The Chief of Staff's words within the 935th Division headquarters have already made Li Yongnan much more awake. He realized that his command was radical and there were problems.

More than 9,000 people from the entire 935th Division participated in the offensive battle, and its troops were more than twice that of Qin Yu's side. If it was promoted normally and the plan of eroding step by step was adopted, the final victory of the Battle of Holy Water Lake would definitely be infinitely tilted towards their side. But in terms of the time of victory, it might be longer.

In addition to having an advantage in terms of military strength, the 935th Division also has a unique geographical advantage. They have artillery combat units behind them and a complete mechanized supply line, so they don’t have to worry about all the support issues after the war was launched. However, Gu Yan’s two regiments and the Lin-Second support troops were all airborne to the Holy Water Lake, which means that their logistics supply is at an absolute disadvantage, and there are no battlefield hospitals, health centers, etc. where wounded soldiers can be treated. So as long as Li Yongnan takes steady steps, it will be only a matter of time before these 4,000 people collapse.

However, the hindsight summary and discussion are meaningless, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand the personal psychological activities of the commander-in-chief, so the final command method is often different from expectations.

Li Yongnan was indeed anxious. He wanted to capture Qin Yu alive. He wanted to turn the situation in the three major regions in just one battle, and to make himself stand out and become the first person to capture the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army. He did not take these more than 4,000 people seriously. He thought that after the 935th Division launched three waves of charges, it would definitely destroy the opponent's defenders, and the rest was to clean the battlefield and hold a celebration banquet.

This kind of psychological activity is just like before the outbreak of the civil war a year ago. Chiang's army had an absolute advantage in four million troops and also shouted the slogan of ending the civil war in three months. But once it really started fighting, this radical slogan and command method was torn to pieces by the battlefield like a meat grinder.

The entire combat troops of the 935th Division advanced too fast. All the lower-level troops were trying to make contributions and kept storming into the opponent's hinterland, which directly led to the large army being dragged into the mountain group and engaged in close-range hand-to-hand combat with the enemy's inferior troops, and encountered the battle. In the end, the troops were disconnected and turned the offensive and defensive battle into guerrillas.

If you cannot clean up everyone in a short period of time, it means that it is difficult for your troops to be drawn out and re-concentrated. The slogan of ending the war in ten hours has become a sarcastic joke.

...

In the 935th Division, Li Yongnan had already realized this, but it was too late. Now he withdraws troops desperately and regains his troops, and the losses will only be greater. Because the Holy Water Lake area is not a plain, if your combat troops turn around and run back, how many snipers and black guns will you suffer in the mountains?

While Li Yongnan was thinking about his strategy, a communications officer suddenly ran over and shouted: "Team Commander, the headquarters phone number!"

Li Yongnan walked over with a cane and immediately reached out to pick up the microphone: "Hey?"

"How are you fighting over there?" Gu Taixian asked in a serious voice.

Li Yongnan was silent for a while and immediately replied: "It is currently in a stalemate. Our troops are dealing with the enemy in the Holy Water Lake Mountains."

"Why are you running to the mountains to deal with him? If you are dispersed, doesn't that mean you are being dragged by the other party?"

"…!" Li Yongnan licked his lips and replied in a low voice: "The combat attitude of the four thousand defenders of the enemy is more tenacious than we thought. They have been replenishing troops to the front line. We charged twice without breaking in... we just wanted to fight a decisive battle with them on the periphery..."

When Gu Taixian heard this explanation, he knew it. After thinking for a while, he replied: "The troops cannot be withdrawn, so you drag them to death in the mountains and wait for support."

When Li Yongnan heard this, he immediately replied: "Commander, give me some more time!"

"I want to give you time, but Lin Yaozong won't! The combat troops directly under his headquarters are already boarding the plane in Xinyang and are preparing to brave the firepower of anti-aircraft guns to enter the Holy Water Lake to save his son-in-law." Gu Taixian gritted his teeth and said, "If you drag it on, the battle situation will be unfavorable to us."

Li Yongnan was speechless.

"I sent the Third Division to reinforce the Holy Water Lake, that's it!" After saying that, Gu Taixian hung up the phone directly, looked at the combat map and said: "I ordered the Third Division to enter the Holy Water Lake battlefield. It should be fast, and we must end the battle before Lin Yaozong's troops and Gu Yan's troops arrive."

"Yes!" The Chief of Staff nodded immediately.

Two minutes later, the Third Division of the Second World War Zone, which had been waiting for battle, began to rush into the Holy Water Lake battlefield in full swing.

This division is the absolute ace in Gu Taixian's hands, and it is also the first main force of the Tongmenghui on the Northwest Front. It has a very strong combat power and is positioned equal to the Daya Division of Sichuan Mansion.

...

The battle of the Holy Water Lake should be the most miserable battle and the most honorable battle since its establishment.

And this battle also directly killed the Lin-Secretary Force Brigade.

In the battle of Baishantou, the special combat brigade had suffered heavy losses, and even Lin Xiao was seriously injured. In this battle, the special combat brigade of the Lins was ordered again to enter the Holy Water Lake to fight, and still fought until the battle was reduced by 60%.

During the two wars, the Lin Special Forces Brigade was directly defeated.

More than 4,000 defenders fought naked with one division without a battlefield hospital or a clinic, making indelible contributions to the unification of the Chinese.

On this day, the Holy Water Lake, which had been frozen for decades, was stained with blood. Many corpses that were lying in the snow shell melted the snow and melted the frozen ice.

Qin Yu was seriously injured. After being carried back to a relatively safe place by Fu Zhen, his left arm temporarily lost consciousness. But even if he was the commander-in-chief, he could not accept any special medical care at present. After the health officer arrived at the scene, he gave him a shot of painkiller, used tweezers and medical forceps to directly peel off the skin, and cut out the shrapnel inside. This was considered the treatment.

After the wound was treated, Qin Yu wrapped gauze and sat on a stretcher, shouting hoarsely: "Fu Zhen, Fu Zhen, what's going on in front?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the chief of the Wen Troupe ran back and said in a hurry: "After Gu Taixian found that the 935th Division was dragged into the mountains by us, he immediately sent their third division to support it. It is expected that he will arrive at the battlefield in more than two hours."

"Are you sure?" Qin Yu asked.

"Sure……!"

"Di Lingling!"

Before the Commander of the Troupe Wen finished answering, the military telephone of the communications manager rang. He immediately handed the microphone to Qin Yu: "It's a call from the Commander-in-Chief's Office."

"Hello?"

"Their third division moved." Lin Yaozong's voice sounded.
Chapter completed!