bullyxtreme Chapter 107: Fusang Army reinforcements arrive, Fuxing Army marches to the northern frontier
Chapter 107: Fusang Army reinforcements arrive, Fuxing Army marches to the northern frontier
Jiang Hua understood why Jiang Jingrui took the initiative to propose the disbanding of the Saibei Army in order to allow the Fuxing Army to send troops for revenge, but he was also a little confused.
As the young marshal of the Saibei Army, why did Jiang Jingrui make such an important decision so easily?
What Jiang Hua didn't know was that Jiang Xiangyang actually had a great relationship with him.
When Jiang Jingrui led the remnants of the First Army of the Saibei Army to retreat to Jinchuan City, he proposed to Jiang Xiangyang the idea of going to Chengbei to seek help from the Fuxing Army.
Jiang Xiangyang was silent for a long time before he asked, "Why did the Fuxing Army help you? Is it because you have some friendship with Jiang Hua?"
Your father had a friendship with that bastard Yang Changhui for over ten years, yet he still died at his hands."
Jiang Jingrui was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he said self-deprecatingly: "Yes, why would the Fuxing Army help me and avenge my father?
But whether it is to avenge my father or to prevent the three northern provinces from falling into the hands of Fusang and Tsarist Russia, I must request the Fuxing Army to send troops.
Because now only the Renaissance Army has the ability to help me.
Uncle Jiang, do you have any ideas?"
Jiang Xiangyang looked at Jiang Jingrui for a while with a determined look in his eyes before he sighed and said, "Disband the Saibei Army. From now on, the Saibei Army will become history, and you and the entire Jiang family will just be rich men.
Don't get involved in any military or political affairs anymore.
Only in this way will the Fuxing Army send out troops without hesitation.
Help you get rid of Yang Changhui, drive away the Japanese and Tsarist Russia, and recover the three northern provinces.
The specific choice is up to you.”
Jiang Xiangyang has a very clear view of the current situation.
If we don't rely on the Renaissance Army, the situation will be irreversible.
Disbanding the Saibei Army in order to encourage the Fuxing Army to send troops is the best solution at present.
But this requires great courage.
So Jiang Xiangyang let Jiang Jingrui make his own choice.
"The Saibei Army, after my father's death, there is no Saibei Army anymore..."
Jiang Jingrui's choice is already obvious.
The next day he rushed to Chengbei City and met Jiang Hua.
After getting Jiang Hua's promise, Jiang Jingrui's heart finally settled down.
He then stood up and bowed, saying, "Then I will be waiting for the arrival of the Fuxing Army in Jinchuan!
Brother Jiang, goodbye!"
Then Jiang Jingrui quickly turned around and left.
Before, the two were brothers and had equal status.
But when he saw Jiang Hua, he found it hard to accept the gap.
Therefore, after achieving the purpose of this trip, he returned to Jinchuan without any reluctance.
Shenzhou City, the former Marshal's Mansion.
At this moment, the Marshal's Mansion in Shenzhou City is no longer surnamed Jiang, but Yang.
Five people, including Yang Changhui, Yang Zewu, Yang Zewen, Hatoyama Shinya, and Ishihara Shinji, gathered together.
Looking at the extremely luxuriously decorated Marshal's Mansion, Yang Changhui was in high spirits and said, "This Saibei finally belongs to our Yang family. From now on, this will be our Yang family's residence.
The entire northern part of the Saibei region must obey our Yang family!"
General Hatoyama Shinya looked at Yang Changhui with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
He still had great disdain and contempt for such treacherous people.
However, their empire needs such people to help them rule the entire northern frontier.
The same is true for Shinji Ishihara.
"It's a little early to say this now. There are still tens of thousands of remnants of the Saibei Army in Jinchuan, and the Fuxing Army nearby is also eyeing them covetously.
Only by taking Jinchuan can we cut off the Fuxing Army's attack route to Saibei."
Jinchuan is the southern gate of the entire Andong Province and the transportation hub of the Beijing-Shenyang Railway.
It not only connects the interior of the country, but also connects the northern part of the province.
