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Chapter 864 Defending Fancheng
Yuan Yundao: "Sir, don't you have the confidence to defend Fancheng?"

"Those who are good fighters don't think about victory, but about defeat. If you don't do well after the failure, how can you win the final victory? Moreover, the terrain of Fancheng is too small, and our troops cannot be deployed."

"Arranging the remaining soldiers in Xinye is also making full use of our army's resources."

Guo Jia explained to the generals.

Everyone understands.

With the Xinye line of defense, they can safely defend against the enemy.

The line of defense is set up.

The army continued southward.

Soon arrived at Dongyang Mountain, which was less than [-] miles away from Fancheng.

The terrain here is dangerous and can be used as an ambush.

Guo Jia left a regiment to garrison Dongyang Mountain, build a line of defense, and set up road cards.

"Sir, General Cheng Pu is here." Xu Chu said.

"Please come here quickly."

Cheng Pu walked over quickly.

He cupped his hands and said, "Sir, General Gan Ning's navy has already been defeated, retreating to the two mouths of the Chuan Gorge, Fancheng is in a hurry. Please send troops quickly, sir."

"understood."

Guo Jia took out the map, glanced at it, frowned and said, "That's not right, why did General Gan retreat to the mouth of the Chuan Gorge? Isn't that in the direction of Yizhou?"

"Alas." Cheng Pu said: "The enemy's firepower is too fierce. Gan Ning's navy can't resist it at all. They were forced to pass."

"The situation in Fancheng is more critical than I imagined. It is not too late, I will lead the army to go immediately." Guo Jia knows the truth that soldiers are precious and fast.

Don't dare to hesitate for a moment.

All the troops, except those stationed at Dongyang Mountain, rushed to Fancheng.

Boom boom boom.
Outside Fancheng, the battle is in full swing.

The river linking the city is full of warships from Jingzhou. Each warship has heavy artillery and heavy machine guns, firing on the towers of Fancheng to suppress the firepower.

After Huang Gai was on the city, he couldn't lift his head at all.

If it wasn't for the fire oil and boiling water prepared in advance, Fancheng would have fallen at a critical moment.

"The current situation is not good for us." The troops led by Guo Jia are less than 1000 meters away from the front line.Has entered the enemy's attack range.

It was only because of the corner of the tall tower as a cover that it was not attacked.

Through the telescope, see the situation ahead.

Guo Jia ordered: "Let the 14th and 15th brigades go around to the north city, but when they see the fire outside the city, they should fight out immediately. The 16th brigade, covering the artillery regiment, advances to the south. As long as the range is sufficient, it will destroy the enemy warships." .The rest of the troops, follow me in a feint attack from the front to attract the enemy's artillery and buy time for the 16th Brigade."

"Yes."

The surrounding generals responded.

According to Guo Jia's arrangement, all the troops went into battle.

Launched a fierce attack on the enemy army outside Fancheng.

Boom boom boom.
After a burst of gunfire.

The army rushed out.

Exchanging fire with the enemy forces outside Fancheng.

The enemy was suddenly attacked, and some were caught off guard.

However, their reaction speed to the enemy is very fast.

Once attacked, quickly fight back.

clap clap clap.
The two sides fought fiercely under the city.

The firepower of the Western Shang Empire was extremely fierce, but the number of people was not large.The army brought by Guo Jia consisted of several divisions, and they attacked in separate directions, forming a powerful intersection of firepower.

With one charge, the enemy was suppressed.

The artillery on the warship in the distance bombarded here desperately.

But
It didn't take long for them to discover that an infantry brigade and an artillery regiment were approaching the river.Once in range, the consequences are disastrous.

To avoid ships being bombed.

All the muzzles were adjusted to attack the flanking infantry brigades and artillery regiments.

They really can, given the time.

But on the narrow cabin deck, it is difficult to turn the muzzle.In addition, the ship is swaying, and the cannon is shot out, and the accuracy is very poor.

Dozens of shots were fired in a row without causing many casualties to the opponent.

On the other hand, Guo Jia dispatched infantry brigades and artillery regiments, advanced steadily, reached within range, broke up the formation on the spot, and after precise calculations and arrangements, carried out precise strikes towards the river.

Boom boom boom.
Four consecutive salvos.

More than 500 shells were all concentrated on the warships on the river.

I saw that the warships collapsed in an instant and slowly sank to the bottom of the river.

The cannon above was also overturned.

Some were bombed and flew out of the warship.

The result is also sinking into the river.

The moment the gunfire sounded, Guo Jia looked back.

The smooth battle situation surprised him.I thought that the battle at the artillery regiment was the most difficult, and it would cost a lot to get close to the river.

