Chapter 27 Be fierce

In war, the military headquarters is like the brain of the whole military machine. It determines the process of the whole war. It is attack, defense, the use of forces, and the equipment of firearms. Just as a person's brain implicates all the nerve endings of the human body, the brain of the military command directly affects every tunnel and bunker. And there is no doubt that as the troops advance, the military headquarters must move forward accordingly.

The headquarters of the First Army in Xinmin County has gone to the Liao River, not far from the attack position of the front-line troops.

The cold wind in mid-March sped across the frozen Liaohe River, sweeping across the western Liaoning Plain. On the other side of the Liaohe River, the grass and trees are yellow, and the bullet pits are full of vast. Thousands of troops are crossing the Liaohe River along the ice bridge. Long-range heavy artillery is on the east bank of the Liaohe River, bombarding the defense line of the Third Army of the Japanese Army. Every moment, every minute and every second, the officers and soldiers of the two armies are killed on the battlefield about 20 kilometers west of Fengtian City.

It is said that the army will defend, and the Chinese army will attack!

On the second day of the outbreak of the war, journalists from various countries who rushed to Xinmin by train and officers of the field expeditionary corps used eight words to describe the war with almost no signs.

And the most impressive thing for the officials and reporters was the artillery units of the Chinese Guards. Once upon a time, they thought that the artillery of the Japanese army's attack on Hill 203 might be the most violent artillery fire in the world, but when they saw the artillery of the [***] team, they were completely sluggish.

On the battlefield of Fengtian, they realized what the earth was shaking, as if the air was trembling and the earth was burning. In just two days, the Chinese artillery troops dumped more than 100,000 shells of more than 60 mm to the Japanese army's defense line. This number is equivalent to the Japanese army during the larger Fengtian Campaign. Half of the shells fired.

The gunfire that almost tore up everything in heaven and earth was not a charge. When the fierce artillery attacked, the officers and soldiers of the Guards stubbornly carried out the earthwork and imminent operations. It seemed that it was not important for them to destroy the Fengtian Army.

In the week of Fengtiancheng, 200,000 people built a trench system with a depth of 2 kilometers. When nearly 40,000 officers and soldiers carried out imminent operations, the fierce artillery fire finally slowly fell down.

The headquarters of the First Army on the east bank of the Liaohe River is located in a tunnel deep underground. The telephone line, which is as dense as a cobweb, is pulled into the tunnel. Compared with the cold wild, the cave is wet and a little gloomy. Gas lamps reflect the hole, and the logs at the top of the cave can see the water vapor on the wood under the light.

With a slight frown, Xiao Yuren stared at the huge battle map hanging on the wall of the cave. On the map, all kinds of red and blue arrows and other marks marked by the combat staff showed the distribution of the north and south of the enemy in Tieling and Liaoyang at a glance. The three-color staggered troops seemed to remind him of the current situation.

There has never been a battlefield in the world as chaotic as the current Northeast battlefield. More than 200,000 Russian troops are waiting in the area of Siping. Between Tieling and Siping, the main force of the Second Army should be careful of the Russians when confronting the Japanese army. The three main forces of the Japanese army are from Tieling to Fushunyi. A group of troops were in Shenyang, but they were torn apart by three divisions of the Guards. In Liaoyang, there was another division of the Japanese army. Two divisions were reining Liaoyang, while the isolated first reading mixed brigade in Dalian was being attacked by the Japanese army.

You surrounded me, I surrounded you, and the front was so chaotic. Perhaps this is the first time in the history of world war. But now, he is getting something like pulling out his teeth on a messy battlefield.

"According to the enemy's report, it is said that the army is the Yalu River Army, and the commander of the group army, Kawamura Jingming. He is stepping up the deployment of troops to build fortifications in the direction of Fushun. According to the current Japanese army's operations, he will first build a defense system to prevent our army from attacking its main force on both sides, and then reinforce the Naim Army. The Yalu River Army, which is currently in a pressing trend, is organized into the 11th Division, the 1st Reserve Division, the 16th Reserve Brigade and the 59th Reserve Infantry Regiment, with a strength of about 60,000 people. Although it is mainly a reserve army, considering that the Yalu River Army has not been hit hard in the previous battle, its combat effectiveness is relatively strong, "

In the blue arrow indicating the deployment of the enemy's operations on the map, Xiao Jiren seemed to see with his own eyes that the enemy was mobilizing troops and building fortifications. He has seen a prelude, a prospect for the enemy to make full use of the space area to form a ladder of defense. From the deployment of the front-line defense force before the enemy, it seems that the breakthrough of the Yalu River Army's defense line will not be greatly hindered. The question is whether his troops can break through several enemy's defense lines, which is still bottomless in Xiao Yu's heart. In the war, the situation of the enemy and us is ever-changing, and everything should be flexible.

