District 9

In the headquarters of the 1st Theater Command of the 9th District, Li Zhan held the phone akimbo, pulled his neck and yelled: "Don't tell me useless things, I'm just asking you, when will you let the troops move forward?!"

"The opponent's defensive attitude is very resolute, and the defense zone is well-organized. Our army's attack is indeed frustrated..." Ruan Ming was still explaining.

"It's a decisive battle. It's time to fight to the death. I don't know how resolute their defensive attitude is? I don't know that their defensive zone is very tough?!" Li Zhan interrupted and said, "I don't want to listen to these objective reasons, so I just want to ask you. If so, can we fight, and when can the troops advance?"

Ruan Ming gritted his teeth: "Within four hours, our army will definitely advance on a large scale."

"What should I do if I can't do it?" Li Zhan asked.

"I'll leave get out of class immediately!" Ruan Ming replied.

"That's it." Li Zhan hung up the phone without saying another word.

In normal times, old subordinates like Ruan Ming are quite casual in front of Li Zhan. It is common for everyone to chat and joke around. But in a war, the relationship between superiors and subordinates must be clear, and as the commander-in-chief Li Zhan, it is impossible to command the troops in a consultative tone. When necessary, he needs to put pressure on the main force.

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In the headquarters of the Seventh Army, Ruan Ming was actually running around in panic. The front attack did not go smoothly, and the main force charged three times in a row to no avail. Not only did the main force at the front suffer heavy losses, but the large force barely moved forward.

In fact, within the Sichuan government, among all the newly promoted military-level cadres, Ruan Ming's military exploits are not outstanding. Compared with Xun Chengwei and others who joined later, and Xiaobai, who had previously confirmed his status as a fierce general, his resume will appear very bland.

In the several battles of Sichuan Mansion, Ruan Ming rarely performed outstanding operations. Although this had little to do with the combat missions of the War Department, in the end, he gave the impression that he was always one step away.

There are often rumors within the Sichuan government that Ruan Ming is suspected of being a bastard. If he hadn't been the current head of the Ruan family, it would have been impossible for him to become the army commander. In addition, during the last internal purge of the Sichuan government, the Ruan family's position had certain problems, so Ruan Ming's recent reputation internally was also average.

This time when the Li War Department entered the southern battlefield, Ruan Ming held his breath. He really wanted to make a turnaround and prove himself. Especially after the situation on the southern battlefield was reversed by Qin Yu, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there will not be too many big battles in the future. If you don't win achievements now, it will be difficult to win military honors in the future.

But Ruan Ming did not expect that the main attack mission he was waiting for was to attack all the main forces of the Zhou Dynasty in the southern battlefield. This is undoubtedly the hardest nut to crack at the moment, so after he took over the attack... he didn't have any advantage.

In this way, Ruan Ming felt even more like he was being roasted on the fire. All the main forces of the coalition forces in the southern battlefield were now staring at his army, and he was extremely anxious.

Within the headquarters.

Ruan Ming put his hands on his hips, looked at the combat sand table, and said with a frown: "Damn, it's not smart to fight like this. The result of the push between the large corps has already been achieved, that is, no one can take advantage."

"Yes, we don't have any advantage in attack..." The chief of staff nodded.

"We have to think of a strange way to break the situation. We can't keep going through this stalemate." Ruan Ming fired at the sand table, his brain running rapidly.

"Yes, we have to think of a strange way to defeat the enemy first..." the chief of staff continued to agree.

When Ruan Ming heard this, he was inexplicably angry. He turned to look at him and shouted: "You are the chief of staff. Your role is to consider tactical issues. You are not here to repeat what I said! A repeater?!"

Most of Ruan Ming's officers come from within the family. Although most of them have studied in the Eighth District and obtained high diplomas, when it comes to commanding on the spot, their ideas and creativity are relatively limited. Mediocre, not too wrong, but not outstanding either.

This is the reason why Ruan Ming's troops failed to achieve outstanding results despite participating in several large-scale battles. The Ruan family has relatively few top talents among his generation.

After being scolded, the chief of staff did not dare to say anything anymore. He could only frown and think hard.

Next to him, a communications officer was holding a printed battle report and reporting to the staff: "Our Sixth Regiment broke through the enemy's first line of defense in Nianzhuang and currently occupies the northern defense area and has captured more than a hundred prisoners. People seized two large munitions warehouses, and found many military uniforms and daily supplies inside."

When the staff heard the good news, they immediately took the battle report, walked to Ruan Ming, and said to him happily: "Commander, our Sixth Regiment has gained something on the Nianzhuang battlefield, and has broken through the enemy's first layer of defense zone... ….”

Ruan Ming had already heard the communications officer's report when he was watching the combat sandbox just now, so he was not interested in this matter. He waved his hand and said: "With the strength of one regiment, we defeated the opponent by one and a half battalions and broke through a defense zone. What's there to be happy about? Go ahead and do your own thing!"

When the staff officer heard this, he turned around and prepared to leave angrily.

"Hey, wait a minute!" At this moment, Ruan Ming suddenly turned around and called to the other party: "Tell me again, what is going on in Nianzhuang?"

"Our Sixth Regiment has occupied the stronghold on the north side of their defense area..."

"That's not what I'm talking about, it's the battle report from the military depot." Ruan Ming interrupted.

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In Nanhu City.

The game between brothers Chen Zhongren and Chen Zhongqi has reached its most intense stage.

Chief of Staff Wang, who was originally allied with Chen Zhongqi, has been completely controlled, and the entire navy has returned to the control sequence of Chen's headquarters.

The two warships launched a fierce fire attack on Chen Feng's troops who sneaked into Nanhu City.

Chen Zhongqi's most important foreign aid was now blocked on Highway 2 of Port 1.

Inside the Chen Department headquarters.

"What the hell are you talking about?!" He Donglai took the phone and yelled: "Old Wang rebelled? This is impossible. He has been one of ours since he was in the military academy."

"We have been blocked in the port, and the warships are attacking us... He must have rebelled." Chen Feng's adjutant roared back: "We definitely have no time to support your actions at the headquarters now...!"

When He Donglai heard this, his head was buzzing.

"What's wrong?" Chen Zihui asked.

"Chen Feng has been intercepted." He Donglai immediately shouted: "Hurry up and let Qu Feng come up and control Chen Zhongren directly!"

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In the Nanhu Outer Port, the Zhou troops who were waiting for the sound of gunshots were all stunned after seeing the warships in the Nanhu Port open fire.

"What...what's going on? Wasn't it the sound of gunshots? Why did the warships in the port open fire? Isn't this area controlled by Chen Zhongqi?"

"The devil knows!"

While the two generals leading the troops were communicating, the battleship Nanhu Pearl left the inner harbor, directly angled towards the ambush on the Zhou side.