Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Zhang Guilin did not agree with Zhu Yaoxiang's advice. Not to mention that his own troops were now overwhelming the enemy, he thought that Zhu Yaoxiang's loss of troops and territory was not enough for him to take seriously.

It was so embarrassing that they couldn't hold out for even a single day under Franciscan's attack.

The reason why he took in Zhu Yaoxiang was just to show off to others. After all, they were sworn brothers before, and their reputation had to be maintained.

"Master Zhu, don't worry. I have sent 3,000 men to each of the three directions. I think we will be able to break through the enemy's first line of defense soon."

Hearing the other party calling him Commander Zhu, Zhu Yaoxiang's mouth twitched. There were only a hundred guards around him. Wasn't it obviously embarrassing for Zhang Guilin to call him like that?

In the temporary command post in the rear, Xu Yunhua reported to Ma Jincen: "General, Wang Rong's troops encountered the enemy's main force, and the two sides are in a stalemate."

"Commander Zhang reported that he would soon be able to destroy the enemy in front of him. Cao Bingshen's troops requested support and reported that they had suffered heavy losses."

"Cao Bingshen is a waste." Upon hearing this report, Ma Jincen could not help but curse.

After Ma Jincen's anger subsided, Xu Yunhua asked, "General, do you need reinforcements for Cao Bingshen?"

Faced with this problem, Ma Jincen was a little hesitant because he only had two divisions, one of which was newly established.

It would definitely not be a good idea to send this newly formed division, as this division is even inferior to Cao Bingshen's troops.

If Liu Minggong's division was sent out, he would only have the newly formed division by his side, which made him feel insecure.

"Order Liu Minggong's troops to reinforce Cao Bingshen and make sure to capture the front position." After thinking for a moment, Ma Jincen decided to send reinforcements.

Seeing that Ma Jincen agreed to send reinforcements, Xu Yunhua also breathed a sigh of relief.

During this expedition, he always had a bad premonition. Although his side had a large number of troops, their strength was uneven. He would not feel at ease until Fang Jian was defeated.

In Qingshan City, Fang Jian was looking at a map in the conference room. When he saw Tao Yunong coming in, Fang Jian asked, "Yunong, what's going on?"

"The First Division encountered Wang Rong's troops, and both sides were on guard against each other." Tao Yunong said solemnly.

"The Third Guard Regiment doesn't have much pressure, but the Second Guard Regiment is under a lot of pressure."

"Zhang Guilin has a total of 15,000 troops, and this time he sent 13,000 to attack us. Their attack is very desperate and methodical. I'm afraid the Second Regiment won't be able to hold out for long."

Even though the Second Guard Regiment was fighting very hard, Fang Jian was not moved at all. He asked, "Where is the Second Division?"

"We have entered the boundary of the mountain area and will be able to reach the battlefield of Xiping County tomorrow."

Francis Xan gave the order: "Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, start the decisive battle."

"Leave three companies behind in the Guard Division, and all the remaining troops will reinforce the Third Guard Regiment. At 2 a.m. tomorrow, we will launch an attack on the enemy in front of us and push the battle line to the vicinity of Ma Jincen's headquarters."

Five counties in Nanfeng were captured a few days ago, and the five infantry companies obtained were all summoned and assigned to the Guard Division. Now the Guard Division has more than 12,600 people.

"Order the Second and First Divisions to launch an encirclement and annihilation campaign against Wang Rong at 2 a.m. tomorrow. After destroying Wang Rong's troops, quickly move south to cut off Ma's army and encircle and annihilate Ma Jincen here."

"Commander, where is the Second Guard Regiment?" Tao Yunong looked up and asked in shock.

Fang Jian sighed and said helplessly: "Yu Nong, we are short of troops. If we send troops to reinforce the Second Regiment, we can only slightly hinder Zhang Guilin's attack."

"We can only trust the Second Regiment. We hope they can hold back Zhang Guilin and buy time for our main force."

Fang Jian was already prepared for the annihilation of the Second Regiment. If Ma Jincen's main force could be defeated, sacrificing the Second Regiment would be worth it.

Of course, he also hoped that the Second Regiment could hold on until tomorrow night.

"Send a telegram to the Second Regiment. No matter what the battle situation on the front line is, let them hold on until tomorrow night, and then they can retreat immediately." Fang Jianan said again.

"After the Guard Division left, the three companies of the Guard Division and the special operations team withdrew to Pingrong County and set up their headquarters in Pingrong."

Fang Jian's plan was very clear. Once Zhang Guilin's troops broke through the position of the Second Guard Regiment, Qingshan City would be ceded to him to buy time for the main force's general attack.

Even if the enemy could capture the Second Regiment's position tonight and march towards Qingshan City, it would be too late by the time the large force arrived in Qingshan, as the general offensive would have already begun.

Soon the troops in Qingshan City began to move. The Guard Division left behind three companies, and the remaining nearly 6,000 people all set out for Xiping County.

Fang Jian took the remaining three companies and more than 700 special forces soldiers, and headed towards Pingrong County on trucks loaded with supplies.

In the past few months, Wei Hanzhou has selected more than 120 people from various departments to join the special operations team.

Of course, only about 20 of the 120 or so people were qualified, and the others would be dispersed to various units. Because during the war, in order to strengthen Fang Ji'an's escort, Wei Hanzhou did not dismiss these people immediately.

After receiving Fang Jian's telegram, Fang Weiguo, commander of the Second Guard Regiment, remained calm and showed no dissatisfaction.

Fang Weiguo asked the staff officer beside him: "How are the casualties of the front-line troops?"

"More than 200 people have been killed in the battle, but the first line of defense is still firmly in our hands." The staff officer answered honestly.

Fang Weiguo was also very sad to hear the casualty figures. The opposing troops were not only well-trained and brave in combat, but their numbers were several times greater than his own. The only thing they lacked was their weapons.

Fang Weiguo said expressionlessly: "Let some people on the first line of defense retreat to the second line of defense, and prepare to defend against the enemy with the second line of defense."

Outside the first line of defense was an open area, which was not friendly to the Second Guard Regiment.

The reason why Fang Weiguo chose to set up the first line of defense there was that he wanted to kill the enemy in large numbers through the open area.

The enemy's tactic of dispersing its troops just avoided large-scale casualties from general-purpose machine guns. Of course, more than a thousand enemies were killed by the AK47 rifles.

The battle lasted until the afternoon. The resistance at the first line of defense of the Second Regiment gradually weakened, and Zhang Guilin's troops finally occupied the first line of defense.

"Great, we finally captured the first position." Zhang Guilin said happily.

Winning a victory is the best way to boost the morale of the troops. In Zhang Guilin's opinion, it won't take long to defeat the enemy.

Zhu Yaoxiang reminded: "Commander Zhang, there are still many enemies on the opposite side, don't be careless."

Zhang Guilin had a sneer on his face. He was a little cautious at first, but when he heard what Zhu Yaoxiang said, he immediately became unhappy. Why, you are unhappy because I won the battle?

I just defeated the enemy who defeated you. Are you dissatisfied with my ability or something?

"The troops rest for half an hour, and then launch another attack on the enemy half an hour later." Zhang Guilin ordered.

In order to prove to Zhu Yaoxiang that he was stronger than him, Zhang Guilin prepared to quickly defeat the enemy in the front position.