As night fell, a train carrying more than 6,700 soldiers from the three main regiments of the Independent Division slowly stopped at Zhaotun Station, eight kilometers west of Dangshan. The three drivers and six stokers on the two locomotives in front and behind were filled with emotion as they held the heavy ocean in their hands.
, the forty-year-old veteran driver murmured: I didn’t expect that after General An was promoted, An Jiajun would still be so benevolent and righteous.
With the support of two brothers from the special brigade, the soldiers of the three regiments quickly crossed the swamp to the north of the town and marched quickly north. They took a short rest in Houjing Village, southwest of Fanzhai, and then finished the high-speed and high-intensity rush march.
Immediately, the packhorses carrying mortars, heavy machine guns and ammunition boxes were hitched to the horses. The soldiers, who had given up all their luggage before setting off and carried as much ammunition as possible, walked silently. All the soldiers had to cross the Dasha River within ten hours.
, crossed the Shanfeng Highway, and traveled 52 kilometers to Changdian, north of Fengcheng, waiting for the 33rd Army led by An Yi to start the attack on Fengxian County, and then attacked from behind.
Hu Jialin, who was on the hillock, could not see the advancing troops in the distance, and felt a little excited in his heart. This was the first time that he had full command of a division in combat, and it was also the first battle after the independent division was reorganized and won the title of "Iron Army". He couldn't help but feel excited.
He was not excited.
Gu Changfeng, who was standing by, saw the twinkling light in Beard's deep eyes and joked about Beard in a low voice, which caused a burst of laughter from the brothers around him.
Li Fuqiang, captain of the special battalion, whispered to Hu Jialin: "Do you know that the boss is slowly starting to let you take control of the overall situation?"
"How could I not know such an obvious intention? I think the commander is crazy about wanting to be the commander of the army, so he rushes to the shelf and drags the brothers one after another. Think of Jinan's security division and Xia Jian's security headquarters.
Now our independent division has the foundation of three divisions without knowing it. As soon as the time comes, it can be expanded into an army at any time, and it is all direct descendants, which is far beyond what others can match!" As soon as Hu Jialin's words came out, he also caused the brothers to
They smiled knowingly.
At the same time, more than 14,500 reorganized brothers of the 33rd Army who had moved north to the woods north of Liangzhai on the east bank of the Dasha River in advance were ordered to sleep after checking their weapons and ammunition.
The officers and soldiers, whose stomachs were full of compressed biscuits and canned pork, were burping and lying in the woods, unable to sleep. What they experienced today was beyond what many people would realize in half a lifetime.
The brothers who were restless and unable to sleep quietly lay together and talked in low voices. One said that General An was a god who had come to earth and had to accept it! The other said that he had seen the thirty black and shiny new artillery pieces of the brothers from the Independent Division? They were all brand new.
Pulled by big trucks, those awesome artillerymen all wear steel helmets and are equipped with pistols. They are more awesome than our battalion and company commanders. They sit on the shell boxes in the carriage and travel dozens of kilometers in the blink of an eye.
While walking, a battalion of artillery escorts were equipped with light machine guns and machine guns, and their firepower was more powerful than our entire regiment. Another mysteriously said that I had asked their engineer brothers, and they had good food, drink, and good pay for a penny a month.
Quite a few of them were wearing sturdy new military uniforms, all made of top-quality goods. The worst soldiers each had an authentic German-style weapon with a hundred rounds of ammunition, and a thick canvas green belt with a new model with a saw.
The dagger can cut off our bayonets, not to mention the sharp shovels of engineers. If engineers and soldiers are like this, who can still be their opponent...
In a temporary tent under a big tree, An Yi stood in front of a large map of Feng County and explained in detail to the chief officers above the regiment level:
"Our location is only thirty kilometers away from Fengxian County. While all our soldiers are having dinner, the three main regiments of the Independent Division have already moved north from the direction of Dangshan Mountain. They want to intersperse two enemy patrol lines and march for 52 seconds.
Kilometers, we will arrive at the Changdian line behind Feng County before 5:30 tomorrow morning. Together with our army, we will launch a north-south pincer attack against the enemy's mixed brigades, one after another. They will be more than twice as tired as us.
Therefore, I hope that everyone here will not complain about the 30-kilometer night march. Moreover, tonight is the 20th of the lunar calendar. The weather is very good and the brightness of the moon is very suitable for night march. Two companies of the third battalion of my teaching regiment have sneaked into Fengxian County on the fifth day of the march.
Within a kilometer range, they will start from three o'clock tomorrow morning to clear the enemy's light and dark outposts as we march all the way to ensure that our army can successfully reach the south of the city and launch an attack."
It was obviously the first time for the generals and commanders to hear such a thorough coordinated operation plan. They all craned their necks and stared intently at An Yi and the huge arrows on the map. They were filled with fear for An Yi's troop formations and the rapid and tyrannical independent divisions.
I am envious of their combat power. It is enough to march hundreds of miles in one night with a heavy load. They can also find out and clear out the open and hidden sentries on the way forward. Not many troops can compete with this ability. How did the generals know that in order to establish such a force?
