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244 Wang Guoli's first battle with Sun Lianzhong (please subscribe!)

Wang Guoli's first match against Sun Lianzhong

Division commander Sun Lianzhong was shocked, and suddenly realized that with the news that the two main divisions had been wiped out, facing the unstoppable front of the Ninth Army, he had entered a misunderstanding invisibly: as long as If you withdraw from Hengshui County by yourself, you can get rid of the bad luck of being surrounded by the Ninth Army and being wiped out. ////Totally ignore, once you leave the city, the Ninth Army relies on its blocking forces to cooperate and surround yourself outside the city, the tragic ending you may face.

With the advantages of the Ninth Army's equipment and firepower, Sun Lianzhong can be sure that it will be on the field battlefield.Even the more than 1 soldiers of the Northwest Army in his hands are iron-blooded veterans who have experienced many battles.However, in front of the Ninth Army, it is still vulnerable, and there is no room for fighting back.

Therefore, once he was surrounded by the Ninth Army outside the city, facing the unstoppable front of the Ninth Army, he would not even have a chance to stand firm and wait for reinforcements. [

However, if you rely on the advantages of Hengshui County's urban defense, you can stick to it and wait for help.Many of the weapons equipped by the Ninth Army could not give full play to their due advantages in the face of threats from city defense fortifications and even street fighting fortifications.At that time, at least I still have the chance to stick to the county seat and fight to the death with the Ninth Army.

There is only 10 minutes to break through... As the chief of staff said, 10 minutes is not enough for the more than 1 soldiers under his command to successfully break through the blocking position of the Ninth Army and transfer to Shijiazhuang.

Since they can't break through, it means that the more than 1 soldiers who have left the city will be surrounded by the Ninth Army...

"No, no, no matter what, we can't fight a field battle with the Ninth Army outside the city. We can't afford it..." Sun Lianzhong, the division commander, thought to himself.

After walking around the headquarters with his hands behind his back and a dignified face, he finally made up his mind and said to the chief of staff: "Chief of staff, your analysis is quite correct. After the enemy's air force intercepted and harassed, put aside In front of us, there is only one road left. Relying on the strong fortifications of Hengshui County, stand by and wait for help...>

"Master is wise...>

The first brigade that hadn't left the city, following Sun Lianzhong's order, had long since wanted to risk bombing the thousands of officers and soldiers who forcibly left the city.Quickly spread out with the battalion as a unit, and returned to the station before he set off.The remaining 25 officers and soldiers of the [-]rd Brigade who had already left the city, faced the powerful combat effectiveness shown by the [-]th Division Guard Battalion, and retreated back to Hengshui County in embarrassment like a group of bereaved dogs.

"Squeak...>

"Master, good news, Captain Huang of the Guard Battalion has a good news...>

"Guard Battalion...>

Facing the subordinates who had already gathered around, he said excitedly: "Brothers, now I want to tell you a piece of good news. Sun Lianzhong, the next target of my Ninth Army, has been successfully surrounded by my 25th Division in Hengshui County. Completely become a lone army, become the fat in our mouths, eat whatever we want... >

When Sun Lianzhong, who decided to stick to Hengshui County, relied on his rich combat experience, he began to mobilize troops for defense.Under Wang Guoli's order, tens of thousands of elite troops from the 25th Division, which had already surrounded Hengshui County, mobilized troops to prepare for the ensuing siege battle.

In a division headquarters set up by tents, all officers above the battalion level of the 25th division, without exception, gathered around the huge battle map, waiting for the division commander Wang Li to issue specific siege orders.

After a quick glance at the expectant and excited subordinates around him, Wang Guoli pulled out a telegram and said, "Brothers, before I issue specific tasks, let me tell you a piece of good news... With the approval of the commander-in-chief, in the next siege During the battle, a fighter-bomber squadron of air force fighters will cooperate with our army to attack the city..."

When the troops surrounded Hengshui County, through the sound of bomb explosions in the city from time to time, the officers who had seen the power of the Air Force's bombing directly flashed a trace of excitement on their expectant faces.Because they all know that with the air force fighter-bombers participating in the battle, the entire siege battle will become easier.

Wang Guoli could see all the changing expressions on everyone's faces at a glance.However, facing successive victories, Wang Guoli, who was also a bit overconfident, did not say anything to remind his subordinates.

Because, through the ambush against Gao Shuxun's department, facing the huge results of the battle.In Wang Guoli's heart, unconsciously, a kind of pride and complacency gradually sprouted: No matter how powerful the enemy is, they will become vulnerable to the mighty front of the Ninth Army.

Without the slightest hesitation, he continued to order with a confident face: "Brothers, now I will deploy specific combat missions..."

"All the troops of the first regiment except the first battalion will be personally commanded by the commander of the first regiment, and attack at the west gate of Hengshui County..."[

"All the troops of the Second Regiment except the First Battalion, under the personal command of the head of the Second Regiment, attacked at the south gate of Hengshui County...>

"Three regiments..."

