Four hundred and ninetieth chapters turtle in the urn
"Brothers, work harder. Gubeikou is just ahead. We must arrive before dawn!"
Jiang Dengxuan personally led the Feng army to rush towards Gubeikou. Gubeikou is an important point on the Great Wall and a barrier connecting North China and Inner Mongolia. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. This time Xu Shuzheng invaded Rehe from Gubeikou.
Breakthrough, and then marched into Chengde.
When the Feng army was planning a counterattack, Zhang Tinglan sent Jiang Dengxuan to personally lead the army. He sent troops from the direction of Shanhaiguan to seize the passes along the Great Wall and cut off Xiao Xu's escape route back to Beijing. Jiang Dengxuan was naturally not polite, and he personally commanded the Fengtian Army.
Three divisions and one brigade, plus an artillery regiment, with a total of 8,000 troops, rapidly advanced westward.
They reached Xifengkou as quickly as possible. As a result, the Beiyang Army stationed here was not alert at all, and Fengjun easily attacked Xifengkou. Jiang Dengxuan was very happy in his heart. This was equivalent to closing a door for the Beiyang Army. He left
The men and horses of the next regiment were stationed along Xifengkou. The main force did not stop and rushed towards Gubeikou as quickly as possible.
On the long ancient road, Fengjun soldiers marched at the fastest speed. A large number of war horses dragged heavy artillery vehicles and ran desperately. The yellow sand raised up blocked the sky. The rolling torrent was simply unstoppable.
After marching for a day and night, Gubeikou was finally in sight. Regardless of his fatigue, Jiang Dengxuan immediately began to arrange an siege plan. At this time, it was Ma Liang, the division commander of the participating army, who was stationed at Gubeikou. After Xiao Xu entered Rehe from here, he
Ma Liang stayed at Gubeikou and asked him to guard the Beiyang Army's retreat.
Ma Liang was still a little dissatisfied. Others could enter Rehe and receive awards for meritorious service, while he could only look after the family behind. He didn't think there was any value in guarding Gubeikou. The main force of the Feng army was all dragged into the three northeastern provinces, and he was fighting with Japan.
Even if they want to send troops to assist, there are no troops to send. Attacking Rehe now is taking a huge advantage.
Ma Liang couldn't be happy if he didn't share in such good things, so Ma Liang was full of resentment. He was drinking in the headquarters when suddenly his soldiers ran in in a panic.
"Master, something bad has happened. The supervisor lost the battle in Chengde and is running away!" The staff officer took a telegram and sent it to Ma Liang in fear.
Ma Liang hurriedly took the telegram. After taking a few glances, his face suddenly changed color and his hands were trembling: "Supervisor Xu has brought more than 30,000 troops and has an absolute advantage. How could it fail?"
"Master, I heard that the supervisor was unable to attack Chengde for a long time, but reinforcements from the army arrived. The equipment is very well-equipped. Our participating army is no match, and we were defeated as soon as we made contact."
"Hey!" Ma Liang let out a long sigh: "The supervisor is not Fengjun's opponent. What curse do I have? I'd better return to Beijing and Tianjin as soon as possible. Fengjun is really not easy to mess with!"
"Master, the Supervisor asks you to guard Gubeikou. This is the choke point for our retreat. If it is lost, more than 30,000 brothers will become lonely ghosts and will never be able to return to the pass."
Ma Liang nodded. Then he said: "Go and convey the order and ask all brothers to strengthen patrols and guard the main passes. Especially the Long'eryu area on the eastern front is crucial. If the army comes to kill them, they will definitely be killed."
The attack is from this direction."
Xiao Xu's entire army was in trouble, and Ma Liang had to work hard. Otherwise, if the big tree fell, how could they and the hozens enjoy the shade? At this time, Xiao Xu was indeed very miserable. When he gave the order to retreat, two regiments were left behind.
As the rear troops, I expected them to hold off Feng Jun and buy time for retreat.
However, these two regiments were completely demoralized. After encountering Wu Kaijie's cavalry, they collapsed immediately. They did not play any role in breaking up the rear. On the contrary, they scrambled for their lives. At this time, Zhang Tinglan led the main force of the 27th Division to rush in.
When they arrived, the army spread out and killed them with their buttocks in their hands.
As the saying goes, the defeat was like a mountain. Facing Fengjun's pursuit, Xu Shuzheng had no choice but to fight and retreat. At this time, Qu Tongfeng, who was running from the direction of Guangren Ridge, also met with Xu Shuzheng. After discussion, they decided
We decided to run to Luanping first. It is 65 kilometers away from Chengde and only more than 20 kilometers away from Gubeikou. It has been the north gate of Beijing since ancient times and is an important strategic location north of the Great Wall.
After controlling Luanping, he could retreat to Beijing and Tianjin calmly to the south, and to compete with the Feng army to the north and maintain a foothold in Rehe Province. Xiao Xu was not giving up at this time, and wanted to stabilize his position and wait for an opportunity.
Let's compete with Feng Jun again to see who wins.
The Beiyang Army fled frantically, and the Feng Army quickly pursued them. There were broken troops everywhere on the road, and discarded ordnance, food, and other supplies were everywhere.
Zhang Tinglan commanded the troops and chased them for twenty or thirty miles before gathering the troops. Zhang Tingshu happily reported the results to him.
