In response to the deployment of the Feng army, the direct army took Wu Peifu as the commander-in-chief, and the headquarters was located in Zhuozhou (now Baoding, Hebei). Wang Chengbin is the commander-in-chief of the West Road, stationed in Gu'an. It is equipped with Wang Chengbin's 23rd Division, Zhang Fulai's 24th Division, Li Mingzhong's 15th Mixed Brigade, Zhang Keyao's 1st Mixed Brigade, and Wu Peifu's 3rd Division. The fortification was in the area of Liuli River (now Beijing) and Gu'an (now Langfang, Hebei). The commander-in-chief of the East Road was Zhang Guorong, and Zhumachang (now part of Qingxian County, Hebei) was attached to Zhang Guorong's 26th Division, Dong Zhengguo's 13th Mixed Brigade, Peng Shousen's 14th Mixed Brigade, and Sun Yue's 16th Mixed Brigade. Its defense line is divided into Gu'an, Niutou Town, Tianjiakou, Shengfang, Dacheng, Ziyahe and other places in Langfang. The total main force of the direct army is about 100,000 people.

In terms of strength and equipment, the Feng army was superior to the direct army. However, judging from the quality of the soldiers, the management and training of the troops, the direct army is far better than the Feng army. How often did the infantry of the direct army pass through the battle formation, while the Feng army was known for its cavalry and artillery corps.

The two of them tacitly paid the attention of the cavalry, and this tank and armored car were born to be the nemesis of the cavalry. The 28th Cavalry Division of Jilin came into their sight, and the two of them planned to press the troops as soon as the battle began, and stood by near Gu'an 30 kilometers to find fighters, and destroyed the 28th Division in one fell swoop. The two hit it off and immediately sent a telegram to Yanyang, asking two sparrow bombers to fly to Cangzhou tomorrow to stand by.

With a stroke of his pen, Hu Wenkai stopped three planes directly in Cangzhou to listen to Gao Jinchang's command, and took special care of it, and he must do a good job of coordinating heaven and earth, and don't blow himself up. As soon as the matter was arranged, the four countries from Beijing affirmed that Britain, the United States, France, and Japan would not intervene in the war between Zhifeng, that the battle of Zhifeng must avoid Beijing, and that the four countries would maintain the same position and should not interfere in the war of Zhifeng. The four countries are not allowed to participate in the war with a single soldier of their own country, to provide weapons and provide intelligence.

Hu Wenkai was slumped on the sofa next to his desk, humming a small tune contentedly with a cigarette in his mouth, and the four countries affirmed that they did not run out of their own circles, and history still developed according to their own trends.

Wu Peifu from the General Headquarters of the Zhuozhou Direct Army sat in front of the map and asked the staff officer: "Have the troops arrived at the scheduled location as planned?" ”

"The commander's troops have all arrived in place."

"That's good to pass on my order, Wang Chengbin on the West Road will start acting according to the operational deployment, and Zhang Guorong on the East Road must hold the position for me and not be allowed to retreat."

The Battle of Zhifeng officially kicked off four hours after the announcement of the Four Kingdoms, and Gao Jinchang instructed the confidential personnel to send a report to Wu Peifu to know the route of the march and get into the tank, and Sun Xiaolan jumped into the armored personnel carrier and set off after him. Sun Xiaolan said to the observing officer beside him: "If you go out in this posture, you will scare the Feng army away." ”

"Probably not, we know the parameters of these equipment, but they don't know, it is estimated that people rushed up with grenades and cavalry slashed with sabers, just like we used to."

Laughing in the carriage, Sun Xiaolan put on goggles and opened the roof window to look around, except for the roar of the motor, there was not a single soldier in sight. Smacking his lips, he remembered that this was what the boss said about mechanized marching. According to Gao Jinchang's estimates, it will take about four hours to reach 140 kilometers, and the armored vehicle is driving on the dirt road, shaking very badly, and Sun Xiaolan's face turned pale in less than half an hour.

All the food eaten at noon was spit into the paper bag he carried, and the soldier in the car comforted: "Sir, you are already good, we just started to sit in this car for a few minutes and vomited." ”

"Don't talk to me, let me rest for a while, and I'll get in the back truck." Sun Xiaolan shook his hands weakly.

When they arrived at Yangmazhuang Township near Yongqing County, it was almost dark, and the team stopped and camped on the spot. Agents were sent out to inspect the surrounding area, and the sentinels swam around to set up sentry. The marching cauldron was propped up, and the soldiers began to cook, while Gao Jinchang directed the personnel to roll down the oil drums from the trucks to refuel the tank vehicles.

The marching camouflage tents were stretched out, and Sun Xiaolan lay in the tent in a large shape and didn't want to move. Gao Jinchang lifted the tent door curtain and patted Sun Xiaolan and said: "Brother Xiaolan, according to the information fed back by Wang Chengbin, the 28th Cavalry Division of Jilin is located in a housekeeper 28 kilometers away from us in a straight line, and the forward swimming post is less than 10 kilometers. ”

Sun Xiaolan got up and said weakly: "Map, flashlight." ”

Gao Jinchang unfolded the map and turned on the flashlight and said: "At 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, the special agents will be dispatched first to kill the swimming post and then rush over directly." ”

Sun Xiaolan looked at the map and said, "Commander Gao must first determine whether there are uncrossable rivers on the offensive route. This is of paramount importance, otherwise the armored vehicle cannot break through. ”

"After dinner, let the special agents explore the way and get the breakthrough route."

