Ming Zuo

Chapter 500 Blocking War

Looking at Wang Xiuqin who appeared in front of her eyes, Tian Xiaoe was both respectful and afraid.

Of course she knew Wang Xiuqin.

This is the myth of many women.

Among the women, Wang Xiuqin's prestige often surpassed Xu Ruolin's.

This is a legend.

From a widow to a top official in the new army.Her majesty is so majestic that many women are envious of her.

"Slave... slave house..."

"You are not allowed to call yourself a slave here, just call yourself me."

Tian Xiao'e panicked and was even more speechless.

Looking at this woman who caused a huge commotion, seeing her timid and shrinking appearance, for some reason, Wang Xiuqin thought of her former self.

"From now on, stay by my side. Study hard, work hard, if you don't do well, you will suffer."

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Changle.

When receiving Zuo Menggeng's military order, Bai Xiaoqi was so excited that he almost turned over.

"Oh my god, I can finally move."

"Why are you so excited? There may not be a battle."

Hong Qi, the political commissar of the First Army, looked further ahead and lacked interest.

Bai Xiaoqi's sly eyes rolled around.

"The commander-in-chief just asked that the rebels not be defeated, but he didn't say that they couldn't be defeated."

Guo Zuxin, political commissar of the First Division, had a different view.

"I'm afraid that the rebel army will be so weak that they will collapse if they are beaten casually."

Anyway, now that we can act, the first division is still very happy.

At noon that day, the First Division set off from Changle and rushed to attack Yidu.

As soon as they took action here, the rebels got the news.

They are all veterans on the battlefield, and Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others are not fools.Although he was concentrating on attacking Yidu, he did not relax his vigilance against the new army.

The movement of an army of tens of thousands of people stretched for several miles, and it could not be hidden at all.

"What should I do? To fight or not to fight?"

When asking questions, Li Jiuzheng's voice was trembling.

He fought three consecutive battles with the new army, each time was worse than the last, and he had no power to fight back, which made him PTSD.

No one answered, and it was like saying everything.

He is afraid, why are others not afraid.

They rebelled because they didn't want to die, and of course they wouldn't take the initiative to die.

Well, seeing this scene, Li Jiucheng knew everything.

"Pack up your things and leave at night."

I dare not walk during the day, nor can I.

This time they conquered Yidu and destroyed Heng Fan, so they gained a lot.

Maddeningly many.

They are all masters who love money like their lives, how could they give up?

Another reason is that they ran away during the day for fear of being seen by scouts from the new army.

There were three fights on the battlefield, but the number of times the scouts and scouts on both sides fought, I don't know how many times.

Casualties ratio...

Li Jiuzheng didn't even want to think about it.

Walking at night, maybe you can avoid the sight of the new army.

It is a little bit to be able to run farther.

But Kong Youde asked an important question.

"Where are you going?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not feeling that this issue needed to be discussed.

The east and west sides are blocked, and the north is the sea. Is there any other way out besides going south?

Geng Zhongming gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go south along the official road, taking Yishui, Yinan, and Yizhou. At that time, we can go west to Henan, or go south to Nanzhili."

Others praised it well.

That night, the rebels who packed up their belongings began to flee south.

Before leaving, the rebels even set a fire, which plunged Yidu into a sea of ​​flames.

At this time, the first division had just walked to Tanjiafang, which was forty miles away from Yidu.

The movement of the rebels was sent to Bai Xiaoqi's desk, and he immediately made a judgment.

"Order the entire army to stop, build a position, and not go any further."

Chief of Staff of the First Army Ji Conghua was puzzled.

"Why is this?"

Bai Xiaoqi showed everyone the map.

"The rebels fled south along the official road, but Muling Pass has been blocked by the third division, and this road is impassable. If they can't get through, they will definitely have to come back. According to our plan, we will take the official road to the west."

The official road to the west of Yidu can reach Zichuan, and then go to Zhangqiu and Licheng to reach Jinan Prefecture.

This is the channel prepared by the new army for the rebels, and they are not allowed to escape to other ways.

From Yidu to Yishui, there is only one official road.And Muling Pass, where the road is located, is the only way to pass.

In order to prevent the rebels from escaping, the Third Division of the New Army lined up in the south.

Because Muling Pass is in the middle, the division headquarters and the third regiment are responsible for guarding it.

The leader of the third regiment was Shen Xun who had returned from studying in the military academy.

Although it was a large-scale transfer and the new troops arrived, Shen Xun had no complaints.

The third regiment was the new army, whose combat effectiveness was not as good as his old army, and they were not familiar with the place, but everyone else had experienced this kind of transfer, and Shen Xun was not afraid.

The road to the south of the rebel army was very smooth. After breaking through Linqu, the vanguard reached the Muling Pass in just one day.

The topography of Muling Pass is not significant.

On the left is Old Sow Mountain, and three miles away on the right is another mountain range.The wide area in the middle is full of plains and cultivated land, which is very convenient for large groups of people to spread out.

It can be said that the defensive pressure of the third group is quite high.

"Concentrate all mortars on Old Sow Hill and don't fire without my order."

Shen Xun checked all the positions nervously, for fear of any omissions.

Their regiment's heavy firepower is very limited. If they want to defend successfully, they can only rely on their positions.

Standardized trenches, stretching to the barbed wire fence connecting the mountains on both sides, and minefields with a thickness of [-] meters.

Because it is impossible to send too many troops here, Zuo Menggeng is very generous with some auxiliary equipment.

"Old Shen, can it be done? In my heart, I'm in a panic."

The deputy head Xu Jiajin couldn't hide his nervousness.

With a regiment, it must be a difficult task to stop tens of thousands of troops with heavy weapons on such a wide and flat front.

Shen Xun sat down and took a sip of water.He didn't answer directly, but just said something that was enough to stabilize the morale of the army.

"The teacher is watching the Three Kingdoms from behind."

Hearing this, the officers of the third regiment knew that in this blocking battle, they could only win but not lose.

Otherwise, if the teacher Lou Fu had an accident, they would all be dead.

"Master, don't you want to check the preparations of the third regiment?"

Seeing that Lou Fu was watching "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" with great interest, the division staff couldn't help asking.

Now the division headquarters is empty, only Lou Fu sits here.

Political commissar Wei Qiyou went to the first regiment, deputy commander Hui Shanhui went to the second regiment, and chief of staff Yi Guozheng went to the fourth regiment.

Obviously, each of the four generals in the division was responsible for a piece of the battlefield.

These four are also competing.

They are all officers who have risen from the front to the back, but now there is a distinction between the front and back, and they must be unconvinced from the bottom of their hearts.

That being the case, each of the four people is responsible for one piece, so let's use the record to divide the competition.

Lou Fu didn't lift his head.

"No. He, Shen Xun, is a general praised by the commander himself. If he can't beat him well, he will lose the commander's face. I don't believe he, Shen Xun, doesn't know this."

Does Shen Xun know?
of course I know.

He, Bai Dasheng, Gu Erzhong, Zhang Keda, and Tang Wenhuan are the focus of the army.

After all, there were only five of them who were directly promoted from the elementary class to the advanced class.

Whether he can stand up to this kind of promotion depends on this battle.

Ahead, the smoke and dust raised by the rebel cavalry came into view.

"Tell the battalions to prepare for battle."

(End of this chapter)