The ones who were the most indifferent were the three people on Highland One, One, and Three.
Fan Zhu, Xu Gu, and Liu Dong sat in the room, looking at the same sand table. Each of them had an ear of roasted corn in their hands. They rubbed it back and forth to feel the warmth from the corn, but no one ate it.
Xu Gu said calmly, "Do you think I'm playing the role of 'When a general is outside, he can't obey the orders of the emperor'? I've decided to throw myself and the troops on Highland One, One, Three. Otherwise, I'll lead the troops to their deaths. If they all die, will they not hold me responsible? "
"I agree." Fan Zhu said with a smile.
"I … I won't express my opinion. I don't plan to go back alive. If I'm on a real battlefield, I'll be a hero, right? I believe that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family will let me enter the inner courtyard and take good care of my family. "
Liu Dong said with a trace of sadness. These days, he had been following the logistics team. Sometimes, he returned to reality, and sometimes he threw himself into the sand table. He didn't sleep long each time. The ratio was four to one. Occasionally, he could sleep for two hours, which was considered a blessing.
Often, when he received orders, he rubbed his eyes, sat up, and drank two mouthfuls of water to make his stomach feel better. Then he began to do things according to the orders.
For example, transporting things, repairing the river, and filling the tunnel, all of which were judged and calculated according to the possible situations.
In a trance, it seemed that there was a regiment of logistics troops for him to lead, not data. The voice of the messenger was no different from that of his brothers on the battlefield, including the orderlies who took care of his daily life, fetching water for him to wash up, and bringing food to him.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't hear the sound of the troops and didn't go outside to see the real environment, it was almost no different from a real battlefield.
So even if he now realized that it was data in front of him, he still felt sad about the reduced number.
The referees were really wicked. Yesterday, they said that their orderlies were killed by the explosion, and now they replaced them with a new one.
"Report, the enemy has about two regiments of people. After the artillery fire, they launched a charge at our highland." Just when the three people were quietly enjoying this moment, the messenger came in.
"Beat them. Beat them as hard as you can. Those who can still breathe, go up and bite them to death. Motherf * ckers." Fan Zhu stood up and gave the order to the orderly.
Xu Gu glanced at Liu Dong and said, "You should be ready to provide support at any time. I will lead people to continue to dig down. This wave has been repelled, but the enemy's artillery will cover us again."
*****
It was night time again. The time in reality was night time, and it was also night time on the sand table. According to the calculations, the battle on the sand table had already lasted six days and six nights. The commanders involved in the battle had not slept.
The number of people in Zhao Hanzhang's hands was reduced to 600 by the people chasing after them. To be more precise, there were only 200 people who could continue to fight.
The remaining 400 or so people were all wounded. Currently, the leaders and commanders of the wounded were staying in Zhao Hanzhang's house. They requested to stay and buy more time for their brothers who could still fight.
Zhao Hanzhang looked at the few people who had been temporarily transferred over to be the team leaders of his team. He wanted to laugh. He laughed at the judgment given by the referees. He also laughed at the serious looks on their faces. He even laughed at himself for not being able to make up his mind to give up on this game.
"General, the enemy is about to catch up," a team leader said seriously.
"Okay, you guys stay here. I'll take people to meet up with the main force."
Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand and said.
After waiting for the few people to leave, Zhao Hanzhang said to the messenger, "Report … Forget it, the machine is broken. Yes, it's broken."
"But I don't understand. It's only a few hours. Why can't they rush over? Why do they expect me to rush over? I saw it when I came. In the depression, the enemy has at least a regiment of troops. They're waiting for me. "
Zhao Hanzhang scolded the reinforcements from his own army. Those one thousand well-equipped commandos were still not here no matter how long they waited.
He was bewildered. What exactly did those thousand people encounter?
The commander of the 1,000 people was also puzzled. It was very easy for them to pass through the side of Highland 113 without encountering any attacks. However, as they ran, the messenger said that they had encountered a monster ahead.
Then, the messenger sent over a model. It was a model of a person wearing a special set of clothes.
The messenger said that each piece of bamboo was about an inch thick. This was because they had killed a few of the enemy's people and snatched this.
There were a total of three layers. In the middle of each layer was cotton and sand. The back of the clothes was empty and tied with a rope. The front was full of bamboo pieces. When weighing it, it weighed about 60 kilograms.
