bullyxtreme Chapter 282: Ambush on Feng Zhangshan's Forces Failed
Chapter 282: Ambush on Feng Zhangshan's Forces Failed
In the north, after receiving the telegram, Fang Guoxuan gathered officers from various departments and conveyed Fang Jian's order.
Fang Guoxuan was not worried about occupying five provinces, the only thing he was worried about was Feng Zhangshan. It was not that he could not defeat him, but he was afraid that he would escape.
Tank troops also have shortcomings and are not invincible. If the enemy escapes back to their own territory and chooses to hold on in a dangerous place, it will be very uncomfortable.
Looking at the officer in the Communications Office, Fang Guoxuan asked, "Has the Intelligence Office passed on the latest intelligence from Feng Zhangshan's troops?"
"Reporting to the commander, Feng Zhangshan's troops are still heading towards Dongyun." The communications officer replied.
Fang Guoxuan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Feng Zhangshan's troops had not changed their marching targets, and continued to order: "This battle will end with the defeat of Feng Zhangshan."
"It's the last battle. I hope you all perform well. I will commend you then."
"Yes, Commander Fang." Everyone stood up and answered.
Knowing that Fang Jian wants to expand the army, they are even more passionate and hope to perform well so that they can make further progress.
Now Francis Jian has three commanders under his command, one is the Air Force Commander and two are theater commanders. In order to distinguish them, people will add the commander's surname when calling other commanders.
Early the next morning, Fang Guoxuan had already arranged his troops and was waiting for Feng Zhangshan to arrive.
After entering Dongyun City, Feng Zhangshan's eyelids kept twitching. He didn't take it seriously at first. When he was not far from the ambush of Nanshan Army, he suddenly thought of why Zhang Futing had not sent him a message yet.
Feng Zhangshan immediately asked, "Did you receive Zhang Futing's telegram?"
"From yesterday till now, there has been no telegram from Governor Zhang." The adjutant shook his head.
Feng Zhangshan's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a bad feeling. He immediately ordered, "Quick, tell the whole army to stop advancing and stay where they are."
"General, what happened?" asked Sun Yunliang, commander of the 52nd Army.
Feng Zhangshan was a little flustered at this moment, and his face turned pale. He analyzed: "Given Zhang Futing's anxious look the other day, he would definitely urge us to speed up our march and ask about our location."
"But since yesterday afternoon, I haven't received any telegrams from him until now. Don't you find it strange?"
Yesterday morning, they also received a telegram from Zhang Futing. Of course, after showing the telegram to everyone, it only caused a burst of laughter from everyone.
Zhang Futing still sent them telegrams in an imperative tone, as if they were his subordinates who had to carry out their orders. This behavior naturally made everyone unhappy, and they laughed at him for being just a second-generation rich man who couldn't recognize reality.
We never received his telegrams again after that, and no one paid much attention to it. Isn’t it better not to receive them? We don’t have to endure the humiliation.
"General, what do you mean?" Sun Yunliang frowned.
Feng Zhangshan said: "There is only one possibility, Zhang Futing was ambushed by the Nanshan Army and is now either trapped or defeated."
Feng Zhangshan also had a guess that Zhang Futing was already dead, otherwise even if he was defeated, he would not have failed to send them a telegram.
Thinking of this, Feng Zhangshan couldn't help but take a breath and dared not think about it anymore.
"No way. Zhang Futing has more than 200,000 people. The Nanshan Army has only so many people..." Sun Yunliang spoke in a lower voice. Thinking of the battle record of the Nanshan Army, he became a little flustered.
The Nanshan Army defeated them one after another in conjunction with the Northern Army, as well as the North-South Coalition Forces.
When they attacked, they dispatched nearly 400,000 troops, and the North-South coalition forces had 400,000 troops, but they were all defeated by the Nanshan Army.
Most importantly, Sun Yunliang had to admit that both the Northern and Southern armies were more elite than them and stronger than the warlord troops.
Although he had never fought with Zhang Futing, he guessed that Zhang Futing's troops were no match for the elite troops of the Northern Army, otherwise they would have provoked the Northern Army long ago.
Thinking of this, Sun Yunliang hurriedly asked: "General, what should we do now?"
"Let each unit set up defense lines on the spot and contact Zhang Futing immediately to find out his specific movements." After thinking for a moment, Feng Zhangshan gave the order.
"At the same time, send out scouts to patrol the surrounding area to see if there are any ambushes by the Nanshan Army."
"Yes." A staff officer immediately went down to convey Feng Zhangshan's order.
Seeing the staff officer leaving, Feng Zhangshan couldn't help but miss Han Lide. It was a pity that he had let Han Lide take the responsibility for the defeat and had already dismissed him completely.
If Han Lide were still here, with his intelligence and talent, he would surely be able to accurately analyze the current situation and think of ways to deal with it.
People are like this. When they value someone, they will be wary of him/her, and when they get rid of him/her, they will miss him/her.
Such contradictory thoughts are probably the complexity of human nature, Feng Zhangshan thought.
On the other side, after discovering that Feng Zhangshan's troops had stopped, Fang Guoxuan, who received the news, was also a little surprised. He didn't know whether the other party had discovered something or something else had happened.
No matter what the situation is, the arrow is on the string and must be shot.
Not only was the entire army ready, but most importantly, Francis Xavier had already issued an order to attack the five northern provinces.
Now is the best time to annihilate Feng Zhangshan. If we let him escape, it will not be as easy to destroy him later.
Fang Guoxuan immediately ordered: "Send orders to all the troops, tell them to move forward and surround Feng Zhangshan's troops here."
"Yes."
After the staff officer conveyed the order, all units took quick action and surrounded Feng Zhangshan's troops.
Although the place chosen by Feng Zhangshan was conducive to defense, in the eyes of the Nanshan Army, it was just a matter of extra effort.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon half an hour had passed. Feng Zhangshan was waiting anxiously.
Just as he was losing his patience, an officer from the Communications Office came to report, "General, we have been unable to contact General Zhang."
"What?" Feng Zhangshan was shocked when he heard this.
He would not think that Zhang Futing deliberately did not reply to him. He came to rescue him. If the other party was really safe and sound, he would be eager for him to arrive earlier.
The only possibility for this situation to occur is that something happened to Zhang Futing's troops.
Before he could order the troops to retreat quickly, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion came to report: "General, many Nanshan troops have been found around us and have surrounded us."
After hearing the news, Feng Zhangshan was no longer as panicked as he was at first, and thought to himself that it was just as he expected.
He immediately said: "Send orders to all the troops, tell them to prepare for defense and be sure to stop the Nanshan Army's attack."
"As long as we hold on until night, we can break out under the cover of darkness."
After the messenger went to convey the order, Feng Zhangshan sighed. He had no confidence that he could hold on until night.
Without seeing the Nanshan Army's record, if you want to stop its offensive, you first need to close the gap in weapons and firepower. Then you have to be as tough as the Nanshan Army and not afraid of life and death.
Although his subordinates were considered elite, they were still somewhat inferior to the Nanshan Army.
After receiving the news, all units actively made preparations for defense and dug fortifications. These tasks should have been done just now, but when they first heard Feng Zhangshan say that they needed to guard against the Nanshan Army, they did not believe it.
This place is still some distance away from Dongyun City. How could the Nanshan Army appear here? Therefore, when they just received the order, they were mostly slacking off.