Chapter 1330: You Are Not Deserved

Li An then recounted that after receiving the task of taking charge of the main attack by his own side, several commanders in their battalion raised objections to the battle plan drawn up by the regiment and proposed amendments to the inappropriateness.

First of all, everyone expressed support for adopting night attack tactics to capture the village, but they proposed that they should fight Fengling first, and then fight Bazhang Mountain. The reason is because Laifengling is higher than Bazhang Mountain, and although the two mountains stand across the valley, they are less than 30 zhang apart, and they are within the range of the bow and crossbow, so they can provide support to Bazhang Mountain from a high position and flank the passage to the mountain.

Even if they attack Bazhang Mountain first according to the battle plan, they should send troops to contain Laifengling and block the passage for reinforcements from the mountain, so as not to be attacked by the enemy in the abdomen, instead of concentrating all their forces on Bazhang Mountain. This can not only protect the flank of the mountain attack force, but also prevent the troops from being too large to deploy, and concentrate in one place to cause fearless casualties.

Secondly, the first battalion objected to the requirement to be fully armed and carry a large amount of supplies to attack the mountain. The mountain road is already rugged and difficult to navigate, and it is a night march to climb the mountain, which will not only seriously consume physical strength in the case of heavy loading, but also affect the subsequent attack. In addition, carrying backpacks and carrying unnecessary materials, especially shields and short ladders, will hinder the physical flexibility of soldiers and affect the performance of tactical movements.

Therefore, they suggested that the soldiers of the first capital of the main attack should be lightly armed, carrying only weapons and water bottles, and backpacks and cuirasses could be discarded and carried by the follow-up support troops. As for the ammunition, there is no need for so much, the scale of this battle simply cannot consume so many bullets, but the grenade can be carried more, and after approaching the front line of the enemy's village, the grenade is used to launch a surprise attack, in order to cause large casualties and confusion to the enemy in a short time, and then take advantage of the enemy's panic to launch a charge.

Moreover, there was no agreement on artillery preparation, because the battle was a night attack, and artillery preparation before the battle was launched made the attack meaningless. This not only exposed their intention to fight, but also prevented them from getting close to the enemy village in order to avoid being accidentally injured by their own artillery fire, so they could only stand by outside the range of artillery bombardment. And in the case of an attack blocked, it is entirely possible to use battalion mortars, Baizi guns, and other small artillery to provide fire support.

In fact, the preparation of artillery fire not only failed to achieve the intended purpose, but also created a great obstacle to the entire offensive. Due to the use of artillery, the assault troops could not get close to the enemy village, and could only lurk under the mountainside, waiting for the artillery fire to be prepared before attacking upward. As a result, due to the limitation of the field of vision and terrain, the artillery not only failed to destroy the fortress set up by the enemy at the pass, but also lost the suddenness of the attack and did not play its due role at all.

In addition, they disagree on the timing of the attack. Since it is the beginning of the month, the first quarter moon appears at night, and the half moon is in the sky after nightfall, which is not conducive to concealment, so it is recommended to take advantage of the dark night to take action after the moon. But this suggestion was also rejected, because they had to use the moonlight to carry the artillery up the hill and proofread the target.

As a result, the main attacking force had to go up the mountain against the moon, which made it very difficult for them to move their movements, and proved to be a wrong decision to carry artillery up the mountain at night. In fact, the artillery was transported up the hill and positions were opened, but it was already the end of the day, the moon had already set, and it was impossible to aim and prepare the artillery. As a result, the attack dragged on and on, until the end of the ugly hour when the sky was faintly bright, and the soldiers who had been lurking all night were now very tired, and launched a strong attack after dawn without shelter.

At this time, Li An again suggested that the attack be canceled, but the commander reprimanded him for being cowardly and forced him to attack, otherwise military law would be involved. They could only attack, the tired soldiers carried heavy equipment on their backs, the narrow roads made it impossible for the troops to deploy, the muskets could not concentrate their fire to suppress the enemy, and they had to brave the dense barrage of arrows in loose columns along the steep slopes.

When the artillery preparation failed, Li An commanded the artillery team of the battalion to destroy the enemy fortress blocked on the mountainside, and the main attack cost more than 20 casualties. Later, when passing through a narrow mountain beam, they were blocked by the crossbows and crossbows of the enemy troops from the opposite side of Fengling, and the steep slopes on both sides of this road could not be concealed at all, and many of them were hit by arrows and slid down the hillside, and there was no time to rescue them and died of excessive blood loss.

In the main attack, the casualties of the first capital increased, and he was still unable to get close to the enemy village despite his best efforts, and under the strict orders of his superiors, Li An could only transfer the second and third capitals to attack in turn, rushing to the bottom of the cottage like a moth to a fire, and was injured and killed by the rolling logs and gravels pushed down from the mountain, and the blood stained the entire hillside, but they were still hopelessly organizing waves of impact. It was not until the casualties increased to more than 100 people, and the 'minor injuries' like Li An were not counted among them, that the regiment ordered to stop the attack......