An Yi spent a lot of effort and money to form a special force, and the special forces soldiers went through a lot of baptism of blood and fire and endured hardships that were many times higher than those of ordinary people.
After An Yi introduced the overall situation and saw that everyone was listening attentively, he then told everyone about the combat mission:
"As you all know, there are two roads to Feng County from the north of Liangzhai where we are now. The left road takes Tanglindu and the Dasha River passes Wang'an. The right road passes through Zhaozhuang and bypasses Huashan Town to cross the Dasha River. This road is three points farther.
Five kilometers, and there are dense villages and towns along the way, which is detrimental to the confidentiality of our army's operations. Therefore, we abandoned the left and right routes and only took this road: go straight north to Jurenzhuang, directly cross the Dasha River, and after crossing the river, the two divisions immediately
The troops will be divided into two groups to advance quickly. There will be few people along the way, and we can save about four kilometers of distance."
"Military seat, this road is not easy to walk! When we escaped back, many brothers died while crossing the river. The river is more than ten feet wide!" A colonel stood up and reported, and there were several school officers beside him.
They all reacted the same way.
"Very good. When you were escaping, you still remembered how wide the river was. It proves that you guys are not without courage!"
When everyone heard An Yi's words, they smiled sheepishly. An Yi motioned for a few people to sit down: "The exact width of this river section is about thirty-one meters. There is a ten-meter stretch of river in the middle of the river section that is one hundred and fifty meters west of the ferry.
The small sandbank is about 1 meter long and 4 meters wide. It is not yet the high water season. The sandbank is just 30 centimeters below the water surface, which is less than a foot. It is difficult to see without paying attention. My brothers from the engineer battalion are eating with us.
They have already quietly set off. Under the cover of a battalion of the teaching regiment, they will build a strong wooden bridge two meters wide and thirty-four meters long for the main force of our army. Don't worry, everyone."
Pan Shanzhai stood up and asked: "Military seat, how can the artillery regiment advance?"
"It's very simple. When we cross the Dasha River, we will use the radio to notify the artillery regiment to set off. We can move forward quickly from the road on our left. The thirty-one kilometers can be completed in one and a half hours. Even if the enemy finds out,
Can't wait to report back. The range of our Bofus artillery is as high as 9.6 kilometers, and we are equipped with 6.53kg heavy shrapnel shells this time, with a maximum range of 7.85 kilometers. For the sake of safety, we
An artillery position was set up along the Zhangxinzhuang line six kilometers south of the city. An engineering company that had completed the construction of the wooden bridge was in advance to ensure that the artillery could be fired within ten minutes.
Preliminary calculations show that under normal circumstances, the artillery regiment only needs to travel 25 kilometers, and it can complete the firing preparations from departure to stop and enter the position in one and a half hours, which is exactly the same as the traveling speed of our main force. A twenty-minute artillery bombardment
After that, the two divisions of our army must launch a charge without hesitation. Once the charge horn is blown, no one can stop and take Fengcheng in one go!" An Yi answered in detail.
The generals discussed excitedly. Most of the walls of the small county town had collapsed. How many people could be left after twenty minutes of heavy shrapnel bombardment from thirty artillery pieces? Calculated based on an average of six artillery shells per minute, then
That’s the coverage of 3,600 rounds of artillery shells! Now that each division and regiment has sufficient ammunition and morale has improved, more than 25,000 people, with the help of powerful artillery fire, attack from the north and south to attack the small county town where more than 17,000 people are garrisoned.
Something that can be easily captured? None of the generals and commanders here have ever fought such a rich and well-planned battle. Why can't the blood of the generals and commanders here be excited?
Upon seeing this, An Yi raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Everyone, this battle is very critical. Commander-in-Chief Chiang and the head of the headquarters attach great importance to it. As long as Feng County is captured, it can not only relieve the siege of the main force of our Third Army, but also revitalize it."
The reputation of our Thirty-Third Army has been shaken off in one fell swoop from the reputation of being greedy for life and afraid of death. We have an explanation for our friendly forces, which will be of great help to your future.
Therefore, I hope that everyone will go all out to fight this battle well. If the battle still fails under such superior conditions, no one can be blamed. I would like to emphasize that when you go back, you must tell your soldiers that my
The special agent battalion will wear the armband of the Supervisory Team, and those who retreat will be killed without mercy! Do you understand?"
"clear!"
The generals replied sparsely.
An Yi puffed up his chest and shouted loudly: "Stand up! What do you understand?"
The generals stood up quickly in fright: "Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"
"Louder, are you scared?" An Yi shouted again.
"Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"
All the generals roared in unison, and the sound shook the tent, which was extremely frightening to the ears of tens of thousands of distant soldiers.
An Yi nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, go back and prepare. We will all set off in an hour!"
"yes!"
The generals hurriedly saluted and left quickly. Shen Fengdao walked into An Yi and sighed in a low voice: "A broken army with no morale, how many of you can make it orderly and disciplined in one afternoon? Looking at the whole army, how many can do it?"
