Sun Chuanfang knew that the biggest support of Zhang Zongchang's army was the White Russian Army and its armored forces. He could hit the snake seven inches away and find the enemy's key points. As long as he could destroy the White Russian Army and its armored forces in one fell swoop, then the ragtag group of Zhang Zongchang's troops would be defeated. Will retreat without a fight.
This is the biggest weakness of Zhang Zongchang's troops, but this weakness is also Zhang Zongchang's biggest advantage. It is not easy to capture the White Russian Army and its armored forces.
After these observations and experience in previous battles, Sun Chuanfang finally discovered the weaknesses of the White Russian Army and its armored forces. The White Russian Army has always been known for its bravery and prowess, but the entire White Russian Army only has less than half of the White Russian soldiers. White Russian soldiers are also human beings, and poets feel pain and fear. The reason why the White Russian Army has been so arrogant for so long is because no one beats them! But Sun Chuanfang found a way to beat them painfully!
The combat strategy of the White Russian Army is basically the same every time it attacks. It starts with one or two rounds of artillery attacks, giving the enemy a devastating blow before the opponent can react, and then the armored forces and the White Russian Army With the rapid advancement of mutual cooperation, under the cover of the armored forces, the White Russian Army was able to win the battle at almost no cost.
Therefore, in order to deal with the White Russian Army and its installed troops, Sun Chuanfang decided to arrange everything and wait for the enemy to take the bait.
After waiting for a while, Sun Chuanfang's smile gradually faded. He knew that the time was almost up. Sun Chuanfang was always known as the "Smiling Tiger", but no one knew that when he was really determined to kill, he also Like ordinary people, they cannot laugh. If people who know him well see the serious expression on his face at this time, they will know that he is really going to take action.
Suddenly, the communications soldier outside the gate quickly ran in. The troops he sent out were already ready. Sun Chuanfang smiled, and the fun began.
For this battle, he has put all his resources on it. He has used 100,000 of his troops to deal with Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zongchang. There are only a few soldiers and horses on his territory to maintain it. If this battle fails, , he will also be driven out of his own territory in the near future just like Qi Xieyuan was driven out of Shanghai.
He doesn't allow this to happen. So he must win. Must!
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the weather in Shanghai is still gray, but it is a little more depressing. It has entered autumn, but the coolness of autumn does not seem to affect Shanghai at all. There is a hint of sultry heat in the gray sky. There was also a little more irritability.
The soldiers who looted the city of Shanghai had already made enough money. Zhang Zongchang also knew that he could not go too far, so at noon today, he also issued an order prohibiting soldiers from looting again. Compared with the last time, the soldiers were not scrupulous. , this time most of the soldiers have stopped.
This is an unwritten rule among the Lu army, and it is also a potential rule. Everyone in Zhang Zongchang's army knows why they follow Zhang Zongchang to fight desperately, is it not just to have an official position when they win? , you have money to take, and you have a beautiful woman to hug you! If you don’t let yourself plunder when you win a big victory, then what’s the point of being a soldier!
Zhang Zongchang naturally understands this truth. His soldiers are completely urinary. It is not that he has never thought about rectifying and rectifying them, but in the end he finally found that he could not rectify them at all.
If the soldiers are not allowed to loot, then his strength will be reduced by at least half, and even his main army, the White Russian Army, may fall apart in an instant, so this is simply unrealistic. Furthermore, if he is not allowed to loot, then his military salary will be
Where did it come from? You can't just take it out by yourself, right? Over time, every victory over burning, killing, looting has almost become a tradition of Zhang Zongchang's troops, and it cannot be changed at all.
But in order to prevent his soldiers from being too presumptuous and not giving up on his orders, Zhang Zongchang came up with a good idea. Every time it was time to loot, Zhang Zongchang would order his soldiers to post an order prohibiting looting and disturbing the people.
Notice, at first there were many subordinates who were afraid of orders and did not dare to act recklessly. However, over time, everyone gradually discovered that Zhang Zongchang did not take the first order seriously at all, so those subordinates who did not dare to rob would not take it seriously.
It's over.
However, after looting for a period of time, Zhang Zongchang took the opportunity to issue a second order. The content of the order was basically the same as the last time. However, this time, no one dared to continue looting despite the order, because this time the order was truly
represents the prohibition of looting. If there are still people who need to loot, they will definitely do so in accordance with military law.
This is the experience that soldiers have summed up for a long time, and it is also used in Shanghai this time.
The order had been posted, and the soldiers naturally stopped robbing. Some of them used the money to buy wine, some went to visit the brothels, and some of them had already fallen asleep because they were too tired in the past two days.
unstoppable.
Sun Chuanfang received intelligence from his subordinates that now was a good opportunity to attack, so he decisively issued the order to attack.
The total number of people attacking Zhang Zongchang's troops in Shanghai this time was 50,000.
Sun Chuanfang now has nearly 130,000 people in his hands, but why did he use 50,000 people to attack Zhang Zongchang's troops in Shanghai? This is where Sun Chuanfang is smart.
If the number of people attacking is too small, Zhang Zongchang will definitely be aware of it and know that his main force has not participated in the battle, so he will not be fooled. Also, if the number of people attacking is too small, they may not be able to withstand the opponent's firepower.
With a quick encirclement and attack by the White Russian Army and the installation troops, your own offensive troops will probably be trapped and they will not be able to escape in time.
If there are too many people, the two parties will be stuck together, and even if they want to retreat, it will be very difficult. If the command on the battlefield is not good, and the situation is unpredictable, it may be a seduction.
The battle will turn into a decisive battle, and all your arrangements will be in vain.
Sun Chuanfang thought about it, and coupled with his many years of experience in commanding battles, he felt that 50,000 people was the optimal number of people to attack. It could withstand the battle and ensure that it would not be defeated in a short time, and retreat could be fast and effective.
Maneuver so as not to fall into a melee and find it difficult to escape. This number has been carefully calculated. If you want to hook the big fish of the White Russian Army and the Armored Forces, this number is the most suitable. (To be continued)
