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    Chapter 146 The fight begins

    Regardless of whether the remaining one thousand Guizhou troops of the Autonomous Society wanted to fight or not, the battle started at the west gate of Guiyang City after both parties had finished their dinner early.  The National Defense Forces and the Yunnan Army, Yang Qiu and Cai E, have begun to eradicate the old faction of the three provinces and paved the way for new political ideas. The Great Southwest Plan secretly proposed by Liang Qichao, the veteran of the constitutional faction, was condensed and hit at this moment, fighting for Guizhou and fighting for the initiative in the entire southwest.  The battle breaks out.

    The first to launch the attack in the sunset was the 3rd Mixed Artillery Corps of the Yunnan Army led by Tang Jiyao. The eight Hanyang imitated Wushengqi cannons fired continuously at the tower and the city. The gorgeous smoke extended inward from Ximen Street, rumbling.  The explosion made the soldiers of the Guizhou Army very nervous, but they did not dare to leave now. The National Defense Force was the last straw. If they could not seize it, not only would Guizhou be destroyed, but they would also become rogue bandits.

    For the Guizhou Army, which lacks heavy weapons and only has four old mountain cannons, the Yunnan Army's sudden use of eight cannons is already at an unsolvable level, but for the Yunnan Army, which has experienced hundreds of Beiyang 75mm barreled retreating artillery covering bombardments, its own  For the soldiers of the National Defense Force who were also quickly changing their equipment, the power of the explosion of this kind of shell was not as powerful as that of a grenade.

    Tiesheng squatted in a temporary bunker and smoked while facing the map of Guiyang City that he had pulled out from the Governor's Palace. He turned a deaf ear to the sound of artillery fire outside. He really didn't notice this level of artillery fire, which really worried him.  It's a numerical disadvantage.

    After investigation, it was found that the Yunnan Army was quite well prepared for entering Guizhou this time. It not only brought an artillery battalion, but also an infantry auxiliary, with a total strength of about 3,000 people.  In addition to the more than 1,000 people who escaped when Liu Xianshi, Dai Kan and others escaped, more than 5,000 people surrounded half of Guiyang city.  If any brigade of the Fifth Division were here, let alone this small number of troops, even if they pulled all the Yunnan troops over, they might not be able to defeat them relying on the city.  But now he only has one battalion in hand, and Qiu Wenbin and the others add up to less than 700 people. It is really difficult to defend such a big city. As for the more than a thousand remnants of the Guizhou Army in the Autonomous Society, he is basically  Not included in the plan.

    "Wenbin, you go first! I will fight these Yunnan Army bastards here tonight!" Tie Sheng was fierce and prepared to risk his life, but Qiu Wenbin was unwilling and said: "The Yunnan Army has a large number of people, so they will definitely attack at the same time.  Four gates, it is dark at night and the visibility is poor. It is impossible for us to defend the four directions! My opinion is to first dampen the enthusiasm of the Yunnan army, and then pretend to be defeated and retreat to the north gate to defend. If the north gate cannot be defended, then simply retreat to Zhu.  Changgu City, before leaving, use bombs to blow open several large gaps in the south and north gates. If you do this, the Yunnan Army will not be able to repair it in a short time, and it will be easier for them to attack when Commander Su and others arrive tomorrow."

    Tiesheng thought for a while and nodded: "That's okay. But those free money must be sent away first, and you can't make it easy for them." The free money he was talking about was naturally what Liu Xianshi and others didn't have time to take away and ransack during the day.  Although Guizhou is poor and unlike Chengdu where a vassal treasury could only borrow eight million, it still has hundreds of thousands of money, which can support an entire division for two or three months, so Ming Zhao was immediately called and asked to bring two  Ban added another hundred Guizhou troops to escort the money north to meet the main force.

    Although Ming Zhao is young, he understands the overall situation well. Although the money is not much, it is enough to support the food and drink expenses of the two brigades of the Fifth Division in Guizhou for half a year. Delivering it safely to the division commander is equivalent to reducing the dependence on logistics, so he gets  The order was unambiguous at all, and he turned around and left.

