District 9

Within the headquarters of the 935th Division, the words of the chief of staff had awakened Li Yongnan a lot. He realized that his command was radical and had problems.

The entire 935th Division has more than 9,000 people participating in the offensive battle, and its strength is more than double that of Qin Yu's side. If they advance normally and adopt a step-by-step plan of encroaching, the final victory in the Battle of Holy Water Lake will definitely be unlimited to them. One side is tilted. But the time to victory may be longer.

In addition to having an advantage in terms of strength, the 935th Division also has a unique geographical advantage. They have artillery combat units behind them and a complete mechanized supply line, so they don't have to worry about all the support issues after the war starts. But Gu Yan's two regiments, as well as Lin's support troops, all airborne to Shengshui Lake, which means that their logistics supplies are at an absolute disadvantage, and there are no field hospitals or health centers. Waiting for a place where wounded soldiers can be treated. So as long as Li Yongnan plays steadily, it is only a matter of time before these four thousand people collapse.

However, hindsight summary and discussion are meaningless, and it is difficult for outsiders to figure out the personal psychological activities of the commander-in-chief, so the final command method is often different from what was expected.

Li Yongnan was really anxious, he really wanted to capture Qin Yu alive. He wanted to turn the tide of the war in the three regions with just one battle. He wanted to add a halo to himself and become the first person to capture the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army. He didn't take these more than 4,000 people seriously at all. He thought that after the 935th Division launched three waves of charges, it would definitely overwhelm the opponent's defenders, and the only thing left was to clean the battlefield and hold a celebration banquet.

This kind of psychological activity was the same as before the outbreak of the civil war in 2000. Chiang Kai-shek's army of four million troops had an absolute advantage, and he also shouted the slogan of ending the civil war in three months. But once the fight started, this radical slogan and command method was torn to pieces by the meat grinder-like battlefield.

All the combat troops of the 935th Division advanced too fast. All the lower-level troops were thinking of making meritorious deeds and kept pushing into the enemy's hinterland. This directly caused the large troops to be dragged into the mountains and started a fight with the enemy's inferior troops. Close hand-to-hand combat, encounter. In the end, the troops lost touch with each other and turned the offensive and defensive warfare into guerrilla warfare.

You cannot clear out everyone in a short time, which means that it is difficult to mobilize your troops to re-concentrate. The slogan of ending the war in ten hours has become an ironic joke.

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Within the 935th Division headquarters, Li Yongnan had realized this, but it was too late. If we desperately withdraw our troops and regroup our forces now, the losses will only be greater. Because the Holy Water Lake area is not a plain, if your combat troops turn around and run back, how many snipers and black guns will they suffer in the mountains?

While Li Yongnan was thinking about his strategy, a communications officer suddenly ran over and shouted: "Division commander, the phone number of the headquarters!"

Li Yongnan walked over with a cane and immediately reached out to pick up the phone: "Hello?"

"How's the fight going over there?" Gu Taixian asked in a serious voice.

Li Yongnan was silent for a while and immediately replied: "We are currently in a stalemate. Our troops are dealing with the enemy in the Shengshui Lake Mountains."

"Why are you running into the mountains to deal with him? If you are scattered, doesn't that mean you are being held back by the other party?"

"...!" Li Yongnan licked his lips and replied in a low voice: "The fighting attitude of the enemy's 4,000 defenders is more tenacious than we thought. They have been adding troops to the front line, but we failed to penetrate the front line twice. ...I just want to fight them in a decisive battle on the outside..."

As soon as Gu Taixian heard this explanation, he already knew what was going on. After thinking about it for a while, he replied: "If the troops can't withdraw, then you drag them to death in the mountains and wait for support."

When Li Yongnan heard this, he immediately replied: "Commander, give me some more time!"

"I want to give you time, but Lin Yaozong won't give it! The combat troops directly under his headquarters are already boarding the plane in Xinyang, preparing to brave the fire of anti-aircraft guns and enter the Holy Water Lake to rescue his son-in-law." Gu Taixian gritted his teeth and said: "If we delay it any longer, the war situation will be unfavorable to us."

Li Yongnan was speechless.

"I'll send the Third Division to reinforce the Holy Water Lake, that's it!" After saying that, Gu Taixian hung up the phone directly, looked at the battle map and said: "Order the Third Division to enter the Holy Water Lake battlefield. Move quickly and be sure to get ahead of Lin Yaozong's troops. , end the battle before Gu Yan’s troops arrive.”

"Yes!" The chief of staff nodded immediately.

Two minutes later, the Third Division of the World War II Zone, which had been waiting for battle, began to charge into the Shengshui Lake battlefield.

This division is the absolute trump card in Gu Taixian's hands, and it is also the alliance's first main force on the northwest front. It has a very strong combat effectiveness, and its positioning is equivalent to that of the Sichuan Province's Daya Division.

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The battle at Holy Water Lake should be the most tragic battle fought by Gu's northwest advance army since its establishment, and also the most glorious battle.

And in this battle, the Lin Department's special operations brigade was directly defeated.

In the previous battle at Baishantou, the special operations brigade had already suffered heavy losses, and even Lin Xiao was seriously injured. However, in this battle, the Lin special operations brigade was once again ordered to face danger and entered the holy water lake to fight, and still fought until the battle was reduced by 60%.

In the two wars, the Lin special operations brigade was directly defeated.

More than 4,000 defenders fought naked against a division without a field hospital or clinic, making an indelible contribution to the unification of the Chinese.

On this day, the Holy Water Lake, which had been frozen for decades, was dyed red with blood. Many bodies fell into the snow shell, melting the snow and the frozen ice.

Qin Yu was seriously injured. After being carried back to a relatively safe place by Fu Zhen, his left arm temporarily lost consciousness. But even though he is the commander-in-chief, he currently has no way to receive any special medical care. After the hygienist arrived at the scene, he gave him an injection of analgesic, then used tweezers and medical forceps to directly open the skin and dig out the shrapnel inside. This was considered complete treatment.

After the wound was treated, Qin Yu wrapped gauze and sat on the stretcher. He yelled hoarsely: "Fu Zhen, Fu Zhen, what's going on ahead?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Captain Wen ran back and said in a hurry: "After Gu Taixian discovered that the 935th Division was dragged into the mountains by us, he immediately sent their third division for support. It is expected to arrive on the battlefield in more than two hours. .”

"Are you sure?" Qin Yu asked.

"Sure……!"

"Dip Lingling!"

Before Commander Wen could finish his answer, the military phone of the communication manager rang. He immediately handed the phone to Qin Yu: "It's a call from the Commander-in-Chief's office."

"Hello?"

"Their third division has moved." Lin Yaozong's voice sounded.

After Qin Yu heard the news from Lin Yaozong, he was more excited than a shot of cardiotonic. He gritted his teeth and roared: "I used my body as bait and used four thousand warriors to guard the Holy Water Lake. This is the moment I have been waiting for!" As soon as the Third Division moves, all the main troops on their northwest front will enter the frontier. The two lines are stretched, and fighter planes have appeared. Dad, please inform Daya immediately, I will let him conquer Kyushu with one sword!"