But I didn't expect that the enemy's warship was destroyed just after the battle started.

This is simply a surprise.

Guo Jia shouted: "Soldiers, hurry up and defeat the enemies in front of you..."

An army without artillery cover is like being pulled out by a tiger.

The combat effectiveness has dropped sharply.

Gather the strength of several divisions and brigades, and beat them hard at one point.

soon.

The enemy retreated to the river.

Originally, many warships docked on the river bank were used to carry soldiers.But Guo Jia's artillery regiment has been bombing.After sinking the warship carrying the artillery, it attacked other warships.

A ship sank in the river.

Countless casualties.

The enemy retreated to the river and could no longer retreat.We can only fight with our backs.

The art of war says that a last stand can double the combat effectiveness of soldiers.

But here, it is completely useless.

the reason is simple.

The battlefield of hot weapons does not rely on the blood in the chest, nor does it require the courage to charge forward.Rather, it requires tactical arrangements and reasonable command.

After being forced into a desperate situation, they could only fight more and more chaotically.

The combat effectiveness gradually weakened.

How can turn defeat into victory.

Guo Jia seized this opportunity and ordered the troops to pursue and fight fiercely, striving to wipe out the enemy.

woo woo woo.
The horn of withdrawing troops sounded across the river.

The remaining ships all hurriedly retreated.

Avoid being bombarded.

"Don't run away from the enemy, soldiers, kill them!" Guo Jia shouted.

"Kill..."

All the sergeants seemed to have gone crazy.

Rush towards the river bank.

The enemy had no choice but to retreat into the river and be killed again.

The big picture is settled.

Guo Jia led the guard battalion into Fancheng.

Huang Gai and Cheng Pu, who were in charge of guarding Fancheng, bowed their hands and saluted: "Mr.."

"Exemption. Gongfu, Demou, how many troops do you have?" Guo Jia walked to the top of the city, looked at the battlefield under his eyes, and asked suddenly.

"Seven thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry." Cheng Pu said.

Huang Gai also nodded: "The defense of the city in the past few days has been too tragic. Almost all of our troops were bombarded by the opponent's cannons and suffered heavy losses."

"If the gentleman hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid Fancheng would have fallen."

Guo Jiadao: "Fancheng is the gateway to Nanyang County, and it is also an important passage to resist the enemy and enter Yuyan. Even if you pay a heavy price, you must defend it."

"Yes."

Huang Gai and Cheng Pu surrendered one after another.

The battle outside the city did not last long.

The troops of the Western Shang Empire that were driven into a desperate situation were wiped out on the river bank.

this fight.

Both sides paid a heavy price.

Especially the troops stationed in Fancheng, [-] were killed and [-] were injured.

Guo Jia's troops also suffered more than a thousand casualties.

but
Compared with the enemy, it is far behind.

There were more than [-] soldiers who died in battle (including those who were drowned).

More than [-] people were injured.

There were more casualties than the troops stationed in Fancheng and Guo Jia's troops.

After this battle, the military strength of the Western Shang Empire in Jingzhou was reduced by one-third.

In order to better defend Fancheng, Guo Jia sent someone to inform Gan Ning to come out from the two mouths of Chuanxia and join up with Fancheng's garrison to consolidate the Neijiang defense line.

Inside Fancheng.

Gan Ning came to report to Guo Jia: "Sir, Gan Ning is here by order."

"General Gan, please sit down."

"The last general dare not." As a defeated general, how could he have the face to sit down.Now Gan Ning only feels flustered, wishing he could find a place to turn in.

Guo Jia understood what he was thinking and said with a smile, "General Gan, why did you say that? Your naval army also made great contributions to guarding Fancheng, and they should be commended."

"But the last general. Repeated battles and defeats." Gan Ning said.

Before the arrival of the Western Shang Empire, Gan Ning's navy was victorious in all battles.

However.
The emergence of thermal weapons has changed this situation.

"It's not so much about repeated defeats as it is about repeated defeats. General Gan, don't underestimate yourself. Please sit down." Guo Jia waved his hand and said, "You all sit down too."

"promise."

All will take their seats one after another.

Guo Jiadao: "Today's battle is a major victory for us to defend Fancheng. I propose to celebrate the victory with wine, boost morale, and prepare for the next battle."

"what?"

Xu Ding said that alcohol is not allowed in the army.

"Sir, isn't that good?" Cheng Pu asked.

"Nothing wrong."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "If you win a battle, you should celebrate. Pass my order to reward the three armies tonight. Take out all our wine and meat, so that the soldiers can eat and drink well."

"We won't march tomorrow, we will be resting in Fancheng."

"But the day after tomorrow, we will formally discuss the military. Discuss matters such as the deployment of Fancheng."

