Beiyang reactionaries

Several adjustments to the offensive deployment did not achieve the expected results.Although they took down several positions of Duan Xun's troops, they were still some distance away from Naxi City.Cai E's voice was hoarse.

"The situation is not very good. These days Wu Peifu's Sixth Brigade, Wu Xintian's No.14 Brigade, Li Bingzhi's No.13 Mixed Brigade, and the Sichuan Army's No.[-] Mixed Brigade are all attacking Qijiang like crazy. I heard that Cao Kun has already passed Ba County, You have to come to the front to supervise the battle in person. Dai Kan can't stand it anymore."

The expression on Cai E's face became more and more ugly.

Qijiang.

This time, the First Army of the National Defense Army is attacking in three ways. It seems that the current situation is not good.The Dian army and the Guizhou army led by Dai Kan were far smaller than the Beiyang army. If Cao Kun went south to supervise the battle in person, it would be difficult for Qijiang to defend.

Not to mention so many troops, Wu Peifu's Sixth Brigade alone is hard to defend.

"What about Xiangxi?"

"Cao Kun has already transferred all the troops who were going to enter Sichuan to western Hunan, and there is no progress yet."

Luo Peijin also had a headache.

The War to Protect the Nation has reached a stalemate.Unless some unusual things happen, the National Defense Army will not be able to fight according to the current situation.The Yunnan army attacking Luzhou is at the end of its strength.

Out of ammo.

After fighting for a full six days, the Battle of Naxi was definitely the most intense battle of this national defense war and the battle with the most troops invested.The two sides invested nearly 3 troops and fought in Naxi.

"Dengdengdeng-"

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, something is wrong."

"what happened?"

"Liu Yunfeng, the head of the first echelon regiment, called. When the first echelon regiment and the 67th regiment of the 68th division were fighting in Jiang'an, the [-]th regiment of the [-]th division, which was originally stationed in Zigong and Neijiang, suddenly went south and captured Syria. The troops At present, they are intercepted from front to back, and are already surrounded. I hope the commander-in-chief will allow the troops to withdraw to Hengjiang first."

Hearing this sentence, Cai E immediately snatched the telegram.

Syria.

How difficult it was to win the Syrian state, and then kept fighting with various armies, and finally kept the Syrian state.Unexpectedly, Xuzhou was lost, and Liu Yunfeng's troops were flanked by Li Jishen's 67th Regiment and Shang Zhen's 68th Regiment.

very dangerous.

After the start of this war, Shang Zhen's troops have been waiting until the first echelon regiment of the Yunnan Army went out, and the Xiong Kewu Chuan Army followed suit. When fighting with Li Jishen's 67th Regiment in Jiang'an, they suddenly went south and attacked Syria. .At that time, there was only one battalion of the Dian Army in Syria, and one battalion of the Sichuan Army stationed there. How could it be possible to stop Shang Zhen's troops of more than 2000 people.

Captured Syria in one fell swoop.

Shang Zhen's timing was very good, and Liu Yunfeng was caught off guard by the fact that the 2000 troops were able to go south quietly.

"What about the specific casualties?"

"Liu Yunfeng, the head of the detachment, said that the number of the troops is now less than 2000 including lightly and seriously wounded. And many of them are recruits who joined the army along the way. The original troops that came out of Yunnan only had about [-] people."

Less than 2000 people?

Liu Yunfeng's first echelon of the National Defense Army had more than 3000 people when it set out, but now it has less than 2000 people.How many people have been lost along the way, it seems that the casualties have exceeded 2000.

"What is the combat effectiveness of the 67th regiment?"

"He didn't say that. But they have been attacking Jiang'an these days, but..., but it has not had the slightest effect."

Jiang An.

Li Jishen has the most elite unit of Duan Xun's army.Even if Duan Xun let Liu Xiang use most of the artillery and machine gunners, Li Jishen's 67th regiment is still stronger than Liu Xiang's [-]th regiment, and its strength is very strong.

