Chapter 74 The Battle of the Beijing-Hankow Line (14)

When he got off the train and stepped forward to take a look, Feng Guozhang knew that he was so lucky this time. About a hundred meters away from the train, a section of the railway was blown to pieces. The twisted rails were like twists and rubble was everywhere. So

A little distance away, if the train driver had not reacted in time, the tragedy of train derailment would have happened.

Fortunately, Feng Guozhang realized that the trouble in this battle was serious and he had to rush to Xinyang as soon as possible, even if he had to walk.

The 20th was a really bad day for Duan Qirui, with bad news coming one after another. Many of the Beijing-Hankou Lines were damaged, and the telegraph lines were also brutally attacked. At noon, the messenger who came on horseback brought even worse news.

After receiving the news, Jiang Baili led his troops to launch a fierce attack on the Ruhe defense line. Wang Zhanyuan stated in the letter: The enemy bombarded them fiercely with dozens of large-caliber artillery pieces. Wu Xiang framed the 39th Brigade and suffered hundreds of casualties before engaging the enemy.

The Ministry of Defense has ordered the Fourth Association to provide reinforcements and the Fifth Army to launch a counterattack.

When Duan Qirui received the news, he couldn't help but feel happy and said to Xu Shuzheng: "Another great contribution. If you hadn't suggested sending Wu Xiangjie over, Wang Zhanyuan's troops would have been in danger. Jiang Baili's troops were equipped with heavy artillery, which shows that Fang Fuguo is to the north.

The group is the main focus.”

Xu Shuzheng rushed to the map and stared at it for a while, then turned around and punched the map hard, shouting: "Immediately order Cao Kun's troops to go south quickly, and order Chen Guangyuan to abandon Xiaogan and retreat to Xinyang, Wusheng Pass

Let the Di11 mixed association come to defend. In this way, we can concentrate our main force to attack Fang Fuguo's main army."

"The telegraph line in the north is still under repair. Let's give the order to Chen Guangyuan first." Duan Qirui obeyed Xu Shuzheng's words. Especially when he was sure that Jiang Baili had a large number of heavy artillery, he made the decision without hesitation.

Xu Shuzheng added: "The key now is to see Wang Zhanyuan. If he can't withstand Jiang Baili's fierce attack, everything will be nonsense. I will rush over with a reinforcement immediately. I don't have enough troops to hold back Jiang Baili's group."

Duan Qirui said: "Wait a moment until Chen Guangyuan's call back arrives. The troops can prepare to leave first."

Chen Guangyuan's reply came half an hour later. The telegram said: "The vanguard of the Anhui Army has arrived ten miles outside Xiaogan. Now that we are retreating, a large amount of supplies will not be transported in time. The Anhui Army Commander will follow and pursue. It may be difficult to retreat. It is better to stick to it.

Xiaogan, in order to inflict a large number of casualties on the enemy, and wait until the enemy is tired before retreating."

Xu Shuzheng angrily tore the telegram into pieces and said angrily: "Chen Guangyuan is a bastard. Not saving Hanyang is already disobedience. This time he refuses to give up his sense of filial piety. What does he want to do?"

Duan Qirui said nothing with a gloomy face. After a while, he finally said: "Why isn't Feng Huafu here?"

Xu Shuzheng was stunned for a moment, and he was filled with anger when a ladle of ice water was poured on him.

Before Feng Guozhang arrived, Wang Zhanyuan's second messenger arrived. The letter stated: Wu Xiang's headquarters launched a powerful counterattack and fought fiercely with the enemy on the bank of the Ru River for an hour, but failed to achieve the goal of driving back the enemy. The Ministry of Staff has ordered the fourth

The Association launched a second counterattack and is now preparing.

This is another piece of bad news. It seems that it has failed to achieve its goal. In fact, both of them know that the key to crossing the river is the period of forced crossing. The enemy cannot be pushed down the river within two to three hours. The next battle will

The harder it is to fight.

When Wang Zhanyuan rushed to Wu Xiangjie's headquarters, what he saw was a gloomy face that could make it rain. The resentment in Wu Xiangjie's heart was deep. He had come all the way to the front line, and he actually got the first blow. What's hateful is that he was sent to the front line all the way.

, the information provided by Wang Zhanyuan is unreliable, saying that the equipment of the Anhui Greenskins is similar to that of the Beiyang Army.

As a result, after a heavy artillery fire, less than half of the hundreds of officers and soldiers in the forward position survived. One battalion was crippled, and we still haven't seen what the Anhui Greenskin looked like. The next step was to order a counterattack. What did the Anhui Greenskin say?

After crossing the river, the heavy artillery will stop bombarding, and it is estimated that the safety of his own troops crossing the river is reasonable. Wu Xiang frame sent a target force to form a linear charge formation after the bombardment of the second town artillery. This was taught by the Japanese

of.

Unexpectedly, this counterattack suffered another big loss. The heavy artillery of the Anhui greens didn't fire, and there were so many small cannons that couldn't stand it. The small cannons made a miserable sound, and they fell like raindrops like a death spook. There were also Maxim machine guns,

There are only four guns deployed in a small position. Are there no charges for bullets? Forget it, there is also a large number of repeating guns equipped with Anhui green skins, which make a strong rhythmic sound. Those who retreated

Soldiers all said that even experienced veterans would die if they were targeted by that voice.

A target counterattacked, but within an hour, it was beaten back. There were more than 200 casualties, and more than 100 people fell directly on the charge. How can we fight this battle? Less than three hours after the battle started, a battalion was lost.

.

