Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The Guilin Seventh Army headquarters received the news that the National Defense Forces had abandoned Xiangzhou and Heshan, two first-tier counties, and directly attacked the rear. Commander Li Pinxian, who was depressed by the sudden departure of Yang Yongtai, the representative of the central government, had a very surprised look on his face. Show a smile.

In Li Pinxian's eyes, no matter how strong the National Defense Force's combat effectiveness is, it is impossible to win Liuzhou with the strength of a regiment.Not only that, but the Nineteenth Division, which has the most powerful fighting capacity, may do the opposite, and wipe out the National Defense Forces, a solitary and deep-rooted unit, to give the National Defense Forces a blow and restore the low morale caused by Yang Yongtai's resignation.

Just when Li Pinxian was waiting for the good news with full confidence, an accident happened.

A telegram was handed to him by the solemn-looking chief of staff like bad news.After reading the telegram, Li Pinxian couldn't believe his eyes, because since the founding of the Republic of China, almost none of the content described in the telegram in his hand had happened.

In Li Pinxian's view, it was almost impossible for the commander who commanded tens of thousands of troops to die in less than 10 minutes after the battle started.Because, in all the wars I have experienced, even if the division commander risked his life to go to the front line to command the troops to fight, he was surrounded by dozens or hundreds of guards.No matter how powerful the enemy is, it is impossible to eliminate these guards and kill the division commander in a short time.

However, what Li Pinxian did not expect was that all the battles he experienced were ordinary battles without the participation of heavy artillery.The battle that Zhou Yaozong was facing seemed to be of a small scale, but there were dozens of heavy artillery that he had never equipped on the battlefield.

Once the cannon came down, even if the guards around him used their bodies to block the deadly cannon produced by the cannon explosion, they couldn't stop the deadly shock wave produced by the explosion of the heavy artillery.

Therefore, Zhou Yaozong's death in battle was both unexpected and expected.

After reading the contents of the entire telegram, Li Pinxian, who was still full of confidence just now, also became serious. [

Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he said to himself with a heavy face: "Heavy artillery, a small regiment-level unit actually has heavy artillery and joins hands with fox immortals to cultivate together. How is this possible... Chief of Staff. Tell me, a regiment of the National Defense Forces Why do you have heavy artillery? A few minutes ago, didn't you tell me that the National Defense Forces would never capture Liuzhou. But now, the battle has only started 10 minutes ago, and the commander of the first division has died..."

Under Li Pinxian's sharp eyes, the chief of staff quickly explained: "Army, you are wronged... The judgment made a few minutes ago by the humble officer was all because of the telegram from Master Zhou... In the telegram, Master Zhou clearly told us that the National Defense Forces were deployed in the The heavy artillery positions outside the city are all fake. However, the National Defense Forces are now telling us with facts that the heavy artillery positions deployed by the National Defense Forces outside Liuzhou City are all real. We all underestimated the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces because of Master Zhou’s wrong report.”

After listening to the chief of staff's explanation, Li Pinxian suddenly felt even more angry.Facing the surrounding subordinates, he cursed loudly without regard for his image.

"Underestimate the enemy, and underestimate the enemy, and even gave my life to the boss... I have repeatedly explained before the battle. Although the national defense force's reputation in the country is exaggerated, but anyway, defeating the Soviets and Japanese is a fact. We must treat such a powerful force with caution. But what about now?"

"An underestimation of the enemy not only ruined a division commander, but also ruined the only mountain artillery battalion of our Seventh Army... Chief of Staff, tell me how to continue this battle..."

Facing Li Pinxian's questioning, the chief of staff quickly said: "The military seat, although the Shanpao Battalion is gone, there are still thousands of infantry in Liuzhou City. The humble officer thinks that we should immediately appoint a new Liuzhou City Defense Commander, and then order the defenders to swear to death." Hold Liuzhou City. As long as we hold Liuzhou, we still have a chance to defeat the National Defense Army outside Liuzhou City..."

