On the front line, slogans came, and the soldiers were waving the shovels in their hands, constantly raising high-code trenches. Unique red flags were inserted on the positions, as if they wanted to inform the people that the trenches that brave People's Army soldiers were defending. The grass-green mountainous areas were raised and yellow trenches were connected together. The command of the second battalion commander Zhou Wenshan's headquarters moved to the first line of defense.

Walking in the winding trenches, a burst of pride and joy surged in my heart. I thought it was much stronger than the temporary blocking position built by the first battalion, and I was eagerly hoping that the Gui army could arrive quickly.

He walked to a machine gun position, looked at the soldiers around him and said, "It's necessary to strengthen it here. The dirt on both sides is high, so it's really impossible to move two big stones to block it. Little comrade, prevent jumping for your safety."

"Yes, battalion commander!" the shy little soldier agreed with a red face.

"I put the first company at the forefront, but I don't want to embarrass our Second Battalion. I think the weapons and troop configuration still need to be adjusted, and combined with the terrain in front of me, an effective firepower network was formed." Zhou Wenshan instructed the company commanders who followed behind him to inspect.

"Don't worry, battalion commander, I will never embarrass the Second Battalion. I'm the only one left in the company, and I'm sure the position will be in my hands." The first company commander took the lead in expressing his opinion.

"Well," Zhou Wenshan nodded, walked forward along the trench, stopped at the best observation point, looked at the artillery position vaguely visible on Mount Weima, remembering the words of the company commander just now, and said with a dark face: "I want you, the company commander, what's the use of? Move here more." He pointed to his head with his finger.

"Are the troops proficient in the common sayings about waving flag bearers?" Zhou Wenshan remembered that the regiment commander told him that he must pay attention to the contact with the artillery of Mashan and coordinate the importance of artillery defense. For this reason, a set of flag words were specially formulated to contact the two sides.

"Battery Commander, Battalion Commander, report!" The battalion reconnaissance platoon leader appeared in front of Zhou Wenshan with a gray face: "The vanguard of the Gui army was found not far ahead."

“How many people are there?”

"There are estimated to be about 500 people, such as the reconnaissance troops. We did not dare to contact them much, so we retreated." The platoon leader of the reconnaissance team explained.

"Okay, order the troops to have dinner immediately. Be ready to enter the battle at any time. Scouting and dispatching people to find out the number and location of the enemy artillery."

"Yes! Ensure that the task is completed, why should I catch a tongue by the way?" the Investigation Platoon Commander suggested with a laugh.

Zhou Wenshan did not answer, but nodded and acquiesced. Looking at the platoon leader of the live treasure in front of him, he was deeply moved!

Among the 100,000 mountains, there are two long dragons that cannot be seen at a glance. The narrow mountain road limits the speed of the troops' marching. The Gui army is considered a well-trained and powerful army in the history of a great country. Part of the reason is that Guangxi Governor Lu Rongting has always attached importance to the construction of the team's combat effectiveness, and because the officers and soldiers in the Guangxi warlords have relatively close geographical and neighborly relations, they can unite the lower-level soldiers to the greatest extent, and the combat morale of the troops has always been very high.

The commander of the Third Division, Li Yusheng, rode a short war horse, looked at the spectacular team ahead with a high spirit, and naturally showed an extremely confident smile on his face. He said deep down that Gui Jun was wearing a gray military uniform, he hated him very much, but he did not have the power of finance, so he had to rely on Lu Rongting. He was born in the Yunnan Martial Arts School and was never the direct line in Lu Rongting's mind. In addition, he had never been accustomed to the flattery of Lu Youwei, Wang Haibo and others, and had different attitudes. Fortunately, the governor Lu Rongting still attached himself very much, and to be precise, he was attracted by the troops in his hands.

In order to win over himself, last year, his troops were specially expanded to five regiments, with a total of 25,000 people. All of them imported French Class A division equipment, and heavy artillery and mountain artillery were equipped with as many as 64. Even now, there are few troops like the strongest Beiyang government army.

"The division seat is Chengguan Town a few miles ahead. According to investigation, there are troops of a Sichuan Army regiment. Our Gui Army regiment has 4,000 people, and according to reliable intelligence, a Sichuan Army regiment is about 1,500 more than our army." The chief of staff who followed him rode on a horse and waved his whip to report the information at hand.

"The Sichuan Army has always had strong combat capabilities. It is better to be cautious when fighting for the first time. If the boat capsized in the gutter, the other brothers will be looked down upon by other brothers." Li Yusheng reminded his subordinates with a smile.

"Which group must be at the front?" he asked again.

