Chapter 295 No one can escape

Danji Town is located on a plain three kilometers away from the south bank of Fangting River. To the north, it is only nine kilometers away from Daxu Town Station, the main station on the main road of the Longhai Line. From Danji to Daxu Town, you must pass through the town three kilometers north of the town.

At Xinhekou, you can take a ferry across the more than 60-meter-wide river to reach the north bank.

There is a telephone line from Shanji to Daxu Town supported by tree trunks of uneven height. A regiment stationed in Shanji to defend the enemy relies on this telephone line to communicate with the brigade headquarters in Daxu Town, but from

Starting at four o'clock in the morning that day, the phone calls were intermittent, and normal calls were not possible at all.

Zeng Mingyuan, the colonel commander of the garrison, also knew that the current situation was unclear. Losing contact with the outside world would be tantamount to putting himself in danger, so he quickly sent a signal force to check the line. But what made people feel strange was that at dawn,

The phone line was still not connected, and there was no news from the three signal soldiers who followed the order. This made Zeng Mingyuan and his officers who were already panic-stricken even more worried.

"Regiment, we can't wait any longer. The situation is critical! Why don't you lead the main force of our regiment back to the north bank first? Our regiment has sent three groups of brothers to the south to scout the enemy's situation, but so far there is still no news and the phone cannot be reached.

, this subordinate is very upset.

I think something happened. The main force of the enemy must have reached the Fangcun line in the south, otherwise this strange phenomenon would never have occurred. From the time we received the news of the fierce fighting in Xuzhou last night to now, all the officers and soldiers of the regiment have been in panic all night.

After spending time in fear, no one dared to close their eyes and sleep. You must know that Fangcun is only 20 kilometers away from us, and it will be there in a blink of an eye!"

Under the dim lantern, regimental deputy Lian Donglai suggested worriedly.

Zeng Mingyuan stroked the thick, prickly beard on his chin, glared at Lian Donglai angrily, and then asked: "Tell me, tell me, we didn't even see the shadow of the enemy, and we fled in panic without firing a shot. You and I?"

How many heads are there enough for the brigade to chop off? The direct artillery battalion on the north bank has not seen any movement so far. Why are you running in a panic? Where are you running?"

"Brigade, you don't have to worry about so much at this time. To put it bluntly, with the fall of Xuzhou, defeat will happen sooner or later. Our regiment being pushed to the front is nothing more than cannon fodder! We and the other three under Brigade are

This regiment is different. They are the direct descendants brought by Marshal Zhang from Shandong. We left Marshal Wu and were like rootless Piaoping, so we defected to Marshal Zhang to earn a living. At this critical moment, we cannot continue to work for him.

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Besides, don’t think that the brigade artillery battalion on the north bank is not afraid. When the battalion commander named Zhang Zhibin chatted with his subordinates privately, he mentioned that the revolutionary army was also trembling. What’s more, the enemy we are facing is very likely to be an enemy.

The Anyi Independent Division that captured Si County in the blink of an eye. If it were really an independent division, our few troops would not be enough to fill the gap between people's teeth!

Also, the small artillery camp on the north bank only has eight artillery pieces at full capacity. If something unexpected happens, they can escape with two to three hundred people driving a few horses and pulling the cannons. But we can't. We still have to cross this six-mile road.

Xiaofanghe, who is more than ten meters wide, can successfully escape, which is much more dangerous than them!

If the regiment is worried about being blamed for going up to the peak, we can leave one battalion to continue guarding the single group, and the main force of the other two battalions will quietly drive along the Xiaofang River to Xiaodunzhuang, four kilometers east, which is also our defense area.

, isn’t a platoon of the Eighth Company guarding there now? We can completely recruit civilian ships just in case. Once we see that the situation is not right, we can cross the river immediately, then firmly occupy the defense line on the north bank, closely monitor the enemy situation in the south, and then proceed

But if we can attack and retreat, we can still defend. If we really have to blame those who came down from the top, we can also use the excuse of discovering the enemy situation in the east to take the initiative to attack!"

The tall and thin regimental deputy Lian Donglai sighed and enlightened Zeng Mingyuan earnestly.

Zeng Mingyuan was very moved after hearing this, especially since the enemy he was facing at this moment might be the famous Northern Expedition force An Yi Independent Division, which made Zeng Mingyuan extremely jealous and scared. He walked around for two times before finally stopping and sighing in a low voice.

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"You're right...I guess I can't hold Xuzhou to the west, and there's Fengguan Mountain in the middle. Running there is a dead end. To the north is the artillery camp of the brigade, and we can't leave.

There is Xiaodunzhuang to the east that can be used... Well, now that it is getting dark, I immediately ordered all the ministries to make preparations and set off immediately after breakfast, leaving Wang Mazi's battalion to guard here.

Wang Mazi is brave and kind, and he doesn't have that many tricks up his sleeve. If he really fights with the opponent's independent division, he can probably fight for an hour. Remember, don't let the brothers below see that we are running away, just treat it as normal.

