Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Liuzhou, Guangxi is located in the central part of Guangxi Province, with convenient transportation, and has always been a battleground for military strategists.For Li Pinxian, the commander of the Seventh Army, if he defends Liuzhou, he can sit back and relax in the southeastern part of Guangxi that he occupies, and will never be affected by the National Defense Forces in Nanning.

Facing such a strategic location that almost controlled his own lifeline, Li Pinxian attached great importance to it, and directly stationed the most elite [-]th Division of the Seventh Army in Liuzhou.Not only that, the only mountain artillery battalion of the Seventh Army was also strengthened by Li Pinxian to the Nineteenth Division to ensure the safety of the entire Liuzhou.

As the number one main division under Li Pinxian's command, Zhou Yaozong, the commander of the [-]th Division, is not only Li Pinxian's confidant who was single-handedly promoted, but also an old Chiang who was promoted from the ranks of the platoon leader through military exploits and has very rich combat experience.

Although Liuzhou, which is a battleground for military strategists, has solid fortifications, Master Zhou Yaozong, who has rich combat experience, knows that he has concentrated all the troops of the entire division in Liuzhou City. It can definitely ensure that Liuzhou is foolproof.However, once the enemy dispatched heavy troops to surround Liuzhou City, he who was concentrated in the city would become a tiger trapped in a cage.More importantly, the enemies surrounding themselves can completely bypass Liuzhou City and go straight to Guilin, where the headquarters of the Seventh Army is located, without any threat from the rear.

There are so many disadvantages in sticking to Liuzhou City, the experienced Zhou Yaozong certainly wouldn't do it.Therefore, a military plan in the shape of "pin" was completed under Zhou Yaozong's intervention.The three brigades under the [-]th Division were divided into three parts, and the first and second brigades were stationed less than [-] kilometers away from Liuzhou.That is, the two places of Xiangzhou and Heshan for a one-day trip.The third brigade, directly under the division headquarters.The military department strengthened its own mountain artillery battalion, the Liuzhou garrison regiment...a total of more than [-] strong soldiers were commanded by himself.Stick to Liuzhou City, and the two or two brigades form a corner, supporting each other.....

In Zhou Yaozong's eyes, only by deploying himself in this way can he achieve both offense and defense, live up to the trust of the commander Li Pinxian in him, defend Liuzhou well, and at the same time, deal a fatal blow to any enemy who dares to attack Liuzhou.

Master Zhou Yaozong's military deployment is absolutely foolproof for an ordinary opponent.because.Once the opponent who wants to attack Liuzhou can't take any of the three cities of Liuzhou, Heshan, and Xiangzhou within a day, this attacking force will be invisible and fall into the anti-siege of the reinforcements dispatched by the other two cities Among them, even if they were not wiped out by the Nineteenth Division in the end, they would suffer heavy losses under the powerful attack of the Nineteenth Division.

However, what Zhou Yaozong didn't expect was that the national defense force he was facing this time was not an old domestic warlord force.It is an elite team with rich mountain combat experience and excellent equipment, which has defeated even the Soviet Red Army and the Japanese army.

Because of the mountains in Guangxi, although the sky is already bright.However, under the influence of thick fog, the visibility of Liuzhou City is less than 200 meters.That is.The officers and soldiers of the 200th Division guarding the walls of Liuzhou had to use binoculars in time to see the looming weeds and bushes [-] meters away from the city.

Just under the shroud of this fog. More than 1000 Artillery Units of the National Defense Army are continuously moving down the artillery parts tied to the mules.Then, under the command of their respective squad platoon leaders.Quickly assembled into a series of mountain howitzers and mountain cannons.

In a blink of an eye, more than fifty artillery pieces of various calibers were assembled, and an artillery position was built about 500 meters away from Liuzhou City.

When the barrel of a thick and thin artillery with a mouth of a bowl slowly raised its head and pointed the muzzle of the black hole directly at Liuzhou City.More than 2000 officers and soldiers of the First Regiment of the Mountain Division, wearing camouflage uniforms, emerged from the dense forest like magic, passed through the artillery positions, and disappeared again into the wilderness full of weeds and bushes.

