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

At the 2nd Brigade headquarters, Nie Xiaogang issued a general attack order to the four regimental-level combat units under the 2nd Brigade, namely the 101st, 102,103nd, rd and reinforced regiments.

The entire 2nd Brigade, excluding the logistics troops and the guard battalion, a total of 123 troops were sent into the battlefield and all rushed into Zhenyuan City. The second and third lines of defense set up by the rd Brigade were instantly torn to pieces under the overwhelming and fierce firepower.

Brigade Commander Huang Jinzhong was much stronger than the spineless Xing Jun. He led the remaining troops to fight to the death, and at the same time asked the division guard battalion to find a way to evacuate his uncle Yue Zhongxiang.

In the division command room, Yue Zhongxiang's originally neatly combed black hair turned into white hair overnight, as if he had aged by ten years.

Chief of Staff Shen Jing stood beside Yue Zhongxiang and advised, "Commander, as long as you have a green mountain, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Brigade Commander Huang fought hard to stop the enemy just to give you time to evacuate. Now under the protection of the guard battalion, if we break out from the north, there is still a 60% chance of making it out."

Yue Zhongxiang looked as pale as death. He waited for reinforcements for a whole day and night, but what he got was the news that Hengshui County had fallen, Xing Jun had fled without a fight, and the entire 122nd Brigade had been wiped out.

The 76th Division agreed readily, but until now, the so-called reinforcements have not even left the door.

"I have fought in battles all my life! I have never been a deserter! Tell Jin Zhong to surrender with his soldiers. I am the commander of the 76th Division. Even if I die, I will die in Zhenyuan City, on my own territory!"

After Yue Zhongxiang confessed something, he suddenly pulled out the pistol from his waist, put the muzzle of the gun into his mouth, and swallowed the gun without hesitation to commit suicide.

In the end, the major general commander of the 76th Division of the Guo faction warlords died tragically in the command room of his own division headquarters.

Shen Jing stood up and took off his hat to salute with a sad look.

"You will always be my good teacher. Please wait for me on the road to the underworld. I will be there soon!"

Shen Jing sent a final telegram in the name of Yue Zhongxiang, ordering Huang Jinzhong, commander of the 123rd Brigade, to surrender with the remaining troops.

After receiving the telegram, Huang Jinzhong had no choice but to wave the white flag to the troops of the 2nd Brigade. Even the supreme commander had completely lost the courage to continue fighting. How could this battle be fought?

Strictly speaking, Yue Zhongxiang has been a soldier all his life. Compared with most warlords who are afraid of death, he still has some character. The people in the Northwest are tough, and Yue Zhongxiang, who was born and raised in the Northwest, is also a man with a strong temper and character.

His own troops, the 123rd Brigade led by his nephew Huang Jinzhong, also showed extraordinary combat effectiveness and admirable fighting will in this battle.

Nie Xiaogang led his men into the 76th Division headquarters and saw the body of Yue Zhongxiang on the sofa, and the body of Chief of Staff Shen Jing not far from him.

After sending the last telegram, Shen Jing also committed suicide by shooting himself in the temple with the pistol in his hand without hesitation.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Nie Xiaogang was also a little sad. Apart from their different positions, he also admired soldiers like Yue Zhongxiang who were truly noble.

"Please properly bury Commander Yue's body. He was a worthy opponent."

"Telegram to the division headquarters! Our 2nd Brigade has successfully annihilated the 123rd Brigade in Zhenyuan City, as well as the guard battalion directly under the 76th Division headquarters. The 76th Division's top commander Yue Zhongxiang and his chief of staff Shen Jing have committed suicide by shooting themselves."

In the Sanjiang County Headquarters, Liu Chengxu sat upright and said to Su Zhengyang, "Commander, in this battle launched by the First Combat Division, the First Brigade's reinforced regiment suffered 42 minor injuries, 39 serious injuries, and 112 deaths. The other combat units of the First Brigade had no personnel losses. The Second Brigade suffered more casualties due to its mission to attack Zhenyuan City. The entire brigade suffered 174 minor injuries, 85 serious injuries, and 295 deaths. The Third Brigade was in the best condition, with 14 minor injuries, 9 serious injuries, and 16 deaths."

"The First Combat Division has a total of 363 wounded soldiers and 423 killed. We have successfully completed the order issued by the headquarters. At present, all the troops of the 76th Division, except Zheng Jiahai of the 121st Brigade in Yuanshan City, have been annihilated by our division. A total of 4892 enemy troops were killed and 6742 were captured."

Su Zhengyang nodded with a heavy face. The soldiers of the Northwest Revolutionary Army were also flesh and blood. As long as they went to the battlefield, there would be casualties. Although the casualties of his own soldiers also made Su Zhengyang feel heartbroken, after all, they were all young men full of vigor and vitality. Perhaps they were still chatting and laughing with their comrades yesterday, but today they went to the battlefield and died on some position. But this was the nature of war.

Only by unifying China, driving out the great powers, and allowing the Chinese nation to truly stand up can we achieve peace and stability. This has always been Su Zhengyang's goal.

"We must do a good job in providing compensation for the injured and dead soldiers, and we must also do our best to comfort their families, so that the soldiers can go to the battlefield without any worries."

"Understood, Commander!"

"Over in Yuanshan City, the 95,96th and th Regiments of the st Brigade have already deployed their forces. Zheng Jiahai is a cautious person to put it nicely, but a coward to put it bluntly. I predict that he will surrender within three days. We can take Yuanshan without losing a single soldier and without bloodshed."

"After the victory of this battle, the territory of our Northwest Revolutionary Army has expanded five or six times. Hengshui County, Honghe County, Mocheng County, Daqu County, Fengshan County, Sanjiang County, and other seven counties and two cities have completely fallen into the control of our Northwest Revolutionary Army. This is of great significance to our Northwest Revolutionary Army. It means that we have the ability to fight the Northwest warlord troops head-on and defeat them. We have completely walked out of Sanjiang County and radiated our influence to the entire southern Linzhou Province."

"Leave the post-war work to Lao Qin and Cheng Hai. You should immediately select qualified soldiers from the militia forces in Sanjiang County and Honghe County to make up for the personnel losses of the front-line combat troops."

"Yes, Commander!"

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for taking over the seven counties and two cities near Sanjiang County, achieving a special achievement and expanding the territory. ]

[The system will issue the following rewards to the host: 97 Type 250 sidecars, 17 Renault FT10 light tanks, 221 Sd.kfz.20 light reconnaissance armored vehicles, 57 Dodge WC50 military convertible jeeps. 7.92 million 800 general-purpose bullets, 30 wooden-handled grenades, 75 Krupp 60MM mountain guns, 105 Krupp 20MM howitzers, 150 Krupp 8MM heavy howitzers, 20 heavy artillery tractors, and 5000 shells of each of three types.]

Su Zhengyang was refreshed when he listened to the voice of the system. This time, the system rewards actually included tanks and armored vehicles. Although this Renault FT17 is an old guy from World War I, no warlord army in the country has been able to form an armored force on a large scale. If there are enough tanks and armored vehicles, the Northwest Revolutionary Army will be able to form an armored force that is invincible on land. Su Zhengyang felt very excited just thinking about it.