Xue Yue was furious when he saw the troops fighting like this. He stared at the faces of Wu Qiwei and several division commanders with wolf-like eyes, as if he wanted to choose and devour anyone.
Several division commanders were so frightened that they could not speak, fearing that they might accidentally say the wrong thing and cause the furious commander to enforce battlefield discipline.
After thinking about it, Wu Qiwei always felt that he needed someone to be a scapegoat. For such a huge defeat, if the commander did not pursue the case, the commissioner would not be able to explain it. Thinking of the commissioner's eyes, Wu Qiwei felt a chill running down his spine.
, and soon, I felt the coolness entering my heart and spleen, slowly seeping into my bone marrow and reaching every nerve ending.
Wu Qiwei spoke: "Commander, all the mistakes you made are the fault of your humble position. Someone must be responsible for the huge losses of the army. I am willing to die to apologize. Please Commander, please escort me to the chairman's camp. I am willing to be the responsible person."
Apologize to the commissioner and ask him to shoot me." After saying that, he choked with sadness.
Since Ou Zhen escaped from the army on the battlefield, he has been trembling in his heart. He is afraid that Wu Qiwei will punish him for escaping before the battle. In that case, it is possible that he will be shot, not to mention the division commander.
All the responsibilities were taken away, and I felt relieved. But I was still afraid that if Xue Yue really wanted Wu Qiwei to be a scapegoat and sent him to the Nanjing Committee, and Wu Qiwei told the truth about his escape, it would be over. Everyone carried the sedan chair, but
We can't let Wu Qiwei bear the blame alone, otherwise there will be trouble later. After thinking clearly, Ou Zhen said: "Report to the commander, although our army lost this battle, Deputy Commander Wu made a quick decision and caused the main force of our army to retreat quickly
, to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the red bandits, this merit must be mentioned, please give me a clear warning, Commander-in-Chief."
When several division commanders heard what Ou Zhen said, they naturally knew that they could not add insult to injury at this time. After all, Wu Qiwei was Xue Yue's right-hand man and the general of the Guangdong small group in the Central Army. However, they could not let the commissioners punish him casually. If Wu Qiwei was punished,
, wouldn’t it be our division commanders’ turn now? So, the division commanders all spoke immediately.
Liang Huasheng said: "Report to the commander that we plan to seize Yangping Town, and then divide our troops to outflank Qingxi Town. Unexpectedly, the main force of the Red Bandits has arrived in Yangping Town in advance to set up an ambush, setting up mountain artillery, mortars and heavy machine guns on the other side of the river.
, putting our army under fire coverage. If Commander Wu hadn’t made a decisive decision and ordered a retreat, the commander would not have seen a few of us. It’s really scary to think about it, how could the Red Bandits be so accurate?”
Hui Ji said: "Report to the commander, the casualties of our army mainly came from enemy firepower. I judged that after the Red Bandits destroyed three divisions of the Hunan Army, the firepower was strengthened. I hate these two bastards He Jian and Liu Jianxu for not reporting this to our army.
The truth is that our army was ambushed in the middle. It should be reported to the commission to punish He Jian and Liu Jianxu for sympathizing with the enemy."
Xie Pufu continued: "The Air Force is not a good thing. The commander ordered them to bomb the Red Bandits. These guys flew around, said they didn't find the Red Bandits, turned around and went back. I don't fucking believe it, He
Could it be that the Red Bandits on the other side couldn't detect so many cannons at all? Our army's losses were all caused by these bastards' lack of meticulous investigation. They should be reported to the commission to punish the Air Force."
Xue Yue simply couldn't laugh or cry. Instead of thinking about how to retaliate against the red bandits, these guys were busy shirking their responsibilities. In fact, why did he want to hold Wu Qiwei accountable? He was his right-hand man and his right-hand man. But he had to find a way to tell the commissioner
Tell me, with such a huge loss, where can I put my face on this?
