District 9

Outside the Port of Lukou, the remnants of the Shen clan fled southwestward under the cover of darkness.

After ten hours of continuous attack, it was already past nine o'clock in the morning, and by this time the main combat unit of the remnants of the Shen Department had already arrived in the Fuyang area.

After daylight broke out, the remnants of the Shen department also faced the most difficult moment. Without the cover of night, the large force would be completely exposed to the sight of enemy reconnaissance units.

There are still more than ten hours until dark. What should they do during this time?

…

In the Shen department headquarters, the commander of the field division directly under the headquarters frowned and said to Shen Wanzhou: "Commander, I just counted the number of people. There are more than 800 wounded soldiers in our division, some who were captured, and some who fled midway. There are more than 3,000 people. The current remaining combat strength is less than 8,000 people, and this number includes all logistics units."

"You can't run during the day. If you do, you will be treated as a living target. You have to find a way to survive until night." Shen Wanzhou replied in a low voice.

"Yes, Commander, I have an idea."

"you say."

"There is a small mountain range in the direction of Fuyang Xinhekou, and the terrain close to us is higher. What I mean is that we are not retreating. We will build a defense area here during the day and engage the Feng system head-on." Commander Liu pointed at the map and said : "There are less than 8,000 people in our unit. With just the weapons and equipment, we can survive until night."

"If we fight like this, your division will be disabled." Shen Wanzhou frowned and replied.

"Commander, as soon as it gets dark, you should immediately run away with the remaining soldiers of the guard regiment and the mixed brigade. We will continue to resist at the mouth of the Xinhe River." Commander Liu obviously has a countermeasure: "Our division will definitely be defeated, but... you can Withdraw. Once you leave the Fuyang area, you will immediately break into pieces, put on civilian clothes, and run towards Zangyuan. Once there, we will win."

"No, we all want to go together!" Shen Wanzhou waved his hand and refused: "My troops of hundreds of thousands are gone. The remaining people are worthy of living and dying together."

Commander Liu stared blankly at the embarrassed old man in front of him, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Commander, you are the last hope of the Shen Department. If you are still here, we will have a chance to make a comeback. If it is just for death, then I don't know. What is the significance of the sacrifice of these soldiers and my officers?"

Shen Wanzhou was speechless.

"Stay here to fight out." Commander Liu saluted slowly and shouted: "I hope Commander, you will not let down the expectations of more than 10,000 people!"

Shen Wanzhou clenched his fists, looked at his disciple in front of him, slowly closed his eyes and replied: "Okay, I...I agree with your plan."

At this moment, Shen Wanzhou was not pretending, nor was he deliberately trying to look pitiful, but he had gone through many life and death situations and had taken a dim view of many things.

…

The plan was formulated. After the remnants of the mixed brigade of the Shen department resisted the Feng department's attack in the rear for about an hour, the field division directly under the headquarters had completed the construction of a defense zone in the direction of Xinhekou.

After receiving the order to retreat, the mixed brigade rushed into the Fuyang area to rest and recuperate, while the field division that came up, under the command of Commander Liu, began to hold on.

This battle was the most brutal civil war since the establishment of the three major districts.

The Feng Clan wanted to quickly defeat the remnants of the Shen Clan. After killing Shen Wanzhou, they turned around and returned to support Fengbei. Therefore, after the two sides came into contact, their offensive attitude was very active, and they even used canned gas bombs secretly developed by the Feng Clan's military headquarters. , and fire-breathing armored vehicles of mass destruction.

The initial battle against Yandao and the Fifth District was nothing more than this formation. Nowadays, with the civil war, these anti-human and anti-racial weapons of destruction have also been thrown into the battlefield of the civil war.

In the position directly under the field division, fifteen fire-breathing armored vehicles of the Feng family carrying six sets of nozzles were crushing the trenches and the temporary garrison of the Shen family as if they were in a deserted area.

After the snow melted, a large number of soldiers were burned alive in the depressions. The central area of ​​the war zone has turned into a hell on earth, with miserable howls and cries for help ringing incessantly.

