Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Ma Jizeng finally boarded the boat, and the flag embroidered with the word "horse", the commander of the First Route Army of the Crusade Army, was planted in the bow of the boat very mightily, fluttering in the wind.

The entire Beiyang Sixth Division marched up the Yuanjiang River in a mighty manner, covering the sky and the sun, with an astonishing momentum.

On the night of January 1th, the Sixth Division led by Marshal Ma Jizeng entered the tributary of the Yuanjiang River according to the original plan and headed straight for Changde, but at this time an accident happened.

Zhujiaqiao was quiet in the middle of the night, and a fleet of seven or eight fishing boats tried to pass through here quietly from far to near.Behind this team of board boats, a tall northern soldier was standing on a board boat, staring at the front, while rubbing his cold hands against the cold of the winter night.I couldn't help cursing secretly in my heart: "Damn old man, he didn't proclaim himself emperor sooner or later, but he came to proclaim himself emperor in this winter, and I made the old men want to send troops to fight in such a ghostly cold day. I hope this time The surprise attack can be successful, otherwise it will be difficult to fight."

This tall soldier is none other than Huang Zhenkui, the head of the 11nd Infantry Regiment of the No.22 Brigade of the Sixth Division of the Beiyang Army. He was entrusted with the vanguard mission of this battle.Huang Zhenkui was born in the old army, and he was known for his bravery in the Sixth Division. In Hankou in the year of [-], it was this unit that defeated the Eighth Division of the New Army, the main force of the People's Army under Huang Xing's command. It stands to reason that this person should be the The future is bright.However, in the ensuing street fighting, Huang Zhenkui did something outrageous. Facing the disappearance of the militia guerrillas, Huang Zhenkui directly ordered Hankou to be set on fire.This is good, there is no need to fight in the streets, and Huang Zhenkui's future is directly ruined because of this atrocity. No leader would like a subordinate who behaves mischievously.However, this person has a weird personality, he is not very interested in getting promoted and making a fortune, but he has a soft spot for fighting in battle.So every time the Sixth Division's vanguard mission, he would take it as his duty, and no one was allowed to compete with him, and this time was no exception.

Huang Zhenkui's plan was even bolder than Ma Baochen's original one. He directly selected [-] of the most elite soldiers from his regiment, and asked them to take seven fishing boats to head for Changde.

This section of the river at Zhujiaqiao is relatively narrow. According to Huang Zhenkui's inertial thinking, if there is any ambush, it will be here.

After watching the last fishing boat enter the narrow river channel, Huang Zhenkui finally felt at ease, but almost at the moment when he felt at ease, something terrible happened.

"Da da da..." Suddenly sparks flew all around, and gunshots rang out.As soon as Huang Zhenkui heard it, he knew it was the sound of Maxim restarting the machine. Such ferocious firepower was not an ambush.

The fleet of fishing boats was hit by crazy firepower from both sides of the river. The Beiyang soldiers on the fishing boats watched the bullets raining down in horror, and had nowhere to hide.

A fishing boat was hit by thousands of bullets in an instant, and it was smashed to pieces.And the other fishing boats were not much better. The Beiyang soldiers standing on the outside tried to raise their guns to resist, but they couldn't find a chance to shoot at all. into the river.The Beiyang soldiers who were hiding in the inner cabin were pierced through their bodies by the bullets that came in through the shelter before they realized that a bullet had occurred. . .

The whole process lasted less than a minute, and the firepower stopped alone, and the seven fishing boats suddenly stopped living, and stopped quietly in the river.If it weren't for the seeping red on the river surface and the dead bodies floating on the river surface, who would have thought that a bloody killing took place in this narrow river channel just 1 minute ago.

Huang Zhenkui stomped his feet angrily and said, "Get out, damn it, there is an ambush in this damn place, it's a pity that I have good soldiers."

The 22nd Infantry Regiment was ambushed, and the news of the loss of nearly a hundred was quickly reported to Ma Jizeng.Ma Jizeng glanced at the panicked Ma Baochen and said: "Chief of Staff, when marching and fighting, it is common to be caught in an ambush, so don't be too nervous."

As soon as this remark came out, Ma Baochen naturally blushed. After all, it was his suggestion to go by water. Now it seems that the youth army is obviously prepared.Ma Baochen asked softly: "Zeng Shuai, since the other party is prepared, what shall we do next?"

Ma Jizeng shaved the beard on his upper lip with his hands, and seemed to be satisfied with the appearance of Ma Baochen, the chief of staff who usually didn't deal with him very well. He said sarcastically, "What are you afraid of? If you can't make a sneak attack, let's just play a strong attack." I am not a nerd who came out of the school, I was born out of a mountain of blood and blood, Chief of Staff, although you have read more books than me, but if you want to lead soldiers to fight, you little pony You have to learn more from my old horse, haha."

