On May 3, 1919, Wang Hengyue launched the Northern Expedition, officially kicking off the unification of China by force!
In fact, Wang Hengyue did not use all his strength in this Northern Expedition. He only sent a small number of aircraft and armored vehicles to participate in the battle.
Wang Hengyue also had his own considerations for doing this.
The great powers have taken a break from the European war and begun to focus on China again. Under such circumstances, it is not a wise move to expose all their strength.
What the great powers need is an agent, not a powerful opponent. Once Wang Hengyue's National Revolutionary Army relies on the cover of aircraft and armored vehicles to show strong offensive power on the battlefield, it will inevitably make the great powers wary and start to
From support to containment.
Before completing the unification by force, this is definitely not a favorable choice!
The war first started in Fujian!
The headquarters of the Yue-Zhejiang Allied Forces is located in Xiamen, and the main force of the Zhejiang Army is stationed on the Zhao'an front line to confront the National Revolutionary Army.
On May 3, with the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the confrontation was finally broken.
The artillery began to roar, and the ground trembled.
The artillery shells roared into the sky, and then fell one by one, igniting flames in the Zhejiang army's position.
The artillery of the Zhejiang Army also tried its best to provide reinforcements, but was quickly suppressed by the artillery bombardment of the National Revolutionary Army, thus losing its right to speak on the battlefield.
The positions of the Zhejiang Army were constantly devastated by the artillery fire of the National Revolutionary Army. Those positions that had been built with great pains were blown to pieces amidst the roar of countless artillery shells.
The war is more about the economy.
At this time, Wang Hengyue, who had plenty of money, could even be described as "domineering".
His troops completely ignored the consumption of artillery shells and desperately used artillery fire to destroy the enemy's positions and destroy the enemy's determination.
A cannon fires, and a thousand taels of gold!
Tong Jia, deputy commander of the Yue-Zhejiang Allied Forces, felt helpless.
Wang Hengyue's wings have become stronger. Before, he was reluctant to engage in a war of armed unification" because he was making every effort and removing all obstacles for the war to succeed in one fell swoop.
Now that he had done it, the Northern Expedition became a matter of course.
He unscrupulously used artillery shells to chip away at the enemy's confidence and morale bit by bit, and used artillery fire to take away the enemy's will bit by bit.
Calls for help kept coming from the front line, but Tong Baolian was helpless.
The artillery has been completely suppressed by the National Revolutionary Army. The "reinforcement" that can be provided to the front line may only be realized by God knows when.
Tong Baolian did not even ask for help from Li Houji, the commander-in-chief of the Yue-Zhejiang Army, because he knew very well that Li Houji's situation would not be much better than his own!
The shelling lasted for more than an hour, and the Zhejiang Army's forward position in Zhao'an was almost completely destroyed.
And with the extension of the artillery fire of the National Revolutionary Army, the infantry march began!
Those National Revolutionary Army soldiers wearing steel helmets relied on the cover of artillery and completely suppressed their opponents in terms of momentum from the beginning.
The light and heavy machine guns were firing there in an orderly manner. The improved "Civil Type 6" heavy machine gun and the "Tyrannosaurus Type 4" light machine gun, combined with the Maxim heavy machine gun and the Madsen light machine gun, poured out countless terrifying bullets.
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The Zhejiang army was beaten so hard that they could not even raise their heads. What came from the hail of bullets were only horrified screams and shrill calls.
Occasionally, one or two machine guns desperately tried to fight back, but they were met with more violent retaliation.
The machine gunner was forced to lie down in his position and did not dare to move after being hit by "chugging" bullets.
The soldiers of the national army carrying "Shu 1916-style" rifles were advancing toward the enemy bit by bit under the cover of powerful firepower!
In fact, the outcome of the Battle of Zhao'an was decided before the battle even started.
Under the constant oppression of the national army, the psychology of the Zhejiang army finally collapsed. They roared,
He gave up his position without hesitation, turned around and fled towards the rear.
The Chinese army did not rush to pursue, but jumped into the previous Zhejiang army's position to stabilize their position while methodically preparing to launch an attack on Zhao'an.
The Zhao'an frontline position was lost within twenty minutes after the National Army infantry attack!
This is not to say that the combat effectiveness of the National Army has reached the point of destruction, nor does it mean that the combat effectiveness of Xijiang is so low that it is vulnerable, but that the Zhejiang Army is completely at a disadvantage in the comparison of the firepower of the two sides, and has been defeated by the National Army from the beginning.
Be the first to win.
More importantly, from the beginning of the war, the Zhejiang army was not mentally prepared to defend its position.
Once the frontline position was lost, Zhao'an was completely exposed to the direct firepower of the national army.
Zhao'an's commander, like his subordinates, was not so determined to resist. After the national army stabilized its position and launched a probing attack on Zhao'an, Zhao'an's commander quickly made a decision: give up.
Zhaoan!
This decision is undoubtedly a wise one!
After receiving the news of the fall of Yejiu in Zhao'an one day, Tong Jialian, deputy commander-in-chief of the Fujian-Zhejiang Allied Forces and former enemy commander-in-chief, sighed softly and shook his head helplessly.
