Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Unlike Ma Jizeng, who is worried about gains and losses, Major General Zhou Wenbing, the brigade commander of the No.11 Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Sixth Division, is full of spirit and confidence at the moment. He said to Huang Zhenkui and Zhang Zhonghe, the heads of the two main regiments under his command: "This In any case, we must fight with the prestige of our Beiyang Army. After the attack, follow the old rules, the heavy artillery regiment of the division will attack first, and then you will each organize a battalion of troops. The 21st regiment is on the left and the 22nd regiment is on the right. No Any key breakthrough is the key point, and I will take the position with a charge. As long as we pass the Zhujiaqiao area, there will be an endless plain behind us, and we can go to Changde on horseback."

After hearing this, Huang Zhenkui rubbed his fists and said, "This gang of shameless people dare to play positional warfare here. I thought they only dared to lie on the shore and shoot black guns. Brigadier, I didn't say anything, you can see later , I, Lao Huang, rushed this gang of turtle grandchildren into the Yuan River to feed bastards, to avenge my brother who died last night."

Zhang Zhonghe doesn't seem to like the brigade commander Zhou Wenbing very much: "I said, Brigadier Zhou, you have to follow the rules when leading troops to fight. My brother has already scouted, and there is at least one regiment of enemy troops on the opposite side. Let the two This battalion has no focus, and if we don’t play side punches, it’s forcing us to fight a war of attrition. Mr. Zhang is not talented, and he has led soldiers for so many years. It’s the first time I’ve seen you command blindly like this. You’re going to be hit in such a battle. Fight by yourself, our brothers from the 21st regiment will not accompany you."

Zhou Wenbing's face turned blue and white with anger. Not long after he took office as the brigade commander, Zhang Zhonghe was an old bastard again.But this time Zhou Wenbing didn't intend to bear it anymore: "Zhang Zhonghe, I think you drink too much yellow soup, do you know what the result of disobedience before the battle is? I advise you, obey orders and don't take your own Head jokes."

Zhang Zhonghe was furious when he heard the words: "My surname is Zhou, don't think that you can frighten me in front of my old Zhang just because you are the brigade commander. Back then when Chun Shuai saw my old Zhang, he even patted me on the shoulder to encourage you. What is it, dare to teach me a lesson."

Zhou Wenbing was also angry now, he slapped the table and said, "Zhang Zhonghe, you son of a bitch, try swearing at me again and see if I don't kill you son of a bitch today."

Zhang Zhonghe slapped the shell gun that he carried on the table: "Zhou Wenbing, you bastard, who are you frightening, the gun is here, if you can't kill me, you are a scumbag."

Zhou Wenbing was really anxious now, he snatched the gun from Zhang Zhonghe's hand and was about to pull it out.Huang Zhenkui and other officers were so frightened that they rushed up and hugged Zhou Wenbing.And Zhang Zhonghe was not ambiguous, seeing that Zhou Wenbing really wanted to kill, he roared angrily, and was about to hit him with his stool, scaring all the officers to hug him again.There was a lot of fun. . .

In the end Ma Jizeng appeared on the stage, and each of them had [-] boards, asking them to immediately organize troops to attack forward.Discord before the battle is a taboo for leading soldiers, but changing generals before the battle is even more taboo for military strategists, so Ma Jizeng can only fight [-] boards each to calm the situation.But after such a commotion, almost a morning passed.

Seeing that the Beiyang army on the opposite side has not launched an attack for a long time, Liu Xuyi, who has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, is inevitably a little nervous and uneasy.He thought for a while, and according to what he learned in the military academy, he gave a relatively standard order to the messengers: "Leave one company in the first-line position, and the other troops move to the second line for concealment, and then enter the first-line position after the enemy's shelling is over. "

This is a tactic that Wang Zhenyu plagiarized from the German army during World War II, and it was specially used to deal with the shelling tactics of the Soviet army before the attack.However, the best use of this tactic was the Chinese Volunteer Army during the Korean War. You must know that the Yankees are much richer than the Russians, and it really doesn't cost money to shoot shells.

After dawdling until one o'clock in the afternoon, the veteran soldiers in Beiyang finished their lunch and took a nap, and finally lazily prepared to start work.Ma Jizeng, the division commander, doesn't care about these things. He is a very pragmatic person. In his opinion, military discipline and regulations are not important. Those who serve as soldiers need to be able to fight.

Zhang Songbai, head of the Sixth Artillery Regiment of the Sixth Beiyang Division, basked in the sun for a while, feeling that the weather was not the season for basking in the sun, and there was such a chill, so he stood up quickly and patted the dust on his sleeves.

"Monkeys, are you all ready?" Zhang Songbai asked the same as every battle, but this time his performance was a little more relaxed.

"Reporting to the head of the regiment, all 24 heavy artillery pieces are in place. The basic test firing has just been carried out. According to the observations of the artillery observers, it is basically correct. Please order." The chief of staff of the regiment responded immediately with a salute.

