Part 3 Chapter 22 Interruption and Blocking

Keze smiled slightly and said, "Governor General, facing a group of mobs, and half a year ago, I ordered the intelligence department of the General Staff to start preparing information on this aspect. Therefore, if this battle cannot be wiped out completely, even if the command fails."

"Have you been preparing for half a year?" Chen Congyun was dumbfounded when he heard this, lowered his head and thought that it was the bastard who pleased Ke Ze and leaked the information. Not to mention that it must be the people around him. Grandma, these guys seem to be bullying themselves and being kind, and they have to do a good job when they go back.

"Governor General, don't guess. It's not someone else who leaked the information, but you." Keze smiled proudly when he saw Chen Congyun's a little angry expression.

"How is it possible? I just recorded some ideas in my laptop with my own combat concept. How could you see it?" Chen Congyun didn't believe Keze's words, and thought this guy was trying to excuse the guy who leaked the information.

Keze put away his smile and said, "Half a year ago, at a military meeting in Hanoi, you proposed that the training of the army should be adapted to local conditions and be ready to win a local war at any time. Later, you emphasized in front of me that the main enemy of our army is the rebels entrenched on the Cambodia-Vietnam border. In the past two months, you have averaged the frequency of rebels in Xining from the Intelligence Department once a week. At the General Staff Contact Meeting last month, you pointed out that the best way to check the combat effectiveness of a unit in actual combat is also the best training ground. To sum up, after the General Staff Conference, I sent responsibilities The first team of the newspaper office went to Xining for the last detailed reconnaissance. One month ago, you personally signed an order to ask the Logistics Office to arrange the newly developed 60mm caliber mortars to the First Division to replace the original relatively bulky 81mm mortars. At the same time, you also decided to use the replaced 81mm mortars in a concentrated manner with only one heavy artillery company to form two heavy mortar battalions. That is, on that day, I concluded that you will launch an annihilation war against the rebels in the near future. And you probably already have a mature combat plan in your mind.”

After Keze said that, a slight dissatisfaction appeared on his face. The combat plan was naturally formulated by the General Staff. Chen Congyun was going to do it privately, wouldn’t he interfere with the matter?

Chen Congyun reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead. This Keze was really amazing and meticulous. When he analyzed his every move, he was very valuable information. After a reasoning of one, two, three, four, five, he guessed what he wanted to do. This is a professional! Chen Congyun was very moved. When he came in just now, he saw such a delicate sand table and felt strange. Now it seemed that nothing was strange. He started preparing half a year ago.

"Haha!" Chen Congyun smiled awkwardly and said, "How can I compare to you professionals? My mind is just a rough idea. Just say it out loud, don't take it seriously."

"Please give me advice from the Governor!" In this occasion, Keze was definitely maintaining Chen Congyun's majesty and taking the lead in standing attentively.

Chen Congyun looked at the sand table and gestured with a pole on it: "Look, this is Xining, this is the Mekong River. Withdrawing from Xining County to Cambodia, several ferries on the Mekong River are the only way to go. I wonder if we should form a capable army, advance lightly, set out in advance and penetrate the enemy's backbone. After our army launched a general attack, we took down these ferries, and then stuck them on the ferry like nails. The two wings quickly encircled to achieve the goal of encircling and annihilation of the rebels."

As soon as Chen Congyun finished speaking, Ke Ze took the lead in applauding, and everyone else exclaimed warm applause. Chen Congyun did not expect that the reaction was so fierce. To be honest, Chen Congyun's ideas were all seen by reading war novels before. For example, during the Korean War, the volunteer army always played this trick, which really made the US military suffer enough. During the Second Battle, Peng Dehuai used this move to almost wipe out the 1st US Marine Division. Song Shilun's Ninth Corps surrounded the 1st Army Division. If the weather was not bad and minus 40 degrees below the 9th Corps, the non-combat officers were reduced by as much as 50,000 due to the winter clothes. The 1st US Marine Division might have been the first American reorganized division to be eaten by the Volunteer Army.

