On a dark night, the two brigades that Han Hai Army first arrived on the battlefield without any rest and immediately entered the battle to attack the defense line of Hezhong. The two sides began a fierce fierce battle in the dark night.&1t;/p>

The reason why the Hanhai Army attacked overnight was not only because of its contempt for the Nanchuan Army and its overconfidence, there was another important reason that the other Hanhai Army was flocking to it, and they did not want to give up their military achievements.&1t;/p>

The three armies under Denzel, commander of the Hanhai Advance Army, were given the advance title, but if the River City was first occupied by the other Hanhai troops, then Denzel would fall into a passive position and his face would have nowhere to be put.&1t;/p>

Denzel knew the competitive relationship between the other Hanhai troops and knew that they would never give up taking a bite of the fat meat that originally belonged to him, so he sent two brigades of 60,000 people to travel in an emergency, trying to take the lead in capturing the city of Hezhong.&1t;/p>

However, Denzel underestimated the strength of the Nanchuan Army and encircled and annihilated 30,000 troops from the 9th Brigade of the Hanhai. Although the Nanchuan Army mobilized several times of its troops, this is enough to prove that the Nanchuan Army is not so vulnerable, so the two brigades sent by Denzel were not so smooth.&1t;/p>

The Hanhai Army originally wanted to raid at night and capture Hezhong City in one fell swoop. In the early stage, they quickly defeated the Seventh Banner Regiment of Nanchuan on the front line with a rapid offensive. The banner leader Li Qing was seriously injured and rescued.&1t;/p>

However, under the command of Lin Chuan, the Nanchuan Army launched a counterattack on the advance of Hanhai Army. With Lin Cunzhi's First Heavy Flag Regiment as the main force and five light infantry flag regiments as the two wings, the Hanhai Army that broke into the defense line was hit head-on.&1t;/p>

Fierce battles lasted from midnight to dawn. Faced with the resolute resistance of the Nanchuan army and the occasional counterattack, the attacks of the two brigades of Hanhai were repelled. Their attempt to capture Hezhongcheng at night was completely shattered.&1t;/p>

Faced with the counterattack of the Nanchuan Army, the two brigades of Hanhai, who had lost their troops and lost their generals, had to fight and retreat. At dawn, the Nanchuan Army had recovered its first line of defense and drove the Hanhai Army several miles away.&1t;/p>

Given that the Hanhai army has a large number of cavalry units, Lin Chuan ordered the counterattacking troops to stop pursuing and immediately restore the destruction of the fierce battle to prepare for a new round of attack.&1t;/p>

"General, battle report--" The news that the two brigades of Hanhai Forefront were immediately sent to Denzel, the commander of the advance army, who was leading the main force to Hezhongcheng.&1t;/p>

Denzel originally thought that it would be no difficult to destroy the resistance of the Nanchuan Army with the elite troops of the two brigades, but he underestimated the strength of the Nanchuan Army. When he looked at the battle report, his smiley face suddenly sank.&1t;/p>

"General, what's wrong?" Du Fei, commander of the Seventh Army, came forward and asked.&1t;/p>

Denzel handed the battle report to Du Fei and said: "General Metes returns that they encountered the tenacious resistance of the Nanchuan army outside the Hezhong City. Now they are at least twenty miles away from Hezhong City."&1t;/p>

Du Fei, commander of the Seventh Army, took the battle report and looked shocked. It was obvious that the imperial army had not encountered such a powerful enemy for a long time. First, they wiped out one of their brigades, but now the elite of the two brigades were blocked and cannot be stored. As he read the battle report, the blood in his body suddenly boiled. Perhaps he could really usher in a refreshing battle.&1t;/p>

"The Nanchuan Army has two legions, at least 200,000 people? General Metz was confused, right?" Du Fei joked at the battle report.&1t;/p>

Denzel shook his head with a serious expression: "Although General Metz has an unshirkable responsibility for the defeat in this offensive, I don't think he dares to lie about military information."&1t;/p>

