afterglow

Chapter 31

The order I received before was to stick to it until noon on the [-]th, which is tomorrow.The British and Indian troops usually do not attack at night, which means that their side only needs to be prepared to repel their attacks three or four times.

Therefore, Zhou Changfeng was not stingy when arranging the fire support plan. Except for reserving ten rounds of shells per gun as emergency ammunition, the rest were evenly distributed.

The base number of 80mm mortar shells is [-] rounds. Since I traveled lightly across the mountains and mountains at that time, I only carried this base number.

But now it seems that the situation has changed? The No.12 Division's retreat was not smooth, the battlefield situation was changing rapidly, and anything could happen, Zhou Changfeng couldn't complain about it.

In the afternoon, he convened a meeting of the chief officials of each team.

Looking at the five or six officers in different heights, fat and thin in front of him, Zhou Changfeng with a calm face briefly described the situation of the enemy and us, and informed the latest instructions from his superiors.

Liu Qidong, whose military uniform was covered in dust, said in amazement: "If we extend the defense time, our ammunition will be completely insufficient. After the mortar shells are exhausted, this battle will be difficult to fight."

"You have to fight even if it's difficult, don't you?" Zhou Changfeng smiled lightly and continued, "We have to be prepared to stick to it for two extra days, that is, until the night of the second."

Xue Can said with some hesitation: "This... Battalion Commander, they estimate that they will attack once again today, and then at least four times tomorrow, at most until tomorrow night... most of the ammunition will be used up..."

"Just a reminder to let you be mentally prepared. The headquarters is still not sure whether the [-]th Division will be able to retreat across the Janamu River on time. If not, we will continue to be stuck here." Zhou Changfeng stretched out his finger Zhitian, "As for the issue of ammunition, the headquarters will coordinate with the Air Force to try to airdrop."

All the officers present nodded and remained silent.

Zhou Changfeng knows that as a commander, he must remain calm at all times - if the backbone of a team is not calm, it will not be long before the team falls apart.

He said calmly: "After two battles, what do you think?"

Liu Qidong naturally has the greatest say in this regard, and he replied without hesitation: "The training of the soldiers is not bad, and the quality of the officers is quite high, but the combat will is weak and the morale is not high; there are no bright spots in tactics, that is, the artillery bombards the infantry. The infantry and infantry rushed after the artillery bombardment, supplemented by smoke bomb support and flank attacks during the period, and the offensive formation was mainly in the triangle."

Sun Cheng, the second captain next to him, pushed down his glasses and said with disdain: "To put it bluntly, it's too rigid, and can only follow the scriptures. However, soldiers are unpredictable, and water is unpredictable. If you don't know how to adapt to the situation, you will suffer."

Zhou Changfeng put his hands on his hips, shook his head pretending to be helpless, and said, "Their attack before was really...hehe, when they were mainly attacking the high ground, at least they sent a detachment to pretend to attack the city to contain the firepower here? No, just ignore it like that The hard rush to the high ground..."

The smiling Xue Can also echoed, "The Battalion Commander knows everything well. The direction and position of the enemy's detour is exactly as you said. The team we sent to the woods is a big profit."

"Then how will these guys fight next?"

"If you want me to tell you, it is estimated that a team will be sent to the south of the city under the cover of chariots, blocking between the highland and the city, in order to divide us."

"The chariot is hard to deal with. We only have four anti-war guns in total."

The officers discussed in a hurry, scribing their fingers on the map.

Zhou Changfeng picked up the kettle from the chair next to him, unscrewed the lid and drank a big mouthful of tea, then said casually while wiping his mouth: "Probably we will go around the large forest in the north and set up positions there to contain our urban area; Then send a detachment to cut into the joint between the city and the highland, hold on to the spot to cut off the connection between our two places, and finally lay siege to the highland with all our strength."

The cannon captain Fan Wenhai blinked, and speculated: "Won't the Battalion Commander get what he said this time? If it's true, then it will be amazing."

Xie Wancheng glared at him when he heard the words, "What are you talking about, you skinny bastard, isn't it a great thing if it hits the mark?"

"How did the battalion commander expect it?" Xue Can asked curiously.

"It's very simple, because this is the most reasonable offensive deployment. The British are inexperienced, and it's not that they lack brains. They will learn." Zhou Changfeng yawned and said nonchalantly: "But the tuition is about the same. Two hundred lives."

"Indeed." Xie Wancheng nodded thoughtfully, "Then how do you decide to deal with it, Battalion Commander? We have limited troops and cannot take the initiative to attack."

What he said really touched Zhou Changfeng's heart. Now that the ratio of his own troops to the enemy's forces is at an absolute disadvantage of six to one, he really can't take the initiative to attack, otherwise he will have to ambush a team in the woods, and then ruthlessly trap Yingying and India army once.

However, there are many ways to cheat people, if one doesn't work, just change it.

Zhou Changfeng shrugged, picked up a plan from the side and handed it over, and everyone gathered together to browse the scribbled words.

"Oh Shi!" Fan Wenhai's eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "Battlefield Commander, you are... so heartbroken... Uh... ruthless, ruthless."

Liu Qidong also bared his teeth in amazement, "The strategy of using fire to replace soldiers is brilliant."

"How many burning bullets are there?"

"Four boxes, a total of twelve rounds."

"Okay, time waits for no one, get ready now."

"Order!"

In fact, different from what Zhou Changfeng said, the commander of the Wilson task force is not inexperienced, and his service time is older than Zhou Changfeng.

Henry Wilson was born in London, graduated from the famous Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, and participated in the tragic European War; Ten years ago, he was transferred to a battalion commander of the [-]st Brigade of the British Army stationed in Indu, seven years later He was promoted to commander of the Sixth Brigade of the British Army and was promoted to major general in April last year.

Wilson is tall, friendly, experienced, and has a flexible tactical style. The reason why the two attacks have ended in disastrous failures may be attributed to the misjudgment of intelligence.

The intelligence officers of this task force still thought that the Ming army, the enemy in front of them, was another small force sent by the No. 12 Division. hit.

The basis for their judgment is based on aerial reconnaissance. The Third Mixed Brigade of the Guards who came to reinforce them is still marching in the direction of Medog. It is estimated that it will take three days to reach the battlefield. It is impossible for a period of time to have a fully organized Chinese army rush to Dmagee.

Over the mountains?This is a possibility that was ruled out by default from the start.

As for MI[-], which was supposed to play a major role, they failed to provide effective intelligence, because they found that the intelligence sent back by the agents behind the enemy line and a key informant had diametrically opposed conflicts, so they could not tell the truth from the false.

(End of this chapter)