As expected, the main force of the Meng army continued to attack the west camp of Jianshi City, but the intensity of the attack was much lower. It was not as violent as the previous attack on the south camp. The Meng 7th Army occupied the south camp and only assumed a threatening posture without going into battle.?
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The 1st Haitian and 1st Lindi Corps in the West Camp got a chance to breathe and were able to reorganize the troops with excessive losses. They relied on the 71st Division and the 211th Division, as well as the 196th, 197th and 198th Divisions who arrived at the most critical moment in the camp.
External support was used to withstand the attack of the Meng army.
Jiang Zhi in Jianshi City breathed a sigh of relief. The loss of the Shaodian Army in South Camp was acceptable. If he persisted for a day or two, the mission assigned to him by Jiang Xi could be successfully completed. As long as the main force of the Meng Army did not move, Jiang Xi could organize
Use superior forces to fight He Lian Yu decisively. Regardless of winning or losing this battle, He Lian Yu will not be able to launch a large-scale battle in the short term.
The Lindi Second Army did not go to support the front line of Jianshi City. They took a detour to avoid the reconnaissance of Meng's army and rushed to the direction of Dougou Pass. According to Jiang Xi's military order, they wanted to recapture the pass blocking camp of Dougou Pass and intercept Meng Shi's army.
The road the three armies retreated to Dougou Pass restricted the direction of movement of the Mongolian troops.
Jiang Xi wanted to concentrate his forces to defeat the Meng army first, and then turn around to deal with the Cao Qi coalition attacking Jinping County. He now had enough regular army establishment, and he wanted to compete with He Lianyu to replace the battle-scarred soldiers, and specifically captured He Lianyu.
Lian Yu hit this shortcoming hard and was determined to regain the strategic initiative.
The fierce battle on the northern front is still unfolding near Jinping County. The Nanzhao Prefecture Magician Association branch issued a war order. Magician guilds from five counties formed a powerful magician group and went to Jinping County to assist in the battle. Although Cao Qi's coalition forces
Although they had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, they were unable to capture Jinping County.
The First Army of the Zhongdi Army on the southern front took the initiative to attack. Chen Bing held the Bei Pass and Yangting Pass, and was still destroying the city defenses outside the pass, and did not attack the city gates and walls for the time being.
As for the last pass on the southern line, Xiaxuan Pass, it is currently in a strangely quiet state. There is no one commanding the tens of thousands of troops inside the pass, obediently guarding the gate and waiting for the return of the top command. But outside the pass, it is in full swing, with more than 20,000 troops.
The auxiliary soldiers were sweating profusely in building the camp to block the pass. The 2o1 Division was always paying attention to the movements inside the pass. Self-protection of the troops was a problem, let alone taking the initiative to attack Xiaxuan Pass.
At noon on July 19, a large number of auxiliary troops began to evacuate the Xiaxuan Pass Blockade Camp. The main body of the military camp had been completed, and Xue Chong led the team to officially return to the 2o1 Division sequence. Division Commander Zhang Jie specially held a celebration for the First Brigade
At the conference, it was indispensable for Ding Kui, the combat hero, to give a report, which once again boosted the morale of all the soldiers in the division.
At the same time, Gu Jun led the 60,000 main force of the 21st Army Corps to the base camp. In addition to the three rear army divisions escorting the baggage, 70% of the 21st Army Corps joined the Nanzhao Prefecture War Zone. Their military flag was finally hoisted at the base camp.
Since then, the sixth regular regiment of Shaodian Kingdom has joined the Nanzhao Prefecture Theater.
The main force of the 21st Army only stayed at the base camp for one night, and headed to the front line of Solid Rock City early the next morning. They would serve as the main offensive and be responsible for counterattacking the fallen South Camp of Solid Rock City.
The Shaodian Army in the Jianshi City Theater was finally about to usher in its fifth legion, tying up with the ever-aggressive Meng Army in terms of strength. Strategic decision-makers also changed the policy of only defending but not attacking, and arranged local counterattack tactics.
