Chapter 19: Longdong attacks three times

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In the afternoon of the same day, Yang Tianming led his troops to Huachi Town, southeast of Huan County, and met with Xu Yuan's third throne. When Yang Tianming went, Xu Yuanzheng and Dong Bicheng were staring at the sand table in the Longdong area in the war room and discussing what was being discussed.

Seeing Yang Tianming, Xu Yuan smiled and said, "We two said just now. I guess you can come by at night. I didn't expect that you will come before the sun sets. How about it? It's still going well in Huanxian?"

"Now, among the counties controlled by Chen Guizhang in Longdong, except for the militia and a small number of troops left behind, the rest were basically transferred to the Zhenyuan area to fight with Yang Wanqing's troops. There were only more than 3 militias in Huan County. We quickly solved the problem after sneaking into the city last night." Yang Tianming picked up the teacup on the table and drank water, and said, "If other counties were like this, with our combat power, the Longdong Battle will be ended soon."

"It's not that simple." Xu Yuan shook his head and said, "Huan County is much closer to the town than the southeastern counties. It is not surprising that Chen Guizhang drew troops from there. The southeastern counties north of the Jing River include not only militia groups, but also various regular troops left by Chen Guizhang's troops. The fewer people are 4,500 people, and the more than 2,000 people. Like Jingchuan County, there is a regiment left by the Third Brigade of the Chen army. You can't take it lightly."

"The army of Chen Guizhang's army is said to have more than 30,000 troops, but the main forces are only five brigades that he changed from a regiment to a brigade last year, plus two cavalry regiments. The 2nd Regiment of the 5th Brigade of the brigade of Chen's army can have a force of about 13,000. But a few days ago, except for the left-behind troops led by Jiang Yuntai, the 5th Brigade of Chen's army, all of them were destroyed. Chen Guizhang and Yang Wanqing fought for more than a month.

The number of casualties of the main forces is nearly 3,000. In this way, the main forces of the unit are only left. The others are militia and the bandit troops incorporated, and there is not much combat effectiveness." After pointing out the strength of Chen Guizhang's troops, Yang Tianming said, "As for Yang Wanqing's troops, after more than a month of fighting, there are no reinforcements or supplements, the remaining ones are estimated to be 3,400. Several of our large columns have come to deal with them, and there is no big problem."

"If they were all concentrated together to fight with our columns, the outcome would naturally be without suspense." Xu Yuan sighed, "But now we not only need to prevent foreign forces from entering Longdong, but also attack multiple times to deal with different enemies scattered in more than one county. If there is plenty of time, there will naturally be no big problem. But now, our troops will solve the various forces distributed in Longdong in a short period of time, which are distributed in tens of thousands of square kilometers."

"I was just now discussing with Bicheng. How can I solve the enemy troops in each county under our corps in a short time? It's really a bit difficult. You're here, so I'll listen to your opinion."

"I just came here and I'm not sure about some situations. Please introduce them to me first." Yang Tianming smiled, "You can't just do it if you don't understand the situation."

"Okay, I'll briefly introduce the general situation." Xu Yuan picked up a wooden stick and pointed at the sand table and began to explain.

Huachi Town where Xu Yuan and others are located is about 13 kilometers away from Qingyang County, Xifeng Town, the 5th Brigade station; and the distance from Ning County is also about 13 kilometers. Moreover, when Huachi goes to Xifeng or Ning County, you have to pass through Qingyang if you go to Xifeng or Ning County, but you have to cross the Huanjiang River to Xifeng, and to Ning County, you have to pass through Heshui County. As for the distance from Huachi to Jingchuan on the south bank of the Jing River, Huating and other counties are even further. The enemy troops scattered in different regions far and near have greatly increased the difficulty of Xu Yuan and others to annihilate them in the short term.

If Xu Yuan and others want to cut off the passage between Longdong and Shaanxi, and cooperate with other troops to eliminate the enemy troops in Longdong, they must go south to capture Ningxian, Jingchuan and Lingtai as soon as possible. If they follow the Zhao Zhenzhong's telegram, they can indeed achieve the sudden attack of the battle without disturbing the enemies of Qingyang, Heshui and other counties. However, if they go south from Ziwuling and set up Qingyang, Heshui and other counties to guard the enemy, Xu Yuan and others must face the pressure from Shaanxi and the counterattack of Chen Guizhang's troops in Longdong at the same time after capturing Ningxian, Jingchuan and other places; the mountain road is rugged, and logistics supply difficulties are difficult, and variables will increase greatly.

If we first conquer Qingyang and Heshui counties, and then solve Ning County defending the enemy, even if Xu Yuan and others are cautious, they will not be able to completely avoid the enemy's awareness of relevant signs and be vigilant. Once the enemy is shocked, causing the enemy to shrink its troops and hold a firm in one place, it will also increase the difficulty of follow-up operations. Especially if the enemy shrinks and defends the south bank of the Jing River and asks Shaanxi for help, the Longdong Battle may even be defeated.

After hearing what Xu Yuan said about the difficulties, Yang Tianming was also a little embarrassed. He stared at the sand table for a while, and asked again: "What is the specific distribution of Chen Guizhang's troops in each county?"

