readsfreenovel Chapter 109 The war begins
Chapter 109 The war begins
Not long after, Tao Yunong walked in with Fang Jirong, Fang Jihui, and a 30-year-old man who was 1.6 meters tall.
The moment he saw the man, Francis Xavier instinctively felt disgusted.
"General Fang." During this meeting, Fang Jirong and Fang Jihui's attitudes were much better and they addressed Fang Ji'an by his official name respectfully.
Fang Jian just nodded slightly, then his eyes fell on the dwarf locust man, without saying anything.
The dwarf locust man stepped forward and introduced himself: "General Fang, I am Ito Mingwu, a businessman from the dwarf locust country."
"Why do you want to see me?" Fang Jianke didn't have time to exchange pleasantries and asked directly.
Ito Akitake smiled and said confidently, "General Fang, I'm afraid you don't know your current situation yet."
"Your president is preparing to send troops to attack you. I wonder if Governor Fang has any solution to deal with it."
"I wonder what you want to do by telling me this, Mr. Ito?" Francis asked hesitantly.
Ito Mingwu smiled and said, "It's very simple. As long as General Fang cooperates with our Little Locust Country, we can help you resolve this crisis."
"How do we cooperate?" Fang Jian seemed very interested in Ito Akitake's proposal, and asked with a happy look on his face.
Ito Akitake did not hide anything and said directly: "Governor Fang must agree that we can explore and mine minerals in Nanshan Province, and the army must accept guidance and training from the instructors of the Little Locust Country."
"At the same time, the Dwarf Locust Congress will send advisors to guide Governor Fang in economic, military, cultural, and commercial development."
"..."
Ito Akitake said a lot of things, and to sum it up, he wanted to invade Nanshan Province from the economic, military, cultural, and commercial aspects. Fang Ji'an listened to him patiently.
"Yunong, please ask this little locust man to go out." After hearing Ito Mingwu's words, Fang Jian waved his hand and lost interest in talking to him.
Fighting the Northern Government is a matter for the people of New China. What's the point of inviting the little locusts?
This is clearly treason. Moreover, if we fight a war with the northern government now, even if we cannot defend Changhuan, we can still retreat to Xinyuan.
Even if Nanshan Province cannot be defended, it is better to give it to the Northern Government than to let the dwarf locusts intervene.
Ito Akitake was feeling very proud, waiting for Fang Jian to agree to his terms. Hearing this, he subconsciously asked, "Where are we going?"
In Ito Akitake's view, if Fang Jian was attacked by the northern government, he would be doomed to failure. But with the support of the small locust country, it would be different.
Today, the small dwarf locust country is also a great power. How dare the northern government not give them face?
As for Fang Ji'an, there was no loss, he just gave up some interests of Nanshan Province.
Fang Jirong and Fang Jihui looked at Ito Akitake with a little sympathy, as they had also enjoyed the same treatment in the past.
It was not until the guards lifted his arms that Ito Akitake realized that the guards were trying to kick him out, which made him very angry.
"Baga, Francis, if there is no Dwarf Locust Nation, how can you resist the Northern Government?"
"Fang Jian, if you treat the citizens of the Dwarf Locust Nation like this, the Dwarf Locust Nation will definitely teach you a lesson."
After Ito Akitake was driven out, Fang Jihui asked at Fang Jirong's signal: "General, where is Jiyan?"
Although Fang Jirong was somewhat afraid of Fang Jianan, he still felt that Fang Jianan was just an unfavored descendant of the third house. He was the eldest grandson of the family. How could Fang Jianan compare with him?
Of course, having seen the ferocity of Franciscan soldiers, he did not dare to show a high profile, for fear of being dealt with.
"If you do something wrong, you will be punished. Don't worry, you will be fine after you suffer enough." Fang Jian shook his head slightly.
Fang Jirong and Fang Jihui looked at each other and sighed helplessly, knowing that they could not rescue Fang Jiyan for the time being.
To Fang Ji'an, Fang Jiyan was just an insignificant little person, but such a person actually dared to openly insult him in Nanshan.
If Fang Jiyan is not dealt with, it will not only undermine Fang Ji'an's prestige, but also use up his statistical foundation in Nanshan.
Just imagine, if some gentry who were dissatisfied with Francis Xavier made this matter public and fabricated some of his atrocities to the people, he would become passive.
No matter how much positive publicity we do, once the seeds of disbelief have been planted, it will be difficult to reverse the situation in a short period of time and it will be very troublesome to deal with.
On the morning of February 18, Fang Jian was working in the office when Tao Yunong hurried into the office and reported, "Commander, fighting has broken out on the front line."
"A fight broke out?" Fang Jian put down the pen in his hand and asked in surprise.
He couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. When he was sure that he had to fight this battle, he had no hesitation. But after he was sure that he had to fight, he was worried about when to start the battle.
The later the war started, the more prepared he would be. Now that the war had already begun, Fang Jian had nothing to worry about.
So Fang Jian ordered: "Yu Nong, always pay attention to the battle reports from the front line and inform me at any time."
"Yes, Commander."
Last night, the 102nd Regiment of the Seventh Army had moved to the vicinity of Jingshui County and launched a surprise attack on the county in the morning.
Fang Guoxuan sent a battalion to garrison Jingshui County. The troops were very vigilant. When they discovered the enemy approaching, they closed the city gates and assembled the soldiers.
Seeing that the surprise attack was exposed, the regiment commander directly launched a strong attack. The 102nd Regiment was forced to retreat after leaving more than a hundred corpses under the city.
At a temporary position three miles away from the county seat, the commander of the 711th Regiment was observing the defense of Jingshui County with a telescope.
The chief of staff asked: "Commander, the enemy's firepower is very strong, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties."
"So what if they have strong firepower? The enemy has just taken over Nanshan Province not long ago. Their foundation is unstable, and there must not be many troops they can use." The regiment commander sneered.
"This time we are sending out two armies with 50,000 men. No matter how strong the enemy's firepower is, they will be destroyed."
The chief of staff said worriedly, "Captain, if our Seventh Army sends out two divisions, what should we do if Jiyang Province launches a surprise attack on Sanjiang?"
"Besides, wasn't it Li Bingqing's people who instigated this expedition? Why should we go too?"
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. As for being cut off by Jiyang Province? The higher-ups are preparing to dispatch the Ninth Army to Sanjiang Province for support." The regiment commander glanced at the chief of staff and said lightly.
At the same time, the 721st Regiment of the Northern Government's Seventh Army also appeared in Lingshan County.
Seeing that a surprise attack was impossible, the 721st Regiment also sent out troops to build positions outside the city.
In Changhuan City, Fang Guoxuan looked at the sand table of Changhuan City with a frown on his face. Lingshan, Yanping and Jingshui counties are all adjacent to Linjiang City in Sanjiang Province.
Enemy troops were discovered in Lingshan and Jingshui one after another, so it was impossible that there were no enemy troops in Yanping County.
The most important thing now is to figure out the enemy's purpose, and know the enemy's layout and movements. What is the most important thing in war is naturally intelligence information.
Even in the dispute between Blue Star and Guo Hong, during the Long March, the Guo army had a large number of troops, but their intelligence and movements were all under control.
During the campaign, the Guo army was dispersed, and then the superior forces were concentrated to attack the enemy's weak points. To put it bluntly, if we did not know the enemy's troop deployment, could we have fought the Four Crossings of the Chishui River?
To put it more seriously, if the Guo army knew the Red Army's troop deployment and detected its movements, would they be able to escape the encirclement? Most likely, they cannot.
So, this is the importance of intelligence information.