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Text 821 The first day of going south

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    On April 29, 2033, sunny, all the officers and soldiers of the 8th Regiment of the East Asian Alliance Army, together with more than 1,900 logistics and transport militiamen, set off from Minggang Airport at 13:00 noon on the same day, from the Gan'an Huaihe Bridge and the Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway Huaihe Bridge  Cross the river at the same time, and all passed safely until 18:00 in the afternoon!

    This is the first telegram sent by the 8th regiment to the staff after crossing the Huaihe River. There is no problem in reading between the lines, but in fact the process of crossing the river can almost be called a disaster.

    With less than 2,000 people, it took 7 hours to cross the Huaihe River, which is not too wide. Isn¡¯t it a bit slow to walk on the two bridges together?  It's not just slow, it's crawling!

    That is to say, there are no enemies on the other side. Otherwise, just use two mortars to block the north side of the bridge. Don't be too fast. Four or five shells will be fired every minute, and then machine guns will be used to shoot the bridge surface. It is estimated that no more than five people will be able to get back alive  one.

    The reason is the engineers, who believe that the quality of the bridge can fully meet the needs of armored vehicles.  Hong Tao didn't know what data it was based on. What he knew was that the 6 infantry vehicles were divided into two teams, and surrounded by the vanguard battalion, they drove up the bridge with arrogance.

    However, something went wrong as soon as they reached the center of the bridge. The bridge deck repaired with I-beams remained motionless and as stable as Mount Tai, but there were n places along the way where the bridge deck was cracked or even fell off.

    According to the meaning of the Pioneer Battalion, no matter what happens, let the armored vehicles speed up and pass by at a distance, and then check whether the bridge deck needs to be repaired.  But the Corps of Engineers suddenly changed from extremely optimistic to extremely conservative. It insisted that safety could not be guaranteed, and two of the three armored vehicles had to be retreated first, and only one at a time.

    It took almost an hour to talk about this matter alone, and Hong Tao, who was a kilometer away, was scratching his toes in his shoes.  He was really anxious, worried for the soldiers in the six armored vehicles on the bridge.

    If it breaks or collapses with a click, these soldiers will basically not be able to eat dinner.  It's not worth it for a soldier to die, it's a job, but it's not worth it to fall and drown under a bridge while sitting in an armored vehicle.

    In other words, the military discipline of the alliance is not bad, and not a single soldier threw down the armored vehicle and ran away with such a fucking order.  If it were Hong Tao in the armored vehicle, he would have to take out his gun and point it to the driver's forehead: "You are so strong, step on the gas pedal for me!"

    Of course, he can't be a soldier like this, or if he can't pass the recruit training, he will have to be sent to a military court.  But discipline is to ensure combat efficiency, not to serve as a foil for officers making mistakes.  When you are arguing with each other, can't you think about the soldiers in the armored vehicles!

    After tossing for a long time, I finally decided to listen to the engineers, first withdraw the armored vehicles, and temporarily reinforce the collapsed bridge deck before continuing to pass.  This delay lasted until 4 pm, and the real time to cross the bridge was less than 2 hours.

    Hong Tao also looked at it when he was driving his carriage past the bridge deck. There were indeed cracks and collapses, but there was no problem with the main structure, and the passage of vehicles did not hinder at all.

    The bridge that has been abandoned for ten years has never been maintained, and the weeds have grown into the cement gaps. If you insist on keeping it intact, it seems a bit too stable and inflexible.  I don't know who gave the order, and what standards the engineers followed.

    Of course, he guessed that this little episode would definitely not be sent to the staff as it was. In all likelihood, it was written hastily in spring and autumn.

    Hong Tao doesn't know if the above thinks so, but he can see some clues if the below does this.  But there is one thing that Hong Tao must be clear about, that is, this job is definitely not as smooth as Zhang Ke said with a loudspeaker before loading in the morning, and he must plan ahead.

    "Gangzi, no matter how much the soldiers accompanying the team urge you, you must slow down the speed of the convoy and resolutely not allow it to come within 2 miles of the army. If the soldiers are not willing, let them go to Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang for orders  The deputy chief of staff clearly said in the morning that the safe distance for the transport convoy is 500 meters to 1,000 meters!"

