Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Chapter 158: Capture of the 92nd Division's Main Position

Faced with this embarrassing question, the chief of staff did not say much. The top priority now was how to deal with the rushing enemy forces.

The chief of staff asked carefully: "Division Commander, should we retreat now or fight to the death? If we retreat, should we retreat to the city or to the 922nd Regiment?"

To this question, everyone else around pricked up their ears.

It was obvious that they could not defeat the enemy, and they did not want to engage in a bloody battle, so of course they all hoped to retreat.

Of course, the Chief of Staff also favors retreat, otherwise why would he ask where to retreat?

"Retreat to the 922nd Regiment." Faced with this question, the division commander only thought for a moment and made a decision.

Although the troops suffered heavy losses, if they retreated back to the city at this time, they would definitely lose their positions on the spot. It would be different if they retreated to the 922nd Regiment, at least they were still holding their positions.

Since he had made up his mind, the commander of the 92nd Division did not hesitate. He ordered: "Move the division headquarters immediately. Chief of Staff, give orders to the troops on the position to withdraw together."

Following the order from the division commander, the remaining 92-odd people in the nd Division headquarters and hundreds of soldiers who had withdrawn from the positions retreated to the right wing together.

The commander of the 92nd Division chose to retreat, but the commander of the 921st Regiment remained on the battlefield.

"Commander, we can't hold them back anymore. Let's retreat quickly. The division commander has already retreated." An officer beside him advised.

The regiment commander sneered and said, "Let the brothers retreat. My life was saved by the division commander, and I will return it to him today."

"Captain, if you don't leave, we won't leave either." Several soldiers beside him expressed their opinions.

Although these people died heroically, they were all killed in the attack by the 102nd Regiment.

As the main force broke into the central position, Fang Weian glanced around and found that except for a few scattered places, most of the battlefield was occupied by his side.

"Quickly eliminate the remaining enemies, clean up the battlefield, and then quickly withdraw from the position."

Although he captured the central position, Fang Weiguo did not intend to stay there.

Not to mention that the position is too close to the South Gate and has no strategic depth, the Ninth Army has 20,000 people. Even if the few soldiers killed today are subtracted, there are still at least 18,000 of them.

In Qingyang City, Yuan Yuhao did not think for too long and called the chief of staff, the commander of the 91st Division and others.

After looking around at everyone, Yuan Yuhao said, "Everyone, I have decided to continue with the previous plan and lure the enemy to the plain to annihilate them."

After thinking it over again and again, Yuan Yuhao decided that he should take the credit first.

Even if he gave up Qingyang to support Linjin and defeated Lin Zongde, the main credit would still belong to Wu Lihuang. But if he defeated part of the enemy here, the credit would be truly his own.

"Commander, the main position of the 92nd Division is under attack by the enemy. We request support." While Yuan Yuhao was daydreaming, an officer walked into the conference room and whispered to him.

Yuan Yuhao's beautiful fantasy was shattered by this news. He exclaimed: "What? How many troops does the enemy have?"

The sudden news made Yuan Yuhao a little panicked. There was an entire division stationed in the southern part of the city, but the other side started asking for help so soon. They were too useless.

"Commander, what happened?" The chief of staff asked with concern when he saw that Yuan Yuhao looked unhappy.

Yuan Yuhao suppressed his anger and said, "It's okay. The enemy's attack is quite fierce. Commander Qi asked the military to send some people to support us."

Yuan Yuhao said it so calmly just to stabilize the morale of the troops and prevent these people from having other ideas.

"Report, telegram." Before Yuan Yuhao could breathe a sigh of relief, an officer from the communications office came to the door of the conference room and knocked.

Yuan Yuhao waved his hand impatiently: "Read it."

The officer secretly glanced at the communications director in the conference room, then took the telegram and read it: "92nd Division, Commander, my unit has been attacked fiercely by the enemy. Now the left and center positions have been lost. I will lead the remaining troops to retreat to the right wing."

"Don't worry, Commander. We will fight the enemy to the death and hold the last position..."

The telegram was followed by some words expressing loyalty and asking if there were any further arrangements.

Upon hearing the contents of the telegram, the officers in the meeting room were all in an uproar. It had only been a short time since the shelling in the morning, and the 92nd Division had already lost its left wing and center positions. Was it because the enemy was too strong, or was it because the 92nd Division was too useless?

Yuan Yuhao was so angry at the content of the telegram that he almost vomited blood. He felt that the 92nd Division was too useless. At the same time, he was also rapidly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

This telegram was sent to the military headquarters by the commander of the 92nd Division using the 922nd Regiment's radio station after he arrived at the 922nd Regiment. The message was delivered to the military headquarters at the same time as the person who was sent to the military headquarters for help.

After Fang Weiguo's troops retreated from the central position, they transported the captured weapons and prisoners together with the previous batch back to the main force on the south bank.

Among the prisoners were many seriously injured in the shelling, and they were also sent over by Fang Weiguo.

Fang Weiguo arranged his troops to set up a defense line on the previous left-wing battlefield, and he himself brought his guards to the 101st Regiment’s base.

"Weiguo, you acted quickly enough to capture two enemy positions in a short time." Seeing Fang Weiguo, Fang Weijia felt a little sour.

Because the 101st Regiment started off a little slow, the 102nd Regiment got two credits for nothing.

Fang Weiguo waved his hand: "No, the enemy was crippled by the artillery fire, so I just took advantage of it."

After the greetings, the two men regained their serious expressions and began to discuss business.

Fang Weiguo said solemnly: "Even if the enemy is a remnant of the army, our army has lost more than 400 people."

Upon hearing about this loss, Fang Weian's face turned heavy.

"My 101st Regiment has begun to build positions, and you, the 102nd Regiment, have to help us defend the flanks." After a moment of sadness, Fang Weian said.

Fang Weiguo nodded slightly, and then continued: "The effect of high-powered artillery is really too great. Many people died in the bombardment on the battlefield. You must also be prepared for artillery defense."

Speaking of artillery, after seeing the power of large-caliber artillery, Fang Weiguo has decided that in future defensive battles, he must be well prepared for anti-artillery attacks.

"Don't worry, I have arranged for the soldiers to dig anti-artillery holes in the trenches and will do our best to minimize the damage caused by artillery." Fang Weijia said with a smile.

The two men discussed some details of attack and defense, and Fang Weiguo took his guards back to the 101st Regiment’s base.

Fang Guoxuan, who was on the south bank, had just learned through a telescope that the 102nd Regiment had achieved initial success and had received the 102nd victory telegram, and he was very happy.

Fang Guoxuan looked at the sand table and said, "Now it depends on how the enemy responds."

"Division Commander, with your arrangement, even if the Ninth Army on the opposite side is not completely wiped out, most of it will be destroyed." Fang Tianming said with a smile.

Although Fang Guoxuan was happy, he still kept a clear head: "It depends on how the other side responds. If the enemy defends Qingyang County to the death or withdraws directly, we can't do anything to him."

"Withdrawal?"

Fang Tianming was puzzled and asked: "Does the other side dare to withdraw its troops directly?"

"It's not a withdrawal, but abandoning Qingyang to the west and turning south to support Linjin City." Knowing that Fang Tianming had misunderstood, Fang Guoxuan explained with a smile.

Just as Fang Tianming nodded, Fang Guoxuan suddenly thought of something and told the staff officer beside him: "Send a message to the artillery regiment to be ready at any time."

"If the enemy artillery launches an artillery attack on the 101st and 102nd Regiments, immediately destroy the enemy artillery positions."