pdf-ebookys #336 - After eating the fat, prepare to gnaw on the bones
#336 - After eating the fat, prepare to gnaw on the bones
After Kong Jie flew into a rage, his subordinates didn't dare to be negligent and immediately launched a strong attack!
The vanguard of the Southern Army's Eighth Division quickly collapsed under the storm of artillery fire.
They were even more不堪 than the First Division. Many soldiers were originally re-recruited by the Eighth Division after its collapse in the first round of attacks. In terms of training, they only had time for basic military training, enough to operate the equipment given by the 'Rogue Eagle' and fight.
There was no in-depth ideological work on a spiritual level. Such troops have no problem fighting in favorable conditions. Stimulated by rewards, they roared and followed tanks and armored vehicles, charging towards the fleeing soldiers of the Northern Army, looking like fierce tigers descending the mountain.
They seemed to have become battle-hardened elites, but in reality, they had never been tested by harsh battles.
The vanguard regiment only cared about charging forward and didn't consider the enemy's counterattack at all. They didn't even dig simple fortifications. There was nowhere to hide from the artillery fire. Facing the attacks of 107 rocket launchers and 105 howitzers, even real elites couldn't withstand it, let alone these third-rate troops who only knew how to fight in favorable conditions.
After half an hour of artillery preparation, the vanguard regiment of the Eighth Division was completely scattered. Facing such a favorable situation, Kong Jie's side didn't miss the opportunity and directly rushed up to beat the dog in the water, almost completely wiping out the vanguard of the Eighth Division!
Immediately afterward, Kong Jie wasn't satisfied and continued to advance with the entire army, heading straight for the remnants of the Eighth Division. On his front, there were no new opponents besides the Eighth Division. From the surviving prisoners of the Southern Army's Eighth Division vanguard, Kong Jie obtained first-hand intelligence and felt even more relieved.
Now, he was only a little over a hundred kilometers away from Li Yunlong's side. Even if he encountered a strong enemy, Kong Jie could hold on. Li Yunlong's support could arrive in a few hours at the earliest, or a little over a day at the latest!
So Kong Jie was quite relaxed. In his opinion, the Southern Army's vanguard was nothing more than that, not much different from the Guomindang, and a level below the Kwantung Army's elites. He wasn't afraid of such enemies, even if their numbers were twice his. Moreover, the numbers were now reversed.
He had a full three main divisions advancing. With the expansion of the battlefield, the deployment and replenishment of logistics were now also being built into a tight system as the front line progressed!
Kong Jie and the others were very clear about the importance of logistics without anyone reminding them.
Their weapons and equipment were unique, incompatible with the weapons of both the Southern and Northern armies. Naturally, ammunition also had to be transported from within the country.
The only things that could be used to some extent were tank shells and 105mm howitzer shells, as well as 75mm mountain gun shells, which had good compatibility. Some could be found from the north to the south. The Northern Army still had some 76mm armor-piercing and high-explosive shells for tanks, which could be exchanged for a portion.
And the 105mm howitzer and 75mm mountain gun were originally designed with the 'Rogue Eagle's' as a reference, so the shells are still compatible now.
In terms of light weapons, they completely went their separate ways, and the calibers didn't match, so bullets were even more out of the question.
In this way, the burden on logistics was so heavy that even the brigade commander's scalp would tingle!
Kong Jie fought all the way out, and also had to establish the eastern supply line. Speaking of which, the task was also very heavy.
However, the initial encounter with the Southern Army, a battle fought so smoothly and without any difficulty, relieved Kong Jie deep down.
He learned Li Yunlong's quick-strike tactics and broke through the Eighth Division's line like a hot knife through butter. Because this encirclement wasn't very well executed, Kong Jie's style of play startled away a portion of the Eighth Division, about a regiment of Eighth Division remnants, abandoning the main road and rushing south along the mountains!
Kong Jie didn't care about these. He looked at the location on the map, estimated the distance to the latest address Li Yunlong sent him, and realized that he was still dozens of kilometers behind. Without thinking much, he urged his troops to move south directly towards the Changjin Lake area.
In this area, the 'Rogue Eagle's' direct line troops were preparing to seize territory.
In Ningbian, after Li Yunlong launched the attack, it was also like a storm, not giving Bai Shanyue a chance to breathe. Three divisions were directly deployed. Compared to Kong Jie, Li Yunlong was even more ruthless. He had Zhang Dabiao directly outflank the rear of the Southern Army's First Division!
Therefore, after dispersing Bai Shanyue's First Division's line, Li Yunlong's side almost completely contained the main force of the First Division, which had turned around and rushed south!
Bai Shanyue disguised himself and fled back to the south through the mountains.
For this little devil's lackey, now reduced to a 'Rogue Eagle' lackey, it really fulfilled the saying, 'A scourge lives for a thousand years!'
But these were no longer important to Li Yunlong. Compared to Kong Jie letting a regiment of remnants escape south, Li Yunlong's side was much better. Three regiments followed and contained the main road, and most of them were annihilated on the spot. Only a small part escaped through the vast mountains!
After solving Bai Shanyue's Southern Army First Division, there was no longer any threat on the flanks of the 'Rogue Eagle' and John Bull's troops. The time was ripe for Ding Wei and Li Yunlong to discuss taking down this division and brigade that had emerged in the 'Rogue Eagle' alliance.
After resting for a day and replenishing a base number of shells transported from the rear, Li Yunlong's side basically returned to full health.
However, Li Yunlong didn't underestimate the 'Rogue Eagle' because of two consecutive victories.
In the materials he saw, it was repeatedly emphasized that with the 'Rogue Eagle's' three-dimensional sea, land, and air support, they could now at least go fifty-fifty with us, and we must not be careless.
Especially when approaching places where enemy naval ships can provide support.
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And now, the 'Rogue Eagle' troops in Guicheng happen to be in a place where their fleet's naval guns can reach.
If it weren't for this, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei would have directly intensified their efforts!
Although the 'Rogue Eagle's' 24th Division had been smashed several times, it must be known that the 24th Division had explosive luck. Every time they encountered a terrible opponent. In the Battle of Daejeon, the 24th Division encountered the strongest time of the Northern People's Army! The 24th Division, with only M-24 light tanks, faced the T-34 tanks of the Northern People's Army's 3rd and 4th Divisions and the 105th Armored Division. After more than 20 days of attacks, they destroyed 1 main regiment. The entire division, even the division commander, went to blow up the tanks and was caught. Finally, they waited for the arrival of reinforcements, stabilized the situation, and played an extremely important role in dragging the main force of the Northern People's Army to the Nakdong River area, which was extremely important for the great victory of the Incheon landing!
This is completely different from the Southern Army's puppet troops.