I’m The King Chapter 1157: : Carry on the past and open up the future (forty-seven)

Where did the three of Cui Chengxiu notice that a small platoon leader at the gate of the military department did not salute them? , the three of them received an order from Jicheng, asking them to return to Beijing to report on their duties together. Although the New First Army had long been prepared for this moment, the three of them headed by Cui Chengxiu also did a lot of homework for this, and they completely reported the war. They resumed the game and summed up the gains and losses, but they did not expect that the three of them would return to Beijing together. They could imagine the questions they would inevitably face after returning to Beijing this time. In any case, there are many omens for this failure. If the first army is more vigilant and pays more attention to the enemy, the situation will not happen later. If only one division is trapped, with the strength and combat effectiveness of the new first army, there is actually a good chance of recovery, but when the whole army After being trapped in the special terrain area of ​​Sixi, the New First Army could not deploy at all. The refueling tactics would only send soldiers to die one after another. The New First Army who had no choice but to take a defensive position was eventually killed by the enemy. Trapped dead.

(Pig-Pig-Island) novel.zud. But they did not expect that after returning to Jicheng, what they saw was that the senior generals of the Han Kingdom gathered in Jicheng, which made them even more stressed , Compared with the well-known and famous generals of other armies, the three of them are far inferior in terms of qualifications and military exploits, and many of them have even served as their teachers.

For example, Ye Zhen told them about the command and cooperation of large armies, He Lanxiong told them about cavalry tactics, and Bai Yucheng told them about the application of special operations in military confrontation. At the time when the world was shaking, Cui Chengxiu and Gao Chengdong were still students who didn't understand farts, and Dong Zhuang was still hanging out in the recruit camp of Yan State at that time, working hard to get a few full meals!

The meeting room of the Ministry of War is completely arranged according to Gao Yuan's intention. A circle of round tables surrounds the entire meeting room. In the middle of the table is a huge sand table. Recognized that it was the terrain model of Pengcheng. At this time, on the round table, the generals who came earlier had already sat around the table, pointing at the sand table, obviously discussing the just-concluded battle of Pengcheng.

Seeing this scene, Cui Chengxiu lowered his head, instead of sitting in the first row, he found a chair in the corner and sat down. Gao Chengdong and Dong Zhuang also did the same, but Dong Zhuang's figure was too big. The room is so big, no matter where he sits, he is extremely conspicuous.

The three of them were sitting there with their heads down, but they still heard the sound of footsteps, getting closer and closer. When they raised their heads, what they saw was Xu Yuan, the commander of the Northern Army Group. The three of them stood up, Xu Yuan's eyes swept over the three of them lightly, and finally fell on Dong Zhuang.

"Commander!" Dong Zhuang took a step forward and shouted.

Dong Zhuang used to be a general in Beiye. After he was promoted step by step from a soldier to a battalion commander, Xu Yuan sent him to the senior commander training class of Jicheng Comprehensive University, but when he was about to graduate The newly expanded New First Army was in urgent need of officers. Zhang Hongyu pried Xu Yuan's corner and lured Dong Zhuang to the New First Army with the position of division commander. Very angry, I filed a complaint with Gao Yuan, but in the end, nothing happened.

Because Xu Yuan knows very well that after Dong Zhuang graduates and returns to the northern field army group where the generals are like his predecessors, Dong Zhuang can at best achieve the position of regiment leader. After all, he was just angry at Zhang Hongyu's unscrupulous behavior of prying people.

"Commander, I have shamed Kitano." Dong Zhuang lowered his head, "I also disappointed the Commander."

Xu Yuan stared at the big man and shook his head, "Dong Zhuang, failure is not terrible, it's a loss of vigor, the three of you are now representing the new army, but look at your appearance, Just like a bear that was beaten to the ground, do you feel ashamed to see others? The general here has never lost a battle, if he loses a battle like you are now, then he still has the support from back then. Junjun, Zhengdong Army, can there still be the glorious Han Dynasty? If Zhang Hongyu knew what the three of you are now, he would regret stabbing himself."

Xu Yuan's words were very serious, Dong Zhuang didn't dare to say more, but Cui Chengxiu and Gao Chengdong, as Zhang Hongyu's direct subordinates, couldn't stand the words, raised their heads and stared at Xu Yuan.

"Why, it sounds uncomfortable?" Xu Yuan sneered, "It's a man's, so straighten my spine. If I lose this battle, I should think about how to get it back next time." Not to become a soft-legged crab.”

Looking at the three of them fiercely, Xu Yuan sneered, turned around and walked back.

Cui Chengxiu took a deep breath, strode towards the first row of chairs, sat down with her chest upright, Gao Chengdong and Dong Zhuang also walked over.

The generals who were discussing hotly around just glanced at them, then turned their heads away and continued their own topics. For these people, the three of them are just juniors. In the army, this qualification is Innate.