    "This kid is so capable." Qiu Wenbin had just praised Ming Zhao's back when the sound of dense gunshots came from the west.  When they broke out of the bunker, the Yunnan Army had already launched the first wave of attacks. What was strange was that many similar Madsen machine guns appeared in the telescope. Tiesheng immediately asked: "Where did they get the Madsen light machine gun?"  ?¡±

    Qiu Wenbin was not surprised and said: "This is not the Madsen we use, it is a light machine gun imitated by the Guangzhou Manufacturing Bureau. Guangdong also calls it a 24-round Guangdong-made horn-type dry machine gun. Master Su Hongsheng and the commander have said that Guangdong  The manufacturing bureau began to imitate light machine guns three years ago, and probably imitated more than 80 guns. Except for a few guns taken by Beiyang, these guns were all given to the Guangdong New Army. Later, after the Guangdong New Army was demobilized due to the uprising, most of the guns were  Part of it was distributed to Guangxi and Yunnan. I heard from Master Su that last year their Hanyang factory even sent a master to Kunming to teach the Yunnan Army how to repair and maintain."

    "***, aren't they all here?" Seeing another light machine gun popping up from the left, Tiesheng cursed and let his light machine gun fire suppress it.

    Su Hongsheng is right. The Yunnan Army does have more than thirty light machine guns. This is the basis for why Song Ziqing said that the Yunnan Army has many machine guns.  But historically they did not come into play until the War to Protect the Country, mainly because the bullet consumption was too great and the Yunnan Army could not afford it.  But things are different now. After the light machine guns made great contributions in the Hubei War, especially the Kocangshan Battle, Beiyang, who was wealthy and wealthy, first placed an order for several hundred guns. Cai E also immediately distributed and equipped the guns sleeping in the warehouse to  The army also gritted its teeth and purchased a batch of sharp points from French businessmen in Vietnam at a high price.?Bomb.

    Tang Jiyao, who was riding a short Yunnan horse in the distance, touched his bald head. It had been three months since he cut off his braids. All the soldiers had grown short hair, but he had always maintained a bald appearance, so everyone privately called him Tang Guangtou.  Liu Xianshi, who was in a state of embarrassment just now, saw that the Yunnan army actually had so many light machine guns, and deliberately flattered Dai Kan and others next to him: "It is indeed our strong southwestern army. The attack is neat and orderly. In my opinion, it is even worse than that of Beiyang."  ¡­.¡±

    Liu Xianshi¡¯s eyes bulged before he could say the last two words ¡°Duo Rang¡± and he couldn¡¯t continue speaking.  Because he saw that the Yunnan Army machine gunner holding a light machine gun had not even fired the barrel of the gun, but he was pressed to the ground by a series of bullets from the opposite side and could not lift his head. This scene also made Tang Jiyao very angry. He cursed and said angrily: "  Why are you waiting so long? Did I give you the machine gun as a toy? Fight back! Tell the front, I will reward you five hundred yuan for whoever rushes into the city first! Whose battalion enters first will be rewarded ten thousand!"

    Tang Guangtou firmly believed that there would be brave men under heavy rewards. In fact, heavy rewards did have an effect. Under the stimulation of money, hundreds of Yunnan troops took off their shirts and rushed towards the city gate like crazy, but they were far away from the city gate.  When there were still a few hundred meters left, a long and even dazzling flame suddenly came out, dwarfing even the sunset in the sky.

    The Maxim machine gunners in the training camp were transferred from the Second Division after the war. They participated in the bloody battle of Wushengguan and the siege of Xiaocangshan. They fired nearly 10,000 rounds of ammunition. In terms of experience, let alone the rookies of the Yunnan Army on the opposite side.  , even ranked high among the National Defense Forces.  Therefore, it is clear that the best way to face this kind of charge is to hold the trigger firmly, and then press the trembling machine gun hard and shake the muzzle left and right.  When the speed machine is set to a hundred-round burst, Maxim is synonymous with death, especially in this kind of defensive battle. In just ten minutes, two 500-round ammunition boxes were emptied. In the circulating water tank connected by leather pipes  There was even more heat coming out. By the time the new machine gun squad soldiers painfully swept the pure copper bullet casings into their bags one by one, ready to take them back and recycle them, the hundreds of Yunnan troops charging madly had become the beginnings of everything.  There were cold corpses, and many of them were torn apart by bullets. Blood spread all over the open space outside the west gate of the old city.

