The Renmin Army retreated very quickly. The entire force was mobilized in an orderly manner, and withdrew from the defense zone cleanly and neatly, retreating towards Longcheng.
The Jiang army was also fast. They reacted in the shortest possible time and quickly occupied the defense line before the Renmin army. After leaving a few regiments to garrison here, the remaining large forces continued to advance, showing a momentum of crushing everything.
So far, the war has been led by Jiang's First Army. The garrison headquarters has fallen silent and has not given any instructions.
The support from the Jiang faction was the 3rd and 10th divisions that were still on the periphery. As for the administrative faction's Renmin Army, they ran away as soon as they were touched, leaving people confused.
The situation in the entire Dragon City seems very strange, and each force has its own plans.
…
Around 8:30, in the Anxi military operations command room.
An Zecheng changed into a military uniform and walked to the door of the command room with his hands behind his back. Two guards stepped forward and pushed open the door.
At this time, the entire command room was brightly lit. The staff and intelligence departments were busy processing battlefield information.
On the large screen on the wall, a huge electronic military map is displayed, with constantly changing data of various corps next to it.
After An Zecheng came in, the busy officers stopped and saluted him: "Hello, Commander!"
An Zecheng nodded slightly, walked to the big screen, and looked at the information on it with his hands behind his back.
The chief of staff walked over quickly, pointed at the map, and introduced the current battlefield situation: "Now it is Lao Jiang's troops who have occupied Xin Xiaodong's previous defense zone. The Renmin Army has all retreated and assembled in Haiyankeng. Lao Jiang has sent a division to pursue, leaving only a few regiments to continue to guard the defense line..."
An Zecheng nodded, turned around and asked, "Where is Lao Yang's army?"
"Here!" The chief of staff held a thin baton in his hand and drew a circle on the screen. "They are responsible for covering the rear defense area of Jiang's troops. This move should be to guard against Lao Tan and ensure the safety of the support routes of the 3rd Armored Division and the 10th Infantry Division outside."
An Zecheng thought for a moment, then glanced at the time displayed on the screen and said in a steady voice, "At this point, all the threads are clear. No more waiting. Order our four frontline regiments to reach the outskirts of the Seventh Division led by Yang Biao and cut off their connection with the outside world."
Hearing this order, the chief of staff nodded slightly. Yang Biao was the division commander Yang, and one of Jiang Yuanzhen's important allies.
An Zecheng continued, "Let the 144th Field Brigade push forward and build artillery positions on the periphery. Open fire at full power and try to bombard Yang Biao's troops. You will be in charge of the specific details of the operation! Move faster. The encirclement must be completed within half an hour!"
"Yes!" The chief of staff saluted and turned to convey the order.
…
Fifteen minutes later, the already complicated situation in Dragon City became even more confusing! !
The Anze city troops, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly took action and directly dispatched four regiments to be stationed on the periphery of Yang Biao's troops, cutting off the communication channel between Jiang Yuanzhen and the reinforcements from District 1.
Soon after, the 144th Field Brigade under the An faction also deployed its troops and included Yang Biao's troops in the attack range.
This action caused Jiang Yuanzhen to temporarily lose control of the support channel. His troops were now moving towards Longcheng on a large scale and were already close to Haiyankeng, preparing to confront the Renmin Army stationed there again.
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Nine o'clock in the evening, the General Administration Bureau.
Everyone was still gathered in the conference room, discussing the next countermeasures. At this time, a phone rang.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
Gu Baishun made an apologetic gesture and answered the phone.
Soon, he put down his phone and turned to look at Su Tianyu: "Director Su, the An system suddenly took action and sealed Jiang Yuanzhen's back door."
Su Tianyu's expression did not change. He just nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I know about this. That's why I withdrew. Instruct the Intelligence Department to continue to wait and see."
"Yes!" Gu Baishun nodded, picked up the phone again, and gave a few instructions to the person on the other end.
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At the same time, the garrison headquarters.
Such a long time had passed, but the officers in the conference room had not left. They smoked one cigarette after another, anxiously waiting for the latest intelligence.
At this moment, an intelligence officer walked in quickly, saluted Tan Hengqiang, and said hurriedly: "Report to the commander! There is a new development on the front line! Anzecheng's troops suddenly took action and sent four regiments to block Yang Biao's Seventh Division..."
The intelligence officer reported all of An's actions. After listening to it, everyone present was stunned, and soon they couldn't help but start arguing.
"What's going on? Why did Lao An take action?"
"What are they doing? Do they still take the commander seriously?"
"It's already this late, are we just going to sit here and watch?"
Everyone was arguing, but Tan Hengqiang just frowned and didn't express any opinion.
One of the staff officers could no longer sit still, so he stood up and asked anxiously, "Commander! Is Anze City trying to swallow up the First Army under the pretext of negotiations and divide our garrison so that he can profit from it?"
Tan Hengqiang waved his hand: "I've already said it, if you look at Anzecheng like this, you're underestimating him! Be patient and keep waiting!"
"Yes..." The staff officer nodded and sat back down.
Everyone fell silent again, quietly waiting for new information.
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At 9:15 p.m., the An faction troops, which had already formed a siege, suddenly concentrated their fire on the outskirts of the Seventh Division.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
“Boom!”
Intense artillery fire resounded through the sky. The artillery positions of the 144th Field Brigade had been set up, and they launched two rounds of artillery fire directly, covering the target location with firepower.
The Seventh Division did not expect that the An troops would act so quickly and were temporarily stunned. The soldiers hid in their positions and dared not show their heads in order to avoid artillery fire.
At the same time, at the headquarters of the Seventh Division.
The entire command center was shaken by the shelling, and the officers looked solemn.
Yang Biao picked up the phone and quickly connected with Jiang Yuanzhen, shouting in a hurried tone: "Anze City has taken action! He is firing at our base! What is going on? What does he want to do? We only have one division here, we can't stop him!"
Just as he finished speaking, another cannon roared, and the division headquarters began to shake again. Yang Biao hurriedly held onto the table to steady himself, his tone becoming even more excited: "Did you hear that? We can't hold on for much longer!"
Jiang Yuanzhen heard the gunfire coming from the phone and cursed with a gloomy face: "Damn it, why would this old slicker take action?"
Yang Biao shouted hurriedly: "How should I know?"
Jiang Yuanzhen quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, I'll contact him now!"