Looking at the map spread on the altar and comparing General Billy Jerlinger's attack plan, Yang Rui suddenly remembered a sentence from Stephen Chow's movie: All martial arts in the world are strong and hard, but fast. The Japanese army's left wing is extremely weak, but no matter how weak it is, it is a piece of paper. He did not find information about the battle of Heigoutai in the novel, so there was no way to know how long the eight thousand people had lasted. However, he knew that if his side did not quickly occupy Heigoutai, Chendan Fort, and Sanjian Pao, then the sweep of Misichenko's cavalry army could not be swept up. The best result was that the cut was still torn, and the Japanese reinforcements came over. The worst result was that the cut was torn open. When they rushed in, they happened to meet Japanese reinforcements several times that of their own, and then the cavalry army was completely wiped out.

Thinking of this, Yang Rui laughed. It seemed that they had all made a bet. Kuroparkint bet that Billy Jerlinger could not win with this little force, while Billy Jerlinger bet that under his command, he could win even if he had fewer troops. Yang Rui asked: "What kind of person is Misichenko? Have you ever seen him?"

Leo said, "I have seen it. He is a Cossack general and a knight. If he is given a chance, I believe he will bring heavy casualties to the Japanese army."

"But it mainly depends on the speed of the Eighth Army capturing Heigoutai and Shendan Fort," Yang Rui said. When he said this, he suddenly felt a little overlooked. The Sanjian Pao he attacked was just the flank of Heigoutai. Billy Jerlinger was really experienced. He put a force without any combat effectiveness on the flank. It is probably to wait for the army to disintegrate and report to the Eighth Army. It is better to think less about unpleasant things, but Yang Rui quickly changed his mind. Wei, "The Japanese built permanent fortifications in the Hunhe, Jiucaihe and Honghe areas before the Battle of Shahe. These fortifications are not something ordinary shells can deal with. As far as I know, the Russian shells are mainly grenade shots, and this kind of shells has very poor effect on fortifications. Moreover, the temperature outside is around minus 30 degrees Celsius, and civil engineering operations are completely impossible during the attack. I doubt whether the Eighth Army can quickly capture Heigoutai and Shendan Fort."

"I have the same doubts about your questions. But the General must launch this attack, and the order of Kuropatkin is very... "Leo cannot find a word to describe this feeling. "The First Army and the Third Army will only launch an attack after the Second Army open the gap. The order is written like this. I think that if the Second Army attacks on the flank, even the symbolic feint attack of the First Army will put huge pressure on the entire Japanese defense line, making the Japanese army dare not send reinforcements to the left wing. Alas, Yang, it seems that you are right. The Russian army will not win this war, even if its troops have the advantage."

Finally seeing Leo admit defeat, Yang Rui laughed, "Let's not talk about this for now. Today is our Spring Festival. Let's talk about these things after drinking." The fight is finally about to start. Isn't it just waiting for this day? Thinking of this Yang Rui's relaxation, I just want to stop drunk and wipe out the depression of waiting these days.

There was no words all night. At noon the next day, all the backbone of the First Division gathered at the Confucian Temple. The commander of the Second Division also attended the meeting at the invitation of Yang Rui. Zhang Zongchang thought he was here to drink and greet the New Year, but he knew that as soon as he entered the Confucian Temple, he looked like a meeting. He saw that there were officers as old as him, all of whom were majestic and strange. He wanted to greet him, but these young people looked serious. He looked like a soldier style, so he had to give up. The Confucian Temple was disrepaired, and even Confucius' hand was broken. The whole temple smelled rotten. In addition, there were few small windows in the temple, and the inside was usually dark. Even when the sun was out, Yang Rui could only move the altar to the door to look at the map through the sunlight outside. There were many people coming today, so he lit a lot of horse lanterns in the temple.

