readsfreenovel Chapter 178: Marching into Nankang
Chapter 178: Marching into Nankang
Fang Jian chuckled and shook his head: "No, he's just a stray dog. If he behaves better, I don't mind letting him go."
Even in the Blue Star Republic, some of the warlords who stepped down still lived a very comfortable life.
Similarly, after our party won the civil war, many bald government officials were captured and released after being detained for some time.
If Fang Jian really wanted to defeat a warlord, he would kill him one by one, and the remaining warlords would have already risen up to attack him.
Faced with this situation, everyone will worry about their own fate. Killing is never a solution to the problem, but rather a catalyst for creating problems.
If you are not strong enough, the more you kill, the less people will be afraid of you. Instead, it will provoke resistance from them.
Of course, it would be a different matter if we had enough troops to suppress all unrest.
The most frightening thing is that one does not have the ability to overturn the table, but wants to do things that would cause it. That is the most brainless thing.
The next day, just after breakfast, Tao Yunong came with a telegram to report: "Commander, Li Weiling sent the battle report of Baisha County and Changde."
"Read it." Fang Jian nodded slightly.
Tao Yunong did not hesitate and said immediately: "In the Battle of Baisha County, we killed the enemy, captured people, and seized 654 old sleeve guns and box guns. In this battle, 597 of our soldiers died."
Except for siege battles, where more soldiers were killed, most battles in the field were with the majority attacking the minority, and coupled with advanced weapons, the loss of soldiers was not high.
"In the Battle of Changde, 4672 enemies were killed, 5174 captured, 9142 old sleeves and 62 box guns were seized. 341 of our soldiers died in this battle."
Although only more than 1 people were lost in the two battles, with a casualty ratio of 19 to , Francis still regretted the sacrifice of the soldiers.
After feeling sad for a while, Fang Jian adjusted his mood and ordered: "Send a telegram to Li Weiling and ask the Ninth Division to go north to defend Guangshan City."
"The Seventh and Eighth Divisions will launch an attack on Liu Hui and Yang Wei's troops."
"Commander, if we only leave two divisions to attack Liu Hui and Yang Wei's armies, will it increase the casualties of the Seventh and Eighth Divisions?" Tao Yunong asked carefully.
When two armies fight, with the same quality of soldiers and the same tactics, in the same battle, the casualties caused to the troops in three different situations: using the few to defeat the many, having equal numbers, and using the many to defeat the few are all different.
When the majority is against the minority, the casualties will definitely be the least. When the minority is against the majority, the casualties will definitely increase if the quality of the soldiers is the same.
Fang Jian shook his head slightly: "We have been sending troops to Nanchuan for half a month. We must take Nanchuan as quickly as possible."
Seeing that Fang Jian had made a decision, Tao Yunong did not try to persuade him any further and immediately went to send a telegram to Li Weiling.
In Baisha County, after receiving Fang Jian's telegram, Li Weiling called Du Feiyun and Li Yueshan.
"This is the commander's latest order." After saying that, Li Weiling handed the telegram to the two men.
After reading the telegram, Li Yueshan had no objection to leading his troops northward into Guangshan. The 9th Division still had a regiment stationed in Guangshan City.
"If our Ninth Division goes north to deal with Liu Hui and Yang Wei's armies, will we be short of manpower?"
Du Feiyun smiled and said, "Liu Hui and Yang Wei can only tremble in fear under the tyranny of Liu Fuxun. Now that Liu Fuxun has been eliminated, what kind of trouble can they cause?"
"Commander Li, don't worry. Our two divisions are still very confident in dealing with Liu Hui and Yang Wei." Li Weiling also said.
"The commander is so eager to transfer the Ninth Division to the north, it must be to prepare to resist Feng Zhangshan. The pressure on the Ninth Division will not be small."
After discussing it, the three of them prepared to act according to Fang Jian's instructions. That afternoon, Li Yueshan led the Ninth Division to march towards Guangshan.
The 7th and 8th Divisions planned to rest in Baisha County and wait for the Changde troops to arrive and join them.
Two days later, after several regiments of Changde returned to the team, Li Weiling and Du Feiyun led their troops to march towards Nankang, preparing to attack Liu Hui first.
Because the Seventh Division has sent a battalion to Nandu and several companies to other places, it currently only has three main combat regiments and naturally will not split its forces with the Eighth Division.
The two men both understood that unity makes strength, while division makes weakness. If they joined forces, the speed of destroying the two would be slower, but it would reduce the losses of the troops.
Nankang is in the southwest of Nanchuan, while Yang Sen is in Ganxi City, northwest of Liu Hui. Because their territories are connected, they can resist Liu Fuxun together.
It took another three days before Li Weiling and Du Feiyun led their troops into Nankang.
In Nankang City, the atmosphere was tense.
Liu Hui and Yang Wei both knew that Liu Fuxun had been attacked. At the same time, this incident made them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.
For them, the empty Nandu was the best time to send troops to seize Nandu. However, because they could not figure out the enemy's strength, the two did not dare to act rashly and imposed martial law throughout the territory.
Liu Hui was looking at a map in the headquarters when an officer came in to report: "Commander, we have discovered a large-scale enemy force entering Xikang's Xialu County from Shunhe County in Hanjiang City."
After hearing this long-expected news, Liu Hui still felt a little flustered.
Even if you are mentally prepared, when the enemy actually arrives, your illusion that the enemy will not come will still be shattered.
"Send a telegram to Yang Wei and tell him that it's a matter of life and death. Once Nankang is destroyed, Ganxi will be difficult to survive. For the sake of survival, I hope Commander Yang can reinforce our army to defend Nankang." Liu Hui quickly regained his composure.
In Ganxi City, Yang Wei fell into deep thought after receiving Liu Hui's telegram.
After Liu Hui is eliminated, the next target of the enemy will undoubtedly be me. But do I really need to send troops to help Liu Hui and defend Nankang City?
Seeing that Yang Wei had been lost in thought after receiving the telegram, the chief of staff could not help but ask, "Commander, what are your plans?"
The chief of staff said this several times before waking Yang Wei from his deep thought.
"I guess the troops attacking Nanchuan Province belong to Feng Zhangshan in the north." Yang Wei said in response to the chief of staff's inquiry.
"Given the speed at which the enemy is advancing, they must be elite troops. Even if we can hold Nankang this time, the enemy can mobilize more troops and continue to attack us."
"In the end, even if we can hold on to our territory, our army will suffer heavy losses. Moreover, it is more likely that we will not be able to hold on to Nankang."
After hearing what Yang Wei said, the chief of staff knew that he had other thoughts and couldn't help asking.
"Commander, what do you mean?"
Yang Wei smiled and said, "Since we know we can't defend it, why bother defending it? Why not lure Yun Zhizhou into Nanchuan and let the two tigers fight each other, and then we can sit back and reap the benefits."
"Great, really great. The commander is really the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang." The chief of staff flattered.
Yang Wei also laughed: "I'll leave this matter to you. Take a team of guards to Yunshan Province immediately, ask to see Yun Zhizhou, and tell him my intention to serve him."
He had a good idea. As long as he could get Yun Zhizhou involved, he would not lose anything.
Once the battle between Yun Zhizhou and Feng Zhangshan reaches a stalemate, he can at least maintain the status quo and remain the local emperor of Ganxi.
If Yun Zhizhou wins, Yang Wei can also protect himself. Even if Yun Zhizhou is defeated, he can escape to Yunshan Province with him.