The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

On the contrary, when Yang Yuting heard these words, he felt dizzy as if he was listening to heavenly music and almost couldn't stand - he knew very well that the tactics of this three-pronged battle were formulated by him.

The original plan was to let Ji Jinchun and Zhang Zuoxiang cover this young man to "gain military merits", but God knew that the two old men were defeated by Wu Peifu and Zhang Xiyuan, making them the "main line" in the middle.

Not to mention the losses suffered by the escort brigade, if anything really happened to him, the Marshal would really skin him alive!

Seeing Yang Yuting's face turn pale, then purple, and then red again, Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled and said quickly: "My dear, look at what you have become after being blown up."

"Hurry up and let the medic give you a thorough checkup, then change your clothes and go see Master!"

Although the old fox didn't say anything these days, Jiang Cheng could clearly see that he was already extremely anxious.

"I'm fine!"

Hearing the word "Master", Zhang Hanqing wiped his face in anger and added stubbornly, "I can still continue to fight. I won't let those damn Zhi troops off!"

As he said this, he walked inside while cursing, and Jiang Cheng was surprised to see Guo Songling, who was also covered in blood, following behind him.

The two then heard the report from Li Shitou:

It turned out that when they arrived, the two brigades of the 38th Division in the middle had already been engaged in a battle with the Zhi army.
The war was in a white-hot stage from the very beginning. Li Shitou did not bring many people with him, so they had to disperse and search for this young man in groups.

They agreed that no matter who discovered him, they would immediately evacuate him towards Luanzhou.

However, after Li Shitou and his men discovered this, Wu Peifu actually used cannons to flatten their positions. By the time they regained consciousness and crawled out of the mud, the main force of the Zhi army had already arrived at Luanzhou.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng led his men towards the top of the city, followed by the communications platoon and Li Shitou and others: "Master Jiang, it's a good thing that Guizi Guo brought his men back, otherwise it would be difficult for us to escape!"

Jiang Cheng nodded silently: In fact, it’s good enough that this young man can come back safe and sound. He is not interested in the whole process.

What he is most concerned about now is whether the Luan River can be defended.

Once the Zhi army succeeds in forcing a crossing, the entire Luanzhou will soon be in close combat... After a fierce battle, Wu Peifu will definitely send troops to bombard their retreat route, and then... all the men in the command post will die here!

With a dark face, he quickly climbed up to the top of the city wall and looked through the telescope... the smoke of war had risen in the direction of the Luan River - a huge army that could break the river with a whip was coming towards this side;

The fortifications on the mudflats were ready at any time, and if they were placed close enough, they would be able to strike hard.

However, the first blow to the Zhi army was not from the light and heavy machine guns on the fortifications, but from:

Whoosh, whoosh!

There were continuous noises, and from the other side of Luanzhou city defense, there were suddenly streaks of artillery shells with tails of light and fire.

The number of missiles in the first round was not large, and the accuracy was just so-so. Two of them even hit the Luan River directly, creating a "water column" of more than ten meters.

However, one shell hit the main force of the Zhi army. The explosion instantly knocked people off their horses and the flames engulfed a large number of people.

"Damn, what kind of accuracy is this? There were only eight shots in total, two of them hit the fish, and five missed."

Although he saw the Zhi army's formation being disrupted and the troops scattered and ran away in search of cover on the opposite side of the river bank, Jiang Cheng still cursed with a smile. Because he knew very well that with Zhang Xuecheng's current ability, he would be able to hit the target quickly if he quickly adjusted his position.

Sure enough, after the first round of exploratory attacks, the artillery formation immediately adjusted its position - this time twenty rapid-fire cannons were loaded and fired in unison!
In an instant, the riverbank on the opposite side was completely engulfed in flames... Even at such a long distance, Jiang Cheng could clearly see the tragic situation on the opposite side through the telescope.

Countless fire men jumped into the Luan River, and some were blown into the sky. Blood immediately spread throughout the entire crowd... Now, they didn't dare to move forward rashly and retreated in panic.

"Notify Lao Bai and ask him to take his troops to guard against anyone coming to cut off our retreat—"

After giving this order, Jiang Cheng said, "Contact the headquarters and tell them to hurry up and evacuate Luanzhou!"

The Zhi army has already surrounded us and will immediately try every means to cut off the railway... Although it is not easy to capture this city, it would be very easy to go around behind them and destroy the railway and blow up the train without attacking the city.

Simply waiting for the train to arrive here is no longer suitable for the current war situation.

The remaining soldiers in the city should retreat quickly before the encirclement is formed, and then board vehicles at another location to escape back to Fengtian.

At the same time as the two messages were transmitted, the Zhi army on the opposite side of the river beach had readjusted its dispersed formation and rushed towards the river bank with simple boats!

With such a dispersed formation, firing cannons would not make much sense, and once the Zhi army crossed the river, they could no longer fire cannons.

The position was too close, and the river beach was full of their own fortifications and defenses. A salvo of artillery fire would be tantamount to mutual destruction.

Just as the Zhi army's boats were crossing the river, all the fortifications that had been set up in advance opened fire at the enemies within range.

Light and heavy machine guns immediately formed a dense firepower network, shooting all the large and small boats on the river, including the soldiers on them, into sieves.

The entire surface of the river was dyed blood red. A large number of floating corpses and debris quickly blocked the river, affecting the subsequent soldiers crossing the river - some were so desperate that they didn't even take the boat, but jumped into the water with their guns.

But the dense firepower network on the river bank was like a wall of fire, killing all the soldiers who tried to rush in into the river.

"Damn..."

Although there were cheers from the defenders all around him, Jiang Cheng, who was holding a telescope, couldn't help but curse softly.

Perhaps because he had stayed in the Northeast for too long and was used to seeing the cowardly soldiers, Jiang Cheng thought that the Zhi army was similar... When faced with strong firepower, they should think about retreating.

But the scene before him shocked him. It seemed that these soldiers were desperate and rushed to the Luan River one after another, just like an endless wave of the sea.

He knew that even though his firepower was strong, it would not be enough when facing so many soldiers rushing up at once.

Moreover, those fortifications were scattered on the river beach, so there were many blind spots after all. Moreover... the amount of ammunition from such dense firepower units was astonishing, and it wouldn't take long for them to be used up!

"Pass on my order. All defenders on the riverbank are ready to fight."

Jiang Cheng put down the telescope fiercely, "The enemy is coming." (End of this chapter)