Chapter 41: The Starry Night (I)
Under the leadership of Liu Yu and Wang Tong, all the students in the first class of the second year of the command department stood up and bowed deeply to Instructor Wei. Not only to thank him, but also to mourn the soldiers of the Empire who died in the war. Without them, the Dragon Empire would not be where it is today.
Wei Zifu calmly accepted their respect, he had this qualification, and this was an honor that he and his comrades-in-arms had won with their lives.
In the following training, the students worked harder and fully followed the orders of Instructor Wei. Because what Instructor Wei taught them was the valuable experience that their ancestors had gained at the cost of their lives on the battlefield. If they don't study hard, it's not the Wei instructors who are sorry, but themselves.
In the process of hard study, time always flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the school year is about to pass, and there is still a week to go, and the students of the second year of the command department should have their final exams. Everyone is actively preparing for the upcoming exams because everyone wants to achieve a satisfactory result.
In the evening, no one went out to hang out, but they all stayed in the dormitory to study hard and review what they had learned during the year. At this moment, the horn of the emergency assembly suddenly sounded.
As soon as the assembly horn sounded, the battle began, and this was what the Wei instructors told them to remember. Without the slightest hesitation, everyone immediately put down the books in their hands, quickly took out their equipment, dressed neatly, rushed out of the dormitory as soon as possible, and gathered at the assembly point outside the dormitory. It took less than a minute from the rallying call to the end of the roll call, which fully demonstrated the results of their training over the past year.
Standing at the meeting point, Liu Yu keenly noticed that today's gathering was a little unusual. Not only did all the instructors come, but they were all dressed up. In the distance, the dormitory areas of other grades were also brightly lit and full of people, as if the students of the entire college had gathered.
What is going on? This is the first time that the whole school has gathered together, has something happened? I haven't heard any news from Mr. Guan!
Just when Liu Yu was puzzled, Instructor Wei came to the front of the entire second grade, glanced at the students standing in front of him in a neat phalanx, and then said in a voice that everyone could hear: "From now on, the battle has officially begun. ”
Wei Zifu deliberately paused for a moment, although the students were a little confused, but none of them asked questions, and no one whispered to each other below. Everyone looked at him with a calm expression, waiting for his next order.
Very satisfied with the students' performance, Wei Zifu continued: "It is now 8 o'clock in the evening of December 22, and you have to walk 500 kilometers in two days, that is, you will arrive at the designated place before 8 o'clock in the evening of the 24th. All of them will be handed over and will be returned as they are after the battle, and if anyone dares to hide them privately, they will be dealt with by military law. ”
"An army cannot fight without a sound command system, so the following will determine the candidates for officers at all levels. Wei Zifu took out a note and read them one by one according to the names written on it, "Liu Yu, as the commander, is responsible for all decision-making. Wang Tong and Deputy Commander assisted Liu Yu in decision-making. Bian Yue, chief of staff, developed a battle plan. Zhou Sheng, directly under the head of the reconnaissance team, is responsible for the collection of intelligence. Zhang Tianqi, the striker, clears all obstacles in the way of progress. Captain of the first brigade, Zhang Bo. Captain of the 2nd Brigade, wake up. The captain of the third brigade, Wu Hao. Do you get it?"
"Understood!" all the students replied.
"Liu Yu, this is your handsome seal, you have to keep it. Wei Zifu handed over a small seal letter to Liu Yu.
"This is the information of this operation, Bian Yue, you will draw up a detailed battle plan and submit it to Liu Yu for approval. Wei Zifu handed a few pieces of paper to the student named Bian Yue, "We, the instructors, will pay attention to your performance at the assembly point, and everything can only be done on your own." ”
As soon as Wei Zifu finished speaking, he immediately left here with all the instructors, leaving only a group of students who were still in confusion on the field.
We have to walk 500 kilometers on foot in two days, and the time is very urgent, so we have to set off as soon as possible! Liu Yu was suddenly stunned, where is the assembly point? Instructor Wei didn't seem to say anything.
"Bian Yue, don't be stunned, quickly take out those materials and see where we are going?" Liu Yu hurriedly came to Bian Yue and urged.
was urged by Liu Yu like this, and Bian Yue also woke up. In any case, the tasks assigned by the health instructor still have to be carried out, and the first task now is to make a plan. Quickly take out the information and distribute it to his staff officers. Several people quickly skimmed through it, and each drew up a preliminary plan and handed it to Bian Yue.
