"Yes..."

The two of them bowed their hands in unison.

Regarding this matter, Lu Xun's responsibility should be the greatest.

In order to win the battle of Shouchun, let the special forces be the commandos.

Lu Xun didn't expect that Xu Ding valued special forces so much. Even when the war situation is in danger, he insists on not letting the special forces take risks.

He arched his hand and said: "The last general must learn a lesson, and he will not dare to command indiscriminately next time." ”

"Hmm."

Xu Dingdao: "Nian is that you have captured Shouchun City, you can make up for it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xu Ding motioned to Lu Xun and Jia Heng, and they all took their seats beside them.

Ask someone to bring tea.

"Two generals, what do you think of the combat effectiveness of the troops left in Shouchun by the Western Shang Empire?" This is mainly for Lu Xun.

Lu Xun replied: "The combat effectiveness of the enemy army is not strong. Compared with the troops that attacked Qian County before, it was much worse. This should not be their elite, nor a mechanized corps. ”

"Hmm."

Xu nodded fixedly.

He thinks so, too.

Otherwise, Lu Xun would not have been able to occupy Shouchun City easily.

It must be known that the defense of Shouchun City is solid, and even if it is besieged by heavy troops, it is difficult to overcome.

"Since Shouchun's army is weak. So the enemy troops stationed in Huainan, Hefei and other places must be also weak, right? Xu Dingdao.

"Your Majesty is very right." Lu Xun said: "The last general has already checked the counties of Yangzhou. The enemy troops stationed in Hefei had less than one brigade, and there were only platoons and companies in Liuxian and Anhui counties. ”

"Except for Shouchun, the soldiers and horses from all over Yangzhou are combined, and there are less than two brigades."

"Compared to us, the strength is too much inferior..."

Xu Dingdao: "If this is the case, I will be relieved." ”

"Let the battalions repair for two days, and then attack on all fronts. In the shortest possible time, the counties of Yangzhou were recovered. ”

"We should also let the Western Merchants Empire know our strength!"

"No..."

Lu Xun and Jia Heng responded.

.........

There were more than 500,000 troops sent into China by the Western Shang Empire. More than 200,000 have been wiped out. The rest are in Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

There are very few in the Yangzhou area.

But...

In the rear of Yangzhou, Jiangdong. But there were 100,000 enemy troops.

As long as they cross the Yangtze River, they can enter Yangzhou to fight.

The report of the defeat in the battle of Yangzhou reached Jianye in the afternoon of the same day. Qiao San, the commander of the enemy army stationed in Jianye, immediately called his generals to discuss the military.

in the living room.

More than two dozen generals sat in two rows and beat their bodies straight.

Qiao Shen pointed to the map behind him and said: "The 174th Army and the 864th Division in Yangzhou were all annihilated by the Huaxia State. Now they are stationed in Shouchun, intending to invade Hefei. ”

"Hefei is our important town in Yangzhou, and it is the bridge board for us to advance into the Central Plains. Once overcome, the tide of battle will be against us. Therefore, I decided... Draw troops from five to seven divisions and hold on to Hefei to wait for the times to change. ”

The generals sitting in front of Qiao Shen all looked serious.

Since the invasion of the Western Shang Empire, they have lost faith in successive battles.

Even the elite mechanized corps was defeated in Pengcheng and did not fight Xu Ding. Now the first and second armies are all gathered in Yangzhou. Send a few divisions over, can you hold it?

No one has faith.

Qiao Shen also felt this mood, sat down and said: "In the Western Shang Empire, although our strength is not as good as the Central Army, but in the Huaxia Kingdom, we have a strong advantage in the face of their troops. Don't you have faith to win? ”

"All of you here have graduated from higher military academies, and you have the best education. The understanding of war is not comparable to that of the Chinese state. ”

"I hope that we will all cheer up, hold Hefei, and prepare for the counterattack on Yangzhou...."

"Yes!"

The generals present all replied in unison.

Although they are not optimistic about this battle, their superiors have orders, and they can only obey orders.

Even if you die, you have to go to the front line to defend against the enemy.

..........

Qiao Shen immediately announced that he would mobilize the troops of Jiangdong counties, four divisions, and two brigades, about 46,000 people, and Qiao Shen personally led them to Hefei.

At this time, Xu Ding's army was still repairing in Shouchun.

According to the promised plan, the troops could not be sent until the third day.

this day.

Xu Ding was lying on the bed, and the ghost sent a satellite monitoring system to see how the direction of Hefei was.

But I found it unexpectedly.

The defenders of Hefei moved from the north to the south of the city. In the school grounds of Beicheng, a large number of camp tents were built. And, in the direction of the rear camp, a lot of supplies and food were placed.

