PFC Chapter 305: Formal Attack on Dingcao
Chapter 305: Formal Attack on Dingcao
After an angry curse, Tamura Koichi immediately ordered: "Gather all the logistics and baggage teams, and work with the reconnaissance team to block the enemy behind us."
"Hi." The chief of staff responded and immediately went to make arrangements.
Because the distance between the two sides was not very far, the Nanshan Army only used mortars and did not use heavy artillery.
Although the mortars posed a lot of threats to the dwarf locust army, the dwarf locust soldiers were relatively scattered and not many soldiers were actually killed by the explosion.
Seeing the 13th Division soldiers appear behind the little locust, Duan Pingliang sighed and said, "Stop the mortar attack and don't hurt friendly forces."
"Yes, Commander."
The appearance of the 13th Division behind them threw the Tamura Division into chaos. Even though they sent three battalions to stop them, these three battalions were not front-line soldiers and their combat effectiveness was somewhat weaker.
Under the powerful firepower attack of the Nanshan Army, the logistics and baggage battalion could only retreat again and again, and only the reconnaissance battalion fought desperately.
"Baga, what a bunch of cowards." The captain of the reconnaissance team couldn't help but curse.
In addition to the dwarf locust army behind them, soldiers from the 13th Division also appeared on the left and right wings. The dwarf locust army had been completely surrounded at the foot of Mount Dahuang. It was only a matter of time before they were wiped out.
Fortunately, the dwarf locust soldiers quickly built several lines of defense and blocked them with heavy and light machine guns, temporarily blocking the attack of the Nanshan Army.
Since the two division commanders are not in a hurry to surround the dwarf locust army, their destruction is a foregone conclusion. However, it would not be worth it to sacrifice too many lives of soldiers in order to destroy them.
The Nanshan Army has snipers, and a rapid attack will not be able to make full use of the snipers, which will inevitably cause more casualties.
Under the command of officers at all levels, snipers began to target the dwarf locust soldiers, heavy machine gunners, ammunition handlers, and commanders.
General-purpose machine guns fired at ordinary soldiers of the Dwarf Locusts. A small number of mortars were also set up on the front line to eliminate the firepower of the Dwarf Locusts and the points where personnel were concentrated.
"idiot."
Seeing his soldiers being eaten away bit by bit, Tamura Mitsui's face turned very ugly and he couldn't help but curse.
The chief of staff came forward and whispered, "Your Excellency, the division commander, we have been surrounded by the Nanshan government. The best way now is to organize the remaining troops to break out."
"Baga, you coward." Mitsukazu Tamura stepped forward and slapped the chief of staff.
Before Tamura Koichi could continue his outburst, an officer came to report: "Your Excellency, the baggage and logistics teams have been defeated and have withdrawn."
"What?" Upon hearing the news, Mitsukazu Tamura's face changed.
This time he led a total of more than 13,000 people, which was not a large number to begin with. If 3,000 people could not stop the Nanshan Army behind him and allowed them to break in, the consequences would be disastrous.
He hadn't received any news from the reconnaissance brigade, so he thought the brigade had been wiped out. He asked sadly, "Where's the reconnaissance brigade?"
"The reconnaissance battalion is still in the rear to resist the new country's army." The officer said truthfully.
Tamura Koichi immediately realized that the baggage and logistics team had deserted. He angrily said, "Damn, I'm going to punish these deserters."
"Assemble them all into the suicide squad and have the staff officer, Saburo Kasahara, lead them to support the reconnaissance team and hold the position."
"Hi." A staff officer beside him responded immediately. He was Saburo Kasahara.
Saburo Kasahara reorganized the baggage and logistics battalions into a suicide squad and headed to the rear. At this time, the reconnaissance battalion's position had been penetrated by the 13th Division, and the remaining soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion were still resisting stubbornly.
The leader of the team snorted coldly: "Humph, these dwarfs are really crazy in combat."
"Brothers, build a defense line. Don't rush in and lose your life. Pay attention to your own casualties and slowly wear down this army."
The captain knew that the Dwarf Locust no longer had a large-scale army in Qiyuan, and they had plenty of time to destroy this force.
Qichang, stationed in the new headquarters.
After receiving the telegram from Tamura Koichi, Ito Mifumi almost fell down.
At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had already reported the matter to the country, so even if Qi Yuan was lost, he would not have to bear too much responsibility.
After calming down, Ito Mifumi looked at Shimizu Asakumo and asked, "Shimizu-kun, what do you think we should do now?"
"Commander, the most urgent task now is to expand the military strength of Qichang so that we have enough manpower to maintain the stability of Qichang." Qingshui Qianyun suggested after thinking for a moment.
Ito Shiwen frowned, feeling a little unhappy. He also wanted to expand his military strength, but this was a new country, not the country. Where could he expand his military strength?
Seeing Ito Mifumi frowning, Shimizu Asakumo did not keep him in suspense and continued to introduce: "Commander, we can recruit some new people."
"Let them form a security force. They may not be very good at fighting, but they should be enough to maintain law and order and deter those fence-sitters."
"Mr. Shimizu, are these new people reliable?" After all, they are an armed force, so Ito Mifumi is still a little worried.
Qing Shui Qian Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Commander. The police in Qichang are all new countrymen. After they surrendered to the empire, they are also oppressing the people of the new country."
"As long as we find some young thugs in the early stage to set up the framework, and wait for the domestic reinforcements to arrive, we can reform the security forces."
After thinking for a while, Ito Mifumi felt that this method was feasible.
Before, the dwarf locusts were powerful, and some big families, big businessmen, and high-ranking government officials in Qiyuan were very honest. Now that Qiyuan’s military forces are in danger, it is hard to say what these people will do.
Moreover, even if they are just security forces, it would be good to stand on the top of the city wall to gather numbers when the Nanshan Army arrives.
Of course, this is only a stopgap measure, and the most important thing is domestic support.
"Qingshui Jun, send a telegram to the country to inform them of this matter and ask if a division can be sent to land in Qiyuan first."
"Hi." Qingshui Qianyun immediately went down to arrange for the sending of the message.
Qingshui Qianyun was also a little panicked at this time. If the Nanshan government really took over the entire Qiyuan, his end would not be good.
The previous change of flag had not been done well. If Qi Yuan was lost again, it is conceivable that not only would his career be ruined, but it would also be a problem whether he could retire safely.
After the fighting broke out in Dingcao County and Jin County, the Intelligence Department passed the information to Fang Guoxuan, who immediately informed the Dingcao Divisions.
Walking out of the command center, Wang Ming laughed and said, "Haha, I finally don't have to restrain myself anymore and can attack with all my strength."
"Don't be careless. Watch out for the dwarf locust soldiers who may take advantage of the terrain in the city and start street fighting." Xue He reminded.
Wang Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry. Our Nanshan Army has fought many battles and has conducted countless simulated street fighting trainings. The soldiers are familiar with this."
Then the two of them rearranged the four city gates and transported the cannons up.
At exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, the Nanshan Army launched a real artillery attack on Dingcao.
When the shells fell on the top of the city, these little locust soldiers discovered that this time the Nanshan Army's attack was completely different from the previous ones.
"Brigade, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, the New Country's army has launched an artillery attack." An officer came to the command post in the city and reported.
Abe Twelve said dissatisfiedly: "It's just shelling, what's the big fuss?"