Below the statue of Confucius, the combat staff officer Bei Shoutong was introducing the relevant situation of winter operations. "It is expected that during the attack, the temperature during the day will be between minus 20 and 30 degrees Celsius, and the temperature at night will be around minus 40 degrees Celsius. According to experienced old farmers' estimates of the weather, there will be blizzards around the middle of this month, and the visibility during the day will not exceed 50 meters;

...According to information, there are now more than 500 garrisons in the Sanjian area, but it is speculated that after the Eighth Army occupied the Heigou Platform, some enemy troops withdrawing from the Heigou Platform will retreat to the Sanjian area. Considering that it is difficult to excavate fortifications in winter, according to the estimates of the enemy's European fortifications, it can accommodate up to about 1,500 people; the defenders in the entire Heigou Platform area belong to the enemy farming detachment, which is under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, the Eighth Cavalry Regiment and an Infantry Regiment. This team cannot be sure whether there are artillery, but there are Hatchcais heavy machine guns, and the number is unknown;

... According to observations, the enemy's defense mode is stronghold defense. All villages near Sanjian Pao, such as Tou Pao, Suma Fort, Wujiazi, and Bahuangdi are their defense strongholds. These fortifications were built before the Battle of Shahe. They are all European trenches, about two meters wide, surrounding the entire village and connecting to the village. After the battle, they were reinforced and expanded. In addition, the weather is cold now, and the surface of the fortifications is frozen, which is extremely strong. According to the simulated experiments on the Japanese positions a few days ago, the Russian three-inch, 76mm artillery has no ability to destroy the enemy fortifications, and the killing effect is also poor. The flying thunder cannon has no ability to destroy the enemy fortifications, and the shock effect is also reduced due to the protection of fortifications;

...There is a barrier area of ​​twenty to fifty meters in front of the enemy fortification. These obstacle areas were learned from the Russian army that arranged deer antlers and barbed wire in front of the trenches, but it is estimated that the barbed wire was limited and there was no arrangement in the southeast of the village. When troops attacked, they could be destroyed with artillery;

...Once the enemy is attacked, the reinforcements can arrive in as fast as 30 hours. The assembly site is Langdonggou, 20 kilometers southwest of Heigoutai. If our army does not occupy the Sanjianpao area within 30 hours after the attack of the Eighth Army, it will face most of the enemy troops coming to reinforce. At present, it cannot be estimated the number of enemy reinforcements."

Based on various intelligences, the situation that can be understood can only reach this level. After Bei Shoutong finished reciting, the officers below all started to discuss it, and soon someone made suggestions. This time, the person who spoke was Cheng Zhiyi, a native of Yi County, Anhui Province. In his name, the word "fa" means shield, but when he selected the major, he chose artillery. When the Second Brigade was formed, he was appointed as the battalion commander of the Artillery Battalion of the First Brigade, and now the commander of the Artillery Corps. However, his artillery regiment only has eighteen Russian 76mm field cannons and four mountain cannons of the same caliber, and the others are mortars and thunder cannons. The last artillery test was done by him. Therefore, after seeing that the artillery bombardment was ineffective, he raised a new question. "Master, can you second the 150-mile artillery from the Second Army? According to the previous test of artillery bombardment, the 150-mile artillery will damage the Japanese fortifications."

The 150-inch cannon is considered a heavy artillery. According to the principle, Russia should have, which focuses on artillery. Yang Rui looked at Madlitov beside him. He is now the chief of staff of the Independent Army and is still very familiar with the news within the Russian army. Seeing everyone looking at him, Colonel Madlitov said, "Yes, we have cannons of this caliber, but there is not a single artillery second army, and all are included in the First Legion and the Third Legion."

He is really an internal strife. The officers here who know the inside story sighed in their hearts. Seeing that the larger artillery was hopeless, Cheng Zhiyi had to sit down in disappointment. Without the larger artillery to destroy the fortifications of the Japanese army, the casualties on his own side would be very heavy. Since the Fuxing Army was established, it has been an elite military route. There were not many casualties in various small battles before, but in this battle, the casualties would exceed the previous total.

After a moment of silence, Xiang Xiang of the Cavalry Battalion stood up, "If the enemy's fortifications cannot be destroyed, then our army should choose to attack at night or at dawn. Take advantage of the night to touch the enemy's position, then use mortars to attack quickly or blast the tube to clear the barbed wire in front of the trenches, rush into the trenches and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Once the enemy is driven out of the trenches, our cavalry battalion can take the remaining enemy troops in pursuit..."