Let’s practice.”

"We are all together, it's already daybreak and time is running out, why don't we just skip breakfast? It's not too late for us to settle down and eat at Xiaodunzhuang!" Lian Donglai felt it was inappropriate and tried to persuade him again.

Zeng Mingyuan glared at him with disdain: "That's nonsense! You're so frightened before the enemy even sees you, how can you still look like a regimental deputy? No matter how fast the An Yi Independent Division runs, it won't be able to catch a meal.

Let's hit it right under our noses... Hey, what's the sound? What's the sound?"

"It's over! It's over. The enemy is really here. No one can escape now..." Lian Donglai suddenly collapsed on the chair.

There were faint sounds of gunfire and grenade explosions from the north, which scared the self-respecting Zeng Mingyuan and turned pale. He calmed down, strode to the door and shouted, and the whole courtyard suddenly became chaotic.

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A horse rushed to the gate of the courtyard in the drizzling rain. The captain officer on the horse, whose shoulders were covered in blood, flew down and rushed to Zeng Mingyuan with his arm broken by the bullet and shouted:

"Tuanzuo, it's not good! Xiaodunzhuang to the east of us was occupied by the revolutionary army... My subordinates tried their best to escape and called the police. Along the way, they saw that the north bank was also occupied by the revolutionary army..."

"Ah!?" Zeng Mingyuan stumbled and almost fell down in fright. He hugged the pillar and shouted loudly: "Quick! Gather the team for me, hurry up..."

At this moment, intensive gunshots suddenly came from the south. After a while, hundreds of broken soldiers fled to the courtyard around the regiment headquarters. There were panic shouts and officers' curses everywhere, and the chaotic team

They were completely out of control and could not distinguish their respective companies. Only Wang Mazi, the tall and burly commander of the first battalion who came from the green forest, beat the deserters viciously, but also asked him to build three simple sandbag fortifications and set up a tower at the entrance of the regiment department.

Heavy machine gun and two light machine guns.

Zeng Mingyuan was so distraught that he ran into the house and wanted to discuss it with the regimental deputy Liandong, but he saw his regimental deputy holding the phone receiver with a pale face and shaking body, with his mouth wide open but unable to say a word.

Zeng Mingyuan was overjoyed when he saw this, and walked over quickly and asked loudly: "The call is connected? Just in time, please ask the hostel for reinforcements..."

Liandonglai put the microphone into Zeng Mingyuan's hand, still shaking: "Tuan... Tuanzuo, this... this is... looking for... looking for you..."

Zeng Mingyuan didn't hesitate and shouted into the phone: "Hello! I'm Zeng Mingyuan of the Fourth Group..."

"Don't be so loud, Commander Zeng, I can hear you clearly and clearly." A deep and calm Henan accent came from the microphone.

Zeng Mingyuan was startled when he heard the unfamiliar accent, and immediately asked: "Who are you?"

"From the accent of Commander Zeng, he must be from Luoyang, right? My surname is Ding, from Song County. We are half fellow villagers. My brother is the Colonel and Battalion Commander of the Independent Division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army. He is currently at the North Bank Artillery Battalion.

I’m talking to Brother Zeng at the command post next to the position. If you don’t believe me, let this brother named Zhang Zhibin talk to you...Brother Zhang, please!”

Ding Zhicheng handed the microphone to Zhang Zhibin, the artillery battalion commander who was sweating profusely and anxious.

Zhang Zhibin, who had a machine gun pressed against his vest, could only answer the phone and said tremblingly: "Captain Zeng, little brother...it's okay, little brother. After putting down the gun, the revolutionary army did not kill any of our brothers. They are General An Yi's

The Independent Division, like the legend, gave preferential treatment to prisoners, and... there is another thing. Brigade has led his troops to retreat to the north. Li Zongren's troops captured Xuzhou, and one of the divisions came along the railway. Due to the phone call

It doesn’t make sense. Before leaving, the traveler sent a herald on a fast horse to inform us, but... it was just too late, and the herald could not escape..."

Zeng Mingyuan took a breath of cold air, thought for a while and said, "Let the Northern Expeditionary Army officer named Ding just talk to me, quickly!"

Ding Zhicheng's voice came again: "Brother Zeng, if you don't order all your subordinates to lay down their weapons and surrender within ten minutes, I will be offended, brother, and I will order Brother Zhang Zhibin's artillery battalion to fire on your troops. As long as the artillery fire from my side

As soon as the sound is fired, thirty-six mortars from the two artillery positions to the south and east of you will sound. All your retreat routes will be blocked by our army. No one can escape, otherwise they will die.

It’s very unfair, you have to hurry up and make a decision.”

"Don't! Don't say goodbye! I already know the current situation. Our troops have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth! Brother Ding, I surrender, I will give the order to surrender right now..."

