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The range of Wang Yuyin's local artillery team can only cover the second line of defense. When attacking the third line of defense, the resistance of the Xiangxi Army became fierce.The number of casualties of the Changde Army immediately exceeded 6000, and a large number of officers were also killed in battle.This made Wang Yuyin, who was originally worried that the opponent was playing tricks, make a judgment that he regretted unceasingly. This is the final bottom line. As long as it is broken, the war will end today.So three elite battalions were thrown into the attack, the third line of defense was successfully captured, and Wang Yuyin personally dismounted and gave the order for the general pursuit. More than [-] menacing Changde troops rushed towards the fourth and last line of defense outside Taoyuan City with incomparable arrogance. . .

The battle of Taoyuan has finally entered the moment of life and death. . .

Before the Changde Army launched the final attack, Li Zongren personally visited the two main regiments preparing to counterattack, and gave a final lecture to the officers above the company: "Brothers, tell me? Are you men?"

The officers froze for a moment, and immediately straightened their chests and shouted: "We are men."

Li Zongren nodded with satisfaction: "Today is the first battle of our first mountain brigade out of Xiangxi. I don't know how future history will record what we do today. Whether we are righteous or evil, I don't know." .But I know one thing, we must not be losers, if there must be a loser in this battle?"

Li Zongren waved his hand and pointed directly at the front of the position: "That's them, give them the failure, and leave the glory to ourselves. Long live the tiger, the tiger will win!"

The officers and nearby soldiers responded excitedly: "Long live the tiger, the tiger must win!"

The Changde army rushed over without hesitation. The successful capture of the first three positions made them contemptuous of their opponents.

200 meters, 100 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters, closer. . .

But it was very strange, really strange, this time the white tiger soldiers in Xiangxi were different from firing their guns a hundred meters away before, the whole position was silent, not a single bullet was fired.

This kind of silence is depressing. Chang Dejun would rather be bulleted than face the current weird atmosphere.

Gradually, as the distance continued to narrow, the speed of the officers and soldiers of the Changde Army slowed down by coincidence, and they became a little panicked.

At a distance of 500 meters from the front, 75 mortars (25 mortars are standard in the Sansan Regiment) have been lined up according to the angle adjusted yesterday, and the gunners are all staring at the distance Changde's assault skirmish line, waiting for the command of the commander.And the commander has already raised the red flag high, waiting for the final fire command.

Farther away, twenty self-made mountain cannons are also in place, all of which have been stripped off according to the set elements, waiting for the order to fire.This kind of centralized use of artillery was also mentioned by Wang Zhenyu many times in the tactical seminar, and Li Zongren is learning what he has learned and using it now.

Li Zongren put down the binoculars in front of him, took a small breath and said, "Fire!"

The adjutant gave a military salute, turned around and fired three flares into the sky. . .

Almost at the moment when the signal flare rose to the sky and was about to fall, 75 mortars and [-] mountain cannons also let out a thunderous roar, and forty heavy machine guns ready to fire also unceremoniously fired.The front of the entire battlefield was immediately shot out with smoke, and the Changde army was immediately covered by fierce artillery fire and machine gun fire.

Many soldiers of the Changde Army flew into the sky before they could figure out what was going on.Wang Yuyin, who was standing in the rear supervising the battle, was shocked immediately. This team of 5000 people can have such fierce firepower. How did they do it?It was the first time for Wang Yuyin, who had participated in the Changde Autumn Exercise, to see such a ferocious firepower being used in such a concentrated manner, let alone the Changde soldiers under him.

After only two rounds of bombardment, Li Zongren called a stop. There was no other way. The shells were too expensive. If they were used too much, the commander would probably be angry. Secondly, it was a civil war, and killing too much would hurt peace.And the effect of the bombardment just now is also very obvious. In a desperate battle, the ones who rush to the front are often the bravest.Although the firepower attack just now did not kill or injure 400 people, it was enough to strike and deter the opponent. The rest should be solved by the infantry.

The charge horn was sounded immediately, and the infantrymen stopped planning very neatly, pulled out their military thorns from their belts, and inserted them into their rifles with a bang.Then the officers took the lead, and more than 2000 Xiangxi Army officers and soldiers followed the White Tiger Army flag, shouted the slogan "Long Live the Tiger Army", jumped up from the position, and rushed out.

