readsfreenovel Chapter 299 Preparing for Attack
Chapter 299 Preparing for Attack
On March 3, Liu Yuanqing and his party entered Shangyuan City.
After reporting through layers of reports, they were brought to the command center, where Liu Yuanqing was received by the Chief of Staff of the First Division.
The Chief of Staff of the First Division, Shao Yunsheng, looked at Liu Yuanqing and asked, "Who are you?"
Seeing that he was wearing a suit but a military cap, Shao Yunsheng was not sure who he was. After all, the dwarfs were the same as the new Chinese, and there was really no difference except for their height.
As for height, there are also shorter people in Singapore. We can't say that all short people are dwarf locusts.
"I am Liu Yuanqing, the translator of the Abe Brigade." Liu Yuanqing introduced with a smile.
Shao Yunsheng frowned and asked, "New countrymen?"
"Yes, I am from Qiyuan Province in the new country." Liu Yuanqing admitted generously.
Shao Yunsheng immediately showed a disgusted expression, and couldn't help blurting out: "Since you are a new countryman, why do you betray your ancestors, help the tyrants to commit atrocities, work for the little locust country, and harm your fellow countrymen in the new country?"
After saying this, Shao Yunsheng felt that he had spoken out of turn. Naturally, he had no reason to apologize, so he could only pick up the teacup and sip the tea.
Liu Yuanqing's expression immediately darkened, but he did not dare to show his dissatisfaction. He only asked, "Who is the commander?"
"I am the chief of staff of the First Division," Shao Yunsheng introduced.
Liu Yuanqing couldn't help but frowned: "Sir, can I meet your highest commander?"
"What? Do you think I can't make the decision?" Shao Yunsheng immediately became displeased.
What he didn't say in his heart was: You are a traitor, don't you know who you are? How come you want to see our highest commander? Don't you even look in the mirror to see if you are worthy?
Even if the brigade commander or division commander of the Dwarf Locust came, the commander of the first division would have enough status to receive him.
I am the chief of staff of a division, with the rank of major general. How can I treat you, a traitor, as an injustice?
Of course, these were just his thoughts and he didn't say them out loud.
Liu Yuanqing immediately apologized with a smile: "No, no, please don't misunderstand me, sir. I came here to discuss the release of the captured soldiers."
"What captured soldiers?"
"Yes, it was the little locust soldier captured by your army the day before yesterday."
"Release? What do you mean release? When did we say we would release these people?" Shao Yunsheng said unhappily.
"These captured soldiers will be sent to do hard labor, but of course you can also use money to redeem them."
"I wonder how much it costs to redeem one person?" Liu Yuanqing asked tentatively.
Shao Yunsheng introduced it with a smile: "It's not expensive, one large yellow croaker for each soldier."
"What?" Hearing this, Liu Yuanqing almost jumped up from his seat.
This is too expensive. A large yellow croaker can be exchanged for three hundred silver dollars. The money to redeem a soldier is enough to equip three dwarf locust soldiers with some left over.
Not to mention the top brass of the Little Locust, even he himself felt that this deal was not worth it. Wouldn't it be better to recruit a few more soldiers with this money?
The two chatted for a while, and naturally parted on bad terms.
On the other side, Fang Guoxuan led the 10th, 14th, 15th and 16th divisions, a total of four divisions, to station in Huamin and Ningling, and he set up his headquarters in Ningling County.
After arranging the defense, Fang Guoxuan ordered: "Send the commanders of each division and Commander Zhang Wei to Ningling for a meeting."
"Yes." A staff officer immediately went to convey the order.
In the afternoon, the division commanders, Zhang Wei and others took a car to Ningling City. After they arrived in Ningling, Fang Guoxuan arranged for them to enter the conference room and wait.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the staff officer came to report: "Report to the commander, all the ministers have arrived and are waiting in the conference room."
"Okay." Fang Guoxuan immediately rushed to the meeting room.
In the conference room, when Fang Guoxuan pushed the door open and walked in, everyone immediately stood up and shouted, "Commander Fang."
"Sit down." Fang Guoxuan waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down.
Then he introduced: "On the 12th, the Chairman ordered us to launch an attack on the dwarf locust in Dingcao County three days later."
"If the Dwarf Locust Kingdom still does not explain tomorrow, our army will launch an attack on Dingcao County early in the morning on the 16th."
Hearing this, Zhang Wei immediately asked: "Commander, let our First Army take over the task. We will ensure that we complete the task."
The First Army has three divisions and more than 60,000 people. It is more than enough to deal with an army of 10,000 dwarf locusts.
"This time, our mission is not only to capture Dingcao County, I also hope to be able to surround and attack the reinforcements, as well as destroy Qi Yuan's dwarf locust army." Fang Guoxuan said with a firm look.
Zhang Wei could only curl his lips. It was obvious that the initial attack mission was just a feint. They would not really make a move until Qi Chang's dwarf locust army was lured out.
Zhang Wei felt that it was a waste of talent to let the First Army carry out the feint attack mission.
Zhang Wei turned off the engine, and the other division commanders did not speak. Fang Guoxuan could not help but smile slightly.
"I plan to personally command this operation. I will mobilize the 3rd, 13th, 15th, and 16th Divisions, a total of four divisions to participate."
"As for the 10th and 14th divisions, the 10th division will guard Ningling, and the 14th division will guard Huamin."
"The remaining units must also hold their respective defense areas tightly and not give the dwarf locust army any opportunity to take advantage."
Zhang Wei couldn't help but worry: "Commander, are the troops dispatched too few? Should we send two more divisions to join the battle?"
"Commander Zhang, is it because you have fought too many battles where you have fewer troops than you have against a larger force that you don't know how to fight when facing a battle where you have more troops than you do?" Fang Guoxuan was suddenly speechless.
"Our army has four divisions with more than 80,000 people, while the Dwarf Locust Army is only one division."
"Besides, according to the investigation of the Intelligence Department, the last time this Tamura Division sent thousands of people to support Sanjiang Province, they were all wiped out by our army."
"Their troops have not been reinforced yet, and the remaining troops are only a little over 20,000. They don't have confidence in using 80,000 against 20,000. What will they do if they face the five divisions of reinforcements from the Little Locust?"
Hearing this, Zhang Wei couldn't help feeling a little ashamed and lowered his head.
Several other division commanders were also blushing. They also wanted to send out more troops. Of course, it was not because they were afraid of the dwarf locust army, but they hoped that by sending more people, everyone could get some credit.
"Dingcao County was attacked, and the reinforcements from the Little Locusts would definitely pass through Jin County, and then rush to Dingcao from Chengwu or Shan County."
"Once the enemy passes Jin County, they will have two routes to choose from, which will be unfavorable for our ambush. I plan to send the 3rd and 13th divisions to ambush near Jin County."
"The remaining 15th and 16th divisions will surround the four gates of Dingcao County and launch a feint attack on them."
"Of course, as long as you are not in a rush to attack the city, you can do whatever you want with the rest."
"Yes, Commander." The four division commanders immediately stood up and responded.
The meeting lasted until 6pm, Fang Guoxuan discussed with them some details about the dispatch of troops. At the same time, he made adjustments to the remaining units and rearranged the defense line.
After the meeting, Fang Guoxuan said, "The canteen has prepared food. Everyone, please eat before returning to the base."
"Thank you, Commander." Everyone responded immediately.
Now it is wartime, and they are the chief officers in the army. Fang Guoxuan does not dare to let them leave the army for too long, otherwise it will be bad if an emergency occurs.