On the Jianzhou front, the positions of the Montenegrin Principality Corps and the Haixi-Japanese Allied Forces were intertwined, but the fighting between the two sides was not fierce.
For the Haixi Army and the Dongying Army, everyone knew that the war would end easily once the reinforcements from the Dongying Kingdom arrived.
As for the Montenegrin Corps, even its main division did not seem to be as brave and combat-capable as the legend said. Instead, it lacked the courage to fight, and its attack was not fierce.
Yesterday, the Japanese army suddenly withdrew to deploy new positions.
This made some generals of the Haixi Army very uneasy. Fortunately, the Montenegrin Corps did not take the opportunity to launch an attack, and their own troops quickly filled the gap, so they all breathed a sigh of relief.
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The First Artillery Brigade of the Haixi Army is deployed on the Kosatsuyama Plateau. They are equipped with large-caliber artillery with amazing firepower and can support combat just a dozen kilometers away from the front line.
It was the latest artillery that Liu Bangchang purchased from Japan at great expense.
The First Artillery Brigade is also the Haixi Army's trump card weapon for fighting tough battles.
During the Jianzhou War, it also supported the front-line troops several times to repel the attacks of the Montenegrin army, and was a stabilizing force.
Brigade Commander Gao Shunxing was a very cautious man. Due to the advantage of the terrain, the Montenegrin Army's artillery positions were often under threat, and they would often withdraw after bombarding for a while. However, Gao Shunxing still strictly followed the "Artillery Drill Manual" learned from Japan. When the fighting subsided, he ordered all artillerymen to camouflage their artillery, usually using camouflage made of various green leaves and branches to cover the artillery. As long as the enemy scouts did not get close, it would be difficult to find the exact location of their artillery positions.
At this time, Gao Shunxing, accompanied by several officers, was riding a tall horse and inspecting his artillery position.
"Commander! When this battle is over, you will have made the greatest contribution. Our artillery played a vital role in defeating the Black Mountain Army!"
The adjutant next to him said with a smile.
Gao Shunxing was very cautious, but he still smiled happily when he heard his adjutant's compliments.
At this time, there seemed to be a black flock of birds flying in the distant sky, and there was also a strange buzzing sound.
However, no one cared about this, as the reinforcements from Japan should have already landed at Feishan Port.
This war will be over soon, and then we will reward people according to their merits.
Gao Shunxing was slightly tipsy as he thought about the bright future.
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The trench position of the Montenegrin Corps.
Liu Sanmu silently wiped the weapon in his hand.
He was the platoon leader of the firepower platoon of the 1st Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Guards Division, with the rank of first class sergeant.
Beside me, some soldiers were setting up mortars, and several soldiers were pushing small artillery and adjusting the firing angles.
In today's tactics, this type of small cannon is placed on the front line to directly fire at the enemy.
However, the Montenegrin Corps is gradually abandoning this tactic. Infantry companies require more mobility and firepower from light and heavy weapons. As for artillery bombardment, it is left to organized artillery units.
Liu Sanmu is an old soldier who has been in the army for forty years. Now in his early fifties, he is a dark-skinned man who looks very strong.
When the Black Mountain Brigade was first formed, he was a platoon leader and he is still a platoon leader today.
There is no way. Not every veteran can become an excellent officer. His strengths lie in his bravery, fighting skills and his sense of small-scale contact warfare.
But he did not have the talent to command a company or a whole battalion of organized military units in battle, and he was too old to learn it.
However, as a first-class sergeant, his allowance is similar to that of a colonel-level officer, similar to the treatment of battalion-level officers.
Company-level officers from other units would salute him when they saw him.
Many people believe that it was the existence of Liu Sanmu that made His Royal Highness the Prince pay attention to veterans, which led to the graded reform of sergeants.
At that time, His Royal Highness the Prince lived with Liu Sanmu's platoon for nearly a month, sharing the joys and sorrows.
This is also one of the most talked-about examples in the army today of His Royal Highness the Prince loving his soldiers like his own sons.
However, Liu Sanmu knew in his heart that, as the intellectuals said, His Royal Highness had a brilliant mind, and how could others guess it? He was just used by the prince as an introduction to the grading reform of sergeants.
Liu Sanmu had nothing but respect and gratitude for His Royal Highness the Prince.
His Royal Highness the Prince is not very old, but I always feel that he is like the kind father of the entire army and even more so my own lord father.
My parents named me Sanmu in the hope that my family would have three acres of land in the future. But as they got older, it was not until His Royal Highness the Prince came to power that this long-cherished wish was finally realized. And it was not just three acres of land.
It's a pity that my parents couldn't see me today, but they should be smiling in their grave.
Several sons wanted to join the army. If it were not for the military system of the Principality, only one brother could join the army. I am afraid that now all the Liu family members would be soldiers.
Moreover, I already have grandchildren. What else can I ask for in this life
I never dared to imagine it before, that we would have a whole family, with all our sons married and three generations living under one roof.
What else is there to regret
If I can help His Royal Highness kill a few more enemies during my lifetime, I will be satisfied.
"Boss, are we serious this time?" A young man with a submachine gun leaned against the trench next to Liu Sanmu.
Liu Sanmu looked at his watch and nodded: "The general attack will be launched in an hour."
"I heard an explosion from the north?" the young man asked curiously.
Liu Sanmu smiled and said, "It should be our air support that is bombing the artillery positions of the Haixi people in Xiaosongshan. After a while, it will be time to bomb their front-line firepower points. All artillery positions and close-range artillery will be bombed."
The young man stuck out his tongue and said, "Is it an airship? Those old idiots from Haixi don't want to be beaten?" His eyes lit up again, "Boss, I'll go tell the guys over there."