After Bian Yue reviewed the plans of several people, he attached his own suggestions, and then handed them over to Liu Yu for the final decision.
The fact that a fairly detailed plan was drawn up in such a short period of time shows that these students who have been selected for staff positions are really very competent.
Liu Yu read several plans, selected one of them that he thought was the most suitable and handed it to Wang Tong, who would implement it. Now that he has been elected as the Supreme Commander, he has to shoulder this responsibility. Different opinions can be heard, but the final decision must be made by yourself. Swift decision-making is a must for a commander.
Time was pressing, so we could only discuss the follow-up battle plan while marching.
In the preliminary plan, the staff officers had already drawn up the route of advance according to the location of the assembly area, the distance of the daily march, the choice of supply sites, and the arrangement of camping camps.
Due to the very suddenness of the combat mission, everyone was not prepared. In addition to weapons and equipment, everyone also brought a kettle of drinking water, which the instructor has always emphasized must be ready at any time.
The food can only be solved on the road, but the academy's cafeteria will not have breakfast until tomorrow morning, this time, it is enough for them to run more than a hundred kilometers, and they can't waste it on this.
After the marching plan was decided, Wang Tong first arranged for Zhang Tianqi to lead two squads to advance lightly. Their task was to rush to the first supply depot on the marching route and prepare supplies for the follow-up troops.
Zhang Tianqi did not dare to delay after receiving the order, took the letter stamped with Liu Yushuai's seal, and hurriedly set off with the two teams.
After Zhang Tianqi left, the second person to receive the order was Zhou Sheng, whose direct reconnaissance team was responsible for reconnoitring the way forward. Don't go halfway by then, the road ahead is blocked, and then you have to choose the road again, the delay will not be a while.
After these two groups of people left, Liu Yu could finally breathe a sigh of relief. This operation was too sudden, there was no warning in advance, but it simulated the real combat scene as much as possible, and it was clearly to test the students' adaptability, it seems that he is not the commander of this time!
There's no time to sigh here now, there are still a lot of things waiting for Liu Yu to do. First of all, I gave a brief introduction to the current situation, so that the students could understand what kind of action this was, and then re-formed the formation.
All the students were no longer divided according to their original classes, but were divided into three brigades, each of about 180 men, and three squadrons of 60 men each. Below the squadron were six squads, each with ten people. The candidates for squadron leader and squad leader are selected by the captains themselves, and they will take office immediately after being approved by Liu Yu.
Of the remaining less than 60 people, 20 members of Zhang Tianqi's two squads and 20 members of Zhou Sheng's reconnaissance team were all incorporated into Liu Yu's headquarters, including staff officers, security personnel, and communication troops.
Once everyone's belongings and roles were clear, the improvised team began to march towards their destination, ready to take on the challenge that came their way.
The staging area is located at a military base 500 kilometers north-west of Bokan City, which has no name and only a code name: "District 47". The 100 kilometers around this base were deserted, and there was not even a decent road, but now that the railway is connected, transportation to Bokan City has become much easier.
This has been explained in the information left by Wei Zifu, and the reason why they are allowed to march on foot is also to train them, after all, as a soldier, you can't always think about relying on external forces, and when you march to fight, you still have to have more places to march on foot.
In terms of information, there is only the approximate location of the forty-seventh district, and it is up to them to find out where it is. Fortunately, since the railway is connected, you can always find it along the road.
At first, the students were very excited, this was the first time they had gone alone, and they had to travel so far away, so they were moving very fast. Since they are all young people, they are naturally full of energy, and after holding back in school for almost a year, it is inevitable that they need to vent. In the quiet night, walking in the moonlight like water, although no one chases and fights, but singing is also a very enjoyable thing. For a moment, there was laughter and laughter, as if they were not walking on the march, but more like going on an outing.
Liu Yu didn't stop them from doing this, after all, it was an internal march in the empire, and there was no need to prohibit the noise, and it was not good to knock out their positive surnames as soon as they came up. Let them make a fuss now, and in a short time, I'm afraid they won't be able to make a fuss even if they are called to make a fuss.
Before they knew it, it was already midnight, and they had traveled 80 kilometers in less than four hours, and the food they had eaten for dinner had already been almost digested, and their stomachs were rumbling vigorously.
As soon as you are hungry, your physical strength will be consumed faster, and your speed will begin to slow down. I don't know how long it will take to get to the first supply station to replenish supplies, and if this continues, everyone will be a little overwhelmed, and they have never walked so far hungry. (To be continued.) )