”

Xu Ping planned to shrink the troops to stabilize the defense, and at the same time reconnoiter the cavalry from afar, and then retreat steadily after determining the size and movement of the new army: "Now we don't know very well whether the new army has penetrated into the rear of our defensive line, tomorrow and the next two days are probably the last chance for General Yang to win in the chaos, and after three days, we can see the deployment of the new army clearly, and then return to Kaifeng, I don't want to hastily withdraw the army and be pursued by General Yang to take advantage of the victory." ”

Seeing that Xu Ping was so conservative, and his subordinates of the same age were shouting and expressing dissatisfaction, Shen Yuncong shouted: "My lord, it was not easy to find an opportunity to be evenly matched, how can we let it go gently." ”

"I am only willing to win the battle, I don't want to fight this kind of battle that is difficult to say whether to win or lose," this battle lost a large number of soldiers, weapons, and equipment, and it is estimated that the Xuzhou battalion will cry out for this again, Xu Ping is worried that if he and Yang Zhiyuan continue to entangle, it is likely to form a war of attrition, and his troops will suffer serious losses that are difficult to replenish.

"We have won the battle," many of the officers under his command were still immersed in the excitement of annihilating the Xuanfeng Battalion, and Zhou Dongtian was also one of them: "My lord, although we may have lost three or four thousand people today, the losses of the new army are greater than ours, and their losses are estimated to be more than five thousand, and the entire Xuanfeng Battalion has been wiped out by us." Zhou Dongtian felt that this deal was very cost-effective, and many of the losses in the resistance war were easily replenished personnel such as cooks and men, while the new army lost a field battalion and lost it in formation: "We took advantage." ”

"If you take advantage of this kind of advantage two or three times, I will be alone." Xu Ping laughed self-deprecatingly, using the two provinces of Henan against the world, this kind of exchange ratio is unacceptable to him: "If the losses of the officers and soldiers and our are not three to one, it will not be called a victory for us; If it's less than two against one, then we have defeated, and today it was almost one-on-one, or five against four, or four against three, and this is our fiasco. Xu Ping reiterated: "That's it!" ”

While speaking, a soldier walked up to Xu Ping and Yu Shenhe with a big flag: "My lord, choose the military flag of the Feng battalion." ”

"Glorious loot." Xu Ping took the big flag with both hands, and the eyes of the surrounding officers were all attracted by it, Xu Ping looked down for a while, raised his head and said: "This military flag was captured by the second infantry wing, and it stands to reason that I should give it to Brother Shen." ”

Shen Yunchong smiled: "If you have something to say, just say it, you don't have to beat around the bush." ”

"This military flag is indeed the trophy of the Guards Battalion, but the biggest hero today is not the Guards Battalion, but these soldiers who fought from noon to Shenshi, who saved the battle situation from the near collapse, again and again." After Xu Ping finished speaking, he ordered: "Let Lieutenant Colonel Wang and his subordinates come to see me." ”

When Wang Wushuang led the team to salute Xu Parallel, the latter was still holding the battalion flag of the Xuanfeng Battalion with both hands in a solemn attitude: "Lieutenant Colonel Wang, what position did you hold before?" ”

"The 13th Infantry Wing, the 5th Infantry Squad Officer of the 50th Infantry Regiment." In front of so many high-ranking officers, Wang Wushuang looked a little cramped when he reported his position.

"Lieutenant Colonel, squad officer?" Yu Shenhe voiced his doubts.

After briefing the surrounding officers about Wang Wushuang's performance today, Xu Ping turned his head to look at Li Laiheng and said: "The senior officers of the armored battalion have suffered heavy losses today, and General Li, the new commander of the armored battalion, urgently needs the assistance of a brave officer like Lieutenant Colonel Wang. ”

"Thank you, General." Wang Wushuang bowed deeply.

"And this flag." Xu Ping walked up to Wang Wushuang, solemnly held the battalion flag of the Xuanfeng Battalion with both hands, and handed it to Wang Wushuang: "This trophy is well-deserved by Lieutenant Colonel Wang, and the troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wang today will be transferred to the armored battalion with Lieutenant Colonel Wang, and the team they form can use this flag as the team flag." ”

Wang Wushuang hurriedly took the military flag, and the soldiers standing behind him let out a soft cheer of excitement.

After hearing this order, Li Laiheng was also full of smiles, and asked in disbelief: "Is this flag handed down by Huang Hou?" ”

"Yes." Xu Ping said solemnly: "It was handed over to General Jia by the Hou Ye himself, and it has been more than 20 years. ”

"Thank you, General." Li Laiheng bowed down to thank Xu Ping and blurted out: "It would be good if I used it to be a camp flag." ”

"This is not suitable," Xu Ping shook his head and said categorically: "The battalion flag of the new army is not suitable for our battalion flag, the team flag, just right." ”

"Yes." Li Laiheng bowed again and asked, "Should the last general paint the battalion emblem of the armored battalion on this flag?" ”

The battalion emblem of the armored battalion is an owl, and like the Guards battalion, there is also a battalion emblem in the upper left corner of each flag of the armored battalion, Xu Ping smiled slightly: "Do you still need me to say this?" As it should be. ”

At this time, behind Wang Wushuang, a voice asked, "Lieutenant Colonel Wang, how many teams should we have now?" ”

"Uh-huh," Wang Wushuang lowered his head and pondered, he hadn't expected that he would be promoted to this position so soon, let alone serve in the armored battalion, he muttered in his mouth: "Armored battalion, fifth infantry wing, that should be...... It should be ......"

