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Chapter 196: Unlucky First Battle
"What? How come it's so fast?" The commander of the 555th Division was shocked.
You know, the Yongxi Army was equipped with a large number of light machine guns and heavy machine guns, so how could the defensive positions be breached so quickly?
Officer Nono said, "Commander, there are too many enemy troops, and they are all charging without regard for their lives. There are sharpshooters on the opposite side, and many of our heavy machine gunners have been killed by the enemy's sharpshooters."
"Division Commander, the front line can't hold on any longer, let's retreat quickly." The chief of staff whispered.
The division commander snorted coldly: "Why retreat? The main force is behind us. Send a telegram to the Marshal quickly. We are under attack by the main force of the enemy. Request for support."
"The guard battalion, reconnaissance battalion, and logistics department directly under the division headquarters will all be issued weapons and follow me to the battlefield."
Under the leadership of the division commander, the chief of staff and others had no choice but to rush into the battlefield. However, under the offensive of the Nanshan Army, the two thousand men did not make any waves.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the Nanshan Army's shelling ended.
After the shelling ended, Han Lide and Feng Zhangshan hurried out to check the situation.
"Send orders to the army commanders and division commanders, asking them to quickly integrate their troops and build fortifications to prevent enemy surprise attacks."
Because of the military operation arranged yesterday, the 51st Army was deployed on the Tianyue Mountain side, the 50th Army was deployed on the Shilong Mountain side, and the remaining three divisions were in the middle.
While the Yongxi Army was integrating its troops, the 9th Division on Tianyue Mountain and the 10th Division on Shilong Mountain launched a surprise attack on the Yongxi Army.
The two divisions were under-strength and achieved little results, only causing some casualties to the 51st and 50th Armies of the Yongxi Army.
After the shelling ended, the Seventh Division and the Eighth Division each sent out three regiments to attack the Yongxi Army from the rear.
After receiving the officer's report, Feng Zhangshan asked gloomily, "Li De, you are right. The Nanshan Army really wants to encircle and annihilate us. What do you think we should do now?"
"Marshal, send the 552nd and 553rd Divisions to take over immediately, and have the 554th Division get ready." Han Lide said quickly, not daring to delay.
Feng Zhangshan still trusted Han Lide very much: "Okay, messenger, go and convey the order quickly."
There was a free messenger beside him to convey Feng Zhangshan's orders.
Han Lide added: "Marshal, quickly send a telegram to the 550th and 551st divisions, asking them to leave a regiment each at Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass, and lead the remaining troops to support the main force and break through the Nanshan Army's blockade."
Feng Zhangshan also did not hesitate and asked the Communications Office to send a message to the 550th and 551st Divisions.
After seeing that the Yongxi Army had made arrangements, Han Lide spoke again: "General, you should send a message to the 50th and 51st Armies to concentrate the two artillery regiments in the middle to facilitate artillery support in various places."
"Okay." Feng Zhangshan immediately asked someone to arrange it.
After a while, an officer from the Communications Office came hurriedly to report: "Marshal, the 555th Division was attacked by the main force of the enemy, requesting support."
"What?" Feng Zhangshan took the telegram and started reading it.
Han Lide also came forward and said solemnly: "Marshal, let the 555th Division retreat temporarily."
Currently, the Yongxi Army is surrounded on all sides and it is difficult to send troops to support the front line. Moreover, the situation on the front line is unclear, so it is better to withdraw the troops and preserve strength.
"Follow Chief of Staff Han's instructions and send a telegram to the 555th Division," Feng Zhangshan ordered.
The officer did not dare to hesitate. After answering, he went to send the message.
When the telegram was received, the commander of the 555th Division had already led the division's troops to charge into the position and launched a decisive battle with the Nanshan Army, but the 555th Division was already completely at a disadvantage.
It was not until eight o'clock in the morning that the 555th Division outside Guangshan City was completely wiped out.
