Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 486 Let's see who eats whom

The new offensive was personally commanded by Qiu Feng.

He first launched attacks at the company level, and then the artillery observation posts directed the artillery to launch a unified attack.

In this offensive, the 5th Army's artillery regiment concentrated all its firepower and launched a fierce attack on one spot.

Wherever a position was attacked, the fortifications were almost completely destroyed.

The mud kicked up by artillery shells could even bury soldiers huddled in trenches.

Only after the artillery had bombarded all the forward positions at Donglinggang did Qiu Feng give the order for a general offensive.

The three regiments of the 89th Division simultaneously dispatched troops, and under the cover of artillery and aircraft, launched a fierce attack on the front and flanks of the position.

The Donglinggang position, which was hit by a heavy artillery barrage, suffered heavy casualties immediately.

Xu Wu had already deployed all his mobile forces to the battlefield, so he had no choice but to call the headquarters.

"What? The Earth God Temple is lost?! Let me tell you, Xu Wu, the Donglinggang position is crucial to the entire battle!"

"We must take back the position within an hour!" Chen Chengxing was anxious when he heard that the front line had been breached.

"Commander, Qiu Feng has fired all his shells at Donglinggang. Unit 21 has suffered heavy casualties. Send me some reinforcements!"

"Don't talk to me about casualties! I only want Donglinggang!"

"If you don't take back Donglinggang within an hour, I'll shoot you!"

Seeing Chen Chengxing still fuming after hanging up the phone, Luo Ping couldn't help but advise him:

"Old Chen, the comrades on the front lines have been fighting for two days and two nights, and they are very tired. Why don't we send the reserve team?"

The headquarters still has a reserve team, while the 23 teams have been resting in the rear.

If we can fill in the 23 positions, there will be absolutely no problem holding Donglinggang.

"It's not the right time yet," Chen Chengxing shook his head.

"Qiu Feng is not so easy to deal with. If we don't have mobile forces, we'll be at a disadvantage if something goes wrong."

Seeing that Chen Chengxing had a plan, Luo Ping nodded and said nothing more.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Wu gritted his teeth, squeezed out all the available manpower from the brigade headquarters, grabbed his weapons, and headed straight for Donglinggang.

On the other hand, the assault troops made good progress in encircling and annihilating Qu Jiemei's troops, breaking through multiple lines of defense of the Guo army in two days.

The newly formed 21st Brigade has been completely annihilated, the 75th Division has been crippled, and the Corps Headquarters is completely surrounded.

Inside the corps headquarters, Chief of Staff Shao Huai'an looked at the map and expressed his dissatisfaction.

“The distance between Qiu’s Corps and Huang’s Corps on the left and right is only ten kilometers. There are no ditches, ravines, ridges and mountains in between, yet we cannot support each other from the front and rear. Only our side is being attacked. This is unprecedented in ancient and modern warfare.”

At such a close distance, they should be there in the blink of an eye, but they have been fighting for three days and three nights now, and not a single person has been able to provide support.

“Brother Shao, our hope is probably not in the west, but in the east,” Qu Jieming said.

"East?" Shao Huai'an was a little confused.

"Upon receiving the telegram, Huang Huanran managed to move an entire army corps from Shandong to eastern Henan in just three days, a distance of over 150 kilometers."

"The sincerity of their rescue efforts is truly moving," Qu Jieming said, almost in tears.

If the KMT army were full of people like that, how could the KMT army have had the opportunity to grow so powerful?

“We are only ten kilometers away from Huang’s army. Even if the G army sends out blocking troops, they can meet up with us in three hours at most.”

"The crisis will be resolved immediately."

In the past two days, Qu Jieming has not only been taking hits. Through the allocation of firepower, he can judge the approximate strength of the G army.

Right now, the G army absolutely cannot spare enough troops to stop Huang Huanran.

"I hope so," Shao Huai'an sighed.

Judging from the current battlefield situation, this is indeed the case.

However, since the Guo army launched its full-scale offensive, it seems that no organized unit of the Guo army has been successfully annihilated. Therefore, Shao Huai'an is not sure if this attempt will succeed.

