Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Fang Jian looked at Tao Yunong again and said, "The intelligence from Sanjiang Province and Jiyang Province must be taken seriously."

"We also need to collect intelligence on Ma Jincen, Cao Bingshen, Zhang Guilin and others, especially Zhang Guilin. What's going on with him?"

"Zhu Yaoxiang is about to be defeated, why is he still sitting there doing nothing?"

"Yes, we will complete the task." Tao Yunong knew that since Fang Jianan had given the order, this matter must be done well.

After the meeting, Fang Jianan met up with Fang Guoxuan, and the convoy headed towards Xing County in a mighty manner.

The road the truck was driving on was an official road from the previous dynasty. It was not an easy road to travel on, but fortunately the truck was powerful. Although it was a little shaky sitting in the car, it was much better than traveling on foot.

Fang Jian said with emotion: "Once the cement road is built, this journey will be much easier."

"Once the cement road is built, you won't have to send troops. Will the warlords in Nanshan still exist?" Wei Hanzhou curled his lips.

Fang Jian laughed. Wei Hanzhou, this fool, also knew how to flatter. Of course, Fang Jian felt that what Wei Hanzhou said was not wrong.

Although Ma Jincen's current strength is extraordinary, he is not without the ability to fight.

Take the four divisions that surrounded Zhu Yaoxiang this time. Han Zhifu was the weakest and also the easiest to break through.

Fang Jian planned to use two regiments to defeat Han Zhifu first, and then join forces with Zhu Yaoxiang to fight against Ma Jincen's remaining three divisions. This way, the pressure would be much less.

In the afternoon, the troops arrived in Xing County, and Fang Jian convened a meeting with Li Zhongwu, Yang Pingchang and Fang Guoxuan.

Li Zhongwu said: "Commander, something is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Fang Jian asked puzzledly.

Li Zhongwu introduced: "Zhu Yaoxiang transferred the two regiments that were facing him and sent out four more regiments to prepare to attack Han Zhifu's troops."

"Han Zhifu pretended to be defeated and led Zhu Yaoxiang's six regiments into the encirclement. They were surrounded by Ma Jincen's three divisions and finally broke out after suffering heavy losses."

"We came up with Zhu Yaoxiang's surprise attack plan through our subsequent intelligence analysis, but Ma Jincen and Han Zhifu seemed to have known about it in advance."

Fang Jian nodded. There must be Ma Jincen’s spies in Zhu Yaoxiang’s army, and their positions were not low.

Otherwise, Ma Jincen would not have been able to make preparations in advance. The raid plan must have been made long ago and leaked long ago.

Without thinking about this question any more, Fang Jian frowned and asked, "So how many troops are estimated to be left in Qingshan City now?"

Li Zhongwu shook his head: "It's hard to say. The six regiments that Zhu Yaoxiang attacked before had no less than twelve thousand people in total."

"After being ambushed, less than 4,000 people finally escaped."

Fang Jian didn't know what to say about this. Eight thousand people were wiped out in a surprise battle. Fang Jian doubted whether Zhu Yaoxiang could still help hold back Ma Jincen's two divisions.

Fang Jian's plan was to first send out troops to quickly defeat Han Zhifu, and then Zhu Yaoxiang would help block Ma Jincen's two divisions, while he would send out three regiments to fight an annihilation battle against the other division.

It now seems that the subsequent plan will not work.

Fang Jian was not discouraged. He looked at the two and said, "I plan to quickly eat up one of Han Zhifu's divisions. Do you have any suggestions?"

Li Zhongwu came to the map and said, "At present, Zhu Yaoxiang's troops have been surrounded on all sides."

"The division stationed in the east of Qingshan City is commanded by Ma Jinwei. This division suffered heavy losses in the previous battle against Zhu Yaoxiang. To the north is Han Zhifu stationed in Nanfeng City."

"To the west and south, there are two new divisions stationed there."

"What is the relationship between Ma Jinwei and Ma Jincen?" Fang Jian asked puzzledly.

Li Zhongwu shook his head to indicate that he didn't know, so Fang Jian didn't care.

Fang Guoxuan frowned and asked, "He stationed the two new divisions in the west and south to defend Zhang Guilin?"

"Maybe he's still on guard against Cao Bingshen in Huai Chong City." Li Zhongwu shook his head slightly.

Fang Jian looked at the map and said, "Xing County is located in the northeast of Qingshan City. We are not far from the two divisions of Han Zhifu and Ma Jinwei. They seem to be waiting for us to eat Han Zhifu."

"But this looks like a trap. Where is the exact location of the division on the western front? Have you found out?"

Li Zhongwu frowned: "It is difficult for us to explore the situation west of Zhu Yaoxiang."

"What the commander meant was that the other side pretended to release these two divisions so that we could attack them. Whether it was Han Zhifu or Ma Jinwei."

"If we attack Han Zhifu, the division on the western front can go around our right wing, and the division on the eastern front can cut off our retreat."

"But we chose to attack Ma Jinwei, so it should be difficult for the other side to deal with him. To the northwest of Ma Jinwei is Han Zhifu, so at most we can ask for help from the division to the southwest, and we can retreat calmly."

If it was really a trap, Fang Jian didn't think that the opponent would be unable to respond if he attacked Ma Jinwei.

"As for attacking Ma Jinwei, I think the enemy should have other plans, but no matter what they are, they will not launch them until we take action."

"I think they should all have radios to facilitate communication and deployment. But they probably don't know that we have trucks to transport troops, which are several times faster than theirs and can be deployed quickly on the battlefield."

"I plan to send two battalions to feint an attack on Han Zhifu and test Ma Jinwei's movements. If he attacks Xing County, we will eat him up in Xing County."

"If we want to encircle and attack Ma Jinwei's troops, we will have to pass through Wen County. Then we will use 6,000 people to encircle and annihilate them in Wen County."

Fang Jian ordered: "Guoxuan, the feint attack is now in your hands. You must be careful. If anything unexpected happens, remember to withdraw immediately."

"I'll give you 70 trucks and the six 6-caliber mountain cannons I brought. I'll give them all to you."

Fang Guoxuan saluted and said solemnly: "I will complete the task."

"Zhongwu, send out a company to attack Wen County, then move the main force to the southwest of Wen County and wait for Ma Jinwei's response."

"The remaining Third Battalion of the First Guard Regiment will stay with me in Xing County temporarily and be ready to deal with Ma Jinwei's troops at any time."

Li Zhongwu and Fang Guoxuan stood up at the same time and said, "No, Commander, Xing County is too dangerous."

"Commander, please go back to Fenglin City first. We are here on the front line, so nothing will happen." The two men looked at each other, and Li Zhongwu continued.

Fang Jian chuckled and said, "Don't worry, if things are impossible, I will leave. Besides, Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu are here, so my safety will be fine."

"The surprise attack on Wen County will be launched tonight. Zhongwu will move to the designated location today. Guoxuan, your troops will launch an attack on Han Zhifu early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, go and execute the order."

Faced with Fang Jian's serious expression, the two hesitated for a moment and had to agree.

Fang Guoxuan found Fang Weijia and said sternly: "Weijia, you stay in Xing County. Your mission is the most important. No matter how the war goes, you must protect the commander's safety."

"Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely protect the commander." Fang Weijia also said solemnly.