Liu Sanmu smiled, "Also, the Japanese were bombed by our air force at sea, tens of thousands of people died, and only a few ships were left, so they ran back in disgrace!"
The young man was dumbfounded: "Air Force? Is that also an airship?"
Liu Sanmu smiled and said, "It's a plane, a plane that can drop bombs. We'll see it in a while!"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then stood up, and had to tiptoe a little to be higher than the trench. He picked up the telescope and looked at the various trenches and barbed wire positions on the opposite side. After looking for a long time, he shrank back, not knowing what was going on. "Boss, it will take an hour?"
Liu Sanmu nodded: "Well, first use planes to bomb it, then use cannons to plow it, and then, leave it to us!"
Glancing at the young man, Liu Sanmu smiled slightly: "Silly boy, go and tell everyone. I will tell everyone exactly what I said. I only learned about it an hour ago when I attended the military mobilization meeting of all officers in the battalion. It has been passed down from level to level, and I will also convey it to you verbally. After the war, all of this will be officially documented and we all need to study it!"
The young man was shocked and sighed deeply: "Our prince is like a god. Every time we fight, we are like gods. Many times, I said that I would give up my life for my brothers and sisters, and for their descendants to live a good life. My life is worth it, but I can't fight for it!" He turned his head and looked at Liu Sanmu curiously: "Boss, you slept in the same room with our prince, right?"
Liu Sanmu laughed and said, "That's nonsense. Our master is very clean. He can endure hardships with us and sleep with us in the wild. But if he goes into the house? Then he can't sleep with us. There are always fairies following him. Those fairies are also very powerful. You know Gao Manniu, right? He was slapped away by a fairy!"
The young man was even more surprised, "Gao Laoxi? Didn't he win a special merit last month by killing more than a dozen Japanese soldiers with a bayonet?"
Liu Sanmu nodded, then laughed and scolded: "Go quickly! Tell everyone the good news!"
The young man stuck out his tongue and said, "Okay, tell me the story of our prince next time!"
"It never ends every day!" Liu Sanmu glared and raised his foot to kick the young man in the butt, but the young man ran away.
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The front-line headquarters, a simple wooden house.
Lu Ming looked at the new telegram, shook his head helplessly, and handed the message to Zhao Jingxun beside him.
Zhao Jingxun is the Minister of Political Training of the newly established highest military command body of the Principality, the "All-Army Joint Conference", and is also the first deputy minister of the newly established Ministry of National Defense of the Principality.
The Minister of National Defense is a civilian official, while Cho Kyung-hoon is a combination of civilian and military positions.
The "Joint Council of the Armed Forces" is the highest command body of the Principality's armed forces. According to the laws of the Principality, His Royal Highness the Prince and his future heirs are the natural supreme commanders of the Principality's three armed forces. Therefore, the "Joint Council of the Armed Forces" does not have a chairman, but only a vice chairman, who is theoretically the heir to the Principality, but currently Her Royal Highness the Holy Princess is in name only.
At the same time, there are two assistants, one is the director of His Royal Highness's East China Sea Office, whose name seems to be "Baozhu Palace", and he is also the Minister of His Royal Highness's Privy Council. His full name is very long, "Representative for all East China Sea industries owned by His Royal Highness the Prince of Black Mountain Castle" and "Minister of Special Affairs".
One is the director of His Royal Highness’s Black Mountain Office, whose name seems to be “Liuli Palace”. He is also His Royal Highness’s Privy Council Minister, the Land Supervisor of Black Mountain Castle and the Minister of Equality Affairs.
However, the two ministers are very mysterious, and all matters related to them are handled by senior advisers in the office.
Zhao Jingxun took the telegram handed to him by His Royal Highness the Prince and couldn't help laughing after reading it.
It turned out that it was Wang Taishan, the commander of the Jiangnan Province Border Defense Division, who finally ordered his border defense division to launch an attack on Heishan.
After so much procrastination, the Japanese reinforcements have been completely destroyed, and our side should be bombing the Haixi Army's positions. The entire army is about to launch a general offensive to defeat the Haixi Army in one fell swoop and end the Jianzhou Battle.
At this time, Wang Taishan started the war
It's really laughable.
The news was too delayed, and the changes in the war situation in the Northern Territory were completely unclear.
Isn’t this exactly what happened in 1949 when he surrendered to the National Army
This is what His Royal Highness the Prince said, using an analogy to describe the extremely foolish behavior of some speculators.
"Your Highness, this fellow is a double-faced person, which has caused the ridiculous situation today!" Zhao Jingxun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
The Special Work Department of the Bureau of Secrets contacted Wang Taishan, promised him many benefits, bribed him, and also resolved the offensive that the Jiangnan Army was originally preparing to launch.
Unexpectedly, this guy changed his mind again, but it was really timely.
If it was half a month ago, he could still put pressure on his own rear, but now
Lu Ming nodded: "If the Black Mountain defenders can strike hard at the invading enemy, it will be enough to hold them off for about ten hours, and the Jianzhou Campaign will be over. Then, you can hold a press conference to report on our battle results. Well, I will talk a little bit about the bombing of the Japanese sea route, but I can give you the battle results data!"
"Yes!" Zhao Jingxun stood at attention and smiled again: "Ten hours? Just Wang Taishan's scattered soldiers? They are much worse than the Haixi Army. I feel that in ten hours, Wang Taishan's soldiers will not be able to gather at the front line, and we will not even see the shadow of our defenders!"
Lu Ming waved his hand, and Zhao Jingxun dared not joke anymore. He hurriedly called the confidential staff officer to prepare to reply to the telegram from the Montenegro Garrison Force.