Ma Baochen was so angry by Ma Jizeng that his face turned red and white, but he knew that Ma Jizeng was such a rough person, so it was not easy to get angry, so let him go: "What Zeng Shuai said is very true. From now on, we will all listen to Zeng Shuai." order."

Only then did Ma Jizeng put away his complacent look, and walked up to the map with a solemn face, saying: "Put the division headquarters in Wenjiaping, which is only forty miles away from Changde City, and it's all plains all the way. Let ten Zhou Wenbing and the others organize a brigade, this time I will go all the way to Changde, let these rebellious officials and thieves take a good look at the prestige of our Sixth Division."

After everyone left, Ma Jizeng's complacency disappeared completely, and he looked at the map with his brows tightly furrowed and said: "Wang Zhenyu, Wang Zhenyu, I knew you were not a cheap lamp, but no matter what tricks you play, I will try my best to catch you this time, and to wash away the stigma of Yudaimen, so just wash your neck clean and wait to die."

The curtain of the Changde War was finally opened with an ambush in the Zhujiaqiao waters of the Yuanjiang River, and the Beiyang Sixth Division also changed the surprise attack into a strong attack.What they don't know is that what is in front of them is not a mob of 12 to [-] people, but a youth army of five divisions that Wang Zhenyu painstakingly managed and spent two years and a lot of money arming. Waiting for the combat order from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission of the National Socialist Party.In the eyes of many senior generals of the youth army, as long as such a well-equipped and huge number of youth troops are covered like a tide, the Beiyang Sixth Division will disappear without a trace.

Wang Zhenyu didn't think so. Of course he wanted to wipe out the Sixth Division, but his ambition was not here. For the long-term consideration, now is not the time to expose his strength all at once. When Lao Yuan's main force enters Sichuan and Beiyang falls apart, he will Only then can the amazing power of the youth army be revealed to the world.At the same time, regarding the Youth Army, Wang Zhenyu still has some doubts. After all, the Beiyang Army is now known far and wide (the Chinese Revolutionary Party is doing free publicity everywhere), and I don’t know if the gang of monkeys in the Youth Army can hold it down?

In short, Wang Zhenyu's plan is to stop them on the spot.And Wan Yaohuang, who is the actual person in charge of the entire Hunan theater this time, also holds the same view, so now Liu Xuyi is in a tragedy. The troops under his command were asked to put on a passive posture at Zhujiaqiao, and behind him , it was the comrades-in-arms of the youth army of the three full divisions clapping their hands and encouraging them. This is really to show the enemy that they are weak.

Almost at the same time as Zhujiaqiao started, Xu Yuanquan led a division of troops and set off towards Li County, Ma Jizeng's hometown.

January 1th, the day after the Zhujiaqiao ambush started, due to the battle of Changde, this is destined to be a day that attracts the attention of the whole country. . .

Chapter 218 Bloody Battle in Changde ([-])

Unlike Ma Jizeng, who is worried about gains and losses, Major General Zhou Wenbing, the brigade commander of the No.11 Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Sixth Division, is full of spirit and confidence at the moment. He said to Huang Zhenkui and Zhang Zhonghe, the heads of the two main regiments under his command: "This In any case, we must fight with the prestige of our Beiyang Army. After the attack, follow the old rules, the heavy artillery regiment of the division will attack first, and then you will each organize a battalion of troops. The 21st regiment is on the left and the 22nd regiment is on the right. No Any key breakthrough is the key point, and I will take the position with a charge. As long as we pass the Zhujiaqiao area, there will be an endless plain behind us, and we can go to Changde on horseback."

After hearing this, Huang Zhenkui rubbed his fists and said, "This gang of shameless people dare to play positional warfare here. I thought they only dared to lie on the shore and shoot black guns. Brigadier, I didn't say anything, you can see later , I, Lao Huang, rushed this gang of turtle grandchildren into the Yuan River to feed bastards, to avenge my brother who died last night."

Zhang Zhonghe doesn't seem to like the brigade commander Zhou Wenbing very much: "I said, Brigadier Zhou, you have to follow the rules when leading troops to fight. My brother has already scouted, and there is at least one regiment of enemy troops on the opposite side. Let the two This battalion has no focus, and if we don’t play side punches, it’s forcing us to fight a war of attrition. Mr. Zhang is not talented, and he has led soldiers for so many years. It’s the first time I’ve seen you command blindly like this. You’re going to be hit in such a battle. Fight by yourself, our brothers from the 21st regiment will not accompany you."

