At five o'clock in the morning, everything was still in silence. In a short house on the north side of the railway road in Loujiacun, three kilometers east of Nianzhuang, old man Lou Huaiqing opened the door with half-open eyes and went out to urinate. He looked at the waning moon and dots in the sky.
Fanxing took a deep breath, tied the thin hemp rope on his wide trousers, and was about to go back to the house to catch up on his sleep, when he suddenly heard bursts of metal banging sounds coming from the railway dozens of meters away.
The old man thought for a moment and felt that the sound was a bit strange. He turned around and walked behind the low wall of the yard to identify it carefully. He saw that there were many phantoms on the hundreds of meters long railway, all of which were shaking but did not make much sound.
The old man rubbed his eyes that were covered with eye mucus in surprise, and saw clearly a dozen vague figures walking down the south side of the roadbed carrying a piece of railroad track, and he suddenly started to tremble with fear. He had already heard the wind.
The revolutionary army wants peace
The Northern Army fought a battle, but they never expected that someone was prying the railroad tracks in front of their house. Frightened, they quickly turned around and ran back to the house, trying to wake up their wife and their snoozing son and daughter-in-law, so that the family could discuss whether to go out with the whole family.
Avoid.
As soon as the old man pushed the ajar door open, he was hugged tightly by a pair of strong arms. The old man was so frightened that his whole body became stiff. He was about to scream desperately, but his mouth was covered by a big hand.
"Uncle Qing, please don't shout! I am Huaiwu from Nianzhuang! When my nephew lets go later, please don't shout!"
The old man nodded desperately, and when his body was free and his mouth could speak, he saw clearly that the person standing in front of him was Huai Wu, a famous second-rate man in Nianzhuang. At this time, Huai Wu was wearing a revolutionary army uniform, with a long gun on his back and a belt on his belt.
Two large leather boxes, and a big man with a short gun on his waist, looked at him with a smile on his face.
The old man slowly came to his senses, looked back, pointed at the dense crowds of people on the railway line, and asked in a trembling voice: "Old Five, are those people... all your revolutionary army?"
Huai Wu nodded, took out eight oceans and stuffed them into the old man's hand: "Uncle Qing, take the money and take your family to the north quickly, and stay away for a while! There will be a war here in a while, Zhang Zongchang
The army will soon arrive by train from Nianzhuang in the west. We will be independent
The division is going to set up an ambush here to beat up that son of a bitch. Because we were worried about accidentally injuring Uncle Qing’s family during the fighting, the battalion commander and I came together to tell Uncle Qing’s family to leave quickly. Uncle Shang Kuan’s family half a mile west of the field also had
The money is gone, and you are the only ones on this section of the road, so it’s impossible not to leave!"
When the old man heard this, his face turned pale with fright. He immediately staggered into the house and quickly woke up the whole family. After a while, he dragged the whole family in panic and ran towards the lowland forest to the north. Uncle Qing's son and daughter-in-law supported the old woman.
As he ran, he sighed and said
It is estimated that our house cannot be saved, but my wife said anxiously that the pigs at home have not been fed yet. Uncle Qing, who was walking in front, quickly stopped and yelled, "Shut your mouths. The revolutionary army gave us eight oceans, which is enough."
You have rebuilt two homes.
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At 5:40 in the morning, the rumble of the train came from the west. The 18-section open-top iron military train that drove out of Nianzhuang gradually accelerated, carrying more than 8,000 confident Zhilu Allied Forces officers and soldiers, and marched toward the Nianzhuang menacingly.
Pi County is here to kill them. Their mission is to
Drive to the east bank of the canal bridge in the west of the city and get off, follow the canal south as quickly as possible to outflank the revolutionary army's retreat route in the city, and surround Pi County with Chu Yupu's army, annihilating this army in one fell swoop, which has brought countless consequences to Sun Chuanfang and the Zhilu Allied Forces.
Master An Yi of shameful memory.
The train whistle blared and roared all the way. When it entered the low slope where Lou's house was, it suddenly lost control. The heavy locomotive suddenly rubbed and hit the sleepers and gravel that had lost the right track, and there was a sharp and sharp friction and excitement.
Amidst the sparks, the car behind it plunged into the low-lying pool on the right, splashing up a water column of more than ten meters high and making a huge impact.
The huge inertia of the train's forward movement immediately brought the second and third carriages behind it off the roadbed. Violent collisions and bursts of screams shook all directions. The carriages behind them violently collided with each other under the action of strong resistance and torsion, one after another.
After turning over the low roadbed on the right, it overturned until the eighth carriage, and the long train finally came to a halt.
The enemy who suffered heavy casualties had not yet woken up from the twist-shaped train. The explosions of grenades flying from the low slope on the left side of the railway instantly drowned out all the exclamations and roars. The railway line was hundreds of meters long.
On the ground, there were fires and dying wails caused by the explosion.
