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    Chapter 107 Beiyang is furious

    The annoying winter rain finally dissipated, but the sunshine not only did not bring any warmth, but instead made people feel more and more like the cold north wind.  3¡à35686688

    The streets of Hankou were sparsely populated, and most of the rich people hid in the concessions. Those without money also went to Wuchang and Hanyang, just because the army from the north had already arrived in Xiaogan, northeast of Hankou. The distance between the two places was only more than 80 kilometers. In the dead of night, people were quiet.  You can even hear thunder rolling in the sky.

    Can you hold it?

    No one knows.  When stationed in Hanyang, many recruits who had only joined the army for a few days were put on trains and sent to the front line. The worry became more intense. Every heart was waiting for the loud news of victory, but it never came.  Miao Luo also returned to the Liu family garden. She could no longer stand the daily political games and did not want to hear words that weakened him anymore, so after handing over the protection of Song Jiaoren to her brother, she returned here again. It seemed that  Only those who put on a white coat can regain the innocence and peace they had before.

    "Junior sister."

    A soft shout outside the door interrupted her work. She turned to look at Ruiyao, who was dressed as a fisherman's girl. She appeared in the field hospital at some point. When she saw her, she hurriedly pulled her and said, "Junior sister, can you take me to see her?"  Mr. Song?"

    "Why should Hao Duanduan go to see Mr. Song?" Seeing Ruiyao's anxious expression, Miao Luo quickly asked, "Senior sister, has something happened?"

    Rui Yao said, "I just got the news this morning. All our ships in Jiangxi and Lianghuai were seized by the local military and government officials, and they were driven out by the soldiers for asking for money. Many brothers were also pulled out of the army. They also  A lot of goods carried by the Ministry of Military Affairs were seized, so I¡¯m worried.¡±

    Miao Luoda frowned, "How could this happen? Didn't the military and government say they should protect the country's property?"

    Ruiyao stomped her feet fiercely. The violent movement made her chest tremble slightly, which made several wounded soldiers feel dry. She didn't care about losing her composure and said anxiously, "Sister, I don't know. I heard that they are going to attack Nanjing."  , so we are recruiting ships everywhere. But as you know, my ships have been reserved for Yang Yangqiu. As a result, many goods cannot be transported now. Just now, an officer from the Ministry of Military Affairs came and asked us to immediately deliver their urgently needed goods.  Come up, what should we do now that the boat is gone?¡±

    Rui Yao was indeed anxious. The day after the Hankou incident, the Yangtze Gang was chartered by the Military and Political Bureau to take over all the ships. Originally, this was nothing, because Yang Qiu paid on a daily basis, but as the war became more and more intense, Hankou  Especially as Hanyang needs more and more supplies, the Yangtze Gang has gradually taken on the task of purchasing and transporting supplies from Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and even Hunan and Sichuan. Now Lianghuai and Jiangxi are doing this, not only detaining ships but also buying them  All the supplies were withheld. Seeing that the situation here was critical, the Ministry of Military Affairs urged her impatiently. If the important event was delayed, her own life would be small, and the tens of thousands of brothers in the Yangtze Gang would really have no way to survive.

    Miao Luo knew that the Yangtze Gang was Rui Yao's favorite. After thinking about it, he felt that only Song Jiaoren could solve this matter. As long as he sent a telegram, these places would definitely be released, so he dropped what he was doing and was about to take her there.  In Wuchang, I saw hundreds of carts suddenly pouring in from the direction of Dazhi Men. Along the way, I could even see blood flowing down the cart boards.  What's wrong?  Could it be.

    "Oh no, Beiyang is attacking Xiaogan"

    As a large number of wounded soldiers arrived, a news suddenly spread from Hankou to all directions. Miao Luo finally ignored Ruiyao and simply asked her to find Miao Yuan by herself, and immediately devoted herself to the work of treating the wounded.

    On the Xiaogan front line, a huge observation balloon is suspended in the sky. Below it, five artillery battalions with more than 90 German-made and Japanese-made 75mm field guns are lined up. Behind each gun position is a mountain of shells that have just been sent.  , hundreds of artillerymen were working hard to clean the shells and install fuses, and the gunners were working hard to shoot out the expensive shells one after another.  The artillery shells repeatedly ravaged the National Defense Forces positions along the front of Xiaogan like raindrops.  Even in winter, the heat and busyness caused many gunners to simply take off their clothes, go back and forth between the cannon pile and the cannon with their upper bodies naked, venting all the resentment they had during this period, blasting at a rate of five rounds per minute.  Indiscriminate bombing.  4¡à8065

    The rumbling volleys of artillery exploded at full speed in fury, and dense clouds of smoke rose into the sky from every corner of the position. Juma Zhuang, Luzhai, trenches, bunkers, and machine gun forts were all covered by shelling.  The splashing mud and toxic yellow gunpowder smoke rolled through Xiaogan like a terrible tornado, and hundreds of National Defense Force soldiers were killed.

