The Republic of China: A Letter of Appointment Creates the Most Powerful Warlord

At around eight o'clock in the morning, the sky was already bright, and the bright sunshine generously spread over the vast earth, continuously releasing scorching heat.

At this time, the atmosphere in front of Feng's position was tense and solemn.

Not long ago, Sun Chuanfang’s passionate and inspiring words were like a torch that ignited the flame of fighting spirit deep in the hearts of everyone present.

The group of officers and suicide squads maintained high morale and took the lead in charging along the pre-planned attack route.

They were ready to sacrifice, so they had no fear. They led a group of vanguard troops and rushed towards the enemy's position in a fan-shaped attack like a swarm of locusts.

The reason why such a big commotion was caused was that there was no other way. The power of the Independence Army's artillery fire was so strong that it had brought heavy psychological pressure and shadows to many soldiers.

If we continue to use the conventional offensive mode of the past, let alone launching a powerful counterattack, even whether we can hold this crucial position under our feet is full of variables and difficult to predict.

Sun Chuanfang knew very well that only by maintaining the high morale of all the soldiers and keeping everyone in a passionate fighting state could the battle continue.

Although he himself did not dare to make a hasty judgment on whether he could achieve victory in the end, he at least firmly believed that with these measures, he would be able to hold this key corner and successfully prevent the independence army from achieving the goal of complete occupation.

At the same time, as the counter-charge horn of Feng's garrison sounded, in front of the position of the 15th Division of the 8th Army of the Independent Army, the division commander Li Sanshi held up a telescope, observed for a moment, and gave an order with a serious face.

"This wave of counterattack will have no fewer than 20,000 men. Notify the frontline troops to quickly organize a defensive formation. The grenadiers are ready to wipe out half of their current round of soldiers!"

"Also, notify the tank battalion to move up to the top of the artillery pit. We are outnumbered, and we can only rely on them to draw enemy fire!"

"It's the commander!"

The adjutant nodded repeatedly, turned around, picked up the phone beside him, and issued combat orders to the subordinate units.

Since last night, the three divisions under the Eighth Army have been assigned their respective defensive positions. However, what Li Sanshi did not expect was that these enemy troops did not use the good mountain and actually started a counterattack.

He really didn't know his own last name after eating for two days. He was arm wrestling with a tank unit on the plain. This Sun Chuanfang must have taken the wrong medicine!

Ding Ling Ling!

At the critical moment, the phone at the division headquarters rang. Li Sanshi came forward and said in a deep voice.

"I'm Li Sanshi!"

"The enemy has formed a suicide squad of officers, and their attack is fierce. I'm afraid your tank battalion can't stop them. If you really can't stop them, retreat ten kilometers. I've left you a buffer zone. Don't force your fight!"

On the phone, Xie Long, the commander of the Eighth Army, his immediate superior, did not put too much pressure on the subordinate units. He himself knew that if they deployed their forces and pushed forward, they would not have the advantage, so there was no need to resist.

"Commander, it's not a big deal. I can handle it!"

Li Sanshi seemed not to have heard it and had no intention of retreating. Instead, he planned to stay in the position and fight head-on with Feng's garrison.

The other side has been bragging about having more people. Let’s see if we can defeat their 15th Division in a one to two situation!

"Li Sanshi, it's good to have confidence and determination, but that shouldn't allow you to be willful. The 15th Division has nearly 10,000 troops. If you wipe them out, there's no need to come back."

Xie Long glared and scolded.

He was afraid that this young man would fight without any regard for others and lead his brothers to their deaths.

Even if they could defeat the enemy's 20,000 troops with a force of 10,000 in the end, this result would not be something their superiors could bear.

After all, they now have a great advantage and can use the baptism of artillery fire to reduce the number of deaths among the soldiers. There is no need to rush forward and fight hard.

"Don't worry, Commander. I know the numbers. If the death toll exceeds two thousand, you can just shoot me!"

Li Sanshi assured confidently.

He had already placed explosives in the trenches last night to prevent the enemy from using their superior personnel to launch a counterattack. Now that the opportunity had come, he didn't want to miss it.

……

An hour later, after a long march, Feng's vanguard army was less than two kilometers away from the 15th Division's front line.

At this time, the officers and suicide squad at the front of the team, all with red eyes, tightly gripped the submachine guns in their arms and shouted angrily.

“Brothers, charge!!!”

"As long as you break into the enemy position, you will receive a reward of one thousand dollars!"

"We all have one head on our shoulders, what the hell are you afraid of? Just get killed!"

"Go, go, go!"

"Fuck it! Charge forward and kill these bastards!"

The soldiers were ignited by the depressing atmosphere and quickly adjusted their formation, dispersed, and charged forward in an orderly manner.

They were well aware of the power of enemy artillery fire, so they could only disperse their formation and attack in batches to avoid crowding and causing greater damage.

Woohoo~~~

The low and sad whimpering sound echoed in the air, which was creepy!

In the distance, the howitzer regiment was like a group of long-hungry beasts that finally found their prey. They bared their sharp and bloodthirsty fangs and bit Feng's vanguard troops tightly.

Boom boom boom...

A series of deafening explosions suddenly sounded, like bursts of thunder, instantly spreading throughout the battlefield.

In an instant, the originally calm earth began to tremble violently, and countless dense shells fell like meteors. After colliding violently with the hard ground, they blasted out bottomless pits.

For a moment, flames shot up into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the dust covering the sky and the sun was like a ferocious beast, opening its bloody mouth and swallowing the entire battlefield.

Those Feng soldiers who were near the center of the explosion suffered unprecedented heavy damage. The powerful shock wave swept over with the force of a tidal wave. Wherever it went, the grass and trees were broken and people and horses were thrown to the ground.

Many soldiers felt a sharp pain in their chest, as if a heavy burden suddenly pressed down on them, making breathing extremely difficult.

There were even some extremely unlucky guys who were blown dozens of meters away by this terrifying force before they could even react.

Their bodies drew an arc in the air, and then fell heavily to the ground with a dull "bang". Like a tattered cloth bag, their fragile internal organs shattered in an instant under such a strong impact. Blood spurted out of their mouths, staining the ground beneath them red, and they became the first victims of this brutal war.

"Keep going, keep going! Mortar troops, get ready! The firepower is far from enough! Keep bombing!"

Li Sanshi, who had been staring at the battle situation ahead, kept urging while holding up a telescope.

The first round of shelling just now did not achieve his ideal effect at all. Although the enemy had 20,000 troops, their formation was too dispersed, making it difficult to accurately deliver shells. This also resulted in the explosion effect being halved. In one round of bombing, it was estimated that there were not even a thousand casualties.

If this continues, the superiority of their firepower will not be demonstrated at all.