Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

When Fang Weiguo came up with his troops to support, more than a hundred remaining enemy soldiers had already rushed out from the side.

"It's a good thing they ran fast." Fang Weiguo cursed angrily, and took his men to clean up the battlefield and gather the seriously wounded enemies on the battlefield.

When it got dark, the troops finally cleaned up the battlefield and buried the bodies.

"1132 enemies were killed, 43 were captured, 561 were seriously wounded, 1761 Type 22 rifles and box guns were seized." Soon the results of the battle were counted, and an officer came forward to report.

The weapons equipped by the other side were all Daxin XI Type, which surprised both of them.

Fang Tianming and Li Zhongwu were both very satisfied with the results of the battle. Li Zhongwu then asked, "What about the damage?"

"33 people were killed in the battle of the First Guard Regiment, and 57 people were killed in the battle of the Second Guard Regiment." The officer did not dare to hide this.

Upon hearing that his own troops had more casualties than the 1st Guard Regiment, Li Zhongwu's face turned a little dark.

Fang Tianming consoled him, "If it weren't for the Second Guard Regiment blocking the enemy's retreat, the enemy wouldn't have just had more than a hundred men, but more. The soldiers of the Second Regiment have made a great contribution."

"To eliminate this group of enemy forces, the bravery of the regiment is also indispensable." After hearing Fang Tianming say this, Li Zhongwu's face looked much better and he praised him by the way.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the First and Second Regiments returned to their respective bases and reported their results to Fang Jian.

In Xing County, Fang Jian was also very happy to see the battle report, but then he worriedly said, "If Ma Jinwei knew that the vanguard had been eliminated, he would not have withdrawn, right?"

"Commander, a mere Ma Jinwei is not an easy target for you." Wei Hanzhou said from the side.

Fang Jian shook his head slightly. Wei Hanzhou had learned to flatter in order to fight on the battlefield.

Ignoring Wei Hanzhou, Fang Jian started thinking in his mind. If Ma Jinwei could be eliminated, the remaining two divisions besieging Zhu Yaoxiang would no longer be a threat.

Once the third regiment arrives, he will be fully capable of dealing with a division, and Zhu Yaoxiang will always be able to tie down another division.

Thinking of this, Fang Jian ordered: "Han Zhou, send a telegram to Tao Yunong and ask him to send out an intelligence agent to find a way to contact Zhu Yaoxiang."

"Tell him to send someone unimportant."

Fang Jian didn't want Tao Yunong to send out Hu Jian and Chen Zui. They had spent money to summon them. If something unexpected happened to them, he would be heartbroken.

In the evening, Li Zhongwu personally came to the garrison of the First Guard Regiment: "Captain Fang, the scouts just came to report that Ma Jinwei's follow-up troops have arrived, less than ten kilometers away from us."

The distance of ten kilometers can be reached in an hour by forced march, and only ten to twenty minutes by car.

"Captain Li, what do you think?" Fang Guoxuan asked.

Li Zhongwu laughed: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from Captain Fang."

"We are not good at night battles, and night battles cannot bring out our firepower advantage, but we can launch a surprise attack on the enemy at dawn."

"Arrange the soldiers to get up early tonight and arrive at the designated position at 5:30 tomorrow morning. At 6 o'clock, launch the attack on time."

Fang Guoxuan nodded. It was already August and the sun rose early. If they launched the attack at six o'clock, the enemy might have already gotten up, but their artillery advantage could be brought into play.

After figuring out the key points, Fang Guoxuan said, "Okay, sure. I have six 6-caliber mountain cannons and ten mortars."

"When the time comes, use them together to carry out a covering strike on the enemy positions."

Speaking of artillery, Li Zhongwu also said: "The ten mortars equipped by our regiment will also be transferred to you."

"Okay." With the support of ten more mortars, Fang Guoxuan felt more confident.

The two discussed some details and the deployment of the troops, and then Li Zhongwu left with his guards. Fang Guoxuan also made arrangements for the troops.

At the temporary camp of Ma Jinwei's troops, Ma Jinwei asked the chief of staff, "How is it? Still no news from the Fourth Regiment?"

"The Fourth Regiment doesn't have a radio, so communication is quite inconvenient." The chief of staff shook his head.

Ma Jinwei said worriedly: "The 4th Regiment is the most elite unit in our division. Even if there is no radio, they will send people to send us the latest news of the unit."

"What does the division commander mean?" asked the chief of staff.

Ma Jinwei sighed and said, "Let's wait a little longer. If there is still no news from the Fourth Regiment tomorrow morning, we will withdraw."

"Commander, Commander Liu is the commander-in-chief this time. His order is that we must rush to Wen County tomorrow. If we withdraw, how are we going to explain to him?" The chief of staff was shocked when he heard this, and then hurriedly advised.

Ma Jinwei smiled coldly: "An explanation? Liu Minggong is just a division commander. What explanation should I give him?"

"Do you really think that you can do whatever you want just because you have the trust of the governor?"

The chief of staff was helpless about this, but still said: "Commander, Commander Liu is powerful, so just be patient for a while and the situation will be calm."

"Humph."

Ma Jinwei snorted coldly and waved his hand irritably: "You go down first, wait for the news, and we'll talk tomorrow morning."

The next morning, the soldiers of the Second Guard Regiment set out at 4:00 a.m., and the soldiers of the First Guard Regiment set out at 4:50 a.m.

Because they were driving trucks, the soldiers from the 1st and 2nd Guard Regiments arrived at the designated locations one after the other.

According to the battle arrangement discussed last night, the first and second battalions of the first guard regiment were deployed to attack the front and left wing respectively. The first and second battalions of the second guard regiment were deployed to attack the front and right wing respectively, and the third battalion took a detour to get behind the enemy.

The troops went to their respective designated locations to make preparations, while Fang Guoxuan set up artillery positions on the front.

Li Zhongwu came over and asked, "Captain Fang, how is it? Is there any problem?"

"Don't worry, everything is normal. Just act according to the plan." Fang Guoxuan has already arranged the position.

"it is good."

It is now five forty-five, and there are less than fifteen minutes left before the general attack. Both of them are guarding the command post of the First Guard Regiment, waiting for the general attack to begin.

The command center is not far from the artillery position, making it convenient to command the artillery.

When the time came to 5:50, Fang Guoxuan ordered: "Prepare the artillery, and fire in five minutes."

Ma Jinwei's headquarters, he asked the chief of staff: "Still no news from the Fourth Regiment?"

"No." The chief of staff shook his head helplessly.

Ma Jinwei frowned. He said last night that they would retreat if there was no news from the Fourth Regiment today. Now that there is no news, can they really retreat? Do they dare to retreat? He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Ma Jinwei and Ma Jincen are cousins. They had a very good relationship when they were young, but since Ma Jincen became the governor.

He showed distrust towards many people, not only his sworn brothers, but also himself.

Although he said that he was not afraid of Liu Minggong, he would be in a very passive position if the other party put the blame for the defeat on him.

"boom."

"boom."

Just as he was lost in thought, there was an explosion in the camp. Ma Jinwei stood up and asked, "What happened?"

Before the chief of staff could reply, explosions continued to sound in the camp.