"Regarding this issue, the brigade headquarters has also considered it, so in this battle, the ranks of our army should be divided into left and right wings to act together.

Among them, the right flank is the reconnaissance battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the first infantry battalion temporarily reorganized into mounted infantry plus the battalion directly under the brigade headquarters.

On the left is the remaining two infantry battalions, the logistics support battalion and the infantry artillery battalion operating together. ”

Zachdan temporarily paused and looked at the battalion commanders who had just mentioned the number, and saw that everyone was taking notes carefully, and then continued to explain.

"Participating in the Left Wing Route, led by two infantry battalions, you will be transported by sea all the way to the diversion of the Fuzhou River.

The navy's large transport ships will transport you to the vicinity of the sea, and then send you ashore in small boats, and after you have completed the landing mission, head due south along the Fuzhou River to Fuzhou City.

Then, your task is to attract the Houjin army in the area north of Fuzhou to assemble in the south, and then hand it over to the right flank to cut off their return and destroy the main force of the Houjin army in Fuzhou together.

If the Houjin army in Fuzhou ignores the lure of our army, then the teams on the left and right flanks will converge and work together to besiege Fuzhou City. ”

5 days later, by the Fuzhou River. Cavalry battalions and reconnaissance battalions. There was also a battalion of mounted infantry on the right flank, which was trying to wade across the river.

On the surrounding hills and hills, members of the reconnaissance battalion are the main force, and other battalions are auxiliary, and the guard is being carried out.

On both sides of the river, there are long marching columns leading war horses, and waiting at the end are a large number of carriages used to transport logistics and baggage.

The river that the army has arrived at now happens to be the border river between Fuzhou and Jinzhou, as long as it crosses the river, it will be regarded as officially stepping on the border of Fuzhou.

After the team walked out of the narrow, easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack Isthmus of Jinzhou, the land in front of them became wider and wider.

Under this kind of terrain, it is simply impossible to completely shield the reconnaissance of the Houjin army.

If the opponent is the Japanese Kingdom, the Korean Kingdom, the Dutch pirates and other forces, it is not too difficult to cover the battlefield, after all, those forces are basically not cavalry powers.

However, it is precisely now that Houjin is facing, the most powerful force is the cavalry, and the most skilled is also the battlefield reconnaissance and covering.

Therefore, in the past, this area happened to be the area where the reconnaissance cavalry of the enemy and the enemy had the most frequent confrontation.

Now, after the 1st Mixed Brigade has been expanded with strong domestic support, the Houjin Army around Fuzhou is basically unable to gain a foothold in the vicinity.

However, after all, there were too many cavalry on the Houjin side, and when the enemy secretly observed his own marching column from a distance, it was impossible for his side to find it every time.

In this way, the right-wing operational part of the side is required to speed up the march and take the Jin army by surprise as much as possible.

The adjutant rode his war horse and hurried to Zachdan's side, and reported in a low voice: "I have just received news from the left-wing team, they have arrived at the mouth of the Fuzhou River since yesterday and have begun to land. Yesterday afternoon, the line of defense had already been established.

By this morning, two Niu Lu's Eight Banners cavalry had reached the vicinity of the left flank line, but instead of attacking, they had been lingering around. So far, there has been no follow-up action.

We've adjusted our communications, and the left wing will be ready to report back to us via the falcon if there is any relevant situation.

Moreover, so far, there has been no second batch of Houjin cavalry to come to support. ”

After the report, the adjutant jokingly said, "Commander-in-chief, the enemy has only two Niu Lu, and at most there are more than 600 troops and less than 700 troops, why do I feel like a cannon fighting mosquitoes." ”

Zachdan smiled casually: "Cannon to fight mosquitoes? That's a fitting analogy. However, how to say it, at least the mosquito legs are also meat, the post-700s Jin Jun, that is also the head of the head after all, the door-to-door business, can you still do it! ”

After the teasing, Zachdan looked at the young adjutant in front of him, who was tense, and asked, "How is it?" This time, you followed me to the vast land of Liaodong and fought with Houjin, do you have any thoughts? ”

This young adjutant is also an intern sent by the Wutang, that is, Fu Yan's junior disciples in the next two years, and the officers in the army are particularly fond of cultivating these young people.

The adjutant thought for a moment and replied in a low voice, "My subordinates have been very worried since they came to Liaodong and joined our brigade for internship.

The number of cavalry in our brigade is really a little too small.

Through the battle report, it can be found that before the expansion of our brigade, the reconnaissance cavalry of our army, which was extremely scarce, although they won many tactical victories, but in terms of strategy, they gradually showed a balance of power.

It was not until after the expansion of our brigade was completed, the formation of cavalry battalions and mounted infantry battalions, and the substantial increase in the number of cavalry, that in the recent past, our army began to completely gain an advantage when covering the battlefield.

However, such an advantage is only concentrated in the mountains, our cavalry battalion has a systematic and comprehensive training, and all kinds of weapons and equipment also surpass the Houjin army.

However, after passing the hilly area and entering the relatively flat plains, allowing the enemy's numerical superiority to gain the upper hand again, our cavalry battalion no longer has the advantage.

Even if it's an elite special service regiment. The Ranger Regiment, the Armed Forces Reconnaissance Team and other teams were also unable to fight hard with the enemy because of their scarcity. ”

Zachdan looked at the somewhat cramped adjutant, smiled slightly, gave a thumbs up to encourage, and then said, "This is indeed the case, which is true, so neither the General Staff nor the monarch rashly urged us to launch an attack in the previous months.

Moreover, it is precisely because of this that I am more willing to fight with the Houjin cavalry in the hilly and mountainous undulating areas between Jinzhou and Lushun.

This area is very narrow, and there is no concern about being outflanked by the enemy's superior cavalry, and even if there is danger, we can get the cover of the navy in time. ”

The adjutant raised his head and looked around for a while, looking at the surrounding terrain, and he said slowly, "I also talked about it in the course of the martial arts hall, saying that it is extremely difficult for the army to move on this kind of terrain.

Moreover, the subordinates have come here to reconnoiter before, and the official road that our army is about to take now has fallen into disrepair after the withdrawal of the Ming forces, and it is difficult for the carriage to walk, and the walking speed of people and animals cannot be fast.

If there is a situation like the current road in the country, no, it should be said that as long as there is a state of Yicheng, we don't need to divide our troops, and we can bring enough logistical supplies and attack directly by land. ”