Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Fang Jian was helpless. If it weren't for the First Guard Regiment's troops rushing to various counties, he wouldn't have unlocked the second-level system so quickly, obtained the system reward, and had the confidence to continue fighting this battle.

With a sigh, Fang Jian began to tell his thoughts: "I plan to surround Zhang Shengwu from three directions and annihilate him in Xing County."

"Xing County is now handed over to you. After you take over Xing County, you must stay in Xing County and firmly block Zhang Shengwu's retreat."

"The Second Guard Regiment and the First Revolutionary Army Regiment will attack Zhang Shengwu's troops from two other directions."

Although it was a pity that he could only defend the city and could not get the task of attacking the city, the task of defending the city and blocking Zhang Shengwu's retreat was also very important.

Fang Guoxuan didn't hesitate any more and gladly accepted the task.

Having already reached a decision, he did not discuss it further with Zhang Wei and Li Zhongwu.

On the second day, Zhang Wei led his troops from south to north, while Li Zhongwu led his troops from north to south, and they circled around Zhang Shengwu from these two directions respectively.

Fang Guoxuan's troops, with a company of soldiers, dressed up as the Fenglin City defenders and disguised themselves as a team escorting supplies, preparing for a surprise attack on Xing County.

Standing outside Xing County, Fang Jian was still a little nervous. This attack did not reveal the layout of Zhang Shengwu's army or the number of troops in the city.

If there are many troops stationed in Xing County, the battle to capture the city will be difficult.

To ensure that everything was safe, Fang Guoxuan personally led a company to escort dozens of horse-drawn carriages of supplies.

Xing County is the front line and was previously Zhu Yaoxiang's territory. Although the defending soldiers are lazy, they are still vigilant.

Seeing the convoy coming, the soldiers at the city gate were on alert. An officer stepped forward and asked, "Stop, what are you doing?"

"We are escorting food to the division commander under the order of Captain Li." Fang Guoxuan replied with a smile.

Captain Li was the commander of the regiment stationed in Fenglin. Unfortunately, he was killed by an artillery shell.

Hearing that they were sent by Captain Li, and that they were all wearing their own military uniforms, the officer did not suspect anything and waved his hand, saying, "Let them go."

The soldiers behind the officer then put away their weapons and made way.

Fang Guoxuan stepped forward, handed the officer a cigarette and asked, "Brother, how is the situation at the front?"

The cigarettes are produced by Xinyuan County itself. Fang Jian’s factory was built a month ago and has started production this month.

Tobacco and canning factories have already produced goods. Although textile, clothing and flour mills have started operations, their scale is not large due to limited raw materials.

The cigarettes produced were immediately provided to the army. Of course, officers had a fixed quota, and those exceeding the quota had to pay for them, and the soldiers had to pay out of their own pockets.

The officer took the cigarette and asked, "Brother, I have never seen this brand of cigarettes before. Where did you buy it?"

"I also used my connections to buy it from the East China Sea." Fang Guoxuan lit one for himself and also lit one for the officer.

The officer took a sip and found that the taste was much better than what he usually bought. He immediately liked it. He lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "Brother, can you buy some for me?"

"No problem." Fang Guoxuan patted his chest, pretending that he had connections.

Then he asked in a low voice: "Brother, how many of us are there in the city, and who is in charge of the city?"

"There is less than half a regiment in the city, probably seven or eight hundred people. The division commander's headquarters is located in the city." The officer lost his vigilance towards Fang Guoxuan and told him all the information at once.

Upon hearing that Zhang Shengwu was in Xing County, Fang Guoxuan's breathing quickened for a moment. If the enemy's division commander was captured, the encirclement and annihilation battle on the front line would be smoother.

The officer didn't notice Fang Guoxuan's expression at all, and continued to talk to himself: "The four regiments that went out on this expedition suffered heavy losses. So far, more than a thousand people have been killed in the battle, and many are injured."

"Most of the seriously injured have been placed in a temporary military camp outside Xing County."

As the officer shared this information, he lamented the heavy casualties of the troops. Fang Guoxuan asked about the location of the headquarters, the military base, the hospital, and other information.

"Boom."

Seeing that the troops ahead had entered the city, Fang Guoxuan quickly pulled out his gun, shot the officer dead, and then shouted, "Brothers, fight."

The soldiers transporting food quickly raised their guns and fired. Some soldiers took out light machine guns and submachine guns from the food trucks and fired at the soldiers at the door.

"One row, go up the city wall and deal with the guards on the wall." After dealing with dozens of guards at the city gate, Fang Guoxuan made arrangements.

At present, he only has one company of troops, and there are still hundreds of people in the city. Naturally, he would not be foolish enough to lead his men to charge directly in. Instead, he would defend the city gate and wait for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements.

Ten minutes later, the gunfire stopped and the defenders on the city wall were cleared out.

After waiting for a while, Xie Yuan's troops also arrived at the city gate. Fang Guoxuan arranged two companies to attack the command center and the military camp with him, and the remaining troops went to capture other city gates.

Before the gunshots were heard at the city gate, Zhang Shengwu was hugging his third concubine with a gloomy face.

The situation on the front line was unfavorable. The most important thing was that not only did the two opposing regiments block his own four regiments, but his own losses were also greater than those of the enemy. This was unacceptable to him.

The third concubine in his arms let out a moan, and Zhang Shengwu wanted to vent his anger. Just as he was reaching out to grab the third concubine's private parts, a gunshot rang out.

He pushed the third concubine away, and became even angrier, shouting, "Where was the gunshot? You opened fire without even reporting it. Don't you take me seriously?"

"Any battle reports from the front? Still no progress?" After arriving at the front hall and scolding the chief of staff, he asked again.

Facing the hot-tempered Zhang Shengwu, the chief of staff said carefully: "No, commander, don't worry. As long as you can hold back Zhu Yaoxiang's two regiments, you will have done a great job."

"With two regiments missing, we will have less strength to deal with other directions. If you were not there to hold them back, the enemy might have defeated the remaining two armies."

Zhang Shengwu enjoyed being patted on the horse by the chief of staff, but he was still unhappy and said, "If we are delayed and cannot attack Qingshan City, I will have nothing to do with Zhu Yaoxiang's treasure."

The chief of staff rolled his eyes and said, "Commander, don't worry. There are still many wealthy families in the nearby counties. Anyway, the commander will not be stationed in Qingshan."

"When we withdraw our troops, we will find a pretext to say that these people are Zhu Yaoxiang's men. We will arrest them and get a large sum of money."

Zhang Shengwu's eyes lit up and he was very satisfied with the proposal, but then he became gloomy again.

The gunshots not far away still did not stop, which made him very unhappy: "What's going on, adjutant, where is the adjutant, where is the gunshot coming from?"

"Commander, you're looking for me." After a while, a middle-aged officer in disheveled clothes ran in.

Zhang Shengwu said dissatisfiedly: "Go and see what the gunshots are."

"Yes, yes." The adjutant ran out quickly. He was doing his work just now, but was frightened by the sudden gunshot, which made him very unhappy.