Listening to Zheng Yi's words, the commander of the Yunnan army was silent, he touched the stitches and then re-wrapped his head with white gauze, his bearded lips squirmed a few times, and finally let out a long sigh:

"When the fleet was attacked, I vaguely speculated that you were the instructor who was bold and had been stationed outside the city of Ji'an and made my Yunnan army embarrassed, and the prestige of Chief Zheng and the **** instructor was like thunder!"

Zheng Yi laughed and motioned to the young and emaciated battalion commander of the Dian Army to sit beside him: "Come on, sit down!" After the battle is over, there is no need to be hostile to each other. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The commander of the Yunnan army hesitated slightly, slowly sat on the low stool opposite under Zheng Yi's kind gaze, saw Wang Huchen handed him a cigarette, quickly nodded in thanks, took it with both hands, put on the flame and took two puffs, and his mood slowly calmed down.

"Your division commander Zhu is a relative of General Zhu Peide, right?" Zheng Yi asked kindly.

The battalion commander of the Yunnan army replied honestly: "Our division commander Zhu is less than thirty-two years old, and he is the younger brother of Yi Shuai, except for General Zhu Shigui, who stayed in Nanchang to serve as the deputy commander of the provincial garrison, our division commander Zhu and Yi Shuai are the closest, if it were not for the repeated defeats under the command of Chief Zheng, our division commander Zhu would probably have been transferred back to Nanchang to be promoted to army commander." ”

Wang Huchen asked suspiciously, "Does General Zhu Peide plan to expand the organization?" ”

The commander of the Yunnan army said with a wry smile: "Who doesn't want to expand? However, the central government in Nanjing and Commander-in-Chief Chiang always guarded against our Yunnan army, and I have heard Division Commander Zhu and Chief of Staff Li say on many occasions that our commander Yi Shuai has gone to Nanjing many times to negotiate and truthfully report on the existing strength and weapons of our army, but the central government and Commander-in-Chief Chiang have always been unwilling to grant our army a new name......

"It wasn't until our Yishuai gritted his teeth and led the two armies with the strongest combat effectiveness to Jiangbei to participate in the Northern Expedition that the central government approved us to establish the Jiangxi Provincial Garrison Command, but it only gave us the temporary number of three local garrison divisions."

"To tell the truth, no one in our army wants to go to war with you, this time Division Commander Zhu led our two recruit regiments that have not yet completed their training to the south, not a single mortar, only four heavy machine guns, purely for a show, planning to go to Wan'an County for a walk, get a donation and go back, who knows that you were accidentally disabled by you...... Alas! ”

Zheng Yi couldn't help but smile again: "It seems that you are careless, haha!" It was also a unit organized by recruits, but why did the 1st Independent Brigade, which was originally stationed in Zhangshu, not only carry a large amount of ammunition and supplies along the way south, but also bring six 75 mountain guns? ”

The battalion commander of the Yunnan Army replied helplessly: "Zhang Chaozhen of the First Independent Brigade is a cautious person, this person was a junior brother of our Master Zhu when he was in Kunming Martial Arts Hall, because he was born poor, not good at words, and his personality was withdrawn, he has not been taken seriously, he was still a company commander in the early days of the Northern Expedition, and he made meritorious contributions in the attack on Wanshou Palace, and was promoted to infantry battalion commander. ”

"General Jin Handing admired Zhang Chaozhen a lot, transferred him to his command as the commander of the guard battalion, at the beginning of last month, the whole army was reorganized, our Yi Shuai personally named him, and promoted him to the colonel of the first independent brigade, therefore, he was very grateful to Yi Shuai and General Jin Handing, but he did not have a good face for our division commander Zhu."

"However, Zhang Chaozhen is strict in governing the army, orders and prohibitions, brave in battle, and taking the lead, so we lower-level officers admire him."

Zheng Yi gradually put away his smile, and Wang Huchen on the side also attached great importance to it, the two looked at each other, nodded silently, and continued to ask Zhang Chaozhen for details.

The battalion commander of the Yunnan Army, who received preferential treatment, had the consciousness of being a prisoner, knew everything and said everything, and explained the training, equipment, and the origin and character of the officers above the regimental commander level of the First Independent Brigade.

