Chapter 886: Recovering Jingzhou (3)
"What are you anxious about?"
Xu Chu rolled up his sleeves and walked to the map.
He carefully examined the position of the enemy troops.
It was exactly a kilometer away from his defensive line.
According to this distance, the position in which he was located was exactly within the range of the enemy's artillery.
Obviously...
The enemy army had been prepared for a long time.
Xu Chu roared: "Someone." ”
"General."
"What about our artillery? Why not pull it out and engage the enemy army? ”
"General, we have more than a dozen mountain cannons..."
More than a dozen, indeed a little less.
But it's also better than nothing.
Xu Chu still managed so much, and shouted: "Pull me out and hit the other side!" ”
"Yes..."
Following Xu Chu's regiment commander, he sent someone to transfer artillery.
Since Xu Chu did not have much artillery here, he suffered a great loss in the artillery battle with the enemy. But if you don't fight back, you will suffer even more.
"Fire!"
Xu Chu took a few steps back, personally commanded the mountain artillery platoon, and bombarded into the distance.
Boom boom...
A total of fourteen mountain guns, all facing the enemy.
A salvo.
I saw a forest in the distance, and the bamboo chips that had been blown up were flying around. After the enemy soldiers inside were bombed, some of them were swept up by the air waves, and then fell heavily to the ground, and were thrown to death.
"Good!"
Xu Chu's blood boiled when he saw it, and he couldn't handle it himself.
It's a pity...
This didn't last long.
The enemy quickly pinpointed the location of Xu Chu's artillery platoon.
Strike with great precision.
Boom boom...
This round of artillery came and landed right in the middle of the mountain artillery platoon.
Fourteen mountain guns, all of which were blown away.
In the blink of an eye, the mountain cannon was gone.
"General be careful...." Several regimental commanders were terrified.
Just a little bit, the enemy's artillery fire should have exploded Xu Chu.
Luckily, God has eyes.
Xu Chu was also shocked, and hurriedly ran back: "Hurry, hurry up and give the order to the enemy!" ”
.......
A regiment, on standby from a distance, led by a regimental commander, urgently entered the battle.
Xu Chu didn't dare to be careless.
With a company of guards, staring at the rear.
As long as you feel that you can't do it, send someone to the top.
"General, general..." Xu Chu was lying on the edge of the trench, staring intently ahead, when suddenly a soldier ran over and said, "General Yu, General Tai Shici has dispatched a regiment of troops and rushed here." It is expected to arrive in half an hour. ”
"What! Only a regiment? ”
Xu Chu said slightly angrily: "Tai Shi Ci... This is perfunctory to me. ”
He knew that Tai Shici's third column still had 17,000 soldiers.
Seventeen regiments.
But only one regiment was sent, and the number of troops was really too small.
Xu Chu was very dissatisfied and shouted: "Ask him to transfer troops again." The enemy is concentrating the forces of two brigades to attack us, and there is artillery cover, how can I resist this little force in my hands? ”
Xu Chu sent people to the west again.
"Still want soldiers?" When Tai Shici received the report, he was a little embarrassed, and replied to the messenger: "I am here, and the big battle is imminent, and the enemy's reinforcements will arrive soon, which is enough for 50,000 troops." ”
"Please report back to General Xu Chu, I really can't spare extra troops, let him ask Nanchang for help."
"General, the army of Nanchang has been transferred to the east." The Messenger said.
"So what to do? I can't lose my own line of defense in order to support Xu Chu. "Tai Shi Ci has been embarrassed for a long time, and it is not easy for Xu Chu, who also belongs to the Second Group Army.
Tai Shici finally decided to transfer another regiment of troops to help in the battle.
Two regiments in front and rear.
About two thousand people.
Coupled with Xu Chu's own troops, they are already close to the strength of two brigades, which is not much different from the enemy's strength. Although there was no artillery, it still had the strength to fight.
......
Two regiments soon reached the front.
Xu Chu transferred two regiments from his own battle line, combined with Tai Shici's two regiments, and divided his troops into two ways to meet the enemy army on the opposite side.
Bang bang bang...
After the start of the battle.
Xu Chu held a machine gun and fought with the soldiers.
He has always been not afraid of death, and his strength is infinite, holding a heavy machine gun alone, his face is not red, his breath is not panting, and he can fight for a long time in one breath.
This made the soldiers more confident.
Fight more bravely.
Evening.
The enemy offensive weakened.
Xu Chu here, a stalemate began.
The other side.
Xu Ding and Guo Jia were still fighting the enemy in the east. To be precise, it's a decisive battle. This group of enemy troops is very tenacious, and they will not retreat from repeated battles, let alone surrender.
Xu Ding's tens of thousands of troops attacked extremely fiercely, but with little success.
For a long time, they could not destroy the enemy.
