Su Zihai, the commander-in-chief of the Gui Kingdom, saw the troops on the river beach seizing the Wu army's position, and was hit by fierce artillery fire from the Wu army.
He said with emotion: "The general of the Wu army on the opposite side is really a ruthless man, he even bombed his own people.
This general is definitely not a person with a professional background."
Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan agreed: "If he does this, it will alienate the Wu army from top to bottom.
The short-term victory was exchanged for long-term damage to the Wu army.
It is a good thing for us that General Wu Jun is such a short-sighted person.
This shows that they only consider short-term interests and do not pay attention to long-term interests."
Both of them could see that bombing their own troops was fighting valiantly.
This had a huge impact on the morale of the army.
This will also damage the general's prestige.
Once a general's prestige is insufficient, the military orders he issues will be violated by the frontline troops.
Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan said with a smile: "General Wu Jun is so anxious, which shows that our attack is in the right direction."
Commander Su Zihai ordered: "Inform the troops on the front line and do whatever it takes, even if all the troops are wiped out.
Then I have to hold on for another two hours.
Keep attacking Wu Jun's position and attract Wu Jun's attention."
When Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan heard this order, he certainly knew what General Su Zihai wanted to do?
"Isn't it too risky to just make a desperate move here?"
Any action by the Gui army will make the frontline troops fight for two hours.
Of course it's artillery transfer.
The artillery deployed by the Gui Army on the north bank of the river, the army artillery can only hit across the river, and the rocket launchers can launch deep attacks on the Wu Army.
However, the artillery positions at the rear of the Wu army did not pose much of a threat.
After the Gui army landed, it was necessary to eliminate the Wu army's position.
Otherwise, the Wu armies from the east and west would encircle them, and the Gui army would lose room to move, and would most likely be defeated.
If the Gui army wants to overthrow the Wu army's position, it must face the fort behind the Wu army.
Their idea was very simple: give priority to the Wu Army's forts instead of letting the Gui Army take the risk of being bombarded by artillery fire to seize the Wu Army's position.
General Su Zihai, the commander-in-chief of Gui State, knew why Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan was so surprised.
He said firmly: "When it's time to make a desperate move, you must not be timid.
Wu Jun did not choose to bomb his own troops. I will not make this choice yet.
It takes at least two hours to set up artillery positions.
The artillery is in the process of being transferred and has almost no combat effectiveness.
After all, they don't know much about the situation on the other side of the river.
The parameters of the artillery attack require real-time adjustment by the artillery staff.
At this time, once the Wu army chose to attack the river beach position at all costs.
Regardless of whether the army was able to hold on, the Wu army was allowed to occupy the river beach position.
Or was the Wu army destroying the unformed artillery positions at all costs?
All forward positions are at risk of being lost.
If the position is lost, a large number of artillery pieces can only be destroyed on the spot. It would be lucky if the artillery troops can be withdrawn.
Once our army loses its artillery, it will be impossible to break through the Wu army's position.
This tactic is indeed extremely risky.
But once he succeeds, we will be able to break through Wu Jun's defense line in a short time.
Once our army captures Wu's cities, the impact it will bring does not require me to explain too much.
Now that Wu Jun has made a foolish move, the top leaders of the Wu State will definitely make a statement to undo what Wu Jun has lost.
But before the top leaders of Wu State took action, the morale of the Wu army must have been low.
There is no problem at all for our army to implement some risky tactics during this period."
Su Zihai is usually relatively stable, but he also has an adventurous spirit.
If the winning rate is over 60%, then you can give it a try.
A war with a 100% winning rate will never occur between two industrialized countries.
Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan thought for a long time, but he could not find a reason to refute this tactic.
He could only put forward his own opinions helplessly.
"I am not opposed to this, but we must ensure that once the battle fails, the artillery must retreat as soon as possible."
Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan is most concerned about the life and death of artillerymen, because the cost of training an experienced artilleryman is very high.
Gui is an industrialized country. To produce an artillery piece, you only need to pay some raw materials and wages.
As long as the production line is running, there will be as many artillery pieces as you need.
But a qualified artilleryman requires at least two or three years of training.
He needs to be proficient in mathematics and skilled in dealing with emergencies on the battlefield.
Artillery, a technical arm, is different from the regular arms of the Army.
After heavy losses, it is simply impossible to replenish quickly.
If the regular troops are lost, new troops can be quickly replenished, and the combat effectiveness will not be greatly affected.
The loss of a large number of artillery cannot be effectively supplemented in a short period of time, which has a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the army.
