District 9

When Chen Zhongren announced his resignation, Xu Hancheng was hurt the most because in order to support the Chen faction, he directly caused heavy casualties to his direct troops and also lost Jiujiang City.

But just after the Battle of Jiujiang, Chen Zhongren announced his resignation and handed over the army to his son...

Isn’t this guy bullying honest people?

Jokes aside, from an objective point of view, Xu Hancheng was the one who contributed the most to the overall situation in the entire southern battlefield, and who had the clearest operational plans. But in the torrent of the great era, Xu Hancheng can't save himself! He was unable to use his own efforts to truly cement the fragile alliance between the Chen and Zhou factions, so the decline in the southern battlefield had spread unstoppably.

Xu Hancheng walked out of the ward and stood on the rooftop with a cane, letting the cold wind blow his white hair. He looked at the brightly lit Luhuai and said after a long silence: "...I don't know if the lamps in Zhou Dynasty are still there... How long can I order it for?”

Within the Zhou Department Headquarters.

Zhou Xingli looked haggard, with his collar open, sitting on a chair in the office. After waiting for a long time, he issued the latest combat order: "Order the frontline troops to continue to hold on, for... for the Chen Clan Pearl warship to be attacked around Nanhu. Ambush troops to gain time to withdraw."

…

Frontal battlefield.

Ruan Ming's troops once again increased their offensive intensity, and the Lincheng troops on the side, after learning that the Battle of Nanhu was over, finally could not worry about the military problems in the rear and began to attack on a large scale.

Two corps of tens of thousands of people were exerting force on the frontal battlefield, advancing at all costs.

The Zhou clique's forward troops simply could not withstand it. The Lincheng Department and the Li War Department jointly attacked fiercely. After more than five hours of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Zhou clique could only withdraw from the forward defense area and shrink to the second defense area.

At this time, Ruan Ming, who had been waiting for the fighter plane to appear, immediately issued an order to the forward combat troops: "You move, hurry up. I have no other fucking requirements now. The first victory over the Zhou system's forward corps must be ours." .”

"clear!"

After hanging up the phone, Ruan Ming immediately said to the people in the operations department: "Remove the headquarters and continue to move forward, quickly!"

…

The Zhou system defense zone is now in complete chaos, because the troops that were scattered on the front line need to enter the second defense zone to regroup and restore combat strength. However, in this way, the lost positions on the front line and the second defense zone are filled with people everywhere. The small group of troops withdrew made it very difficult for the defenders in the defense zone to identify them.

In the Zhou defense area near Antaizhuang, a battalion of troops was stationed in the trenches, and the military transportation road next to it was also completely under martial law.

In the command position, the battalion commander was smoking a cigarette and drinking liquor. His face turned red and he said: "Cheer up! It's said above that any officers or soldiers who leave the defense area without authorization in this battle... will be shot immediately if caught." There is no room for remission.”

"Lao Niu, I heard that it's over in Nanhu?"

"Yes." The battalion commander nodded.

"Damn it, this Chen Zhongqi is really our pig teammate!" The officer gritted his teeth and cursed: "... Damn it, he hasn't done a single serious thing."

"He was too anxious. He was afraid that Chen Zhongren would give the troops to his son directly and then let the Sichuan people kill him, so he was anxious to give advice." The battalion commander saw clearly: "This may be his fate!"

While the two were chatting, more than 20 military vehicles suddenly appeared on the military transportation highway, including armored vehicles, trucks and military off-road vehicles. In short, it looked very mixed.

When the battalion commander saw the lights on the road come on, he immediately led his troops to greet them. He stood cautiously in the defense area and shouted: "Which side?"

"From the Third Company of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Ninth Army." An officer got off the lead car and shouted while pulling his neck.

"Come on, come here by yourself." the battalion commander shouted.

Upon hearing the sound, the officer immediately walked to the defense area, saluted and shouted: "Hello, sir!"

"Password!" the battalion commander asked.

"...In the Battle of the Pearl, Zhou Clan will definitely win!" the officer in question replied calmly.

After the battalion commander heard that the password was correct, his expression softened a little: "I don't know who came up with this password. It's so damn ironic, the pearl is already cold...!"

"Yes, our army is also very passive on the frontier battlefield." the company commander replied.

"Which way did you come down from?"

"Nianzhuang."

"Who is the commander of your second battalion?"

"Yang Han."

"Hmm...!" After the battalion commander asked several questions in succession, seeing that the other party answered them correctly, he took the initiative to ask: "What is the current situation on the frontier battlefield?"

"The main force of the regiment was shattered. The superiors ordered us to evacuate on our own, so all the troops withdrew. We originally wanted to retreat with the defenders of Xiongan, but before we could get there... they were defeated and dispersed. , so our company withdrew from this side."

"Oh, how many more of you are there?"

"About eighty people, some wounded."

"Okay, then you fill out the form and go over." The battalion commander waved his hand and shouted to his people: "Come here and record it!"

Ten minutes later, the soldiers of this company successfully passed the second defense zone.

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The other end.

A platoon of soldiers was also stopped outside the Zhou Department's second defense zone.

A regiment leader from the Zhou Department shouted at the platoon leader who wanted to pass: "Password!"

"In the battle of the Pearl, the Zhou system will definitely win!"

"What is the name of the commander of your third regiment, first battalion and third company?"

"Dong Cheng."

"What was the predecessor number of your regiment?" the regiment leader asked again.

The platoon leader was stunned when he heard this.

"Let me ask you, what is the predecessor number of your unit?!" the regiment leader looked at him and asked.

"This...this...I really forgot, I was transferred to the third regiment later." The platoon leader saw sweat on his forehead.

"Here, bring your platoon's military communication equipment, and let's connect the electronic secret orders." The regiment leader said very cautiously.

"Okay, haha." The platoon leader turned around when he heard the sound, and unconsciously touched his holster with his right hand. He pulled his neck and shouted to his soldiers: "Here, get the communication equipment..."

"Kang!"

The sniper on the rear killed the platoon leader with one shot.

"They are enemy troops in disguise, fight me!" the regiment leader pulled his neck and shouted.

On the military vehicle, all the disguised Sichuan scouts rushed out of the vehicle. The deputy platoon leader held a gun and shouted: "The bullshit Zhou clique will win! Listen to me, second platoon. There is not a single coward in our Sichuan army. I attack the enemy!!"

"kill!"

The sound of gunfire echoed through the wilderness. After being exposed, a platoon of Sichuan soldiers chose to engage in a firefight with the other regiment when they knew they could not retreat.

The head of the Zhou Clan squatted in the pit, holding a communication device and shouting: "Attention all units, the enemy has disguised troops infiltrating our second defense zone..."

…

Inside Ruan Ming's command car.

"The second platoon of the Third Regiment is gone, all members have died." the chief of staff reported to Ruan Minghui.

Ruan Ming gritted his teeth: "Keep pushing!!! Tonight we will completely shatter the confidence of the Zhou clique in the southern battlefield!"