Chapter 215: Easy in-situ attack

It was another sleepless night. With the continuous feedback of intelligence, the guesses of An Yi and his brothers were finally confirmed: after seven hours of rest, General Tan Daoyuan's Fifth Division quietly drove into the northwest of Yangchunqiao Town at four o'clock in the morning.

The two paths then accelerated northward. The officers and soldiers of the division did not carry any heavy weapons, and even the heavy machine guns were left at the temporary station in Yangchunqiao Town.

At six o'clock in the morning, General Xue Yue's First Division drove towards the north of the town in the light snow. After traveling 3.5 kilometers, it suddenly turned northwest. At 6:50 in the morning, General Serenity's 21st Division drove along the Fifth Division.

Their footsteps advanced quietly, disappearing into the vast wilderness at the moment before the dawn. At this point, the three divisions commanded by General Bai Chongxi, with more than 22,000 main troops, all disappeared into the high mountains in the northwest.

An Yi's regimental headquarters in Baiyunting was 8.3 kilometers away from the front line. Like Cai Zhonghuan, he got up after only two hours of rest. After getting ready, he drank a bowl of meat porridge and issued a series of orders to his respective captains.

, and then rode side by side to the front line.

There was no intensive sound of gunfire on the front line. In the past two days, the enemy troops who had occupied favorable positions in advance conducted downward firing and artillery fire on the revolutionary army, forcing the revolutionary army back more than 100 meters from the initial offensive position. After the first day

After nearly three hours of fighting, there was no more decent exchange of fire or charge between the two sides. The enemy was content with the status quo, and the revolutionary army looked helplessly at the enemy. Only a small group of warriors sent by both sides came forward to engage in cold shots from time to time. After the fight,

It's enough fun to make some money while running around.

Under the cover of their own personal guards, Cai Zhonghuan and An Yi quietly climbed up a hill that was only more than 400 meters away from the enemy's forward position. The five of them were wrapped in white sheets and moved little by little to a height of 120 meters.

On the east side of the mountainside, I lay on the snow at the base of the rugged boulders. I carefully raised my telescope and observed in detail the construction and firepower layout of the enemy's entire position. I marked each one with charcoal on the small map I carried and determined the target.

The serial number determines its approximate coordinates.

It was already noon when the two returned to the Second Division Headquarters in Yangchunqiao Town. The forty-eight artillery pieces had been concentrated. Nearly a thousand artillery brothers completed the cleaning and maintenance work of the artillery. The cold muzzles were wrapped in canvas bags one by one, one by one.

The strong packhorses that vomited white mist were all well fed. Many well-trained horses had a premonition of the upcoming expedition and kept digging the ground with their broad hooves. The whole town was filled with the smell of horse manure.

After the short combat meeting, Liu Zhi and the commander of the 22nd Division, Chen Chengi, and the independent regiment staff officer Yang Bin rushed to the front line first to begin pre-war mobilization and preparations. The third battalion of the Anyi Independent Regiment passed through the town without stopping and continued to march towards the front line.

Qiantan Town in the north advanced. Following closely were two artillery regiments temporarily formed by Ye Cheng's Second Battalion and Cai Zhonghuang. Forty-eight artillery pieces followed slowly under the cover of the brothers from the Second Battalion.

The model battalion stationed at Bei Pass, led by Yin Jinan who had just returned from the army, marched into the Baiyunting regiment headquarters. Together with the companies directly under the regiment headquarters, Xia Jian's first battalion and Gu Changfeng's fourth battalion formed the division's general reserve team, waiting for orders at any time.

Reinforce the front line ten kilometers to the north.

At six o'clock in the evening, the forty-eight artillery pieces located under the south dragon gate of Qiantan Town roared in unison without warning. Six kilometers to the northwest under the rock, the enemy's left-wing position on the Gaoping front line launched continuous artillery fire for 20 minutes, covering two thousand people.

The remaining artillery shells blew up the enemy's position into thick smoke and covered the sky. More than 9,000 soldiers from Chen's 65th Regiment and the 2nd Division's 6th Regiment shouted in unison and rushed toward the enemy's position regardless of their own safety. The 5th Regiment and the 4th Regiment

The regiment simultaneously fired fiercely at the center and enemy right-wing positions to contain the enemy for the more than 9,000 officers and soldiers on the right who were responsible for the main attack.

The battle was exactly as An Yi expected. The defenders, who had not seen the artillery of the Revolutionary Army for several days, suffered heavy casualties under the fierce bombardment. They barely had time to organize resistance and reinforcements before the heroic Revolutionary Army soldiers tore through the defense line.