Su Zihai nodded and said: "Of course, I can't watch the army die.
If something goes wrong, they must be asked to withdraw.
The artillery will be the first group to withdraw, and we cannot let them cut off the rear."
The two of them decided to implement this tactic and began to discuss the specific details.
After checking for deficiencies and filling them up, relevant orders were immediately conveyed to the front-line troops.
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After Wu Jun commander Li Zhipeng answered the phone, he immediately roared: "The reinforcements will arrive in two hours, you must hold on.
Even relying on forts and bunkers cannot hold the enemy for two hours. The Wu army does not need such waste."
Chief of Staff Qi Long watched Li Zhipeng getting angry, but he did not step forward to persuade him.
He had just blocked Li Zhipeng from shelling the front line, and was resisting the Gui army.
Doing so will chill all the troops on the front line.
They will resist blocking enemy forces outside the fortifications.
If you block enemy troops outside fortifications, you will not receive praise from your superiors, but will instead be bombarded by friendly forces.
No one will do this kind of thing that is not profitable and carries extremely high risks.
However, Li Zhipeng wanted to deal with all the Gui troops who landed once and for all.
The Gui army continued to land despite huge casualties.
On the contrary, Wu's army collapsed at the first touch, and they all hunkered down in the fortifications.
Their positions continued to be lost and they kept asking for help from their superiors. The situation was very tense.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After Qi Long experienced this incident, he felt deeply about the empire's military configuration and that every position has its role.
The supervisor of the empire, a position considered to be the emperor's spy.
He has been responsible for the ideological work of grassroots soldiers and at the same time supervising the behavior of upper-level officers.
This very important position is extremely rare among the armies of vassal countries.
This is mainly caused by two reasons.
The main reason is that the monarchs of vassal states were all military generals.
They do not recognize the position of military supervisor.
The secondary reason is that the imperial supervisors are all loyal to the imperial emperor Su He.
These people who are loyal to the empire will not come to the vassal country.
Even if they come to work in vassal countries, the monarchs of various countries dare not trust them.
And because the monarchs of various countries did not pay attention to it, they did not cultivate talents in their own countries.
There is this position in the military of various countries, but it does not have the corresponding authority. It has almost become a pure logistics officer.
Qi Long is now extremely envious of the empire's army. The atmosphere of integrating officers and soldiers is something that is almost impossible to see in the Wu army.
Officer Wu is one level senior and basically holds absolute authority.
It's just that unlike the ancient army, generals frequently punished ordinary soldiers.
He could see that Wu Jun was facing problems now, but there was no way to solve them.
If other countries discover this problem, they only need to improve the authority of military supervisors and deal with some domineering officers, and the situation can be reversed quickly.
However, it was difficult for Wu Jun to reverse the situation because there was a fatal problem that could not be solved.
Who is the object of allegiance to the Supervisory Army?
They were loyal to the King of Wu, but the current person in power in the Kingdom of Wu was not the current King of Wu.
If they are not loyal to King Wu, they can be loyal to anyone.
Doing so would leave huge hidden dangers, and the Wu royal family would have no motivation to move forward.
Chief of Staff Qi Long saw Commander Li Zhipeng and ordered reinforcements to support him. At the same time, he also asked the artillery to launch bombings on the Guangxi Army's positions in accordance with the guidance of the front-line artillery staff.
He also realized that there was something wrong with his previous approach.
But when I react now, it's too late.
Before the war started in Wu State, everyone was confident.
Now that the war is actually starting, it is discovered that there are many problems within Wu State.
Qi Long thought of the barrel effect. The outcome of this war is a contest of the country's comprehensive strength.
Whichever country has fewer shortcomings will have an advantage in competition.
He could only report the situation on the front line to the Metropolitan Governor in a timely manner.
Let the Metropolitan Government prepare for the loss of the front line.
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Feng Yuanchang, commander of the Eighth Army of the Guangxi Army, was leading his men to attack the Wu Army's position.
He saw the demolition team crawling forward carrying explosive packs.
They were fired upon by machine guns inside the bunker and all died on the way to the attack.
Feng Yuanchang shouted excitedly: "Where are the 75 artillery pieces? Blow up this bunker for me."
As he spoke, the scream of artillery shells was heard from above the position.
The Gui army was uniformly organized and immediately rolled into the surrounding artillery pits.
According to mathematical rules, the probability of two cannonballs landing in the same place at the same time is very low.
Lying down in the artillery pit can also avoid the fragments and shock waves caused by the explosion of artillery shells.