"Governor General, after coming to Vietnam, I heard a lot of your deeds, especially in the Sino-French War, and I have heard too much about your superior performance. I always thought you were just lucky. Now I take back my original judgment. Although you have not received a formal and systematic military education, you are a genius tactician." Keze smiled and highly praised Chen Congyun. Chen Congyun was about to be humble. A German adviser smiled and said, "Governor General, your combat concept is exactly the same as the combat plan we have formulated in various intelligences."

I didn't expect that it was so coincidental. It seems that many things were figured out in military affairs.

When Chen Congyun was secretly glad that he was not embarrassed, Keze replied seriously on his face: "Governor, please listen to my introduction now, regarding the deployment of this battle.................."

Early in the morning, the regiment commander Wang Chao received the order from Liu Yongfu, and immediately rushed from the garrison to the division headquarters. The command of the division headquarters did not say anything specifically, but the four words "arrive immediately" still made Wang Chao feel that something was going to happen.

After the Saigon rebellion, Chen Congyun accelerated his pace of expanding his army. Because of the last charge, Wang Chao ordered Chen Congyun to write a review, and not only asked him to suspend him from the military training class to study for a year. At that time, Wang Chao thought he was going to be unlucky, but he did not expect that four months ago, after coming out of the military Strengthening Class where Keze personally taught, he ordered Wang Chao to become the first regiment commander of the first division.

After returning to the army, Wang Chao found that the army had undergone tremendous changes. Take the first regiment for example. The single-colored m1888 Mauser rifle replaced the old Lin Mingden and Shashp styles. Each platoon had a mortar squad. The regiment was also specially equipped with a heavy machine gun company and six Maxim.

I remember that one time when Chen Congyun inspected the military strengthening training class, he laughed and said that he wanted to arm the new army to his teeth. Now it seems that it is not an exaggeration. Unfortunately, the first division has only one heavy artillery company and is equipped with four newly purchased 75mm Krupp camp cannons. As an officer who received regular military education, Wang Chao always felt that only four of them were a bit unsatisfied. In fact, Wang Chao did not know that even if Chen Congyun had the money to buy the cannons, it might not be able to make the cannons come in handy. Artillery is not as good as infantry. The picky Keze was very dissatisfied with the quality of artillery trained by French mercenaries, and even forced Chen Congyun to select five young officers to Germany to study artillery.

When he arrived at the door of Liu Yongfu's office, Wang Chao tidied up his military uniform and shouted loudly: "Report!"

"Come in!" The voice inside was not Liu Yongfu's, and it was a little familiar. Wang Chao pushed open the door in confusion and stood attentively and shouted loudly: "The leader of the regiment, Wang Chao, was ordered to come."

When Wang Chao was talking, when he saw clearly who was inside, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat, and then his heart was beating wildly when he came unscrupulously.

Chen Congyun, Keze and Liu Yongfu were all inside, especially the existence of the first and second figures of the new army, Chen Congyun and Keze, made Wang Chao feel that something big was going to happen.

"Salute!" Wang Chao immediately added a military salute and stood at attention under his feet.

"Return the gift!" Chen Congyun returned the gift, and Keze and Liu Yongfu just looked at the young officer with a smile.

"Director Chen, General Staff, and the teacher." Wang Chao greeted him carefully one by one, and then walked over nervously.

When Chen Congyun heard the title of Master's seat, there was a little difference. Then he remembered that he had said it first. When the First Division was founded, Chen Congyun jokingly called Liu Yongfu the Master's seat.

"Haha, there is no need to be reserved. After all, you are a team leader now." Chen Congyun joked, and the atmosphere in the office became much looser.

"Wang Chao, come here." Keze walked to the sand table and reached out to greet him. Wang Chao hurried over. Keze pointed to the sand table and said, "Look, then talk about his thoughts."

