HCB Chapter 190: Destroying Yun Zhizhou's Northern Expedition Army
Chapter 190: Destroying Yun Zhizhou's Northern Expedition Army
The three attempts of the Yunshan Army to break out were all strongly blocked by the Nanshan Army. However, because the Yunshan Army was fearless and brave, they still broke out with hundreds of people under the leadership of Commander Liu.
The remaining two routes were not as lucky as Commander Liu. Under the machine gun fire of the Eighth Division, the troops' accumulated courage was instantly wiped out.
In the end, the two breakout forces were defeated, and some died or surrendered.
The battle lasted until one o'clock in the afternoon, when the Yunshan troops on the north and south banks were completely wiped out.
The Yunshan Army on the north bank collapsed the fastest because of the escape of Division Commander Zhang. Although Division Commander Liu led a part of the Yunshan Army on the south bank to break through, there were still many people left, and it took a long time to eliminate them.
While the Battle of Nanguanhe was in full swing, a battle also broke out in Nanxi County.
Gu Weiyuan led two thousand Yunshan troops to raid Nanxi County. The progress was smooth at first, but after he led the troops into the city, they encountered machine gun attacks.
The commander of the 704st Battalion of the th Regiment arranged several machine gun positions behind the city gate. When the Yunshan Army entered the city, they encountered general-purpose machine gun attacks.
Seeing this scene, Gu Weiyuan also felt a headache: "Quick, get out quickly."
"Commander, it's bad. There is an enemy army lying in ambush outside the city and they are approaching from outside the city." A battalion commander from the rear came to report.
Gu Weiyuan's face turned pale, knowing that he had been tricked. He thought that the enemy's city gates were wide open and there was not much defense, but it turned out that the enemy had set a trap for him.
A battalion commander on the city wall was very fortunate that the regiment commander left the telegram in Nanxi County. He received a telegram from the division headquarters saying that a troop of 2,000 people was marching towards Nanxi.
Li Xingguo, commander of a battalion, decisively ambushed a company outside the city, left the city gates wide open, and lured the Yunshan army to attack the city.
Li Xingguo looked at the Yunshan Army under the city with a smile on his face: "Although we only have more than 800 people, we have excellent weapons. Even if there are 2,000 people, I am not afraid."
"Listen, Yunshan soldiers below the city. You have been surrounded. You will not be killed if you surrender. Just drop your weapons and surrender."
After Li Xingguo's call, many Yunshan soldiers were interested, and a battalion commander ran to Gu Weiyuan and asked.
"Captain, what should we do?"
Seeing the battalion commander's expectant look, Gu Weiyuan sighed and said loudly, "We surrender, don't shoot."
He then asked several battalion commanders to convey the order and have their soldiers lay down their weapons.
Judging from the look in his battalion commander's eyes just now, Gu Weiyuan was certain that if he was unwilling to surrender, the other party might tie him up.
Moreover, they were already surrounded by the enemy, with no way to advance or retreat. If they continued to fight, they would inevitably be hit by stray bullets. After weighing the pros and cons, Gu Weiyuan chose to surrender.
The 804th Regiment on the south bank easily captured Jiang'an County. After taking Jiang'an County, they ambushed a defeated Yunshan Army and captured Yun Zhizhou.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Seventh Division Headquarters on the north bank.
The results of the battle were finally counted, and the chief of staff came to report: "Divisional commander, in this battle, more than 1654 enemies were killed, prisoners were taken, and 175 Daxin XI-type guns, old sleeve guns, and box guns were seized."
Because of the heavy artillery fire from our side, many enemy bodies were turned into pieces, making it impossible to accurately count the number of enemies killed.
"How much did our army lose in this battle?" Li Weiling was quite satisfied with the outcome, but of course he was more concerned about the battle losses.
The Chief of Staff reported: "We and the Eighth Division suffered a total of 973 casualties."
Li Weiling nodded: "Send a telegram to the commander, and at the same time let all the troops prepare to go north."
"Yes, Commander."
The chief of staff was about to go down to make arrangements when he suddenly stopped and slapped his head: "Look at my memory, division commander, the Eighth Division reported that the 804th Regiment captured Yun Zhizhou in Jiang'an County."
"But Yun Zhizhou was seriously injured and has fallen into a coma. Commander Du asked what should be done with him."
"What, Yun Zhizhou was captured?" Li Weiling was still very surprised by the news.
After a moment of joy, Li Weiling ordered: "Send him to the field hospital."
Li Weiling was quite happy about catching Yun Zhizhou, but he didn't care about Yun Zhizhou's life or death.
After Yun Zhizhou is captured, Yunshan Province will definitely be in chaos for a while, which is a good thing for Nanchuan. Whether Yun Zhizhou is alive or dead, it doesn't make much difference.
Yanshan County, General Command.
After receiving the telegram from the Seventh Division, Fang Jian was still very happy.
Fang Jian looked at Tao Yunong and said, "The Intelligence Department did a good job this time. We need to keep working hard in the future."
"Don't worry, Commander. The Intelligence Department will definitely maximize its value." Tao Yunong immediately stated.
Tao Yunong was also very happy to be praised by Fang Jian. The Intelligence Department had made some contributions before, but none as great as this one.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Intelligence Department played a vital role in the annihilation of Yun Zhizhou's 50,000 men.
After solving the hidden danger in the south of Nanchuan Province, Fang Jian walked to the map, stared at it for a moment and said, "The Seventh and Eighth Divisions have more than 40,000 people, plus the Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Divisions."
"There are 100,000 troops in the north, which is not much different from Feng Zhangshan's 110,000 troops."
At this point, Fang Jian's inner pressure was relieved a lot. Facing more than 300,000 troops attacking from three directions, Fang Jian's psychological pressure was still very great.
Although our troops are elite, our weapons are advanced, and we still have some trump cards that we haven't played yet, it would be naive to think that we can definitely win with these things.
In the history of Blue Star, there are many examples where troops with well-equipped equipment and elite soldiers have gained absolute advantages and were still defeated.
Don't think that you will definitely win just because you have advanced weapons. Think about the Battle of Shangganling on Blue Planet. The Americans dropped so many bombs but still failed to achieve victory.
Being blindly confident and thinking that you will definitely win because your troops are elite and well-equipped is a completely foolish idea.
Victory or defeat is always achieved by infinitely magnifying one's own advantages and expanding the enemy's disadvantages.
"With your ability as a commander, it should be easy for you to eliminate a little Feng Zhangshan." Seeing that Fang Jian'an was in a good mood, Tao Yunong immediately started to flatter him.
"Even if there are only three divisions in the north, it would be very easy to defeat their 110,000-man army."
Although he knew that Tao Yunong was flattering him, Fang Jian couldn't help but smile.
Of course, he always kept sober and would not really use three divisions to fight Feng Zhangshan. This was too risky and would put the three divisions in danger.
"Send a telegram to Li Weiling, and have the 7th and 8th Divisions immediately move north to support Guangshan."
"At the same time, have them transport all the weapons seized in this battle to Yanshan County."
"Yes, Commander."
Tao Yunong responded and was about to go downstairs to arrange for sending the message when he was stopped by Tao Yunong again.
"Yu Nong, cooperate with Mr. Zhan to build the roads from Nandu to Guangshan and from Nandu to Yanshan as soon as possible."
The biggest problem restricting Nanchuan today is, of course, the road problem.
Fang Jian naturally knew that building a road would take time, but he was still very anxious and wished it could be completed tomorrow.
Tao Yunong said: "Commander, rest assured, Mr. Zhan has planned a road from Nanchuan to Guangshan, and construction has begun."