Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The sound of the explosion also startled Li Guosheng who was watching the battle on the city wall.Because the sound of the cannon that just sounded is definitely not what the mortar can make.

If it is not a mortar, there is only one possibility left: the mountain artillery battalion equipped by Sun Lianzhong is conducting artillery strikes on the armored assault battalion.

If it is only the mountain artillery battalion equipped with ordinary high-explosive bombs, it will not cause the slightest damage to the few medium tanks leading the armored battalion.However, if Sun Lianzhong is lucky, he is equipped with a small amount of armor-piercing bullets.It is conceivable that the medium tanks of the armored battalion rushing to the forefront will definitely be blown into piles of scrap metal by armor-piercing shells.

What relieved Li Guochang was the three medium tanks that were completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke while he was waiting anxiously.Very smoothly broke through the defense line formed by the enemy's more than ten mountain cannons, rushed out of the smoke, and showed it to myself again >

"Sun Lianzhong, Sun Lianzhong, I thought you had armor-piercing bullets? Putting up such a big formation is all for scaring people>

In the blink of an eye, three cannonball explosions sounded on the battlefield.

The long barrels of the three medium-sized tanks spewed out a fiery red flame directly from the muzzles.Three armor-piercing bullets burst out of the air with a sharp whistling sound, and flew towards the artillery position of Sun Lianzhong's subordinates.

Sun Lianzhong's Shanpao Battalion had finished firing a round of shells, and it was seen that they were still intact.The steel monster that rushed towards him quickly.All the gunners under the Shanpao Battalion were frightened by the powerful protection capabilities of the medium tanks.Looking at the tank that is constantly adjusting its muzzle, it seems to be preparing to counterattack itself.Unknowingly, expressions of horror appeared on the faces of all the gunners.

Hundreds of gunners panicked amidst the officer's roar, preparing for the second round of shooting.The armor-piercing projectiles roaring from three medium-sized tanks penetrated the wall in front of everyone very accurately.

There was an explosion, and the thick smoke slowly dissipated.Hundreds of artillerymen of the Northwest Army hiding behind the wall.Including several mountain cannons, without exception, all clearly displayed in front of the three medium tanks.

"Gunner, keep firing >

"Boom boom boom>

In the blink of an eye, a strong breath of death enveloped Sun Lianzhong's Shanpao Battalion.A gunner who was known as the most secure gunner on the Chinese battlefield was torn to pieces by the flying fragments produced by the shell explosion before he had time to retreat.With better luck.He was hit by a bullet and fell to the ground and turned into a corpse.

Suddenly, what was just an orderly artillery position turned into a bloody Shura hell.Hundreds of gunners, in addition to more than [-] people who successfully withdrew from the battlefield.The remaining officers and soldiers were all turned into corpses or a pile of minced meat because of Sun Lianzhong's blind confidence in his estimation of the battlefield.

"This>

Sun Lianzhong was dumbfounded, looking at the artillery position, completely at a loss.After successfully destroying the only mountain artillery battalion on the battlefield that threatened him.Three medium tanks.The street crossing has been moved out of the way.Afterwards, the chariots of a light tank company quickly roared out from various intersections, and scattered around the enemy division headquarters.

Tanks and armored combat vehicles that quickly surrounded the division headquarters, with a huge roar, were marching forward in front of the enemy.The faces of the remaining officers and soldiers of Sun Lianzhong's division, without exception, all showed expressions of astonishment.

In addition, a large number of armored combat vehicles rushed to the battlefield after completing the siege of Sun Lianzhong's division.The two infantry companies carried in the armored vehicle quickly poured out of the tank compartment as if by magic.Using tanks and chariot bodies as shelters, the encirclement of Sun Lianzhong's division headquarters was completely completed.