However, the Northern Reef Province has a powerful opponent in the Restoration Army.
So in Ishihara Nobuji's opinion, it is too early to be happy now, and it will not be too late to drink celebratory wine after occupying Jinchuan.
After hearing what Ishihara Shinji said, the interest of Yang Changhui, his father and his son was interrupted.
"It's just the Fuxing Army. The Imperial Army's troops are continuously coming to Shenzhou. Isn't it easy to capture Jinchuan?
The Fuxing Army is definitely no match for the Imperial Army."
The person who said this was Yang Zewen.
Although he is a playboy, he is not stupid.
He started to flatter him immediately.
A smile appeared on General Hatoyama Shinya's face.
“That’s right. We suffered losses in our previous battles with the Renaissance Army because we were not fully prepared and did not take them seriously.
Things are different now, and we are confident that we can defeat the Restoration Army."
The 6th and 20th Divisions were destroyed in the island city, and most of the credit went to the Restoration Army Air Force.
The army has not yet really started a battle with the Renaissance Army.
So General Hatoyama Shinya still has some confidence.
The only thing to worry about is the Renaissance Army's air force.
Our own army aviation is simply like a waste.
Not only did they watch Daban and Xijing being bombed, but the Chengbei City that was sent to bomb Beire was completely wiped out and hundreds of fighter planes were lost.
They are no match for the Restoration Army Air Force at all.
Therefore, General Hatoyama Shinya no longer had any hope for the Army Aviation.
"Governor Hatoyama, I plan to go to the Jinchuan front to observe the troops in action. I hope Your Excellency will grant me permission."
Shinya Hatoyama still has some good feelings towards Shinji Ishihara.
If he had not proposed this action plan to His Majesty the Emperor.
I'm afraid that Hatoyama Shinya will really have to sit on the bench.
So when Ishihara Shinji proposed to go to the Jinchuan front to observe the battle, he nodded in agreement.
"Ishihara-kun, I'll let you lead the 19th and 5th Divisions to Jinchuan. You'll be in charge of the battle there."
Ishihara Shinji's eyes lit up when he heard this, and a look of joy appeared on his face as he said, "Hey, thank you, Governor-General, for giving me this precious opportunity."
"Don't thank me, this is an opportunity you earned yourself."
Currently, the Fuso troops entering the northern border consist of only two divisions plus a field heavy artillery regiment, and both divisions are fully staffed.
Each division has about 25,000 people, and the two divisions together have 50,000 people.
This was also the first batch of Fuso troops to enter the northern border.
More newly formed divisions will join the combat sequence of their First Army in the Northern Frontier in the future.
These newly formed divisions were formed after mobilization.
The Pack Horse Division formed based on veterans is also known as the B-class division.
Compared with the Draught Horse Division, the Pack Horse Division has three regiments and a total strength of only about 18,000 people.
Fuso is determined to gain control of the northern frontier, and destroying the Fuxing Army is also one of their ultimate goals.
Jinchuan Dalin River is the front line of the confrontation between the two sides.
He Zhiyuan, commander of the First Army of the Saibei Army, used the Dalin River as a defense line and led the remaining tens of thousands of troops to block Yang Changhui's rebels, preventing them from posing a threat to Jinchuan City.
The Dalian River is only the first line of defense, and there is a Xishan line of defense behind them.
If the Xishan defense line cannot be held, then we can only retreat to Jinchuan City.
It is almost May now, but it is not yet the flood season, so the flow of the Dalian River is not fast, and the deepest part is only six or seven meters.
In some areas the water is only waist deep.
On the morning of April 4, the rebels, as if injected with chicken blood, launched a fierce attack on the Dalin River defense line defended by the First Army.
In this battle, the rebel Third Army assembled more than 40,000 troops, totaling three divisions and one brigade.
Although the Third Army prepared boats to cross the river, they were still able to repel the First Army's first wave of attacks due to its tenacious resistance.
But when it came to the afternoon, the situation began to take a turn for the worse.
Countless artillery shells crossed the Dalian River and hit the Dalian River defense line of the First Army.
