Chapter 232: History, Fork in the Road
Half an hour later, the headquarters of the Xuan Army, outside of the third squadron, turned to the sea and marched forcibly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The headquarters of the Xuan army has been walking on the mountain road in pursuit of the enemy's middle road for half a day, and now it is too far away from the enemy's right road, and there are three mountains in the middle to block it.
There are only two ways to catch up with the enemy on the right flank.
One is to move on, and not far from Sukawa, there are gentle hills from which you can bypass the mountain road and reach where the enemy is located. However, since then, they will run to the front of the enemy, where more than 10,000 Xuan troops have already gathered, and if so many people rush over, they will not be able to break the formation at all, and the numerical superiority will not be reflected at all.
The other way is to retreat to a mountain pass 5 kilometers away, where you can go around the mountains and head towards the coastline. Eventually, the command met and decided to go down one path.
"Huhu ・・・・・・" The warriors gasped for breath, and the long marching column was like a giant centipede, swooping towards the distance with its teeth and claws.
When the infantry artillery was designed, it was taken into account the need for it to accompany the rapid movement of the infantry on the front line, so it was made relatively lightweight, the total weight was not more than 200 catties, and a horse could be pulled away.
What's more, the infantry gun can also be divided into 4 parts, which are carried by four people separately, and each part does not exceed 50 catties.
Now, the Xuan army has more than enough livestock, and in order to hurry, a large number of livestock were transferred from the logistics to carry the infantry guns forward, and the artillerymen only need to lead the livestock.
However, in addition to these artillerymen, the other Xuan troops were more miserable. Marching on mountainous and hilly terrain consumes at least several times more physical strength than the plains, not to mention the large amount of supplies carried by the Xuan army.
Each person was dressed in armor, rifles, bayonets, carrying gear, ammunition, rations, water bottles, lunch boxes, ponchos, military blankets, tents, sapper shovels, and a complete set of things, weighing at least 60 pounds, which aggravated the physical exertion.
More than an hour later, the men and horses of the Xuan Army Headquarters had exhausted most of their physical strength, but under the encouragement and orders of the officers who gave up the war horses, everyone still marched forward with encouragement.
Chen Xin's modified body had reached the limit of human beings, and this was a long way for ordinary soldiers, and it did not make him too tired.
However, looking at the soldiers who had already been forced to march, some of them ran away, and Chen Xin once again envied the soldiers of later generations.
In later generations, most of the GIs traveled by transport planes, and there were various protective vehicles such as infantry fighting vehicles and armored transport vehicles when marching in the war zone, and even African warlords had pickup trucks or trucks to transport troops.
"Well, I probably won't see that kind of mechanized march in my lifetime anyway."
Sighing, Chen Xin instructed the heralds beside him, "Summoning the whole army, the tiger can keep the combat effectiveness support package, protection support package, and life support package."
The rest of the personnel discarded all their baggage except weapons and ammunition and marched lightly.
Militia units stayed behind to help logistics collect dropped supplies and luggage. ”
"Yes."
After a while, under the shouts of the heralds, all the soldiers began to untie the packets and small bags they were carrying, and after they were still on both sides of the road, the soldiers who were immediately relaxed increased their speed again.
Chen Xin smiled with satisfaction, and then roared loudly.
"Let's play the song and see which company sings the most vigorously, I'll start with "If the War Breaks Out Today", hone the armor of the will, prepare, sing."
"Sharpen the armor of the will
A magazine full of wisdom
People did not set off
The heart has arrived
Thoughts are fighting
The soul of a soldier stands tall from the commanding heights
It's all about faced
Suppose war breaks out today
Every day is fully clothed
Ready for every moment
I am committed to the mission with my life
Suppose war breaks out
That's my answer
Put aside the warm concerns
Levels that go beyond the limit
The flag is flying, and the dream has been closed
The guts are interspersed
The blood of a soldier is forged in the Stormtroopers
It's all about greeting
If war breaks out"
The loud military song sounded, and the catchy melody made everyone's sleepiness disappear at once, and after getting up, Chen Xin also sang along.
In this era of material scarcity and even more lack of entertainment, singing is an activity that most people in the army like.
The speed of the march increased again, and the stragglers slowly followed. In this simple era, the catchy military song is simply a booster, and when used at a critical moment, the effect is as amazing as the amplification magic of a magician.
Chen Xin thought of the People's Liberation Army in later generations, and a thought appeared in his mind: "It seems that it is time to organize a literary and artistic task force." ”
After subtracting about 50 catties of material load, coupled with the strength of singing, Xuanjun's speed finally increased, and he reached the beach before the sun set.
Crossing the last hill, the procession that had been at the front of the way suddenly stopped, causing a commotion in the back, and the officers and veterans immediately came forward to restore order and the front began to move again. But it's as slow as a snail. All the soldiers would stop for a breath or two as they passed the highest point of the hill.
Chen Xin couldn't help but be curious, caught up with a few steps, and walked to the commanding heights of the hills where everyone would stop, and this time, Chen Xin couldn't help but be shocked by the spectacular scene in front of him.
Under the reflection of the setting sun, more than 40 sailing boats, large and small, are neatly lined up on the sea in the distance, the masts of thirty or forty meters high are towering into the clouds, and the half-raised white sails cover the sky and the sun.
"It's spectacular."
For all the members of the Xuan Army living in the north, this spectacular sight is really impressive.
Last year, when we were fighting against the Japanese state, the total number of ships actually used was completely higher than this time, but it was a month-long period of slowly mobilizing and transporting, unlike this time, when dozens of ships were directly gathered together.
In order to be able to catch up with the enemy's right flank troops in a short period of time, while maintaining strong combat effectiveness, Chen Xin put forward the idea of sending all 10,000 people to the vicinity of the battlefield by sea at one time.
The leader moved his mouth, and the leg was broken below, Chen Xin put forward a combat plan, and the command immediately began to demonstrate and prepare.
After some calculations, the argument was passed, various orders flew out of the headquarters like snowflakes, the falcons for communication, for several hours in a row, not a single one was idle, and the logistics shipping department was so tired that it was about to vomit blood, and it was still impossible to get enough ships to transport 10,000 people within the specified time.
In desperation, the logistics department reported to the command, hoping to get help from the naval department.
In the end, through the close cooperation of several departments, a full 47 galleons were finally mobilized to wait at the predetermined location before the Xuan army arrived at the seaside.
47 Huge sailing ships quietly moored on the sea in the setting sun, mobilized so many ships in five hours, and transported 10,000 people at once in one battle.
"The Xuan Army has made history and will continue to do so. The world will change because of us. ”
"It's a pity that in this era, no one will know that history has gone on a fork in the road."