The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Originally, the attention of these Zhi troops was focused on the "Feng troops" in front of the road, and all their shooting targets were aimed at the civilians, but what they never expected was:

Those on the opposite side are not enemies at all. The real enemies are hiding on both sides of the road... in the seemingly harmless rocky beaches!

In fact, if the leader of the team had sent people to investigate nearby according to the "Drill Manual" in daily training, he would have discovered the clues -

But when they noticed people fleeing at the end of the road, they preconceived that it was the Fengtian Army.

"Sneak attack! Sneak attack!"

The leader of the regiment started to shout in a different tone, and his face turned purple. He turned his gun around and aimed at the first Fengtian Army soldier who rushed up.

The reason why he was able to react so quickly was not only because he had strong military skills, but also because the gun in his hand was a pistol.

However, others were not so lucky.

In those days, the main battle weapons of the Zhili Army were in a mess... In addition to the old Hanyang-made slides, there were also homemade muskets made by two small arsenals in Zhili. Only a small number of people had the imported Type 38 and Mosin-Nagant.

But all in all, these are big guys over one meter long, and they are bolt-action rifles. It takes time to change direction, and you also need to pull the bolt to fire again.

The worst thing was that the ambush point chosen by Guo Songling happened to be at a location where the road was relatively narrow, and the Zhi army's team had already been stretched out due to the pursuit;
But when the intensive attack was carried out, they stood together in order to fire volleys, but they were ordered by their superiors to defend against the attack. While turning the muzzles of their guns, the barrels of their guns hit the bodies and faces of their comrades around them.

The melee began like this. This time, the most important weapon that Guo Songling brought with him was a sharp machete.

In this era, the machete is king within five meters... The moment it rushes forward, it causes the first round of casualties!

Everyone knew very well that in close combat, guns were useless... However, the troops that Zhang Xiyuan sent out to hunt down the Fengtian Army must be their ace troops.

Their reaction speed goes without saying, and even though they were exhausted after chasing for a whole night, they were still able to quickly organize a counterattack despite the huge physical consumption.

Instantly, deafening shouts of killing rang out from every soldier, and those who reacted the fastest were already holding bayonets in their hands -

At this moment, it was obvious that God wanted to help in the battle. The dense dark clouds gradually dissipated, and every snow-white blade flashed with cold light.

The two sides had already been engaged, and Guo Songling led two tall and strong warriors to rush to the front. He first dodged a thrust by leaning sideways, then swung his backhand and chopped the enemy's arm with the blade, causing blood to splatter.

In his early years, he followed Western learning and also studied the Japanese bayonet tactics during the Russo-Japanese War:

It is a fight between three groups of people standing in the shape of a "品". Each group of warriors stand in the shape of a "品". When facing an attack from any side, they can make the greatest response.

This was taught by him personally as an "instructor", one by one.

Soon, this deadly tactic rapidly expanded the damage: under this methodical offensive, the enemy could only wave their bayonets in panic, but could not hurt Guo Songling and others at all...

The three figures were like ghosts in the moonlight, working in perfect harmony, and enemies fell wherever they went. All around them were the sounds of metal clashing and the roars of warriors, and every swing of the sword was a life-or-death decision.

But as the number of Zhi troops increased, this kind of battle method quickly lost its effect, and the narrow dirt road became a battlefield. Everyone was roaring desperately, trying to kill the enemy as quickly as possible.

The fight soon turned into a melee as the rules were lost, with everyone howling and hacking and stabbing in a frenzy.

The fighting was endless. Soon the blades of the machetes were bent and the bayonets were twisted into twists. The people on both sides began to use tactics such as hitting heads with stones and gouging out eyeballs.

Soon more enemies came up, and Guo Songling suddenly realized that it was no use to continue fighting like this. At most, more brothers would be sacrificed, and the result would only be a delay.

However, while he was thinking this, he soon discovered that the enemy was actually retreating after a fight.

Presumably, the commander had already discovered their intentions and felt that... there was no point in continuing to fight with these soldiers, and it would only delay the fight.

"No more chasing, not even one!"

Guo Songling hurriedly stopped the brothers who were trying to pursue him relentlessly, and while panting heavily, he shouted the names of officers at all levels, ordering them to quickly assemble the troops and count the number of people.

Unexpectedly, he brought out more than 700 people, 22 of whom died and the rest were wounded - he probably severely injured nearly a thousand enemy soldiers, no wonder he was able to repel them directly!
Guo Guizi's hand-to-hand combat tactics became famous in the Fengtian Army and became an important part of the Fengtian Army's future "military reorganization and military training."

But these are all things that happened later. While they were fighting, Luanzhou's frontal offensive had already begun. The close-in artillery was roaring, and almost all the brothers outside the city defense area were withdrawn back into the city.

As the terrifying mechanized weapons began their attack, they knocked down the rows of troops that rushed up like cutting leeks, and then smashed them again like dropping watermelons from a high place!

Soon, after the first round of charge was repelled, successive charges continued to follow the sound, and the exchange of fire between the two sides began. Round after round of light and heavy machine guns erupted again. At this moment, the city gates were opened, and Jiang Cheng roared loudly, leading his brothers to jump into the outer trenches.

What followed was clearly a life-and-death battle. Everyone took up their combat positions under the cover of artillery fire and began to adjust their guns and ammunition.

There was hatred on everyone's face, and the grenades and bayonets on their backs emitted terrifying light under round after round of muzzle flashes.

Officers at all levels also sighed and adjusted their breathing, and began to issue defensive orders to everyone step by step.

Before the battle, many people advised Jiang Cheng not to lead the way to the front line, but he did not listen - the situation changed suddenly during the battle. Although he currently had a certain advantage in weapons, if Wu Peifu or Zhang Xiyuan used the human wave tactics to surround him, he would still need him to command in the front line.

The fire cover stopped in a flash after everyone entered the combat position. The artillery fire of the Zhi army followed one after another, and everyone hid in the fortifications as they had been trained before.

Jiang Cheng felt that the entire ground was shaking violently, but he was not panicked. There is a saying that new soldiers are afraid of artillery and old soldiers are afraid of guns.

In fact, in this era when artillery had just come out, this kind of attack, which was equivalent to covering the enemy with firepower, actually caused greater harm to soldiers who did not master the correct protection. (End of this chapter)