"A soldier who knows how to be clumsy is quick." This sentence in Sun Tzu's Art of War means, "The most valuable thing about using troops is that you would rather command clumsily but seek a quick victory."
By the time the British infantry heard the sound and rushed over, the soldiers of the Self-Rescue Army had already left for a long time, leaving only nearly two hundred corpses and the still struggling and moaning horses.
In order to prevent the British army from discovering his real identity, Liu Zhenming even spared the wounded and stabbed the undead ones again. Not one person in the British cavalry squadron escaped this disaster.
Looking at their colleagues who were dying in such horrible conditions, the British infantrymen almost vomited. They did not dare to pursue them at will, but urgently reported the news to the back.
"What, you said that Wade's Lancer Squadron was ambushed by the Chinese and all of them were killed?" Everyone turned pale. Douglas stood up from his seat in shock, then grabbed the telegram and scanned it quickly.
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The British set up a radio base in Vancouver, and each infantry brigade carried a Marconi radio to communicate with the headquarters behind it.
"Yes, General, they all died. The Chinese suddenly stopped and set up an ambush on the way to escape. Lieutenant Colonel Wade was caught off guard. The road was slippery, and the Chinese increased their firepower at the front and rear. As a result, no cavalry could escape." The telegraph soldier looked sad and angry.
He replied that he did not understand why the Chinese were able to organize a counterattack while fleeing.
"Stupid pig! Stupid pig! Don't Wade know that the Chinese Zhenming Liu has some small commanding talents? How dare you be so careless!" Douglas was angry and angry. In fact, even he himself did not expect that Liu Zhenming would fight back, but
Now that something happened, he felt that it was not surprising that it happened.
After all, Liu Zhenming had previously eliminated nearly 800 British troops by setting up an ambush. What would be impossible if he did it again?
What surprised Douglas a little was that the opponent's 300 or so men were able to wipe out one of his cavalry squadrons. However, when he thought of Liu Zhenming's heroic performance before, coupled with the absolutely troublesome grenade, Douglas accepted it, and he
After preparing for this battle, it is recommended that the War Department reconfigure grenadiers specifically for throwing grenades.
"Which army is chasing the Chinese now?" Douglas turned his head and asked aloud.
"Your Excellency, this is Steve's man from the Canadian Territorial Force." the chief of staff replied quickly.
"Although the Chinese army is a small force, their commander is extremely cunning, and their firepower configuration is even more fierce. We must not be careless and ask Steve to send additional scouts to the front. We must eliminate this force.
." Douglas had an icy chill all over his body, and Liu Zhenming and other Chinese people really annoyed him.
Now, the British army is divided into two groups to pursue Liu Zhenming. In addition to Steve's Canadian brigade and a squadron of Lancers who were just eliminated, two Royal Infantry brigades and two squadrons of Lancers are pursuing Liu Zhenming.
Fenians.
The Australian brigade is also ready to attack. They will take a slow step with the artillery and slowly head towards Kamloops: the hometown of the Chinese in Douglas's eyes.
He had already learned that Liu Zhenming had gathered all the Chinese in Kamloops. This time, regardless of whether the Chinese gathered there were soldiers or not, he must eliminate them all to prevent further trouble.
Because the troops could not be deployed on the small road, Douglas did not quickly put the Australian brigade into the pursuit. Besides, 3,000 men were chasing 300 men, which was ten times the enemy. Is it necessary to increase the army?
Even if Steve had not received Douglas's order, he would have sent additional reconnaissance personnel to the front. Liu Zhenming shocked him too much. A thousand troops in his hands were lost in Liu Zhenming's hands. Now, with his own eyes,
Seeing a squadron of lancers destroyed in the hands of Liu Zhenming, he was not careful, for fear that he would be ambushed...
The British slowed down their pursuit, which made Liu Zhenming and others relax.
Both parties have been chasing each other all night and all morning, and both need to eat something and rest for a while.
