Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

As the initiator of the unrest in Guangxi, Li Pinxian dared not imagine what kind of ending he was about to face.Even Huang Xuchu, who has never participated in any war, has to face the end of leaving the army permanently. What about himself who started the war?

House arrest by the Wehrmacht, court-martialed, or shot...

Thinking of all these possibilities, Li Pinxian, who was once a hero of the past, of course couldn't bear it.

After returning to his office, it can be said that the more Li Pinxian thought about it, the colder his heart became. In the end, his old face turned into ashen ashes without a trace of emotion.

"No, I, Li Pinxian, must never fall into the hands of the National Defense Forces, and must not be placed under house arrest by the National Defense Forces. I am a soldier, and even if I die, I will die on the battlefield. I must never be sent to a military court by the National Defense Forces and shot..." His face was dead. Li Pinxian shouted loudly in his office with the last bit of strength in his heart.

However, apart from his panting, there was no response in the quiet office.

For a moment, Li Pinxian, who was full of lifelessness, seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and sat slumped on his seat with all his strength.At this moment, Li Pinxian's face was not only covered by despair, but his heart was also covered by despair. At the same time, a sense of death began to gradually emerge in his heart, which became the only thought in Li Pinxian's heart.

At this moment, the pocket pistol that he had kept on his desk suddenly appeared in his field of vision.Li Pinxian, who was still full of despair just now and couldn't find any way out under the pressure of the National Defense Forces, seemed to find a glimmer of light in the dark night, and very eagerly grabbed the pistol on the desk.

He died of humiliation after being captured by the Wehrmacht.It's better to commit suicide as a soldier to thank the world. [

This idea quickly jumped into Li Pinxian's mind.Li Pinxian felt an unprecedented sense of relief in his heavy heart.With his trembling right hand, he loaded the gun and slowly aimed the muzzle of the black hole at his temple.

At this moment, a smile from the heart suddenly appeared on Li Pinxian's face.With a smile, he pulled the trigger of the pocket pistol in his hand very easily...

"Bang..." A muffled gunshot sounded from Li Pinxian's office. Because of his ambition, Li Pinxian ended his life decades ahead of schedule.

Li Pinxian died, and the chief of staff of the Seventh Army did not have any prestige to control the remaining two main divisions of the Seventh Army.then.Under the persuasion of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi to surrender, almost none of the remaining [-] members of the Seventh Army fled to other provinces, and all surrendered to the National Defense Forces, ending the half-month-long turmoil in Guangxi with lightning speed.

After receiving the telegrams from various places in Guangxi Province, especially the news that the various departments of the [-]th Army had taken over all border counties in Guangxi Province, Li Guosheng, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, finally showed a heartfelt smile on his face.

After a long sigh of relief to Li Zongren and others.He said with emotion: "Chairman Li, Commander Bai, the turmoil in Guangxi is over. The next step is to complete the reorganization of the Mountain Army in the shortest possible time. I will give Commander Bai and Deputy Commander Yang a week. The formations of the two mountain armies are all organized..."

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, the Mountain Army Group promises to complete the task..." Bai Chongxi and Yang Xiankun seemed to be injected with a dose of stimulant suddenly.He assured Li Guosheng with a stern face.

Li Guosheng nodded in satisfaction, and said: "I believe you... In order to calm down the turbulent hearts of the [-] former Guangxi soldiers as soon as possible, the deputy commanders of the two armies under the Mountain Group Army will be appointed by the two of you to discuss and decide on your own. And report it to the General Command of the National Defense Forces for filing..."

Bai Chongxi's eyes lit up.He opened his mouth gratefully and said: "Commander-in-Chief, with your order just now. The original Guangxi Clan's [-] elites will definitely be able to join the National Defense Forces from the bottom of their hearts in a very short time and become a member of the National Defense Forces..."

Li Guosheng responded: "Since this is the case, the affairs of Guangxi will be left to you for the time being... The provincial government of Guangxi and the relevant civil affairs personnel of the county and county governments have arranged. Chairman Li, you must come up with a result as soon as possible. It must be done in a short time. Let the civil affairs of Guangxi Province, like the army, get on the right track..."

The civil strife in Guangxi was resolved, and Li Guosheng's attention was immediately shifted to the Guangzhou war that was preparing to counterattack the city of Guangzhou.

