Chapter 65: The Ambush of Ten Million Sprouts (Three)

  At this time, the small hill where the enemy was besieged was illuminated by torches as if it were daylight. Perhaps the enemy was afraid that our army would take advantage of the darkness to launch a surprise attack, and on the hill they were defending, countless torches were lit, posing a great threat to the attacking troops.

  "What's the current ratio of enemy and our forces, and what's the situation like now?" Lu Dongsheng asked, suppressing his fiery temper as he looked at the commander with bloodshot eyes.

  "Comrade commander, the enemy now has about 250 people left. We launched two battalion-level charges, but we couldn't break through and lost many comrades." As he spoke, his already red eyes became even redder. Lu Dongsheng patted the regimental commander's shoulder without saying a word.

  "First Battalion Commander, you take your troops down first to correct the situation. I'll bring the Third Battalion over and we will definitely avenge you, don't worry." said the Division Commander.

  "Yes, sir."

  "Colonel of the Third Regiment, take your troops to relieve the position of the next regiment. One hour later, launch a probing attack. I don't believe they are made of iron," said the division commander, turning his head to address the colonel of the third regiment behind him.

  "Yes, sir, mission accomplished."

  Immediately, the positions of the Second Division began to move, and soon all the troops of the First Division withdrew, dispersed to the designated attack position, waiting for the attack order.

  "Begin the attack."

  "Drip, drip, drip......" With the sound of the bugle, under the cover of intense machine gun fire, a hard force of about one hundred men began to charge. Slowly, the mountain top was getting closer and closer, but there was no sign of movement from the enemy, quietly, already within 100 meters.

  "Suddenly, countless flames burst out from the enemy's position, and the warriors in the front row fell down one after another. "Order the troops to retreat." Lu Dongsheng clenched his fists and said, seeing the firepower in front of him.

  "Superior, let the artillery company of our division come up, otherwise the casualties of our troops will be too great, we can't afford such a big loss." The political commissar said, looking at the statistical data on casualties in front of him.

  Yes, howitzer company. After listening to the political commissar's words, Lu Dongsheng slapped his own head heavily. "Order the howitzer company to build a position immediately and shell the enemy-occupied mountain head. After the shelling is completed, the third battalion will launch a group charge."

  Soon, the mortar company completed the deployment of the position. "Boom boom boom... Rumble rumble rumble..." With the sound of explosions, the small hill was immediately engulfed in a sea of fire. Looking at the scene before him, Lu Dongsheng finally understood what Liu Huajun, the regimental commander, had said during the meeting: that when dealing with Chen Gu's troops, they must use heavy firepower to inflict massive casualties before launching a charge.

  After several rounds of artillery fire, the only thing left was to sweep the battlefield. Looking at the broken limbs in front of him, Lu Dongsheng was shocked again, and from then on, his understanding of heavy firepower changed.

  "Send a telegram to General He, saying that we have annihilated the enemy's reinforcements and report the casualties of our troops to the commander of the army corps. Wait for further orders." Lu Dongsheng said, looking at the bodies of the martyrs in front of him.

  "General He, report from the First Division."

  Looking at the battle report in front of him, General He fell silent. "Order the First Division to set out for Cili first, surround the city of Cili County, and have the Second and Third Divisions follow up afterwards. Report the losses of the First Division to other troops, let them take it as a warning, do not underestimate the enemy, send a telegram to the Seventh Army Corps, which is arranging an ambush."

  As the orders were given, troops from three divisions began to surround Cili from all sides. By dawn, the Second Army Corps had successfully completed its encirclement of Cili County and all mortars were in position, awaiting General He's command.

  "Something's happened, the Communist army has surrounded the county town and added a lot of big cannons." The commander of the Cili guard regiment was woken up early by his chief of staff while still in bed.

  "What did you say? The Communist army has surrounded the county town. Which unit are they from?" the brigade commander asked incredulously.

  "This is true, Brigade Commander, the Second Battalion Commander is still defending on the city wall." The Chief of Staff said with a mixture of laughter and tears as he looked at the flustered Brigade Commander.

  "Go take a look." After saying that, he put on his clothes and headed out.

  "Commander, look! The Communist army has surrounded several city gates and set up more than a dozen mortars." Seeing the commander of the 2nd regiment breathe a sigh of relief, he hastily welcomed the commander to the city wall and handed over the binoculars.

  "What are you still dazing about? Let the two battalions that went out of the city last night come back and reinforce!" Roadblock shouted with cold sweat on his forehead.

  "The two regiments lost contact during the long march. They should have been wiped out by the Communist forces outside the city..." The chief of staff looked at the division commander's eyes that seemed to be devouring people, but didn't continue speaking.

  "Damn it, why am I so unlucky. Send a telegram to Commander Chen of the Stone Gate, requesting reinforcements, saying that Cili is under siege by the main force of the Communist Army's He Long, and we are currently holding out, hoping that the commander will send reinforcements quickly, otherwise Cili will not be preserved." After finishing speaking, he continued to observe the enemy situation with binoculars.

  Chen Quzhen's Stone Gate Command Center. "Commander-in-Chief, telegram from Cili." The staff officer walked into the room with a telegram in hand and saluted as he spoke.

  "What's going on?" Chen Quzhen asked with her eyes closed.

  "General Wang's report states that Cili is currently being besieged by He Long's main force, having lost two battalions of troops. Now Cili is in a precarious situation, hoping that the commander-in-chief will quickly dispatch reinforcements to relieve Cili from danger." The staff officer said in detail.

  "What? He Long is attacking Cili, go, go to the war room." Chen Quzhen immediately stood up.

  "Chief of Staff, how is the situation in Jieli now?" Chen Quzhen asked immediately upon seeing the Chief of Staff walking back and forth.

  "Commander, Ji Li reports that He Long's troops surrounded the county town last night and started attacking this morning with the assistance of mortar fire. Our remaining forces now only have four battalions' strength. Commander Wang said we can still hold out for today," the Chief of Staff briefly reported on the current enemy situation.

  "He Long's main force has only about 10,000 troops. Orders: Commander Zhang will lead the three regiments under his command to immediately leave the city and reinforce Cili County, forming a decisive battle posture with He Long's main force in favorable circumstances. I will bring two of the remaining three regiments inside the city as reserve forces, ready to leave the city for reinforcement at any time. Hopefully, we can inflict heavy casualties on He Long's troops this time."

  "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, mission will be accomplished resolutely." Zhang shouted loudly.

  "Alright, on the road, He Long's main force will be ambushed. The troops must not disperse, gather together in one place. With He Long's military strength, he can't even take down one of our main divisions. Go ahead, I'm waiting for your good news." Chen Quzhen patted Zhang Shangzhang, who had been following him since the beginning of their campaign.

  "Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely complete the task without disgracing your trust." Zhang said with a military salute.

  "Alright, let's go!"

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