Xu Ding felt strange.

How could the defenders of Hefei go from the north to the south city?

They also built food and tents in the Beicheng school field. Is there an army coming to garrison?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly checked the direction of Jiangdong.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but this time, you find that there are already hundreds of warships on the river, marching towards Hefei.

Xu Ding turned over and shouted outside the house: "Dian Wei, Dian Wei..." ”

"Your Majesty."

"Hurry up and give the order, all the generals, assemble in the living room and hold a pre-battle meeting!" Xu Dingdao.

"No."

Dian Wei sent dozens of soldiers out to inform the generals of each battalion separately.

Everyone gathered in the living room.

Xu Ding, dressed in battle armor and straddling his sword, walked to the middle of the living room, and said urgently: "I received news that the enemy has sent troops, and there are probably tens of thousands of troops crossing the Yangtze River. We need to act immediately and rush to Hefei. It's best to take Hefei before they arrive! ”

"Listen to orders! Lu Xun and Jia Heng led the headquarters to guard Shouchun. Zhang Liao led the first column of the Second Army to attack Huainan. The rest of the departments rushed to Hefei with me in the starry night. ”

"Let's do it!"

Xu Ding didn't consult with everyone, and he didn't even give them a chance to speak.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he gave a military order.

The generals said in unison: "No..." ”

Two hours later.

Everything is ready to go.

Xu Ding, Jia Xu, and Tai Shici's third column took a truck and rushed to Hefei first. The rest of the army, led by Lu Su, followed suit.

During the night, the truck's lights were dim and the speed of movement was not fast.

However, when it came out of Shouchun, the truck did not stop.

It's moving at a fast pace.

Even the next day's breakfast was in the carriage, eating dry food.

It's noon.

Xu Ding's vanguard army rushed to the western suburbs of Hefei.

"Ziyi, now is the most critical time. We have to race against the enemy for time and capture Hefei before they reach it. Xu Ding said: "In order to save time, you now divide the army into two groups. A wave went to the east to guard against the enemy forces that came to help. A wave of organizations attacked the city until the capture of Hefei. ”

"The last will wake up."

Tai Shi Ci immediately gave the order.

Set up a command post outside the city.

Jia Xu held up the binoculars, inspected the city tower in Hefei, and said: "The enemy is also arming, and it is expected that in half an hour, a defensive line will be formed." ”

"It doesn't matter."

Xu Ding snorted: "The strength of our army is several times that of the defenders of Hefei. Under the strong attack, it will definitely be able to break through. ”

"Your Majesty, don't forget, the enemy's reinforcements are almost in Hefei..."

"Then it depends on how long Tai Shici's troops can hold out in the east. If we can hold out until our army captures Hefei, or our large army arrives. Then we will win on both the north and the south. ”

Xu Ding used the satellite monitoring system to look at the east side.

It was found that the enemy was still about eighty miles away from Hefei.

Most of them were infantry troops.

There were few cavalry and trucks.

At the pace of the infantry army, it will take two days to arrive.

Other words.

Even if Tai Shi Ci did not send troops to block the attack, it would take two days for the enemy to reach the city of Hefei.

Xu Ding had two days to break the enemy.

"Wenhe."

"Yes."

Xu Ding said: "Send someone to tell the troops in the east and let them advance thirty miles to the east. Thirty miles away, there was a steep valley that could be used as a position to hold back the enemy. ”

"Yes."

Jia Xu responded.

........

The order was passed to the front.

Tai Shici's 10th Division marched for half a day and rushed to that valley.

As Xu Ding said.

The valley is a treacherous terrain.

Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended.

With the strength of one of their divisions, it is difficult to get in even if there are thousands of troops.

Wu Liang, the division commander who commanded this division, took on such a big responsibility for the first time.

He didn't dare to be careless.

As soon as they reached the valley, they began to arrange their troops.

In front of the valley, he laid out two lines of defense.

The first line of defense was laid out by relying on a stone forest. The so-called stone forest is a forest with many stones, all of which are erected to form a forest.

The soldiers hid behind rocks and stood guard in front of them.

Once you spot an enemy, you can use boulders to defend and counterattack.

In this position, Wu Liang arranged the strength of a regiment.

Equipped with a large number of sharpshooters, pistol companies.

Not only is it good at long-distance combat, but it can also fight in close quarters.

The second line of defense is at the mouth of the valley, which is very narrow, and there is a tendency that there is a tendency to be closed.

Wu Liang put a battalion of troops on deployment, including more than fifty heavy machine guns and mortar batteries.

Occupy the high ground.

