Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

More than a dozen Type 97 sidecars served as the vanguard, driving into the city gate at lightning speed and parked in a row behind Ge Dali and others. They used the light machine guns on the truck beds to form a dense firepower network and launched a torrential fire attack on Guo's troops.

The bullets hit the car body with a clanging sound and sparks. Several sidecar motorcyclists were shot to pieces before they could get off the car and find cover. Fortunately, the enemy's offensive was more or less curbed.

Countless military trucks were parked outside the city gates. A large number of Northwest Revolutionary Army soldiers jumped off the trucks. The loud charge horns sounded, and they rushed into the city like a tide.

Twelve 60MM mortars fired three rounds of rapid fire at the dense formation of soldiers from the 319th Regiment.

As soon as the large force of the Northwest Revolutionary Army arrived, they immediately turned the situation around. In less than five minutes, they had turned from defense to offense, advancing step by step into the streets of the city, and constantly began to tear apart the enemy's defense line.

The two sides engaged in a melee in the streets and alleys of the city. The motorized infantry brigade had a very clear goal and headed straight for the opponent's regimental headquarters.

In the headquarters of the 319th Regiment, the regiment commander Wang Hongfa was furious and shouted, "Who the hell can tell me how this group of Northwest Revolutionary Army troops came to the northern part of Linzhou and how they entered Hanbei City? Could it be that they have wings?"

"Tell Wang Xi to build a defense line relying on the several military bunkers in the city. If the enemy attacks the regiment headquarters, I will be the first to kill him."

"Captain, the enemy has at least two regiments of troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to hold on!"

"Even if you can't hold on, you have to hold on! Counting the days, the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Suzuki Division from Fuso will arrive in less than a day. By then, we will join forces inside and outside to surround this army. Even if they have wings, they can't fly out of Hanbei City!"

"Immediately send a request for help to Cangyuan County and Qingshan County, which are the closest to here, and have two security groups bring people to support Hanbei City."

A messenger walked into the meeting room hurriedly with a panicked look.

"Captain... Captain, it's bad. A telegram came from the Qingshan County Security Corps. A fierce battle took place in the Wild Boar Forest thirty miles south of Qingshan County. A large number of Fuso soldiers' bodies and destroyed military trucks were found at the scene. It is estimated that the Fuso soldiers who were delivering military aid are in great danger!"

Wang Hongfa's head buzzed. There was a problem with this batch of military aid again. For the Guo faction, it was like a bolt from the blue.

As the first ace unit of Guo’s Third Army, the 319th Regiment had remarkable combat effectiveness. Relying on the residential houses in the city, the complex terrain and various military fortifications built, it fought with the 13th and 14th Regiments of the Motorized Infantry Brigade in the city for a full six hours before it began to collapse.

The casualties and losses on both sides skyrocketed.

On the side of the Motorized Infantry Brigade, Xue Ding, the brigade commander, has personally gone to the front line to supervise the battle. The troops of the two regiments are in high spirits, and the balance of victory has tilted towards the Motorized Infantry Brigade.

Finally, after the two blockhouse firepower points set up 319 meters away from the 75th Regiment’s base were bombarded repeatedly by 319MM mountain cannons pulled into the city and were completely shattered, the troops of the th Regiment were defeated. They were originally at a disadvantage in terms of manpower, and the reason they were able to hold out for so long was entirely because of the advantage of the terrain.

As the motorized infantry brigade advanced step by step and under tremendous pressure, they finally collapsed completely. Xue Ding personally led his men into the regiment headquarters. At this time, Wang Hongfa stood at the window of his office in a neat military uniform with a calm expression.

When he saw the Northwestern Revolutionary Army troops pouring into the regiment headquarters like a black tide below, he knew that everything was over.

Wang Hongfa's guard company demonstrated combat qualities that were more than one level beyond ordinary troops. They guarded the advantageous terrain in the regiment headquarters building and once again intercepted Xue Ding's troops for more than twenty minutes. They were completely wiped out because of the huge disparity in numbers.

Xue Ding kicked open the door of the regiment commander's office, looked at Wang Hongfa standing by the window, and pointed the black pistol in his hand at Wang Hongfa's back.

"Are you Wang Hongfa, the head of the 319th Regiment? You are a talented person, but it's a pity that you followed the wrong person."

Wang Hongfa turned around and looked at Xue Ding calmly.

"I want to know how your troops entered the northern part of Linzhou."

Schrodinger responded calmly: "Crossing the natural chasm, the Tak Gobi."

Wang Hongfa's pupils suddenly shrank, and then he smiled carefreely and said, "We didn't lose unfairly. I didn't expect you to dare to take such a risky move and cross the Tak Gobi Desert at great risk. It was my negligence."

In fact, no one would have thought that the Northwest Revolutionary Army would use Tak Gobi as a shortcut to go straight to the north of Linzhou.

The temperature in the Tak Gobi is hot and dry, with very little water. Moreover, it is so vast that it is easy to be wiped out if crossing such a dangerous terrain.

It was because the Northwest Revolutionary Army Motorized Infantry Brigade had sufficient means of transportation, fuel, and supplies that they dared to act so boldly. If it were any other warlord's army, there would be no possibility of successfully crossing the Tak Gobi Desert.

"The second batch of military aid from Fuso was also destroyed by your people?"

After getting a positive answer from Xue Ding, Wang Hongfa shook his head dejectedly.

"Governor Guo is determined to go his own way, ignoring the advice of us old subordinates. He wants to use the power of Fusang to wipe out the Northwest Revolutionary Army and even become the true king of the Northwest. He is willing to be infamous for this. Unfortunately, it is ultimately an unattainable dream."

Xue Ding looked at Wang Hongfa and said, "The Guo faction is not your true home. If you are really an ambitious man who wants to serve our great China, you should abandon the dark and join the light, and become a member of our Northwest Revolutionary Army. Here, you can realize your ideals."

Wang Hongfa shook his head: "Governor Guo has been very kind to me, and I will never be able to repay this kindness in my lifetime. Success makes you a king, and failure makes you a bandit. No matter what situation the Guo family will face in the future, I have done everything I can and have a clear conscience."

After Wang Hongfa finished speaking, he resolutely jumped out of the window. Jumping from the third floor in this posture, one can imagine what would happen.

Xue Ding sighed with some regret, and then instructed the deputy brigade commander: "Clean up the battlefield, count the casualties, stabilize the situation in the city, and do not harm the local people. Let them know that we are not bandits who plunder the passing geese. In addition, block the city gates and no one is allowed to go out. Those merchants and gentry in the city, who dare to jump out and be the first to stand out, will be eliminated directly!"

"Send a message to the headquarters! Our 16th Brigade has successfully completed the mission, penetrated deep into the northern border of Linzhou, captured Hanbei City, a major city of the Guo Clan, and at the same time destroyed the second batch of military aid sent by Fuso to the Guo Clan. We are now on standby in Hanbei City, awaiting the next instructions from the headquarters!"