"Where do they get so many cannons?"
Seeing the front-line positions covered by dense artillery fire, He Zhiyuan's heart sank.
"Commander, this is definitely not from Yang Changhui. I'm afraid the Fuso people are coming!"
His words were also verified in the subsequent offensive.
Because after more than an hour of artillery fire, the figures on the other side of the Dalian River were no longer those of the Third Army, but those of the Fuso people.
"What a pity for our artillery! Except for the 12th Artillery Regiment, all the other artillery pieces have exploded."
Looking at the fierce artillery fire of the Fuso army, He Zhiyuan's expression became complicated.
Their First Army originally had three artillery regiments assigned to it.
There are also two 120mm howitzer battalions among the three artillery regiments.
However, the Third Army and the Fuso Army arrived too quickly, resulting in many heavy equipment being unable to be taken away.
Jiang Jingrui then chose to blow up all the cannons so as not to let the Third Army and the Japanese get any advantage.
All of these cannons were purchased from the Renaissance Army, and there are more than a hundred of them.
They all exploded shortly after they were equipped, which made He Zhiyuan heartbroken.
You have to know that cannons are very important to the army in this era.
Although Yang Changhui's Third Army was also an elite force of the Saibei Army.
However, there is still a big gap between their combat effectiveness and that of the Fuso Army.
The Fuso army's attack was extremely sharp, and their soldiers were very skilled in various tactics and cooperated very well.
After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the Fuso offensive became more and more fierce.
He Zhiyuan's First Army suffered increasing casualties, with more than 2000 casualties in just one afternoon.
"Commander, our casualties are too great. We should retreat to the West Mountain defense line."
He Zhiyuan thought about it and nodded in agreement.
They held the position during the day, but what about at night?
If it were him, he would definitely launch the attack at night and cross the river in the dark.
What's more, He Zhiyuan didn't expect Dalianhe to be able to withstand it.
He Zhiyuan's guess was indeed correct. The 19th Division, as the attacking force, organized two regiments of troops at the suggestion of Ishihara Nobuji and prepared to launch a river crossing operation at night.
But when they crossed the river in the early morning, they found that the First Army had already fled.
"Yoshi, it looks like we'll capture Jinchuan City tomorrow."
After taking the Dalin River defense line, the commander of the 19th Division, Kuroda Toshiki, also had a preliminary understanding of the combat effectiveness of this Saibei Army unit.
They are no match at all.
As long as he is given one day, he will have the confidence to defeat this northern border army.
In the early morning, the First Army of the Saibei Army, which retreated to the Xishan defense line, was subjected to heavy artillery fire.
On the right side of Jinchuan City is a mountain range that is dozens of kilometers long and runs from north to south. Jinchuan City is right next to this mountain range.
There is a river passing through the middle of this mountain range, and this river is Xiaolin River.
Highways and railways pass through this gap and connect to Jinchuan City.
Xishan is the highest mountain in this mountain range, so it is also called the Xishan Defense Line.
This is also the last line of defense of Jinchuan City.
However, this time the Fuso army was determined to win. Not only did they dispatch a large-scale artillery unit, they also dispatched dozens of army aviation aircraft from the Korean Peninsula to provide support.
The battle has just begun and has already entered a white-hot stage.
He Zhiyuan felt particularly heavy-hearted as he watched the Fuso army's almost crazy offensive.
If the battle continues like this, it is only a matter of time before the Xishan defense line falls.
Just when He Zhiyuan was feeling a little pessimistic, a call came in from Jinchuan City.
"Reinforcements from the Renaissance Army are coming soon, you must hold on!"
Jiang Jingrui's voice was a little low on the other end of the phone.
When He Zhiyuan heard that the Fuxing Army was about to arrive, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
"Don't worry, Marshal. Xishan can still hold out for a few more days. We can definitely wait until the Fuxing Army arrives!"
At this time, looking at the position that was bombarded by artillery fire, he was no longer worried.
As long as the Restoration Army arrives, these Fuso people will not be able to run rampant for long.