After listening to Sima De's analysis, Xia Nan's heart was cold, whether it was the craftsmen of Bofugang or the female workers of Hujiazhuang, if he was slaughtered by the officials and soldiers, it would be a heavy blow to him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In order to recruit these craftsmen and female workers, it took a lot of effort at the beginning, and it took a lot of effort to go deep into the Li District, and then go to Guangzhou City, and by the way, there were also a few battles with Chopping Foot Mountain, so as to accumulate these human resources. As soon as these men were captured or killed, all the factories came to a standstill - the textile mills could not weave cloth, and their financial resources were cut off; If the steel mill cannot make steel, the arsenal will stop; The arsenal was shut down, and the convoy was left without rifles and artillery, like tigers with their teeth drawn......

These consequences are unbearable for Xia Nan, he is almost about to blurt out and order all the retreat and rescue, the words are on the lips and swallowed back, as a qualified leader, before making a major decision, he must start from the overall situation and weigh the pros and cons.

Xia Nan estimated that if he turned around and went back to rescue now, not to mention whether he could be the last to rush ahead of the attacking group of officers and troops, just to deal with the tail pursuit of the main force of the officers and troops when retreating was enough to drink a pot. Since the officers and troops are divided, they are naturally prepared for this, and in any case, a hasty retreat on the battlefield is a taboo in the art of war, and no matter how incompetent the officers and soldiers are, they will definitely be able to inflict heavy losses on the escort if they have no intention of fighting.

As Wei Liancheng estimated before the war, Xia Nan was in a dilemma - the craftsman could not help but save him, but if he returned to save him, he would suffer from the enemy.

Xia Nan closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths of air - this is a common way for him to calm down when encountering thorny business problems in the past - whether it is as a company CEO in the old time and space, or in this time and space to become the leader of an armed force, emotion and impulsiveness are taboo, and when encountering major events, he must remain calm, rationally analyze and solve problems.

If the choice of rescue and the choice of battle are compared to chips on both sides of the scale, then the direct loss of choosing to rescue at this time is greater, and it is possible to lose the only armed force. On the other side of the scale, although the consequences of the loss of craftsmen are also extremely serious, there is an escort, at least there is a possibility of a comeback. In contrast, keeping the convoy weighs more weight than keeping the artisans, and Summer Minami finds herself with only one choice.

Xia Nan said with difficulty: "Everyone, the decision I make next may be wrong, but we have no choice......

Lin Weiye didn't wait for him to finish, then answered: "You are the backbone of everyone, whatever you say, we will do it, no matter what the result is, no one can guarantee that they are absolutely sure of what they do!"

Huang Hansheng and Yang Youji also said in unison: "Please give the master's order!"

Sima De didn't speak, it was precisely because he knew Xia Nan's difficulties better than the others that he didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of interfering with his judgment and decision.

"Everyone also knows that each factory is the foundation of our foothold, and now the officers and soldiers are likely to divide their troops to copy our rear, and we are now facing the main force of thousands of officers and soldiers, and we can't calmly withdraw to rescue, so we ......"

Everyone held their breath and waited for him to announce their decision.

Xia Nan let out a long breath: "So, I decided to give up the plan of defensive warfare, take the initiative to attack, defeat the main force of the official army in the shortest possible time, and take the initiative!" ”

Everyone was stunned. The previous plan was to wait for the officers and troops to take the initiative to attack and use the advantage of firearms to strike at the opponent's living forces as much as possible. However, taking the initiative to attack and defend are completely different, which is tantamount to giving up most of the advantages of firearms, and in the end it becomes a hand-to-hand combat in which the number of officers and soldiers is superior, and the outcome of the battle is difficult to predict.

Accidents are accidents, but no one questions Xia Nan's decision, but implements it to the letter. The arrangement of the battle was very simple, first several rounds of artillery bombardment of the official and military arrays, and then with 300 veterans as the front, marching to a distance of 70 paces from the officers and troops to conduct a salvo, and then launching a collective bayonet charge to directly engage the opponent in a white-knuckle battle.

The Escort Assassination Training is a basic subject, and with or without rifles, it ensures sufficient intensity training, rain or shine. Within the convoy, several combat exercises were conducted, which proved to be overwhelmingly superior in well-trained assassination tactics against soldiers who were unorganized and had only the courage of a horseman.

However, up to now, except for the battle of Tinan Mountain, the escort team still lacks the actual combat experience of fighting bayonets, especially the two hundred new recruits. Whether he can defeat the official army with several times the number of his own in a white-knuckle battle, Xia Nan has no confidence.

Lin Weiye is right, no one can guarantee that everything is absolutely certain. Xia Nan did not have time to hesitate, he gave the order to attack. Just in case, he left Huang Mengjia, who had the strongest hand-to-hand combat ability, to lead a hundred native soldiers as a reserve, and Yang Youji was also retained, and the first-line command was handed over to Huang Hansheng.

The purpose of this arrangement is that in case the battle situation is seriously unfavorable, with Huang Mengjia and Yang Youji here, at least they can protect themselves and break through. As long as the lives of himself and Lin Weiye are still there, even if they lose everything they have now, there will always be a chance to make a comeback.

After the battle deployment was arranged, Xia Nan was no longer entangled, he watched Huang Hansheng lead the soldiers and gunners into the combat position, and his heart was a little apprehensive, just like a candidate waiting for the announcement of the results after the exam - since graduation, he no longer has such a mood, and today's situation is a big test in his life after the crossing, and he will see this battle if he can survive it.

Opposite the array of officers and troops.

Wang Liangdong didn't know that the distance between himself and the rebels on the opposite side was unsafe -- within the range of the opponent's artillery -- but he couldn't hide a few miles away for fear of being hit by the artillery. However, what made him feel comforted was that Wei Liancheng had already led three hundred people to set off, led by Zhou Bingkun, and went straight to Bofu Port, as long as that side succeeded, the balance of victory would be in his favor. Although the opponent's guns are sharp, as long as they don't take the initiative to attack and respond to all changes, even if they are hit by a few shots and a few people die, it will not affect the overall situation.

Having said that, when he saw a few more cannons pulled out from the opposite hillside, and the black muzzles were facing this direction, he was still worried in his heart.

He swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, tried to keep himself calm, and commanded to the left and right: "Pass on my military order, if the rebels open fire, no one can escape, and the position must be kept undisturbed." ”

After the soldiers spread his order, there were bursts of complaints in the array, and they couldn't do it just by being beaten, and they weren't allowed to run, which order was this.