bullyxtreme Chapter 235 Nanshan Army Plan
Chapter 235 Nanshan Army Plan
The cover set up for the heavy machine gun positions is actually a bunker, which has been used abroad.
But in the new country, blockhouses were only used as fortresses built by wealthy families and were rarely used on battlefields.
"Okay." Chang Yun responded first.
Of course, the Northern and Southern armies would not use cement to build bunkers that were very strong and could resist artillery fire. In order to save time, they would only use local materials to build simple bunkers.
This kind of protection can protect against mortars, etc., but still cannot protect against heavy artillery. But with the buffer, it will also be a kind of protection for the machine gunners and heavy machine guns inside.
While the two were discussing, the aide came to Chang Yunxian and reported: "Commander, there is an urgent call from the front line, requesting support."
Wu Peisheng's adjutant also came to Wu Peisheng and reported the telegram for help from the front line.
The two divisions on the front line were not without the ability to fight, but the troops on the first position suffered heavy losses, and the 4,000 people in the trenches were not hit by artillery fire.
The two divisions were still able to spare more than 10,000 offensive troops, but it was a fact that both divisions suffered heavy losses, so they had to complain.
Chang Yunxian remained silent after seeing the telegram. Now, of the 100,000-man frontline troops, six divisions have already gone to the battlefield, and the losses are very heavy. The only ones who have not gone to the battlefield are two divisions and two army headquarters directly under the army.
This put Chang Yunxian under a lot of pressure. Although these six divisions still had combat effectiveness, it would be very dangerous if they continued to be consumed like this.
Chang Yunxian did not make a decision immediately, but looked at Wu Peisheng and asked, "Commander Wu, what do you think?"
"Let the 313th Division and the 312th Division be responsible for defending the positions, while the 73th Division and the rd Division will attack the Nanshan Army's positions through the trenches." Wu Peisheng said after thinking for a moment.
This arrangement not only relieved the pressure on the two attacking divisions, but also included the 313th Division and the th Division in the attack sequence. At the same time, they were responsible for setting up heavy machine gun bunkers to cover the attacking troops.
The two division commanders on the front line were neither disappointed nor happy when they received the order from the headquarters.
Although friendly forces were there to share the pressure for them, they still had to continue attacking the Nanshan Army’s position, and the Nanshan Army’s position was not so easy to attack.
The two men looked at each other, and the commander of the 312th Division said, "Do your best to ensure the safety of the soldiers and engage the Nanshan Army in the trenches."
"The Nanshan Army can't use artillery to attack the soldiers in the trenches, so this can be considered an advantage."
In the previous bombardment, in order not to waste shells, the Nanshan Army did not directly bombard the trench positions. Only occasionally did shells fall into the trenches, causing limited casualties.
In the afternoon, the 312th and 73rd Divisions deployed more offensive troops. The 313th and th Divisions also took over the front-line positions and began to set up machine gun bunkers.
After the morning's shelling, although the pressure on the Nanshan Army's positions was much less, the 312rd Regiment still suffered a lot of casualties under the attacks of the 73th and 203rd Divisions.
Francis Xavier came to the Second Division's headquarters outside the city and observed the battle situation on the front line.
The Second Division was stationed outside the city with its subordinate troops. They built bunkers and tunnels with cement and set up barbed wire to form a solid defense line.
The bunkers and other defensive fortifications in Xinyuan County were completed three years ago, which was also the confidence of Fang Jian in resisting the coalition forces of the North and the South.
"Zhongwu, are there heavy casualties on the front line? If so, let them withdraw." Fang Jian asked, putting down the telescope.
Francis Xavier was not concerned about the results of the battles on the four lines of defense, but was more concerned about the casualties of the soldiers.
Li Zhongwu forced a smile: "The attack of the northern and southern armies is very fierce. Although we have the advantage of weapons, they have more people and each has their own strengths."
"Even though the pressure was enormous, the soldiers on the front line responded with a determination to sacrifice their lives and fought hard to repel the attacks of the Northern and Southern armies."
