The two thousand troops led by Chen Renjie walked three or four miles away. Suddenly the ground beside the road shook. The engineering team of the Fubo Army deployed a large number of c1aymore mines made of pig iron that were detonated with laxin tubes on both sides of the post road late at night. As soon as Renjie's front team entered the minefield, it was blown away by the mines and was shattered. Before Chen Renjie could gather his team, he saw a team of bandits with red flags coming from the front like a wall, guns and cannons. Qi, most of his men and horses were a mob. If they could calmly set up a formation to attack the stronghold and still have some achievements, they would not be able to withstand the sudden encounter and immediately fled to Chengmai in defeat. Chen Renjie led the few troops left behind by Tang Yunwen to intercept them desperately, hoping to reorganize the team, but in the end they could not stop them, and they were forced to flee all the way by the defeated soldiers.
The more than 10,000 people who followed were all troops who had been defeated in the previous few days. They had long been frightened. The sound of artillery in front and the collapse of the front team immediately caused confusion among them. At this time, the 3rd, 5th and 6th Battalions detoured from the flanks and attacked the main force of the already shaken officers and soldiers from three directions at the same time, and immediately defeated most of them.
He Ming knew that he had limited troops and could not form a complete encirclement. Therefore, during the battle, he required each battalion to quickly defeat the officers and soldiers with fierce assault battles and powerful firepower, causing them to lose organization and command, forcing the defeated soldiers to retreat to the seaside.
He invested all the troops from the beginning: all 5 battalions. In order to maximize the firepower, he also added 2 additional militia companies as auxiliary personnel to each battalion. They were responsible for pushing the three 12-guns allocated to each battalion. Pounds of pomegranates and three typewriters constituted a powerful firepower on an unprecedented scale. As for the big camp on the seaside, the navy sent sailors and sailors on board to defend it. The night before, the navy had sent a large reinforcement force to the seaside and brought 1200 Hale rockets. This was almost a warehouse. All the items are in stock.
In the days after Chengmai and Shishan defeated the Ming army twice, He Ming had been observing the movements of the army. The officers and soldiers did not immediately retreat. Instead, they reoccupied Xiaoyingchang and built additional camps. This signal can be considered that they are preparing for a long-term confrontation with Fubo Army under Chengmai City. Occupying Xiaoyingchang indicates that they are probably planning to transport grain by sea.
After a short meeting, He Ming and his staff decided that time was running out and it would be detrimental to the Fubo Army to continue the stalemate with the Ming Army. They should seize the opportunity when the Ming Army's food routes were cut off and they lost several battles in a row, and their morale was low. They were defeated under the city walls.
In order to promote the collapse of the Ming army, the Executive Committee mobilized almost all available troops in Lingao and sent them to Chengmai. In addition to the garrison battalion, the last six battle units-two sailing companies of the navy also arrived at Chengmai with the ship at starry night. Mai. Especially according to the reports of the Sixth Army in several battles, more 12-pound mountain pomegranates were shipped and some mountain pomegranates were dismantled from bunkers, while typewriters were dismantled from navy warships and hurriedly installed on two-wheeled On the gun mount.
After the reinforcements arrived, after a short discussion, the 6th Navy decided to launch artillery bombardment by the navy, using the range and deterrence effect of the rockets to destroy the camps and morale of the officers and soldiers.
Most of the ships sent by the navy were small traditional Chinese sailing ships with shallow drafts. After certain modifications, they were equipped with rocket launchers and mortars to become specialized firepower ships. That night, the navy fired 400 Hale rockets at the Ming army camp, and the 6th Army fired 300 fireworks from the camp. Everyone was talking and laughing while shooting the rockets. It was the first time to spend the Spring Festival in this time and space. I let this thing go. However, the source of pig iron has not been as tight as before recently, and large-scale mass production began when we were facing war. This is the first time that this kind of rocket has been fully put into actual combat.
He Ming was standing on the watchtower of the camp at this time, and all five of his infantry battalions had been put into battle at once. Judging from the current combat display, the combat display is ideal. The vanguard of the government army was disintegrated by the explosion of the mine array and a fierce infantry attack. Not only was it unable to play any combat role, it also overwhelmed the main force of the government army in the middle. There was obvious chaos in the ranks of officers and soldiers. Basically, they were suppressed and beaten by the infantry battalion.