All the generals replied with a smile: "Follow the order..."

For the next two days, the soldiers in Fancheng drank heavily and ate meat in large bowls.Celebrate the joy of defending Fancheng.

but.

Among all the troops, there was one army that did not participate in the celebration.

He is the ninth division.

Teacher Hong Liancheng.

Moreover, Guo Jia did not participate in the celebration.

He led Hong Liancheng's troops in ambush by the river outside Fancheng.

"Sir, will the enemy really come?" Hong Liancheng couldn't believe it.Guo Jia told him that the enemy would definitely come to attack.But until now, there has been no trace of the enemy.

"just wait."

Guo Jia was as confident as ever.

"The enemy army was defeated in Fancheng, how dare they repeat the same mistakes? Hong Liancheng said.

"It is precisely because of the big defeat on the return journey that he urgently needs to win. Moreover, I have ordered the entire army to rest unprepared to celebrate the victory in Fancheng. This is the best time for them to sneak attack. If they don't come, it can only mean Their commanders are stupid."

Guo Jia didn't explain further.

Anyway, he firmly believed that the enemy army would definitely come.

As for when to come, it depends on the specific situation.

time passes by
Hong Liancheng crouched behind a tree, almost falling asleep.

Guo Jia is also depressed.

suddenly.

A black line appeared on the river in the distance.

The black line gradually became thicker, becoming rows of tall warships.

Guo Jia cheered up and tugged Hong Liancheng behind him: "General Hong, look..."

Hong Liancheng rubbed his eyes, regained his energy immediately, and said, "Sir, you are really good at predicting things, the enemy army is indeed coming."

"Get ready to fight."

"Yes."

Hong Liancheng personally went to direct.

All machine gunners, bombardiers, lean forward.

Behind is the infantry, relying on the terrain to form a firepower network.

Then there is the artillery battalion.

This configuration is to wait for the enemy to approach and attack with grenades.

If the enemy fled, he could also pursue it with artillery.

Of course, the most important thing is the machine gun group.

They all lean forward, as long as the enemy approaches, they can deal a heavy blow to the enemy by focusing their fire.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer.

Thirty feet.

twenty feet.

ten feet.

Until now, the sentries on the enemy warships have not found Guo Jia's troops.Thanks to the woods on the bank of the river, all the troops were well hidden.

The enemy troops approached the shore.

Their soldiers disembarked one after another.

"beat!"

Hong Liancheng shouted loudly.

Boom boom boom.
All the grenades were thrown at the enemy ships.

All the machine gunners beat the place where the enemy was densely packed.

After setting fire.

The enemy was stunned.

Some lay on the ground and fought back.

Some ran towards the river.

Others want to go back.But the soldiers on the boat were all going down, so how could they get on the boat.

It was all stuck there, in a mess.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Hong Liancheng's troops attacked more quickly.

Puff puff.
The situation is very good.

Guo Jia stepped back for a while and approached Hong Liancheng: "I leave the battle here to you, and report to me later."

"Yes."

The battle here is fully commanded by Hong Liancheng.

Guo Jia left the battlefield.

He went west.

Because he just remembered that there is still a way to go from Xiangyang to Fancheng.Although that road is narrow, ships cannot pass through it.However, there is still no problem with a sneak attack with a small group of troops.

If the enemy is clever and familiar with the terrain, and sends an army from there, Fancheng will be in danger.

Although the possibility is very small, he is still worried and must go and see for himself.

The soldiers who left with Guo Jia had only one guard platoon.

About 100 people.

Their weapons are mainly composed of three types.One is a light machine gun and the other is a pistol.And rifles.Everyone carried grenades.It can be adapted to various battlefields.

"stop!"

Go west for a while.

Jia Xu suddenly heard several gunshots coming from the front.

He immediately ordered the guards to stop.

All lay on the ground.

Jia Xu did the same, took out the binoculars and looked ahead.I saw that the checkpoint team stationed there exchanged fire with a group of enemies.The opponents were all light machine guns, and they were wearing different clothes from other soldiers.Coming up from a small road, they easily wiped out the checkpoint team.

Break through the line of defense with zero casualties and run towards this side.

"No, the enemy is coming." Guo Jia ordered: "Don't let them break through here. Go and tell Hong Liancheng to send a regiment to block this gap."

"Everyone else, call me!"

clap clap clap.
Under Guo Jia's order, a soldier ran back to report.The guard platoon approached ahead and exchanged fire with the enemy.

The battle has just begun.

Guo Jia was dumbfounded.

The enemy's firepower was beyond imagination.

As soon as the guard platoon emerged, half of it was killed.

(End of this chapter)