Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

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Commander-in-Chief Chiang's Arrogance

After reading the first information sent by Chief of Staff He Yingqin, Lao Jiang showed a helpless expression on his face, and asked: "Respect, from the latest intelligence we have scouted, the four counties in eastern Shandong are entrenched. The security division of Ludong has already discovered our action plan. I originally planned to launch a surprise attack on the Ludong security division and catch them by surprise, but now it seems that it is impossible...>

"Commander-in-Chief, such a large-scale military mobilization. Even though it is carried out at night, it is impossible not to attract the attention of others. Therefore, I think that the whole plan will be discovered by the security division sooner or later. Please don't take it too seriously, Commander-in-Chief... "He Yingqin hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort him.

Lao Jiang waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.Then, facing He Yingqin in front of him, he directly spoke confidently. [

"Respectfully, I'm not worried. Regarding this decisive battle, I can tell you with certainty that I'm not worried at all."

"Although the combat effectiveness of the garrison divisions is very strong, their strength and equipment are limited after all, and almost every battle is less. Our Northern Expeditionary Army has a steady stream of troops and equipment that are constantly being thrown into the battlefield. Therefore , This decisive battle has been dragged on forever and cannot be concluded in a short time. However, we are also the final victors. More importantly, we still have an ambush in the heart of the security division."

Having said that, Lao Jiang seemed to have thought of something, followed closely, and asked He Yingqin.

"Respectfully, let's talk about the ambush. How is the situation of the 125th Regiment hidden in the Wang family compound? Did any accident happen?"

"Commander-in-Chief, this is a telegram just sent by Commander Wang. The 125th Regiment lurking in the Wang family compound did not have any accidents. According to Commander Wang's report, the second regiment of the security division stationed in Zhucheng has left Zhucheng. Let us inform the specific action time as soon as possible, so that the 125th regiment can prepare for battle earlier." He Yingqin replied.

"Okay, Commander Wang Zhaoguo did a good job...>

However, what he didn't expect was that at this moment, there were 125 elites from the [-]th regiment that he had high hopes for.Has become a prisoner of war of the security division.As for the telegrams he received, there was no doubt that they were all sent to him by his opponent Li Guosheng himself.

After a short period of excitement, the conversation between the two of them got to the point.Lao Jiang's face was instantly shrouded in a majestic look.Facing He Yingqin in front of him, he ordered: "Respectfully, since the Ludong Guard Division has already developed our plan for the Northern Expedition, then our follow-up actions don't need to be sneaky."

"Immediately issue an order to all the troops participating in the war: All troops participating in the war must quickly gather in the Taibaozhuang area. Prepare to attack the garrison division positions. At the same time, our headquarters must also move to the forefront as soon as possible. This In this battle, I will personally conduct the command, wipe out the garrison division, and capture or kill Li Guosheng, the commander of the garrison division."

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I will make arrangements right away." Chief of Staff He Yingqin replied straightforwardly.

A few days later, the general headquarters has been moved to Lao Jiang, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army, less than three kilometers away from Taibao Village.Directly surrounded by a group of guards and subordinates.Standing on a high ground less than two kilometers away from the blocking position of the security division.Holding up the binoculars, he stared intently at the blocking position formed by the security division, and pointed.

Inside the telescope, on the surface, it appears to be a trench made entirely of civil engineering.It directly caused a thick mocking smile to appear on the faces of the officers headed by Lao Jiang.

In the common sense of soldiers.Such a pure civil trench can only withstand mortar attacks at best.During the battle, once the Northern Expeditionary Army used mountain artillery, the blocking position in front of them would, without any accident, turn into ruins in an instant.Without the cover of the blocking position, they were fired under the cover of a large number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars of the Northern Expedition.In the eyes of all the officers of the Northern Expedition, the garrison troops standing in front of them could only face the fate of being massacred.

However, their ridicule didn't last long, and was ruthlessly interrupted by Chief of Staff He Yingqin.

"Commander-in-Chief, colleagues, I feel that we can't jump to conclusions about the blocking position in front of us. According to the investigation, in order to build this blocking position, the security division has demolished a total of five kilometers of railway along the way."

"If I don't expect that, all the steel rails and sleepers of this five-kilometer-long railway were used by the security division in this blocking position. Therefore, the blocking position in front of us is definitely not as big as we saw on the surface. Simple. Probably it should be inside, reinforced by a large number of sleepers and steel rails." He Yingqin said solemnly.

He Yingqin's words immediately made the mocking crowd shut their mouths.At the same time, shocked expressions appeared on each face.

Reinforced by a large number of sleepers and steel rails, it directly means that this blocking position may be able to withstand the attack of mountain artillery.It also means that if the opponent's blocking position cannot be destroyed, one's own troops will have to go through one storm after another, through the lives of countless subordinates, and continue to consume the limited strength and ammunition of the guard division before they can finally take it down.

