Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

The two newly formed divisions are fine in field battles, but if they encounter an offensive battle, the casualties of the attacking forces will be unpredictable, which is what Fang Jian does not want to see.

Fang Jian looked at Tao Yunong and asked, "Yunong, are there any troops stationed in Nanfeng City?"

"Currently, there are only local militia stationed in Nanfeng City, and no regular army." Tao Yunong shook his head slightly.

"Ma Jincen's troops, two newly formed divisions are in Nanling, and Liu Minggong and Zheng Zhifan's two divisions are stationed in Fengxian, Nanfeng."

"Wang Rong's most elite division is also responsible for guarding Nanling, and Cao Bingshen is in Huaichong."

Fang Jian nodded slightly: "After we take Qingshan, we will march part of our army northwards, and after we take Nanfeng, we will stop the enemy in Nanfeng."

"If Nanfeng is lost, Ma Jincen's army will definitely not sit idly by and will definitely send troops from Fengxian and Nanling."

"If both divisions in Feng County go north, we will send troops to capture Feng County to intimidate Nanling. If only one division goes north, we will eat up this division and then use our superior forces to encircle and annihilate the troops dispatched by Nanling."

Zhang Wei frowned and said, "Commander, if Ma Jincen's two divisions from Fengxian go north and we take Fengxian, what should we do if he sends out troops to surround our main force in Fengxian?"

"To the south of Feng County is Huaichong, to the southwest is Nanyun, to the west and northwest is Nanling, to the northeast is Nanfeng, and to the southeast is Qingshan."

"If Cao Bingshen of Huaichong, Zhang Guilin of Nanyun, and Wang Rong of Nanling all send troops to Fengxian, and Liu Minggong and Zheng Zhifan who went north return, Fengxian will be surrounded by the enemy."

Although what Fang Guoxuan said is difficult to achieve, but in the use of troops, it is always more important to calculate than less. We must guard against this.

"Yu Nong, keep a close eye on Cao Bingshen, Zhang Guilin, and Nanling's movements."

Fang Jian gave Tao Yunong an order, and then said: "If the enemy moves in full force, we will lead them to fight guerrilla warfare against them in the hinterland of Nanshan."

Fang Jian stood up and pointed to the map behind him and said, "If the enemy surrounds us from all four directions, we will retreat from Feng County to Jieshan County."

"From Jieshan County, head north to Nanfeng, and then from the northwest to Changye, Zhengshan, Hongxing, Qingchang, and Pingshan."

Fang Guoxuan thought for a moment and said, "Commander, we are marching to the rear of Nanling in the northwest. What if the cavalry attacks our Fenglin?"

"We have caused chaos in the rear of Nanling. The one who will suffer the most must be Ma Jincen. His large army will surely come to encircle and suppress us, and only a small force will be sent to attack Fenglin." Fang Jian had also anticipated this.

"Fenglin is guarded by the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division. If it is just for defense, it should be able to be held. If Fenglin is in trouble, then the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Division in Changhuan City will be transferred to Fenglin."

"If the enemy's forces attacking Fenglin are too numerous, the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division can abandon Fenglin and retreat to Xinyuan County."

"And the main force of our army can look for an opportunity to engage in a decisive battle with Ma Jincen."

In order to fight this battle, Fang Jian moved Fenglin's arsenal to Xinyuan, and most of the captured laborers also built fortifications in Xinyuan.

He thought clearly that the worst-case scenario was that the early stages of the war would not go well and he would have to retreat to Xinyuan.

Once the situation is opened up, the entire Nanshan Province will be acquired, so we have to give it a try no matter what.

If we really fight guerrilla warfare in the rear of Nanling, relying on the system advantage, the more cities we occupy, the greater the advantage will be.

"Order." Fang Jian stood up and said without hesitation.

Hearing the word "order", all the officers in the conference room stood up. Fang Jian continued, "All three hundred trucks will be used to transport supplies. The special operations team and three companies of the guard division will form a transportation force."

"The First Guard Division is responsible for occupying the counties around Qingshan. The First and Second Divisions will besiege Qingshan County together."

"All supplies must be loaded onto trucks today, and the troops will leave early tomorrow morning."

"Yes." After receiving the order, the officers from various departments responded and left the meeting room to mobilize the troops.

For this expedition, Fang Jian mobilized a large amount of food in Fenglin and Changhuan City, such as flour, rice, beef, mutton, pork, and salt.

Horse-drawn carriages, mule carts, etc. were also requisitioned from the two cities in case of emergency.

It is now mid-November and the weather has turned cooler. Fortunately, the garment factory in Xinyuan has started production, and a large part of the troops' cotton-padded clothes have been solved. The remaining shortage will soon be met.

Francis Xavier was full of confidence in this battle, but he did not dare to be careless.

As the saying goes, a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. Despise the enemy strategically and take the enemy seriously tactically. You will suffer losses if you underestimate any opponent.

On the second day, the troops set out for Qingshan in a mighty manner. Xing County did not leave any garrison troops, and only people from the local police station maintained public order.

The 3rd Regiment of the 1st Guard Division was sent out to attack the county towns around Qingshan, and the remaining two regiments followed the 1st and 2nd Divisions to advance towards Qingshan.

Because they were marching on foot, the speed was much slower than that of a truck. It was not until the evening of the next day that they arrived at a place ten miles away from Liqingshan City and set up camp.

At the temporary camp command center, Fang Jian, Tao Yunong, Fang Guoxuan, Li Zhongwu, and Zhang Wei gathered together.

Fang Guoxuan said: "Commander, why don't we launch a night attack?"

"Yunong, please tell us." Fang Jian shook his head and looked at Tao Yunong.

"Yes, Commander."

Tao Yunong stood up and introduced: "There are 2,000 people in Qingshan City, and the rest of the troops are in the military camp outside the city. The location of the military camp is not far from the north gate."

Everyone looked at Francis Xavier, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Let's rest tonight. The troops will set out after breakfast at four o'clock tomorrow morning." Fang Jian said with a smile.

"The First Division sent a regiment to surround Qingshan City. The remaining troops of the First Division, together with the Second Division and the First Guard Division, besieged the military camp outside Zhu Yaoxiang City."

After the plan was finalized, several people went to arrange the troops.

At four o'clock in the morning of the second day, after breakfast, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division, the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 2nd Division, and the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 1st Guard Division, a total of five regiments, marched towards the Qingshan North City Military Camp.

The Second Regiment of the First Division, led by its commander Wang Ming, sent out troops to surround Qingshan City and built defensive fortifications outside the city.

When Qingshan City was surrounded, Zhu Yaoxiang received reports from the soldiers defending the city.

Zhu Yaoxiang paced back and forth in the hall to calm his inner anxiety.

"Have you figured out whose troops are outside the city?"

The adjutant at the side said solemnly: "Looking at their uniforms, they should be Francis Jian's troops."

"Fang Jian?" Zhu Yaoxiang couldn't tell what he felt inside.

In his heart, he respected Francis Xavier but did not regard him as a rival, after all, Francis Xavier was too young. Even if he respected his nephews, he would not regard them as equals.

More than three months ago, the opponent was just a county governor. Three months ago, he just showed his fangs and wiped out three divisions.

Three months later, he showed his edge to himself.