Late at night, at the foot of Tianshen Mountain.
The 20,000 garrison troops dispatched by Desola from the Red Hat Army's capital city have successfully arrived at the offensive line.
As soon as they arrived here, the entire force deployed quickly. After simply dividing the attack area, they immediately used armored vehicles to lead the way and launched an attack on Fei Pingsheng's troops on Tianshen Mountain.
The 20,000-man army marched towards the mountain in the dark. Soon, the two sides began to fight, and the sound of gunfire soon resounded throughout the Tianshen Mountain!
The battle had already entered its most intense stage at the beginning. Because the garrison had received a death order from Bahiajo, they had to cooperate with the support of the helicopter formation in the air at all costs to remove this infiltrated force as quickly as possible, otherwise when the Min army's troops that had broken through the defense line came to reinforce here, it would be a big trouble.
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In the middle section of the Tianshen Mountains, the temporary command position of the Renmin Army is located halfway up the mountain.
Fei Pingsheng, Xing Yao, Lao Qian, and four or five officers were lying in a dug trench, observing the battlefield below.
Fei Pingsheng was holding a telescope, looking at the densely packed garrison soldiers below, the armored vehicles that were constantly moving forward to clear the way, and the flamethrower brigades that were responsible for clearing the hidden bunkers. He was thinking about something.
Someone nearby couldn't help but say, "Fuck, they came really fast, there must be at least 20,000 of them!"
Xing Yao lay on the ground, chewing beef jerky, staring blankly at the battlefield below, and said softly: "If the idea is not clear, what's the use of being fast?"
Hearing this, Fei Pingsheng put down the telescope, turned his head to look at him, and asked, "Xiao Xing, what do you think?"
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Just as Xing Yao was about to speak, he heard a fierce burst of artillery fire coming from the artillery position behind his side.
“Boom!”
The shells landed at the foot of the mountain, instantly starting a sea of fire.
The garrison's attack line suffered intensive artillery fire, resulting in heavy casualties and affecting the rhythm of the attack.
Fei Pingsheng and his men hurriedly turned around and looked behind, and found that almost three of their own artillery positions had opened fire.
"Damn it! Who told them to fire?" Xing Yao frowned and couldn't help cursing. He turned his head and looked at Fei Pingsheng, saying to him, "Chief of General Staff, we can't fight like this!"
The officer next to him said, "The enemy has launched a large-scale attack. There should be no problem in firing the artillery positions, right?"
Xing Yao explained: "In a local war, we cannot follow the opponent's rhythm. If he is tough, do we have to be tough too? We have to consider the actual situation. General Wang's troops are still on the way and we don't know when they will arrive. We don't have air superiority now, and we have limited artillery shells. One less shell is one less shell! From now on, we must be thrifty!"
When Fei Pingsheng heard this, he said, "Xiao Xing, tell me what you think."
Lao Fei's characteristics and abilities are mainly reflected in leading troops, expanding the army, and developing the size of the troops.
It can be said that the rapid expansion of the Renmin Army in recent years is inseparable from his role. He helped Zhao Weihu recruit countless scattered soldiers and brave men around him, and in a short period of time, these recruited troops demonstrated their combat effectiveness on the battlefield, and also made them feel a sense of belonging to the Renmin Army.
He has strong personnel skills, is flexible, can do brainwashing, and is very familiar with some armed groups living outside the district. But even though he has followed Zhao Weihu over the years and participated in many battles, his military skills in reacting to battle are not top-notch.
This requires learning and accumulation, and it is not possible to become a top commander overnight.
But this also has its advantages, that is, Fei Pingsheng is very clear about his weaknesses. He is an intelligent man, so he is willing to listen to other people's opinions.
