Chapter 596 The main attack of the 7th Division

"Cough cough... It's already spring, why are there any brazier? Cough cough... We're going on the road tomorrow, there's no need to be so troublesome!" It's okay when Cai E didn't speak, but there's always a feeling of discomfort in his chest when he's ready to speak.

"Commander, then I'll find an umbrella!" After Chen Fang said that, he turned around and wanted to leave quickly.

"Don't...I just want to feel the smell of spring rain... Cough!" Cai E said after giving up.

Chen Fang had no choice but to sigh secretly.

Cai E breathed a long sigh and asked in a tight voice: "Where is Shaoji now?"

Chen Fang immediately replied: "Team Yang's vanguard troops are almost at Hejiang." He paused, and then said in a tone of asking for instructions, "Commander, should you contact Hejiang now?"

Hejiang is the defense zone of Sun Zhen of the Sichuan Army. Sun Zhen claims to have two regiments of troops, but in fact there are only two battalions and more than one regiment, and the total is less than one regiment. Cai E’s march route this time was to deliberately make a circle from Chishui and must walk from Sun Zhen’s territory.

Cai E's intention was to force Sun Zhen. If Sun Zhen allowed the 7th Division to pass through Hejiang, it would be a behavior of collusion with the enemy for Chongqing, which indirectly expressed Sun Zhen's position. Of course, at present, Sun Zhen had no way to prevent the 7th Division from passing. With Hejiang's current military strength, the vanguard of the 7th Division was not as good as that of the vanguard of the 7th Division, and there was no chance of winning when moving. Furthermore, even if Sun Zhen had the ability to compete, he had to consider Cai E's influence. Once he attacked Cai E, it would mean being an enemy of the entire south.

Sun Zhen is a smart person. He knew that there were not many choices before him. As long as he took the first step, he had to bite the bullet and continue to move forward. In this way, the small warlords within Sichuan set a precedent for surrendering to the south, and finally brought back the momentum for the south in the entire situation in Sichuan.

Before the Chengdu War officially began, the Yunnan Army and Guizhou Army had already made trouble one after another, which had an impact on the overall momentum of the south. Cai E was a strategist, and he had to take back wherever he lost on the battlefield.

"Ahem, well, it's almost time. You go and arrange it."

"Yes." Chen Fang answered immediately, just about to turn around and arrange the telegram, but he still turned around and said, "Commander, you should go into the tent!"

"Okay, okay, go." Cai E shook his head helplessly and walked back to the tent.

When Chen Fang came back from the communication room, she had a newly received telegram under her armpit and a bowl of steaming soup in her hand.

"Commander, Dr. Wang has decocted the medicine. He said that you can drink it while it is hot. Drink more every day and your chest will be much more comfortable." He put the medicine on the small table in front of Cai E.

"I'm almost ready to make a jar of medicine when taking Western medicine in the morning and Chinese medicine in the evening. Tell me, your President Wu has taken great pains. I'm not in a hurry to do this disease, but he's more anxious than anyone else." Cai E shook his head with a wry smile, but he didn't reject the medicine. After all, this medicine is not uncomfortable, and people can feel more comfortable after drinking it. He picked up the soup bowl and swallowed it slowly.

"Ship Ting cares about national affairs. Commander, you are the hope of national defense in the future. Care about the commander is also about the country." Chen Fang didn't know how to explain, so he had to say a few flattering words casually.

"Oh, I hope he can really care about the country." Cai E sighed, and then drank the medicine in one go. He had almost never thought that he could still enjoy such maintenance treatment in the military camp. He had experienced the simple conditions when leading troops in Yunnan and Guizhou in the past. Not to mention foreign doctors, even military doctors were pitifully few. It seems that only Wu Shaoting was so rich.

Seeing Cai E finishing the medicine, Chen Fang took out the telegram and handed it on.

Cai E casually touched his mouth with his sleeve, took the message and asked, "What's the situation?"

