NCCnovel Chapter 1187 What? They're planning to fight another match?
Chapter 1187 What? They're planning to fight another match?
It doesn't matter if it's cleaned up.
The key is to kill them where they are most needed. If this area is wiped out, the enemy will probably still have their eyes on the Northwest.
This was a bloody battle, but also a battle of wits.
Not only must we achieve victory, but we also need to preserve our manpower; only in this way can we deter the Soviet Union from the north.
Zhou Weiguo thought so too.
He saw the oil lamp flicker; "So after tomorrow's battle, at dusk, we will retreat to the third defensive line, and at night, we will launch a counterattack under the cover of darkness."
"We'll fight at night." Several people looked at Zhou Weiguo.
Zhou Weiguo nodded; "We can't get through during the day."
The enemy has far too many automatic weapons; their firepower is overwhelming. A daytime attack would result in even greater losses.
The second day's battle was a foregone conclusion; the Northern Soviet Union occupied a very low position with virtually no effort.
Zharskyi personally arrived at the front line, firstly to see the results of the battle, and secondly to use this battle to tell those who disagreed with him.
Zharsky is no sycophant. He's a capable man.
It was already dusk.
Zharsky decided to stay here today, and tomorrow he would personally lead the troops to wipe out the mountain city army on the other side. This victory would then be a certainty.
A roaring sound came from the sky. Zharsky looked up and saw several small black dots appearing in the air.
"General, we are under enemy air attack. Please come with me immediately." The chief of staff approached him with a group of men.
No matter what kind of person he is, he must not be allowed to get into trouble now.
"What's the panic?" Zharsky said, hands on his hips. "It's already dark, what can they do?" Zharsky didn't care.
He was in a village, while his troops were stationed on the outskirts. There was no reason for the mountain city air force not to go to the positions and instead come to deal with him. The possibility of that was not very high.
He wasn't worried.
Just as he expected, the fighter jets and bombers in the air did not stop, but instead headed back.
"Are they heading for our fuel storage depots?" the chief of staff asked from the side.
Zharsky chuckled twice; "It's pitch black, what can they see if they go over there?"
If you can't see anything, what's the point of talking about blowing up your own oil depot?
"Rest now, my Chief of Staff. I believe that it won't be long before we both become heroes of the Empire. We were the ones who took the first step into the Northwest. Victory is ours, and so is the honor."
The chief of staff felt uneasy seeing Zharsky's certainty.
But he couldn't explain exactly what went wrong.
As the night grew increasingly dark, this unease reached its peak.
However, as time passed, his worries and anxieties eventually overwhelmed him, and he collapsed onto his bed in the room, his sleepiness finally breaking through his drowsiness.
what……
Zhou Weiguo exhaled a breath.
The nights in the Northwest are too cold. Even though he was wearing a thick cotton coat and a cloak, his body and feet were still not warm. He could only walk around and breathe on the ground to keep warm.
Da da da……
The sound of horses' hooves rang out in the darkness, and Zhou Weiguo stopped.
Before long, a messenger came to him; "Reporting to the brigade commander, all units have arrived at their designated positions."
Okay, Zhou Weiguo went to a sealed area and turned on his flashlight.
4:15.
He turned off his flashlight; “Tell all units to launch the attack at five o’clock sharp. After the artillery barrage ends, the anti-aircraft machine gun company should use the artillery fire to observe the enemy’s firing positions and their tanks. Once they discover that their tanks are about to move or escape, destroy them immediately.”
Machine guns couldn't penetrate Soviet tanks, but anti-aircraft machine guns could.
"Tell the cavalry division behind us to be ready to pursue at any time. Also tell them that I can take no prisoners, but their officers must stay with me."
It was five o'clock when the time came.
The deployed artillery immediately began shelling the distant North Soviet army positions.
Everything is in place.
The soldiers only needed to fire the shells piled up to the side.
Shells rained down like they were free, and while that was the time, trucks and infantry began to advance.
In order to reduce infantry casualties, Zhou Weiguo used artillery shells that he usually wouldn't use.
But he did not use poison gas.
The Soviet Union also possesses poison gas, but he will not use it unless the other side employs such a despicable weapon.
After the shelling lasted for more than ten minutes, several men from the Independent Brigade charged toward the Soviet positions like tigers descending a mountain.
The darkness illuminated the smoke and fire of battle.
The anti-aircraft machine gunners at the front cleared out enemy firing positions for the infantry behind them, and then continued to advance. Meanwhile, another force quickly advanced toward the enemy's artillery positions, hoping to capture the artillery pieces before the enemy could react.
"They've gone up." Fang Shengli watched the infantry enter the enemy's position and noticed that the North Soviet Army seemed to be retreating. He turned to Zhou Weiguo and asked, "Old Zhou, shouldn't we send the cavalry out to pursue them?"
The North Soviet troops abandoned their equipment and were desperately fleeing backwards.
"Okay, let the cavalry pursue them. Also, make use of the captured tanks and attack the rear of another North Soviet army unit."
He estimated that the Soviet army in the North had not yet reacted, and that he could get there in time.
Zhou Weiguo had no doubt about the fighting capabilities of the Northwest Army's cavalry, but just in case, he still ordered Gao Yun to allocate some anti-aircraft machine guns to assist in the pursuit.
Chase them as far as you can. They have no reinforcements. They either have to run back as fast as they can, or they have no choice but to surrender.
As for the other brigade, they will soon follow in the footsteps of this unit.
The troops split into two, parting ways at the fork in the road ahead. Seven or eight tanks led the way, followed by many trucks loaded with soldiers, who would be the first to engage in battle.
"It seems the battle will end this morning." Zhou Weiguo sensed that the battle was progressing, so he walked down the hillside and led the North Soviet Army to the place where they had been not long ago.
There were corpses everywhere, but for Zhou Weiguo and his group, who had been frozen for several hours, the still-burning firelight was the best place to keep warm.
Xiao Ya followed Zhou Weiguo and looked around before asking, "Awen, is this test over?"
"This battle is indeed over, but now I don't know if the Northern Soviet Union will think that the defeat was due to their carelessness."
"What do you mean?" Fang Shengli narrowed his eyes. "Do they mean they're going to mobilize troops and launch another attack?"