"The Third Regiment, I want to use the Third Regiment to my vanguard, and the First and Second Regiment to follow up. The Fourth Regiment protects the right wing of the Division, and the Fifth Regiment is on the left wing. The Division and the Direct Artillery Battalion are in the middle. However, the terrain of the division seats and the Chengguan Town terrain is not conducive to the development of our headquarters, especially the artillery battalion fire support is a difficult point."

"Well, order the follow-up troops to rest. The Third Regiment immediately organizes a tentative attack, paying attention to the casualties not being too large. Let's see how the Sichuan Army reacts first?" Li Yusheng thought about it, and at the same time he was still very wary of the Sichuan Army that could completely eliminate the Yunnan Army.

The third regiment had more than 100 troops in a company. The Gui army was basically veterans, with no words in terms of quality. They followed the standard combat training formation and carefully advanced towards the Sichuan Army's positions. Whether from the offensive route of the Gui army or the attack method, they inherited the tradition of the French army. It seems that Lu Rongting not only had a large batch of weapons, but also hired a large number of French soldiers as instructors. The rifle bought by Lu Rongting for real money is also the most advanced French m1916 rifle today. The m1916 rifle is based on the rotating rear pulling bolt rifle developed by the Frenchman A.v.p.m. Berhetiye in the late 1880s. It has been improved many times. It is one of the earliest smokeless gunpowder rifles in the world.

As the distance between the two armies gradually approached, when the straight line distance was less than 200 meters, a unique sound of bullets sounded on the Sichuan Army's positions. The light and heavy machine guns swept out deadly bullets at high speed. The resistance of the bullets searched through the air and swept around the Gui Army. Only a few bullets with great luck took away the lives of Gui Army soldiers.

The instinct of a soldier lies neatly on the soil, lowering his height in order to have a place to resist the breakdown of bullets. The mortar shells flying along the parabola seemed to have eyes, exploded in dense crowds, and each time they quickly harvested the fruits of life.

At this moment, Li Yusheng monitored the attack scene in real time through a telescope. The disappearance of his life made the smile on his face disappear and gradually became gloomy. Faced with the Sichuan Army's powerful firepower, he now regrets why he should show off his power and take the initiative to demand the retake of Chengguan Town. If he wants to completely eliminate a regiment of the Sichuan Army on the other side, according to the conventional calculation, his division will probably be almost half of it, and the troops' personnel will be reduced in their position and authority.

He looked at his subordinates standing around with a gloomy face, and his anger was not revealed in his heart, "This is what you said about the well-trained army. When you hear the sound of gunfire, you become a turtle." Thinking that the attacking troops you saw just now had a great loss and had little results, it was the arrogant soldiers who should motivate their subordinates.

"Order the troops to retreat!" Li Yusheng sighed and said, "Brothers, Governor Lu issued a death order this time and took back Chengguan Town at all costs. Since the mission is on our third division, let's talk about how to fight next?"

"The division seat is the terrain of Chengguan Town, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Look, the left side of the Wemashan is the key to controlling the entire Chengguan Town. Only by taking down the Wemashan in advance, and then setting up an artillery position to look down at the entire battlefield." The Chief of Staff of the Division put forward his intentions for the battle very professionally.

"The division seat, chief of staff, but the terrain of the mountain is very large, and it is difficult for the troops to go up. If you just attack hard, the troops will suffer a lot of casualties," a lowly regiment commander was thinking of preserving his strength, and kindly reminded Li Yusheng.

"Okay! Order the Third Regiment Organization to attack the frontier positions, and be sure to take the frontier of the Sichuan Army before noon. The first Regiment seized the Feed Mashan, and the number of Sichuan troops stationed at Feed Mashan will not be too many, and the speed will be fast. Once the Sichuan Army has reacted to reinforce Feed Mashan, the situation will be very bad. So your group only has one chance, do you understand?" Li Yu was determined to decide to win and lose with the Sichuan Army here. If the Gui army does not fight a tough battle with the Sichuan Army in a dignified manner, one is that it cannot explain to Lu Rongting, and the other is that as a general of the Guangxi clan, he has no choice but to protect the family and the people.

As the first tentative attack of the Gui army ended, the position returned to tranquility, and only a wisp of gunfire smoke filled the air. The pungent scent of vulcanization told people that there had been fierce battles here before. Some soldiers were busy building fortifications that needed remediation, some were sitting quietly in the trenches to rest, holding fashionable cigarettes in their mouths, and some soldiers carefully wiped the rifles they loved in the center. Every time the soldiers talked about the rifles in their hands together, they couldn't help but proudly explained the performance of the gun in detail to those who didn't understand.

