readsfreenovel Chapter 160: The 9th Army's Attack Failed
Chapter 160: The 9th Army's Attack Failed
In Yuan Yuhao's opinion, although the Northern Army's artillery was self-produced, the number and power of its artillery were much stronger than those of the warlords.
Even if the Confederate Army could buy some artillery from abroad, those foreigners would not sell high-powered weapons.
He would not believe that the power and performance of his artillery were inferior to those of the Nanshan Army on the other side.
Yuan Yuhao believed that the artillery commander must be unprofessional and the artillery quality was not as good as that of the enemy on the other side. He was very annoyed about this.
Although he was annoyed, Yuan Yuhao still ordered: "Let the artillery retreat quickly, and tell the front-line troops to attack immediately."
After receiving the order, a messenger went down to convey Yuan Yuhao's order.
On the south bank, after Fang Guoxuan learned that the enemy had bombarded the troops on the north bank, he said to Fang Tianming: "Tianming, take the 104th Regiment across the river immediately. After receiving the news from the 101st and 102nd Regiments, go to support them immediately."
"Yes, Commander." Fang Tianming did not hesitate at all and immediately went to execute.
Fang Guoxuan was not afraid that this was a trap set by the Northern Army to lure him into attack. After the 104th Regiment crossed the river, it did not receive any news that the 101st and 102nd Regiments were attacked, and would not immediately go to support them.
Once the enemy attacks the 101st and 102nd Regiments, it will take a lot of time for the enemy to adjust their troops after completing their deployment, which is enough time for the First Division to deal with it.
"Why did the shelling stop so quickly?" a staff officer beside the commander of the 91st Division asked in a low voice at the temporary headquarters of the division.
The division commander narrowed his eyes and looked a little serious. According to the analysis of the current situation, it is very likely that his own artillery position was attacked by enemy artillery.
Soon, an officer from the communications office came to report: "Division Commander, the corps commander ordered us to attack immediately."
"Send an order, 911, 912, and 913 regiments, launch an attack on the enemy on the left wing battlefield from three directions." After receiving the telegram, the commander of the 91st Division immediately gave the order.
Following the division commander's order, the 911, 912, and 913 regiments immediately took action.
After receiving the order, more than 101 people gathered outside the east city of Qingyang and immediately launched an attack on the st Regiment.
In the direction of Qingyang River, the 104th Regiment had just crossed the river when the temporary position of the 103rd Regiment was attacked by the th Army Guard Regiment.
Fang Tianming came to the 103rd Headquarters and asked with a smile: "Wei Jia, how is it, do you need help from my 104th Regiment?"
"No need, the other side doesn't have that many people." Fang Weijia put away the telescope and shook his head slightly.
The commander of the 9th Army Guards Regiment saw the charging soldiers falling one by one, and his eyes were bloodshot with anger.
The deputy commander came to the commander and said solemnly, "Commander, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Let the brothers retreat. If they continue to charge like this, the guard regiment will be wiped out."
The 103rd Regiment had general-purpose machine guns deployed very densely on the position, and because there was an open area ahead, the general-purpose machine guns could fire without hesitation.
In just a few minutes, the 9th Army Guard Regiment lost no less than 500 people.
The range of a general-purpose machine gun is between eight hundred and one thousand meters. Even though the 103th Army Guards Regiment lost more than five hundred people, its vanguard was still more than five hundred meters away from the position of the rd Regiment.
Because they came to raid the Confederate pontoon bridge, they did not carry heavy machine guns, and the Guards Regiment was at a great disadvantage in terms of heavy firepower.
"Let the brothers retreat." Faced with this open terrain, the regiment commander was also very helpless and could only grit his teeth.
"Send a telegram to the army commander, requesting artillery support."
The 103rd Regiment's position seemed to have strong defenses, but in fact it only had simple fortifications and poor anti-artillery measures. Once it was hit by artillery fire, it would easily be severely damaged.
