novelaction Chapter 127: The Great Defeat of Ten Thousand People, Breaking One Route First
Chapter 127: The Great Defeat of Ten Thousand People, Breaking One Route First
There is a Weize Pass on the front line of the Zhengtai Railway, and it has another name called Niangzi Pass.
Located at the foot of Mianshan Mountain in Jinyuan Province, it is also the ninth pass of the Wanli Ancient City Wall.
High mountains and steep cliffs, dangerous terrain, easy to defend but difficult to attack...
These are all adjectives for Weize Pass.
Currently, this pass is in the hands of the Fuxing Army, so it has become a thorn in the side of the Northern Frontier Army.
Because the Fuxing Army occupied this main pass, it could threaten the flank of the Central Plains Province at any time.
There is a risk of cutting off transportation between Zhongyuan Province and Zhili Province.
At the same time, this is also the only way for them to attack Jinyuan Province.
Therefore, after the war broke out, three of the eleven divisions of the Northern Frontier Army were deployed in the attack on Weize Pass.
However, after a few days, they did not gain any benefits from the Third Motorized Infantry Division of the Renaissance Army.
Not only did it not pose any threat to Weize Pass, it also lost thousands of troops.
This also allowed Zhuang Tianyou, commander of the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division and commander of the Fifth Column, to find out the details of the opposing Northern Frontier Army.
Very weak!
However, they cannot be described as vulnerable, but their fighting will is indeed weak, their offensive is not firm, and they basically retreat at the first touch.
From here we can also see that the Northern Frontier Army on the opposite side is actually not very willing to fight to the death.
"Lao Zhuang, the order has arrived. The superiors have allowed us to start the counterattack."
The order they originally received was to garrison Weize Pass and not allow the Northern Frontier Army to advance a single step.
They knew they would have to fight sooner or later, but they just had to wait for the right time.
The Military and Political Committee hopes to attack and break through from multiple directions simultaneously to create a sweeping momentum.
And now they finally have that chance.
Zhuang Tianyou took the telegram and glanced at it, then said excitedly, "I've finally waited for this opportunity."
This battle is very crucial for him.
He had received the tip through the grapevine.
The Military and Political Committee is planning to reorganize the entire army after the war.
He is now a division commander. If he wants to move up, he must have tremendous achievements.
As long as you take the leap and become an army commander, you will become a candidate for corps commander.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.
The same is true for him.
Isn’t it the dream of every soldier to achieve great things?
"Okay, then let's combine our two divisions, defeat the enemy head-on, and advance to the Central Plains Province."
Although the opposite side had more than a dozen divisions of troops, Zhuang Tianyou did not think they could stop the two divisions of troops on his side.
This does not mean that he is arrogant and looks down on everyone in the world.
But it is because they have been investigating the Northern Frontier Army for so many days that they have this confidence.
Since we want to fight back, we must turn from defense to offense.
The first to launch a counterattack were the 3rd and 4th Artillery Regiments of the 3rd and 4th Motorized Infantry Divisions.
合计4个营72门M2A1型105毫米中型榴弹炮、2个营36门M1A1型155毫米重型榴弹炮、2个营24门B-4型203毫米重型榴弹炮，外加两个营48辆BM-13型喀秋莎火箭炮。
The two artillery regiments targeted the two divisions of the Northern Frontier Army that were launching an attack towards the Snow Flower Mountain outside the Great Wall.
"put!"
As the command flags were waved, the gunners pulled the gun ropes.
One after another, the 105mm, 155mm, and 203mm artillery pieces roared deafeningly.
Dozens or even hundreds of artillery shells whizzed towards the front line of the Xuehua Mountain position several kilometers away.
At this moment, the 57th and 92nd Divisions of the Northern Xinjiang Army were taking turns attacking Xuehua Mountain.
Unexpectedly, a barrage of shells came crashing down like a tidal wave.
The fierce artillery fire was like thunder, resounding through the sky.
The violent explosions were like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of every soldier and officer of the 57th and 92nd Divisions, making them tremble from the depths of their souls.
Flames rose into the sky one after another, and the blast waves followed one after another, destroying everything around.
At the same time, the morale and will of the two divisions of the Northern Frontier Army were also destroyed.
"Retreat, retreat....Retreat!"
Faced with such fierce artillery fire, both divisions were stunned.
They had also encountered fierce artillery attacks from the Restoration Army before.
That time they deployed five divisions to launch a fierce attack on the Xuehua Mountain and Weizeguan fronts.
But the artillery fire that time was not as fierce as this time.
At this moment, it seemed like the prelude to the Renaissance Army's attack.
Sensing something was wrong, the two divisions began to run away without hesitation.
Their two divisions were originally ragtag divisions and had no intention of working for Yuan Shicheng.
If the Renaissance Army really launches an attack, they will surrender without hesitation and see if they can take this opportunity to join the Renaissance Army.
If you can join the Renaissance Army, you will not only receive high military pay, but also be equipped with advanced weapons and equipment like the Renaissance Army.
Don't live too comfortably.
This is also what many of them think.
Most of these ideas came into being when Yuan Shicheng chose to join the Fuso people.
Most of the Northern Frontier Army are wary and disgusted with the Fuso people, and even have hatred for them.
It is precisely because of this that the Northern Frontier Army's multi-pronged offensives were basically all talk and no action.
The offensive seemed to be in full swing, but there was no progress on any front.
The battle in the direction of Yuguan was more intense.
Because there are two divisions of the Fuso Army along the way.
"Defeat so quickly?"
Zhuang Tianyou was somewhat surprised to learn that the 57th and 92nd Divisions retreated after the shelling began.
