Chapter 36: The Capture of Kangshan County
At dawn on May 8, 3011 in the Tang calendar, the commander of the 15th Division of the Imperial Army of Gisk, Fyodor, and the commander of the 26th Division, Fimochka, were awakened by the deafening sound of artillery.
The two division commanders immediately ordered the communicators of the command headquarters to quickly contact several wings at the front of the front line through the military radio, and soon these wings arranged at the front line all sent the news that the Liuyun Empire's army had launched a large-scale attack.
The commander of the 26th Division, Fimochika, frowned and said, "How is this possible! The army of the Liuyun Empire dared to take the initiative to attack our two divisions, according to the information given by the War Department, the army of the Liuyun Empire in Kangshan City was probably only twenty or thirty thousand people! ”
The commander of the 15th Division, Fyodor, snorted coldly and said: "The intelligence of the War Department is also obtained from the intelligence department, and you can't trust the intelligence department too much, otherwise the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy will not suffer so badly." ”
Fimochika nodded and said, "Since the Liuyun Empire army in Kangshan City dares to take the initiative to attack our two divisions, then their strength is likely to be more than twenty or thirty thousand people, and it seems that our two divisions are in trouble." ”
Fyodor then said with some annoyance: "Our two divisions have sent so many reconnaissance troops, what are they doing to eat!" With such a large-scale operation of the Liuyun Empire's army, our two divisions didn't even know about it! ”
Fimochika asked, "What do we do now?" ”
Fyodor said in a cold voice: "Order all troops to defend on the spot, you must block the army of the Liuyun Empire, you can't attack when you attack, can't you defend it!" ”
What the two division commanders of the Jisk Empire did not expect was that the army offensive of the Liuyun Empire was very fierce, although the troops of the two divisions and regiments resisted desperately, and there were even large-scale white-knives battles in many positions, but by noon on May 8, the two division commanders had to move the headquarters back, because there was an attack force of the Liuyun Empire, which had already hit less than two kilometers away from the headquarters.
At eight o'clock in the evening of May 8, the two division commanders had no choice but to start issuing an order for the whole army to retreat, at this time, the two divisions of the Jisk Empire combined, the casualties had already exceeded one-third, and the troops of the two divisions also found that the Liuyun Empire army was trying to encircle them, if they didn't leave at this time, maybe the two divisions would not be able to leave.
In the following days, the Su family army under Su Yi had been driving the two divisions of the Jisk Empire out of the territory of Kangshan County, and only then did they stop the pursuit, and at this time, the 15th and 26th divisions of the Jisk Imperial Army had not many people who could escape from Kangshan County, and discarded a large number of weapons and equipment, including all the artillery of the two divisions.
The entire Kangshan County, in addition to the county seat Kangshan City, also has eight counties under its jurisdiction, with a total area of more than 25,000 square kilometers, Kangshan City has a population of about 500,000, and the following eight counties together have a population of about 3 million.
The army of the Jisk Empire entered Kangshan County, only the 15th Division and the 26th Division of the Army, in order to conquer Kangshan City and Kangshan Port as soon as possible, after entering Kangshan County, they went straight to Kangshan City, but occupied two county towns along the way, and the army of the Celestial Star Empire had already evacuated Kangshan County, and only some police officers of the Celestial Star Empire were left in the other six counties of Kangshan County to maintain law and order.
Now that these two divisions of the Jisk Empire have been driven out of Kangshan County by the Su Army, there is no one who can prevent the Su Army from seizing the entire Kangshan County.
On May 16, 3011 in the Tang calendar, in the headquarters of the Seventh Army of the Jisk Empire in Pingluo City, Pingluo County, the commander of the Seventh Army Vekasha, with a hideous face, shouted at the commander of the 15th Division, Feodor, and the commander of the 26th Division, Fimochika: "The strength of the two divisions, in the face of the army of the Liuyun Empire, did not hold out for even twenty-four hours, and was chased by the army of the Liuyun Empire for several days, and the honor of our Jisk Imperial Army was lost by your two divisions!" ”
The remnants of the 15th and 26th Divisions of the Imperial Army of Gisk, after escaping from Kangshan County, entered Pingluo County, which was adjacent to Kangshan County, where the 15th and 26th Divisions were subordinate to the Seventh Army, and other units of the Seventh Army were resting in Pingluo County at this time.
The commander of the fifteenth division, Fei Duo, said gloomily: "Commander, the Liuyun Imperial Army, which launched an attack on our two divisions, is too strong in combat effectiveness, not only has more powerful firepower than our two divisions, but also the fighting will and tactical quality of its soldiers are simply jaw-dropping. ”
The commander of the 26th Division, Fimochka, said with a wry smile: "Commander, as Feodor said, it's not that our two divisions don't fight hard, but that the enemy is too strong, you must know that when our two divisions retreated, the casualties had already exceeded one-third. ”
Legion Commander Vikasha calmed down his anger for a moment before he asked coldly, "How many people are there in your two divisions now?" ”
Feodore and Fimochka glanced at each other, their faces filled with bitterness.
"Commander, there are about 8,000 people left in our 15th Division, and more than half of them have no weapons."
"The situation of our 26th Division is even worse, there are less than 5,000 people left, and most of them are unarmed."
Hearing that the losses of the fifteenth and twenty-sixth divisions were so great, the corps commander Vikasha gasped, "I will report the situation of your two divisions to Your Majesty and the War Department, and the two of you must be prepared to accept punishment in your hearts." ”
Feodor and Fimochka nodded silently, such a big loss, the two of them, as division commanders, must be held responsible.
The emperor of the Gisk Empire, Lazarik, had long learned the news that the 15th Division and the 26th Division were attacked by the army under Su Yi, and these two divisions were also driven out of Kangshan County all the way, but it was not until the afternoon of May 16 that the commander of the Seventh Army, Vikasa, sent a telegram, and Emperor Lazarik did not know.
"Rubbish! Two wastes! The two divisions combined are 100,000 people, and now there are less than 13,000 people left, and the army has captured so much territory before, and the casualties add up to only 200,000, and the commanders of those two divisions should be sent to military court! Emperor Lazaric shouted angrily.
War Minister Ernest hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the division commander of the 15th Division, Viscount Fyodor, and the division commander of the 26th Division, Viscount Fimochka, have always been loyal to Your Majesty, and the reason for the fiasco of the two divisions this time is that we have limited knowledge of the combat effectiveness and number of the army units under Su Yi. ”
After speaking, War Minister Ernest swept the Prime Minister Maxim next to him with the afterglow of his eyes.
Prime Minister Maxim said with a wry smile: "The fiasco of the two divisions this time is all due to the fact that the intelligence department did not figure out the specific strength of the army units under Su Yi in Kangshan City. ”
"Forget it, let Feodor and Fimochka temporarily make meritorious contributions, and the War Department will immediately replenish the 15th Division and the 26th Division with troops, weapons and ammunition, and the War Department will hurry up the deployment of troops around Kangshan County to prepare for another attack on Kangshan County, and let the 15th Division and the 26th Division serve as the main attack when the time comes."