svetikya Chapter 158 The Despair of Foreign Military Advisors
Chapter 158 The Despair of Foreign Military Advisors
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The front lines in Quzhou are shrouded in smoke and fire.
He Maofeng put down the phone, a cold smile appearing on his lips.
"The young marshal is right. Let them be smug for a while, then give them a good beating."
He turned to look at the battlefield.
In the distance, the other four divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army were retreating in panic.
"Pass down the order: Armored vehicle battalion, motorized infantry division, all units mobilize!"
"Yes, sir!" the adjutant replied loudly.
"Chase them! Kill as many as you can! Tell the brothers to remember: quick, quick infiltration, quick attack, quick annihilation! We are a motorized infantry division!"
He Maofeng's voice echoed in the command post.
"The young marshal said that today we will show the Northern Expeditionary Army what a true German-equipped division is!"
The engines of the armored vehicle battalion roared to life.
Dozens of armored vehicles surged out of the position like a steel torrent, followed closely by a motorized infantry division.
The MG34 machine gun was pointed forward.
The retreating Northern Expeditionary Army scattered and fled like startled birds under the pursuit of armored vehicles.
Northern Expeditionary Army Headquarters.
Chiang Kai-shek looked at the military map, which was now completely in disarray, and his face turned ashen.
"Retreat? The other four divisions are all retreating?"
The adjutant stammered, "Yes...yes, Commander-in-Chief. The German-equipped division's armored vehicles are catching up, and our troops can't stop them at all."
Chiang Kai-shek slammed his hand on the table and cursed, "Damn it, the advisors are incompetent..."
"Damn it! Where's Nikolai? Bring him here!"
Adjutant: "Yes, sir!"
Moments later, Nikolai rushed over.
"Commander-in-Chief, you wanted to see me?"
Chiang Kai-shek pointed to the military map, where the situation was utterly hopeless, and roared in fury: "Where are your tactics? Where is your supposed winning strategy? Five divisions, fifty thousand men! And now? The Fifth Division has been encircled and annihilated, and the other four divisions are retreating in panic! Is this your so-called winning strategy?!"
Nikolai's face turned deathly pale: "This...this is impossible...my tactics were perfect...why...?"
"Perfect?"
Chiang Kai-shek was practically ready to draw his sword and stab him to death, roaring furiously, "You call this perfect?"
He walked up to Nikolai and slapped him hard across the face.
"Snapped!"
Nikolai was knocked back and staggered, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Commander-in-Chief..."
Chiang Kai-shek pointed at Nikolai's nose and roared, "Five divisions, more than 60,000 men! Routed in a single day! Even if they were given 50,000 pigs to capture, they wouldn't have finished them this quickly! This is your so-called winning strategy?!"
Nikolai knelt on the ground, his face covered in blood: "I...I didn't expect their motorized units to be so mobile...I didn't expect their firepower to be so intense..."
"Didn't expect that?" Chiang Kai-shek sneered. "You're a military advisor, not a useless piece of trash! You didn't even consider the enemy's mobility and firepower, so what makes you think you can give me advice?!"
Nikolai stammered, "My... my tactics have all been tested in the European War, and they were most effective when fighting the Soviet Red Army..."
"European war?"
Upon hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek, enraged, laughed coldly, "It's 1925 now! Not 1915! Your ideas are outdated!"
He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Get out. Don't let me see you again."
Nicholas felt as if he had been granted a pardon and staggered out.
Chiang Kai-shek stared blankly at the chaotic map markings, his eyes dark and brooding...
Chen Zijun...
His German-equipped division is actually that strong?
More importantly, this wasn't even his most valued Imperial Guard or National Defense Army, nor was it one of his father's four most formidable Central Army divisions from the Beiyang era; it was merely a so-called motorized infantry division he had hastily assembled. Its combat effectiveness was astounding…
Quzhou front line, battlefield.
The armored vehicle battalion surged into the retreating Northern Expeditionary Army like a steel torrent.
The MG34 machine guns unleashed a dense barrage of fire, and the Northern Expeditionary Army soldiers fell one after another.
The 75mm artillery struck with precision, shattering the Northern Expeditionary Army's positions.
The shells from the 105mm howitzer whistled past and exploded behind the Northern Expeditionary Army, the huge explosions deafening.
The Northern Expeditionary Army's defenses collapsed rapidly, and the soldiers scattered and fled, unable to mount any effective resistance.
He Maofeng stood on the command vehicle, looking at the scene on the battlefield, a cold smile appearing on his lips.
"What kind of foreign consultant is this? Is that all they're capable of?"
He picked up the walkie-talkie: "Pass down the order, continue the pursuit! Three divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army have been divided and surrounded by us; defeat them one by one!"
"yes!"
The armored vehicle battalion quickly advanced and encircled three divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
The MG34s unleashed a dense barrage of fire, and the Northern Expeditionary Army soldiers fell like wheat being harvested.
The 75mm artillery struck with precision, shattering the Northern Expeditionary Army's positions.
The Northern Expeditionary Army soldiers scattered in terror and were unable to mount any effective resistance.
"We surrender! We surrender!"
The soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army raised white flags one after another.
He Maofeng sneered: "Surrender? Order the troops to disarm and surrender on the spot. Ignore them and continue the attack!"
He waved his hand: "Keep fighting!"
The armored vehicle battalion continued its advance, and the three divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army were defeated one by one.
They annihilated tens of thousands of enemy soldiers and captured thousands.
The commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army at Quzhou was captured.
He Maofeng looked at the captured Northern Expeditionary Army commander and sneered, "You think you can fight us? Go to Germany and learn what modern warfare is all about!"
The commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army turned pale and dared not speak.
He Maofeng waved his hand: "Take him away and interrogate him!"
"yes!"
Shanghai, Chen Mansion.
Chen Zijun stood by the window, looking at the Shanghai Bund outside, a cold smile appearing on his lips.
"The five divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army were completely defeated."
He turned around and picked up the phone.
"Get me to the front lines in Quzhou."
The call was answered quickly.
"Young Marshal!" He Maofeng's voice came through the phone, filled with barely suppressed excitement. "We have annihilated three divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army! The remnants of two divisions fled in disarray, and the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army's front line in Quzhou has been captured! We have annihilated tens of thousands of enemy troops and captured thousands! Our casualties... are only a little over a thousand!"
Chen Zijun smiled and said, "Uncle He, well done."
"Young Marshal, you're right," He Maofeng said with a smile. "That so-called advisor's tactics are utterly useless. Our motorized units are far more mobile than theirs."
Chen Zijun sneered: "Foreign advisor? Hmph. With that little skill, you think you can deal with my German-equipped divisions?"
"Young Marshal, I interrogated that Northern Expeditionary Army commander," He Maofeng suddenly said. "He revealed some important intelligence."
Chen Zijun's eyes narrowed: "What intelligence?"
"Our bald-headed President Chiang Kai-shek has secretly contacted France and Japan, preparing to jointly put pressure on you."
Chen Zijun sneered: "France and Japan? Chiang Kai-shek certainly knows how to find allies."
"Furthermore," He Maofeng continued, "that Northern Expeditionary Army commander said that Marcel was also plotting against you at the French consulate."
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Chen Zijun's eyes.
"Marcel? Sure."
He hung up the phone and looked out the window at Shanghai.
France and Japan were colluding?
Let them know who the real masters are on this land of China.