Warlord: Red Alert Base, I challenge the whole world alone

"Military observation group?"

Sensing that war was about to break out, Jiang Jingrui felt that if he wanted to truly understand the combat effectiveness of this unit, he had to go deep into the front line of the battlefield.

But as the young marshal of the Saibei Army, he could not possibly take the risk of going to the front line.

So he thought that he could send a front-line military observation group to the front line to take a look and record what they saw and heard in writing. This would also allow him to have an intuitive understanding of the real combat effectiveness of this unit.

So Jiang Jingrui proposed to send a military observation group.

Looking at Jiang Jingrui's expectant eyes, Jiang Hua shook his head and refused.

It was okay to let you see it before when the troops were small, but now that he has even brought out the Independent Mechanized Infantry Brigade, naturally he cannot be seen.

But Jiang Hua did not refuse too completely, but said: "If Brother Jingrui is interested in the war, I can send a troop to escort you to the front line. As long as you don't go too deep into the front line, your safety can still be guaranteed."

Jiang Jingrui was somewhat disappointed that he could not send a military observation group.

However, he was also tempted by the suggestion made by Jiang Hua.

So he nodded and said, "Then I will rush to the front line. I'll trouble Brother Jiang to keep an eye on my sister."

"Brother, I want to go too."

When Jiang Bairui heard that Jiang Jingrui was going to the front line to watch the battle, she also wanted to go with him.

Because when she was alone with Jiang Hua, she always felt a little embarrassed and didn't even dare to speak to him openly.

Jiang Jingrui glared at her and whispered, "Don't mess around. This is a war, not a game. If you don't obey, I'll have you sent back."

When Jiang Bairui heard that Jiang Jingrui was going to send her back, she immediately pouted.

"Oh, well, I'll just stay here and not go anywhere."

Jiang Jingrui was very fast and rushed to the front line where Chishan and Ningcheng were in a stalemate overnight.

Frontline commander Jiang Tianming frowned at his arrival.

But since the commander agreed to let him come, he couldn't say anything.

"Mr. Jiang, since the commander asked you to come and watch, please watch carefully. I hope you won't run around and disrupt our battle plan.

This battle is crucial for us, and I don’t want any problems to occur in any aspect.”

Jiang Jingrui nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't run around, and I won't cause any trouble to you."

"That's the best!"

Jiang Tianming nodded, then continued to look at the sand table in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Report, the air force has sent the latest air situation report. A large number of enemy forces are assembling from Wangyefu Town, Shuiquangou, and Kuntou River, heading straight for our first line of defense."

Jiang Tianming took the information and started reading it, then looked at the sand table.

"Finally, we've made our move. Our troops are all in place now, so let's attack instead of defend and defeat the enemy head-on in one fell swoop."

Then he asked one of the staff officers, "Is there any movement from the Beire Army in Weichang and Linghe?"

"No, according to the report from the Air Force reconnaissance unit one hour and thirty-five minutes ago.

The Beire troops in both locations are still hunkered down in the county town and surrounding towns, with no intention of launching an attack."

Hearing this, Jiang Tianming chuckled.

"Interesting, it seems that this coalition army is divided. The Beire Army wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then be the fisherman themselves.

But they were obviously wrong, they would still be beaten even if they retreated.

Order the 2nd and 4th Infantry Divisions to attack simultaneously. It's easier to defeat them if they retreat into their shells. Just smash their shells."

The reason why Jiang Tianming launched the attack when he was leading others to attack was also a tactic.

When the enemy launched the attack, most of the main forces ran out of the bunkers, and they would never have expected that they would launch a counterattack at this time.

Therefore, the enemy is at its most vulnerable at this time, and it is also the easiest time to attack.

Of course, the more important thing is to wait for the subsequent troops to arrive.

Otherwise, with his personality, he would have led his army and rushed forward long ago.

Wangyefu Town got its name because there was a prince's palace of the Northern Frontier Court here.

However, because this prince was killed during the warlords' melee, the prince's mansion was abandoned. It now serves as the headquarters of the 73rd Division of the Jinyuan Army.

The commander of the 73rd Division was Chi Haifeng, the top general under Fu Changqing.

As the Governor of Jinyuan, Fu Changqing also officially served as the commander of the 30th Army of Northern Xinjiang.

The 30th Army was also Fu Changqing's starting point, and it had three infantry divisions under its command.

They are the 72nd, 73rd and 101st Divisions respectively.

These three divisions are also Fu Changqing's core forces.

Although the staffing provided by the Northern Frontier Court was limited, Fu Changqing needed more staff to accommodate the troops.

Therefore, his three divisions each consisted of two brigades and six regiments.

The strength of a division with six regiments is equivalent to the size of an army of more than 20,000 people of many warlords.

As the core force, the 73rd Division is equipped with an artillery regiment in addition to two brigades and six regiments.

All the artillery it was equipped with were produced by the Jinyuan Arsenal.

Although the Jinyuan Arsenal is not as large as the Shengzhou Arsenal of the Saibei Army, it also has the ability to produce rifles, machine guns, mortars and small and medium caliber artillery, but lacks the ability to produce large caliber heavy artillery.