Li Jishen's 67th Regiment is all veterans, and the squad, platoon and company-level cadres here are all officers trained by Duan Xun when he was in Western Henan.He suppressed bandits in western Henan, beat Bai Lang, and participated in military training several times.

In addition, because they are veterans, the soldiers here are basically illiterate.

It is the most elite of Duan Xun's troops, and it is also the unit that Duan Xun attaches the most importance to.The defensive position they built was far better than Liu Xiang's Seventy Regiment.Where can Liu Yunfeng's first echelon group, which is already at the end of its strength, be able to break through.

If it weren't for Li Jishen's sympathy for the National Defense Army and Duan Xun's order, if the two sides really fought, Li Jishen would have had the chance to fight back several times.But Li Jishen didn't do anything.

Otherwise, there would still be nearly 2000 members of Liu Yunfeng's first echelon group, which would have been disabled by Li Jishen long ago.

"Brother Songpo (Cai E), you have to make a decision."

"You make me think about it."

Cai E, who had always been calm, had trembling hands.In just a few days, the entire war in Sichuan has become like this.Xuzhou is lost, there is no progress here in Luzhou, and the situation in Qijiang is getting worse and worse.

"Brother Songpo, there is no time. Listen, listen. Our troops have lost their energy now, and we have no ammunition. We must replenish ammunition. Listen to Naxi, as long as we attack, they will There are still shells that can be fired, and they still have the sound of heavy machine guns. What does this mean? This means that their ammunition is still very sufficient. If we continue to stop here, we will suffer. If we continue to be stuck here, it is very likely that Duan Xun The [-]th Division counterattacked us."

How could Cai E not understand.

Duan Xun's Seventeenth Division was well prepared.From February 2th to March 27rd, we fought for a full six days, but Duan Xun's troops did not see any ammunition problems at all.Even now, once he organizes an attack, Duan Xun's troops can still fire.Especially heavy machine guns. The heavy machine guns on Duan Xun's position have never stopped firing these days.

But what about my side?

In the past six days, I concentrated my troops to attack Naxi, and it seemed that I had occupied several positions, but most of the positions were voluntarily abandoned by the 2000th Division.However, I had more than [-] casualties for these positions, and the troops really couldn't fight.

Cai E estimated that Duan Xun still had an unused reserve team.

"Brother Rongxuan, we can't withdraw if we want to. As long as we withdraw, Duan Xun's troops will definitely come out. We have so many wounded now, if we don't pay attention, the troops are likely to be defeated. In the past few days, I have been I was observing Duan Xun's troops, including their defensive positions. Their trenches were dug very well, and the layout of their defensive positions was also very good. I estimate that although the fighting has been fierce these days, their casualties are less than half of ours, or even It’s less than one-third. If you look at Li Jishen’s 67th Regiment, they are always eyeing our flanks. If you don’t pay attention, they will attack us.”

Cai E also has difficulties.

Now the Yunnan army has lost its vigor, and if it cannot retreat calmly at this time, it is very likely that the troops will bomb the camp.Once the army bombs the camp, even if the king of heaven comes, he will not be able to save the situation.

In particular, Duan Xun's troops have always been waiting for work.

Li Jishen's troops with the largest number of Duan Xun's troops, in addition to fighting with the first echelon regiment in Jiang'an, more troops of the 67th regiment are all eyeing Luzhou.Once he retreated, Li Jishen's 67th regiment attacked from Jiang'an, and it would directly flank the entire National Defense Army.

At that time, it will be a question of how many the National Defense Army can run.

"what do you mean……"

"talk."

Cai E thought for a while, and said, "Let Jiang Meiling go see Duan Xun. Tell him, we both stop fighting, and we return to Yongning (Xu Yong)."

"Will he agree?"

"I don't know. This person is really elusive, and his army is indeed very strong. It must be discussed. Stop attacking Luzhou during this period. We can't afford to lose."

"it is good."

64 One Force Suppression

"Mr. Yang, what do you think?"

Duan Xun is very proud.