EBE Chapter 409: Genius Strategy, Stupid Execution
Chapter 409: Genius Strategy, Stupid Execution
The scene of the two armies fighting was enough to scare the miscellaneous troops.
If you replace any other division, they will be defeated in less than half a day.
The 18th Army, which was not good at attacking, fought for a long time and suffered casualties of over 5000 men, which made Commander Yang very distressed.
If the army's foundation is destroyed, then everything will be lost.
Decisively ended the attack and returned to defense.
"Commander Huang, we can't fight like this. Our troops are about to be wiped out. Our brothers have suffered heavy losses. Where are the reinforcements?"
The nerd couldn't answer this question. After the tactical order for the north and south to advance was issued, the Xuzhou Corps had 30 people, and no force could stop them.
All it takes is time.
"Commander Yang, the most urgent task is to stabilize the morale of the troops. With the strength of our 12th Corps, we will definitely be able to wait for reinforcements. Du Yiqi has a large number of troops at his disposal and will not stand by and watch us die."
Haha, you won’t just watch someone die without helping?
You overestimate the Kuomintang generals. They are all sophisticated egoists.
When faced with several choices, you must choose the one that is beneficial to you.
It's Yang Botao's fault that he couldn't communicate with the nerd, because he was told to be obedient and honest.
There is no good outcome for honest people.
"There's nothing else to say. Given our current situation, we can't hold out for long. I don't think we can even hold out for two days."
"We can't hold out for two days? We have 2 soldiers."
"If you don't take into account the casualties of the past few days, the 110th Division revolted, the 118th Division was crippled, and our 18th Army was also attacked by Ding Wei's two columns. If you add in the losses of other armies, our strength is less than 10."
There was no point in talking to him. Yang Botao had already sensed his defeat, and the day was not far away.
After a day of fierce attack, Ding Wei did not give the opponent a chance to rest.
He ordered his troops to attack overnight to continue putting pressure on the national army.
Given that the 18th Army is good at defense and building fortifications, giving them one night to repair the fortifications would make the attack doubly difficult.
The flames of war continued to spread to Shuangduiji, making this flat land look like a built tomb.
One of the other two forces attacking from the north and the south was the five armies of Liu Ruming and Li Yannian. These troops were a miscellaneous group and not pure elite troops.
The other force is the 30 troops in Du Yiqi's hands. This elite force has no intention of confronting the Huaye head-on.
The current situation is that the field battle is doomed to be lost. No matter if they are elite or ace, as long as they are targeted by the main column of the Huaye Army, they are likely to be killed.
The graves at Menglianggu are still new.
Yang Botao's guess was correct. The so-called north-south advancement was purely a trick to fool people.
The tactics are good, but the key is that the execution of the national army is too poor. No matter how good the tactics are, if no one executes them, they will become full of loopholes.
Qiu Bingtuan, who was fighting against the Huaye Army, was particularly disgusted with the order, thinking that Niang Xipi was just messing around and was not good at giving orders.
They had to fight against the main force of the Huaye Army and attack southwards, carrying out the so-called North-South offensive.
How can a unit carry out two tasks at the same time? They do not agree with the plan, they just do nothing and only work without putting in any effort.
The most elite Fifth Army was slacking off, which hindered the progress of the Xuzhou Corps. After two days of fighting, there was no result.
In just two days, Ding Wei would be able to wipe out the 12th Corps.
The battle continued. After a short rest, the attacking troops regained their spirits and continued to fight fiercely.
Today we must break through the 18th Army’s defense line, wipe out this ace main force, and defeat the 12th Corps’ psychological defense line in one fell swoop.
The defenders had only one thought, tired...
When fatigue strikes, even the most elite troops cannot withstand it.
In addition, due to the loss of the opportunity for airdrop, ammunition, supplies and combat materials could not be supplied.
After the shells were used up, the defenders' combat effectiveness dropped sharply. After losing their firepower support, their positions were lost one after another, and the situation became out of control.
"Commander, we can't stop them. Find a way to break through."
The division commanders and regiment commanders under his command all called for emergency help, and the wounded were simply treated and sent back to the battlefield, but they still could not stop the column's offensive.
Z Wei's 12th Column's offensive was extremely fierce. He led the team personally and fought forward regardless of casualties.
At this time, someone needs to take the lead and shock people.
"Pass on my order. Concentrate all firepower to support the 12th Column's spearhead troops. Make a breakthrough in the 18th Army. Break through the front line and tear off his last fig leaf."
108 howitzers concentrated their fire towards the front of the 12th Column. The shells whizzed in and quickly penetrated the enemy's positions.
Go, go, go!
The charge sounded, and the 12th Column was the first to play the battle song that destroyed the 18th Army.
The battlefield was in chaos. Once the 18th Army was defeated, the remaining three armies would be even more helpless.
Being attacked from all sides, there is no point in resisting.
Ding Wei's column was the first to break through the defensive turtle shell, focusing on one point for a breakthrough, and then moving left and right.
The 12th Corps is gone!
A large number of prisoners appeared and surrendered with their guns raised.
The real headache was not cleaning up the battlefield, but how to deal with the large number of prisoners.
Ding Wei didn't have so much trouble. He only wanted the elite troops and the prisoners from the 18th Army, and would leave the rest to other troops.
The iron broom swept across the battlefield, advancing at an extremely fast speed, quickly clearing the trenches and capturing the remaining troops.
The tactic of advancing both north and south was not implemented. The Liu-Li Corps in the south took advantage of the situation, and the Xuzhou Corps in the north took advantage of the situation.
After Huang Wei's Corps was annihilated, this group of people suddenly became anxious again, fearing that they would be surrounded by two large field armies, and they couldn't wait to escape.
From the very beginning, no one thought about advancing north and south at the same time. The first choice was to preserve their own military strength, and the second was to respond to orders from Nanjing.
Preserve your strength first. If you don’t work hard and I don’t work hard, we can all smile.
There is no good result from the effort. Look at the Seventh Corps, which tried hard to support friendly forces and now it is dead.
The 12th Corps, which had marched hard to the scene, had also been killed.
On the contrary, the Liu-Li Corps, which was hesitant and unwilling to work hard, had been dawdling in the northern part of Bengbu, fighting fiercely with the blocking troops.
It neither violates orders nor causes casualties to the troops, and it also preserves our strength. Why not do it?
From the very beginning, Du Yiqi had no intention of saving the 12th Corps. Instead, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that several columns of the field army surrounded the 12th Corps and retreat with the main force of the Xuzhou Corps.
It is better to let my friend die than to let me die. This is also a method.
Destroy the 12th Corps in order to escape.
This is in line with the thinking of egoists. Ding Wei really can't learn this.
On the other hand, Niang Xipi was so angry that she slammed the phone and cursed Niang Xipi.
There were no more troops left on the Central Plains battlefield. All the main forces were deployed in the north-south advance, but the effect was minimal.
He originally wanted to borrow a few divisions from Jiansheng for support, but the other party refused to lend him a single division and was eager to see him fail.
There is no other way except to curse.
With the news that Huang’s army had been breached, the remaining troops might not be able to hold out for much longer.
After Ding Wei's column cleans up the battlefield, they can wipe out the entire corps in a very short time.
How much energy is needed to lead an army of only 100,000 people?
"Send the combat order to Du Yiqi's plane and have him lead his troops to attack the 12th Corps as soon as possible and join up with the remaining forces of Huang Corps."