strictlysupreme Chapter 183 Unification of Nanchuan Province
Chapter 183 Unification of Nanchuan Province
Seeing Yang Wei raising his hands in surrender, He Liangwei asked coldly, "Who are you?"
"I, I am Yang, Yang Wei." Yang Wei did not hide his identity. Many people in the city knew him. Even if he could hide temporarily, he would be easily found.
Hearing that the other party was Yang Wei, He Liangwei and Shu Yihang looked at each other and were very happy.
Capturing the enemy's main general is a great achievement.
Someone was asked to keep an eye on Yang Wei. The two had other things to do. There were no more gunshots in the east of the city, so they had to go to provide support as soon as possible.
Shu Yihang said, "Captain He, let's split our troops into two groups. One group will attack the North City to welcome the Eighth Division into the city, and the other group will support the South City."
"Okay, I will lead the 702nd Regiment to attack the north city." He Liangwei also agreed with the suggestion of dividing the troops into two routes.
After the discussion, neither of them hesitated. The 702nd Regiment went to the north city, while the 704th Regiment supported the friendly forces in the south of the city.
The 701st Regiment has been in the city for a long time, but has not yet arrived at the headquarters to join up. It seems that they are caught in a tough battle. In this case, there are still many enemy troops in the south of the city, so Shu and his party dare not be careless.
Division Commander Luo was leading his troops to resist the attacks of the 701st and 703rd Regiments when an officer came to report: "Division Commander, the rear command post was attacked by the enemy."
"What?" Upon hearing the news, Commander Luo was struck by lightning, caught off guard.
"How is that possible? We have blocked all the enemy troops entering the city in the north. Where did the enemy attack headquarters come from?"
Facing the question from Division Commander Luo, the officer lowered his head and whispered, "The enemy is coming from the south."
While the two were silent, another army officer came running over: "Commander, it's bad, there are enemy troops behind us."
"It's over." Commander Luo looked ashen.
What he meant by "it's over" was not that the troops in Nancheng were surrounded, but that he was worried about Yang Wei.
Since the enemy came from behind them, the command center must have been lost. Yang Wei's fate can be imagined. He will either be caught or die. The possibility of escaping is very low.
Although there were still thousands of soldiers around him, Commander Luo had lost his fighting spirit. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, run for your lives."
"Division Commander." Seeing Division Commander Luo like this, several officers nearby surrounded him, trying to comfort him and rekindle his fighting spirit.
In response, Master Luo just shook his head. He was tired of helping Yang Wei fight all over the country. Since they were defeated, what was the point of resisting fearlessly? It would only waste the lives of their brothers.
With a sigh, Commander Luo drove the officers away: "Go away, all of you."
"Commander, I have repaid your kindness in this life." Seeing the officers leave, Commander Luo took out a pistol and pulled the trigger at his temple.
Hearing the gunshot, the two officers turned back and saw the body of Commander Luo. They couldn't help but cry out in grief: "Commander."
The two men came to Commander Luo's body and couldn't stop sobbing, with fear and confusion in their eyes.
The division commander committed suicide and the army commander could not be contacted. What should they do?
When the 701st and 703rd Regiments defeated this unit again, they were unable to organize an effective defense again because the division commander Luo committed suicide and there was no one to organize. At the same time, with the support of the 704th Regiment, this unit was completely wiped out, either dead or captured.
The 702nd Regiment's mission to capture the north gate was also very successful. The defenders of the northern city had already suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Eighth Division.
After the Eighth Division entered the city, it sent a regiment to the South City, and the defenders of the South City were quickly eliminated.
The Ganxi Campaign lasted until eight or nine in the evening, when the remaining Ganxi troops in the city were completely wiped out.
On the second day, Li Weiling, Du Feiyun, and the commanders of the two divisions gathered in the command post in the center of the city. The atmosphere was a little solemn.
The chief of staff of the Seventh Division glanced at everyone before saying, "Division Commander, Division Commander Du, the battle results are counted."
"Read it." Li Weiling nodded slightly.
The chief of staff of the Seventh Division coughed lightly and read out: "According to statistics, this battle killed 6874 enemies and captured 178 prisoners. We also seized 3 old sleeve guns, box guns, and Browning guns."
Finally, after glancing at everyone, the Chief of Staff continued to speak slowly: "In this battle, a total of 1361 people from the Seventh and Eighth Divisions died in battle."
Upon hearing that more than 1,300 people had died in the battle, Li Weiling and Du Feiyun were both shocked, but they quickly calmed down.
"Send a telegram to the commander. Well, we have won the battle and everyone should be happier." Li Weiling sighed and said.
After the Nanchuan warlord forces were eliminated, it did not mean that they could sit back and relax, as there were still unstable factors such as gentry and bandits in the territory.
Of course, this matter had to be resolved by Fang Jian's order, and Li Weiling had no right to worry about it.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss public security issues in various places.
Although the Nanchuan warlord was defeated, it does not mean that Nanchuan has been completely controlled. The situation in Nanchuan is now more complicated than the previous Nanshan Province.
After discussing some public security and post-war issues, several regiment commanders withdrew, leaving only two division commanders.
Li Weiling said: "Commander Du, although Nanchuan has been captured, the commander still has to decide how to deploy our defenses."
Afterwards, Li Weiling and Du Feiyun temporarily divided the defense zones and made arrangements to capture the surrounding cities and counties.
Yanshan County, temporary command center.
After receiving the battle report from Gansu, Fang Jian couldn't help but feel relieved. If the war in the southwest became stalemate, it would be very disadvantageous to him.
Although the two divisions suffered heavy losses in several battles, these sacrifices were worth it in order to capture Nanchuan Province.
"Fill the sack of officers and soldiers for the Seventh and Eighth Divisions from the reserve forces." Fang Jian instructed Tao Yunong who was standing nearby.
Tao Yunong smiled and replied, "Yes, I'll do it right away."
"No rush. How's the reserve recruitment going?" Fang Jian called Tao Yunong. He attached great importance to the reserve force.
There were 120,000 reserve troops before. After the three divisions were formed, more than 60,000 were withdrawn, leaving less than 60,000 reserve troops.
In order to expand outward and launch wars, and to facilitate the expansion of the army later, Fang Jian asked Zhuang Jiwu, Chen Zui from the Intelligence Department, and Jiang Xuanqi, the garrison commander, to be responsible for recruiting reserve soldiers again.
Tao Yunong was very familiar with the recruitment of reserve soldiers: "Commander, we have recruited more than 100,000 reserve soldiers in Nanshan Province."
When they heard that Nanshan Province was recruiting soldiers again, they flocked to sign up. During the past three years, the people of Nanshan had lived a relatively good life, so many of them were in good health, and soon more than 100,000 people were recruited.
This is the result of the three people's restraint. If they really let go of their tricks, they could recruit 200,000 to 300,000 people in a short period of time.
Fang Jian tapped the table lightly with his fingers. He was quite satisfied with the number. However, since he had chosen to expand the territory, he would certainly have to expand the army on a large scale in a short period of time. By then, hundreds of thousands of people would be far from enough.
"Continue recruiting. Send a telegram to Zhuang Jiwu and his men, asking them to recruit a total of 200,000 new reserve soldiers."
"The remaining nearly 60,000 reserve soldiers will all be transferred to Nanchuan Province. I plan to set up two more divisions and select some of the remaining people to serve as police officers in various parts of Nanchuan."
The police are the force that maintains basic public order in various places. Without dispersing a group of people to serve as police officers, there is no way to gradually gain control of local governments.