He did not punish the commander who failed Zhao'an, which was meaningless.
That night, Li Houji, commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces Yue-Zhejiang Province, appeared at Tong Jialian's headquarters. The two looked at each other and were speechless for a long time. With the battle going this far, what else could be said?
Finally, Tong Jialian, who was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, said bravely: "After the enemy captures Zhao'an, they will definitely think about peace in Yunxiao and attack respectively. According to my estimation, the battle situation in these two places will be the same as Zhao'an...
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After looking at the map for a long time, Li Houji's brows knitted together: "Deputy Commander, Nana, Wang Hengyue's current strength is far greater than that of you and me. This battle is really difficult to fight. Does the Deputy Commander have any good suggestions?"
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Tong * straightened his face: "What I mean is that Yunxiao and Heping will try to delay the progress of the National Revolutionary Army, bring the main force to Xiamen, and start a decisive battle with the enemy. The battle of Xiamen can be fought.
If you win, fight. If you don't win, then retreat to Zhejiang! But to be honest, I'm really not very optimistic about the situation on the battlefield."
Li Houji nodded and let out a long sigh: "Not only you, I am also extremely worried.
This time Wang Hengyue has been planning for a long time. Once he launches an attack, if he cannot win a complete victory, he will never withdraw his troops. Sooner or later, Fujian will not be saved. If Fujian is lost,"
Speaking of this, he couldn't say anything anymore...
General Headquarters of the Hussars.
"Zhao'an has fallen into our hands, and I have ordered the troops to attack Yunxiao and Hepinghe respectively!" Yang Sen, who was high-spirited, pointed to the map on the wall and said: "Everyone, Zhao'an, Yunxiao,
Pinghe, originally the Fujian-Zhejiang coalition forces set up a long snake formation here, but now the snake's head has been smashed by us, and the snake's body and tail will be broken by us sooner or later! After the three places have all fallen into the hands of our army, I, the mule cavalry
The legion can concentrate all its strength to attack Xiamen!"
Chief of Staff Yang Jie waited for him to finish, then stood up and said: "I expect that Li Houji and Tong Jialian will never defend Yunxiao and Heping. Instead, they will delay our attack as much as possible in the two places, redeploy their troops, and defend Xiamen."
.In fact, the entire battle to seize Fujian was only fought in Xiamen. Once Xiamen is lost, the battle in Fujian can be declared over!"
Yang Sen nodded.
All the strength of the Fujian and Zhejiang armies are deployed in the area centered on Xiamen. This will be the largest and only fierce battle to capture Fujian.
Once Xiamen is captured, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Longyan and other places will no longer have the main force of the Zhejiang Allied Forces. The only retreat for Li Houji and Tong Jialian is Zhejiang!
Yang Sen thought for a while: "What does the chief of staff mean by how to fight this battle?"
"Lou has already thought about it.
"Yang Jiexiong was confident: "Facing Yunxiao Peace and maintaining the offensive posture, we continued to carry out assaults with artillery and small groups, and then sent a main division to the Zhangpu and Baishui lines to attack Xiamen and completely disrupt it.
Read the Zhejiang Allied Forces and set up defenses!"
"Okay!" Yang Sen turned his eyes three times on his subordinates: "Wang Zanxu!"
"arrive!"
Yang Sen looked at the brother who defected to Hengshuai with him: "Wang Zanxu, order your Sixth Division to advance towards Xiamen!"
"yes!"
"Wait!" Yang Jie brought Wang Zanxu to the map: "Commander Wang, come and see. When you approach Xiamen, you can detach a brigade and pretend to attack Xiamen to confuse the enemy. Then you can lead the troops yourself.
Taking Longhai, there must be no enemy defense there, but it is also a crucial link between Xiamen and Zhangzhou. As long as the connection between them is cut off, the victory of Xiamen will be decided! The key to this battle is to move accurately.
Be quick!" Wang Zanxu stood at attention: "Yes!"
"I order all units to prepare for action!" Yang Sen said with a serious expression: "The Sixth Division will set out tonight, and the other units will delay for one day to attack their respective targets!"
"Yes!" All the officers stood up.
After sending his brother to the door of the headquarters, Yang Sen whispered: "Zhi Yi, you and I have something I must explain to you carefully."
"Commander, please speak."
"You and I can be regarded as old men under Hengshuai's command. When I joined Hengshuai, I was just a small team officer. I climbed to this position step by step. Now that the unification of force has begun, this is probably the last chance to make a contribution.
"Yang Sen explained carefully: "Liu Zhaocheng, a junior: Wang Mingzhang, who was my subordinate when I pacified Tibet, is now on an equal footing with me. This time of unification by force, it is most important for everyone to compete for credit. I calculate that the Northern Expedition will be successful, and Heng
The commander must reward according to his merits, and whether he can suppress these backward people in terms of military achievements, everything will depend on you to govern the situation!"
"Commander, don't worry." Wang Zanxu patted his chest and said, "I, Wang Zanxu, will never embarrass the commander. I will definitely take Xiamen directly and defend Longhai to make my first contribution and achieve great success!"
Yang Sen then nodded with relief, raised his hand and gave his brother a proper military salute: "Please!"!