As soon as Cai Zhonghuan succeeded in the attack, he immediately turned the muzzle and dumped all the last one thousand shells on the three enemy highlands in the middle. The 11,000 officers and soldiers of the fifth and fourth regiments shouted in unison under Liu Zhi's personal supervision.

, braved the enemy's bullets to launch a group charge, and soon rushed to the enemy's position to start a thrilling hand-to-hand battle. Only the enemy's right wing did not receive much attack. Just as the enemy commander on the right wing was about to issue an order to rush to the center, he saw the leader

The revolutionary troops who tore through the enemy's left-wing riverside defense emerged in groups from the smoke and quickly moved to the center to defend the enemy's back.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the enemy commander immediately ordered the entire line to retreat. Soon the defeated troops retreated to the last circular defense line one kilometer outside Tonglu City, the Jinshan Highlands five kilometers south of Tonglu City, and the Yuzhao Village on the west bank of the Fuchun River.

It fell into the hands of the revolutionary army.

The ecstatic Liu Zhi immediately called General Bai Chongxi in Jiande City. Bai Chongxi greatly praised and encouraged Liu Zhi, and finally told Liu Zhi two pieces of good news: Li Mingyang's fifth division had successfully captured Panling and was taking advantage of the victory to pursue Tonglu.

On the Xiaoling line to the east of the city; 8,000 artillery shells urgently allocated from Lanxi Military Station are being sent to your headquarters. We hope to hold on to the position. After dawn, we will launch a fierce attack on the enemy's position again, striving to destroy the enemy's outer positions and successfully cooperate with the Fifth Division.

Join forces to form a pincer attack.

Although Liu Zhi was worried about tomorrow's attack, he was overjoyed to see the unexpectedly good performance of his three regiments. He immediately summoned the commanders of each regiment to the division headquarters that had been moved to Maangwu Village to commend them.

One stroke of merit.

The captains and deputy officers of each regiment were excited and very satisfied with the superb performance of their recruits. They all expressed to Liu Zhi that they would never disappoint expectations and would move forward! Only An Yi sat down and listened very seriously without saying a word.

.However, the way everyone looked at An Yi was completely different from the past, with a little more admiration, a little less contempt, a little more fear, and a little less jealousy.

Li Yannian, who has a growing friendship with An Yi, thanked An Yi on the spot, causing An Yi to stand up quickly and wave his hands. He said that the senior brother was too grateful and the younger brother did not dare to accept it. He reproduced the magnanimous and easy-going demeanor of the past with a playful smile, which made everyone laugh.

, and also made Liu Zhi and Chen Chengyi feel much more relaxed.

Now that Liu Zhi has moved the division headquarters to Maangwu, which is only six kilometers away from the front line, An Yi is too embarrassed to stay in the comfortable old landlord manor of Baiyunting. He can only order the divisions to go north immediately and enter within three kilometers behind the division headquarters.

Qintang Town, Shijia Village and Xiaomen Bay on the west bank of the Fuchun River, and transferred the main battalion model battalion to Jiangjiabu in front of the division headquarters to serve as a barrier to protect the division headquarters, guard the water and land key points leading to Tonglu City, and capture

The four steamboats also towed more than 20 large wooden boats loaded with grain, frozen meat, and pickled fish down the river and anchored at Xiaomen Wharf on the east side of the model camp station.

As a result, the City God, Land God, Guanyin Temple, Guandi Temple and ancestral halls in villages and towns within a radius of five kilometers suffered. An Yi's regiment headquarters also unceremoniously moved into the spacious and clean building, covering an area of ​​four acres.

There are many Shi family ancestral halls, and more than 50 large and small rooms in the front and back yards are packed to the brim by various regiment ministries.

When An Yi returned from the meeting at the division headquarters two kilometers north, Lao Hantou, who had been promoted to lieutenant and deputy section chief, had already set up four tables of fragrant fish head hot pot in the main hall of the spacious ancestral hall. Cai Zhonghu and his were so hungry that

The regimental deputy and two adjutants drooled.

An Yi, who was confident, made an exception and asked Lao Hantou to serve two jars of Jiangxi Jinxian Chunjiang. He told the brothers to drink a few glasses and sleep well tonight, and quietly suggested to Xia Jian and Gu Changfeng: After returning home, give everyone under his command.

A brother distributed a pound of local soju. Tomorrow at noon, all the meat stored in the camp will be cooked, so that the brothers can eat with open stomachs and have a good sleep after eating.

After hearing this, Xia Jian and Gu Laoer couldn't wait any longer. They both stood up and toasted three glasses to Cai Zhonghu and the other two, and then walked together to Yin Jinan, who had just returned, to toast one cup.