After the grenade explosion that lasted for more than three minutes, dense gunfire consisting of rifles, light and heavy machine guns, and pistols suddenly rang out. Thousands of stunned enemies screamed and ran for their lives. The officers and soldiers of the Shandong coalition officers and soldiers were bombarded by the dense bullets.
A large piece of the truck collapsed in the blink of an eye in the rain. The smoke-producing carriage was still ablaze with fire from the grenades that kept flying. It was shaking. More than 8,000 frightened Zhili Allied Forces officers and soldiers were mercilessly attacked by nearly 10,000 soldiers of the Independent Division.
damaged
Halfway through, with no power to fight back, piles of terrified officers and soldiers risked their lives by lying on the bottom of the train, holding their heads and leaning tightly on the gravel and sleepers, just hoping to survive, but the grenades that flew accurately hit them.
Make the bottom of the car dense
The crowd suffered heavy casualties, and their bones were soaked with blood, which suddenly turned the hundreds of meters long roadbed red. Before the survivors could escape from the car, thousands of revolutionary army soldiers who were ambushing on the left side of the railway had already let out loud shouts and launched an attack.
charge.
Violent explosions, fierce gunfire and helpless wails spread to the north of the city. More than 20,000 officers and soldiers of the 15th Army of the Zhili Allied Forces, who were rapidly advancing towards Pi County, were shocked. Commander Yuan Zhenqing led more than ten generals under his command to quickly
Climbing up to the high ground next to the road, Daijiapo, and looking to the west, I felt anxious but helpless. Although I knew that the main division of Wang Dongjun and An Yi's division were coming quietly and took fire.
But they could only look at the blazing battle site four kilometers to the west and worry. There was no phone or radio during the fast trip, and they were unable to report to the coach Chu Yupu for instructions. A group of panicked generals discussed for a while and finally made a decision:
The main force of the entire army continued to carry out the task of encircling the county town. The First Mixed Brigade of the Second Division immediately divided its forces to the east, crossed the canal iron bridge as quickly as possible, and rushed to the aid of friendly forces.
However, a flurry of discussions took more than ten minutes of the most precious time. A brigade of reinforcements separated from the main force and gathered westward. It took another ten minutes to wait for more than 4,000 reinforcements to rush onto the railway panting.
When they reached the bridge, they were greeted by intense hail of bullets.
In the morning light, the hundreds of officers and soldiers crowded on the bridge became the best targets for the training team and sniper unit of the West Bank Revolutionary Army. Mortar shells flying from time to time exploded in the dense crowd, killing and injuring hundreds of people in the support brigade.
, leaving behind piles of corpses and wounded soldiers, they retreated in panic, not daring to rush onto the iron bridge again within half an hour.
Half a step later, when Army Commander Yuan Zhenqing urgently called in artillery support, the enemy who had blocked it for nearly an hour had already withdrawn southward and disappeared without a trace, leaving only the railway bridge and its east bank with a dense mass of corpses and hundreds of soldiers.
The blood of the dying soldiers fell on the river like rain.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Chu Yupu, the commander of the Seventh Army of the Zhili Allied Forces who arrived at Guanhu Town, a few kilometers north of Pi County, received an emergency report and became furious. Two armies and one division under his command occupied Pi County, which was guarded by no soldiers or soldiers.
county seat, but pay
After the main division of Wang Dong's army, more than 8,000 soldiers were wiped out. The mixed brigade of Yuan Zhenqing's 15th Army killed more than 200 people and injured more than 400 people at a heavy cost. It is still unknown to what position the main force of An Yi's division has retreated.
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More than 6,000 officers and soldiers from the main division of Wang Dong's army lay dead on both sides of the railway. A large number of new German-made weapons and ammunition they carried with them were looted. Only more than 1,000 remnant soldiers rushed to the west and fled to Nianzhuang, risking their lives.
, most of them have no weapons in their hands, this one is counting
The main ace division of the Zhilu Allied Forces, which recently eliminated the Second Teaching Division of the Tenth Army of the Revolutionary Army Wang Tianpei, was the first to rush into Xuzhou City and was awarded a telegram by the commander Zhang Zongchang. The heroic unit has never done anything since. Even its designation has been angered.
The great Zhang Zongchang was cancelled.
In the temporary marching tent set up by the canal, Qin Shanhu waited for the old commander to finish his temper, and quickly stepped forward to persuade him: "Commander Yu, please calm down! Now the county seat of Pi County is under the control of my army, and our two armies have five
The main force of the division is spread inside and outside the county, and each division is sending out elites to conduct strict reconnaissance. When Commander Yu enters the city and settles down, he will definitely know the whereabouts of An Yi's division, and it will not be too late to make calculations at that time."
A group of generals also echoed and whispered advice. After calming down, Chu Yupu sighed, looked south and shook his head:
"Alas, last night you swore to report to this commander that An Yi's division was digging trenches everywhere outside the city and building strong fortifications. It was judged that he was determined to defend Pi County and all the ministries only needed to slowly approach to encircle the city.
