Once Zhao Hanzhang changed his strategy, the results were immediately apparent.
Of the three battalions of the third regiment, one battalions was directly facing Zhao Hanzhang's charge, while the other two battalions were on the other side of the hill.
The battalions on the hill were hit by a wave of cannon fire and were forced to retreat into their fortifications. When they reappeared, Zhao Hanzhang's troops had already left the range of the hill.
The other battalion had been waiting to engage in positional warfare. When they saw the enemy retreat, they waited for the next wave of attacks. However, after waiting for a while, they did not see the enemy attack again. Only the rumbling of cannons could be heard. For a moment, they did not know what was going on.
"This bastard has learned to be smart. Motherf * cker, they're all coming for me? I think there are at least three regiments. Is there a need to use cannon fire to advance? Order all the troops to hide. After the cannon fire, retreat immediately. We're not going to fight anymore. Go up the hill and meet up with the first battalion. "
Sun Quan looked at the sand table and cursed as he gave the order. His battalion was facing the charge of Zhao Hanzhang's three regiments.
When he retreated to the hill and met up with the first battalion, there were only about 160 people left out of the original 500.
He also went to the room of the first battalion's commander and stared at him speechlessly.
"Brother, this battle is not going to be easy. The tiger finally knows how to climb a tree. Three regiments against one battalion, and I've been judged to be injured."
Sun Quan said to the commander and regiment commander of the first battalion, Fan Zhu.
Fan Zhu nodded. "My troops can't do anything. The range of the long range weapons is not enough when we're on high ground. If I bring people down, we'll be facing a rain of bullets."
Then, he relaxed his eyebrows and said, "But it's not a big deal. Let's see how many people the third battalion can come back. Their losses are not as great as yours. If we gather our troops again, we should have at least six to seven hundred people. My losses are not small either. Cannons, after all, they are cannons.
They don't have three full regiments now. We've lost at least five to six hundred people. Our losses are slightly higher. Once we reorganize our troops and continue to defend here, there will be more troops behind them. "
"That's the only way. Did you send the news?" Sun Quan did not insist on beating the enemy into a pulp. The enemy's guns and cannons were not for decoration.
"Yes," Fan Zhu replied.
The three battalions of the Third Regiment of the First Brigade of the Third Division began to regroup. The three leaders did not follow behind Zhao Hanzhang's troops. That would be no different from courting death. They were not worried that the enemy would turn around and attack from the other side of the hill to seize the high ground.
*****
At this moment, Zhao Hanzhang was also not very happy. He had made a mistake in commanding the troops in the previous battle. Instead of losing five or six hundred men, they had lost more than a thousand men.
According to the data given by the referees, four hundred and sixty people had died in battle, while the rest had died from the smoke and had lost their ability to fight due to the smoke. In total, there were more than a thousand people. As for those who felt uncomfortable due to the smoke, their accuracy and reaction speed were affected as well.
He had also lost hundreds of guns, as well as some ammunition. He wasn't sure if it would affect him in any way. After all, his opponents weren't really natives.
After losing twenty percent of his troops, Zhao Hanzhang felt that the road ahead would not be too smooth. He looked at the sand table and found that there was a depression in front of him. Looking around, there was a high ground with a height of two hundred and twenty-five meters.
Looking at the other side, there was nothing on the other side. The terrain was flat, so he had sent out scouts to scout ahead. If they were not attacked, then they would just leave from the other side. Obviously, they would not come into contact with the enemy.
"Scout ahead. The first group will advance slowly. The second group will spread out and guard the surroundings. The third group will rest here." Zhao Hanzhang gave the order and began to wait for feedback.
Half an hour later, the scouts had advanced for fifteen li. They came back and reported that they were not attacked along the way.
"All troops, move out." Zhao Hanzhang composed himself and gave the order to advance.
The troops did not advance quickly. As for the scouts, they constantly came into contact with the enemy. Some died in battle, while others sent back information.
Zhao Hanzhang did not hear any reports of enemy attacks or ambushes for a long time. Instead, he felt uneasy and felt that something was wrong.
"Is this still Wang Juan's main force? Why didn't they surround me when I came in? Why didn't they stop me? Why didn't they harass me? Have the commanders of the Zhang Family and Wang Family suddenly become stupid? Can't their scouts keep up? Then they should have heard the sound of cannon fire. I don't believe that they can't analyze it. "
Zhao Hanzhang mumbled, his heart feeling more and more uneasy.
*****
When Zhao Hanzhang passed, the commander of the 3rd Division's 1st Brigade's 1st Regiment, Liu Dong was also looking at the sand table.
