Chapter 147 The Battle of Beicang (6)
After the establishment of the new army, a company that was left alone in the crossing army was disbanded and assigned to the new army to serve as officers at all levels, responsible for the training and command of the new army. Luo Yue was also promoted from a platoon leader to a battalion commander. Although it was during the war, the promotion speed was still extremely fast. At this time, Luo Yue was leading his battalion to pursue the Russian army.
During these ten days, Luo Yue not only arranged various basic training for the recruits, but most importantly, he asked the recruits to establish a sense of discipline and instill the concept of obeying commands in all actions. He also used various methods to train the recruits to respect discipline and obey orders every day, such as suddenly gathering, suddenly changing the training plan, or intentionally stopping orders, etc. Because for a newly formed army, strict discipline is very important, and now is the time to test the results of the stage.
Before attacking, Luo Yue also specifically emphasized to the recruits of the entire battalion that he must obey orders during the battle, and that the entire battalion must maintain a good formation, divide the entire battalion into three companies and advance in parallel, and each company is arranged in a platoon as a unit, so as to ensure the firepower during pursuit to the greatest extent and will not injure one's own people.
In each platoon, the soldiers in the front are responsible for chasing and shooting, and the soldiers in the back are responsible for re-shooting the injured and single Russian soldiers, and do not adopt the method of alternate shooting in front and back. This is because the training time of the new army is still short and cannot smoothly change formations. If the front and back shooting is used, it is easy to cause confusion in the queue. Therefore, Luo Yuening can use a simple and stable but inefficient tactic. After all, the new army is not the protagonist of this war, as long as it cooperates with the time-traveling army to complete the task well.
Sure enough, in the process of pursuing the Russian army, the battalion commanded by Luo Yue was in the middle, but it always maintained a relatively neat team, following the Russian army slowly and maintaining a distance of about 100 meters. It not only maintained a certain pressure on the Russian army, but it was not too much pressure. The other two battalions had to disperse and press farther forward, and some even bite with the tail of the Russian army.
In fact, the new recruits in Luoyue Camp also felt a little depressed and could not fully play. However, officers at all levels strictly implemented Luoyue's orders and constantly restrained the new recruits. The discipline training that has been insisted on for this period also played a considerable role at this time, so the team of Luoyue Camp has never been in chaos.
Not long after, the crossing army had gone from both sides of the Russian army to the front of the Russian army and immediately surrounded the Russian army. The Russian army was attacked from both sides of the left and right sides of the front, and suddenly it turned out to be defeated and retreated to a complete defeat. Some Russian soldiers fled from the left and right sides of the battlefield, while some Russian soldiers finally returned in despair. Because the two battalions on the left and right were too pressed in pursuit, and the formation of the troops was scattered, the new army was caught off guard after the Russian army returned, causing some casualties, and some were even killed by the Russian army. After all, the quality of the new recruits is far from comparable to that of the Russian soldiers. Because in hand-to-hand combat, a Russian soldier can often deal with three or four new recruits.
But at this time, the advantages of Luoyue Camp were reflected. On the one hand, they always maintained a distance of about 100 meters from the Russian army, and on the other hand, the team of the entire battalion was always maintained well. Therefore, when the Russian army turned around and returned, the entire battalion did not engage in close contact with the Russian army. It also stabilized its position very quickly, and shot in a tight team, neatly, and supplemented with the firepower of various automatic weapons of officers at all levels of the battalion, successfully blocked the Russian army's counterattack.
Since Luo Yue Camp was in the middle, his battalion stabilized its position, which was a great encouragement to the two recruits on the left and right. Therefore, after retreating for a distance, the two battalions gradually stabilized to resist the counterattack of the Russian army.
Of course, overall, the Russian army's counterattack was actually a dying struggle before death. Because the time-traveling army completed Helong in front of the Russian army. After the counterattack, the Russian army's resistance suddenly collapsed completely, and the remaining Russian soldiers either fled from the battlefield or surrendered to the time-traveling army.
In the end, the battle ended with a complete victory of the army of the Crossing Group. Nearly 000 Russian soldiers were found on the battlefield. The body of Russian commander Linevich was found on the battlefield. More than 700 Russian soldiers were captured. More than 00 rifles, 15 war horses and several bullets were seized. Unfortunately, the Russian artillery was destroyed by artillery fire, leaving only a pile of broken copper and iron. Of course, broken copper and iron were also useful for the Crossing Group. After returning to the furnace, other metal products could be made.