For a moment, the faces of dozens of officers above the colonel showed dignified expressions at the same time because of the solidity of the blocking position in front of them. [

Among all of them, however, there are exceptions.Lao Jiang, who was standing in the middle of everyone, was once again covered with a confident smile after a short period of contemplation.Because he believed that with the ambush he deployed in the heart of the security division, no matter how strong the security division's blocking position was.At the critical moment, he couldn't stop the fierce attack from his rear.At that time, the 125th regiment that I am ambushing in Zhucheng in advance will definitely be able to cooperate with the main force and take down the mysterious position in front of me in one fell swoop.

Ever since, under Lao Jiang's gesture.Chief of Staff He Yingqin said with a smile on his face: "Please rest assured. Regarding the blocking position in front of us, no matter how strong the security division is built, our commander-in-chief already has a specific strategy to defeat the enemy. However, because of the secrecy The reason for this cannot be disclosed to everyone for the time being, so please forgive me."

Two days later, under the constant urging of the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, Lao Jiang, all the offensive troops of the Northern Expedition were dispatched.assembled on the battlefield.

The Northern Expedition Army's entire [-] offensive troops, under the personal command of the commander-in-chief Lao Jiang, were directly like a wave of yellow "waves", overwhelming the sky and covering the earth.Mighty and mighty, they pressed towards the blocking position of the security division.Prepared to take down the blocking position of the security division in front of him in one fell swoop.

"First send out an infantry company to test the firepower of the opposite security division. Artillery units, immediately build artillery positions. Once the security division exposes its firepower, immediately open fire and clear it... >

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief...>

After waiting for less than 5 minutes, more than 100 elite troops of the Northern Expedition, directly under the command of a captain and company commander, patted the loose formation of skirmishers, and slowly rushed towards the blocking position of the security division...

200 meters, there is no movement in the blocking position of the security division on the opposite side...

100 meters, there is still no movement in the blocking position of the security division on the opposite side...

Seeing the still dead blocking position in front of him, the company commander of the Northern Expedition army pressed his forehead.Immediately, bead-sized beads of sweat appeared because of nervousness.Because, in his military career, especially in the melee between warlords, he has never encountered the experience that the attacking troops were only 100 meters away from the position, and the defending troops still did not fire back.

but.Thinking of the attack order given to him by his superiors, the captain and company commander looked worried.Still had to grit his teeth and order his subordinates to continue to attack.However, what everyone didn't notice was that when more than 100 officers and soldiers continued to attack, the captain and company commander had already reached the end of the entire offensive force without knowing it.

In the face of the tentative attack of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the one standing directly opposite the more than 100 Northern Expeditionary Army happened to be Wang Zhiwen, the commander of the First Battalion of the Fourth Regiment of the Security Division, who had experienced two consecutive battles against Japan.

In the face of the enemy's tentative attack, Wang Zhiwen certainly would not be so stupid as to directly expose the limited light and heavy machine guns in his hands and let the enemy's artillery fire them.

Therefore, seeing more than 100 enemies getting closer and closer to the position, battalion commander Wang Zhiwen's first thought was to use the dozens of submachine guns in the hands of the entire first battalion to instantly organize an airtight firepower network in front of the position.Then, through this firepower net, destroy more than 100 enemies in front of you at close range...>

Of course, if such a dense submachine gun firepower network is not enough to destroy these more than 100 enemies, then you can directly rely on your own backhand, and a series of more than 100 grenades thrown by more than 100 riflemen in an instant.

More than 100 enemies were getting closer and closer to the position, also holding a submachine gun tightly. Battalion Commander Wang Zhiwen, who was really directly commanding the battle for the first time, also became more and more nervous.

However, having experienced two battles against Japan, he adjusted his nervousness immediately.After giving the dozens of submachine gunners who were equally nervous around him a comforting look, he ordered in a low voice.

"Brothers, don't worry. Once you hear the order to fire, don't save bullets for me. Shoot all the ammunition in the chamber at the enemy in front of you in the shortest possible time. All the riflemen in the company, one by one grenade...>

After the order was issued, more than 100 elite soldiers of the Northern Expedition, under the command of the captain and company commander, carefully advanced to a position about 50 meters away from the blocking position.

Under the command of the captain and company commander, except for some enemies, they still held the rifles in their hands tightly and watched their positions vigilantly.Many enemies, already holding guns with one hand, began to take out grenades from their waists, ready to drop bombs.

However, Battalion Commander Wang Zhiwen, who has already regarded these more than 100 enemies as his own fat, of course will not give them any chance to throw bombs and counterattack.Seeing the enemy's abnormal behavior, he directly leaned out of the trench, raised the submachine gun that was already loaded in his hand, and pulled the trigger of the submachine gun at the enemy who was close at hand...

