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Chapter 345 Planning
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" After defeating John Bull's 27th Brigade, the 178th Division had no time to clean up the battlefield. At the shouts of battalion and company commanders at all levels, it began to march quickly to the south of Bochuan.

Ding Wei left behind an M3 light tank company as the main force for mopping up the area.

After refueling and ammunition, the remaining five tank companies of the two tank battalions were all taken over by the 5th Division.

In terms of artillery, all the flexible and mobile 107 rocket launchers assigned to the two divisions were handed over to the 178th Division, followed by most of the 75mm mountain artillery battalion and the 105mm howitzer battalion. The reinforced 178th Division had as many as 100 tanks and more than 200 artillery pieces.

The motor transport regiment that had been waiting on the side loaded the entire 178th Division onto the trucks. More than 300 large trucks were fully loaded and, led by the guide vehicle in front, headed towards the Cheongcheon River Bridge at a slow speed of more than 20 kilometers per hour.

Near the bridge, a bloody battle had just taken place. Here, the Middlesex Battalion of John Bull's 27th Brigade was surrounded by Ding Wei's three battalions. After the bloody battle, most of the casualties were wiped out. Only a few small shrimps were left who ran away in the dark and no one knew where to go.

Yao Fuhai's 1st Battalion suffered heavy casualties. The 2nd and 3rd Companies, which were responsible for the blocking mission, had lost more than half of their men, including those injured or killed. At this moment, they were quietly cleaning up the mess and preparing to transport the wounded back.

"Captain Yao, why don't you all go down to rest in the 1st Battalion. We will ask our superiors to take over the defense of the bridge." Seeing the heavy casualties in the 1st Battalion, Li Changan from the 179rd Battalion of the 468th Regiment of the 3th Division, who came to reinforce, advised.

Next to him was Hao Kangming, commander of the 178nd Battalion of the 416th Regiment of the 2th Division.

At this moment, there was still blood on Captain Hao's face. It was not known whether he was scratched by a bullet or by the enemy. However, there would basically be no hand-to-hand combat now, so it was probably scratched by a bullet.

"No, our division needs to do its best to block the possible reinforcements from the Rogue Eagle. Although our battalion suffered heavy casualties, we have no chance to stop and rest at this critical juncture. By now, the coalition forces of the Rogue Eagle should have gone all out. I estimate that the enemy reinforcements this time are very strong. We must defend the Cheongcheon River Bridge so that our logistics will not be cut off." Yao Fuhai shook his head.

The information about the Rogue Eagle edited by Ren Zhong was only distributed to the regimental level, and not to the battalion and company levels. Therefore, the understanding of the Rogue Eagle by these battalion and company commanders was all based on the content deployed and publicized by the regimental commander before the war.

Yao Fuhai didn't know whether others heard it or not, but he himself definitely did. He didn't have the slightest contempt for the main force of the Rogue Eagles.

Not far in front of them was the Rogue Eagle's 1st Cavalry Division, their absolute main force.

In the battle just experienced, John Bull's Middlesex Battalion was not considered a strong force among the coalition forces, but its combat effectiveness was quite good. In the absence of support from tanks and artillery, infantry versus infantry, although Yao Fuhai's 1st Battalion had the upper hand, it was not easy to deal with it.

"Okay, Commander Zhang of the 178th Division will be here soon with a large force. After we welcome Commander Zhang across the river, we will ask who will stay behind to guard the bridge." Li Changan nodded.

These matters are not something that a few small battalion commanders can decide.

East of Bochuan.

The battle to encircle and annihilate the 24th Regiment of the 19th Division is in full swing.

"Commander, we have penetrated the position of the 19th Regiment. Commander Ding Wei has sent a message saying that they have defeated the 27th Brigade. The 178th Division has gathered the tanks and artillery of the 179th Division and is heading south to find suitable terrain north of Anzhou to intercept the possible reinforcements of the Rogue Eagles. It has been more than an hour since we launched the attack. The scouts lurking near Pingcheng have sent back a telegram saying that a large number of mechanized troops have been discovered heading north. It is estimated that the Rogue Eagle Cavalry First Division has been dispatched."

Shen Quan summarized the intelligence he had received and reported. "Old Ding is good, he acted very quickly and cleaned up the damn 27th Brigade. None of the British were good people. They have done so much evil to us since the Opium War. Old Ding has recovered a little bit of interest for us." Li Yunlong said with a happy face.

Although these were all planned, Lao Ding's quick and clean action helped him fill the hole in the south.

The strength of a Rogue Eagle division is not like that of one of our divisions, especially the 1st Cavalry Division. According to Xiang Qian's intelligence, in terms of heavy firepower, it is not much worse than one of our armies.

If only Li Yunlong's 16th Army had to face Rogue Eagle's 24th Division and the st Cavalry Division at the same time, the force would definitely not be enough. Li Yunlong would have to withdraw the interception troops in the south back to the northeast and fight a unilateral offensive battle of defeat rather than a battle of annihilation.

Because if Zhang Dabiao's 100th Division was trapped between the Rogue Eagle 24th Division and the st Cavalry Division, that would not be a tactic, but a way to deliver food!

With Zhang Dabiao's small body, he could not withstand the two-sided attack from the main forces of the two Rogue Eagle divisions.

But now with Ding Wei's 178th Division, Zhang Dabiao's 100th Division and the 178th Division are back to back. Each of them can hold one side and they can also take care of each other. The situation is completely different.

What's more, Ding Wei also assigned most of his army's mobile heavy firepower to the 178th Division.

With this strong support, Li Yunlong felt that the conditions for annihilating the 24th Division were met.

"Old Shen, the fence on Da Biao's side is strong. The rest depends on your and Wang Huaibao's ability to herd pigs. Now the 19th Regiment's position is about to be breached. Next, the 21st and 34th Regiments will be assisted by the 24th Division's Tank Battalion and Artillery Battalion. You have to work harder. I'll give you 24 hours tomorrow day and night. Can you take them down?" Li Yunlong said.

"Report to the commander, and ensure that the mission is completed!" Shen Quan said with great determination.

"Okay, it's good to have confidence, but we must also do what we can." Li Yunlong walked over and patted Shen Quan on the shoulder. "According to what Brother Ren said, we are no longer barefoot now. We should try to avoid reckless fighting and bayonet fighting. The Rogue Eagles can win with firepower, and so can we. As for the supply of weapons and ammunition, and the issue of air support, I will personally return to the Ningbyon Command Center and fight for you 24 hours a day!"

After observing the actual combat power of the Rogue Eagle at the front line, Li Yunlong finally had an intuitive understanding, and he had to return to the military headquarters in Ningbian. There, it was the nest directly connected to the Zhisi hotline.

There are many things that need the coordination of the old brigade commander.

It would take more than a short time to destroy the 24th Division. The enemy's land reinforcements were already on their way, and the reinforcements from the sky and the sea were not far away. As soon as it got light, the enemy's air force would be dispatched.

Although the Rogue Eagle Navy's naval guns cannot reach the area, the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier fleet, whether taking off from the waters on the east or west side of the peninsula, will almost certainly arrive above the battlefield very quickly. By daybreak, the Rogue Eagle Air Force, which has been driven crazy by the pressure, will probably deploy on a scale beyond imagination.

Whether the Longguo Air Force can withstand it this time is really a huge unknown.

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