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Chapter 236: Nanchuan Army Recruitment Completed
The Nanshan Army's blockhouse positions outside the city were arranged more than 500 meters apart. From the blockhouse position to the first line of defense at the forefront, there was 500 to 800 meters of open space between each position.
Li Zhongwu frowned and said, "Commander, before we take down the remaining three fronts, the northern and southern armies will move their bases forward."
"Or what if the northern and southern armies do not move forward after taking over the three fronts?"
Fang Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhongwu. Wang Hu is currently leading a special operations team in the mountains and forests on both sides, constantly observing the movements of the northern and southern armies."
"If the northern and southern armies make any moves, they can be reported immediately. We don't have to worry about them moving their bases ahead of time."
"If after we take down the three fronts, the rear army still does not move, the front army will always move forward, which will give us an opportunity."
"When the frontline wins a great victory, the main forces in the rear of the Northern and Southern armies will inevitably relax. In addition, they will be out of touch with the front army, which will be a good opportunity for the armored division to show its power and quickly defeat the main forces in the rear of the Northern and Southern armies."
No matter what movements the Northern and Southern armies made, Fang Jian would take them into account.
Unless the Northern and Southern armies increase their troops again, Fang Jian can deal with it calmly. The 400,000-strong Northern and Southern coalition forces are already his meal, and it only depends on how much he can eat in the end.
After listening to Fang Jian's story, Li Zhongwu stood there with a conflicted look on his face, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Fang Jian stepped forward and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "It's okay, the Second Division will still act according to your arrangements. There is no need to deliberately change to follow my plan."
Fang Jian naturally knew the worries in Li Zhongwu's heart. On the one hand, he was worried that if he defended too tightly, the northern and southern armies would move too slowly. On the other hand, he was worried that if he deliberately let the enemy know, they would notice.
"Yes, Commander." With Fang Jian's order, Li Zhongwu breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that he would not be able to grasp the scale properly and ruin Franciscan's plan.
While the two were talking, the 203rd Regiment on the front line started a fierce exchange of fire with the Northern and Southern armies. The Northern and Southern Allied Forces were beaten back by the 203rd Regiment time and time again.
On the one hand, Fang Jian was pleased with the bravery of the 203rd Regiment, but on the other hand, he was saddened by the casualties suffered by the Regiment.
After inspecting the Second Division's defense area, I found that the bunkers on the position were very solidly built and the entire defense system was very conducive to defense.
When I returned to the headquarters, Tao Yunong was already waiting in the office.
Fang Jian asked, "Yu Nong, how is it going? Have you found Lin Zongde?"
"Commander, please forgive me. The people we sent out have not found any trace of Lin Zongde yet." Tao Yunong said with his head down.
After the Northern and Southern armies entered Changhuan, Fang Jian asked Tao Yunong to send intelligence agents to find Lin Zongde's whereabouts, hoping to use Lin Zongde to create some trouble for the Southern Army.
Fang Jian waved his hand and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, if you can't find it, then you can't find it."
He just wanted to make an insignificant move, and he didn't care about it.
"Commander, the Northern Army is recruiting troops and plans to expand the existing troop establishment. Moreover, Chang Yunxian and Xu Weigong of the Southern Army are also secretly recruiting troops to expand the troops." Tao Yunong reported.
Fang Jian was puzzled and said, "I can understand the Southern Army expanding its forces, after all, they have reorganized their territory, but why did the Northern Army suddenly expand its forces?"
If it was just to restore the organization of the destroyed troops, Fang Jian could understand it, but if the existing troops were to be expanded, would the Northern Town Government have so much money?
Tao Yunong: "Commander, according to the report from the mole we bribed in the Northern Government, the Dwarf Locust Nation provided the Northern Government with a loan of 200 million silver dollars."
"The country of dwarf locusts?" Fang Jian frowned. He did not have a good impression of this nation.
On Blue Star, the Dwarf Locust Nation invaded the Dragon Nation, causing countless deaths and sufferings. If there was a chance, Francis Xavier would not mind exterminating this race.
Although the location of the Dwarf Locust Kingdom in this world is different, they are still an island country located south of the New Country.
Fang Jian asked: "The Dwarf Locust Nation provided a loan. What did the Northern Government agree to do with them?"
"This matter is about Yuan Yueting's confidants contacting the Dwarf Locust Kingdom. We don't know what they talked about specifically for the time being." Tao Yunong said with difficulty.
Francis did not force it. The small locust country had powerful warships, while Francis was merely a local warlord who controlled two provinces.
Even if he knew the plan of the Dwarf Locust Kingdom, he could not do anything.
Even if Francis Xavier wanted to unite these warlords, the northern government, and the new southern army to expel the Dwarf Locust Kingdom, these forces might not be willing to do so.
Moreover, he was at war with the Northern Government and the New Army of the South, and these two armies would not stop fighting and make peace with him to deal with the Little Locust Kingdom.
Fang Jian couldn't help but sigh: "The mountains and rivers are broken, but there are always ambitious people who make the broken mountains and rivers even more chaotic."
Then he laughed at himself and said that he was an ambitious person, but wasn't he an ambitious person too?
Throwing away the thoughts in his mind, Fang Jian asked again: "Are there any developments in Yunshan and Yongxi?"
"Commander, after Feng Zhangshan was defeated last time, Ma Yunshan in Xining Province has been eyeing him covetously, and he has no time to look south." Tao Yunong couldn't help but smile when mentioning Yongxi.
"After Yun Zhilong of Yunshan Province gathered Yun Zhizhou's followers, he was short of troops and could only guard the main roads while also recruiting soldiers in secret."
Speaking of Yun Zhilong, Fang Jian felt somewhat helpless. Yun Zhizhou, who was captured alive, could not be rescued in the end because of his serious injuries.
If Yun Zhizhou is still alive, maybe we can let him go and let the two of them fight each other, so that the area south of Nanchuan Province will be safer.
Although it was a pity, Fang Jian was not obsessed with it. He couldn't help but smile and said, "In this case, Nanchuan Province is temporarily safe."
After thinking about it, Fang Jian decided to transfer the 7th Division of Nanchuan Province to Xinyuan before the decisive battle. With one more unit, he would be more confident of defeating the North-South coalition forces.
"Yunnong, how is the construction of Nanchuan's main road going? Is it open to traffic?" Fang Jian asked.
Tao Yunong: "Commander, Mr. Zhan has specially planned a road from Nandu to Guangshan, and opened a branch road from it to Yanshan."
Yanshan has already built a cement road leading to Nanchuan, which means that travel from Nandu and Guangshan to Nanshan is smooth.
"Okay." Fang Jian was overjoyed.
Tao Yunong also introduced: "Mr. Zhan has planned three phases of road construction in Nanchuan. The first phase of cement roads connecting various cities will be completed soon."
Tao Yunong did not mention the second and third phases. Just like the county roads and town roads built in Nanshan, they will take a long time.
Seeing that Fang Jian was happy to hear this, Tao Yunong said again: "Commander, the two divisions in Nanchuan have been recruited, and more than 50,000 additional reserve soldiers have been recruited."
Although Nanchuan has not yet returned, it has a large population, and due to the constant war in the past few years, many people cannot survive.
Under the temptation of food and silver dollars, naturally there were many people willing to join the army.
"In the two divisions of the Nanchuan Army, all low-level officers are chosen from Nanchuan," said Fang Jian.
"Those who perform well in training can temporarily serve as company commanders, platoon leaders, and squad leaders."
Of course, this temporary position is not a formal appointment. If you want to become a formal officer, you not only need to perform meritorious service, but also need to learn military affairs and complete the assessment.