Wang Chao looked at the sand table and immediately lay on it. He stared at it for several minutes before slowly looking up and said, "Beat Xining?" Chen Congyun nodded with a smile. Wang Chao immediately understood that he had to do something by himself.

"How to fight? Governor Chen, please give orders? My first regiment of officers and soldiers have already been prepared."

Chen Congyun stopped robbing Keze's business this time, and shook his head with a smile: "The specific tactical arrangement is the General Staff's business. I don't care. Go and ask General Keze."

Wang Chao quickly turned his head and looked at Keze. Keze smiled and said, "I have sent the combat plan to Commander Liu. How to arrange you is his business, it has nothing to do with me."

Chen Congyun and Keze exchanged their eyes and showed a knowing smile. Who said that the German soldiers were stereotyped?

Finally, Liu Yongfu came up with a wry smile, patted Wang Chao on the shoulder and said, "Lead your group and set off at dawn the day after tomorrow. Enter the three ferries on the Mekong River, and then hold them firmly for me, and a rebel ran away. I'll ask you. How about it? Are you sure? If you are not sure, send someone else."

"Don't, the teacher. In terms of combat effectiveness and equipment, there is absolutely no problem with a group. Besides, my group only conducted a jungle-interspersed acting last month. Who wouldn't let me go? Listen to me,..." Wang Chao saw the three bosses laughing and looked like they succeeded in their conspiracy. He knew he was fooled. They were teasing themselves.

"Wang Chao, it is related to the success or failure of the battle against rebellion. A group of people is only allowed to succeed, not fail." Chen Congyun pulled down his face and became very serious. Wang Chao knew that this job had been won, and it was arranged by Shen Congyun himself. He couldn't help but feel excited in his heart. He stood attentively and replied loudly: "I am willing to make a military order and let a rebel run away. You can cut my head."

"Breaking nonsense, what's the year? I'm still here. I don't have high requirements. It's their luck to block these ferries. The rebels ran away from other places. It's not your fault." Chen Congyun said with a smile, then turned to Keze and said, "How about Keze General Staff, what else should I add?"

Keze thought for a while and said to Wang Chao: "The military strategy is cloud. If you calculate more and calculate less, you will not win. After you go back, you should consider more difficulties. Now it is rainy season, and all the problems that arise on the marching road must be considered. The reason why I chose to launch this battle at this time is to capture the mentality of the rebels' thinking that our army will not launch an attack in the rainy season."

Wang Chao thought for a while and said, "There are no other problems, just that Maxim is too heavy, and there is also the problem of the guide. I think I can remove the wheels and walk with the horse. The problem of the guide is a bit troublesome."

Keze nodded and smiled, "Yes, you have considered the problem very comprehensively. We have found the guide. When you go back, you can bring the guide and remember. Today is the 12th, and at dawn on the 14th, our army launched the general attack. We must take the ferry for me before noon."

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In the early morning, light rain began to float in the sky. Although the rain was not heavy, it kept ticking and ticking, which was really annoying. The soldiers who had prepared a group of officers and soldiers quietly embarked on the journey in the morning.

The officers and soldiers who have been training in the rain recently seem to have become accustomed to marching in such a climate. The team is moving forward quietly and orderly. The regiment commander Wang Chao stood inside, watching the marching of the team.

When the heavy machine gun company came, Wang Chao called out and carefully checked it. The heavy machine gun company had a total of 20 Yunnan horses, 12 horses carrying Maxim's wheels and gun body, and two boxes of bullets. The other horses were all carrying six boxes of bullets, and each two soldiers carried two boxes of bullets on a shoulder pole. Wang Chao attached great importance to bullets. Although Maxim's power was powerful, it was too ammunition, with a firing rate of 600 per minute. It would take no time to make a decoration without enough ammunition. Unfortunately, the carriage could not walk in the mud at all, otherwise the soldiers would be much more relaxed.

