Following Xu Zhongshu's side, Wei Yidong, who was riding on a horse, was not as attracted by the fierce battle situation in front of him as Xu Zhongshu's other subordinates.

Even because of the fierce fighting between the 1st Infantry Battalion and the enemy army in front, he was worried.

Instead, he took out his binoculars to observe the battle situation, and on horseback, he was condescending, and he could easily look at the battle of the entire infantry regiment in front of him.

Now the three infantry battalions of the First Infantry Corps have already rushed forward, especially the First Infantry Battalion, the main vanguard, which has already rushed into the gap in the city wall that was collapsed by artillery.

Although Fengyan City is the most complete place in the six towns on the east bank of Lingchang, the city fortifications are still very weak, and the thickness of the city wall is relatively weak.

What's more, there were no perfect anti-artillery fortifications.

In this war, the role of artillery has been very large, and the priority of fortifications is how to defend against artillery bombardment.

It is not only to defend against the shelling of solid shells of the enemy, but more importantly to defend against the shelling of enemy grenades and grenades.

The grenade shells of the nine-pound field artillery, after exploding directly over the enemy's position, were enough to cover a large area and kill and injure many unprotected living targets.

There is no doubt that the artillery suppression of the 2nd Artillery Battalion was very successful, suppressing not only the enemy's artillery units, but also the opposing infantry defenses.

The soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment were able to rush up smoothly, and the First Infantry Battalion was able to directly rush into the gap in the city wall and fight the enemy at close range.

At the same time, the 6th Infantry Battalion and the 8th Infantry Division in the rear attacked from the flanks and rear positions, and constantly used the accurate range of the Mini rifles to shoot at the enemy troops on both sides of the gap in the city wall to cover the charge of the 1st Infantry Battalion.

The battle was fierce, and a large number of soldiers fell at every turn.

There are those on their own side and there are those who are enemies.

And more of it is your own!

There is no way, now it is a siege battle, or even a storm, the opponent's defenders rely on fortifications, while their own attacking troops are completely exposed to the opponent's firepower, and it is normal for their own casualties to be greater than the enemy's.

At least in Wei's view, such casualties are completely acceptable.

As long as this Fengyan City is taken, it will also announce that the entire six towns on the east bank of Lingchang will be controlled by themselves, and when the time comes, relying on this place, they will be able to continue to expand by thousands of people at any time.

Not to mention the strategic implications of this.

It is perfectly acceptable to pay a certain amount of casualties.

Of course, as a general, if possible, you still need to achieve greater results with as few casualties as possible.

Wei Yidong was thinking in his mind at this time, if he let himself command the first corps to fight, how should he fight, so as to reduce casualties and obtain greater results at the same time.

When Wei Yidong pondered this, he had already completely substituted himself into the role of the head of the first step corps.

Because he knows very well that if everything goes well, he may not be able to become a regiment commander in a short time.

Wei Yidong is a cadet of the first officer training class of the Suiying Academy, and after completing his theoretical and cultural studies in mid-January this year, he was the first in the cultural course graduation examination.

Because of his excellent results in theoretical and cultural classes, he was specially arranged to practice in the 1st Infantry Battalion.

But soon, he was directly transferred to the regimental headquarters of the first step corps for internship.

While the rest of his classmates were still sergeants, he had already become sergeants.

Whether it is Xu Zhongshu or Lin Ziran and others, they all have high hopes for this person, otherwise they would not have been directly transferred to the regimental headquarters of the First Step Corps for internship.

This internship is not to be a small staff officer, but to follow Xu Zhongshu and directly learn how to command a regiment......

This is also the unique internship method of more than 100 first-class military officers!

The current internship of the officers in the first officer training class does not mean that they will be staff officers or be arranged to serve as deputy platoon commanders or platoon commanders, nor will they be arranged to be staff officers, but they will be directly arranged to study with the battalion commanders of each company and battalion.

Note that it is arranged to study next to each company commander and battalion commander!

They will follow these company commanders and battalion commanders directly to learn how to command a company or battalion.

Wei Yidong is relatively special, he directly follows Xu Zhongshu, the head of the regiment, to learn.

When these cadets complete their studies, which last from one month to three months, it depends mainly on their progress and how much the officers expect from them.

After completing the internship, they will officially serve, as for how to arrange after the formal service, it depends on the individual's ability, and for those who are strong, it is often directly let them serve as the deputy company commander for a period of time, and it will not take long for them to directly serve as the company commander, and then come over to be the battalion commander or something.

It can even be said that as long as the performance is normal, it doesn't need to be too good, so at the end it is also a company commander to start!

There is no way, there is a serious shortage of qualified officers under Lin Ziran's command now.

Even many officers who were bandits and ordinary soldiers in the past were company commanders and battalion commanders, this is not that Lin Ziran is willing to use them, Lin Ziran also knows that their ability cannot keep up, but there is no one to use.

Now that we have managed to train more than 100 officers who have undergone half a year of formal study, it is natural that we should make the most of them.

Judging from the current situation, Wei Yidong's future is extremely shining, and it is likely that the company commander will start, and it will not take long to become the battalion commander or even the regiment commander.

But what happens in the future depends on the specific performance of his troops.

The performance of theoretical study and internship only determines how high their starting point is, and how far they can go in the end depends on their actual performance.

While Wei Yidong was studying command throughout the audience, Xu Zhongshu beside him was constantly giving various orders to adjust the attack of the entire infantry regiment.

On the other hand, when the first regiment was on the right track and there were no large-scale desertions from the previous two times, the second mixed regiment, as a strategic reserve and also served as a supervising team, had already begun to make final preparations, and it seemed that it would be ready to enter the battle at any time.

This means that the four main infantry battalions under Lin Ziran will all participate in the attack.

However, this does not mean that Lin Ziran has no strategic reserves.

At present, there are more than 200 pro-soldiers who act as the overseers, more than 650 people in the two cavalry companies and the second baggage battalion, and more than 100 transporters in the artillery unit, totaling nearly 1,500 people, but they are all strategic reserves.

In addition to these strategic reserves, the other infantry that could be mobilized to participate in the attack had already been thrown into the battlefield by Lin Ziran.

Because this attack is not a tentative attack, but a general attack, what you want is to directly overcome the opponent's defense line and take this Fengyan City.

In fact, yesterday's first large-scale offensive was a general offensive.

This morning's second attack was also a general attack, but unfortunately, the first two general attacks were anticlimactic.

And this time the general attack, since it has already rushed up, Lin Ziran will naturally not give up!

Looking at the gap in the city wall ahead, the battle on the side of the 1st Infantry Battalion continued to stalemate, plus Wu Guanlin and several other staff officers also proposed that it was time to join the 2nd Mixed Regiment to participate in the battle.

Therefore, after Lin Ziran put down the binoculars, he directly ordered: "Order the second mixed regiment to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's left flank according to the predetermined plan!" ”

"The strategic reserve forces of the baggage battalion and other departments should be vigilant, and at the same time, they must also be ready for reinforcements!"

"Tell Xu Zhongshu that this official is going to have dinner in Fengyan Town tonight!"

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