Chapter 772 Chuzhou offensive and defensive battle
Once the Yangtze River is locked, everything that happens in the north of the Yangtze River has nothing to do with the south of the Yangtze River.
Nanjing's civil and military officials could only look at the river and sigh, unable to move.
The Marine Corps sent only one regiment, so it did not continue to advance after capturing Yangzhou, but assisted Li Banghua to stabilize the place.
The real main force in conquering the Huaihe River is the Third Army, the First Division, and the Fourth Division.
After the Third Army captured Fengyang, the 20th Brigade was left to guard the area while the rest of the troops marched southeast.
Their target is Chuzhou.
Liu Dagong, the prefect of Chuzhou, had already received the news and did not dare to neglect, and was ready to prepare.
When he learned that Fengyang had been captured by the northwest rebels, Liu Dagong was so anxious that he personally raised an army to prepare for reinforcements.
As a result, before setting off, we learned that Fengyang had fallen into the hands of the Shandong New Army.
Liu Dagong knew that the situation was not good, and immediately led his army to seize Guanshan and Guodishan in the northwest of Chuzhou City.
This is an important transportation pass from Fengyang to Chuzhou. The official road is between two mountains, and the terrain is very dangerous.
As long as these two mountains are defended, Chuzhou will be safe and sound.
Because Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang were in charge of the overall situation in Fengyang, the overall commander of this operation was Deputy Army Commander Lou Fu.
"How's it going?"
Arriving at the front line, Lou Fu inquired about the situation.
Ai Wenkun, commander of the fifth division, looked very unhappy.
"This Liu Dagong is smelly and tough. I sent people to persuade him to surrender, but he beat him back."
Lou Fu picked up the telescope and looked at the terrain in front of him.
"Since he is so stubborn, let's attack by force. Do you really think that our new army is a soft persimmon?"
Hearing that he wanted to attack by force, Ai Wenkun was reluctant.
"Lieutenant, you see the terrain is too dangerous. If we really want to attack by force, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties."
Lou Fu understood what he had in mind as soon as he heard it.
"If you have any ideas, just tell me."
Ai Wenkun chuckled.
"I heard that Zhao Sanyang is here. Wouldn't it be better for him to take action at this time?"
There were laughter and curses outside the headquarters.
"Well, Ai Wenkun, I came all the way here and didn't even take a sip of water, so you have to make me work? Landlords and rich people are not as hateful as you."
Seeing Zhao Sanyang striding in, Ai Wenkun quickly gave up his seat and poured water himself.
"As long as Chuzhou is captured, I won't just buy you a drink, I'll buy you a drink, as much as you want."
Lou Fu interrupted the two of them joking.
"Are the special forces confident?"
Zhao Sanyang has obviously obtained accurate information.
"This Liu Dagong is a purely civil servant. He has never been on the battlefield and has no experience. The only soldiers under his command are Sun Dacheng, a guerrilla general who was originally stationed in Chuzhou. The rest are all young men he captured by force.
.However, the terrain is difficult and we really cannot attack by force."
He walked to the map and pointed at a place with his finger.
"Liu Dagong placed all his hopes on these two mountains, but Chuzhou City behind him was very empty. I plan to bypass the front and raid Chuzhou City. Once there is a loss in the rear, Liu Dagong will definitely panic and withdraw his troops to come back for reinforcements.
.When the time comes, you will cover it head-on, and Chuzhou will definitely be able to capture it."
Ai Wenkun was a little worried.
"Can you go around it?"
Zhao Sanyang smiled proudly.
"Just take a look."
After the discussion, Zhao Sanyang returned to the army and set off that night.
After several years of development, the number of special forces has expanded many times.
This time, Zhao Sanyang only led the First Special Warfare Brigade, and the Second Special Warfare Brigade came over, with the strength already reaching more than 1,300 people.
As the king of soldiers, even if this force is put into a frontal battlefield, it can defeat ten of them and face an army of tens of thousands without falling behind.
Nowadays, when used for sneak attacks, it is as easy as eating and drinking.
When Zhao Sanyang went to discuss the battle plan with Lou Fu, Ai Wenkun and others, the special forces had already surveyed the nearby terrain.
"This Liu Dagong has never fought before. He must be very nervous when he goes to the battlefield for the first time, so he will definitely be cautious and want to cover everything. And the more he is like this, the easier it is to be blinded by the light. You see, right here,
The defense of the army is very empty. Only every three hours will a patrol come over. We can pass through Guanshan from here."
Liu Qicheng, captain of the 1st Special Forces Battalion, worked carefully and came up with feasible plans.
Zhao Sanyang thought about it and said with certainty: "In three hours, one army has passed. These officers and soldiers are really useless."
The place chosen by the special forces was a cliff with a drop of more than thirty meters.
On the surface, this place looks as smooth as a landscape and cannot be climbed at all, so the army neglected the defense here.
What's more, this place is still in the frontal position of the army, so no one thought that this place would become a breakthrough.
In the evening, as the sun was about to set, the light dimmed.
According to the reconnaissance of the special forces, the government patrol will definitely not come at this time.
In the dense forest under the cliff, seven special forces slowly climbed out.
They had already unloaded their heavy burdens. Each of them only carried ropes on their backs and held sharp short blades in their hands, climbing all the way up the steep and smooth cliff like geckos.
Climbing is a required course for special forces.
Even if it is a real mirror, they can still climb it. Not to mention a cliff that only looks steep but actually has many places where they can borrow strength.
With just a stick of incense, these special forces climbed to the top and then dropped the rope.
And with the help of search, it is not much more difficult for the special forces to overcome such obstacles than to walk.
Taking advantage of the hazy sky and the cover of the dense forest, they quietly passed through the army's defense line without disturbing even a bird.
The troops behind the break even had time to clean up the traces.
When the government patrol came over at night, everything was as usual here.
After the special forces crossed Guan Mountain, they used the dark night to bypass several villages on the plain and once again entered Langya Mountain.
At that time, Ouyang Xiu was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of Langya Mountain and wrote the famous poem "The Drunkard's Pavilion".
But now in the twelfth lunar month of winter, it has been cut down indiscriminately by the nearby people. As a result, the entire mountain is bare and very ugly.
However, the lack of dense forest cover made it easier for the special forces to move.
In the second half of the night, when the sky was getting brighter and people were most sleepy, the special forces climbed over the city wall and entered Chuzhou City.
As expected, there is no defensive force here. Even at the city gate, there are only three soldiers defending it.
"Do it."
After understanding the situation, Zhao Sanyang decided to take action in a big way.
With several violent gunshots, the soldiers guarding the city gate were shot to death, causing the silent Chuzhou City to boil instantly.
The gates of Chuzhou City were opened, and special forces swarmed into the city and began to rush towards various base targets.
As soon as Zhao Sanyang pointed at the city gate building, Yuan Chongsheng, the captain of the second brigade, understood and immediately led his people to rush there.
After a while, the entire city gate building was ablaze.
The flames soared into the sky and were clearly visible within a radius of dozens of miles.
Liu Dagong, who was defending diligently on Guanshan Mountain, turned around in shock and looked at the fire in the city, feeling cold all over.
