He shifted his gaze to the northern troops. It was also the morning of the 2nd day of the 5th lunar month. After sending a letter to Yang Zhanshan, they immediately launched an attack. With the support of heavy firepower and artillery, the northern troops had already taken over the city gate before the enemy could react. Then, the northern troops could enter Weiyuan without any obstruction!
Witnessing this scene, Su Ruixi immediately ordered everyone to attack Weiyuan County and capture Yang Zhanshan alive. They would win the first battle of the northern army!
"Marshal, bad news…"
"Why are you so flustered?"
Yang Zhanshan, who was still sleeping soundly, was woken up by the adjutant's urgent cry. He was about to vent his anger, but when he looked up and saw the adjutant's rebuff, he immediately became alert again!
" General…The Coalition Government has already entered the city. This is their declaration of war…"
He snatched the telegram from the adjutant's hand, and after reading it twice, he angrily tore it into pieces.
"That little bastard, Su Zhenze, is playing dirty with me! How could he do that? He had just turned on the power and it was coming! I'm so angry!"
"Marshal! Now was not the time to talk about this. It was better to retreat!”
The adjutant urged him from the side, and the entire city was filled with gunshots and gunfire. Yang Zhanshan seemed to have heard the enemy shouting that they were coming to capture him alive. The footsteps seemed to be approaching. If he did not leave now, it would be too late!
"Yes, it's time to go!"
Yang Zhanshan nodded in agreement. When the adjutant was not paying attention, he quietly took out a gun and fired a shot at the back of his adjutant.
The first shot hit, and he fell to the ground, spitting out blood. His eyes were filled with disbelief. He wanted to say something, but he could only open his mouth slightly and could not speak.
"Humph! Do you think I don't know how much money you've received from the coalition government? Were you the mole in this and the last raid?”
Yang Zhanshan looked coldly at the adjutant who had fallen to the ground, revealing a face that had seen through everything. However, he had guessed wrong. The adjutant had only been bribed to put in a good word for the coalition government. As for other things, he did not know.
However, Yang Zhanshan did not care about this. He went straight to his room and took out a set of civilian clothes. He picked up his pistol and quickly sneaked out of his marshal's residence. He did not care about the life and death of his adjutant. The nature of bandits was ruthless and merciless. They did not care that the person on the ground was his adjutant who had been with him for many years.
Yang Zhanshan had two reasons for killing his adjutant. He guessed that the adjutant was a spy from the coalition government. If he followed him, he would definitely be courting death. Secondly, even if the adjutant was not a spy, it would be much safer for him to escape alone than two people! Killing the adjutant was undoubtedly the best choice now!
Not long after Yang Zhanshan left, a group of soldiers quickly occupied Marshal Yang's residence. They searched the entire residence but did not find Yang Zhanshan.
"Damn it, I went straight into this place when I entered the city, but Yang Zhanshan still escaped! However, he was really ruthless. He even killed the adjutant!”
The company commander cursed. He had set his eyes on Yang Zhanshan's residence since a long time ago. After entering the city, he did not even bother to chase after the enemy and directly led his entire company here. He was here for the first credit in this battle. If he captured Yang Zhanshan alive, he would be famous. It would not be a problem for him to be promoted and receive credit! However, it was all for naught!
"Report to the regiment headquarters immediately. Yang Zhanshan has escaped, but he shouldn't have run far. If we close the city gate immediately, we can still catch him!”
Although the company commander was a little unwilling to accept the failure of the mission and the credit for capturing him was gone, for the sake of the overall situation, he had to capture this target of the northern army as soon as possible. His duty as a soldier told him to inform his superiors and capture Yang Zhanshan as soon as possible.
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On the other side, Su Ruixi, who had entered the city a long time ago, was already at the county government office in Weiyuan County. She had used this place as the command center and meeting room for this operation. All the officers above the company level in the northern army were now here.
As the commander of the northern troops, Surixi stood up and shouted at the beginning of the meeting.
"Although we have taken down Weiyuan County, this doesn't mean that the battle is over. It has just begun!”
"Look, this is our attack route for this battle. From here to our final destination, Gugan County and Qingyang County, as well as the Jing Town area, we can't attack together. This means that the battle of our northern army will last for a long time.”
Surixi saw the reluctance and struggle on everyone's faces. She naturally knew how important this operation was to all the northern troops. There was a rumor that the two main front armies would be the two divisions of the People's Army in the future. The victory of the two front armies would directly affect who would be the main force or the reserve in the future. Naturally, everyone wanted to be the main force.
Su Ruixi had also heard of these rumors, but according to his analysis, the leader, Su Zhenze, should have some thoughts of testing the two armies. As for the deepest level of the struggle between the direct line and the concubine, it was completely nonsense! There were only tens of thousands of people in the People's Army. Why would they fight for the throne? Su Zhenze was not such a short-sighted person!
However, he still had to fight for first place. It was not for anything else but to prove his ability. There were also these deeper reasons that he would not tell everyone. He did not say it to make them more motivated!
"However! "If we fight one county at a time, we will naturally win. However, our northern army will be too far behind the western army. Everyone will definitely not be willing to do so!”
"Supreme commander, can you tell us how we should fight?”
One of the officers saw that Surixi had gone around in circles and hadn't gotten to the main topic yet, so he directly said this during the meeting.
"Alright, in that case, my plan is…"
" All regiments, attack the surrounding counties in units of companies or battalions. Give full play to the mobility of the small troops. Regardless of their positions, orders, or reports to me, just beat the enemy up when you see them!”
"In short, one thing is for sure: Little Sheng, don't send me a report. After all, it was a great victory. I will be very unhappy if I lose. As for those who destroyed their troops, they should get lost as soon as possible!”
Some were excited, some were deep in thought, some were worried, and some were confused. However, everyone was watching, thinking about the gains and losses of this plan. Their final gazes were all on Surexi.
"Humph! You bunch of idiots! This was a good opportunity to take credit. A wolf would travel a thousand miles to eat meat, and a dog would travel a thousand miles to eat shit! Whether it's a mule or a horse, we'll drag it out for a walk. I've given all of you officers the opportunity. Whether you can grasp it or not depends on yourself!”
Hearing Surixi's explanation, everyone was boiling with excitement. This was a good opportunity to prove their ability. The final spoils of war would depend on their commanding ability. This was extremely attractive to commanders at the company level, and they were all fully supporting them now!
As for the final result, with the strong support of all the low-level officers, a few worried regiment commanders could only nod in agreement helplessly!
In the early morning, under the light of the sun, apart from the defenders of Wei Yuan, the northern troops under Surixi's command had all split up and spread out to the surrounding counties. Surixi also commanded a battalion to leave Wei Yuan.
It could be said that the main force of the northern army no longer existed. They had all become small assault teams, scattered in the counties that Wei Yuan had planned to go to, and started a small scale mobile battle!
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