"Da da da... >

"Brothers, give me a hard hit..."

Immediately, dozens of swarthy heads protruded from the deadly silent trench just now.At the same time, the muzzles of submachine guns that continuously poured out bullets also appeared directly on the edge of the trench.

More than 100 submachine guns fired more than [-] bullets in less than ten seconds.Under the baptism of such a dense rain of bullets, the more than [-] Northern Expedition soldiers charging on the offensive road directly seemed to hit a sickle specially designed to harvest life.Pieces were swept to the ground by bullets.

At the moment when the sound of submachine gun shooting suddenly sounded, more than 100 grenades with wooden handles were unwilling to be lonely and were thrown out of the trench by more than 100 soldiers, with a howling sound.Fly to the Northern Expedition army's attacking troops who are close to the position.

The dense submachine gun bullets, like raindrops of grenades, quickly reaped the lives of people on the battlefield.

Under the stunned gaze of old Jiang from the rear, an elite infantry company was completely lost under the fierce counterattack of the security division in less than half a minute in the blink of an eye.As for the officers and soldiers who escaped the fire attack just now and quickly retreated, they were also shot by the security division following one after another, and fell on the way to retreat...

"Damn it, what kind of play is this. An infantry company, it's just finished... >

The direct loss of an infantry company, as the commander-in-chief, Lao Jiang, was equally distressed and shocked in his heart.However, the heartache didn't last long.After all, Lao Jiang is the commander-in-chief of hundreds of thousands of troops. The loss of an infantry company is for the entire offensive force.It can be called insignificant, and it is not enough for him to take it to heart.

However, the defeat in the first battle still made Lao Jiang feel angry for a while.

Because the entire army of an infantry company was wiped out.It did not achieve the ultimate goal of testing out the firepower of the security division's position at all.

Thinking of this, Lao Jiang's face.At the very first moment, he showed a thick and gloomy expression.Facing He Yingqin and others in front of him, he cursed directly to himself: "Mother Xipi, the guards are too cunning, I must let the guards pay for their blood today, and let them know how powerful our Northern Expeditionary Army is... >

After finishing speaking, a pair of sharp eyes stared directly at He Yingqin in front of him, and asked, "Respect, is the artillery position behind deployed...>

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, due to time constraints, the mountain artillery positions have not yet been deployed. However, the positions of the three mortar companies that rushed to the battlefield first have been constructed and can be fired at any time...>

"Very good...>

"Yes, Lord Commander...>

Two minutes later, a series of sharp howling shells sounded directly from the air.It took less than a second for the sound to sound, and after the short battle ended, dozens of huge fireballs immediately rose from the silent security division's blocking position.At the same time, puffs of thick black smoke rose directly from the position of the security division... >

"Boom boom boom..." When the sound of dense shell explosions reached everyone's ears, the second round of shells fired by the mortar group had already flown into the sky, attacking the security division's blocking position that had been completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke. flew over.

In the telescopes of Lao Jiang and others, there was only less than 1 minute of artillery baptism.The blocking position, which was still clearly visible just now, was completely shrouded in artillery fire and gunpowder smoke.

Although I can't see the specific situation in the blocking position, Lao Jiang, who is full of confidence in his artillery and the combat effectiveness of his Northern Expedition Army, seems to have seen the sound of explosions of shells in his artillery unit at the blocking position of the guard division. was blown to the ground, and a soldier of the security division was torn to pieces in the sound of shell explosions...

More than three companies of mortars were assembled at one time, and the number of mortars added to the bombardment continued to increase as time went by.Such violent shelling is almost rarely seen in contemporary China where warlords are fighting among themselves.After all, there is a well-known saying, "When the cannon fires, ten thousand taels of gold" In the eyes of all warlords, including Commander-in-Chief Chiang, the problems that can be solved with guns will never be solved with guns in order to save military expenses. .

Therefore, seeing the violent shelling scene in front of him, one after another sighed with emotion, and once again came from the mouths of the subordinates around Lao Jiang.

"Commander-in-Chief, such a violent bombardment. I believe that the entire garrison division position will be razed to the ground...>

"With such a fierce shelling, I can guarantee that the guards standing on the opposite blocking position will definitely suffer heavy losses. After the shelling is over, our troops will be able to occupy the opposing position unimpeded...>

One after another, the old Jiang's emotions spread to Lao Jiang's ears. The veteran, who was already full of confidence in this bombardment, became even more arrogant at this moment...>

However, among all of them, He Yingqin, the chief of staff, kept a gloomy face from the beginning to the end and did not speak.In his eyes, the security division on the opposite side could even withstand the large-caliber field artillery and howitzers of the Japanese army, not to mention the mortars in his hands. (To be continued..)