As the temperature gets higher and higher, the fog that shrouds the mountain stream begins to dissipate slowly.At this moment, a burst of light reflected from the light curtain hundreds of meters away suddenly caught the attention of a soldier on the Liuzhou city wall.As a veteran who had participated in the Central Plains War, he knew very well that this kind of piercing reflection is definitely not something that ordinary glass can emit.

Since it's not the reflection of the glass, there is only one possibility left, the reflection of the bayonet.

Thinking of this, the veteran whose complexion changed drastically quickly lay down on the wall of the city wall, and began to carefully observe the bushes that had just reflected light.However, when he observed carefully, this piercing reflection had disappeared.

"Could it be that I was wrong, what I saw just now was an illusion..." the veteran said to himself.

Then, staring at a pair of eyes, he continued to look into the distance.

I don’t know if I don’t see it, I’m startled when I see it... At the end of the veteran’s field of vision, more than a dozen gun barrels that emit a faint blue light outside under the sunlight, protrude from the bushes faintly.What's more, the bushes with lush branches and leaves a day ago have all disappeared at this moment, exposing the bare yellow land...

Seeing this, the battle-tested veteran immediately realized that the reflection of the bayonet he had just seen was not an illusion, but a real army secretly pressing towards Liuzhou City where he was.After that, regardless of the shouts of colleagues and officers around him, he exclaimed loudly to the company commander who was resting in the city gate: "There is a situation, company commander, there is a situation, there is a situation outside the city..."

"You bastard Wang Yitian, you were surprised early in the morning. This is Liuzhou, not Heshan and Xiaozhou. Even if there is a situation, it is the two counties of Heshan and Xiangzhou. It has nothing to do with us... No wonder you have been in the army for three or four years, and you are still a small squad leader, and you are not prudent..." Under the dumbfounded gaze of the veteran, he didn't wait for the company commander, but waited for the company commander to curse him Voice.

However, the veteran who had already confirmed that he was right did not pay any attention to the mocking eyes of his colleagues around him.Facing the gate tower, he continued to shout: "Company Commander, I didn't see it... There is really a situation outside the city, artillery, I even saw the enemy's artillery, there are a lot of artillery, if you don't believe me, come out and use a telescope to look... "

Hearing this, the face that was closing its eyes and recuperating in the city gate tower had to be cautious.To know.His responsibility is not only related to the safety of Liuzhou City, but also his own life.

He picked up the only pair of binoculars at hand and rushed out of the city gate.then.Lie on the battlements, hold up the binoculars.Looking in the direction of the veteran's finger...

With the help of the telescope, the artillery position built by the First Regiment of the Mountain Division outside Liuzhou City seemed to be placed directly in front of the company commander, clearly visible in the telescope.

Seeing this, the arrogant expression just now was no longer visible on the company commander's face. After the legs standing on the city wall began to tremble subconsciously, he finally put down the binoculars.Then, he roared in horror at the subordinates around him: "Bastard, what are you still doing here... The enemy situation. There are enemies outside the city preparing to attack us, and even the artillery positions have been repaired..."

"All squads and platoons are ready to fight immediately...Communication soldiers, contact the division immediately. Unidentified military armed forces were found outside the city. The specific strength of the troops is not detailed. However, the opponent is equipped with at least one regiment of heavy artillery, and has already built artillery positions outside the city. , may launch an attack on my Liuzhou City at any time, requesting reinforcements..."

A piercing siren began to echo over Liuzhou City.The peaceful Liuzhou City seemed to be thrown into an atomic bomb, and instantly became boiling.

Ordinary people who had just stepped out of their homes to buy food for their families started scurrying up and down the streets like frightened rabbits.He fled to his home.Thousands of officers and soldiers who had just woken up and were eating breakfast were also thrown into confusion by the sudden sound of the alarm.However, this confusion lasted only a few seconds.The order was restored amidst the roars of the officers at all levels.

Go back to the barracks to pick up your own equipment, and then.Assemble at the training ground amidst the commander's command.