Seeing Xue Yue's uncertain expression, the chief of staff came up and said: "The top priority is not to hold people responsible, but to contact the 13th Division quickly to see where they are. If they succeed in a roundabout way and occupy the commanding heights behind Qingxi Town and Yangping Town,
Our army can regroup and fight again; if their attack fails, we should quickly order them to withdraw, lest they go deep alone and be surrounded and annihilated by the enemy."
Xue Yue calmed down and said: "Order the 13th Division to withdraw. The Red Bandits are very cunning. They have just severely damaged our army in Yangping Town. It is very likely that the main force will turn to attack the 13th Division. It would be good if the 13th Division can establish a stable position, otherwise, it will be
If the attack is successful, we may be trapped in a tight siege, and we cannot afford to lose anything. It is getting dark, and it is impossible for the air force to dispatch to assist. The red bandits usually dominate the night. We can no longer take risks."
As if to confirm what the chief of staff said, a fierce battle was going on in the mountains behind Yangping Town.
Li Qing led the Fourth Regiment, the Fifth Regiment and the attached troops to the preset positions. After taking cover, he heard the sound of gunfire from the direction of Yangping Town at the foot of the mountain. He knew that the main force had engaged the enemy. Later, he heard gunfire.
As the sound gradually moved eastward, it became clear that the main force had defeated the enemy and achieved the combat goal set by the division commander before the war. However, there was no sign of the enemy on our side, as if the enemy's 13th Division Wan Yaohuang's troops had not been dispatched.
Waiting is the most excruciating thing.
Wan Yaohuang's 13th Division is composed of the 2nd Brigade and 6th Regiment, with about 12,000 men. It is the backbone of the Hubei Army single-handedly led by Xia Douyin. In history, the 13th Division's most proud achievement was during the battle between Jiang, Feng and Yan in the Central Plains.
Standing firm in Qufu, they used one division to resist the successive attacks of eight divisions of Yan Xishan's army. Finally, they cooperated with the reinforcements inside and outside to defeat Yan's army and captured dozens of artillery pieces and hundreds of cars. The most glorious achievement was the Songhu battlefield during the Anti-Japanese War.
Half of the 13 battalion commanders in the division died in the battle. The most useless record was when he was ordered to defend Tancheng in the Battle of Xuzhou. He was defeated by a fierce Japanese attack and abandoned the unpopular division commander Wu Liangchen behind enemy lines. He almost became a prisoner of the Japanese army. The final outcome of the 13th Division was:
During the War of Liberation, they were wiped out by Liu and Deng's forces in Yangshanji.
During the fifth siege, Xia Douyin had lost power and was removed from the post of Hubei Provincial Chairman by Chiang Kai-shek. He went to Chengdu to live in an apartment with the title of General Counselor. In order to protect the troops, Wan Yaohuang took the initiative to volunteer and led the 13th Division to Jiangxi to participate in the campaign.
During the encirclement and suppression campaign, he was incorporated into Zhou Hunyuan's column.
At this time, although the 13th Division was essentially the Hubei Army, many officers and soldiers already regarded themselves as the Central Army. In addition, since the establishment of the division, it had fought many tough and vicious battles without suffering any fatal blows, and its morale was relatively high.
After receiving the order to advance along the mountain road to Yangping Town, Wan Yaohuang ordered the division's special agent battalion to set off immediately, scout the road, leave road signs, and guide the troops forward. He ordered Liu Rui, commander of the 73rd Regiment of the 37th Brigade, to take the lead in the division and follow closely.
The Secret Service Battalion set off. The commander of the 37th Brigade, Pan Zuxin, was ordered to lead Yu Zhenhua's 74th Regiment and Qian Zhenya's 75th Regiment as the second echelon. He led the troops directly under the division in the middle. The 38th Brigade Commander Xia Dingxin led Wang Yaqiao's 76th Regiment and Liu Hantao's 77th Regiment as the second echelon.