Qu Jieming's deduction was accurate. When the Field Commander learned that Huang Huanran had abandoned Yanzhou and suddenly attacked the Yudong battlefield, he was indeed taken aback.

I prepared a meal, but three tables of guests showed up.

Originally, Ye Si had already prepared a contingency plan in response to the possibility of reinforcements from the Guo army.

The main midfielder is responsible for Hu Ziqi, Chen Chengxing is responsible for Qiu Feng, and the first midfielder is responsible for Sun Yuanliang.

Moreover, because Sun Yunliang was too incompetent, the First Column even sent troops to harass Bianliang, which made Liu Ziliang dare not reinforce Qu Jiemei.

However, Huang Huanran's sudden arrival made the situation extremely tense.

At this point, the field commander had already used up all his troops and had no spare forces. Therefore, he could only draw the Central Field F Column from the besieging force to block Huang Huanran.

However, Noji also knew very well that Nakano F alone could not hold off Huang Huanran for long.

Therefore, the remaining troops intensified their general offensive, committing all available forces at once.

Despite Qu Jieming's frantic counterattacks, she was quickly overwhelmed by the relentless onslaught.

At 2 a.m., Qu Jiemei saw that machine gun bullets were about to hit the entrance of the headquarters, so he immediately recalled the only tanks he had.

He attempted to escape in one of the only four tanks, but before he even left the defensive position, he was surrounded by the attacking forces.

Faced with the threat of grenades, Qu Jiemei immediately raised the white flag.

Qu Jieming and a group of high-ranking military officers were captured alive.

"Commander, the assault corps reports that the headquarters of the Qu Jiemei Corps has been destroyed. Now the Qu Corps only has the remnants of the 72nd and 75th Divisions left."

"However, Huang Huanran has already broken through the defense line of the F column of the Central Field Army and is now rapidly advancing towards the 72nd Division."

"The expected combat objectives have been achieved. The troops are exhausted from continuous combat. Should we withdraw from the battle and begin rest and reorganization?"

Looking at the map, the commander shook his head: "Withdrawing now would be unfavorable for us."

At this time, many wounded soldiers from various units had not yet been evacuated. If they were to retreat forcibly, Huang Huanran would definitely pursue them relentlessly, and the losses would be incalculable.

Standing in front of the map, the commander pointed to it and said, "You see, with the annihilation of most of Qu Jiemei's forces, the battlefield situation has completely changed."

"The remaining 72nd Division of the regional corps has built fortifications and is holding firm, while Huang Huanran's corps to the east is constantly attacking and advancing."

“If we turn our guns around and target Huang Huanran at this time, the 72nd Division will definitely not dare to come to the rescue, and we will have the opportunity to wipe out Huang Huanran’s army.”

"And most importantly, Huang Huanran's position blocked our retreat to Shandong."

"If we choose to retreat north at this time, the Guo army will definitely follow and pursue us, and the Yellow River will be a major obstacle for us."

"If the Guo army launches a full-scale attack, our army may face the danger of total annihilation."

After the map was explained, the people in the command post looked grave.

It seems that this is truly the only path they are now facing.

After a brief discussion and reaching a consensus, Ye Si immediately ordered an attack on Huang Huanran's army.

Since casualties are unavoidable, let's fight it out! Let's see who gets devoured!

Following the command of the field headquarters, the F Column of the Central Field Army immediately withdrew to monitor the 72nd Division and serve as a strategic reserve.

The Nth Column of the East China Field Army, which had previously been responsible for blocking Qiu Feng's troops, also withdrew from its positions and joined the general offensive against Huang Huanran.

Chen Chengxing took over the original positions of the Nth Column of the East China Field Army.

Even at this time, Chen Chengxing did not use the 23rd brigade, but instead drew troops from the 22nd and 24th brigades to form a temporary force.

At the same time, Chen Chengxing also deployed engineering regiments, supply transport regiments, and even uprising training regiments that had not completed their training.

The transfer of supplies at the Second General Headquarters has basically come to a standstill.

(End of this chapter)