Age of Rebirth

Chapter 610 The Fourth Battle of Liu Motou

The troops who went to various places to participate in the bandit suppression marched in multiple ways. Han Tie's road, in addition to the two main brigades of his corps, Qiuquan had troops in the direction of Baodugu, and assigned Ouyang, the first anti-Japanese brigade of independent division workers. The Yishan Department, the Liu Chun Department of the First Cavalry Brigade, the Li Changjiang Department of the Fifth Cavalry Brigade, and the Artillery Brigade of the Han Tie Corps also acted at the same time. It can be said that among the three-way bandit suppression troops, the Han Tie Road has the strongest troops and firepower .

The infantry passed through Pingyi from Zaozhuang, and went directly to Baodugu. The cavalry and artillery, passing through Linyi and Feixian, rushed to the Baodugu area. A huge encirclement circle was formed, and according to the location map provided by the Chutian team, all roads and exits from Baodugu to the outside of the mountain were blocked.

At this time, Liu Motou in Baodugu's old lair hadn't realized that the danger was approaching. During this period, the minions went down the mountain to make a living, and the harvest was quite rich, not counting the large amount of property they robbed. After the hard work of the brothers, Liu Motou asked all the brothers in the village to rest for two days, slaughtered pigs and sheep, held a big feast, made good wine and meat, and Liu Motou was not stingy.

There is only one person who smells an ominous breath from this calmness, that is Mr. Wang, Liu Motou's military adviser, the bandit suppression troops marched from Xuzhou, because they marched in multiple ways, Baodugu Shanzhai's eyeliner in various places , It is also unclear which direction is the main force. The news sent back is mostly vague. There is only one news that shocked Wang Junshi. A large number of cavalry and artillery are coming to Yimeng Mountain via Linyi. [

Master Wang thought, if the Independent Division troops go north to Cangzhou, starting from Xuzhou, passing through Zaozhuang, Tai'an, and Jinan is the shortest route. There is no reason to detour to Linyi. He didn't say anything, he didn't believe it, and released many small groups of bandits around Baodugu. Each team had more than a dozen people, centered on the cottage, and reported the situation within a radius of dozens of miles. No news came back, Wang Junshi felt a little more stable in his heart, that is to say, there was nothing going on around.

How did he know that Chutian's Sixth Division had all gathered around Baodugu and was supported by the Third Division. One team caught the other. Before the big troops arrived, the third team and the sixth team arrested more than 300 groups of more than [-] bandits. In just these two days, the Hantie troops surrounded Baodugu tightly, and then, The cavalry and artillery units also arrived, everything was ready, just waiting for the time for the main attack.

Although Han Tie is eager to attack the mountain immediately, he is not an impulsive person. Liu Motou has been entrenched for many years, relying on Baodugu's easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain. If a large army cannot be deployed, he will be a living target for bandits if he has been there for many years. , He ordered the third and sixth special warfare units to infiltrate into Baodugu before the general attack, clear the secret sentry along the way, and open the passage for the troops.

Before the special operations team set off, something unexpected happened. A group of bandits came down from the mountain. There were about 400 people. Seeing that they were about to approach the encirclement, Han Tie gritted his teeth and gave an order to eliminate this group of bandits. It took more than ten minutes. Among the three or four hundred bandits, none of them was alive. However, the gunfire also alarmed the bandits on the mountain, so they could only attack by force.

The gunshots from down the mountain stunned Liu Motou, who was venting on the newly snatched woman, he hurriedly put on his pants, and bumped into a person head-on, Liu Motou was furious, and just about to yell, He swallowed the words again, it turned out to be Wang Junshi, and his face was flustered at the moment.

Wang Junshi told him that the situation was clear. Baodugu was surrounded by a large number of Central Army like an iron bucket. Where did the mother send those people? They are all dead? No one came back to report?"

Wang Junshi was speechless, he didn't know what was going on, none of the more than 20 teams and more than 300 people came back to report, it was probably wiped out by the independent division troops at the foot of the mountain, but can he say this, he is the one The one sent out, this Liu Motou, vented his anger on himself, saying that he must be shot. He smiled wryly, and said to Liu Motou: "Commander, for the present plan, we should think about how to resist the Central Army. Attack!"

He didn't dare to say that it was a unit of the Independent Division. He was afraid that Liu Motou would pee his pants. Dugu is not made of mud, there are food, drink, and women on the mountain, let the Central Army gnaw at me for the first half of the year, and I can’t help it, let’s go, go to the front and have a look!” He is absolutely confident that Han Fuju back then did not give up Du Gu, today's Central Army can't even think about getting cheap.

The two of them hurried to the front mountain. Baodugu was indeed like what Liu Motou said, like a copper wall and an iron wall. As soon as the attacking troops started, they were crushed down the mountain by raindrops and couldn't lift their heads. The corpses of ten soldiers lay on the mountain road, and countless dark forts and bunkers spewed out tongues of flame, laying a curtain of death on the road of attack.

