Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Chapter 237: The North-South Allied Forces Conquer Two Fronts

Once the two divisions of the Nanchuan Army are on the right track, they can be split into several to ten divisions. By then, his strength will be greatly increased, and he will truly have the strength to unify the country.

After thinking for a while, Fang Jian said, "Expand the Nanchuan Army's reserve force to 100,000. The Nanchuan Army's two divisions and the reserve soldiers will have officers sent by the Seventh Division to train them."

"Yes, Commander." Seeing that Fang Jian had no other instructions, Tao Yunong responded and went down to make arrangements.

After Tao Yunong left, Fang Jian couldn't help but sigh. After this North-South War, he needed some time to develop and digest the results of the Nanchuan War.

In ancient times, Nanchuan was also a major granary. However, in recent decades, there have been constant unrest, coupled with warlord conquests, which have led to the decline of people's livelihood and a backward economy.

It would take a long time to redevelop Nanchuan, but what attracted Fang Jian to Nanchuan was its population.

Nanchuan has more than 60 million people, which can fully support Fang Ji'an to train a million-strong army. Unlike Nanshan Province, which has only more than 20 million people.

Two days later, on October 10, the Northern and Southern armies once again deployed two divisions of troops. After a tenacious resistance, the 21rd Regiment had no choice but to withdraw from the second position.

Although the second line of defense was captured, the North-South Allied Forces also suffered heavy losses.

The commanders of the 312th and 73rd divisions looked at each other, both shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Although they had the support of the 311th and 72nd divisions, they still lost more than half of their troops.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the commander of the 311th Division said, "We still need to set up heavy machine gun bunkers on the position to facilitate the attack on the third front."

"Not bad." The commander of the 72nd Division nodded.

Although the 203rd Regiment retreated hastily because they joined the battlefield, the 311th and 72nd Divisions also lost hundreds of soldiers, and both were very cautious about the upcoming battle.

After capturing two positions, the North-South Allied Forces lost six divisions. I wonder how much strength these two divisions will have left after taking the third line.

At the headquarters, Chang Yunxian and Wu Peisheng were looking at the captured weapons. On the table were general-purpose machine guns, submachine guns, and AK47 rifles.

These weapons were captured at the second position. Although the Nanshan Army retreated in a hurry, not many weapons were left behind.

After playing with them for a while, Chang Yunxian said, "Try these weapons."

"Okay." Wu Peisheng was not polite. He was also very curious about these weapons.

Soon, the two men personally tried out the power of the AK47 and submachine guns, and asked their men to test the general-purpose machine gun on the spot.

After the test, Chang Yunxian sighed: "The Nanshan Army's powerful combat capability is inseparable from these sophisticated weapons."

Chang Yunxian had already made up his mind that after the battle was over, he would ask the masters in the military factory to see if he could imitate these weapons.

If it can be copied, the combat effectiveness of the Southern Army will be raised to a higher level.

Of course, what Chang Yunxian cares most about is the artillery of the Nanshan Army. If he can copy the artillery of the Nanshan Army, the Nan Army will be truly invincible.

Chang Yunxian was in a good mood, so he said, "Let the front line rest for a day, and then launch an attack on the third position tomorrow."

Wu Peisheng on the side also had a flickering look in his eyes, and it was unknown what he was thinking. After a moment, he sighed softly.

Chang Yunxian owns his own territory and can develop it according to his own wishes, but he is just a senior official in the northern government and does not have that much say.

Even if we bring back these advanced technologies, we can only get some rewards, and there are not many tangible benefits.

Despite this, Wu Peisheng will not give up these weapons, of course he will only try his best to fight for them.

"Commander Chang, I wonder how we should distribute these captured weapons?" Wu Peisheng asked tentatively.

Chang Yunxian's eyes flashed: "Don't worry, Commander Wu, I will temporarily seal these weapons in the headquarters and distribute them after the battle is over."

"Okay." Wu Peisheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a normal expression.

At the same time, his heart sank slightly, constantly thinking and calculating the gains and losses. Looking at Chang Yunxian's behavior, I am afraid that after defeating the Nanshan Army, the North and South armies will split.

Thinking of this, Wu Peisheng had already made up his mind. He ordered his adjutant to have the main force in the rear be more vigilant against the Southern Army.

Early the next morning, the North-South Allied Forces continued to use trench tactics and began digging trenches while setting up bunkers for heavy machine gun positions.

Chang Yunxian and Wu Peisheng came to a high ground with smiles on their faces to observe the situation on the front line. They looked so happy that it was hard to tell what they were thinking.

After observing for a while, Chang Yunxian frowned and said, "The front line is a bit far from the front army camp."

"After we capture this position, we can move our base forward." Wu Peisheng said with a smile.

After saying this, Wu Peisheng seemed to have thought of something, pointed to the outermost position and said: "This position is no longer useful, let's demolish it and fill it up."

The place Wu Peisheng was referring to was naturally the Nanshan Army’s front-line position outside Xinyuan City.

The positions were built according to the terrain, with sandbags placed at low places, trenches dug at high places, and simple bunkers arranged in some places. On the back of the positions, there were also bunkers arranged by the North and South armies.

"Okay." Chang Yun observed the four lines first and then nodded.

The front-line positions were well arranged, but they blocked the main advance of the northern and southern armies. Chang Yunxian did not feel sorry to demolish them.

For a whole day, the Northern and Southern armies were setting up positions and digging trenches, and did not launch an attack on the Nanshan Army's positions.

By the evening, the trenches were finally dug, with a total of four longitudinal trenches and three horizontal trenches.

In order to prevent the Nanshan Army from launching a surprise attack like last time, the Northern and Southern Armies deployed guard soldiers in the trenches to prevent the Nanshan Army from sneaking in.

Seeing that the trench on the other side was well-prepared, the 202nd Regiment Commander Wang Ming sighed, but was not too disappointed. Placing explosives in the enemy's trench was a surprise attack.

The first success was entirely due to the fact that he was caught off guard, and now that he was prepared, he didn't force it.

After the deployment was completed, on October 10, the 23th and 311nd Divisions of the Northern and Southern Armies launched an attack on the Nanshan Army's third line.

The North and South armies were well prepared this time, and the first battle brought great pressure to the 202nd Regiment. Bullets flew everywhere on the battlefield, shaking the soil and splashing it high. Every moment, people on both sides were shot, injured or killed.

Wang Ming put down the telescope and said, "The North-South coalition has learned from the previous lesson. Now it has become smarter and has begun to use its firepower advantage."

Although Wang Ming pretended to be optimistic, he felt a little depressed and was not very confident about holding the third position.

"Let the 202nd Regiment preserve its strength and retreat when the opportunity arises." Li Zhongwu put down the telescope in the rear and instructed the staff officer beside him.

After the staff officer conveyed the order, Wang Ming was somewhat skeptical. He felt that even though the firepower of the Northern and Southern armies was strong, their 202nd Regiment could still hold out for a while.

Seeing that the 202nd Regiment had not retreated in the afternoon, Li Zhongwu said unhappily: "What is Wang Ming doing? The enemy's firepower is strong. What's the point of holding the position? Send him an order to let the 202nd Regiment withdraw immediately."

With the continued exchange of fire, the casualty ratio between the two armies was obviously not as favorable to the Nanshan Army as in the previous two fronts, so there was naturally no need to continue to hold on.

After receiving the order, although Wang Ming was reluctant, he still followed the order and withdrew the 202nd Regiment from the third front.