After listening to Political Commissar Huang's words, Chief of Staff Liu finally understood why the monarch insisted on such a criminal and dirty transaction even if he endured the murderous infamy.

Everything is for the good of the country.

Huaxia was able to insist on using almost all of the tax revenue to develop people's livelihood, expand overseas land, and carry out immigration work, and can also insist on developing the army and maintaining the most powerful army of this era, Chen Xin has really done his best.

He finally stopped rejecting it, looked at Chen Xin who was walking in front, and a complex emotion surged up in his heart again.

Several people talked all the way, walked west along the rammed earth wall, and then went out of the passage from the place near the sea and went to the top of Jiguan Mountain.

Chen Xin looked down with a telescope on the top of the mountain, and in the trench dug by the enemy, the soldiers of the Houjin Army were still walking in and out, which was no different from usual.

Whenever a cannon sound sounded on the mountain and a cannonball was fired, the soldiers of the Houjin Army below, who looked like ants, would immediately hug their heads and run around, looking for cover everywhere to hide.

Chief of Staff Liu said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, since the last time the enemy launched a fierce attack, our artillery has no longer hidden its strength, and those high-explosive bombs, shotguns, and other good things have all been used, and the effect is not bad, at least much better than that solid bullet."

It's just that the number of these special shells is still too small, and the stock is going quickly, and I hope that the king can urge the logistics department to step up production and transportation. ”

Chen Xinchang sighed: "You really can't blame the logistics, it's really impossible to keep up with the production later, and the use of mechanical production must have a certain cultural foundation."

However, the primary school students who have been trained by the kingdom in recent years with investment in education are needed everywhere in the country, and there is simply not enough to divide them, and the supply of workers in the factories is simply in short supply, and it is impossible to expand production in a short period of time.

It's even worse in terms of transportation, what do they carry without shells? Alas, it's still that our founding time is too short, and the foundation is too thin, so let's deal with it for the time being, although the lethality of the big iron ball is a little worse, but the production speed of that thing is much faster, let's make up the quantity. ”

Chief of Staff Liu nodded helplessly, and then he reported, "Your Excellency, there is one more thing, the mortars sent here for actual combat testing have been damaged.

And the remaining ones are almost at the limit of their lifespan, and the ordnance experts recommend that they be used with caution, and now they have been divided into two wing positions, and can only do some slight harassment attacks, which will not play a big role. ”

Chen Xin nodded and said: "Mortars are still only in the process of development, and there is no way to mass produce them at all, so the quantity is seriously insufficient. Then you should stop getting close to the mortar problem for the time being, and concentrate on the allocation of other artillery units. ”

After Chen Xin finished speaking, he asked the officers around him: "You big guys take a closer look, is there any sign of retreat of the Houjin army on the other side." ”

After looking at it for a long time, Chief of Staff Liu said: "The minister really doesn't see any signs of the enemy retreating, but the minister doesn't see that they are preparing to attack, and it is very likely that they will not attack again today." ”

After reading it, Fu Yan also said: "After yesterday's battle, the Houjin army has already suffered heavy losses, in terms of the organization of the Tartars, if they want to continue fighting, they should take a break today."

This is probably the reason why very few people came out to fill the earth frame today. ”

Political Commissar Huang also interjected, "According to the Tatars' previous combat experience, if they are preparing to attack tomorrow, then they should also make some preparations today.

But what they are doing now doesn't look like they're preparing at all, so there shouldn't be any war to fight in the past two days. ”

Fu Yan held his chin and thought for a while, then spoke again: "My subordinates agree with the opinions of the two commanders, the Tartars must have been frightened by the losses in yesterday's battle, and they are afraid of our Huaxia Army."

However, if they don't come to fight us, we can't just watch, just wait, we should also take advantage of yesterday's big victory and high momentum to launch an attack on the enemy, and they will go in a while. ”

Chen Xin smiled after hearing this, and turned his head to look at Fu Yan: "What you say looks simple, but in fact, it is the truth on the battlefield, and the battlefield is not much different from the master's moves."

However, unlike the master's moves, when judging the opponent's actions and intentions, it is not necessary to rely on the eyes, but to maintain close contact and obtain direct information from the contact.

Our Huaxia Army has almost no defeat for so many years, and it is an internal fact that we rely on reconnaissance to speak, rather than relying on speculation to fight.

Has the reconnaissance unit sent out by the General Staff returned? ”

Chief of Staff Liu replied in a low voice: "I haven't come back yet, according to the report sent by the General Staff Headquarters, the task assigned to the reconnaissance unit is to go ashore to conduct detailed fire reconnaissance.

Judging from the situation sent back by the guerrillas from various places before, the Tartars were very well guarded at several important points, and there were people on duty along the coast and on the larger hills, and there would be a warning signal before the boat could dock.

And in the city of Jinzhou, which was abandoned by our army before, there are now at least a thousand real Tartars, which cannot be captured by the lightly armed troops sent for a while and a half, and it is very difficult to capture it now. ”

"Strengthen the reconnaissance of the area near the Qingniwa, which is the narrowest place in southern Liaoning, and if the Tartars want to retreat, they will definitely strengthen the defenses there. I want to be aware of the changes in that area from time to time. ”

"Understood, I'll arrange it in a while, then, for today's defense line of our army, do you have anything else to instruct?"

"Transferring one of the infantry battalions in the reserve to the front line, replenishing the manpower lost yesterday, and familiarizing himself with the defensive positions, two companies of the Guard Banner, under the cover of the artillery battalion, launched a small counterattack.

When attacking, we must make the momentum a little bigger, and strive to get the Tartar troops moving, and we must not let them rest and recuperate, we are here to consume the superior strength of the Tartars, and we must maintain close contact on the defensive line between the enemy and us.

At the same time, you should arrange more observation posts on the Rooster Crown Mountain and pay attention to the movement of the Tartars. Well, don't be stingy with the precious equipment of the Alpine Observation Force, all the equipment that should be used will be brought up, and you must do a good job of monitoring. ”