Ming Zuo

Chapter 775 Chuzhou Offensive and Defensive Battle

Once the Yangtze River is locked, everything that happens in Jiangbei has nothing to do with Jiangnan.

The civil and military ministers in Nanjing could only look at the river and sigh, unable to move.

The Marine Corps sent only one regiment, so after capturing Yangzhou, they did not move on, but assisted Li Banghua to stabilize the place.

The real main force for attacking the two Huaihe Rivers is the Third Army, First Division, and Fourth Division.

After the Third Army captured Fengyang, the [-]th Brigade was left to guard the area, and the rest marched southeast.

Their goal is Chuzhou.

Liu Dagong, the magistrate of Chuzhou, had already received the news, and he did not dare to neglect, and was ready to fight.

When he learned that Fengyang was captured by the Northwest Rebels, Liu Dagong was so anxious that he personally raised an army for reinforcements.

As a result, before leaving, it was learned that Fengyang had fallen into the hands of the Shandong New Army.

Knowing that the situation was not good, Liu Dagong immediately led his army to seize Guanshan and Guodishan in the northwest of Chuzhou City.

This is the traffic pass from Fengyang to Chuzhou. The official road is between the two mountains, and the terrain is very dangerous.

As long as these two mountains are guarded, Chuzhou will be safe and sound.

Because Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang were in charge of the overall situation in Fengyang, the commander-in-chief of this operation was Lou Fu, the deputy army commander.

"How's it going?"

When he came to the front line, Lou Fu asked about the situation.

Ai Wenkun, the commander of the Fifth Division, had a very bad face.

"This Liu Dagong is smelly and tough. I sent someone to persuade him to surrender, but he beat him back."

Lou Fu picked up the binoculars and looked at the terrain in front of him.

"Since he is stubborn, let's attack by force. Do you really think my new army is made of soft persimmons?"

Hearing that a strong attack was going to be made, Ai Wenkun was reluctant.

"Army deputy, you see that the terrain is too dangerous. If you really want to attack by force, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties."

As soon as Lou Fu heard it, he understood what he had in mind.

"Just say what you have in mind."

Ai Wenkun chuckled.

"I heard that Zhao Sanyang is here. Wouldn't it be better for him to take action at this time?"

Laughing and cursing came from outside the headquarters.

"Well, you Ai Wenkun, I came all the way from thousands of miles, and I didn't even take a sip of water, so you want to make me work? Landlords and riches are not as hateful as you."

Seeing Zhao Sanyang striding in, Ai Wenkun quickly gave up his seat and poured water for him.

"As long as Chuzhou is taken down, don't just invite you to drink water, but to invite you to drink as much as you want."

Lou Fu interrupted the two of them talking and laughing.

"Are the special forces sure?"

Zhao Sanyang has obviously obtained accurate information.

"This Liu Dagong is a pure civil servant. He has never been on the battlefield at all, so he has no experience. His soldiers are only Sun Dacheng, a guerrilla general stationed in Chuzhou, and the rest are young and strong captured by him. .But the terrain is dangerous, and it is really impossible to attack by force."

He walked to the map and pointed at a place with his finger.

"Liu Dagong pinned all his hopes on these two mountains, but the Chuzhou City behind him is very empty. I plan to bypass the front and make a surprise attack on Chuzhou City. Once there is a loss in the rear, Liu Dagong will panic and retreat to help .At that time, if you cover up the attack head-on, Chuzhou will definitely be able to take it."

Ai Wenkun was a little worried.

"Can you go around?"

Zhao Sanyang smiled proudly.

"Just watch."

After the discussion, Zhao Sanyang returned to the army and set off that night.

After several years of development, the number of special forces has expanded many times.

This time Zhao Sanyang only led the first special warfare brigade and the second special warfare brigade, and the strength had already reached more than [-] people.

And as the king of soldiers, even if this force is put into the frontal battlefield, it can outnumber ten, facing tens of thousands of troops without falling behind.

Now it is used for sneak attack, it is as easy as eating and drinking water.

When Zhao Sanyang went to discuss the battle plan with Lou Fu, Ai Wenkun and others, the special forces had already scouted and mastered the nearby terrain.

"This Liu Dagong has never fought before. He must be very nervous on the battlefield for the first time, so he must be cautious and want to cover everything. The more he is like this, the easier it is to be dark. You see, right here, The defense of the officers and soldiers is very empty. Every three hours, someone will patrol. We can pass through Guanshan from here."

Liu Qicheng, the captain of the First Special Operations Brigade, worked carefully and came up with a feasible plan.

Zhao Sanyang thought about it, and said with certainty: "In three hours, one army has passed. These officers and troops are really useless."

The place chosen by the special forces was a cliff with a drop of more than [-] meters.

On the surface, this place looks as smooth as a landscape, and it is impossible to climb over it at all, so the defense of this place is very negligent.

What's more, this place is still in the frontal position of the army, so no one thought that this place would become a breakthrough.

In the evening, as the sun was about to set, the light dimmed.

According to the reconnaissance of the special forces, the patrol team of the official army will definitely not come over at this time.

In the dense forest under the cliff, seven special forces slowly climbed out.

They had already unloaded their heavy burdens, and each of them only carried the rope on their backs, holding a sharp short blade in their hands, and walked up the steep and smooth cliff like a gecko.

Climbing is a compulsory course for special forces.

Even if it is a real mirror, they can climb on it.Not to mention this kind of cliff that just looks steep, but in fact has many places to borrow.

After only a stick of incense, these special forces climbed to the top, and then dropped the rope.

With the help of search, it is not much more difficult for special forces to overcome such obstacles than to walk.

Taking advantage of the hazy sky and the cover of the dense forest, they quietly crossed the defense line of the officers and soldiers, not even disturbing a single bird.

The broken troops even had time to clean up the traces.

When the patrols of the officers and soldiers came by at night, it was business as usual here.

After the special forces crossed the Guanshan Mountain, they took advantage of the dark night to bypass several villages on the plain and entered Langya Mountain again.

At that time, Ouyang Xiu was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of Langya Mountain, and wrote the famous book "Drunkard Pavilion".

But now in the twelfth lunar month of winter, it was cut down by the nearby people, and the whole mountain was bare and ugly.

However, without the cover of the dense forest, it is convenient for the special forces to operate.

In the second half of the night, when the sky was about to brighten and people were most sleepy, the special forces climbed over the city wall and entered Chuzhou City.

Sure enough, there is no defensive force here, even at the city gate, there are only three soldiers defending.

"Do it."

Knowing the situation, Zhao Sanyang decided to act with great fanfare.

With several violent gunshots, the soldiers guarding the city gate were shot dead, and the silent Chuzhou city boiled instantly.

The gate of Chuzhou city was opened, special forces swarmed into the city, and began to rush towards the targets of various bases.

Zhao Sanyang pointed at the gate of the city, Yuan Chongsheng, the captain of the second brigade, understood, and immediately led his people to run.

In a short while, the entire city gate building was ablaze.

The flames soared into the sky, and they could be clearly seen within a radius of tens of miles.

Liu Dagong, who was painstakingly defending on Guanshan Mountain, turned his head in astonishment, looking at the fire in the city, his whole body was cold.

(End of this chapter)