? Not only do you possess a profound knowledge of killing, but you also use kindness and power to induce others to benefit, which is really unmatched. I feel that it is unfair for you to command an army."
An Yi smiled after hearing this: "Emergency times call for extraordinary measures. This is also a last resort. When have you ever seen me train our independent division like this? The thirty-three officers and soldiers in front of me are disappointing in every aspect. I won't do this."
, how can we inspire them to go all out in such a short period of time? Without them to take on the main frontal attack task, Huzi's side will be very difficult. This battle is the first battle since the reorganization of our independent division. We can only fight well but not badly.
And I have to minimize the losses, so I have to do this, and you don’t want to think of me too sinisterly, haha!"
At 5:50 in the morning, the thundering sound of artillery roared. The city of Feng County, which had just received the warning, was instantly bombarded with flames and smoke. Every fortification was torn apart by the powerful shells, and houses were torn apart.
Soaring into the sky in the red firelight, it collapsed in an instant. The city wall full of cracks could not withstand the repeated ravages of the roaring cannonballs. The entire ground shook and overturned, submerging every enemy position under the wall.
Thousands of defenders failed to wake up from the military camp in the east of the city, and were covered by artillery shells that flew accurately. In the first ten minutes, the 7th Division of the Anhui Army and the 4th Mixed Brigade outside the city were in danger of victory.
Heavy casualties were suffered in the artillery attack, with corpses strewn all over the ground. Before the sound of artillery stopped, the terrified enemy troops had already rushed out of the north of the city and scrambled for their lives. This shows that the intensity of the attack by the Independent Division's artillery regiment was indeed frightening.
The chaotic and disheveled enemy troops rushed out of the north of the city in groups. Three red flares were seen rising into the sky, which immediately illuminated the ground in blood red.
The machine gun battalions of the three main regiments commanded by Hu Jialin began a fierce mortar bombardment. The light and heavy machine guns set up at the commanding heights aimed at the enemy troops rushing in black and sprayed out rain of bullets. The enemy troops were slumped in the dazzling explosion light.
Falling down, the flying stones and sand were mixed with broken limbs and arms. The torn body was thrown high in the flames. The torn clothes were swept high into the sky by the hot air. The enemy with heavy casualties seemed to have hit a high wall.
Just like that, they retreated into the city wailing.
The sound of artillery suddenly stopped, and the loud charging horns and thundering shouts of killing suddenly rang out, one after another. Fengcheng, shrouded in thick smoke and patches of fire, seemed to begin to shake. The people who had just struggled to rise from the ground and under the rubble
Before the defenders could find weapons, the revolutionary army, which was swarming like locusts, was already close at hand. Intensive close-range shooting and sheets of shining bayonets extinguished hundreds of thousands of lives in the blink of an eye.
Most of the more than 8,000 surviving enemy troops lost their command and were frightened. The few stubborn enemies of Kong Wu failed to kill a few more opponents, and fell under the rapid and ruthless blows of the revolutionary army soldiers who were several times their own.
The corpses were on the spot. The battle that was originally thought to take at least two to three hours ended in one hour and ten minutes. The officers and soldiers of the two divisions of the 32nd Army completely occupied Fengcheng and outside. The search and suppression work was immediately carried out on a large scale.
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In the north of the city, the brothers of the Independent Division led by Hu Jialin had not had time to launch a charge. The entire battle had come to an end. The officers and soldiers looked at the piles of corpses and blackened bomb craters on the ground two kilometers in front of the position, and even the desire to charge was lost. Hu Jialin
We had no choice but to order the second regiment to be on guard, and the first and third regiments to clean the battlefield.
Gu Changfeng, who was at the front of the fortification, put down his telescope: "No less than two thousand corpses fell in front of us. Our three regiments didn't even have a chance to charge. It can be seen that the firepower equipment of each regiment is quite complete. According to the usual deduction
, such lethality seems to exceed the original best estimate."
Lu Yixuan, commander of the Third Regiment, sighed greatly: "It's an eye-opener! During the exercise, my subordinates thought that our division's firepower was unparalleled, but they didn't expect the effect in the battle to be so good!"
The artillery regiment did a good job today. There was basically no damage to the residential buildings in the north and west of the city. There were also two rounds of salvos that covered 500 meters in front of our position. They are very skilled!"
"Report, urgent call from the third team!"
The communications staff officer ran to Hu Jialin and handed over the message.
After Hu Jialin read the telegram, his beard stood up like a hedgehog, and his tiger eyes were gleaming with murderous intent. All the brothers were shocked when they saw him like this, and they immediately gathered around to ask what was going on.
Hu Jialin swallowed hard and gritted his teeth to report to everyone: "The Third Division captured two couriers of the Third Army of the Anhui Army six kilometers to the west. After interrogation, the division currently rushing in from Shan County is the one who was originally
The 9th Division that slaughtered all the wounded soldiers of our division in Baguazhou was among them the 109th Regiment that kept shelling me!"
Gu Changfeng looked up to the sky and roared, his eyes red. Chief of Staff Cheng Lu Guang flew up to the high platform and roared at the top of his lungs: "Everyone assemble——"