The general was discussing the battle of Pengcheng. Several commanders did not speak, but the commanders below were discussing enthusiastically. They listened to the people pointing out some problems of the new army in this battle without mercy. , Cui Chengxiu’s face was hot. It’s not that they didn’t notice these problems at the time, but they automatically ignored them.

"Mr. Cui, I don't understand one thing. When you encountered the enemy's attack in Tucheng, didn't you consider such an important checkpoint as Tucheng? Why did the Chu army only send a small army of more than a thousand people? Are you resisting here? Once Tucheng was lost and Pengcheng’s gates were wide open, the generals of the Chu army would not be ignorant of this problem. Since they knowingly committed crimes, there must be problems here. Why didn’t you notice this?” There was a voice of questioning.

The three of them raised their heads, and it was Kong Fang from the Central Group Army who made the question.

Dong Zhuang stood up and said: "At that time Qin Chu was at war, of course, now we know that it was just a trap set by Qin Chu, so we think Chu people did not expect us to attack suddenly, Tu The lack of troops in the city is just a helpless move of the Chu people in the current situation. After taking the Tucheng, we have encountered several waves of resistance from the enemy. Although the number is gradually increasing, we still cannot effectively compete with our army. So at that time, we thought that these troops were just sacrificed by the enemy to delay our attack speed, and the purpose was to buy time for the defense of Pengcheng.”

"What the three divisions and one regiment encountered in Sixi was not the expected local guards but the regular army of the Chu army. At this time, you should already know that something is wrong. Why did you lead the rest of the three divisions to join the army?" Where are you going during the Battle of Sixi?" Zheng Xiaoyang looked at Dong Zhuang and asked.

Dong Zhuang was silent for a moment, "At that time, I thought that if I didn't go, the regiment would be finished, so I ordered Mao Afu, the second regiment, to march towards Pengcheng at a faster pace to contain the enemy's forces. I thought the main force of the enemy was still in Pengcheng. At that time, I thought that as long as we put in enough troops, we could save a regiment.”

"Master Cui, didn't Commander Zhang realize that this was a trap set by the Chu people? At this time, the enemy's strength should have been exposed. Even if there are still hidden troops, there will not be too many. Surround Dong The division commander's third division had already shown most of their trump cards. Why did Commander Zhang give the order to attack Sixi? It was this order that made the entire New First Army fall into the predicament of Sixi! "

Cui Chengxiu stood up, "Yes, this is our mistake. At that time, Commander Zhang and I, as well as Cheng Dong, thought that although the enemy had more troops, when it comes to the combat effectiveness of the sergeants, we would far surpass our opponents. So we have the confidence to rescue the three divisions, break out of the encirclement and even defeat the opponent, and regain the initiative on the battlefield!"

Speaking of which, all the senior generals present have already understood the cause and effect of the matter. However, everyone in the new army believes that they can easily defeat the enemy, not only to rescue the friendly army, but also to defeat the opponent and regain the victory in the war.

But they obviously greatly underestimated the combat power of the Chu army. Not only did they fail to rescue the three divisions, but they also trapped themselves in it. Let Zhang Hongyu be powerless in the end.

"In the end, it's because of underestimating the enemy!" He Lanxiong said indifferently: "The enemy is unknown, but also arrogant, this battle has not been fought, and we have already lost half of it."

"Officer He, although this is the reason, the problem of the New First Army may also be the problem of all our troops. I just thought to myself, if I change places with Zhang Hongyu, I'm afraid I will If you make the same decision as him, I'm afraid the final result will not be much better." Xu Yuan knocked on the table, "A strong man is fragile, I don't think I can do it, because our Han army has never fought such a battle. .”

"The biggest problem of Zhang Hongyu's command in this battle is here!" Ye Zhen shook his head, "If you make a decision at this time, ignore Dong Zhuang's third division that is in a tight siege, and command the main force of the new army to go straight to Pengcheng , as long as Pengcheng is in a hurry, the Chu army who surrounded the three divisions may withdraw their troops and return to Pengcheng, after all, if Pengcheng is lost, they will lose this battle."

"Pengcheng is well-defended. At that time, we thought that if we attacked Pengcheng, we might not be able to take it down in a short time. At that time, we had already learned that the enemy army in Pengcheng was far superior to us in numbers. Instead of attacking Pengcheng, there was a risk of the city. It would be more effective to attack Sixi directly, because we wanted to find the enemy's main force for a decisive battle." Cui Chengxiu said.

"I still haven't taken the opponent seriously, and underestimated the enemy. This is the fatal problem!" Meng Chong knocked on the table and sighed. "As Xu Yuan said, this is not just the new army The problem, I’m afraid we all have this problem more or less, this time it sounded the alarm for us, and the beasts are still fighting, let alone a big country that has stood in the south for hundreds of years and has competed with Qin for hundreds of years.” ( To be continued...)