"If there are really 200,000 Nanchuan Army on the front line of Hezhong City, then this battle will be interesting." Du Fei smiled on his face. He was eager to fight with a powerful opponent. It was obvious that the Nanchuan Army had aroused his interest.&1t;/p>

Denzel took the battle report and tore it to pieces, then waved his hand and raised it into the air, with a ruthless look flashing in his eyes: "Since the Nanchuan Army wants to try the blade of my imperial army, I can't let them down!"&1t;/p>

"General Du Fei--"&1t;/p>

"The last one will be here!"&1t;/p>

"I order your troops to go out immediately, attack from the Raven Ridge line, go around to the back of Hezhong City, block the retreat of the Nanchuan Army, and I want to wipe out them all!" Denzel ordered loudly.&1t;/p>

Du Fei had a chapped lips and smiled: "General, don't worry, our Seventh Army will definitely give them a big gift!"&1t;/p>

The Seventh Army of Hanhai was originally a pure cavalry unit, but the Marshal of Hanhai Empire Orlando specially combined the 800,000 Western Expedition Army units under his command in Tielan Pass fortress, and the cavalry and infantry were reasonably organized, so that there was a balance between maneuverability and siege ability and improved combat efficiency.&1t;/p>

The ten divisions under the 7th Army, including five cavalry divisions, five infantry divisions, the cavalry is responsible for raiding maneuvers, and the infantry is responsible for subsequent promotion and occupation of siege. This combination has improved a lot more than the previous pure cavalry units.&1t;/p>

Du Fei was the commander of the Seventh Army. He once led his cavalry to create the discipline of capturing a province in two days in the Far East, east of Tielanguan, so his favorite combat method was also long-distance raids, and his great mobility of wielding cavalry.&1t;/p>

So after Du Fei got the order to attack from the Raven Ridge and to the back of Hezhong City to block the retreat route of the Nanchuan Army, he immediately left behind five infantry divisions and continued to follow the large army, personally led five cavalry divisions to attack, and rushed towards the Raven Ridge, preparing to show his long-range raid tactics again.&1t;/p>

Raven Ridge is located thirty miles north of Hezhong City. The mountains are undulating and are famous for their abundant ravens. As long as you go around Raven Ridge, you can go east along the river and to the east of Hezhong City. Raven Ridge is a strategic location.&1t;/p>

When Lin Chuan was setting up the blocking defense line for Hezhongcheng, he was naturally worried that the Hanhai soldiers would not be able to attack from the front, and surrounded Hezhongcheng from the north, so he also placed a flag regiment force in Raven Ridge, just in case&1t;/p>

"Brothers, please be harder! Nail the wooden stake deeper!" Chu Ming, the head of the 16th Banner Regiment under the Second Field Army of Nanchuan, has led his troops to Raven Ridge, and is now seizing the time to build a defense line.&1t;/p>

Chu Ming is also a student who graduated from the first phase of Nanchuan War Academy. After a year of hardship, he has now become a flag regiment-level officer and has become a senior general.&1t;/p>

As a newly promoted young general, Chu Ming knew his lack of practical experience, so he set an example in training or performing tasks on weekdays and became more diligent and hardworking. Therefore, although he was young, he had won the unanimous support of the officers and soldiers of the Sixteen Banners Regiment.&1t;/p>

"Laoguan, what's going on with your flag camp? You're so lazy." When Chu Ming inspected the positions of the third flag camp, the officers and soldiers of the third flag camp were basking in the sun lazily.&1t;/p>

"Chief, we are thirty miles away from the river. Friendly troops are fighting against Hanhai people in Hezhong City to make military achievements. Look, we are here to drink the northwest wind. Why are our fortifications so easy to build? Anyway, Hanhai people don't come, so it's in vain." Guan Shan, the commander of the Third Banner Battalion, shook his head and was making trouble.&1t;/p>

The Nanchuan Army attaches importance to military merits. Military merits can not only receive large rewards, but also an important basis for promotion. Therefore, all the troops of the Nanchuan Army fought to fight for the attack in every battle.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!