District 9

Perhaps the most strategic thing Zhou Xingli did in his life was his decision to send troops to reinforce his old rival Chen Xi. But what he didn't expect was that he originally just wanted to help Chen Xi share some of the pressure, but inexplicably became the one receiving the heavy firepower.

Qin Yu acted like he was fucking crazy and ordered all the troops going south to march towards Jiujiang. It was like the two parties had just sat down at the card table, and before the croupier could deal the cards, Qin Yu immediately started playing.

There are 80,000 people in the Lincheng Department, more than 60,000 people in the War Department, and the newly recruited neutral troops such as Huo Zhenghua and Yang Liandong also have more than 40,000 people. In addition to the northwest advance army brought by Qin Yu from the border, there are three Brigade, three regiments, more than 20,000 people.

The entire coalition currently has more than 200,000 troops fighting in the south, but these 200,000 troops collectively spread their fire on Xu Hancheng.

To be honest, this is a bit far-fetched in military terms, because from a geographical point of view, the Qin and Yu coalition forces can attack the center line of Luhuai and Jiujiang, and then attack directly to Nanhu, and Zhou and Chen's troops are also stationed according to this offensive idea. of. But what they didn't expect was that Zhou Xingli's intervention directly made Qin Yu furious. The opponent did not take the center line at all, and directly sent his troops to attack Jiujiang, because it was definitely easier to fight than Luhuai, the capital of the Zhou clan.

The most unlucky person in this incident was Xu Hancheng. He didn't know who he provoked. Before he could react, he heard that Qin Yu's more than 200,000 troops were heading towards Jiujiang.

Xu Hancheng was so angry that he inhaled ten liters of oxygen and returned to Jiujiang by plane from the inside, preparing to take command personally.

This is not an exaggeration at all. Xu Hancheng is not young anymore and has lung problems, which induces hypoxemia. Therefore, when he gets angry in a hurry, he needs some oxygen.

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After Xu Hancheng learned that the Qin and Yu coalition forces were marching towards Jiujiang, he immediately readjusted Jiujiang's city defense deployment.

To be honest, Xu Hancheng can definitely be regarded as a qualified commander-in-chief of the armed forces in terms of military command and troop leadership. Compared with his military ability and his political vision and structure, the latter two are much inferior. of.

While Xu Hancheng was still on the plane, he had already sent a telegram to the Xu generals around Jiujiang and ordered 20,000 troops to stay in Jiujiang City to garrison, and 30,000 troops to be stationed outside Jiujiang City to quickly build defense zones and tactical fortresses to block the advance.

At the same time, Xu Hancheng immediately called Zhou Xingli and asked him to quickly contact the Chen Clan to mobilize troops around Jiujiang to prepare for an outer encirclement against the Qin and Yu coalition forces.

What Xu Hancheng was thinking at this moment was, since you, Qin Yu, insist on attacking Jiujiang and come with all your strength, then I will sit and guard Jiujiang and wait for you to attack. I have the advantage of city defense and 50,000 troops inside and outside. It will not be a problem to hold on for a period of time. As for the peripheral Zhou and Chen troops, once they encircle you, Qin Yu, and you are unable to attack for a long time, you will have to stand still or break through and withdraw.

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What did the coalition think about it?

After the large forces set off, Li Zhan and Lin Cheng, who were responsible for the main attack on Jiujiang, met immediately. Although both parties held high positions, Lin Cheng was one of Qin Yu's cheaper fathers after all, so Li Zhan respected the latter very much.

In the command camp, Li Zhan asked politely: "Uncle Lin, do you think this battle is appropriate?"

"...When the troops were leaving, I heard that Commander-in-Chief Qin was so anxious that he had pustules on his butt because of the incident at Beifengkou." Lin Cheng looked at the battle map with his hands behind his back and replied: "He insists on fighting. Jiujiang's idea is very obvious, he just wants Zhou Xie to take care of himself and not Chen Xie, so if we implement his idea, we won't make any mistakes."

"Yes!" Li Zhan nodded.

"Although the opponent's military strength is similar to ours, they have an obvious disadvantage." Lin Cheng pointed to the center line of the map and said: "Look, they have to station troops on the line opposite Luhuai and Jiujiang, otherwise If so, our large force can cut straight in and join with Chen Jun to threaten Nanhu. Therefore, their defensive line is much longer than our offensive line. If we really want to attack Jiujiang and Xu Hancheng now, then Let alone the main attack and the feint attack, hundreds of thousands of troops will directly attack them, making Xu Hancheng pee his pants first."

