Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Chapter 157 Attacking the 92nd Division's Main Position

Fang Weian did not exchange much pleasantries with Fang Weiguo, and led the 101st Regiment quickly across the battlefield and into the outskirts of the east city of Qingyang County.

After the 101st Regiment left, the remaining forces of the 923rd Regiment were quickly divided and eliminated, and the commander of the 923rd Regiment was also killed in the resistance.

"Clean up the battlefield quickly." Fang Weiguo ordered immediately after the battle.

This battlefield is not far from the main position outside the south of the city. Fang Weiguo must ensure that the soldiers of the 102nd Regiment have enough time to deal with the enemy's counterattack.

At the main position of the 92nd Division, the commander of the 92nd Division heard the report from the messenger and exclaimed: "What? The enemy is attacking the position of the 923rd Regiment?"

Faced with the call for help, the commander of the 92nd Division fell silent. There were nearly 92 people in the 921nd Division headquarters and the st Regiment on the main position, but only of them were able to fight.

Only the 922nd Regiment on the right wing was slightly better, with more than people still able to participate in the battle.

"What should we do now?" After letting the messenger go down to rest, the division commander looked at the chief of staff and asked.

This shelling caused heavy losses to the 92nd Division. If the left wing battlefield was lost, the th Army would be put in a passive situation.

The chief of staff thought for a moment and said, "Division Commander, send a message to the corps commander and ask for help."

"The 92nd Division suffered heavy losses. Our remaining troops can only hold their current positions and are not sufficient to support the left wing battlefield."

Just as the division commander was about to ask someone to send a message, an officer walked into the newly rebuilt division headquarters.

"Adjutant Hao, why are you here?" Seeing this man, the division commander immediately greeted him.

Adjutant Hao said expressionlessly: "Captain Qi, the commander asked me to inquire about the situation at the front line."

Of course, Adjutant Hao was not only investigating the situation of the troops, but was also instructed by Yuan Yuhao to test the attitude of the commander of the 92nd Division to see if he was a traitor.

Yuan Yuhao sent people to test the commander of the 91st Division, the chief of staff, the director of logistics, the director of communications, etc. one by one.

"Adjutant Hao, our unit suffered heavy losses. Even I would have been killed in the explosion if it weren't for the guards' desperate protection." The commander of the 92nd Division did not know Adjutant Hao's purpose, so he said hurriedly.

"Except for the right wing position, the main position in the middle and the left wing positions have all suffered heavy losses. Just now, the left wing sent people to ask for help. It is difficult for us to send reinforcements..."

Adjutant Hao frowned. Although the commander of the 92nd Division sounded quite miserable, he did not trust him easily.

After a few more probing words, Deputy Commander Hao left and told the commander of the 92nd Division that he would immediately report the request for help to Yuan Yuhao.

When Adjutant Hao left the 92nd Division's position, the 102nd Regiment had already cleaned up the battlefield. Fang Weiguo said, "Hand over all the prisoners and captured equipment to the 101st Regiment."

"The rest of the brothers, get ready and attack the main position with me."

Attacking the main position was not Fang Weiguo's own initiative, but Fang Guoxuan's instruction. In his plan, if he could easily break through the enemy's left wing position and build fortifications, he would wait for an opportunity to destroy the enemy on the left wing.

If we can eliminate the enemy on the left wing as soon as possible, we must take the opportunity to attack the enemy's center.

As the enemy's center was heavily defended, they immediately retreated. When the enemy was caught off guard, they took over the center position.

Fang Guoxuan wanted to use the two regiments that crossed the river to mobilize the enemy's Ninth Army as much as possible. Whether the Ninth Army wanted to encircle and annihilate the two regiments on the opposite bank or attack the main force of the First Division, it would have the opportunity to encircle and annihilate part of it.

The area occupied by the 101st Regiment would be divided into two directions if the th Army wanted to encircle and suppress it.

The first direction is the east and south of Qingyang County. Once they are divided into two directions to encircle and annihilate the 101st and 102nd Regiments, the main force of the First Division can encircle and annihilate the enemy in the south of the city.