Chen Fang said while packing the bowl of soup and medicine, "The Guangdong Air Force spent two days to investigate the air reconnaissance around Luzhou and Chongqing, and has standardized the enemy's defense situation. Colonel Bacon was also asking us in the postscript when he started fighting. He said that he would prepare in advance so that fighters could be dispatched to cooperate in combat."

Cai E took a look at the information sent by the Air Force in a silent manner, pondered for a moment, and said, "The 14th Cavalry Regiment of Guangdong is almost in Zunyi. I believe that President Wu has his purpose to send this army, so I will naturally not interfere. However, before the official start of the battle, we always have to determine strategic unification. Most of the soldiers in my hands are new recruits, so I dare not rely on tacit understanding."

Chen Fang nodded and said, "That's the reason. I will arrange someone to be responsible for establishing contact with the cavalry regiment later."

Cai E said: "You call back and tell Colonel Bacon first, I will reply to him tomorrow!"

That night, Sun Zhen of Hejiang personally replied to Cai E's telegram, saying that the 7th Division would allow the 7th Division to pass through Hejiang and voluntarily provide welcoming and some supplies. The news did not stay in Cai E's headquarters for a moment, and spread throughout Sichuan in just one night. Sun Zhen was helpless and sent a lot of sensation to Chen Huan, Liu Cunhou and even other small warlords. The first two were increasingly worried about whether the situation in Sichuan would undergo a major reversal. Other warlords could not sit still. They knew that continuing to drag on would only make a difference, and it was time to make a choice as soon as possible.

The vanguard of the third mixed brigade of the Guizhou Army finally arrived in the north on the 16th of the first lunar month. However, Dai Kan did not launch an attack on Chengdu, and did not even go to Meishan to join Ropekin. The key was that a serious accident occurred in the vanguard army, which led to the entire strategic deployment of the Guizhou Army being disrupted.

Previously, Chen Zuting's ** battalion was furious because of the robbery of the artillery regiment, and knew that the Military Federation and Sichuan were both furious and had sent people to investigate. He could not do so, so he could only grit his teeth and continue to advance towards Chengdu, trying to start a battle as soon as possible, so that the investigation team could be left behind. However, every day, the ** battalion accidentally surpassed the vanguard regiment and became the vanguard of the Guizhou Army. An accident happened here.

** Yingrenshou County was lost and ran to Ziyang by chance, and collided with the Third Central Division here.

The two sides fought fiercely on the outskirts of the city. Chen Zuting knew that the situation was wrong and tried to withdraw to Renshou County. However, he knew that the Third Central Division went to attack a battalion in Meishan and just retreated to Ziyang, blocking the retreat of the Guizhou Army's ** battalion from behind.

Chen Zuting was immediately in a dilemma and had to ask for help from the brigade headquarters.

After analyzing, Dai Kan believed that rescuing Chen Zuting was not difficult, but could still eat the enemy camp that sneaked into Meishan. So he immediately ordered the vanguard regiment to change direction and attack Ziyang.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the Pioneer Regiment and the ** Battalion completed the counter-encirclement, directly attacked the assault battalion of the Third Division of the Central Committee and fought fiercely, but instead achieved a surprise victory.

However, at this time, the Third Central Division had already bitten the Guizhou Army and refused to let go. It was too late for Dai Kan to stop when he saw it was better. He could only push all the troops in the rear towards Ziyang and fight to the death with a regiment of the Third Central Division.

After Wuzhou learned of this news, Wu Shaoting did not force Dai Kan to withdraw. The Chengdu battle may not necessarily start in Chengdu. As long as the purpose of the battle is to surround Chengdu, it is also strategic. While allowing Dai Kan to attack Ziyang and restrain the vanguard of the Third Division of the Central Division, he urged Luo Peijin again that the Yunnan Army would at least fire a few shots in Chengdu.
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