ushernet Chapter 271: Raid on the 6 Northern Army Corps
Chapter 271: Raid on the 6 Northern Army Corps
When Wu Peisheng, Yang Fu, Duan Chengrui and others were captured, the battle between the 16th Division and its garrison around the Little Locust Headquarters had entered a fierce stage.
The thousands of artillerymen of the Dwarf Locust were not equipped with rifles or heavy weapons, and posed no threat to the 16th Division.
But the combat effectiveness of the Little Locust's regiment was not weak. Under its frenzied defense, the Nanshan Army lost many soldiers.
The leaders of the 161st and 162nd Regiments turned pale, and the leader of the 161st Regiment ordered, "Concentrate all the mortars of the regiment and fire at me."
"These dwarf locusts are very crazy. It is said that less than 162 of our soldiers were killed in the initial attack, and more than of them were killed in the battle." The commander of the nd Regiment not only did not stop them, but also spoke out.
The head of the 161st Regiment said coldly, "Humph, so what if they are crazy? Tell the brothers that if the enemy does not surrender voluntarily, they will all be shot dead."
The commander of the 162nd Regiment also thought that there was nothing wrong with doing so, so he issued the same order. The staff officers of the two regiments immediately conveyed the commander's order.
Soon, the mortars were set up, and at the command of the artillery commander, mortar shells fell one by one into the dwarf locust position. Suddenly, smoke and dust filled the dwarf locust position, and body parts were scattered everywhere.
Surrounded by two regiments, a wing of the Little Locust was quickly defeated, and the Nanshan Army quickly rushed into the headquarters.
At this time in the headquarters, Ito Shuichi and Kato Eiji were waiting for news.
Ito Hideichi looked anxious. Although he was usually very arrogant, he was also afraid of death.
"I said that these new people cannot be trusted. These northern governments are too presumptuous. They must be attacking us because they are dissatisfied with the weapons." Ito Hideichi said angrily.
Kato Eiji said solemnly: "Those attacking us from outside may not necessarily be the Northern Government."
"What? Who else could it be if not the Northern Government?" Ito Hideichi did not believe what Kato Eiji said.
Glancing at Ito Hideichi, Kato Eiji's eyes flashed with disdain. This was just a dandy boy. If he wasn't the son of Ito Mifumi, he wouldn't even look at him.
Kato Eiji shook his head and said, "There was artillery fire outside the city. I'm afraid the Northern Army's base was also attacked by the enemy."
"Besides, we are now in a righteous position, and other armies are on their way. The Northern Army will not be so unwise as to start a war with us."
"You mean, the army attacking us might be the Nanshan Army?" Ito Hideichi asked doubtfully.
He quickly came to his senses and said in disbelief, "How is this possible? It makes sense that they attacked the Northern Army outside the city, but how did they get into the city?"
Although the Northern Army's city defenses were lax, how could it be possible for the enemy to enter the city on a large scale without being discovered?
"Could it be that the Northern Army and the Nanshan Army have conspired together?" Thinking of this, Ito Hideichi asked tentatively.
Kato Eiji shook his head slightly, thinking that a playboy is a playboy. If the Nanshan Army conspired with the Northern Army, would it be necessary to start a fight outside the city?
Moreover, if they really conspired together, they would not launch the attack at this time. They would definitely wait for the arrival of other warlords' troops and then launch a surprise attack to achieve the maximum effect.
Before Kato Eiji could say anything, a cannon shot was heard outside and Ito Shuichi was startled.
In less than half an hour, the Nanshan Army rushed into the headquarters, and Ito Hideichi decisively chose to surrender. Kato Eiji should have been shot dead, but the company commander saw that he was wearing a major general's uniform and had no weapons, so he captured him.
After the Dwarf Locust's headquarters was captured, the 16th Division also attacked the Dwarf Locust's base in the city.
They thought that the defenders were not very strong and there should be no danger, but unexpectedly, there were continuous explosions from inside, and suddenly there were waves of shock waves.
