At 11 o'clock in the morning, there was a fierce exchange of fire two kilometers west of Feng County. Thick smoke billowed upwards, and the explosions of grenades and mortar shells continued. From the sound, I could tell that at least one division or more of troops were fighting fiercely.
At Jiangzhuang, six kilometers west-north of Fengxian County, Jiang Jicheng, commander of the Ninth Division of the Anhui Army, finally ordered the entire army to stop advancing. The sound of gunfire in the direction of Fengxian County stopped. It seemed that the two armies were fighting fiercely, so they were the first troops who were ordered to reinforce.
There was no doubt that the Ninth Division was coming at a rapid pace, and it was also hard to believe that one or two divisions of the Revolutionary Army could capture Fengxian County, which was guarded by a main division and a mixed brigade of the Anhui Army in a day or two. However, three consecutive batches of scouts failed to leave within an hour.
There was no reply. This abnormal phenomenon forced the generals of the Ninth Division to treat it with caution.
After repeated radio contacts, there was no news from the Sixth Division of Fengxian County. The commander-in-chief of the Anhui Army, Sun Chuanfang, was anxious and could not clearly judge the situation of the battle. Only five hours had passed since the Fengxian defenders sent the attack telegram, but the strange thing is that
After that, no more news came, and now only a piece of precise information that had just been received was displayed in front of the general of the Anhui Army: An Yi Division, the ace of the Revolutionary Army's ace divisions, had left the Xuzhou City North Camp and headed for the Fengpei Front Line (Fengxian County,
Pei County).
Forty-one-year-old Jiang Jicheng was deeply impressed by An Yi's division and An Yi himself. This senior general who graduated from the fifth phase of the Japanese Military Academy clearly remembered the meeting between Lishaozui and Baguazhou on the morning of August 12 last year.
In a fierce battle, although he almost defeated An Yi's division with heavy casualties when he had the advantage, he also paid a heavy price of more than 4,000 casualties. This was only possible against the remnants of An Yi's army who were struggling day and night to survive.
Compared with the impressive results achieved by An Yi's division, who fled all the way and wiped out enemies several times their size, Jiang Jicheng deeply felt that the victory he had achieved was so insignificant. This kind of victory is worse than defeat.
Jiang Jicheng had never encountered depression in his more than 20 years of military career, and it also made him resentful.
The young and brave general An Yi broke his wings in Baguazhou and almost wiped out his entire army. Fortunately, he escaped with his life and was framed by his own family. The entire Anhui army and the Zhilu army thought that he would be disheartened and return to his fields, and he would make a fortune in peace and never come out to cause trouble again.
The generals in the Anhui Army and the Zhilu Army also feel much more at ease. Although no one wants to mention the troublesome name An Yi, they are really afraid of this newborn calf who fights without rules. To this day, all the northern armies are still afraid of him.
There is an interesting story circulating:
Chu Yupu, the veteran commander of the Zhilu Army who was beaten dizzy again and again by An Yi and almost became a prisoner, was greeting the envoy sent by Commander Zhang Zuolin at noon that day. Halfway through his drink, he heard that An Yi was leading hundreds of remnant troops.
Upon hearing the news of his miraculously escaping, Chu Shuai was immediately in great pain. He threw his cup on the ground and stamped his feet, sighing: If the freak does not die, he will be in trouble for thousands of years!
The unsmiling and resolute Jiang Jicheng has never been shy about talking about the battle between himself and An Yi, but he still doesn't know that several regiment commanders and deputy regiments under his command, regardless of morality, ordered the massacre of hundreds of wounded An Yi division soldiers who had lost resistance, and chopped them off one by one.
He still couldn't understand the bad behavior of kicking his head into the river with hatred behind his head. Therefore, Jiang Jicheng only valued An Yi and led his troops into the abundant battlefield, but did not have any fear.
Jiang Jicheng is a very outstanding general. He provided the entire combat idea of taking advantage of the difficulty in coordinating the various departments of the Revolutionary Army to seize the opportunity to defeat the three armies of Fang Zhenwu's department. Moreover, Fang Zhenwu was helpless while watching being intercepted, and there was nothing he could do about it, because Fang Zhenwu's
Of the three armies, the only one that can really be called a rival is his Thirty-fourth Army. The other two dissatisfied miscellaneous armies are all vulnerable rabble in Jiang Jicheng's eyes.
Therefore, after defeating Fang Zhenwu's troops, Jiang Jicheng did not feel much joy, but felt that it was normal. He knew very well that this time Feng County was attacked by the enemy general An Yi, and Feng Yuxiang's brave general Shi Yousan led three divisions to approach Jinxiang last night.
, Coach Sun Chuanfang considered the overall situation and had to shrink the defense line. He reluctantly transferred the 4th Division that besieged He Yaozu's department and the 10th Division that had evacuated Shanxian County to quickly move to Jinxiang to defend the front line, and then transferred his 9th Division, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, to the front line.
