22nd, Xiaoguan
"Captain, the enemy has already reached us." The soldier said to Guan Ping, but there was no nervousness in his eyes.
"Let the first battalion of soldiers prepare and put them within 200 meters before fighting! The rest of the soldiers hide, no shooting is allowed without orders!" Guan Ping ordered while observing the enemy.
This attacking force is Ma Ziyin's force. There are only more than 8,000 troops in Ning Province. Ma Ziyin only sent more than 3,000 troops, nearly 4,000 people. However, this is half of the troops in Ning Province. Otherwise, if something happens Those who rebel and rebel will lose Ning Province.
Soon the enemy stopped at the foot of the hillside not far from the city wall. This position was still more than 600 meters away from the city wall. You could already see the opponent's gray clothes. As long as you are not blind, you can basically see the city wall. machine gun.
Through the telescope, Guan Ping saw several officers-looking officers whispering to each other, and soon two soldiers ran towards the rear, while the other soldiers quickly got shovels and started soil work to dig trenches!
"It's interesting. He's not so direct and reckless. It seems like the commander of this unit is a bit interesting."
While Guan Ping was sighing, a cannonball suddenly exploded not far from the city wall, and the impact raised a cloud of dust.
Poof! !
"Artillery! Artillery! Kill the enemy's artillery!"
Guan Ping shouted immediately.
In just 30 seconds, more than a dozen artillery shells roared away from our army's position!
boom! boom! boom! !
Boom!
Huge explosions resounded through the wilderness, and the soldiers who were digging trenches were frightened and overwhelmed.
Ma Ziyin, who was observing, was also shocked. Good guy, his artillery position was exposed with just one shell! Absolutely elite! !
"Quick, hide the cannon. No one is allowed to fire without my order!"
Unfortunately, Ma Ziyin's order was given a little too late, and the second wave of 45 artillery shells hit him like a blinding enemy!
Not only was the cannon gone, but the messenger also didn't come back.
Beep beep~
A sharp whistle sounded, and a company began to charge forward.
Da da da!
Thirty machine guns opened fire instantly, sending dense rain of bullets downwards. Without orders from their commanders, the soldiers who had just rushed out quickly ran back as hard as they could.
The dozens of soldiers near the front were all lying on the ground lifeless in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Mazi watched as a man from his hometown was shot in the neck by a 12.7mm bullet less than one step away from the simple trench. The round object flew out instantly and rolled down the slope.
This scene made Ma Ziyin, who was used to seeing life and death, feel numb, let alone Zhang Mazi, who was already scared to death.
Many soldiers hurriedly buried their bodies under the slope and were beaten to death without being exposed.
Ma Ziyin knew that it was basically impossible to break through Xiaoguan. The opponent's firepower was extremely brutal. Even the toughest northwest man could not withstand a 7.92mm rifle bullet.
Chichi~
Tsk~
boom! !
More than a dozen artillery shells hit near the trenches. A dozen soldiers failed to find bunkers. They were hit by shrapnel on the spot and fell in a pool of blood.
At this time, shouting began on the city wall.
"Ning Jun downstairs, listen! We are Commander Zhang's Northwest Army! We came here to develop the northwest. Commander Zhang is building factories everywhere and recruiting workers. There are many benefits! Anyone who can't survive can come to Commander Zhang In the area under our jurisdiction, we will ensure that you have land to farm and that you will not starve to death! These warlords only know how to fight! They never care about the life or death of our people, why do you still work for them! Ah? What kind of person is Commander Zhang, you ask! "
The shouts from the city tower further dispelled these people's desire to attack, but Ma Ziyin is not easy to deal with. You can't say that I, with three thousand people, gave up the attack just because of a few bullets and cannon shells from the opposite side, right?
Ma Ziyin knew that at this time, he had to stand up.
"Brothers! I know that many of you are afraid and afraid of death, but we also have to consider our families."
This sentence made many scared people once again powerless. They had no choice but to say "family members" and they had to fight hard. It was better than watching their loved ones die.
"Everyone, dig deep trenches and stay here! If you don't attack, you have to hold them back!"
Ma Ziyin's idea was correct. Continuing the attack would definitely cause huge casualties, and Xiaoguan was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Rather than incurring unnecessary casualties, it was better to attract the enemy and not give the enemy a chance to support, which would be a better deal.
On the 23rd, 5 kilometers north of Huachi, there was an open area with steep sides and a flat middle. This area was the only place to go south. The two sides were open and there were several highlands. Although it was not an excellent ambush location, it was still a good place to fight. A positional battle is also possible, and there are almost no places to ambush on the road south from Suiyuan.
Li Xiaodong led an infantry brigade and a cavalry brigade from Suiyuan south. Unlike others, Li Xiaodong had been in the army for many years and constantly sent scouts along the way.
Finally, when marching to Xigou, the scouts reported encountering an enemy blocking position.
There are loess plateaus on both sides of Xigou, and in the middle is a convenient road. If you want to cross here, you can only attack one way.
Li Xiaodong sent people forward to build a position and observed with his own telescope.
Looking at the machine guns deployed in dangerous areas on the top of the mountain, and the trenches built on both sides of the mountain, the trenches were dug in a very systematic manner, which was completely unlike anything Li Xiaodong had ever seen, and the echelon firepower and crossfire power were unparalleled. Li Xiaodong knew that he had met his opponent.
Of course, what was detected was only a light machine gun. Who would take out a heavy machine gun and show it to you.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, after resting for half a day and setting up camp, Li Xiaodong ordered his infantry brigade to advance slowly.
Suiyuan's army can be said to be well-trained. Just looking at the military appearance, there is a sense of ruthlessness and fierceness.
After receiving the order, they began to spread out, looked for bunkers and began to attack slowly.
The sound of gunfire came from far to near, but strangely, the defending 5th regiment did not expose too many machine gun fire points.
This made Li Xiaodong, who had paid the price of more than 100 people, a little uncomfortable.
How to attack if the firepower point has not been detected?
The good news is that Li Xiaodong found a gentle slope that can be climbed on the Loess Plateau. He only needs the soldiers to rest and his cavalry brigade can be put to use!
Therefore, Li Xiaodong began to change his strategy. Even if he lost some men, he would continue to attack forward, detect firepower points, attract attention, and allow the cavalry brigade in the rear to quickly reach the plateau. As we all know, cavalry can only play its role on plains and open areas. .
On the afternoon of the 24th, although more than 400 people were lost, the defending 5th regiment also lost nearly 100 people. For Li Xiaodong, this was not good news, but he laughed out loud.