Unfortunately, when Yuan Yuhao received the telegram from the Guards, he could only sigh helplessly: "Send a message to the Guards. If it is impossible, withdraw immediately."
"Commander, the artillery regiment was severely damaged and the guard regiment's attack failed. If the main force of the enemy crosses the river, it will be very dangerous for our army." The chief of staff said after the communications officer went down.
After hearing what the chief of staff said, Yuan Yuhao also had concerns in this regard, but now the troops have been deployed to designated locations.
Unless the entire army retreats, it is easy to create loopholes if the troops are mobilized now, allowing the enemy to seize the flaws and severely damage our side.
Thinking of this, Yuan Yuhao only hoped in his heart that he could quickly eliminate the army crossing the river south, or that the 92nd Division could be more powerful and buy enough time for the besieging troops.
At this time, outside the south city of Qingyang County, three regiments of the 91st Division had launched an attack on the 102nd Regiment.
Facing the charging soldiers of the 91st Division, Fang Weiguo commanded the 102nd Regiment to block the 91st Division meters away by relying on the left-wing position.
Because they were equipped with a large number of general-purpose machine guns and the enemy's formation was relatively dense, in just twenty minutes, the 102nd Regiment had repelled several attacks from the 91st Division from three directions.
The commander of the 91st Division looked at the battle on the front line and said angrily: "How did the regiments attack? The formation is so dense, aren't they just sitting ducks?"
"Division Commander, we can't blame the regimental commanders. If the troops were dispersed and the density of attack was reduced, it would be difficult for us to capture the enemy's position in a short time given the number of defenders on the opposite side." The chief of staff sighed.
The commander of the 91st Division felt deeply helpless about this. There were quite a few enemy troops crossing the river who were besieged. With the 91st Division and the people outside the East City, the attacking force was only over .
It would have been fine if we could have inflicted heavy damage on the enemy with artillery fire, but unfortunately the enemy still maintained its strong combat power after only two minutes of artillery fire, which was very frustrating.
After thinking for a moment, the commander of the 91st Division gave an order: "Order all units on the front line to reduce the intensity of the attack and disperse the formation to reduce troop losses."
"Division Commander, if we do this, how are we going to explain to the army commander?" the chief of staff asked worriedly.
Yuan Yuhao gave a strict order, ordering the 91st Division to break through the left wing position as quickly as possible.
The commander of the 91st Division sneered and said, "The enemy's firepower is strong. We can't let our soldiers go forward and die in vain. Don't worry, I will report to the commander."
At this time, the commander of the 91st Division was completely pessimistic about this battle.
First, the Ninth Army lost the initiative and was seized by the Confederate Army to secretly cross the river, thus losing its left wing position.
Secondly, during the annihilation battle, our artillery failed to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
The most important point is that the enemy's automatic firepower is very powerful and numerous. A regiment of the Northern Army is only equipped with 12 heavy machine guns and 72 light machine guns, which is far less than the number of automatic firepower of the Nanshan Army.
After receiving the order from the commander of the 91st Division, the 911th, 912th and 913th Regiments all slowed down the pace of their attack.
"Commander, why did the other side slow down their attack? Is there some conspiracy?" The Chief of Staff of the 102nd Regiment came to Fang Weiguo and asked.
Although he didn't understand what the other side wanted to do, Fang Weiguo had nothing to fear. He observed the enemy through a telescope and said, "Don't worry, as long as the enemy's attacking troops are still on the position, it's fine."
The Ninth Army only has that many people, and as long as the number of people on the position remains unchanged, no matter what the enemy wants to do, it will not hinder their plans.
"Messenger, ask the communications office to send a message to the division commander. There seems to be an entire enemy division attacking our unit." Fang Weiguo gave the order after observing for a while and seeing that the number of people on the opposite position had not decreased.
The messenger did not dare to delay and immediately went to convey Fang Weiguo's order.