"What Commander Li said is the truth?" After Li An finished speaking, Zhao Yu looked left and right and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the advice that Commander Li said is completely unknown to the general, otherwise he would not have rashly launched an attack." Pan Nian glared at Jiang Sheng and said with shame.

"Don't you two know that then?" Zhao Yu looked at Jiang Sheng and Chen Feng again and asked.

"Your Majesty, the report received by the last general did not contain any proposal for the main attacking force, but a similar opinion was mentioned by some of the subordinates during the deliberations. Considering that they were close to the front line and knew the situation best, the general did not adopt it. Jiang Sheng hesitated.

"The last general thought that there were many inappropriate suggestions from Commander Li, so he did not adopt and report it!" Chen Feng glanced at Li An with resentment, including that he truthfully informed the emperor of the battle situation under his strict order that he was not allowed to speak falsely; Then there is the challenge of his authority in front of everyone, making him lose face and become a clown-like existence.

"Your Majesty, preparing for artillery fire before the attack is emphasized by the instructor in the martial arts, and it is also clearly stipulated in the "Drill Code", so the general thinks that it is not a mistake to prepare for artillery fire. And the artillery preparation failed to achieve the expected effect, the responsibility lies with the artillery, it is they who have not been able to accurately hit the target and suppress the enemy's counterattack, but at least they will frighten the enemy, and maybe they will flee when they hear the sound! ”

"Moreover, the reason why the attack was chosen in the first half of the night was also due to the fact that it was dark at night in the mountains, and the troops were easy to get lost and could not enter the battlefield on time. But even if there was a delay for various reasons, the time for the attack to be launched was still in the early hours of the morning, and it was also a failure, which shows that the reason for the defeat was not so. ”

In addition, Commander Li claimed that the attack was blocked and there were casualties among the soldiers, and that the request to stop the attack was true. But the last general thinks that there are immortals in the war, and he will give up the attack at the slightest loss, and this kind of war will not be fought at the end, and there is no way to fight. And if it is a mistake to carry the necessary equipment and sufficient ammunition fully armed, then whose fault is it if the captured cottage is lost due to insufficient ammunition, it will only be considered thoroughly! ”

"Hehe, the preparation of artillery fire before the attack was proposed by me, and it was also requested by me to be written into the drill code, but the later still requires that artillery preparation should be based on time and local conditions, and the selection of appropriate artillery cannot be generalized. Do you understand what this means? That's not for you to dogma to carry out, have you considered the battlefield environment! Zhao Yu listened to his self-defense, he was really a little speechless, and by this time he still hadn't realized his mistake, and he laughed angrily.

"As for the change in the timing of the attack, you still haven't won the battle, and you still have a lot of words. If I say that this is a battalion favored by God, otherwise the casualties will be even greater, and you will be spared for the time being. Zhao Yu pointed at him and said angrily, "I ask you again, I don't know where the road is, do you have to choose what shoes to wear?" ”

"The end ...... Not in the end! Chen Fengsheng blushed and stammered.

"In a battle of 10,000 people, each soldier consumes only 15 rounds of bullets on average, and in a 100,000-level battle, each soldier consumes only 50 rounds of bullets on average. And in such a hand-to-hand battle, how many chances do you have to shoot, how much time do you have to reload, and why do you need to let them carry more than 100 rounds of ammunition? Do you want them to go hunt rabbits! ”

"This ...... This, the last general has not done detailed statistics, just want to be prepared, it is always good! Chen Feng said in a sneering manner.

"Humph, bastard thing!" Zhao Hao couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "It's true that there will be casualties in the war, and I don't deny it, I think everyone will also have the consciousness of dying generously for the country and the people when they come to Rong." But the sacrifice of every warrior must be worthwhile, not a waste of their life. ”

"In your mind, a soldier who may be killed in battle is just a cold number on the roster, and when you die, you just have to cross it out. But have you ever thought about it, every name crossed out is a living person, he is a son, a father, and the pillar of a family! The more Zhao Yu spoke, the more excited he became, pointing at Chen Feng and reprimanding, "We should cherish the lives of every soldier for the generals and make their sacrifices more valuable, instead of letting them sacrifice on your ignorance and stupidity!" ”

"Your Majesty, the last general is not afraid of death, and is willing to lead the army to fight again and die on the battlefield!" Chen Feng was also furious when he was stimulated by His Majesty, and Shi Li said loudly.

"You are not worthy, you are not worthy of being their robe, you are not worthy of being a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty, you only bring them shame!" Zhao Yu said angrily.

"Leave it to your disposal!" Ni Liang stepped forward and tore off Chen Feng's badge and armband, took off his military hat, and said coldly.

Chen Feng realized the seriousness of the problem at this time, and looked at the capital and the capital, both of them were silent, his legs were weak, he could barely stand, and the two soldiers of the guard battalion stepped forward and dragged him out. And all the generals in the tent were also silent, not daring to face it, Pan Nian was even more shocked in his heart, understanding that His Majesty had shown his sword......

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