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.
If the withdrawal is too late, once Jishan Town is surrounded, the nearly 100,000 troops in Jishan Town will not be able to withdraw.
This army accounts for 80% of our country's total army. Once we lose this army, our country will not be able to fight the next war."
Governor He Feng knew that now was not the time to fight for power and gain.
If the problem in Jishan Town is not handled well, Shu will basically have no future.
"Your Majesty, General Fan Yingying failed to succeed.
Mainly because the soldiers he led, Qu Cheng, were new soldiers, and he had previously wanted to train on the battlefield of Jishan Town.
Unexpectedly, he would have to undertake the most demanding task.
The recruits did not collapse on the battlefield, which has proved the advantages of our country's military training.
The most important issue now is to preserve the firepower of the army.
Even if the Hongshanling Iron Mine is lost, as long as the army continues to maintain its combat effectiveness, sooner or later we will be able to recapture the iron mine.
Strong men are easy to recruit, but officers are difficult to train.
The army in Jishan Town is besieged, and even if the imperial court provides sufficient weapons and financial resources, our army's combat effectiveness cannot be restored in time."
King Qian Mingyi of Shu did not know much about military affairs.
Now the Grand Governor and the Chief of General Staff all suggested that the troops should be withdrawn.
Thinking about the investment of Shu in Jishan Town, he felt a little sad in his heart, but he still supported the opinion of the Governor-General.
"Okay then! Inform Jishan Town to evacuate in an orderly manner.
Things that are inconvenient to transfer, such as fortress guns, would rather be destroyed than left to the Swedish army to become weapons for attacking our country."
The Grand Governor He Feng and the Chief of General Staff Zhao Zhifang saw that King Qian Mingyi's attitude softened and allowed the troops on the front line to withdraw.
They all breathed a sigh of relief.
The Shu Kingdom used its newly recruited militiamen as the elite of the Shu army to cover the enemy's ears and eyes.
The fact that most of the veterans were transferred to Jishan Town was concealed.
Jishan Town was originally a place for military training, but who knew the situation would change so quickly.
Once the Rui army knew that most of the Shu army officers were in Jishan Town.
The Swiss army chose to annihilate the Shu army in Jishan Town despite heavy casualties.
If the Shu army encounters this kind of problem, it will really be devastated.
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Yan Baizhi, the commander-in-chief of the Shu army, received a telegram from the Governor's Office.
As the big stone in his heart dropped, he frowned.
Now that the two armies are in a state of anxiety, it will be difficult for the Shu army to evacuate safely.
Chief of Staff Qiu Rushen said helplessly: "In this situation, we can only abandon the wounded soldiers.
The more seriously wounded were asked to surrender to the Swiss army.
We have no control over how Switzerland treats the indigenous people in the army.
But most of the officers and soldiers in the army are Han Chinese.
The Swedish army never treated Chinese prisoners harshly."
Commander Yan Baizhi's eyes lit up, and he finally made up his mind: "The wounded soldiers surrender, this is their final fate.
But they should use their remaining value before surrendering."
Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen, do you understand what this sentence means?
"Old Yan, you want these wounded soldiers to take charge of the rear."
Yan Baizhi nodded and said: "Only a part of the army will be left to take charge of breaking up the rear, and then let General Fan Yingying take over from the outside.
Only then can most people be evacuated from Jishan Town.
If we want to evacuate all of them, our only outcome will be annihilation."
Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen thought for a while and concluded that Commander Yan Baizhi's method was already the most feasible method now.
"Old Yan, then we will hold a military meeting to inform officers at all levels about this matter."
Commander Yan Baizhi waved his hand and said: "Don't inform us yet, our army has suffered a new defeat, and now people's hearts are floating.
I don’t know who will be rebellious. Once this matter is known to the Swedish army, it will be very difficult for our army to withdraw safely.
A military meeting can be held, but they must be informed that we are preparing for a counterattack and let them do a good job in mobilizing soldiers.
There is no need to tell General Fan Yingying the truth.
Only General Fan Yongyong was allowed to open the road to Jishan Town.
To mislead him, we are short of ammunition and General Fan Yingying will be eager to open the road.
I trust General Fan Yingying, but I don't trust his men.
Once there is a traitor among them, we will be doomed."
Chief of General Staff Qiu Rushen gave a thumbs up and said: "This is a good method, but now we must keep it confidential.
We launched a counterattack, which according to the rules is normal.
Both the generals of our army and the generals of the Swedish army will think this is a normal situation.
The Swedish army is now at a strategic advantage and will attack fiercely once our army is discovered.
In order to preserve their strength, they will retreat from the front line, which is conducive to the withdrawal of our troops."
The two decided on the evacuation tactics, and they began to hold a military meeting to assign tasks to each unit.
These tasks may seem normal, but in fact the retreat sequence has been cleverly arranged.
The next morning, the Shu army was ready for war. The soldiers had eaten their fill and carried dry food with them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! With an order from Commander Yan Baizhi, the Shu army in Jishan Town began to launch a fierce attack on the Swedish army's position.
General Fan Yingyong was also on the outskirts of Jishan Town, suppressing Peak No. 9 with artillery fire and sending troops to open the road to Jishan Town.
After the war began, Commander Yan Baizhi arranged for his confidants to start doing more covert things.
One of the things is to talk to the wounded soldiers.
For the wounded and patriotic soldiers, Xiao used his great righteousness to persuade them to cut off their rear.
For wounded soldiers whose positions are unclear, their family members can only be used to threaten them.
Two hours after the Shu army withdrew, they chose to surrender, and their families at home would not be affected in any way.
If they surrender early, they will become traitors and their families at home will be implicated.
Commander Yan Baizhi is using both soft and hard tactics and has already found a candidate for the end of the war.
When he found out that the Swiss army was just as he expected.
After the Shu army launched a fierce attack, they chose to avoid the edge temporarily.
General Fan Yingying has also opened a safe passage to Jishan Town from the outside world.
Ensure that this safe channel will not be cut off by the Swedish army.
Commander Yan Baizhi knew that the time had come, and he immediately ordered the Shu army to take advantage of the opportunity to change defenses and gradually withdraw.
The grassroots of the Shu army saw their defense lines being taken over by wounded soldiers, and they were ordered to evacuate.
These people were puzzled and repeatedly confirmed the authenticity of the news.
After they confirmed that the order was true, they left the position in an orderly manner.
Yan Baizhi saw the wounded soldiers changing defenses, but did not arouse the warning of the Shu army. They thought that the Shu army was resting normally.
He led the withdrawn troops and quickly evacuated along the safe passage towards the outside of Jishan Town.
They will evacuate to the Hongshanling mining area along the railway.
Yan Baizhi looked towards the direction of Jishan Town and saw several huge fires flashing on the main peak No. 1.
This is the henchman who stayed behind and chose to destroy the fortress cannon.
At this time, the Swedish army should have discovered the abnormality on the battlefield, and the wounded soldiers would surrender in large numbers.
