On May 30, 1919, Liu Zhaocheng's army, which had not taken any action since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, finally moved!
This was the beginning of the famous "Northern Expedition-Hunan War"!
On May 30, Liu Zhaocheng launched a fierce attack on Huaihua with two divisions. In this battle, armored troops appeared on the battlefield for the first time.
Different from the "armored vehicles" that have been converted from cars that have appeared before, this time it is a true armored vehicle.
President Wang Hengyue's order was still strictly implemented. The use of new weapons on the domestic battlefield should not be excessive and only a small amount of investment should be made.
But the shock brought by even this small number of new weapons is enough to chill the enemy.
There are airplanes flying in the sky, and armored vehicles showing off on the ground.
The enemy's bullets hit the armored vehicle with a series of "ding-ding-ding-ding" sounds, but they were unable to cause any damage to the armored monster at all.
The armored vehicle advanced majestically, followed by a large number of infantry. The emergence of this new weapon and new offensive tactics was indeed far ahead of the Hunan Army on the opposite side.
Shocking battlefield and shocking attack mode.
In the sky, planes were constantly circling, sometimes diving and bombing, sometimes flying high into the sky; on the ground, there were attacking infantry under the cover of twelve armored vehicles.
In just twenty minutes, the first position outside Huaishi was breached!
It's not a level contest at all.
Liu Zhaocheng pointed to the opposite side and said: "If we can have a large-scale armored force, it may be an easy task to unify the entire [China] country on the premise of ensuring oil supply and logistical supplies. In the future, this combat model will inevitably
Become the mainstream of war!”
Li Zongren nodded and said: "Yes, the cooperation of aircraft, armored vehicles and infantry makes the battle much easier.
"War is always changing." Liu Zhaocheng mused: "In the past, the German army concentrated the use of heavy machine guns, causing heavy losses to the British and French troops. Later, the advent of armored vehicles allowed the British and French troops to take the initiative. I feel lucky.
Our victory here was due to new weapons, and we were finally not distanced by the great powers."
President Wang Hengyue attached great importance to the development of military industry, and Lou Du attached great importance to the development of new weapons, which was finally fully utilized on the battlefield.
Liu Zhaocheng, who had won the first battle, did not immediately continue to attack Huaihua, but ordered his troops to quickly stabilize their positions. At the same time, the armored troops bypassed Huaihua and attacked the Golden Well and Jinshi Bridge according to the previously set goals!
At the same time, two divisions of the Second Army commanded by Xu Mu set off early. After the Huaihua attack began, Hongjiang launched an attack at the same time.
There was only one battalion from Beiyang stationed in Hongjiang, but Liu Zhaocheng did not hesitate to go to war, using the absolutely superior strength of two divisions to smash eggs with a hammer!
The Beiyang defenders of Hongjiang did not dare to confront them head-on, so they fled Hongjiang in a panic and fled towards Wugang.
The Second Army worked non-stop. As soon as they occupied Hongjiang River, they immediately pursued the fleeing enemy all the way to Wugang.
The same battalion in Wugang was stunned and at a loss when faced with the overwhelming Northern Expeditionary Army. Who did it provoke? How did it attract so many enemies?
The Beiyang Army in Hongjiang and Wugang never dreamed that the Northern Expeditionary Army would attack them with the strength of two main divisions!
The Wugang defenders were defeated and fled again.
After defeating the people on Huaihua's right wing, the Second Army quickly followed the previously set goals and conquered the entrance of the cave and other places, smashing into pieces the orderly defense line that Zhang Jingyao had originally deployed from Huaihua to Shaoyang.
The Northern Expeditionary Army in Shaoyang wanted to fight but did not dare to fight. Opposite was the Northern Expeditionary Army with great momentum and high morale. It would be a blessing if they did not directly capture Shaoyang. How could they dare to launch a counterattack?
Those damn planes seemed to be showing off the power of the Northern Expeditionary Army. They appeared in the sky above Shaoyang from time to time, and did not drop bombs. They hovered in the sky for a while and then left on their own!
This seems to be a warning to Shaoyang's defenders: Don't act rashly!
Zhang Jingyao was caught in a dilemma. Huaihua should hold on or order to withdraw.
Just when Zhang Jingyao was in a dilemma, Liu Zhaocheng began his general attack on Huaihua.
On June 1, the Third Armored Regiment occupied Huangjinjing and Jinshi Bridge, cutting off the enemy's retreat in Huaihua. On the same day, the Second Army arrived in Jinyang and completed the encirclement of the enemy in Huaihua.
Huaihua stationed one of Zhang Jingyao's divisions and 8,000 local troops, but Liu Zhaocheng gathered four full divisions and two brigades, equipped with an armored vehicle regiment, an independent artillery brigade, and the absolute superiority of six aircraft!
Concentrate all superior forces, use the shortest time and the most violent attack to completely annihilate the enemy!
Still the same five words: Hammer smashes the egg!
Zhang Jingyao hesitated, but Liu Zhaocheng never gave him time to think!
On June 1st, Liu Zhaocheng issued a general attack order across the board!
"Withdraw, withdraw!" When Zhang Jingyao received this news and finally decided to fight, he yelled crazily, but Zhang Jingtang shook his head in despair: "Brother, it can't be done, the Northern Expeditionary Army is moving too fast.
Huaihua has been surrounded from all sides, and the second brother cannot break out."