    This scene was really exciting to the Yunnan Army!  No one expected that more than 300 stormtroopers would be beaten into a sieve without even being able to resist a cup of tea. Liu Xianshi and others could not help but tremble on their feet. Many people nearby were ready to kill while the Yunnan army was winning.  The constitutional gentry who returned to Guiyang City simply made excuses to escape quietly.

    Tang Jiyao had a cold face and finally understood why even the Beiyang and Nanjing government officials had such a headache when they saw Yang Qiu. Dozens of these heavy machine guns did not need to be fired. As long as they were openly placed at the entrance of the camp, everyone in the country would probably be afraid!  The excitement and excitement before the expedition were all wiped out by this fierce sweep. He regretted that due to transportation restrictions, in order to bring cannons and enough shells, he did not bring a few French-made Hotchkiss heavy machine guns, which he thought were too bullet-consuming.

    But he still didn't understand that even if the Yunnan Army brought heavy machine guns, it might not be able to break through the defense line of the veteran machine gunners of the National Defense Forces. To put it bluntly, in addition to Beiyang's specially trained machine gunners, only the National Defense Forces in China relied entirely on bullets.  Feed the practical faction.  Therefore, the only ones in the country that can currently afford heavy machine gunners are the National Defense Force, which has the largest Hanyang Arsenal, and the Beiyang Army, which has convenient outsourcing and the Dagu Arsenal.  Even the Nanjing government, which owns the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau, cannot afford to support so many machine gunners, because this is completely a waste of money. Take the violent sweep just now, the cost of light bullets costs one hundred yuan, and it is necessary to make  It would take several months for a machine gunner to steadily control a monster like Maxim, and he would need to consume at least 3,000 rounds of bullets.

    The same is true for light machine guns. The machine gunners of the National Defense Forces with actual combat experience are already superior, and their equipment is all original Madsen and Han-1 light machine guns with better technology. Therefore, the Yunnan army attacking from the front has no  Chance.

    Fortunately, Tang Jiyao had eight 57mm mountain cannons and had a huge advantage in numbers. Seeing darkness, he immediately ordered his troops to take a detour and attack from the other three city gates at the same time.

    The Yunnan Army, which had suffered a loss and gained wisdom, began to stop competing with the National Defense Forces in terms of firepower. It just continued to bombard the west gate with artillery. The infantry detoured and launched attacks from the other three gates. All light machine guns and fast artillery were sent to support the infantry operations. In order to strengthen  Firepower Tang Jiyao even pulled out the two Jinling imitation six-barrel divine machine guns he had brought.

    The battle suddenly fell into a stalemate. Although the Yunnan Army had twice as many machine guns as the National Defense Forces, the quality of the machine gunners was too poor. They did not dare to fire easily when there was a lack of sight at night, making it impossible for the troops to expand their results.  The direct battalion of the 5th Division of the National Defense Force, which had too few troops, was also unable to attack. They could only rely on the walls, corners, steps, and even tables, chairs and quilts of residential buildings to build simple bunkers to organize firepower and enemy fire.

    The battle outside the Governor's Palace was the fiercest, with a company of National Defense Forces and more than 500 Guizhou troops guarding three intersections.??Using grenades and light machine guns to blockade and hold on, the sandbag bunker was covered with corpses in front and back. The teaching camp was overwhelmed by such a heavy consumption. As the casualties began to increase, the Yunnan Army gradually took the initiative. Guiyang City was full of people throughout the night.  Fierce gunfire.

    In the early morning, after the Governor's Mansion and the Consultative Bureau were lost one after another, Tiesheng had no choice but to order a retreat to the north gate and wait for reinforcements

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