Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

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After a round of artillery fire, although the opposite side lost a lot of soldiers and three or four heavy machine guns were destroyed, the remaining troops still stubbornly blocked the soldiers of the First Division and the First Regiment.

Attacking again, the enemy still had seven or eight heavy machine guns firing. Zhao Zhang arranged for the soldiers to hide behind the bunkers, seize the best shooting positions, and exchange fire with the enemy, while giving orders:

"Mortar, take out the machine guns on the opposite side, quickly."

Although the opponent's heavy machine gun was destroyed, the opposing soldiers still resisted stubbornly. The fighting was very brutal and both sides suffered casualties.

After the 1st and 3rd regiments of the Guard Division broke into the position, they killed and wounded countless soldiers, and many soldiers surrendered. Liu Minggong saw that the situation was hopeless, sent a telegram to the headquarters, and retreated with hundreds of people around him.

The remaining troops were scattered on the positions, and Liu Minggong had no time to notify them.

"Has the First Regiment of the First Division not yet broken through the enemy's position? First Battalion, launch a surprise attack from the rear and help the First Regiment of the First Division capture the enemy's position." Knowing that the First Regiment of the First Division was blocked, Fang Weian immediately gave the order.

The First Battalion of the Third Regiment received the order and immediately supported the First Regiment of the First Division. By attacking from both sides, they killed a large number of enemy troops.

Seeing that there were enemies in front and behind, the regiment commander was powerless to save the situation and shot himself.

"Captain..." The officer next to him let out a cry of grief when he saw the commander commit suicide.

"Brothers, avenge the leader. Kill him."

Under the leadership of the officers, the soldiers on the position launched a charge against the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division, but were quickly wiped out by machine gun and rifle fire. No one in the regiment chose to surrender.

"There are also loyal and righteous men among the warlords, but it's a pity that they followed the wrong people." Zhao Zhang sighed.

"Gather these bodies and bury them together."

If there was a chance, Zhao Zhang would like to give all these people a proper burial, but now it is wartime and there is no time for him to do that.

After the battle, Fang Guoxuan left behind a battalion and a company to clean up the battlefield and collect prisoners. He led the remaining troops to Ma Jincen's temporary headquarters.

Pingshan Temple, Wang Rong’s troops. When the shelling ended, Wang Rong immediately walked out of the command center to arrange defense.

Because of the construction of defensive fortifications, although the troops suffered losses, they still maintained strong combat effectiveness.

Wang Rong ordered: "Send a telegram to the headquarters and say that our troops are under attack by the main force of the enemy. Please pay attention to the enemy's surprise attack."

He wanted to ask for help, but gave up after thinking for a moment. Firstly, there were not many troops left in the headquarters, and secondly, he was afraid that the other party had some conspiracy.

He was confident that with the defensive fortifications he had built, the other party would not be able to take it down in a short period of time.

The 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 2nd Division and the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division launched attacks on the Pingshan Temple position from three directions.

"Suddenly..."

"Da da da……"

"Clap clap clap..."

Various gunshots rang out on the battlefield, and the two sides began a fierce battle. Wang Rong's troops not only had artillery, but each regiment was also equipped with more than a dozen heavy machine guns.

Although the 1st and 2nd Divisions had more people and more advanced weapons, they were insufficiently trained, resulting in casualties on both sides in the exchange of fire.

Seeing the stalemate in the battle, Zhang Wei immediately ordered: "Let the troops retreat and prepare for another artillery attack. At the same time, notify the First Division that our Second Division will be ready to attack in 20 minutes."

"Notify the attacking troops to retreat quickly." Li Zhongwu gave the order immediately after receiving the telegram.

After another round of shelling, the troops pressed forward again, and Wang Rong couldn't help cursing at the command post.

After cursing, Wang Rong asked, "How many cannons do we have left?"

"There are only two guns that can be used, but there are no shells left," said the chief of staff helplessly.

"After the bombardment yesterday, several cannons were destroyed. In the previous bombardment, the shells were hit and exploded, and only two cannons are still usable."

Hearing this result, Wang Rong was furious. His troops were elite, but could they handle artillery?

Wang Rong ordered: "Let the troops hold on and retreat at night."

Now that the troops are surrounded on three sides, Wang Rong dare not retreat directly during the day. Retreating now means exposing his back to the enemy, and then it will be difficult for a large number of people to withdraw.

Of course, he didn't dare to retreat directly without receiving orders from the headquarters, but he also hoped to receive a message from the headquarters asking him to retreat.

At Ma Jincen's temporary command post, Ma Jincen's face was terribly gloomy after receiving the telegram.

Seeing Ma Jincen's expression, Xu Yunhua did not dare to speak. He was also very panicked at this time. At present, there was only one new military advisor left here, and Wang Rong and Liu Minggong's troops were in urgent need of help.

Although there was still no news from Zhang Guilin's troops, Xu Yunhua felt that even if Zhang Guilin's troops could defeat their current enemy, it would not be of much use.

From a strategic point of view, they have already been defeated. Once the central route and Wang Rong's troops are breached, what use will the remaining new military division be?

The only thing we can do now is to withdraw all our living forces, return to Nanling, and defend Nanling to the death.

The prerequisite is that Liu Minggong, Wang Rong, and Cao Bingshen's troops can retain most of their forces, and together with Zhang Guilin, Nanling Zheng Zhifan's troops, and two new military divisions, it will be safe to defend Nanling.

We are afraid that the number of people withdrawing from the three armies will be too small, which will make it even more difficult to defend Nanling.

After more than ten minutes, Ma Jincen calmed down and asked, "Yunhua, what should we do now?"

"General, the troops in the middle have been defeated. The most urgent task now is to withdraw the troops from the front line." Xu Yunhua said solemnly with his head down.

"I just hope that Liu Minggong's troops can withdraw more men and that Wang Rong's troops won't suffer too much loss."

"We should retreat to Fengxian first, wait for the troops to return to Fengxian, and then take action after counting the casualties."

Xu Yunhua did not dare to mention retreating directly to Nanling. If he really said that, he would be scolded by Ma Jincen, and he did not want to bring this bad luck.

Ma Jincen hesitated and said, "Yunhua, what do you think about transferring Zheng Zhifan to the front line for reinforcement?"

"General, it's too late. The central route has been defeated. Whether the enemy is attacking our headquarters or Wang Rong's troops, they will arrive in an instant." Xu Yunhua didn't know what Ma Jincen was thinking, and he was very speechless.

"If Wang Rong is defeated, our manpower will be greatly reduced. Wang Rong's troops are our most elite troops."

Ma Jincen sighed: "Forget it, go send a telegram and ask Wang Rong's troops to retreat immediately, and ask the remaining troops to retreat to Fengxian as well."

"Yes." Xu Yunhua breathed a sigh of relief, for he was afraid that Ma Jincen would refuse to retreat.

When Wang Rong received Ma Jincen's telegram, he breathed a sigh of relief, but a look of worry appeared on his face.

He was relieved that he could legally withdraw his troops at night, but he was worried about the failure of this war, which shook his confidence in defeating Francis Xavier.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division, led by its commander Zhang Sheng, broke into Wang Rong's central position.

Because there were no heavy machine guns on the position, Zhang Sheng concentrated his submachine guns and grenades and launched a charge, quickly breaking into the position.

With the continuous influx of soldiers behind them, they quickly broke through the position.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the commander of the regiment quickly retreated to the rear with the remaining people.

After occupying the position, Zhang Sheng ordered: "The first and second battalions, support the positions on both sides from the flanks respectively, and the third battalion will continue to charge with me."