Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 52 Sunset
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Patriotic education is not just boring cramming during teaching, but a sincere feeling in appropriate situations.

Like the wind that sneaks into the night, moistening things silently, Li Mingyuan uses the little tips in life to instill patriotism and national self-esteem into the soldiers step by step.

After the passionate speech, Li Mingyuan drew his sword and pointed it into the distance. The army immediately set off and carried out long-distance raid training.

The raid training mainly involves three aspects of tactical exercises:
First: reconnaissance, camping, early warning,
The cavalry units carry out long-range raids and are behind enemy lines, so in the absence of logistical support, the survivability of the units behind enemy lines is particularly important. Therefore, each regiment of the cavalry brigade is equipped with a reconnaissance company, which is responsible for gathering information about the surrounding enemy and providing support for the advance of the large force.

Second, tactical drills during combat

Since the cavalry brigade is an animal-powered unit, there are no non-combat logistics troops, and the base number of battalions, companies and platoons is very large:
A company has 4 platoons, each platoon has 3 squads; each squad is divided into 3 combat teams.
During tactical training, the squad leader, deputy squad leader and combat team leader each lead a small group, forming a front triangle or rear triangle formation.

This type of formation is easy to defend and attack under the current tactical and strategic situation, and can also minimize casualties.

Third: mobility and suddenness of long-distance raids

Before tanks appeared on the battlefield, cavalry was the backbone of blitzkrieg.

The front troops attacked the enemy on the opposite side, and the cavalry troops went around the enemy's rear.
Take advantage of the cavalry's mobility to block the enemy's supply lines, fully mobilize the enemy, disperse the enemy's forces and make them exhausted, then assemble the main force of the cavalry to annihilate the enemy's remaining troops and cut off the enemy's retreat, thereby achieving the strategic goal of attacking the enemy together with one's own main force.

The cavalry brigade's final destination was the northern section of the Andes Mountains in Peru.

The march from Arequipa to the Andes Mountains involves 600 miles of desert.
The cavalry unit could reach a distance of six hundred miles in two days, but Li Mingyuan was not in a hurry to reach the Andes Mountains immediately because the cavalry brigade had to conduct its first actual combat exercise in the vast desert.

The three thousand men were divided into two teams, each operating separately within a designated range of one thousand miles. Each team sent out its own scouts to investigate the other's movements, trying to be the first to discover the other and seize the initiative. Li Mingyuan and Li Dawei served as referees to judge the outcome of the two teams.

The troops paused in the desert for three days, and during the exercise the other side had not discovered any trace of the other side.

Under the scorching sun, a group of wild alpacas were drinking water by a stream. Suddenly, a shaking sound was heard, and the alpacas that were drinking water immediately ran away.

As the noise approached, a group of cavalry appeared above the creek.

The troops that arrived were the exercise troops led by Sun Yanming and Zheng Guosheng. The cavalry regiment was expanded into a cavalry brigade, and Sun Yanming and Zheng Guosheng rose in status. They were promoted from deputy regiment commander to deputy brigade commander, and Zheng Guosheng, due to his bravery in combat, also served as the commander of the Yunqi Regiment.

"Old Sun, we haven't seen any trace of Feng Changqing's troops for three days. Where do you think he could be hiding?"

"Captain Zheng, you are the commander of the exercise troops. Aren't you the one who knows best where the enemy is?"

Sun Yanming said calmly.

"Haha, Old Sun, you must be envious of me." Zheng Guosheng laughed.

"Of course I envy you. Not only do you become the deputy brigade commander, but you also command a regiment yourself. You are much better than me, a commander without any troops."

"Old Sun, please don't say that. When the prince wanted to transfer you to another unit as the main commander, you refused. Don't you regret it now?"

"No matter how good other troops are, I won't go. I still like to stay in the cavalry brigade." Sun Yanming shook his head.

"Old Sun, how about I go and talk to the prince and tell him not to let the brigade commander serve as the leader of the Cavalry Regiment? Let me take over the position of leader of the Cavalry Regiment, and you can take over the position of leader of the Cloud Cavalry Regiment." Zheng Guosheng whispered. "Old Zheng, you can say this to me, but don't let the brigade commander hear it, otherwise he will make you pay."

"Who am I trying to scare?" Zheng Guosheng said with contempt, "The prince said earlier that the brigade commander is temporarily taking over the position of the cavalry commander. When a suitable person is found, the brigade commander will still have to step down from the position of cavalry commander."

"Old Zheng, you are not satisfied with being the leader of the Cloud Cavalry Group and you want to change your position. Don't be too greedy."

"Sun Yanming, don't talk about me. Haven't you ever thought about becoming the commander of the Cavalry Regiment?" Zheng Guosheng asked back.

"Ahem," Sun Yanming felt a little embarrassed after his thoughts were exposed by Zheng Guosheng, so he coughed to ease the awkwardness.

"I won't talk too much with you. Let the troops drink water first." Zheng Guosheng had spent two months in the officers' crash course. His eloquence had improved a lot. For the first time, he defeated Sun Yanming. He was in a particularly good mood and waved his hand to lead the cavalry to the river.

When Zheng Guosheng's men were drinking water, they didn't know that three soldiers not far away were observing their every move.

"Platoon leader, Commander Feng guessed correctly. Deputy Brigade Commander Zheng's troops are indeed drinking water here."

"Commander Feng is the commander of our reconnaissance battalion. It's not difficult for him to detect the enemy situation." The platoon leader, who also came from the special forces reconnaissance battalion, said proudly.

"That's right, the brothers in the special forces are all heroes." Another soldier flattered.

"Speak softly, don't let them find out." The platoon leader did not forget that they were still under the other party's nose and reminded them in a low voice.

The other two understood what he meant, and immediately held their breath, carefully observing the situation of the troops by the river.

The three of them stayed by the creek for a while. The platoon leader left two people to continue monitoring and quietly left the river.

In an oasis in the desert, Li Mingyuan and Li Dawei were riding horses outside the camp.

"Brigade Commander Li, the golden swords and iron horses, the setting sun and yellow sand, are they magnificent?" Under the rosy glow of the sunset, Li Mingyuan pointed to the towering Andes Mountains in the distance and said heroically.

"Spectacular." The setting sun was like blood, and the sunset glow was like a belt. The magnificent sight of the afterglow of the setting sun was shocking, but Li Dawei was not well-versed in literature, and after thinking for a long time, he could not find a suitable adjective, so he could only repeat the word "spectacular".

"Throughout the ages, countless heroes have fought for supremacy, but they did not know that there is a vast world outside the Central Plains. Over the past five thousand years, many great men have been buried in the desert sands, but no one has founded a country in a foreign land to expand the territory where the Chinese people live. It is a pity."

Li Dawei was not as sentimental as Li Mingyuan, and said directly, "Your Highness, you have led your brothers to victory in battle. Soon you will be able to establish a Chinese kingdom in a foreign land, and your achievements will be no less than those of the emperor of the Central Plains."

"Haha, compared with the wise rulers of China, I am far behind, but I am confident that I can lead my brothers to establish a country in a foreign land." Li Mingyuan said with a smile.

Li Dawei nodded in agreement. The contributions made by Li Mingyuan in leading the Chinese workers were obvious to all, and the establishment of a Chinese country was not an empty talk.

"Dawei, I'm going to make a bet with you today. Within 20 years, I will turn the land under my feet into Chinese territory." Li Mingyuan said this in a resounding voice and rode his horse towards the bloody setting sun.

(End of this chapter)