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After this trip, Wang Tianzong's eyes were opened...\\In the past, buying some German-made Zilaidi could lead a happy life, but now looking at the secret service group, he feels that he is no different from a beggar.

There were only two platoons of troops from the secret service group this time. Leng Yu personally led a platoon, and Wang Tianzong and several of his men followed. The group first dressed up as tea vendors and drove the cart on the road. Banditry was serious in Henan, and the vendor group

It was common for the team to set off, but it was difficult to get through the roadblocks set by the government. Through bribery, I got through a few roadblocks and found a secluded place to camp and take out the equipment.

The strength of this platoon seems to be small, and the neatly equipped equipment makes people dizzy. There is a demolition squad, two combat squads, and a blocking squad. In addition to demolition equipment, the demolition squad also has a pistol. The combat squad is

Everyone has a submachine gun and a pistol. There are six snipers in the mixed squad, each carrying a sniper rifle. Unfortunately, the current radio station is too heavy, otherwise the cold rain can carry it.

Taking advantage of the dusk, Leng Yu quietly led the team on the road. With local bandits leading the way, it was a smooth journey to the edge of the Beijing-Hankou Line. At around five o'clock in the morning, while the blasting team was working, Leng Yu called Wang Tianzong to his side and said:

"Brother Xu Jiu, please arrange a hiding place during the day. This is behind enemy lines after all, and it is difficult to move around during the day. There is still time now, so just find a place closer to hide."

It's dark under the lamp! Wang Tianzong somewhat understood why Leng Yu wanted to take these people with him. It was not because of their combat effectiveness, but because of their familiarity. At this time, a soldier came over and said: "The regimental seat. The telegraph line has been closed."

destroy."

Wang Tianzong quickly called two local bandits, and after explaining everything, he came back and said to Leng Yu: "There is a cave near here. It is very hidden. It can take up to an hour to walk there."

"Okay, let's go there." After Leng Yu expressed his approval, he turned around and made a gesture, and everyone got down. Wang Tianzong also got down down. There was a loud bang, and in the darkness before dawn, more than a hundred meters away

The railway is lit.

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Ta Ta Ta Ta, the pointer mechanically circled. Jiang Fangzhen lowered his head and looked at the watch again. This watch was given by Fang Jianxiong when he left Germany, and Jiang Fangzhen always carried it with him. Compared with the popular pocket watches nowadays, it looks a bit strange, but it is indeed very good.

Convenient. Jiang Fangzhen noticed that in the Anhui Revolutionary Army, all officers above the company level had a watch. It was said that this was the result of compulsory purchase. As long as he was a company commander, the watch money was deducted from the military salary every month, and the watch was provided by the logistics department.

This Fang Fuguo looks like a profiteer no matter how he looks at it. Three hundred yuan for a watch is really a hefty price. It is said that each watch needs to be paid in two years, and some interest must be paid. The euphemistic name is: installment payment!

Thinking of this, Jiang Fangzhen's tense heart relaxed a little, and he even smiled. He glanced at the other people in the war room. The young staff officers all looked nervous, and many of them were still continuing the deduction.

This staff team is composed entirely of young people. Jiang Fangzhen himself is the very young Chief of General Staff. Li Xiaochuan went directly to the front line to supervise the war. At this time, Jiang Fangzhen deeply felt the urgency of the Anhui Army to establish a military university. Everything was just

I can wait until this battle is over.

"Time's up!" A staff officer probably kept staring at the alarm clock and shouted nervously, loudly. After shouting, he blushed. Jiang Fangzhen smiled at him, feeling very stressed. He picked up the

On the phone, the blisters on his lips hurt when he opened his mouth to speak. Jiang Fangzhen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Start!"

At six o'clock in the morning on December 20, 1911, dawn had not yet broken in the sky, and both sides of the Ru River were still bathed in the dim morning light.

Cheng Zhixuan, who had not slept all night, kept looking at her watch. The moment the phone rang, she raised her hand and grabbed the phone. When she heard the voice of the Chief of General Staff, Cheng Zhixuan seemed to want to release all the accumulated pressure and shouted at the waiting staff officer.

:"start!"

Dozens of heavy artillery pieces from two heavy artillery brigades roared almost simultaneously. Looking from a distance, a row of neat flames were spraying out. The quiet earth shook violently at this moment! Countless birds in the forest were frightened!

The hour-long bombardment seemed to melt the Beiyang Army's position. Despite a lot of mental preparation, the Anhui Revolutionary Army concentrated artillery fire on the 500-meter section of the position, which greatly exceeded Wang Zhanyuan's expectations. The fierce artillery fire

Under cover, the engineers began to build the bridge in an orderly manner, with artillery shells whizzing by continuously overhead.

While the bridge was being built, some soldiers rushed to the river with wooden boats and quickly boarded the boats. Everyone rowed forward with all their strength. Li Yifeng put on one of the boats and appeared as the commander of the 8th Brigade of the Anhui Revolutionary Army.

Among the first batch of teams crossing the river, the Beiyang Army's artillery responded not too slowly. Under the forced order, the Krupp 75 retractable artillery fired desperately to suppress the Anhui Army who were crossing the river, regardless of possible counterattacks.

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A shell landed ten meters away and overturned a wooden boat that was crossing the river. After the soldiers on the boat fell into the water, they leaned on the boat next to them and continued to swim to the other side. In the cold and biting river, some of the fallen soldiers gradually

Unable to hold on, the brothers on the boat hurriedly pulled him aboard.

Li Yifeng has been sitting steadily on the bow of the boat, holding a telescope and constantly observing the Beiyang Army positions on the other side. The Beiyang Army can no longer be seen on the positions on the shore, and the 75 artillery guns of the two regiments focus on this section.

