RPAGF Chapter 193 Guangshan Defense
Chapter 193 Guangshan Defense
Upon hearing the news, Fang Jian was both surprised and not surprised.
We had known for a long time that the Northern Army would attack Nanshan and had been prepared, but we did not expect that the Northern Army would wait until now to take action.
"How many troops did the Northern Army send out to attack Changhuan?"
You know, Sanjiang Province borders Jiyang in the south, and the Northern Army cannot fail to be on guard against Lin Zongde and others in the south. Fang Jian guessed that the Northern Army should leave a lot of troops in Sanjiang.
Tao Yunong smiled bitterly and said, "Except for the 12th Army that will stay in Sanjiang Province, Feng Huamin will lead the remaining 180,000 troops to advance towards Changhuan City."
Upon hearing the news, Fang Jian's heart was moved for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.
Five divisions with 100,000 men were deployed in Changhuan. Fang Jian believed that Fang Guoxuan should have no problem defending Changhuan for a while.
"Send the message to Guoxuan and ask him to prepare in Changhuan."
"Yes, Commander. The Intelligence Department has informed Division Commander Fang of the Northern Army's movements."
Fang Jian nodded slightly, and then ordered: "Send a message to Wang Zhixian, and let Qingmen and Nanping take action as soon as possible."
"Is there any movement in the south?" Fang Jian asked again when Tao Yunong was about to go down to make arrangements.
Tao Yunong shook his head slightly: "The three southern families are still the same, and have not made any major moves. They should wait for the opportunity."
After waving his hand to let Tao Yunong go, Fang Jian fell into deep thought.
In this treacherous and turbulent situation, no ally can be relied upon, and there is no telling whether an ally will stab you in the back, so Fang Jian has to deal with it carefully.
He would not think that just because he has elite troops and sophisticated weapons, he would be completely blindly arrogant and ignore the northern and southern governments and warlord forces.
Just like the Battle of Nanchuan, the Nanchuan warlords were equipped with extremely backward weapons and still caused considerable casualties to the Nanshan Army.
Moreover, in the history of Blue Planet, the Sichuan Army had no food, no clothes, and no weapons during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but still caused many casualties to the Dwarf Locust Kingdom on the battlefield.
Therefore, sophisticated weapons and elite soldiers are not invincible. Blind confidence will only lead to self-destruction.
Fang Guoxuan, who was stationed in You County, looked a little more solemn when he received the news that the Northern Army was about to attack.
Seeing Fang Guoxuan's serious expression, the chief of staff asked, "Commander, what happened?"
After Xie Yuan was promoted to the commander of the 11th Division, this chief of staff was transferred from other divisions and was also a local talent trained by Fang Jian.
"Send a telegram to each division, telling them that the Union Army is about to attack and that they should prepare for defense."
Fang Guoxuan deployed the Fifth Division in Lingshan County, the Second Division in Yanping County, and the Third Division in Jingshui County.
As early as when Changhuan was divided into a war zone, Fang Guoxuan had already deployed heavy troops in the three counties. After the fifth and eleventh divisions came to support, one division was deployed in each of the three counties.
The 11th Division was placed in Changhuan by Fang Guoxuan to guard against the Southern Army and also as a reserve in case of emergency.
Upon hearing that the Northern Army was going to attack Changhuan, the Chief of Staff couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He didn't dare to delay and immediately arranged to send telegrams to each division.
The reason why Fang Guoxuan did not send more troops to the front line was because the defense line from Lingshan to Jingshui was so long. Even if the Northern Army sent out 180,000 troops, only tens of thousands of troops could be deployed, which would only be a waste of military strength.
Similarly, sending three divisions at present is enough to ensure its mobility and organize the defense line. Even if two more divisions are sent up, they can only be deployed on the second line.
If Changhuan cannot be defended and they retreat to Xinyuan, the terrain there will be even more unfavorable for the deployment of a large army.
