Rise from the sword

Chapter 586
"Ping county?"

Hearing Fang Ligong's words, the map of Xi'an surroundings and the location of Fuping he found quickly appeared in Chu Yunfei's mind. At the same time, the information about Fuping also automatically appeared.

Ping County is located in the northeast direction of Xi'an, about [-] kilometers away from the main city.

Although Ping County is close to Xi'an, an important preserved fruit town, and belongs to the radiation area, and the terrain is flat and there are many fields, but the entire county is still very poor, and the people's lives are difficult.

After all, at that time, Xiyan was too busy to take care of itself, so how could it have the ability to radiate the surrounding areas?

Moreover, those fields have nothing to do with ordinary people, and the continuous stream of disaster victims has made the surrounding area not short of labor.

But half a year ago, the situation began to change.

Li Yunlong and his group began to expand. As Ping County, which is close to its border area, it was quickly affected. A large amount of cheap food was hit, and many landlords went bankrupt and bankrupted. Management and treatment of injuries has also quickly accumulated popular support.

Facing the approaching railway, the Xi'an garrison could only urgently send a reinforced regiment to garrison Ping County, and then report to the mountain city. However, at this time, the legal currency collapsed and the troops' morale was unstable, so the regiment stationed in Ping County directly invested in Li Yunlong. The guy's arms.

As a result, Fuping disappeared, and the railway extended all the way to Ping County.

At that time, the tens of thousands of troops in Xi'an didn't dare to fart, and could only watch helplessly as the other side occupied Fuping.

What's even more outrageous is that more than a month later, the troops stationed in Ping County were actually the original troops. The commanders had not changed, and the soldiers at the grassroots level had hardly changed. Only the uniforms and weapons had changed, and some grassroots commanders had also changed.

Of course, the orientation of the position was also changed, and a regiment became a battalion.

"Correct."

Fang Ligong said:
"According to the note from the other party, they said that they will hold a small-scale exercise, and the participating troops will be less than one-tenth of a brigade."

"but."

"Through monitoring the railway, investigators found that a large number of troops have arrived in Fuping recently, and there are also a large number of tanks, heavy artillery, and they are even building an airport."

"exercise."

Hearing this, Chu Yunfei laughed on the spot.

Before the battle of Changheng was over, a large number of troops began to retreat. In this situation, the highest level of Shancheng called all the commanders of the theater to a meeting. The participants of the meeting also included the governor of the Central Bank, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Commerce. Not so obvious.

But anyone with a clear eye on the current situation in the country can easily guess it.

At this time, that group of people suddenly came to conduct an exercise. On the surface it was said to be a small-scale exercise, and it was said that there was only one-tenth of a brigade, but in fact it was more than a division of the devils.

After the loss of Ping County, the defense of Xi'an was greatly strengthened. Nearly 150 troops were stationed, as well as air force and artillery troops. The few remaining [-] heavy artillery were also mobilized here.

So, what will this group of people at the meeting do?

"Ah···"

Chu Yunfei sneered.

How to do?
Do I need to think about it?
The devils were pressed to the ground and hammered, and the devils kicked and beat me. The difference in strength between the two sides is clear at a glance. Do I need to think about it?
of course····

"Captain Chu."

Suddenly, a staff officer of the Jinsui Army ran over:
"Temporary news, the meeting has been cancelled."

"cancelled?"

Fang Ligong was taken aback.

"Let's go back."

At this time Chu Yunfei had already started to walk back.

Four years ago, at that time, this group of people were able to initiate troubles as they wished, and even blockade the other side's border area, just because they were weak. Now, they can't fight at all, so,
Of course he ran away immediately.

······
at the same time.

north.

Chengde.

As the battle progressed, half an hour later, the situation on the front line changed suddenly.

At first, the devil's counterattack was effective.

Although the artillery fire of the independent regiment almost cleared the anti-tank mines buried on the ground, there are still many fish that escaped the net. With more than 100 barrel guns and three battalions of mortars, the firepower has not yet reached the level that can be generally cleared Density of mines.

During the attack, several tank crews made mistakes in their busy schedule and made mistakes in operation, which caused the tanks to escape from the safe route cleared by the front-line mine-sweeping team and were destroyed by anti-tank mines.

Many tanks were also blown up by the devils who suddenly appeared.

The fighters of the independent regiment who had been protecting the tank by the side of the tank were unable to react in time, or in order to avoid the counterattack of the devils, resulting in blind spots and mistakes in coordination, and were taken advantage of by the devils death squads.

But together, the loss of tanks is only a dozen or so, of which only five were actually destroyed, and the loss of the vehicle group was even smaller. Only a few tanks that were blown up by anti-tank mines were sacrificed.

There were not many infantry battalion casualties.

Overall casualties were light.

After experiencing the baptism of the actual battlefield, these independent regiment fighters who have undergone at least three months of military training, under the command of grassroots officers and cadres, and under the pressure of bullets, quickly corrected and adjusted their mistakes, and began to show maturity and sophistication.