"This>

Then, he put his shocked and desperate eyes on the teacher Sun Lianzhong, and said stammeringly: "Master seat>

"More than a dozen tanks, more than 20 armored combat vehicles, and two companies of vehicle-mounted infantry>

Then, after a short period of contemplation, it was confirmed that the armored battalion around the division headquarters was only to complete the encirclement of itself, and there was no sign of an attack.Sun Lianzhong couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and said, "Chief of Staff, no accident, the other party wants us to surrender voluntarily>

Speaking of which, the conversation changed, and he said with a meaningful face: "However, I, Sun Lianzhong, have fought for such a long time, and today I have the honor to fight against the elite Ninth Army. Don't complain about losing >

Seeing Sun Lianzhong with a silent face in front of him, the chief of staff seemed to realize something, and then said: "Master, what do you mean>

"The Ninth Army has an absolute advantage in artillery fire. If it weren't for the casualties of the people in the city, maybe we would have been defeated last night. Now, with this armored battalion that is invulnerable and equal to everything. We are even more of an opponent>

"Therefore, it is no longer necessary to continue this battle. Not surprisingly, the two divisions of Commander Zhang and Commander Gao have been wiped out by the elite Ninth Army in front of us. And we are only the first The Ninth Army is Li Guosheng's third goal of elimination."

"For the sake of my brothers, I decided to lead them to surrender to the Ninth Army>

After making this decision, all the energy supporting Sun Lianzhong seemed to be exhausted in an instant.With a long sigh of relief, he walked into his office with a look of decadence>

The division surrendered to the Ninth Army.The determination to support the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Northwest Army to continue to resist disappeared immediately.The soldiers of the Northwest Army hiding in various places in the city.They went to the streets one after another, handed over their weapons, and became prisoners of the Ninth Army.

Sun Lianzhong, who caused Wang Guoli's troops to lose troops and generals, participated in the battle with the armored assault battalion, and the successful completion of the beheading operation was both a fluke and a natural end.

There are Gao Shuxun and Zhang Zizhong as role models, plus Li Guosheng's series of guarantees to Sun Lianzhong.In less than a day, Sun Lianzhong, the tiger general under Feng Yuxiang's command in the past.He slipped on Li Guosheng's shoes and agreed to join the Ninth Army and become the commander of the main division of the Ninth Army in the future and Li Guosheng's command.

Successfully captured the three main divisions under Feng Yuxiang's command, a total of 3 elite Northwest Army.Together with the three divisions under the North Route Army of the Ninth Army, they successfully occupied Hengshui County. More than [-] iron-blooded elites are ready to send troops to threaten Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Henan Province, at any time.The anti-Chiang army entrenched in Henan Province.Without the guts anymore, he launched an attack on the Ninth Army.

As a result, the battle on the northern front ended smoothly with the victory of the Ninth Army.

And right now.Chief of Staff Jiang Baili, who commanded the Ninth Army's South Route Army, a total of two main divisions, also began the final attack on the Third Army under Yan Xishan in Shangqiu.

As an important military town at the junction of Shandong and Hebei, Shangqiu is due to perennial wars and drought in Hebei Province.The huge city of Shangqiu gradually became desolate as time went by.The people living in the city also fled and walked away because of this.

After Yan Xishan's three main divisions entered Shangqiu.In this huge military town, except for a small number of residents, all other personnel are the Jinsui Army who just entered Shangqiu City.And this allowed Jiang Baili to not have to take into account the casualties of the people in the city during the siege.

In order to reduce the casualties of the troops, and to give the enemy the greatest military deterrence, the enemy's courage was exhausted.Jiang Baili, who once studied in Japan and Germany, advocated the theory of artillery war very much.Faced with such a good situation, they directly used artillery to give the Shangqiu defenders a thunderous blow.

Three days ago, after the two main divisions completed the siege of Shangqiu, the South Route Army had a howitzer regiment, two division headquarters directly under the field artillery regiment, six mountain artillery battalions, and more than two hundred artillery pieces.Directly divided into three, forming three artillery groups, and began to use artillery shells continuously, consuming a lot of troops and morale of the defenders in the city.

In the past three days, the South Route Army has consumed more than [-] shells in the small city of Shangqiu.Of course, with such a huge consumption, the results of the Warring States War are also very huge.

The city wall, which stretched for several kilometers, was blasted into six huge gaps with a width of more than 20 meters.In the huge city of Shangqiu, there is no longer a single intact house.[-] Jinsui troops were directly killed and injured more than [-] during the three-day bombardment.The morale of the remaining [-] officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army has also dropped to the lowest point in history, and there is a possibility of bombing the camp at any time.

