Chapter 430: The Cavalry Brigade Sets Out

Gao, this arrangement was counted in one fell swoop: the relay was used to speed up the march of the baggage battalion; the rear troops pursued the advance troops in front and practiced the subject of rapid marching; the troops escorting the baggage battalion hurried overnight and practiced the subject of forced marching; and the major brigades took turns to relay and practiced the subject of alternating cover. As far as the newly established 201st Division is concerned, such a plan is highly targeted, making up for the shortcomings of some divisions and regiments in terms of lack of training time. However, there are strict conditions for this plan to be realized.

Ding Kui was impressed by Liang Chong, and he couldn't think of such a marching plan himself.

There was no picture of Ding Kui's imaginary head-to-ear exchange in the Chinese military tent, and each captain was thinking with his head down, and did not communicate with others. At a military meeting, when the chief general wants to listen to the opinions of his subordinates, the subordinate generals are allowed to discuss them.

Han Kai is the oldest of the captains, has been in the army for the longest time, and has rich experience in leading troops. He quickly understood the meaning of the commander of Zhang Jie's division, and replied in front of everyone: "The second brigade can complete this marching plan. ”

The other captains were not rookies, and after quickly thinking about it in their hearts, they all said that they could complete the marching plan proposed by Liang Chong.

"Captain Ding, what do you think?" Zhang Jie called Ding Kui's name after ordering Liangchong's name.

Ding Kui hurriedly got up and replied: "The good staff officer is rigorous and thoughtful, and the plan itself is perfect. ”

Liang Chong heard Ding Kui's voice and asked, "What do you think is the difficulty of Captain Ding?"

"The handover of local husbands is the biggest difficulty, especially when crossing counties. If the good staff officer had a detailed handover schedule and handed it over to me to bring to the county guards along the way in advance, so that they could make arrangements in advance and on time, then the chances of a mistake in the marching plan would have been greatly reduced. Ding Kui's experience of two lives made it easy for him to see the crux of the problem.

"Hehe, I heard that Captain Ding founded a magazine when he was twelve years old, and the magazines published are now available in most areas of Zhongwangzhou, and he has a lot of experience in dealing with government officials, otherwise you can't see this difficulty. Liangchong took out a document and handed it to Ding Kui, "Look, this is the handover schedule you requested." ”

Ding Kui took the document and was amazed while reading it, "A good staff officer has a gap in his chest, and the plan is so detailed that it is admirable, and he really has done it all." ”

"Captain Ding's awards, all of them are the experience accumulated by the family, I just use it, and I can't afford to be praised as a last resort. The short whisker on Liangchong's lips trembled slightly, betraying the small excitement in his heart.

"Well, since everyone has no opinion, then the marching plan is so determined. Good counselor, you will coordinate the execution of the plan. Come on, bring the vanguard flag. Zhang Jie got up, walked to Ding Kui, took the vanguard flag handed over by his own soldiers, and solemnly handed it to Ding Kui, "Captain Ding, I hope this flag will be planted in the base camp of the war zone as soon as possible." ”

Ding Kui took the pioneer flag with both hands and bowed to Zhang Jie at 90 degrees, "The subordinates will not be dishonored!"

The rear battalion horn sounded, and the cavalry trained outside the large camp quickly gathered in squadrons, lined up and galloped back to the rear camp.

A vanguard flag was erected in the center of the rear camp, and Ding Kui stood under it in full armor.

The squadrons that returned to the camp in an orderly manner came to Captain Dingdai, and the 1st to 10th squadrons lined up in a column from left to right in order.

Under the order of the squadron leader, the cavalry of the whole team turned over and dismounted together, and stood in front of their teammates while calming their horses.

"The first squadron is assembled!"

"The third squadron is assembled!"

"The 8th Squadron is assembled!"

"The second squadron is assembled!"

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Ten squadrons of 1,000 men and horses were assembled in a row of incense.

"The division commander had an order, and Ding Kui led the first brigade to the base camp of the Nannuma Prefecture Theater immediately, to open the way for the main force of the division and regiment to clear the danger, and strive to become the first reinforcement to rush to the base camp of the theater.

This is the first military order that the First Brigade has received since its formation, do you guys who claim to be the elite of the division have the confidence to complete this mission?" Ding Kui made a simple mobilization according to the picture in his memory.

"Yes!"

"It's not very neat, who doesn't have confidence?

"Yes!" shouted a thousand people at the same time.

"Very good, you have ten minutes, go back and pack up your housework, receive five days of combat dry rations, food and forage will be supplied by the local authorities along the way, and gather outside the rear camp gate in ten minutes. Disband!" Ding Kui gave the order according to the standards of the battle.

"The first squadron turned left and moved forward!"

"The 10th Squadron is moving forward in a right turn!"

"The fifth squadron is all turned back!"

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The military order was like a mountain, Ding Kui issued an order as the acting captain, whoever could not rush to the rear camp gate to assemble after ten minutes would be dealt with by military law, and everyone rushed back to their camp as fast as possible.

Ding Kui didn't pack up in advance, and rushed back to the camp of the first squadron with everyone, "All the squad leaders of the first squadron went to receive the dry food of their own squadron, and the team members helped their captains sort out their housekeeping. Ma Duping, you go to collect the dry rations of the first squad on my behalf, and Ding Yu helps me pack up, and you will carry this pioneer flag. ”

He himself ran to lower the flag of the first squadron, stuck it on his back, turned around and ran to the main tent of the rear battalion, and the banner of the first brigade was also lowered.