Fang Jian shook his head slightly: "Zhongwu, our goal is not to rely on these four lines of defense to resist the northern and southern armies. There is no need to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers in vain."
"Commander, how can we sacrifice the lives of our soldiers in vain?" Li Zhongwu asked excitedly.
"The Northern and Southern armies have more than 400,000 soldiers. If we can consume most of them and reduce their combat troops to 300,000, won't our chances of winning be greater?"
Seeing Li Zhongwu like this, Fang Jianan couldn't help but sigh. After the northern and southern armies entered Changhuan, Fang Jianan thought of the strategy of relying on the source of information to encircle and annihilate them.
The two troops of Fang Guoxuan and Cai Tingwu were deployed in Xuan County and Pan County respectively.
Fang Jian was not worried about the Northern and Southern armies attacking the two counties. The two counties each had four divisions and 80,000 people stationed there, and the terrain was dangerous. Attacking the two places would only waste the manpower of the Northern and Southern armies in vain.
Then, he arranged four lines of defense outside Xinyuan City. Once the Northern and Southern armies arrived at Xinyuan City, they would inevitably move their troops forward, which would naturally give the Nanshan Army an opportunity.
At this time, the 1st Armored Division of the tank force was on standby in Xuan County.
When the Northern and Southern armies arrive at Xinyuan City, Fang Guoxuan and Cai Tingwu's troops will block the rear of the two armies.
For the northern and southern armies, there was Xinyuan City in front and nearly 200,000 Nanshan troops behind, including 4,000 light and heavy tanks.
Even if the Northern and Southern armies set up simple defensive positions, these arrangements would be vulnerable to the tank advance and would be easily torn apart.
The task that Fang Jian assigned to the Second Division was to slowly abandon the four defensive positions and lure the Northern and Southern armies into deeper territory.
Now, four days have passed, and the Northern and Southern armies have only captured the first position. This makes Fang Jian a little anxious, worried that the Northern and Southern armies are taking the position too slowly.
Of course, Fang Jianan did not mean to blame Li Zhongwu. He was also very pleased that the main regiments of the Second Division bravely held their positions.
The Nanshan Army's desperate resistance will always make the Northern and Southern armies more reassured than fleeing without a fight.
Fang Jian sighed. He wondered how many soldiers the Second Division would lose if they continued to hold on like this.
"Have you figured out the deployment of the northern and southern armies?"
Li Zhongwu asked the chief of staff to take out a map, spread it out on the table and introduced: "Commander, please see, the northern and southern armies are now arranged in a triangular shape."
The map marks the location between Xinyuan, Xuanxian and Panxian counties, as well as the garrisons of the northern and southern armies.
"The connection between the front army and the rear army is tight, but the deployment of the two rear armies has some loopholes." Fang Jian couldn't help but shook his head.
Logically speaking, the rear armies of the Southern Army and the Northern Army should be connected to set up defensive positions to prevent the Nanshan Army from surrounding them.
Whether it was intentional or out of mutual defense, the main garrisons of the Southern Army and the Northern Army were nearly three thousand meters apart.
If Fang Guoxuan and Cai Tingwu's troops attacked at this time, let the infantry attack the two armies' garrisons, directly send the 1st Armored Division to advance from the center, and then attack the two armies' flanks, it would be a huge disaster for the two armies.
However, this was not the best time to attack, and the main forces of the Northern and Southern armies were still on guard.
They were unaware of the Nanshan Army's plan. When its vanguard troops arrived at the city of Xinyuan, the vanguard's garrison would inevitably need to move forward.
When the front army moves forward, the rear army's garrison will also change. This is the time when the Northern and Southern armies are the most chaotic, and it is the best time for the Nanshan Army to counterattack.
The reason why it was predicted that the Northern and Southern armies would move their positions forward when they arrived at the city of Xinyuan was because their current base was a full five kilometers away from Xinyuan County.
It is inconvenient to mobilize troops at such a distance, so the position will inevitably be moved forward.