readsfreenovel Chapter 152: Dispatching Troops to Three Jiang Provinces
Chapter 152: Dispatching Troops to Three Jiang Provinces
The 4th and 5th Divisions will be transferred to garrison Nanling. Together with the 20,000-strong garrison division in Nanling, there will be more than 60,000 troops in Nanling.
Fang Jian ordered the transfer of the two regiments from Nanling to the second and third divisions and their march back to Changhuan. The second division was ordered to take over the defense area of the first division, and the third division was ordered to garrison Changhuan City.
At the same time, he ordered Fang Guoxuan to send troops to Sanjiang Province.
In Changhuan City, after receiving the telegram, Li Zhongwu called Zhang Wei and said, "My troops will immediately set off for Yanping County. The defense of Changhuan will be handed over to you."
"Don't worry. Now that we have formed an alliance with the new army in the south, Changhuan will be safe as long as the northern government does not break through your defense line." Zhang Wei said with a smile.
To be honest, Zhang Wei was quite envious of Fang Guoxuan because he never missed any battle.
Of course, he would not blame Fang Jian, after all, Changhuan City still needed to be defended.
On April 14, the Second Division completed the exchange of guard with the First Division. On April 15, the First Division set out for Sanjiang Province.
Because the northern government's troops stationed in Sanjiang Province withdrew to Imjin City, and the 9th Army's garrison, which came to support, was nearly a hundred miles away from Imjin City.
In Imjin City, there are the 93rd, 71st, 72nd and 73rd Divisions, as well as the headquarters of the rd Army and the th Army.
After several battles, although the 71st, 72nd and 73rd divisions were not fully staffed, all the troops in the city combined still numbered more than .
If the Ninth Army could come to the rescue in time, Lin Zongde would have to give up the siege.
It took Fang Guoxuan's troops four days to rush from Yanping County to the city of Imjin. After setting up a temporary base for the troops, Lin Zongde sent someone to invite Fang Guoxuan to a meeting.
Fang Tianming looked at Fang Guoxuan and asked worriedly, "Commander, is it unsafe to go to Lin Zongde's camp like this?"
"Tianming, I will take the guard platoon to see Lin Zongde, and the troops will be temporarily under your command. If I cannot come back today and the guard platoon has not sent any message, immediately inform the commander." Fang Guoxuan shook his head slightly.
There is no saying that a commander is brave or courageous for going to the enemy camp. Even if they are allies, there is no guarantee that the other side will not harm you.
If there is a commander who trusts you and goes to your camp without any scruples, that is not courage but stupidity.
Fang Tianming wanted to stop Fang Guoxuan from meeting Lin Zongde, but Fang Guoxuan insisted, so he had to agree. After Fang Guoxuan left, the entire First Division was ready for battle.
Arriving at Lin Zongde's headquarters, Lin Zongde shook hands with Fang Guoxuan warmly: "You must be Commander Fang Guoxuan, nice to meet you, nice to meet you, my humble name is Lin Zongde."
"Hello, Commander Lin." Fang Guoxuan also said with a smile.
Arriving at the conference room, Lin Zongde asked, "Commander Fang, what do you think of this battle?"
"Commander Lin, my troops have been ordered to come here as a detachment. Commander Lin can decide how to arrange them." Fang Guoxuan shook his head slightly.
Lin Zongde asked tentatively: "How about our army attacking the South Gate and the East Gate, while Commander Fang's troops attack the West Gate and the North Gate?"
"Commander, you are joking. My unit is just a detachment and can assist in attacking the west gate. As for the north gate, it will be handed over to Commander Lin."
Lin Zongde was very dissatisfied with the Nanshan Army's assistance, but he had to agree because it was Jiang Changkun's order. He had already made a plan for the Nanshan Army, either to be cannon fodder or to send them far away.
He didn't have any trust in the Nanshan Army, and he was always on guard against Jiang Changkun.
Lin Zongde was very dissatisfied with Fang Guoxuan's answer, and laughed: "The Nanshan army is very powerful, and the nearly 50,000 northern troops attacked Changhuan but were defeated."
"Master Fang, please don't underestimate yourself. Why don't you stay in our army for a few days and show me the style of the Nanshan Army?"
Fang Guoxuan did not comment on Lin Zongde's request, but smiled and said, "Commander Lin, you are too polite. This time, our army has only dispatched one division. If I don't return to the camp today, it may cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
"Our First Division has arrived at Imjin City. The Second and Third Divisions are still on standby. If the First Division is in danger, they will quickly provide support."
Lin Zongde shook his head slightly. They were just three divisions, with at most 30,000 people. Did they still want to scare him?
"Haha, Commander Fang, if you feel that one division is alone, you can indeed ask the other two divisions to join the battlefield."
Fang Guoxuan glanced at Lin Zongde calmly, then smiled and said, "Commander Lin, why worry? The 20,000 officers and soldiers of my First Division should be enough to deal with the current situation."
"What? How much did you say? Twenty thousand? There are twenty thousand people in your division?" Lin Zongde was surprised for a moment that a division had twenty thousand people, and stood up and asked.
The Northern government had three regiments in one division, and a total of 8,000 people including the division headquarters. The Southern New Army had four regiments in one division, and about 10,000 people including the division headquarters.
Lin Zongde dispatched an army to attack Sanjiang Province. The army consisted of three divisions, plus the army's own troops, totaling nearly 40,000 people.
Two divisions of the Nanshan Army are equivalent to one of his own armies. If three divisions were to gather together, they would still have more than 20,000 people than one of his own armies.
Thinking of this, Lin Zongde sat up straighter and paid more attention to Fang Guoxuan.
Fang Guoxuan didn't seem to notice that Lin Zongde's performance was average. He just nodded and confirmed: "Yes, our army's full division has more than 20,000 people."
Lin Zongde thought quickly, and after a moment he asked, "Brother Fang, why don't you go north and help me resist the Ninth Army temporarily."
"Don't worry, just make sure the Ninth Army doesn't get close to Imjin City."
Although the main force of the Ninth Army had not come to support and seemed to be just there for show, Lin Zongde did not dare to be careless and remained on guard against this force.
If the Ninth Army suddenly attacks at the critical moment of the attack, it will be very bad.
Previously, in order to guard against the Ninth Army, Lin Zongde specially dispatched a division to garrison north of Imjin, which led to the delay in the siege.
Fang Guoxuan felt that there was nothing wrong with this arrangement. The Ninth Army had only 93 people in total, but its rd Division was in the city of Imjin. In this way, the Ninth Army in the north had only more than people.
The 1st Division has a similar number of troops to the 9th Army, but most of the troops in the 1st Division are new recruits transferred from other units.
However, the First Division is well-equipped and has strong firepower, so it still has an advantage over the Ninth Army.
Fang Guoxuan didn't think too long before he smiled and said, "Okay, tomorrow we will go north to resist the Ninth Army in the North."
"Okay, Brother Fang, when I take over Linjin City, you will be credited as the first to achieve the credit." Lin Zongde said excitedly.
After knowing that Fang Guoxuan's division had 20,000 men, Lin Zongde changed the way he addressed him, from division commander to brother, in a very familiar manner.
After Fang Guoxuan left, Lin Zongde sighed, feeling that he was not easy to deal with.
At the First Division's headquarters, Fang Tianming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Fang Guoxuan return safely: "Division Commander, you are finally back."
"Well, Tianming, don't worry. We are allies now. The other party can only put me under house arrest at most." Fang Guoxuan was very open-minded about this and was not worried about his own safety at all.
"Besides, we have two divisions stationed in Changhuan, which can directly threaten their rear. They won't tear their faces apart easily."