PFC Chapter 300: Siege of Dingcao
Chapter 300: Siege of Dingcao
By March 3th, at the dwarf locust headquarters in Qichang, neither Ito Mifumi, Shimizu Asaku, nor Tamura Koichi realized the determination of the Nanshan Army.
Qingshui Qianyun looked at Ito Mifumi and reported: "General, after the delegation arrived at Kaiyuan, the people at Kaiyuan said they couldn't make the decision."
"Yesterday afternoon, Ohga Ihara led his team and set off to the south of Nanshan Province under the escort of the Nanshan Army."
"Well, as long as the Ohga Army can delay the Nanshan Army and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, I will recommend him for credit." Ito Mifumi said with satisfaction.
Then he looked at Tamura Koichi and warned him again: "Tamura, you must warn Abe not to cause trouble again."
"As for the captured soldiers, I will ask the Nanshan government to hand them over after the reinforcements from the country arrive."
The Nanshan government captured more than just a dozen soldiers. He did not forget that his son Ito Hideichi was also captured by Nanshan. Naturally, he wanted the Nanshan government to release him.
"Yes, General." Tamura Mitsukazu responded immediately.
Now they only have one division, and if they really fight against the Nanshan Army, he doesn't know what the result will be. The reinforcements will arrive soon, and he doesn't want to cause any trouble.
After appeasing Tamura Koichi, Ito Mifumi didn't care. He believed that the Nanshan government would not do anything out of line.
By nightfall, Fang Guoxuan had ordered each division to begin action. The 3rd Division and the 13th Division passed through Chengwu and Shanxian respectively, and they needed to meet outside Jinxian.
The 15th and 16th divisions had already sneaked into Dingcao County and surrounded it.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the staff officer came to report: "Commander, the 15th and 16th Divisions called and said that they have entered the designated position and will be able to launch an attack on Dingcao County early tomorrow morning."
"Okay, wait closely for the telegrams from the 3rd and 13th Divisions. Notify me immediately when they arrive at the designated location." Fang Guoxuan gave the order and went to rest.
"Yes."
At around 4 a.m., the staff officer woke up Fang Guoxuan and reported: "Commander, the 3rd and 13th Divisions have arrived at the designated location."
"Okay." Fang Guoxuan stood up, looked at the time and lost his sleepiness, and went straight to the command room.
At around six in the morning, the 15th and 16th Divisions surrounded Dingcao County and dug defensive fortifications outside the city, preparing to lay siege.
The two division commanders were also very helpless. If they really wanted to launch a violent attack, they could just use artillery to attack fiercely and the city wall would be easily destroyed, allowing them to enter the city smoothly.
As long as there is no city protection, these dwarfs will be fish on the chopping board.
However, they had received orders from above to only launch a feint attack. What else could they do? They could only surround the city and pretend to be offensive.
Moreover, cannons cannot be used during the feint attack, otherwise the city gate will be blown open by one shot, and they will have to enter the city or not.
In the temporary command center, the 15th Division Commander Xue He and the 16th Division Commander Wang Ming looked at each other. Xue He shouted, "Old Wang, the feint attack is now in your hands."
"When you really want to launch a strong attack, notify me. It would be difficult for me to make a feint attack."
"Hey, Commander Xue, you make it sound as if we are only suitable for feint attacks." Wang Ming said dissatisfiedly.
Everyone has been through hundreds of battles and has been invincible in attacking cities and strongholds. How could he be so good at this kind of attack method that cannot be taken down?
After thinking for a moment, Wang Ming said, "Let the brothers dig trenches, fire guns in the trenches, and use snipers to slowly eliminate the dwarf soldiers on the top of the city to build up momentum."
"Okay, this is the only way." Xue He said helplessly.
Even if it is a feint attack, they will not let the soldiers rush forward to die. As long as the large troops fire blanks and snipers eliminate the dwarf locust army at specific points, it can also cause great pressure on the dwarf locusts.
Then Xue He seemed to have thought of something and said again: "Tell the brothers to pay attention. The dwarf locusts have cannons. When they dig trenches, pay attention to setting up anti-cannon holes."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Wang Ming replied.
When the new country's army appeared outside the city, the dwarf locust soldiers on the city wall reported it immediately.
When Abe Tokiji received the news, he was full of disbelief at first, until he reached the top of the city and saw the densely packed Nanshan army outside the city, then he believed it.
"How dare these new people attack our army?"
The chief of staff whispered, "Brigade commander, send a telegram to the division commander immediately and request reinforcements."
"No, no need to ask for help." Abe Tokiji said firmly.
The chief of staff looked at the brigade commander in confusion, not knowing what Abe Tokiji had planned, so he asked, "Brigade commander, have you figured out a solution?"
"Hmph, these new people are vulnerable. We have 10,000 people in the city, enough to defend Dingcao." Abe Tokiji looked confident.
The chief of staff looked at Abe Tokiji with a speechless expression, and only hoped that Abe Tokiji's judgment was correct.
Originally, most of the Little Locust's army should have been stationed outside the city, but because the Little Locust's soldiers burned, killed and looted in Dingcao, many people in Dingcao fled the county and went to other places.
There were many empty houses in the county town, so Abe Tokiji moved all the troops stationed outside the city into the city.
After a round of inspection, Abe Tokiji ordered: "Deploy a battalion of troops on each wall, and all other troops are on standby inside the city. Let the artillery prepare for the attack."
Upon receiving the order, the chief of staff immediately adjusted the deployment.
When Abe Tokiji looked at the Nanshan Army outside, his eyes were filled with uncontrollable excitement. He felt that the time to achieve great things had finally come.
By the time he defeated this army, his military merits would be enough. I heard that the country was preparing to build a new division, and with his qualifications, he might be able to get a position as a division commander.
It was not until ten o'clock in the morning that the Nanshan Army launched a sparse attack on Dingcao County.
Faced with the Nanshan Army's attack which was loud but ineffective, the dwarf locust soldiers immediately opened fire back and launched artillery bombardment.
However, the Nanshan Army was in the trenches and had anti-artillery holes, so the losses were not great.
On the contrary, many of the dwarf locust soldiers were killed by the snipers of the Nanshan Army. In just one hour, more than 400 dwarf locust soldiers were killed on the four city walls.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Xue He put down the telescope and asked awkwardly: "Old Wang, don't you think it's a bit monotonous to fire blanks like this? There's no sign of attack at all."
"What should we do? Fire a few shots to liven up the atmosphere?" Wang Ming asked in a low voice.
Xue He didn't have any ideas, so he just said, "How about firing two shots? Each regiment still has 82mm and 120mm mortars, so let's use them."
"Okay, that's it."
The two men immediately gave orders, and each regiment immediately set up mortars and bombarded the city walls.
南山军82毫米迫击炮杀伤半径达到25米，120迫击炮杀伤半径达到35米，这个威力已比一些75口径山炮杀伤半径还大。
The top of the city was bombarded, and Abe Tokiji asked, "Did the artillery fire on the Nanshan Army again?"
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, it doesn't seem to be our artillery." The chief of staff shook his head.