"According to the situation we have detected, Qingyang and Heshui counties each have a 5-man militia; and Ning County has a battalion of Chen's troops, with a total of more troops; other counties such as Zhengning, Lingtai, Jingchuan, Chongxin, Huating, etc., their troops range from 5 to 22. In other words, in addition to guarding against Shaanxi and eliminating some sporadic bandits, the Chen Guizhang's troops we have to face have more than 7,000 troops." Xu Yuan said, "Although the combat power of the Chen army is far from comparable to our army, this distribution of troops can still delay our army's actions and delay the end of the battle."

"If you follow the conventional fighting method and compete with them one by one county town, it will definitely take a lot of time." Yang Tianming stared at the sand table again and said, "I think so. We are divided into two groups. I will lead a force to go south as my husband said. We will attack Zhengning, Ning County, Lingtai, Huating, Chongxin, Jingchuan and other counties along the way. You will take some of them to stay. After I cut the passage, you will attack Qingyang and Heshui from the front with great fanfare. In this way, you can also attract some of the forces of the Xifeng Jiang Yuntai Brigade and Chen's troops in Zhenyuan area, reducing the pressure on Chen Zhiyuan's troops to attack Zhenyuan."

"If you bring all the Special Corps, I will definitely agree with this plan. But now you only bring 22 troops. Even if the Special Corps is the elite among our elite forces, it is impossible to use this little force to capture and defend 6 county towns." Xu Yuan shook his head, "What's more, you have to face the Shaanxi side?"

"The special column I brought was indeed only 22 troops, but I didn't say that I only brought this little force to take it down and guard Tianming and smiled. "The third column can fight the troops and have more than 10,000 political staff members who follow the team, and no matter what, half of the troops must be operated with us. I think it's best if you or Dong Bicheng lead the team, we will act together. Of course, the remaining troops of the third column must be responsible for the direct resolution of the enemy troops in Qingyang and Heshui, and at the same time, they must be guarded against the Jiang Yuntai team of Xifeng."

Xu Yuan and Dong Bicheng were both stunned. Then, Xu Yuan patted his forehead and said with some annoyance: "Yes, it's okay. Why didn't Bicheng and I expect it?"

Yang Tianming smiled and said, "I think you are thinking too much before and are just a little bit hard."

Xu Yuan didn't care about Yang Tianming's joke and said directly: "In this way, I will take 5 people to stay. I will take the other people and Tianming to act together."

"I will go there too! How can I leave you right? I will leave it behind?" Dong Bicheng fought.

"It must be done, don't think it's easy here, it's not that matter!" Xu Yuan said seriously, "We must not only be responsible for solving the two counties of Qingyang and Heshui, but also attack Jiang Yuntai's troops in Xifeng after taking down the two counties to attract them to increase their troops on the other side of the Huanjiang River. At the same time, we must also ensure the logistics needs of the front-line operations, maintain coordination with the reserve forces of Huanxian, etc. It is absolutely not easy. And I led the team to act with Tianming. In addition to cooperating with each other, taking down and defending several counties, we must also coordinate with Liu Jifeng's troops on the Western Front."

"What the long term is reasonable." Yang Tianming agreed, "Compared with our forces in Longdong, we undoubtedly have an absolute advantage. But it is not easy for us to clean and completely solve the Longdong problem. All the Mao Shens are familiar with the geographical and human nature of Longdong. They cannot defeat us, but they may not be able to escape us. Therefore, if we want to reduce future troubles, we must coordinate the departments and try our best to annihilate Chen Guizhang, Yang Wanqing and other departments."

"My opinion is to coordinate operations with Liu Jifeng. It is best that they also use the same action method as us, with a small number of elite troops attacking each county town, and most of them follow up and concentrate their main forces to solve the problem of Pingliang, the old nest of Chen's army. If we succeed in both east and west, we can mobilize troops to cooperate with Chen Zhiyuan and others to solve the large number of enemy troops in Zhenyuan area so as to end the war in Longdong as soon as possible."

"Tianming's opinion is very good." Xu Yuanchen Yin said, "However, the situation on their side may not be exactly the same as ours. Besides, it is not easy for us to interfere with their command. I think this way, in the name of the three of us, we will inform Liu Jifeng and Chen Zhiyuan of the actions they are preparing to take on on the Eastern Front so that we can have a clear understanding of each other and cooperate with each other at that time."

Yang Tianming was stunned, then smiled and said, "You should be careful and do it."

In the evening, Liu Jifeng, the militia of Haiyuan and Guyuan, and Chen Zhiyuan, who had already concentrated in Tongxin City, had already received a telegram from Xu, Yang and Dong, even though they were in different places, they all laughed.

"It seems that they may be helpful when I solve Zhenyuan." Chen Zhiyuan was happy.

Liu Jifeng smiled and said, "These guys are so tactful, I'm afraid I won't accept their opinions? But this method is good. It just so happened that Sun Yaoming, who is special, is still in charge of our actions. I think we can handle it according to the rules."

"Then how many people we leave to defend Haiyuan, Guyuan?" Xu Mingyi asked, "Doesn't there be a few thousand people left?"

"No need. The news that we took down hundreds of militia groups from Li Guiqing's troops has not been leaked. Besides, Haiyuan and Guyuan have been destroyed to this extent. Yang Wanqing and Chen Guizhang will not send troops here at this time." Liu Jifeng decided, "It's enough to leave more than 5 people in each of these two counties. Among them, there are 3 political staff in each county and two companies in each county. The remaining many of us will all head south!"
Chapter completed!