Before Xiang Xiang finished speaking, Lu Mengxiong's voice rang out, "Okay, Captain Xiang is waiting for us to drive the ducks for you, so you can enjoy the fruits of your life. I have known that I will be a cavalry too, and winning a battle will take a minute." Lu Mengxiong is the living treasure in the first phase, and he and another Shanghai man named Wu Baodi were made into a double treasure in South Africa. Wherever they were there, they usually laughed constantly. Now that he spoke, everyone laughed together.

Xiang Xiang's face turned red when Lu Mengxiong said that. In fact, the reason for suggesting that Zhu Tu was to bring the horses of the defenders. A few days ago, when he was reconnaissance with the Russian army, he rode the Mongolian horses and was unable to compare with the Don hippos that the Cossacks rode. Although the Japanese horses were not good, they were better than Mongolian horses. It is said that it was Angron Norman horses introduced from France, although they were not very suitable for the cold climate of the Northeast. "I also started from reality. Only by launching a rapid and sudden offensive can our army minimize casualties. Now, only by lurking the troops to about one hundred meters away from the enemy's position, launching an attack immediately after a brief and rapid artillery attack can we enter the enemy's stronghold with the minimum loss."

Xiang Xiang was actually completely correct in the tactics that Yang Rui advocated. This tactic that the Germans carried forward in the late World War I was now popular in the Revival Army. But he added to the end that "Once the enemy is expelled from the trenches, my cavalry battalion..." and other things made many infantry officers dissatisfied. Of course, this dissatisfaction was not because of the military, but because Xiang Xiang snatched their contributions so easily. Military achievements were the honor of soldiers, and honor was life for soldiers.

"We should press forward, and it is better to assault the flanks." Huang Dajun said so. After the troops were expanded, he was promoted from company commander to battalion commander. "In fact, it is not difficult to fight. It is rare to defend. On the far right wing of the Second Army, according to the characteristics of the Japanese offensive, we like to attack the flanks the most. Once the Japanese army sends reinforcements, our position will be the first to be blasted. In addition to the offensive order, has the Legion Command issued a defensive order? How long do they want us to defend after occupying the Sanjian Pao area?"

What we are discussing now is just Leo's plan to make the officers privately. Yang Rui's original intention was to make the officers prepare. Now seeing Huang Dajun asking about the defensive questions, Yang Rui said: "Now we are just deducing the offensive situation. The headquarters has not issued a formal offensive order. Our army is only likely to be thrown into the Sanjian Pao area after the Eighth Army occupied the Heigoutai. As for how long it takes to defend, this also needs to be inferred."

Speaking of defense, Wang Shiqian, the commander of the Engineering Corps, said: "The temperature outside is too low now, the ground is frozen seriously, and it is difficult to build fortifications without enough fuel. Although soybean oil was used last time, the combustion temperature of vegetable oil was low. It is recommended to use kerosene. According to the war zone estimate, we need at least 500 barrels of kerosene."

There are many problems in winter combat, and this is also the first winter war encountered by the Revival Army. There are many things to summarize for this. Seeing Wang Shiqian talking about kerosene, Yang Rui asked Chief of Staff Colonel Madlitov, "Do you know where there is a large amount of kerosene? Colonel. This is an important substance. It is difficult for him to hold any position in winter."

Madlitov also knew the importance of kerosene and hurriedly said, "Some, some. There is the Nobel Petroleum Company's oil depot in Fengtian City, which should be enough kerosene. I will report this request to the group army, and I will get enough kerosene in one week. Don't worry, Wang."

Nobel Petroleum Company Yang Rui knew that he was a competitor of the United States Mobil Oil in the Northeast. With the support of the Russian army, Mobil has been completely expelled from the Northeast market. "Then this matter will be left to you, Colonel. If you don't get five hundred barrels of kerosene within a week, you will be digging fortifications." Yang Rui said half-pretendingly and half-seriously.