At this point in the war, the Shen Department's medical soldiers and the medical equipment they carried before were almost all used up. Even if a soldier is shot, there is no way to treat him. He can only think of ways to tighten the wound with rag strips, or use a high-temperature flamethrower to burn the general's thorns red, directly scalding the skin and sealing the wound to stop bleeding.

It's okay to have minor injuries, and the desire to save oneself can still arise in people's hearts, but those seriously injured whose legs were broken and their arms were lost are almost always wailing, begging their companions to give them a good time.

In the forward position.

Wearing dirty clothes, Commander Liu watched his soldiers fall one after another with tears in his eyes and great sadness in his heart.

"Commander, the regiment has been completely wiped out, and Commander Geng has also died..." The staff officer stood beside Commander Liu, holding military communication equipment in his trembling hands and said: "I... let's withdraw, we can't fight like this. hopefully."

Master Liu looked at him: "We must persist until night."

The staff officer was speechless.

"Order the second regiment to enter the defense area and take over from the first regiment to block the attack."

"...Yes!" the staff officer gritted his teeth and replied, wiping his tears, he trotted out of the trench.

…

More than ten hours passed, and it finally got dark.

The field division directly under the Shen Department Headquarters had less than 4,000 men left at the end of the battle, more than half of which were lost during the battle, and half of them were completely killed.

The Shen department suffered a great loss, but the Feng department was not feeling well either. They are the attacking party. Although they have a favorable advantage in armament and equipment, the troops will still have to fight into the enemy's defense area. As a result, their combat attrition was almost the same as that of the Shen clan.

In the Feng Department headquarters, Feng Ji gritted his teeth and shouted: "What the fuck, how long will it take to defeat the enemy field division's defense zone?"

"No more than three hours at most."

"When you finish fighting for three hours, Shen Wanzhou will be gone!" Feng Ji slapped the table and shouted: "I will give the frontline troops one and a half hours to attack. Even if you use your teeth, you have to fight me." New Bayou!”

"yes!"

…

after an hour.

Lin Xiao was lying in a mountain col near Xinhekou, looking at the feedback from the battlefield with his tablet, his eyes scarlet.

"You haven't received a call from the command center yet?" Lin Xiao asked in a roar.

"No," the signal soldier shook his head.

"Oh shit."

Lin Xiao stood up and went directly to the location of the communications troops. He took the phone and dialed the number of the command headquarters.

"Hello?" Lin Cheng's voice sounded.

"Commander in chief, it's already dark. When will we enter?" Lin Xiao asked urgently.

"Do you need to push for this?" Lin Cheng asked dissatisfiedly, "Are you the one in charge of the command?"

"Commander-in-Chief, there is a meat grinding battle at the central station. These soldiers died... it is not worth their while! Let us enter quickly and we can end this war quickly."

"Do your job well and wait for the order." Lin Cheng said in a serious tone: "It's just this once, it won't be the same next time!"

After saying that, the phone hung up.

Lin Xiao looked at the microphone with an extremely helpless expression.

…

Within the Lin Department Headquarters.

Lin Cheng put his hands on the table and asked, "Where are the two regiments at the front?"

"We have reached the designated location from behind. The enemy's attention is entirely on the central station and they have not found us yet." the chief of staff replied.

Lin Cheng gritted his teeth: "Notify these two regiments to take positions directly to cut off the Feng family's retreat. The large force quickly passed through the ridge line and went straight into the central station."

"yes!"

"At the same time, the anti-aircraft artillery regiment will focus fire on me to attack the location where Feng's troops are stationed." Lin Cheng frowned and said, "Now that Feng Ji has come out, don't go back."

"clear!"

…

Another half hour.

While the Feng clan was fighting forward, the scouts suddenly reported to the headquarters that a large number of troops with unknown identities suddenly appeared in the direction of Yanbei.

Inside the headquarters, Feng Ji turned around and shouted: "Move the reconnaissance plane to the coordinate point to verify the identity of this group of troops."

"Boom!"

There was an explosion outside the camp, and the commander of the air defense force shouted in a stern voice: "Heavy artillery! Enemy attack!"

District 8, Yanbei.

Qin Yu accompanied Lin Yaozong to the central station by helicopter.

At the same time, Director Wu took the phone and ordered: "There are not many people around Shen Wanzhou anymore, come in."