The headquarters of the [-]th Division in the city faced the sudden sound of sirens.Also in chaos.In the eyes of dozens of officers from the division commander Zhou Yaozong, even if the National Defense Forces wanted to attack themselves, the first to be attacked must be one of the two counties of Xiangzhou and Heshan.But now, the National Defense Forces directly skipped Xiangzhou and Heshan, which were the closest to them, and unexpectedly attacked Liuzhou City, which had the strongest military strength and the strongest fortifications.

The unexpected action of the National Defense Forces not only shocked all the soldiers and civilians in Liuzhou City, but also shocked the division commander Zhou Yaozong, who was complacent about his strict deployment.

Facing the sirens constantly reverberating over Liuzhou City, facing the combat staff's report from the city wall security force.It took a full minute for Master Zhou Yaozong to react from his astonishment.Then, he asked the subordinates around him in a daze: "Who can tell me what's going on... Is the commander of this national defense force crazy? Was it wiped out outside Liuzhou City?"

Speaking of this, a mocking smile suddenly flashed from Zhou Yaozong's face.Then, he continued to talk to himself and said: "In other words, this national defense force has enough self-confidence to break through Liuzhou City before the reinforcements from Xiangzhou and Heshan feel Liuzhou. Our nineteenth division..."

Facing the confident Master Zhou Yaozong who was a bit lost, the Chief of Staff who had been standing beside him silently reminded: "Master, I think that we should not be careless when dealing with the National Defense Forces outside the city... According to the Report: Although the total strength of the National Defense Forces that have appeared outside the city is unclear, this National Defense Force is equipped with no less than a regiment of heavy artillery units. You must know that our [-]th Division has only one mountain artillery battalion when it is full. , we are already far behind the National Defense Forces outside the city. Once the National Defense Forces bombard our Liuzhou City regardless of consumption, no matter how strong our city defenses are, no matter how strong our troops are, we will not be able to withstand the continuous consumption of the opponent's artillery .”

After the chief of staff explained, the entire headquarters suddenly fell into deathly silence.Because everyone heard a little something wrong from the chief of staff's explanation, the offensive and defensive battle that was about to break out in front of us didn't seem to be as simple as what the division seat said just now.Because, no matter how hard everyone calculated, they didn't calculate that the national defense army made such a strange move, and moved so many heavy artillery to Liuzhou City silently.

However, among all the people in the headquarters, Major General Zhou Yaozong, the division commander, was an accident.Facing the dignified expressions on the faces of his subordinates around him, Zhou Yaozong smiled instead of anger and said, "Chief of Staff, I can confidently tell everyone that there is no accident to me, everyone has been deceived by the illusion outside the city... ..”

I saw everyone looking at me with puzzled expressions.Zhou Yaozong explained: "We are all soldiers, and many of us are even artillerymen. We know much more about artillery than I do. If you think about it carefully, the weight of a 75mm mountain cannon we equip exceeds What about the howitzer with a caliber of 105 mm... Although our Gui army is not equipped with such a large-caliber heavy artillery, we have finally seen it... As far as I know, an ordinary [-] mm caliber howitzer The weight can reach an astonishing two and a half tons, which is five thousand catties."

Seeing that the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces did not ease in any way, the division commander Zhou Yaozong continued to explain with a playful face: "Everyone take a look at the map in front of us again, not counting Guilin behind us. There are only two roads to go. And these two roads are all under the surveillance of the two counties of Xiangzhou and Heshan without exception. You think that the National Defense Forces have the ability to be under the surveillance of two entire infantry brigades in the two counties. Will Will such a large number of heavy artillery be transported to the city of Liuzhou?"

"Of course, some people will say that the National Defense Forces may take the mountain road to transport these heavy artillery to the city of Liuzhou. This issue will involve another issue I just mentioned, the weight of the 105mm caliber howitzer. Not to mention the weight of five thousand catties For example, the 75mm mountain artillery equipped by our Guangxi army."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yaozong quickly turned his attention to the only artillery staff officer in the division, and asked: "Commander Wang, you are from an artillery background. If you command the mountain artillery battalion we are equipped with, is it possible for you not to take the road?" Under the circumstances, all the equipment and ammunition under the Shanpao Battalion will be transported from Nanning to our Liuzhou City..."