It was this thing. When the soldiers in front fired a row of handguns, a few people fell. It was only when the grenades were thrown that the other party fell backward.
After the commander saw this, he was very puzzled. Then let's fight. Once the fight started, it would be troublesome. Unless the bullets hit the enemy's head, if they hit the body, they would not die. There were very few injuries.
Once the grenades were thrown, the enemy would fall down. The casualties were still small.
Then, they could not let the enemy rush to the front and fight hand-to-hand. They could only order the troops to move backward slowly. The path that they had just run to was slowly retreated.
The commander thought for a while and finally understood the reason. In order to rescue in time, his troops had brought more throwing weapons. They did not bring long guns at all. Precious things like submachine guns were left with the main force. There were only a few of them. Most of them were dual pistols.
When the bullets hit that thing, not to mention pistols, even rifles would have to hit an inch to penetrate it. The thick bamboo pieces, sand, and cotton added together actually reduced the power of the bullets to the lowest.
When throwing grenades, unless they were thrown out densely or just happened to explode near the enemy's body, the moment the enemy lay down, the shrapnel of the grenade would fly away.
"This is too shameless. If I didn't see this thing and think about it carefully, I wouldn't know that this thing can be used to block bullets. How can the natives be so smart?"
The commander scolded, but there was nothing he could do. Other than this road, there was a depression on the side. When they came here, they had not even touched the depression, but some of the troops had already stepped into the trap. It was not easy to get here. The road in front was finally clear. The enemy probably did not have time to set up the trap.
If they continued to walk to the depression and avoid the enemy, they would not need the enemy to attack. If they did not die in the depression, they would not be able to get out for a few days.
"I remember that there is such a method to block bullets. That's right. They are the ones who developed the guns, so they naturally know how to guard against it and minimize the casualties."
The commander had not rested for a day and a half, almost two days. The troops had also retreated to the side of Highland 113. This was all thanks to the fact that they had enough grenades. If the enemy was too fast, they could organize a dense throwing of grenades. The troops at the front would be able to destroy a batch of them. The ones at the back would also run backwards to avoid the throwing distance.
"This is a tug of war with me, General Zhao. It is not that our troops are incompetent, but the enemy is too cunning." The commander muttered helplessly.
*****
The one who was also depressed was not only the commander of the one thousand men, but also the commander of the logistics team who was in charge of sniping.
The commander's surname was Cai, and his name was Cai Cai. At that time, he was named Cai Cai because it was easy to raise, so he had been called Cai Cai all his life.
He was originally following the logistics team of the 1st Division and the 3rd Brigade from the left side, taking a detour and advancing towards the enemy's main force. Other than the 3rd Brigade, there was also the 1st Division's 4th Brigade, and they were all equipped with the same bamboo armor.
When they reached the place, they would follow the orders of the brigade commander and attack the enemy's main force crazily from the side to create enough time for their main force to surround them.
As the commander of the 3rd Brigade and 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division, Cai Cai felt that he was very close to them, so he was very serious.
In the end, the messenger went into the room and covered the sand table in front of him, telling him that the sand table was lost because they were marching too fast. There was only one map, and that he had fallen behind.
I am a regiment, and I am following the regiment in front of me. How can I fall behind? And this sand table. Fine, he did not have the time to bring a sand table with him when he was marching, but did the others bring it when they were in a small team? Why didn't they tell him in advance?
When he saw the messenger shake his head helplessly, Cai Cai gave up on arguing and said to the messenger, "Fine, I will follow the map now, is that okay?"
"Okay, but you are not familiar with the terrain here, so you can't refer to the map. Also, it is night now, do you want to order the troops to light torches?" The messenger nodded and answered, then asked.
"Why would I light torches? Torches? Right now, even if there is a radio station, I have to maintain electronic silence. Our army is quickly moving in, and you want me to expose our position and battle intent?
If I really light the torches, my evaluation team will immediately draw a cross behind my name, and I will never be able to enter the inner courtyard in this life. I have studied for five years, do you think it is easy?
Tell me the road that our army is on now, it really torments me. Be more serious, don't give me false reports. You all only know how to bully me, you know that I have the worst grasp of the terrain. If I was good, I would have entered the inner courtyard long ago. "
Just like that, Cai Cai led his regiment and walked step by step. In the end, on the sand table, in the early hours of the next day, he discovered that the enemy's army had appeared about three miles away.