As one of the few developed cities in the Republic of China, not only Li Guosheng, but also Xia Wei, the Guangzhou city defense commander who was temporarily appointed by Li Guosheng, knew that once the prosperous Guangzhou city was affected by the war, it would suffer unprecedented losses.Even with the backing of the Wehrmacht, it will take several years to redevelop in the midst of war.

Therefore, as soon as Xia Wei entered Guangzhou City, he made a defense line outside Guangzhou City to block the Guangdong Cantonese Army's counterattack.

Chen Jitang, the commander-in-chief of the Cantonese Army who had just escaped from Guangzhou City, also became shocked when he learned that the National Defense Forces subsequently occupied Guangzhou City.As the leader of the Guangdong Army, one of the important factors why he was able to support an army of [-] was the possession of the city of Guangzhou. With the taxation of one city in Guangzhou, he could support at least two troops.

Once he lost the city of Guangzhou, not to mention that the taxation of the entire Guangdong Province would be cut by more than half at once, even the morale of the [-] soldiers under his command would suffer a major blow.After all, [-] soldiers in Guangdong Province know the importance of Guangdong taxation to the entire Guangdong army. [

Therefore, after hearing the news of the fall of Guangzhou City, Chen Jitang, who wanted to escape from Guangzhou City, unexpectedly stopped, and began to dispatch troops from all over Guangdong Province to gather heavy troops to counterattack Guangzhou City.

Thus, an unprecedented fierce collision began outside Guangzhou.

Because the two battalions of the Marine Brigade and the four regiments under Xia Wei came too hastily, the only heavy weapons carried by the tens of thousands of troops were a battalion of light mountain howitzers and a battalion of field artillery.And what about the Cantonese army commanded by Chen Jitang?Because of the huge tax revenue in Guangdong Province, the equipment level of the Guangdong Cantonese Army can be said to be the best force except for the National Defense Forces.

The three armies under the Guangdong Army are not only equipped with a field artillery regiment, but the General Command of the Guangdong Army is also directly under the only heavy artillery regiment owned by the various armies in the pass.And in order to recapture the city of Guangzhou, the financial and taxation land of Guangdong Province, Chen Jitang also gave his life.Take out all your belongings.

In addition to mobilizing an army of [-] troops to counterattack Guangzhou, the only heavy artillery regiment under the Cantonese Army.Also under the order of Chen Jitang, they went to Guangzhou outside the city.

At the beginning of the battle, with the heavy artillery battalion and field artillery battalion in his hand, Xia Wei was able to block the Guangdong army's attack for a day.However, as the heavy artillery regiment directly under the Cantonese Army went to the battlefield, the losses on Xia Wei's side began to rise in a straight line.

Under the attack of the Cantonese Army Heavy Artillery Regiment regardless of consumption, the only heavy firepower in Xia Wei's hands was directly smashed to pieces by Chen Jitang.Subsequently, the tens of thousands of troops under Xia Wei had to fight under the attack of dozens of heavy artillery from the Cantonese army.

In order to protect the city of Guangzhou from the destruction of the war, although Xia Wei chose the slag yard outside the city of Guangzhou.However, this also resulted in the fact that Xia Wei's troops, which were fighting outside Guangzhou, were too far away to receive naval artillery support.

Therefore, in the face of continuous artillery fire from dozens of heavy artillery from the Cantonese Army, Xia Wei's troops, who have the title of Guangxi Monkey, have to face increasingly heavy losses.

Xia Wei's headquarters is still within the range of the Cantonese Army's heavy artillery because it is less than 200 meters away from the front line.In order to prevent the headquarters from being destroyed by heavy artillery from the Cantonese army.The small command post was directly covered with thick layers of sandbags. Even if the heavy artillery fired by the Cantonese army hit the command post, it would not be able to hurt Xia Wei in the thick bunker.

