At 2:10 p.m., the well-fed transport convoy of the Yunnan army arrived at the Zhenxi ferry port unhurriedly, and with the assistance of more than 100 local regiments and dozens of boatmen, it pulled 16 heavy carriages one by one onto the ferry in three batches, crossed the 80-meter-wide Meijiang River and sent them to the wharf on the west bank. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The enemy officers and men escorting the supplies have lost their due vigilance.

The four officers sat under the big tree on the east bank wharf, drinking tea and enjoying the compliments of the mayor and the squire.

It wasn't until all the wagons and soldiers landed at the West Bank pier that the four Dian Army officers said goodbye to a group of squires, boarded the ferry, and headed for the tumultuous West Bank Pier, a process that took more than an hour.

One and a half kilometers south of the pier is at the foot of Lion Rock.

The three platoons led by Wang Huchen, Chen Minxian, and Xiao Ying had already been ambushed in the dense thorns, and they were only more than 30 meters away from the narrow road more than 300 meters ahead.

After passing through the bend near the river bank, more than 100 soldiers pushed 16 heavy carriages up a gentle slope more than 100 meters long amid the shouts of the officers.

Some of the soldiers with big heads took off their military hats as fans, and some of them gasped for breath with their rifles on their backs, swearing and swearing behind the carriages.

The four officers and dozens of cavalrymen armed with two spears rode their horses without paying attention, walking proudly in front of the entire team, knowing that they had entered a death zone more than 300 meters long.

Three minutes later, the entire Dian convoy completely entered the narrow and crooked ambush section.

Wang Huchen, who was lying on the mountainside to the south, raised his pistol, aimed at the enemy officer who was less than 50 meters away from the front of the team, and pulled the trigger.

"Smack-"

Immediately, the officer fell off his horse.

The ten machine guns set up on the mountainside roared in unison, and more than 100 brothers who were ambushed in the thorn bushes picked up their rifles and machine guns and kept firing, and the officers and men of Yunnan who had not yet reacted fell in pieces in a blink of an eye.

The more than 30 cavalrymen walking in front of the team, together with their war horses, fell in a blood mist, and the pack horses in the middle of the team lost control in the sudden dense gunfire, pulling the heavy carriage to rush left and right, stepping over a corpse that was still twitching, and constantly knocking down the soldiers who were scattered.

The two carriages rushed faster and faster under the fierce pull of the startled horses, crashed headlong into the fallen cavalry and war horses, and overturned with the carriages behind them in a series of violent collisions, completely blocking the narrow road.

The deafening gunfire continued for more than eight minutes before it gradually stopped.

More than 330 Yunnan officers and men were killed and wounded under the dense fire at close range, and the cries, wails and neighing of horses were incessant.

Wang Huchen instructed the brothers to remove all the weapons, ammunition, equipment, and military coats from the enemy officers and soldiers, and stacked them on three fully equipped carriages.

"Comrades, leave the corpses on the ground, check your weapons and ammunition, and be ready for battle! Min Xian, you take the first and second platoons to the southern mountain pass and quickly establish a blocking position! “

"Xiao Ying, you lead three rows to pull the carriage to the southern fork, and the carriage without horses is pushed by the brothers, and all the carriages must be pushed into the woods to the west within half an hour!"

When more than 100 brothers heard this, Wang Huchen strode up the hill to the west, and soon came to the col where the communication team was located, and while wiping his sweat, he dictated the message:

"Report to the division commander that the fourth regiment has completed the ambush mission, and none of the 336 people of the enemy transport team have escaped!"

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At this moment, the two main forces led by Zheng Yi had sneaked to the Bilin Temple on the east side of the Lotus Mountain, which was only 4.5 kilometers away from Ningdu City.

Li Lianshan's regiment blocked the village below the mountain, while Zhao Jingting's second regiment ambushed behind the tea mountain, two kilometers southeast of Bilin Temple, and Zhao Jingting's regimental headquarters was located in the landlord's house at the foot of the tea mountain.

At this time, the secluded temple with towering ancient trees became the headquarters of the instructors.

The frightened middle-aged abbot was forced to sit and drink tea with the diligent and inquisitive Zheng Yi, while quietly wiping his sweat, while answering Zheng Yi's various questions, telling all the population of Ningdu City, the garrison situation and the major wealthy families, until Zhang Yao hurriedly sent a message, and the fat-headed and big-eared abbot got rid of the pain.

Zheng Yi returned the message to Zhang Yao, took out his pocket watch and looked at the time: "Huchen did a good job over there!" It's 4:55 p.m., and the defenders in the city should be dispatched......"

"Reply to the chief of staff: retreat while walking, act at the opportunistic, contain the enemy for an hour, don't be desperate!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Yao quickly walked to the telecommunications room set up in the side hall.

Zheng Yi stood up, said sorry to the frightened abbot, and called the two combat staff officers who were waiting on the side: "You two go to the first and second regiments separately, and order the first regiment to sneak to the east bank of Yangmei Creek, two kilometers west of the city, before 5:30 to stand by. ”

"Order the Second Regiment to bypass Wangjiapo and go to Laotangwan, one and a half kilometers south of the city, quickly establish a mortar position, and launch a strong attack at six o'clock!"

"Yes!"

The two young combat staff officers gave a military salute excitedly, and immediately ran wildly when they walked out of the temple gate.

Tian Antai, the commander of the guard battalion standing on the side, laughed, turned to Zheng Yi, and said in a low voice: "The spy company is rested, please join the war!" ”

Zheng Yi weighed for a moment: "Can you make a detour to Laotang Bay, find a way to cross the Meijiang River, and take the ferry on the east bank of the Meijiang River before six o'clock?" ”

Tian Antai thought for a while: "Aren't you worried that the enemy will escape from the north gate?" ”

Zheng Yi shook his head: "The defenders in the city will not flee so easily, at least not until our two main regiments attack the city wall......

"After you occupy the East Coast Ferry, you can launch a feint attack and create momentum by arranging suspicious soldiers, setting fire to the houses and warehouses on the pier, and bombarding the East Gate Tower with your four mortars, so that the enemy in the city will panic because of the siege on three sides."

"At that time, even if they don't flee, they will mobilize their forces to defend the west bank ferry outside the east gate, which can contain at least one battalion of the enemy's strength, thereby reducing the attack resistance of the two main regiments."

"Got it! We rode there, and in an hour at most we could cross the river from a small ferry three kilometers south of the city, and by six o'clock we would be able to take the empty wharf on the east bank. ”

Tian Antai understood Zheng Yi's intentions very well.

Zheng Yi grabbed Tian Antai, who turned around to leave: "Bring more pointed bullets and try to give full play to the advantages of long-range accurate shooting." ”

Tian Antai grinned: "Don't worry, the east bank ferry is only three hundred meters away from the east city gate on the west bank, which is exactly within the range of snipers, as long as the enemy dares to come out, we will resolutely destroy them!" (To be continued.) )