Ming Zuo

The attack of the third marine regiment was already very fast, but the fourth marine regiment was even faster.

After all, with the cover of naval warships, and the plains everywhere, it can be said that there is no difficulty.

In addition, Gaoyang City is on the edge of the Han River, completely within the range of naval guns, which makes it more convenient for the Fourth Marine Regiment to attack.

"I don't think we should rush to attack the city, but first cut off the enemy's connection so that they can't respond from end to end, so as to prevent the enemy from increasing their troops."

Nie Dapeng, head of the Fourth Marine Regiment, came up with a combat plan based on the terrain and the enemy's deployment.

Li Enze also knew that Gaoyang City stood on the plain, except for a small hill in the city, there was no danger to defend at all.Therefore, he deployed most of his troops on the mountains east of Gaoyang, and he could dispatch reinforcements at any time according to the situation.

If the Fourth Marine Regiment attacked the city directly, the North Korean army would keep sending reinforcements in, and it might turn into a war of attrition.

And once the connection between the inside and outside of the city is cut off, Gaoyang City will be in a state of isolation and helplessness.After taking this place, the [-]st Marine Division can establish a forward base and advance all the way to Hanyang.

"Then we must capture this place. At that time, the enemy's flanks on the mountain will be threatened, and they will definitely not dare to come down to support the city."

Political commissar Luo Shuilin is also a veteran general, and immediately discovered the key nodes on the battlefield.

His finger pointed to the east of Goyang City, near the Hangju Mountain City by the Han River.

This is a small hill with a height of only 100 meters.But the position is very important. From here, it is easy to outflank the rear that threatens the defenders to the north.

"Then how about you lead the [-]th Battalion and take this place?"

Luo Shuilin had no objection, and turned around to report the battle plan to Tang Wenhuan.

"You can finally stand alone, and I will let the navy cooperate with you."

Tang Wenhuan was very happy to see his subordinates' completely correct battle plan.This means that the first marine division will come out with more and more generals, and the scale will definitely become larger and larger.

At his request, Huang Fei personally led the fleet out and cruised to the river near the mountain city of Xingzhou.

Of course Li Enze knew the importance of the mountain city of Xingzhou, so he deployed [-] troops on it, hoping to take advantage of the condescending advantage to hold the place.

If it's just fighting with cold weapons, or traditional muskets and artillery, the North Korean army might really be able to defend it.

After all, it is just behind the mountain city of Hangju, across a small river, and there are more than [-] soldiers and horses who can reinforce at any time.

But it is a pity that what the North Korean defenders encountered was a hot weapon that Xia Jun surpassed the times.

The naval artillery fire directly destroyed the fortifications above and below the mountain city of Haengju, effectively covering the landing of the [-]th Marine Battalion.

Most of the North Korean soldiers on the mountain were killed, and the rest dared not stay any longer, and fled eastward one after another.As a result, some of them drowned while swimming across the river.

The [-]th Battalion occupied Hangju Mountain City without any effort.

This time, if the defenders want to reinforce the city, they can only come from the north.

However, the attack speed of the Third Marine Regiment was very fast, and they had already occupied the commanding heights in the north. All kinds of guns were condescending and guarding the road leading to Gaoyang City.

It is absolutely impossible for the defenders to pass this road unscathed.

After receiving the news that Xingzhou Mountain City was successfully captured, Nie Dapeng officially launched an attack on Goyang City.

The three battalions in his hands were deployed in the east, south, and west directions, regardless of priority, all of them were the main attack.

All the artillery of the regiment was evenly distributed to the three battalions. Although it seemed to dilute the firepower, because the defenders had limited long-range weapons, it would not have much impact on the Fourth Marine Regiment.

Zuo Yong and Tang Wenhuan intended to train them as regiment-level officers. For the same reason, Nie Dapeng also paid great attention to training the battalion-level officers below.

Everyone knew that Xia's army would grow in size in the future, and the need for talents and generals would be a bottomless pit.

The sooner we reserve talents, the better we can seize opportunities in future military expansion.

After supporting the battle of Xingzhou Mountain City, Huang Fei turned around to help attack the city.

The east and west walls of Gaoyang City were hit by multiple firepower and soon became dilapidated.

Pei Chongxun, who was guarding thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, almost collapsed.

"Blow the horn and ask for reinforcements, otherwise the city will lose its hold."

The terrified players' horns of the defenders resounded across the ground, but they were quickly suppressed by Xia Jun's charge.

The high-pitched and resonant charge makes people excited, and can suppress all ghosts and monsters in the world.

The soldiers of the Xia Army jumped out of the trenches one after another and rushed towards Gaoyang City.

Li Enze was far away on the mountain, so of course he saw the danger in Gaoyang City, but he had nothing to do.

The loss of Hangju Mountain City made him not dare to send troops forward rashly, so he could only concentrate his forces to take back this important place.

However, at this moment, the attack and defense changed hands, and it was Xia Jun's turn to guard it. Under the attack of various guns, the North Korean army attacked five times in a row but failed, leaving a place of corpses.

The battle against Gaoyang City was the one in which Xia Jun suffered the most casualties.

After all, the city here is very strong, even if it was bombarded by heavy artillery and naval guns in turn, Xia Jun even used explosives.But the city wall was only damaged in many places, and it still stood firm.

Xiajin's soldiers could only climb up the city, and then fought hand-to-hand with the defenders.

Many casualties were caused by encountering the bows and arrows of the defenders during the upward climb.

Of course, as long as the archers of the defenders dare to show their heads and shoot arrows, they will surely die under Xia Jun's muskets.

But when Xia Jun's soldiers stepped onto the top of the city, the battle became one-sided.

In order to successfully seize the city, the Fourth Marine Regiment used trench sweepers, that is, revolver shotguns.

The top of the city is similar to the trenches, with narrow terrain and dense population.Under the wanton fire of shotguns, large swathes of the defenders were cleared.

This makes it easier for subsequent troops to ascend the city.

There are more and more Xia troops on the wall, and the firepower is getting more and more fierce, which makes the defenders unable to stand at all and are driven down one after another.

But in terms of fighting will, the defenders of Gaoyang City can't compare with Incheon at all.

After seeing the loss of the city wall, the defenders of Gaoyang City chose to surrender one after another, but did not resist to the end.

After an hour and a half of fighting, Gaoyang City changed hands.

So far, the battle lines of the [-]rd Marine Regiment and the [-]th Marine Regiment have joined together, and the only thing standing in front of them is Bukhansan Mountain.

In just one day of the war, the casualties exceeded [-] people, and Gaoyang City and all peripheral strongholds were lost.This made Li Enze wake up like a dream, and couldn't help thinking about the way out.

Xia Jun's attack was methodical.

After taking down Gaoyang City, they did not rush to attack, but rested on the spot.

At the same time, the local forces in the city began to be cleared, and the Hanyang portal was completely in their hands.