Chapter 112 Suicide Squad

"Of course, in the last moment, we still have to pay several times more casualties than the enemy to succeed."

"Report to the commander, our second cavalry battalion has been wiped out. The mountain road blocked many corpses of war horses, and the road is becoming more and more difficult to walk. The artillery battalion behind it still needs to clear obstacles in the mountain road before pushing the artillery along the mountain road. The battle situation is very unfavorable to us." At this time, Duan Qirui heard an upsetting report again. Every battle report sent by the communication soldiers made Duan Qirui's heart tremble, and the veins on his forehead could not help but jump a few times.

"How many artillery have we moved to the front of the position?" Duan Qirui's most concerned was whether he could set up artillery of the same size as the other party in the front position, and then both sides could launch a joint shooting that was consuming. He immediately stood up from his seat and asked the communications soldier anxiously.

"Reported to the commander, our brothers in the First Artillery Battalion were also hit by the enemy's artillery fire, with only about one-three people remaining. Only sixteen artillery pieces advanced to the mountains within five kilometers of the pass. They have already used the terrain to hide and start to launch artillery strikes on the enemy."

"Okay, although there are few sixteen gates, we will have more artillery to the front later." Duan Qirui was not surprised by his huge losses, because in such a mountain pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the attacking side will suffer multiple times the casualties than the opponent to achieve a certain result. So he not only did not feel disappointed, but couldn't help but exclaim, and a long-lost smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Commander Wang, order your subordinates of the Eighth Association of the Fourth Town, the Eighth Association under your fourth town, to immediately organize suicide squads and start the next round of attacks on Wusheng Pass. We want to compete with the Zhenguo Army. Now, when they are tired, they will fill in groups of people and people, so that they can't breathe." Duan Qirui's eyes flashed frequently. After thinking for a moment, he turned his head and looked at Wang Yujia, the commander of the Eighth Association, who was standing a few meters away, and ordered him firmly.

"Suicide Squad, this..." Wang Yujia suddenly trembled in his heart after hearing Duan Qirui's words, and he couldn't help but look embarrassed and said stammeringly.

"This, it's time, why don't you prepare quickly. You feel sorry for your brothers, afraid that they will lose too much. The cavalry battalion that just lost was also a powerful brigade under your Eighth Association. It was sacrificed in vain. Do you think I, Lao Duan, don't feel sorry for me? But can the current situation allow me to continue hesitating? Today's first wave of attacks will destroy the enemy's defense line and wait for the enemy to recover, our next move will be even more difficult." Duan Qirui saw that Wang Yujia was standing there hesitantly and pointed at his nose, scolding him with a gloomy face.

"Yes, commander, my subordinates will issue orders now, but do these brothers from the suicide squad need to give some compensation?" Although Wang Yujia did not want to see Duan Qirui send his subordinate troops to block the entire battalion as cannon fodder, the military order was there and had to respond in a low voice.

"Each brother of the suicide squad gives 100 taels of silver. If you pass the enemy's pass, you will be alive, and you will be rewarded with 100 taels. If you kill the enemy's company-level commander, you will be rewarded with 100 silver. If you kill the enemy's battalion commander, you will be rewarded with 500 silver. Don't be too slow here, hurry up and execute the orders." Duan Qirui had already thought of a plan to form an suicide squad to rush to the pass, and at this time he raised his voice and blurted out and responded.

"Yes" Wang Yujia turned around and left with a dark face. When he left, he sighed in a low voice, thinking that such a life-long attack would cost many brothers to win.

At this time, among the subordinate officers of the Fourth Town and the First Town, there was widespread opposition to Duan Qirui's combat plan, because many people believed that it would take three days for the Zhenguo Army to arrive at Wusheng Pass. The Qing soldiers could send a large number of small troops to frequently harass the opponent's defense from the surrounding mountains and forests, so that the opponent would frequently deal with the dangers that occurred around them, and had to mobilize some troops from the gates to deal with them.

In particular, some people have suggested that it is unwise to fight against the Zhenguo Army in the good daytime light. We should wait until night and send multiple light troops to start from multiple places to harass the enemy. With the advantage of the number of people, we should choose a suitable breakthrough point and find a breakthrough point in the thorny mountains and forests, and do not necessarily have to force an attack from the gate.

The idea of ​​these officers is unreasonable. The advantage of the Zhenguo Army lies in the full play of the effectiveness of the troops' guns. At night, it is difficult to play a big role in automatic rifles and sniper rifles that rely on scopes to shoot. When dealing with multiple enemy harassing troops, one or two situations of defensive ground loss may occur, and the enemy will find a breakthrough and enter one after another.

