1890 King of Southeast Asia

January 16.

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"Commander, the eighth division has moved." Huang Zhengfang opened the door and hurriedly said to Zheng Lei.

"They boarded the island? Order the first light infantry division, ready to cross the river immediately, and prepare to divide the Eighth Division." Zheng Lei immediately said.

According to the pre -set tactics, they could not stop the Eighth Division from landing on the island, they attacked from the shore and the island.

The island and the river bank are too narrow. If the artillery boat goes in, there is no enough sports space, and the gunboat does not have armored protection. It enters blindly. Japan only needs one artillery camp to suppress the gunboat.

The Eighth Division is a permanent division. There are two brigade groups and four coalitions, as well as one of the artillery wing and the cavalry brigade.

There are three field artillery brigades under the artillery team, a field artillery brigade, each team has three artillery squadron, and one squadron six artillery.

The eighth division has 54 field artillery, and eighteen field wars with farm cannons. It is more than enough to block Jiangfan with the goal of gunboat.

Therefore, Zheng Lei has been waiting for the Japanese to divide the soldiers, or wait for the bomber/reconnaissance aircraft to arrive. As long as one of the conditions meets, he will have the opportunity to destroy the artillery of the Eighth Division.

"Yes! But the first light infantry division is not enough. The eighth division is moving north, and it may be to meet with the Third Division." Huang Zhengfang handed the intelligence to Zheng Lei.

"Huh? Why did it suddenly go north? Do you want to run?" Zheng Lei looked at the map in doubt.

Huang Zhengfang stared at the map silently, and he didn't understand at this time.

Although theoretically, after the eighth division mixes with the third division, it can form a heavy soldier group with stronger combat effectiveness.

However, even the collection should be the position of the third division of the Third Division in order to prepare for attack.

It can be seen from their offensive position.

The eighth division can board the ship directly at the port, and then go south, and the position of the third division needs to cross the river on the river on the river, cross the island and then switch to the ship south.

This is why Zheng Lei and Huang Zhengfang believe that the Eighth Division will go to the island. In this way, the two divisions can gather on the island.

"Whether it wants to run or what, we can't wait passively."

"Order, the first light infantry division immediately logged in, the artillery division then dispatched, and the second light infantry division packed his clothes and was ready to go."

"The third light infantry division and the heavy artillery regiment are the general reserve team, so don't move."

Zheng Lei didn't know what it wanted to do, but it was right to prevent the enemy from doing what he wanted to do.

If you want to run, then we will chase.

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The third light infantry division was filled by the former Revolutionary Army adapted, filling some officers and technical arms, and improved a certain combat effectiveness.

Although the combat effectiveness is good, it is always a little worse.

"No, it's just the time of the offensive stage, and it's time to use them." Zheng Lei shook his head.

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On the evening of January 16th, the first light -infantry division that had already prepared a group of the first light -infantry divisions landed on the inland merchant ship and cargo ship, and landed at the gap between the Beiyang Army and the eighth town.

When the transport vessels arrived on the shore, the soldiers took another boat to go ashore.

For the first batch of first -step lightning soldiers who went ashore, the biggest threat came from the night. Even if there was a full moonlight guidance, it was still impossible to see all threats.

Touching the night to land in the wild, you will never know if you are underwater or sediment when you get off the boat, or a gap.

The first batch of more than 500 people landed, and nearly one hundred people were injured in steps on the board. Twenty people temporarily lost their combat capabilities.

This record has exceeded the total casualties caused by the Green Camp soldiers to the revolutionary army.

The landing position was established without encountering other obstacles except the terrain.

Take the material on the spot. It took a night and established a temporary pier with a round wood and sandbags. Although the carrying capacity is not strong, the infantry passes is okay.

It also lost that in January, the water level was shallow, and the infantry could directly go ashore from a relatively gentle position from the riverbed, and the construction intensity was acceptable.

That is ... the original planned vehicles and artillery cannot be transported.

On the morning of the 17th.

"Give me a little bit! Put out a way as soon as possible!" The first light -infantry division head, the head of the three regiment of the Third Regiment, wore a thin tone and threw the sandbags carried into the specifically set.

They are building the second temporary dock -the pier that can make the vehicle pass.

Due to the lack of pre -preparation and insufficient prediction to the landing point, the materials for the establishment of a temporary dock were seriously insufficient, so that the first pier was severely shrinking and it did not extend to a dry place at all.

This kind of dock infantry is okay. Step into the mud to soil. It is troublesome to replace it with artillery or car.

Therefore, after the second batch of infantry landing was completed, the first light infantry division began to build a second pier -a dock with nearly 200 meters long road.

The specific method is that in the shallow water area or beach, along the planning route, a large amount of round wood or steel is used as the support point, and it is reinforced by sandbags to prevent washed away.

After the reinforcement is completed, fill between the support points with sandbags and stones. After filling, laid wooden boards on it to ensure that the wheels will not be stuck in the middle of the sandbag.

