readsfreenovel Chapter 320: Taking Mo County
Chapter 320: Taking Mo County
"Boom boom boom."
As the cannons roared, shells fell into the locust positions. The locust troops stationed there became a little panicked, but with the comfort of the officers, they quickly calmed down and entered the anti-artillery caves.
After half an hour of shelling, the Nanshan Army began to attack. They encountered the same problem as in Jiaoxian and entered the minefield laid by the dwarf locusts.
"Let the soldiers retreat." Seeing a soldier stepping on a landmine and being blown away, the commander of the rear immediately ordered the front-line soldiers to retreat.
The commander of the 101st Regiment, Wang Bin, is also a veteran. Having served as commander for a long time, he is very considerate to his soldiers.
"Have the engineers find out the range and density of the enemy's minefields. At the same time, have the first battalion contain the enemy from the front, while the second and third battalions surround them from both wings."
"Pull out the artillery battery and bombard the enemy positions. Don't let the dwarf locust soldiers show up easily."
"Yes, Commander." A staff officer responded and went to convey the order.
The 101st Regiment quickly took action, divided into three groups, and began to carry out their respective tasks.
Seeing the solemn look on Wang Bin's face, the chief of staff couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, Commander. The 102nd Regiment has already gone to attack Mo County behind the little dwarf locust. I think they will be able to take Mo County soon."
"Once we capture Mo County, we can quickly take this position by attacking from both sides."
Wang Bin just shook his head slightly: "When the 102nd Regiment attacks from behind the enemy, our 101st Regiment will waste time here. Doesn't it make us look incompetent?"
For soldiers, if they need to rely on others to fight a war, their existence will have no meaning and value. Wang Bin naturally does not want this to happen.
However, what made Wang Bin happy was that when the 102nd Regiment attacked Mo County, the 101nd and rd Battalions of the st Regiment, led by their respective battalion commanders, launched an attack on the dwarf locust positions from both wings.
The dwarf locust army set up minefields in front and behind. Because there were not enough mines, although mines were also laid on the left and right wings, the number was not large.
In addition, they could not set up minefields on all sides, trapping themselves in the position, and eventually the two battalions found a flaw.
"Captain, the New Country's troops are charging up." Seeing the soldiers of the 101st Regiment rushing up from both wings, an officer immediately came to report the news.
"What? How did the new people find the gap so quickly?"
Although the captain was surprised, he did not seem panicked. He immediately ordered: "Gather all troops to resist the attack of the new people."
The dwarf locust army was already crazy. Under the command of officers from various units, they immediately changed the heavy machine gun positions, rearranged the troops, and built a defense line.
Seeing the Nanshan Army rushing over, the Little Locusts opened fire crazily with their heavy machine guns, light machine guns, and Type 38 rifles.
For a moment, there was a burst of gunfire on the battlefield, bullets flew everywhere, and countless people were grazed or hit by bullets.
Although the Locusts also set up heavy machine guns and were equipped with light machine guns, these automatic firepower were the first targets to be eliminated under the precise attacks of the 101st Regiment's mortars and sniper rifles.
"Get the grenade launchers ready." As soon as the Nanshan Army rushed within 200 meters, a dwarf locust officer immediately gave the order.
The range of the grenade launcher is not far, but the Little Locust is equipped with a large number of grenade launchers, which are still very effective when facing the attack of the Nanshan Army.
Under the grenade bombing, the Nanshan Army was caught off guard and lost dozens of people in the first wave.
There are also brave men in the Nanshan army who show no fear even when facing intensive grenade launchers from the dwarf locusts.
"Hide, spread out, and move forward in a dispersed manner, so that the mortars in the rear can support the battlefield."
The battalion commander had just ordered support from the rear, and before the signalman could deliver the message, the mortars of the Nanshan Army in the rear smashed down on the Little Locust's position.
After all, it is a glaring target, and the artillery company of the 101st Regiment will not miss the opportunity.
With the Nanshan Army's fearless fighting spirit and powerful automatic firepower output, after half an hour of exchange of fire, the 101st Regiment finally broke into the Little Locust position.
"Commander, the soldiers from the second and third battalions have broken into the position of the dwarf locusts." Seeing the soldiers' achievement, the chief of staff who was watching the battle immediately reported it to the commander.
The regiment commander, who had put down his telescope, also smiled as he could see the fighting situation on the battlefield himself.
"Captain, the new people have entered the position."
"Warriors, the time has come to serve the little locust. Follow me and kill them together."
The captain knew that he was at the end of his rope, but he shouted loudly and rushed towards the Nanshan Army with the remaining dwarf locust soldiers beside him, ready to fight a bloody battle with the Nanshan Army, even if it meant dying in battle.
Half an hour after the Nanshan Army entered the position, there was no longer a single dwarf locust alive in the entire position, and the 101st Regiment began to clean up the battlefield.
On the other side, the 102nd Regiment also entered Mo County very smoothly.
The Dwarf Locust Army has few troops in the entire Qiyuan, and the defense centers are all in the Qichang area. There are only 10,000 people in Qingzhou, and they also have to defend the urban area of Qingzhou.
Therefore, there were only dozens of dwarf locust soldiers defending Mo County, allowing the 102nd Regiment to easily attack the county seat of Mo County.
Han Shaorong was very happy when he received the news of the capture of Mo County: "Yes, by eliminating the dwarf locust army in Jiao County and Mo County, the connection between Qingzhou and Qiyuan will be cut off."
Mo County and Jiao County are the roads leading outward from Qingzhou city. Without these two counties, Qingzhou would become an isolated city. Of course, Qingzhou also has a seaport.
"How is the 103rd Regiment? Have they crossed the Mo River?" Han Shaorong suddenly thought of something and asked the chief of staff again.
Just as the chief of staff was about to answer, an officer from the communications office came to report: "Division Commander, the 103rd Regiment sent a telegram saying that there are dwarf locust troops stationed on the east bank of the Mohe River. They have changed several locations but have not found a suitable place to cross the river."
Hearing this news, Han Shaorong sighed in his heart. It seemed that it would take some effort to capture Qingzhou.
"Send a telegram to the army commander and tell him that we have taken over Mo County and basically wiped out the dwarf locust army in Mo County. Wait for the army's next instructions."
"Yes, commander." The communications officer immediately went to send a telegram to the military headquarters according to Han Shaorong's instructions.
Now that Jiaoxian and Moxian have been captured, the two divisions of the Nanshan Army have sufficient manpower to attack Qingzhou city or turn around to attack the reinforcements of the dwarf locusts.
But as to how to do it specifically, you still have to follow the orders from above.
On the other side, after receiving Han Shaorong's good news, Zhang Wei couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Commander, what are you thinking about?" Mu Junwen happened to come to report the victory, and seeing Zhang Wei like this, he couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Wei smiled lightly and did not hide it: "I am thinking, the next step is to attack Qingzhou, or turn around and attack the reinforcements of the Asada Division."
"Of course we're going to attack Qingzhou City." Mu Junwen said without hesitation.
In Mu Junwen's opinion, the reinforcements of the Asada Division would take another two days to arrive, but Qingzhou was very close. After eliminating the dwarf locust soldiers in Qingzhou, their worries would be solved.
Zhang Wei couldn't help but shook his head. Fang Jian and Fang Guoxuan's order was to destroy the manpower of the dwarf locust army, not to attack the city and seize the land.
Moreover, they did not want to capture Qichang and Qingzhou.
After taking Qichang, the entire Qiyuan became meaningless to the dwarf locust army. After taking Qingzhou, they knew nothing about the movements of the dwarf locust reinforcements and did not know where they would land, which would also affect the subsequent layout.