Ang Lee then told the story, saying that after receiving the task of being the main attacker, several chief officials in their battalion raised objections to the combat plan formulated by the regiment and put forward modifications to the inappropriate points.

First of all, everyone expressed support for the night attack tactic to seize the village, but they proposed to attack Laifengling first and then fight Pazhang Mountain. The reason is that Laifengling is higher than Pazhang Mountain, and although the two mountains stand across the valley, they are less than 30 meters apart. Within the range of the crossbow, they can provide support to Pazhang Mountain from a high place and strike the path to the uphill.

Even if you attack Pangzhang Mountain first according to the combat plan, you should send troops to restrain Laifengling and block the path to reinforcements from down the mountain to avoid being attacked, rather than gathering all the troops on Pangzhang Mountain. This will not only protect the flanks of the attacking mountain troops, but also prevent too much force from spreading, and gathering them in one place to cause fearless casualties.

Secondly, the first battalion raised objections to the requirement of fully armed and carrying a large amount of supplies to attack the mountain. The mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk, and it is marching and climbing at night. Under the condition of load-bearing, it will not only consume physical strength and affect the subsequent attack. It also carries backpacks and carry unnecessary supplies, especially shields and short ladders, which will hinder the soldiers' physical flexibility and affect the performance of tactical actions.

Therefore, they suggested that the soldiers of the first capital who were mainly attacking were light-fitted, carrying only weapons, kettles, backpacks, and breastplate, and could be given up, and carried by the subsequent support troops. As for the ammunition, there was no need for so much ammunition. The scale of this battle could not consume so many bullets at all, but the grenades could be brought more. After approaching the front of the enemy's camp, it was possible to launch a sudden attack with grenades in order to cause large casualties and chaos to the enemy in a short period of time, and then take advantage of the enemy's panic to launch a charge.

In addition, everyone disagrees with the preparation of artillery fire, because this battle is a night attack, and preparing artillery fire before the battle starts makes the attack meaningless. This not only exposes the fighting intention, but also makes them unable to approach the enemy camp in order to avoid being accidentally injured by their own artillery fire, and can only stand by outside the range of artillery bombardment. And when the attack is blocked, they can also use small artillery battalion mortars, Baizi Guns and other small artillery to provide fire support.

In fact, artillery fire preparation not only failed to achieve the preset purpose, but also caused great obstacles to the entire attack. Due to the use of artillery, the assault troops could not approach the enemy camp, and could only lurk under the mountainside, waiting for artillery fire preparation before attacking upwards. As a result, due to the limitation of vision and terrain, the artillery not only failed to destroy the fortress set up by the enemy at the pass, but also lost the suddenness of the attack and did not play its due role at all.

In addition, they also had different opinions on the time of attack. Since it is the beginning of the month and the crescent moon appears at night, and after night it is half a month in the sky, which is not conducive to concealment, it is recommended to take action when the moon falls behind. However, this suggestion was also rejected because they wanted to use the moonlight to transport cannons up the mountain and proofread the target.

As a result, the main attacking troops had to go up the mountain with the moon, which caused great difficulties for their operations and proved that it was a wrong decision to carry artillery up the mountain at night. In fact, the artillery was transported up the mountain and the position was set. It was already the end of the Hai hour, and the moon had already set and could not aim and prepare for artillery. The attack time was dragged down again and again, and the artillery preparation was not started until the end of the sky was slightly bright. The soldiers lurking all night were already very tired at this time and launched a strong attack without any cover after dawn.

At this time, Ang Lee suggested to cancel the attack again, but the commander scolded him for being timid and timid, and forced him to attack, otherwise military law would be engaged. They could only launch an attack. The tired soldiers attacked upwards with heavy equipment on their backs. The narrow road made the troops unable to unfold, and the muskets could not concentrate their firepower to suppress the enemy. They could only advance along the loose column of steep slopes with dense arrows.

When the artillery preparations failed, Ang Lee commanded the artillery team of the battalion to destroy the enemy fortress blocking the mountainside, and the main attackers paid the price of more than 20 casualties. Later, when they passed through a narrow ridge, they were blocked by the enemy's crossbows on the opposite Laifengling. The steep hillsides on both sides of the road were unable to hide at all. Many people were shot and slid down the hillside, and they died without time to rescue and lost too much blood.

The main attacker's casualties increased, and he still could not approach the enemy's camp with all his strength. Under the strict orders of his superiors, Ang Lee could only call the second and third ministers to attack in turn, and rushed to the mountain like a moth to the fire. He was injured by the rolling wood and stones pushed down from the mountain, and killed him. The blood stained the entire hillside red, but they were still hopelessly organizing waves of shocks. Until the casualties increased to more than a hundred, and the "slight injuries" like Ang Lee was not counted in it, the regiment ordered the stop of the attack...

