Chapter 1160 The decisive battle between Cao and Wei (9)
4364 (AD 1667), September 28th, in the Yuanling Mansion of the State of Wei, in the camp of the Wei army.
The phone on the desk of Wei Jun Commander Gao Yun rang.
He immediately answered the phone and heard a hoarse voice.
"General Gao, I am Du Ertu, commander of the 25th Regiment. Highland 707 can no longer withstand it.
Without support, our regiment will abandon Highland 707."
Gao Yun said painfully: "Commander Du, give up! I can't support you now."
After Commander Gao Yun finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly, then picked up the phone again and said angrily: "I'm Gao Yun, answer the call from Governor Lei."
There was a messy sound of electricity coming from the phone, and Gao Yun felt very painful.
He had never been pressed down and beaten like this.
If he was inferior in strength, he would not be angry at all.
The key is not that the strength is inferior to others, but that the support from the rear is stretched.
Half a month ago, Cao Jun launched a fierce attack on Wei Jun's position as usual.
Commander Gao Yun thought that Cao Jun was just launching a routine attack.
However, he discovered that something was wrong. Cao's army's firepower was at least four times greater than before.
Such firepower is at the expense of the life of the artillery. The most critical point is that it consumes artillery shells extremely.
Cao's army's arms production capacity simply could not maintain such firepower for a long time.
The Wei army had to use the same firepower to suppress Cao Jun's offensive.
Commander Gao Yun believed that this was nothing at all.
Cao State's arms production capacity is very strong, but Wei State is not bad either.
Commander Gao Yun thought very well, but he did not expect the unexpected situation.
Wu'an Prefecture was unexpectedly raided by Cao's army to supply the smoothest railway line to the front line, and one of the railway bridges was blown up.
Materials originally supplied by two railways are now supplied by only one railway.
Let alone increasing weapons and ammunition, maintaining the original supply of weapons and ammunition is impossible.
Commander Gao Yun heard the sound of the phone being connected, and he immediately yelled: "Ammunition, I need ammunition here.
Not just ammunition, but reinforcements.
Now Cao Jun's firepower is too strong, and the current ammunition reserves alone cannot stop Cao Jun's offensive.
Now the frontline positions have been gradually eliminated by Cao's army.
It's not that the soldiers don't work hard, no matter how tenacious the army is, it can't stop the enemy's indiscriminate bombing.
Cao's army could use artillery shells to flatten a mountain. When our artillery counterattacks the enemy, we need to calculate the amount of artillery shells for fear of using up all the artillery shells.
Cao Jun did not need to worry about the amount of artillery shells used.
As the defenders, if we want to counterattack Cao Jun, we also need to calculate the amount of artillery shells. How to fight this battle?
Not only was the supply of artillery shells insufficient, there were also heavy casualties during this period. Wounded soldiers could not be transported back to the interior, nor could they receive timely support.
Faced with this situation, I really have no choice.”
Governor Lei Qianze knew that the front line was currently facing difficulties, and there was no way to solve the matter. He could only appease the front line's emotions.
"General Gao, as you know the current situation, it's not that we can't produce so many artillery shells.
But the railway line was damaged and the artillery shells could not be transported to the front line in time.
The artillery shells in the frontline inventory were used up, and the ability to transport artillery shells every day was limited, which resulted in insufficient ammunition.
General Gao could only find a way to overcome it.
Now the main transportation capacity is transporting artillery shells, and there is not enough transportation capacity for transportation personnel. Reinforcements will still have to wait for some time.
As for the wounded, it was previously planned that Wu'an Prefecture would be responsible for receiving the wounded.
The traffic in Wu'an Prefecture is now cut off. If we move to other places, it will be easy for medical staff to move, but it will be difficult to move life-saving facilities.
The smelting industry in Wu'an Prefecture is relatively developed and requires the use of oxygen.
There is a large oxygen production station there, which not only supplies oxygen to factories, but also to hospitals.
There are many similar supporting facilities. The hospital doesn’t just ask for transfer, it can be transferred.
General Gao will wait for another ten days. The railway bridge that Wu'an Prefecture is urgently repairing will be repaired in ten days.
By then, the problems encountered on the front line will be solved once the railway is opened.
General Gao has held on for half a month and will hold on for another ten days.
When the war is over, I will personally ask for credit for General Gao."
"I know, I will do my best to block Cao Jun's offensive."
When Gao Yun heard what Chief Governor Lei Qianze said, he had no choice but to put down the phone.
Of course he knew that the imperial court had tried every means to transport supplies to the front line.
The small trucks that are constantly being transported from Wu'an Prefecture can only hold a few tons of ammunition.
Ordinary freight trains can transport hundreds of tons of ammunition.