In the third echelon, Zhang Yayi's 78th Regiment of the 38th Brigade served as the rearguard.
Wan Yaohuang, commander of the enemy's 13th Division, became more and more depressed as he walked. He said that he wanted the 13th Division to take the mountain road to seize the peak behind Yangping Town, cover the main force's passage, and then attack Qingxi Town. In fact, this task was not easy to complete. I just went down.
It snows heavily and the mountain roads are covered with snow. It is very difficult for the troops to march. Not to mention the difficulty of handling heavy weapons, it is also difficult to move empty-handed. Besides, the 59th Division and the 93rd Division are already finished. If we catch up now, we will either lose or lose.
The bandits have retreated, and their efforts have been in vain; or the other party is already well prepared, waiting for him to come to the door. I don't know what the commander is thinking, coming up with such an attack plan, and feeling proud of himself. Damn it, one general is incompetent, tired
Death to the three armies!
I am depressed, but orders must be resolutely implemented. Now that I have entered the Central Army's door, I can't let others look down on me through the crack in the door. Besides, Xue Yue and Zhou Hunyuan are currently in the limelight, and they are not just a miscellaneous army division commander.
Those who can compete must not give the other party an excuse to annex themselves, and they must not follow in the footsteps of Commander Xia.
Although the road was difficult to walk, the distance was not far. After three hours of marching, we finally climbed up the mountain. Pan Zuxin, commander of the 37th Brigade, saw him coming up and reported that there had been heavy gunfire in the direction of Yangping Town more than an hour ago.
The noise was probably due to friendly forces fighting a fierce battle with the main force of the Red Bandits. Wan Yaohuang asked if there were many cannons and whether the bombardment would last long.
Pan Zuxin reported that the sound of gunfire had stopped when he came up. It was reported by the vanguard regiment. According to the vanguard regiment, the artillery fire was very fierce and intensive. There was at least one battalion of mortars alone.
Wan Yaohuang thought for a while and said: "It must be artillery fire from the Central Army. Their own firepower is very strong, and they also have a mortar battalion from the tax police regiment. It is impossible for the Red Bandits to have so many artillery. Order the troops
Speed up."
Pan Zuxin was a little hesitant, but after thinking about it he finally said: "There is bad news. We have lost contact with the search team sent by the special agent battalion."
Wan Yaohuang became alert when he heard this and asked when it happened. Pan Zuxin said that he lost contact more than an hour ago.
Wan Yaohuang immediately picked up the telescope and looked around. After this observation, he was shocked. The surroundings were quiet, as if there was no trace of human beings. Wan Yaohuang, who had experienced battles, knew that being too quiet could easily lead to danger.
.Immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, and the vanguard regiment quickly retreated and moved closer to the main force. Pan Zuxin was ordered to lead two regiments to meet the vanguard regiment, and Xia Dingxin, who had followed, commanded the troops to quickly occupy the nearby hills and prepare to hold on. Ordered the radio to be turned on, and
Commander Zhou and Commander Xue contacted and asked about the battle situation in Yangping Town just now.
It was getting late, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the snow-white mountain peaks, making it easy for people to feel like they were in the painting.
Wan Yaohuang stood on the top of a hill, anxiously waiting for the news that the leading group had withdrawn. The wind carried snowflakes and hit him on his body. The cold and wet feeling on his face could not conceal his inner anxiety.
Wan Yaohuang did not wait for his vanguard to return, but waited for fierce gunfire.
While Li Qing was waiting anxiously, the sniper company instructor Li Lingfeng came back with soldiers from the second and third platoons escorting the prisoners from the enemy's 13th Division's special agent battalion.
When Li Qing asked, it turned out that Li Lingfeng had been here a long time ago and was hiding on the road up the mountain. Several search teams from the enemy's spy battalion were captured by them.
Seeing the joy on Li Lingfeng's face, Li Qing knew something was wrong. Once the search team was caught, it would inevitably arouse the enemy's alert. It would be difficult to catch the enemy off guard. Otherwise, this would be the most difficult time for the army since the establishment of the 18th Regiment.