Chang Dejun was completely in shock and panic at this moment. Those who were lucky had already ascended to heaven, and those who were not lucky had to continue to look directly at the dripping blood and continue to face this bleak world.

Looking at the murderous Xiangxi tiger soldiers rushing towards the opposite side, they lost the most basic courage of a man, and the thought of running away appeared in their minds irresistibly.So the mind has this thought, and people have the same mind, and the great defeat will inevitably happen.

Wang Yuyin's second regret at the moment is that he didn't set up a supervising team, and he was helpless in this situation.The only thing he can do now is to retreat first with the 2000 men who have not yet launched the attack, so as to prevent them from being confused by the chaos.At the same time, issue an order to let these troops who have lost their fighting courage immediately run towards Changde City. God knows how many people can escape into Changde City after dozens of miles.

For escape, this distance is indeed a bit too long, and what is even more frightening is that the running ability of the Xiangxi tiger soldiers is too amazing.

In the end, more and more Changde soldiers who couldn't run threw their guns to the ground, then sat down on the ground, gasped and shouted to the Xiangxi tiger soldiers who were chasing up: "Don't be afraid, I surrender."

In the end, less than 3000 of the 6000 Changde soldiers who participated in the attack fled back to Changde, and the loss of equipment and supplies was even greater.Wang Yuyin was distressed and regretful, and finally gathered [-] people to stick to Changde without mentioning it.As for his father, Wang Yuyin thought over and over again, and still sent a telegram truthfully. . .

Chapter 130 Changde Changed Owner ([-])

Anjiang is guarding the ambassador's mansion, Wenlu, and Wang Zhenyu is looking happily at his son.Adjutant Zhu Cihan just reported the victory telegram sent by Li Zongren from the front line, and asked whether to continue to attack Changde.

Wang Zhenyu was reluctant to look at his son who was still asleep, and walked two steps with his hands behind his back. Instead of answering Li Zongren's request for instructions, he said to Zhu Cihan: "Little Zhu, you have been by my side for almost a year now. Bar?"

Zhu Cihan immediately puffed out his chest and retracted his belly, and replied, "Report to the commander, it's been thirteen months."

Wang Zhenyu laughed: "I remember so clearly, it looks like I don't like this job, and I've been living here counting my fingers."

Zhu Cihan blushed, not knowing how to answer.

Wang Zhenyu patted him on the shoulder and said: "You are also a captain of the army. When the Changde war is over, you will report to the third issue of the Military Academy. After you come out, go down and lead the troops. It depends on how far you can go in the future." You're on your own."

Zhu Cihan bowed excitedly to Wang Zhenyu and said, "We will never let down the great expectations of the commander-in-chief."

Wang Zhenyu nodded in satisfaction and said: "Go to Wang Huaishi and send a telegram to Li Zongren, so that they can stand firm in Taoyuan and wait for the second brigade to be in place. Don't think I don't know. Yang Warehouse took away 4 grenades secretly. If this thing is also used, it is estimated that taking Changde City will be like searching for something. Tell him, attacking the city is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top, and wait patiently for Xiaobai's first Let's take the second trip."

Lixian County, Lizhou Township's emissary mansion, Wang Zhengya looked at the telegram sent by his son in disbelief, reading word by word, fearing that he might have mispronounced or confused it.

Using 8000 troops to attack [-] enemies, the result is a complete defeat.The commander-in-chief has no choice but to exaggerate the enemy's strength in order to shirk responsibility. He really misled me!

Wang Zhengya couldn't restrain his anger and yelled: "He thought that my father, I, had never been to a military academy and was a scholar. What does it mean to fire all the guns, what does it mean to retreat without chaos, and what does it mean not to fire guns 50 meters away? He said Is it the Xiangxi army? It is also called the Tiger Army, does he think it is the Japanese army? It’s okay to be incompetent, and it’s shameless?”

All the officials and assistants comforted Wang Zhengya one after another, that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and he broke his body due to impoliteness.Only Qing Heng picked up the telegram that had been thrown on the ground and looked at it for a long time. He felt that Wang Yuyin was not exaggerating.A year ago in Changsha, with only 4000 troops from the 1th Brigade, Wang Zhenyu killed [-] guns from Mei Xin's [-]th Division.At that time, the fighting power displayed by Wang Zhenyu's department shocked and frightened the whole Changsha, otherwise Tan Yankai would not have sent him out of the country as quickly as the god of plague.

