Hou Chensheng stayed in Slan for only two days, and on the night of December 5, he took a transport plane back to Gujibang.

It was said to be an investigation, but it was actually a meeting with the officers of the Thirteenth Land Warrior Division to determine the subsequent handover work.

Although they are all division-level troops, the Fifth Marine Division is the main force, while the Thirteenth Marine Division is a reserve force, and the two are not at the same level at all. If they want to expand the organization and form a land army, it will be based on the Fifth Marine Division and will be achieved through the addition of reserve divisions such as the Thirteenth Marine Division. In fact, the division headquarters of the Fifth Marine Division has long been expanded and can be upgraded to an army-level command at any time.

Hou Chensheng rushed back in a hurry, mainly because the Marines heading north launched an attack for more than 10 hours, and the southern cluster of the Fan army south of Deager was about to collapse.

The situation is changing too fast, and there are many important things waiting for Hou Chensheng to go back to deal with.

For example, how to settle more and more prisoners of war.

Before the Fifth Marine Division launched an attack, tens of thousands of prisoners of war had been accepted, and these prisoners were sent to the rear by the support force, that is, the temporary prisoner of war camp in Barentpur. After necessary inspections and rectifications, they were sent to the rear and handed over to the coalition forces that specially accommodated and managed prisoners of war. Generally speaking, all the prisoners of war in the Fan army would be sent to the prisoner of war camp located in the desert in the western Pakistani region, and would be under the supervision of the Pakistani army. If there was no accident, these prisoners of war would not be deported until the war ended.

The problem now is that there are too many prisoners of war.

On the night of December 5 alone, to be precise, by dawn on the 6th, the assault combat troops housed more than 30,000 prisoners of war.

This number is still increasing at a rate of more than 2,000 people per hour!

Because there were too many prisoners of war that needed to be settled, and due to road traffic conditions, the support troops behind could not keep up, so the assault troops slowed down before dawn, and even stopped after dawn, waiting for the support troops to take over the prisoners of war.

Even so, there were still groups of Fantasy soldiers coming from the opposite side of the front line and surrendering to the assault troops.

Almost all the wounded were wounded, many of them were already dying, and were carried by their colleagues to the front of the assault troops, and had no combat effectiveness at all.

Obviously, these Fantasy soldiers who had their lives hung on the line regarded surrender as a way to save their lives, believing that as long as they put down their weapons and surrender to the Eastern Alliance, they would definitely receive humanitarian assistance. At least in the past, the Eastern Alliance was indeed selflessly rescuing the surrendered Fantasy wounded.

But the problem is that there are only a few thousand officers and soldiers in the assault troops, and only battlefield military doctors are accompanying them.

As for field hospitals, they are outside Barumpur.

If Marines are injured, especially seriously injured, the frontline commander will definitely call a medical helicopter and send the injured directly to a field hospital.

Obviously, prisoners of war certainly would not enjoy such special treatment.

Besides, the entire Fifth Land Warrior Division only has more than a dozen medical helicopters that can be used to transport wounded people, so it is not the turn to help prisoners of war.

As a result, the front-line commander had to order a ban on the shelter of seriously injured Fan army on the morning of December 6.

After Hou Chensheng returned to Gujibang, his first order was to stop the assault troops from advancing and establish a temporary prisoner of war camp on the spot.

Afterwards, he also arranged a helicopter to send dozens of medical staff and a large number of medical equipment to the front line.

Although it is understandable not to accept serious injuries to the Fantasy Army, if you really want to do so, it is equivalent to forcing more than 100,000 Fantasy soldiers across the front line into a desperate situation. Even if it is a very troublesome thing to accommodate prisoners of war and rescue the wounded, it is much better than fighting with more than 100,000 Fantasy Army.

Besides, there are actually not many seriously injured people who can truly save them.

Many seriously injured people were almost dead when they were sent to the field hospital. What the military doctor could do was to inject a morphine into him and let him leave the world peacefully.

In fact, most prisoners of war were lightly wounded and did not require rescue. They were sent to prisoners of war camp after simple bandage.

Of course, the key is to reflect humanitarian care and give the desperate Fan army a little hope, so as to make the right choice under the guidance of hope.

It was not until December 8 that the assault troops set out again.

At this time, more than 60,000 prisoners of war were contained!

Obviously, it is only a matter of time before the destruction of the southern cluster. Perhaps in two or three days, the battle south of Deaogle will end.

However, the mission of the Fifth Land Force Division has not been completed yet.

Hou Chensheng went to Ahmedabad on the afternoon of the 6th to deal with a matter related to the 24th mechanics master.

According to the arrangements made by Ding Zhennan before, after taking Ahmedabad, two brigades of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division will go south to attack Baroda, and the Fifth Marine Division will arrange a reinforcement regiment to occupy Ahmedabad. If necessary, the Fifth Marine Division will also send troops to attack Udaipur.

The problem now is that the 24th mechanic master did not defeat Ahmedabad as planned.

Of course, the reasons are complicated.

For example, the officers and soldiers of the two additional brigades of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division were of average quality, and the borrowed main combat equipment was not very easy.

Take the main battle tanks as an example, all of them are ZT-80s, some of which are old models that have been retired for more than 20 years.

Ahmedabad is not only a military center in Gujibang, but also a transfer center for combat materials. Before the 24th Infantry Division arrived, the various materials stored in the area exceeded 500,000 tons, but only 200,000 tons of ammunition was 200,000 tons. Food and other daily necessities were enough for the defenders and residents to consume for several months.