The General Staff refused His Majesty's request to completely annihe the Third Army. In the view of the General Staff, Fengtian is a bait, a bait that attracts the Japanese army from the direction of Tieling to Fengtian, and turns offensive warfare into defensive operations. Compared with the strong attack, the Guards, which is supported by firepower advantages and systematic trench defense theory, has No [***] team has an incomparable advantage.

That's why the staff chose a more stable way of fighting, but after his proposal was rejected, His Majesty chose to send a secret telegram to Xiao Yu. He could not interfere with the decision of the staff, but it could affect the generals on the front line.

Your Majesty's edict is everything. For Xiao Yanren, between the staff and your majesty, he chooses the latter. The staff is your majesty's staff. Similarly, he is also your majesty's general and must obey your majesty first.

"Der up a group of troops!"

There are only a few simple words in the secret message sent by Your Majesty.

"Quickly, be ruthless, and let the world see the combat effectiveness of the Guards!"

"Sir, according to the aerial reconnaissance of the aircraft, there is a defense gap of about 5 kilometers between the Second Army and the old Yalu River Army. If you want to implement the siege of the Yalu River Army, you must use a lot of three division troops to enter the Hengdao River and the area of Yingpan to stop Yalu. The Jiang army retreats to the north!"

When Duan Qirui introduced the battle plan, Xiao Yiren had been thinking about it. In fact, in his heart, he still thought that it would be relatively reluctant to fight this battle. If he was asked to lead the Second Army, perhaps this task would be simpler. The Second Army was a real division of Hundred Battles, but what about the First Army? I have only played "war games".

"According to the way of Chief of Staff Duan's playing method, the first three divisions and the last three divisions share their forces equally. What will happen if the detour troops can't pass and the frontal attack force is insufficient?"

An officer raised his own questions, but there was a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyebrows. After all, Duan Qirui was not from Huangpu, or even a restored officer, but a former Qing official. For the Guards Army, which emphasized "purity within the system", this may be the vast majority of people. The reason why I don't accept him.

Yu Zhucheng, the commander of the First Cavalry Division of the Guards Army, who had been silent, stood up and replied with a righteous tone. "The three divisions can't be inserted yet. How many divisions do you have? Give me two divisions and a heavy group, and I promise to get in! Sir!"

After saying that, he turned his eyes to the commander beside him, who was looking for strategic command.

Whether it is the Guangfu Army in the past or the current Guards Army, the division is the largest formation. The army and legion are strategic units, which will only be formed in wartime. The possible mutiny of the main officer leading the army in the system is a focus of studying the military system during the restoration period. The same is true for the wartime formation of such strategic units.

The commander of the army is usually sent by the staff. The chief officer only needs to bring a group of staff officers and service officials to take office. The staff will mobilize divisions and regiments of different sizes, and the commander of the army can temporarily form a temporary army according to the changes of the battlefield. Now what Yu Zhucheng wants is this temporary army. The command of the army.

"Yu Daozi!"

Looking at Yu Zhucheng with a smile, Xiao Yu's face was full of closeness. He liked this knife.

"How many days do you want to insert the two divisions behind the enemy?"

Yu Zhucheng walked to the map, and after visual measuring the distance, he just opened his mouth and said.

"Syeur, considering other factors, it will take two days at the earliest!"

"What if I want to nibw off the main force of the Yalu River Army in two days?"

Xiao Yu's tough voice shocked the officers in the headquarters at the same time. They didn't expect the commander to have this idea and nibble off the Yalu River Army in two days!

And Duan Qirui looked even more unbelievable. He looked at Xiao Yiren. He knew that Commander Xiao from the Virginia Military Academy was your majesty's cronies. The two had known each other long before the establishment of the industrial company. For Huang Pusheng, he and your majesty were the director and the principal, and Xiao Yiling was with students. I will keep telling them.

"For officers, the first is the confidence to win, the second is the confidence to win, and the third is still the confidence to win! An army led by an officer without confidence is an army without confidence to win. An army without confidence can't win the battle!"

But confidence is confidence. He can say that he can gnaw off the Yalu River Army in two days, but can he really gnaw them?

"That's more than 60,000 people, not more than 60,000 ducks!"

Duan Qirui just muttered in his heart.

At this time, Xiao Yuren walked to the map and drew a few lines on the map with a pencil.

"Compared with Chief of Staff Duan's plan, I prefer to attack in multiple ways, divide the encirclement, break through the military defense line from multiple directions in multiple directions, quickly insert it straight into depth, and divide and surround it at the same time!"

"But... Commander, our army has no experience in dividing and encircling the operation of large corps!"

Duan Qirui cautiously put forward his opinion, but Xiao Yanren just smiled.

"Experience comes from fighting. If you don't fight, you will never have experience. There is a first time to fight any war. Whether it is the Guangfu Army or the current Guards, we have always learned while fighting, learning in battle, and growing in battle!"

(to be continued)