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Chapter 856 Jia Xu is trapped, Xuzhou is in danger

Jia Xu made the final decision.

The whole army withdrew to Pengcheng.

in fact
Pengcheng's terrain is not conducive to defense.

Relying on cavalry before, the enemy dared not attack.

Now more than 5 reinforcements from the Western Shang Empire have arrived.They are all mechanical soldiers with very strong mobility, which greatly makes up for the lack of Ju An.

He can fight a strong encirclement and annihilation battle with the mobile corps as the main force.

This is a huge threat to Jia Xu.

In the home tent.

Yuan Sheng reported to him: "Commander, the enemy has retreated."

"As early as I expected." Ju An said with a smile: "Jia Xu wanted to trap me to death. How did he know that our elite troops would arrive at the most critical moment."

"The Commander is still wise."

Yuan Sheng replied with a smile: "We waited for work with leisure, and let Jia Xu quarrel outside the camp for a month. The soldiers were exhausted and the combat effectiveness dropped sharply. But most of our troops rested in the camp..."

"Hehe. Yuansheng, go and order the 465th Brigade, 467th Brigade, 468th Brigade, and the 138th and 139th Divisions to build defensive positions outside Pengcheng starting tomorrow morning. Gradually reduce the scope of the enemy's activities. Wait for our reinforcements When we arrive, we will launch a general attack.”

"Yes."

Yuan Sheng left.

Ju'an's troops consisted of fourteen brigades.

Adding the guard regiment, directly subordinate regiment, artillery regiment, etc., it is equivalent to fifteen brigades.

Now to fight a counterattack, he directly dispatched nine brigades, totaling more than [-] people.

This is almost catching up with Jia Xu's infantry.

In addition to being unable to deal with cavalry, its strength is not weak.

Ju'an sent troops out.

A command post was built at the front.

And exclude the strength of a brigade, from his command post to the east, one foot each, put two soldiers, and extend to stand guard.Prepare for incoming reinforcements.

In the Western Shang Empire, the tens of thousands of troops he commanded were just motley troops among motley troops.

Above him is the commander of the field army of the division, and there are elites under him.

However, no matter how elite the division's army was, it was no match for the Central Army of the Western Shang Empire.

The elites of the division that Ju An faced naturally had to be respectful.

a few hours later.

Pengcheng was surrounded by groups.

Jia Xu built three lines of defense around Pengcheng.

Three brigades of troops were stationed in the city.

The rest of the troops are all outside the city, and according to the set defense line, they are guarding the roads and trenches in various places.Turn a radius of fifteen miles into a defensive line of defense.

In the city.

In the government office.

Tai Shici just came back from patrolling the city, he cupped his hands and said: "Sir, the enemy has surrounded Pengcheng."

"Ah."

Jia Xu's face was calm.

He already knew the news.

Trying to deal with it.

"Where is General Zhang Liao?" Jia Xu asked.

"It's at the front."

"Call him back, the three of us have a meeting."

"Yes."

Tai Shici sent people to the front line overnight to recall Zhang Liao.

"The situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. Especially the enemy's reinforcements are about to arrive, and they will surround us in Pengcheng. Although our army of [-] is large, it is difficult to defend."

"Sir." Zhang Liao said, "Why do you want to raise the ambitions of others and destroy your prestige? In my opinion, the troops of the Western Shang Empire are no different than that. We have enough troops, why don't we fight?"

"The enemy has just arrived, and their vigor is at full strength. It is not good for me to fight with them at this time." Jia Xu said: "Even if we want to fight, we have to delay for half a month."

"I recruited you here, not to discuss and defeat the enemy."

"It's for you to perfect your position and defend Pengcheng within half a month."

Zhang Liao said: "The general feels that this is not too difficult. We have an advantage in positional warfare. Our artillery, protected by the position, will not be attacked by the enemy and can continue to provide firepower. Our cavalry can be the fastest Make up for the gap. Even if the enemy penetrates, the cavalry can charge up and repel the enemy, giving our rear troops time to build a position.”

"Ah."

Zhang Liao's strategy is very much liked by Jia Xu.

With artillery as the main firepower, cavalry blocked the battlefield.

Can better defend the danger.

but.

Thinking of the mechanized corps of the Western Shang Empire moving faster than expected, Jia Xu is still not sure.

But Tai Shici said: "What's the use of us holding the position? If His Majesty can't send reinforcements, Xuzhou will still fall."

"Furthermore..."

"If the enemy doesn't besiege Pengcheng and turns around to attack Tan County, what should we do? Should we save them or not?"