Zhou Wenbing's face turned blue and white with anger. Not long after he took office as the brigade commander, Zhang Zhonghe was an old bastard again.But this time Zhou Wenbing didn't intend to bear it anymore: "Zhang Zhonghe, I think you drink too much yellow soup, do you know what the result of disobedience before the battle is? I advise you, obey orders and don't take your own Head jokes."

Zhang Zhonghe was furious when he heard the words: "My surname is Zhou, don't think that you can frighten me in front of my old Zhang just because you are the brigade commander. Back then when Chun Shuai saw my old Zhang, he even patted me on the shoulder to encourage you. What is it, dare to teach me a lesson."

Zhou Wenbing was also angry now, he slapped the table and said, "Zhang Zhonghe, you son of a bitch, try swearing at me again and see if I don't kill you son of a bitch today."

Zhang Zhonghe slapped the shell gun that he carried on the table: "Zhou Wenbing, you bastard, who are you frightening, the gun is here, if you can't kill me, you are a scumbag."

Zhou Wenbing was really anxious now, he snatched the gun from Zhang Zhonghe's hand and was about to pull it out.Huang Zhenkui and other officers were so frightened that they rushed up and hugged Zhou Wenbing.And Zhang Zhonghe was not ambiguous, seeing that Zhou Wenbing really wanted to kill, he roared angrily, and was about to hit him with his stool, scaring all the officers to hug him again.There was a lot of fun. . .

In the end Ma Jizeng appeared on the stage, and each of them had [-] boards, asking them to immediately organize troops to attack forward.Discord before the battle is a taboo for leading soldiers, but changing generals before the battle is even more taboo for military strategists, so Ma Jizeng can only fight [-] boards each to calm the situation.But after such a commotion, almost a morning passed.

Seeing that the Beiyang army on the opposite side has not launched an attack for a long time, Liu Xuyi, who has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, is inevitably a little nervous and uneasy.He thought for a while, and according to what he learned in the military academy, he gave a relatively standard order to the messengers: "Leave one company in the first-line position, and the other troops move to the second line for concealment, and then enter the first-line position after the enemy's shelling is over. "

This is a tactic that Wang Zhenyu plagiarized from the German army during World War II, and it was specially used to deal with the shelling tactics of the Soviet army before the attack.However, the best use of this tactic was the Chinese Volunteer Army during the Korean War. You must know that the Yankees are much richer than the Russians, and it really doesn't cost money to shoot shells.

After dawdling until one o'clock in the afternoon, the veteran soldiers in Beiyang finished their lunch and took a nap, and finally lazily prepared to start work.Ma Jizeng, the division commander, doesn't care about these things. He is a very pragmatic person. In his opinion, military discipline and regulations are not important. Those who serve as soldiers need to be able to fight.

Zhang Songbai, head of the Sixth Artillery Regiment of the Sixth Beiyang Division, basked in the sun for a while, feeling that the weather was not the season for basking in the sun, and there was such a chill, so he stood up quickly and patted the dust on his sleeves.

"Monkeys, are you all ready?" Zhang Songbai asked the same as every battle, but this time his performance was a little more relaxed.

"Reporting to the head of the regiment, all 24 heavy artillery pieces are in place. The basic test firing has just been carried out. According to the observations of the artillery observers, it is basically correct. Please order." The chief of staff of the regiment responded immediately with a salute.

In fact, Zhang Songbai was very proud of the Sixth Artillery Regiment. Every time he fought, as long as the cannon fired here, there would be no position that the infantry could not hold.It's a pity that when counting military merits, the grandchildren of the infantry don't remember the merits of the artillery. They only shouted and shouted when they couldn't hold the ground: Where is the artillery?

"Let's fire, those grandsons from the Eleventh Brigade must be waiting impatiently," Zhang Songbai ordered lightly.

"Decree, pay attention to all running positions, shoot twelve shots rapidly, open fire!" A small red flag waved forward, and 24 75mm mountain guns let out their own roars unceremoniously.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The entire front line was bombarded with gunpowder and smoke, and unlucky young soldiers were blown up to the sky from time to time.And more soldiers of the Youth Army honestly hid in simple anti-gun holes, praying to the gods in the sky to bless them from being hit by shells.

Ma Jizeng looked at the smoke from the youth army's position through the binoculars, and said proudly: "I'm afraid these bumpkins in western Hunan have never even seen a cannon. Go, tell Zhang Houzi (Zhang Songbai's nickname) and save some ammunition." .In addition, tell the [-]th Brigade to charge forward and take down the entire position in one go."

The offensive whistle was blown, and the Eleventh Brigade, according to the plan adjusted by Ma Jizeng himself, invested three battalions in the first attack, striving to achieve a one-time breakthrough.

