Wei Yidong, who was riding next to Xu Zhongshu, was not attracted by the fierce battle in front of him like Xu Zhongshu's other subordinates.
He was even on tenterhooks because of the fierce fighting between the 1st Infantry Battalion and the enemy at the front.
Instead, he took out his binoculars to observe the battle situation. Riding on horseback from a high position, he could easily view the battle of the entire infantry regiment ahead.
Now the three infantry battalions of the First Infantry Regiment have already rushed forward, especially the main vanguard First Infantry Battalion, which has already rushed forward to the gap in the city wall that was destroyed by artillery.
Although Fengyan City has the most complete city defenses among the six towns on the east bank of Lingchang, the city defenses are still very weak and the thickness of the city wall is relatively weak.
What's more important is that there are no perfect anti-gun fortifications.
In these days' wars, artillery plays a very important role, and the priority for fortifications is to defend against artillery bombardment.
It is not only to defend against the shelling of enemy solid artillery shells, but more importantly, to defend against the shelling of enemy grenades and shrapnel shells.
The shrapnel shells of the Jiujin field artillery, after exploding directly over the enemy's position, are enough to cover a large area and kill many unprotected living targets.
There is no doubt that the Second Artillery Battalion's artillery suppression was very successful, not only suppressing the enemy's artillery units, but also suppressing the opponent's infantry defense force.
This allowed the soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment to rush up smoothly, and the First Infantry Battalion was able to rush directly into the gap in the city wall to fight the enemy at close range.
At the same time, the 6th Infantry Battalion and the 8th Infantry Division in the rear launched an attack from the side and rear positions, and constantly used the precise range of Mini rifles to shoot at the enemy troops on both sides of the gap in the city wall to cover the 1st Infantry Battalion.
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The fighting was very fierce, and a large number of soldiers fell every moment.
There are our own troops and there are enemy troops.
And more of them belong to our own side!
There is no way. What we are fighting now is a siege battle, which can even be said to be a fortified battle. The opponent's defenders rely on fortifications, while our own offensive troops are completely exposed to the opponent's firepower. Our casualties are greater than the enemy's.
It's very normal.
At least in Wei Yidong's view, this kind of casualties is completely acceptable.
As long as Fengyan City is captured, it will also declare that the entire six towns on the east coast of Lingchang are under our control. At that time, relying on this place, we can continue to expand to thousands of people at any time.
Not to mention the strategic impact caused by this.
It is completely acceptable to pay a certain amount of casualties.
Of course, as a general, if possible, you still need to achieve greater results with fewer casualties as much as possible.
At this time, Wei Yidong was thinking in his mind, if he was allowed to command the First Infantry Regiment in combat, how he should fight to reduce casualties and achieve greater results at the same time.
When Wei Yidong was thinking about this, he had completely assumed the role of the commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment.
Because he knows very well that if everything goes well, it may not take long for him to become a group leader.
Wei Yidong is a student in the first officer training class of the Suiying Academy. After completing the theoretical and cultural courses in mid-January this year, he ranked first in the graduation examination of the cultural courses.
Because of his excellent performance in the theoretical and cultural courses, he was specially assigned to the First Infantry Battalion for internship.
But soon, he was transferred directly to the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Regiment for internship.
While his other classmates were still holding the title of sergeant, he had already become a sergeant.
Whether it was Xu Zhongshu or Lin Ziran, they all had high hopes for this person, otherwise they would not have been directly transferred to the regimental headquarters of the First Infantry Regiment for internship.
This internship is not about being a small staff officer, but following Xu Zhongshu and directly learning how to command a regiment...
This is also the unique internship method for the more than 100 first-term military cadets!
The current internship of the officers in the first officer training class is not to serve as a staff officer or to be assigned to serve as deputy platoon leader or platoon leader, nor to be a staff officer, but to be directly assigned to each company or battalion.
Learn from others.
Note that we are arranged to study next to each company commander and battalion commander!
They will follow these company commanders and battalion commanders to directly learn how to command a company or battalion.
Wei Yidong is quite special. He studied directly with Xu Zhongshu, the group leader.
When these officer cadets complete their studies, which last from one month to three months, it mainly depends on their learning progress and how much their superiors expect from them.
After completing the internship, you will officially serve. As for how to arrange the formal service, it depends on the individual's ability. For those with strong abilities, they are often directly allowed to serve as deputy company commander for a period of time. It does not take long.
Let them directly serve as company commanders, and then battalion commanders or something like that.
It can even be said that as long as the performance is normal, there is no need to be too good, then the last one will start as a company commander!
There is no way, there is currently a serious shortage of qualified officers under Lin Ziran's command.
Even many officers who were former bandits and ordinary soldiers served as company commanders and battalion commanders. This was not because Lin Ziran was willing to use them. Lin Ziran also knew that their abilities could not keep up, but no one was available.
Nowadays, more than 100 officers who have gone through formal training for half a year have finally been trained with great difficulty. Naturally, they must be utilized to the maximum extent.
Judging from the current situation, Wei Yidong's future is extremely bright. There is a high probability that he will start as a company commander and become a battalion commander or even a regiment commander before long.
But what will happen in the future depends on his specific performance in leading the troops.
Theoretical study and performance during the internship period only determine how high their starting point is, and how far they can go in the end depends on their actual performance.
While Wei Yidong was looking at the entire field to learn command, Xu Zhongshu beside him was constantly issuing various orders to adjust the entire infantry regiment's attack.
On the other side, when the First Infantry Regiment was on the right track and no large-scale desertions occurred like the previous two times, the Second Mixed Regiment, which serves as a strategic reserve and also serves as a supervisory team, has also begun to make final preparations. It seems that
You can go into battle at any time.
This means that Lin Ziran's four main infantry battalions will all participate in the attack.
But this does not mean that Lin Ziran does not have a strategic reserve team.
Currently, there are more than 200 soldiers serving as the supervisory team, more than 650 people in two cavalry companies and the second carriage battalion, and hundreds of transport troops in the artillery unit, with a total of nearly 1,500 people, but they are all strategic
What about the reserve team?
In addition to these strategic reserves, all other infantry that can be used to participate in the attack have been thrown into the battlefield by Lin Ziran.
Because this attack is not a test attack, but a general attack. The goal is to directly overcome the opponent's defense line and capture Fengyan City.
In fact, yesterday's first large-scale attack was a general attack.
This morning's second attack was also a general attack, but unfortunately, the previous two general attacks ended in failure.
And since the general attack this time has already begun, Lin Ziran will naturally not give up!
Seeing that the battle at the 1st Infantry Battalion in the gap in the city wall ahead continued to stalemate, Wu Guanlin and several other staff officers also proposed that it was time to commit the 2nd Mixed Regiment to participate in the battle.
Therefore, after Lin Ziran put down the telescope, he directly ordered: "Send the order to the second mixed regiment to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's left wing according to the planned plan!"
"The strategic reserve forces of various ministries, such as the baggage battalion, must be more vigilant and prepare for reinforcements!"
"Tell Xu Zhongshu that I will have dinner in Fengyan Town tonight!"