Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

A thunderous blow to Sun Lianzhong

Sun Lianzhong's face suddenly turned livid because of the battle damage report in his hand. >

Although it is clear that such scolding sounds cannot reach the ears of the pilots in the air.However, to vent his anger, after scolding for a full minute, the teacher, Sun Lianzhong, stopped panting heavily.Frowning in the empty command post, he walked a full circle before speaking to the chief of staff behind him.

"Chief of Staff, analyze the bombing targets of the Ninth Group. I can be sure that the purpose of the Ninth Army's air force must be to keep us in Hengshui County. Now, their purpose has been achieved: because they The aerial bombing has already delayed us for an hour in the city. Therefore, from now on, we must not delay in the city any longer. Otherwise, the [-] soldiers of the Northwest Army in our hands will immediately be surrounded by heavy troops from the Ninth Army middle.[

Being able to serve as Sun Lianzhong's partner for a long time and deeply trusted by Sun Lianzhong, the chief of staff's military command and analysis capabilities are not covered.A small reminder from Sun Lianzhong directly made him react from his doubts.Facing the battle report and map, after only half a minute of analysis, he firmly supported: "Master is wise..."

"According to the past, in a battle of our scale, it is unimaginable to organize an independent artillery unit to participate in the battle. The Ninth Army in front of us not only dispatched artillery, but also dispatched the air force. To spend so much energy on us, If it is just to occupy Hengshui County, it will never bomb the gate of the city and prevent the troops from leaving the city... >

With the support of the chief of staff, Sun Lianzhong became more confident in his analysis.

After taking a deep look at the only remaining combat map of the headquarters, he continued to speak: "Although I don't know where the Ninth Army has arrived, and how long it will take before it can reach Hengshui County. But I can be sure of one thing. For the remaining [-] soldiers in the division, we must immediately evacuate Hengshui County and move towards Shijiazhuang...>

Then, seeing the battle damage report, his face, which was flushed with anger, suddenly became serious.Facing the chief of staff, he ordered with a dignified face: "Chief of staff, immediately issue the latest combat order to the brigades: the whole army, according to the planned retreat plan, immediately leave the city and retreat in the direction of Shijiazhuang."

The time when the order was actually issued to each unit, when Wang Guoli and others needed it the most, an hour passed before they knew it.

After more than an hour of rapid marching, Hengshui County, which was not considered a tall city wall, finally appeared indistinctly within the field of vision of the forward battalion of the 25th Division.

In the compartment of the command vehicle where Wang Guoli was located, the huge roar produced by the engine of the vehicle covered almost all surrounding sounds.However, the crisp sound of horseshoes that stopped abruptly still reached Wang Guoli's ears clearly.

Wang Guoli, who looked anxious, had just opened the car window when the figure of the cavalry communicator appeared in front of him.

"Reporting to the division seat, the Qianfeng Battalion urgently reports: The troops have arrived at the outskirts of Hengshui County...>

"It's finally here. Order the Vanguard Battalion not to stop any longer. Use a hasty march to quickly bypass the county seat. Cooperate with the guard camp that has rushed to the west of the city ahead of time, and block Sun Lianzhong's troops in Hengshui County. Don't let a single soldier go. A pawn...>

After receiving the order, the figure of the cavalry communicator disappeared at the end of the road in the blink of an eye.Wang Guoli finally relaxed from the anxiety caused by worrying about not being able to catch up with Sun Lianzhong.Turning around, he asked Chief of Staff Xu Guangyi behind him.

"Old Xu, an hour has passed. The cavalry reconnaissance company has gone to the west of the city on the only way for Sun Lianzhong. How many infantry have they carried? Can you block the breakthrough of Sun Lianzhong's troops...>

It turned out that after receiving the news that the Air Force was about to join the war, in order to buy enough time for himself to encircle Sun Lianzhong's troops, and at the same time, in order to prevent Sun Lianzhong's troops from getting rid of the aerial bombing and escape from Hengshui County by chance.

