After this cavalry blitz, not only Geng Zhongming was shocked, but even Chen Qimei herself was finally frightened and shut up.

He no longer urged Geng Zhongming to speed up his advance, and he no longer dictated the Shanghai army's military operations.

He dreams of defeating Chen Tianhua, but he doesn't want to fall before his opponent falls.

Witnessing today's cavalry blitz and seeing the overwhelming offensive of the Confederate army led by Chen Tianhua, Chen Qimei felt scared for the first time.

If Chen Tianhua had been chasing after him just now, and if the more than 10,000 infantrymen of the Southern Army had also charged up, I am afraid that not only would he not have been able to defeat his opponent, but he would have also fallen into the trap with all the more than 20,000 elite soldiers of the Shanghai Army in his possession.

"Stop advancing, camp on the spot to rest, wait for friendly forces to catch up, and then dispatch them together as appropriate!"

Geng Zhongming issued the order.

Chen Qimei was frightened and stopped gesticulating. Geng Zhongming also breathed a sigh of relief and felt extremely lucky to be able to retain most of the elite members of the Shanghai army.

Any unit will always feel powerless when facing alone the elite Confederate army led by Chen Tianhua.

Geng Zhongming was thinking at this moment that perhaps he could only win with certainty if he had ten times the strength of the opponent.

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In northern Fujian, there are more than 20,000 Zhejiang Army cavalry and infantry mixed troops. Although the commander is nominally Ding Jiu, the people who actually hold the command are Li Pinzhang's trusted Tokyo Military Academy classmates, two military advisers Shibuya Ichiro and Fukuda Hidetoshi, and

They brought several Japanese staff officers with them.

Chief Advisor Shibuya Ichiro felt that the Zhejiang Army had seized a good opportunity this time.

The spies reported that the elite spy group led by Chen Tianhua and a mixed division had left Funing Camp and were rushing towards the right wing.

Shibuya knew in his heart that on the other side was a mixed elite of 20,000 mounted soldiers led by Chen Qimei and Geng Zhongming.

It seemed that Chen Tianhua finally couldn't sit still anymore. Regardless of the fatigue of his troops from tossing in the waves, he was eager to take a bite out of the advancing Shanghai troops to relieve his hatred.

After Chen Tianhua's personal guard regiment and a mixed division of Huben Army left, Song Xiaoniu's side was left with only a tired division of more than 10,000 men, and according to reconnaissance, it was mainly infantry.

In this way, the Zhejiang Army already had a huge advantage in combat power.

If the remnants of Song Xiaoniu can be eaten quickly, then Chen Tianhua, who fought against the Shanghai army, can only become the prey of the Zhejiang army even if he returns victorious.

If Chen Tianhua did not lead his troops to attack the Shanghai army on the right, his personal guard regiment and Yue Zefei's mixed division were still there, and Shibuya and others would never pay attention to the coordination of infantry and cavalry.

He would rather wait until the Shanghai and Guangdong forces all pressed toward the Funing camp before taking action.

Although the credit is not great, it is better than being safe.

But now, a huge temptation is placed in front of him in Shibuya.

If you eat the remaining troops in front of you, there is no doubt that you will be the first to take credit for this battle in northern Fujian.

If you are lucky enough, you can even defeat Chen Tianhua, who has returned victorious or defeated, after consuming the remaining troops.

Killing or defeating the legendary God of War Chen Tianhua, and wiping out the humiliation that the Japanese people had suffered in front of Chen Tianhua for many years, made Shibuya so excited that he couldn't help but tremble.

As a professional soldier, everyone wants to become a famous general and be famous for generations to come.

Shibuya ordered Ding Jiu to start dispatching troops and generals according to his plan.

Sentries crossed the front line one after another to detect the movements of the Confederate army.

Perhaps the Confederate Army sensed something, and Song Xiaoniu, who was staying at the Funing camp, began to give orders to break out of the camp and move towards the middle area between Funing and Jianning Prefecture.

There are many valleys in this area, which makes it easier for troops to move forward in concealment.

With the Confederate army moving like this, Shibuya became more determined to fight this battle successfully.

It seems that Song Xiaoniu and other generals of the Southern Army on the other side knew that the Zhejiang Army was going to take action. They thought they were no match and had to leave camp.

Song Xiaoniu is a reckless man and does not have much military literacy. In this regard, the situation of Japanese spies has been reported to various ministries.

Song Xiaoniu and Feilai did leave, but not because they were afraid of the aggressive Zhejiang army as Shibuya Ichiro and other Japanese staff imagined.

But when they discovered that the Zhejiang Army was indeed taking advantage of this opportunity and was willing to take action, they began to march towards the battlefield selected by Chen Tianhua.

The special terrain of the valley chosen by Chen Tianhua would force the Zhejiang Army to attack the Southern Army from the front or the rear, without the possibility of encircling both sides.

Because there are mountains on both sides.

Looking at the winding hills and valleys, Song Xiaoniu sneered: "Come on, little devil, let you see the style of our tiger-fighting army."

After setting up camp, the Confederate army began to build fortifications.

Min Province is mountainous and hilly, and the front of the Tiger Army's defense is facing the Min River, and the Min River embankment has become their first line of defense.

Taking advantage of the valley terrain, stone bastions were built one after another, which were much stronger than the city walls with civil structures.

This was mountain warfare that Fellay had learned in military courses, and this time he put it to full use.

In just one day and one night, Feilai built a seemingly simple, yet murderous defensive fortress in the valley.

And that night, Song Xiaoniu even sent out personnel, who did not rest all night, secretly completing the tasks assigned by Chen Tianhua.

When Shibuya and Fukuda saw the fortification location chosen by the Huben Army, they cursed secretly, but they also had to admire that the generals under Chen Tianhua really had something to offer.

Song Xiaoniu's Tiger and Ben Army has a relatively good reputation among the Northern Army. They conquered many territories in the Central Plains and Northern Jiangsu.

But in the eyes of these arrogant Japanese soldiers, it is because the Northern Army's combat effectiveness is really low. Except for some of the main force, most of them are new recruits who have been recruited recently. Not to mention tactics, the individual combat ability, especially the fighting will, is very poor.

A complete mess.

I think back then, the so-called Beiyang Army, with the Huai Army as the main force and more than 200,000 guns, was beaten by more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers until they could not find their way north and fled.

Therefore, in the eyes of Shibuya and other Japanese soldiers, the Northern Army was vulnerable.

As for the current Zhejiang Army, they are the elites trained by these Eastern consultants over the years. Any opponent who encounters them is destined to suffer.

The location where the Huben Army is stationed is a straight terrain with steep valleys on both sides and covered with forests.

Song Xiaoniu then ambushed Zeng Xin's cavalry division with more than 12,000 troops in the valleys on both sides in advance, and deployed Feilai's integrated infantry division at one end of the straight line to form the bottom of a U-shape.

This is what Chen Tianhua calls pocket tactics.

Standing on the bank of the Min River, Shibuya stared at the mountain-shaped defense line on the opposite side. His hands shrunk in his sleeves clenched involuntarily.

Mountain warfare has always been something that Japanese people are proud of and are the best at. Therefore, he looked at it with an expert's eye and found that this battle seemed difficult to fight.

But at this time, the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired.

Hidetoshi Fukuda and Ding Jiu stood on the left and right sides of Shibuya.

The three of them are basically the same age, maybe Shibuya is a little older, he is thirty-seven this year, Fukuda is the second, and Dingjiu is the youngest, but he is also thirty-five years old. They are all at a high-spirited stage in life, and they all want to become famous in one battle, and from then on they become
Chapter completed!