Rushing to the east to help Feng County, which had only alerted him this morning, is enough to show that Sun Chuanfang attaches great importance to An Yi.
A group of generals of the Ninth Division gathered around Jiang Jicheng and discussed the map nervously. The gunfire that had just stopped in the direction of Fengxian County in the east rang out again. The generals listened carefully for a moment and found that the sound of gunfire became more and more intense. The doubts in their hearts gradually
Reduced, but the feeling of anxiety became more and more intense.
At this time, the screams of several mortar shells piercing the air were heard in the distance. The shells landed in the middle of the leading troops resting one kilometer to the east, making a huge sound.
The generals looked ahead nervously, and a more violent explosion sounded. A huge mushroom-shaped smoke rose two kilometers away to the east, and a large number of rocks and wood rushed out of the thick smoke and shot up into the sky.
Before the aftershocks stopped, "crackling" shooting sounds rang out from the north and south wings in front, followed by the screams and roars of the leading troops of the 9th Division and the return fire of machine guns and rifles.
Nearly ten minutes later, the leader of the vanguard regiment, sweating profusely, rode up to report: "The enemy has blown up the small bridge over the Taihang Embankment two kilometers ahead. The forward flanks of our regiment were harassed by a small group of enemy troops with cold fire and artillery fire.
After our army fought back bravely, the enemy troops ran into the dense forest and disappeared without a trace, causing the death and injury of more than 40 brothers in our regiment."
Jiang Jicheng, who was originally hesitant, finally made up his mind. He suddenly stood up, raised his head and said loudly:
"The enemy's purpose is very obvious. They used various means such as bombing bridges, harassing, and attacking to hinder our army's advance, and silently swallowed up the three groups of reconnaissance teams I sent. Their ultimate purpose is to not let the enemy let go.
We rescued the friendly forces in Feng County who were fighting fiercely, causing us to be confused and slow down or even stop advancing, so that they could seize time to attack our Feng County defenders. If my judgment is good, the battle in Fengcheng should have entered the most critical moment.
Got it!
I ordered the engineer battalion to immediately go to the front to repair the bridge to facilitate the passage of artillery from the rear. The four regiments of the first brigade immediately stopped resting, tried every means to cross the river, and rushed eastward at full speed for reinforcements! The second brigade, except for one battalion, was left to support the artillery.
Outside the group, everyone gears up and moves forward!"
"As you command!"
The generals cheered up and responded in unison, and the team of more than 10,000 people quickly set off, making a lot of noise and stirring up large amounts of dust.
On the hillside 2.6 kilometers north of Jiangzhuang, An Yi, who was crawling among the lush weeds, put down his telescope, turned around and faced the blue sky, and let out a long sigh:
"God has eyes! The stupid Jiang Jicheng is so damn cunning! Before the war officially started, we wasted hundreds of thousands of bullets, more than a thousand grenades, and hundreds of mortar shells.
, if this grandson still doesn’t get fooled, we will really suffer a big loss this time..."
Hu Jialin, who was lying down, glanced at An Yi, shook his head disapprovingly, and joked with a smile: "It's so realistic, let alone Jiang Jicheng, any one of us would have been tricked by you... Who would have thought that,
In order to lure the enemy into a trap, you are willing to fire hundreds of thousands of bullets and so many artillery shells? Especially the strategy of decisively blowing up the small bridge is really fucking awesome!"
Lu Guang also smiled at An Yi and said: "No wonder you just mentioned the allusion of Zhang Fei breaking the bridge by crossing the water at the Changban slope during the Three Kingdoms. This strategy is really clever. At the beginning, I was worried that it would be counterproductive. I didn't expect it to be effective as soon as I used it.
It seems that Jiang Jicheng is not as powerful as imagined!"
Hu Jialin thoughtfully said: "I listened to Xiao Yi's lectures in Lao Nanchang some time ago, and I benefited a lot. The scene in front of me reminded me of many allusions, such as Zhuge Liang's empty city strategy. Isn't this just a trick? What if?
If Sima Yi timidly closed the city gate early, would he still be deceived? There was also Zhang Shougui who guarded Guazhou and defended tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers with hundreds of remnant soldiers and damaged city walls. He placed wine on the city wall and had fun with the generals, but the Tubo people
He suspected that the city was well prepared and did not dare to enter lightly, so he had to retreat.
In Jiang Jicheng's eyes, we are just Zhuge Liang and Zhang Shougui who have no courage. He thinks he has seen through our plan, but it is difficult not to be fooled!
His grandma's, it seems that people will have weaknesses, true and false, false and false, and the so-called war is unpredictable and changes endlessly. The art of war of our ancestors is really broad and profound!"
"Huzi, you are right. How smart are we? We were all forced to do this. If we don't kill his scouts, he will definitely see through our trap. If we kill his scouts...
Naturally, my grandson became wary and stopped moving forward. I had no choice but to take a gamble.