Han Tie stopped the group leaders' request to attack again. He could see very clearly that in this case, it would be useless to go up with many people. He took out the defense map of Baodugu drawn by Chu Tian. On the map, there are dark forts and bunkers The markings are very obvious, densely packed, and Han Tie's scalp tingles when he sees it. This Liu Motou is enough to spend money, turning this place into a military fortress.

Han Tie pondered for a while, and ordered the correspondent to call the commander of the artillery brigade and the heads of the artillery regiments of each brigade to the headquarters for a meeting. In front of these brigade leaders, Han Tie asked: "Do you have any of your artillery?" Do you want to flatten these bunkers and dark forts? Use artillery fire to open a passage for the troops to attack?"

The artillery brigade commander thought about it, and answered affirmatively: "Report to Commander Han, concentrate all the heavy artillery with a caliber of [-] or more in the troops, and concentrate shelling in one direction, which can achieve the effect you require." Han Tie nodded and said: "Go and prepare, all All the large-caliber heavy artillery are under your command, waiting for your good news!"

The troops withdrew, and the bandits stopped shooting, and shouted on the mountain: "Soldiers, listen up, our head Liu Da said that this few troops are not enough for our teeth, and we are not afraid of death." Yes, come to attack the mountain, Grandpa is waiting for you to come and die!"

The arrogance and arrogance of the shouts made the lungs of the soldiers almost explode. They all gritted their teeth and their eyes were red. They wished they could grow wings and fly into the mountains, and wring the heads of these bandits who killed their comrades. Not counting, the screams and cries of women came from the mountain again.

This was Liu Motou's idea. The first battle was fought smoothly, and a woman was sent to every bunker and dark bunker. In his words, this was a reward for the brothers, and it was also to boost morale. Today we will fight hard, Just to keep such a good life, not to mention, Liu Motou's action really encouraged the bandits. They were originally some desperadoes, who vented their evil fire on women, and tucked their heads in their belts one by one. , eyes widened, staring closely at the mountain road.

More than 180 heavy artillery pieces have been deployed, but a woman's voice came from the mountain, which stumped the commanding artillery brigade commander. He called Han Tie's headquarters, and Han Tie gritted his teeth. The judgment is that the bandits discovered the artillery and used these women as shields to prevent them from firing. This is indeed a problem, Han Tie secretly cursed these bastards.

Han Tie's hand holding the phone was covered with sweat. The artillery brigade commander on the other end waited for the order calmly. The time passed, and there was only the sound of "rustling" in the earphones. The voice on the mountain calmed down. Han Tie's voice He ordered silently: "Let's get started!" Putting down the phone, Han Tie sat limply on the medicine box.

There was a loud noise like thunder, the ground trembled, and more than 180 large-caliber heavy artillery roared at the same time. The artillery screamed and passed over the heads of the infantry, and smashed into the dark forts and bunkers of the bandits. The mountain peaks trembled with the sound of explosions, and the bunkers and bunkers were shrouded in sparkling flames.

Liu Motou made a mistake this time. The bunkers and bunkers he built based on the terrain were based on his experience and standards in dealing with Han Fuju's troops. He thought that at that time, Han Fuju's troops were equipped with mountain guns with a caliber of less than [-] mm at most, and There are not many in number, and they are not a threat at all. [

But now, he is facing a new opponent, more than 180 large-caliber heavy artillery salvos, the destructive power is amazing, bunkers and dark forts fly into the sky with the sound of explosions, even if they are hidden on the ground and transformed from natural caves, although the artillery fire There was nothing I could do about it, but the huge shock wave turned the entire hilltop position into a boat shaking in the turbulent waves. The bunker was not collapsed by the bombardment. The bandits inside were shaken to this side. bleed.

The shelling lasted for an hour and a half. Tons of steel poured onto the first line of defense in Baodugu, like a stream of boiling molten iron, splashed on the ground. Even in the daytime, the mountain top was like a volcanic eruption, with thick smoke Blocking the sight, even the soldiers who were far away from the shelling site felt numb and itchy under their feet, and had to cover their ears. The bandits who endured the fierce shelling can imagine what happened.

Liu Motou, who was watching the battle in a natural cave on the top of the mountain, took a deep breath. The location here is excellent, overlooking the entire battlefield. Everything that happened, he could see in his eyes. He felt chills in his heart. Where did this come from? The central army has so many cannons. Compared with Han Fuju’s artillery back then, it was like a child playing house. If the bombardment continues like this, the main peak of Baodugu will not be leveled?

Liu Motou panicked. For the first time, his confidence was shaken by the natural danger he was relying on. Once he lost the most reliable hole card, the nature of all the bandits was exposed. Liu Motou had the intention of running away. Seeing his military adviser, hey, this guy, with a calm face, as if nothing happened, hope rose in Liu Motou's heart. Could it be that the military adviser has some tricks?

(To be continued)