It was a difficult and fierce battle. I quickly ordered to report the situation to the division commander and request instructions.
After receiving the report, Liu Yimin immediately ordered the Third Regiment to stand firm in Yangping Town to prevent enemy sneak attacks, protect the artillery battalion, heavy machine gun battalion and prisoners after dark, and transfer the baggage to Zhenyuan County. He ordered the fire support companies of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment to quickly move from
During the capture, mortars and heavy machine guns were replenished, and the light machine guns were handed over to the combat company, and then the first and second regiments were quickly dispatched to reinforce Li Qing.
Liu Rui, the leader of the 13th Division, felt something was wrong after he went up the mountain. Several search teams from the division's special agent battalion were nowhere to be seen. He ordered his brothers to search carefully but found no bodies or wounded soldiers. It was really fucking weird.
The brothers in the secret service camp are all good players, how could they disappear without any reason? There must be something famous in this.
After sending someone to report to the brigade commander, Liu Rui bit the bullet and continued to advance with the vanguard. Not far ahead was the main peak, and it seemed that the height was not very high. Liu Rui planned to occupy the main peak first and then wait for the brigade commander to lead the troops.
Let’s talk about it after we get up.
The soldiers of that era basically fought in the flames of war. It makes sense for Liu Rui to be the main commander of the 13th Division. No, when they reached the foot of the main peak, Liu Rui had an extra thought and ordered the first battalion to seize the opportunity.
The main peak, the second battalion, and the third battalion are on standby at the foot of the mountain.
Li Qing climbed behind a rock on the main peak and observed with a telescope. The enemy finally came. It looked like the vanguard. The team was very neat and there was no confusion caused by climbing. He secretly admired the 13th Division's combat effectiveness.
About six or seven miles behind this regiment, there is a large enemy force. Judging from the posture, the enemy is very vigilant. They are not as unprepared as the Xiaoshui battle, the Xikou battle and the Qingxi Town battle. This battle seems to be real.
It's not easy to fight.
After calling Hong Chaoyuan and Zhao Shanyi to discuss, the three of them agreed that since they couldn't catch the enemy's main force off guard, they should first capture the vanguard group. The distance of six or seven miles is also a mountainous road, which is enough for the enemy to walk for an hour. Wait.
Once the enemy's main force comes up, the battle is probably over. Then we can just stop the enemy's main force.
The enemy is naturally very cunning when he is alert. No, the enemy's leading regiment has also divided its troops. Only one battalion is used to attack the top of the mountain, and the other two battalions are on combat alert below. In this case, the original arrangement will not work. See
Come on, the enemy is not only cruel but also cunning.
Li Qing, Hong Chaoyuan, and Zhao Shan immediately changed their combat arrangements and decided that Li Qing would lead the guard battalion, new army battalion and engineer battalion to encircle and annihilate the enemy battalion attacking the main peak. Hong Chaoyuan's 4th Regiment sent out the left wing, and Zhao Shan's 5th Regiment removed the right wing, and worked together to encircle and annihilate the two battalions at the foot of the mountain.
battalion, and then quickly returned to the hilltop to hide and wait for the arrival of the enemy's main force. The mortars attached to the two regiments were used intensively and held off fire for the time being, waiting for the enemy's main force to arrive to carry out a sudden fire attack on the enemy.
After the deployment was changed, the troops took advantage of the cover of the mountains and forests to quickly split up.
The enemy battalion that attacked the hilltop was dealt with very smoothly. With the help of Li Lingfeng and others and the cover of the forest, there was almost no fighting. When the battalion commander of the 13th Division's leading regiment climbed up the hill, he suddenly found that his battalion had been cut into pieces.
For several sections, there were dark holes of gunfire all around, so I had no choice but to put down my weapons and become a prisoner.
The operations of the Fourth and Fifth Regiments were not very smooth.
