Chapter 443 The overall situation has been decided
Yang Jun's decision was resolute, the measures he took were decisive, and his actions were swift.
After deciding to retreat, he immediately began arranging troops to prepare for the retreat. After all, if you want to retreat, you can't go directly. You have to have a sequence, and then you have to have some confusing battle plans. For example, Yang Jun decided to retreat, but he didn't.
Ordered some troops to launch a counterattack.
Otherwise, if you don't care about anything, as soon as you step forward, shells and bullets will fly over from behind.
According to his plan, after these two hours, the troops will be arranged to maneuver and deploy, and at the same time, they will resist step by step and even launch a counterattack. After two hours, when it gets dark, they will enter a full-scale retreat.
Although the situation of retreating at night will be chaotic and many troops may not be able to withdraw, it is still better than waiting until tomorrow when the whole army is annihilated.
However, he still overestimated the defensive capabilities of his troops, and even underestimated the Southern Navy's roundabout offensive capabilities!
In the evening, when he realized that the enemy's defense line was inadequate and that he might retreat overnight, Lin Ziran decisively ordered a full-scale counterattack. The First Army went into full-scale attack, and the Ninth Division of the Reserve also went into battle.
At the same time, the Second Army's detour speed also began to speed up. Even after dark, the troops continued to advance.
When Lin Ziran ordered the troops to launch a full-scale attack, the Southern Navy's offensive capabilities also exploded.
Previously, the two divisions under the First Army were said to be attacking, but they mostly used artillery bombardment and small-scale infantry penetration attacks, but there was no talk of directly launching a full-scale attack.
But now, the First Army directly launched a full-scale attack, and a large number of infantry units launched a large-scale attack under the cover of artillery.
Even the Ninth Division of the reserve force was gradually put into combat.
When facing the strong attack of the South Navy, the frontal defense force of Quyang Prefecture Army encountered the same situation as the previous defensive line defenders on the west side.
What's going on?
I can't keep it!
In just one hour, when it was getting dark, the Quyang Prefecture Army's frontal defense line had already developed a large number of holes. The First Army opened two huge gaps one after another. The Ninth Division troops as a reserve force
It is advancing rapidly, and then it is performing what the South China Navy is best at: breakthrough, detour, and outflank!
Relying on its powerful firepower, the Southern Navy's frontal offensive capabilities are beyond doubt. The reason why the First Army fought slowly before was simply to waste time and allow the Second Army to make a detour.
Now that I see the enemy trying to run away, I naturally won't delay and immediately burst out with powerful fighting power.
When it comes to combat effectiveness, the First Division under the First Army is well-deserved to be number one in terms of combat effectiveness in the entire army.
The 1st Division, the 1st Infantry Brigade, the 2nd Infantry Brigade, the 1st Artillery Regiment, the 1st Baggage Regiment, the 1st Cavalry Regiment, etc., as you can see from these numbers, they are all the earliest units of the Southern Navy.
Unlike other units, which can take as little as a few months to more than a year to form, the formation time of each unit of the First Division can basically be traced back to the 48th year of Yongchang, and the large-scale army was formed in the 49th year.
After a series of wars, it has been fifty-two years now.
In addition to the long time of establishment, there are several other very important factors. One is tactics.
The two infantry brigades of the First Division were the first units in the South China Sea Navy to come into contact with the new light infantry tactics. The South China Sea Navy's reputation for being good at breaking through key points and outflanking them came from being the first.
The second is the quality of officers and key non-commissioned officers. In many previous periods, the top graduates of Luoan Military Academy were basically assigned to serve in this hard-core direct line unit. This basically laid the foundation for the officers of the First Division.
basic tactical literacy.
And after Lin Ziran asked the military academy to start ideological courses, a group of young and passionate officers who were trained with the unification of Nanhai Prefecture and Daheng unification in mind were all selected to join the first division, which led to the war.
At times, the first division is often the most desperate.
As for equipment, let alone that. Basically, whatever advanced equipment the South Korean Navy has, it will be given priority to equip the first division.
The first Luoan III rifle newly produced by Fuyuan Ordnance Factory to be re-equipped was the First Division.
The 75mm field gun with better performance produced by the Nanzhou Machinery Bureau was also the first to be reinstalled by the 1st Division, the 1st Artillery Regiment under the 1st Division, and the first fully equipped rear-mounted gun in the Nanzhou Navy.
Rifled Artillery Regiment.
Later, various newly developed 75mm howitzers and 60mm and 80mm rapid-fire mortars were also given priority to be equipped with the first division.
It is said that at that time, the artillery regiment of the First Division was still equipped with 150mm howitzers. However, after the army was restructured, the 150mm howitzers were canceled in the divisional artillery regiment, and then they were removed.
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In terms of combat experience, officer quality, mental outlook and equipment level, the First Division ranks first among all units in the South China Sea.
The First Division has never let Lin Ziran down. No matter whether it is going north, south or east, the First Division has always been the core force that Lin Ziran relies on most, and it is responsible for the main attack in every battle.
This time, the First Division also did not disappoint Lin Ziran.
After the all-out counterattack was launched, the First Division tore through the enemy's first defense node within half an hour, and then spent half an hour to expand this breakthrough point and quickly advance in depth.
When the First Division and the Ninth Division as a reserve force quickly advance deep into the enemy through this breakthrough, and then assume a roundabout and outflanking posture, it can basically declare that the enemy's frontal defense line is completely destroyed.
At this time, it’s not even dark yet!
Yang Jun was still making preparations for the retreat. Before he could carry out a full retreat, he had already watched his troops completely collapse.
Not because of the collapse after the west side was breached, but because of the total collapse after the frontal defense line was forcibly breached!
He could still accept the west side defense line being bypassed and breached by the enemy. After all, the west side defense line was considered the weak point of the entire defense line, and the number of troops deployed at the beginning was not very large.
But the frontal defense line was just like paper and was easily broken through by the South Korean Navy, so he couldn't accept it.
But you must accept it if you can't accept it.
The defense line had collapsed in advance, and there was no way to wait until dark before a full retreat. Therefore, Yang Jun had no choice but to order the troops to retreat in advance.
This retreat basically announced the complete collapse of the entire front, not just the western defense line or the frontal defense line, but all defense lines.
This is all gone, can it not collapse?
Looking at the enemy troops all over the mountains and plains, Lin Ziran stopped observing and directing operations with telescopes on the top of the mountain.
This battle has been fought so far, the overall situation has been decided, and the next step is the final stage, which is nothing more than how many results can be harvested.
Now, Lin Ziran is planning to turn his attention to the other three directions, especially the western front. The Sixth Division has reported the enemy's aggressive attacks more than once!