District 9

It was around eight o'clock in the evening and it was dark.

On the Haima Highway, at the Eighth District Army Headquarters, Gu Taixian was eating roasted sweet potatoes and asked with a frown on his face: "What did the people on the military intelligence side say?"

"Chen Feng's troops in the seventh district have been fighting fiercely with the 106th Division of the Pu Army for six or seven hours. The two sides are currently in a stalemate. But Chief Chen in the seventh district said that he could not conquer the Heshuo area within two days, so he fired Chen Feng and replaced him with others. Someone comes and fights." The chief of general staff chuckled and said: "Chief Chen has always been very strict with his son. If he gets impatient, he really doesn't give face."

"What's going on with the Pu Army Corps?" Gu Taixian asked again.

"Except for the 106th Division, which was fighting fiercely with Chen Feng's troops in the Heshuo area, the remaining one division and two brigades are all moving towards the Hata area." The chief of general staff pointed to the sand table and said: "Our eyes on the front line report , saying that a group of 5,000-strong private armed forces in the area are also moving in here. Their total strength is probably 25,000, which is more than us."

"After fighting for so many days, there are still more than 20,000 people?" Gu Taixian frowned: "No wonder this blind man Pu dares to do anything. His troops are quite resilient."

"During the day, Qin Yu's mixed brigade used ten vehicle-mounted rocket launchers to bombard their assembly point. The thousands of people in front of the 197th Brigade were instantly dispersed, directly reducing the number of four to five hundred people, but you know what happened in the end. Result?" asked the Chief of General Staff.

"What's the result?"

"Pu Ming asked the troops below to gather in company units, disperse and assemble, avoid the artillery fire, and continue to retreat." The chief of general staff said with a serious face: "And the troops below suffered such a strong fire counterattack, and they continued to fight with high intensity. It has been nearly ten days, but there has been no large-scale desertion of soldiers. After the troops returned to reorganize, the total number of troops was reduced by five, which is simply unimaginable!"

Gu Taixian was silent.

"From the time we exchanged fire until now, the number of missing soldiers has reached 200, and at least half of them were afraid of the battle and ran away. Although these people are all in the mixed establishment, it is enough to explain the problem." The chief of general staff said in a low voice. : "In terms of weapons and equipment, the Pu-style legion is almost inferior, but in terms of tenacity and experience in fighting big battles, we are inferior because we have been comfortable for too long."

"Wherever there are heroes, there are bears. This is a normal phenomenon." Gu Taixian stood up slowly, put his hands on the edge of the sand table, and said after a long silence: "Since Blind Man Pu also wants to distinguish between male and female in the Hata area, then let's follow He gave it a try. He sent a telegram to the First Theater Command and told them that I would use my wealth to replace the battle damage. My soldiers are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of dying in vain. We will use the military defense strength of the Eighth District in recent years to provide Blind man Pu takes a lesson in modern warfare!"

"you mean……?"

"We need to work together," Gu Taixian stood up straight, frowned and said, "Fight quickly and try to solve the problem within two days."

…

In the Hata area, in Daye near Fengshan, Daya led Brother No. 500 of the reconnaissance battalion and was following orders to pursue the remnants of the enemy.

There are no serious roads in this place, only narrow paths that are difficult to pass, and there are endless hills and plains on both sides of the road, and there is snow everywhere, some places are very shallow, and some places are very shallow. It may be nearly two meters deep if you step on it.

Five hundred people followed the path and pursued them to the foot of the mountain on the north side of Fengshan. Daya waved his hand to signal the rear troops to postpone their advance. He lowered his head and took out a small tablet computer and carefully observed the military map.

"Battal Commander, the entrance to this place is a bit narrow!" Deputy Battalion Commander Liang Xing pointed at the tablet screen and said: "There are two mountains next to us. We can only walk through the middle. But if we rush past, we will encounter It is the main force of the 197th Brigade. If they close the door from the side, it will be difficult for us to escape and we will not be able to come back."

"Yes." Da Ya stared at the screen, licked his chapped lips and said: "There is a commander on the main road chasing us, so this line can only be left to us. The order from above is to continue the pursuit and push forward. It’s definitely not possible to stop here.”

"We need to find a gatekeeper to guard the entrance before we can go in." The deputy battalion commander suggested.

"That's right!" Daya blinked and said, "First report to the brigade headquarters, contact Battalion Commander Wang Tianhui, and ask him to guard this opening. When they arrive, we will go in."

"Okay." The deputy battalion commander nodded.

After the two discussed the matter, the deputy battalion commander telegraphed the news to the brigade headquarters, and Qin Yu quickly responded and immediately dispatched Wang Tianhui's battalion to come here for reinforcements.

At the entrance to Fengshan, a cold wind blew, and the snowflakes flying in the air hit my face, which was as hard as a small stone, and it was extremely painful.

The soldiers had to endure this very bad weather, squatting in the lee of the mountain, rubbing their hands and stamping their feet constantly to prevent themselves from freezing too stiff.

After waiting for more than 20 minutes, Daya didn't see any figures in the distance. He suddenly felt a little anxious: "If you press again, let's see where Wang Tianhui's camp is..."

"Tap tap tap!"

At this moment, footsteps suddenly appeared on the path inside the mountain pass.

Daya's position was at the front, very close to the mountain pass, so he was the first to react: "The footsteps are from troops, many people!"

"Everyone on alert!!" the deputy battalion commander shouted immediately.

"The second battalion of the third regiment of the 197th Brigade, all launch a countercharge! Don't retreat until you die, kill me!!!"

Inside the mountain pass, an officer's shout echoed, followed by footsteps inside that became more rapid.

"Machine gun squad, come up to me, block the mountain pass and draw fire inward." Daya responded immediately: "The rest of the people spread out and poured grenades in. Attach the portable mortar, hurry up, they are coming out."

No one expected that the soldiers of the 197th Brigade, who had been running, did not set up an ambush in the mountain pass, but suddenly launched a counterattack.

Daya's order had just been issued and before the machine gun squad arrived at the designated location, everyone saw a group of soldiers wearing white military coats rushing out like a tide.

"Da da da da!"

Machine guns from both sides fired almost at the same time. The moment they met, more than a dozen people from each side fell to the ground.

"Occupying a favorable terrain, I blocked it!" Big Ya roared, pulling his neck.

The reconnaissance battalion swarmed forward, hiding on the side of the mountain, and fired wildly into the mountain pass.

At this moment, Daya's troops occupied a favorable terrain, because they were at the entrance, so they could spread out and suppress only a little bit of the mountain pass. However, the opponent was blocked on a narrow road between two hills. The entire battalion could not disperse and could only rush outwards or retreat. Moreover, the attacking firepower point was also very single, making it very easy for Daya's troops to avoid it. .

After the two sides met, the terrifying meat-mincing battle officially began.

…

In District 8, outside Yanbei City, more than a hundred helicopters are already in the air command headquarters camp, ready to fly.

"Buzz!"

On the peripheral roads, military trucks were loaded with supplies and were being transported to the headquarters compound.

What does Gu Taixian mean by cooperative operations?