Ten minutes later, the first brigade assembled on time in front of the gate of the rear camp.

"The first squadron of the first squadron is responsible for holding the flag and protecting the flag; the second and eighth squadrons follow the banner of the division and regiment to open the way for the forward, and the second squadron leader is responsible for commanding it; the rest of the first squadron and the tenth, ninth, sixth, fifth, and fourth squadrons follow the vanguard flag in the center and are commanded by me; the third and seventh squadrons follow the banner of the 'first brigade' and are commanded by the commander of the third squadron. The front, middle, and back parts are ten miles apart, let's go!" Ding Kui waved his right hand and signaled the forward of the brigade to set off.

Lao Wangjue ran at the front with the banner of the 201st Division, Fuji Song and Fang Zhi followed closely behind to protect the banner, and Feng Liang led the 2nd and 8th squadrons to follow.

About a quarter of an hour later, Ding Kui's voice sounded again: "The first and tenth squadrons are in the center, the sixth and ninth squadrons are on the left flank, and the fourth and fifth squadrons are on the right flank, let's go!" After speaking, he clamped his legs and urged his war horse to run towards the main road.

After Ding Kui shouts the order, the squadron leader of the named squadron will repeat the order about his squadron, and the squad leader below will repeat it again, and the soldiers at the bottom will know very well what actions they should perform.

"Report," a personal soldier walked into the Chinese army's tent, "Your Excellency, the first brigade has set off!"

Zhang Jie looked up at the sky outside the tent, nodded, and said, "Well, it's a bit like a regular army, and it will look elite after a few battles." ”

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Outside the military flag pass, the flag rolled, the drums shook the sky, and a yellow Shaodian army was preparing to attack the wall and gate.

The guards in charge of the pass were the Mongol troops, all wearing cyan uniforms and armor, standing densely on the city wall, intending to take advantage of the terrain to give the enemy a head-on attack.

The horned python banner of the Eighth Army was flying high in the air, this was an ordinary military flag, not an iron-blooded military flag enshrined in the big tent of the Chinese army, even so, it gave great psychological pressure to the defenders of Meng State on the military flag. In the confrontation with the world-famous elite force, any army must be in good spirit.

In the lower place, another flag fluttered, embroidered with three big black characters of "seventy-five", and only one word "Yu" on the secondary flag.

Today, the 75th Division under the command of Yu Zhong is in charge of the main attack, and Yu Zhong stands on a high platform, which is a general platform specially built for commanding and tackling key problems.

Yu Zhong pulled out a command flag in his hand, "Let the third brigade cover the advance of the 'Iron Beast', and the first and second brigades will sweep the formation." After speaking, he threw the command flag under the stage.

One of his own soldiers jumped up, grabbed the order flag in mid-air, and after landing on the ground, he rushed in the direction of the third brigade.

"Pay attention to pulling, there is a military order down. Fan Yuzhen, who was holding a long axe, reminded his subordinates loudly.

The pro-soldier holding the order flag ran to Fan Yuzhenming, hammered his chest and saluted, and said loudly: "Lord Yu ordered the third brigade to cover the advance of the 'iron beast', and the first and second brigades are responsible for plundering the formation!"

"Fan Yuzhen takes the order!" Fan Yuzhen threw the long axe to Jiao Mingguang behind him, took the command flag with both hands, and pinned his backhand into the gap in the back mirror, "Brothers, start work and pull! A squadron is responsible for an 'iron beast'." ”

The "Iron Beast" is a giant monster with a wooden structure and an iron shell, surrounded by many lookout eyes, the middle is empty enough to accommodate one or two hundred people, and the bottom of the shell on both sides is equipped with many small wheels, and the people inside can push the entire monster forward slowly.

Its function is to cover the people inside to dig a trench in the direction of the city wall, dig a section and push forward a section, because there is a hard iron shell outside, even if you enter the range of the archers on the city wall, you are not afraid, and the auxiliaries working inside will not be damaged by the bow and arrow.

This giant iron-clad monster is not afraid of the onslaught of cavalry, but is afraid of being surrounded by a large number of infantry, and is the most difficult type of siege equipment to deal with. However, the "Iron Beast" is huge, requires a lot of materials and craftsmen, takes a long time to manufacture, and is difficult to transport, so it is usually built in front of the enemy pass, so the attacking side does not have too many of them.

"Koshien, I'm moving with the 4th Squadron. Fan Yuzhen, who was copying a long axe, walked to the front of the fourth squadron.

Koshien shrunk his neck and muttered, "Captain, I'm okay with this, you can take care of the other squadrons." ”

"Ouch, what's the matter? Squadron Leader A. Fan Yuzhen slapped Jiaziyuan on the shoulder, "The old lady is protecting you for the sake of your wife and child, I'm afraid that you will lose your life here, are you still not happy?"

"No, no, there is no displeasure among the subordinates. Don't you look at Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang looks constipated and estimates that he has a physical problem recently, so you should go and help him. "Koshien is a little afraid of this boss who always likes to play with her life, and it is not good for her to take the lead in the charge, and it is not good for her to watch from behind.