Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

170 He Yingqin Surrenders

The [-] elite Northern Expeditionary Army commanded by Lao Jiang himself rushed to the blocking position.A gap that was opened by Li Guosheng on his own initiative has been blocked again.At the same time, the two infantry regiments of the garrison division, with a total of [-] elites, have been guarding the blocking position, waiting for Lao Jiang's arrival.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the breakthrough opened by the forward troops on the blocking position of the security division was once again blocked by the security division...>

The [-] elite were blocked in their rear by the security division and became a lone army.Hearing this news, anyone with a little military common sense would have one reaction, that is, the security division intends to eat up the fifteen thousand elite.

As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, Lao Jiang also had this idea at the first time.However, after comparing the current strength of the garrison division with the strength of the [-] Northern Expeditionary elite who broke into the garrison division's blocking position, this idea was immediately dismissed...[

In the eyes of Commander-in-Chief Jiang, even the garrison division has 2 mercenaries under Li Guosheng's repeated recruitment expansion.However, excluding today's loss, plus the current troops in the blocking position, it is already the limit of Li Guosheng's garrison division to be able to attack He Yingqin's troops with more than [-] troops...>

The more than [-] officers and soldiers of the garrison division want to wipe out the possibility of this ambush, that is, they really started fighting with their [-] elites.It can also last for several days.And a few days is enough for the follow-up troops under his command to completely take down the position in front of him.In the end, with He Yingqin's cooperation, he attacked from both inside and outside, and took down the entire security division in one fell swoop...>

Thinking of this, Lao Jiang's face.A flash of self-confidence flashed directly.Facing the combat staff officer in front of him, he ordered decisively: "Commander Wang, order the troops. Concentrate all the artillery and attack the garrison division's blocking position with all your strength. At the same time, the chief of staff was ordered to hold back the troops that the garrison division might launch an attack as much as possible. Waiting for main reinforcements...>

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

"Wooooow...>

After receiving orders from Commander-in-Chief Jiang, one field artillery battalion and two mountain artillery battalions of the Northern Expeditionary Army, who had just rested for less than an hour, began to launch fierce shelling against the somewhat dilapidated blocking positions of the garrison division.

Groups of orange-red fireballs began to soar into the air on the security division's blocking position, which was not a big blocking position.Once again shrouded in gunpowder smoke and intense artillery fire...>

10 minutes of shelling, fleeting... >

Before the gunpowder smoke that shrouded the position had time to dissipate, more than 20 hot flames gushed out directly from the heavy machine gun position of the Northern Expedition Army, sweeping towards the blocking position of the security division.

"Brothers. For victory, go for it...>

"Whoever is the first to rush to the battlefield will reward Dayang with 100 yuan, and whoever kills a guard division officer and soldier will reward Dayang with ten yuan. Brothers, for Dayang. Go ahead..."

Shouts of shouts sounded from the Northern Expedition Army's attack position, an infantry regiment with almost [-] officers and soldiers.Under the command of the commanders at all levels, they rushed out of the position screaming, and rushed to the blocking position of the security division hundreds of meters away, which was still silent.

At the same time, on the position of the security division still shrouded in gunpowder smoke.The officers of the fifth and sixth regiments of the Security Division are also encouraging and mobilizing their subordinates... >

"Brothers, what is behind us is our homeland... Our division seat has just allocated land to our family. Seeing that we can live a good life. However, the Northern Expeditionary Army on the opposite side does not want us to live a happy life." good day... >

"Hold the position and kill all the Northern Expeditionary Army..." A company of more than 100 people, whether recruits or veterans.They all raised their fists at the same time and roared loudly.

"Yes, it is to hold the position and kill all the enemies who invaded the four counties of Ludong...>

With a pair of sharp eyes, he quickly glanced at the subordinates in front of him, and continued to shout: "Brothers, as long as there is a war, people will die. But we are not afraid, because even if we die in battle, the security division will give our family A generous pension, even taking care of our family members. However, the premise of all of this is that we can hold our positions, defend the four counties in eastern Shandong, and our security division can continue to exist..."

