Chapter 1231: Offense and Defense

Faced with the current situation, Ni Liang made a judgment that the battle had been fully launched in accordance with His Majesty's plan. The enemy forces in Xuzhou and Yingtianfu have been successfully transferred, the Second Army has completed preparations for the attack on Fuli, and Zhao Mengjin has led the army back to prepare to attack Xuzhou. And the key to this lies in sending reinforcements, that is to say, encircling and destroying the enemy's two enemy forces has become the key to the entire campaign, so as to achieve His Majesty's strategic goal of seizing the two capitals and inflicting heavy damage on the enemy's garrison in the Central Plains.

Ni Liang clearly realized that it was necessary to annihilate the Tiemai Chibu who were surrounded and concentrated in the ditch as soon as possible, and then quickly support the Fifth Brigade in Liuzi Town, thus laying the foundation for the victory of Xuzhou and Fuli. At present, on the battlefield, it seems that their own side has an advantage, but the forces of both sides are equal, but the battlefield is narrow, and it is difficult to deploy troops, and it is still difficult to annihilate the enemy army in a short time.

"Du Shuai, the enemy's offensive is very fierce, completely ignoring casualties, at this time, if you attack with the enemy, close combat, it will cause large casualties, and it is not conducive to future battles. Therefore, I thought that we should give full play to the superiority of our firearms, take advantage of the enemy's eagerness to break through the encirclement, and inflict heavy casualties on them before launching an attack! After Ni Liang explained the current battle situation, Tian Zhong thought about it and said first.

"Tian Dutong's statement is reasonable, the Nanshan Pass is only Li Xu Kuan, it is difficult to use our usual linear tactics, we can only use a squad assault formation, once it is hit by the enemy cavalry, it is inevitable to avoid, and it is impossible to carry forward the advantage of firearms, so we can only fight hard with the enemy." Li Zhen nodded and agreed with his opinion.

"Yes, our department tried to divide the enemy army several times, but the attack surface was too narrow, and the group assault could not be formed, but the squad assault was squeezed out by the enemy. This is like a war, but it is like a fight, the two sides are mixed together, the swords and guns can't be used, and they all beat each other with fists and teeth! Sun Jin also said with a wry smile.

"Then there is no way?" Ni Liang slapped the table and said, "Anyway, no matter what method you use, Ben Shuai will definitely open the stalemate, and the trapped enemy army must be annihilated within three days!" ”

"Du Shuai's meaning is not to force everyone to fight hard with the enemy at any cost, but to have a strategy, a head-on attack is not good, you can take a detour from the flank, you can take advantage of the darkness of the night to attack, and you can also take advantage of the fire to rob ......" Xiao Ting was worried that these people would misunderstand, and turned to the other extreme, and hurriedly explained, "Don't blame Du Shuai for being in a hurry, according to the news sent back by the scouts, the Fifth Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade and the Artillery Brigade have made a move in Liuzi Town, cutting off the retreat of the 60,000 enemy troops in Tutuha, and their strength is several times different from the enemy, and the pressure is very great, Therefore, we must resolve the battle as soon as possible and transfer the battlefield to support the 5th Brigade! ”

"There's already a fight over there? Then we have to speed up, otherwise once Sun Datong can't stand it, the enemy army retreats to Tianfu, and we will wait in vain these days! Tian Zhong listened to the words.

"Tian Dutong, I thought that you could loosen your mouth and rearrange the defense line in the valley on the way home, so that the enemy's formation would be loose, so as to widen the distance, so that it would be convenient to intersperse and divide and annihilate the enemy, and you could also take the opportunity to chase and kill and speed up the battle process." Li Ting suggested at this time.

"No, the north entrance is already wide, and once the opening is loosened, the enemy troops who are eager to break through will pour out like a flood, breaking down the follow-up defense line, and it will be difficult to block it again. On the contrary, the south entrance is narrow, and the enemy's forces cannot be deployed, so they can only rush out, or trample on each other in a hurry, or even fight each other for the road! Tian Zhong shook his head and said, thinking that his proposal was not operable.

"Although the south pass is narrow, there is no danger to defend when we get out of the mountain pass and go straight into the plain, and we have no cavalry to assist, so we can't catch up if we want to!" Li Ting shook his head again and again when he heard this, and saw Sun Jin laughing non-stop, and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you laughing at?" We are not blaming each other, but starting from the reality of the war! ”

"I'm laughing at you two still haven't understood the direction of the enemy's breakthrough, so you make random arrangements!" Sun Jin teased disappreciably.

"As if you have an insight into the overall situation, you can also solve our doubts!" Li Ting was not annoyed by him, but smiled and asked, but no one could see that his face was full of disbelief.

"Yes, please also ask Sun Dutong to give advice!" Tian Zhong also cooperated with the arch of the hand.

"Then ......" Sun Jin hesitated, Li Ting was fortunately from the same old battalion as himself, but Tian Zhong was their senior, and he served as the head of the capital when the pro-guard battalion was established, and his qualifications were much deeper than his, so he was still a little jealous.

"Okay, then I'll tell you what I think!" Sun Jin glanced at Ni Liang, and when he saw that he raised his hand to signal that he was speaking, he straightened his waist and said, "At present, the enemy forces are attacking both mountain passes, and it seems that they want to break through on both sides, and there is no clear direction, but there is still a difference after a closer look." The enemy's offensive attacking Beikou has been fierce, as if to open a way back to Xuzhou, but their attack tactics are single, and the follow-up is weak, often pay heavy casualties and open a breakthrough, but because of the lack of follow-up troops, unable to expand the breakthrough and expelled. ”

"Well, you have some truth in what you said, but the enemy opened the breach and couldn't expand it, so why didn't we close the gap in time because of our reaction?" Tian Zhong interrupted him and asked rhetorically.