"Mr. Zhang, is there any factual basis for these results...>

"Sensei, this is the news from the intelligence personnel of our army who sneaked into Shangqiu City in advance. It is absolutely true and there is no falsehood... >

"Very good...>

"Sensei, since the bombardment is so effective, why don't we fight for two more days. At that time, perhaps, as the intelligence personnel said, the tens of thousands of Jinsui troops stationed in the city will feel ashamed without fighting. At that time, The entire city of Shangqiu, including the tens of thousands of Jinsui troops in the city, will be directly defeated by our army," Zhang Yusheng suggested.

Chief of Staff Jiang Baili nodded noncommittally, and said, "Mr. Zhang, your suggestion is always a good idea. But, have you thought about another question. Once the shelling continues and the battle is over, can we still How many prisoners of war were harvested from the city."

"You have to distinguish the priority of this battle: the battle to attack Shangqiu, to win Shangqiu City. It is not our original intention. In order to cope with the upcoming expansion and reorganization of our army, prisoners of war with rich combat experience in Shangqiu City, It is the most important goal of our military operation.”[

On Zhang Yusheng's face, there was an expression of "enlightenment" immediately, and he said: "Sensei, I understand, you can give the order..."

Chief of Staff Jiang Baili smiled and said, "Don't worry, the main attack task must be on your subordinate Zhang Yusheng."

"After my analysis just now, I decided that the whole attack will be divided into three steps...>

"As far as I know, your division has undergone three months of infantry coordination training. This siege battle is the time to test the specific results of your department's infantry coordination training. I hope you don't give up on the battlefield, Mr. Zhang. I'm off the chain..." Jiang Baili ordered with a dignified face.

"Please rest assured, I have dispatched the most elite three infantry battalions from the entire army to serve as commandos, and I promise to complete the task within the scheduled time... >

Outside the city of Shangqiu, the two main divisions of the Ninth Army were ready for the upcoming general offensive.When preparing for the final stage.The small city of Shangqiu was shrouded in a solemn atmosphere from the beginning to the end.

Of the remaining [-] members of Yan Xishan's Third Army, from top to bottom, every officer and soldier's face showed a look of despair intentionally or unconsciously.

"Military seat, what the hell is this battle? I, Tian Shuhai, have been in the army for so long, and I have never fought such a useless battle. I lost soldiers and generals without even seeing the enemy. More importantly, the morale of the soldiers has dropped to the lowest point it has ever been... >

"Old Tian, ​​what do you have to complain about? During the three-day shelling, my Eighth Division has suffered more intense artillery fire than you. So far, the entire Eighth Division has lost more than [-]% of its personnel. As for the remaining troops of my Eighth Division, I was also shrouded in panic, deeply afraid that the fierce artillery fire of the Ninth Army would come over our heads again. I can say with certainty that if this kind of artillery bombardment lasts for another day, the remaining thousands of soldiers under my command will not need the enemy to attack. will automatically crash...>

After stopping Tian Xiuzhang, the commander of the Ninth Division who wanted to continue talking, the gloomy commander Wang Jingguo said angrily in a bad tone: "That's enough, shut up. The situation of the troops is better than yours." More clearly. Calling you here now is for you to think about specific solutions, not for you to complain... >

"Okay, one by one, everyone is talking about, facing the continuous shelling of the Ninth Army, what should we do next, should we just stay in the city and wait for the enemy's shells to explode?" After finishing speaking, He stared directly at a pair of eyes full of anger, waiting for the answers of his subordinates.

For a moment, the small conference room fell into silence because of this.Everyone, at the same time, frowned, lost in thought.

Time passed by, and amidst everyone's anxious thinking, a burst of hurried footsteps woke everyone in the headquarters from their thoughts.Looking at the combat staff officer who hurried into the temporary headquarters, Army Commander Wang Jingguo asked with a solemn expression.

"Consultant Wang, what's going on, you're in a panic, what's the matter...>

"Army seat, all officers, the outer city defense forces have sent an urgent call...>

"The Ninth Army is about to attack the city...>

"Okay, what Master Du said is good. Let the Ninth Army have a good taste of the strength of our Jinsui Army in infantry...>

However, what Wang Jingguo, including all the teachers under his command, did not expect.Although the Ninth Army's offensive has begun.However, the entire attack was still dominated by artillery fire.Whether Wang Jingguo's troops can stop the coordinated infantry attack of the Ninth Army, only God knows.