"But the Huben army quickly withdrew from the battlefield, and Laiwu lost its barrier and exposed its back to the Northern army. It was very dangerous."

Song Xiaoniu was very confused. He turned to the herald and asked, "Did you make a mistake? Is this what the commander's secret order means? He wants the Tiger Army to withdraw from the battlefield as much as possible?"

Facing Song Xiaoniu's livid face and ferocious eyes, the herald couldn't help but shudder, "Report to General Song, this is what the commander-in-chief means, let the Huben army quickly withdraw from the battlefield, throw away the pursuers, and gather at Rizhao Port to wait for the arrival of the East China Sea Fleet.

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After hearing this, Song Xiaoniu turned to look at Feilai. He was the chief of staff of the army. Such important matters should be decided collectively.

"Commander, since the commander-in-chief has specifically emphasized that we must implement it to the letter, the commander-in-chief must have his reasons for doing so. It doesn't matter if we don't understand it for the time being. This will not affect the execution of military orders."

Although Fele is young, the first lesson he learned when he entered the Armed Forces Academy was to obey orders and follow orders. As a professional soldier, this is the most basic military quality.

"Okay, Chief of Staff, your staff department will arrange and implement the commander's military orders."

Song Xiaoniu is a bit stubborn, but not stupid. He has been staying with Chen Tianhua, so he naturally understands his style of doing things.

For some things, Chen Tianhua's idea was not obvious to others at the beginning, but the facts proved that his idea was correct, but the risk was a bit high.

Seeking victory in danger and not playing cards according to rules is Chen Tianhua's consistent style.

"Yes, Commander." Seeing that Song Xiaoniu agreed, he walked to the staff headquarters to study the retreat plan.

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Chen Tianhua's judgment was not wrong at all. After the Huben army suddenly withdrew from the battlefield and began a forced march in the direction of Rizhao, Zhang Huaizhi's troops immediately launched a full-scale counterattack.

The first thing is to attack Laiwu County with the entire army, which is Chen Tianhua's Chinese army camp.

The main camp of the Chinese army is of course in Laiwu County, Shangtai Town, about fifty miles away from the county seat, where the First Battalion of the Special Agent Regiment is stationed.

After more than two days of preparation, Tiebao personally visited the first battalion to take command.

He first directed all officers and soldiers to dig deep defensive trenches, traps, string grenade arrays, as well as mortar and heavy machine gun positions.

The special agent regiment was all cavalry and was accustomed to field battles. Tiebao asked two cavalry companies to dismount and enter the position for defense. The other two companies lay on both sides of the position, forming a concave defensive posture.

When the enemy entered the front line of the position and the battle was still fierce, they suddenly attacked from both sides.

Sure enough, Zhang Huaizhi's infantry regiment and cavalry regiment, totaling more than 3,000 troops, attacked Shangtai Town and suffered a fatal blow from the Iron Leopard 1st Battalion.

Every member of the Special Agent Regiment of the Southern Army Headquarters is the best among the best. Whether it is marksmanship or riding skills, battlefield offense or defense, or personal combat abilities, they are all top-notch and can be compared to ten.

The more than 3,000 infantry and cavalrymen of the Northern Army were stunned by the fierce firepower of the special agent regiment, and soon fell into a situation where they were fighting on their own.

Mixing infantry and cavalry is a taboo for military strategists. Cavalry often cannot let go of their sprints for fear of accidentally injuring friendly troops.

The infantry, without the support of any position, faced the galloping iron hooves head-on, like melons and fruits in a vegetable field. Before they even pulled the bolt, the enemy rushed forward at lightning speed, swung their swords, and cut them in half.

In front of the position, the cavalry encountered a triple fire network of mortars, grenade launchers, and heavy machine guns. There were not many left to rush to the front of the position.

The northern camp where Iron Leopard was located was the first to be attacked by the enemy, but it stood firm. The northern army attacked several times, but except for the loss of more than a thousand troops, there was no progress.

With the passage of time, the main force of the Northern Army, except for the two advance regiments, rushed towards Laiwu.

The main general who commanded the main force of the Northern Army to encircle and annihilate Laiwu County was Zhang Huaizhi's eldest son, Marshal Zhang Zhaoting.

His mother, wife, children and other Zhang family members all died in the Yizhou flight. Of course, he hated Chen Tianhua.

This time he personally led more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry, ten times the size of the Laiwu garrison, and rushed forward menacingly.

In addition to taking the lead in attacking Beiying, he ordered the main force to attack from all directions simultaneously from east, west, north, south, vowing to trample Laiwu to the ground and cut off Chen Tianhua's head with his own hands.

Chen Tianhua's Chinese army camp is guarded by four battalions of the Special Agent Regiment in the east, west, south and north respectively. In the center, there are only Fei Ge and more than 150 guards led by Yu Yang, as well as the Secret Service Regiment Headquarters Guard Platoon, Marshal

The security company of the headquarters.

Chen Tianhua placed 200 guards, plus his own 150 bodyguards, totaling 350 officers and soldiers, as the general reserve team for the battle, and placed them under the command of Fei Ge.

Let dozens of staff officers and logistics service soldiers gather together for self-protection.

Beside him, only Yu Yang and three bodyguards remained. He himself was also fully armed, with long and short spears and wild goose feather knives, ready to go out and kill at any time.

In this life-and-death battle, all sides of the camp must not allow the enemy to make a breakthrough. They must hold on until Yang Shanxin's troops slowly gather up, and on the premise of completing the break, they can free up their hands to reinforce Laiwu.

Zhang Huaizhi's troops of the Northern Army numbered more than 100,000 in Jinan, Qingzhou, Tai'an and other places. The troops chasing the Huben army this time were at least 60,000 or 70,000, and Yang Shanxin only had 20,000 who could maneuver.

Therefore, it is very difficult.

It must be said that Zhang Huaizhi, the main force of the Northern Army, has undergone qualitative changes under the training of his father and son for several years.

But although he is brave and not afraid of death, he still lacks a lot in terms of fighting will and discipline.

The biggest shortcoming is a common problem among ordinary armies, which is that they tend to fight with favorable conditions.

Once the war gets into trouble, the first thing they think of is to escape. The reason is very simple. There are women and children waiting for them to support at home!

The fighting will of the Confederate Army is completely different. Once they join the Confederate Army, their families will be supported by the local government. Those who die in battle will receive considerable pensions. The families of military martyrs will receive care in their careers, preferential treatment, etc.

If they disobey the rules and escape without authorization during the war, even if they successfully escape, the punishment that awaits them will be beheading, and it will also affect their families, which is a shame.

The Jiangnan government will not pay even a penny to their families for such a way of death.

Facing the Northern Army's crazy attack regardless of cost, they resisted tenaciously. From the generals to the soldiers, no one turned around and retreated to the Chinese army at this time.

The secret service team is an iron army. Every soldier knows that the commander is right behind them and they must not retreat.

They knew that if they fled towards the Chinese army at this time, they would inevitably disrupt the army's defense system, and the enemy would chase them into the Chinese army's camp. At that time, the entire army would be finished.

Zhang Zhaoting watched the battle situation with some frustration. A surprise attack with overwhelming superior force was slowly turning into a positional battle.

He originally thought that with the full assault of his 10,000 elite cavalry and 15,000 infantry, he would be able to defeat the opponent's left camp in one fell swoop and rush into the central camp.

In fact, his superiority in military strength was basically not highlighted. On the contrary, in terms of momentum, the Southern Army, which had only more than 500 soldiers, surged fiercely.
Chapter completed!