It was not that he did not want to make a move. He wanted to stop the enemy or chase after them, but he could not move. He was guarding the depression and had already arranged everything. If he moved, he would expose himself, and all the original arrangements would be disrupted.
For the sake of the enemy's vanguard, such a choice was not worth it. Therefore, he was waiting, waiting for the enemy's vanguard to crash into the wall. If the enemy's main force came up, he believed that his allies at the 225 Highland would close the door.
His own regiment had two plans. One was to cooperate with the 225 Highland and block the enemy's vanguard from retreating. The other was to snipe the enemy's main force. The worst case scenario would naturally be being attacked from the front and back. Then, he would accept it and try his best to exhaust the enemy's ammunition.
The commanders of the 3rd and 4th Independent Battalions of the 4th Division at the 225 Highland also knew that the enemy's vanguard had entered, but they did not attack. They seized the time to repair the fortifications.
The commander of the 3rd Independent Battalion, Lu Zhu, ordered his men to repair the fortifications. When he found the 4th Independent Battalion's headquarters, he said to his colleague Lu Yun, "One of you go there."
"You saw it? Do you want to fight?" Lu Yun asked.
Lu Zhu waved his hand. "No, I'll wait for him to go there. I'll discuss it with you. The place he went is right under our noses. There's another regiment to cooperate with us. We're an independent battalion."
"I know. Our numbers are only slightly less than a regular regiment, and our weapons and equipment are better. But we're a logistics battalion. An independent logistics battalion is well prepared, and that's reflected in transportation and construction." Lu Yun did not understand what he meant.
Lu Zhu walked to the sand table and pointed at the path Zhao Hanzhang took. "Look, he went there. Another half a day's journey is the 737 Highland. He can't go around there even if he wants to.
He only has 4,000 men. I think he was beaten up by our army in front. If he doesn't attack with 4,000 men and they surround him for three days, his supplies won't be able to keep up. If he attacks, his ammunition will probably be used up a lot.
If he sets up camp here and doesn't move, he will be facing two brigades, two regiments, and a reserve brigade, which is more than four times his current military strength, almost five times. Do you think the people of Highland 737 will let him go? "
Lu Yun looked at the sand table and understood as he listened.
"They won't. If the enemy really dares to set up camp, the 737 Highland will organize a night battle with scarecrows and use smoke to cover the attack. They'll use the tactic of injuring 1,000 of the enemy and sacrificing 800 of their own to force the enemy to attack or retreat. They'll also defend and wait for reinforcements. Then we …"
While talking, Lv Yun considered. Suddenly, his eyes brightened. He patted Lu Zhu's shoulder happily and said, "Yes, that's right. We can't let him retreat easily, and we can't let him wait for the reinforcements. Let's go down. We don't have to stay on the mountain anymore.
"That's right. We're an independent battalion. The logistics independent battalion has a lot of equipment. Let's quickly fix it and tell the 3rd division, the 1st brigade and the 1st regiment our plan. Let them cooperate. Tell him that he doesn't have to worry about being attacked from two sides. We'll block the enemy's retreat. If he dares to rush in, he won't be able to return."
Lu Zhu said with a smile.
After waiting for the enemy to pass, the 3rd and 4th independent battalions of the 4th division rushed down and began to build fortifications on the 'flat' road.
Liu Dong, who was guarding the depression, was still giving orders to arrange his own area more carefully when a messenger ran in.
"Reporting, the 225 Highland, the 4th division, the 3rd and 4th independent battalions are here to report. Let us hold our position and leave the enemy's retreat path to them."
"Good, I told you. We can't let them pass easily. They dare to go around the road. Do they think they're fighting a flat Yuan Zhan? Do they think that our hinterland is empty? The main force of 60,000 hasn't moved yet. If we rush in with 4,000 people, we'll tire you to death. "
Liu Dong laughed and knew what to do.
"Order my regiment to continue to fight. Dig, dig fortifications. Give me as many scarecrows as possible. Horizontally, dig trenches as wide as a breadth. Ask for support from our friendly troops. Help us dig trenches. Don't dig too deep, one person's height is enough.
On the opposite side of the trenches, dig a slanted hole. Hide people inside and wait for the enemy to push the cannon cart over the hole. Rush out and kill them or wait for the enemy to fall into the hole.
Insert a scarecrow every 3 meters in the trenches. Only a little bit of the head with a hat is exposed. Stagger the position of the holes. The distance between the trenches is 50 meters. Within 50 meters, place them irregularly. "
After Liu Dong finished giving orders, his whole body relaxed. He didn't expect to be able to defeat the enemy. As long as he could consume more of the enemy's ammunition, it would be fine.