The intention! But now they have all evacuated the county, leaving us with an empty city, and wiped out the main force of Wang Dongjun's army who rushed to rescue us, making us lose face.
Think about it, how secret is the information about Wang Dongjun's main division sneaking over to join the war? How did An Yi get it? And why did he dig up the railway tracks in advance and set up an ambush under our noses? Didn't these arouse your vigilance?
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The opponent's intelligence, rapid assembly, firepower configuration, combat effectiveness and fighting will are far beyond our estimates, but we know nothing about them. It is very scary if this continues!
I dare to conclude that the An Yi Division will never evacuate from Pi County easily, but will continue to attack us. Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and adeptness in mobile warfare, they will use surprise attacks, sneak attacks, harassment and other methods to pin us to death.
Here, judging from their battle early this morning, they are fully capable of doing so.
Many of you have fought against An Yi Division in the Wuhe area in the south, and you should have some understanding of his weird and cunning tactics. From now on, you must use your brains to think carefully about what we should do next.
What to do? How can we fight this battle successfully? A military meeting will be held in the city at three o'clock in the afternoon. If the ministries still can't come up with a countermeasure by then, don't blame me for being ruthless and engaging in military law!"
The faces of the generals changed dramatically and they kept saying yes. Several generals such as Qin Shanhu had dealt with An Yi. They thought of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Wuhe and the shocking battle this morning. They also thought of the many outstanding troops and famous commanders in their own army who had been killed by An Yi.
Yi was defeated and defeated, his reputation was ruined, and the sweaty generals suddenly felt chills running down their spines.
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At noon, Yanwei Beach at the mouth of Luoma Lake, 25 kilometers southeast of Pi County.
An Yi and his brothers inspected the large quantities of seized weapons arranged in categories on the beach with cheerful faces. They greeted and joked with the excited officers and soldiers from time to time. There was a joyful atmosphere of victory everywhere.
Party representative Liu Shoujiang and the three leaders of the newly established Huangdun Town Vigilante Group stood smoking and laughing in front of the Tutu Temple a hundred meters away. More than a hundred brothers from the political and engineering department distributed some of the seized old and new weapons to the local villagers. Countless adults and children were watching from a distance.
Watching the revolutionary officers and soldiers on the lake beach and the seized weapons, their eyes were full of envy and admiration. The military men who had just won a great victory were full of energy under the admiring gazes of the older girls and younger wives around them, and their walking postures were harmonious.
Very different from usual times.
After counting the results of the battle, An Yi ordered the communications staff to send a telegram to the general headquarters and summoned his generals to arrange the next combat mission. A strange and vicious war began immediately.
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At 3:10 in the afternoon, Bengbu, the frontline headquarters of the Revolutionary Army.
More than 30 generals with divisions and above gathered together to listen carefully to Commander-in-Chief Chiang’s passionate pre-war mobilization. Bai Chongxi, who was sitting at the lower left of Commander-in-Chief, remained as calm as ever. On the surface, he seemed to be concentrating on listening to Commander-in-Chief’s revolutionary teachings.
, but he was thinking about the overall situation in his mind, and finally thought of the An Yi division he had deployed in Pi County to fight against Chu Yupu's army, with a cold smile on his lips.
The Colonel Intelligence Officer of the General Headquarters quietly walked to the side column, slowly raised the telegram in his hand, and shook it slightly to the Chief of Staff Zhang Dingfan. Zhang Dingfan, who was sitting under Bai Chongxi, nodded and motioned for him to send it over, and read two lines.
Shocked, he quickly read it, raised his head, took a deep breath, and slowly placed the message in front of Bai Chongxi.
Commander-in-Chief Chiang, who was giving a passionate speech, was quite unhappy when he saw the performance of Zhang Dingfan and Bai Chongxi. Bai Chongxi had already seen Commander-in-Chief's expression from the corner of his eye. After reading the message, he stood up slowly and said with a smile:
"Commander-in-Chief, please allow me to submit a successful report that will boost the morale and morale of our entire army. The Anyi Independent Division has withdrawn from Pi County early this morning and concentrated its forces to attack the enemy who rushed from Xuzhou to Pi County on a special train to join the war.
The 14th Division of the Fifth Army achieved a great victory in just two and a half hours by annihilating more than 6,500 enemy troops, killing Zhuang Zeliang, the deputy commander of the 14th Division and more than a dozen other generals, and seizing a large amount of weapons and ammunition.
How unexpected!
My subordinates sincerely admire the outstanding performance of General An Yi and his soldiers."
All the generals in the audience exclaimed. Commander-in-Chief Chiang could no longer care about the content of his speech. He took the message from Bai Chongxi with trembling hands and read it hastily. After reading it, he faced the generals and took a deep breath:
"An Yi deserves to be my student and a model in the revolutionary army! I want to commend him, I want to reward him heavily..."