The hot air balloon that took off in advance finally caught the coordinates of the Beiyang Army's artillery. After a quick signal message, the 105th Artillery Brigade suppressed it. The wooden boat finally arrived on the other side. Li Yifeng was the first to jump off the boat, and an artillery shell landed more than ten meters away.

, Li Yifeng's days in the training team were not in vain. He fell down in a standard tactical move. At the explosion point, two soldiers fell to the ground. Li Yifeng didn't care so much. He stood up quickly and rushed forward to a dirt bag. There were many people behind him.

A dozen soldiers soon gathered.

"Bring two machine guns and go to that little dirt bag. Why are you still waiting? Hurry up and set up the mortars." Seeing the soldiers behind him at a loss, Li Yifeng was a little nervous, but he was still very nervous.

He quickly calmed down, and after some command, the battalion carried by the first batch of boats crossing the river basically landed ashore. At this moment, the pontoon bridge only reached the middle of the river. Whether it could withstand the first wave of counterattack by the Beiyang Army would be a matter of

Look at this camp.

In fact, Li Yifeng did not need to be the first group to cross the river, but he was really worried. The Eighth Brigade was not a facade force like the First Brigade, where veterans were recruited from all over the place. From the brigade commander down to the small soldiers, no one was serious.

After fighting a battle, if he couldn't cross the river, he was really worried that the troops would not be able to support themselves under the counterattack of the Beiyang Army.

Just look at how these soldiers looked after crossing the river. One by one, they were lying on the ground pretending to be ostriches. The Wuhu Manufacturing Bureau's copycat engineer shovel shined at this time. The soldiers started working hard in accordance with the training requirements.

Dig bunkers. Time is running out. Once the suppressive bombardment stops, the Beiyang Army is likely to launch a counterattack.

Li Yifeng crouched and ran around with the guards, encouraging the soldiers not to panic. Those on the other side began to pull back the ropes tied to the boat. The second batch of troops came over. It would take at least half an hour before the pontoon bridge was erected, and at least one more

Hours. During this period, it depends on the troops who crossed the river early.

Wu Xiangjie felt that he was really unlucky. He jumped up as soon as the gunfire sounded. The Anhui Greenskins concentrated their artillery and violently bombarded a section of the Thirty-nine Mixed Association's defenses. They were all large-caliber artillery. Wu Xiangjie thought of the reinforcements that had just arrived yesterday.

The brothers were still sleeping in the trenches, and they felt that something big was going to happen this time.

Yuan Shikai sent reinforcements to Duan Qirui, and mobilized the 39th Mixed Association of Wu Xiang frame from the 20th Town of Fengtian to go south. Wang Zhanyuan was very happy at the Ruhe defense line that had just arrived yesterday, and directly arranged for the second.

A team from the town withdrew and formed a general reserve team.

Wu Xiangjie was very dissatisfied with this arrangement, but he didn't dare to push back. The official level was overwhelming. But he didn't expect that with such good luck, the Anhui Greenskins would come towards his defense line.

Wu Xiangzhen's headquarters was in the yard of a landlord's house. The landlord's family had fled long ago. Wu Xiangzhen tried to find a woman to accompany him but failed. There were only a few old men and women left in the village.

After hurriedly dressing up, he rushed into the yard and saw several disheveled subordinates appearing. Wu Xiang frame became angry when he saw it, and quickly said a few words about strictly guarding the position and sent these officers down. Then he immediately sent someone to send a letter to Wang Zhanyuan for reinforcements.

Looking at the density and power of this artillery fire, there may not be many men left in a battalion on the front line.

Lao Pengmu Lao Zui is now a platoon leader, a product of the expansion of the Anhui Army. After becoming a member of the Anhui Army, Lao Zui has changed a lot, and he no longer gets drunk every day. In fact, Lao Zui is only thirty years old, and his life has suddenly changed.

Go ahead, this old drunk has some motivation.

As the first batch of troops to cross the river, Laozui's platoon was lucky enough to not lose a single person. It was just that one of the recruits had a sprained leg, or he jumped too hastily when he got off the boat.

As a veteran, Lao Zui knew very well that he was about to face a counterattack by the Beiyang Army. After landing, he immediately gathered his brothers together and took the initiative to find an area with a good view and let the brothers dig trenches.

"Everyone has seen that the brigade commander has also crossed the river. Is your life more valuable or the life of the brigade commander? Don't be afraid. The Beiyang Army defeated the First Brigade in Hanyang. We will fight harder later and we will win.

I will take the reward and go back to marry a big girl as my wife." While supervising the brothers' work, Lao Zui made some dirty talk to make the brothers not so nervous.

In fact, Lao Zui was also quite nervous. When he fought with Dongyang Little Nose, he had witnessed larger-caliber bombardments from battleships, but compared to this time, Lao Zui felt much more nervous than before. He was a soldier back then, and this time

How many dozens of brothers will he have?

Seeing the brothers seizing the time to repair the trenches, Lao Zui subconsciously touched a sachet in his arms. A little girl in Anqing City made it with his own hands and asked Lao Zui to hide it close to his body. This girl was a stall next to the barracks.

The girl bought peanuts, melon seeds, cigarettes, white wine, etc., and did some small business. Lao Zui kept visiting her, and one night he hugged her while he was drunk, and then got into her bed. The girl didn't resist, and Lao Zui fell in love with her.

"After this battle, if I don't die, I will definitely marry you when I come back!" On the night of farewell, the oath echoed in my mind.

(To be continued)
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