Late at night, in Boli area.
After six hours of fierce fighting, the sound of gunfire in the northern defense zone of the rebels gradually weakened. The three armies under Bahiajo were forced to retreat because they had not yet established a firm foothold, the marching line was too long, and the defense zone was not well constructed.
An army commanded by Fei Pingsheng himself almost broke through the northern defense line of the Boli area, completely disrupted the rebel army's troop supply line established there, and destroyed the defense zone under construction there.
With a small victory, the Renmin Army achieved its predetermined strategic goal and forced Bahiagio to retreat nearly 80 kilometers to regroup.
Some people may wonder why Bahiagio had to wait for all the troops to gather. Because the military strength of the rebels and the Mexican government troops, as well as military technology, were not enough to support them in fighting a fast war and a modern war, so blindly fighting against the Renmin Army's assault troops would likely cause a large-scale chain reaction.
He sent in reinforcements. Once the main force was entangled in the open areas outside Sri Lanka, the Mexican government troops could easily surround them with just two armies. However, their troops were scattered and could not form a large-scale counterattack, which would be very dangerous.
For all the above reasons, after this battle, Zhao Weihu could at least delay the rebels for nearly a week and slow down their offensive rhythm. Bahiajo's troops needed to regroup, build new fortifications, and set up offensive areas.
In this way, Zhao Weihu also bought extremely precious time for the support and deployment of the three armies of the Lao Mo government army!
After achieving the goal, Zhao Weihu was also very decisive and immediately commanded the troops to retreat in an orderly manner.
Zhao Weihu knew very well that this battle only caught Bahiajo off guard. After all, the number of his army was too small.
If we continue to hold the front line, we will easily be surrounded and trapped once the main force of the rebels arrives.
After receiving the order, the Renmin Army troops did not stop at all and began to slowly shrink towards Sri Lanka's defense zone to re-consolidate the original defense line.
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Around one o'clock in the middle of the night, the main force had almost completed its withdrawal, and the soldiers returned to Sri Lanka to garrison.
After winning a battle, the morale of the entire garrison was very high.
In the headquarters, more than a dozen core generals wearing military coats gathered around the sand table, drinking hot tea. They were all excited and happy.
"Damn it, this battle was so exciting!"
"Is Baiaqiao's face swollen now?"
“Haha, it’s so enjoyable!”
No one could sleep at all, and they couldn't just rest after the war. They also needed to review previous battles, summarize experiences, and explore the enemy's strengths and weaknesses.
Just at this moment, the door was pushed open and a gust of cold wind rushed in.
Zhao Weihu, wearing the familiar, worn military coat, walked into the command post in the cold wind.
"commander!"
Everyone stood up and greeted them, and Zhao Weihu nodded to everyone.
Sun Wei was also sitting in the crowd. When he saw Zhao Weihu, he immediately stood up and said, "Commander, this is really a relief. We fought in front of an army of more than 100,000 people and not only drove the enemy back, but our own losses were also acceptable. This is our loss statistics report this time, please take a look."
Sun Wei's job is still in logistics, and he is good at it.
Zhao Weihu reached out to take the report, looked at it carefully, and nodded slowly.
The battle damage results were better than he had imagined.
Another staff officer couldn't help but say, "Commander Zhao's decision was indeed correct. If we fight like this, the casualties will be much smaller than if we just defend!"
While everyone was chatting excitedly, Fei Pingsheng was the only one sitting aside, with his head down, thinking about something. He didn't say a word the whole time and didn't seem to be in a very good mood.
After thinking for a while, Fei Pingsheng stood up, walked to Zhao Weihu who was reading the report, and whispered, "Commander, can we have a private chat?"
Zhao Weihu turned his head to look at him, and seeing that Lao Fei was worried, he nodded: "Okay, let's go."
As he spoke, Zhao Weihu instructed the generals: "Quickly make a summary of your respective teams and wait for me to come back for a review."
"yes!"
The generals saluted in unison, and Zhao Weihu took Fei Pingsheng and left the command post and went to an empty lounge nearby.
After closing the door, Zhao Weihu sat down on a chair and lit a cigarette: "Tell me, what's wrong?"
Fei Pingsheng also lit a cigarette and sat next to Zhao Weihu, saying with some worry: "Commander, I think a lot and my words may spoil the fun. Please don't be angry with me."
Zhao Weihu smiled and said, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."
Fei Pingsheng then said, "That's right. From a small-scale battlefield perspective, we attacked the northern defense line in the Boli area and did gain some advantages. However, from a macro-battlefield perspective... our action this time basically can't change the situation. It's too early to be happy now."
Zhao Weihu took a puff of his cigarette and said in an encouraging tone, "Come on, tell me what you think."
Fei Pingsheng immediately said: "Commander, I think the strategic plan of Area 1 is very clear. They just want to besiege Longcheng and prevent Longcheng from sending troops to help us Sri Lanka. At the same time, let the rebels and the Warhammer armed forces concentrate their forces to launch a fierce attack on us. As long as we collapse here, the people in Longcheng will definitely panic, causing the internal pressure to be unable to withstand and accidents to occur."
Fei Pingsheng frowned and spoke clearly, "However, although Bahiacho has assembled 150,000 troops, the rebels have been exhausted after so many years of fighting. This time, they have almost emptied their resources, and they only have these three tricks. If we can grit our teeth and hold on for a week, then the situation can still be turned around. So I think this victory is not enough, and it even exposes many of our shortcomings. We are short of people, very short of people, even if we add three armies, it is still not enough!"
After listening to this, Zhao Weihu nodded slowly: "I agree with you. I have already requested support from Longcheng, but now... I have a concern..."
Fei Pingsheng was also worried about this, and immediately took over the conversation: "Bana City, right?"
Zhao Weihu took a puff of his cigarette and agreed with Fei Pingsheng's guess.
Fei Pingsheng couldn't help but say: "If Bana City can support us and make our triangle defense very stable, the one who should be worried now should be Bahiajo."
At this point, Lao Fei sighed, "Alas, but up to now, there has been no movement from Bana City. I heard that the Wang family has also withdrawn... Commander, we still have to prepare for the worst. If Bana City really betrays us, once pirate forces or Warhammer armed forces come from their direction, we will be attacked from both sides and we will definitely not be able to withstand it."
Zhao Weihu was also somewhat helpless: "I have never had any contact with Bana City. Let me talk to Lao Li."
"Okay!" Fei Pingsheng's face was solemn.
After a small victory, the situation became even more tense. Now the entire Huatonghui Renmin Army is in a precarious situation.
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Longcheng, Administrative Office.
Li Mingsheng was sitting in the office, having not slept all night. He was drinking tea and handling a large amount of official business.
Li Yuan walked over, holding the phone, and whispered to him, "Leader, this is Mr. Jiang's call."
"Yeah." Li Mingsheng nodded and reached out to take the phone: "Hello, Mr. Jiang?"
"Hello, Mayor Li." Jiang Zhou got straight to the point and said very concisely: "Wang's troops have arrived near Longcheng. They brought a large number of family members with them and requested to enter the city. How do you think this matter should be handled?"