Wang Guoli directly used the time that the air force bombing might buy him, and relied on the rapid mobility of more than 100 horses of the cavalry reconnaissance company to transport troops to the only way Sun Lianzhong evacuated Hengshui County.Once the air force's interception operation fails, these troops will take on the heavy responsibility of blocking Sun Lianzhong's retreat.

In order to ensure the safety of the entire operation, the intercepting force designated by Wang Guoli was, without any accident, the most powerful guard battalion in the entire division, and also Wang Guoli's most precious guard battalion.

Facing Wang Guoli's gaze, Xu Guangyi didn't even think about it, and replied: "The division seat, one or two companies of the guard battalion, have arrived at the intended target. The third round of transport for the cavalry company has already set off. The most important thing is the mortar company directly under the guard battalion. According to preliminary estimates, the mortar company directly under the guard battalion can rush to the battlefield in 10 minutes. At that time, the troops blocking Sun Lianzhong's road will have two infantry companies and one artillery company. , a total of more than [-] people, and all of them are composed of elite teachers...>

Hearing this, Wang Guoli, the division commander, became even more straightforward. He breathed a sigh of relief directly in front of Chief of Staff Xu Guangyi.There was a rare smile on his face, and he said with luck, "I'm relieved. As long as the guard battalion can persist for half an hour from now, the vanguard battalion can rush to the battlefield to help. At that time, Even if Sun Lianzhong "plugged in" his wings, he could not escape the bad luck of being surrounded by my 25th division...>

The three infantry brigades under Sun Lianzhong's subordinates, facing the strict order of "military disposal", braved the bombing of bombs falling from the sky from time to time, and quickly withdrew from Hengshui County. When the Vanguard Battalion of the 25th Division saw the city wall of Hengshui County, Sun Lianzhong's follow-up troops who were still defending the city wall also saw the Vanguard Battalion of the 25th Division coming in a hurry. [

Therefore, an urgent report that "the forward troops of the Ninth Army are approaching the city" was quickly sent to Sun Lianzhong.

"The Ninth Army really deserves to be the elite who have beaten little devils. I, Sun Lianzhong, can't compare to him in terms of marching in a hurry. In such a short time, the army is approaching the city...>

"The Second Front Brigade has all withdrawn from Hengshui County...>

"It's too slow. If the troops don't leave the city, the main force of the Ninth Army will complete the encirclement of the entire county...>

Hearing the continuous violent explosions at the gate of the city, the chief of staff who had no clue at all didn't know how to answer.A telegram was quickly delivered to the chief of staff.After quickly scanning the contents of the telegram, the chief of staff's already solemn face immediately turned gloomy.Facing the teacher, Sun Lianzhong, he spoke in a tone of despair.

"Master, we are not about to be surrounded, but are now surrounded by the Ninth Army. The Second Brigade sent an emergency telegram that our only retreat route has been blocked by the Ninth Army. Only one round of attack, the Ninth Army The group army's blocking troops will eat up an elite infantry regiment of our second brigade in one go..."

"What, the Ninth Army's blocking position appeared in front of us, and it has already eaten up one of our regiments... How is it possible, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Army have grown wings, and they ran in front of us in just a few hours... >

As the first unit of the entire army to withdraw from Hengshui County, it was because of two rounds of air strikes.The whole brigade of more than 500 people braved the bombing and withdrew from Hengshui County. There were less than [-] soldiers left to fight.

Of course, if you can successfully withdraw from Hengshui County, you will get rid of the bad luck of being wiped out by the Ninth Army.Even if you lose thousands of troops, it's not a big deal.

The more than 4000 officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army with the mentality of being lucky for the rest of their lives, in order to get out of danger as soon as possible and get rid of the harassment of the bombers of the Ninth Army in the air, completely forgot the minimum caution that the troops should maintain when marching.