"Each infantry wing has four teams, so the sixth infantry wing has the twenty-first to twenty-fourth infantry teams," Li Laiheng hurriedly relieved his first wing officer. The Sixth Infantry Wing is now an empty shell, and the armored battalion was not as full as the Guards Battalion, and due to the heavy losses in the battle during the day, the shortage has exceeded half of the rated establishment, so Li Laiheng has already combined the two wings, and the officers and men with combat experience have been transferred to supplement the Fifth Infantry Wing: "Now that these four teams are empty, Lieutenant Colonel Wang can choose any one and hand over the flag to them." ”

"Then the twenty-first team," Wang Wushuang replied immediately, "It should be appropriate for the first team of this wing to use this flag as the team flag, right?" ”

When the two commanders of the armored battalion happily discussed the issue of flags, Xu Ping turned his gaze to Yu Shenhe and Shen Yunchong, both of whom had a bit of a silly look on their faces, Xu Ping smiled when he saw this: "The Guards Battalion has won three battles and won all three battles, and this time the flag of the Commander Battalion has been captured, I think the Guards Battalion has completely won the honor of the Commander Battalion, therefore, I have decided to give a reward to all the officers and soldiers of the Guards Battalion, that is, the Guards Battalion can remove their white feathers from the helmets of the Guards Battalion and stick it on their heads......"

The officers of the Guards Battalion, who were still full of frustration just now because Xu Ping gave away the booty of his own battalion, let out a cheer when he heard this: "Thank you, sir." ”

"Of course, for the sake of distinction, this feather can't be white," Xu Ping added, "The feather should be dyed black." The Guards Battalion is the conqueror of the White Feather Army. ”

Now it is the turn of the officers of the armored battalion to envy the Guards Battalion, many officers of the armored battalion have served in the Guards battalion before, they are noisy and coaxing, many people say that they have contributed to the Pheasant Gang today, and the credit is not less than that of the Guards Battalion, and they should also be honored to wear black feathers. Since many of them had been Yu Shenhe's subordinates and colleagues of the officers of the Guards Battalion, the officers of the Guards Battalion had no objections.

The only objection came from Xu Ping: "Because today is the Guards Battalion who completely annihilated the front battalion and captured its battalion flag, if one day the armored battalion completely annihilates the fire battalion and captures the snake flag, I will also allow the armored battalion to wear black feathers." ”

After Li Laiheng and Wang Wushuang left, in addition to the guards, Xu Ping's side was only left with some henchmen, Yu Shenhe asked: "My lord, since Lieutenant Colonel Wang is a member of the Xirui Battalion, why don't you appoint him as the wing officer of the 13th Infantry Wing or the 14th Infantry Wing, I heard that all the senior officers of the Xirui Battalion have also died." ”

"Yes, the Xirui Battalion will inevitably be rebuilt, but the Xirui Battalion is mostly the old department of General Li and General Sun, and I am unwilling to interfere."

"And the lord still takes people from him?"

Xu Ping snorted, his face turned cloudy: "This is called a slight punishment." ”

After defeating the Xuanfeng battalion, Xu Ping, Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang got in touch, and also received one-sided words from the two of them. Through these two reports, coupled with the earlier confessions of the officers of the Xirui Battalion, Xu Ping had already guessed the general situation, and after he told Yu Shenhe and others about what had happened, these officers were in an uproar.

"Acting without authorization and not reporting to the peak, how can such an act be spared?"

"If it is in the new army, it is true, but we are no longer the new army of Zhendong Hou, General Li and General Sun are different from you." Xu Ping shook his head and diverted the topic: "You say, what experience have we gained in today's battle?" ”

"The rank system is very good." Shen Yunchong said without hesitation: "In the past, I thought that the military rank system was good, and today it is even more so. After the Xuanfeng battalion fell into chaos just now, many of them also jumped out to try to control the rout, but no one listened to them at all. ”

"yes, I don't even know who you are, you're the fruit leader of another team, and you're doing my." Yu Shenhe also nodded and said, "The military rank system has greatly strengthened our ability to control the army. ”

"What else?"

Everyone said something, Xu listened quietly, and finally spoke: "What is the reason for such a crisis situation today. ”

"Because General Sun acted without authorization, he didn't report it secretly." Yu Shenhe said without thinking.

"How can I avoid it later?"

"Strengthen discipline."

Xu Ping shook his head: "No, the fundamental reason is that I can't control too many battalions at all, when the army exceeds a certain number, there will inevitably be all kinds of mistakes, which cannot be predicted in advance, so there is no way to avoid them in advance, if all these mistakes have to be corrected by me, there will be crises again and again." ”

Seeing that everyone was not compatible, Xu Ping said to himself: "I remember that in the war book of the Hou Ye, there was a thing called the three-three system. ”

Zhou Dongtian and the others asked in unison: "Is it the mysterious military book that adults often say?" The military rank system is also written in it. ”

"yes, it's a shame I lost it." Xu Ping continued: "I just have an impression of this three-three system, but I have never taken it to heart, and I don't know why Hou Ye brought it up. Today, I have deployed the three western battalions on the left flank, just in the hope that they can cooperate closely, but in the final analysis, it is still under my personal command, if according to the design of the three-three system of Hou Ye's large army, then it should be a certain general, or General Li, or General Sun, to command the three western battalions on the left flank, so that today's misunderstanding will never happen. ”

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