Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

The remaining 10,000-odd people of the Small Locust Kingdom on the east bank of the Mo River were quickly wiped out by the attack of the four divisions of the Second Military Region of the Nanshan Army.

"Let the 25th Division stay, and the rest of the troops will all head to Qingzhou."

"Yes, Commander."

Li Zhongwu was ready to take Qingzhou in one fell swoop. If the three divisions failed to stop the small locusts' breakout troops and allowed them to enter the city, it would be another tough battle for the Nanshan Army.

Under the city of Qingzhou, the 20th and 21st Divisions each sent out two regiments to build defensive positions to block the dwarf locust army in Qingzhou city.

The remaining main force built positions to the west, preparing to intercept the dwarf locust breakout troops.

"Your Excellency, the New Country troops behind us are chasing us."

Seeing Qingzhou City in sight, Yamauchi Hiroo wanted to relax, but unexpectedly an officer came from behind and reported the bad news.

"Baga, this is too much."

Hiroo Yamauchi's face turned red, and he felt that today was the most embarrassing day of his life.

Before Yamauchi Hiroo could say anything, gunshots were heard in front of him, making him quite unhappy: "What happened?"

"Your Excellency the division commander, there are new country troops ahead." At this time, an officer came down from the front and reported to Yamauchi Hiroo.

"Nani?"

Upon hearing the news, not only Hiroo Yamauchi, but even Masao Fujii beside him changed his expression drastically.

Since the new people have already deployed their troops outside Qingzhou City, whether Qingzhou City is lost or not is not good news for them.

Thinking of this, Fujii Masao hurriedly said: "Yamauchi-kun, the best option now is to retreat to the north..."

"Baga, Fujii-kun, please stop saying such insulting words. The glory of the imperial army is to die on the battlefield. Although we have encountered setbacks now, we have not failed."

"As long as we return to Qingzhou City, we can still defend Qingzhou and we will definitely be able to defeat the new people."

"Hey, Yamauchi-kun."

Before Fujii Masao could finish talking about retreat, he was interrupted by Yamauchi Hiroo, which made Fujii Masao very helpless.

There was no way. Yamauchi Hiroo's teacher was the Prime Minister of the Empire, and his status was relatively higher than that of Fujii Masao. Therefore, Fujii Masao dared not disobey his opinions.

"Fujii-kun, please lead a regiment to block the pursuers behind you, and I will lead the main force to attack the enemy in front."

"Hiyi."

After the plan was completed, Yamauchi Hiroo and Fujii Masao each led their troops to attack the Nanshan Army in the east and west.

When Yamauchi Hiroo and others retreated, all the cannons and heavy machine guns were abandoned, and they only carried light machine guns, grenade launchers, and some mortars.

The Nanshan Army was much better equipped, with not only submachine guns and general-purpose machine guns, but also mortars. Under the powerful firepower, many recruits gradually adapted to the battlefield environment and slowly transformed into veterans.

Relying on their strong military qualities, the dwarf locust soldiers still caused considerable casualties to the Nanshan Army despite being inferior in equipment.

However, with the powerful firepower, all the breakouts organized by Yamauchi Hiroo were blocked.

A frontline officer came to Yamauchi Hiroo and reported: "Your Excellency the division commander, the enemy's firepower is too strong, we can't rush through."

"Baga, tell the warriors that if we can't break through the Nanshan Army's blockade, we can only serve His Majesty the Little Locust."

"Hiyi."

Just when Yamauchi Hiroo was hoping to arouse the madness of the dwarf locust soldiers through the samurai spirit, an officer ran over from another battlefield.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander Fujii asked me to tell you that the new countrymen's reinforcements have arrived. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

"idiot."

Hiroo Yamauchi was in a very bad mood after hearing a series of unfavorable news. However, before he could vent his anger, he found that there were many more New Country troops around him, densely packed.

Li Zhongwu did not let the three divisions travel together, but let the 22nd Division go straight forward, and the 23rd and 24th Divisions interspersed from both wings.

When Yamanouchi Hiroo failed to capture the city after a long siege, three divisions surrounded him and pinned him down.

By the time Yamauchi Hiroo reacted, they had no other way out except to be eaten away bit by bit.

The battle lasted until six o'clock in the afternoon. Yamauchi Hiroo was captured, Fujii Masao was killed, most of the remaining dwarf locust soldiers died in battle, and a few surrendered.

"Order all units to surround Qingzhou City first, then make repairs and attack the city tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Commander."

Today, the Second Military District achieved remarkable results, and the First Military District's offensive was also very successful.

The Anton and Yamane Divisions were different from the small locust army in Qingzhou. They did not have a broad strategic depth and only built some bunkers outside the city.

Similarly, they did not divide their troops. The two divisions only firmly guarded the various defense lines inside and outside Qichang City in different levels.

Even though the First Military Region surrounded them, they remained indifferent.

Fang Guoxuan ordered the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Divisions to surround one direction respectively, and then concentrated the 10th, 11th and 12th Divisions to launch a fierce attack from the south.

At six o'clock in the morning, seven artillery regiments, with hundreds of artillery pieces, poured fire at Qichang City.

Although the bunkers built outside the city were tenacious, Fang Guoxuan was completely unmoved and only ordered: "Push the flat-firing cannons up and take out these bunkers one by one."

"Yes, Commander."

Under Fang Guoxuan's orders, more than twenty flat-fire cannons were pushed up.

Under the operation of the artillery, shells were fired one after another, pulling out the bunkers built by the dwarf locusts one by one.

When the artillery stopped firing at 7 o'clock, the entire south seemed to have been plowed. With an order, countless Nanshan troops rushed out in the direction of the main attack on the south gate.

The Little Locust deployed a regiment at the outermost position of the south city. Under artillery fire, less than 2,000 of the regiment's nearly 4,000 men were left intact.

The most serious loss was the heavy losses in the blockhouse positions. In just over half an hour, the outer positions were captured by the Nanshan Army.

After capturing the outer positions, the Nanshan Army did not stop and launched another attack on the positions outside the Little Locust City.

The dwarf locust army built two positions outside the city. The first was a group of bunker positions on the periphery, and the second was a trench position outside the city.

The trenches were supplemented by bunkers, but with the Nanshan Army’s artillery and reinforced firepower attack, the second line of defense would not be able to hold out for long.

When the situation outside the South City was reported back to the city, Ito Mifumi, Anto Nobuyu, and Yamane Okitsugu remained silent.

After a long time, Ito Shifumi finally asked, "Two division commanders, the situation in the south of the city is very serious. Make a decision quickly, whether to transfer the garrison troops from other places to support the south."

"Commander, if you don't send reinforcements, once the South Gate is breached, all that awaits us is defeat." Shan Gen Xingnian spread his hands and said helplessly.

Anton Xinyu just nodded and didn't say anything.

The three of them were completely stunned by the Nanshan Army. Before they could react, all kinds of unfavorable news arrived.

What made them most helpless was that the Nanshan Army’s artillery fired at the Little Locust’s position as if it were free.

"Well, I'll leave the battle to you two from now on."

"Hiyi."

Ito Mifumi waved his hand, and Anto Nobuyu and Yamane Okinen tactfully retreated.

Coming to the inner room, Ito Mifumi looked at the two swords, one large and one small, placed in the middle of the room.