"General Xu Huang led a division of troops to defend Xiapi. Now he is only fighting a small part of the enemy, and he can still block it. If he encounters the main force of the enemy, he will be in a very bad situation."

The question raised by Tai Shici is very important.

It must be faced at present.

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said: "I will ask Your Majesty for help. We plan to defend Xuzhou for two months. Within two months, we will not let the enemy in. After two months. If we have no reinforcements, we will start a war with the enemy. "

"promise."

Zhang Liao and Tai Shici nodded one after another.

Xuchang.

The Special Forces trained their commander, Jia Heng, for a whole month.

Jia Heng was beaten to death.

His body was full of injuries.

But in order to gain the approval of the soldiers, he didn't complain a single word.

Even if you pay the price of your life, you must persevere.

this day.

Sure to receive the message.

The Western Shang Empire sent reinforcements to Xuzhou.

This news is no less than a blockbuster to China.

Because the second army is the main force on the front line, none of the main forces can defeat the enemy.What role can the troops in the rear play?

Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and Lu Su were all called to the imperial study.

Xu Ding revealed the news to them, and then said: "The situation is getting more and more serious, we must immediately increase the combat effectiveness of the first group army, and go to the front line in the shortest possible time to block the enemy's attack."

"Otherwise Xuzhou is in danger!"

Xi Zhicai said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the prisoners we captured from the enemy, they explained that the Western Shang Empire has nearly 400 million troops, of which more than one million are called elites. We are delayed, but sending out a random army is enough for us to bear."

"I think we should find a way to prevent people from the Western Merchant Empire from coming here."

"Zhicai got to the point. This is what I have been thinking about day and night, and I have dreamed of it." Xu Ding pointed to the map behind him: "Look at the location of Jiangdong Wu County, which is very close to the Yangtze River. If we There is a powerful navy that goes around from the Yangtze River to the back of Jiangdong and raids Wu County, maybe it can capture it."

Both Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai have bright eyes 1.
"such a pity."

Xu Ding said: "It is easy to capture, but it is extremely difficult to defend. Especially now, the enemy has added hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, half of which are mechanized troops, and their combat effectiveness is far stronger than ours."

"Even if we can capture Wu County now, we will definitely not be able to defend it."

"So... this plan can only be postponed. It will be implemented after the main force of the enemy army is defeated."

Guo Jiadao: "The most important thing now is to defend the Central Plains. To defend the Central Plains, we need to increase our troops. The First Army is already being formed, and we need to speed up the progress."

"Ah."

Xu Ding said: "Feng Xiao, you are responsible for this matter. I will give you a month. Can you do it?"

"The minister can do it."

"it is good."

Xu Ding handed over the matter of reorganizing the group army to Guo Jia.

"Zhicai, you are the Minister of the Military Aircraft Department. You should manage the six departments well and do a good job in logistics. The food, grass and money needed by the front line must not be less. They must be distributed in full." After Jia Xu left, Xu Dingchao's drama Only way.

"Yes."

Xi Zhicai has always been Xu Ding's Minister of the Interior.

Not only internal affairs, but also the military.

Especially in war, to be responsible for logistics.

Time passed unconsciously.

Armies from Hebei, Guanzhong, and Nanyang all arrived in Xuchang one after another.

Under Guo Jia's deployment, the reorganization began.

The designation of the army is still the First Group Army of China.

Under its jurisdiction are four reorganized infantry divisions, a field brigade, plus regiments directly under the group army, guard regiments, artillery regiments, and reconnaissance battalions.A total of 4000 people.

Originally, there were not so many troops.

But counting Sun Jian's old troops in Nanyang County and the troops who captured Cao Cao are just enough.

Reorganization is complete.

Xu Ding went to the barracks to have a look.

The overall feeling for him is not bad.

The soldiers who join the army are all veterans who have gone through long battles. There is no problem with the quality of the soldiers, but the experience is the difference.

To make up for this.

Guo Jia offered two options.

One is to gather all the generals above the battalion and go to the Military Academy together, where Xu Ding will personally teach and explain the new army's combat philosophy.

The rest of the soldiers, under the leadership of Guo Jia, mastered basic combat skills.

The second is to prepare for an exercise.

After the training, simulated exercises will be carried out on the scale of actual combat.

Let soldiers quickly familiarize themselves with the new battlefield.

During this time
Cheng Pu was defeated in Xiangyang.

He was beaten back to Nanyang and guarded Neijiang and Fancheng together with Huang Gai and Gan Ning.

In Qiao County, due to Lu Xun's successive victories, the enemy did not dare to launch a large-scale attack.Only let the troops of three divisions be contained there.

