The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 427 Something went wrong
He knew very well that this was his first battle after entering the Pass...if they really fought, they would have to fight to the death;

Just like two top masters, after the test in Shanhaiguan, the real battle will definitely result in bloodshed!

In this chaotic world, only by hitting the opponent hard and painfully, leaving the opponent helpless, can you gain a firm foothold and keep your territory.

Otherwise, incidents like the seizure of imported equipment will continue endlessly.

Jiang Cheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He pressed his military cap hard on his head, looked around at his generals, and ordered the entire army to advance.

Led by these young officers, the soldiers marched briskly and determinedly, rushing quickly towards the chaotic positions of the Zhi army.

The White Russian Regiment passed by the Zhili Army like a ghost and headed straight for the command post of Ye Yiming and several officers.

These old Russians, who were no different from mercenaries, were setting foot on the land of the interior for the first time... The dark blue uniformed Zhili troops in front of them were slightly shorter than the soldiers from the Northeast;

But they were the orthodox Beiyang clique after all, and their surprise attack on the command post was immediately met with a fierce counterattack.

After all, it is Ye Yiming's command post, so the defenses are extremely tight.

Bullets suddenly poured over, and the two White Russian soldiers in the front fell down immediately.

However, the frontal offensive of the Zhi army was only a volley of rifles, which had gaps compared to the attack formation composed of light machine guns.

Vasily immediately organized his men to launch a feint attack from the front, and took advantage of the gap to go around to the back of the command post.

At this time, the general attack on the Zhi army had already been launched. Not only inside and outside the Zhi army's command post, but also the entire battlefield was filled with smoke and the smell of blood.

The muddy trenches slowed down the march of Jiang Cheng's troops. The roars of each commander echoed in the noisy positions, inspiring the soldiers to continue charging.

The firepower gradually weakened, and when Vasily led a assault team to encircle the area, he found that the entire command post had been emptied.

At this time, the Zhi army was like a group of headless flies, fleeing in chaos in the trenches; some of them even dropped their guns, threw away their weapons, and even took off their military caps and jackets, avoiding the attacks of the Feng army soldiers while slipping away.

When Jiang Cheng led the entire army to launch a surprise attack, they joined forces with these White Russian soldiers who were covered in blood and sweat.

There were many Zhi army prisoners squatting on the ground, holding their heads and trembling, and almost everyone's eyes were filled with despair and fear.

"Sir, the enemy commander has escaped."

Vasily trotted forward, picked up his military cap with his pistol, his face full of contempt - in the eyes of the Slavs, a soldier who abandoned his men and ran away was more disgusting than a deserter.

Jiang Cheng was polite to him, returned his salute with Russian etiquette, and asked him to lead the soldiers to search around.

After asking Ye Hai to bring over a few prisoners, Jiang Cheng quickly got a clear picture of the situation of this Zhi army.

"Master Jiang, I think this matter..."

Wang Junshan was the first to frown and turned his slightly uneasy look towards Jiang Cheng.

"Hurry up and send out the reconnaissance platoon. In addition to searching for the senior advisors along the route, we must also be careful of the Zhi army's reinforcements!"

Jiang Cheng also understood what he meant instantly. Of course, he instinctively felt that something was wrong before the battle started.

You know, the news that Ye Yiming was going to block him on the road that he had to take to Qinhuangdao was revealed to him by Yang Yuting.

Moreover, this news came from Fengtian, the rear base, almost when he had just passed Shanhaiguan. Unlike the 21st century with complete communication facilities, the news from the General Staff Headquarters was delayed.

But even with so many unfavorable factors, Yang Yuting's information was still accurate - even the unit number of the Zhi army, the approximate number of people, and even the leading commander and other information were all correct.

Even though he had the nickname "Little Zhuge" in the Northeast, he could only calculate where the troops were ambushing, and it was impossible for him to know so many inside stories.

"When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on..."

Jiang Cheng turned around and gave orders to the generals, "Brothers, wake up! I don't think it's advisable to stay here for long. Just looking at the terrain, you can tell that this place is easy to attack but difficult to defend..."

"I've completed my study! You lead the White Russian Regiment to cover our retreat, while Guo Xipeng leads the way and we continue to advance towards Qinhuangdao!"

Almost at the same time when Ye Yiming led his troops to flee in a hurry, Guan Shanyi, the commander of the Zhili army who had besieged Gao Wensheng near Qinhuangdao, received an order from Wu Peifu to withdraw his troops.

"What? Commander Wu asked us to withdraw before the Jiang family kid even arrived?"

The officer, who was over 40 years old, was somewhat surprised. "I heard that they didn't bring many people with them. We set a trap here and block them from both inside and outside... We will definitely be able to capture Jiang boy alive!"

But the order in the telegram was very simple, which was to ask them to retreat westward to the vicinity of Qian'an.

They had to obey the orders from above... But if they did so, Gao Wensheng, who they had blocked for almost seven or eight days, would most likely take away the important supplies of the Fengtian Army -

You have to know that things are different from the past. When the Fengtian Army went south for mediation for the first time, Marshal Zhang had already ordered the extension of the railway... This army only needed half a day at most to leisurely withdraw from Shanhaiguan.

So what are they trying to achieve by blocking the road these days?
Are you here to joke?
Fang Shanyi became more and more angry as he thought about it... But when he was ordering the troops to start gathering and retreating, another shocking news came -

The young man Jiang, whom he looked down upon, defeated Ye Yiming's entire regiment and reduced its forces to remnants in less than an hour. He himself threw away his weapons and armor, abandoning his troops and fleeing to Qian'an.

What's even more terrible is that he also heard that Jiang Cheng was carrying heavy weapons and his firepower was terrifying.

What are you waiting for? Run!
In less than half an hour, this Zhi army demonstrated the qualities of the Beiyang regular army and withdrew without a trace.

But all of this was captured by the cavalry outposts sent by Guo Xipeng.

"Just ran away like that?"

Jiang Cheng was a little surprised when he got the news, and he felt even more uneasy.

Everyone knows how powerful Wu Peifu is - and it was the old man who arranged to block his goods this time. He just fought a battle to test them, and they just ran away?
Just as Jiang Cheng came up with a plan, Guo Xipeng had already led a large force to pick up Gao Wensheng.

When the uncle and nephew saw each other, they held hands tightly and then gave each other a simple hug: "Feilan! I really didn't expect... that you, as the governor of a province, would come to pick me up in person!"

"I, I really don't know what to say."

Jiang Cheng looked at him carefully - this old uncle who was usually calm and resourceful now looked exhausted and thinner. It seemed that he must have suffered a lot during the days of being besieged here.

"Uncle, look at what you said!"

The more he looked at him, the more Jiang Cheng felt emotional. "I really blame myself... Why didn't I ask about your news earlier--"

"You and your brothers have suffered a lot these days!"

(End of this chapter)