Li Pinxian's angry face finally showed signs of easing up. After a long sigh, he ordered loudly: "In this case, why are you still standing here...Call Liuzhou City immediately and appoint the chief of staff of the [-]th Division as the temporary division commander. Commander-in-Chief All the defenders of Liuzhou, swear to defend Liuzhou to the death, stand by and wait for help..."

"Yes, the military seat..."

Although the telegram with his order was sent out, Li Pinxian never regained the confidence he had a few minutes ago.Instead, he stood on the map worriedly, without saying a word.

Although the chief of staff's answer gave Li Pinxian some confidence, but after learning that a regiment of the National Defense Forces was equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, Li Pinxian felt guilty besides being shocked.

A regiment of the National Defense Forces is equipped with dozens of large-caliber heavy artillery. What about a division... How many heavy artillery pieces have been deployed by the National Defense Forces in Guangxi Province? Is the real strength of the National Defense Forces in Guangxi Province really as simple as it seems on the surface...

Facing one question after another in his mind, Li Pinxian felt more guilty as he thought about it.After that, he had to order again to the chief of staff who had just returned to the war room from the telecommunications room: "No, as the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy is invincible in every battle. We can't just close our eyes because of a little profit under the instigation of the central government. To fight blindly with the National Defense Forces, you must find out the real strength of the National Defense Forces in Guangxi Province, and find out the true strength of the National Defense Forces. Otherwise, you will unknowingly trap yourself without knowing it..."

"Chief of staff, immediately mobilize all the forces we can mobilize, and find out the real strength of the National Defense Force in Guangxi Province and the real strength of the National Defense Force in Guangxi Province as soon as possible. We must quickly..."

Through the strong strength displayed by the mountain division outside Liuzhou City, Li Pinxian has already discovered a little different. Before the chief of staff reported, another telegram from Liuzhou City completely shattered the confidence that had just surged in his heart.

Liuzhou City, which I had given high hopes for, was defended by [-] heavy troops. Under the attack of an infantry regiment of the National Defense Forces, it failed to hold on for two hours, and the whole line was destroyed...[

Faced with this bad news, Li Pinxian felt as if he had suddenly fallen from the top of a mountain into an abyss, and felt a bit of chill from the bottom of his heart all over his body.Regardless of his identity as the lieutenant general, he grabbed the collar of the communication staff officer in front of him and asked loudly: "How is it possible? Most of the soldiers are heavenly soldiers and generals who came down to earth..."

Returning to the war room in a hurry, Jian Wu Cangqiong, the chief of staff who quickly read the contents of the telegram.With a serious face, he said, "Calm down your anger. The content of the telegram is true. Liuzhou City has really fallen..."

"The reason, I want the reason...why did the thousands of elite soldiers of our Guangxi army, relying on Liuzhou's strong fortifications, fail to hold on for two hours under the attack of more than 2000 National Defense Forces..." At this moment, Li Pinxian Like an angry lion, he asked sharply at the chief of staff holding a telegram.

Facing Li Pinxian's eyes, the chief of staff replied bluntly: "The firepower, the firepower of the National Defense Forces is far beyond our imagination... As for the fortifications of Liuzhou City, it may be considered indestructible in front of the 75mm mountain artillery, but. In the National Defense Forces In front of the equipped 105mm caliber howitzer, it is as fragile as paper..."

"In addition, according to the report of the acting commander of the [-]th Division, although there is only one regiment of the national defense army attacking Liuzhou City, the automatic firepower equipped by one regiment even surpasses that of our army... almost reaching the level of one automatic firepower per person. Hundreds of people Shooting at the gap in the city wall, the dense bullets pressed down on our defending troops like rain, so that we had no chance to fight back at all, and could only be passively beaten under the opponent's attack..."

"Such a powerful firepower. Is it still our Chinese army? Chief of staff, will the chief of staff of the [-]th division deliberately exaggerate the facts in order to shrug off responsibility?" Li Pinxian couldn't believe his eyes, and asked the chief of staff in front of him.

The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "No, judging from the situation that I have just grasped, the report of the [-]th Division is not false..."