As for the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Division, Qing Heng is outstanding, whether it is the level of training, discipline, quality of soldiers or weapons, they are all higher than Wang Zhengya's Changde Army.From the telegram, it can be seen that after more than a year, Wang Zhenyu's department became even more powerful, and he actually played with cannons. As long as this thing is fired, it will be a matter of Jinwanliang.When the fifth division was defeated in Changsha, it was not equipped with this thing, and it relied on grenades.From the analysis of Wang Yuyin's telegram, it can be concluded that Wang Zhenyu's department did not use grenades this time.

Qing Heng finally sighed. Wang Yuyin said that he had defended Changde, and it was clear that the opponent had stayed behind. Obviously, there was a bigger battle plan waiting.

Thinking of this, Qing Heng suddenly had an irresistible thought: maybe it is time for him to find a new boss. . .

In the county government office of Cili County, Bai Chongxi was sitting in the hall, gnawing on a big boiled chicken leg in a disfigured way.The work this time is really too hard, and it is really impossible not to make up for it.

It took three days of hard work to walk a hundred miles up the mountain road and climb to the edge of the Lishui River, where I changed to those rickety private boats and went down the river.Then, with lightning speed, they occupied the empty Cili County.

Wang Zhengya obviously didn't expect that an army would cross mountains and appear in the rear of his army, so Cili didn't have heavy guards, only a local guard, and they all foolishly let Bai Chongxi disarm, even a little warning effect None worked.

Bai Chongxi is now facing two problems. According to the original battle plan of the staff office, he should immediately rush to the rear of Changde and cut off the return of Wang Yuyin's troops who are currently fighting Li Zongren here.However, the agents of the Changde Station of the Military Intelligence Department provided our Brigadier Commander Bai with a new piece of information. There are only a thousand troops stationed in Li County, and the real lord Wang Zhengya is here.

Bai Chongxi went through the Commander-in-Chief's instructions again in his mind, attacking the city is the bottom line, and attacking the heart is the top priority.I brought the brothers of the second brigade here to climb mountains and wading here, isn't it for the purpose of ending the war as soon as possible and realizing the commander-in-chief's plan to control Changde?

After thinking for a moment, Bai Chongxi made a decision that made Yang Wangui, the chief of the staff department, furious. The whole army went down the Li River to capture Li County and capture Wang Zhengya alive.

On August 8, when Bai Chongxi's Second Mountain Brigade appeared outside Li County carrying the White Tiger Banner, Wang Zhengya immediately fell into a breakdown.He immediately sent a telegram to Beijing, asking for reinforcements, but unfortunately, the distant water could not meet the near thirst.

But it was precisely because he firmly believed that he was on the side of the victor that Wang Zhengya refused to surrender to the Tiger Army in Western Hunan. He even angrily rebuked Qing Heng who advocated surrender: "It's ridiculous, it's really a big deal. Let's break out and fight with Chun'er (Wang Yuyin) ru name) to meet up, hide in the mountains and wait for the President’s army to go south, why surrender to the doomed Wang Zhenyu’s son?”

Qing Heng was sweating profusely, but still insisted: "My lord, if you surrender now, at least you can keep something. When the Northern Army comes, you will have nothing."

Wang Zhengya was almost in a state of berserk, and couldn't listen at all, but ordered Yu Guangming to strengthen his defense.

Qing Heng stomped his feet, turned and left the guarding emissary's mansion, and said with hatred in his heart: "If you don't listen to people's advice, you will perish yourself."

As soon as Qing Heng left the guarding envoy's mansion, he ordered the adjutant: "You go, and invite Mr. Gong to come to the mansion for a small gathering."

The adjutant saluted and went to do it immediately. . .

In the early morning of August 8, Yu Guangming opened the gate of Li County under the order of Qingheng, and Bai Chongxi's troops entered in a single file. . .

A few minutes ago, Wang Zhengya was arrested at Qingheng Mansion.

Qing Heng sent someone to invite Wang Zhengya to the mansion for a small gathering, saying that he had a good strategy to defeat the enemy.Wang Zhengya couldn't figure it out, and without thinking too much, he brought eight guards to Qing Heng's house: "Brother-in-law, who is an expert who wants to see me, and can help me fight off the enemy?"

Qing Heng chuckled: "Brother, please sit in the living room first, people will be there soon."

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhengya asked the guards to wait outside, walked into the living room with his personal adjutant, and then did it down.He seemed to think of something: "Sister, why didn't she come out to see me today?"