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

On March 3, 28 troops of the Third Front Army of the Japanese Empire arrived in Jiading County. Prior to this, the Japanese aviation division and two heavy artillery divisions had bombarded the Qin army positions in Jiading for two days, firing tens of thousands of artillery shells in order to destroy the Qin army's front-line positions and suppress the Qin army's arrogance.

"Minato-kun!"

Lieutenant General Kosuke Motokawa, the frontline commander of the Japanese, looked at the commander of the 381st Infantry Division and said, "The Qin Army has two armies in Jiading County, also 10 troops. It should have 9, but one infantry division was transferred and replaced by an army. So now the Qin Army has troops in Jiading County, which is equal to the strength of our Eastern Empire. However, we will have another troops arriving later, so we must fight quickly in this battle, take Jiading County, and open the door to the northwest."

"Hiyi."

Three infantry division commanders and one armored division commander nodded.

Kosuke Motokawa continued, "You all know the firepower of the Qin army, I don't need to say much. It is the only force in the Great Qian Kingdom that can compete with my Great Dongyang Empire in firepower. So we should not be complacent about our firepower. We have to defeat the Qin army at the tactical level."

"Kominato-kun," Honkawa Kosuke shouted again, "Your 381st Infantry Division will be the vanguard, with the assistance of the Armored Division. Attack the Qin Army's positions west of the Yellow River. I don't care how you fight, but you must break through the Qin Army's first line of defense in one day. I will have two artillery regiments, the aviation division to assist, and the engineering unit directly under the front-line command to help cross the river."

"Hi Yi!"

Xiao Minato Xiang nodded and said, "General, just watch how I slaughter the Qin army, how I break through the Qin army's positions, and show the power of my Third Front Army!"

......

At the Qin Army position, the headquarters of the 37th Army, Tang Yuan's army was deploying a battle plan, and all the army and division commanders under his command were there. This was the first time that the 37th Army had fought against the Japanese, so Tang Yuan's army was very concerned about this. There must not be any accidents, and the reputation of the Qin Army must not be tarnished.

"I have one last word," Tang Yuanjun shouted with three general stars on his shoulders, "Young Marshal has made my Qin Army famous outside. In this battle, we are responsible for containing the 20 Japanese troops. I don't care how you fight, but I have one word for you: beat them to death. If we let the Japanese get the upper hand, don't blame me for getting mad!"

"Who is going to get mad again?"

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door. Everyone turned around and saw Qin Lin at the door. All the generals, including Tang Yuanjun, stood up and saluted, shouting, "Young Marshal, why are you here in person?"

"I just came to take a look," Qin Lin said to Tang Yuanjun, "But don't worry, Uncle Tang, I don't mean to distrust you. I just want to walk around and learn how the soldiers of the 37th Army beat the Japanese."

"Haha."

Tang Yuanjun smiled and said, "Young Marshal, you are right. You are the commander-in-chief, and we, as subordinates, should obey your orders. But since the young marshal is here, let me say one more thing. As long as my 37th Army lets one of the 20 Japanese soldiers leave, I, Tang Yuanjun, will sign a military order and resign from the position of the army commander."

"Old Tang, you!"

Chief of Staff Deng Tianlu said, "In this case, all the soldiers of the 37th Army Group will sign a military order to ensure that the mission is completed!"

"Okay, that's the momentum we want. This little devil isn't that scary!"

Qin Lin said, "In that case, I wish your 37th Army a great victory. If the mission is accomplished, my headquarters will give you extra meals and double your military pay!"

"Thank you, Marshal."

All the commanders of the 37th Army were determined to fight. They thought that even if they had to bite off the 20-strong enemy troops with their mouths, they would do it.

"commander!"

At this time, a colonel adjutant ran into the command post and shouted, "The Japs are starting to attack!"

"So fast!"

Tang Yuanjun asked, "Where are the devils attacking from?"

A group of people came to the sand table, and Qin Lin followed them to the sand table. He came here for a visit, so he would not express any opinions. In fact, his purpose of coming here was to see the real combat effectiveness of the Qin army. After all, the Qin army had not fought for many years. Whether this actual combat capability could compete with the devils was also an unknown in his mind!

"The Japanese are attacking from the front," the adjutant said. "Right in front of the Jiading County headquarters is the position defended by the 371st Infantry Army, which is also your defense zone, Commander Chen."

The commander of the 371st Infantry, Chen Zhonghai, who was named, said expressionlessly, "This little Japanese is also blind. Come to my defense zone. I will show the little Japanese what a Qin Army warrior is!"

"Old Chen!"

Tang Yuanjun said, "There is a natural barrier of the Yellow River in front of your defense zone. Although it is in a narrow area, there is also a 300-meter rapids blocking the Japanese. So you just need to defend, the Japanese will have no way to deal with you! Also, transfer the three anti-aircraft artillery brigades directly under the army group to me. I think the Japanese will definitely use aerial bombing fire cover and then let the infantry cross the river. We can't let them do what they want!"

"As for how to contain the 20-strong enemy army, it's very simple!"

Tang Yuanjun took out a flag and planted it on the other side of the Yellow River and said, "Let the 372nd Infantry Army cross the river to fight against the 20 Japanese troops to contain the Japanese. Our army will form two fronts on both wings, that is, a two-line pincer attack tactic to pincer the Japanese and not let any of them leave!"

After that, Tang Yuanjun spent another quarter of an hour to arrange the detailed deployment of the troops. Qin Lin next to him also agreed very much with this method of containment, because the initiative was in their hands, so the battle would be much easier to fight.

Qin Lin never doubted the command level of the 20 senior commanders of the Qin Army, because they all graduated from the Northern Sichuan Military Academy, and each of them was an excellent commander who was selected step by step from tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of commanders. Moreover, these commanders who joined the Northern Sichuan Military Academy were also selected from tens of millions of people in western Sichuan, so their command level was undoubtedly top-notch in the country.

"All right!"

Tang Yuanjun said, "Go and carry out the mission! And Lao Chen, your 371st Infantry Army is the first to fight, beat the Japanese hard, or I will kill you first!"

"Yes, Commander."

Chen Zhonghai saluted Tang Yuanjun, then came to Qin Lin, saluted and shouted, "Young Marshal, I'm leaving first."

"Ok!"

Qin Lin nodded and said, "Fight well."

"clear."

After saying that, all the commanders left. Before leaving, they all came to Qin Lin and saluted. After leaving the command center, these commanders quickly returned to the troops, signed military orders one after another, and mentioned the young marshal, which greatly boosted the morale of the entire army. They wished they could fly across the Yellow River and beat the Japanese devils right now!