"Brother, our armored car brigade participated in the war for the first time. We killed more than 300 enemy troops, captured more than 1,000 people, captured six Krupp cannons, paid 200,000 yuan, and countless other supplies. We did not do well!"
"Stop cocking your tail in front of me!" Zhang Tinglan glared and said loudly: "You are taking risks. You are taking advantage of the Beiyang Army's lack of understanding of the weakness of armored strength. If they find the pattern, relying on
Armored vehicles with relatively weak protection cannot drive away the enemy, so more powerful and protective tanks must be used."
Zhang Tingshu curled his lips disapprovingly and said with a smile: "Brother, you are the one who is rigid. The younger brother decided that the Beiyang Army was not familiar with armored vehicles, so that's why he did this. If it is replaced by the army of a major power, I promise to use the troops carefully and not make mistakes.
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"Don't think that you have really made a contribution. This is a typical tactical victory and strategic failure." Zhang Tinglan said: "Don't forget that we wanted to annihilate Xiao Xu. If you were not in a hurry to drive him away, but
Keeping Xu Shuzheng's troops stuck in Chengde will buy Jiang Dengxuan and the others more time. If Jiang Dengxuan and the others don't take Gubeikou first, and Xiao Xu takes advantage of this opportunity and runs back to the pass, I will blame you!"
After hearing Zhang Tinglan's words, Zhang Tingshu was a little stunned. He really only thought about how to deal with the enemy in front of him, but did not think about the overall situation. The second young master also regretted it. His heart suddenly flew to the direction of Gubeikou, hoping that he would not
Something went wrong.
"Reporting to the Master, something bad has happened, Fengjun is coming to kill us!"
"What?" Ma Liang suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Have you figured it out? It's really Feng Jun who came here to kill us?"
"Yes, the scouts could clearly see that there were at least several thousand people, and they were less than five kilometers away from Gubeikou!"
Ma Liang's head suddenly buzzed. He had just arranged the army to strengthen the defense, and Feng Jun came and killed him. This was too fast, and there was no time for people to react. Moreover, although he was a division commander, he only had two weapons in his hand.
A regiment of troops and other troops were taken away by Xu Shuzheng.
With the few men in hand, if he wanted to fight against the Feng army, Ma Liang was also panic-stricken and hurriedly said to the communications soldier: "Quickly convey the order, let the second and third battalions enter the position, strengthen the defense, and be sure to defend Gubeikou.
, I will send a report to the supervisor now and ask him to return to the customs as soon as possible!"
Just when Ma Liang was assigning troops, he suddenly heard the sound of violent shelling. The shells dragged red flames and hit the Beiyang Army position in the direction of Longeryu. In order to consider the speed of the march, Jiang Dengxuan did not carry any
The largest caliber of the 152mm artillery is only the 122mm howitzer.
However, this kind of artillery still has many advantages over Beiyang's 75th artillery. It has a longer range and greater power. Although Fengjun's artillery is in a disadvantageous situation, it does not prevent Fengjun from easily suppressing Beiyang.
In fact, the ability to achieve this is also related to Fengjun's new shooting technology. The Beiyang Army generally stays at the stage of direct aiming, seeing where to hit. Fengjun has long implemented indirect aiming, using trigonometric function calculations to determine shooting.
The angle and distance not only allow you to hit farther and more accurately, but also protect yourself better.
The first thing the Fengjun artillery called upon was the Beiyang artillery. Under the fierce bombardment, more than a dozen cannons were blown into parts, and the artillerymen were also killed and wounded in a mess.
After the threat from the artillery was resolved, the muzzle of the artillery was pointed at other Beiyang troops. The artillery shells were like meteors, hitting the Beiyang position. Once the artillery shell fell, a no-man's land of twenty to thirty meters was created.
All life was reduced to primitive particles, and the trenches were completely leveled.
The soldiers who were a little further away were not immune. Many of them were already wounded. These people could swear that this was the most violent bombardment they had ever encountered in their lives. It was simply endless and the entire front line was bombed.
They were in pieces and piles of corpses. Many Beiyang troops were not directly hit by artillery, but the violent shock was enough to destroy their internal organs. These soldiers died on the edge of the trench, with horror in their eyes and constant chatter at the corners of their mouths.
Dark blood flowed out.
Seeing these dead and injured people, it was like seeing hell. The other Beiyang troops finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to flee. Small groups of soldiers fled towards the front position.
Jiang Dengxuan had been observing the situation on the battlefield. When he saw that the artillery bombardment was almost over, he gave the order for the infantry charge. The soldiers lined up in a perfect offensive formation, and each group quickly jumped forward. Machine guns and mortars provided the guarantee of firepower.
Any enemy that dares to resist will be mercilessly destroyed.
Feng Jun captured Long'er Valley with a single charge. The right wing of Gubeikou was opened. Jiang Dengxuan personally boarded Long'er Valley. The artillery was also brought up. After occupying this high ground, Feng Jun's artillery could calmly
Attack the Beiyang Army on the main position at Gubeikou.
For a time, Beiyang soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties, and even Ma Liang's headquarters was almost destroyed by artillery shells. As soon as Feng Jun took action, it was so brutal that Ma Liangliang became even more frightened. He secretly gathered his confidants and made plans to flee at any time. Preparations. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!