With the successful crossing of the 8th Division's artillery regiment and its entry into operation, the 8th Division's offensive became smoother, and then other friendly units crossed the river one after another and went into battle.

By three o'clock in the afternoon, the entire Wuyu Ferry could be said to have been taken by the Daheng Unification Army, not only the Wuyu Ferry, but also the vanguard of the Eighth Division had penetrated six kilometers into the north.

Six kilometers, for the Jingzhou coalition forces, this distance is actually beyond the depth of the defensive line they deployed before.

The depth of the Mihe defense line of the three-state coalition army is generally three to five kilometers before the depth and thickness, and some of the main forces are concentrated on the beachheads of the three major ferry ports or several other small beachheads, and there are more troops concentrated in the places several kilometers away from the front line, which are mobile forces, and they are also the deep defense line after the front line is broken.

However, the troops of the 8th Division fought out six kilometers in one go, which was already more than the depth of the enemy's defense line in the Mihe defense line.

The rapid offensive of the Eighth Division was inseparable from the strong artillery fire support, and it was also inseparable from the reinforcements of the subsequent Seventh Division.

In the evening, while the 7th Division crossed the river with all its members, a cavalry division also successfully crossed the river.

Two divisions and one cavalry division successfully crossed the river, which means that the strength of the Daheng unified army on the north bank of the Mi River has reached more than 30,000 people.

And most importantly, more troops in the rear are constantly crossing the river through a number of temporary pontoon bridges, and a large pontoon bridge is also being urgently built, which is expected to be completed by 12 o'clock in the evening, when even several tons of heavy artillery and a large number of vehicles full of ammunition will be able to quickly cross the dense river hundreds of meters wide.

At that time, if the tri-state coalition forces want to block it, it will be even more impossible.

The Tri-State Coalition was obviously aware of this, and for this reason they had already begun to carry out the relevant troop movements at the beginning of the morning.

In the morning, they hastily drew their troops and tried to drive the 16th Brigade back down the river.

However, at one o'clock in the afternoon, after they found that this strategy was unlikely to succeed, they adopted the method of building a new position on the second line, trying to trap the river-crossing troops of the Daheng United Army on the beachhead and nearby areas, and finally concentrated more troops and firepower to wipe out the Daheng United Army on the beachhead.

Although the Eighth Division was stopped for several hours, after the Seventh Division and the second group of troops crossing the river successfully crossed the river and put into operation, the so-called second line of defense of the Sanzhou Coalition Army was completely lost, and the troops of the Eighth Division had even broken through the enemy's defense line and killed behind the enemy's defense line.

In order to avoid being annihilated by large-scale penetration, the three-state coalition army was forced to abandon a large number of artillery, heavy ammunition and other large quantities of materials, and quickly retreated several kilometers lightly, preparing to re-establish the third line of defense ten kilometers north of the Wuyu Ferry, relying on several towns, that is, the three towns on the southern front.

But in this case, it also means that they have basically abandoned the defense line of the Mihe River, and the strategic intention of driving the Daheng unified army down the river or eliminating it on the beachhead is gone.

Now they have become purely defensive, resisting many towns along the railway line.

As long as the railway line is held and the Daheng unified army is not allowed to use the railway, then it can still block the northward movement of the Daheng unified army.

And this, in fact, is also part of the Mihe defense line, the Mihe defense line is not just a line of defense deployed along the line of the Mi River, in fact, a T-shaped line of defense, part of the troops along the Mi River line in a line, to build a line of defense three to five kilometers deep, especially the focus on the defense of the three major crossings.

Behind the Mihe River is the southern railway of the Jingzhou railway network, and they have also prepared a large number of fortifications for several cities on the railway line, that is, they are prepared that the Mihe side cannot be defended, and they can retreat to the southern railway.

The three-state coalition army took the initiative to retreat, and even not only the side of the Wuyu Ferry, but even the other two Dadu ports had already begun to take the initiative to give up strategically, shrink the whole line, and prepare to concentrate their forces on the railway line for defense.

In view of this situation, the Daheng Unification Army is naturally happy to see it.

For the Daheng unified army, the most difficult thing in this battle is to cross the river, once the river is successfully crossed, the pontoon bridge is built, the heavy artillery can pass, and the supply line is unblocked, the follow-up attack of the Daheng unified army is not afraid.

It can be seen that in fact, the ideas of the warring parties are not the same, and the three-state coalition forces believe that whether it is the Mihe River or the railway line, the ultimate purpose is to block the Daheng unified army from going north, so whether it is a sniper attack on the beachhead of the Mihe River or a dead defense on the railway line, the effect is the same.

Even if the railway defense line only needs to hold one city, they can also shrink their forces, which is more conducive to defensive operations.

The Daheng Unification Army believes that crossing the river is the most difficult to fight, as long as it can successfully cross the river, then the next series of land battles, except for the expected Jingshi Battle, which will be more difficult to fight, the others are all a piece of cake.

Even the Daheng Unification Army thought that the Battle of Jingshi was difficult to fight, not because of how strong the defenders were, but because Jingshi was a super city with a population of millions, and if the enemy gave up the resistance on the periphery of the city and took the initiative to hide in the city, then it would be very troublesome to fight.

As for other small and medium-sized cities, or simply some fortress or something, the Daheng United Army said that it had never been afraid!

Over the years, the Daheng Unification Army has killed more fortress-type cities, and it will kill the enemy in minutes by bombing it all the way.

Therefore, when the Sanzhou coalition began to shrink its forces and intended to establish a defensive line along the railway ten kilometers away, Liang Chenglei did not have much worry, he just let the troops who had already crossed the river quickly intersperse interceptions to destroy as many enemy troops as possible.

At the same time, send cavalry troops to detour directly to the north!

Why?

Naturally, it is the same old way of playing the Daheng United Army: outflanking in a roundabout way!

The cavalry directly detoured for dozens of kilometers, and after a roundabout intersperse, captured a certain station of the southern railway line of the Jingzhou railway network, and cut off the railway line.

Divide the 200,000 enemy troops on the front line with the rear of Jingzhou.

More troops continued to cross the river day and night, and the engineering units continued to build more pontoon bridges, and the troops crossed the river overnight with torches.

When the troops on the front line continued to cross the river and fight, Lin Ziran finally received an operational report from the front line at night.

This is a report written by Liang Chenglei himself!

When Lin Ziran saw that Liang Chenglei said that he was fortunate to live up to his life, he had successfully crossed the Mihe River and was attacking in depth to the north, he was greatly relieved.

This battle is stable!

At this time, Luo Mazi also suddenly appeared: "Congratulations, congratulations, this big victory, our army sweeping Jingzhou is just around the corner, and the unification of Daheng is just around the corner!" ”

Speaking of this, Luo Mazi paused for a moment, and then lowered his voice slightly: "My lord, can you create the momentum first?" ”