However, mountain combat is far less easy than plains. Even if the Qing soldiers break through one or two defense areas located in the mountains and forests, their large troops cannot climb and cross from the steep mountains, high cliffs, dense forests. It is impossible to launch a rapid attack in the thorny mountains. In this way, the Zhenguo Army is fully prepared. On the second and third levels of the defense line, they can dispatch troops and carry out further defense against the enemy.

These two tactics have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there is also a certain degree of opportunism. If you are lucky, you may really find a suitable turning point, but the changes in the battlefield are diverse. The sudden changes in the arrangement of troops on both sides may influence the situation of the battle. It is difficult to say which tactic will definitely achieve substantial results. Everything still needs to be tested in actual combat.

On the defense line of the Zhenguo Army was located at the gateway, on the high ground on both sides, the soldiers hid in hidden areas such as rocks, big trees, earth slopes, valleys and other hidden areas based on favorable terrain, blocking the valleys south of the gateway, revealing their heads wearing light green steel helmets and light green military uniforms. The colors of the steel helmets and military uniforms are not much different from the surrounding green grass and branches and leaves, so it is difficult to see their location without looking carefully.

These soldiers blocked the valleys and mountains near the pass from different angles. Once the enemy entered the valley from a narrow mountain road, they immediately launched fire. The crazy impact of the two cavalry battalions of the Qing army did not play much role. So far, only two soldiers of the Zhenguo Army were killed and five were injured, and their combat effectiveness was almost completely preserved. The ammunition for helicopter movement compensation was relatively sufficient, but the artillery was long and needed to be revolved, so the intensity of the artillery fire was reduced by one third from the beginning.

"How is this wounded soldier?" The young and strong Chen Yu had two thick black sword eyebrows flying into his temples, exuding a mighty atmosphere. He took advantage of the outbreak of the enemy's Second Cavalry Battalion, and appeared at the position behind a slope. Seeing an ambulance bandaging another wounded leg, he immediately approached, squatted down and looked at the wounded soldier with concern and asked.

There was a medicine box on the ground, inside which was a small iron plate with a blood-covered bullet, and a few pieces of cotton cloth dyed with red blood were scattered on the grass.

"Report to the battalion commander, he was seriously injured. This kid is not lucky. The bullet did not penetrate the bones of the calf and hit the muscles of the stomach. I applied anti-inflammatory drugs to him, took out the bullet, bandaged the wound, and did not have any major impact." The ambulance immediately stood up when he saw Chen Yu inspector, and saluted a military salute and reported.

"That's good. Don't stay in the position. Go to the camp behind to rest." Chen Yu reached out and patted the wounded soldier's shoulder and said in a gentle voice.

"Captain Zhang, I am seriously injured, I can continue to hold my position."

"The Chairman once taught us that for a soldier, fighting is his life. Losing the opportunity to perform on the battlefield is equivalent to losing his life. Even if he is given a chance to live ten times again, he is just a walking corpse without fighting spirit and dignity, and a coward without passion." The wounded soldier, who was only eighteen or nineteen, shook his head resolutely, and a stubborn light flashed in his eyes and responded to Chen Yu.

"Is this what Li Tiancheng said? It seems that when I was studying military command in Zhenhua, I also heard similar teachings. It turns out that this is the political thought that Li instilled in us." Chen Yu heard the words of the wounded soldier, and suddenly felt a sincere respect for the ordinary soldier. He nodded his head and said with a faint smile.

"The political and ideological work of Zhenguo Army is done well. It is really gratifying that this little soldier has such a high awareness." Chen Yu stood up and looked around the soldiers who were standing on the positions. From the eyes of those soldiers who were more determined, he seemed to see the heroic spirit of soldiers who were not afraid of sacrifice and brave enough to contribute in their souls. These are exactly what the Qing soldiers and other domestic troops do not have. These soldiers are the new generation of soldiers with strong patriotic sentiments that grew up under the teachings of Li Tiancheng's new political thoughts, and he sighed with emotion.

The society is a compatriot, a country, a nation, a patriotism, a soldier's iron spirit, a Yue Wumu spirit who serves the country loyally, and everything else is Li Tiancheng traveled to this era and brought new ideas and understandings to these farmers who were originally facing the loess and facing the sky.

Through the commanders at all levels who graduated from Zhenhua, it took several years to instill these basic and patriotic ideas into these soldiers before they became effective. When officers first proposed such concepts to soldiers, many soldiers could not understand the meaning, and few people truly understood the practical significance they contained, and few people actually understood and implemented it.
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