When the enemy was chasing the 224th Company, the 224th Company had already quietly moved uphill along the dug trenches. It would be surprising if those surprise soldiers could find it!
"Reporting to the commander, the 224th Company came into contact with a large enemy force at the mountain pass. There was a brief exchange of fire, causing some enemy casualties and then retreating. The enemy has been led to an ambush position in accordance with the order of the division commander. The mission has been completed, please give instructions!" 224th Company Huang Shilin reported to Zhang Xu.
Yes, Huang Shilin was the instructor who was sent to train the new recruits. Although he was a newly recruited soldier, he had participated in the county battle and the battle to attack Zhang Weixi. He performed well, had a calm personality, and was brave and resourceful, so he quickly joined the army. Squad leader is promoted to platoon leader, and platoon leader is promoted to company commander.
Zhang Xu patted Huang Shilin's shoulder with satisfaction: "How are the casualties?"
"We had very few casualties. Only seven brothers ran slowly and were overtaken by the enemy cavalry." Huang Shilin lowered his head sadly as he spoke.
"This is war, it's inevitable. Go down and rest." Zhang Xu patted him again.
"No, sir, we can still fight." Huang Shilin immediately looked up at Zhang Xu.
"Hahaha, I didn't say I wouldn't let you go to the battlefield. Take a rest and stop the enemy's rout at the front. No one! You can't fire cannons!!"
"Yes!! Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Zhang Xu was very satisfied with Huang Shilin. He lured the enemy deep into the enemy's territory but suffered less casualties. Generally speaking, attracting enemies requires a lot of technical skills. If you don't have certain abilities, you really can't complete this kind of task.
If you engage the enemy too early, the enemy will not know your numbers and firepower. If you engage the enemy too late, it will be difficult to retreat. It is easy to get yourself involved. If you jump too fast, the enemy may not pursue you. If you run too slow, you may be surrounded. .
After Zhang Xu watched the enemy infantry completely enter the valley, he immediately ordered the mountain pass to be blocked!
boom! boom! boom!
Among the infantrymen who were marching at high speed, someone suddenly heard a chirping sound coming from above their heads.
When I looked up, I saw more than a dozen black spots growing in size!
Orange flames and thick smoke filled the trail. As long as one shot hit, it would be 40-60 casualties. There were gentle slopes on both sides, and there were basically no big bunkers. What's more, they still occupied the terrain and shot from top to bottom.
Huge flames continued to ignite in the crowd, and the soldiers fled in all directions, but where could they escape? Occasionally there are people hiding behind trees, but most of them are in the wilderness.
drive!
drive!
Suddenly, a group of cavalry appeared from the direction of the infantry, led by Brigadier Ma, who had just escaped.
"Don't panic, follow the cavalry and rush towards the way you came. Be careful to avoid the cannonballs and don't concentrate!!"
It must be said that this man has very strong organizational skills, or that these soldiers are very afraid of him. Everyone listens to his words and runs to the rear.
Ta-ta-ta-ta! ! !
Puff puff!
Brigadier Ma, who was leading the way, felt as if someone had stabbed him in the abdomen. The pain was heartbreaking. He lowered his head and saw a big bloody hole in his abdomen!
His vision went dark, and Brigadier Ma fell heavily into the loess, his eyes filled with astonishment!
Bullets like raindrops continued to fire at Ma Jiajun and Zhang Weixi's troops, and the forward momentum was immediately blocked.
"Go! Go!!!!"
There were constant shouts from behind, and it seemed that the 3rd Battalion and the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment had begun to advance.
Zhang Xu put down the telescope: "Order the artillery, extend the artillery fire, and the frontline troops rush forward to harvest the corn!!"
Zhang Weixi, who was attacking Liupan Mountain, looked at the enemy's firepower configuration and couldn't help but sigh: "The enemy's firepower configuration and position construction can be said to be perfect. I really want to know which military academy the enemy commander graduated from."
Just when he was still sighing, a soldier suddenly ran over in a panic, even falling down and not caring.
"Commander! Commander! It's not good!"
"No, Commander!"
"Brigadier Ma was ambushed. The other side of the mountain pass was full of people. The enemy's firepower was very fierce. After our infantry and cavalry brigade entered, they couldn't get out at all. There were corpses everywhere."
Zhang Weixi was shocked by the sudden battle report.
"Isn't there two brigades? Half of the more than 6,000 pigs can come back! How is this battle fought?!"
The adjutant on the side quickly comforted Zhang Weixi: "Commander, let's withdraw the troops first and see if we can save Brigadier Ma's side. Otherwise, our brigade will definitely be eaten up."
Zhang Weixi thought about it and realized what the adjutant said made sense.
"Order the troops to retreat step by step, and send a battalion to meet Brigadier Ma!"
"yes!"
On the evening of the 24th, the fighting was basically over. More than 600 people from a cavalry regiment in Jincheng were killed, and the rest surrendered and obtained 834 horses.
More than 1,700 people of Ma Qijun's infantry brigade were killed, 2,000 surrendered, and the rest were missing.
The cavalry brigade suffered more than 1,700 casualties, 1,300 surrendered, and 1,400 horses were confiscated.
179 of our troops were killed, 303 were slightly injured, and 81 were seriously injured.
The loss of a battalion! It can be seen that the war is cruel. Of course, the enemy is even worse. There are more than 1,200 cavalry regiments, more than 4,000 infantry brigades, and more than 3,300 cavalry brigades. The total force is more than 8,000 people. Under heavy firepower, only half of them survived.
That night, Zhang Weixi received news that the troops were defeated. There were more than 8,000 people, but only less than 500 people escaped! It is said that there are corpses everywhere in the valley, and Brigadier Ma did not leave even a whole corpse among the rebels.
On the night of the 24th, when Zhang Weixi was feeling melancholy, there were loud shouts of killing all around. Artillery shells kept falling in the camp. The flames of the explosion ignited the tents one after another, and the sound of machine guns resounded throughout the night!
On the 25th, Zhang Weixi led 2,400 remaining soldiers to retreat 50 miles to set up defenses.
The 1st Division fought continuously for a whole day and completely defeated the enemy from Jincheng and gained a lot.
After leaving a main group behind, the 1st Division escorted the prisoners and quickly moved south.
On the evening of the 23rd, at the headquarters of the 2nd Changwu Brigade, Liu Jun received news from the scouts that more than 10,000 people in the direction of Chang'an had gone north!
After receiving the news, Liu Jun immediately arranged light and covert sentries to keep an eye on various traffic arteries. Finally, at noon on the 24th, the enemy troops east of Changwu appeared, a reorganized division!
But the good news is that the opponent is a newly formed unit with low fighting will, insufficient firearms, and lack of ammunition.
The main equipment of Feng's troops is the Mosin Nagant from Lao Maozi. However, in the Central Plains, Feng has 130,000 troops, trying to advance eastward to invade Lu Province. There are 40,000 people stationed in Guanzhong and more than 30,000 people in Shaanxi Province. , 20,000 people in Gansu Province.
Among them, the elite troops are all in the Central Plains, and their main equipment is also in the Central Plains. This leads to the shortage of firearms in the Guanzhong and Shaanxi-Gansu regions. They fight with broadswords, red-tassel guns, and even shovels.
Moreover, after expanding the army, Feng absorbed a lot of bandit troops and local troops. Military discipline was loose and sneaky people abounded, making it difficult for them to fight.