"Tian Dutong asked well, we all know that the enemy army often uses cavalry to charge the formation, even if you take a step back, the enemy army is because of the terrain restrictions, and the cavalry is difficult to deploy, but after opening the breakthrough, why not use cavalry to expand the results in time, but sit back and watch the breakthrough be re-blocked again and again?" Sun Jin replied, "That's because the enemy army used Beikou as a feint to attract our troops, and was unwilling to use cavalry. In addition, the banner of the enemy troops in the direction of the north entrance was composed of miscellaneous soldiers, which were obviously used as cannon fodder. ”

"The enemy army attacking the south entrance also did not use cavalry, so what can be said?" Li Ting said a little unconvinced.

"You are right, but did Li Dutong find that the enemy's attack was not focused on the access road of the mountain pass, but repeatedly fought for the commanding heights on both sides of the mountain pass. Moreover, the enemy's main force Hararu Guards has been concentrated south of Gangou and is on standby, which is intended to control the commanding heights of the mountain pass, and immediately use the main cavalry to attack the mountain pass defense line and open the passage to Fuli. As for our department, it is in a state of alert, as if you ignore me and I don't care about you, so it is not difficult for the enemy to see the direction of its breakthrough! Sun Jin replied, looked at Du Shuai with a weak heart, and was greatly relieved to see that he still had a dead fish face.

"Then what does Sun Dutong think will be the next step?" Tian Zhong and Li Ting were noncommittal when they heard this, and fell into deep thought, but Xiao Ting was a little surprised, his statement was basically the same as his and Du Shuai's judgment, and seeing that Ni Liang was noncommittal, he asked.

"I thought it was necessary to strengthen the forces at the north pass, to press the enemy to the south, to force them to shrink their positions, and to retreat to the south of the dry ditch, so as to reduce the depth of their defenses, make it difficult for the enemy cavalry to exert their shock power, and reduce the pressure on our troops when attacking. And the more concentrated the enemy's forces, the more convenient it is to develop the power of our artillery, and it can inflict heavy casualties on it; The south pass was fortified, especially the fortifications at the commanding heights on both sides of the pass, blocking the road up the mountain and stabbing the pass to death. As long as the goal can be achieved, the enemy's morale will drop greatly and the morale of the army will be shaken if there is no hope of breaking through, and our army can launch a resolute attack when the enemy has no fighting spirit and gather and annihilate the enemy in the town! Sun Jin said.

"Not bad, but it needs to be tweaked slightly!" Ni Liang took over at this time and said, "Each of the three brigades will assign a regiment as a reserve for use in the general attack. The 1st Brigade adopted the tactics of attacking from multiple directions, taking turns to assault forward, forcing the enemy to retreat and moving the battle line back, so as to achieve the purpose of compressing the depth of the enemy's defense; The 2nd Brigade focuses on defense, occasionally adopting counter-assault tactics, not only to hold the defensive line, but also to achieve the goal of depleting the enemy's forces; The 3rd Brigade should launch an attack on the enemy's flank at an appropriate time to disrupt the enemy's offensive rhythm and assist friendly forces in completing their tasks. ”

"In addition, all units should rationally distribute their troops, make full use of our army's superiority in firepower, and in particular, be good at using artillery to kill and injure the enemy's living forces while preserving their own strength. You must know that after we annihilate this enemy army, we must immediately plunge into the battle to annihilate the Tutuha Division, which is also a tough battle to be fought! ”

"Yes, I will obey the commander's order and resolutely complete the task of destroying the enemy!" When the three of them heard this, they immediately stood up, stood up and saluted.

"Remember, the 5th Brigade is facing several times the enemy attack, and they are buying us time with their lives!" After Ni Liang returned the salute, he said solemnly.

"I will understand that we will never let down the brothers of the Fifth Brigade!" Tian Zhong saluted again and said in a deep voice, and then left the command post first and hurriedly returned to the position. The other two also left with solemn faces, but their hearts were quite heavy, and they secretly prayed that Sun Datong would hold out until they arrived......

At this time, Sun Datong, who was more than 100 miles away, also ushered in a new day, and his red eyes showed that he had not slept all night. After capturing the town of Liuzi, he cleared the town of remnants of enemies while deploying his troops into defense. Because Jiazi Town was built by the river, it was only because the canal was silted up and cut off that the river gradually replaced the original road outside the town and became the main road. Anyone understands that it is far less convenient to take a densely populated town and open a road than to take a detour.

Therefore, Sun Datong did not concentrate all his troops in the town, but arranged the defense focus on both sides of the road northwest of the town, and ordered the first regiment of the fifth brigade and the artillery regiment and the rocket artillery regiment of the artillery brigade to build a defensive line here, and arranged most of the cavalry brigade here to cover the flanks; The second regiment deployed in the town, but he also learned from the experience of the battle of Changshu, and did not arrange all the troops in the formation, but arranged the forward position, accompanied by artillery, to cooperate with the defending troops; With the three regiments and the baggage regiment as reserves, no troops were deployed in the direction of Yingtianfu, but only a small cavalry was sent to guard......

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