strictlysupreme Chapter 161 Support
Chapter 161 Support
On the other side, although the 101st Regiment faced only 91 enemies, its attack intensity was much stronger than that of the st Division.
"Captain, are the enemies on the opposite side crazy?" The chief of staff came to Fang Weian and complained.
Fang Weian shook his head slightly: "The other side is not crazy, but anxious."
"We are now in the upper hand. If the opponent wants to break through, they have to defeat us quickly."
As they were talking, a soldier came up to report: "Captain, the enemy has moved the heavy machine gun position forward 200 meters."
Fang Weian did not dare to delay and immediately went to a high place to observe the situation on the other side. The enemy's heavy machine gun, which had just been deployed a thousand meters away from the position, had moved forward two hundred meters.
Within a range of 800 meters, the power of a heavy machine gun will increase dramatically.
"Let the artillery company use mortars to destroy the enemy's heavy machine guns." Fang Weian did not dare to delay and gave the order immediately.
Under the bombardment just now, the 101st Regiment did not suffer much loss because it dodged in time, but two general-purpose machine guns were still destroyed. Fortunately, the 101st Regiment was equipped with a large number of general-purpose machine guns, which did not affect the defense of the position.
The Ninth Army lost no less than 101 men in just twenty minutes of attack, while the st Regiment lost only some general-purpose machine gun ammunition.
Several battalion commanders from the reconnaissance battalion, special forces battalion, etc. came to the head of the military police regiment and said unhappily, "Captain Liu, if we continue to attack like this, our troops will soon be wiped out."
"The commander has issued a death order, requiring us to capture the enemy's position today." Captain Liu looked at several people and said helplessly.
Faced with the huge losses, Captain Liu was also very sad, but due to orders, he could only carry out the orders.
The reconnaissance battalion commander curled his lips and said, "There are no less than 3,000 enemies on the opposite side. With just our few men and without artillery support, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat the enemy."
"On the other side, the enemy should not be less than 3,000. It is sheer wishful thinking to think of wiping out this army crossing the river in a short period of time."
Captain Liu snorted coldly: "Captain Zhang, what's the matter? Are you questioning the commander's decision?"
"Okay, both of you calm down. The war is urgent right now, and it's time to work together." Seeing that the tension between the two was growing, the special forces battalion commander came out to smooth things over.
Captain Liu found a place to sit down. He was very dissatisfied and had a very pessimistic view of this battle.
As the military book says, if your force is ten times yours, surround it; if your force is five times yours, attack it; if your force is twice yours, fight it.
The enemy is in a defensively advantageous terrain, and our side is on the offensive side, with less firepower than the enemy. It is almost impossible to capture this position in a short time.
Thinking of this, Captain Liu sighed, then stood up and continued to command his troops to attack.
On the south bank, Fang Guoxuan was using a telescope to observe the battle situation on the other side. At this moment, an officer from the Communications Office came to report: "Division Commander, the 101st and 102nd Regiments reported that they were attacked by more than enemies."
"Okay, pass the order, let the 103rd and 104th Regiments quickly support the 101st and 102nd Regiments, and act accordingly depending on the situation." Fang Guoxuan was extremely happy when he heard the news.
After the communications officer left, Fang Guoxuan said to the messenger beside him: "Let the special forces battalion cross the river immediately and take over the position of the 103rd Regiment."
"Yes, Commander." The messenger did not dare to hesitate and immediately went to convey the order.
Ten minutes later, the 103rd and 104th regiments received a telegram from the division headquarters. Fang Tianming said, "Wei Jia, my troops will attack from the flank, and you will attack from the front and eat up more than a thousand people in the front."
"Okay." Fang Weijia did not refuse Fang Tianming.
Although the 103rd Regiment can defeat the enemy on the opposite side alone, the division headquarters’ mission is more important. With the help of the 104th Regiment, it can not only eliminate the enemy faster but also reduce the losses of the 103rd Regiment.
After the plan was completed, the two regiments took action. Half an hour later, they launched a charge on the 9th Army Guards Regiment from the front, flank and rear.
Faced with the siege on three sides, the guard commander's face changed slightly, knowing that the main force of the enemy was moving out to support the position under Qingyang City.
Thinking of this, the guard leader's face turned grim: "Brothers, reinforcements will arrive soon, follow me and hold on here."
He knew that once he retreated, the enemy would be able to quickly arrive at the battlefield and the encirclement and annihilation plan would fail. All he could do was to hold on here as long as possible and buy more time for the main force.
Faced with the tenacious resistance of the 103th Army Guard Regiment, more than 104 people from the rd and th Regiments surrounded and annihilated them in less than half an hour.
Because they were located in a plain area, there were no defensive shelters or strategic locations to defend, otherwise the guard regiment might have been able to hold out for a little longer.
After encircling and annihilating the Guards Regiment, the 103rd and 104th Regiments did not clean up the battlefield. Instead, the task of cleaning up the battlefield was handed over to the division headquarters special forces battalion that crossed the river later.
Because they still had combat missions to perform, the two regiments did not march fast, and it took them more than 40 minutes to travel a distance of four kilometers.
Arriving not far from the main position under Qingyang City, the 102st Division attacked the 91nd Regiment from the side. Fang Tianming immediately said: "I will go to rescue the 102nd Regiment, Wei Jia, and the 103rd Regiment will attack the main position."
"Okay." The war was urgent, and Fang Weijia did not refuse.
The two regiments immediately took action and launched attacks on their respective targets.
At the 91st Division headquarters, the chief of staff came up to the division commander and said, "Commander, the main force of the enemy is attacking."
"What?" The commander of the 91st Division looked incredulous.
"What about the 92nd Division? What's their situation?"
The chief of staff smiled bitterly and said, "The 92nd Division is stationed in the main position. They only have more than people left."
Upon hearing the news, the commander of the 91st Division's face suddenly changed, realizing that the current situation was extremely urgent.
"Quick, tell all units to withdraw and hold the main position together with the 92nd Division."
Because the order was sent in time, except for the 913th Regiment which suffered heavy losses, the other two regiments retreated safely.
After the 104th Regiment joined the 102nd Regiment, Fang Tianming did not bother to exchange pleasantries and immediately said, "Weiguo, the enemy besieging your unit has shrunk. Integrate your troops and join me in attacking the enemy's main position."
"Okay." Fang Weiguo responded and ordered his men to gather the troops and prepare for the attack.
At the 92nd Division Command, when the 103rd Regiment attacked, the commander of the 92nd Division was shocked. There were only two thousand people left in the army, and he had no confidence in stopping the enemy's attack.
Just when the 92nd Division was about to give up, an officer came to report: "Commander, the 91st Division is here."
Upon hearing that the 91st Division had arrived, the commander of the 92nd Division was also very happy and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As the 91st Division joined the position, it immediately repelled the attack of the 103rd Regiment and stabilized the front.
"Commander Li, the situation is critical now. I don't know how we should deal with it?" When the commander of the 91st Division and the commander of the 92nd Division saw him, they greeted him warmly.
At this point in the battle, both division commanders knew that the battle was definitely lost, but they were both quite hesitant about what to do next.
Before the war, the two men had no feelings towards Yuan Yuhao. After this battle, both divisions suffered heavy losses, which made them even more dissatisfied.
The commander of the 91st Division just sighed and said, "Well, let's hold our position first and report to the army commander to see what instructions he has."
Hearing these words, the commander of the 92nd Division's eyes dimmed, he shook his head slightly, and said nothing more.
In Qingyang City, Yuan Yuhao received the telegram from the 91st Division. His face turned pale and he couldn't help but cursed: "Waste, all waste."