Chapter 29

  At this time, the color was already a piece of gunfire, and the battle was extremely fierce. The 142nd Division had set out to rush to the color after the 84th Division's attack began, and soon clashed with the 52nd Brigade of the Western Army. The commander of the 142nd Division, Luo Ziying, still didn't understand how the 84th Division attacked ahead of time, did they receive orders? What made Commander Luo Ziying of the 142nd Division most annoyed was that his troops had to deal with the defeated soldiers who escaped from Wangjiao from time to time. If these defeated soldiers hadn't been resistant, he would have hated Pang Wenguang to death.

  When I heard the sound of gunfire in front, I was stunned and said, "What's going on?" Then I woke up and angrily said, "What's going on? Send a telegram to me immediately and ask what's going on!"

  "Yes."

  I walked back and forth, and General Lan said beside me: "There must be an unexpected situation."

  I glanced at General Lan, thought for a moment, and gave the order decisively: "Since it's exposed, let's fight openly! Order the heavy artillery units of the 84th and 142nd Divisions to rush over immediately and join the battle."

  "Yes."

  "What is the current position of the 53rd Regiment?"

  "10 minutes ago, a phone call reported that the 53rd regiment will arrive at the designated location immediately."

  Another 10 minutes passed, and the staff officer came in to report: "Commander, the 53rd Regiment has sent a telegram saying that they have arrived at the designated position and are now exchanging fire with the Western Garrison."

  I immediately ordered: "Order the 142nd Division to occupy Serla immediately, and order the 84th Division to occupy Wangjiao at the fastest speed."

  "Yes."

  When I received the telegram from the 84th Division, after reading it, I let out a long sigh and said: "Alright, the 84th Division has occupied Wong Kok and has set off to coordinate with the 142nd Division in attacking Sela." After finishing speaking, I handed the telegram over to Old Cheng. I continued saying: "This time the 84th Division was disrupted by the actions of the enemy's 11th Brigade, so they had no choice but to launch an early attack. Haha! In this case, the only troops that can directly reinforce from the Western Garrison are the 33rd Brigade stationed in Debu, but since the 53rd Regiment is now behind them, the enemy's 33rd Brigade will absolutely not reinforce the enemy's 52nd Brigade."

  Lao Cheng handed over the telegram to Lan Canmou and said: "Now let's see how long it takes for the 84th and 142nd Divisions to capture Sela."

  Lan Canmou nodded and said: "Yes!"

  At 1:27 on November 21, I received a telegram from the 142nd Division saying that they had occupied Zela and were advancing towards Debre Tabor with the 84th Division. At this time, I was waiting for a telegram from the 53rd Regiment, but after 10 minutes, there was still no news. I anxiously asked: "What's going on?"

  "Looks like things aren't going well!" said General Lan.

  At this time, the staff rushed in and said: "The telegram from the 53rd Regiment has arrived."

  I immediately walked over to take the telegram and looked at it. After finishing, I said with a serious face: "The 53rd Regiment is a bit unbearable, the enemy's 58th Brigade in Kandala has pressed up on all lines, and the 33rd Brigade in Depu has also sent two battalions from another side to attack, the 53rd Regiment is in a tight spot."

  Lan Canmou Chang listened and said, "It seems that the enemy's 5th or 6th division has already entered Kandala. Only in this way will the enemy's 58th brigade come out of its nest."

  I nodded and said: "Let's see if they can take it or not!"

  At 3:05, the telegram from the 53rd Regiment arrived again: "The 53rd Regiment has repelled the enemy's 17th charge, please rest assured that the 53rd Regiment will resolutely hold its position."

  I'm already heartbroken now, this is the 53rd division I brought up with my own hands! I shouted loudly: "How can Debu still not be taken down until now? Pass down the order, no matter what cost to take it down for me!"

  Deputy commander of the 142nd Division, Luo Ziyin, looked at the front and scolded: "What's going on? Why didn't you take it down again? Call Zhou Debao over to see me." After a while, Zhou Debao, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 142nd Division, rushed over and said, "Commander." Luo Ziyin roared: "What's wrong with you? It's been an hour, why haven't you taken it down?" "Commander, because we are attacking uphill, the enemy has geographical advantages, strong firepower, and we lack heavy weapons, so..."

  "Don't give me any more excuses! This is your last chance. If you can't take it down, then go and be a foot soldier! I don't want to be the commander of this troop anymore!"

  "Yes."