He asked: "Have He Rubin's troops been dispatched?"
"No, his headquarters flag is still in the camp."
He Ming was very nervous: he did not have enough reserves, and it would be difficult to deal with an unexpected situation. The only ones available now were the company of marines and sailors disembarked from the navy ships, who were guarding the camp for him. Chen Haiyang assured him that he had organized most of the sailors on the ship into five companies and could go ashore at any time to fight. But He Ming lacks confidence in the Sailors' ability to compete in six games. Sailors also undergo infantry, formation, assassination and shooting training, but the number of training hours is far less than that of regular infantry.
The staff officers of the field army constantly watched the battlefield with binoculars, marked the latest conditions on the map, and used walkie-talkies to contact the battalion commanders of each battalion at any time to adjust the troops' attack direction and prevent the officers and soldiers from finding gaps that they could break through.
The first encirclement composed of five battalions was sparse, so behind them were deployed a mobile team of armed agricultural vehicles and five mixed companies of sailors and sailors - armed with typewriters and mountain grenades, ready to intercept the breaking out officers and soldiers according to the instructions of the observation post. .
Most of the 10,000 officers and soldiers in the main force were people from all walks of life who had been defeated in the battles in the previous few days, and had long since lost their fighting spirit. Soon it collapsed under the fierce attack of the 6th Army. The roar of 12 pounds of mountain melons and platoon loot caused the soldiers to lose their ranks. Regardless of the interception of the generals, some of them retreated towards the camp and the county seat, but most of them fled towards the seaside where there were no enemies.
He Rubin ran out of the stronghold and saw that the outside was in chaos. The officers and soldiers who had lost their queues and structures were fleeing amid the thick smoke and fire.
He ordered people to beat drums and blow conchs, and asked all the troops to return to the camp to assemble. However, the battlefield was already in chaos, with the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing everywhere. No one paid attention to his order, so he sent soldiers to look for him. generals, but the soldiers sent never returned.
Is this just a defeat? He Rubin was stunned on the spot with his hands and feet cold for a moment. His generals and soldiers were very anxious and did not dare to remind him.
At this time, Sun Changzuo came with more than a dozen soldiers. He jumped off his horse and reported: "Your Majesty, get on your horse quickly. I will lead the men and horses of the Biao camp to escort the old camp to break out."
He Rubin suppressed the panic in his heart: "Generals, who else is in the Chinese army?"
"There is only Ye Guoji left." Sun Changzuo said loudly, "Now that the ministries have been dispersed, the generals have led their troops to break out. Sir, you'd better get on your horse and leave quickly."
"Where is Mr. Zhao?"
"Master Zhao and Master Lu are waiting for you at the gate of the camp," Sun Changzuo said anxiously, "If you don't leave, the bandits will surround you."
As he said that, several of his generals couldn't help but hug him onto his horse and rush out. His 2,000-strong Chinese army had already been assembled. Zhao Ruyi, Lu Yizhong and his staff were all riding horses among the people, and immediately rushed out of the Chinese army camp towards Qiongshan with him surrounded.
The firearms camp that Li Modao brought was forgotten. He and his troops were still guarding the Chinese camp, but there was no bandit team attacking the Chinese camp. He had dozens of large and small Fran machine guns in his hand, The tiger crouching cannon was useless, and he only watched the large group of officers and soldiers scattered all around, being chased by the gray queue of the bandits, running towards the seaside. It's like it has nothing to do with him.
"Run to the beach to die?" Li Modao roared, but no one heard his words. At this time, his men also began to get into chaos - the coach had already run away, and was surrounded by soldiers and horses of the thief. I couldn't see how many people there were. I could only hear shouts of killing and gunshots everywhere. A general came over and asked him if he was going to leave the camp and run away now.
"We can't run now." Li Modao shook his head, "It's a mess outside. If we go out, we will be surrounded by the rebels and run to the beach. When we get to the beach, we have to let the bandits take care of us. Let's hold our ground first. The bandits won't attack us. Don't fire either. Roll up the flag and wait until the large group of troops has passed, then we can break out."