    First of all, Hong Tao called Wang Gang to the end of the line and issued an order to him.  Try to keep the maximum distance, so that if there is a problem in the front, there is still time to prepare for escape.

    "In addition, turn the two horses into a single horse, and leave a free horse to follow. If the soldiers ask, you can find a way to fool it. Listen to my siren at any time, as long as it sounds, don't worry about it, just unload the horse first.  , Ride on and run back. If the soldiers dare to stop and shoot to death! I will switch to the middle of the line and let the lazy dog ??go to the back of the line."

    It is not enough to just increase the distance. When running away, two legs are definitely not as fast as four legs, so the horse must be ready.  In addition, the soldiers in that squad will definitely not allow the coachman to run first. Then don't talk nonsense, whoever stops him will be the enemy.  It is possible to run and survive, leaving hundreds ofA hundred is a death.

    However, these tricks are not available for the time being.  When all the troops crossed the Huaihe River, it was already dark. Today, they would definitely not be able to approach Xinyang City. They had to find a place to camp.

    At this time, the transport team had to move closer to the army's camp, and most of the supplies, ammunition, and materials needed for camping were loaded in the carriage.

    "Should there be a fight in front?" Just as the tent was being set up, there was a burst of gunshots from the south. It wasn't too dense at first, but it soon became a bit connected.

    At this time, Wang Gang came over again. Since he gave a lecture last night and mentioned his experience of being a gold digger, this man who is usually full of pride and fears no one except the security team and the army seems to have a guilty conscience.  Come here first and ask for a report.

    "There should be a village in front, either wild dogs or zombies. We didn't have so much ammunition before, so we had to endure it. The army will not be used to them. You suffer so much, talk to your brothers one by one, let them all worry about it.  Put it in your stomach. The blue devil is not a wild dog, so it is not so easy to run into."

    Ordinarily, this kind of change should be considered a good thing, but it won't work if there are too many things.  Now not only Wang Gang is afraid in his heart, but the coachmen feel like they are in danger, and they must reduce their stress.  Living like this all day can drive people crazy.

    It's a pity that no matter how Wang Gang manages the thinking company, many drivers will not be able to sleep that night.  The drivers are used to eating and sleeping in the open on weekdays, and the danger of being attacked by wild dogs.  But it was the first time to fight behind the army, whether it was nervous or excited, it was different from the usual mental state.

    After dinner, the soldiers came to ask Wang Gang to go to the regiment headquarters for a meeting, and Hong Tao asked Ben Zhu to go with him.  He used to be an adjudicator. Although his level was a bit low, he was still an army trained by professional officers. It was definitely easier to deal with soldiers than ordinary people.

    "This is tomorrow's camp. Commander Yang and the others are here Chief of Staff Zhang and us are here about 7 kilometers apart." The meeting time was not long, or there was not much content that Wang Gang and Benzhu needed to understand  , The two of them came back in about an hour or so.

    Fortunately, Benzhu was sent there, otherwise Wang Gang would not even be able to read the military map, let alone understand what the marks on it represent.

    "They didn't talk about the reservoir?" Hong Tao roughly looked at the distribution of troops, and then looked at the nearby terrain according to the map book, and immediately there was a problem.  After crossing the river, the 8th Regiment was divided into two large groups, with two battalions and 50 carriages from the two companies of Changfeng and Zhongyi as the main force.  Station, and at the same time set up a camp on the west side of Gugang Reservoir.

    The second part is to go east with a battalion of troops and 30 horse-drawn carriages from the Ping An Transportation Company, to the east side of the Gugang Reservoir, first take down the industrial area 2 kilometers away, and then go south to meet the North Ring Road area.  The main forces converge.

    It is enough to spread the strength of three battalions on the offensive line of less than 5 kilometers in total, but it is a bit troublesome to transport the convoy to replenish.  The coachmen must recognize on the map the approximate location of the company that needs to be supplied, and they must keep track of the movement of the troops according to the battle situation.

    However, it is impossible for the coachmen to have mobile phones in every car, let alone communicate with the army at any time. If there is a slight negligence or accident, the troops may move forward. The coachmen don't know it, so they go to the place stupidly  , and no one was found.

    What's more troublesome is that once a certain platoon is attacked by a large number of zombies, it has to retreat first, waiting for heavy fire support, but the drivers have not been notified in time.
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