Guo Jia suggested: "Your Majesty, we have the advantage of artillery, so we should not take back our troops, wait for the enemy to approach, bombard them with artillery, and then charge." Annihilate the enemy army in one fell swoop. ”
"It's good, but how can you take back the arrows that were released?" Xu Ding took a deep breath and said, "When I sent the soldiers out just now, I said a lot of bold words, telling them to move forward until the enemy army was completely annihilated. How can it be taken back now? Once this order is given, it may affect morale and be detrimental to the subsequent battle. ”
"Your Majesty is very right. But if you continue to fight like this, when will you be able to make contributions? Guo Jia was a little worried.
Because in the original plan, fighting this enemy army required a quick victory.
Now the enemy army is stubborn, not only did not fight a quick victory, but was also entangled by the enemy army.
If we continue to fight like this, it will never be possible to win in one day.
It must be known that there are still two brigades of enemy soldiers in the west, threatening Xu Chu at all times, and the situation is quite unfavorable.
"Okay."
Xu Ding finally agreed to Guo Jia's suggestion and said: "Order the soldiers on the front line to fight and retreat to lure the enemy over." Our artillery battalion, adjust the muzzle. As soon as the enemy comes within range of our troops and separates from the officers and men of our front, immediately open fire. ”
"Yes."
Guo Jia's suggestion is really good.
As soon as the enemy came into range, they were heavily bombarded.
The front army was crushed in an instant, and it was difficult to form.
The middle army and the rear army are also very chaotic.
This was unimaginable before.
It can be seen that the power of the artillery is still as strong as ever. Only artillery is a sharp weapon and magic weapon to turn the tide.
"Good!"
Xu Ding couldn't help laughing: "It's still artillery, it's applicable." Bong Hyo, ordered the artillery battalion, fired five consecutive volleys, and then bombarded both flanks of the enemy. All the knowledge of our department, attacking from the center, must win. ”
"Yes."
This time, with the cover of artillery, the Chinese National Army is on the verge of entering Changhong.
Break through the enemy lines smoothly and engage the enemy in close combat.
"Alright, the big picture is decided." Seeing this, Xu Ding was relieved.
The fighting skills of the Western Shang Empire were far inferior to those of the Huaxia Kingdom. Once in close combat, it is difficult to defeat Huaxia Kingdom, even with double the strength. What's more, the enemy army in front of him does not have an advantage in numbers.
Puff puff...
The Chinese National Army, all using broadswords.
The broadsword is suitable for melee combat and is very powerful.
The enemy has no armor, and as long as it is touched by a broadsword, it will either be killed or wounded.
A pitched battle...
The troops of the Western Shang Empire began to retreat.
Guo Jia said happily: "Your Majesty, the enemy army can't stand it.... ”
"Dare to fight in close combat with our army, they are asking for their own death." Xu Ding walked into the command post, found a place to sit down, and said, "Fengxiao, we will wait here and wait for the front line to send good news." ”
"Good. Congratulations in advance to Your Majesty. ”
Guo Jia also sat down.
.........
Time flies.
The two armies fought for an hour, and the victory was decided.
As a result, it is not surprising that the Western Shang Empire, in terms of close combat, is still no match for the Huaxia Kingdom after all.
Nearly 20,000 troops were gradually repulsed and were fully pursued.
Xu Ding walked out of the command post and said, "Let's go, let's go back to Nanchang first, and when the battle is over, we will try to deal with the enemy army in the west." This was said to Guo Jia.
"Yes."
Xu Ding and Guo Jia prepared to return to Nanchang.
At this moment, a scout came to report: "Report..." ”
"What?"
"Your Majesty, General Xu Chu has been attacked and killed by enemy troops and is currently fighting."
.......
Xu Dingke is a man with a satellite monitoring system. He immediately turned on the system and looked at the west of Nanchang.
Really!
The Western Shang Empire had concentrated the strength of two brigades and was storming Xu Chu's defensive line.
Xu Chu fought to the death, but he was at a disadvantage.
Xu Ding said: "You can go back, tell Xu Chu, let him hold on for a while, and the reinforcements will arrive soon." ”
"No."
After investigating the situation in Xu Chu's place, Xu Ding took a look at Tai Shici by the way.
He was surprised to find that the 50,000 enemy troops from the direction of Jingzhou had arrived at the mountain pass where Tai Shici was. They are camping outside the mountain pass, and there is a possibility of attacking at any time, and the situation can be described as very serious.
Xu Ding snorted: "Fengxiao, go back to Nanchang!" ”
"Yes."
Except for the troops who fought with the enemy on the battlefield, they all returned to Nanchang City with Xu Ding and Guo Jia.
It was getting dark.
Night falls.
Xu Ding stood at the head of the city, observing the three battlefields.
One was to the east, where there were still more than 10,000 troops, fighting bloody battles with the enemy. Although it has the upper hand, it cannot completely destroy the enemy in a short period of time.
One is in the west, where several regiments led by Xu Chu are struggling to support the enemy's two brigades.
