There are three ditches between Heshui County and Qingcheng. Taking the initiative to attack must not be done. This was not only Zhang Yunhan's decision, but also Brigadier Lu Ganglu (Commander of the 1st Brigade of the Northwest Army) thought so.
Li Zhi took the advice of the two men into consideration and did not take the initiative to attack. Once he crossed the mountains and ridges, the march was slow, and there were many heavy weapons, which were inconvenient to carry. Yesterday's march had already exhausted the soldiers, not to mention the inconvenience of logistical supplies.
Li Zhi planned to defend the city, mainly because the terrain in the north of the city was flat and the view was wide, so there was no place suitable for building a position.
At this time, the Chang'an siege relief campaign was victorious, and the National Army coalition controlled the fertile 800-mile Guanzhong Plain. After Sun Liangcheng went south to defeat the enemy, he joined forces with Liu Ruming, Sun Lianzhong and other troops in Weinan, Tongguan, Lantian, and Shangluo to prepare to march eastward.
But after more than half a year of fighting, this army was in urgent need of rest and recuperation. The Guanzhong Plain is a strategic location, and occupying this place will solve the problem of military supply, not to mention the geographical advantage.
However, at this time, Feng Yuxiang received news from Zhang Weixi that a force with excellent firepower had occupied Ning County and Heshui (it was not yet known that Changwu Zhengning had failed).
"Liu Zhenhua has been defeated and fled to western Henan. This cannot be Liu Zhenhua's person."
And now that Shaanxi Province is empty, Feng Yuxiang is very curious about such a well-equipped army, and even wants to take it for himself, because artillery is not easy to get in China.
Liu Ruming felt that the other party only had more than a thousand people, and with the strength of the independent brigade, it could completely defeat them.
Others think so too, after all, they all believe that the combat effectiveness of their armies is very high.
Feng Yuxiang sent someone to send a message to Zhang Weixi, striving to recruit this unit. He was very concerned about those cannons.
The people of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces are living a very difficult life now, and it is even difficult for them to have enough food and clothing. However, they devote all their enthusiasm and financial resources to support the Northern Expedition. The people of the northwest are looking forward to reunification and bringing them a good life.
Zhang Yunhan knew that this was impossible, not even in the next fifty or sixty years.
Because in the eyes of outsiders, the warlords think that the northwest is a good place for rewards, and the bald man thinks that this place is desolate, and construction requires huge sums of money. The interest groups behind it cannot see any benefits at all. As for the civilians? Do they care? What they care about is capital, the prosperous Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, and the hometown of those who support the bald people.
That's why the next three horses will always occupy the northwest. It's not like Hu Shoushan has no chance to take back Gan Ning, but what happens after he takes it back? Who will govern? Who will pay?
Zhang Yunhan did not reject Feng Yuxiang's troops, but knowing history, he understood that Feng Yuxiang would fall and the National Army would collapse. However, the large and well-trained army of the Northwest Army was the foundation for its rapid rise in the future.
On February 7, soldiers from the Independent Brigade began to appear in Heshui County. They quickly built their positions. Zhang Weixi decided to use earthworks to blast open the city wall and rush in to capture the county seat. As long as the speed is fast, those cannons will not be able to escape. If you capture these cannons, your position may rise even further.
On the city wall, Li Zhi looked at the enemy's geotechnical team and smiled disdainfully.
"Order the mountain artillery company to stew a pot of steel dumplings for them to try."
"yes!!"
The messenger immediately ran down the city wall.
After a while, a chichi sound came from the sky.
The soldiers who were doing soil work quickly lay down in the pit with their heads in their hands. The tunnel was neither wide nor narrow. It was impossible to hit accurately!
However, Li Zhi brought many artillery shells! The system soldier's aim was accurate, and a bunch of shells passed by and were buried alive.
Zhang Weixi was dumbfounded. Who could use cannonballs like this? This is going to be difficult. Since the opponent is not stingy with artillery shells, then the soil work will definitely not be possible. Attack by force?
Zhang Weixi ordered a battalion to feint attack, but the firepower of a company of the opponent directly hit the battalion and ran away.
Zhang Weixi's men counted the number of people, and found that nearly a hundred people were gone in just this wave!
Zhang Weixi didn't believe the enemy's firepower at first, but just now a company on the opposite side opened fire with 10 machine guns! Just don't go too crazy.
If you act recklessly, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and you may not be able to win, and you will be in a dilemma for a while.
On the night of February 8, two battalions supported by the Third Regiment arrived.
Li Zhi immediately decided to launch a surprise attack in the early morning!
At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 9th, Zhang Weixi was sleeping soundly when suddenly there was a loud bang! !
Shouts and cries for help resounded throughout the camp. While the soldiers were panicking, shouts of killing came from all around. The first thing that arrived was a series of bullets. The bullets opened their way, and even an iron man would lose his skin.
After approaching the camp, waves of black m24 grenades were thrown towards the camp, mixed with more than a dozen mortar shells.
Zhang Weixi was driven away by his own soldiers. This situation was basically hopeless. Looking at the camp filled with flames, Zhang Weixi knew that he had messed up.
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On the evening of the 8th, news came from the Signal Corps that Li Zhi defeated the enemy's independent brigade, killing more than 600 people, capturing 1,672 people, and seizing more than 2,000 rifles of various types and 57 rifles.
More than a thousand people ran away in the dark night. In fact, Feng Yuxiang's army was made up of farmers who brought guns and trained them a little. When they encountered a truly brutal war, they ran faster than anyone else. And often these soldiers who escape will become bandits, and the bandits will disturb the public order, and the farmers will not be stable. This is a vicious circle, and the society will become more and more chaotic.
Zhang Weixi lost Qingcheng, and Feng Yuxiang was actively planning to advance eastward. For a while, there was nothing he could do about Zhang Yunhan. After all, the main strategic goal was the Northern Expedition, and the Central Plains would join forces to capture the Central Plains. Relatively speaking, he still hoped to return to the Central Plains.
On February 15, 1927, Zhang Yunhan established the Longdong Provisional Government and established the Longdong Dongbei Army Headquarters.
The General Headquarters consists of the Chief of Staff, the Political Department, the Civil Affairs Department, the Education Department, the Justice Department, the Construction Department, the Intelligence Bureau and other military and political agencies.
Zhang Yunhan served as commander, and Lu Gang (***) served as chief of staff and commander of the first brigade.
The director of the Political Department is Sun Ping (*). There are no changes in the rest of the personnel, they are basically biochemical people.
Zhang Zhangweixi retreated to Zhenyuan County after being defeated, collected the defeated troops, and applied for support.
However, Zhang Yunhan did not intend to expand his territory at this time, because the troops in his hands were limited. The prisoners were selected for education and scattered and assigned to the logistics department. Although it was logistics, logistics also needed training, and its training and assisting soldiers Agreed, they will be reserves from now on.
After this battle, Zhang Yunhan has 5 counties. Now it is time to shrink his troops and develop steadily.
The first thing is to distribute food!
The second thing was a landlord fight. All the landlords in the county who were exploiting the common people had their homes confiscated and were dragged away to build roads. This aroused applause from the people.
Third, reduce taxes, cancel all taxes, and only pay land tax, stamp duty, and income tax. This is mainly to stimulate the economy. There are some chambers of commerce in these counties.
Fourth, for road construction, in the name of the general headquarters, farmers are organized to build roads and take care of the food every day. After the work is completed, they will still receive food.
