() The bombardment lasted from ten o'clock to twelve o'clock in the evening. There were only sporadic fires in Macheng County, and most of them were used to guide the attacking troops when they retreated. But at this moment, the entire Beicheng District seemed to have
He was caught in a sea of fire, with raging flames, shattering sounds, explosions, and wailing sounds, just like the torment and torture in the sea of hell fire.
The defenders who were ambushing and defending in the north of the city had lost the chance to escape as soon as the shelling began. Only a small group of troops near the rear were frightened and fled before the artillery fire extended. Those hiding in the old buildings in the narrow alleys
The soldiers were either directly hit by the first round of artillery fire and died on the spot; or after discovering that something was wrong, they tried to escape in a hurry, but many people pushed and trampled them downstairs or in the alleyways, which delayed their escape.
opportunity.
And even if there was no panic, it would be impossible to retreat quickly in the ancient alleyways.
What's more, when the artillery bombardment came, the people in the entire North City were alarmed first. Seeing the approaching fire and explosions, people almost didn't pay attention to anything, and ran out in a hurry. The streets and alleys suddenly
It is overcrowded. Some people can escape with nothing but their wives and children. However, the poorer the people are, the more reluctant they are to part with the soft things in their homes. Even quilts and wardrobes must be dragged away with them.
.These poor people packed big bags into small bags and stumbled around. In panic, they quickly dropped things. When they turned back to pick them up, they suddenly blocked the already crowded road. The people behind pushed the ones in front.
Man, before he even had time to yell and curse, the shells had already fallen.
The flow of ordinary people became the mainstream on the way to escape in Beicheng District. Although many ordinary people were able to escape, after all, the coverage of the artillery shells was limited, and they all started from the place where the battle was fought during the day. However, in the end, the artillery fire destroyed their homes.
All the savings that I have worked hard for all my life have brought nothing out. I suddenly went from a small family or a well-to-do family to a complete refugee.
When the artillery fire just ended, these refugees could only sit blankly on both sides of the street, clinging to each other and crying, or being indifferent, and most of them felt desperate and annoyed about their future livelihood.
It's just that the tragic things are not over yet. The artillery fire is only the first stage, and the defending troops and soldiers who survived the artillery fire soon formed the second round of disaster. Anyway, Macheng cannot be defended.
Since there are guns here, we should make good use of them. We should make good money before escaping from the city and make arrangements for our future life. Looking at the displaced people on the street, many people are still holding some belongings in their hands.
, naturally became the best opportunity to make a move.
The soldiers turned into robbers and frantically plundered the civilians who had just escaped from the gunfire. The civilians who resisted the slightest were immediately massacred on the spot. These soldiers were very barbaric, and they naturally took valuables easily.
After taking it away, all the worthless things were thrown to the ground and destroyed. The common people cried incessantly. They thought they had a lucky escape, but they didn't expect that they still couldn't escape the hands of the thieves. It was better not to take out these belongings. Instead of leaving these things
Things that are worse than animals can simply be destroyed by artillery fire.
As for the common people who had not brought any belongings with them before, they now feel a little more psychologically balanced. That's how human nature is.
But the good times did not last long. After all, the people who escaped did not have many valuable things on them. After searching and searching, it was just a little bit, which was not enough for the soldiers to take a few puffs of cigarettes. In order to vent, or to try their best to
Taking advantage of this chaotic moment, these soldiers chose to intensify their violence and kill at will.
For a time, the entire Macheng County turned into a hell on earth.
For these common people who have no power, no way out, and no reliance, their lives seem to be worthless. On the one hand, they have to be attacked by the Guards, and on the other hand, they have to endure the harassment of the local military police.
Robbery and destruction, no matter how miserable the world is, as long as there is hope of survival, the common people can still get by. The most terrifying thing is that there is no hope of survival at all.
At this moment, many people who are suffering from disasters have this painful mentality in their hearts.
They are the most ordinary, grassroots people, with no hope of survival and no courage to end their lives. They say it is better to die than to live, and they would rather be peace dogs than people in troubled times. These words are all nonsense at this time. They are even said.
Some people are enlightened and think that this is just a method used by the superior rulers to fool the people. The people will not let them die even if they want to die. They must continue to live and continue to be exploited and squeezed to be satisfied.
The phrase "life is worse than death" is truly reflected at this time.