The rest were transferred to Xuzhou.

The whole situation.

Only Xuzhou Pengcheng is tight.

Jia Xu's Second Army was severely beaten by the mechanical corps of the Western Shang Empire.

In addition, there are tens of thousands of troops in Ju'an, providing cover for the mechanical corps.

The combat power of the Western Shang Empire was beyond imagination.

Jia Xu brought an army of [-], and originally wanted to preserve his strength and defend Pengcheng.But now he found that he couldn't break through even if he wanted to.Really blocked by the enemy.

Pengcheng was already on the defensive.

If you are not careful, there is a danger of being broken through.

this day.

Graduated from Xuchang Military Academy.

Guo Jialai said: "Your Majesty, the exercise is ready. When will it start?"

"There's no need to practice."

"Need not?"

Xu Ding said: "The battle on the front line is tight. We have to go to Pengcheng as soon as possible to rescue the Second Army. You must know that the Second Army is the main force of our Huaxia Kingdom. If something happens to them, we will be finished."

"I understand, but..." Guo Jia sighed: "Our newly reorganized First Army is very poorly equipped. More than half of the soldiers are armed with muskets and grenades. With such equipment and no combat experience, how can we win? ?”

"It's better than nothing, right?"

Maybe there is no other way.

No matter how poor the equipment is, they have to be sent to the front line.

In any case, Jia Xu's 10 people must be rescued.

"Going into the battlefield now is indeed risky. But since His Majesty has already decided, I am willing to lead the army to fight against the Western Shang Empire." Guo Jia cupped his hands.

"I'll go with you!" Xu Ding said.

"Xuzhou is too dangerous, Your Majesty should stay in Xuchang."

"If we can't win this battle, even the whole world will belong to the Western Shang Empire, what should I do in Xuchang?" Xu Ding got up and said, "Even if it's a dragon's lake or a tiger's lair, I still want to break into it. Whether it's victory or defeat , I want to see it with my own eyes!"

Five days later.

The whole army is ready.

Under the leadership of Xu Ding, Guo Jia and Lu Su, they went to Xuzhou.

Accompanied by the Fenglin Huoshan Special Forces Unit of the First Group Army, led by Jia Heng, participated in this operation.

"Your Majesty, this is your first time leading an army, and you are also leading the Fenglin Huoshan special forces unit. I am really terrified." Sitting in Xu Ding's military vehicle, Jia Heng was suddenly very nervous.

"We are about to go into battle, how can you be afraid of battle?" Xu Ding took a deep breath and said, "You are the commander of the special forces, whoever is afraid of battle, you can't be afraid of battle. Because the more you are afraid, the bullet will hit you. You, on the contrary, you destroy the enemy, and the enemy is the one who eats the bullet. Do you understand?"

"Yes. I understand." Jia Heng regained some confidence.

On the road for several days.

Arrive at the front line soon.

About a hundred miles away from the enemy, set up camp.

Xu Ding called Jia Heng and said, "You special forces are participating in the war for the first time. The enemy doesn't know you well, and they don't have any precautions. I've given you a task, and you must complete it."

"Please order, Your Majesty."

Jia Heng arched his hands and listened carefully.

Xu Ding said: "I have been studying the enemy's formation along the way. Their troops are built against the mountains, and they probably want to have a stable rear. Therefore, their rear should not have many troops, and the defense is relatively lax. I want you to lead Fenglin Volcano through the mountains in the south of Xuzhou and directly reach the enemy's rear. Your task is to destroy the enemy's rear headquarters, kill the enemy's commander-in-chief and some important generals."

This task was beyond Jia Heng's imagination.

Its difficulty and danger are not what he can predict.

Maybe I went to drink and never came back.

But
Since he joined the special forces, he has been ready to fight.Although he was a little apprehensive when he was about to fight, he still had the determination to die.

Jia Heng immediately said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Feng Lin Huo will definitely complete the task."

"Ah."

Xu Ding pulled him and explained a lot of things that need to be paid attention to in special forces operations.

And gave them a retreat route.

"Once you complete the task, send the signal flare. I will lead three to four divisions to attack the enemy from the flank at the first time. One is to cover your troops, and the other is to take advantage of the paralysis of the enemy's command system. It defeats." Xu Ding said.

"I understand."

Jia Heng went to prepare.

In order to increase the chances of winning for the special forces, Xu Ding sent some secret agents to Pengcheng.Try to get in touch with Jia Xu.As long as the signal goes off.The [-] troops stationed in Pengcheng all began to counterattack to the south.

(End of this chapter)