readsfreenovel Chapter 216: Conquering Imjin City
Chapter 216: Conquering Imjin City
The 3rd, 10th and 11th Divisions quickly surrounded the Northern Army headquarters and launched a decisive battle around the headquarters with the troops organized by the 11th Army.
Under the command of the Nanshan Army officers, the Nanshan Army showed unparalleled bravery. Although the Northern Army also had a strong will to fight, it still suffered a setback under the attack of the Southern Army.
The Northern Army still caused considerable damage to the Nanshan Army despite its outburst.
A regimental commander ordered: "Mortars, fire!"
Amidst waves of mortar explosions, the Nanshan Army broke through the 12th Army's defense line, and under the attack of grenades and submachine guns, the Northern Army's line collapsed.
"Brothers, follow me." Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Wan Congsheng led the guards around him to launch a desperate charge, but was eventually killed by a machine gun.
After clearing out most of the resistance in the city, the 301st, 1001st and 111th Regiments immediately came to the south city to provide support.
After the Nancheng was breached, the Northern Army outside the Nancheng faced two-sided attacks and was quickly defeated by the Nanshan Army. By around 10 a.m., the entire Imjin City resistance was basically wiped out.
At this time, there was an uproar in the capital.
Yuan Yueting, Cao Zhongqi, Wu Peisheng and others were filled with disbelief when they learned that Imjin City was attacked by the Nanshan Army.
Yang Fu, who was standing beside Yuan Yueting, also had an expression of disbelief on his face: "How dare they? How dare the Nanshan Army attack Sanjiang Province?"
"Humph."
Yuan Yueting was also very angry about this: "Come here, quickly contact the 12th Army of Sanjiang Province and ask how many troops are left in Sanjiang."
"Mr. President, the Nanshan Army suddenly attacked Sanjiang. I think they received the news of our alliance with the South and responded to it." After the attendant went down to pass on the order, Wu Peisheng stood up and said.
When he said this, Wu Peisheng showed a mocking expression: "I think he must have felt the pressure and made a desperate effort."
"Even if we fight to the death, once we lose Sanjiang Province, the Nanshan Army will be able to deal with us in Sanjiang Province, which will be very disadvantageous to us." Yang Fu said.
Glancing at Yang Fu, Wu Peisheng said disdainfully: "If the Nanshan Army were to deal with us in Sanjiang Province, they would be courting death."
"Oh, Peisheng, can you tell me how the other party sought death?" Yuan Yueting became interested in this.
Wu Peisheng introduced: "This time we dispatched troops in cooperation with the Southern New Army. If the Nanshan Army is pinned down in Sanjiang Province by us, the Southern New Army can cut off their retreat and encircle and annihilate this army."
"What if the new southern army did not encircle and annihilate this unit, but chose to march into the heart of Nanshan?" Yang Fu asked.
Wu Peisheng said with a smile: "The new southern army has advanced into the hinterland of Nanshan. Will this Nanshan army still tangle with us in Sanjiang?"
"It's a good opportunity to send this troop back to fight the Southern New Army to the death and deplete their strength."
Yuan Yueting's eyes lit up and he felt a little better: "Yes, that's the truth."
"What if the new southern army just sits on the sidelines and waits for us to engage in a bloody battle with them?" Yang Fu continued to ask with a look of unwillingness.
Wu Peisheng shook his head slightly, thinking that Yang Fu was really stupid: "Did Lord Yang forget the method used by the Nanshan Army to defeat our army and Feng Zhangshan's army last time?"
"Methods? What methods?"
"Of course, it is a strategy to seize the opportunity to defeat them one by one. Of course, this is also the result of Commander Feng and Feng Zhangshan both wanting to sit on the sidelines and watch."
Hearing this, Yuan Yueting showed a bit of embarrassment on his face. After all, he was the one who agreed to the idea of standing by and watching.
Wu Peisheng continued, "If the Southern New Army really wants to sit on the sidelines, the worst that can happen is that our army will give up Sanjiang Province."
"Give up Sanjiang Province?" Yuan Yueting frowned.