Like this artillery regiment, it is equipped with a large number of medium and large caliber mortars, 77mm field guns and 105mm field guns.

Although the scale of this artillery is not strong compared to the Saibei Army and the Northern Frontier Army, it is already a very powerful artillery force when facing other warlords.

Chi Haifeng always felt a little uneasy when he ordered his troops to launch a general attack.

His uneasiness mainly stemmed from the fact that he had too little intelligence about his opponents.

Although he sent a large number of scouts to Chishan for infiltration and reconnaissance.

But these scouts often disappear silently like a drop in the ocean.

So he knew very little about the Red Alert First Division that was fighting them head-on.

But they dragged on for too long, and Fu Changqing kept sending telegrams urging him to launch an attack.

So when the Beire army was in position, he gritted his teeth and gave the order to attack.

His 73rd Division had a strength of more than 72 troops, plus the nd Division in Yanbei, and two temporary divisions on both sides to cover the attack. Overall, there were no loopholes in his orders.

But he just didn't know where this uneasy feeling came from.

The Red Alert force is expanding rapidly, so the rotation of officers is also very fast.

The current commander of the 1st Division is Guo Mingxuan, the former commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division.

The commander of the Second Infantry Regiment, Gu Zhengyang, is now the commander of the Fourth Infantry Division.

Their promotion speed is still very fast.

Guo Mingxuan also made targeted troop deployments against the enemy.

In this battle, he planned to make a dumpling, and a big one at that.

The strongest enemy on the front is the 73rd Infantry Division located in Wangyefu Town. This is also the shared intelligence from the Saibei Army.

This division has more than 20,000 people, all deployed on the front and rear of Wangyefu Town.

On the left wing, there is also the Jinyuan Army's Provisional 2nd Division, deployed in the Shuiquangou area. There is a road located in the mountains that leads to Chishan County.

On the right wing, at the junction of Ningcheng and Jianping counties, there is a Kuntou River running from north to south. This is also a rare alluvial plain area in the central region with a flat terrain.

Here is the Jinyuan Army's Provisional 5th Division, with a strength of more than troops.

From this troop deployment, we can clearly see the enemy's combat intention, which is to prepare to break through from the front and attack Huanglong directly.

And they can only choose this place as their main attack direction.

The reason is very simple. Shuiquangou is a mountain road with rugged terrain, which is not suitable for the deployment of large troops.

The Kuntou River area on the right wing is suitable for the deployment of large troops.

But this place is vulnerable to attacks from the Jianping direction.

Therefore, Chi Haifeng could only choose the middle lane as a breakthrough point.

But it was different for Guo Mingxuan. He had an independent mechanized infantry brigade, which was a force specially established for breakthroughs.

So he used the Kuntou River on the right wing as a breakthrough point.

He deployed an independent mechanized infantry brigade and the most powerful regiment along this route.

Using high mobility to charge forward, they defeated the 5th Temporary Division of the Jinyuan Army in the front, and then went straight to the Sidaogou behind the central army, cutting off the passage between Ningcheng and Chengbei.

At the same time, due to Shuiquangou on the left wing, he also deployed the 122nd Infantry Regiment, the divisional tank regiment and three mm howitzer battalions.

This route also formed an assault force with tanks as the core, defeated the weaker Provisional 2nd Division, and merged with the Independent Mechanized Infantry Brigade on the right wing in Sidaogou.

In this way, the entire 73rd Division was surrounded and trapped.

How could the 73rd Division, without support and with its retreat cut off, possibly be a match for one division plus two independent units?

Although the mountainous terrain limited the mobility of the Red Alert's mechanized and motorized forces, it also restricted the enemy's large-scale deployment of forces.

It was for this reason that Guo Mingxuan dared to use more than 20,000 people to surround more than 50,000 enemies.

If it were in a plain area, it would be too difficult for more than 20,000 people to surround more than 50,000 people.

Chishan Military Airport.

"Boom boom boom..."

With the roar of the engines, one BF-109E fighter planes and JU-87 Stuka dive bombers took off from the airport's simple runway.

After forming a formation in the air, they headed towards Kuntou River.

A fighter group of 40 BF-109E fighters flew at the front of the formation.

Although the BF-109E is a fighter, each of these fighters carries a 500-pound bomb, or 227 kilograms, under its belly.

They have only one task, which is to explode as hard as possible.

As for air supremacy? It's completely unnecessary.

Because neither the Beire nor the Jinyuan Army even had a fighter jet.

So this time all the BF-109E fighters set off with full fuel and full ammunition.

At an even higher altitude of 3000 meters, there were two squadrons of Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers, totaling 60 aircraft.

As one of the most classic dive bombers in World War II, the ju-87B Stuka dive bomber has outstanding performance.

The maximum flight speed is 390 kilometers per hour and the maximum combat range is 600 kilometers.

Its fixed weapons are two 7.92mm MG-17 aircraft machine guns.

A 500-pound bomb can be mounted on the belly of the fuselage, and four 4-kilogram small bombs can be mounted under the wings.

After completing the formation in the air, the fleet of aircraft headed towards the Provisional 5th Division advancing along the Kuntou River.

At this moment, the Provisional 5th Division was still unaware of this and had no idea that danger was approaching.