readsfreenovel Chapter 316: First Army Qingzhou Strategic Meeting
Chapter 316: First Army Qingzhou Strategic Meeting
The movements of the dwarf locusts were completely under the surveillance of the Nanshan government's intelligence department. The news that the dwarf locust army in Dongping County was moving towards Qingzhou was reported to Fang Guoxuan at the first opportunity.
Looking at the map hanging on the wall, Fang Jian couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
The commander of the 10th Division, Fang Tianming, could not help but chuckle when he saw this: "These little locust soldiers are too scattered. There is one brigade in Qingzhou, one brigade on the way from Weining to Qingzhou, and one brigade on the way from Dongping to Qingzhou."
"Even if we don't send reinforcements, the First and Second Divisions can divide and encircle and annihilate these three armies."
"Don't be careless." Fang Guoxuan shook his head helplessly, feeling that after winning a few games, Fang Tianming had become a little proud.
"Not to mention that the two supporting forces are larger than a brigade, with 18,000 men, the combat effectiveness of the Little Locust Army is incomparable to those warlords' troops."
"Not only are they desperate, they are also very crazy. We have fought with them several times but have not been able to capture many prisoners."
In the several battles with the dwarf locusts, they were always crushed by superior forces, which allowed them to be quickly annihilated. If the difference in forces between the two sides was not large, it would not be realistic to quickly encircle and annihilate them in a short period of time.
Even if we can encircle and annihilate a part of them, our side will suffer heavy losses.
Although the dwarf locusts are divided into three places, if only the first and second divisions participate in the battle, there is no way to quickly annihilate them all, and they may even be entangled in the end.
Thinking of this, Fang Guoxuan immediately issued an order: "Let Li Zhongwu lead the 16th Division to the north immediately and prepare to attack Qizhou. The 15th Division will temporarily stay in Linqi, and the rest of the divisions will move to Qishan."
"Tianming, you lead the 10th Division to Weining and cut off the connection between Qingzhou and Qichang."
"Yes, Commander." Fang Tianming responded and went down to arrange the 10th Division, while the staff in the command center went to convey Fang Guoxuan's order.
On the second day, the first and second divisions of the Nanshan Army entered Jiao County, Qingzhou.
In the temporary command center, Zhang Wei, deputy commander of the First Army, Han Shaorong, commander of the First Division, and Mu Junwen, commander of the Second Division, gathered together.
Zhang Wei introduced: "The dwarf locust army has built a defensive position in Jiaoxian and Moxian areas. What do you think our army should do next?"
"Commander, there is only one battalion of the Little Locusts in Jiao County. Just leave it to our Second Division. I will send out a regiment and guarantee that we can capture the Little Locusts' position in half a day."
The commander of the Second Division, Mu Junwen, was full of confidence at this time and felt that the dwarf locust army was nothing big.
"No."
The commander of the First Division, Han Shaorong, immediately retorted: "Commander Mu, the dwarf locust army is different from the warlord army. Now that the dwarf locusts have built a defensive position, it may be difficult to achieve success if we send a regiment."
Han Shaorong had fought against the dwarf locust army before, so he didn't dare to be careless towards these people.
"What? Commander Han looks down on our Second Division?" Han Shaorong meant well, but Mu Junwen misunderstood and thought that the other party looked down on him.
"Master Mu, please don't misunderstand..."
Han Shaorong was about to explain, but was interrupted by Mu Junwen: "It's not a misunderstanding. Commander, the task of attacking Jiao County should be handed over to the 201st Regiment."
Ever since the previous teachers were promoted, the relationship between the newly promoted teachers is not as harmonious as that of the previous ones.
The main reason is the relationship between military merit and competition.
Everyone has to compete with each other, and naturally they will compete secretly to accumulate capital for subsequent expansion and promotion.
Fang Jian was naturally aware of the competition among his subordinates and was happy to see it happen.
After all, the people below are all of one mind, which is not conducive to control for the people above. If there is no division and opposition, why do people above need to regulate?
"Okay, then I'll give you two days to take over Jiao County."