When the guns and cannons ran out of ammunition, it was better to use fire sticks. The fire sticks could be made longer, but the bayonets on the guns were only that long.
Moreover, bullets weren't too terrible. The speed was fast, but they had to hit the target. There weren't so many machine guns. If they used rifles, wouldn't I be able to dodge? If I suddenly lay down, roll and get up again, walk around the zig-zag route, and lay down again, could it be that they were all sharpshooters?
Liu Dong's request was sent out by the scouts. Soon, he received a response. The 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Division, which took the initiative to attack, came. It was arranged by Zhang Xiaobao to quickly charge forward in groups, every 300 meters, to expose the enemy's position.
The regiment commander, Xu Gu, also wanted to follow the order. But before he could move, the enemy's vanguard came in first. He thought about it. If he still followed the young master's order and rushed in, he would definitely be scolded by the young master.
Xu Gu could think of the scolding words: 'Are you stupid? You just entered when I told you to. Don't you know how to observe the situation? You're the regiment commander, not the group commander. Don't you have a brain? I've arranged everything. Do I still need you? You can just find an obedient dog. '
So Xu Gu made his own judgment. He didn't rush forward. He gathered the troops of a regiment and walked quietly along the edge of the ambush. He collected the things to start the fire.
He planned to take advantage of the enemy's vanguard to go to the front and throw the things to the ground before the enemy's middle army came. He planned to let the enemy's middle army make a choice.
Either you ignite the things yourself, and then be blocked by the fire and can't come over, leaving your vanguard isolated and helpless. Or you go directly, and I will ignite the fire and burn you all together.
Just as they moved to the depression, each soldier carried a large bundle of firewood, wooden sticks, hay, and dried grass. When the time came, they would be able to burn it and it would even emit smoke.
Before he could continue to move forward, he received a request from Liu Dong of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division. He considered which side was more important and finally decided to help.
"Xu Gu? Why are you here? "Liu Dong was surprised to see Xu Gu:" Didn't you sacrifice yourself? "
"You sacrificed yourself? Did you give me the time to sacrifice myself? You see how fast the enemy's vanguard is. They almost met me. More than 20 of my scouts were killed by their scouts. I avoided them and took a detour.
Why are you looking for me? I brought a lot of firewood. I plan to go to the front to cook for the enemy. Do you need it? There are 1,500 bundles, all big bundles. It's enough for a family of ten to burn the stove for ten years. "
Xu Gu and the other three people stood in Liu Dong's room. In addition to him, there were three battalion commanders. He had his own personal guards, and the number of people was not small.
As for the commander of the team, he was not assigned to him for the time being. Unless he wanted to play an independent and important tactic, he would not be assigned to his subordinates. The battalion was enough. If he chose to rush in as a unit, then there would naturally be other people from the Outer Court to cooperate with him and be the commander of the team.
Liu Dong, on the other hand, was more concerned about the firewood. He asked, "That much? Well, if one person carries a bundle, it will be like a mountain. I don't need it here for the time being, eh? "
"What's wrong?" Xu Gu heard Liu Dong's sudden voice ask.
"I don't need it. In the front, they caused the enemy's vanguard to lose more than a thousand people. I think they themselves are not having a good time. I saw that the enemy's vanguard was a brigade, but it only had 4,000 people. Needless to say, those 1,000 people were killed by the enemy's vanguard.
Their fortifications should have been badly beaten. You send the firewood to them and let them make big buns. When the time comes to ignite them, they will roll down. It's also a good thing. They must still be resting. "
Liu Dong thought of the previous regiment and admired it. That regiment had a total of 1,500 people. In the end, they consumed more than a thousand people in the enemy's vanguard by relying on a hill without any height advantage.
This was not a matter of playing with one's life. If you want to play with your life, the enemy will give you a chance. This was a test of command. If the enemy lost more than a thousand people, the loss would not be small, unless the weapons were changed.
Xu Gu pondered for a moment and replied: "Okay, then let's go together. Our two regiments will send the things to them and then repair the fortifications. If the enemy attacks while we are repairing, we will fight together in the 1133highlands. If we finish repairing and still don't attack, I will leave a battalion to them and they will come back and continue to repair here."
"Then I'll give them a battalion as well. They'll be at the very front. If they can come back and repair this place, you can move your remaining two battalions to the front and place them between me and Highland 113 for mobility."
Liu Dong also agreed.
So the two people slowly walked to the room where Sun Quan and Fan Zhu were. Xu Gu's personal guards stayed behind and continued to work.
