Back to the Republic of China as a commander

March) day, with the end of the first day of the attack, the war entered a stage on this day. Both the youth army and the Beiyang army were carrying out the craziest attack and the most tenacious defense since the Republic of China.

But Zhang Huaizhi was an exception here. After letting Cheng Qian play around, he began to have a long memory and began to shrink the defense line to a limited extent. He tried his best to play local small battles with Cheng Qian.And what Cheng Qian wanted was such an effect, he could still figure out where was the main battlefield and where was the secondary battlefield.If I played too much, I would be suspected of ruining the overall situation. If Zhang Huaizhi's army is dragged here, everything will be ok.

The real decision of life and death lies in three other places. Among them, in Tongling, Feng Guozhang, our tour envoy to the five provinces, unceremoniously took out all his family assets. Division, the other troops all smashed at the Tongling defense line guarded by Tao Zhiyue's department.

Wang Zhanyuan of the Second Beiyang Division and Yang Shande of the Fourth Division really had no reservations this time, and took out all the stocks in their hands.The artillery shells almost completely plowed through the defense line of the First Division of the Youth Army, and wave after wave of infantry rushed towards the defense line of the First Division of the Youth Army.The entire First Division of the Youth Army was facing the most severe battle since it became an army, and all the officers and soldiers were gnashing their teeth to resist it.

Every inch of the position is soaked with the blood of the soldiers, the sound of guns and guns, the sound of metal collisions, the hoarse shouts, and the wailing before dying.The most tragic scene in the world was repeatedly staged on these kilometers-long fronts, and everyone didn't know when it would end.They just shoot numbly, reload, keep shooting; block, stab, block and stab again.All in all, it is to eliminate all active enemies in front of you, leaving no one behind.

Young and fresh lives on this front turned into clouds of smoke in an instant. The breath of death gradually enveloped the entire front.

"Commander-in-chief, we can't fight like this anymore. Our first division is one against two, and we can't afford this waste!" Zhang Xuguang, chief of staff of the division and head of the 101st regiment, rushed forward with white gauze still oozing blood wrapped around his left arm. Come in and shout to Tao Zhiyue.Just now, another company of the 101st Regiment, after more than 160 officers and soldiers were killed, relied on the last dozen officers and soldiers and reinforcements to drive out the Beiyang Army that rushed in again.The tenacity of the youth army not only exceeded the psychological bottom line of the Beiyang Army, but also exceeded its own physical bottom line.Although the officers and soldiers of the First Division can effectively kill and wound the enemy by relying on their bravery and tactics, the disadvantage in terms of strength is irreparable, and this will become more and more obvious as the battle continues.

Tao Zhiyue looked at the military map and did not speak. At this time, Li Zongren came to Tao Zhiyue's headquarters less than 1500 meters away from the front line through the artillery fire. "Ji Chang, we can't be so hard-working, we have to find a way to change the current passive situation."

Tao Zhiyue was startled when he heard the words, he raised his head and said to Li Zongren: "Commander Li, why are you up here, you are messing around, this place is within the range of the artillery of the Beiyang Army, it is too dangerous, come on, hurry up."

The thin Li Zongren has a very stubborn personality. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. If you're afraid of death, you're still a soldier. I just went to the front line to see it before I came. The brothers fought hard, and the firepower of the Beiyang Army is also very fierce. , we can’t continue fighting like this, otherwise the first division will be exhausted sooner or later.”

Tao Zhiyue shook his head and said: "There is no way, Commander Li, we can only fight like this. We are now fighting the Beiyang Army fiercely, and we can't do anything false. I listened carefully just now. According to their firepower today , and soon their cannons will not be able to fire, either they have no shells or they are so hot that they can scald people to death.”

However, Li Zongren disagreed: "But if we continue to fight like this, our strength is small after all, and we can't afford to lose it! We must adjust! Let's give up some positions first, and adjust our strength to rest before continuing to fight."

Tao Zhiyue also shook his head very stubbornly: "Commander Li, they are all brothers of mine, Tao Zhiyue, and I cherish their lives more than you, but kindness does not command soldiers! So at this time, we must grit our teeth and persist, as long as If we can persevere, then the enemy must be the first to give up, otherwise we will just wait to be crushed by the enemy. Commander Li, offended!"

Li Zongren shook his head angrily, okay!Look at who I am as the commander, whether it's Bai Chongxi or Tao Zhiyue, plus that Cheng Qian who acted without authorization, he just doesn't have a fuel-efficient lamp under his command.He said helplessly: "Since this is the case, then I, Li Zongren, will stand here today and defend our army's Tongling line of defense with everyone. Just as Commander Tao said before, we will stick to the end and never give up."

Since then, the attack of the Beiyang Army began to slowly decline under the threat of the First Division Heavy Artillery Regiment, and the officers and soldiers guarding the front line couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing this situation, Li Zongren felt good about Tao Zhiyue A lot, he knew that the front of the First Division should be worried about being broken by the Beiyang Army.