Liu Rui watched the first battalion attack the main peak and disappear into the forest. He felt that he was done. Just when he was about to order the two battalions to follow up, the cavalry correspondent sent an order from the division commander: the leading regiment quickly withdraws.
Liu Rui hurriedly ordered the signal soldiers to contact the first battalion, but the first battalion seemed to be unable to see the signal and did not reply. Liu Rui was helpless and ordered the signal soldiers to blow the bugle to contact the first battalion, but the first battalion still did not respond. Liu Rui knew that he was in trouble, and the first battalion might not have responded.
There was no way to come back. When I looked at the main peak and the forest, I felt like there was an invisible giant mouth there, ready to swallow up lives at any time. I was so frightened that I hurriedly ordered the second and third battalions to cover alternately and retreat quickly.
At this time, the Fourth Regiment and the Fifth Regiment had just arrived.
Hong Chaoyuan and Zhao Shan discovered that the enemy was about to run almost at the same time. With an order, the soldiers opened fire. Liu Rui's second and third battalions were immediately enveloped in grenades and bullets.
The attack came too suddenly, and Liu Rui had already made arrangements. The strength of the two battalions could not withstand the attack of the two main regiments, and the troops soon began to flee. This rout sold their backs to the pursuit.
Red Army soldiers, the results can be imagined.
Wan Yaohuang, who was waiting for the leading group to withdraw, heard the gunshots and knew something was wrong. While ordering the bugler to contact Pan Zuxin to speed up and reinforce the leading group, he also ordered the division's mortar company to advance quickly, establish positions and cover.
The leading group retreated.
When Hong Chaoyuan and Zhao Shanzhui were rising, they heard the sound of artillery shells flying in the air and knew that the enemy's main force had arrived. They had no choice but to watch bitterly the remnants of the enemy's leading regiment merge with the main force, while ordering the troops to stop the pursuit and quickly return to the mountains and forests to hide.
Who would have thought that the withdrawal of the Fourth and Fifth Regiments made Pan Zuxin, who rushed to the rescue, see a flaw. It turned out that the Red Bandits did not have many troops and no heavy weapons. They might have been deployed here in advance to block their own reinforcements. Again.
Seeing that his leading regiment could basically be disorganized, he became angry and ran away when the division commander ordered him to retreat. He waved his two regiments and chased them.
Pan Zuxin's pursuit turned the blocking battle into a bloody battle.
When the Thirteenth Division started, it was just an engineer company of Xia Douyin. During this period, it went through the test of three Northern Expeditions and the Central Plains War. The soldiers were basically veterans with rich combat experience. In addition, they had experienced the painful lessons of the unit's split and failure, so they paid great attention to the safety of the officers and soldiers.
Cohesion, in this face-to-face confrontation with the Red Army, the advantages of veterans' battlefield experience and strong unit cohesion are reflected.
Hong Chaoyuan and Zhao Shan were very happy when Pan Zuxin started to launch his troops to pursue him. Damn it, I was afraid that you would run away, but instead of running away, you even came up to me. Don't sue me when you get to the King of Hell, you are the one who is going to die.
It's not that I insist on killing you.
Slowly, I couldn't be happy anymore. The enemy's artillery kept firing, but my own artillery was still on the main peak. The range was too far to destroy the enemy's artillery. The enemy's individual soldiers who were pursuing them had very high fighting skills and were as slippery as loaches.
Hiding at a distance and shooting at the Red Army, the soldiers might not be able to hit even one of them no matter how many times they fired. I really miss Li Chang’s mountain cannon!
Li Qing, who was watching the battle on the top of the mountain, felt that the battle might become a stalemate, so he left the new battalion to hold on to the main peak, and led the guard battalion and engineer battalion to rush down.
After finding Hong Chaoyuan and Zhao Shan, the three of them discussed it and decided that the guard battalion and engineer battalion would insist on a frontal blockade, while the fourth and fifth regiments would outflank the enemy and resolutely defeat the enemy.
