"Retreat to the south? Didn't you say retreat to the second-line position?" Li Yuan looked at the messenger at the regiment headquarters in confusion.

This is different from the orders I received before!

He was very suspicious that the messenger had sent the wrong order.

"Battal Commander Li, yes, the order is to disperse to both sides. Someone will take up the second line position. You can help the two wings withstand the French attack.

Look, this is an order. It's written in black and white on paper!" The ordering soldier took out a kraft paper envelope, which was covered with fire paint according to the old Ming Dynasty rules.

Li Yuan checked the paint and then tore open the envelope.

Soon, Li Yuan closed the envelope.

"Batalion Commander, why did you change the plan?" Bayan, who had already become the platoon leader, panted and ran behind Li Yuan.

Li Yuan wanted to report to his superiors that he enjoyed leading the Mongols.

Not to mention, the superiors really fulfilled his request.

A Mongolian battalion was set up specifically for him. In addition to the standard equipment of the Liao army, each person also had an extra kumiss bag.

Even when the war was at its most intense, every Mongolian's wine bag was never empty of kumiss.

It only took five days to escape from Kharkov to Tsaritsyn, and the battalion he led was fully loaded again.

During this period, there was another blockade all the way.

These Mongolian men are quite familiar with fighting blocking battles.

From joining the army to now, I have been engaged in all kinds of resistance wars.

There are casualties, but the number of casualties increases with each passing day.

There were reinforcements for other troops everywhere, but the Mongols in the division were given to him as reinforcements.

Mongolian soldiers like to drink and fight and make trouble. There are many Mongolian soldiers who can't even speak Chinese at all.

Only Li Yuan's Mongolian battalion likes to have this kind of soldiers.

But it is strange to say that these Mongolian soldiers became much more honest when they arrived at the Mongolian camp.

Moreover, they are both brave and good at fighting.

Among the four battalions in the regiment, the Mongols were the most capable.

This time the entire regiment fought for three days to stop the attack, but the casualties were still considerable.

Each company has lost 20 to 30% of its personnel!

"hehe!

After fighting so many blocking battles, the boss really got the idea.

Tell the brothers to gather up quickly. Under the cover of darkness, we will move to the friendly positions on the southern flank."

"Company commander, let me know everything about this for my brothers. Otherwise, you guys will feel uneasy!"

"It's easy to say, after moving to the friendly positions, each company left some sentries behind, and everyone drank and ate well.

Then..., have a good sleep."

"Eat well, drink well, and sleep well?" Bayan felt that he heard wrongly.

When fighting, eat well, drink well, and have a good sleep. This is simply a day in heaven!

"Yes, eat well, drink well, and sleep well.

Tomorrow night, we will not block, we will attack."

"Really?" Bayan's eyes lit up.

Although the blocking battle was well fought, little was captured.

A few days ago, the Third Company conducted an offensive operation and captured more than a dozen Frenchmen.

A lot of French military supplies were also seized. That thing called whiskey doesn’t taste very authentic. But it’s better after drinking it!

Mongolian brothers like to drink vigorously. Once they tried it, the Mongolian brothers appreciated this kind of thing very much.

Everyone is determined to seize more.

Don't be like those guys in the third company, spending the whole day with five or six people.

Didn't we just seize a few boxes of wine? What's so big about it? Next time, I'll see you seize a car for you.

The next day, the whole battalion hid behind the brothers' troops. Watching the brothers' troops, they withstood waves of French attacks.

In addition to supporting the flanks of the brother troops throughout the day, I spent most of the rest of the day sleeping with my gun in hand.

The vast majority of people have become accustomed to the battlefield, and as long as they have time to sleep, they will never let it go.

Even though machine guns were firing two or three kilometers ahead and mortars were exploding from time to time a few hundred meters ahead, these people could still sleep peacefully.

Li Yuan was lying in the shell-proof cave, eating canned beef and taking a sip of kumiss.

Kumiss is a special supply to the Mongolian camp. Even in wartime, everyone can drink a little as long as they are not standing guard.

But everyone is very restrained, and no one drinks too much.

Being drunk on the battlefield is almost like courting death.

"Battal Commander, what's going on? Why did we suddenly take a break on the battlefield?" Bayan approached Li Yuan and said with a smile.

Li Yuan quickly protected the can of beef in his hand and looked at Bayan with vigilant eyes.

"Batalion Commander, I won't take anything from you." Bayan leaned against the inner wall of the anti-blast hole steel plate.

What's the point of snatching cows and cans? The battalion commander is just stingy.

The Ming Dynasty’s anti-blast holes were made of standard pointed steel plates welded at the rear. The whole thing looks like a trapezoid!

Just dig a hole in the inner wall of the trench and stuff this thing directly into it.

This kind of anti-blast hole has very good anti-gun and ballistic properties.

It also greatly reduces the time required to build bombproof caves, and can be dismantled and taken away when evacuated.

This kind of thing is well received by the majority of officers and soldiers.

Convenience is the second most important thing for everyone. The most important thing is that this steel anti-blast hole is relatively strong.

The bombardment from heavy artillery was not enough to cause damage to this thing.

Only direct hits from howitzers with a caliber above 120 mm will cause harm to the people inside the anti-gun holes.

The officers and soldiers didn't know that this kind of thing would have a more appropriate name in later generations - cat ear holes.

"The summit has changed. This time we let the French vanguard come in. I just want to eat them tonight!"

The follow-up troops blocked the attack five kilometers away and could only hold back the French vanguard.

Tonight, we and the troops on the northern front will pass through each other from both sides.

Then, that's it." Li Yuan made a gesture of surrounding his arms.

"I'll wipe it! This method is good. There are probably more than a battalion of Frenchmen in this group."

Bayan immediately became excited.

"The French battalion is smaller than ours, with only three companies.

To attack a ten-kilometer-wide opening, at least four companies are needed.

This time, a group of us took advantage of the night to outflank the two wings.

It is necessary to capture these four companies in one night. Then, rely on the existing defensive positions to defend for another day.

Now you eat if there is something to eat, and drink if there is something to drink.

Tomorrow, things won't be so good."

Li Yuan dug out another large piece of canned beef and stuffed it into his mouth!

In fact, the officers and soldiers were no longer interested in canned meat. The most popular ones were canned fruits in tin buckets!

The Russians were very surprised to see the Ming Dynasty's canned fruits. They had not seen many people who could eat peaches in winter.

I was even more envious of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who had an apple or orange as food every day.

Although oranges are sometimes sour, Liaodong Xiongyue’s big apples never disappoint.

This stuff is shelf-stable and tastes great.

"Fuck, this is the best way to fight.

I have long felt that it would be a bit passive to just block the attack. It won't take long before the battle line will be pushed to Tsaritsyn.

Only by repeatedly pulling like this can we not only kill more French people, but also gain benefits."

"Hey! I went to a three-day study class, and I came back feeling better.

Don't be idle, send your reconnaissance squad out.

Scout the French bunkers and firepower points. Your company will be the leading company of the whole battalion.
To be continued...