Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 524 Killer Plane Swarm Tactics
Seeing the murderous look on Cai E's face, Sun Chuanfang couldn't help trembling, and hurriedly said: "Commander, it's all my fault for my misconduct this time, which caused the Huwei Army to suffer such a big loss. Please punish the commander!"

Cai E looked at Sun Chuanfang coldly, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Come on! Pull him out and shoot him on the spot!"

Ah!
Sun Chuanfang was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground, and all the officers and officers present turned pale.Hong Zhaolin hurried over to persuade him: "Commander, Master Sun was only careless for a while. If he suffered setbacks, he would not be guilty of death no matter what. Commander, please think twice."

"Yes, please think twice, Commander." All the generals present pleaded for Sun Chuanfang.

Cai E waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, don't talk about it. Sun Chuanfang ruined the lives of hundreds of brothers in vain because of his momentary pride. Have you all forgotten that the emperor repeatedly ordered us to fight generals, We must be cautious and cautious when commanding operations, and there must be no excessive casualties. This defeat not only made us lose the excellent opportunity to enter the urban area of ​​Singapore, but also caused the largest number of casualties since the Tiger Mighty Army entered the battle. Even I You will be punished by the Ministry of the Army, do you know?" He suddenly turned around and stared at Sun Chuanfang and said, "Are you worthy of the five hundred brothers who died? If I don't kill you this time, there will be a second one in the future. , the third Sun Chuanfang made today's mistake! My order has been issued and cannot be changed. Anyone who dares to intercede for him will follow the military law!"

Sun Chuanfang's face was ashen, and he nodded weakly.

"Pull it out and shoot it on the spot!"

Several soldiers picked up Sun Chuanfang and walked out of the command department, only to hear three "bang bang bang" gunshots outside, and a soldier held Sun Chuanfang's military cap and came back to Cai E: "Report to the commander, Sun Chuanfang has been shot dead."

Cai E took over Sun Chuanfang's military cap and was silent for a long time. Feng Yuxiang couldn't help admiring Cai E's law enforcement, and patted Cai E on the shoulder: "Songpo, you did a good job. When the war is over, I will personally replace it for you." You explain it to the War Department."

After Sun Chuanfang was shot, Cai E held an emergency military meeting, carefully summed up the reasons for the setbacks of the first two attacks, and believed that the formulation of the combat plan was still a bit eager for quick success. In case of heavy casualties, it is better to move slowly in the battle plan.After repeated consultations, it was finally decided to complete the siege of the city of Singapore first, and then look for a breakthrough and attack in one fell swoop.According to the plan, after the Huwei Army completes the iron wall encirclement of Singapore, the Zhenwei Army's reinforcements will continue to attack the Changi area in the east, expanding the depth of the encirclement and making its offensive system more complete.In terms of specific offensive strategies, on the ground, it consists of two groups, each of which is responsible for two directions.The first is the western cluster of the 20th Division led by Liu Cunhou.This group of four Panzergrenadier divisions and four infantry divisions would attack from the northwest and northeast towards the center of the city.Their task was to capture the Singapore Railway Station to the northeast, while the other was the Southern Group of Armored Forces commanded by Ropekin.This group has a total of an armored division and an infantry division temporarily assigned from the 16th Army. Their combat purpose is to capture the three military piers in the south of Singapore as soon as possible, and the air force will provide full fire support.

After about four hours of preparation, the Huwei Army and Zhenwei Army began to launch a new attack in the early hours of the morning.After about half an hour of direct artillery fire, a large number of heavily armed Huwei soldiers began to attack the defensive positions in downtown Singapore like a landslide.Soon under the cover of tanks, the outlying positions in the southwest were broken by the Huwei army.However, the rebels quickly reacted, and the reserve teams of the two regiments were transferred from the city center, and the two sides launched fierce street fighting.At six o'clock in the morning, the Huwei army still hadn't opened a gap in this place.

At this time, there was a strange and huge roar in the sky, and everyone couldn't help but look into the sky, and several brand-new monoplanes appeared in people's field of vision. Five-clawed golden dragon!

"Attention all. I am Liu Mingjiu, captain of the brigade! We have reached the sky above the target area, descending the flight altitude! Lowering the flight altitude! Let them know how powerful we are." Liu Mingjiu, the captain of the Second Bomber Battalion in charge of commanding this unit, said loudly through the radio Said.With an order, those planes pushed down the nose and dropped the altitude one after another.Because based on long-term combat experience, they clearly know what the main weapon of this monoplane is, neither the two fifty-kilogram bombs hanging under the wings, nor the two machine guns installed on the hood, but It's the horrible sound effect of propellers that exceed a certain speed.