The heavy-duty train passing through Wu'an Prefecture can transport thousands of tons of ammunition.
There is a huge difference in the amount of ammunition that these two types of vehicles can transport.
Transporting ammunition by truck is a costly and inefficient method of transportation.
However, in order to ensure the supply of ammunition to the front line, the imperial court almost allocated all the trucks around Wu'an Prefecture just to transport ammunition in a timely manner.
The imperial court has reached this level, even though it has tried its best to solve the problems it is currently facing.
Commander Gao Yun made this call because he realized that the soldiers were reaching the limit of their tolerance for the increasing casualties.
Casualties continue to increase, there is no hope of victory, and the army will collapse.
Once a retreat is formed, Cao Jun will definitely take the opportunity to break through the defense line.
They will directly divide and surround the Wei army and will never give Gao Yun a chance to reorganize his army.
Gao Yun sighed in his heart, the next moment was the moment that decided his fate.
If he can survive ten days, there is still hope of holding the defense.
…
4364 (1667 AD), on the evening of October 3rd.
Kong Erniu, the governor of Cao State, took a special train to Cao Jun's camp.
Kong Erniu summoned the main officers in the army and slammed the table.
"Your Majesty, I am very dissatisfied with your performance.
It is already October and the Wei army's defense line has not yet been conquered.
In another two or three days, Wei will be able to build a bridge that can withstand the passage of trains.
The life of this bridge may only be a few months, but it has met the requirements of use.
When the Wei army is completely at a disadvantage, you are unable to break through the Wei army's position.
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After Grand Governor Kong Erniu said this, he pointed directly at the sand table next to him.
"The king sent me to personally supervise the battle. We must break through the Wei army's defense line tomorrow. We must do this at all costs.
If you can't do it, bring it up now and I'll replace it with someone who can do it to direct this war."
Commander Yu Xingchen's face turned red when he was scolded by the Grand Governor Kong Erniu.
He still reminded: "Grand Governor, we also want to break through the Wei army's defense line.
But the Wei army hollowed out the mountain and built fortifications inside.
This is a large fortification, as well as many complex small fortifications.
The Wei army has been operating in Yuanling Mansion for many years, and the fortifications built are by no means so easy to break through."
Grand Governor Kong Erniu stared at Yu Xingchen and yelled angrily: "I don't want to hear the reasons now. I just want to ask if I can complete the task."
Commander Yu Xingchen gritted his teeth and replied: "It's a bit difficult, but we can complete the mission, but the casualties are too great, which affects morale."
"Stupid, simply too stupid, is now the time to consider casualties?
Now we have to consider whether we can achieve our strategic goals.
Once the Wei State builds the railway, the Wei army will regain its previous combat effectiveness.
Our army and the Wei army have been fighting here for several years, will there be fewer casualties like this?"
After the Commander-in-Chief Kong Erniu reprimanded him, he said: "Since General Yu said that the casualties were too high, it affected morale.
You should also have this concern, fearing that the Wei army on the opposite side will not collapse, but our army will collapse first.
But I also believe that there must be brave men under heavy rewards.
The king has prepared a heavy reward and will form a death squad to serve as the blade of the army and break through the Wei army's most tightly defended position.
If you join the death squad, your rank will be immediately upgraded by one level, and each person will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver coins.
Those who perform meritorious service will be knighted.
Even if it's just a top soldier, as long as he plays an important role, he can directly become a noble.
He died on the battlefield and his family was raised by the imperial court."
All the officers present knew that there was another sentence that Grand Governor Kong Erniu did not say.
If you sign up for the Death Squadron and actually survive, you will be promoted first in the future.
They have proven their loyalty and their promotion speed will be the envy of others.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu arranged for middle- and lower-level officers to select soldiers who were willing to join the death squads from the army he managed to temporarily form a death squad.
Yu Xingchen and other commanders, under the supervision of the Grand Governor Kong Erniu, began to prepare arrangements for the decisive battle.
Cao Jun had already prepared the supplies needed for the decisive battle.
Under the control of Yu Xingchen and other officers, Cao Jun began to get busy in an orderly manner.
After Master Cai Wu held the meeting, he returned to the familiar camp.
When he came back, he immediately called the officer over and told him what he had just experienced.
"That's what happened. The Grand Governor Kong Erniu came to supervise the battle in person and will launch a general attack on the Wei army tomorrow.
If you are willing to sign up for the Death Squadron, come to me to sign up.
I will go down later to select soldiers to join the death squads."
When the officers heard this, some were moved, while others immediately fled.
Cao Jun's camp immediately became busy, and even ordinary soldiers could feel the strong smell of cigarettes in the camp.