Just when a new round of artillery fire from the Cantonese Army came to the National Defense Forces positions again, the head of the first regiment of the Guangzhou Security Division with the rank of colonel on his shoulders and his face full of gunpowder looked like a frightened rabbit.He rushed to Xia Wei in embarrassment and reported: "Commander, it's over, the whole regiment is over... The cannon fire of the Cantonese army was too fierce. Once the cannon came down, a squad was destroyed, and even a platoon of soldiers was blown up." A regiment of more than 2000 brothers. Before seeing the Cantonese army’s attacking troops, more than half of them were lost under the cover of the Cantonese army’s artillery fire... Commander. If we can’t suppress the Cantonese army’s artillery fire, even if we fill up more lives on the front line, we will still be able to block it. Can't stop the Cantonese army from attacking."

"What can I do if I can't stop it..." Xia Wei replied with a distressed face...

"Chen Jitang of the Cantonese Army knows that we have naval gun support, and all heavy artillery positions are deployed outside the range of our naval guns. Now, we have dozens of large-caliber naval guns and cannot use them..."

After finishing speaking, he ordered to the head of the regiment in front of him: "Head Wang, you have always been my most important thing. I can assure you that after this defensive battle, the National Defense Force will give us as many people as possible. How many people will be added. Even the equipment will reach the level of the National Defense Army's field troops. Therefore, you must fight this battle well, even if you pay a high price. The last point, you must pay attention during the battle and give it a good job. I left the battlefield alive, and you regiment leaders are all rising stars of our former Guangxi Clan, so there must be no loss..."

"Yes, Commander..."

A group of regiment leaders with gunpowder faces walked along the trench and rushed into the battlefield completely enveloped by artillery fire again.The deputy standing beside him, that is, the head of the first regiment of the Marine Brigade who came to Guangzhou with the fleet, frowned, and suggested to Xia Wei in front of him: "Commander, judging from the latest order given to us by the chief, The strength of our five regiments will stay here for two days. If we can't knock out the Cantonese Army's heavy artillery unit, we will double the number of troops in our hands, and we can't stand the Cantonese Army's heavy artillery unit being so fearless Shelling, so we have to find another way out and find a way to knock out the Cantonese Army's heavy artillery unit..."

Xia Wei nodded first, then shook his head, and vetoed to the deputy beside him: "I also know the threat of heavy artillery to us. However, as the heavy artillery unit is the only heavy artillery regiment in Chen Jitang's hands, Chen Jitang must The heavy troops were removed to protect him, under such circumstances, how do we knock out this heavy artillery regiment...Deputy Commander Wang, let's think about how to last longer under the heavy artillery attack of the Cantonese Army, this may be more practical."

Regarding Xia Wei's veto, the head of the first regiment of the Marine Brigade, as his deputy, did not give up.Because, ever since he entered the Marine Brigade, he knew that he had joined a unit that might have no rear support at any time and would fight in depth alone.Therefore, Deputy Commander Wang is full of confidence in the battle of detouring to the rear of the Cantonese Army to surprise the artillery position.

After a short hesitation, he continued to propose: "Commander, since guarding here will cause heavy losses under the heavy artillery attack of the Cantonese army, why don't we deploy one or two battalions to try it out? Maybe these two battalions can Accidentally captured the heavy artillery positions of the Cantonese Army. At that time, even if the two battalions that attacked were eventually wiped out, one or two battalions can be exchanged for the Cantonese Army's heavy artillery units. It is also a very cost-effective thing..."

Under the confident gaze of the deputy commander, the veto expression on Xia Wei's face slowly melted away.After a brief analysis.Responded: "Okay, let's do it like this... Even if the two battalions really can't take down the artillery positions of the Cantonese Army, the strength of the two battalions will not be a big loss to us... Deputy Commander, what is your specific idea?"

"Looking at all the garrison, the only troops that have experienced this kind of training are the two battalions of the marine brigade. I mean, I personally commanded the two battalions of marines to go deep into the rear of the Cantonese army. Destroy their heavy artillery positions..."

Thousands of well-equipped marine brigade soldiers wearing Cantonese army uniforms, under the cover of thousands of heavy artillery shells on several destroyers, are like ghosts in the night, passing through the Cantonese army's defense line without paying any price .

Following the orange-red trajectory produced by the cannon across the sky, coupled with the cover of the Cantonese Army uniform, the two battalions of the Marine Brigade moved very smoothly to a distance of about two kilometers from the Cantonese Army's heavy artillery position.

And at this moment.A garrison position of the Cantonese Army standing in front of everyone is like an unstoppable checkpoint, blocking the front of the Marine Brigade, so that thousands of soldiers of the Marine Brigade can no longer move forward.

