On November 17, the day after the South Korean Navy officially launched its offensive against Quyang Prefecture, the cavalry forward force composed of the First Cavalry Army and the Second Cavalry Army could already enter Quyang Prefecture for more than 20 kilometers.
But they encountered little resistance along the way.
Because Quyang Prefecture did not set up any large-scale defense line on the border between the two prefectures.
The terrain where the two states were separated was a flat wilderness, which was not suitable for setting up a defense line at all, so Quyang Prefecture simply gave up its frontline defense on its own initiative.
According to some intelligence collected in the early stage, Quyang Prefecture's main defense line facing Zisheng Prefecture is deployed nearly 30 kilometers away from the border, and Gran City is the core fulcrum of the western front defense.
Because this is the terminus of the eastern railway line of Quyang Prefecture Line of Defense, it has excellent transportation and there is a small river on the west side.
As a result, the city is still located in a plain area, but the overall defense deployment is relatively easy.
Of course, if the Nanjing Navy moves westward, it can also choose to go around it, but if it goes around, it will be difficult to use the eastern railway in Quyang Prefecture.
There are no railways and no rivers. This will be a huge challenge for the Southern Navy's logistical transportation. Therefore, the Southern Navy will not bypass this place unless it is forced to do so.
And for the South China Sea Navy, there is no last resort.
The Southern Navy has conquered many fortresses and cities. Except for some troubles encountered in Chongke City, it has never failed in other places.
Even in Chongke City, the Southern Navy was actually absolutely sure that it would be captured by force. However, considering that the casualties would be relatively high and there were a large number of intervention troops in the north and west at that time, they chose to encircle the point for reinforcements.
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If there were not a large number of enemy intervention forces, the Southern Navy would choose to directly attack Chongke City.
There is a high probability that Feng Ziqi still cannot hold on. This can be seen from the fact that Feng Ziqi voluntarily gave up Chongke City. He himself had little confidence.
In this Quyang Prefecture battle, the Southern Navy will launch an attack on Quyang Prefecture in the west of Zisheng Prefecture and in the north of Nanhai Prefecture.
In this process, the First Army on the northern front of Nanhai Prefecture was responsible for the secondary attack. After all, what they needed to face was the Luohe Gorge. The Luohe Gorge was heavily guarded by the enemy, and it was not easy to break through.
The First Army only needs to maintain deterrence in the Luo River Gorge and force the enemy to be unable to mobilize large numbers of troops from here.
Of the nearly 300,000 troops in Quyang Prefecture, at least 100,000 are on the Luohe Gorge front line. There cannot be too many troops on other lines. Even if they have improved their defenses on the eastern front, it is estimated that
There are only a few hundred thousand troops.
Dealing with hundreds of thousands of enemy troops is not a problem for the main forces such as the Second Army of the Southern Navy heading west.
Not to mention the main infantry and artillery forces such as the Second Army, even the cavalry units such as the First Cavalry Army and the Second Cavalry Army were enough to give them a headache.
In this attack, the South Korean Navy was still prepared to give full play to its cavalry and artillery advantages.
With the cavalry regiment as the lead, they carried out a rapid advance and carried out a large-scale strategic detour to cut off the connection between Gran City and the enemy forces on the flanks and rear.
Quyang Prefecture's strategic forward strategic support point on the eastern front is Gran City, and the first phase of the Southern Navy's goal is also set on this city.
Two cavalry armies, one in the south and one in the north, bypassed Gran City on the third day. At this time, there was no tight encirclement, but if the enemy remained indifferent, they might not be able to stop the two cavalry.
After the army's actions, the two cavalry corps were able to quickly capture many small cities behind Gran City.
Finally, the connection between Grand City and the rear was completely cut off, and Grand City was outflanked!
The defenders of Gran City did not sit still and waited. They indeed sent out troops to try to intercept the two cavalry units.
But their cavalry is not large enough to stop the Southern Navy Cavalry Regiment, which totals 50,000 to 60,000 people!
On only the fourth day, the Southern Navy's cavalry troops had successfully captured many small towns on the railway lines, cutting off the connection between Gran City and the rear.
At this time, the Second Army and other main forces led by Lin Ziran personally also successfully arrived outside Gran City.
At this time, there were approximately 50,000 Quyang Prefecture garrison troops in the city, already trapped in an encirclement.
If they retreat, there will be cavalry watching from behind. If they defend, they will still have so many previous battles before them. The possibility of blocking the Southern Navy's strong attack is extremely slim.
After leading his army to Gran City, Lin Ziran did not waste time and ordered his troops to attack on the same day.
Nowadays, the Southern Navy seems to be civilized on all sides and wins frequently, but it is also under great pressure. Lin Ziran receives news of increased enemy troops and unusual movements on the northern front of Zisheng Prefecture and the northeastern front of Dongding Prefecture almost every day.
Even in the past few days, the northern states may have sensed the danger and frequently launched small-scale exploratory attacks on the northern and northeastern fronts.
Although these small-scale attacks were basically useless, they also proved that the situation continued to be tense.
Lin Ziran knew very well that the northern states were unlikely to give themselves too much time to slowly deal with the remaining three southern states: Quyang Prefecture, Ningyu Prefecture, and Zhongluo Prefecture.
He must speed up his pace and win these three states as soon as possible.
Only in this way can we integrate the power of the six southern states and finally sweep across the seven northern states.
If the time is delayed too long, the advantages of breech-mounted artillery will gradually disappear with the union of the seven northern states, and the future will be too variable.
Therefore, the war in Quyangzhou cannot be delayed for a day.
This Grand City must be taken down as soon as possible, it cannot be delayed for too long!
In order to capture Gran City as quickly as possible, the Southern Navy launched an attack as soon as they arrived outside Gran City.
It is still the same old large-scale artillery bombardment, infantry penetration assault, and comprehensive attack on various defense nodes deployed by the enemy outside the city.
This set of offensive methods has been proven effective in many battles in the past, so this time the South Korean Navy will continue to fight in this way.
And there is no need to worry about the enemy being unable to defend outside the city, and then retreating to the city to engage in street fighting or the like.
After all, this Grand City is not Chongke City!
Chongke City has a population of hundreds of thousands, with a huge urban area and complex buildings.
But this Grand City is not a state town, not even a county town. This city is actually just an ordinary county town. It is just because it is in the far west, suitable for military defense, and because it is a railway terminal, this
That's what made this city important.
However, this still cannot change the essence that this is just a small town!
Generally speaking, this city is somewhat similar to Nanzi City in Zisheng Prefecture.
Its urban area is small, and there are not many ordinary residents living there. Therefore, it has strengthened its defenses and even turned it into a fortress, but such a small town is still unable to stop the attack of the South Korean Navy.
Because the area is small and there are not many buildings, the artillery of the South Korean Navy is fully capable of comprehensive bombardment coverage.
At the same time, it is easier for the infantry to advance. If the urban area is small, the Southern Navy will have enough troops to advance steadily in a step-by-step manner.
Generally speaking, attacking such a small city is not much more difficult than attacking the defense line they deployed outside the city. Their defense line outside the city still has a large number of trenches, anti-gun holes, hidden firepower points, etc.
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However, on the first day of the attack, the South China Sea Navy, which was originally full of confidence, ran into trouble!