He asked the soldiers in the firearms camp to leave only a few observation posts, and the others all came down from the camp walls and opened all the camp doors.
"We came down from the camp wall and opened the camp gate. How can we defend?" someone asked anxiously.
"You're still holding back," Li Modao cursed in a low voice, "The thieves who opened up like this thought it was an empty camp and wouldn't rush in right away. We are here to fight for a while."
He Rubin's 2,000 men, led by Ye Zhengfang and 200 cavalry, rushed out of the Chinese army camp like tigers emerging from the cage, with very fierce momentum. But their movements were immediately grasped by the observation post. He Ming knew that this was the main force of the Chinese army breaking through. He immediately ordered the entire Zhu Ming Xia camp, which was intercepting the fleeing enemies nearby, to come and intercept them. Immediately, four infantry companies from the left flank and four infantry companies from the right flank attacked this force at the same time. An infantry company with a typewriter quickly occupied a small hill on the side of the post road. Dozens of bullets knocked the forwards off their feet. Ye Zhengfang was the first to fall under the machine gun fire, and the breakthrough immediately lost the energy of the attack. Since most of the Chinese army was infantry, they did not move quickly and were quickly bitten by the Fubo Army's infantry. Rifles and mountain grenades fired hundreds or even thousands of projectiles at the breaking out Chinese army from both wings. Bullets continued to fly from both sides and the front, killing and wounding rows of soldiers in the queue. In less than ten minutes, the entire queue was shaking. Despite this, the Chinese army is the core of He Rubin's headquarters after all. It has a very tenacious will to fight. Although some people continue to fall under the dense rain of bullets, the soldiers still use their bodies to form a tight formation to cover the generals and staff in the middle. They rushed eastward step by step.
Sun Changzuo quickly asked He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi to escape with their staff under the cover of cavalry. He led the infantry to resist on the spot and delay the attack of the Kun thieves.
"Sir, if you don't leave now, how long will it take?" Sun Changzuo yelled. More than half of the soldiers around him were dead. They were hit by several shrapnel and were bleeding profusely. "This humble general is here to resist the enemy." As he said that, he personally led He Rubin's servants and charged towards a company array. Although they were immediately restrained by the firing of typewriters, they successfully attracted firepower. More than a hundred cavalry and more than 300 servants on foot were immediately there. Song Ming and He Zhanran's leaders took advantage of this opportunity and rushed over surrounded by He Rubin and others. Another company on the flank quickly went up to pursue them. Some of the servants immediately turned over to fight. Arrows came like raindrops, killing many infantrymen by surprise. The company commander had no choice but to order the troops to retreat temporarily and use rifles to kill them all. The rearguard battle allowed the cavalry to escape in many ways.
"There is a group of cavalry heading towards Qiongshan. They are moving very fast. The infantry is afraid that they will not be able to catch up with them."
"Probably He Rubin himself." He Ming said lightly, and he ordered: "Send a farm vehicle to pursue the special reconnaissance team, pay attention to the interception, and tell Zhu Mingxia to resolve the battle quickly. There are still a large group of prisoners to capture here."
Although an agricultural vehicle equipped with an M24o machine gun may not be as fast as a horse in instant sprint, its long-distance pursuit is definitely better than any horse.
Sun Changzuo led the Biao battalion to resist desperately, but still could not withstand the superior firepower of the Fubo army. He led his troops to charge several times, but was repulsed by fierce firepower. Several times, soldiers rushed into the ranks of the bandits, but were quickly assassinated by the enemy's bayonets. One of his arms had been shot through by a bullet, and he was covered in blood. He was secretly surprised in his heart: It's not that the Kun thief was not good at fighting with only firearms, and he was most afraid of fighting with white soldiers. But at this moment, he felt that Kun Thief was never at a disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat. Not only was he "skilled in fighting skills", but his fighting will was far more tenacious than that of the officers and soldiers.
In order to resolve the battle as quickly as possible, He Ming mobilized multiple typewriters and several 12-pound mountain grenades to support the 4th Battalion. Under strong firepower, the 4th Infantry Battalion finally completely defeated the Zhongjun Biao Battalion, the last main force of the official army, and routed the troops. Under pressure, they were forced to retreat to the sea.