In the explosion, two regiments of the 16th Division suffered direct casualties of hundreds of people, and many were injured.
The two regiment leaders in the rear looked livid. The 163rd Regiment leader asked, "Quick, go in and rescue them and see what happened."
In the explosion, none of the dwarf locust artillerymen survived, many surrounding buildings were destroyed, and the dwarf locust camp was engulfed in flames.
It took nearly an hour to clean up the inside before all the injured were rescued and the cause of the explosion was determined.
An officer came up to the two regiment commanders and reported, "Report to the regiment commanders, the dwarf locust army detonated the shells in the barracks. Many of the artillery pieces inside were damaged, and there are not many intact shells left."
"Bastard." The two team leaders couldn't help but curse.
At the same time, they also realized the madness of the dwarf locusts, and finally would rather detonate the shells and die together than surrender.
Time goes back to two hours ago, outside the city.
The shelling outside the city ended at seven o'clock. After the shelling ended, the divisions began to move.
First, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 10th Divisions, with the cooperation of the armored regiment, launched a surprise attack on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Army of the Northern Army.
The 11th and 12th divisions of the Nanshan Army launched a surprise attack on the Fifth Army of the Northern Army, while the 13th and 14th divisions besieged the Sixth Army of the Northern Army.
The Northern Army was already in a panic under the bombardment, with no formation, and suffered many casualties.
After the Nanshan Army launched the attack, they failed to organize an effective defense line and were easily broken into by the Nanshan Army.
After the artillery fire stopped, the battlefield was in chaos. When the three commanders of the Northern Army's Third, Fifth, and Sixth Armies learned of the Nanshan Army's attack, they became extremely panicked.
The Nanshan Army gained its bad reputation on the battlefield, and the three army commanders were already somewhat afraid of the Nanshan Army.
More than 400,000 Northern Army troops were all annihilated by the Nanshan Army. Only a few troops were able to return from the battle with them, so naturally they were very powerful.
Therefore, taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, the three army commanders did not hesitate to abandon their troops and flee with their trusted men.
In addition, the commanders of the First, Second, and Fourth Armies actively organized their troops, preparing to resist the attack of the Nanshan Army and then reorganize their troops.
Unfortunately, the Nanshan Army's tanks attacked very quickly. A regiment of 800 tanks was invincible on the battlefield and easily broke through their base. Then the infantry followed up to capture prisoners.
The commanders of the 1st, 2nd and 4th armies were also killed in the chaos. The commanders of the 3rd and 5th armies of the Northern Army escaped, and the commander of the 6th Army was captured.
It was an encirclement and annihilation battle that went very smoothly. Fang Guoxuan was very excited when he received the battle report.
Fang Guoxuan did not get carried away after winning the first battle. The reason for winning this battle was not because the Northern Army was very weak or the Nanshan Army was very strong.
It was entirely because the morale of the Nanshan Army was high and the Northern Army lacked fighting spirit, and the Nanshan Army launched a surprise attack while the Northern Army was unprepared.
Moreover, the Nanshan Army is equipped with powerful artillery and tanks, which are powerful weapons.
Of course, if the Northern Army had been prepared and had similarly high morale, the Southern Mountain Army would have been able to win, but it would not have been so quick and the losses would have been much greater.
Although the battle was not over yet, the only matters left were capturing prisoners and dealing with the remaining enemy forces. At this point, the three commanders' minds were no longer on the battlefield.
The three of them gathered in front of the map in the command center.
Fang Guoxuan said: "I plan to leave the 16th Division in Imjin, on the one hand to clean up the battlefield and detain prisoners, and on the other hand to let them rest in Imjin."
"Okay." Zhang Wei and Li Zhongwu had no objection to this.
The 16th Division lost nearly a thousand men in the battle in the city, with hundreds seriously injured and countless others slightly injured. Naturally, they needed to rest and recuperate.