That's why the Fan army guarding Ahmedabad fought extremely tenaciously.

The 24th Armored Division attacked several times, and was defeated by the Fan army after attacking the city.

Although the reinforcements of the Fifth Marine Division have been in place, there is only one reinforcement regiment, and the scale of the troops is similar to that of the Army's brigade-level troops.

The result was that Ahmedabad could only be surrounded.

Strictly speaking, it only occupied the important transportation routes outside the city, making it impossible for the Fan army in the city to break through in large quantities and prevent small-scale infiltration.

As for the strong attack, it is not necessary to not be done for the time being.

According to the information reported by the combat troops, the Fan army was very tenacious, but it was severely lacking in heavy equipment. For example, heavy artillery that threatened huge could only huddle in the urban area, relying on the dense buildings in the urban area to conduct defensive operations, and did not have the ability to launch a large-scale counterattack.

For this reason, a long-term siege is enough.

The key is that in the order issued by the command, there is no requirement to capture the city.

That's why the front line commander of the 24th Armored Division proposed that the Marines continued to surround Ahmedabad, and they headed south as planned.

In addition, the front-line commanders of the Fifth Land Warrior Division also thought so.

Not to mention that the troops are not sufficient, even if there are enough troops, there is no need to go to the city to fight against the Fan army.

Stay in the camp outside the country to bask in the sun, and fire a few shots into the city from time to time, at most, to dispatch scouts to guide the targets of the Air Force's attack aircraft.

What's wrong with it?

In a few months, when the ammunition and food are exhausted, the Fan army will naturally surrender.

After Hou Chensheng arrived at the front line and grasped the situation, he approved the combat plan provided by the front line commander, but only made adjustments to the combat plan.

There was only one brigade who went south to attack Varodat, rather than the two planned brigades.

Hou Chensheng clearly told the front line commander of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division that Varodard had only one infantry division at most, and it was very likely that it was a reserve force, with a total force that would not exceed 8,000, and the combat personnel might be less than 5,000, which was not even comparable to one brigade of the Imperial Army.

The enemy has just a little force, and it is enough to dispatch a brigade.

The key is that the landing fleet has arrived at Kebei Bay.

In other words, before the 5th Marine Division evacuated, the landing fleet could provide support to the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division heading south, including artillery bombardment and bombing of the Varodardian army.

If this is the case, I'm afraid even a brigade won't be needed.

Of course, Hou Chensheng also mentioned one thing.

After occupying Varodard, we must go south to occupy the estuary delta of the Nermada River, establish a stronghold on the southern bank, and advance upstream.

By then, the Marine Corps will arrange a engineering force to clear the river channel and build a temporary dock in the estuary area.

Simply put, it is to pose as if you are walking up the Nermada River.

In fact, this is also part of the combat plan.

The difference is that necessary actions need to be taken, such as building bridgeheads on the southern bank of the Nermada River and building necessary infrastructure.

Fortunately, the troops of one brigade are basically enough.

The other brigade will not stay in Ahmedabad.

According to Hou Chensheng's intention, the brigade replaced the strengthening regiment of the Fifth Marine Division to attack Udaipur, which was to be precisely assisted the main force of the Fifth Marine Division to besiege Udaipur and strive to capture this military center as quickly as possible, so that the Fifth Marine Division could withdraw from here.

In fact, this is what Ding Zhennan means.

The two brigades of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division must go north to fight. After the Fifth Land Warrior Division left, they will be responsible for the task of assisting the 17th Armored Division.

In other words, even if Hou Chensheng did not come back, Ding Zhennan would make similar arrangements.

That's why the front-line commander of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division did not object, but only mentioned the need to strengthen logistics support.

After all, there was no previous plan to attack Udaipur from Ahmedabad.

Hou Chensheng also gave a clear answer to this question.

The Marine Corps reinforcements, or replacement units, will arrive soon, and the security problem will be solved at that time, and it will only take a few days to do it.

Obviously, the combat troops heading north to attack Udaipur would have to carry supplies for several days.

In fact, the key is whether the two reinforcement regiments of the Thirteenth Land Force can arrive on time.

That's why, after arranging a mission for the 24th Mechanical Stage Master, Hou Chensheng did not leave Ahmedabad, but went to Baonagar to the south.

This is a port city located on the west bank of Kebe Bay and the largest port north of Mumbai.

To this end, before attacking Ahmedabad, Hou Chensheng arranged to take part in the operation here, and the combat troops occupying Rajkod went to attack Baonagar. Because the main forces of the Fan army were all in Ahmedabad, only local militias guarding Baonagar, at the end of November, the Marines occupied the port city, and also cleared the harbor and waterways, and were ready to welcome the transport fleet and landing fleet.

However, only ships with a displacement of less than 20,000 tons and a blowing depth of no more than 7 meters can enter the port.

There is no way. When the tide is low, the water depth of Baonagar Port is less than 8 meters, and the main channel is only 10 meters, so large ships cannot enter and exit.

After all, Baonagar is just a port in Gujibang and there is no way to compare with Mengmai in the south.

Otherwise, Hou Chensheng would not have asked the Marines to build a temporary dock at the mouth of the Nermada River.

The Fifth Land Warrior Division was arranged to leave Gujibang and go to the East Coast area, which was the number one event when Hou Chensheng returned.

He spent 2 days in Bonagal and went to the front line on December 11.

The front line of the 24th Armored Division, Varodard.
To be continued...