Two soldiers were having dinner and discussing the latest situation.
"San'er, are you going to the death squad?"
“Okawa, I want to go to The Expendables.
A general offensive will be launched tomorrow. In this battlefield that is like a meat grinder, no place is safe.
Not to mention other benefits for joining the Death Squadron, even the one thousand taels of silver coins can enable the family to buy a hundred acres of fertile land.
Fertile farmland here in South America is not valuable, but it is also a family asset.
I have a younger brother taking care of my parents at home, so even if I die, I still want to leave something for them."
"You're done, you serve as a soldier and get food, and this is the business of beheading.
The imperial court is willing to give us big-headed soldiers so much money to buy our lives.
If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to wait for the next opportunity."
It was early morning on October 4th, 4364 (1667 AD).
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu looked at Cao Jun who was well prepared.
There must be a brave man under the heavy reward.
There are too many people signing up for the death squads, and the ones chosen by the death squads are all veterans.
Only veterans can fear the cruel battlefield.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu ordered: "The attack can begin."
Commander Liu Ziqian immediately ordered artillery to bombard the military camp indiscriminately.
This time not only a large number of artillery were dispatched, but precious rockets were also used to carry out covering strikes on the strategic positions of the Wei army.
While the artillery is providing fire coverage.
Cao's infantry braved Wei's strong defensive firepower and began to attack Wei's fire points.
Especially the newly formed death squads, who are very experienced, took advantage of the artillery to complete a round of shelling.
They were completely unafraid of casualties and launched wave after wave of attacks towards the core positions of the Wei army.
Liu Ziqian looked excited. This was the most exciting time he had commanded the artillery.
He saw that under the fierce attack of Cao Jun, the strength of Wei Jun's resistance was obviously not as strong as before.
Liu Ziqian shouted excitedly: "Give me more firepower, the Wei army's reserve ammunition is insufficient."
He recognized it immediately and experienced a high-intensity artillery battle.
Cao's army has lost a lot of artillery and consumed a lot of ammunition.
The railways that Cao Guo was responsible for transporting were not cut off.
Wei's main freight railway has been cut off.
Even if the Wei State urgently supplies weapons and ammunition, it will not be able to return to its previous state.
The Wei army was short of ammunition and was immediately discovered by Cao Jun.
Because of the forced attack on Wei's position, the morale of Cao's army dropped somewhat.
But after learning that Wei's army lacked firepower, Cao's army's morale became high again.
In particular, Cao Jun's death squad launched a desperate attack on Wei Jun's position.
The death squads carried explosive bags and continuously blasted the core positions of the Wei army.
The Wei army suffered too many casualties, and there was a shortage of ammunition.
The Wei army fighting Cao's army on the front line collapsed.
Seeing this situation, Cao Jun's morale reached its peak and launched an even more violent attack on the remaining military positions.
Commander Mi Youbei saw that the core position of the Wei army had been breached.
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The turret inside does not threaten the tank.
He shouted excitedly: "Now it's finally time for us to make a contribution.
Launch a charge and crush the Wei army's defense line.
Let them see that trenches have no effect in front of chariots."
The tank cannot play much role in the narrow terrain and faced with concentrated fire from multiple forts.
But when the chariot faces enemies hiding in trenches, it can easily defeat them.
The Wei army lost its most important line of defense, and Cao Jun's mechanized troops were able to enter.
The Wei army was unable to resist Cao Jun's attack, and their positions were uprooted one by one by Cao Jun.
Seeing that nothing could be done, the commander of the Wei army, Gao Yun, ordered a large number of mines to be laid on the position to slow down Cao's attack.
Blow up the artillery stored in the warehouse. These brand-new artillery can only lie in the warehouse because they have no ammunition.
Gao Yun, the commander-in-chief of the Wei army, arranged the troops at the rear and ordered the troops to withdraw in an orderly manner.
When Cao Jun saw that the land was full of mines, he sent chariots to crush them and detonate the mines.
The chassis of the tank can withstand the power of mines.
The tracks of the tank were damaged by the explosion, and another tank was immediately dispatched.
Cao Jun would rather lose a large number of tanks to create a safe passage for the soldiers in the rear.
Cao Jun was very fast and caught up with Cao Jun who wanted to evacuate.
When the Wei army saw Cao Jun chasing after them, their command system was in chaos due to lack of ammunition and heavy casualties among their officers, and the army collapsed.
Cao's army effortlessly captured a large number of prisoners of Wei's army.
The Wei army collapsed and a large number of soldiers blocked the road.
This situation allowed Gao Yun, the commander-in-chief of the Wei army, to seize the opportunity and lead an army of 50,000 with a relatively complete command system to evacuate from the battlefield.