Under the direct gaze of Li Pinxian, the chief of staff explained: "Military seat, according to what we have learned from various sources: the main divisions of the National Defense Forces have completely eliminated the mainstream rifles we are equipped with and are officially made in Hanyang. Even the original imported German Mauser rifles that we regard as treasures are all eliminated..."

Li Pinxian, whose face was completely covered by shock, lost his temper at this moment.After taking a deep look at the Chief of Staff, he asked in a calm tone: "Chief of Staff, if they are not equipped with rifles, what do the ordinary infantry of the National Defense Forces have? Could it be that the National Defense Forces are so extravagant that one person can go to the battlefield with a light machine gun or submachine gun..."

The chief of staff showed that he shook his head, then nodded with a wry smile, and under Li Pinxian's puzzled eyes, he opened his mouth to analyze: "Secretary, although the National Defense Forces are not so extravagant that each person can carry a light machine gun, it's about the same. According to intelligence, the National Defense Force is equipped with a semi-automatic rifle developed and produced by the National Defense Force. Not only can it shoot one shot at a time, but it can also shoot continuously like a submachine gun. More importantly, this semi-automatic rifle, whether it is in the In terms of shooting range and shooting accuracy, it far exceeds the Mauser rifle imported from Germany."

"As for the light machine gun you just mentioned, the Military Seat, the Wehrmacht has completely eliminated it. Instead, it is equipped with a machine gun researched and produced by itself. This machine gun seems to be similar to the Czech light machine gun we are equipped with. However, this The power of the machine gun has far surpassed the heavy machine guns we are equipped with. Such a good machine gun has reached one for each infantry squad among the dozen or so main divisions under the National Defense Forces..."

"In terms of heavy firepower, each infantry platoon of the Wehrmacht is equipped with a throwing squad, each infantry company is equipped with a mortar platoon, each infantry battalion is equipped with a mountain artillery company, each infantry regiment is equipped with a field artillery battalion, and each infantry division is equipped with a field artillery battalion. Equip a medium-sized howitzer regiment, and each field army is equipped with a mixed artillery division..."

"Not only that, but the General Command of the National Defense Forces also has many independent heavy artillery divisions, armored divisions, tank divisions, aviation divisions, and naval fleets... Therefore, judging from what I just learned, the report of the [-]th Division is not false. Not only In this way, the proportion of these equipment is only the ordinary field troops under the National Defense Forces. As for the most elite guards of the National Defense Forces, the various new equipment far exceeds the ordinary field troops..."

Just when the chief of staff was about to continue speaking, Li Pinxian's expression had changed from despair to gray ashes.After waving his hand to the chief of staff, he said with a look of despair: "Sir, the national defense force really has such a strong strength, this time we really bumped into an iron plate that can never be broken..."

After knowing the true strength of the National Defense Forces, the chief of staff knew that he had chosen a road of no return together with Commander Li Pinxian.Now that he can't look back, and he can't defeat the National Defense Forces, the chief of staff, Li Pinxian's deputy, calmed down and stopped worrying about his future.

therefore.A desperate rhetorical question to Li Pinxian.The chief of staff just nodded with a calm face and stopped talking, and it's hard for a supporting role to be the latest chapter.

For a while, the temperature in the headquarters of the Seventh Army Nuoda also dropped because Li Pinxian and the chief of staff kept silent.Under the influence of this atmosphere, the subordinate staff officers who walked back and forth in the war room also unknowingly slowed down and began to work on tiptoe in the war room...

However, this atmosphere did not last long before it was interrupted by an unsuitable sound of hurried footsteps.The eyes of Li Pinxian and the chief of staff had just converged on the door of the war room when the terrified figure of the communication staff officer appeared in front of them.

"Military seat, urgent report from the 2000th Division... The reinforcement brigade and regiment of more than [-] soldiers in Liuzhou was attacked by the National Defense Forces just an hour after leaving Heshan County. In less than half an hour, the [-] elite regiment of the whole army Destroyed. Those who died on the battlefield were killed on the battlefield. Those who surrendered to the National Defense Forces, even the regiment commander Zhang, became prisoners of war of the National Defense Forces..."

