In March 952, while the Third Regiment of the Eastern Front Corps, which was in conflict with the Nanping Army and Cheng Dasui, mutinied, Cheng Dasui launched a full-scale offensive. After capturing the vital town of Bao'an in one fell swoop, he marched southward and headed straight for Nanping.
For a while, the city of Nanping was in chaos, and all kinds of refugees entered the city.
On March 27, in the area of Huaixin, more than 50 miles north of Nanping, a fierce battle broke out between Cheng Dasui's Corps and the Black Mountain Corps that came to support the Nanping Army. After several days of fierce fighting, the armored units of the Black Mountain Brigade's reinforced regiment entered the battlefield and Cheng Dasui's Corps was defeated.
The Black Mountain Army and the Nanping Army counterattacked, not only recaptured the important town of Bao'an, but also entered Wanzhou Road.
However, after several brigade commanders in northern Longbei jointly sent a telegram demanding a ceasefire and restoration of peace, the Black Mountain Army and the Nanping Army stopped their advance. Despite this, the southwestern throat town of Chengjiaji on Wanzhou Road also fell into the hands of the coalition forces. Chengjiaji was also the ancestral home of Cheng Dasui.
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Nanping Road Office.
Lu Ming's office is extremely large and luxurious, with gold and jadeite splendor, much more luxurious than his office in Montenegro, but his identity here is just a consultant.
Looking at the military intelligence report in his hand.
Lu Ming scratched his head. Just like the warlords’ melee in his previous life, no matter whether they won or lost, the casualties on both sides were minimal.
Basically, the warlords have no will to fight. If they feel they cannot win, they will retreat immediately.
It has been like this in both past and present lives.
In this war, the battle with the heaviest casualties took place in Huaixin.
That is, the days when the Black Mountain Brigade entered Nanping and fought fiercely to block Cheng Dasui's army which was in the midst of an offensive.
Despite this, the number of casualties was only in the three digits. The number of people actually killed in the battle was less than a hundred on our side, while the other side estimated that there were probably two to three hundred people.
Although the number of casualties is very low, it may be recorded as the most intense war in the Northern Territory in recent years. Even if it is a melee between tens of thousands of people, the casualties are probably only this much when the outcome is decided.
The Black Mountain Brigade was only the First Infantry Regiment and was besieged by five enemy infantry regiments.
We were outnumbered and the enemy was in high spirits. It was probably beyond their expectation that we were not defeated.
After discovering that their own firepower was fierce and several attacks were blocked, the offensive of Cheng Dasui's army began to become weak. When the elite troops of the Joint Matrix Reinforcement Regiment entered the battlefield and the leader of the Black Mountain Army, General Lu, personally arrived on the battlefield, the Black Mountain Army immediately launched a counterattack with all their might, and Cheng Dasui's army was immediately defeated.
Lu Ming looked at it and smiled. His substitute was really very useful.
Liuli is very capable. She has trained this Qing'e's voice to be almost as good as her own.
Then, looking at the intelligence in his hand, Lu Ming shook his head. The numbers in the military intelligence report looked small, but in fact, each number represented a human life.
But for a commander, he cannot be too sentimental, because a kind man cannot command an army, that's it.
After several months of ideological training, the Black Mountain Brigade has achieved some results, and their fighting spirit seems to be stronger than that of ordinary warlords' troops. Of course, they have not yet encountered the truly arrogant and fierce soldiers of the Northern Territory, nor have they invaded the territories of those warlords who have strong regional and hometown concepts.
Lu Ming picked up the newspaper on the table again. Naturally, the focus of all the newspapers' recent news was on the battle known as the "Nanping Battle".
The Black Mountain Brigade was called the "Golden Army" by newspapers in the Northern Territory. This was actually a derogatory term, meaning that the Black Mountain was like a gold mine. This Jiangnan armed force was nothing more than a porcelain doll armed with money. If it encountered a real iron hammer, it would surely be shattered with one blow.
Lu Ming is also known as the Golden General.
Looking at the report inside, Lu Ming smiled and thought that this name was not bad.
There was a gentle knock on the office door, and Daguo and Xiaoguo went to open it.
"Commissioner, ... Alas!" It was Gao Baoshan who came in with a sigh.
"There might be big trouble!" Gao Baoshan said worriedly.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ming was a little surprised. "We have temporarily stopped our offensive. What else do those bastards have to say? Do you want to unite to deal with you?"
"It's not about the war!" Gao Baoshan sighed, "It's about Governor Ren. Alas, Governor Ren's seventh concubine came to Nanping last month. But within two days, Cheng Dasui, that bastard, attacked us. That night, Nanping City was in chaos. There were thugs in the Japanese community causing trouble. There was chaos everywhere."
"As a result, the seventh concubine was kidnapped. Madam Qianyu was about to go crazy, but the war was tense, and I didn't know about it at the time... Of course, even if I knew, I wouldn't have time to care about it, right? But now..." Gao Baoshan spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "If Governor Ren asked me for someone, what should I say?"
Lu Ming looked at him with a serious expression, "I know what the brigade commander meant. He wanted to know if our local intelligence personnel of the Black Mountain Brigade have any news. But brigade commander, let me be frank with you. We don't have many intelligence personnel here, and we are not involved in such sensitive information. Besides, is there anything in Nanping that can be hidden from the Bureau of Secrets?"
Gao Baoshan sighed and shook his head.
Lu Ming frowned and said, "She's just a woman, Commander. Why worry about her now? Just report the truth to Commander Ren. I think it was probably Cheng Dasui's doing. It's not a coincidence that when Cheng Dasui launched the attack, there was a riot in the city. Even if the Seventh Concubine was not abducted by Cheng Dasui's men, the root cause must be him."
Gao Baoshan's face was gloomy, "I think so too."
“So, Marshal, there are so many things to think about now. Whether she is the seventh concubine or not…” Lu Ming curled his lips and was too lazy to continue.
Gao Baoshan's old face turned red, and he couldn't wipe it away. It seemed that he couldn't tell the difference between the important and the trivial.
Nanping was in chaos, but the governor's concubine had become his biggest concern.
Lu Ming took out a telegram and said, "If the Black Mountain Brigade is stationed in Jiangbei permanently, it will cause a lot of controversy. The telegram from the Military Control Commission is that they want to withdraw the troops as soon as possible and temporarily leave one infantry battalion in Chengjiaji and Nanping to cooperate with friendly forces."
As he spoke, Lu Ming handed the telegram to Gao Baoshan.
Gao Baoshan looked at the telegram and said nothing.
I have been cursing in my heart. I don't know how much Lu Ming wants to station troops in Nanping for a long time, but now he is retreating to advance.
He smiled bitterly, "Commissioner, this won't do. If General Lu withdraws his troops now, Nanping will be in chaos. At least, we have to wait until Cheng Dasui surrenders before we discuss the withdrawal."
Lu Ming pondered for a moment and said, "I can't make the decision on this. Wait for me to call the committee back and convey your intention to them."
Gao Baoshan nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Commissioner!" He was not too worried. Now that Mr. Lu was unwilling to withdraw his troops, how to send the god away in the future would be a real troublesome matter.
Gao Baoshan stood up and rolled his eyes again, "Commissioner, I heard that there are many experts in the Southern Region, and General Lu is one of the best. Can you ask General Lu to introduce a few experts to work with the Bureau of Secrets and the police to investigate the case of the Seventh Concubine? Is she dead or alive, or was she kidnapped by someone? There must be an explanation."
Lu Ming nodded: "Then I will ask for instructions in the telegram."
"Thank you for your help, Commissioner!" Gao Baoshan's face was full of gratitude, but no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.