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Unconsciously, more than two hours passed, the whistle of the small steamer interrupted the conversation of Zheng Yi and the others, and as the small steamer gradually slowed down, the six troop transports in a series untied the thick cable of traction.

The three troop carriers at the rear of the flotilla gradually accelerated with the coordination of the shipwrights and the soldiers, and the machine gunners on board quickly set up a light and heavy machine gun, and the three large ships full of soldiers quickly crossed the convoy and sailed out of the river bay and rushed straight to Taihe County, two kilometers downstream.

The small steamer, carrying six mortars and more than 30 gunners, crossed the river bay and left the main channel and slowly approached the small wharf of fishing boats on the south bank.

The officers and men on the ship quickly landed on mortars, seat plates, and four boxes of shells, and rushed along the embankment path to the preset position facing the South Gate Wharf.

Taihe County was indeed the same as Wang Huchen predicted, and there was a dead silence inside and outside the city.

More than 300 people from the Ji'an garrison division of the Yunnan army and more than 300 local security regiments climbed the city wall, erected all kinds of weapons to strictly defend against death, and more than 1,000 local young people also carried weapons such as birds, shuttles, and broadswords to help the battle under the mobilization of county officials.

The instructors and soldiers did not pay attention to the rabble in the city at all.

Wei Xiuquan, deputy commander of the first regiment, and Yan Pin, political commissar of the first regiment, each led a battalion to land first, and rushed from the fishing boat wharf, two kilometers upstream of the wharf, to the west gate of Taihe City, which was weakly defended.

The defenders at the head of the city hurriedly mobilized their forces to defend the west gate in the midst of a burst of exclamations.

The silence before the battle was broken, and the city was full of people running and shouting, and the originally arranged defense system was in chaos in the blink of an eye.

The officers and men of the two battalions of the instructor stopped charging in front of a residential house more than 400 meters away from the west gate, and eight heavy machine guns and 12 light machine guns quickly swung out.

More than 700 soldiers dispersed to form a 300-meter-long attack line, the fiery red hammer and sickle five-star flag drifted away with the wind, and the defenders and young men who were in chaos at the head of the city looked at the opponent who opened the attack formation under the city in horror, and no one dared to fire the first shot.

Something that shocked the defenders and the more than 1,000 young men in the city even more happened:

The four transport ships, including the small steamer, approached the South Gate Wharf without any scruples, and the officers and men of the Dian Army's baggage company and more than 200 security regiments on the city tower immediately raised their rifles, and the only two heavy machine guns immediately entered the state of preparation before firing.

More than 300 Yunnan prisoners carried more than 200 wounded comrades to disembark first, and under the guns of 500 soldiers of the instructor who wielded the five-star flag of red hammers and sickles, they held high the white flags and slowly walked up to the empty wharf, obediently obeying the order, lined up in a line, facing the city gate, and lined up neatly.

There was an uproar on the city tower, and exclamations and scolding rang out.

More than 100 officers and men of the Hung Army's baggage company laid down their weapons one after another, pointing at their captured comrades who were less than 300 meters away from the city and shouting.

The defenders at the head of the city did not dare to shoot, but the instructor soldiers did not have any concerns.

The six mortars arranged on the south bank of the river were the first to attack, and after a few dull "toms" sounded, six mortar shells flew over the river, drawing a beautiful parabola and landing accurately in front of the city gate.

"Boom-"

A violent explosion rang out, and red-hot shelnel rained down on the city gates and stone walls, sending out a dense explosion, and the flying mud and rocks pierced through the flames and thick smoke.

There was chaos on the castle tower.

The out-of-control security regiment pulled the trigger, and the "crackling" gunfire rang out like fried beans, and more than 300 Yunnan army prisoners lined up under the city were knocked down more than 10 people in the blink of an eye.

The smoke of gunpowder stirred up by the explosion had not yet dissipated, and the more than 300 Yunnan prisoners who were used as humanoid shields let out a terrified shout, and the commander of the Yunnan army battalion in front of the team desperately shook the bamboo pole and waved the white flag, howling for more than two minutes before the defenders at the head of the city stopped shooting. (To be continued.) )