After the layout is completed, artillery and cars can go ashore smoothly.

The Third Regiment of the First Light Infantry Division, which was designated as a mobile unit, could only participate in the team of digging soil and moving stones because they had no means of transportation.

"Captain, I heard that the Second Regiment has already had a fight with the Beiyang Army, and we are still digging sand here..." A squad leader complained when he returned to move sandbags.

Originally, they were the main attackers, but now they were moving sandbags on the shore, and their mission was to block the Beiyang rescue road, while the Second Regiment, which was cooperating with the attack, had already started fighting.

Speed ​​is of the essence. If the vehicles don't come up, as the situation changes, their main attack mission may be lost.

"Has the Beiyang Army sent troops?" Hou Dehui asked.

The mission of the Second Regiment was to set up a defensive position three kilometers west of the landing site, which was still seven or eight kilometers away from the Beiyang position.

Before the mission began, he was still laughing at the bad luck of the Second Regiment, thinking that the Beiyang Army would not send troops at all, and the Second Regiment was performing a guard mission.

"When I went to the toilet, I saw the wounded coming down from the front line. After asking, I found out that they were from the second regiment. The wounds were caused by bomb fragments. I heard that it was the shelling of the Beiyang Army." The squad leader said.

"Shelling? This damn Beiyang Army, why did they do this at this time... Tell the brothers, hurry up, the road is not well repaired, the artillery has no guns, and can only be bombed!" Hou Dehui scratched his head.

"Yes!"

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"Because the muddy degree of the landing site was underestimated, the prepared building materials were insufficient, and the landing troops were difficult to transport and stuck at the landing site."

"In the past two days, the First Light Infantry Division has been hovering within a five-kilometer radius of the landing site. The surprise attack has lost its meaning and the situation is very critical."

"I request to send the Third Light Infantry Division to seize Haimen Port!"

"And send a small force with artillery to land from the west of Tongzhou to contain the Beiyang Army and make it dare not move rashly."

Huang Zhengfang said to Zheng Lei anxiously.

Zheng Lei took the progress report of the airport construction and nodded expressionlessly, which was considered a response.

"Zhengfang, you have to be patient! Tomorrow night, the fleet carrying the first bomber brigade will arrive, but the progress of the airport construction is not very ideal. Remember to urge them." Zheng Lei said.

"But Commander, the First Light Infantry Division does not even have decent heavy weapons now. If the Japanese Eighth Division and the Beiyang Army attack from the east and west, the First Light Infantry Division will suffer heavy losses." Huang Zhengfang said anxiously.

"Attack from the north and south... then the Eighth Division will not be able to escape." Zheng Lei said lightly.

"But... this..." Huang Zhengfang opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.

"Kindness cannot command the army, and righteousness cannot command wealth. Zhengfang, you are the chief of staff of the army and a senior commander. You must shift your focus from tactical thinking to the overall situation." Zheng Lei said in a serious tone.

"But, this mission is not..." Huang Zhengfang thought about the nature of this mission again.

This is not a mission to compete for battlefield advantages. Failure to complete the mission of annihilating the Eighth Division will not affect the war situation. It will only be said by the General Staff, and saying a few words will not lose much meat.

Changing the target might reduce many casualties.

"Zheng Fang, annihilating the Eighth Division is not only a political task, but also a strong statement."

"You may think that I am just quibbling about my own future. In fact, if we annihilate the Eighth Division, there will be fewer such incidents in the future, at least the Japanese will not dare to do anything reckless."

"The Japanese have four divisions in China, which are relatively scattered. This is not Southeast Asia, the road conditions are backward, and there is no way to transport by ship. We must deter them."

"Otherwise, when they retreat in the future, they will rob all the way, what should we do?"

"Okay, don't worry about the First Light Infantry Division, I will arrange it. You should arrange the logistics and airport first, especially the Second Guards Division, they have a lot of equipment, and the camps they need must be built." Zheng Lei said.

"Yes!" Huang Zhengfang left the headquarters with mixed feelings.

His reason told him that Zheng Lei was right. The combat capability of the South China Army depends heavily on mobility, but China does not have large-scale mobility conditions.

But all the officers around him have been emphasizing the fighting style that reduces casualties. It is impossible to change so easily.

"The young man is still too young, but his ability to respond is still good. After this battle, he can be recommended to the Command Academy for training." Zheng Lei muttered to himself after Huang Zhengfang left.

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On the 18th, the 8th Division finally started to move. An infantry regiment began to make a tentative attack in the direction of the 1st Light Infantry Division, but was repelled by the 1st Regiment.

However, the 1st Regiment also exposed a lot of firepower and was stepping up the construction of fortifications.

On the evening of the 18th, the 1st Bomber Brigade, which came to reinforce, arrived in Shanghai under the secret transportation of a fast cruise ship and began to assemble.

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