Chapter 1114 The Shu Army Withdraws(1/2)
Xu Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Swedish army, stayed up all night, waiting for a telegram from General Li Zhenhai.
When he received the news that the Shu army's attack had failed and they had retreated.
Commander Xu Fei immediately cheered up and laughed loudly: "Okay, that's great.
Immediately send a report of success to the king, and I want to ask General Li Zhenhai for credit."
General Li Zhenhai held his position, which turned Jishan Town into a weak point for the Shu army.
As long as this army can be nailed on the battlefield, the Shu army will not be able to use Jishan Town as a base to attack the Swiss army.
The situation that the Swedish army was most worried about no longer existed.
The Swiss army only needs to send a partial division to contain the Shu army in Jishan Town.
The main force of the Swedish army can completely cross Jishan Town and occupy the rest of Hongshanling.
Commander Xu Fei thought of this, and sent his thoughts to the Governor's Office along with the good news.
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Yan Baizhi, the commander-in-chief of the Shu army, has been waiting for the battle report from General Fan Yingying.
General Fan Yingying can successfully recapture Peak No. 9, and there is still room for maneuver.
If Peak No. 9 is not in the hands of the Shu army, the strategic role of Jishan Town will be greatly reduced.
If the Shu army wants to support Jishan Town, it has become more difficult than before.
The Shu army had to pay a greater price to defend Jishan Town.
It is even possible that the entire Shu army was wiped out in Jishan Town.
Yan Baizhi knew that the King of Shu would never sit back and watch this happen.
If the situation in Jishan Town does not change much, the Shu army is more likely to abandon Jishan Town.
Commander Yan Baizhi knew that his official career was cut off. The only thing he wanted to do now was to take more Shu troops out of the whirlpool of Jishan Town.
The Shu army here has been tested by war and has become the most elite army.
Only with the safe withdrawal of this elite force can the Shu Kingdom block Rui's next fierce attack.
The fate of the Shu army is no longer in his hands.
Commander Yan Baizhi just informed the court of the current situation in Jishan Town.
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The huge changes in Jishan Town directly stunned many people in the military observation group.
They learned that the Swiss army had occupied Peak No. 9, and then they learned that the previous battle situation had changed. For what reason?
They have not yet learned in detail about the changes in the war situation.
The sight of General Fan Yingying of the Shu Kingdom returning from his failed attack on Peak No. 9 made everyone realize that the Battle of Jishan Town had reached a turning point.
Imperial General Niu Feng said unceremoniously: "Both Rui and Shu will suffer in this war.
The performance of the two armies each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
But from a strategic perspective, the Swedish army won a great victory in this war.
The Green Army has achieved its strategic purpose, and the Shu Army's strategic purpose has completely failed.
From a strategic point of view, Jishan Town has become a piece of cake for Shu.
If I were a general of the Shu Kingdom, I would immediately lead my elite troops to break out of the encirclement while the Rui Kingdom was still unstable.
This is the only way for the Shu army to reduce losses.
Once the Shu Kingdom is reluctant to invest in Jishan Town and continues to have a stalemate with the Rui Kingdom in Jishan Town, I am not optimistic about the future results of the Shu army."
Imperial General Wang Shangfu agreed: "General Niu is right. I am not optimistic about the Shu army deploying defenses in places like Jishan Town.
Everyone knows that if you hold on for too long, you will lose.
The Swedish army can make countless mistakes, and at the strategic level, it will not affect the Swedish army's achievement of its ultimate goal.
As long as the Shu army fails once, he will be doomed.
This strategic inequality cannot be smoothed away by a slight tactical advantage.
What's more, the Shu army may not be able to gain an advantage in tactics.
For example, the Shu army made many mistakes in the use of fortress artillery.
The most fatal mistake was that the Shu army should not concentrate the fortress artillery at one point.
Concentrating firepower on one point can indeed bring more powerful power.
Once the enemy finds a way to balance it, it will not be able to exert its intended power."
Wu General Qi Long asked with some pity: "General Niu, General Wang, do you think that the Shu army has no hope of making a comeback now?
I see that the attackers have paid a heavy price in the past two days. Do the two generals think that such a strategy of deploying defenses in key areas is undesirable?"
The imperial general Niu Feng heard the question from the Wu general Qi Long.
He thought about how to answer the question, but finally chose to treat others with sincerity.
Although he has the task of promoting the empire's weapons, he can deceive people for a while, but not forever.
“How can Shu turn over?
I can't say this. It depends on what choice Shu makes.
This kind of thing depends not only on how Shu chooses to go, but also on how Rui responds.
Even if Shu makes a choice and Rui does not accept the move, it will depend on which country has the strategic advantage.
As for the key points of defensive strategy, it all depends on the capabilities of each country.
Just looking at the situation here in Jishan Town, if the reinforcements from Shu had arrived one day earlier, the situation would have been very different.
The Shu Kingdom has always been cautious about the use of fortress cannons, because the fortress cannons did not have many shells.
If Shu could produce its own shells for fortress cannons, their combat methods might not be so conservative.
If the Swedish army had stronger firepower and rockets with stronger firepower density, it might not be so difficult to attack Jishan Town."
General Niu Feng finally said: "The officials of Shu at that time were too stingy.
If Shu chooses to purchase a large number of rockets, the firepower density will be even greater.
The Shu army may not be able to capture Peak No. 9."
His last words were an advertisement for rockets.
The empire has a lot of rockets that are about to expire and must be sold during the European war.
The person who sells weapons is not Niu Feng, otherwise he would give some rockets to Shu for free.
The Shu army can really demonstrate the powerful performance of rockets on the battlefield.
The rockets in the empire's inventory have been sold long ago, so why let him waste time here.
When the generals from various countries heard this, their eyes flashed.
It seems that the Empire still has many bottom-of-the-box weapons that can turn the tide of the war on key battlefields.
The generals of the military observation group were also keeping a close eye on the Swedish and Shu armies, observing where the battle of Jishan Town was headed.
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King Sulei of Rui received the battle report, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, that's great. The frontline generals fought well, and I will give you many rewards.
Welfare must be provided to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.
Whoever dares to mess around with this matter will not be spared by this king."
King Rui Su Lei looked at the officials in the Dudu Mansion and asked: "General Xu Fei requested to pass through Jishan Town and continue the attack to the north.
Regarding the next combat method, do you have any opinions?"
Grand Governor Qi Kuohai immediately suggested: "I think we should continue to maintain pressure.
The tank is always on standby in the rear because the tank has high requirements for logistical supplies.
Now that our army has taken control of the situation in Jishan Town, I think the chariots should be allowed to appear.
Except for the area near Jishan Town, which is mountainous, the road is smooth all the way to the north, which is suitable for tanks to display their abilities."
King Rui Su Lei was very happy. He immediately gave the order for the chariots to attack, and at the same time asked Xu Fei to contain the Shu army in Jishan Town.
The monarchs and ministers of the Swiss country were very happy and celebrated the Swiss army's major breakthrough.
But the kings and ministers of Shu gathered around the sand table, like ants on a hot pot.
Chief of General Staff Zhao Zhifang said anxiously: "Your Majesty, given the current situation of the two armies.
We must abandon the bottles and cans in Jishan Town and immediately withdraw the troops from the front line.
To be continued...