Xu Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Swedish army, was in a dilemma when he received a successful message from General Li Zhenhai.

"Okay, great."

Xu Fei issued two military orders one after another.

The main battlefield immediately retreated, holding on to the previously occupied areas and no longer attacking the Shu army's positions.

The reserve team left behind before rode in personnel carriers to quickly support General Li Zhenhai and defend the rear position.

Xu Fei's order was quickly conveyed to the grassroots, and the fierce situation of the Swedish army immediately stopped and receded like the tide.

He saw Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin rushing over after hearing the news.

Commander Xu Fei said happily: "General Li Zhenhai succeeded in the sneak attack, and the offensive and defensive momentum of Jishan Town is different."

Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin lamented: “In order to prevent the Shu army from being vigilant, we did not use mechanical force.

General Li Zhenhai advanced on foot with his light infantry and marched for dozens of miles to capture the Shu army's position.

This was an extremely difficult operation. General Li Zhenhai lived up to expectations and the operation was successful.

If General Li Zhenhai succeeds, the game of Jishan Town will be alive."

Xu Fei lit a cigarette, his hands trembling with excitement.

He blew out a smoke ring: "Our army can have a stable position behind the Shu army.

You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat."

Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin said cheerfully: "Now it's the Shu army's turn to worry. Our army can deploy mobile artillery positions on the reverse slope of the mountain.

Its threat to the Shu army's fortress artillery is far greater than that of train artillery.

The artillery deployed on the mountain can also threaten the supply line of the Shu army in Jishan Town.

If the Shu army wants to hold on to Jishan Town for a long time, it must regain its position.

Now let the Shu army experience the pain of having to attack."

After two words of discussion, their faces showed the joy of victory.

They had only a 20-30% chance of winning Jishan Town before, but now they have at least a 50% chance.

…

The changes in the Swedish army directly stunned the military observation team.

General Qilong of Wu State asked in confusion: "Which of you understands Rui State's behavior?

It was not yet dark, and Rui had neither reached the end of the road nor gained an advantage, so why did it suddenly retreat?

The army was defeated just now and was able to withstand the firepower attack of the Shu army."

General Su Zihai of Gui State also did not understand the behavior of the Swiss army.

But he still grasped the loophole in Qi Long's words and mocked: "How can the Swedish army retreat now? They are obviously shrinking their front line.

The Rui army still launched an attack on the Shu army, but no longer took risks.

I don't think the Swedish army can withstand casualties, but the casualties on this day are estimated to be about 30,000.

The Swiss army invested only about 100,000 troops this time, and 30% of the troops were injured and injured.

The Swedish army probably failed in its all-out attack and is preparing to slowly encroach."

Fujian general Zhang Wentai shook his head and said: "I think the situation must have changed.

Just because of the poor information, I don’t know whether it is the situation at the top level of Switzerland that has changed or the situation on other battlefields that has changed.

Based solely on the current situation on the battlefield, the Swedish army’s choice simply doesn’t make sense.”

Imperial General Wang Shangfu agreed: "I also think that the situation has changed. Let's not draw conclusions for the time being. Let's see how the situation develops next."

Everyone in the military observation group was relatively calm. They must be third parties with no interests.

Qiu Lushen, chief of staff of the Shu army, was equally happy. He commanded the army to defend the Swiss army's offensive.

He returned to the main peak No. 1 and saw Yan Baizhi with a gloomy face, and his heart skipped a beat.

The Shu army has the upper hand temporarily, and reinforcements will arrive tomorrow.

If there were no major changes, Yan Baizhi would never behave like this.

Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen asked in a low voice: "Old Yan, what happened?"

Yan Baizhi sighed and said: "I received a farewell message from Peak No. 9.

Peak No. 9 is lost.”

Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen glanced at the map.

Peak No. 9 is located in the northeast of Jishan Town, at the rear of the battlefield.

The loss of Peak No. 9 will have a great impact on the situation on the battlefield.

The Swedish army deployed heavy artillery on Peak No. 9, which could attack most of the Shu army's positions.

The most critical point is that Peak No. 9 is at the rear. After deploying artillery positions, it can cover the main roads in and out of Jishan Town from the north.

This means that the Shu army's supply line is always under threat from the Swedish army.

Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen said subconsciously: "Any mountain in Jishan Town is extremely important, and Peak No. 9 is equally important. We must capture it.

Who knew that the Swiss army was actually trying to make a fool of themselves in the east and attack the west?

It's because our army doesn't have enough troops and can't make every position impregnable, so it gives the Swedish army the opportunity to make a sneak attack."

After Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen said this, he waved his hand and said: "What I said is contradictory, and I cannot act now.

Our army is already short of troops, so now we choose to recapture Peak No. 9.

If you go too little, you can't get it back. If you go too much, how can you defend other positions?

This is probably another plan by the Swedish army to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

The quality of our army's soldiers is already lagging behind that of the Swedish army, and we have to admit this.

Now to attack the position defended by the Swedish army, we must use our own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points."

Commander Yan Baizhi was unwilling to give in, but there was nothing he could do.

He knew that the Swedish army was not yet stable, so he mobilized the army to attack and still had a chance to capture the No. 9 peak.

But he didn't dare to do this. It was impossible for him to give up other places for the sake of Peak No. 9.

Most of the peaks in Jishan Town are lost, so there is no need to defend them here.

In the vast plain area at the rear, they would have to fight mobile warfare and a war of annihilation with the Swiss army.

This is exactly what the Swedish army wants to see.

The hundreds of tanks deployed by the Swedish army on the front line have never been put into the battlefield and are waiting for this opportunity.

The Kingdom of Shu was not an industrial country before, and the Shu army has always been trained to defend the city.

Mobile warfare has never been the strong point of the Shu army.

Even the Shu army now gets tanks purchased from the empire.

No one knows how much strength they can bring out of the chariot.

Chief of Staff Qiu Rushen said it right. The best way to deal with it now is to stand still.

Waiting for the arrival of reinforcements tomorrow, they are discussing how to fight.

Yan Baizhi said helplessly: "I will send a report to General Fan Yingying who is coming to help, so that he can prepare for war."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He knew that when this telegram was sent, his career would come to an end.

The imperial court and the King of Shu had high hopes that he could hold on to Jishan Town, at least for more than a year.

Only in this way can we buy enough time for Shu.

If we can't recapture Peak No. 9 now, Jishan Town will definitely not be able to hold on for another year.

…

The Chief of General Staff of the Swedish Army, Lu Qianjin, accompanied by General Li Zhenhai, inspected the Swedish Army's positions.

He saw the 300 mm caliber artillery deployed in the artillery position.

These heavy artillery pieces were disassembled from train guns and specially transported here.

General Li Zhenhai saw the chief of general staff looking at the heavy artillery.

He said with a solemn expression: "These heavy artillery were carried up the mountain overnight by our engineering brethren.

More than two hundred people died in transporting these big guys.

But it's all worth it, with these heavy artillery pieces.

We can not only threaten the main force of the Shu army, but also block the logistics supply line of the Shu army.

The Shu army once again wanted to hide in the fortifications and act like a coward.
To be continued...