"The remaining three main battalions of the three infantry regiments, including the troops directly under the division headquarters and the field artillery regiment, will be commanded by me personally and attack at the east gate of Hengshui County. I will give everyone an hour to prepare. After an hour, four attacking at the same time. Whoever breaks into Hengshui County first will be the main attacking force..."

Even though Wang Guoli's hundreds of field cannons were dispatched by Li Guosheng, they were unable to participate in the battle.However, the more than 500 mortars assembled in Wang Guoli's headquarters taught Sun Lianzhong in the city a lesson in the first place, what is meant by saturated artillery strikes.

The dense rain of mortar shells, like eyes, fell very precisely on the city wall and exploded, setting off clusters of orange fireballs...>

In the blink of an eye, the four city walls were shrouded in a layer of thick gunpowder smoke and artillery fire.Standing on the only commanding height of the headquarters, Sun Lianzhong subconsciously twitched, facing the heroic scene he had never seen before, with a dignified facial expression.He knew that after this unprecedented violent shelling, the four main battalions still standing on the four walls would definitely be depleted...

"The advantages of the Ninth Army's equipment and artillery fire are really extraordinary... Chief of Staff, thank you for listening to your suggestion. Otherwise, without the cover of the city defense fortifications, the artillery fire in front of us would be able to beat us There is no room for retaliation... >

However, the emotion is the emotion, he has not forgotten the soldiers under his command who are still suffering under the artillery fire of the Ninth Army on the four walls.

After staring at the artillery fire on the city wall a few hundred meters away, he stared at the artillery fire on the outer city wall for a full minute, and then said again: "Chief of Staff, the artillery fire of the Ninth Army is too fierce. If we rely on the city wall to hold on, we can be sure, how many people will be sent to the city wall?" , how many people will be killed by the opponent's shells. Therefore, for us, the city wall is a bloody mouth that devours the lives of soldiers."

"Master, you mean to abandon the city wall fortifications...>

"Well... >

"The reason why the Ninth Army's soldiers are always invincible. One of the most important factors is the advantage of equipment, especially the advantage of artillery fire. Once we weaken the opponent's advantage, then where will the balance of victory and defeat in the entire battle ultimately lean?" , it becomes an unknown quantity...>

"Abandon the city wall, use the large number of street fighting fortifications in the city, and fight street fighting with the Ninth Army. The large number of artillery equipped by the Ninth Army will be useless. At that time, the enemy and our armies will evolve into a melee battle with real knives and guns. And the more than 1 Northwest Army soldiers in our hands are most afraid of fighting the enemy with real knives and guns."

"A battle with real knives and real guns, our Northwest Army will not be afraid of anyone... >

"Very good, everyone is worthy of being my Northwest man and the pride of my Northwest Army. Now I order..."

10 minutes of artillery preparation is already very long for a mortar group.Because, with the very high rate of fire of the mortar, at least 10 mortar shells were poured on the four walls in just [-] minutes.

The sound of the cannon stopped, and the long city wall had already been bombed beyond recognition.Looking around, there are soldiers with broken limbs and broken arms everywhere, wall bricks that have been completely stained red with blood, corpses with missing limbs and broken arms...

After 10 minutes of artillery fire, there were four main battalions, and less than 100 people were lucky enough to withdraw from the city wall.

The remnants of 100 people were evenly distributed on the four walls, and each side was only the strength of two infantry squads.Facing the attacking troops of the 25th Division attacking quickly from outside the city, the two infantry squads could not play any role at all, and were submerged in the yellow wave of the 25th Division's offensive troops.

The attacking troops of the four main battalions of the 25th Division successfully occupied the city wall without encountering the slightest meaningful resistance.Afterwards, they mobilized elites, prepared to take advantage of the victory to attack, and continued to assault Hengshui County.

"The third company stays on the city wall and is responsible for providing fire cover, waiting for the follow-up attacking troops to enter the city... The first company, the second company, continue to assault forward and attack the enemy headquarters in the city. Brothers, for victory, kill..."

More than 300 officers and soldiers led by machine guns and submachine guns rushed down the city wall and rushed into the streets and alleys of Hengshui County. [

Assault forward ten meters...the troops encountered no resistance.

Assault forward 20 meters...>

More than three hundred people rushed forward for a distance of 50 meters.On the wide street, there is still no shadow of any enemy, let alone the enemy's counterattack.