When Gu Jun arrived at Jianshi City, there was no fierce battle as he expected because the Meng army retreated.
The large-scale mobilization of the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms could not be hidden from Shaodian State, and the large-scale mobilization of Shaodian Army could not be hidden from the intelligence systems of the Three Kingdoms. He Lianyu had received intelligence in advance that the 21st Army Corps was rushing to Solid Rock City. She had been on guard against Shaodian for a long time.
The reinforcements from the country were saved when they attacked the west camp of Jianshi City, so they were easily able to withdraw the troops from the front line last night.
After daybreak, the defenders of the West Camp found that the enemy did not continue to attack the camp. The commander of the Lindi First Army sent troops to tentatively attack the South Camp where the Meng Seventh Army was stationed. The South Camp was lost in his hands.
They all want to take it back.
After Lindi's 1st Division invaded Nanda Camp, Jiang Zhi of Jianshi City immediately reacted and ordered the cavalry division outside the city to immediately track the enemy. He wanted to determine He Lianyu's position and did not want his commander's strategic intentions to fail.
Hope is beautiful, but reality is cruel. The more than 400,000 Mongolian troops arranged for 40,000 cavalry to disguise themselves as a large army in the military camp. After being spotted by the Shaodian Army, they quickly fled. The four cavalry divisions of 196, 197, 198 and 211 launched a pursuit, but they were far away.
About forty miles away from Solid Rock City, they were countercharged by the fleeing Meng cavalry, and the two sides fought until both sides suffered losses.
After that, the Meng army continued to flee, and the Shaodian army no longer dared to pursue them for fear of being ambushed by the main force of the Meng army.
Jiang Zhi summoned the commanders of the 8th, 14th, 21st, 1st Lindi and 1st Haitian corps for urgent discussion. Since the whereabouts of the main enemy force was not yet clear, it was difficult to determine the next move of the five corps in Solid Rock City.
After some debate, Jiang Zhi and the commanders of each legion decided to divide their troops into two groups. The Eighth, Fourteenth and Twenty-first legions would join forces and pursue the direction of Junqiguan, at least to recapture the Duguan camp;
Formed a coalition force with the Haitian First Army and pursued in the direction of Dougou Pass, preventing the enemy's Second Lindi Army from being surrounded by the main force of the enemy.
The two separated armies had only one military order: to catch up with and entangle the enemy's main force, waiting for reinforcements to arrive and fight to the death with the enemy.
Unfortunately, Shaodian's army was slow in its actions for one night. The two armies pursued them to Junqiguan and Dougou Pass respectively at the former site of Duguan Camp, but there was no trace of the enemy's main force.
Where did He Lianyu go with his more than 400,000 troops?
Jiang Xi, who was at the base camp headquarters, had a headache. The war had been progressing very smoothly in the past few days. He was a little negligent in strategic arrangements and did not make a response plan for Helian Yuxun's transfer of the main force. When the incident did occur, he failed to give any warning.
The frontline troops pointed a clear direction. Now the available troops in his hands were divided into two parts. More than 500,000 people were distributed in the two passes on the middle line. What was even more passive was that they had lost the trace of the enemy's main force.
At present, He Lianyu is most likely to attack in two directions. One is Xiaoshiguan on the northern line, heading north to Jinping County, joining forces with Cao and Qi to try to capture Jinping County or several more cities; the other is the southernmost end of the middle line
If you go south to attack the Bianfeng Pass and break through the Duguan Camp, you can threaten Huashan County and the Shaodian Army's defense area on the southern front, and make the Shaodian Army exhausted.
No matter which direction the main force of the Meng army attacked, Helianyu could not withstand the attack. He Lianyu took the initiative strategically and won the battle if she gained anything. On the contrary, Jiang Xi was very passive and could not make any losses on the three fronts of the north, middle and south, unless
He can regain the newly lost territory quickly, otherwise he will lose the battle.
Unfortunately, there was no time for Jiang Xi to think carefully at this time. If he didn't make a decision, the time lag before being caught by He Lianyu would be longer.