Wang Zhixian, who was standing on the wall behind him, saw this and put down his telescope with a gloomy face: "The Yongxi Army is indeed an elite force. It took more than 15,000 people and nearly two hours to destroy this division."
Wang Zhixian suddenly felt that the previous layout was too optimistic and did not take the combat effectiveness of the Yongxi Army into consideration, which made the first battle not smooth.
According to the original plan, the Sixth Division was supposed to arrive at the battlefield around eight o'clock to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Yongxi Army.
Wang Zhixian sighed: "Order the 601st, 602nd, 603rd, and 604th Regiments to rush to Guangshan Plain quickly, and have the division's direct troops clean up the battlefield."
"At the same time, send a message to all divisions to bombard the Yongxi Army again at 10 a.m. and launch a general attack."
"Yes." The staff officer immediately conveyed the order and sent telegrams to each division.
Although the battle situation was not going well, the Yongxi Army had been surrounded by the Nanshan Army on this plain. If they did not launch a general offensive as soon as possible and the Nanshan Army seized the opportunity to break out of the encirclement, all previous efforts would be in vain.
At the 9th Division Command, after receiving the report that the battle on the front line was not going well, Li Yueshan also sighed.
"Let the 901st and 902nd Regiments set up defensive positions, and the 903rd and 904th Regiments take turns attacking. Even if the results are not great, we must pin the enemy down on the battlefield."
The 10th Division encountered the same problem. Facing the 50th Army, it did not have much advantage and the stalemate on the battlefield did not make much progress.
Only the 552th and 553th Divisions managed to defeat the nd and rd Divisions and advance several miles.
Just at this moment, Li Weiling received a telegram from the Sixth Division and had to order the three regiments of the Seventh Division and the three regiments of the Eighth Division to suspend their attack.
Du Feiyun came to the Seventh Division Headquarters: "Captain Li, what happened?"
"Commander Du, the Sixth Division's advance is not going smoothly. It is delayed by the Yongxi Army outside Guangshan City." Li Weiling said as he handed the telegram to Du Feiyun.
"Also, the Ninth and Tenth Divisions are not attacking smoothly. We need to launch a general attack together with the Sixth Division at 10:30 am."
Du Feiyun also sighed: "The equipment and elite soldiers of these Yongxi troops are much stronger than those of Nanchuan and Yunshan troops. It is indeed difficult to fight them."
Facing the Nanchuan army, let alone 30,000 people, even if there were 50,000 people, they could easily break in.
The Yongxi Army not only had an impenetrable defense, but even after suffering heavy losses from artillery bombardment, it was still able to hold its line of defense. Even the Northern Army was rarely so brave.
"Not only that, the time of the decisive battle has been postponed, and we have to be on guard against the Yongxi Army behind us." Li Weiling said, pointing to the map.
If we launch a general attack on the Yongxi Army at 8:00 in the morning, the Yongxi Army at Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass will find it difficult to reach the battlefield in time. If we postpone it to after 10:00, that is not certain.
Du Feiyun gritted his teeth and said, "Let the two regiments that cut off the retreat guard against the troops at Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass."
The 704th and 804th Regiments, which were building defensive positions, were originally prepared to prevent the Yongxi Army from breaking out. If they were also asked to watch over the rear army, one can imagine the pressure they would be under.
After thinking for a while, Li Weiling agreed to this proposal. At present, no more troops can be sent. In order to win the encirclement and annihilation battle, we only hope that the 704th and 804th regiments can complete this difficult task.
After receiving the order, the 704th and 804th Regiments did not hesitate and set up a defense line to the north in the rear.
This put a lot of pressure on the two regiments. No matter whether the northern or southern line was breached, the back of the remaining line of defense would be exposed. The fate of the two regiments could be imagined.
After receiving the order from Feng Zhangshan, the 550th and 551st Divisions at Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass marched towards Guangshan without hesitation.
The two divisions met at Laoyingling and headed straight for the main battlefield.