Sun Quan and Fan Zhu still had one more person, the commander of the 3rd battalion, Wang Nan. Wang Nan was also injured by the referee. Wang Nan was very angry. Why did he have to be injured?
When he commanded, his energy was affected. He commanded for an hour and then had to rest for an hour. Wasn't this cheating? At the critical moment, he had to rest for an hour, and when he got up, the battle would be over.
The three people were together thinking about how to deal with the enemy's main force. When they thought of the overwhelming artillery, the three people felt a headache.
"If you give me an artillery battalion, I want to see which one of their main forces dares to open fire first. I will destroy the artillery position. Isn't it just bullying us because we don't have artillery? "
Wang Nan complained, his hand touching his head from time to time. The messenger said that his head was injured by shrapnel, and there was a big cut. He always felt uncomfortable in his head.
"Okay, we are just fighting cold weapons against hot weapons. If it is hot weapons against hot weapons, will the Imperial Court's generals dare to come and fight with us? Cuckoo directly passed the Military Selection and became the top scorer. Since we are playing this game, we can't lose face for the main family, right? "
Sun Quan explained. When he spoke, he faintly revealed a trace of pride, which meant that he had the ability to fight an asymmetrical war with them and force them to not have the slightest advantage.
Fan Zhu also said, "That's right. If we really used hot weapons against hot weapons, I could have left his entire regiment on the mountain.
But since we have chosen this road, we have to go down it. I think that after the battle, we, the people on the periphery, will be allowed to enter the inner courtyard.
The main family doesn't only look at combat ability. If your ability is not good, you can be trained. If you really can't, you can also be arranged to do other things. The main family has always emphasized that there is no bad inner courtyard, only unsuitable positions.
What the main family really looks at is our spirit and breadth of mind, as well as the choice between life and death and brotherhood. If the main family is satisfied, we can enter the inner courtyard and be like Xiaobei and the others. We are them. "
The other two nodded. They thought of the education that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had given Xiaobei's nine younger brothers and sisters. Their philosophy was that there were no stupid children, only unsuitable education.
"If that's the case, we will work harder and work in the inner courtyard in the future. I have to change my surname. Should it be Zhang or Wang? Or continue to be Sun? "
Sun Quan began to think about what to do with his surname. He felt that he had done well by cooperating with the two battalions and defeating more than five hundred of the enemy's people while losing more than eight hundred people. He could enter the inner courtyard.
"Let's not think about that for now. I am just thinking about how to defend when the enemy's main force comes. If someone can give me some support, I will be satisfied even if it is a large group or a small group."
Fan Zhu felt that the manpower was not enough. Although it was said that he could be sacrificed, he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
"I don't have a large group or a small group. I can give you a battalion and more than 1,500 bundles of firewood." At this time, Xu Gu appeared at the door of the three people's room and said seriously.
"Ha, Xu Gu, I asked you to rush to the front. Where are you hiding? You have a group. Come, come, come in and have a seat. Are you here to visit with a group? Hahaha! And Liu Regiment Commander, you are not guarding the low-lying land at the back. You also formed a group to travel? "
When Fan Zhu saw the two people, he was very happy. He didn't believe that the two people would come empty-handed, so he quickly moved a chair.
Wang Nan and Sun Quan also got up to greet them and hugged Xu Gu. The other party came at the right time. They were good brothers.
Xu Gu and Sun Quan sat down, and Liu Dong took a bowl of water. There was no tea on the battlefield. He took a sip and said: "I need people to help me repair the fortifications, so Xu Gu came and hid beside me. What kind of person do you think he is? He is too careless. If he came earlier, I would have dared to fight the enemy's vanguard.
In the end, when the enemy went over, and he even encountered them. He hid and ran away, and many of his scouts were killed by the enemy. Both of us calculated that the enemy's vanguard was definitely a brigade. There were only about four thousand people left, and you actually left behind more than a thousand. Your losses were definitely not small.
So, I sent you soldiers. Xu Gu and I each took out a battalion for you to fight. We will help you repair the fortifications first. Later, we will continue to defend there. When your whole army is dead, we will become the front. "
"1,000? So many? We estimated that it was 500, at most 600. Fan Zhu and I thought that we would suffer a little loss. The loss was 800 against 500. How can it be 1,000? "
Sun Quan was happy and surprised at the same time.
Xu Gu said with certainty: "It is indeed less than 1,000 people. In addition to the dead scouts, there are some who came back alive. The enemy also did not take advantage of us. The place we passed by is full of weeds. Pistols may not be more effective than throwing knives.
