District 9

Gu Taixian sent troops from Qufu to reinforce the eastern battlefield, which was actually a last resort. It was impossible for him to watch the troops on the eastern front being shut down and killed by the Lin Clan, Huo Zhenghua's Department, and Wang Henan's Department of Sichuan Mansion.

If our eastern front is defeated, and Lin Cheng, Huo Zhenghua, and Wang Henan all advance, then all that is left is the final stage of the city defense battle. With Qufu's military strength and strength, it will definitely be difficult to defend.

Inside the Qufu War Department.

The chief of staff looked at Gu Taixian and whispered: "We have reinforced more than 20,000 people on the eastern front. The Qin and Gu Corps on the border are likely to take advantage of this time to advance and penetrate our 935th Division and the Third Division's defenses. Front, Qufu will still be in danger by then. Now Qin Yu's command idea has been very clear, divide the battlefield, and then pull the deployment of our northwest and northeast lines."

Gu Taixian was silent for a while: "If the 935th Division and the 3rd Division cannot hold the border, then we have no choice but to abandon Qufu. Otherwise, we will be trapped in the city... we will be isolated and helpless."

"Abandon Qufu, which side should we send more troops to?" the chief of staff asked.

"On the Eastern Front, penetrate Wang Henan's department, join up with the Eastern Front, and then let the garrison troops on the border slowly retract. This can squeeze out some time." Gu Taixian pointed at the combat map and replied.

"This is the last resort. I hope it won't come to this point." the chief of staff replied.

…

About three and a half hours later, the troops sent by Gu Taixian to reinforce the eastern front met Wang Henan's troops who were dividing the battlefield, and the two sides started a fierce battle.

At this moment, in the headquarters of the New Fifth Division of the Eighth World War II Zone, located more than 150 kilometers southwest of Qufu, commanders at the battalion level and above suddenly appeared in the division headquarters compound, wearing red reflectors. Civil War armbands, and the queue stood neatly in a square formation.

Less than five minutes after everyone gathered, the division commander walked out of the camp and led the officers of the staff group to the front of the crowd.

The cold wind blew through the courtyard, and the snow was flying.

The division commander took a stack of battle reports from the adjutant's hand, lowered his head and read aloud: "The Sixth District Free Press originally formulated a plan to attack Beifengkou two days ago. In this plan, there were fifteen attack points. Targeting the evacuation route of the people at Beifengkou. Their purpose of doing this is to involve the Wu troops stationed at Beifengkou and let them allocate troops to protect the people, so that their army troops can quickly occupy Beifengkou."

Everyone listened quietly, and the division commander continued to read: "The Eighth District Air Force Headquarters and the Nine District Air Force Headquarters, in order to protect the people of Beifengkou and the combat power of the Wu faction, decided to take the lead in counterattack and air attack on the No. 1 Air Force of Ziyun. Foundation. For this, I...we paid...196 airmen, and 196 fighter planes."

When the division commander said this, his voice was trembling. He turned to the second page of the document and gritted his teeth and continued: "That night, Free Chan sent out 150,000 troops. After attacking for 15 hours, they began to fight the Wu faction at Beifengkou. Chapter 1 In one contact, the opponent used infantry-tank coordination tactics to defeat the Wu Department's first division... The Wu Department lost more than 6,000 troops in the battle. Until two hours ago, the Wu Department's forward front had collapsed, and more than 30,000 defenders were lost in the battle. It's close to 40%, and 70% of the outer defense zone... has been completely lost."

The officers looked at the division commander, still silent.

The division commander held the document with a slightly trembling right hand, slowly raised his head and shouted: "The country is in shock, but the civil war is still going on in the region. Our soldiers... are ashamed of the regional military emblem on our heads and the medals hanging on our chests! To be honest, recently the generals of the Alliance, including the chief of staff and secretary-general around Gu Taixian, have had a lot of private conversations with us neutral generals, and the treatment they have given is very generous, but I want to say... the guns in our hands cannot be used for... Used by separatists! Especially at this time when the country is in turmoil, we should quickly push for the end of the civil war, instead of fighting endlessly and killing each other."

When the division commander said this, he raised his arms and shouted: "Governor Gu has already appointed a successor before he died. He has been fighting for the rise of the region all his life. We should believe in him and the leader's judgment. So from this moment on, we sword Point to Qufu, end the civil war as soon as possible, rush to the aid of Beifengkou! Rush to the aid of the Wu Corps!!"

"yes!"

All the officers stood at attention and shouted in response: "Sword points to Qufu, end the civil war!"

"Let's go!" the division commander gave the final order.

As soon as the words fell, the officers immediately dispersed, wearing armbands, and rushed to their units.

Fifteen minutes later.

The commander of the new fifth division dialed the number of a regiment commander and said to him bluntly: "Have you thought about it and whether you want to do it or not?"

"The alliance will be good for us. I...I'm really a little undecided."

"Then you should think about it again!"

After saying that, the phone was hung up and the teacher continued to contact other people.

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At around one o'clock in the morning, the New Fifth Division, which had not participated in the battle on the southwest side of Qufu, suddenly advanced collectively.

The Qufu headquarters reacted quickly. An officer rushed into the war room and shouted to Gu Taixian: "Commander..., something big has happened. Yang Liandong's New Fifth Division suddenly attacked without receiving any combat orders. Attack in the direction of Qufu."

Gu Taixian was stunned for a moment.

"Damn it, I've said it before, these wallflowers can't be trusted! Especially the former party and government generals, none of them are loyal." The chief of staff cursed.

Yang Liandong was the division commander of the former party and government faction. He was captured by Qin Yu's side during the battle for the unification of the eight districts, and had an in-depth conversation with Qin Yu.

At that time, Qin Yu persuaded Yang Liandong to order his troops to surrender to the Eighth District of Sichuan, but the latter refused on the grounds that he had served as the party and government's job and could not betray his employer.

At that moment, Qin Yu felt that this man was a tough guy, at least a moral and humane party and government officer, so after the civil war in the Eighth District, he privately said a few good words to the prisoner Yang Liandong.

After Yang Liandong was captured, after undergoing military and political education in the Eighth District, he was among the first generals to be reactivated due to his outstanding resume and personal abilities, and he led and commanded troops from the original party and government departments.

From that moment on, Yang Liandong was labeled as a neutral faction in the Eighth District. His troops have been dispatched by Gu Taixian's department, but they are not the core direct lineage.

Recently, when the civil war in the Eighth District started, both Lin Yaozong and Gu Taixian were competing for generals and troops from the neutral faction. As a division commander in the World War II zone, Yang Liandong's army defense area was in the area around Qufu, so he and many neutral generals expressed their attitude after the war and were willing to work with Gu Taixian.

But Gu Taixian didn't know that Yang Liandong had actually been in contact with Qin Yu for a long time.

He is Qin Yu's most important card after the war. Although this card does not belong to Gu Taixian's headquarters, and the status of the alliance was not clear before, it will have miraculous effects during the stalemate stage of the war.

After the new fifth division advanced in full force, Daya also received orders from Qin Yu.

"Attack the garrison on the side of Qufu, no wait, let's fight!" Qin Yu shouted an order on the phone.