Liu Xuyi deserves to be the top student in the first crash course of the Xiangxi Army Military Academy, and the entire position was built by him as solid as gold.The line of defense is set in a trapezoidal and zigzag shape, making full use of the favorable terrain of Zhujiaqiao's north mountain and south water.The width of the frontal defense line was 240 meters and the depth was 40 meters.The entire position is connected by twelve solid firepower points made of cement and steel bars. These firepower points can be said to be the earliest modern fortifications in Chinese history.And its sturdiness has been tested in the shelling just now, none of them were defeated, and the officers and soldiers of the young army hiding inside were all safe and sound.Outside the main position, there are several auxiliary positions and a large number of foxholes, which are used to prevent the enemy from using outflank tactics to copy the back of the main position.The width of the entire battlefield is set to 3000 meters. Outside this range are the defense zones of the 402, 403, and 404 regiments.If the Beiyang Sixth Division doesn't know how to praise and insists on fighting beyond this range, these brother troops will attack without hesitation.

Wan Yaohuang played the trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to an extreme. . .

The Beiyang soldiers of the three battalions lined up neatly and attacked the youth army's position in a uniform rhythm according to the requirements of the usual drills.Don't get me wrong, this is not queuing up to be shot, but a tactic. You can look at the European War for details.The Beiyang Army's offensive launch position is 401 meters away from the main position of the 500st Regiment, and the maximum effective killing radius of the rifle during this period is only more than 200 meters, so it is safe to stand more densely.

The Beiyang Sixth Division's artillery preparations were a bit perfunctory, and they only dropped less than 401 rounds on the main position of the [-]st regiment before it ended hastily.Since the military industry system cannot be self-sufficient, this expensive thing uses one round less, and it is very difficult to replenish it once it is used up. In many cases, you have to go to a foreigner to buy it through a relationship. In recent years, the foreigner himself Fighting is booming all over the world, and the arms business has become even more prosperous.

So don't look at the cannon fire in full swing, but the actual effect is not good.

And here, the 401st Battalion of the 200 Regiment responsible for guarding the main position, under the leadership of the battalion commander, Major Wang Kewen, filed into the main position during the cessation of artillery fire, and the 75 mortars assigned to the 700st Battalion were also The place [-] meters behind the main position was erected.Liu Xuyi also has a trump card in his hand, which is ten [-]mm mountain cannons. These mountain cannons were placed on the mountain on the north side, and were successfully covered by the ridgeline and camouflage of the mountain.These big guys with a self-weight of more than [-] catties were all made up by the regimental artillery brigade and the officers and soldiers of the second battalion after a lot of effort to get up the mountain.

But it doesn't matter, Liu Xuyi's mind is very clear, maybe the 401st Regiment will be able to shine in the whole war and even appear in the battle of Zhujiaqiao.Liu Xuyi set up his headquarters less than 500 meters away from the main position, and then got in touch with Wang Kewen, who was in charge of the defense of the main position, through the artillery telephone line. This is the technology provided by the Belgians. It is not very novel, but it is very good. use.

At this moment, Wang Kewen was holding a telescope and looking in the direction of the Beiyang Army's attack.

Wang Kewen is different from many officers of the same rank at present. He is not from the Second Battalion, or even from the Tiger Brigade. He was originally a shed leader of the New Army in the Hongjiang area, and he was promoted to the captain with Liu Xuyi's care.In the Battle of Hongjiang, Wang Kewen did not show any signs of turning the tide, but was able to escape from the front line with his own team, and he deserved to be a prisoner of war in the end.

After Liu Xuyi surrendered, he found this tired and half-dead guy from the ranks of railway workers, and sent him to the second crash course of the Xiangxi Army Academy.From this perspective, Wang Kewen can be regarded as Liu Xuyi's absolute confidant and direct descendant, and Liu Xuyi naturally put the heaviest burden of this battle on his shoulders. . .

Chapter 219 Bloody Battle in Changde ([-])

The unified rhythm of the Beiyang Army became no longer unified after entering 200 meters, and all the people began to consciously distance themselves from each other.Then there is the place that most embodies the characteristics of veterans, that is, they constantly adjust their rhythm and form a kind of mental pressure on the defenders of the field.Once you are really impatient to shoot, they will fall in response, and then easily judge where your firepower is, and then the battle will enter their rhythm.

The Sixth Division is indeed the foundation of the old Beiyang. Although the military discipline is loose and the training is lax, it does have a set of skills when it comes to fighting skills.It's a pity that they seem to have encountered a hard stubble this time, and they are about to enter the range of 50 meters. Even the military flag on the opponent's position is clearly visible, but they still haven't waited for the gunfire.

The veterans of the Sixth Division couldn't help looking at each other and exchanging glances. The position on the opposite side seemed to be unguarded and quiet.But as an attacker, you can feel the strong murderous intent, and everyone can't help but retreat in their hearts. What kind of opponents are these?