Facing Mu Junwen's request for battle, Zhang Wei couldn't refuse. This would not only dampen the enthusiasm of the army, but also affect the morale of the army, so he would definitely take Jiao County and Mo County.
But Zhang Wei also did not think highly of Mu Junwen's recklessness. As the saying goes, only when you know yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
The opponent was full of confidence even though he had not yet figured out the strength of the dwarf locust. Zhang Wei did not mind letting the opponent suffer some setbacks.
In order not to affect morale and to give Mu Junwen a warning at the same time, Zhang Wei assigned the task to the Second Division instead of the 201st Regiment, and also gave them two days instead of half a day.
I believe that after the 201st Regiment suffered a setback, Mu Junwen will restrain his contempt for the dwarf locusts and attack the dwarf locust positions with all his strength.
Of course, if the 201st Regiment can capture the position, it will be a good thing for Zhang Wei, and he will not lose out in any case.
"Thank you, Commander. Our army will definitely take Jiao County as soon as possible."
After receiving the order from Zhang Wei, Mu Junwen glanced at Han Shaorong proudly and raised his eyebrows.
Both of them graduated from training classes and were promoted to teachers at the same time, so naturally they wanted to compete with each other.
Facing Mu Junwen's provocation, Han Shaorong just smiled and didn't take it seriously. He was originally a staff officer, and his command of frontline operations was a little lacking, but he was very good at overall planning.
Han Shaorong saw what Zhang Wei was struggling with and said, "Commander, our army has 40,000 men, and the dwarf locusts are divided into three groups."
"On paper, our army can divide and destroy them, but in reality we don't have much of an advantage."
"Oh, what do you mean?" Zhang Wei became interested.
Han Shaorong did not waste time and went straight to the map to give a detailed introduction: "Let's first talk about the dwarf locust army in Qingzhou. It is different from the dwarf locust army in Dingcao County."
"The small locust army in Dingcao County has all retreated inside the city without building any defensive fortifications. They can be easily surrounded by our army."
"And the small dwarf locust army of Qingzhou has deployed fortifications at the frontier of Qingzhou, which has sufficient strategic depth."
"We can only push out the enemy's frontline positions little by little. It is unrealistic to encircle and annihilate them in a short period of time."
"As long as Qingzhou holds out for a while, the dwarf locust reinforcements in the rear will arrive soon, and then our two divisions will be surrounded by the dwarf locust army."
Zhang Wei nodded. He was very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Dwarf Locust Army. The Dwarf Locust Army was well prepared and it would be difficult to defeat them by a quick attack, but a slow attack would carry the risk of being surrounded. This made him undecided.
Han Shaorong continued, "As for the other two routes, each has nearly 20,000 people, and our army has only more than 40,000. Even if the entire army is dispatched, it will be difficult to eliminate one of them in a short time."
"Once the situation becomes stalemate, our two divisions will have no choice but to hold on and wait for the arrival of the other two reinforcements."
Although the Nanshan Army defeated the Dwarf Locust Army several times, it does not mean that the Dwarf Locust Army is weak.
The reason for the several victories was not only the numerical advantage, but also the proper deployment and seizing of opportunities. If both armies were to deploy properly and fight a positional war, the Nanshan Army would have the advantage, but it would not be able to destroy the other side in a short time.
Zhang Wei smiled and said, "That's right, what do you have in mind?"
"It's very simple, just feint an attack on the reinforcements of the Asada Division." Han Shaorong's words made Zhang Wei frown.
But soon Han Shaorong explained: "If we make a big noise to attack the Asada Division, Qingzhou will definitely send troops to rescue us. We can then ambush the Qingzhou reinforcements."
"Even if Qingzhou sends reinforcements, what should we do if their number is limited?" In Zhang Wei's opinion, if we cannot eliminate the dwarf locust army on a large scale, we cannot gain a decisive advantage.
Han Shaorong smiled and said: "After destroying a part of Qingzhou, we can turn to attack the Andong Division."
"Keep this army in the area of Weining, Qingzhou, and Qishan, and slowly consume its strength."