Chapter 967
At this time, the Song army landed in Jiangnan had reached the strength of one division, but they had to face three battlefields. Although Chen Fenglin ordered the First Division to prepare for crossing the river, to be honest, he was ashamed of the battle and had no face to mobilize troops to reinforce. The root of the matter was that the soldiers in the headquarters were lost to Jiangbei and failed to rescue them for several days. He also worked for His Majesty to come from thousands of miles to supervise the war and organize the rescue.
Although the emperor did not blame himself, he sent a squadron of the Guards and Guards Battalion to take charge of the main attack. In Chen Fenglin's opinion, it was equivalent to slapping him in the face and laughing at his incompetence. In fact, the guards battalion first landed, and the guards who were guarding the enemy at the fastest time, and the enemy who defeated the enemy who besieged Guabushan to rescue the trapped people. What is embarrassing is that they not only made mistakes in intelligence, but also acted slowly.
What made Chen Fenglin even more annoyed was that after learning that there were still four people who were lost in Guabu Town, Li Hongbin, as the highest commander in front, insisted on retreating according to the plan instead of actively going to rescue. The guard battalion "disobeyed" the military order alone to go to rescue, but now he has not returned for a long time, and it is likely that he has been trapped in it, so how can he explain to the emperor?
"Report to the Dushou, the enemy from Changlu Town has arrived at the east bank of Chushui and wants to cross the river to reinforce!" At this time, a correspondent soldier came to report.
"Tell you the commander to blow up the floating bridge and set up surveillance posts along the coast. When you find that there are signs of crossing the river, you can immediately block the enemy and let the enemy cross the river and come to see you!" Chen Fenglin immediately ordered.
"Report to the Du Zheng, the vanguard troops of the Wanhu reinforcements of Du Ge were found in the north, with about 500 cavalry!" As soon as this person left, another correspondent soldier came to report.
"Use paddy fields to build defense lines, control traffic intersections, organize defenses, and resolutely annihilate the invading enemies!" Chen Fenglin looked at the map and ordered immediately.
"Report to the commander of the capital, Li Dutong has led his troops to the forefront and confronted the Habichi Qianhu and requested an attack!" Another communications soldier came in and reported.
"Why did he come to ask for instructions from me? Tell him that there is no need to ask for instructions in everything, but he can decide the time to launch an attack!" Chen Fenglin was a little puzzled. When convening a pre-war meeting, His Majesty had clearly stated that he had decentralized power and granted them the right to make the right to make the right decision. As long as the fighter plane appeared, he could decide it himself. But now, no one from the battalion to the division dared to make decisions, but he asked him to decide everything. This was too abnormal.
"Yes, but the general has something to say, please ask the general to decide!" The communication soldier stood attentively and said after hesitating.
"Tell him that if he can't even command a regiment, he will be the commander and command a battalion. If he can't even command a battalion, he will be the capital!" Chen Fenglin said furiously. Everyone knows that the fighter planes on the battlefield are fleeting, which requires the front-line commanders to make quick decisions and respond quickly. If they ask for instructions in everything, they will not be as hot as they eat shit.
"Yes!" The correspondent then turned around and reported.
"DuShi, DuTong Li has always been cautious in his actions, so please do not be angry!" Seeing Chen Fenglin's face turned blue, DuYu Hou Ma Yanyue gave him a cup of tea and said with a smile.
"The art of war says: The general will not accept any other orders. His command is silently abiding by the rules and acts dullly. It is not a general's way." Chen Fenglin did not answer, but slapped the table and said.
"DuShiShiShun, please don't be angry. Tong Li also acted in accordance with the rules. Although he was a little more rigid, he was careful not to make any mistakes!" Yan Yue said with a smile.
"Be careful, no big mistake?! I see that you are not responsible. If you sent powerful troops to rescue them at the beginning of the incident, how can you be passive today? Trying and attacking again and again, but not daring to use your troops boldly. As a result, the Yuan army misjudged and increased its vigilance, resulting in repeated return without success. Now he has alarmed His Majesty, and has been running thousands of miles to supervise the battle, so that his colleagues know that a small battle will be like this, so how can our army be faced!" Chen Fenglin became more and more angry as he spoke, slapped the table and yelled.
"After this matter, don't be upset by the Du Shi Zheng. Now that his Majesty is in charge of the overall situation, Du Shi Zheng is in charge of the frontline command, he will definitely win this battle and revitalize the power of our army!" Yan Yue said with a wry smile.
