Zhang Yunhan personally led the team, with a cadet brigade of 7,000 people, an infantry battalion of 826 people, two artillery battalions of more than 400 people, and 8,000 people heading north.
The long queue stretched endlessly, and the people along the way stopped to watch. In the long queue, more than a dozen mountain cannons were pulled forward by war horses. Fortunately, they were only mountain cannons, which were relatively light and could be dragged by two horses. The carriage behind was loaded with cannonballs. If this were a 105mm howitzer, the domestic traffic conditions would not be able to support it at all.
The reconnaissance company had been dispatched in advance, searching forward, and soon contacted the scouts of the 12th Regiment. More than 800 people from the 12th Regiment were stationed in a deserted village 5 kilometers away. Zhang Yunhan ordered the scouts to lead the way. The army marched quickly, in the dark night , a long dragon of torches slowly rushed towards Huachi.
At 7 o'clock that evening, the troops arrived.
"Commander, I, Zhang Hong, have betrayed your trust. Please punish me!"
Before Zhang Yunhan could comfort the stubborn system soldier, Zhang Hong actually started to blame himself.
"Zhang Hong!!! What are you looking like! Is this your fault? In the final analysis, I am also responsible. I should not just arrange a group of you to stop the attack. There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us. This is my responsibility!"
"Commander!" Zhang Hong looked at Zhang Yunhan with red eyes.
"This matter ends here. Our army is already short of troops. This time I will bring soldiers from the Military Academy to help you regain your position!"
"Yes! Thank you, Commander!!" Zhang Hong touched his eyes in emotion and replied loudly.
"Now, tell me, where are the enemies? I want you to command the troops, rush up and eat them in one go!"
"Commander, please see that the enemy troops are currently concentrated in Huachi. However, the enemy troops passed through Xigou and suffered heavy losses. According to the scouts' investigation, there are currently more than 3,000 enemies."
"Huachi? Street fighting is not easy. You have to find a way to force the enemy out." Zhang Yunhan immediately gave up on the plan of street fighting. Street fighting is the most difficult to fight. Usually, three people are surrounded and one is missing, allowing the enemy to come out on their own.
"You can't fight in street battles. In marching battles, you must attack the heart first and attack the city second. It seems that we need to encircle three and one is missing, so that the enemy will know our superiority in strength and will no longer shrink in the city."
Zhang Hong also nodded: "What the commander said makes sense, but we can't just let them go."
"When the time comes, you personally lead the people to stop him and give him a hodgepodge!"
"Yes! Commander!"
In the early morning of the 26th, a large number of military personnel appeared around Huachi. Soldiers dug trenches from the east, west and south. Two artillery battalions aimed nearly thirty mountain cannons at the city.
"What!"
"They're all enemy troops? What do you scouts do for food?"
Li Xiaodong kicked over the commander of the reconnaissance company, ran to the city wall, gasped for air, picked up the telescope and looked through it.
"They are located in the east, west and south. It seems that the enemy troops are no less than seven or eight thousand!"
"Damn it! Is there one behind you?"
"Brigadier, there is no ambush behind you."
"We are surrounded by three and one is missing. We cannot retreat until we retreat."
Li Xiaodong understood that this was a conspiracy of the enemy commander. If he did not retreat, his more than 3,000 men would be completely surrounded and lose their way out. It was hard to say whether they would have any chance of survival.
Since there is a way to retreat in front of you, you have to go if you don't want to.
"Order the troops to withdraw immediately to the direction of Suiyuan, leaving one company to stop the enemy!" Li Xiaodong quickly issued the military order.
Zhang Yunhan looked at the retreating Li Xiaodong on the top of the mountain and couldn't help but smile.
"Took the bait."
"Brigadier Liu! Order the troops to move forward!"
Not planning to dig trenches in the first place, the soldiers put away their tools and quickly gathered for the march.
The place where Huachi leads to Xigou is smooth.
Li Xiaodong marched quickly with three thousand soldiers. After the troops crossed Xigou, the forward troops were attacked.
This was what Li Xiaodong expected. The enemy would definitely not give up on him, but there was no need to hold on to the isolated city.
boom!
boom!
boom! !
The sound of metal clashing as soldiers pulled the bolt of their guns, the crisp sound of bullets coming out of the chamber, and the explosion of M24 grenades kept coming from the front.
Li Xiaodong immediately walked to a higher place, picked up a telescope and observed the enemy's position. The crossfire was perfect. On both sides of an S-shaped mountain road, it would be impossible to climb over it in three to five hours, and the mountain road was steep.
Li Xiaodong immediately began to think. The enemy had not appeared before, so they must have arrived on a hasty march. Looking at the layout of the enemy's positions, there were not many trenches. It was certain that this unit was on a hasty march, and he himself was marching in a hurry. Now there is a blocker in front of him. There are pursuers behind, and whether you can escape depends on the state of both parties.
"Order the troops, 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, and 3rd Battalion to charge towards the enemy positions on both sides in echelons. The 4th and 5th Battalions take the opportunity to rush in. Remember that as soon as the 4th and 5th Battalions break out of the fire blockade, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions will immediately retreat. , don’t be wary.”
Soon the sound of the flute sounded, and Suiyuan's three battalions rushed towards the positions on both sides. A dozen heavy machine guns hidden in the dark suddenly opened fire, instantly disrupting the enemy's lineup, and many soldiers fell down to avoid it.
Chichi~
boom!
More than a dozen artillery shells hit the mountain road, and dozens of soldiers were blown away by the air waves, and some even rolled directly down.
"Brigadier, Brigadier, the enemy is catching up!"
Li Xiaodong was anxious. At this moment, the company commander in charge of the rear breakup came to report while holding his arm that had been bandaged urgently.
"what's the situation!!"
"Brigadier Commander! The enemy's firepower was too fierce. The artillery battalions kept bombarding. The enemy was equipped with many submachine guns and rushed forward. Only a dozen of our company ran out."
Li Xiaodong didn't know how to answer. The top priority was to break through the blockade quickly.
"Damn it!"
"Let the 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, and 3rd Battalion provide fire cover. Don't worry about the casualties. Let's get out alive!"
Soon, the three battalions responsible for covering began to shoot despite the hail of bullets. Shooting from above was not advantageous, but there was nothing they could do in order to survive.
The firepower on both sides was suppressed a lot, and Li Xiaodong immediately led two battalions and rushed towards the S-shaped intersection.
Zhang Hong, who was blocking the attack, saw this scene and immediately ordered the artillery battalion to bombard, making sure to stop most of the enemy troops.
The shells hit the roadbed, craters appeared one after another, and white smoke emitted. The retreating team instantly emptied out, as if a snake suddenly broke off in the middle.
"Suppressive fire! Don't worry about those who escaped! Prioritize attacking the enemy's retreating troops!"
Under Zhang Hong's command, the retreating fourth and fifth battalions suffered heavy casualties in an instant. How could flesh and blood break through the steel defense?
kill! What! !
At this time, there were bursts of shouts of killing from the rear. With the guard battalion as the leading assault force, a regiment of cadet troops followed and charged. The two sides exchanged fire at close range. A large number of MP18s spit out blazing fiery snakes, and the enemies fell one by one.
"Disarm without killing! Disarm without killing!"