When Wang Chao saw a soldier walking by carrying a 60mm caliber mortar, he also looked at it twice as much. This time, the force of a regiment was likely to face the enemy's attacks that were several times more trapped beasts. Without the guarantee of firepower, the difficulty can be imagined.

"Why not use it in a concentrated manner in the entire regiment?" This idea suddenly appeared in Wang Chao's mind, which scared Wang Chao. Yes, the rebels are likely to have a scene of intensive charges. The concentrated artillery fire for suppression will definitely be better than using it alone. After all, this time is not a tough battle.

After a day of hard marching, the sky suddenly cleared up in the evening. News came from the outpost, and the guide said that he had approached the first ferry.

Wang Chao ordered the troops to stop advancing, rushed to the front, and called the guide to ask, "How far is the distance between the three ferries?"

The guide replied: "The three ferry crossings are very close, and it is only two miles from the first ferry crossing to the third ferry crossing."

Wang Chao was overjoyed when he heard the sound and couldn't help but smile excitedly: "That's great!"

However, the front is one kilometer wide, so it is much easier to defend. The whole group is more than 1,000 people, and one person is just one meter away.

Perhaps as Keze expected, the rebels' defense during the rainy season was very relaxed. After a day of interspersion, the team did not encounter any unexpected situations. What excited Wang Chao the most was that the rain actually stopped.

Dawn on the 14th!

When the first regiment vanguard appeared at the first ferry, the ferry was quiet, with more than a dozen wooden boats docking on the shore, and a sentry yawned lazily on the ferry with a gun.

The first company commander Liu Xigui was originally a veteran who had fought a blocking battle in Hanoi with Chen Congyun. He was selected to study in the military training class for two months because of his literacy.

When he was hiding in the grass and looking at the ferry at the ferry, Liu Xigui thought he had read it wrong. Why is there a sentry in such an important place?

"Go!" Liu Xigui nodded, and the two soldiers quietly touched it. At this time, there was no time to hesitate. Besides, the sharp knife was ready for a strong attack, and all three mortars were set up.

"Um!" After a muffled cry, the sentry at the ferry was knocked down. A soldier quickly approached the shed beside the ferry, observed it carefully, and then turned around and waved.

The officers and soldiers of the company quickly touched the hidden place. When Liu Xigui touched the shed, he looked inside and saw about fifty rebels sleeping like dead pigs.

"superior!"

A series of people rushed in. When a rebel opened his sleepy eyes and saw the black gun pointing at him, he wanted to scream but reached into his mouth in time.

Ferry No. 1 was easily captured, and the officers and soldiers of the first battalion who followed up also came up. Battalion Commander Li Qing urgently interrogated the captive officers and learned that the defense situation of the two ferries in front was similar to that here.

"The third company left a platoon waiting for support, and the others went straight to the ferry in front."

It was almost a replica of the first ferry. It took almost no effort to win the second ferry. However, this time the good luck of the Sharp Knife Company was over, and a rebel soldier fired a shot in a panic.

The gunfire cut through the quiet morning. When the sharp knife leaned up to the third ferry, the Hazikas machine guns on the ferry opened fire, followed by the shooting of the rifle. Several soldiers rushing in front were shot and fell to the ground.

When the battalion commander Li Qing heard the gunshots, he immediately shouted: "Prepare the mortar for me and blow it up."

The three mortars of the Sharp Knife Company opened fire first, and although the three shells did not hit the machine gun, they caused a commotion in the opposite rebel positions. A rebel soldier jumped out of the bunker and wanted to run away, but the officials were killed with one shot.

The second round of shooting was much better after the adjustment. Relying on the machine guns covered by the ferry bunker, a shell was called to lift the sky. The shooting speed of the M1888 Mauser of the Sharp Knife Company also significantly suppressed the rebels' shooting. After several consecutive rounds of artillery, Liu Xigui jumped up suddenly, waved his command knife and shouted: "First company, get a bayonet!"