The soldiers of the Self-Rescue Army all carried five days of rations. After receiving Liu Zhenming's order to stop advancing, all the soldiers sat on the ground regardless of the cold, lit a fire, grabbed a handful of snow, put it into a kettle, and poured the snow into a kettle.
Once melted, eat with dry food.
Liu Zhenming asked his soldiers to reduce the number of fires to confuse the pursuing troops, making the British army think that they were outnumbered.
In addition, Liu Zhenming found another excuse and rode his horse back a few meters. He had captured the horse. Then he gritted his teeth and took out more than a dozen guns from the space. They were scattered everywhere along the way.
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In this way, he returned with satisfaction.
Five hours later, the British scouts appeared at the intersection. The black guns were randomly discarded on the muddy snow. They were very eye-catching and the British scouts noticed them from time to time.
"Jack, I found the guns abandoned by the Chinese."
"Wow, there are as many as fifteen, and they are still intact."
"Report to the back quickly."
"Hey, there are signs of Chinese people stopping to rest ahead. Let's go check it out."
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Several scouts talked in surprise. In the next two days, British soldiers would pick up some guns and ammunition from time to time. After counting, there were more than 150.
Based on the speculations of the British Chief of Staff and the traces left by the self-rescue troops who lit fires and rested along the way, the British army speculated that there were only about 300 Chinese self-rescue troops left.
In this way, they came to a shocking conclusion. In order to speed up their escape, the Chinese had thrown away half of the weapons in their hands.
On the fourth day of the pursuit, a British scout discovered the skeleton of a war horse by the fire. The flesh on the skeleton had been picked clean, and not even a bit of meat residue was left.
This time it was no different, they found more than a dozen abandoned rifles.
After hearing the news, Steve came over, stood next to the horse skeleton, and said with a proud smile: "It seems that those Chinese are at the end of their rope, and they have run out of ammunition and food."
"Yes, Colonel, we were able to encounter landmine attacks at the beginning, but then we were safe all the way. The guns we picked up were enough to arm a company. Those Chinese just wanted to escape back to Kamloops, but it's a pity that
, there are still about twenty days to travel from Kamloops. Who told them to be stupid and destroy the railway along the way? This is simply finding a dead end for themselves." The commander of the reconnaissance company told Steve
I deeply agree with that.
"We need to speed up a bit. Although they fought bravely, they did not take into account the Canadian weather or their poor logistics. Now, it is time to eliminate them." After four consecutive days of safe pursuit,
Steve has begun to relax, he no longer has the original caution and caution.
However, according to common sense, Steve did not make any mistakes. How much combat effectiveness can an army with more than 150 guns have to throw away?
Who would have thought that Liu Zhenming had a small arsenal with him and could throw guns out of it at any cost, just to lure the enemy. He spent all the merit points he earned in the Vancouver Defense War on luring the enemy.
After Steve ordered to speed up the pursuit, less than an hour later, the scouts in front sent back the news and found that the number of Chinese soldiers was indeed only about 300.
This time, the Canadian brigade began to boil. From Steve to an ordinary soldier, everyone seemed to be pumped. Their fighting spirit was soaring and they were extremely excited. The pursuit for many days ended today. They
There you can also suppress the joy in your heart.
"Children, the enemy is just ahead. These despicable Chinese are about to be arrested. They are cornered and have no way to escape. I have begun to feel my blood boiling in my body." Steve raised the knife and said fiercely.
Said: "Let us wipe out these damn locusts and avenge those soldiers who died!"
"Revenge, revenge!"
The British army burst out with a shocking roar. After hearing Steve's words, all the soldiers' fatigue was gone. They were all alive and well, their speed suddenly increased by 20%, and their walking became more erratic.
The commander of the reconnaissance company originally wanted to persuade Steve to continue to strengthen the search ahead, but in the end he moved his mouth and still did not make a sound. At this time, after the British army found the Chinese figure, they were all eager for revenge and their morale was high. It was a fierce battle.
It was a good time. Moreover, he would not think that there would be an ambush ahead. Those Chinese people were already too busy to take care of themselves, lacked guns and ammunition, and were busy escaping. How dare they stay there to set up an ambush.