"How can I feel at ease with the current situation? He acted too cautiously, delayed and slow. There were only more than a hundred people in the guard camp who were besieged several times his enemy. Every time a delay was delayed, casualties may occur, but this is all our fault!" Chen Fenglin waved his hand and said. But he couldn't help but feel upset. When he recommended Li Hongbin as the commander of the first division, he also saw that he acted cautiously, abide by military discipline, acted steadily and steadily, and would not make any mistakes. However, all the shortcomings in the battle were exposed, which was really difficult to resist, which made him doubt that his original choice was wrong.
"Don't worry, the general of the city. The guard camp is full of elite troops in the army. How can such a small formation trap them!" Yan Yue said with a smile.
"You said this even more that I couldn't feel at ease!" Chen Fenglin suddenly turned around and stared at Yan Yue, as if he didn't understand it. At present, the military and political management in the army were managed separately, playing a role in mutual supervision and supervision. It would be fine if only the military chief was cautious, but there was still Yu Hou's supervision, but if both of them were timid and became birds of a feather, that would be a big problem.
"How come Du Shuai looks so at the humble profession?" Yan Yue felt a little uncomfortable when Chen Fenglin looked at him. He touched his face but didn't feel it was wrong, and asked with a smirk.
"I am going to Guabu Town to have a look. You are in charge of the Li Sima here and dispatch the various departments. If you have any questions, you can decide. Don't ask for instructions at all levels!" Chen Fenglin did not pay attention to Yan Yue, but looked at Sima Li Lei, the teacher who was sorting out the battle reports in the corner of the tent.
"Supervisor, this is inconsistent with the military rules. The governor still has the ability to command. How can he hand over command to Sima?" Before Li Lei responded, Yan Yue stepped forward and walked forward.
"Hmph, military rules also provide for the provisions. The Shangguan can temporarily appoint corresponding officials in the headquarters to exercise their powers and confirm them later. Will the Marquis Yan Yu not be aware of it?" Chen Fenglin snorted coldly, "Sima Li, do you have any objections?"
"I will accept the orders of humble officials and will live up to my responsibilities!" Li Lei's eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward to salute and followed the order.
"Okay, I'll leave this to you. Don't let me down!" Chen Fenglin patted Li Lei's shoulder and chuckled.
"This... I respectfully send Du Shuai!" Yan Yue wanted to say something else, but when he saw Du Shuai's cold gaze, he swallowed it back...
Chen Fenglin only brought a few personal soldiers and headed straight for Guabu Town. He only stayed in the command post for only half an hour and realized that the battle was like this was not because of the low combat effectiveness of the Second Division, but because of the problem with the command organization. Li Hongbin was too tight to control the command power, which made his subordinates lose their initiative and acted completely passively according to the order. If there was no problem on weekdays, it would be fatal in wartime.
On the other hand, Sima, an important aide to the military chief, should actively participate in planning and put forward his own opinions. However, when he saw that Li Lei had said hello when he came, he kept silent, like a clerk, and kept sorting and recording official documents. In his impression, Li Lei was a talent who was good at planning and command. He was the first to join the army in charge of military affairs in the first division. After the expansion, Sima, who was promoted to the new division, became a taciturn bystander, and was obviously suppressed by the two military officials and could not display his talents.
In addition, Chen Fenglin knew clearly that this battle is no longer about fighting aid. The main battlefield is Guabu Town. Only by quickly rescuing the guard camp trapped in it can we escape from the enemy and end the war so as not to continue to expand. And the longer the delay, the enemy reinforcements will arrive one after another, and the pressure of fighting aid troops will become greater and greater. The troops participating in the war are all infantry. Once they are stuck by the enemy cavalry, it is difficult to retreat.
Due to the current situation of the Second Division, even though Li Hongbin went to supervise the battle, with his timid personality and lack of active attack style, Chen Fenglin was still worried that he would not be unable to achieve a quick battle. So even though he knew that changing generals at the last stage was a taboo in military strategists, he still decided to take away his command and take over the troops.
Halfway through the journey, Chen Fenglin saw the fires rising into the sky and the smoke rolling in Guabu Town, which made him even more anxious. It was obvious that the guard camp had been discovered by the enemy, and the two sides started a fierce battle. They just didn't know whether the fire was released by their troops in order to create chaos and get rid of the pursuers; or whether the enemy could not capture it for a long time, and in anger, he did not hesitate to destroy the entire town and burn them to death. When he arrived at the battlefield, the situation at this time was as worried as he was worried, which made him angry and anxious.