All the pilots saw that the tachometer of their plane had reached [-] revolutions per minute. At the same time, a huge sound wave was produced in front of the plane's engine, and everyone present would hear a scream similar to a heavy machine gun Sound, this is the sound from the propeller.

"Follow me!" Liu Mingjiu began to push the joystick violently, and the planes lined up in a column, whizzing past the roof of Singapore City ten meters above the war zone.The power of such a strong sound at such a close distance is terrifying.Hearing this sharp scream, all the rebels involuntarily dropped their weapons because they needed to cover their ears with their hands.However, the Huwei Army did not seem to be afraid.Because they had cotton balls stuffed in their ears.It didn't take long for the rebel counterattack to be defeated by this inexplicable noise tactic.The Huwei Army regained the initiative.

But the ensuing battle was not very easy. The rebels set up countless firepower points on the streets of Singapore. They sealed the streets with sand, stones and wood to form a line of defense.Block the facades on the street with bricks, leaving only shooting holes.As a result, the streets became seemingly indestructible fortresses under the careful setting of the rebels.

The infantry of the Tiger Mighty Army had to organize a commando to attack the fortifications by means of blasting and other means. Under the cover of smoke, the soldiers who served as the assault quietly approached the target they wanted to capture, and then threw the grenades they had prepared long ago. Near the firing port, or use a flamethrower to spray on the still firing muzzle.In this way of attack, most of the resistance of the rebels was terminated, and the firepower was pulled out one by one.

At around 8 o'clock in the morning, Qi Xieyuan's infantry regiment and the vanguard of the No.12 Panzergrenadier Regiment finally approached the railway station in the east of the city.However, they had to stop advancing, because now the entire front line has been stretched very long, and once their own troops appear on the street, they will give the enemy several kilometers of flanks.If the enemy counterattacks from the flanks, the connection of the marching columns of the Huwei Army may be cut off, and those barricades will also cause great difficulties for troop mobilization and material transportation, so after observing the current battle situation, Qi Xieyuan had to He chose to temporarily stop the attack, he didn't want to follow Sun Chuanfang's old path.

At noon that day, Cai E convened a military meeting again to discuss offensive strategies.Cai E said bluntly: "Everyone, the current situation shows that the deployment of troops to the east of Singapore is very strong, and street fighting is not our advantage, so we must think of a way to achieve the best of both worlds to achieve the final victory."

Speaking of this, Chief of Staff Tang Jiyao picked up a telegram and said: "According to the information of the imperial intelligence department. Yuan Shikai has a total of about 2 regular troops stationed in the urban area, plus other local troops and public security troops withdrawn from various places. The total number of columns has reached about 6 to 8, and the fortifications in the urban area have been criss-crossed, so the deeper our troops fight, the more difficult it may be."

"You mean we should focus on the siege?" Jin Yunpeng, commander of the 22nd Army, asked. Take it down and bring Yuan Shikai and his henchmen to justice. If we just surround and don’t fight, it will also affect our morale. So I still suggest to continue to attack, even if Singapore is razed to the ground.”

"Razed to the ground? Don't forget, the empire will take over the jurisdiction of this city in the future." Cai E retorted: "The blood of the soldiers of the empire cannot be shed in vain."

"Commander, what method do you think we should use?" Liu Cunhou asked.

"Everyone should have read "Sun Tzu's Art of War", right?" Cai E stood up and said: "There is such a sentence in this book:'He who is good at using soldiers is the one who subdues the soldiers instead of fighting. It is not an attack. Destroying a country is not a long-term one. It is necessary to fight for the whole world. Therefore, if the army is not stopped, the profit can be complete. This is the way to plan an attack.'”

Everyone present nodded, and seemed to gradually understand what Cai E meant.

Feng Yuxiang interjected: "Actually, the meaning of this passage is very simple. Even when encountering strong fortifications, a strong attack is a last resort. The best way is to obtain them through various schemes. The casualties of attacking cities reach One-third of the words mean failure for the attacking side! The best way is to let the enemy surrender without fighting."

"You mean to force the other side to surrender through tricks?" Li Liejun somewhat disagreed: "However, judging from the two days of fighting, the rebels' fighting will is still very tenacious, and most of them are determined. The thought of sticking to it."

"We can use intimidation without normal means. In short, we have the advantage now." Cai E glanced at the combat staff officer standing beside him, "Has the heavy artillery unit assigned to us by the Ministry of the Army arrived yet?"

"About six more heavy artillery regiments arrived at us yesterday, and now we have a total of eighteen heavy artillery regiments with a caliber of 120 mm or more. In addition, about four independent heavy artillery regiments are coming. At present, our firepower is very strong. In fact, if it were not for the consideration of Singapore's future management, there would be no need to fight at all, just using these heavy artillery can level the city."

(End of this chapter)