"I really didn't expect that our Seventh Army, no, it is the most elite main regiment among the [-] troops of the Guangxi Army, and the entire army was wiped out before even holding on for an hour. It is really because the National Defense Army is too strong, or we After more than a year of peace, the combat effectiveness of the Gui army has declined..." Li Pinxian, who had been hit by various attacks, seemed to have become accustomed to this result, and his calm face did not show much shock.He just let out a sigh of emotion, and then continued to ask the communication staff in front of him, wanting to see how powerful the National Defense Forces he underestimated had.

"Did the Nineteenth Division report how many troops were used in this attack on the National Defense Forces... I believe that the National Defense Forces can take down our most elite infantry regiment within an hour. The number of troops used must be quite a lot..."

The communications staff officer shook his head, and replied with a naive expression: "Army, according to the report of the 1000th Division, there are at most two battalions of the National Defense Forces attacking a regiment, less than [-] people (in fact, the National Defense Forces only use one reinforced mountain area camp)…"

Facing the battle report in front of him that once again made him feel ashamed, Li Pinxian finally confirmed from the bottom of his heart what the chief of staff said just now, and confirmed his judgment just now.For his own vanity and ambition, he brought tens of thousands of elites under his command to crash into an indestructible iron plate, which not only ruined his military career, but also ruined the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

After showing a bitter smile from the heart on his face full of despair, he smiled bitterly at the chief of staff in front of him and said, "Chief of staff, as I expected, the reinforcements sent by the [-]nd Brigade of the [-]th Division are also finished. More importantly, After the National Defense Forces occupy Liuzhou, the remnants of the two infantry brigades of the [-]th Division stationed in Heshan and Xiangzhou will completely become a lone army, which may be eaten by the National Defense Forces at any time..."

Compared with Li Pinxian's despair, the chief of staff, as an outsider, seems to be more open-minded.Facing Li Pinxian, he said without hesitation: "Military seat, if it is not as expected by the humble post, the remnants of the [-]th Division stationed in these two counties have already surrendered to the National Defense Forces. Let's not say that the National Defense Forces showed us through three demonstrative battles. The strong combat effectiveness, even the Commander-in-Chief Li and the Chief of Staff who have been attached to the National Defense Forces, are enough to make the two troops that have become solitary troops voluntarily surrender the city..."

Seeing Li Pinxian who was silent in front of him, the chief of staff continued to speak: "Not only that, but I can also be sure that in the few battles that have taken place in Liuzhou, the ultimate goal of the National Defense Forces is not to eliminate how many of us, but to pass The classic battles of winning more with less warned us and warned the combat troops at all levels following us that if they did not surrender to the National Defense Forces immediately, they would be the next troops to be wiped out. Because the National Defense Forces with strong combat effectiveness are not at all They can defeat them, even if all the troops of our Seventh Army are added up, they cannot defeat a main division of the National Defense Army..."

Li Pinxian, who looked desperate, did not deny it, and said to the chief of staff with an unexpected wry smile: "Chief of staff, you only mentioned one aspect. These classic battles of winning more with less are not only for shocking us, but also for shocking the Huang Xuchu who is hesitating... I can be sure that Huang Xuchu, who has always been good at calculating, will change his flag and join the National Defense Army just like Zhang Xueliang in the Northeast, as long as he gets the news that the [-]th Division of our Seventh Army has been wiped out..."

Seeing that Army Commander Li Pinxian had finally figured out these joints, the chief of staff stopped hesitating and said, "Boss, let's go on..."

Li Pinxian seemed to be relieved. After Changtiao sighed, he ordered to the chief of staff in front of him: "Wait for the situation to change... As long as Huang Xuchu falls to the National Defense Army, with the remaining two divisions of our Seventh Army, even the National Defense Army has a mountainous area." The division is not an opponent, let alone the entire mountain enemy army. Therefore, we cannot joke about the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers remaining in the Seventh Army for our own ambitions. After all, they are all brothers who once fought with us..."