The battlefield is not wide, only about 300 steps, because the river is close to the river, the land is severely desertified and is not suitable for farming. There is a wide road in the middle. At first, the Song army used two mounds of sandwiched roads to set up ambush to block the enemy's reinforcements. Now, the front line has been fully launched while the two sides are constantly increasing their troops, and the formation is set up at a distance of 200 steps apart.
The tactics adopted by Li Hongbin can be described as standard Song army tactics. After bombarding with rapid-fire guns from the artillery battalion, they advance in a horizontal formation to press the enemy towards Gubu Town. However, the effect is very little. The Yuan army will retreat far after the artillery is launched, and when the party unfolds its formation, it will harass the two wings with a column.
Think about the four battalions forming a large square formation to advance, which seems spectacular, but put forward higher requirements in command, especially in the ups and downs, to prevent the formation from being scattered. The Yuan army kept taking the opportunity to launch attacks from both wings, causing the soldiers at both ends to constantly adjust their direction to deal with the attack. However, the front could only stop, but it was difficult to help each other. This forced them to stop, shoot, and complete the formation. Once the formation was scattered, the Yuan army would attack the protruding parts, and the entire square formation would be difficult to maintain, resulting in extremely slow advancement.
"The Master of the People has an order, stop moving forward, and the artillery camp comes forward!" Chen Fenglin saw the situation clearly and immediately ordered his personal soldiers to ride horses through the queue, calling for orders.
"Du Shuai, why is this?" Li Hongbin saw the Chen-character flag waving behind him, and hurriedly returned to the front and asked.
"Architecture shooting, keep the situation under control!" Chen Fenglin ignored it, but got off the horse and boarded the general's platform, lowered the Li-character flag, raised the commander's flag, and ordered.
"They are handsome..." Li Hongbin saw this and knew that his command was deprived of, and his face turned pale.
"Sun Commander, immediately lead the guard camp to detour from the north Sanglin to the enemy's left wing and attack the enemy side!" Chen Fenglin called the commander of the guard camp of the first division and ordered.
"Yes, I will obey the order!"
"Fang governs the system and adjusts the formation, with the first battalion as the vanguard, the second battalion and the third battalion divided into two wings, forming a column to attack and advance in groups. At the same time, the mortar teams of each battalion will provide fire support with the team and resolutely defeat the frontal enemy." Chen Fenglin ordered.
"Yes, the last general obeys the order!" The two generals left, and the artillery business had already begun to shoot, intercepting the Yuan army that was harassing while the queue was adjusting.
The rumbling sound of cannons was mixed with the sound of the officers and soldiers' hoarse commands. The formation quickly changed into three square formations and was regrouped into columns. Then the drum sounded. After the last round of shells, the artillery battalion immediately stopped the cannon and gave up the path. The units began to advance quickly. The mortar teams of the battalion also fired cannons one after another. The shells crossed the charge team, drew curves and fell into the enemy group, and exploded blood-red flowers!
The Yuan army, which had been fighting for more than half a day, was at the end of its strength. The five hundred teams led by Habichi and four hundred teams were able to launch repeated attacks with a sense of indignation, forcing the Song army to retreat step by step, but under its tenacious blockade, there were heavy casualties. When the reinforcements were discovered that they were not here and the town was in full swing, their morale gradually declined.
Jian Ding Jun was not called a regular soldier. They were children in military families who met the military conditions. They were underage and received military training first to lay the foundation for serving as adults. They could only be regarded as reserves. These children grew up without fighting and listened to the legends of their ancestors. They were able to charge with their fathers and brothers with the tiger spirit, but they were already timid when they saw the cruelty of the war, especially when their fathers and brothers were on the battlefield, but they were unable to win for a long time.
Habichi was also in a difficult situation at this time. He lost more than half of his soldiers and generals. He would be defeated and all the Jianding Army would be cancelled and organized into other garrison troops. However, the hatred of killing his son, the revenge of destroying his homeland was not revenged, and he was responsible for defending his territory, and he did not dare to retreat without authorization, so he could only bite the bullet and persevere and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. Now that the reinforcements have not arrived, the Song army's strength has been strengthened and has begun to move into a counterattack.
Seeing that the Song army suddenly changed its formation again, from the flat pushing side by side to the alternate attacks of multiple columns, Habichi found that his formation was not scattered, but was even more threatening. If he raided the two wings, he might be divided into two parts by the enemy; if he attacked one side, he might be trapped in the encirclement; and when he broke through the middle, he looked at the layered Song army formation, and he felt guilty again, because the two sides were too close, and the war horses fell into the infantry formation before they could get more force, and the power of the cavalry was difficult to exert. Not to mention that the Song army's firearms were sharp, even long spears and big swords could swallow them up.
Chapter completed!