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    Chapter 145: The King¡¯s Flag changes at the top of the city

    "Hurry! Keep up!"

    When a streak of fish-white emerged from behind the mountains in the east, Tie Sheng, the dark and thin commander of the teaching battalion of the Fifth Division, urged the soldiers to speed up with the cold dew on his shoulders.  Don't think that just because he's called Tiesheng means he's tall and burly. In fact, he's less than 1.6 meters tall.  At this moment, like everyone else, he was carrying a Mauser 98, a pistol in his belt, 150 rounds of ammunition and 4 grenades on his waist, and a bulging rucksack on his back. It really made people wonder if he would be crushed.

    He is a veteran of the Uprising Night Camp. He received intensive training from Yang Qiu. He also participated in the Uprising and the Battle of Liujiamiao. He also fought in the northern march. Later, when he formed the Sichuan Pioneer Brigade, he was promoted to the commander of the teaching battalion due to his outstanding performance.  He still clearly remembered Yang Qiu's words that the training camp should be the tip of the sword, go to the most difficult places, take on the most difficult tasks, and be the most loyal soldiers.  So since he took office, he has been talking about these four sentences. His biggest regret is that he missed the battle of Xiaocangshan and the feat of encircling and annihilating a town in Beiyang.

    Like him, every training camp soldier who ran past also remembered these four sentences in his heart. Everyone was well-equipped. Although they were out of breath from running, their eyes were full of desire and hatred for fighting.  We cannot immediately fly to Guiyang City to teach those rebels a lesson.

    "Ming Zhao (there is a missing Liu character, everyone will understand) bring the guide here." Tie Sheng shouted, Ming Zhao, a gentlemen from the teaching camp who was about 20 years old and wearing glasses, and two disheveled autonomous students.  The guide of the club ran over and saluted before he could be asked: "Report to the battalion commander. The guide said that the ancient city of Zhuchang is ahead. After here, it is not far from Guiyang City. Do you want everyone to get ready?"

    "Boy, you are very smart. You know what I want to ask." Tiesheng patted Mingzhao on the head. He liked this Sichuan young man who only joined the direct battalion after Chengdu because of his good performance, and said: "Work hard! Listen to the division commander, Commander  NCOs from each division will soon be selected to study at the German Army School. If you can go out, I can speak louder."

    Ming Zhao nodded excitedly, what an honor it would be to study abroad in a country with a world-class military.  Even the guide from the Autonomous Society who escaped from Guiyang and met on the way was bright-eyed and wished he could replace this young boy.

    Tiesheng turned to the guide and asked: "Are there any troops stationed in the ancient city of Zhuchang? Do you know the situation in Guiyang?"

    The guide came back to his senses and shook his head: "There was a sign before, but now I don't know."

    "I don't know how you manage it after asking three questions!" Tiesheng was a little angry. These two bereaved dogs couldn't even provide anything of value. He didn't know how many rebels there were, where they were stationed, or their equipment. If he had known it earlier,  It would be better to find two mountain households to lead the way.  The guide's face was also slightly red. They had escaped. When they met the teaching camp and learned that they were from the National Defense Forces coming to help them, they mustered up the courage to lead the way. They knew what the current deployment was.

    Tiesheng took out ten cash coins from his pocket. Since the Southwest Bank's banknotes are currently only implemented in three provinces, many places still need to be managed, so every time the troops go out on a mission, they will find some cash coins for the officers to use as backup. He handed them to them and said: "  This is the hard work of the two of you, I will probably fight you in the future, you"

    Although the two guides were not of much help, they still had some backbone. They pushed Yin Yuan away and said with red eyes: "Who does Battalion Commander Tie think we are?! That turtle grandson Liu Xianshi has killed so many of our brothers! I just hope  The battalion commander gives us two guns, and we won¡¯t regret it even if we die.¡±

    "Good man!" Tiesheng patted the two of them, turned around and asked the soldiers to take two long and short two from the pack horse and give them to the two.  Along the way from Zunyi, we met many defeated soldiers and bandits. In addition to confiscating many guns and ammunition, we also picked up more than 300 Guizhou Revolutionary Army soldiers who had escaped. These soldiers were so disdainful that they simply handed over the logistics to the two of them.  Support or something.

    Although no useful information was obtained, Tie Sheng did not believe that there were no troops stationed in the ancient city of Zhuchang. This is the north gate of Guiyang. The terrain is undulating and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Just when he was about to send troops to investigate, gunshots rang out.

    "Hoohohohoho." The unique three-long and two-short features of the Han-1 machine gun are no longer unfamiliar to the training camp. In the past two months, the Hanyang factory has increased production to 20 guns per month, so several divisions  The training camp has received this kind of machine gun, but why does this sound appear here?  Even the third division from Hunan should attack from the east.