"Okay, brothers, that's all I have to say. I believe that in everyone's hearts, the final decision has been made. Now I order, everyone, enter the position and eliminate all intruders..."

Although the captain and company commander's words were very straightforward, they all touched everyone's hearts. [

To hold the position is to hold on to one's homeland and one's future. This is what the recruits in the army say.

As for the subsequent pension, it is for those Lao Tzu and the veterans of the former Northern Expedition.Among the Northern Expeditionary Army and warlord troops whose lives were like nothing, these veterans were most worried about dying in battle and being injured.

Because, once you die on the battlefield or get injured, your family will never receive any subsidies, and your family will be in trouble because of this.As for the injury, it is even more pitiful...>

However, in a security division with a complete pension system, these things don't have to worry about yourself at all...>

For a moment, the faces of more than 100 people showed a look of determination directly because of this.Even those recruits who had just entered the battlefield with a look of fear just now, at this moment.A face was also shrouded in a thick expression of anger and determination.

"Brothers, hit me hard...>

Immediately, there was a series of gunshots like popping beans.It began to sound on the battlefield... >

Under the resistance of the two regiments of the garrison division regardless of casualties, the [-] elite commanded by Commander-in-Chief Jiang himself continued to attack.but.Continuous attacks did not achieve any results.

At the same time, they were surrounded by guards.The second regiment, the third regiment with [-] elites, surrounded by the chief of staff, He Yingqin, was squatting in the command post with a solemn face.

During this hour-long siege, although the ground troops of the garrison division did not attack.However, the two field artillery battalions and a large number of mortar troops have not been idle from beginning to end.

In the dense assembly area where [-] elites are located, almost every shell that falls can take away the lives of several soldiers.And within just one hour.More than a thousand shells of various calibers were shot into this small assembly area.

Thousands of shells took away the lives of at least [-] elite soldiers of the Northern Expedition.

Of course, Chief of Staff He Yingqin was not a person who was passively beaten, facing the ubiquitous shelling of the garrison division.Directly launched five battalion-level counterattacks, trying to open a breakthrough from the encirclement circle of the surrounding guard divisions.

However, as a colonel leader said to himself before, in the face of a large number of light and heavy machine guns equipped by the security division, his own attack.Apart from being able to leave corpses all over the place, they couldn't achieve any results at all.

The five main battalions, without exception, had to retreat to the assembly point after dropping almost two-thirds of the dead soldiers on the offensive road.

"Chief of Staff, next... shall we attack again?" a colonel reminded in a low voice.

Before the dignified Chief of Staff He Yingqin could speak, another colonel beside him, Chen Wendong, directly retorted: "Chief of Staff, we can't attack like this... As long as the surrounding guards have enough ammunition, we can The attack can only be sent to death... >

"Attacking doesn't work either. If you stay here, you will be bombarded by the guards' shells. If you don't want to attack and open a gap, then what do you do? Don't you just watch yourself trapped here...>

"Besides, when we first attacked, we didn't carry any dry food except weapons and ammunition. Now the whole battle has passed for several hours. If we still can't open up a passage to the outside world, even if we are hungry, we will be able to take it away." The tens of thousands of brothers below were completely starved... >

"Anyway, I still say what I just said. Without artillery support, you must not continue to counterattack. Otherwise, you will die... >

Seeing the subordinates in front of him who still wanted to continue arguing, the serious expression on Chief of Staff He Yingqin's face became even stronger.He roared directly: "Bastard, shut up...>

Seeing several silent subordinates, He Yingqin did not hesitate, directly facing the communication staff officer in front of him, and ordered: "Communication staff officer, haven't you received the telegram from the commander-in-chief? How long will it take? The follow-up team led by the commander-in-chief Troops, in order to reopen a breakthrough in the security division's blocking position...>

"Chief of Staff, the Commander-in-Chief just sent a telegram 5 minutes ago, asking our department to continue to hold on...>

"Continue to hold on, if you want guns, you don't have guns, if you want artillery, you don't have artillery, and you don't even have the most basic position. How do you let me continue to hold on..." He Yingqin, with a serious face, roared directly.