They retreated a little too quickly.
Then he picked up the phone beside him and made a call.
"I'm Zhuang Tianyou. You guys launch an attack on the defeated soldiers. Stick to their backs and let them attack the Northern Frontier Army first, then take advantage of the momentum to break through.
I will extend the artillery fire to cover your attack."
Then Zhuang Tianyou said to the signalman: "Contact the Air Force and ask them to send fighter planes to support us in the battle.
Bombing was launched on all exposed camps along the Northern Frontier Army line.
I want to throw these hundreds of thousands of Northern Frontier troops into chaos, and then defeat them in one fell swoop."
He said the last sentence in his heart.
Behind Weize Pass, a row of M24 Chaffee light tanks roared and sped along the road.
As the most powerful light tank in World War II, it has a top speed of 55 kilometers per hour.
Of course, the top speed puts a huge load on the engine, so under normal circumstances it reaches its maximum speed of 45 kilometers per hour.
This speed is already very fast.
The M24 Chaffee light tanks running in the front were almost increasing their speed to 50 kilometers per hour.
The tanks behind followed closely behind, running at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour.
Now they have only one target - the defeated soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army.
They wanted to turn the retreat of the two divisions of the Northern Frontier Army into a complete rout and counterattack their own defense line.
It would be best if a domino effect could be created, causing the other troops to be defeated.
In this way, they can easily wipe out the more than 100,000-strong Northern Frontier Army.
The 3rd Motorized Infantry Division sent 68 M24 Chaffee light tanks from the nd Battalion of the rd Tank Regiment as the vanguard.
Three motorized infantry regiments followed closely behind.
The soldiers sitting on the truck felt like their leftover food was about to be shaken out.
The truck was driving at 30 kilometers per hour on the bumpy road, which was really uncomfortable.
As for the Panther V medium tanks of the 1st Tank Battalion.
This thing is a bit too heavy. If you want to get it through customs, you may need to use a train to pull it, otherwise many bridges will be impassable.
Therefore, big guys like the Leopard medium tank have become a burden.
So the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division simply doesn't need it.
Instead, the M24 Chaffee light tank was used as the main tank.
This issue has also been reported to Jiang Hua.
Although the Leopard tank is very powerful, it is still more suitable for mechanized infantry divisions and armored divisions.
For motorized infantry divisions, this thing is not very useful, and in many cases it is even worse than the M24 Chaffee.
"Tanks, the Restoration Army's tanks!"
When the artillery fire stopped, a barrage of fire was extended to their rear.
The 57th and 92nd Divisions thought they had already escaped the range of the Fuxing Army's artillery fire.
However, when they looked back, they saw the Second Tank Battalion sweeping in like a torrent of steel.
Fear began to spread in everyone's heart.
Run, their instinct drove them to run forward desperately.
Weapons became a burden to them, and some people simply threw them away.
If they really couldn't run, they would just raise their hands and kneel on the ground.
Soon, the defeated soldiers of the 92nd Division at the back fell to their knees.
This made the Second Tank Battalion quite helpless.
After finally getting a chance to attack, I ended up being the one taking prisoners.
So they also began to control their speed, following the fleeing soldiers at a moderate pace and launching an offensive towards the Northern Frontier Military Camp.
Behind the defeated soldiers of the 57th and 92nd Divisions was a camp consisting of three divisions of the Northern Xinjiang Army.
Although it is called a camp, it is actually the first line of defense of the Northern Frontier Army.
They were also on guard against a counterattack by the Renaissance Army.
The arrival of the fleeing soldiers means the arrival of artillery shells.
Dense artillery shells fell on our heads, and the flames of explosions were everywhere.
This also caused chaos in the areas where the three divisions were located.
Many recruits were running around like headless flies.
The Air Force also appeared in front of Weize Pass appropriately.
This time, the Air Force dispatched a Mustang squadron and two Il-10 attack aircraft squadrons, a total of 100 fighter jets to reinforce the Fifth Column's operations.
All three squadrons took off from airports in the direction of Jinyuan.
The First Air Force stationed several aviation brigades and hundreds of fighter planes here, making it one of the First Air Force's main bases.
These fighter planes launched bombing on the exposed camp of the Northern Frontier Army in squadron size, causing great chaos.
When the defeated soldiers of the 57th and 92nd Divisions attacked, the defense line of the three divisions of the Northern Xinjiang Army was also broken by their own people.
Then they joined the fleeing soldiers, and the drama of the defeat of an army of 100,000 began.
And this defeat cannot be stopped.
The general commanding this section of the Northern Frontier Army actually sent out a battalion of supervisory troops.
After shooting and killing a group of fleeing soldiers, they failed to intimidate them and stop the defeat.
Instead, it aroused the dissatisfaction and ferocity of the defeated soldiers.
Just shoot down all the supervisory teams of this battalion.
"Brothers, Yuan Shicheng is a traitor. It's not worth it for us to work for such a man. Why don't we join the Renaissance Army and kill the Northern Frontier Army..."
"Fuck the Northern Frontier Army..."
At this time, someone raised his arm and gathered a group of thousands of defeated soldiers to attack the Northern Frontier Army's defense line.
Moreover, more and more defeated soldiers joined the rebel army that revolted on the battlefield.
So a rout turned into an uprising of the Northern Frontier Army on the battlefield.
At the front were the chaotic troops of the Northern Frontier Army, in the middle were the rebels and the defeated army, and the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division was following slowly behind, creating a rather dramatic scene.
This also means that the Northern Frontier Army of more than 100,000 people along the way was completely destroyed.
There was no obstacle ahead of the Fifth Column.