We natives also have blow darts. If you shoot, the sound will spread very far. The enemy's scouts nearby will not deal with you. My regiment did not dare to go over, and their main force also did not dare to come over. It was just a battle of scouts. As a result, our scouts reported that the enemy had more than 4,000 people. How could we dare to fight? We ran and encountered Commander Liu. "
This time, the other three people were happy. 800 against 1,000, they made a profit. This was also because the enemy was smart. At the last moment, they did not want to scatter and annihilate them. Instead, they passed through. Otherwise, they could have left behind another 1,000 people.
The five people chatted for a while, mainly to exchange information and analysis. They began to organize people to build the fortifications. There were more people now. Two regiments came to help, and the construction progress was very fast.
When the construction was almost done, the enemy still did not come. Xu Gu and Liu Dong each left a battalion and rushed back with the fastest speed. They still had fortifications to build.
On the way back, Xu Gu said to Liu Dong: "I will not give you my two battalions. I will give you my personal guards. Because I had to rush to the front and attract the enemy's firepower, I had a special personal guards. The main force was allocated to me, a total of 300 people.
You stay and use them well. They are not worse than a normal logistics battalion. Anyway, I am a person who will be sacrificed, so I will run back and forth in the middle. I estimate that we can't withstand the enemy's main force attack. I will go first. See you later. "
"Well, wait for me. Not to mention the sand table, even if it is real, once I die, the main family will help to raise my children. Let's go."
Liu Dong was not pretentious.
*****
In the center of the sand table, everyone was looking at the progress of the war.
Yang Qiang and Li Zhi were happy for Zhao Hanzhang's choice. He was finally not like them, who foolishly fought the enemy and immediately changed tactics when they found the situation was not right.
At the same time, they were worried for Zhao Hanzhang. His opponent was too difficult to deal with. What was difficult was not only the opponent's combat level, but also the friendship between the opponents.
The army, it was the army. How could they easily give it to others? In the Tang army, there had never been such a case where colleagues took the initiative to give the army away without the orders of the higher-ups.
Only with soldiers in hand would one have more authority. But looking at the other party, they were not thinking about their own authority, but the interests of the whole. When the First Three Highland's team was defeated, the people at the back immediately thought that the brothers at the front needed more manpower, so they sent them over.
In history, how many generals who fought for themselves did not go to their allies? How many times did they watch the fire burning across the river? How many times did they gloat? How many times did they stand by and do nothing? How many times did they add insult to injury?
But the people of the Zhang Family and Wang Family did not. They took the initiative to send the soldiers and supplies and even helped to repair the fortifications.
If Zhao Hanzhang sent a report to Zhang Shougui, Zhang Shougui would definitely misjudge the situation. He thought that there were not many people left in the highlands and that the fortifications were almost destroyed.
Then, based on this judgment, what would the consequences be if he directly rushed up? The other side's regiment was already overstaffed. If he dared to attack or charge, he would be a fool in a single confrontation.
"It's over, it's over, it's over. General Zhang, you must not be careless. You must know that sometimes the information is wrong." Li Zhi muttered and began to 'pray'.
Yang Qiang also frowned. He was worried for the main force and for Zhao Hanzhang.
Li Longji's expression was indifferent. He knew that the generals of the Tang Empire might not be able to do things that would make the army happy. However, there was no need to doubt the Zhang Family and Wang Family. Their requirement for the Inner Courtyard was to be united. If Xu Gu and Liu Dong did not make such a choice, they would not be able to enter the Inner Courtyard.
"Husband, look, aren't they very good?" Princess Jincheng said to Zu Zan. She wanted to praise Xu Gu and the others.
Zu Zan took a deep breath and replied, "It's not good, it's strong. How can they disregard life and death and make several choices in the secular world?"
"Husband, then do you think Xiao Bao and Cuckoo can win?" Princess Jincheng liked to hear people praise Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan the most.
"That will depend on how the generals choose. If I were them, I wouldn't completely rely on the radio station. If this thing isn't used well, many people will die. They have to imagine themselves as the weak and then fight. Otherwise, they will realize that they definitely can't be considered strong."
Zu Zan's eyes were fixed on Zhao Hanzhang and the deployment of Zhang Xiaobao's logistics army. He was worried for Zhao Hanzhang. He estimated that Zhao Hanzhang would not be able to come out. There were too few people, and too much ammunition was consumed in the early stages. If he was really eaten, the blow to the entire army would be too big.
Princess Jincheng was still happy. Suddenly, she pointed at the sand table and said, "Zhang Shougui's army is about to meet."
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