However, the chips in our hands are far greater than his... The military situation is extremely urgent, and every burst of gunfire is a reminder. If you know that the brother troops who are ordered to rush to the rescue are in trouble and ignore it, not only will your own conscience be overturned, but also Sun Chuanfang's
Military law also prohibits him from making other choices.
There is another one. Jiang Jicheng, who has a high self-esteem, did not know that Fengxian County, guarded by more than 15,000 people, had been taken by us by surprise. He did not expect that the 33rd Army, which was on the verge of collapse and had no combat power, would actually realize its shame and become brave. From a
A cowardly division that was bullied by others suddenly turned into a brave division that dared to rush into the city and win at the cost of nearly 4,000 casualties. The enemy made the mistake of underestimating the opponent, which was very fatal!" An Yi sighed very much.
Lu Guang said with a smile: "Not only Jiang Jicheng could not think of it, but I also find it incredible! The Thirty-third Army, which is composed of bandits, bandits and defeated divisions, is not an ordinary army, especially the deputy commander who specializes in defeating battles.
Xu Fantao's relationship in the army is complicated. No one thought you could deal with him easily, especially after you dealt with Xu Fantao and quickly reborn the 33rd Army. I think you are the only one in the army who can do it. It's me and Huzi.
I can only go crazy."
An Yi shook his head disapprovingly: "It's actually very simple, as long as you are ruthless enough, there is no secret. Don't look at the 33rd Army's victory in the siege. It seems that their combat power has made great progress. In fact, they were also forced
, since those who retreat will die, it is better to bite the bullet and rush forward, saying that they may not be able to find a way out and earn a future for themselves. Facts have proved that they did it."
Hu Jialin and Cheng Chengguang smiled, thinking that it was the same thing. The three of them chatted for a while, then ran down the hillside and jumped on their horses, and ran eastward surrounded by more than a hundred staff officers and guards.
As soon as An Yi and others left, the special brigade led by Li Fuqiang slowly gathered here. Eight captains and deputy captains surrounded Li Fuqiang. Two operators and a translator squatted down carrying the radio and the heavy iron battery box.
Under a big tree four meters away, people were nervously waiting for information from the three advance teams.
Li Fuqiang pointed at the map and said in a deep voice: "The demolition team did a great job just now. If the enemy wants to successfully repair the bridge, it will take at least more than an hour. Based on the advancing speed of the enemy artillery regiment currently lagging behind, it will be over in forty minutes."
They will drive to the bridge, but because the bridge is not repaired, they can only wait, and we will take action at that time.
Remember, you are instructing your brothers to only destroy the enemy's escort troops and keep the enemy's artillery and pack horses as much as possible. The artillery regiment's infantry battalion, all equipped with machine guns, will cooperate with us and strive to end the battle within ten minutes. Then we
Immediately rush to the northwest corner of the encirclement and assist a group to seal the enemy's retreat.
As for the captured enemy artillery, it was left to the detachment led by Deputy Captain Zong and Battalion Commander Li Yuanjiang of the artillery regiment's infantry battalion to handle it. Half of the brothers in the artillery regiment's infantry battalion knew how to fire artillery, so they forced the enemy's artillery to bombard the enemy's main force.
, if the enemy's artillery is unwilling, just kill them all without mercy, our brothers can also operate the artillery themselves, and at most they can only hit a little bit, so you don't have to worry, do you understand?"
"clear!"
The squad leaders replied in low voices.
"Okay! Everyone is on your place. I will send you the latest information every ten minutes. No matter how the east side fights, don't worry about him. Let's fight ours. Let's go!"
Li Fuqiang watched his elite men leave quickly, walked to the translator, knelt down and whispered.
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On the north bank of the Taihangdi River, more than 3,600 soldiers of the First and Second Regiments were prostrate under the dense grass and tree roots. The tops of their helmets covered with camouflage cloth were covered with twigs and dead grass.
In the current situation where the vast majority of the army does not have much correct understanding of camouflage, the well-equipped and well-trained soldiers of the independent division have made a lot of money. The soldiers' eyes full of anger are closely watching the dusty west.
As long as the enemy enters an area three kilometers away from the county seat, no one will worry that the enemy can turn around and escape. The artillery regiment waiting in the south will launch a fierce bombardment on the enemy's rear, and the machine gun battalions of each regiment will also assist. As long as
With ten minutes of artillery fire coverage, the unobstructed more than 10,000 enemy troops will be killed and injured for the time being. Not to mention the number of casualties, the main force will be driven to the center of the ambush circle by the powerful artillery fire. At that time, the three regiments and divisional units and
A team of more than 2,500 people composed of brothers from all logistics departments will quickly rush into each bomb crater and deliver a fierce blow to the enemy. By then, the entire encirclement will be completely connected.
There was no artillery to support the enemy troops who were surrounded on all sides. Under the powerful artillery fire of the independent division, more than 700 light and heavy machine guns, and nearly 10,000 rifles, nothing but destruction or destruction!