At the First Route Army station outside the city, Chen Wennian and all the staff from the headquarters came to the outside of the tent, raised their eyes and looked in the direction of Macheng. The fire in the distance had already burned the dark sky red.
"Although doing this will damage our reputation, this is how war is, and we must not be merciful to women. Of course, the top priority must be military affairs first. As for the damage in the city, we can wait until we enter the city to rectify it." Put down the telescope in his hand.
Afterwards, Chen Wennian said with a slightly serious expression.
"What Mr. Chen said is absolutely true. Nowadays, Zhengzhou is plentiful in supplies and funds are being transferred from the north. For the people in the city, it is nothing more than a choice between long-term pain and short-term pain. As the saying goes, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. As long as we can survive this disaster, good times will eventually come." Chen Wenian's adjutant Li Qian said seriously. There may be some flattery in his words, but at the same time, there is also some hope.
"You're right." Chen Wennian was very satisfied with the adjutant's words.
"Commander, do you want to order an attack immediately?" a regimental commander standing behind asked immediately.
"Wait a little longer, the fire in the city is so fierce now, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the brothers to use their fists. Wait a little longer, and we will enter the city at almost two o'clock in the morning." Chen Wennian said while looking at his pocket watch.
"Otherwise, we should first send a force to the southeast and northeast to intercept the enemy, leaving only the south to allow the enemy to escape. By then, these enemies will spread everywhere in the province, which will cause a lot of trouble." Li Qian further
said.
"Yes, Adjutant Li said a lot. Mr. Chen, why don't you just send my team there." Zhao Shanhe nodded in agreement.
"That's fine, but it's just a proper interception. The key is to intimidate the enemy. After all, we only have three regiments here now, so the troops must be concentrated first. In this way, each side will deploy a battalion of troops, bring heavy machine guns and signals
Gun, if there is any accident, send a signal for help." Chen Wennian arranged the situation in an orderly manner.
"Understood." Zhao Shanhe responded immediately, then turned around to arrange the relevant troop deployment work.
In the next two hours, the first route army was busy launching the final attack on Macheng.
The large-scale fire suppression provided by the artillery provided a great advantage for the subsequent attack. The soldiers who had been locked in a bitter battle in the suburbs and North City had now more or less regained their morale. The soldiers were preparing to attack again
After the order to launch the attack, everyone was confident that they would complete the task of capturing Macheng this time. Bullets were loaded into the magazine, the gun chamber was cleaned, and the bayonet was checked. Everyone looked resolute and resolute.
The next offensive battle can be described as wind and rolling clouds. Most of the time, the soldiers did not care about the enemy troops in the city. On the contrary, they were concerned about the fires in the city. After entering the city, almost two of the three battalions were assigned to rescue the fire, and the other
The camp built a passage among the ruins, and then slowly penetrated into the center of the city. When they arrived at the central city, they saw many displaced people gathering in the streets, hugging each other, each with dull expressions, and seemed to be completely numb.
Already.
When seeing soldiers wearing different military uniforms, only a few ordinary people showed some panic, and most people were just indifferent. Anyway, the local bastards in the city had already snatched away everything they could, and many of them were
After a woman has been treated badly, she doesn’t know where she is now. Her life is like a piece of grass, so she can only be slaughtered like a piece of grass.
But after all, they are Yuan Su's direct troops, and from entering the new barracks for training to being assigned to combat units, these soldiers have all accepted decent ideas along the way. They naturally think of the old army, patrolmen and the like, after discovering these common people
, apart from inquiring about the enemy's movements from their mouths, they did not do anything to disturb the people.
Not only that, the troops who followed up also followed the orders from above and comforted the people. They provided some water and dry food to let the people get through the night. Because it was still late at night, the soldiers could do a lot.
The resources were limited, so we could only verbally convey some information about the proper arrangements after dawn, so that the people could gather together as much as possible to facilitate statistics and unified arrangements in the aftermath.
The actions of these Guardsmen who entered the city naturally caused a great contrast in the hearts of the people who had suffered successively. In particular, the soldiers of the Guardsmen would search the streets and alleys to find those who were releasing beasts.
All the local soldiers were arrested and escorted one by one to the center of the street where they were shot on the spot. This scene attracted applause from the onlookers, which more or less restored people's confidence and gave them a taste of revenge.