"Brother Wu, how is the situation?" Wang Zhanyuan asked politely after meeting him. Wu Xiangjie is the co-president of Twenty Towns, and Wang Zhanyuan has no control over him. If Duan Qirui didn't mean it, Wu Xiangjie might not be willing to come to reinforce him.

Seeing that his tone softened, Wu Xiangji breathed a little calmly and sighed: "Who knows how to fight?..." Then he said, Wang Zhanyuan couldn't help but take a breath after hearing this, and quickly asked about the situation at the front.

When he learned that the Anhui Army had begun to build a pontoon bridge and that the follow-up troops were constantly crossing the river, Wang Zhanyuan couldn't help but secretly thought that I was lucky, otherwise the second town would be on the front line, and I would have lost a lot of money.

But we can't just forget about it. If there is no action at all, let alone Duan Qirui, Wu Xiang will not agree. Furthermore, we can't just let the Anhui greenskins cross the river, and they can't even think about taking control. There must be

action.

"Come here, I'll offer a reward of 100 yuan per person in Dayang, and organize a death squad." Wang Zhanyuan shouted, Wu Xiangji frowned and said nothing, so don't look for me.

After the first charge was repulsed, Lao Zui An Rang was fine, lying in the trench, and his mind went through another hurdle. The Beiyang army that just launched the attack seemed to have only the same combat effectiveness. Three of the brothers on the position were injured.

Four, none of them were killed. However, the three platoons on the adjacent position suffered greater losses. The Beiyang Army artillery was not a vegetarian, and its fire was quite accurate. The trenches were not built too deep in a hurry, and the platoons were discharged when crossing the river.

The three rows that fell into the river reacted a little slower, so they suffered a big loss.

Another battalion of the second batch of reinforcements crossed the river. Two-thirds of the pontoon bridge had been erected, and when it was still about ten meters away from completion, there was another whistling sound overhead.

"Hidden!" Laozui shouted, and as soon as he finished shouting, a shell landed in the trench next to him. A recruit was blown away, and a severed hand fell beside him and rolled a few times.

After silently enduring the bombardment for more than ten minutes, the Beiyang Army's charge formation appeared. I didn't remember the meaning, but they pushed forward with intensive linear tactics. The difference is that this time the Beiyang Army seems to be more powerful.

Many, many people didn't wear any hats and rushed forward with howls.

Lao Zui quickly touched a nearby Bren machine gun and told the gunner: "Did you see that stupid guy at the front? You can shoot him first later."

Li Yifeng is much more relaxed now. He has two battalions of infantry and six or seven mortars. The pattern of the Beiyang Army's charge remains unchanged. More than a thousand people rush forward in a straight line formation. When Li Yifeng

From the point of view of this brigade commander who came from a teaching team, this is not much different from committing suicide.

"The distance is five hundred, and the mortars will wait for them first." Li Yifeng sneered. The first counterattack was actually the most dangerous time. If the Beiyang Army did not perform better at that time, there would be no hope for it now.

Wang Zhanyuan watched the changes on the battlefield nervously. The shelling just now did not take advantage. An artillery team was retaliated by the Anhui green 75 guns, and three 75 guns were reimbursed. They were all 75 guns. Why did it look like theirs?

The artillery fires farther? The rate of fire seems to be faster. Wang Zhanyuan doesn't understand it very well. He can only explain that the training of the Anhui Greenskins is better than his own artillery.

Wang Zhanyuan was fortunate that the heavy artillery of the Anhui Greenskin did not fire, otherwise there would be only a few cannons left in one cannon mark.

At this time, the First Division of the Anhui Artillery Corps had already begun to pack up their belongings and retreat. Cheng Zhixuan did not understand it very well, but this was an order, and orders from the Anhui Army must be carried out. Those who dare to disobey orders will be dismissed from their posts, and those who are serious will be shot, regardless of their rank.

Cheng Zhixuan wanted to ask why? But she didn't dare to ask. Jiang Fangzhen was not Fang Jianxiong. The relationship between the two parties was average. In addition, Jiang Fangzhen was strict in running the army and was much more ruthless than the commander in enforcing military discipline. In the past two days, several people from the Hefei Patrol Battalion

The soldiers ran away and were captured. Jiang Fangzhen ordered them all to be shot. They looked gentle but were actually ruthless.

Fang Jianxiong failed to go to Xiaogan because something else happened. After dealing with the concession matter, Fang Jianxiong ordered the troops to advance in the direction of Xiaogan. When he went out with the army, Fang Jianxiong was stopped by a group of people.

How should I put it? This was a group of women, all wearing the uniforms of the Hubei Army, and everyone had a dick in their hands. Fang Jianxiong soon saw the Yin sisters among the blockers. They should be the leaders.

"Are you Fang Jianxiong?" Fang Jianxiong, who was pulled over, felt very disappointed when he was asked this question. He had been here for more than a day, why didn't he recognize him?

The person who stepped forward to grab the reins and asked questions turned out to be a beautiful woman who looked good. She had a round face, fair skin, and could only be described as average in height. It did not conform to the aesthetics of the next century, but at the beginning of this century, she was wearing a military uniform.

Women, do you dare to demand too much?

"I am Fang Jianxiong!" Fang Jianxiong replied helplessly. Fang Jianxiong got off his horse. Talking condescendingly to a woman is undoubtedly not a very polite behavior.

"Tang Qunying, member of the alliance, female suicide captain." When the woman announced her home, she bowed her hands and saluted, and she actually had these two box cannons inserted into her waist. An old woman with two guns? No, no, not that old!

Female suicide squad? Fang Jianxiong frowned and took a look. Sure enough, there were two to three hundred women standing not far away in military uniforms, but the queue was a bit chaotic. (To be continued)!~!
Chapter completed!