Faced with this question, the Artillery Staff Officer replied almost without thinking: "Master, please forgive me for being incompetent. I cannot complete this task..."

Master Zhou Yaozong seemed to know the answer well. After getting the confirmation from the artillery staff, he said to his subordinates: "Have you heard that? Even the 75mm light mountain guns cannot be transported to the outside of Liuzhou city through mountain roads. , not to mention the 105mm caliber howitzers exposed to us by the National Defense Forces outside the city. Therefore, I can confidently tell you that the artillery positions deployed by the National Defense Forces outside Liuzhou City are suspicious..."

If Zhou Yaozong's opponent is not the National Defense Forces.His ideas can definitely be called foolproof.However, God wanted to play a joke on her by letting him meet a mountain division, and it was a mountain division equipped with special weapons.

The 105mm caliber howitzer equipped by the mountain division is not a howitzer equipped by ordinary field troops, but a mountain light howitzer specially developed for mountain troops.The total weight of the entire howitzer is less than two thousand catties. More importantly, in order to adapt to mountain operations, the entire howitzer can be directly disassembled into five parts, which are quickly transported by mules and horses.

The dozens of light mountain howitzers carried by the first regiment of the Mountain Division were transported from the mountain road by the artillery unit relying on hundreds of mules and horses.Of course, the hidden things here are not unknown to Zhou Yaozong.Because, looking at the major warlord forces in the country, including the central government, there is no distinction between mountain troops and ordinary field troops, let alone equipped with special mountain light howitzers.

Without the threat of heavy artillery, the eyes of these noble army commanders who are good at mountain warfare immediately brightened, and the morale that was still sluggish just now quickly recovered.The brigade commander of the [-]rd Brigade of the [-]th Division, who carried the rank of colonel on his shoulders, came to his senses first, and asked Zhou Yaozong with a pair of burning eyes: "Master, you give me an order... since the artillery positions deployed by the National Defense Forces outside the city are all fake. , then our noble army is not a porridge. I guarantee that as long as the National Defense Forces dare to attack our Liuzhou, my third brigade will definitely let them have a bloody encounter outside Liuzhou..."

"Very good..." Seeing his subordinates whose morale had recovered, division commander Zhou Yaozong nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered to the commander of the third brigade: "Brigade commander Zhang, now I order that all officers and soldiers of the third brigade must Hold on to the fortifications of the city until the reinforcements reinforce Liuzhou City. Then, with the cooperation of the reinforcements, carry out an anti-encirclement against the National Defense Forces gathered outside Liuzhou City, and wipe out the rest of Liuzhou City in one fell swoop."

"Mountain Pao Battalion, immediately build artillery positions, aim at the artillery positions set up by the National Defense Forces outside the city, and destroy them. Only in this way can the morale of the soldiers be restored. In addition, Chief of Staff, you should immediately report the situation here to the military headquarters. At the same time, an order was issued to the one and two brigades stationed in Xiangzhou and Heshan. The two brigades respectively dispatched an infantry regiment and troops directly under the brigade headquarters to quickly reinforce Liuzhou and complete the anti-encirclement of the National Defense Forces in the surrounding areas of Liuzhou... .”

"Yes, division seat... I will send a telegram to the military headquarters immediately, and at the same time, I will issue an order to send troops to the one or two brigades." The chief of staff of the division, who was still worried, promised.

Looking at the division in front of him which had restored order again, Zhou Yaozong finally recovered a smile on his face.Then, he picked up a pair of binoculars and ordered to the adjutant behind him: "Adjutant Wang, bring a platoon of guards and go up the city wall with me. Today, I want to witness with my own eyes that the artillery positions deployed by the National Defense Forces outside the city disappear in smoke."

"Yes, Master..." The adjutant was infected by the confident smile on Zhou Yaozong's face, and replied loudly. (To be continued..)