Faced with such a strange situation, the face of the battalion commander of the first regiment and first battalion was immediately enveloped by a solemn expression.He opened his mouth with anxiety and said: "No, there is a problem here. According to the order, there are more than 1 Northwest Army stationed in the city, and there are at least 2000 people in our attack direction. After entering the city for so long, why haven't we met the enemy yet? Resistance, could it be that the thousands of Northwest Army defending in front of us have all been blown to death on the city wall... However, that is impossible, there are not so many enemy corpses on the city wall...>

"Yingzuo, I also feel that the situation is not right, it is too quiet here, it is not what a battlefield can show at all... >

"Quiet, yes, just quiet...>

As the voice fell, the commander of the first battalion, who was carefully observing the situation on both sides of the street, suddenly found a gun barrel protruding from the houses on both sides.Immediately, bead-sized beads of sweat flowed down from his forehead.By this time, if the battalion commander of the first battalion does not understand the situation he is in, then his position as battalion commander will be in vain.

Looking at his subordinates who were completely encircled, the first battalion commander let out an exclamation, and shouted to his subordinates: "Retreat, hurry up, the troops will retreat immediately.

When more than 300 well-trained officers and soldiers heard this inexplicable order, they were just about to turn around and retreat.A burst of bean-like gunshots has already sounded in the houses on both sides.In the blink of an eye, hundreds of the more than 300 officers and soldiers who were still standing in the middle of the street had fallen down.

As for the rest, although they have already reacted from the shock, they quickly lay down on the ground, wanting to fight back.However, on Naihe and the bare streets, there are no bunkers that can be used to hide.Even lying on the ground, his subordinates are still the targets of the opponent's constant shooting.

Seeing that the number of his subordinates who were shot and fell to the ground repeatedly, the first battalion commander wanted to "suicide".However, he was not someone waiting to die. Under the protection of the guards, he quickly fell to the ground.Picking up the submachine gun of a dead guard on the ground, he fired wildly at the houses on both sides of the street that were constantly shooting bullets.

Gunshots rang out, and a scream came directly from the room.Facing the effective counterattack, the commander of the first battalion quickly flashed a hint of surprise on his face.Replaced with a new magazine, and while shooting, he roared loudly at the remaining subordinates.

"Brothers, strike back now...>

There were more than [-] officers and soldiers in the first battalion, although more than half of them were lost.However, as long as they react from the shock and organize counterattack firepower.The large amount of automatic firepower equipped by the two infantry companies suppressed the enemy's head in the first place.Suddenly, on both sides of the street, the precise bullets that were fired continuously just now became messy invisibly.

The enemy's firepower was suppressed, and an opportunity to get out of the immediate predicament was directly opened to the first battalion.The battalion commander of the first battalion with a flash of surprise flashed across his face. After taking out two grenades from a corpse beside him, he roared loudly again.

"Brothers, throw grenades...Grenade cover, retreat immediately..."

Dozens of grenades flew into the houses on both sides and exploded. The already messy gunshots became even more messy at this moment.However, this also had a negative effect.

At first, I was worried that using grenades on the street would cause accidental injuries to the soldiers of the Northwest Army.Seeing that the Ninth Army, which was breaking through quickly, began to use grenades ahead of time, they didn't have any scruples. They took out the grenades, fired them, and threw them into the bare streets.

The sound of dense grenade explosions resounded on the street, and the thick gunpowder smoke produced by the grenade explosion immediately completely enveloped the tens of meters long street.The grenades thrown by the soldiers of the Northwest Army were surprisingly lethal on the streets.However, most of the grenades fell through because the smoke obscured their vision.

However, even so, hundreds of grenades came down, and the battalion, which had already lost more than half, caused dozens of casualties again.

In the end, the two infantry companies with less than a hundred remaining troops successfully withdrew from the battle field under the support of the third company on the city wall.

A main battalion, because of its own blind assault, directly caused heavy casualties of more than [-] troops.At the same time, the attacking troops in the other three directions were also more or less sharply counterattacked by Sun Lianzhong's troops and suffered heavy losses.

"Crack...>

"The division seat, because of the blind advance of the troops, coupled with the enemy's ambushes and counterattacks, broke into the four main battalions in the city. Without exception, all of them suffered heavy losses. According to statistics, the four main battalions suffered a total of 1286 casualties. Among them, 1159 people were killed in action, and the corpses were also left in the city, and they could not be brought back in a short time...>

Plus the casualties caused by the ambush of Gao Shuxun.In just one day, the loss of the 25th division has exceeded [-]%.In addition, the enemy voluntarily gave up the city wall and wanted to fight street battles with him, so that he could give up his firepower advantage and corresponding equipment advantage.Wang Guoli, who didn't want to pay too much casualties, directly ordered the troops to stand firm on the city wall and stop this kind of attack that continued to consume the lives of his subordinates.

"Chief of Staff, Sun Lianzhong's style of play has directly weakened our various advantages. Now it seems that it is impossible to take down Sun Lianzhong in front of us with only one unit of my 25th Division. I mean, report it immediately The situation our army is facing, we request reinforcements from the headquarters..." Wang Guoli, who has always refused to admit defeat, had to order in order to reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible.

"Yes, Master seat..." (To be continued.