    When Tiesheng arrived outside the ancient city of Zhuchang, he discovered that Qiu Wenbin had actually led the security team back here.  It turned out that they found a way to escape from Guiyang City on the second day of the rebellion, escorted the two clerks to Shi Bing, and contacted the headquarters again via telegram. After learning that the Fifth Division's teaching camp stationed in Yibin would move south from Zunyi, these few days  Tian has been waiting near Guiyang to inquire about news. Unexpectedly, he was accidentally caught in a firefight just now, which actually attracted Tie Sheng.

      Tiesheng and Qiu Wenbin are old acquaintances. They were trained together at the 42nd Biao Camp in Hanyang. When they saw him, they immediately asked: "How is the situation in Guiyang? Are the Yunnan troops coming?"

    "I haven't seen the shadow of the Yunnan Army yet." Qiu Wenbin said quickly: "There are about four to five thousand rebels in Guiyang City, but many of them were coerced to join, and the rest are all green battalions and patrol battalions of the former Qing Dynasty.  , a bunch of rabble. The ordnance includes about four mountain cannons. The machine guns haven¡¯t been found yet, but a lot of French rifles have been found.¡±

    Qiu Wenbin glanced behind him. Except for a Maxim machine gun carried on a war horse, he couldn't see any other heavy firepower. He scratched his head and said, "Why is there no cannon? Grenades can't blow open the city gate."

    Tiesheng smiled bitterly: "My squad leader Qiu, do you think this is our three provinces? There are also cannons. For this heavy machine gun, my brother changed two horses along the way. But don't worry, I can blast the city without cannons."  Door."

    "If you don't have a cannon, what can you use to blast it?"

    Tiesheng blinked his eyes and pretended to be mysterious: "Just wait for the good show." After saying this, he waved his hand and the two companies immediately launched an attack on the ancient city of Zhuchang.

    Compared with the first Liujiamiao Battle, the National Defense Forces, which had experienced many battles, were no longer what they used to be. Although the Fifth Division did not participate in the subsequent battles, after the Hubei Defense Battle ended, a group of veterans and promoted officers became  He went to various divisions and brigades to teach their experience, so after the two companies were deployed, the infantry lines were spread out very widely and the levels were more reasonable. Except for the heavy machine guns that were reluctant to use because of fear of too much consumption, all the six light machine guns in the battalion were drawn to the two wings and fired diagonally.  cover.

    After two months of hard and life-threatening training, the training camp finally showed its superior strength, using obstacles and grenades to cover alternately, and quickly broke through the enemy's defense line.

    The rebel battalion deployed here did not expect the firepower of the National Defense Force to be so powerful. Either they were suppressed by machine guns and could not lift their heads, or they were blown to pieces by grenades that fell from time to time. The battle ended only ten minutes after it started. Those who followed behind  The miscellaneous army did not even fire their guns. After a few grenades, the ancient city of Zhuchang announced that it had changed hands.

    "It's boring" After a short trial, Tie Sheng realized the sheep-like combat effectiveness of the Guizhou Army, and immediately decided to storm the North Gate of Guiyang without rest.

    At nine o'clock in the morning, the battle started at the north gate of Guiyang.

    The news that the "robust" National Defense Forces had arrived at the North Gate immediately made Liu Xianshi and others panic. They never expected that Yang Qiu's troops would be the first to arrive. When he saw Qiu Wenbin that day, he realized that the National Defense Forces were about to reach into Guizhou.  came, so after discussing with Dai Kan and others, they decided to take action in advance, first control Guiyang, and then lead the Yunnan army into Guizhou to compete, and at the same time expand their own power.

    But first, the opposition force in Guiyang city was too strong, so he had to stabilize Guiyang first and arrest the people of the Autonomous Society and the rebel soldiers. Then he found that the telegraph station had been bombed, and it was a few days late before sending electricity to Kunming.  Report for help.  But it was these three days of delay that made him realize the cost of negligence.

    "Cannon, give me a blast, blast!"

    Behind the battlements of the north gate, after Dai Kan was scared to the ground by a string of bullets, he immediately directed all his anger at the artillery. Several city patrol battalion gunners quickly used 57mm mountain cannon to suppress the enemy's machine gun fire.  But when the artillery shells flew over, they discovered that several light machine guns of the National Defense Force had already moved their positions. Not only was the artillery shells wasted, but they also attracted more violent bullets to themselves.

    When Liu Xianshi hurried to the north gate, the fighting was already in full swing, and dense bullets kept scattering on the city wall. He finally found Dai Kan and asked anxiously: "Xunruo (characterized by Dai Kan), how is the situation? How many are there?"  people?"

    Dai Kan had always looked down on Liu Xianshi, thinking that he only knew how to play mahjong and drink wine. Seeing that he was late, he said angrily: "There are only about 500 people and no cannons, so don't worry too much."

    Of course Liu Xianshi knew that Dai Kan looked down on him, but the two sides were still in the period of cooperation, and there was a formidable enemy outside. He could only endure this tone and pretended to be calm: "Don't worry, Xunruo, I have brought all my people here.  As long as we can hold on until night, the Yunnan Army will definitely arrive."