Although the breath is weak.

Although the offense at this time is still jerky, it is still full of mistakes.

But powerful firepower, thick armor, and a steady offensive allow the troops enough time to adjust to mistakes and enough space to accommodate mistakes.

Immediately, the casualties of the devils rose sharply, while the casualties of the independent regiment dropped suddenly.

After all, the strength gap is there.

With the help of fortifications, the light infantry tried to barely block the attack of the mechanized troops. Even if the attack was an immature mechanized army, the devils still had to pay heavy casualties.

at this time.

Hattori Kotaro also came to the front line to inspect.

At the beginning of the battle, Hattori Kotaro has been intensively mobilizing troops. The independent regiment is suspected of launching a full-scale attack, and it is attacking from both sides at the same time. He only has two mobile brigades in his hand, so he needs to mobilize troops from the rear to prepare for a counterattack.

After everything was deployed, he went to the front line to survey the battlefield himself, but at the first glance, he stopped suddenly and looked straight at the independent regiment that was jerky and attacking.

"Is this the offensive force of the Independent Regiment?"

Looking at the armored troops of the Independent Regiment attacking in the distance, Hattori's eyes widened, and he was stunned.

He suddenly found that the situation was completely different from what he expected.

For more than a month, the independent regiment has been using the locust army stationed around Chengde to train troops. He knows it very well and has also witnessed the armored troops of the independent regiment from jerky to mature.

With just one glance, he could tell that the attacking unit in front of him was a unit that had just come out of the training ground.

During the general offensive, will you use purely newly formed troops?
This is absolutely impossible.

"Hi."

A captain of the Grand Zuo Lian next to him bowed his head and answered.

"It's really cunning eight ways."

Hattori watched the attacking troops in the distance silently for a while, and silently uttered a word.

The Eighth Route Army troops attacking in front of them are completely new troops.

The cooperation is jerky and full of mistakes.

There are many problems.

The distance between the artillery firepower and the attacking troops is too large, so it takes a long time for the attacking troops to arrive after the artillery fire coverage is over. This gives the locust army enough time to enter the position, and there is even a little time left to repair the position and redeploy Anti-tank mines.

Many tanks were destroyed by these mines.

There is also a problem with the linear formation of tanks. The distance and orientation gap between tanks is too large. In some places, five or six tanks are concentrated together, and the firepower of the troops is overflowing. Even collisions between tanks often occur, while in some places there is only one lone tank. , lack of cover, and a serious shortage of firepower.

There are huge mistakes and loopholes in the infantry and tank cover system. There is also a disconnect between the formation of infantry and tanks. The coordination is jerky and the response is slow. There are obviously problems with battlefield communication, and mutual support is not timely at all.

and also·····
As the head of the division, and the head of the first division that is of great significance to the empire, Hattori Kotaro's vision is not low, and his talent in warfare is amazing. After being beaten for more than a month, he has gradually accumulated a lot of combat experience in armored units .

He can easily sum up the various mistakes of the attacking troops in front of him.

If such an army attacks, he has many ways to wipe out this army.

Weaponry is just an advantage.

What really determines the outcome of a war is people, the game between the command and tactics of their respective commanders, and the execution of tactics by grassroots soldiers and their ability to respond to crises.

but!

"Order No. 20, the 26th Independent Mixed Brigade temporarily stands still and waits for orders."

Hattori sighed.

Still the same.

It is people who determine the outcome of a war, and it is the game of command and tactics of the respective commanders. Advanced weapons and equipment are only an advantage.

The independent regiment currently attacking is indeed jerky, inexperienced, and full of mistakes.

However, the grassroots officers who command this unit have very good actual combat experience, and those soldiers have also experienced sufficient recruit training and actual combat simulations, and have a good foundation.

This allows them to make quick adjustments and avoid huge losses due to mistakes.

Also, the senior level of the Ping County Independent Regiment who directed the attack.

They have clear thinking, calm minds, and can accurately judge the situation. They are very aware of the shortcomings and advantages of their own troops-well-equipped, powerful firepower, but lack of actual combat experience.

Therefore, in formulating tactics, give full play to the advantages of firepower and armor, maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, fight steadily, do not rush forward, use actual combat, let soldiers accumulate experience little by little, and let the troops mature a little bit.

"Hi."

After being stunned for a moment, the staff officer quickly went to deliver the order.

"Troublesome opponent."

Hattori sighed again.

The Locust Army wants to win, and only when the opponent makes a mistake, they have a chance.

But the opponent fought steadily and did not give the slightest chance.

Moreover, the Independence Regiment obviously did not have any restraint from the top. The frontline commanders could formulate specific tactics according to the actual situation. It was true that Hattori was very envious. On his side, the order that the base camp and the locusts were not allowed to retreat gave him a headache.

(End of this chapter)