Even if the enemy ignored the 101st and 102nd Regiments and attacked the main force of the st Division, they would still face the danger of being cut off by the two regiments.

Adjutant Hao entered the city and came to Yuan Yuhao's side. He shook his head slightly: "Commander Qi answered very cautiously and did not find out anything."

"However, Commander Qi said that his unit suffered heavy losses after being bombarded, and an enemy force had crossed the river and attacked its left wing position. Commander Qi asked the army commander for help."

"Ask for help?" Yuan Yuhao hesitated when faced with this question.

According to the current situation, Yuan Yuhao is somewhat undecided as to whether to implement the previous plan to encircle and annihilate the enemy in the plain area south of the city, or to continue to abandon Qingyang County.

While Yuan Yuhao was thinking, the 102nd Regiment launched a surprise attack on the main position of the 92nd Division.

Because they broke into the main position from the flank, the 92nd Division had little defense and was easily pushed forward over a hundred meters.

The commander of the 92nd Division asked hurriedly, "How is it going? Have you stopped the enemy's attack? Have you sent a message to the 922nd Regiment for help?"

"The messenger has gone to deliver the message to the 922nd Regiment. The commander of the 921st Regiment personally led his troops to the front line and temporarily blocked the enemy's attack." The chief of staff introduced.

"Our radio station was damaged and we are temporarily unable to contact the military headquarters. I have arranged for someone to ask the commander for help."

After hearing the report from the chief of staff, the commander of the 92nd Division breathed a sigh of relief. Ten minutes ago, the enemy suddenly attacked the central position from the left wing, which scared him.

In the previous shelling, many of the division's messengers and logistics personnel were killed, so many things had to be arranged by the chief of staff.

The commander of the 92nd Division looked at the map and shook his head slightly: "The enemy's offensive was too fierce. The left wing battlefield was breached in less than an hour. I think it was also because the 923rd Regiment suffered heavy losses."

At this point, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he didn't send out reinforcements at the first time. Maybe if he had sent out reinforcements at that time, they would have been like throwing a meat bun at a dog and never come back.

"The enemy's artillery is too powerful. Our troops have lost nearly half of their men before we even engage in combat. This battle is not going to be easy." The chief of staff also said with a serious expression.

At this time, neither of them was optimistic about the previous strategy. Moreover, the enemy had now broken through the left wing position, and it was difficult to trap the enemy in this plain.

In the central position, the 92nd Division still had two heavy machine guns and about light machine guns. Fang Weiguo ordered: "Mortars, destroy the enemy's heavy firepower."

Following Fang Weiguo's order, the artillery company of the 102nd Regiment set up the 82-caliber mortar and aimed it at the light and heavy machine guns on the enemy's positions.

"Brothers, charge." After several artillery fire, the light and heavy machine guns on the opposite side instantly fell silent, and Fang Weiguo immediately led his men to charge.

As the 102nd Regiment approached the 92nd Division's position, after another round of grenade attacks, the 102nd Regiment broke into the main position of the 92nd Division.

When the commander of the 92nd Division was talking with the chief of staff, they heard several more artillery shots. The commander was startled and stood up and asked, "What happened? Is there another artillery attack from the opposite side?"

Faced with the inquiry, everyone looked at each other and subconsciously moved to the corner to avoid the shelling.

"Commander, it's bad, the enemy is rushing over." After a while, an officer came to report.

Upon hearing the news, the division commander's face turned dark and he almost fainted. Fortunately, he was supported by the guard beside him.

After a long pause, the division commander asked, "Has the 922nd Regiment arrived to provide support?"

"Commander, the support from the 922nd Regiment on the right wing will take another minutes to arrive." The chief of staff said helplessly.

Because there was no field telephone on the battlefield, the only way to convey orders was by radio. The chief of staff estimated that the messenger should have just arrived at the 922nd Regiment headquarters.

The main reason was that the opponent's attack rhythm was too fast, which did not give them much time to react.