    On the hill next to the artillery position, Feng Guozhang, surrounded by officers, was dressed in military uniform. He stood majestically with a Japanese saber in both hands. He exuded an intimidating and domineering aura from all over his body. He looked at the enemy position with blazing fire and felt coldly.  He said, "Send the order to focus on shelling the machine gun fort. Whoever breaks through the defense line first will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold. The battalion that breaks through first and captures Xiaogan will be left to their disposal."

      After hearing the order, more than a dozen Beiyang officers ran to their respective attack positions with murderous intent. They were indeed angered. The most unforgettable thing in their lives is probably the scene at Wusheng Pass, the victory they won because of  The big explosion turned into a tragic victory. The railway was cut off, morale was dampened, and the two towns and three associations had lost more than one association. Although they captured the Weidian and killed Xiaogan, it was only a step away from Hankou. They were not on the opposite side.  I don¡¯t know how much effort Gong Bao spent on this miscellaneous army. It made the officers feel ashamed to be wasted in this way.  Although Gongbao had returned to Beijing now, the urging telegrams sent everyone on tenterhooks, so everyone held their breath and immediately began to encourage the soldiers after returning to their positions.

    "Fire"

    Facing the black incoming Beiyang infantry, the four National Defense Force artillery battalions left in Xiaogan also immediately began to roar. Although only two of the battalions had equivalent 75mm field artillery, their momentum was not weaker than that of Beiyang.  The first explosion occurred among the Beiyang soldiers, and screams and wild beast-like howls could always be heard. The two sides fought fiercely under this fierce confrontation.

    Huang Keqiang looked ahead with an artillery telescope in a thick bunker. Balls of flames rose up, columns of smoke dispersed, and the rain of fire from machine guns on both sides intertwined into strange ballistic trajectories, constantly harvesting lives.  This was the first time he actually stepped onto the battlefield. He had never known that a real war could be so tragic and such a terrifying and spectacular scene. Only then did he realize that the so-called armed gangsters he had used before were actually just children playing at home.  home, especially when he saw the broken bodies and severed limbs of soldiers being thrown up from the shells, his heart started to tremble. He really didn't know how Yang Qiu managed to hold on at Wusheng Pass for seven days, with such fierce artillery fire on him.  I'm afraid it would be difficult even for three days.

    "Look quickly"

    Deng Yulin's shouting frightened him so much that he shuddered suddenly. He turned around and saw a ball of flame rising over the No. 6 Machine Gun Fort on the right. One of the most important heavy machine gun firepower points was hit by the Beiyang Artillery.  Heavy machine guns are the key to continued support, so when the Beiyang Artillery began to bomb the machine gun forts one by one, the gloom in everyone's hearts suddenly became a lot heavier. Cai Jimin, deputy chief of staff and commander of the third division, immediately ordered two tings of light machine guns to be fired at.  They took a circuitous route there, trying to make up for the loss of firepower after the heavy machine gun was blown up.

    "The governor of Beiyang is coming up"

    As the sound of artillery near the ears gradually became sparse, the Beiyang infantry began to charge fiercely after the short charge horn sounded. In order to ensure sufficient pressure, the first wave invested three infantry battalions and nine infantry battalions. Under a large number of Maxim heavy machine guns  Under the cover of artillery and artillery, they simultaneously launched an attack on positions 11, 12 and 13 marked on the front map of the Wehrmacht.

    Especially in the direction of the small land parcel where Position 12, which controlled the only commanding heights around, Beiyang invested four battalions at once. The Second Brigade of the Third Division led by Xiong Bingkun happened to be in charge of Position 12, and saw four battalions of more than 2,000 Beiyang soldiers.  He rushed towards him, spat hard, pulled out his pistol and shouted, "Give me a good fight to let these Northern bastards know how powerful we are."

    In the midst of his shouts, three thousand Hanyang-made guns opened fire violently. One heavy machine gun and two Madsen light machine guns attached to the second brigade even fired like crazy. However, there were too many Beiyang soldiers.  The Ting machine guns still could not completely suppress the four Beiyang battalions that relied on two Ting Maxim machine guns to hold down the formation.  In just a few minutes, his heavy machine gun was damaged in the bombardment, and he had to find someone to send the heavy machine gun to the rear.

    Without the heavy machine gun to suppress the formation, the firepower in the position suddenly became weak. More than 300 soldiers were killed in just half an hour. Beiyang on the opposite side became more energetic after seeing that the heavy machine gun was killed by him. He crawled forward and fired at the same time.  , the unique crackling sound of old German-made sleeves gradually covered the 12th position.  Seeing that the position was crumbling, the 57mm mountain cannon that the two men came to support was pushed up. Seeing the artilleryman Xiong Bingkun, he stomped his feet excitedly to indicate that the gun should be fired quickly.

