Sword of Light: I Can Summon the Fourth Disaster

Shaanxi General Staff

Xiao Zongmin looked at Principal Hu with a smile while holding the telegram in his hand, and couldn't help but praise him, "Not bad, not bad, it was a good move for you to send Huang Zherang back, he played well in Jibei."

Principal Hu nodded in agreement. Apart from the three heroes of Chu Ting, the only one in the Chen, Hu and Bai Corps who could suppress those arrogant and powerful generals was Huang Zherang.

The four armies all headed north together, and one could tell just by looking at who was commanding each army.

On the flanks were Li Tianxia with an entire division and four brigades, in the middle was the fifth division at Fenglingdu, and on the east was Shen Yi with twenty regiments of the Lu-Yu Corps. Six hundred thousand troops were pushed to the Pingjin area all at once, and one person was needed to coordinate the battle.

Otherwise, the four armies would fight separately and would not be able to exert their full strength.

Xiao Tiance looked at the telegram in his hand and said with a smile: "We have long anticipated the offensive capabilities of the Chen Hu Bai Corps."

"It's just that I didn't expect that the Chen Hu Bai Corps would advance all the way in the northern Hebei region at a speed beyond imagination, right? Haha." Xiao Zongmin was watching his chief of staff making fun of himself.

Xiao Tiance was silent for a while. He was very angry because the 4th Division did not launch an attack on the enemy-occupied areas in northern Hebei within the scheduled time. If Xiao Zongmin had not stopped him, his telegram of accountability would have been sent to Bo Guangbai.

"I have always believed that when large-scale troops fight, military discipline must be strict. This time the 4th Division did not attack according to the time ordered by the column headquarters. I personally think they should be held accountable."

"We must deal seriously with disobeying orders on the battlefield. Otherwise, the orders issued by the column will no longer have prestige. If other troops follow suit, how can we drive the Japanese out of Longguo and attack their main island? I have reservations about the arrangements for the Fourth Division."

Xiao Zongmin interrupted, "Okay, let's not talk about the issue of the Fourth Division disobeying orders. We can hold their military commander accountable after the war."

"The 4th Division has been fighting in eastern Shandong for more than a month. If you don't give them time to rest and replenish their forces, it would be difficult for them to achieve the current results. Besides, didn't the 4th Division put five regiments in the early stage to fight the devils in northern Hebei?"

"Look at this battle report. Three regiments attacked Huanghua and took the city of Huanghua in just two hours. There are quite a few Japanese soldiers in Huanghua City, including two divisions and one detachment, totaling 70,000 people."

"If you don't let the Fourth Division rest, it will be difficult to achieve such a result with its broken organization."

Xiao Tiance fell silent after hearing this. When Xiao Zongmin was anxious before, he advised Xiao Zongmin that there was no rush to liberate the entire Long Kingdom, and it was only a matter of time until the troops swept up. Unexpectedly, he became anxious again when the war broke out.

"Commander-in-chief, I will review it."

Xiao Zongmin patted his shoulder and comforted him: "At this time, you have to trust your comrades. They want to drive the devils out of Longguo just as much as you do. It's just that they are not ready for the time being. When we return to Shanxi, you will lead the armored troops north."

"Yes.."

...

Outside Hengshui City

The Independent Regiment of the 5th Division is relying on its positions to block the attack of the Japanese skirmish line.

The Japanese wanted to eat up the independent regiment of the Fifth Division that was stationed in a prominent position. Feng Lingdu wanted to delay this group of Japanese where they were, and then use four regiments and two independent battalions to encircle and annihilate this group of Japanese.

It was also because the Independent Regiment chose a good position. Otherwise, in the salient area, with no friendly forces to support it on either side, a sudden attack by the Japanese might have caused heavy casualties to the Independent Regiment.

The leader of the independent regiment, Su Qingfeng, looked at the Japanese planes circling overhead and narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seems that the group of Japanese soldiers who besieged him, seeing that they could not defeat him after a long siege, wanted to end the battle quickly and withdraw from the battle as soon as possible.

You should know that since the Japanese air force in Shanxi was dealt with by the players, the main battlefield of the Air Force has been placed in the northern Hebei and Suiyuan regions.

Under the air force's reckless harassment, the Japanese air force in these two places suffered heavy losses. When the 5th Division pushed across northern Hebei, the air force rarely went out.

After all, the player's pilot can be resurrected, but the Japanese pilot is dead forever.

Moreover, the Japanese are a country with scarce resources and have no ability to send a large number of troops to North China to support pilots and aircraft.

This is even more true for the Kwantung Army. Ever since the Air Force continuously airdropped weapons, ammunition and personnel to Qiu Lixing's troops in the Northeast, Qiu Lixing had wiped out an entire Japanese division by surprise several times. Now the Kwantung Army's planes are hovering in the sky whenever they want, guarding against the players' transport planes.

After all, compared to other places, the Japanese have been operating in the Northeast for a long time, and neither the Kwantung Army nor the Japanese headquarters want to give up this piece of fat meat.

"The devils are getting anxious and are starting to attack regardless of the losses."

"Commander, the Japanese just launched a suicide attack on our position, and they created a gap on the first battalion's side." Political Commissar Qin Wen hurried in and reported to Su Qingfeng.

Su Qingfeng sighed and signaled Qin Wen not to worry: "Don't worry, I have expected this situation. Didn't you see the Japanese planes coming out of the sky?"

"The air force has taken off. Lao Qin, you take the regiment's guard company up there and make sure to plug the gap created by the Japanese."

The Japanese have launched more than a dozen waves of attacks towards the independent regiment's positions. The soldiers have suffered serious physical and mental depletion. All they can do now is to plug the gap and hold on until reinforcements.

"Okay, I'll take the guard company to replace the third company of the first battalion. They have been fighting for long enough, and it's time to let them take a break." Qin Wen said and left in a hurry.

Looking at his back, Su Qingfeng looked worried.

...

In Cang County, Chen Hai looked at the mountains of weapons and ammunition in the city with some curiosity.

"With so much equipment, it could have armed an entire Japanese division. How could it be placed in a small county?"

At this time, Qi Yu hurried over and said to Chen Hai anxiously: "I just interrogated the captured puppet soldiers. They said that a large number of Japanese troops went to Hengshui in the past two days, and Cang County was used as a temporary supply warehouse by them."

After hearing this, Chen Hai slapped his thigh excitedly: "I thought so. There are so many weapons and ammunition placed here, but only one Japanese squadron is guarding them. It turns out that the main force has gone to Hengshui."

"Old Chen, I'm afraid that so many Japanese devils will suddenly appear, and it will be easy for problems to occur in the Fifth Division." Qi Yu looked worried.

"You mean?"

"Should we support the Fifth Division? After all, we are a fully mechanized force with fast marching speed and the ability to quickly withdraw from battle." Qi Yu suggested.

"Okay, I think it's okay. Isn't the mission assigned to us by General Shen to open up a passage with friendly forces and march northward in a dragnet-like manner? This doesn't count as disobeying orders on the battlefield."