Li Zhan nodded upon hearing this.

"The three brigades and three regiments of the Northwest Advance Army, as well as Huo Zhenghua, Yang Liandong and other neutral troops, are all pressing on the center line. If the opponent rushes to support Jiujiang with all their strength, then these more than 60,000 people will directly penetrate the center line and reach Nanhu; If they don't support Jiujiang, then we will fake it and capture him alive, Xu Hancheng, and have the soldiers line up to flick his penis." Lin Cheng said in a somewhat vulgar tone.

Li Zhan nodded slowly: "This attack plan is feasible, let's just do it, Uncle Lin."

"You and I will divide the battlefield and push the two fronts forward. Let's see if Xu Hancheng pees his pants first, and then we can temporarily change some details of the battle plan."

"Okay!"

After the discussions between the two war generals were completed, more than 60,000 people from the Li War Department and more than 80,000 people from the Lincheng Department immediately pushed forward crazily towards Jiujiang. Commander-in-Chief Qin, who has two fire boils on his buttocks, sits on the center line and is responsible for commanding the Northwest Advance Army, as well as Huo Zhenghua, Yang Liandong and other troops.

at the same time.

The Daya Division had borrowed a road from the Ninth District and arrived at the Beifengkou battlefield. Together with Xiang Zehao who returned to defend and the support troops from the Ninth District, they temporarily helped Wu Tianyin stabilize his position. Although most of the garrison territory at Beifengkou has been lost, the advancement speed of Free Chan has also slowed down significantly. Because their combat method is completely European, with infantry-tank coordination, land-air coordination, and the three axes being wielded, when it comes to close-range hand-to-hand combat and guerrilla warfare, their advantages are not that great.

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Thirteen days!

After thirteen days of attacking Jiujiang, the Lincheng Department and the Li Zhan Department finally pushed through the garrison defense zone outside Jiujiang. With a small number of troops, Xu Hancheng could only order the troops outside the city to continuously defend backwards and reduce the scope of his defense zone. Otherwise, if he was penetrated at one point, the opponent would be able to touch the city.

Some people may be wondering, where have all the Chen troops gone?

This is extremely ironic.

Because Chen's troops are still hesitating!

During these thirteen days, Xu Hancheng first sent a telegram to the headquarters, asking them to let the Chen clique's troops leave the existing defense area and encircle the Lincheng Department from the flanks. However, the Chen clique used various excuses to shirk it and refused to comply. Existing defense zone leaves.

why?

Because Chen Xi didn't dare to move at all. The 60,000 troops led by Qin Yu were pressed motionless on the center line. If they left, the opponent could march straight in and march to Nanhu in an instant. By then, the Chen clique's base camp might have been taken out.

Xu Hancheng was so angry that he took another ten liters of oxygen and directly called Chen Zhongqi, asking him to encircle the Qin and Yu coalition forces before the enemy touched the city.

Chen Zhongqi insisted and replied: "Old Xu, Qin Yu's purpose is obvious. He attacked Jiujiang just to force us to mobilize troops from the center line. If we move now, we will be fooled."

"...No, you don't want to be fooled, but what about Jiujiang? If Jiujiang is gone, does it count as being fooled?!" Xu Hancheng roared back: "Can you understand, who is helping whom? Have you figured it out? What if? I still don’t understand, you asked Chen Zhongren to talk to me on the phone!”

"No, Lao Xu, let's not get excited. You have the advantage of city defense in Jiujiang, and they won't be able to capture it in a short time. As long as Qin Yu moves, we can encircle him immediately."

"If he doesn't move? Let me ask you, if he doesn't move, do you care about Jiujiang?" Xu Hancheng was anxious: "Hurry up and ask Chen Zhongren to call me!!!"

The middle line area, around Zhe'an Life Town.

Chen's garrison troops directly contacted the headquarters. A military commander took the phone and asked: "No, we are all our own people. Can you let the chief of general staff make it clear? Don't talk about waiting and watching the battle, waiting for opportunities. ...Do I know which one is the machine? Tell me directly, whether it is on or off?!"

At this moment, the coalition forces of Qin and Yu were mainly commanded by Lin Cheng, while the coalition forces of Zhou and Chen were centered on Jiujiang and were mainly commanded by Xu Hancheng.

Who will win the battle between two cities that will determine the outcome of the war in the South?