Just when the deputy commander was holding up his binoculars and observing the security positions of the Cantonese army with a serious face.A lieutenant officer who went out to investigate came over panting.He opened his mouth and reported: "Sir, the investigation has been clear... There is a company of Cantonese troops stationed in front, equipped with three light machine guns and one heavy machine gun. Kill all the firepower points of the opponent within. Break through this line of defense..."

The deputy commander did not answer right away, but continued to ask with a solemn face: "Have you found the Cantonese army position closest to this security position? Once we attack this security position, how long will it be at the latest for the Cantonese reinforcements to come?" I feel that this will affect our raid on the heavy artillery positions of the Cantonese Army."

"No..." the lieutenant officer affirmed.

"The nearest Cantonese army is one kilometer away. As long as we hurry up, we can definitely break through the defense line of the Cantonese army before the Cantonese army reacts. As for the artillery positions of the Cantonese army, there is still a line of defense in front, which is defended by a battalion of the Cantonese army. Not only that, there is also a security force of the infantry regiment at the position of the Cantonese Army Heavy Artillery Regiment. Once the news of the attack here is spread, the front Cantonese Army security position and security forces will enter a state of martial law. At that time, we have to report to the It is not so easy to easily break into the heavy artillery positions of the Cantonese Army..."

The deputy commander frowned, and said, "That is to say, we can only outsmart the Cantonese defense line in front of us, not force it..."

"Yes, Deputy Commander..."

At this moment, the commander of the [-]st Battalion of the Marine Brigade, who was squatting next to the deputy commander, said: "Deputy commander, after entering Guangzhou, we have recruited a lot of soldiers from the Cantonese army... I think we can use these The Cantonese Army quietly approached the Cantonese Army's defense line and wiped them out..."

Ten minutes later, a well-equipped Cantonese infantry company appeared on the road.In the center of this infantry company, a senior general of the Guangdong Army wearing a colonel's uniform, with a pistol on his waist, and a company of subordinates walked towards the defense line of the Guangdong Army with a proud face.

Maybe it was because he knew that Chen Jitang's most important heavy artillery regiment was stationed behind him. Before a company of Cantonese troops approached the line of defense, martial law began to be imposed on the hundreds of Cantonese soldiers stationed here.One heavy machine gun and three light machine guns were quickly loaded, and they pointed the muzzle of the black hole at the National Defense Forces who were getting closer and closer to the line of defense.

Seeing this, the battalion commander of the first battalion, who was wearing a colonel's uniform, couldn't help becoming nervous.

With so many guns pointed at him, once he reveals any flaws, the more than 100 elite marine brigades around him will definitely pay a very heavy price.

Of course, even so, the first battalion commander had to suppress the tension in his heart, and continued to pretend to be arrogant and walked towards the defense line.At this moment, a second lieutenant and platoon leader suddenly walked out from the defense line, which immediately relieved the tension of the first battalion commander.

Seeing the platoon leader of the second lieutenant of the Guangdong Army who was saluting to him in front of him, the first battalion commander pretended to be impatient and scolded: "What do you want to do, don't you know that it takes an extra minute here, the brothers who are in charge of the attack on the front line Will they lose hundreds more people... If we don’t let us in, we are from the military department, and we will escort a few artillery staff officers to the heavy artillery regiment’s position and contact the forward artillery observation post.”

"Yes, sir is right... But, it's our duty. We need to check your certificate, sir, and ask your superiors for instructions. Please calm down, sir..." The second lieutenant platoon leader standing in front of the first battalion commander did not compromise because of this, He replied with a face of embarrassment.

Seeing that the other party refused to enter, the first battalion commander knew that the series of plans just made were useless.Because, as long as you don't get close to the opponent's defense line, you can't take down the defense line quietly, and control the telephone line through which the Cantonese army contacts the friendly army.

Taking advantage of the time when he stared fiercely at the opponent, the first battalion commander quickly made a contingency decision in his mind.As if by magic, he took out a pocket pistol from his waist, quickly put the muzzle against the opponent's waist, and said: "Don't talk, we are the National Defense Forces. If we are exposed, you and us will die in the Here" (to be continued...)