More than a hundred bright bayonets rushed forward without hesitation against the rising sun in the morning. On the rebel positions, more than fifty rebels had already called mortars and were frightened. Seeing the sharp knife and all the bayonets coming up, they immediately jumped out of the trenches and fled. A French officer shot three people in a row, but none of them could stop the rebels from disintegration.

There were more than a dozen soldiers who fought stubbornly, and the Sharp Knife Company rushed forward and stabbed them to death with bayonets.

In less than half an hour, three ferry crossings were successfully captured. When Wang Chao led the main force to come up, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion were speeding up to build fortifications.

The small shovels that the First Division, which almost everyone was in hand, came in handy at this time. Wang Chao ordered the construction of three trenches at the fastest speed, with each trench spaced at 100 meters.

"Let your correspondent soldiers inform you that all artillery soldiers will come to me to gather." In the regiment command post, Wang Chao gave orders to the three battalion commanders who came to participate in the temporary pre-war meeting.

"Captain, the mortar is a treasure of every company. I'm afraid I can't adjust it." Li Qing also had a smile on his face. He was Wang Chao's junior, and the second batch of students who came from Chen Congyun to Li Hongzhang last year.

"If you can't move, get out of here. Don't stay in the battalion commander's position." Wang Chao had no intention of quarrel with him, and his face was full of anger, which scared the other two battalion commanders and did not dare to bargain.

At this time, a rumbling sound of cannons came from afar. Wang Chao listened for a while and said, "The general attack has begun. This is the movement of the 75mm battalion cannon." After that, Wang Chao turned around and said to the three battalions commanders: "Three ferries, one battalion guards one, each battalion draws out a company for me and puts it as a reserve team. I will put the heavy machine gun company into the battalion, and each battalion has two Maxis. I will not waste my time asking for your mortars. Maxis will deal with intensive charges, which is better than mortars."

At five o'clock in the morning, when three red signal lights rose into the sky, the First Division, which had already been prepared, launched a fierce attack on the Xining rebels. The division's heavy artillery company, and the heavy mortar battalion opened fire at the same time. Before the battle, lurking in the night, the First Division, which was in the outer towns of Xining, was setting up all the main forces, breaking through from both sides, and advancing in a V-shaped manner, striving to encircle and annihilate the Xining rebels.

The rebels obviously did not expect to be attacked. In the past few times when Chen Congyun sent troops to encircle and suppress, Chen Congyun would appear in Saigon. This time, according to the information, Chen Congyun was still in Guangning.

In Xining City, Colonel Carlmondo, who heard the sound of cannons, jumped up from the bed at the first time, put on his clothes randomly, rushed out of the room and looked east. After a while, the commander-in-chief of the Vietnam Free Army, Nguyen Phucqing, also ran out in a panic, putting on his clothes on his body, followed by panic, with the button on his chest not being buttoned, revealing half of his white breasts.

Calmondo looked at this guy in his fifties and had no brains in disgust, and his eyes were more on the concubine's chest. This sexy woman, when the two of them secretly dated, was so sexy.

This thought flashed through Calmondo's mind, and he met a eyebrows that the concubine threw. He also consciously pulled down the front to reveal his straight breasts more.

"Don't panic, the Chinese attacked us more than once. The old method is to leave two regiments behind to defend Xining. The other troops gathered immediately to cross the Mekong River and withdraw back to Cambodia." Karmondo looked at Nguyen Phuc Qing arrogantly and walked out slowly from this useless old guy.

At the Mekong River Ferry, the sound of cannons in the distance has been sounding for two hours. There is still no big noise in the direction of Xining City. The damn rainy season is not good. When the large group of people marched, they cannot judge the distance through smoke and dust.

A group of fast horses rushed over, flipped off a communications soldier from above, and ran into the temporary regiment command post.

"Reported, news came from the outpost troops that many rebels came out of Xining City."

"How many?" Wang Chao became energetic and quickly rushed to the map.

"There are at least ten thousand people."
To be continued...