"Shuai Fan, you also know the rules of the Commander-in-Chief's Office. The procedures for transferring in and out of the Eighth Army are very cumbersome. Even I don't have the right to make the decision." Jiang Zhi was grateful to Fan Yi for speaking up for him many times. Yi was not angry even though he was poking people. He just closed his mouth and said, "If the enemy chooses to retreat now, then all our previous discussions will be invalid. Hu Shuai is right, we need to go to the front to take a look immediately. "
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On Feixiang Mountain, Liang Chong hurriedly came to report to Zhang Jie: "Most of the Meng army scouts at the foot of the mountain suddenly withdrew, and the remaining ones were far away from the foot of the mountain."
"Well, the main force has arrived, and the Meng Army's strength is beginning to be stretched thin. They can just defend in one direction and let us go to other places." Zhang Jie's first reaction was that the enemy army would ignore them.
"Why don't we go down the mountain from the west, put up a posture heading towards Shapu City, and attract some of the enemy's troops to surround us." Liang Chong concluded the same as Zhang Jie. The change in the enemy's scouts was that they did not want to attack us in 2o1. The division is wasting energy, they just stay on the mountain, why don't they go down to do something.
The 2o1 Division began to take action, put on armor, picked up weapons, brought water and dry food, and went down the mountain in an orderly manner under the command of officers at all levels. The recruits were not idle in the mountains. They had different subjects such as mountain running and rock climbing every day. Through training, teamwork has become more proficient.
Under the threat of foreign enemies, recruits grow much faster than normal training. The recruits of the 2o1 Division basically know what fighting is like and how important teamwork is on the battlefield. What role should each person play? What formation, how to position, who should fill in any gaps, and other basic battle formation knowledge are basically mastered.
Ding Kui, who was neatly dressed, gathered his men and waited until Xue Chong gave an order. When he got impatient and was about to look for Xue Chong, he saw Xue Chong striding over.
"General Zhang ordered that the first battalion stay at the mountain stronghold and the first squadron take charge of all the sentries above the mountain. Ding Kui received the order." It turned out that Xue Chong was here to convey the order.
Ding Kui clasped his hands into fists, raised them to his forehead, and said, "I have this order!"
"Captain Xue, have you offended your superiors? How come the good cavalry brigade has become a left-behind force?" Ding Kui grabbed Xue Chong who was about to leave, but he couldn't help but feel the doubts in his mind.
"Who has offended the superiors? Don't think about it. The division's going down the mountain is just a bluff. If the enemy comes to block it, the troops will return to the mountain. There are thousands of horses in our brigade. It will be too troublesome to go down the mountain and go up again. , that’s why we were assigned to guard the stronghold. Hurry to the top of your mountain and come down and report immediately if there is a threat to the army!" After Xue Chong said a few words, he glared and drove Ding Kui away.
"I heard it all!" Ding Kui lost interest, "Yan Wei, you are responsible for assigning sentries, I will go to the top of the mountain." After saying that, he led Ao Yu and left his men to the top of the mountain.
Zhang Jie led a few people and ran several laps in front of the army formation, but saw no sign that anyone was coming to intercept them.
Ding Kui and Ao Yu squatted boredly on the platform at the top of the mountain. They had observed the situation around Feixiang Mountain and found no one or anything that could threaten the 2o1 Division.
"Sir, do the enemy forces completely ignore us? Or are all the enemy forces restrained by the main force of our army and unable to take care of us?" Liangchong doesn't have much practical experience and relies entirely on the experience passed down by his family, but this situation has not yet happened. Learned.
"The enemy has at least five legions and more than 400,000 people deployed in this area. If they are all contained, the battlefield will have to be huge. Therefore, there is no way that the enemy has no time to take care of us, and they can only completely ignore us.
As long as the enemy has arranged the defense circle of Shapu City well, and there are sufficient guards in any direction, then they will not be afraid of our troops ambushing nearby, and it doesn't matter whether they let our troops go out." To be honest, the war with a million troops level Zhang Jie had never participated in it, so he analyzed it based on past battles.
"Then why don't we drive into Shapu City to have a look?" Liang Chong was very bold, not much different from the staff officers who had just stepped onto the battlefield. He didn't fear anything until he suffered a loss.
"Well, it doesn't really matter whether our division goes to Shapu City to see it. If we run there, we will be driven back by the enemy troops. Let's wait and see. If we don't see the enemy troops coming in another hour, we can be sure that Shapu City The defense circle of Pucheng has been completed." After all, Zhang Jie is not a rookie on the battlefield, and when commanding troops, he must consider the outcome of the battle.
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The main force of the 22nd Army finally arrived at the gates of Zengxi City. A strong man ran out of the city on a war horse, shouting "Urgent report from the frontline headquarters" and rushed towards the Chinese army's flag.
"Let Captain Pei go to the horse and report." Jin Man waved his hand to the soldiers to get out of the way.
"Pei Lang, the first squadron of the first brigade of the 211th Division, meets the commander-in-chief." The strong man got off his horse and knelt down in front of Jin Man's horse.
"Okay, useless guys, you can't win over the 21st Army Corps by raising the flag, and you will lose in the battle. Do you still have the nerve to call yourself an elite?" Jin Man actually knew the squadron leader, and he seemed to be quite familiar with him.
"Uh, this..." The strong man was Pei Lang whom Ding Kui met when he was raising the flag at the base camp.
"Don't think about how to explain it. Your ability will be shown on the battlefield. Okay, tell me what news there is from the frontline headquarters."
"Oh, a letter eagle from the frontline headquarters just flew in, saying that the Mongolian army may plan to withdraw to Xiaxuan Pass. The interim commander-in-chief, Chief of Staff Jiang, asked our army to rush to Shapu City as soon as possible." Pei Lang held the letter in both hands. Letters sent by eagles.
"The Meng Army is about to withdraw." Jin Man turned his head and glanced at the carriage behind him.
At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Bei Yi poked his head out and said: "Kill Huairou City immediately! The Meng army has already run away, why do you want us to rush over? Restoring the country is the first priority."
Jin Man could tell that this was asking him to take the credit. The enemy troops had withdrawn. Do they still need to recover the country? But whoever restored the administration of the city first would get the credit for the recovery. At this time, he could go to Huairou City. It can be captured without spending a single soldier.
A commander who leads an army independently has the right to judge whether to execute superior military orders based on the battle situation. If there is a better choice than military orders, then the commander does not need to execute military orders. If you want to disobey superiors' military orders, recovering the city is an excellent excuse.
"Send an order to the 211th Division to leave behind their heavy equipment and head to Huairou City. They must arrive in the city before dark to raise the flag of the 22nd Army Corps! You, Pei Lang, this is your chance to make meritorious deeds." Specifically. Jin Man doesn't need Bei Yi to teach him about tactical arrangements.
To deal with an empty city that is very likely to be empty, there is no need to attack the entire army. All you need to do is send the fastest-moving division and put the military flag on the tower.
"I obey! I am humble enough to capture Huairou City for the commander in chief!" Pei Lang accepted the order and left.