    ¡°Boom boom.¡±

    The two retreating 57mm mountain cannons shook hard, and the recoil caused the wheels to sink into the mud. The distance was too close, and the shells exploded almost as soon as they left the muzzle. Three or four Beiyang soldiers were immediately killed.  Exploded to pieces.  The fierce artillery fire made the Beiyang soldiers start to move their positions, so that they could no longer crawl, giving the soldiers of the second brigade a good shooting target. The two light machine guns kept changing their positions to shoot, and cooperated with Hanyang to build those Beiyang soldiers.  The formation was so sluggish that they retreated one after another.

    Seeing that the charge was actually beaten back, Li Chun was so angry that he pulled out his saber and pointed it at the 12th Highland. In an instant, the 18m¨¦n Nissan 75mm heavy artillery sprinkled all the shells on the 12th position. In an instant, the entire position was covered with artillery shells again.

    "No, we must support the 12th position immediately, otherwise the second wave will not be able to stop it." Cai Jimin saw this through the telescope and immediately looked at Huang Keqiang. This move made Song Ziqing next to him sigh slightly. Huang Keqiang's series of actions just now  It shows that he is already at a loss. What is the use of asking for his opinion at this time?  No wonder Yang Qiu wants to take advantage of thisOpportunity to pull out this nail, his status in the hearts of the party members is too high, but it costs so many lives, is it worth it?  If the navy had not quietly promised to be neutral, and the Chu and Yu ships could finally go to Shekou to provide fire support, I am afraid that the battle would have been declared lost by now.

    Huang Keqiang's eyes flashed with a trace of nervousness, and he gritted his teeth and looked at Wang Longzhong. This made Li Shucheng secretly think that this was not good. He knew that this man really didn't know much about military affairs. It was a pity that he didn't stop him that day and actually agreed to take charge of the Xiaogan war. This  At that time, I could only bite the bullet and help him and said, "Warlord, the Xiangyi Association is the general reserve team. It's only the first day to join us. By tomorrow we may not have a reserve team."

    Song Ziqing walked to the front, "It doesn't matter. Qingshan Cheng Bingrong has already led the third brigade to cross the river. He can arrive in the afternoon at the latest."

    "Has the Third Brigade crossed the river?" Cai Jimin grabbed him excitedly and asked, "Where is the navy? Didn't they stop it?"

    Song Ziqing smiled slightly, "The commander has reached an agreement with Sa Tong. I received a telegram just now. Sa Tong has brought all the Manchu officers back to Shanghai on the grounds of physical discomfort. The navy is now under the command of Yang Jingxiu, but we have not yet convinced him to join*  *Team.¡±

    "As long as God does not perish, I will be the same"

    Deng Yulin and other officers immediately laughed when they heard this. Without the navy, it not only meant that the third brigade could finally free up its hands, but also meant that Beiyang would not receive the assistance of naval guns even if it went south.  Huang Keqiang was even more secretly frightened. He did not expect Yang Qiu to be able to persuade Sa Zhenbing, and he was even more dissatisfied, so he immediately ordered the Xiangyi Association to attack, hoping to restore the decline.

    Wang Longzhong was not very good at fighting, but he was not short of courage. After receiving the order, he immediately rushed to the 12th position to support the 2nd Brigade with a bid. He also took the three-ting light machine gun assigned to him by Yang Qiu, but he did not have the remaining bid.  He took it away and wanted to leave it with Huang Keqiang as a personal guard just in case.

    When the Xiangyi Association Yibiao finally arrived at the 12th position, the soldiers of the Hunan Army finally felt the difference. Just watching the battle from the rear just felt lively and intense. When they entered the position, they realized how terrifying it was. They took two puffs of the yellow smoke.  I was dizzy, and the mud splashed into my face after the shell exploded. The bullet hit the side wall of the trench and splashed countless small pillars of mud, which made my cheek hurt.

    "The bastard brigade commander, Beiyang is here again"

    Before Wang Longzhong and the Hunan Army could adapt, Jin Zhaolong suddenly jumped up. Because the third division had not been able to complete the reorganization, in order to strengthen the strength of each brigade, Yang Qiu ordered the three death squads to withdraw from the formation and join three brigades respectively before leaving.  Following his finger, everyone in the 12th position took a breath of air. Two targets appeared behind the smoke blown away by the wind, and they also dragged several 57mm mountain cannons and several Maxim heavy machine guns.  It's obvious that he wants to take over this place completely in one go.