Yin Jinan, who was unable to catch up with the battle, burst out laughing and scolding, causing bursts of laughter from the brothers. Xia Jian and Gu Laoer drained the full bowl of wine, saluted An Yi and left with satisfaction.

Cai Zhonghuan, who was drinking heavily, was very envious of the brotherly relationship between An Yi and his subordinates. When he saw the two men put down their wine bowls and left in a hurry, he knew that An Yi had made a certain decision. He thought about it without asking, so he raised his eyebrows.

He picked up a bowl of wine and offered a bowl to all the brothers. After sitting down, he ate with relish and praised while eating, which made Lao Hantou and Warrant Officer Chunsheng of the Huotou Army beside him very happy. In the minds of the two of them, there is nothing better than the dishes they made.

I feel even happier when I get praise from my superiors.

The sky cleared up the next morning, and the long-lost sunshine shone brightly on the earth. An Yi and Cai Zhonghuan rode together to inspect the two newly constructed artillery positions and rushed to the front line to watch the battle with satisfaction.

Liu Zhi and other generals were already standing in the bunker of the frontline command post, using binoculars to look at the smoke-filled front positions. When they saw An Yi and Cai Zhonghuan bypassing the trenches and entering the command post, Liu Zhi put down the binoculars and motioned for them to sit down:

"The enemy fired artillery for almost half an hour, but it had no major impact on the left and right positions of our army. The central position at the foot of the mountain was blown down by dozens of meters. All units fired fiercely at the enemy position according to the original plan. It is estimated that this half morning

Three hundred thousand rounds of various bullets were consumed. I have been in the army for more than ten years, and I have never fought such a rich war!"

Everyone smiled knowingly after hearing this, and they all knew that this was An Yi's plan, and he was responsible for conquering the dangerous pass of Yangchun Bridge without any expenditure at all. At the same time, the huge seizure also made the warehouses of each ministry full, so he was not afraid of wasting money in the war. An Yi

Yi comforted him in a low voice: "Master, if you don't shoot out so many captured bullets, it will cost several times the manpower and animal power to carry them around. Why don't you take them out and give them to the new recruits of each regiment for actual combat training? I can guarantee that they will be shot out."

In this battle, the nearly 10,000 recruits from each regiment will have made varying degrees of progress. At least they will know how to shoot without being afraid of guns."

Everyone smiled happily again, but no one mentioned why they only fired continuously and did not launch a charge. This was not so much using fierce firepower to misjudge the size of the hostile siege force in Tonglu City.

It is said to be a response to the former enemy headquarters. The purpose is naturally to preserve strength and avoid unnecessary casualties.

At this time, Liu Zhi was faced with the unexpected tricks and ingenious pressure from Commander-in-Chief Bai Chongxi. His heart was palpitating, and he still remembered the heavy losses.

Cai Zhonghuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch, stood up and walked towards the communications staff officer, and said boldly: "Please take over the artillery regiment command post for me. It's our turn to perform. This time I will ask you, Commander An, to send me to my place."

The one hundred and fifty brothers who were studying had a great time and allowed them to master the essentials in actual combat. However, this time our volleys will definitely destroy the enemy's four forward positions. The new regiment will retreat and change positions after the attack.

Then let the New Second Regiment continue to fight and build momentum. If you are lucky, you may be able to defeat the enemy's artillery formation, haha!"

The communications staff member connected the artillery regiment, and Cai Zhonghuan took the microphone and briefly inquired, then issued the firing order.

In less than a minute, the roar of artillery was heard, and the people in front of the observation port raised their binoculars to take a closer look. The five-minute bombardment stopped, and the enemy formation after the smoke dissipated was unrecognizable and a mess. Everyone looked at Cai Zhonghu's artillery regiment.

I am impressed by his combat effectiveness and accurate striking ability.

After a while, the enemy's artillery shells screamed and flew over. Cai Zhonghuan observed for a moment and immediately walked to the telephone and reported a series of parameters to his regimental deputy.

Seven minutes later, as soon as the enemy's artillery fire stopped, the twenty-four artillery pieces hidden in the bamboo forest on the right rear suddenly roared. An Yi quickly raised his telescope and pointed it at a low mountain five kilometers to the northeast.

Around the 100-meter-long low mountain, thick smoke flashed along with pieces of fire, followed by a violent explosion. Earth, rocks and thick smoke suddenly arose, covering the entire low mountain. It was obviously the enemy's

The artillery position had no time to move before it was overtaken by Cai Zhonghuang's artillery fire. The ammunition was hit and the explosion was earth-shattering, blowing up the 100-meter low mountain into thick smoke and flames.
Chapter completed!