"Among these chieftains, Lin Dansan is the strongest and the most stubborn. As long as he is dealt with, the other chieftains will probably surrender one after another."
After receiving the surrender of the Wei family and his son, Yan Hongshan immediately revised the battle plan.
"As long as we can capture Bitan Castle, this battle will be a sure win."
Deputy division commander Lu Haiting looked at the map and couldn't help but grin.
"The enemies in the mountains are not that strong. It's just that the terrain is too difficult to defeat. If we attack the mountains one after another, we won't be able to capture Bitan Castle even in years of monkeys and horses."
Yan Hongshan looked at Jing Wencheng, the leader of the Sixth Special Forces Squadron.
"I plan to have your squadron pretend to be Wei Da's followers and raid Bitan Castle. Are you confident?"
Jing Wencheng is very cautious.
"If you want to sneak into the fort, you must disguise yourself. Except for cold weapons, you cannot carry anything else. The possibility of a successful raid is very high, but once the enemy gathers a large force to counterattack, we will not be able to withstand it."
The special forces have a special forces style of play, and are good at raids and beheadings. But it is definitely impossible to deal with large groups of enemies in positional battles.
In particular, they have to pretend to be wolf soldiers and can only carry cold weapons, which further limits their combat capabilities.
Yan Hongshan has already considered this issue.
"In order to support your battle, I plan to abandon the mountainous assault and organize a fleet from both sides of the Qianjiang River to attack Bitan Fort."
This bold decision shocked everyone.
Chief of Staff Dai Rulong quickly reminded.
"Commander, the enemy has made heavy deployments on the mountains on both sides of the Qianjiang River. If we rush over like this, we will have to withstand enemy attacks from both sides. It is really too dangerous."
Yan Hongshan remained unmoved and was very determined.
"No matter how dangerous it is, you must do it. This is the only way to win a quick victory. Information came from Si'en Mansion that the local chieftain is facing a fierce attack from Annan Mochao and is almost unable to withstand it. The leader of the local chieftain Wei Hongyao loves the empire, we must go there as soon as possible to support him."
After hearing that there was such a thing, all the generals present no longer objected.
Although Yan Hongshan's plan is very risky from a military perspective alone, it doesn't seem worth it. But everyone understands that war serves politics. For the greater goal, sacrifices must be made.
Yan Hongshan is not taking risks blindly.
"According to intelligence, the width of the Qianjiang River is more than two hundred meters, and the long-range weapons in the hands of the Tusi Wolf Soldiers are very limited. As long as the ship we are traveling on is not too small, there is not much they can do. Moreover, our guns and mortars can also be fired from the ship. , suppressing the enemy. Overall, the risk is actually not very high."
Dai Rulong immediately added: "You can carry more rocket launchers."
Everyone reacted quickly and cheered.
The rocket launcher launched by an individual soldier is very effective against direct targets in such narrow terrain.
Pan Changsuo also saw the ingenuity of Yan Hongshan's arrangement.
"We sent the main force from the east and west sides to attack. Lin Dansan will definitely panic and will definitely send troops and horses to intercept along the way. In this way, Bitan Fort will be empty and unprepared, which will increase the possibility of the Sixth Squadron's success. "
Working together, the 15th Division quickly perfected the plan.
Pan Changsuo and others left the division headquarters and rushed to Wuxuan County across the mountains day and night.
The two parties agreed that twenty days later, they would attack Bitan Fort from both east and west directions at the same time.
The Sixth Squadron followed Wei Da and bypassed the layers of vigilance of the wolf soldiers and came to Baima Chong.
During this period of time, Wei Sheng was waiting on pins and needles.
Seeing General Wei Da attracting the National Defense Forces, the two parties quickly contacted each other.
Duan Zhongdao's assistant rushed to Baima Chong in person and conveyed the government's strategy to Wei Sheng.
Hearing that he would lose his land but get Fuyao Glass's general agency rights in Guangxi, Wei Sheng immediately chose to surrender to the empire without saying a word.
He even decided to personally lead the Sixth Squadron to Bitanbao.
Baima Chong is located in the upper reaches of the opposite river. Going down the river to the intersection with the Qianjiang River is Bitanbao.
The Sixth Squadron all changed into the costumes of white horse warriors, carrying only daggers and crossbows as weapons, and set off without fear.
Seeing the toughness of these imperial soldiers, Wei Sheng and Wei Da could only secretly rejoice. Fortunately, he saw the opportunity quickly, otherwise, where would he be the opponent of such a powerful army?
A group of people went down by boat at a very fast speed. When he arrived at Bitanbao, Lin Dansan was already exhausted by the war.
On this morning, the 15th Division concentrated a large number of troops and formed a fleet from the upper and lower reaches of the Qianjiang River, completely ignoring the mountains on both sides, and headed straight for Bitanbao.
Lin Dansan was shocked when he received the news, and quickly sent elite troops to deploy defenses on both sides.
He even released all the fire boats hidden in the Beach Fort, lit them and headed straight downstream.
I hope to use this method to block one line of defense forces, and then focus on dealing with the other line.
Looking at the fire ships rushing down from the upper reaches, the National Defense Forces were not nervous at all.
The soldiers stood at the bow of the ship, holding long poles in their hands, staring at the fireship intently.
Someone next to them held up a shield to shield them from the cold arrows fired from the mountains on both sides. It was safe and there were no casualties.
The fire ship traveled along the river at a very fast speed, but the hull was too small. When it got close, it was firmly blocked by several soldiers with poles. It was impossible for it to collide with the Wehrmacht ship.
Then some soldiers lit explosives and threw them through the air.
With a loud bang, the small fire boat immediately turned into pieces and dissipated on the river.
In this way, the Wehrmacht's losses were minimal.
On the contrary, the wolf soldiers at the heights on both sides of the strait took the opportunity to shoot arrows and throw stones, but were killed and wounded many by the National Defense Forces on the ship who took advantage of their muskets.
Occasionally, a rocket from the National Defense Force hit a certain spot on the top of the mountain, causing rubble to fly everywhere, causing the wolf soldiers to scatter in all directions.
Lin Dansan was sitting in Bitanbao, feeling deeply desperate as he listened to the bad news that kept coming from the upper and lower directions.
At this time, Wei Sheng came with the Sixth Squadron.
The defenders didn't notice anything strange and let them in directly.
Jing Wencheng ordered others to move quietly and prepare to control key points. He took three people and followed Wei Sheng to see Lin Dansan.
Hearing that Wei Sheng came to ask for food, Lin Dansan had no intention of responding.
"President Wei Lang, the situation is urgent. The National Defense Forces are about to attack. If Bitan Fort is lost, we will all be doomed. You can send people to mobilize troops immediately. As long as this battle is fought, we will have as much food and grass as we need." "
Wei Sheng was also an old fox. He remained calm on the surface and leaned towards Lin Dansan without leaving a trace.
"Mr. Dalang, our Baima Chong has been without food for many days. Even if we want to help in the battle, we don't have the strength! You can give us a little bit so that the people below can have a full meal and have the strength to kill the enemy."
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Lin was very angry.
"When the National Defense Forces come and kill us, everything will be over."
From the corner of his eye, Wei Sheng saw that Jing Wencheng and the others had already taken their positions, and suddenly showed a sinister smile.
"Now...it's too late!"