Hong Chaoyuan and Zhao Shan led the fourth and fifth regiments to move covertly on the two wings. Li Qing ordered the guard battalion and engineer battalion to hold off shooting until the enemy came closer before attacking.
When Pan Zuxin saw that the gunfire of the Red Army had stopped, he thought that the main force of the Red Army had withdrawn. He felt a little complacent and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Red Bandits can't defeat us. They are about to run away. Chase them and bite them hard.
To avenge the brothers of the vanguard group, I will reward you with a reward of 5 yuan if you catch one, chase after me!"
Seeing that the enemy was pursuing them fiercely, Li Qing gathered his troops, light machine guns and submachine guns, and ordered the soldiers to unscrew the caps of grenades, and when the enemy was approaching, attack only one point, trying to break up the enemy's offensive.
Wan Yaohuang didn't see the leading group coming back, but he heard the gunshots from the main peak getting more and more intense. At first, the gunfire was chasing him. It must be the red bandits chasing the leading group, and then the gunfire started going towards him.
When the chase started on the main peak, Pan Zuxin must have become jealous and counterattacked the Red Bandits. The cavalry correspondent who came to report confirmed his judgment, saying that Brigadier Pan saw that there were not many Red Bandits, and the leading group
The casualties were too great, so I led two regiments to catch up.
Wan Yaohuang is not Pan Zuxin, and he will not get hot-headed easily. He kept urging the radio station to contact Xue Yue and Zhou Hunyuan to report on the progress of the battle and inquire about the results of the battle in Yangping Town. Finally, the radio station contacted Xue Yue and his order was simple
Ming Ming: Withdraw to Xindian Town and stand by.
As soon as Wan Yaohuang saw Xue Yue's order, he knew that the Central Army was defeated in the battle at Yangping Town, and it was estimated that the defeat was disastrous. Then, the main force of the Red Bandits may join the battle here, and his 13th Division is likely to
It was dangerous. While he urgently ordered the cavalry correspondent to send an order to Pan Zuxin to retreat, he personally led the rear guard regiment to respond. Thinking that he was still afraid of trouble, he strictly ordered Xia Dingxin to lead two regiments to hold their positions and be ready to respond to him at any time.
Instigated by Pan Zuxin, thousands of people from two regiments of the 13th Division densely attacked the mountain. The remnants of the 73rd Regiment, the vanguard regiment, led by Liu Rui, rushed to the front.
Liu Rui's eyes were red. The 73rd Regiment was the vanguard of the 13th Division in all previous wars. When had he ever suffered such a big loss? His army was finished and his future was gone. What was the point of living? Fight with the Red Bandits.
Killing one would be enough, and killing two would earn one. So Liu Rui threw off his shirt, held a submachine gun in his hand, and led his remaining troops to clear the way ahead.
What Li Qing wants is this effect. He is not afraid of you being crazy, but he is afraid that you are not crazy. Close, close, closer. Look at Liu Rui and the others, they are already within 30 meters. Li Qing shouted "hit", Liu Rui
They were turned into a hornet's nest. The dense bullets killed all the remnants of the charging vanguard regiment, and suffocated the attacking 13th Division troops behind them.
Pan Zuxin, who was behind, saw the intense firepower of the Red Army and knew that he had been fooled. The Red Bandits were trying to lure him to attack and unleash their firepower. However, hearing the sound of gunshots, there were less than a thousand Red Bandits, so it would not be a problem to capture them.
Just as he was about to mobilize his troops to attack again, the cavalry correspondent sent by Wan Yaohuang arrived and strictly ordered him to retreat. He also said that the division commander would personally lead the rear guard regiment to respond.
Pan Zuxin was also very alert. He just saw that the Red Bandits were not very strong and the vanguard group suffered heavy casualties, so he was furious and sent his troops to pursue him. Wan Yaohuang's order made him wake up immediately.