Half an hour later, Gu Changfeng led three regiments and surrounded them from the east. Xia Jian led three battalions of one regiment and drove slowly from the direction of Fengguan Mountain in the west. More than 1,800 brothers from Chen Zhibiao's second regiment came from the east.

The encirclement circle was closed from the south, and the enemy defenders in the town were surrounded by heavy and dark troops. They completely gave up resistance and obeyed the order to concentrate on the open ground in front of the regiment headquarters and hand over their weapons.

The independent regiment led by Yin Jinan ignored everything around them and quickly passed through the town and headed for Xinhekou in the north. They would cross the Xiaofang River and join the guards and divisional machine gun companies led by Ding Zhicheng to launch defense and vigilance on the spot.

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Surrounded by the guards, An Yi galloped into the town and was immediately attracted by a large circle composed of thousands of subordinate officers and a large number of prisoners outside the enemy's regiment headquarters compound.

When Hu Jialin saw An Yi dismounting, he strode to his side, pointed at the shirtless Wang Mazi and reconciled with Gu Changfeng, who was armed with a gun and a sword, and laughed in a low voice:

"The captured commander of the first battalion in the field was very angry when he saw the tiger head. His angry eyes were as big as cow eggs. After being ridiculed by the tiger head, he tried to fight with his life. The enemy regiment commander and regimental deputy held him tightly.

The fight was not successful. As a result, Hu Tou became interested and asked him to come over as soon as possible. After a few words, the two of them started to fight. No, both the enemy and our troops were watching the fun."

"Haha! Damn it! This pockmarked brother in the field is actually a man. He is tall and well-proportioned with tendons. He is probably under thirty years old...Look at the beard, if this guy doesn't contract smallpox, he still looks quite heroic.

Tell me, how many rounds can he withstand the tiger's head?"

An Yi also became interested now, but Chen Mian, the deputy captain of the guard, was not as laid-back as his commander. Not only did he immediately order his brothers to pay attention to their protection, he also quickly found the battalion commanders of several regiments and ordered them to strengthen the supervision of the prisoners.

Hu Jialin laughed: "I guess it only takes two or three people to meet each other, and it depends on whether Hu Tou is in a good mood."

As soon as the words stopped, a fight broke out in the field. Wang Mazi, who was much stronger than Gu Changfeng, took the initiative to attack. He quickly moved in with his left leg and punched his chest with his right hand. Then he followed up with an uppercut with his left hand. His right leg made a "whoosh" sound.

Feng quickly kicked out the abdomen. Gu Changfeng turned slightly and took half a step back. He raised his leg and kicked Wang Mazi's right calf.

There was a crisp "pop" sound, and Wang Mazi screamed, and he flew up more than two meters high. Seeing that his heavy body was about to hit the ground with his head down, Gu Changfeng quickly caught up with him and hugged his thick body.

The waist rotated in a circle, and with a "whoop" sound, Wang Mazi, who weighed more than 180 kilograms, was thrown nearly four meters away, and landed heavily on the haystack beside the horse hitch in front. The cheers of the officers and soldiers onlookers were heard.

Just then it rang.

Gu Changfeng stared at Wang Mazi, who was struggling to stand up, and after thinking for a while, he slowly walked in front of him. The officers and soldiers around him thought that the two sides would exchange a few more moves, and they were so frightened that they closed their mouths and watched intently. However, Gu Changfeng turned to Wang Mazi.

Mazi cupped her fists and smiled:

"Accepted! Brother Wang, I respect you as a man. What if you are willing to stay and continue to be the battalion commander of my third regiment? Continue to lead the 450 brothers under your command and follow us.

How about making great achievements together with General Yi?"

Wang Mazi, whose face was flushed, looked at Gu Changfeng in surprise. Seeing Gu Changfeng's sincere smile, he couldn't help but nodded vigorously: "I admire you! I knew I couldn't beat you as soon as I took action. I thought I wouldn't die now."

I'm disabled, I didn't expect you to save my life."

Gu Changfeng smiled slightly: "It seems that you are also on the road. To be honest, my name is Gu Changfeng. I used to live in northern Gansu. Later I met my boss and joined the army with him."

Wang Mazi was shocked: "Gu Changfeng? Northern Jiangxi Tiger Head... Oops, ouch! Brother, I'm disrespectful, I'm disrespectful! Senior Brother Gu, please come and pay homage to Wang Huanyan, who is a disciple of the Northern Hubei Cross Sect..."

"useless!"

Gu Changfeng stepped forward to support Wang Mazi, laughed and said proudly: "We are all family members, haha! If brother Huanyan wants to leave, I will send you ten miles away and provide you with a gun and travel expenses."

Wang Mazi was stunned, and then asked: "Who said I was leaving? Didn't you just promise me to continue to be the battalion commander? Did you regret it?"

Gu Changfeng smiled: "I, Gu Changfeng, stand upright and never go back on anything, just because I'm afraid that you will go back on your word! Come, I'll take you to meet my boss and Brother Hu from Cangzhou Bagua Sect. It's our independence.
Chapter completed!