"This is the only way to completely eliminate Azig. And I am very confident that I can definitely win this battle."
Faced with Che Liliang's hesitation, Hei Yunlong pulled him to the sand table and explained in detail.
"Look, the Chengchuan River valley is so wide. We don't underestimate the enemy's advance, so we form an array and push in step by step. Even if Azige has thousands of troops, he can't spread out."
Hearing Hei Yunlong's method, Che Liliang couldn't help but nod, mentally agreeing with it.
The narrow valley terrain has brought great convenience to the National Defense Forces.
As long as the musketeers and infantry are arranged in a straight line and advance step by step, the Qing army will have no choice.
In this case, even if the 24th Division is a security force with weak combat effectiveness and a small number of troops, it can still fight head-on with the Qing army.
Especially since the Qing army had been fighting fiercely with the 26th Division at Shikou for many days, it was already at the end of its war effort.
The temptation to completely eliminate Azige made Che Liliang obey Heiyunlong's plan.
"Okay, I will lead the 25th Division to set up defenses along the way from Xi County to Shilou to block Azige's road out of the mountain. This time, our security division will come with a big one."
After blocking Azig's troops in the Chengchuan River Valley, all three security divisions became ambitious.
Blocking Azig is nothing, but completely annihilating him will definitely shock the world.
So Hei Yunlong, Che Liliang, and Gu Zhiqi had a detailed discussion and finally formulated a combat plan.
The 26th Division switched from defense to offense from Shikou, and the 24th Division launched an attack eastward from Xi County. It advanced from both ends to compress the Qing army's living space.
If the Qing army wanted to avoid being wiped out, there was only one way to get into the mountains to the north.
However, the terrain in the mountains is complex, barren and desolate. Once you get in, how many people can escape depends entirely on luck.
Che Liliang's 25th Division will then set up defenses along the route from Xi County to Shilou and block all intersections out of the mountain. Azige will definitely be in danger.
The entire combat plan is quite bold and has the implication of a snake swallowing an elephant. It also tests the combat effectiveness of the security forces.
If reported to the cluster headquarters, they would probably be beaten back, so the three division commanders hid their secrets in a tacit understanding.
The plan was not sent to the cluster headquarters until after the operation had begun.
In this way, when Huang Sanhu receives the report, there is already fighting here, can they still be stopped?
These are arrogant soldiers and powerful generals, all with one hundred and eighty tricks.
"Kill the horse."
"Prince of England, what do you want to do?"
Upon hearing Azig's order to kill the horses, Wu Keshan and other Mongolian princes became angry.
For the Mongols, horses are their second life and their only means of survival and fighting to kill the enemy.
The Mongols without horses are nothing.
But in the face of the anger of the Mongols, Azig remained unmoved.
"We are about to enter the mountains. How can we get out of the mountains with these beasts? Moreover, the army has run out of food. If we don't eat horse meat, how can we get out of the mountains?"
Wu Keshan actually understood that Azig was right, but he just couldn't accept it.
"Without horses, how can we Mongolians kill the enemy?"
Wakda sneered, extremely sarcastic.
"When you had horses, you didn't defend Xi County!"
All the Mongolian generals looked grim and could not raise their heads.
It was precisely because they lost Xi County that the army was now trapped in the river valley and faced a disaster.
"Time is running out and we can't afford to delay. Kill all the horses immediately, bring enough meat and go into the mountains in the afternoon."
Azig has given up on going to reinforce Dodo.
Now he himself has been surrounded by a group of people, and it is unclear whether he can survive. He really can't control Duduo.
Following his order, although the Qing army was reluctant to give up, they still stabbed their horses.
The cut pieces of horse meat were carefully wrapped by the soldiers. This would be their only military ration for a long time.
Azig originally planned to kill all the horses before entering the mountains, but the National Defense Forces did not give him a chance.
Today, the National Defense Forces had lunch two hours early and launched a sudden attack at the delicate moment of eleven o'clock in the morning.
The 26th Division came from the east and the 24th Division came from the west. They all lined up identical musketeer and infantry formations and pressed forward.
The artillerymen at the back followed closely with their light artillery, and upon receiving the order, they fired forward.
The Qing army was originally on the offensive, so it did not make any defensive preparations. Facing such an attack, it was impossible to withstand it.
There were not many bunkers in the narrow river valley, and the Wehrmacht musketeers came up layer by layer. Whenever they saw a living Qing army, they immediately greeted them with a hail of bullets.
The Qing soldiers wanted to hide behind rocks for a sneak attack, but they were immediately covered by artillery fire after being discovered, leaving no trace of their bodies.
In the past, when the Qing army faced the National Defense Forces, they always gritted their teeth against the National Defense Forces' defense and had no choice but to do anything. But now when the National Defense Forces launched an attack, they suddenly discovered what was truly unstoppable.
Under the fierce pincer attack by the two national defense forces, the Qing army was completely in chaos.
Azig did not dare to delay any longer and took the lead, leading the Qing army, which had no intention of fighting again, into the mountains to the north.
In the evening, the 26th Division and the 24th Division finally opened up the entire Seongcheon River Valley and completed the rendezvous.
The most difficult stage of the entire Shikou blockade was completely over.
"Where's Lao Gu? I heard he was injured. Is it serious?"
Faced with Hei Yunlong's concern, Zhang Sanming was very grateful.
"Commander Gu's injury has been brought under control, but he is restless and has already led other troops to set up defenses in the Tujunchuan Valley."
It is a passage from Shikou to Shilou, just north of the mountains. It forms a triangle with the Chengchuan River Valley and the passage from Xi County to Shilou.
After observing the terrain, Heiyunlong thought of a way.
"My opinion is that we have three divisions, each of which will defend one side. Then each division will send a regiment into the mountains to harass the Qing army. Try to entangle them, but don't fight hard. The Qing army is wandering around in the mountains.
If we go, we will definitely not be able to withstand too much consumption. Let’s wait for work and exhaust the strength of the Qing army.”
Zhang Sanming thought about it and felt that this method was very good.
"Then it's settled, our division is responsible for the Tujun River Valley."
The three security divisions quickly changed their battle plan. One division controlled one side and completely surrounded the triangular mountains in the middle.
Each division sent a regiment into the mountains.
Their mission is very simple, that is, to find traces of the Qing army. After discovering it, they use various methods to harass them, just to prevent the Qing army from living in peace.
Thinking about these Qing troops trekking through the mountains, they would definitely be in a state of ecstasy.
When they are about to get out, it will definitely be a big surprise to meet the National Defense Forces who have finished recharging their strength.
