boyutpedia Chapter 228: Trench Fighting
Chapter 228: Trench Fighting
Since they couldn't compare weapons, they could only compare numbers. The commander of the 45th Division gritted his teeth and said, "Send the engineers to continue digging horizontal trenches."
He wanted to accommodate more soldiers on the position and crush the Nanshan Army with numbers.
The commander of the 45th Division was very much in favor of the arrangement made by the commander of the th Division. Expanding the number of trenches and deploying more men would naturally bring more casualties to the Nanshan Army.
Engineers from both the Northern and Southern armies continued to enter their positions and dig new trenches. The fighting on both sides did not stop, but became even more intense.
The battle lasted until 10:30 in the morning. The Northern and Southern armies dug two new trenches. More and more soldiers from both armies entered the trenches, and the pressure on the Nanshan Army became greater and greater.
The number of Northern and Southern armies that have entered the front-line trenches has exceeded 204, and they are already showing a tendency to suppress the th Regiment of the Nanshan Army.
"Commander, the enemy reinforcements are increasing, and our casualties are also beginning to increase." The chief of staff came to the commander and said.
The head of the 204th Regiment also looked at the trench position opposite with a serious expression: "Hold on for a while, I will lead the team to counterattack at night."
"Captain, you can't do that. We are short of soldiers. If something goes wrong, the impact will be huge." The chief of staff's face changed and he immediately advised.
The 204th Regiment had more than people. After the fierce battle, hundreds of them were killed and many were injured. Now they are struggling to hold the defense line. If the enemy continues to reinforce the defense line, it will certainly be difficult to hold.
The regiment commander waved his hand and said, "Well, if we don't stop the enemy's offensive, it will be a matter of time before our front is breached."
While the soldiers on the front line were fighting fiercely, Chang Yunxian and Wu Peisheng climbed the southern mountain and overlooked the entire battlefield.
"This trench tactic does have its merits." Chang Yunxian couldn't help but sigh.
Although the 45th Division and the th Division did not achieve significant results, the trench cover provided effective protection for the Northern and Southern armies and reduced considerable damage.
After Wu Peisheng put down the telescope, he sighed: "In addition to having excellent weapons, the Nanshan Army's soldiers are also elite, and they advance and retreat in an orderly manner."
The Nanshan Army had only been established for four years. Apart from being smaller in number than the Northern Army and the Southern New Army, it was superior in other aspects, which made the two men determined to completely destroy it.
Chang Yun first looked at the position of the Second Division behind the 204th Regiment: "It seems that the Nanshan Army has made sufficient preparations. There are still four lines of defense behind them."
What worried Chang Yun first was not the four lines of defense behind him, but the fact that the width of the attack became narrower as he went further back, which was very disadvantageous to the attacking side.
"The Nanshan Army in Xinyuan is fine, but I'm worried about what the army behind is planning." Wu Peisheng said worriedly.
It was impossible for the Nanshan Army to deploy its troops in Xuan County and Pan County for no reason. The two men could not guess the deeper meaning behind it, so they naturally felt a little fearful.
Chang Yunxian frowned and said, "Let the rear troops keep a close eye on the Nanshan troops in the two counties, and let them build defensive positions to prevent a surprise attack from the Nanshan troops."
It is not difficult to see from the Nanshan Army's past battle records that the Nanshan Army is good at surprise attacks, using the fast to defeat the slow, and acting quickly. If you don't arrange the defense line in advance, the offense and defense will change, and you may be caught off guard.
After a day of fierce fighting, the two vanguard regiments made good progress, but the two divisions also suffered heavy losses, with no less than 3,000 killed. Together with the 2,000 killed in the previous battle, a total of 5,000 soldiers had been killed.
The two divisions suffered countless casualties, with only a few thousand intact.
The commander of the 45th Division discussed with the commander of the 45th Division of the Northern Army, and the commander of the th Division said, "Let's ask the two commanders for help."
Now that the war has made some progress and is no longer clueless like before, the commander of the 45th Division is not afraid of Chang Yunxian's blame.
Moreover, at this point in the battle, there were less than 45 intact men in the th Division, and more than were killed in action. Of the remaining , were seriously injured and were slightly injured.
It is enough to give Chang Yun an explanation.
"Okay." The commander of the 10th Division responded.
Now the commander of the 45th Division has also had a slightly changed opinion of the commander of the 45th Division. Although the th Division also suffered heavy losses, they were far less than those of the th Division.
The 45th Division's desperate efforts and selfless attitude also impressed the commander of the th Division.
At the same time, it also made the commander of the 45th Division guess that something dirty might have happened in the Southern Army, which put the commander of the th Division under great pressure.
The commander of the 10th Division said: "Let's send a message to our respective commanders, requesting support and informing them of the heavy losses."
"Messenger, ask the communications office to send a telegram to Commander Chang, saying that my division has suffered heavy losses and requesting support." The commander of the 45th Division gave the order directly without any hesitation.
The commander of the 10th Division also asked his subordinates to pass on the order and send a telegram to the headquarters requesting support.
When the telegram was received, Chang Yunxian and Wu Peisheng had just returned to the headquarters.
Chang Yun smiled lightly, and since Wu Peisheng was also there, he asked, "Commander Wu, what do you think?"
"The 10th Division of our army has also sent a telegram asking for help. The fighting on the front line is fierce, and I am going to send another division there." Wu Peisheng said after thinking for a moment.
Chang Yunxian saw this and smiled and said, "Okay, then our army will also send a division."
In the end, the Union Army sent the 303th Division and the Confederate Army sent the rd Division, preparing to support the front battlefield the next day.
After receiving the news, the two division commanders on the front line were very happy. The commander of the 45th Division couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling lucky that the 45th Division was saved.
If Chang Yun did not send out reinforcements first, it would mean that he would let the 45th Division be completely consumed. Now that reinforcements have taken over, it means that he has no intention of completely eliminating the 45th Division.
After inspecting the camp, the commander of the 45th Division went to bed early in a good mood.
In the early morning hours, at the 204th Regiment's position, the commander of the 204th Regiment selected a thousand elite soldiers and whispered, "Brothers, follow me to raid the enemy's position. Are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, Commander. We will definitely seize the enemy's position."
"Very good, drive out all these Southern and Northern troops."
The soldiers answered the questions of the commander of the 204th Regiment in low voices. The reason for this was to avoid being discovered by the enemy troops on the opposite position.
The regiment commander waved his hand and said, "Brothers, this raid is not to capture the enemy camp, but to strike at the enemy's active forces."
"Everyone check the bullets. Take off all the bullet belts except the bullets in the magazine. Equip the grenades and take as many as you can."
"Once you are close to the enemy's position, throw grenades into it."
Under the order of the commander of the 204th Regiment, the soldiers took off their bullet belts and hung grenades on their bodies. The least they carried was eleven or twelve, and the most was more than thirty.
"Let's go." After the equipment was completed, the regiment commander led everyone and slowly moved towards the trenches of the Northern and Southern armies.
In the fierce battles over the past few days, the 204th Regiment lost more than 204 people and more than were injured. These soldiers were the only ones left intact in the th Regiment, and the rest were injured.
The Nanshan Army was well-trained and made no sound during the action. Under the leadership of the regiment commander and officers from various units, they were divided into three horizontal rows and stopped less than 30 meters away from the trenches of the Northern and Southern armies, then squatted on the spot and obeyed orders.
In the dark, the commander of the 204th Regiment could only estimate the distance based on instinct and could not clearly see the location of the enemy's position, but he was not panicked.