The pre-war mobilization meeting was held until 2:00 pm, artillery issues, fortification issues, defense issues, kerosene issues, warm dressing issues, reserve issues, medical care issues, etc. I said everything I could think of, and the rest was to rely on everyone's efforts to solve and prepare before the war. After the meeting, Zhang Zongchang did not leave. He just heard the meeting just now. He actually didn't understand what to say at all. He even had no idea what to say. He was just a little sensible about the other things he said. If he changed the topic, such as Tupaijiu, then he would have to play the leading role, but the army is the army, Tupaijiu would still say it at the gambling table. After the meeting, he was convinced by the First Division that was suppressing himself. Compared with them, he didn't know where to bury his face when he talked about war.

"Master," he still called Yang Rui as in the play. "How do I do my second division?" After comparing, he knew the difference. He chose to worry about the survival of the second division. The front battlefield was no longer as good as before. If it was not good, the entire division would have to be fully immersed.

"Second Division?" Yang Rui had a headache. This paralyzed division really didn't know how to deal with it. If the Russian officers were not allowed to train, they would probably disperse once they met the Japanese army. At that time, the riots would inevitably affect the morale of the First Division. Yang Rui had to say, "Xiaokun. The Second Division will not have any tasks this time. Originally, according to the actual situation, the Second Division would have to train the Second Division, but now the war is tense, so we can only put it behind."

Hearing that Yang Rui said that the Second Division had no mission, Zhang Zongchang was worried and happy. A man should gallop on the battlefield to make achievements, but now he is difficult for him to realize this wish. He may not be safe if he really wants to go to the battlefield. He looked at Yang Rui in a complicated mood and whispered in a low voice, "Master General, can you take me to the battlefield too? I, I actually want to take my brothers to the battlefield, but those of them are too unsatisfied."

It turned out that Zhang Zongchang had such thoughts. Yang Rui was gangster, "Why, do you want to go to the battlefield too? Or do the Second Division want to go to the battlefield to experience it?"

"Ah..." Zhang Zongchang didn't expect that Yang Rui seemed to agree as soon as he said that, and said happily, "The bearded men from the Third Brigade want to go to the battlefield to see each other, but there are not many of them, and no one else wants to go to the other. Actually, I want to go to the scene, because I am afraid that I will not be successful and delay the general's plan."

"What are you planning or not?" Because Zhang Zongchang's reminder, Yang Rui was thinking about how to bypass the Russian officers and put them in. As long as the appropriate control is appropriate, fighting is still beneficial to the reorganization of the Second Division. Thinking of this, he smiled more kindly. "Xiaokun is also a man, and he always has a chance to huddle in his nest and have a good future with the women. After you go back, wait for everyone to discuss and see what everyone means. I really want to go to the team that kills the enemy to report to me. I will make priority arrangements." I was afraid that the temptation was not enough, Yang Rui added: "I also want to ask the Russians to ask if these brothers who are going to go to Fengtian City for a day or two so that everyone can be happy."

Since Zhang Zongchang's troops arrived at the Wenguantun and joined the Independence Army, under Yang Rui's strict order, he had to hide in the camp tent. Every day, Russian and Russian officers were encouraged and trained hard. The road construction workers and farmers could still accept it. This training was as hard as farming, but for the sake of money, there was nothing to complain about. The more than two thousand beards could not contain their loneliness, and Fengtian was ten miles away. Every night, he felt as uncomfortable as a cat to catch the lights in Fengtian City, especially the military pay in his pocket, and the money seemed to bite people, which was really uncomfortable. However, after being caught by the guard post, dozens of soldiers who took out the battalion and locked up in confinement, the tide of the camp was stopped.

When he heard that Yang Rui agreed to let the soldiers participating in the war leave the city, Zhang Zongchangle was at a loss and his eyes were not visible with a smile on his face. He was a gambler himself, and he secretly promoted Paijiu in the barracks all day long, so how could he sing that wild song:

Being a beard, don't worry,

After entering the city, I lived in a tall building.

Eat big dishes, visit the restaurant,

Spending money is like a river flowing.

Just don't have the gun behind your back,

It's really a god and a god.
Chapter completed!