The other is to the south.
The reinforcements from Jingzhou probably already knew about the war in the Nanchang area and launched an offensive in a hurry. An army of 50,000 exchanged fire with Tai Shici.
Tai Shi Ci had already prepared and fought according to the dangerous terrain.
But...
There are too many enemies, and even if they are prepared, they are still somewhat defeated.
All three battlefields need support.
In the city of Nanchang, there is only one division.
Guo Jia said on the side: "Your Majesty don't worry, the strength of our army is far above the enemy's army, as long as we send troops, we will definitely be able to sweep the battlefield." The Western Shang Empire is no longer able to compete with us. ”
"You mean, support Xu Chu first?"
"Absolutely."
Xu Ding also means this.
Xu Chu's situation there is more critical, and it is closer to Nanchang.
Support from Nanchang will soon be able to arrive.
"Have all the troops been assembled?" Xu Ding asked the division commander Hong Liancheng on the side.
Hong Liancheng said: "Back to Your Majesty, 10,000 soldiers are already on standby in the west of the city." ”
"Okay, I now order you to lead the soldiers and horses of your headquarters to go out from the west of the city, first support Xu Chu, defeat the land in the west, and then support Tai Shici..."
"Yes."
Hong Liancheng prepared to leave.
"Wait." Xu Ding was a little uneasy, stopped him again, and said: "When supporting Tai Shici, don't rush to attack and kill, first focus on defense, and then depend on the situation after stabilizing the battle line." You have to tell Tai Shici that the enemy army in the rear has been wiped out by us, Jiangxia and Jingzhou are about to fall into our hands, and the tens of thousands of enemies in front of him are a lone army, and there is no need to fight at all. As long as it takes time, we can win. ”
"The last will obey."
Hong Liancheng led his troops and rushed towards Xu Chu's battlefield.
.........
In the next few hours, Xu Ding and Guo Jia were waiting in Nanchang City. Wait for news from the front.
About an hour later.
The battle to the east was over.
The enemy, with more than 20,000 men, was defeated one after another.
Of these, more than 6,000 were captured, 10,000 were killed, and the rest scattered and fled.
"Your Majesty, General Sun has sent the head of the enemy general Ali Zhuo, please take a look at it." Jia Xu carried a brocade box and sent it to Xu Ding.
"Ali Zhuo, it's the supreme commander of the Nanchang Eastern Theater, right?" Xu Ding asked.
"Yes."
Xu Ding said: "I won't look at the head, and I haven't seen him anyway." Send the human head to Xu Chu's battlefield quickly, and use this human head to force the enemy troops there to surrender. ”
"Remember, don't let the enemy know that their reinforcements have reached the mountain pass, or they will not surrender."
"Yes..."
The division commander Sun Yun left with the human head in his hand.
He led his troops and hurried to the battlefield.
First of all, support Xu Chu.
Xu Chu fought hard with the enemy army for several hours, but it was already exhausted.
The main reason for this is the absence of artillery.
However, the enemy had plenty of shells to bombard Xu Chu's defense line again and again, making it difficult for Xu Chu to resist.
But...
Sun Yun's arrival completely ended this embarrassing situation.
He brought with him a whole ten thousand people, ten regiments of troops!
Together with the reinforcements sent by Xu Chu and Tai Shici, there were fourteen regiments.
More than twice as many troops as the enemy.
And Sun Yun also has artillery, and the number is no less than that of the enemy.
"General Sun, you have come just in time, we will work together to defeat the enemy army." Seeing Sun Yun coming, Xu Chu was overjoyed.
He thought that he was about to be defeated, but he didn't expect that Nanchang could send a support army.
"General Xu, don't worry, look at the power of my artillery battalion." Sun Yundao.
"Okay, good.... Xu Chu was even more happy: "Since the battle, I have been bombarded by those rabbit cubs, and I should let them also taste the power of our artillery." ”
"General Xu later."
Sun Yun went to arrange it.
Soon.
Two mountain artillery battalions were pulled out.
Lined up.
Why line up?
This is Sun Yun's own invention. He felt that the artillery would not be easily bombed by the enemy by lining up the artillery. Because the enemy's artillery skills are really very good, and they can strike accurately every time. If you put the artillery in a pile, the enemy will come with a shell and blow up a large area. If you line up in a line, the battle line is too long, and the enemy will not be easy to hit. Even if you hit, the losses will not be too great.
I have to say that Sun Yun is very smart.
"Listen to orders..."
"Loading... Fire! Sun Yun personally commanded.
He held the Lingqihua and drew it.
All artillery, while pulling the tethered line.
Boom boom...
Two hundred mountain guns carried out non-stop bombardment of the enemy's positions.
The powerful force directly leveled the trees in the distance. The enemy army hid in the woods, and wanted to rely on the woods to temporarily avoid Xu Chu's attack, but they did not expect to be covered by Sun Yun's artillery fire.