When the crowd fell into deep thought because of He Yingqin's furious scolding, a guard division officer holding a white flag appeared in everyone's sight less than 500 meters away from the crowd...>

"The chief of staff is someone from the security division...>

"Chief of staff, what is there to talk about, the security division killed so many of us. If you want me to say, he was shot directly. There is nothing to talk about with the security division... >

If his words were placed in the past, perhaps many people would agree with them.However, no one agrees now.

In a desperate situation where attacking is dead, and sticking to it is also dead.For my own life.Also for the thousands of brothers under him.The first thought of these people is that if they can be resolved through negotiation, they should be resolved through negotiation.after all.The garrison division also came from the Northern Expeditionary Army. Even if they surrendered, they would not do too much.

Ever since.All eyes were on He Yingqin immediately.

After a quick glance at the expectant expressions on the faces of several regiment leaders, He Yingqin let out a long sigh.Knowing what everyone was thinking about He Yingqin, he looked at the officer of the security division who was getting closer and closer to him, and said directly.

"Forget it, enough people have died in this battle, if we can reduce the number of deaths, let him reduce the number of deaths...>

"Yes, Chief of Staff...>

Facing the gaze of He Yingqin, Chief of Staff of the Northern Expedition Army.The eyes of Liu Shaoqing, the staff officer of the garrison division, did not dodge in any way.He directly stated the purpose of his trip...

"Senior officers, under the orders of Mr. Li, come here to persuade everyone to surrender...>

"I know. You officers, there must be many people who are not convinced by this ambush. Therefore, with the approval of the division seat, I specially ask the humble officer to explain to you the specific deployment of my security division for this ambush... >

"With the support of our heavy artillery regiment, two mountain artillery battalions, one howitzer battalion, and two main regiments, the [-] elite soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army who were blocked outside would not be able to break through the blocking position of our security division for at least a week... >

Under Staff Liu Shaoqing's 10-minute explanation, not only the colonels, but even He Yingqin himself showed a shocked expression.After taking a deep breath, he turned to Staff Liu Shaoqing in front of him and asked incredulously.

"Staff Liu, I wonder if you can inform me about the current total strength of the garrison division...>

In order to win over the tens of thousands of elite Northern Expeditionary troops commanded by He Yingqin, Li Guosheng also spent a lot of money.Staff Liu Shaoqing, who was allowed by Li Guosheng, did not hesitate and said directly: "Sir, our division seat said that in order to avoid greater casualties on both sides, we can inform you... >

"So far, my security division has a total of six main regiments, a recruit regiment, a guard regiment, a special agent regiment, a cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, and an engineer battalion...>

"There are so many people, where did your security division get so much military expenses to recuperate...>

"Sir, this is a military secret of my security division, and I don't even know about it... >

"Forget it, you are just a small staff officer of the major, you should not know... >

"Staff Liu, I want to know one last question now. If we take the initiative to surrender, what will the security division do with us?"

"Reporting sir, before coming here, the division has already given a general explanation...>

Facing the other party's answer, He Yingqin nodded silently.Immediately, he asked the equally silent subordinates beside him: "Do you have any other ideas? If not, then we will vote with a show of hands. The minority obeys the majority...>

"Swish, swish, swish...>

With the consent of Chief of Staff He Yingqin, the supreme commander, and the support of all the colonels, there were no accidents during the entire surrender process.The two main divisions of the Northern Expedition Army and the remaining [-] elites of the six main regiments, without exception, all became prisoners of war in the hands of the guard divisions. (To be continued..)