bullyxtreme Chapter 221 Jiyang Province
Chapter 221 Jiyang Province
Although Cai Tingwu secretly felt regretful, he still comforted the chief of staff before allowing him to continue counting the results of yesterday's battle.
At the same time, Cai Tingwu felt quite helpless. The battle ended in the evening yesterday, and he was unable to prepare so many ropes and other things, so Lin Zongde escaped.
With a sigh, Cai Tingwu got back to work.
It was not until around ten o'clock in the morning that the chief of staff finished counting the results of the battle and came to the command center.
"Division Commander, the results of the battle have been counted. In this battle, we killed 321 enemies, captured 644 box guns, 1970 heavy machine guns, and light machine guns."
“57口径火炮36门，75口径火炮12门，105口径火炮5门。”
"In addition to the weapons and ammunition seized, many silver dollars, gold bars, and food and other supplies were also seized."
After the report, the chief of staff sighed, "The prisoners rioted last night and more than 3,000 were killed. Now there are still people left."
Cai Tingwu was quite satisfied with the result of the battle. He did not care much about the riots among the prisoners. Now the Nanshan Army had captured more than 300,000 prisoners.
Including the troops of Lin Zongde captured this time and the more than 80,000 prisoners captured in Sanjiang Province, the number of prisoners has reached more than 400,000.
Most of these people were trained soldiers, and they were also a considerable burden for Nanshan Province. In order to make these prisoners work honestly, Nanshan mobilized the garrison division and militia to guard them.
"Send the victory report to the commander, and then order all the troops to return to Dehua County."
After the chief of staff conveyed the order, the five divisions immediately headed towards Dehua County.
Although Lin Zongde's 70,000-strong army was defeated, Lin Zongde still had two armies, four divisions, and 120,000 people.
If he deployed troops to attack Nanshan again, Nanshan Province would also be under great pressure. Of course, Lin Zongde would definitely leave troops to garrison in Jiyang and Zhuyang, and there would not be many troops that could be dispatched.
The divisions returned to Dehua, and after discussion, the Ninth Division transported prisoners and supplies to Xinyuan. The Second Division also immediately returned north and rushed to Yanping City.
The four divisions led by Fang Guoxuan transported supplies from Imjin City back to Xinyuan, but did not withdraw to Xinyuan.
The chief of staff came up to Fang Guoxuan and asked, "Commander, aren't we going to retreat yet?"
"Is there any news from the Intelligence Department?" Fang Guoxuan did not answer the chief of staff's question, but asked back.
In response to Fang Guoxuan's question, the chief of staff just shook his head helplessly to indicate no.
He had his own reasons for staying here. With the truck, they could retreat quickly and calmly if things went wrong.
At the same time, Chang Yunxian and Xu Weigong received news that the Nanshan Army had invaded Sanjiang Province and that Lin Zongde had been defeated.
Chang Yunxian should have been happy about Lin Zongde's defeat, but the rise of the Nanshan Army put a lot of pressure on him, making his expression change from gloomy to bright.
Chief of General Staff Chen Xiuqing whispered: "Commander-in-Chief, the most important thing to do now is to determine Commander Lin's situation."
After exchanging a glance with Chen Xiuqing, Chang Yunxian knew what he was thinking. At the same time, it also gave him more expectations. If Lin Zongde was captured or killed in battle, Jiyang, Zhuyang and Lin Zongde's army would be divided between him and Xu Weigong.
"Yes, Xiu Qing is wise. I'll leave this matter to you." Chang Yunxian couldn't help but smile.
Chen Xiuqing's face turned cold, but he quickly adjusted his expression, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely satisfy you."
At the same time, he couldn't help cursing in his heart. He just proposed an idea, but Chang Yunxian asked him to do the dirty work.
The so-called confirmation of Lin Zongde's situation is nothing more than that he is captured. If he escapes, he must not be able to return to Jiyang, so that Chang Yunxian can annex Jiyang.
Although he cursed inwardly, Chen Xiuqing immediately led the 22nd Army and quickly headed towards Jeju, the capital of Jiyang Province.
The time came to September 9, Xinyuan County, Fang Jian’s command center.
Tao Yunong entered Fang Jian'an's office and reported: "Commander, we have intelligence on the Northern and Southern armies."
"Tell me." Fang Jian stood in front of the window and looked away.
Tao Yunong: "The Northern Army took a train from the capital to Jiangbei Province, and then stationed at the border between Jiangbei Province and Sanjiang Province. They had no intention of entering Sanjiang immediately."
"Oh." Fang Jian sighed, feeling that the Northern Army's commander-in-chief this time might be a bit difficult to deal with.
"The Northern Army has made up its mind to let us fight against the Southern Army first, and then reap the benefits?"
The strategy used by the Northern Army this time seemed to be the same as last time, but it was also different. Last time, the Northern Army and Feng Zhangshan and others were on the east and west sides, making it easy for the Nanshan Army to seize the opportunity and defeat them one by one.
This time, the targets of both the Northern Army and the Southern Army are Changhuan. Changhuan is the weakness of the Nanshan Army. As long as the Northern Army and the Southern Army do not advance rashly, it will be difficult for the Nanshan Army to seize the opportunity to destroy them.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Jian asked, "Any news from the Southern Army?"
When mentioning the Southern Army, Tao Yunong's eyes showed a strange look.
"Commander, Chang Yun first sent Chief of Staff Chen Xiuqing to Jiyang Province to take over the defense of Jiyang. Chen Xiuqing has been in Jizhou City for the past two days to win over Lin Zongde's army commanders and division commanders in Jiyang."
"Xu Weigong also sent the 41st Army into Zhuyang and began to win over the 31st Army in Zhuyang."
Fang Jian was not surprised by this. He just smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Lin Zongde's foundation would be divided up after he was defeated once."
Then Fang Jian asked curiously, "Didn't Cai Tingwu report that Lin Zongde escaped from the captives?"
"The battle took place at the junction of Jiyang and Nanshan, and there is no news about Lin Zongde now." Tao Yunong has not found any trace of Lin Zongde yet.
Although Fang Jian also hoped that Lin Zongde would return to Jeju immediately and clash with Chang Yunxian and others, this would be most beneficial to him.
But Francis would not place his hopes of victory on such expectations.
"Since the Northern Army is so cautious, let Fang Guoxuan lead the army back...wait."
Fang Jian originally wanted to let Fang Guoxuan return to Changhuan, but he suddenly thought of something. He smiled and said, "Why not let Guoxuan's four divisions temporarily stationed in Imjin City to paralyze the Northern Army."
"Yu Nong, do your best to investigate the Southern Army's movements. This time I want to seize the opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Southern Army."
"Yes, Commander." Tao Yunong immediately went down to arrange for intelligence agents to collect information about the Southern Army.
Fang Jian'an also felt a little moved. Fang Guoxuan's troops were transported by trucks and could return to Changhuan in just one day.
When the Southern Army enters Changhuan, Fang Guoxuan's troops will immediately return to the battlefield and use nine divisions to deal with the Southern Army, which should give them a chance of winning.
As long as the battle can be resolved in a short time, the strategic space of Sanjiang Province is large enough to delay the Northern Army for a few days. Once the Southern Army is defeated, it will be much easier to deal with the Northern Army.
At the same time, Xu Weigong and Chang Yunxian's armies entered Jeju City one after another.
In the meeting room of Commander Lin Zongde's headquarters, Xu Weigong, Chang Yunxian and many of their cronies sat on either side clearly separated.
Xu Weigong looked at Chang Yunxian with a smile: "Commander Chang, Commander Lin is missing now, how can you openly occupy Jiyang Province?"