In the chaos, many troops retreated to Chengmai County, but Song Zonghui, the deputy commander of the training regiment in the county, with the tacit consent of the county magistrate, had already bribed the commander who entered the city to guard the city and made him promise not to open the city gate to accept the defeated troops. So the gates of Chengmai County were closed tightly, and the defeated troops were not allowed to enter. The defeated soldiers yelled and cursed below the city, and some people shot arrows at the city, but the Fubo army behind them immediately came to kill them, and they could only continue to flee towards the sea.
More than one group of men and horses saw the sinister intention of the Fubo Army to drive them towards the seaside, so they suddenly turned around under the command of the general and looked for gaps between the battalions to protrude. However, except for a few men and horses, most of the breakouts were maneuvered. The troops intercepted and were quickly defeated and eliminated under a burst of fierce firepower.
Seeing that the rebels had passed, Li Modao saw that most of the Kun thief's infantry also rushed over. He immediately ordered the entire battalion to discard all their baggage, and each person only brought their sidearms and a small number of firearms to prepare for a breakout at any time. He had been observing the battlefield just now and knew that the Kun thief mobilized troops very quickly. A large group of troops breaking through the encirclement would definitely be intercepted, so it was better to break into small groups and escape. He immediately divided his men into seven or eight drums, each with one or two hundred men. They poured out from the camp together and dispersed to break out in two directions: east and south.
A khaki agricultural vehicle suddenly rushed out of the woods, honking its horn. Li Modao and others watched in panic as an iron box gasped and stopped in front of them with a sharp roar. Several people on its back quickly twisted an iron pipe like a small cannon toward them. They turned around.
Li Modao knew something was wrong, and immediately rolled on the spot and into a ditch on the side of the road. Then he heard a roar as violent as tearing cloth. The scorching fire light swept over, and his brothers fell back one by one as if they had been punched hard. Then, many thieves in blue clothes rushed out from the woods. They rushed up with guns with bright bayonets and killed the remaining people at once. Some surrendered and some tried to escape and were assassinated in the woods. Next to him, the entire team was wiped out in the blink of an eye.
Li Modao hid most of his body in the ditch, hiding under a corpse. The sound of the iron horse gradually faded away, but he still lay motionless for a long time. It was not until the sound of gunfire and people around him gradually faded away that he quietly got up and fled to Qiongshan.
Despite the continuous interceptions, many small groups of troops managed to escape the interception and fled towards Qiongshan. Most of them were destroyed or captured by the pursuing mobile teams, and only a few troops were able to escape to Qiongshan. Some people also found fishing boats on the beach after escaping for a while, and used coercion or bribery to get fishermen to carry them across the strait to escape.
By around 9 a.m., the situation on the entire Chengmai battlefield had become completely clear: the entire army was in disarray. There are no longer any organized officers and soldiers on the battlefield. The Fubo Army consciously drove the defeated troops of the General Army toward the seaside. He Ming asked the propaganda team to use loudspeakers to continuously broadcast the "surrender without killing" order along the road. Many people surrendered, and some couldn't run anymore, so they simply threw away their weapons and lay down on the ground to wait for death.
The troops who fled to the seaside retreated to the seaside one after another under the attack of Fubo Army. Many people rushed to Xiaoying Field. Many people panicked and retreated to the beach, retreating step by step toward the water. But the deeper they retreated, the deeper the water became, the softer the sand became, and the more difficult it became to move. They were killed or captured alive by the pursuing Fubo Army soldiers.
Thousands of remnants and defeated generals gathered in the ruined camp of Xiaoyingchang and on the nearby coast. Not only did they abandon all their armor and weapons, they also lost all their weapons and completely lost their combat effectiveness. The broken walls and arrows blocked the advance of Fubo's army. Fubo's army did not advance, but only shot with rifles from a distance. But they didn't care how many enemies they killed, they just shot and killed some people by name who still tried to resist, making them unable to move. At that time, Wei Aiwen sent many officers and soldiers who had been captured and surrendered in Shishan a few days earlier to shout to the scene, asking them to surrender immediately.
"Brothers, surrender quickly. If you come here, you will not be beaten or killed. Those who are sick or injured will be treated." A voice urging surrender came from the wind. v! ~!