It would be more than enough to deploy a regiment of 3,000 people in Xinyuan. Even if an army of 100,000 came to attack, the troops would not be able to deploy and the large number of people would be in vain.
It would take the Northern Army three to five days to march from Imjin City in Sanjiang Province to Changhuan. Fang Guoxuan could take advantage of this time to make some minor adjustments to the Nanshan Army's defense.
Wang Zhixian in Guangshan also received Fang Jian’s telegram.
Li Weiling asked, "Captain Wang, what did the commander say in the telegram?"
"The commander asked us to speed up our preparations." After Wang Zhixian handed the telegram to Li Weiling, he walked straight to the map of the new country hanging on the wall.
"The Northern Army sent 180,000 troops to attack Changhuan City. The commander hopes that we can take the lead in opening up the situation and then support Changhuan."
The Sixth Division staff officer nearby asked in confusion: "Division Commander, we can definitely send two divisions to focus on defending the Qingmen and Nanpingguan lines."
"Then transfer the remaining three divisions to the Changhuan battlefield to fight a decisive battle with the Northern Army."
"After defeating the Northern Army, Feng Zhangshan in Nanchuan will also fall without a fight."
Li Weiling and Wang Zhixian looked at each other, smiled, and said nothing.
Not to mention whether transferring three divisions back to Nanshan and joining the Changhuan battlefield can defeat the Northern Army in a short period of time, or whether there will be other changes after defeating the Northern Army.
Take the defense of Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass as an example. Although we can temporarily defend these two places by relying on the dangerous terrain.
But if Feng Zhangshan could not capture the city for a long time, he could leave one army behind to hold down the two passes, and then lead another army to take a detour, attack Pingwu, and then go straight to Nando.
This route is difficult and will take a lot of time.
But once they pass Pingwu, the road will be flat and there will be no strategic locations to defend, and the Nanshan Army will become very passive.
The decisive battle in Guangshan will be different. If we give up the dangerous Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass, the Yongxi Army will definitely enter Guangshan in large numbers, and the battlefield will be controllable at that time.
Moreover, there is another problem in guarding Qingmen and Nanpingguan. These two checkpoints have hundreds of years of history and long architectural history.
Old buildings may not be able to withstand artillery fire, but the Yongxi Army has artillery.
If we really want to defend these two places, we need to build modern fortresses and create steel defense lines. Now Nanchuan is in ruins and has no energy to build the Qingnan defense line.
Wang Zhixian pointed to the map and said, "The 9th and 10th Divisions are like the two openings of a funnel."
"Once the Seventh and Eighth Divisions block their retreat, the Yongxi Army will be completely surrounded in this area."
Li Weiling nodded slightly, his expression becoming a little more serious.
It is not easy for the Seventh and Eighth Divisions to block the retreat of the Yongxi Army. Not to mention that the enemy has Qingmen and Nanping Pass behind them, and it is unknown how many troops the Yongxi Army will deploy after taking these two passes.
Once the Yongxi Army discovers the enemy in the rear, they will certainly try their best to open up the rear and attack the Seventh and Eighth Divisions.
By then, the pressure on the two divisions will be very great, and they may even suffer heavy losses.
Li Weiling stared at the Guangshan sand table and said with a firm look: "Don't worry, Commander Wang, my Seventh Division and the Eighth Division will definitely block the retreat of the Yongxi Army."
"it is good."
Wang Zhixian pointed happily to the plain area surrounded by Guangshan Mountain, Tianyue Mountain and Shilong Mountain in the sand table and said.
"In two days, the garrisons at Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass will withdraw to Guangshan. Once the Yongxi Army enters this area, the Seventh and Eighth Divisions will take action immediately."
Li Weiling also looked at the plain area. If the Yongxi Army attacked Guangshan City, they would definitely set up camp here.
"Don't worry, Commander Wang. Our Seventh Division and Commander Du's Eighth Division will definitely complete the mission and cooperate to encircle and annihilate the Yongxi Army."