In fact, Zhang Songbai was very proud of the Sixth Artillery Regiment. Every time he fought, as long as the cannon fired here, there would be no position that the infantry could not hold.It's a pity that when counting military merits, the grandchildren of the infantry don't remember the merits of the artillery. They only shouted and shouted when they couldn't hold the ground: Where is the artillery?

"Let's fire, those grandsons from the Eleventh Brigade must be waiting impatiently," Zhang Songbai ordered lightly.

"Decree, pay attention to all running positions, shoot twelve shots rapidly, open fire!" A small red flag waved forward, and 24 75mm mountain guns let out their own roars unceremoniously.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The entire front line was bombarded with gunpowder and smoke, and unlucky young soldiers were blown up to the sky from time to time.And more soldiers of the Youth Army honestly hid in simple anti-gun holes, praying to the gods in the sky to bless them from being hit by shells.

Ma Jizeng looked at the smoke from the youth army's position through the binoculars, and said proudly: "I'm afraid these bumpkins in western Hunan have never even seen a cannon. Go, tell Zhang Houzi (Zhang Songbai's nickname) and save some ammunition." .In addition, tell the [-]th Brigade to charge forward and take down the entire position in one go."

The offensive whistle was blown, and the Eleventh Brigade, according to the plan adjusted by Ma Jizeng himself, invested three battalions in the first attack, striving to achieve a one-time breakthrough.

Liu Xuyi deserves to be the top student in the first crash course of the Xiangxi Army Military Academy, and the entire position was built by him as solid as gold.The line of defense is set in a trapezoidal and zigzag shape, making full use of the favorable terrain of Zhujiaqiao's north mountain and south water.The width of the frontal defense line was 240 meters and the depth was 40 meters.The entire position is connected by twelve solid firepower points made of cement and steel bars. These firepower points can be said to be the earliest modern fortifications in Chinese history.And its sturdiness has been tested in the shelling just now, none of them were defeated, and the officers and soldiers of the young army hiding inside were all safe and sound.Outside the main position, there are several auxiliary positions and a large number of foxholes, which are used to prevent the enemy from using outflank tactics to copy the back of the main position.The width of the entire battlefield is set to 3000 meters. Outside this range are the defense zones of the 402, 403, and 404 regiments.If the Beiyang Sixth Division doesn't know how to praise and insists on fighting beyond this range, these brother troops will attack without hesitation.

Wan Yaohuang played the trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to an extreme. . .

The Beiyang soldiers of the three battalions lined up neatly and attacked the youth army's position in a uniform rhythm according to the requirements of the usual drills.Don't get me wrong, this is not queuing up to be shot, but a tactic. You can look at the European War for details.The Beiyang Army's offensive launch position is 401 meters away from the main position of the 500st Regiment, and the maximum effective killing radius of the rifle during this period is only more than 200 meters, so it is safe to stand more densely.

The Beiyang Sixth Division's artillery preparations were a bit perfunctory, and they only dropped less than 401 rounds on the main position of the [-]st regiment before it ended hastily.Since the military industry system cannot be self-sufficient, this expensive thing uses one round less, and it is very difficult to replenish it once it is used up. In many cases, you have to go to a foreigner to buy it through a relationship. In recent years, the foreigner himself Fighting is booming all over the world, and the arms business has become even more prosperous.

So don't look at the cannon fire in full swing, but the actual effect is not good.

And here, the 401st Battalion of the 200 Regiment responsible for guarding the main position, under the leadership of the battalion commander, Major Wang Kewen, filed into the main position during the cessation of artillery fire, and the 75 mortars assigned to the 700st Battalion were also The place [-] meters behind the main position was erected.Liu Xuyi also has a trump card in his hand, which is ten [-]mm mountain cannons. These mountain cannons were placed on the mountain on the north side, and were successfully covered by the ridgeline and camouflage of the mountain.These big guys with a self-weight of more than [-] catties were all made up by the regimental artillery brigade and the officers and soldiers of the second battalion after a lot of effort to get up the mountain.

But it doesn't matter, Liu Xuyi's mind is very clear, maybe the 401st Regiment will be able to shine in the whole war and even appear in the battle of Zhujiaqiao.Liu Xuyi set up his headquarters less than 500 meters away from the main position, and then got in touch with Wang Kewen, who was in charge of the defense of the main position, through the artillery telephone line. This is the technology provided by the Belgians. It is not very novel, but it is very good. use.

At this moment, Wang Kewen was holding a telescope and looking in the direction of the Beiyang Army's attack.

Wang Kewen is different from many officers of the same rank at present. He is not from the Second Battalion, or even from the Tiger Brigade. He was originally a shed leader of the New Army in the Hongjiang area, and he was promoted to the captain with Liu Xuyi's care.In the Battle of Hongjiang, Wang Kewen did not show any signs of turning the tide, but was able to escape from the front line with his own team, and he deserved to be a prisoner of war in the end.

After Liu Xuyi surrendered, he found this tired and half-dead guy from the ranks of railway workers, and sent him to the second crash course of the Xiangxi Army Academy.From this perspective, Wang Kewen can be regarded as Liu Xuyi's absolute confidant and direct descendant, and Liu Xuyi naturally put the heaviest burden of this battle on his shoulders. . .