The second brigade of more than [-] people did not even dispatch the most basic avant-garde and vanguard soldiers.Along the highway, swarms of bees headed towards Shijiazhuang.

The officers and soldiers of the 25th Division standing in front of the Second Brigade had only more than 23 soldiers.However, the identity of the guard battalion directly means that they are better equipped than ordinary troops.Two infantry companies, plus the artillery company directly under the infantry platoon, are equipped with not only [-] light machine guns, but also more than fifty submachine guns.

Such a powerful ratio of automatic firepower, coupled with the superb marksmanship and strong tactical qualities of the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion.It can be said with certainty that the combat effectiveness displayed by these 400 people on the battlefield is definitely no worse than that of a regiment of the Northwest Army.

Of course, even so, in the case of insufficient troops.Relying on the strength and equipment in hand, they can definitely hold out for half an hour until the main force arrives in a reckless fight with Sun Lianzhong's troops.However, after such a battle, the heavy casualties of the troops are absolutely indispensable.

It should be clear that the more than 600 members of the guard battalion are all selected from among the more than 1 officers and soldiers of the whole division, and they have been trained for a long time according to the training method of the special warfare brigade, which can almost be called a sharp knife of the whole division. One hit is one less.For such a treasure, not only the battalion commander Huang Yuanbo was reluctant, but even the division commander Wang Guoli was also reluctant.

It is required to be able to complete the blocking mission assigned by the division, and to a certain extent, reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible.A huge idea quickly appeared in the mind of the security battalion commander Huang Yuanbo.

Instead of blocking it on the spot, face the attack of tens of thousands of elites from Sun Lianzhong's department, and fight hard.It's better to take the initiative to attack and cut off a finger unexpectedly.Strike with thunder and catch the enemy by surprise.Through a surprise battle, the enemy was maimed and scared, and he had no courage to move forward in a short time... >

The forward of Sun Lianzhong's second brigade was a regiment with thousands of officers and soldiers, surrounded by the regimental leader and others.Running wildly all the way, when quickly retreating in the direction of Shijiazhuang.On both sides of the road where they were, more than [-] officers and soldiers of the guard battalion were holding their weapons and pointing their black muzzles at the completely unsuspecting enemies on the road.

"Barrack, a battalion of the enemy has entered the ambush position...>

"The camp, the enemy's forward regiment, has all entered the position...>

In a dense forest less than 50 meters away from the road, Huang Yuanbo, the battalion commander of the guard battalion, was holding a telescope, watching every move of the enemy on the road without moving.After getting the news, he put down the binoculars and picked up a submachine gun that was beside him.After a brief aiming, the first bullet of the entire ambush was fired at the only few people riding horses among the more than 1000 officers and soldiers.

The sound of gunfire is an order, with more than 20 light machine guns and more than 50 submachine guns.In the blink of an eye, an impenetrable bullet net was fired on both sides of the road, harvesting the enemies crowded on the road layer by layer from the outside to the inside. [

After experiencing the air attack of the Ninth Army and successfully withdrawing from Hengshui County.The ubiquitous air strikes of the Ninth Army have left a deep shadow on the officers and soldiers of Sun Lianzhong's troops.Now, suddenly facing the dense rain of bullets around him, he saw his colleagues who were quickly cut to the ground by bullets like a bloody massacre around him.Terrified expressions quickly appeared on the faces of these soldiers of the Northwest Army who were eager to escape.

"Ah... >

"Conceal, immediately conceal, and organize a counterattack on the spot...>

In any case, in the face of such sudden intensive firepower.The brief chaos was already doomed to the more than 1000 terrified soldiers of the Northwest Army in front of them.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers in the guard battalion are very clear about a truth: 'When you are sick, I will kill you'.With the help of the chaotic scene in front of you, use the densest bullets to continuously kill and injure fewer and fewer enemies in the ambush circle.

Rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns, when pouring ammunition on the battlefield at their fastest rate of fire.The 9 82mm caliber mortars of the mortar company are not idle...>

A round of nine mortar shells, as if free of money, kept falling on the junction between the vanguard regiment and the follow-up troops with its fast rate of fire.Using artillery shells, a section of firepower belt with a length of more than 20 meters was blasted on the road, completely blocking the way for the follow-up troops of the Second Brigade to reinforce the forward regiment.

Although Sun Lianzhong's forward group has more than 1000 people.However, after more than 1000 people were dispersed to four hundred guard battalion officers and soldiers on average, each of them also shouldered the task of wiping out two or three enemies.

Annihilating two or three enemies on the battlefield is a breeze for officers and soldiers of the guard battalion who are proficient in marksmanship.

The guard battalion is equipped with a large amount of automatic firepower. With its sudden and violent firepower, it has achieved huge results in killing at least one-third of the officers and soldiers of the forward regiment in just five seconds before the start of the battle.Ordinary infantry, relying on their superb marksmanship, shot one by one, and shot in the first round, again hitting more than 200 officers and soldiers in the middle of the enemy ranks.

The one after another battle losses directly meant that more than half of the more than 1000 forward regiment under Sun Lianzhong had lost more than half of them before they could react from the panic of being attacked.

The enemy lost more than half, and the follow-up reinforcements, under the interception of the artillery company's firepower, were unable to break through the defense line for reinforcements in a short time.With the passage of time, the balance of victory in the entire ambush gradually began to shift significantly in the direction of the guard battalion.

Those who can enter the division's guard battalion, without exception, are veterans who have experienced many bloody battles.Rich combat experience, with years of accumulation, has already trained these officers and soldiers to have keen battlefield observation skills.As the balance of victory began to shift to one's own side, everyone's morale also became higher and higher.

Accurate rifle bullets, dense submachine guns, light machine gun bullets...>

Seeing more and more comrades-in-arms around me, the enemy's precise marksmanship hits on both sides of the road, and they were directly shot in the head.Because of the repeated attacks from the air force and the ground, the remnants of the forward regiment who had already lost their will to resist.Throwing away their weapons one after another, they knelt down and surrendered.

After reading the content of the emergency telegram from the Second Brigade, a complicated expression mixed with shock and despair quickly appeared on Sun Lianzhong's face.Facing the chief of staff, he asked inconceivably: "In 5 minutes, in just 5 minutes, an elite infantry regiment of our Northwest Army was eaten up. How did Li Guosheng's Ninth Army do it? How did it go so fast? ...>

Shock is shock, at such a critical juncture, Sun Lianzhong did not forget his dangerous situation.Facing the chief of staff, he gave a murderous order: "I lost one infantry regiment, and the second brigade still has two infantry regiments. Tell the brigade commander of the second brigade to use the remaining troops to continue attacking, and immediately break through the Ninth Army's defense line... >

Facing this order, the chief of staff did not leave immediately, but quickly frowned.Facing Sun Lianzhong, who seemed a little dazzled by the casualties in front of him, he reminded... >

"Calm down your anger, I think that we have lost the best time to break through the Ninth Army's defense line... >

"Tell me your reason...>

"A main regiment was wiped out within 5 minutes, coupled with the constant harassment of the Ninth Army aircraft in the air. Our morale has dropped to an unprecedented low. Now it is tantamount to sheep to let the second brigade continue to attack. Into the tiger's mouth. Not only can't get any results, but the limited force is wasted in a series of meaningless attacks."

"According to the reconnaissance of the reconnaissance troops, the main force of the Ninth Group has already arrived at the South Gate of Hengshui, and the encirclement of the entire county can be completed within 10 minutes at the latest. Is it possible for the division to let it go? With a group of troops with low morale, they can go to another 10 minutes Within 5 minutes, can a breakthrough wipe out a regiment of our Ninth Army in 10 minutes? Of course, even if we break through, how many people can we withdraw from Hengshui County in [-] minutes..." The chief of staff asked rhetorically. (To be continued.