    Jin Zhaolong clicked his bayonet into place, and a sense of solemnity began to fill the battlefield. The soldiers all inserted their bayonets, and the sharp bayonets seemed to give everyone a stimulant. The five-tinged light machine gun took the lead in roaring.  Amidst the gunfire, the Beiyang soldiers fell one after another. However, this time there were too many people.

    "If he gets up, he will get up and shoot me"

    Wang Longzhong was the most anxious. In order to add merit to Huang Keqiang, he lowered his head and ran along the trench, yelling and cursing all the way. Under his scolding, the Hunan soldiers stood up tremblingly one after another and began to shoot.  However, these Hunan troops were not prepared for a fierce battle at all. Many of them quietly retracted their necks after seeing him go away after a few shots.

    A dozen Beiyang soldiers rushed out of the smoke with a tingling of Maxim machine guns. The gold thread on their military caps made Xiong Bingkun sigh inwardly. When he saw them running towards the Hunan Army, he immediately shouted to remind Wang Longzhong to pay attention.  At the same time, organize two light machine guns to focus fire and destroy it.  The chirping bullets hit the Beiyang Machine Gun Team and splashed countless mud pillars at their feet, but it still failed to stop them from rushing to the 300-meter distance in front of the Hunan Army position on the left. The Beiyang Machine Gun Team immediately lowered their machine guns under the cover of the infantry, and without a moment's rain of bullets  It was sprinkled in front of the Hunan Army's position.

    "The Beiyang machine guns are too fierce. If we continue to fight, our brothers will be dead."

    "That's right, if the Hubei people don't fight, why should we come?"

    Facing heavy machine guns for the first time, the Hunan Army was at a loss. They were so frightened that they lay pale in the trench and trembled all over. The courage and fighting confidence they had inspired when they came from Hunan finally sustained themselves under the fierce machine gun and artillery bombardment from Beiyang.  Unable to hold on any longer, several officers crawled to the side of the company commander and asked to evacuate.

    This company commander was a junior officer in the Hunan patrol camp. He was coerced by the soldiers rather than participating in the uprising. Anyway, the Manchu Tatars were not good people, so they just took one step at a time and was sent to support them.  The Hubei army thought they could take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The whole team is clear is the Japanese 6.5mm that was eliminated by Beiyang.Type 10 rifle, and each person got five yuan before the battle started. But who knew it would be like this when the battle started? Seeing that my company had lost nearly a hundred men in less than an hour after the battle, I'm afraid if the battle continues  They were all going to die, so when they heard the following officers and soldiers persuading them to retreat, they simply gritted their teeth and gave the order to retreat.

    "Don't retreat. Don't retreat. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy."

    Seeing that his troops actually retreated first, Wang Longzhong turned pale with anger. He rushed over there with Biao Tong, and even pulled out his saber to stop the deserters, but at this time the deserters were already jealous and saw one of them with a pockmarked face.  The soldiers immediately shouted, "Fuck you, I don't want to die here." Before Biao Tong could finish speaking, a bullet was fired. Perhaps he never expected that his own soldiers would kill him.  Didn't close my eyes.

    The thousand-mile embankment collapsed in the snow, and the 12 precarious positions were suddenly turned upside down by the scurrying Hunan Army. The soldiers were originally brave, and after the Hunan Army was defeated, many recruits from the Third Brigade were also dragged in.

    "**Brothers from Hubei Army, come with me!" Jin Zhaolong saw the Hunan Army was defeated and Beiyang kept jumping into the position from the left wing. He was so angry that he rushed over there with his bayonet pointed. Hundreds of former death squad soldiers saw  Zhuang also followed him in fierce hand-to-hand combat.  Seeing from the telescope that the Hunan army he relied on fled first and disrupted the formation, Huang Keqiang suddenly felt dizzy. If Tian Tong, who came with him, hadn't supported him, he might have fallen over.

    Feng Guozhang also saw something strange at Highland 12. Just when he was about to order another battalion, the staff officer was already running over and said, "Report to the military commander, there is an enemy force in the direction of Dafu River across Pu."

    "Gepu?" Feng Guozhang immediately walked to the map, and his expression changed slightly when he saw the location of Gepu. Zhang Lianfen even said anxiously, "Juntong, when this association comes to Gepu, it will immediately kill us and Sicheng's third party."  The four towns are separated, do you think Yang Qiu will touch Sicheng?"

    "Want to cut off my connection with Sicheng? Send a radio to Sicheng, don't worry about it, and go all out to capture Jingshan. Let's see how Yang Qiu can take care of both ends this time." Feng Guozhang's eyes gradually narrowed, and after a while, he suddenly raised his head,  He drew his knife and pointed at Highland 12. "Take the high ground on the left and send an artillery battalion to follow now. Tell Xiushan that even if he dies, he must protect the artillery battalion to stand firm and clear out all the blind spots that can be seen."  Tomorrow morning, I will cross the line of filial piety."

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