Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Chapter 175: Encirclement of Baisha County

The commander of the 68th Division was not as courageous as the commanders of the 65th and 69th Divisions. He was a little timid. When he heard what the chief of staff said, he said without hesitation: "Okay, send a message to the 683rd Regiment, let them cover the rear, and the rest of you will follow me to withdraw."

The main force of the 68th Division retreated, but the 683rd Regiment was very courageous. Under the leadership of the regiment commander, even though their weapons were simple, they still bought minutes for the main force to retreat.

In the direction of Xinlongshan from Baisha County, the 66th Division temporarily rested. The scouts returned to the camp. After reporting through layers of superiors, an officer found the commander of the 66th Division.

"Division Commander, after reconnaissance, we found that the enemy was cleaning up the battlefield ten kilometers away. The 65th Division may have been annihilated."

Upon hearing this news, the commander of the 66th Division looked grim: "Any news about Lao Liu?"

Seeing the officer shaking his head, the division commander could only sigh helplessly. He felt that the Nanchuan army was confused and was wiped out by the enemy this time, and the defeat was really unfair.

"Order the troops to return to Baisha County."

Since the 65th Division has been annihilated, the 66th Division cannot go forward to destroy the troops of the 65th Division.

It is said that knowing both yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. Now we don't know the enemy's situation, and rushing forward rashly may lead to falling into the tiger's mouth and never coming back.

As the order was conveyed, the 66th Division quickly completed its adjustments and retreated towards Baisha County.

And in the direction of Baisha County from Xinlong Mountain, the 903rd Regiment of the th Division had already sneaked in.

The head of the 903rd Regiment was observing the map when an officer came to report: "Head, a Nanchuan army is retreating to Baisha County. There are several thousand of them. They are three kilometers away from us."

There was no reason not to eat the fat meat that was served to him, so the team leader decisively ordered:

"Order the troops to hide where they are and launch a surprise attack when the enemy passes by."

The regiment's chief of staff hesitated and said, "Captain, this place is not suitable for an ambush. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold many enemies."

The regiment commander was also very clear about this. He said, "I know that we only have more than 3,000 people. We can't encircle and annihilate the enemy. Their main force will always escape."

"It's better to destroy as many enemies as possible than to let them pass by in vain."

The chief of staff said no more. The 903rd Regiment deployed many automatic machine guns on the position, preparing to inflict as much effective damage as possible on the enemy.

It took more than an hour for the 66th Division to approach the ambush site of the 903rd Regiment, and the commander of the 903rd Regiment was almost out of patience.

This place is still ten kilometers away from Baisha County. The commander of the 66th Division did not notice the ambush of the 903rd Regiment on the flank. He encouraged the soldiers: "Brothers, hurry up, we will be safe when we reach Baisha County."

Hearing the division commander's urging, some soldiers around him couldn't help but quicken their pace.

"Da da da……"

"Suddenly..."

As they were marching, gunshots were heard from the flank, and many soldiers were caught off guard and were hit directly.

"Hide, hide quickly, find cover and fight back." Knowing that they were ambushed, the commander of the 66th Division immediately shouted.

At the same time, he felt a little depressed. From Laoyao Mountain to Xinlong Mountain, there were enemy troops in front and behind. Even in a place so close to Baisha County, there were enemy ambushes. How many people did the enemy send out?

The chief of staff came to the division commander and said, "Division commander, the enemy has only deployed troops on the flanks. You lead your troops to retreat, and I will lead a part of them to cover your retreat."

"No, Lao Zhang, you take the 661st and 662nd Regiments to retreat. I will lead the division's direct troops and the 663rd and 664th Regiments to cover your retreat." After hesitating for a moment, the commander of the 66th Division said.

Seeing that the chief of staff wanted to say something, the division commander said sternly: "This is an order."

"Send a message to the 661st and 662nd Regiments, and ask them to retreat with me." The chief of staff had no choice but to send a message and take the two regiments to Baisha County quickly.

The firepower of the 903rd Regiment was too strong. If too few troops were left behind, they would not be able to contain the 903rd Regiment.

Moreover, the 903rd Regiment did not intercept from the front, but ambushed from the side. There were too few people left, so the 903rd Regiment could leave a small part behind, while the main force continued to chase the main force of the 66th Division.

The chief of staff withdrew with two regiments, and the remaining nearly 903 people were constantly killed under the attack of the rd Regiment.

The commanders of the 663rd and 664th Regiments came to the commander of the 66th Division and said, "Commander, the enemy's firepower is too strong. We brothers can't hold on any longer."

"You lead your men to break out, and let as many as you can escape." The commander of the 66th Division waved his hand and said indifferently.

The head of the 664th Regiment immediately said, "Yes, division commander."

The leader of the 663rd Regiment hesitated, but was pulled away by the leader of the 664th Regiment.

As the two regiments retreated, the 66th Division's remaining troops became more chaotic, and the two regiments eventually withdrew nearly 66 people. The commander of the th Division led the division's direct troops to continue resisting and was hit by stray bullets on the battlefield.

When Liu Fuxun heard the news that the 68th Division had arrived in Baisha County, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he saw the 68th Division running for their lives, he felt something was wrong.

When the commander of the 68th Division was called in for questioning, it was discovered that the Division had been attacked by enemy forces not far from Baisha County.

"Who is attacking Nanchuan?" Liu Fuxun sat in the hall of the temporary command center with a gloomy face.

Standing next to him were the commander of the 68th Division and adjutant Liu Fuxun.

While everyone was silent, the communications director came in to report: "General, the 66th Division sent an urgent message saying that its troops were ambushed by the enemy on their way back. The commander of the 66th Division stayed behind to cover their retreat, and part of the troops have already withdrawn to Baisha County."

"This is too much." Upon hearing the news, Liu Fuxun slammed his right hand on the tea table beside him.

Although he showed his anger, Liu Fuxun was actually a little panicked. Now he was completely trapped in Baisha County, unable to move forward or backward.

There are enemy troops everywhere outside the city. Staying outside the city is seeking death. Only by relying on the city may there be a glimmer of hope.

"Let the 68th Division take over the city defense, impose martial law on Baisha County, and gather the defeated troops. I want to see who is trying to seize my Nanchuan Province."

The commander of the 68th Division and his adjutant Liu Fuxun immediately followed his instructions, arranging defenses and gathering the troops fleeing to Baisha County.

For a whole day, there were battles on the battlefields from Laoyao Mountain to Xinlong Mountain, and the Nanchuan Army suffered heavy losses.

In the evening, Liu Fuxun had just finished dinner when his adjutant came to report in a hurry: "General, enemy troops have been spotted outside the north and west cities."

Upon hearing the news, Liu Fuxun seemed to have expected it and had no other reaction.

"A total of more than 66 people were gathered in Baisha County, including four regiments from the th Division, totaling more than people." The adjutant continued to report.

Liu Fuxun sighed: "The 68 men I have gathered together with the th Division only make up . Even with my guard regiment, there are less than . Can we defend Baisha County?"

Liu Fuxun did not have much confidence in defending Baisha County.

He was completely stunned during that day and lost more than 20,000 troops, including three commanders of the main division.

Moreover, even if Baisha County could be defended temporarily, there would not be enough food in Baisha County for the troops to eat.

The Seventh Division also marched to the outside of the east city of Baisha County and began to set up camp.

Entering the temporary command post, the communications staff came to report: "Division Commander, the 8th and 9th Divisions sent a telegram, they arrived at the west gate and north gate of Baisha County respectively."

"They are not slow at all." Li Weiling said with a smile.

"Now that Baisha County has been besieged by our army, what do you think we should do?"