Several other platoon leaders were also shocked after hearing the order. They went to Tuanhe to capture Duan Qirui, and they chose hundreds of men from the vanguard. They were afraid that they would not even be able to fight off the enemy. There was a commotion for a while, but they remained silent.
After accepting the order, they were ready to lick their blood from the moment they were selected into the vanguard. Whether they were going to the battlefield as a suicide squad or going to Tuanhe to capture Duan Qirui, no matter how difficult and dangerous it was, they could only obey the order.
What's more, captain Ko Jong-young will not give them any room to bargain.
"In this surprise attack on Tuanhe, the vanguard is not fighting alone. General Yu will lead the 5th brigade as the main attack. I am just the vanguard of the army." Seeing that the officers were not in a high mood, Gao Zhongying hurriedly added.
After hearing this, everyone felt confident. As long as there was a large army as backup, they would not be afraid to venture into the Longtan Tiger's Den if they were selected as a vanguard.
Zhong Gaoying took out the combat map sent by the division headquarters from the map bag and spread it on the table. He said: "This is the specific route of action. Let's take a look."
Everyone gathered around to take a closer look, and the first thing they saw was the signer of the battle plan: Wu Peifu!
Everyone felt more confident when they thought that the battle plan was drawn up by Marshal Yu himself. The elders of the Third Division all knew that Marshal Yu was good at using strange soldiers. He once defeated hundreds of thousands of Southern troops in Hunan. They must not be able to do it this time.
Surprisingly, morale suddenly rose.
Next, let’s look at the combat plan. The entire combat plan includes two parts: surprise attack and retreat. The surprise attack plan has only one route, which is from Gaobeidian through the hidden mountain road in Zhuozhou to Gu’an County and then directly to Tuanhe River. The entire route is 150 miles long.
The army must march to Tuanhe within one night, and the attack is expected to be launched at 7 o'clock in the morning. There are two retreat plans. One is to successfully capture Duan Qirui, and the troops quickly break out to the east. The other is that the surprise attack fails and the troops head towards Tianjin.
Evacuate in the direction of Wuqing.
The officers discussed the battle plan in low voices. In fact, few of them could understand the battle map. They could only roughly memorize the places the route passed through, especially the retreat route, because only the retreat route marked on the battle map was
There will be reinforcements to help. It is a matter of life and death, and no one dares to be careless.
Perhaps due to his talent, or perhaps because he had read "Military Topography" very carefully when he was in the military history forum, Han Baihang could understand the topographic map clearly at just one glance. The contours, slopes, distances, etc.
The height is clear at a glance, forming a clear and three-dimensional map before your eyes.
He couldn't help but secretly ponder the advantages and disadvantages of this combat plan. Others did not dare to question Wu Peifu's military attainments, but he did not. A time traveler stood on the shoulders of giants. When it came to strategy and tactics, he had too many military strategists.
We can learn from their military experience. In terms of the offensive route, Wu Peifu's planned route is undoubtedly very correct. He cleverly avoided the Anhui army's defense line and took advantage of weak defenses to attack Tuanhe. This shows its power.
, but there is still a big question mark in his mind. In the history he is familiar with, he has never heard that Wu Peifu captured Duan Qirui in a surprise attack. But if this history is true, then there is only one possibility. Wu Peifu’s surprise attack this time
The plan failed!
Since Wu Peifu's battle plan failed, the results of following the map can be imagined. Although Han Baihang's military experience is still very immature, he can also see that Wu Peifu's surprise attack was a desperate one. It is good to succeed, but if it fails, he will have to retreat.
, I’m afraid Duan Qirui won’t agree.
"Platoon Leader Han, don't you want to ask me to be the vanguard? I agree now. When I come back with a victory in the future, I will remember your contribution!" Zhong Gaoying mentioned the old words again, turned his eyes to Han Baihang, and said with full praise, and he has not forgotten it.
Promise a blank check.
The officers looked over with gloating, their future was uncertain, and others were afraid of being named as the vanguard. This stupid young man actually asked to be the vanguard. I don't know whether he was audacious or ignorant of life and death.
Han Baihang was shocked. At one moment, he asked to be the vanguard just now. He thought that he was going to fight on the frontal battlefield, so he would naturally dare to take the lead. But now he was going deep into the tiger's den. It was extremely dangerous. How dare he risk the life and death of the entire platoon? He hurriedly denied it.
: "Captain, I..."
"Platoon Leader Han, there are no jokes in the army!"
Zhong Gaoying, however, did not allow Han Baihang to go back on his words. He looked over with a sinister expression and said forcefully: "That's it. Bugler, let's blow the assembly horn!"
"yes!"
The platoon leaders stood up suddenly and snapped to attention.
Han Baihang shrugged his head, feeling very upset in his heart. He wanted to give himself a slap in the face. He wanted to show off his abilities when he had nothing to do. Now that he was fine, he was held at gunpoint, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
…
In the dark of night, the assembly horn sounded in the camp of the Selective Team. Three hundred officers and soldiers of the Selected Team quickly gathered in front of the Wudao Temple. After all the personnel were counted, Zhong Gaoying walked out surrounded by the platoon leaders.
When he stood in front of the army, he glanced at the soldiers in formation with a stern expression, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, Zhili and Anhui have officially declared war. We, the Zhili army men, are finally free from the cowardice of the Anhui army. Commander Yu thinks highly of us in selecting the vanguard."
Team, leave the important task to us and go to Tuanhe to capture Duan Qirui alive, do you guys have the confidence?"
"Yes! Yes!"
The soldiers shouted in unison, their voices loud and clear to the sky.
"Okay! You guys are all good!"
Zhong Gaoying praised loudly, waved his hand back, and then several soldiers carried out a heavy wooden box from the team headquarters and placed it in front of the queue. Zhong Gaoying stepped forward and opened the box.
A burst of silver light shone below, and the officers and soldiers saw clearly that it was a box full of silver coins.
Zhong Gaoying casually grabbed a large handful of silver coins in the box, let go of his hand and let the silver coins fall down, making a clear and loud collision sound. He loudly said to the soldiers: "Brothers, Commander Yu has mercy on you and pays everyone."
Okay, ten oceans for each person. If Duan Qirui can be captured, everyone will be rewarded with one hundred oceans, and Yu Shuai will personally distribute the rewards at that time!"
The officers and soldiers were already smiling when they saw Dayang, and when they heard that Duan Qirui would be rewarded with a hundred silver coins after catching him, their morale was even higher. Under such a big reward, there must be brave men. They didn't care whether they were going to Tuanhe or Beijing. Suddenly, there was a sudden explosion.
He shouted: "Thanks to Yushuai's reward, we must rush into Tuanhe and capture Duan Qirui!"
Zhong Gaoying nodded with satisfaction and waved to the quartermaster on the side to distribute the pay. The soldiers stepped forward to receive it in order. Han Baihang and other officers finally received a pay of twenty yuan to show the difference between officers and soldiers.
After receiving the pay before departure, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the selected vanguard doubled. They carried their rifles with bayonets in high spirits and quietly disappeared into the night under the leadership of the officers.