He did not know who they were, but when he discovered them, they also discovered him. What should he do? Fight.
Just like that, under countless coincidences and judgements, Cai Cai's regiment of 1500 people started a contact battle with the enemy's 1000 people.
He did not remember the terrain well, but there was no problem with commanding. He was smart enough, and as soon as they came into contact, he realized that the enemy's goal was not to specifically target him, but to quickly pass through.
Then, according to the battle policy of 'whatever the enemy wants to do, we will not let them do it', Cai Cai gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He did not chase after the main force, and began to exhaust the enemy.
His goal was very clear. He did not care how many people he could eliminate. As long as he could stall the enemy, the enemy would not be able to achieve the tactical goal. Of course, his regiment would not be able to complete the pre-battle arrangements.
"Report, the enemy has organized a wave of forward throwing echelons, and launched a fierce attack on our army." The messenger's voice rang in Cai Cai's ears, who was troubled by the unfamiliar terrain.
"Retreat, retreat, leave a team of people at the front, exhaust the enemy's weapons, and stop the enemy's advance. Do I need to tell you this? What did Little Gongzi Xiao Bao say? "
Cai Cai recognized this messenger. He had just entered the Outer Courtyard for a year, and he had studied surveying, specifically providing data for long-range weapons. This kid was very smart, and most people would not be able to learn this.
The messenger replied very naturally, "If the enemy advances, we retreat. If the enemy retreats, we advance. If the enemy stays, we disturb. If the enemy is tired, we attack."
After saying that, he said to Cai Cai in dissatisfaction, "If you ask me this again, you'll be breaking the rules."
"Go and pass down the order, retreat," Cai Cai shouted.
The messenger went out, and he looked at the map that did not even indicate the location of his regiment. He said angrily, "The referees also know how to bully people. Eh? The enemy's attacking force of 1000 people is very strong.
They are equipped with dual handguns and so many throwing weapons. What are they trying to do? This is because they have encountered my regiment. If they had encountered an ordinary regiment of my logistics or main force, then that regiment, no, even a brigade would have been broken through in an instant. Handguns against close-range combat, won't people fall like wheat being cut down?
Little Gongzi said that in this world, there is no such thing as diarrhea or dryness for no reason. There has to be some reason. This kind of equipment is not like fighting a siege, where they fight from top to bottom, and they also use bows and spears as long-range weapons.
It is also not like defending, where they should use spears and shoot from a distance. When the enemy gets close, there are too many variables. Then, there is only one possibility. They want to pass quickly and launch a surprise attack? If not, then it will become a siege. There is only one goal left, and that is to rescue. "
Cai Cai finally figured out something, because in this world, there was no such thing as salty and bland for no reason.
"Reporting, the enemy is continuing to advance. They used handguns to shoot down the team I was blocking. They were very close, and they specifically aimed for the head, even if they were injured."
The messenger came back and reported.
Cai Cai had basically figured everything out by now. She smiled and said, "I know, I know where I am."
"Where are you?" the messenger asked curiously.
"I am between Highland 1313 and Highland 225. There should be a depression next to me. Send someone to find our garrison in the depression and have them contact me. I want to work with them to stop the enemy here. Zhao Hanzhang, you actually didn't rush out, haha."
The messenger was shocked. Although his guess was not completely correct, it was not far off, because there was no one guarding the depression. They had all run to Highland 1313 to withstand the waves of enemy attacks.
He then asked, "Aren't you not familiar with the terrain?"
"But I am familiar with the rest. If I was really that stupid, I wouldn't even have the qualifications to study in the Outer Courtyard, not to mention that I have studied for five years and never been eliminated.
Pass down the order to defend. Even if my regiment is annihilated, I won't let them pass so easily. The longer we delay them, the more chances we have to kill Zhao Hanzhang. Do you know how big of a blow it is to the enemy if we can eliminate an entire unit of the enemy and even kill their commander? "
Cai Cai rolled up her sleeves and said, "Today, I will let the enemy see what I am relying on to stay in the Outer Courtyard and study for five years. That is the art of commanding in battle. Little guys, you want to play a tidal wave attack with me? Even if I make a path for you, do you dare to pass?"
The messenger nodded and walked out to pass the order to the referees. As he walked, he wiped his sweat and said, "As expected, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. I have to be more serious and not be arrogant. To think that a person with no sense of direction can actually fight to such an effect. I am impressed."
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