Warlords: I just made a little fortune, but I didn’t build a country.

"So," Qin Lin said, "we will take down Giant Stone City in one fell swoop and open the gate to Yizhou. After that, our two heavy armies in Inner Grassland Province will contain the Japanese Sixth Front Army, while our main force will be stationed in Yizhou and slowly devour the Japanese Third Front Army."

"I agree with this battle plan," Deng Wenzhong said. "We should advance step by step and take a steady approach. We can also look at the situation in the south to see what response the imperial court will have to the Japanese attack in Shanglu. After all, we are the only two forces in the country right now. If one move affects the entire country, we can't let the imperial court trick us."

"Yes."

Yang Wenbin said, "The imperial court has retreated again and again and plotted against us several times. We must be on guard!"

"Don't worry," Qin Lin said, "My intelligence agency has planted more than 100 secret agents in the court, many of whom are ministers of the third rank or above, and can know the situation in the court. As long as Zhou Yangbo has any intention of plotting, I will know it."

"Okay," Qin Lin continued, "Let Chang Xingwang and Yan Haokong, the two major armies, take down Giant Stone City at all costs."

After Qin Lin's order was issued, Chang Xingwang's 112th Army began to advance forward. At this time, a shocking battle was unfolding in Boulder City. After Cai Jianming learned of the mission of the assault, he began to exert all his strength.

After the heavy artillery division blew down the walls of Boulder City, the 1st Infantry Division began to attack from the front. The battle had been going on for nearly an hour at this point, and both armies were fighting fiercely.

"kill!"

The commander of the 371st Infantry Division, Nagasaka Kamihisa, was shouting "kill, kill, kill" at the command post, because after an hour of fighting at the front line, his infantry division had lost no less than three thousand troops, and another infantry regiment had been destroyed.

The main reason was that the Qin army's artillery was too powerful, and also that its artillery was outside their artillery range. In addition, more than 3% of their artillery was destroyed, and a large number of heavy weapons were destroyed, resulting in a rapid reduction in firepower as soon as the war started. This caused casualties within an hour.

"Why do you think that it is so difficult for an infantry division of the Great Eastern Empire to fight against a division of the Qin Army?" Nagasaka Uehi asked his commander, "Why?"

In fact, this is also the question in the hearts of all the devils. Although there was some pressure in fighting against the Qin army half a year ago, at least one division was fighting against an infantry division of the Qin army, and there was no intention of being crushed. But now it is different. They rely on the Boulder City to fight back against the Qin army. The Qin army is the attacking party, but they are now in a weak position. Why is this? What happened to the Qin army in the past six months, and why is its combat effectiveness so strong?

In fact, it is not difficult to explain. The Third Front Army had hundreds of thousands of troops fighting in the south and the north for several years, and they were all capable and good fighters. However, after more than 30 troops were wiped out, 30 reserve troops were added. This shows that two-thirds of the soldiers in the Third Front Army were new recruits, so the combat effectiveness was naturally affected.

On the other hand, most of the Qin army are veterans who have fought in the battlefield. After half a year of special training, they have become more experienced, and their weapons are twice as powerful as before. Therefore, one has been strengthened and the other has been weakened, and the gap between them is naturally greater.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander!"

At this time, an adjutant hurriedly came to Changban Shangri and shouted, "The front line can't hold on. The entire regiment has been defeated. There are only more than 800 people. This front-line position is about to collapse. The Qin army has launched an attack again!"

"idiot!"

Changban Shangri shouted, "Mobilize the First Brigade to defend and fight to the death with the Qin army!"

"No, Your Excellency the Division Commander," the First Brigade Commander said, "If we mobilize all our forces to the East Gate, then if the Qin army attacks other gates, we will have no troops to defend!"

"rest assured."

Changban Shangri said confidently, "Based on my understanding of the Qin army, they just want to defeat the enemy from the front and will not launch an attack on the other three gates. Moreover, the other three gates are guarded by the guards directly under the division, so there will be no big problems."

"Yamada-kun!" Nagasaka Uehi said in a heavy voice, "Whether we can hold out until the reinforcements arrive depends on your First Brigade!"

"Hi Yi!"

The First Brigade nodded and responded, "We will ensure that we complete the mission."

At this time outside the city, Cai Jianming once again led his troops to launch an attack. This was the third attack he had launched and would also be the last, because the entire infantry division of more than 10,000 combat personnel were fully involved.

During this hour, Cai Jianming brought the potential of the infantry division to its maximum, firing more than 5000 artillery shells, the soil on the ground was scorching hot, and more than 50 bullets. It can be said that wave after wave of fierce attacks killed more than Japanese soldiers head-on, but the Japanese held on tightly and he was unable to make a breakthrough.

Therefore, at this time Cai Jianming issued a death order, and the Japanese defense line must be broken!

"Let's see how the Japanese can defend this time!" Cai Jianming was also furious, slamming the table and shouting, "If we can't take it this time, I will personally lead the troops on the battlefield, damn it."

"You are just too impatient."

The chief of staff poured Cai Jianming a cup of tea and said, "In two attacks, we wiped out more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers! That's more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers. What else do you want? We wiped out more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers in one hour. This is a record."

"Damn it, how can I not be anxious?"

Cai Jianming gulped down his tea and said, "The Japanese are obviously stalling for time. Once their reinforcements arrive, it will cost a lot to open the gate of Yizhou again. If we take down Giant Stone City now, we can use it as a springboard and look at the entire Yizhou provincial government from afar."

"You think I don't know?"

Chief of Staff Lin Ying said, "But if you rush, nothing will be accomplished. I have analyzed that if the surrounding Japanese army wants to come to support, it will take at least seven hours. If the rear army wants to support, it will take at least 12 hours. We have only been fighting for more than an hour since the start of the war. Even if the Japanese apply for support in advance, it will only take three hours, so we still have at least four hours."

"Look," Lin Ying pointed at the map and said, "We have blown open the east gate wall, and the Japanese infantry regiment defending the position has also been severely damaged by us, so the Japanese will definitely send more soldiers to guard it."

"So how many more soldiers are there than an infantry regiment?" Lin Ying asked, "Isn't it just a brigade? And the enemy's division only has this much troops. If a brigade is deployed to defend the main gate, then the other gates will be empty!"

"what do you mean?"

"That's right," Lin Ying said, "If we can blast open the front, then we can naturally blast open the other doors. Now we still have an infantry regiment that hasn't been sent out, so can we do this...?"