Xing Yao pointed to the Red Hat Army garrison troops that were organizing an attack under his feet, and explained to him: "Chief of Staff, look, as soon as the enemy's army arrived, they simply deployed the attack area and distributed firepower, and then launched an urgent fierce attack! Even the armored vehicles mixed with the crowd and rushed up. What does this show? It shows that they are too anxious! And Tianshen Mountain is the place for the decisive battle selected by Commander Su himself. The geographical location is quite complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack! We occupy the mountain and have an absolute advantage. And they didn't even dig an attack channel for the mechanical troops, and the front-line troops did not leave a firepower area that could easily withdraw from the battlefield at any time, and they rushed up directly... To put it bluntly, these garrisons don't treat us as human beings at all! Chief of Staff, my suggestion is to stop the artillery attack, let them in, and fight them face to face!"
Hearing this, a more stable leader put forward his own idea: "Will this increase our losses?"
Xing Yao looked at him, waved his hand and said, "We are on the defensive, with natural bunkers and fortifications for protection. Are we afraid of facing them face to face? There will definitely be casualties, but their casualties will definitely be greater than ours! A bite will hurt him and he will be stunned for at least a few hours!"
Fei Pingsheng was silent for a long time, then nodded and said, "Just listen to Xiao Xing! Notify the artillery positions to stop interfering with the fire! All units, divide into regions and block the enemy coming up the mountain on their own! If you want to fight, hit them hard!"
"yes!"
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At the same time, at the foot of Tianshen Mountain.
The commander of the garrison was sitting in a command vehicle, holding a satellite phone, talking to Bahiajo: "Report to the commander-in-chief, we have arrived at the designated location, and the troops have already gone up the mountain and launched an attack on the enemy! They only have more than 10,000 people, and I am determined to take down Tianshen Mountain!"
"Very good!" Bahiajo said immediately, "You are the bravest general under my command! I believe you can take on this infiltrated force."
"yes!"
More than an hour later, the artillery fire on Tianshen Mountain stopped and some gaps were gradually opened up. The garrison of the Red Hat Army continued to advance into the mountains.
However, they soon discovered that the road leading to the mountain was covered with a large number of minefields, and those booby traps were designed to blow up the tracks of their mechanized armored vehicles! In addition, they had not dug an impact channel for the mechanized troops before, so the armored vehicles were almost useless here and all stopped.
In the end, they had no choice but to abandon the armored forces and continue their attack on the mountain with manpower.
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In the Tianshen Mountains, on a battlefield on the right side, the two thousand-man defense force led by Xing Yao is ready for battle!
In sight, enemy troops can be seen coming up the mountain road.
Xing Yao immediately stood up from the trench, holding an automatic rifle, snapped open the bayonet, and said through gritted teeth: "Fuck you! Come on, fight them face to face!"
"yes!"
“Da da da!”
Immediately afterwards, a fierce burst of gunfire rang out, and the two thousand-man army all began to fire!
The soldiers of the garrison fell to the ground one after another, but they still rushed forward fearlessly, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides immediately!
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The two sides fought bloody battles for nearly three hours. At the foot of Tianshen Mountain, white smoke was rising everywhere and the sound of gunfire gradually became sparse.
Xing Yao was covered in blood, holding a bayonet, standing in his own defense zone. He was completely exhausted, stretched out his slightly trembling hand, took out a cigarette case, and wanted to light a cigarette.
“Snap, snap, snap!”
Trembling, he tried three times in a row but failed to light the cigarette. He even had a hard time holding the lighter with his right hand.
A guard nearby came forward and helped him light the cigarette.
Xing Yao took a puff of cigarette and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at the densely packed bodies of both the enemy and us around him and gritted his teeth and said, "... Count the damage!"
“The inventory has been completed.”
Old Qian was also covered in blood. He walked over and said to him, "The casualty ratio is one to three. Their attack is showing signs of decline. A large number of troops have already withdrawn."
Xing Yao immediately asked, "Are you sure everyone has withdrawn?"
Lao Qian nodded: "Yes, I have already contacted several other defense zones, and they have all withdrawn."
"Okay!" Xing Yao suddenly regained his strength and waved his hand, saying, "Notify General Staff Fei immediately and ask him to prepare the artillery position! When the enemy comes down the mountain, fire a round of salvos to kill all their armored vehicles and fleeing soldiers!"
Old Qian couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he said to him: "If you want a ghost, it's you!"
Xing Yao bared his teeth and said, "This is how artillery should be used!"