The crossing army itself only sacrificed 8 soldiers, and another 7 were injured; 57 soldiers were killed in the new army and 81 were injured. However, only 9 soldiers were killed in Luoyue Camp, and another soldier was injured, which was the most casualty among the battalions. It also proved once again that the importance of maintaining a strict team shape and strictly respecting discipline on the battlefield. Of course, compared with the results achieved, these casualties can basically be ignored.
This battle was the first time that the new army had participated in the battle after its establishment. Although it could not be considered a formal participation in the war, it was a great victory after all. For an army that had just formed, more than ten days ago, these soldiers were just farmers who only knew how to use hoes and sickles. This battlefield experience was also very important and was their first step to grow into qualified soldiers.
Among the foreign powers of this era, Russia has the worst appearance, and the Russian soldiers are also the most brutal among the soldiers of various countries. Therefore, defeating the Russian army completely allowed the new army to establish confidence in the time-traveling army. After all, the previous battles were completed by the time-traveling army, and this time the new army participated, which also proves that as long as you obey the command of these overseas Chinese and train and fight according to their requirements, you can defeat any foreign team.
However, when the troops returned to the Beicang camp, they received the order to rest immediately and prepare for the next battle.
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Under the protection of several followers, the Russian army's acting commander, Alekseev, lucky to escape from the battlefield and gathered along the way, and finally gathered more than 800 people, and many others were injured, only more than 40% of the time they sent troops. Alekseev had no choice but to shoot, so he had to lead these defeated soldiers back to Yangcun.
At this time in Yangcun, the troops of France, Italy, Germany and Austria had arrived. The Eight-Nation Alliance gathered in Yangcun. The Russian army returned in a defeat, and more than half of the entire army was killed and killed. Even the commander was killed in this battle. The commanders of the other seven countries were shocked because the combat effectiveness of the Russian army was recognized as second only to the German army in Europe. Although before the war, British commander Geisley, Japanese commander Yuki Yamaguchi, and American commander Chafei were not optimistic that the Russian army would win this attack, but they did not think that the Russian army would lose. At most, they could not attack and could only withdraw their troops. They did not expect that the Russian army would be defeated so badly. At the same time, they also understood that the news sent from Beijing was not unreasonable.
Originally, after the Russian army attacked, Britain, the United States and Japan also sent some troops to follow the Russian army, preparing to go up and get the bargain after the Russian army won. If the Russian army was unfavorable, it would take the Russian army. However, with the arrival of the troops of France, Italy, Germany and Austria, an emergency notice from the joint forces of the various countries sent to the coalition forces by the ministers of various countries in Beijing was also sent to Yangcun. The commanders of various countries told the German fleet that the German fleet was devastatingly hit by the overseas Chinese navy, with heavy casualties. The remaining warships have now retreated to Qingdao. The governments of various countries demanded that the Eight-Nation Alliance immediately withdraw from Beijing to garrison. If this group of overseas Chinese attacked Beijing, they would have to defend Beijing with all their strength and wait for the next order of various countries.
Although this news made the commanders of various countries find it hard to believe how the German fleet was defeated so badly? Did you make a mistake? This was a notice from the joint envoys of various countries, and it was a domestic order. Therefore, no matter what the facts were, the withdrawal of troops was confirmed. Therefore, Britain, the United States and Japan immediately recruited their troops behind the Russian army, and recruited commanders of various countries to discuss the withdrawal.
However, the commanders of other countries did not agree with the order to withdraw troops. Some firmly believed that the German fleet would not fail, and they must have made a mistake; some people believed that they had arrived in Yangcun and retreated without a single battle, which would be too unbearable. It would be better to fight a war with overseas Chinese and might even be able to recover Tianjin; some people believed that they could wait until the Russian army's battle results came out before deciding the coalition's next plan.
Now the Russian army's battle against Beicang has come out, and even if it is a crushing defeat, it completely dispelled the idea that the commanders of various countries wanted to fight another battle with overseas Chinese, and at the same time believed in the failure of the German fleet. It seems that all countries have greatly estimated the strength of this group of overseas Chinese, and withdrawing troops has become a consensus among commanders of various countries.
But at this time it was approaching dusk and it was about to get dark. It was definitely impossible to withdraw troops today. Moreover, the troops of France, Italy, Germany and Austria had just arrived and were very tired. No matter how they did, they had to let the soldiers rest for a night and recover their physical strength. In addition, Yangcun has relatively complete fortifications, which also reassures the commanders of various countries. It is estimated that there will be no trouble waiting for a trumpet, so they finally decided to rest for a night and withdraw troops early tomorrow morning.
Chapter completed!