Damn it, I'm so jealous! What if the red bandits made a plan to make me jump? The division commander's order is to support the retreat of the leading group, not to pursue. If there is an accident, I will not obey orders on this battlefield.
The accusation was not a joke. Thinking of this, Pan Zuxin quickly ordered the troops to stop the pursuit. The 75th Regiment quickly retreated, and the 74th Regiment provided cover, fighting and retreating.
His order was not issued as quickly as the soldiers of the 4th and 5th Guard Regiments. The 4th Regiment was on the left and the 5th Regiment was on the right, outflanking them from both sides.
When Pan Zuxin saw it, the red bandit wanted to make dumplings! Damn, you look down on people. You were killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Are you still afraid of this? He shouted, "Come with me, the 74th Regiment" and started to fight.
With a submachine gun, he took the lead in killing the Red Army outflanking team.
When Li Qing saw that the enemy was not retreating but advancing, he ordered the charge bugle to be blown, and led the guard battalion and engineering battalion to rush out and press against the enemy head-on.
The enemy's 75th Regiment, which retreated first, saw that the brigade commander and the 74th Regiment were trapped in a tight encirclement, and immediately turned back to attack, assisting the brigade commander and the 74th Regiment to break out of the encirclement.
There was gunfire on the hillside, and those who were surrounded and those who broke through were killed together. The Red Army and the National Army were inseparable. You just killed one of me, and I will kill one of yours. It was a bloody mess.
Zhang Haitao, the commander of the guard battalion, was eager to kill. He drew out the big knife on his back and shouted: "Come up, guard battalion, and knock down the enemy!" He rushed into the enemy's formation, using a shell gun in one hand and a big knife in the other.
If you cut with a knife, those who stand in your way will be invincible.
At this time, Wan Yaohuang led the rearguard regiment and arrived. He quickly set up a machine gun and fired at the Red Army. The outflanked Red Army got out of the way. Pan Zuxin led the 74th regiment and finally broke out of the encirclement, and fought with the 75th regiment and the rearguard led by Wan Yaohuang.
Group rendezvous.
Pan Zuxin called out "Master," but Wan Yaohuang didn't even look at him. He only said one word: "Withdraw!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "boom" and an artillery shell exploded next to him. Wan Yaohuang saw that reinforcements from the Red Bandits were coming. This shell was a test fire, and the official bombardment was about to begin. He didn't care anymore.
Not having anything else to do, he hurriedly turned around and left. The troops followed him and ran almost all the way until they reached the place where Xia Dingxin met them, and then they took a breath. Then they ordered the rear guard regiment to be changed to the vanguard regiment, with Xia Dingxin at the rear, and the whole division marched urgently.
Withdraw to new store.
Liu Yimin stood on the hillside with a stern face.
Li Qing, Hong Chaoyuan, and Zhao Shan were so frightened that they remained silent.
In the melee just now, the Fourth Regiment, the Fifth Regiment, the Guard Battalion, and the Engineer Battalion actually suffered over 1,200 casualties, including 520 casualties. This number is the largest casualty since Liu Yimin led the army. The battle of Xiaoshui, the battle of Xikou, the Qing Dynasty
In the battle of Xizhen, with such fruitful results, the casualties were basically negligible. In this battle, just one vanguard regiment was eliminated and one regiment was severely damaged, but it caused such heavy casualties. No wonder Liu Yimin was furious. In addition, the third regiment and the ninety-ninety regiment were
The casualties suffered during the battle between the divisions, the guard division suffered 2,000 casualties this time, which was basically equivalent to the loss of a main regiment. The price of blood!
It was getting dark, the soldiers had finished cleaning the battlefield, the bodies of the martyrs had been carried on stretchers, and the troops lined up to wait.
The night wind picked up, and the temperature on the mountain became colder and colder, but Liu Yimin's voice was even colder: "Remember this 13th Division, I want to capture their division commander Wan Yaohuang alive to kneel down and salute the martyrs!"