Frontal attack is only one thing, the most dangerous will always come from the side. The two divisions led by Lu Yongxiang will pass through Nanling and enter Tongling from the side.This tactic was learned by the Beiyang Army from Japan, and it has been used well in history.It was used many times during the suppression of the [-] Revolution, the Second Revolution, and even during the Northern Expedition.The most famous one was the Battle of Nanchang during the Northern Expedition, which almost wiped out Chiang Kai-shek's First Division of the Party Army.

But in Nanling they also encountered a hard stubble, Lu Diping's No.11 division.

As mentioned earlier, the No.11 division is almost the weakest existence of the youth army. If they are allowed to fight positional warfare like the first division, it is estimated that they will collapse after a few waves.

But not being good at positional warfare doesn't mean not being good at other things, Lu Diping actually played a short assault.He used the officers and soldiers of the former Beiyang 39th Brigade who had received formal training as a point, and built positions from point to area, and the battle line was still broken by the Beiyang Army.Then the other troops chased after the Beiyang army after the breakthrough, and because the Beiyang army still had enemies on its flanks, they would not be able to come up with any decent way to face this kind of almost rogue counterattack for a while. .After several rounds of tossing, Lu Yongxiang was surprised to find that not only did he fail to break through the defense line, but he lost 3000 to [-] troops, what a hell.

Annoyed, Lu Yongxiang found that he really had nothing to do with Lu Diping's style of play, which was almost brown sugar. The only way was to gnaw hard at the bones, concentrate his forces, and pull out the nails one by one.As a result, the battle was immediately upgraded from an assault battle to an assault battle, and the tragedy was doubled directly, and everyone became a mess.

Here, Doujia Village, guarded by the 111st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment led by Zhang Zizhong, was the most fierce. The attack was once again repelled by the tenacious Zhang Zizhong's troops.Lu Yongxiang was very surprised and asked the left and right: "I want to confirm, are the youths fighting us now? Are they human?"

Just when the battle on the right side entered the most intense and tragic stage, on the left side, the youth army also entered the final stage of attack.

Bai Chongxi's attack order was carried out resolutely and thoroughly at 3:350 a.m. on March [-]). The three main field divisions concentrated more than [-] artillery pieces of various types, and it was an unceremonious beating against the Dingwu Army's position. .

This time, even Zhang Xun's headquarters was hit a few times, resulting in the death and injury of more than a dozen guards, which forced Zhang Xun to change his headquarters overnight.

It should be said that the design of the Dingwu army's defense line is still very reasonable. The youth army is constantly compressing towards the core position, but the Dingwu army is not rushing, relying on fortifications, and constantly blocking.

Almost every sandbag needs to be repeatedly assaulted, and the death squads and blasters can be used many times to capture it. The casualties of both sides are soaring.Although the attacking troops fought very hard, the major incident lasted for almost twelve hours from four o'clock in the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon. After the attack, the youth army found sadly that the Dingwu army still persisted like a stubborn rock. Not even the slightest sign of collapse.

The report requesting a rest was quickly sent to the Left Army Command. After reading the report, Bai Chongxi threw it on the ground. He told the officers in a stern voice: "There are no reinforcements, and there is no need to think about rest. I have no treatment for you here." Any answer or request, the only thing I want is a result, tomorrow at noon, I will have dinner in He County, it's as simple as that."

The words were quickly sent to the front, and the division commanders immediately knew that Bai Chongxi was angry, so everyone had to bite the bullet again, mobilize and adjust their troops, in short, continue to attack at all costs. . .

Now it's too much to switch to Dingwu Army. Damn, your youth army doesn't need to rest, it's playing fatigue battle, is this?

The Beiyang soldiers couldn't bear it anymore. People could not eat, but they absolutely had to sleep.Due to the disadvantage of a small number of troops, the Dingwu Army could not even do the most basic rotation.Zhang Xun and other major generals continued to go to the front to cheer, but they still couldn't stop the continuous and obvious signs of collapse of the Dingwu Army.

At about 3 o'clock in the night of March), the youth army achieved a breakthrough in most parts of He County at the same time. The army broke into He County and started a street battle with the Dingwu Army. .

The general situation is over! Zhang Xun had to flee to the Yangtze River with his guards and main officers, and fled to Nanjing by boat.

At 3 a.m. on March 30, the remaining 8 Dingwu troops surrendered to the youth army under the command of Su Xilin. So far, after (hours of fierce fighting), Bai Chongxi wiped out 5000 Dingwu troops. The gate of Pukou is as simple as that. is opened.

The Battle of Hexian was also the first successful battle in the history of the youth army, so it was honorably recorded in military history, and Bai Chongxi became a military genius and famous general recognized by the whole army.