The battle in the Laomo area has been fully launched. In the small town of Hualei, Zhao Weihu received instructions from Su Tianyu and decided to abandon the position here.
However, the Renmin Army did not withdraw all at once, but gradually and rhythmically deployed its troops inward, retreating while launching blocking attacks.
This method of retreat brought a certain amount of resistance to Bahiacho's rebels. In addition, the Mexican region is mountainous, and after their armored troops entered the barrier of the small town of Huare, they had to face endless complex mountain roads, which greatly affected their marching speed.
Therefore, under the influence of multiple factors, the rebels were unable to advance quickly and launch an effective pursuit of the Renmin Army.
During this process, the Mexican government troops that had previously supported the town of Hualei, plus the Western Expedition Corps, a large force of more than 200,000 people, quickly launched a counter-defense and began to advance towards the city of Guarda, preparing to join forces with the defenders of Guarda City and the airborne troops of Dragon City to encircle the Western Alliance Army led by Mod Amon.
Since the Mexican government troops were closer to the inner line, they arrived at the battlefield first, ready to engage in the first confrontation with the enemy.
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On the way back, Wang Dingyuan was sitting in a military vehicle, holding a satellite phone, talking to the commander of the Third Army of the Western Expedition Corps: "Old Zhao! Have you met up with the enemy at the front line?"
Old Zhao sounded more mature. He answered on the phone: "Report to the commander-in-chief, we have already joined forces. The troops of the old Mexican government army are gathering rapidly. At present, they have gathered 70,000 to 80,000 people and are ready to move forward with air and tank coordination!"
Wang Dingyuan got angry when he heard this and immediately asked, "Fuck, who gave this order?"
Lao Zhao replied, "It's General Santos and General Zocha, the commander-in-chief of the Mexican army."
Wang Dingyuan was speechless and couldn't help but swear: "Fuck the guy next door, how can you fight a war like this? Lao Zhao, wait over there, I'll take a plane over there."
"yes!"
After hanging up the phone, in order to reach the forward command base as quickly as possible, Wang Dingyuan was forced to give up land travel and instead take a relatively dangerous helicopter to his destination.
Along the way, Wang Dingyuan noticed that a large number of troops were gathering in an orderly manner nearby, which made him frown.
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Outside Guarda City.
An hour later, the helicopter slowly landed at the frontier military base of the Mexican government troops.
Wang Dingyuan, along with several guards, quickly walked out of the plane and rushed to the headquarters camp together with some generals of the Western Expedition Corps who had just arrived.
The commander-in-chief, General Zuocha, was discussing details with a large group of officers, holding a combat meeting in an orderly manner. When he saw Wang Dingyuan coming in, he took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, my name is Zuocha, the commander-in-chief of the forward base, we have met before in a meeting."
"Yes, I remember you. I have a deep impression of you." Wang Dingyuan shook hands with him and greeted him politely.
This General Zuocha was also an old veteran who had followed the old commander-in-chief. However, he was from an academic background, had dark skin, was probably in his sixties, and had already white hair.
After a brief greeting, everyone came to the conference table and sat down. Wang Dingyuan looked at the other party and asked directly: "I heard that the frontline troops have been assembled. What is your current thinking?"
"That's right." General Zuocha didn't waste any words. He pointed directly at the sand table in front of him and explained his tactics in detail: "We plan to advance from four directions in a coordinated manner with infantry and tanks. The armored forces will be in the back and will start trying to attack their defenses in an hour. After our first test, your Western Expedition Corps should have arrived. At that time, we will launch a general attack together!"
Hearing this, Wang Dingyuan waved his hands and said decisively: "If we fight like this, we will collapse."
Hearing this, the officers present were a little surprised and couldn't help but exchange glances.
General Zuocha frowned and couldn't help asking, "If you don't follow my plan, how should we fight?"
Wang Dingyuan immediately said: "We should now issue orders to all troops above the battalion level, letting them fight on their own and attack the enemy on their own!! Instead of commanding this unprecedentedly large battle from the perspective of the corps."
Everyone on the side of the old Mexican army was confused. General Zuocha asked directly with deep suspicion in his tone: "I have never heard of such tactics! Don't we have any strategy? Without a command system, do the battalion commanders below have the ability to think strategically? Do they know where to fight?"
Wang Dingyuan explained loudly: "We want to make them not know where to attack, so that the other side has no way to defend!! Grassroots commanders may not have strategic thinking, but they must have tactical thinking!! The enemy is there, and we just need to let the troops below see the enemy and launch an attack."
General Zuocha shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't understand this tactic at all! I stick to my opinion!"
Wang Dingyuan was also anxious, pointing at General Zuocha and said: "Let me ask you, how long can the Renmin Army hold out in Hualei Town? One day? Ten hours? Or five hours? You should understand that the actual time may be even shorter than this! Once the defense line over there collapses, the rebels will march straight in! The inland marching line is flat, and the speed of the armored forces' advancement is unimaginable! And our troops are still gathering in batches! By the time you have finished gathering, the opponent's 100,000 people will have stabilized their defenses! By then, if I let you fight for three days, can you defeat them?! That's 100,000 people! Even if they stand there for you to capture, we can't capture them all!"
General Zuocha stood there, frowning, without saying a word.
Wang Dingyuan said very straightforwardly: "I tell you, once we can't defeat the enemy here, the rebels will enter our hinterland. At that time, they and Mod Amon's troops will attack us from the front and back, and we will collapse completely! General Zuocha, let me be frank, you fight too methodically, but now there is no time for you to do so!! We must make the battlefield chaotic, let every unit above the battalion level fight on their own, without the need for command! They only need one goal, which is to attack the enemy! Not only your troops, but my troops will do the same!"
Looking at the silent crowd, Wang Dingyuan did not slow down his temper, but continued to speak loudly: "We don't have time! I predict that given the current situation, Mod Amon will definitely not return to the Xinlai area for support! If he returns to support, it would be a stupid command! Therefore, the decisive point of the civil war is in Guarda! The attack must be effective!"
When General Zuocha heard this, he looked at Wang Dingyuan in astonishment and couldn't help but say, "You want to eat 100,000 people in two days? Isn't this too incredible?"
Wang Dingyuan said very bluntly: "It's not about eating them up, it's about breaking them up! If your troops don't know how to fight, let them attack first. My troops will come up later, and you can see how they fight!"
After a pause, Wang Dingyuan looked at General Zuocha, whose face was still full of doubt, and said firmly: "There is no dispute about this matter! I will make a suggestion to your Chief Santos! Now is an extraordinary period, and we must deploy according to this tactical method!"
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At the same time, Mod Amon led all the core generals and many warlords back to the temporary base on the front line.
When they learned that the Xinlai area had been raided, they were also in an uproar. Forty or fifty officers gathered in the tent, shouting.
"All the enemy's main forces have returned to Guarda City. We can't stay here any longer!" Palu looked at everyone and said loudly, "We must return to defend the Xinlai area!"