"What Commander Li said is the fact?" After Ang Lee finished his statement, Zhao Bing looked around and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Commander Li's suggestion is completely unaware of it, otherwise he would not have launched an attack rashly." Pan Nian glared at Jiang Sheng and said with shame.

"Then don't you two know?" Zhao Bing looked at Jiang Sheng and Chen Feng again and asked.

"Your Majesty, I have not seen any suggestions from the main attacking troops in the report I received, but my subordinates mentioned similar opinions during the deliberation. I have considered that they are close to the front line and have the best understanding of the situation, so I did not adopt it." Jiang Sheng hesitated and said.

"I thought Commander Li's suggestion was inappropriate, so I did not adopt and report it!" Chen Feng glanced at Ang Lee with resentment. Among them, he told the emperor the situation of the war truthfully under the strict order that he did not allow him to speak nonsense; and in addition, he challenged his authority in front of everyone, leaving him as a clown-like existence.

"Your Majesty, prepare for artillery fire before attacking. This is emphasized by the instructor in martial arts. There are also explicit provisions in the "Cao Dian". Finally, they think that preparing artillery fire is not a mistake. Moreover, the preparation of artillery fire failed to achieve the expected effect. The responsibility lies with the artillery. They are unable to accurately hit the target and suppress the enemy's counterattack, but at least they will startle the enemy and may escape when they hear the sound!"

"In addition, the reason why the attack was chosen in the first half of the night was that it was because the night in the mountains was dark, and the troops were easily lost and could not enter the battlefield on time. But even if there were delays due to various reasons, the attack was still in the early morning, and it also failed, which shows that the reason for the defeat was not the case."

"In addition, Commander Li said that when the attack was blocked and soldiers were injured and killed, the matter was true. But the general thought that there were no dead people in the war, and gave up the attack if there were any losses. In the end, he would not fight and there was no way to fight. If it was wrong to carry the necessary equipment and sufficient ammunition with full armed forces, then if the captured copycat was lost due to insufficient ammunition, who would be wrong? In the end, he would just consider it carefully!"

"Haha, I proposed the preparation for artillery before the attack, and I also asked to write it into the Taoist scriptures, but later it was still required that the preparation for artillery should be adapted to the time and local conditions, and choose the right artillery, and not generalize. Do you understand what this sentence means? It's not that you have to implement it with dogma. Have you ever considered the battlefield environment?" Zhao Bing was speechless after hearing Qi's self-defense. At this time, he still failed to recognize his mistakes. He said with a angrily smile.

"As for the changes caused by the abnormal attack time, you still have not won the battle. You are still confident that it is not your reason. I want to say that this is God's favor to the first battalion, otherwise the casualties will be greater, allowing you to escape for the time being." Zhao Bing pointed at him and said angrily, "I ask you again, I don't know where the road is, do you have to choose what shoes to wear?"

"That...that will not happen!" Chen Feng said stutteringly with a red face.

"In a battle of ten thousand people, each soldier consumes only fifteen bullets, and in a battle of one hundred thousand, each soldier consumes only fifty bullets. And in such a close-killing battle, how many opportunities do you have to shoot and how much time do you have to reload bullets? Why do you have to let them carry more than one hundred bullets? Do you have to let them kill rabbits!"

"This... this is not a detailed statistics. It's always good to be prepared for any trouble!" Chen Feng said embarrassedly.

"Hmph, a bastard!" Zhao Bing couldn't help but swear, "There will be casualties in wars, and I don't deny it. I think everyone will have the awareness of dying for the country and the people when they join the army. But the sacrifice of every soldier must be valuable, rather than wasting their lives in vain."

"The soldiers who may die in your heart are just a cold number on the roster. If you die, just take a step away. But have you ever thought about it? Every name you cut is a living person. He is a son, a father, and a pillar of a family!" Zhao Bing became more and more excited as he spoke, pointing to Chen Feng and scolded, "For the generals, we should cherish the lives of every soldier, make their sacrifices more valuable, rather than letting them sacrifice on your ignorance and stupidity!"

"Your Majesty, the last general is not afraid of death. He is willing to lead the army to fight again and die on the battlefield!" Chen Feng was also angry when he was stimulated by His Majesty and bowed loudly.

"You are not worthy of being their robes, not worthy of being a soldier in the Song Dynasty. All you bring to them is shame!" Zhao Bing slapped the table and said angrily.

"You wait for the disposal!" Ni Liang stepped forward and pulled off Chen Feng's badge and armband, took off his military cap, and said coldly.

Chen Feng realized the seriousness of the problem at this time. Looking at the commander and the commander, both of them kept silent. His legs were weak and he could hardly stand. Two soldiers from the guards stepped forward and dragged him out with a dead face. The generals in the tent were all silent and did not dare to look at him. Pan Nian was even more shocked, knowing that His Majesty had already shown his sword...
Chapter completed!