Mathematical laws came into play, and Feng Yuanchang hid in the artillery pit and was not hit by the artillery shells.
He shook off the loose soil on his body and looked at the situation in the surrounding positions.
The Gui army suffered heavy shelling from the Wu army and suffered extremely heavy losses, with at least five to six hundred casualties.
One round of shelling resulted in five to six hundred casualties. After several rounds of shelling, the army lost its combat effectiveness.
The artillery in the army suffered a major blow from the enemy's artillery fire.
He knew without asking that all the artillery in the army had been destroyed by the enemy.
Gunfire rang out again on the battlefield, and the Gui army once again organized a demolition team, carrying explosive bags and continuing to approach the enemy's fortifications.
Three soldiers who had already lost their honors broke through Wu Jun's fire blockade and placed explosive packets under the bunker.
Then there was a violent noise, and the bunker blocking their advance was directly blown down by the explosive package.
Commander Feng Yuanchang showed a smile and ordered: "Continue to advance. Without orders from superiors, retreat is absolutely not allowed."
He led his troops further into Wu Jun's position.
He felt that Wu Jun's abilities were not worthy of the name.
Wu's army had lost its flexibility on the battlefield.
When he attacks a certain area, Wu Army's other defense lines are not attacked. They only focus on their own defense and will not rescue friendly forces.
It was precisely because of Wu Jun's performance that Commander Feng Yuanchang was able to lead his troops and continuously uproot Wu Jun's positions.
He has almost broken through, and Wu Jun's first line of defense is about to reach the fort at the rear.
"Shoulder, take cover."
Commander Feng Yuanchang heard a loud roar and subconsciously crawled to the ground, looking for a bunker to hide.
The explosion of artillery shells kept exploding around him.
The density of the shells that fell like raindrops was far higher than that of the previous shelling.
Commander Feng Yuanchang clenched his fists, and the Wu army's shelling became more severe.
After the bombardment ended, he immediately sent officers to organize the army.
Of the more than 10,000 soldiers who landed, only 4,000 soldiers are still standing.
The army has suffered 60% casualties, and its morale is now extremely low.
Commander Feng Yuanchang knew that in this situation, the army could not continue fighting, otherwise it would collapse.
But he was extremely troubled in his heart. After all, military orders were like mountains.
Superiors have issued strict orders not to allow retreat.
When he was hesitating, the guard next to him reminded: "Commander Feng, we should hold on for two hours."
When Commander Feng Yuanchang heard the reminder, he immediately realized the content of the military order, which was that they must persist for two hours to buy time for the artillery to move their positions.
He glanced at his watch and saw that the Eighth Army had indeed persisted for two hours since entering the battlefield.
"Correspondent, come here quickly."
An officer with a sad face walked over holding a blood-stained radio: "Commander, the correspondent died to protect the radio.
I don’t know if this radio station can be used.”
Commander Feng Yuanyuan can send reports himself.
He briefly tried the radio, but it was not damaged by the shell's shock wave.
He contacted the command center via the radio and received new orders.
If the correspondent had not died, he would have received this order five minutes ago.
"Stay where you are and rescue the wounded."
The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Army looked a little more relaxed after receiving the new military order.
The Wu army did not dare to leave the fortifications at all, and sticking to their original position meant that the war was basically over.
"Commander, if we stay where we are, will we be bombarded by Wu Jun's artillery fire?"
Commander Feng Yuanchang heard the officer's worried inquiry.
He replied confidently: "Don't worry about this problem, the artillery has already moved its positions.
We have been constantly bombarded by artillery fire from the Wu army before.
Now let Wu Jun try our army's artillery bombardment.
The density of our army's firepower projection is much stronger than that of Wu's army."
Commander Feng Yuanchang has learned about the situation of the Gui army from the telegram, and he has a clear understanding of the situation on the battlefield.
They had just finished building simple fortifications and were holding their ground here.
The screams of artillery shells rang out in the sky, and they subconsciously took cover.
But they found that the scream of cannonballs was very far away from them.
The soldiers said excitedly: "Look at the sky, this is our army firing artillery shells at the Wu army's position.
So many artillery shells have almost covered the sky.
Wu Jun has been bombing us unilaterally before.
Now let Wu Jun taste the feeling of being bombarded by massive artillery shells."
Commander Feng Yuanchang looked up at the sky. Artillery shells, mainly rockets, formed a dense barrage and fell towards the Wu army's position not far away from them.
Wu Jun was about to taste the despair of being bombarded by intensive artillery fire.