Years of the Republic of China 1913

After receiving the report, Bai Chongxi ordered the troops to stop advancing immediately and set up camp on the spot. At the same time, the leading reconnaissance troops were not in a hurry to contact the Russian Imperial Army, but mainly to understand the battlefield situation and surrounding terrain.

An hour later, the camp of the 78th regiment was quickly built. Zhang Zhizhong, as the chief of staff, inspected the camp and the guard post, and then came to the tent as the temporary regiment headquarters. According to Bai Chongxi's request, officers above the company level must participate in the battle. Before the meeting, see if the time is almost up.

Walking to a place not far from the tent, Zhang Zhizhong suddenly heard someone in the tent seem to be arguing about something, he stopped for a while in surprise, and then strode in again.

"General, you should immediately order the troops to rush to the front line to fight! Instead of letting the troops sit here doing nothing!"

The speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Valentin, a liaison officer sent by the orthodox government of the Russian Empire. Since the 78th regiment fought under the banner of the Queen's Guards of the orthodox government of the Russian Empire, the head of the regiment, Bai Chongxi, had the rank of major general on his shoulders. So Valentin, who didn't know the details of the 78th regiment on the way, kept calling him a general.

Along the way, as a liaison officer, Valentin was still very dedicated. If it weren't for his leadership, the 78th regiment would not have rushed to the vicinity of the battlefield so quickly.But as a low-ranking nobleman, Valentin was a crazy believer in the Queen and the orthodox government of the Russian Empire. On the way, he heard him nagging about his admiration and fanaticism for Her Majesty, as well as his incomparable hatred for the Soviet regime.

As a soldier, Valentin was deeply impressed by the combat effectiveness of the 78th regiment from the very beginning of the march. He could tell that this was an extremely well-disciplined and well-equipped unit. , but only on the surface.Neither ordinary government troops nor their rivals, the Red Army, could compare with it.In this regard, Valentin also sighed a lot. The 78th Regiment is really the elite of Her Majesty's Guards. With such a powerful force on the front line, it will definitely bring great benefits to the Russian Imperial government forces that are now at a disadvantage. Great help.

It is precisely for this reason that Valentin is looking forward to arriving at the front line as soon as possible along the way.And rush to the battlefield with this army, beat the opponent heartily and vividly, so as to establish inexhaustible feats.But he didn't expect that, seeing that the big destination was about to come, Bai Chongxi not only didn't let the troops speed up, but instead gave a strange order to stop advancing. camp.

This situation made Valentin very dissatisfied, and even forgot his duty as a liaison officer, and immediately became furious.He recklessly ran to the regiment headquarters and asked Bai Chongxi what was going on. In his opinion, Bai Chongxi's behavior was a sign of cowardice. You must know that Russians are fiery and never shrink back in the face of war and death. If he is like this The commander of a unit, the first thing is to raise his gun and shout "Ula", calling on all soldiers to rush to the battlefield with him.Comrades fighting fiercely on the joint battlefield deal a head-on blow to the enemy.

"Lieutenant Colonel Valentin, it is my responsibility to command the troops. Please remember that you are only a liaison officer!" Bai Chongxi replied blankly, his eyes stayed on a pair of maps, and he still held a red and blue pencil in his hand Labeled everywhere.

"You..." Valentin just wanted to refute, but swallowed the words on his lips. After all, the other party was a general. As a lieutenant colonel, he only had the right to make suggestions but not to command.What's more, as Bai Chongxi said, he is a liaison officer and has no right to intervene in the command of the troops.

Squeezing his clenched right hand, Valentin held back his anger and said, "General, even if this is the case. Then you should always contact the frontline commander? But I didn't hear this in the order you gave just now. order, why is that?"

Looking back at Valentin, Bai Chongxi still said in his unhurried voice: "Lieutenant Colonel, you are the liaison officer, this should be your duty, and as the commander of the Guards, I have The right to independently command operations, I think your superior should have explained this to you before you became a liaison officer, didn't you?"

Speaking of this, Bai Chongxi's eyes turned cold, and he looked at Valentin as if he was real. Valentin's face flushed immediately, and he wanted to tell the difference, but he didn't know how to tell. After that, he stomped his feet at last, and saluted Bai Chongxi so-so. Then without saying anything, he turned around and left the tent angrily.

"Brother Jiansheng, it doesn't matter if you don't give him face like this?" Seeing Valentin and his men leaving angrily, and then riding their horses and lashing towards the direction of the battlefield, I don't know whether to run away in anger or to fulfill his promise. As a liaison officer, I contacted the frontline commanders.Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Zhang Zhizhong approached and reminded him with some concerns.

"Hehe, Wen Bai, you are overthinking. What kind of trouble can a little liaison officer who only knows how to rush and kill has no brains? What's more, his mission has been completed now. Next, our 78th regiment does not need this. If there is such a person, it is better to leave than to stay, don't you think?" Bai Chongxi said to Zhang Zhizhong with a smile without the previous indifference on his face.

"So Jiansheng, you did it on purpose just now... Hehe, I understand..." Zhang Zhizhong is the chief of staff, and of course his head is not comparable to that of ordinary people. After a little thought, he understood Bai Chongxi's intentions.

Indeed, the military command of the 78th Regiment is completely led by itself, and the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff issued such an order just before departure.Although Valentin is a liaison officer, he is no longer needed to lead the way and guide him. Therefore, according to the next battle plan, it is not suitable for Valentin and others to stay in the 78th regiment. Instead, it is better to let them leave.In addition, in view of the special independence of the 78th regiment, neither Bai Chongxi nor Zhang Zhizhong wanted to have too much contact with the front-line allies. As for the envoy nature of the troops, he, Bai Chongxi, never thought of pulling seven envoys and eight regiments up to fight the enemy head-on, or that the two sides would shoot at each other through the trenches like ordinary fools in the European war. The 78th Regiment is the leading elite in the Chinese National Defense Forces. They are the sharpest spears and gunpoints, not the cannon fodder that is generally used to waste on the battlefield like Lao Maozi's garbage troops.

Just after Zhang Zhizhong said a few words, officers of all levels arrived one after another. A few minutes later, the temporary regiment headquarters was filled with people. When everyone arrived, Bai Chongxi nodded slightly to Zhang Zhizhong, signaling the start of the meeting.

As the chief of staff, Zhang Zhizhong first briefly introduced the reconnaissance situation he had just received to everyone. Although some of the situation was not complete, he could already understand the current situation on a large scale based on the hanging map.Then, the chief officers of each unit reported the situation of the units, including soldiers, equipment, logistics, etc. After explaining these routine matters, the head of the regiment, Bai Chongxi, stood up, raised the whip in his hand and pointed at the soldiers behind him. map.

(I'm very sorry everyone! I've been very busy these days, because the National Day holiday is coming soon, but I have two shipments of imported goods that just arrived at the port last weekend, and I'm busy with customs clearance these days, otherwise I won't be able to pick up the goods before the holiday Here I am. I stayed in the port area all day today to handle commodity inspection work. I haven’t even had lunch yet. This chapter is written out of time. The number of words is not long, please be considerate!) (To be continued. .)