Since the end of last year, the People's Army has unified the standard weapons of K-1 semi-automatic rifles, K-1 semi-automatic rifles, and Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, and improved in combination with actual conditions. The air-guided type and locking method are bolt-off type, and single-shot fire is implemented, 12 rounds of fixed ammunition compartment supply, and 7.62 mm k-1 type ammunition. The total gun weighs 3.75 kg, the entire gun is 1025 mm long, the barrel is 520 mm long, and the 4 right-hand rifles, the initial velocity of the warhead is 735 meters/sec, the combat rate of fire 35 to 40 rounds/min, the effective range is 400 meters, the range of the watch scale is 1000 meters, and the maximum range is 1500 meters. It also solves the problem that the gun stab is short and has poor rigidity, the strength of the wooden bracket is not good enough, and the material utilization rate is low, which increases the service life of the barrel to about 7,000 rounds.

Lin Siyu ignored the request of several battalion commanders and risked the bullets to come to the forefront again. Just an hour ago, she had just used scissors to ruthlessly use scissors to tie her beloved long hair, and then tied her hair up on her head, and walked slowly in the trench with a thick helmet. Facing each soldier, she showed a sincere smile and expressed her care. The soldiers sitting or lying looked at their young and beautiful commander, instinctively wanted to show their excellent side, and at the same time, she sincerely respected the female commander who could come to the position.

"Captain, the Gui army tried to observe our army's troops deployment," Zhou Wenshan said as he walked along the way: "The Gui army's cannons did not speak, so I did not seek support from the Mashan artillery. The mortars in the camp were enough for the Gui army to receive." There was a proud expression in his tone.

"Well, Battalion Commander Zhou, what will be the focus of the next attack of the Gui army?" Lin Siyu lay beside the trenches, poked his head and saw through the telescope, clearly seeing the Gui army walking back and forth across the opposite side, as if he was resting and preparing for dinner. A hundred meters away from the position, the abandoned Gui army's body showed various postures. She felt heartache in her heart. The Chinese are always civil war, internal and foreign war laymen.

"In terms of defense, the terrain is beneficial to us. Whether in terms of military quality or weapons and cannons, the Gui army does not have an advantage. Therefore, I suggest that as long as you stick to the main frontier position and strive to consume the vitality of the Gui army, it is best to fight back appropriately." Although Zhou Wenshan is a battalion-level commander, it does not affect his leapfrog thinking. He tried his best to show his performance in front of this female leader, and consider more about how fast he can make progress in the future. How difficult it is for a woman to take up the position of regiment commander under normal circumstances also indirectly shows that she has a deep background.

"Well, I think it's OK. Your battalion needs to seize favorable time. Organize forces to attack the enemy appropriately, but you must coordinate artillery support in advance. I believe that Battalion Commander Zhou has entered the military academy to study!" Zhou Wenshan was about to answer, but was interrupted by Lin Siyu.

"With the progress of the times and technology is changing with each passing day, the pace of war will also undergo fundamental changes. Recently, our army has repeatedly emphasized that the combination of infantry and artillery is the first step to strengthen the regular and modernization of our army. Trying to avoid unnecessary casualties is the first priority. The General Staff will recently issued an outline for combat assessment, and casualties are listed as the first place while completing the task." This is not the first time Lin Siyu preached this to the first-level commander of the battalion below. She understands that in the war, a qualified and skilled soldier is much better than a group of headless flies recruits.

While speaking, bursts of cannons suddenly sounded on the Hema Mountain. The Gui army turned its gun and pointed directly at Hema Mountain, which was indeed beyond the expectations of the People's Army. The main reason was that it was difficult for ordinary people to climb up from the south, and there were also troops stationed in the garrison. Lin Siyu and Zhou Wenshan trotted all the way to the battalion command center. She picked up the phone and said hurriedly: "Check me the Hema Mountain command center."

"Feed Mashan command post? I am Lin Siyu. The focus of the enemy's attack now may be to feed Mashan. What is the situation of your fourth battalion now? Well, you must hold on. OK, report to me at any time if there is any situation!" She put down the phone in her hand and said to Zhou Wenshan: "It is estimated that the Gui army will soon launch an attack on the position at the same time."

"Regiment Commander, this is the battalion command center after all. As the regiment commander, you should go back to the regiment headquarters to command!" Zhou Wenshan also predicted that the attack of the Gui army was about to begin. If the regiment commander had problems on his own territory, the consequences would be unimaginable. "Okay, I will return to the regiment headquarters immediately and repel the enemy's attack. I order the long-range artillery behind you to provide you with support and counterattack the Gui army. Be careful not to have too far counterattack distance, be careful of being made by the enemy."
Chapter completed!