    Dai Kan turned around and saw that more than 2,000 people from Liu Xianshi's East Road Patrol had arrived. The French M1886 rifles all made him envious. Before he could say anything, he heard the young officer next to him exclaim: "  Look, what are they doing?"

    Following the little officer's fingers, both of them saw two groups of people suddenly emerging from the Wehrmacht position in the distance, two by two. They neither fired nor raised their heads. They just kept running with their heads down, sometimes lying down and sometimes running wildly.  , and there was something like a rucksack with obvious wooden legs tucked under his ribs.  Although he didn't understand what it was, Dai Kan always felt frightened. He waved his pistol and shouted: "Fight quickly. Get up and fight. Don't let them get close to the city gate!"

    The soldiers became anxious when they heard his call and aimed their heads at the two groups of National Defense Force soldiers, but at this moment they keptThe unfired Maxim heavy machine gun suddenly screamed violently, and the 7.92mm pointed bullets swept along the city wall like a rainstorm, causing all the rebels to retreat.

    Zhaoming was the first to rush to the city gate. After the second group of comrades arrived, he immediately stabilized the two gun bags, one on the left and one on the right, and lit the fuse, and then the four of them started running back like they were dead.

    The Fifth Division Teaching Battalion was the first unit to be equipped with gun packs. When he first entered Sichuan, Yang Qiu was worried about Su Xiaohu's lack of offensive power when he attacked Chengdu, so he urgently asked Su Hongsheng to make ten for them and taught them how to use them. However, due to Yin Changheng's  I didn't have a chance to use it, so I kept it in the training camp.

    The terrifying heavy machine gun was not something that the rebels who had never seen a machine gun could withstand. While they were hiding in the corner and shivering, the leads of the two gun bags were getting shorter and shorter. Before Zhao Ming and everyone could run to the predetermined hiding place,  At this position, an earth-shaking loud noise suddenly sounded from behind him. Before he could turn his head to look, he was pushed back several meters by a heat wave and almost got a slap in the face.

    "***, the lead is too short! Record it and go back to improve it!"

    Tie's anger shouted, let alone those who favored the autonomous agencies that were compiled, and even the guards such as Qiu Wenbin even widened their eyes.  I saw that the north gate of Guiyang City was completely covered by dust and smoke. Two gun bags filled with four kilograms of yellow gunpowder each showed terrifying power. When the smoke gradually dissipated, there were gunshots on the battlefield.  All stopped.

    Everyone was stunned. The north gate, which was so majestic just now and gave the soldiers of the training camp a headache, had been completely blown open. Even the city tower collapsed in half. Dozens of stumps of the Guizhou army were thrown dozens of meters away, with blood all over their mouths and noses.  DC.

    "The city is broken! The city is broken! Charge, kill all the rebels!" The remnant soldiers of the Autonomous Society who were not aware of the recruitment shouted first, and more than three hundred soldiers of the Guizhou Army who escaped from the gunpoint rushed toward them with red eyes.  to the north gate.

    On one side, there was a sudden charge, but on the other side, Liu Xianshi and Dai Kan could no longer control the army. The rebel soldiers, who had been frightened by the explosion and turned pale, fled into the city. Some even threw away their guns and stripped off their weapons.  Dressed in military uniforms and disguised as civilians, they hid.

    The soldiers who had been forced to join the rebels mutinied again and aimed their guns at their companions who had just fought together. In just a few minutes, when the teaching camp rushed into the city, the city of Guiyang, which had just been in turmoil six days ago,  The Flying Tiger Flag has been planted, and the bloody storm once again enveloped the entire city.

    The few remaining officers of the Autonomous Society who escaped the massacre took the lead and quickly gathered the defecting troops. They went from house to house with red eyes and killed any constitutionalists or rebels who were caught without any explanation.  , and Tiesheng and Qiu Wenbin did not stop this retaliatory massacre, and focused on leading the troops to collect supplies, grabbing the money and equipment that Liu Xianshi and others had not had time to take away.

    In the past, this kind of behavior would definitely lead to protests or even riots, but now the Autonomous Society has no strength to challenge the teaching camp. Anyway, Guizhou belongs to the National Defense Force sooner or later, so they simply sent some people to help, and even moved all the proceeds from the house raids.  The Governor's Mansion was handed over to the National Defense Forces, and most of the remaining people continued to hunt down the constitutionalists.

    When it was reported in the afternoon that the Yunnan Army had appeared dozens of kilometers away, the city of Guiyang was already littered with corpses. The constitutional party, which had only been proud for a few days, and the rebels who had no time to escape were all killed. More than 3,000 people were killed that day.  He was immediately beaten to death and more than a hundred households were ransacked!  As a result, the total population of Guiyang City dropped by more than 10,000 in just six days.

    In the evening, a mixed brigade of the Yunnan Army arrived at the west gate.

    The Autonomous Society, which was so proud just now, was once again dumbfounded. Is it going to change its banner again?

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