Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 599 The Second Line of Defense
The sixth battalion of Chu Yunfei was stationed on the second line of defense. The battalion has more than 800 troops, and the battalion commander is Wang Binghua.

The reason why only one battalion of troops is arranged in the second line of defense is not because the short line of defense requires fewer troops, but the plan of the Jinsui army is to retreat layer by layer, so that the troops retreating from the front line will be filled and refilled. The second line of defense, the Sixth Battalion only needs to do a good job of responding.

This is a commonly used tactic in this era, and it is also a tactic when the number of troops is insufficient.

If the number of troops is large or much higher than that of the enemy, the troops can be divided into two and stationed on two lines of defense, and then the two lines of defense take turns retreating one by one to rest... Liao Yaoxiang used this "roller style" when commanding the expeditionary army to deal with the devils tactics.

But if there are not enough troops to divide them into two groups, or if it is estimated that it will be difficult for one group to block the devils, it would be courting death if they are divided into two groups on average to fight.

Although Wang Binghua is located in the second line, he is a ruthless person.

Chu Yunfei let the sixth battalion stand alone on the second line of defense not because the sixth battalion was weak in combat effectiveness, but because the sixth battalion could stand alone and adapt to emergency situations.

Wang Binghua was taken aback when he saw the devil tank with a plaster flag "rumbling" coming up through the binoculars, but he pretended to be nonchalant on the surface.

The adjutant said in horror, "The battalion commander, there is a tank regiment, and there are many tanks that we have never seen! There is also a brigade of infantry, and we only have more than 800 people..."

Although the adjutant didn't say it clearly, Wang Binghua still understood the meaning of the adjutant's words: battalion commander, withdraw!If you don't withdraw, it will be too late!With such a disparity in strength, there is no way we can win this battle, and no one will blame us even if we retreat!Do you still stay here waiting to die?

Wang Binghua spat out the grass stalk he was holding in his mouth with a "bah", and said: "Adjutant Zhang, the main force of our regiment is still on top. If we withdraw, the whole regiment will have to be covered by little devils." Is it solid?"

The adjutant was speechless for a moment.

Adjutant Zhang was transferred from the stubborn army... This is when the Jinsui army was forced to the southwestern part of Shanxi by devils, because at that time the supplies and equipment of the Jinsui army had to be provided by the stubborn army, so the "coordinated command" As an excuse to send adjutants to the Jinsui Army.

Yan Laoxi was very unwilling to "accept" these adjutants, but he had to bow his head under the eaves, and he could only knock out his teeth and swallow them.

As a member of the recalcitrant army, Adjutant Zhang had a set of excuses to "preserve their safety wisely".

For example, in the current battle, can the Sixth Battalion survive the attack of the devils?
If it is destined to be unstoppable, and the main force of the 358th regiment is destined to be surrounded by devils, is the sacrifice of the sixth battalion meaningful?

Then why not save the Sixth Battalion for future battles?

As the saying goes, "If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood", leaving a useful body... Wait a lot.

In short, if you want to find an excuse, you can always find a bunch of beautiful words to whitewash it, just like the "curve to save the country" theory.

But there has never been a saying "must lose" or "must win" on the battlefield.

If you think you are bound to lose before the battle has even started, you really have no chance at all.

Adjutant Zhang was about to say something else, but the correspondent stepped forward and reported: "Battalion Commander, the regiment has called, ordering us to hold the line of defense and not retreat for half a step. The Eighth Route Army is on the way to reinforce!"

Wang Binghua nodded: "Call back, our department will live up to the entrustment of the regiment, I just hope that the Eighth Route Army reinforcements will move quickly, otherwise we will have to collect the corpses for us!"

"Yes!"

Adjutant Zhang couldn't help being shocked, and said: "Battle Commander, we can't place our hopes on the Eighth Route Army, let alone with the combat power of the Eighth Route Army..."

Wang Binghua interrupted him impatiently: "Adjutant Zhang, according to your plan, what should our army do?"

Saying that, Wang Binghua ignored Adjutant Zhang, turned around and ran back to the battalion headquarters along the trench.

Adjutant Zhang choked on this question.

There is only one other way, and that is to retreat.

But with Chu Yunfei's strict order to stick to it, retreating is escaping.

So Adjutant Zhang could only sigh helplessly, and followed behind Wang Binghua with an embarrassed expression on his face.

After arriving at the battalion headquarters, several company commanders were already waiting there.

Wang Binghua didn't say much, and directly spread out the battle plan: "Don't fight head-on, put the tanks inside, and only fight the infantry. When the tanks come, hide and escape along the trenches. Do you understand?"

Several company commanders looked at each other in blank dismay, especially Adjutant Zhang, who was confused by the plan.

Chu Yunfei clearly ordered the Sixth Battalion not to take a step back, and Wang Binghua also called back saying "Fight to the end", but why is the battle plan either hiding or fleeing?
Wang Binghua ignored the eyes of other people, and asked again: "Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"understand!"

……

Several company commanders answered one after another.

Only later did the soldiers realize that Wang Binghua's tactic was the only correct tactic.

Many things on the battlefield are not as simple as they sound.

For example, what Chu Yunfei said, "Stick to the line of defense and don't take half a step back", literally means head-to-head confrontation, so a blasting team should be organized to fight the devil tank with explosives and grenades.

But in fact, Chu Yunfei didn't want the second line of defense to fall into the hands of the devils and become the basis for the devils to encircle the 358th regiment.

In addition, the Eighth Route Army reinforcements are still on the way.

Starting from the actual situation of the two, it is to delay time with the devil.

What's more, how many tanks can be blown up by rushing up with explosive packs and grenades?

Why not use trenches?

The devil's tanks still have a high and low range of fire, and it is difficult to find targets in the trenches due to the limitation of external perception. Isn't it easier to wait for the tanks to come up and blow them up?
Wang Binghua's tactic really gave the devil a headache.

From Chimi Kono's point of view, there are only a few winding trenches in front of him, and no one is there, but people's heads can be seen faintly in the trenches.

The so-called "cornered trench" refers to the direction of the trench. In reality, the trench is not a straight line as shown in movies and TV, but a "Z"-shaped corner.

The reason is simple. Straight trenches look less troublesome and more beautiful.

But as long as a tank rushes over the trench, and then the turret is turned, a machine gun can break through the entire trench... Such a trench is lifeless.

The knuckle trenches are different. The tank firepower can only control the small area at the moment. The complex and changeable trenches can make the tanks with poor perception at a loss, but the infantry can rely on these trenches to get close to the tanks and give them a fatal blow.

After Konno Chimi saw all this in the telescope, he felt the danger.

But at this time, he had no choice but to use the fastest speed to break through.

So Chimi Konno waved his hand, and dozens of tanks led the imperial soldiers "rumbling" towards the enemy's defense line.

(End of this chapter)