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Chapter 266 The Great Rout

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    "Looking east, it's like a tidal wave in the sea. Countless soldiers in blue uniforms are slowly pressing over." "Our rear guard has entered the range of the Chinese rifles, and the rain of bullets is accelerating.  "The collapse of the 'embankment' on the east bank of the Wusen River. "Of course, there are still a few brave soldiers in our rear guard who are working hard to snipe, but they are like a few small stones thrown into the sea, which cannot stop the blue.  "The rout is a foregone conclusion." "In fact, the generals and colonels watched the first round of artillery shells fired at our main infantry pass through the air without waiting for them to land and explode.  You should know that failure is inevitable." "Before this, fierce gunfire was heard from the rear of the Chinese defense line on the east bank of the river. This showed that the Zuaf camp had been engaged by the enemy; soon, gunfire was heard.  After a pause, the Chinese began a large-scale shelling, indicating that the "surprise attack" of Camp Zuaf failed. "The last straw was gone. General Arnault ordered: withdraw!" "Everyone can imagine that here.  What would be the consequences of 'forcibly crossing' the Wusen River under such circumstances? However, General Arnault's relevant deployment still caused widespread controversy after the war." "The questions mainly focus on two points."  Return to the original route. That is, you can get into the water from where you get on the water; you can get into the water from where you get into the water. "The reason for this arrangement is of course that the hydrology of the several 'original roads' has been proven to be safe enough."  , our army is already familiar with it, and 'returning to the original route' is the most efficient. "But on the other hand, 'returning to the original route' also has huge side effects." "In the early morning, we were in front of the Chinese.  Crossing the river to the east right under our noses, we are familiar with these 'original roads', and the Chinese are also 'familiar' with them. They accurately calculated the distance and orientation from the gun position to the relevant points and lines. In this way, when they  When we "attacked halfway across the river," we were both calm and accurate. " "In addition, when our army crossed the river to the east, it was of course arranged in a neat and dense formation, calmly and orderly; when we crossed the river to the west.  At that time, things like "neat" and "calm and orderly" were definitely out of the question, but the formation was still dense and "returning the same way", the number of people was still the same, and the routes were still the same. It was not possible to be dense.  "This will greatly increase the casualty rate." "The combination of these two factors, the Chinese's accurate bombardment and our dense formation, resulted in an extremely alarming casualty rate during the crossing."  "But, as the critics say, 'in a loose formation?'" "Gentlemen! Wake up! This is crossing the river! Not a search! Not an attack! Moreover, it is not crossing the river eastward but crossing the river west! It is a retreat! Yes  Escape! Once the formation is loosened, where is the formation? " "Moreover, if most people form a loose formation, they will definitely enter an area with unknown hydrology. Isn't this tantamount to committing suicide?  ! Most of our soldiers can't swim!  Even if they can swim and are really good at water, they are only a handful. We are the Army, not the Navy!  " "Can you guarantee that the casualty rate of 'forming into a loose formation' will be lower than 'returning to the original route' combined with a 'dense formation'?  " "Moreover, it's not just a matter of casualty rate.  " "You have to know that if it is really a 'loose formation', no matter how many people successfully cross the Wusen River in the end, it will be a very difficult thing to bring them back together; at the same time, chasing them will  The soldiers are on the other side, ready to launch a forced crossing at any time. If they pull the cannon to the east bank of the river, the cannonballs can easily cross the river and cover the entire west bank!  " "In a word, the Chinese will not give us time to slowly gather the troops!  " "In other words, if it is really "formed in a loose formation", after the "forced crossing" or even during the "forced crossing" process, the unit of the First Far East Army going north will completely fall apart!  It can't be closed anymore!  " "However, I personally think people's criticism of General Arnault's other decision is justified.  " "General Arnaud ordered Colonel Oede to lead the 51st Regiment to break up the rear.  " "This is indeed a wrong decision.  " "Serving as a rear guard in such a harsh situation is, in a sense, 'comparable' to a cavalry charge. It is an out-and-out 'suicide mission'; therefore, it requires the discipline, combat effectiveness and spirit of sacrifice of the troops.  , all have extremely high requirements, and in these, the 51st Regiment cannot be compared with the Mixed Cavalry Regiment.  " "As for the commander of the army, whether in terms of moral character or command ability, Colonel Ode cannot be compared with Colonel Guy.  ¡±  "We all know the legend about how Colonel Oede and his 51st Regiment joined the First Army in the Far East!" "Smear the reputation? Oh! No! I am not afraid of ruining the reputation of Colonel Oede! He  Is there any 'reputation' that can be used to 'slander'? " "I don't know why General Arnaud sent the 51st Regiment?  General Arnault had long been aware of the various inadequacies of the 51st Regiment. Anyway, one unit would always have to be sacrificed. So, he would sacrifice the 51st Regiment, which had insufficient achievements and failed more than enough, and save the others.  More combat-effective units, such as the Mixed Infantry Regiment and the 47th Regiment, do you think it is better to do business?" "Of course, this is just my personal opinion." "But I have already said that.  A regiment that failed more than succeeded! " "In short, the 51st Regiment, which had no intention of fighting, quickly collapsed under the fierce attack of the Chinese. It failed to block the enemy's attack and cover the main force!  The role of the troops also greatly disrupted the overall order of crossing the river, making the already extremely bad situation worse. " "After crossing the river, we gathered the troops and counted the number of people, and found that: in addition to the artillery that had been completely wiped out and the almost entire army.  "In addition to the cavalry, the rest is the main infantry, which has lost three-fifths." "Many companies are no longer organized." "In addition to Colonel Guy, we also lost two other senior officers, the commander of the combined artillery regiment.  Colonel Gordon and Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Constantine "Among them, Colonel Gordon was seriously injured when the Chinese shelled our artillery position. However, he was not fatal but was shot while crossing the river.  " "In addition, General Arnault, Colonel J¨¦r¨¦my, and Colonel Bertole Willan, the commander of the 47th Regiment, were all injured. " "Fortunately, they were not too serious." " General Morel.  It's just an injury. He was already a wounded person! When he was in Tuyen Quang, he was punched through the forehead by that beautiful Vietnamese girl. " "Fortunately, General Morel's 'additional injury' doesn't count.  Seriously." "Only Colonel Oede, who was in a mess, was miraculously unscathed." "It can be said that the northward force of the First Far East Army has basically lost its combat effectiveness." "Well, no matter what, we have survived.  "But it does not mean that the crisis has been resolved. The Chinese will soon cross the Wusen River and pursue us!" "Can we escape the fate of destruction?"
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