  Comrade Zhou Debiao stood on the front line and shouted: "Comrades, as long as you have breath, give your old man a charge! If we can't take it down, we're not men!" After finishing speaking, he was the first to charge out of the position, followed by the deputy regimental commander, then the chief of staff...

  The 84th Division's flank position was the same, and Commander Pang said with a dark face: "It's humiliating, two divisions can't take it down, damn it! Pass the order to attack again, tell Qu for Guo that if he can't take it down, LZ will shoot him."

  At 3:41 on November 21, when the staff rushed in and shouted excitedly: "Deputy Commander has come down, Deputy Commander has come down." The whole command post immediately burst into cheers, at this moment I knew that the door to victory had been opened for us.

  Half an hour later, when I saw the list of martyrs, I almost fainted. The list read: "53rd Regiment Commander Pan Cheng, 53rd Regiment Chief of Staff Xue Fei, 84th Division 1st Regiment Commander Zhou Debiao... ... A total of 11 commanders and above were sacrificed, with over 1200 casualties in total." This sacrifice is too great, too great, my heart is bleeding.

  However, the battle had not stopped yet. The 84th and 142nd Divisions were following closely behind the defeated enemy troops of the 58th Brigade, advancing rapidly towards Kandar. By 4:00 am on November 21st, our army had completely annihilated the enemy's 11th, 52nd, and 33rd Brigades, heavily damaging the 58th Brigade, killing a total of 8,250 enemy soldiers, capturing over 3,800 enemy soldiers, including more than 1,600 wounded personnel. A total of over 12,000 enemy troops were eliminated; our army suffered over 1,800 casualties in the battle, with more than 600 wounded personnel. Three battalion-level commanders, three regimental-level commanders, and 15 company-level commanders died in action.

  November 21st, 7:00 AM. The Western Zong military base was shrouded in smoke, and the medical staff of the Western Zong army were busy dressing wounds for the lightly injured and carrying the seriously wounded off the battlefield to receive treatment in the rear. The commander of the 5th Division of the Western Zong army, Dabe, held a pair of binoculars to observe the front line of the Longwei country in front of him. After finishing his observation, he cursed: "There are at least two divisions on the opposite side! Two divisions! Damn it! That bastard Cauldron, those stupid pigs in the general staff! They actually told me there was only one division, and no more than one division!"

  The chief of staff on the side said: "From the intensity and number of attacks just now, there are indeed 2 divisions!"

  The commander of the 4th Division, Kanji, who was standing by, uttered a sentence with pale lips: "My 4th Division is finished, and the five brigades are left with only one battalion."

  Dahbe said with disdain: "Only the incompetent would do so, Kanchi, you should be congratulated, it's a miracle that you weren't captured by the Dragon Army."

  Kan Chi's lips trembled and he spat out a sentence: "You'd better pray for yourself, don't end up like me as a stray dog of a ruined family."

  Dà Bèi's face changed as he listened and said: "Then you will be disappointed, I never will."

  Kanji turned around and left, Dabe looked at him with disgust and said: "Coward."

  Kanji walked to the rear camp of Kandra and said to his guards, "Prepare the car, we're going back to New Delhi." The guard responded and went out to prepare the car. Kanji whispered, "Dabe, you must be pleased now, just look at your defensive position! When the enemy's artillery fire comes, you'll have something to cry about! And it's all on the front line, not even a depth!"

  Longwei Army 84, 142 Division Joint Command, the staff reported to the commander of the 142nd Division, Luo Zhiying: "The artillery troops have arrived! The artillery troops have rushed from behind!" The heavy artillery units of the two divisions were delayed due to difficult roads and only arrived now. Commander Pang Weiguo of the 84th Division heard this and said urgently: "What are you still hesitating about? Immediately order the artillery to open fire for me."

  "Yes." The staff officer hastily went out to convey the order. Luo Zhiying said: "TNND! It's our turn to show off now."

  On the 21st, at 7:33 in the morning, two of our army's heavy artillery regiments formed into three rows, marked with shooting parameters, loaded shells and indicated to open fire. Under the command of Luo Zhiying, the division commander, the shells exploded on the position of the 5th Division of the Western Army like a carpet. Twenty minutes later, the artillery fire began to extend, and at this time, the charge horn of the Longwei Army sounded, and the soldiers' shouts shook the sky above Kandala. At this moment, Dabai's face was dull and said: "Cannons, cannons, there are so many cannons!"

  The chief of staff next to him said when he saw that the position could no longer be held: "Your Excellency, we must withdraw."

  Kedabie was still muttering, and the chief of staff said to the guard beside him: "Carry the commander away quickly!"