Yang Fu was also puzzled and asked: "If we give up Sanjiang Province, what should we do if the Nanshan Army continues to move north?"
Wu Peisheng sneered: "At worst, we can retreat a little bit. The Nanshan Army will definitely not launch a large-scale northern expedition at this time."
"Not to mention the threat of the new southern army, Sanjiang Province has always been coveted by Lin Zongde, the leader of the new southern army. After taking Sanjiang Province, if the Nanshan Army continues to move north, Lin Zongde will surely be unable to sit still."
"As long as the new Southern Army joins the game, we can just watch from the sidelines. The Nanshan Army will definitely fight to the death with the new Southern Army if they want to defend Sanjiang and Nanshan Province."
“Unless the new southern army completely ignores Nanshan and Sanjiang Provinces and allows the Nanshan Army to march north, the Nanshan Army and the Northern Army will fight to the death.”
"But as long as the Nanshan Army is not stupid, they will not ignore the threat of the Southern New Army and march north without scruples. Then, a conflict will inevitably arise between the Nanshan Army and the Southern New Army."
After listening to Wu Peisheng's analysis, Yuan Yueting nodded repeatedly: "Peisheng is a great talent, but it is a bit of a waste of his talent to be the Deputy Minister of National Defense."
"Now that Feng Huamin has resigned, the position of commander of the Capital Military Region is vacant. Is Pei Sheng willing to take on this position?"
Wu Peisheng was immediately overjoyed and said excitedly: "Thank you, President, for your cultivation."
His Ministry of National Defense does not have much power, and all military power is in the hands of the military. However, it is different for the commander of the capital military region. The capital's garrison, police and other armed forces are all under the jurisdiction of the military region commander.
Although a large number of troops in the capital were withdrawn due to the war, they were still able to control some military power.
Yang Fu, who was standing aside, looked at Wu Peisheng with a look of jealousy.
Soon, the attendant entered the room with an officer: "Mr. President, I brought an officer from the Military Communications Office here."
"Hmm." Yuan Yueting frowned, having a bad feeling.
The officer at the communications office was a thin man in his thirties. When he saw Yuan Yueting who spoke, he guessed that he was the president, so he immediately saluted and reported:
"Reporting to the President, Sanjiang Province has lost contact and its radio station cannot be contacted."
"What?" Yuan Yueting and others were shocked when they heard the news.
Wu Peisheng asked: "Tell me in detail, what are the reasons for this situation?"
"Yes."
The communications officer did not hesitate and immediately made an introduction, analyzing several possible reasons for the loss of contact, and finally concluded: "Based on the frequency of the Sanjiang Province radio station, it is very likely that the radio station is turned off."
"You go down first." Wu Peisheng waved his hand and let the officer go down.
Although Wu Peisheng's behavior was beyond the rules and Yuan Yueting was unhappy, he did not express it immediately, while Yang Fu on the side was secretly happy.
After the officer left, Wu Peisheng said with an unpleasant expression, "Mr. President, if that's the case, Sanjiang Province has been lost, and the 12th and 15th Armies are probably wiped out."
"How is that possible? Sanjiang Province had an army of 200,000 before. Even if they were defeated, they should still have more than 100,000 soldiers."
Because Feng Huamin did not report the losses of the Changhuan Campaign, Wan Congsheng thought that the capital knew the details and did not report it separately, so the capital was always unaware of the situation of the remaining troops in Sanjiang Province.
Wu Peisheng sighed, "Mr. President, the exact losses from the last southern expedition have not been reported yet. I'm afraid only the 12th and 15th Armies are left in Sanjiang Province."
"If Sanjiang Province still has hundreds of thousands of troops, they will not be able to hold out for even a day even if they are attacked by the Nanshan Army."
Wu Peisheng felt that there were only 60,000 troops left in Sanjiang Province and only 30,000 troops stationed in Linjin. When the main force of the Nanshan Army attacked, the 12th Army was quickly defeated due to insufficient manpower. This was the reason why they could not contact Linjin City.