Not only can you easily defend Taniguchi, but you can also support the battle of the stone forest.

Both lines of defense are in front of the valley.

Even if they can't resist, it doesn't matter, because in the rear, there are still the strength of Wu Liang's three brigades. A net has been laid.

From the mouth of the valley to the end of the valley, at intervals, heavy troops were deployed.

Once fired...

You will find that the battlefield in the valley, when the bullets shuttle, it is like a large net.

Not to mention that people can't walk together, and even mosquitoes don't want to fly over.

.........

Set up your line of defense.

Wu Liang set up a battalion on the top of the hill as a temporary command post. Because he knows that the enemy's firepower is also quite powerful.

Several lines of defense at the mouth of the valley seem to be seamless, but if they encounter long-distance mountain artillery, they will all come to naught.

Therefore, it will be safer for his headquarters to be deployed farther away.

"Newspaper... The enemy is still five miles away. "There were soldiers running into the command post.

Wu Liang took the binoculars and ran outside to check.

Five miles is not far away.

He also held the binoculars, and he could clearly see that the enemy's troops were approaching in this direction.

"Fortunately, I hurried overnight last night, otherwise this dangerous place would have been robbed by the enemy." Wu Liang thought secretly in his heart.

He was scared for a while.

Such a good position, if it is in the hands of the enemy.

They can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat.

With this division in his hands, there was absolutely no possibility of victory, and he could not stop the enemy's nearly 50,000 troops.

"Someone."

"What does the general command?" A soldier stepped forward.

Wu Liang said: "Order the troops of the stone forest, hide in the forest, don't shoot without authorization, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." Wait for the enemy to enter the stone forest, and then engage them. ”

"No."

The soldiers ran away.

This order seems to be unfavorable to Wu Liang, but it is actually very beneficial.

Because the enemy's artillery can attack the stone forest from a distance. If the enemy is put into the stone forest and then fought, then their artillery will not work.

Boom boom...

Shortly after the soldier left.

An earth-shattering loud bang sounded in the direction of the stone forest.

Wu Liang hurriedly raised the binoculars and looked at it, and exclaimed, "This, how..." ”

What did he see?

The enemy's shells, coming from nowhere, directly covered the stone forest for a kilometer. The regiment that was lying in ambush in the stone forest was dealt a heavy blow.

Many huge stones, after being bombed, exploded one after another.

Wu Liang was very anxious, and hurriedly said: "Let them retreat quickly, don't guard the stone forest anymore." ”

He called a regiment commander and said, "Zhou Yun, immediately take your men and go around to the enemy's flank and kill their artillery..." ”

"Divisional commander, this..." Zhou Yun was a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? ”

Zhou Yundao: "Master, there is no big problem. It was the enemy's artillery, located on the opposite side of a river. We're on this side of the river, how can we hit them? ”

"Stupid, wading through the water." Wu Liang reprimanded.

"If the last general is the commander of the other party, he will definitely hold this place. We waded through the waters, and they took advantage of the situation to attack, and we were not going to be annihilated. ”

"You..."

Wu Liang scolded angrily: "In the end, am I the division commander, or are you the division commander?" What so much nonsense, tell you to go, you go.... ”

"I'll give you two hours. Take your men and take out their artillery! ”

"Yes."

Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and responded.

In fact...

He didn't want to do it.

It's not that he's afraid of death, it's that he feels that the chances of completing the task are extremely small.

It is very likely that the whole regiment will be wiped out, and it will not be able to fight.

But.

As a regiment commander, he could not refuse the order of the division commander. He could only do his best to execute.

"Come with me."

Zhou Yun took her troops and rushed to the front line.

Bypass the flank of the stone forest and prepare to go straight behind enemy lines.

Boom boom...

As soon as Zhou Yuan ran through the stone forest, he was bombarded indiscriminately. Suddenly, the powerful artillery fire blew him up. The regiment he brought with him suffered more than 200 casualties.

A full regiment of soldiers, only about a thousand.

Two hundred casualties are equal to one-fifth of the casualties.

Zhou Yuan got up from the ground and shouted, "Spread out, spread out..." ”

Zhou Yuan is obviously very experienced.

After the troops dispersed, the enemy's artillery was ineffective.

"Obey my orders, lie on your stomach and don't move. When the cannon stops, follow me forward. Zhou Yun said to the soldiers.

This moment.

He no longer had the confidence to carry out the task assigned by Wu Liang.

Because his actions have already been mastered by the other side, and at the very beginning, artillery bombardment was sent.

No matter how hard he tried, it was impossible to cross the artillery, cross the river, go to the other side of the river, and destroy the enemy's artillery. It's just too hard.