"Where is the third child? Let the third child send troops from Shaoyang to rescue the second child!" Zhang Jingyao roared.
Zhang Jingtang gave a bitter smile, pointed at the map and said, "Brother, look. From Shaoyang to Huaihua, I'm afraid that my second brother has already been defeated just halfway."
Zhang Jingyao looked at the map blankly, and suddenly vented all his anger on his fourth brother: "Don't you always claim to be Xiao Zhuge? Ah! Find a way, quickly find a way to rescue the second brother!" Zhang Jing Soup Noodles
Color is like earth.
At the beginning, we deployed our troops all the way from Huaihua to Shaoyang. When one point was attacked, the other points were immediately reinforced, making it a complete line of defense to guard Hunan. This plan was proposed by myself and was appreciated by my eldest brother.
But who would have thought that in front of Liu Zhaocheng, this "perfect" line of defense would be like paper.
He and Liu Zhaocheng are not opponents of the same level at all.
Zhang Jingyao also looked ashen. In Huaihua, he has his own main division and eight thousand local troops. Is it possible that he is about to be doomed?
The second child is still pregnant and seems unable to escape...
The Huaihua general offensive was launched on June 1. On that day, all the Beiyang ministries were defeated one after another, and countless people surrendered and escaped.
On the night of the 1st, the Northern Expeditionary Army completed the siege of Huaihua. Huaihua had become an iron barrel surrounded tightly!
Zhang Jingyu, the commander of the Shaoyang garrison who thought about brotherhood, sent out troops to reinforce, but just after they left the city, those nasty planes used a burst of bombs to blow them back to Shaoyang...
The "perfect line of defense" arranged by Zhang Jingtang has not only been torn into pieces, but has become full of loopholes and points of attack.
That day and night, the desperate Huaihua commander Zhang Jingshun, Zhang Jingyao's second brother, sent officers out of the city to negotiate surrender after receiving Zhang Jingyao's instructions.
The negotiation was very brief, taking less than half an hour.
On the morning of the 2nd, the city gates of Huaihua were opened, and Zhang Jingshun surrendered with all his troops.
The Huaihua offensive began on May 30 and ended on June 2. Huaihua, Hongjiang, Wugang, Huanghuangjing, and Jinshiqiao lines all fell into the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
In three days, western Hunan fell to Liu Zhaocheng's hands. The speed and intensity of the attacks were jaw-dropping.
After that, Liu Zhaocheng once again made an unexpected decision not to attack Shaoyang, which seemed to be within easy reach, but ordered the main force to advance directly towards Loudi.
He wants to have a decisive battle with Beiyang in Hunan!
It's not the Beiyang in Hunan, but the Beiyang in Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi. He wants to destroy them all by himself!
This kind of momentum may only be possessed by Liu Zhaocheng among the Northern Expeditionary Army!
"Zhang Jingshun, the defeated general, has seen the general wield the baton.,,
Looking at the shrinking Zhang Jingshun, Liu Zhaocheng suddenly smiled: "Duan Qirui, who was the [general] prime minister of the Beijing government at that time, for the benefit of the Anhui clique, appointed Zhang Jingyao as the military governor and governor of Hunan, and appointed Wu Peifu, the Zhili clique warlord who had made the greatest contribution to the attack on Hunan.
After leaving it alone, Wu Peifu was so angry that he scolded Duan Qirui for being blind. Is there such a thing?"
"You Jingshun said repeatedly.
Liu Zhaocheng nodded: "I also heard that after Zhang Jingyao took control of Hunan, he felt that his long-cherished wish for many years had been realized, and he couldn't help but feel excited. He almost regarded Hunan as his permanent territory. Therefore, he was cultivating his own power.
At the same time, he also tried his best in economic and other aspects and plundered the common people. This time he became the king of Hunan for more than a year and wanted to celebrate his 40th birthday. He even set up a Daqing preparation office.
The fourth brother Zhang Jingtang was appointed as the director of the preparation department. First, he sent people to notify the major hotels to select the best chefs to report within a limited time, and report their special skills for unified dispatch. Zhang Jingtang also determined the scale of the birthday banquet.
There are four hundred seats, and their specifications are divided into four levels according to fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness, respectively 1,000 yuan, 50 yuan
The standards are 0 yuan, 300 yuan, and 200 yuan. He also named the banquets and allocated them to major hotels and hotels. For the restaurants that were unfortunately selected, the hotel owners had to spend money to eliminate the disaster and consider themselves unlucky. Is this possible?
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You Jingshun wiped his cold sweat and said: "But I really don't know about this." Liu Zhaocheng waved his hand: "Let's go."
"Withdraw us?" Zhang Jingshun did not react for a moment.
"Let's go, let's go." Liu Zhaocheng said calmly: "Go back to Changsha and tell Zhang Jingyao that he sent me an invitation to have his birthday wine. I will definitely go. There is no point in arresting you. You Zhang Jingyao
My brothers are no match for me. I heard that Wu Peifu from Beiyang is the best at fighting, so go tell Zhang Jingyao and ask Wu Peifu to come to Hunan to fight with me!"
I heard that Wu Peifu from Beiyang is the best at fighting. Go tell Zhang Jingyao and ask Wu Peifu to come to Hunan to fight with me!
This sentence made Zhang Jingshun dumbfounded. He had never heard such heroic words before!!