Chapter 73 The Battle Begins

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headquarters.

Qin Jinhong, Xu Zhiyong, and Song Tiance were looking at the map inside the headquarters.

Jiangnan Army's declaration of war did not make the three of them very sad, and Song Tiance was still smiling.

Even though the Jiangnan Army mobilized two regiments and more than 300,000 people.

"What do you think about my plan to dispatch the second and third divisions this time?" Qin Jinhong raised his head and looked at the two of them and asked.

"I agree, the third division and the second division are indeed the closest," Xu Zhiyong said.

"How is the current configuration of the army?" Qin Jinhong raised his head and asked Song Tiance.

"Take an infantry battalion as an example. It is equipped with thirty MG42s used as heavy machine guns, fifty MG42s used as light machine guns, fifteen 80mm mortars, thirty 50mm mortars, plus at least 500 A P40 submachine gun, and the rest are equipped with Ying 77 or 98k rifles and a large number of grenades."

Song Tiance finished speaking in one breath and then added: "The words of armored units are different. Let's take the First Armored Division as an example."

Then Song Tiance took the information from the secretary behind him and said: "The configuration of the First Armored Division is mainly 180 MG42 general machine guns, 50 M2 heavy machine guns; 36 50mm mortars, 81mm mortars 18, 10 75mm infantry guns, 30 105mm light howitzers, 10 150mm heavy howitzers; 30 anti-tank guns, 36 37mm anti-tank guns, 14 58mm anti-tank guns; 12 20mm anti-aircraft guns doors, 2 37mm anti-aircraft guns, 4 88mm anti-aircraft guns: 152 tanks of various types, 3 tank destroyers, 96 armored vehicles, 1,300 motorcycles, and 510 cars.”

"So powerful?" Qin Jinhong had never asked about the configuration of each unit, but this time he found out that they were so powerful.

"Yes, of course this is the First Armored Division and does not belong to the four divisions. The armored brigades below them do not have this configuration."

"In addition to the 1st Armored Brigade, the 2nd Armored Brigade, the 3rd Armored Brigade, and the 4th Armored Brigade are equipped with 80 MG42 general-purpose machine guns, 20 M2 heavy machine guns; 15 50mm mortars, 10 81mm mortars, 8 75mm infantry guns, 10 105mm light howitzers, 5 150mm heavy howitzers; 10 anti-tank guns, 10 37mm anti-tank guns, 5 58mm anti-tank guns; 5 20mm anti-aircraft guns, 37 2 mm anti-aircraft guns, 2 88 mm anti-aircraft guns: 80 tanks of various types, 2 tank destroyers, 40 armored vehicles, 800 motorcycles, and 250 cars.”

Qin Jinhong really laughed when he heard this configuration. Who else has this equipment?

Who will do it!

"In this battle, the third division was okay, but the second division estimated that part of the armored troops could not move. The terrain of the mountain city is not suitable for armored troops to fight at all." Xu Zhiyong said.

"You're right. The tanks of the Second Division can't be dispatched this time. They can only use cannons, and they can't use large-caliber ones."

"Don't worry, Commander. I know our troops. What will happen if we don't have tanks? We'll just kill them anyway." Song Tiance said he wasn't panicking at all. He would kill whomever.

"Where is the 12th Corps now?" Qin Jinhong asked.

"The Twelve Corps consists of nearly 100,000 soldiers divided into three groups. One group attacks Huakai County, one group attacks Huaxiji County, and the other group is the main force and plans to attack Ji County."

"Their intention is very obvious, which is to gather three groups of troops to encircle Banan County." Xu Zhiyong pointed at the map and analyzed.

"Moving so fast?" Qin Jinhong was a little shocked.

"That's right, our penetration of the Jiangnan Army is still too shallow. The Twelfth Corps began to gather half a month ago, but we didn't notice it."

"How many people do we have in Huakai County and Ji County?" Qin Jinhong turned around and asked.

"Huakai County has an infantry regiment of the 33rd regiment and the city defense army. Ji County also has an infantry regiment, the 32nd regiment, but there is also one of our armored regiments there."

"If the main force of the Twelve Corps attacks Ji County, he will have at least 80,000 troops."

"But it will take at least ten hours for the main force of the Third Division to arrive. An infantry regiment and an armored regiment have to block the 50,000 troops of the Jiangnan Army..." Qin Jinhong murmured.

Qin Jinhong was very confident in his troops. He believed that there would be no problem with an infantry regiment and an armored regiment blocking 50,000 troops.

"The only thing that worries Qin Jinjinhong is that Huaxi Ji does not have any troops. Once the Jiangnan Army takes over Huaxi Ji's Naji County troops, they will face a semi-siege of at least 80,000 people.

"How long will it take for the Twelve Corps to enter Shu Province?"

"It takes at most an hour to get to their planned location."

Ji County is located in Guizhou Province, which is very close to the place. Bazhou has a vast area, so it will definitely take a long time for the troops to arrive.

"Immediately send a report to the two regiments, ordering them to hold on for at least four hours. As long as they can hold on for four hours, reinforcements will arrive, and tell the 32nd Regiment in Ji County that there will be troops encircling them in the West China Group direction. Hope they defend well.”

"Ask the 30th Regiment from Ximen County to immediately support Ji County, and tell the 33rd Regiment in Huakai County not to push back if they can't withstand it, and to retreat to Ji County. As long as Ji County is not lost, they will not be able to do anything."

"Yes, Commander!" Xu Zhiyong rushed to send the report after receiving the order.

Ji County.

The 32nd Regiment began to build defensive positions since receiving the news an hour ago.

At this time, soldiers in Ji County were running around, some carrying ammunition boxes, and some delivering firearms.

There were soldiers digging trenches outside the city.

"Hurry, hurry up, send them all to the city." Song Yu, leader of the 32nd Regiment, urged.

"What are you doing? Come on, the enemy is coming soon."

Song Yu shouted while directing.

"Captain, commander."

At this time, a young man ran from a distance.

He is Xue Shan, the chief of staff of the 32nd Regiment.

"The commander sent a telegram and ordered us to stay in Ji County for four hours. The 30th Regiment is on its way."

"And the commander said that we should take more precautions in the direction of Huaxi Collection." Xue Shan said while holding the telegram.

"It's not a problem to hold on for four hours. Even if it takes 14 fucking hours, Jiangnan Army will never want to go to Ji County." Song Yu said resolutely.

"Lao Kui, how is the gun?"

"Don't worry, the howitzers have been set up, just waiting for them to come."

"Okay! Your artillery regiment must give the enemy a head-on blow!" Song Yu said with a smile and nodded.

"Hahaha, just watch and see how I greet them."

"Hahaha, okay, then I'll go to the front."

"Tell brothers, the enemy is coming soon, prepare to fight!" Song Yu said as he walked towards the position.

"Yes, leader!" Xue Shan saluted and started running.