"Brother Xiaolan has already arranged this, let's go out to eat first." Gao Jinchang dragged Sun Xiaolan.

"How can you eat it, you will vomit when you eat it."

"Brother Xiaolan must eat this meal, I don't know when I will be able to eat a hot meal tomorrow. You'll be better off a few steps, trust me, or you'll wash your face and shake around. ”

Wang Xiaojun finished eating and dressing early and lay down, at nine o'clock in the evening he and the team members will explore the road together, and tomorrow morning will clean the mobile post.

At 9:10 a.m., Wang Xiaojun, who had changed into a grass green camouflage uniform, left the camp with 20 special agents. He wears camouflage makeup on his face, camouflage gloves on his hands, and rubber-soled shoes on his feet.

Ten kilometers later, the team was divided into four groups, three teams went to ambush the guerrilla outpost, and Wang Xiaojun led a group to the direction of housekeeping. Stooping forward along the wheat fields on the side of the dirt road, it was only at the intersection two kilometers from the housekeeper that the fixed post of the 28th Cavalry Division was discovered. Behind a log was set on a stand, five soldiers sat on the ground with their guns, and five war horses were tied to a tree not far away.

Less than a kilometer ahead, you can see a burning fire, a piece of war horses, and a series of checkpoints under the telescope.

Several team members muttered in a low voice: "My god has so many war horses, how good it would be to bring them all back." ”

Wang Xiaojun turned his head and glared at the team members who spoke, and pointed to the southeast, northwest, and northwest pipes to estimate the number of people.

Half an hour later, the five of them met and whispered their data, and according to their rough estimates, most of the 28th cavalry division was stationed in housekeeping.

After Gao Jinchang and Sun Xiaolan listened to Wang Xiaojun's report, Gao Jinchang said to Sun Xiaolan: "Brother Xiaolan, what do you think of the number of the 28th Cavalry Division. ”

"I guess it's the same as our previous brigades, and most of the cavalry divisions won't be divided here. Even if there is a division of troops, I don't think I have to care. The key is that after the defeat of the 28th Cavalry Division tomorrow, how to deal with the rout? Sun Xiaolan asked.

"This has been contacted, and in the second half of the night, Wang Chengbin will send a battalion of infantry and two cavalry companies to join us. I am going to let them follow us and collect the fleeing 28th Division. ”

"Well, it is necessary to arrange this force 15 kilometers to the front line, and we are maneuvering fast for fear that they will not be able to keep up."

The two of them didn't feel sleepy after a while, and began to talk about Hu Wenkai in the tent. After talking about it, I was surprised that this heavy armored regiment had been conducting targeted training for almost four months, and Hu Wenkai was all in charge of the formation and the exercise last year.

Gao Jinchang said that it is estimated that the 50-member observation group is the head of the various units specially arranged by the boss for the future. There is a steady stream of combat vehicles in Tianfen, with more than 20 different combat vehicles leaving the factory every month, and the other three brigades have begun to select elite soldiers and strong generals to form their own heavy armored regiments two months ago.

Sun Xiaolan nodded and said: "The boss's combat concept alone is advanced enough, but it still needs to be tested on the battlefield, and tomorrow is the key." ”

"It's still tomorrow, and you don't look at the time, it's already three o'clock."

"Mom, time flies so fast, Commander Gao, I'm starting to get excited about participating in mechanized combat first."

Gao Jinchang threw away the cigarette butt and said: "I am also the first time to form a mechanized battle, and the last time Xuzhou was not ideal, I was scolded by the boss, and I wrote a multi-word inspection. ”

The staff officer came in and said that Wang Chengbin's infantry battalion and two cavalry companies had arrived, and the two of them greeted them.

The battalion commander who came from the camp stood in the middle of the camp and kept looking around, muttering: "Where did this evil sect come from, this unit is too fucking well equipped, and it is all iron lumps." ”

Gao Jinchang shook hands with the battalion commander and handed them over: "Your unit only needs to follow our department to collect the rout, and you must not fight alone, the front is the Jilin 28th Cavalry Division." ”

Sun Xiaolan said on the side: "All the weapons and materials collected belong to your department, but your department must gather the war horses of the 28th Division and arrange personnel for me to transport to Cangzhou." ”

The battalion commander of Wang Chengbin's department couldn't answer these two cowhide coaxing guys when he opened his mouth, so he had to salute and say: "The order I received is to completely obey the commander's command, and I will carry out the things arranged by the commander to the letter. ”

Gao Jinchang said: "Staff Officer Wang, please take this friendly battalion commander to the designated position, and your task is to explain our army's combat intentions to this battalion commander in detail." ”

The staff officer took the battalion commander to leave for the designated position, and the camp sounded a short whistle from time to time, and a group of soldiers gathered to sort out their belongings and receive rations, and each battalion received a battle plan to break down the task. One after another orders were issued from Gao Jinchang's tent, breakfast at half past five, boarding the car at six o'clock, and launching an attack on time at seven o'clock.

When the chariot passed over Wang Chengbin's friendly army, the battalion commander looked at the rolling steel and petrified. Grabbed the hat on his head and said, "I said, how the fuck are you talking so bullshit, it's too tough, we have to fight with them, and we will probably collapse in one face." ”

"Brothers follow, two cavalry companies hurry up." The commander of the friendly battalion shouted with a shell gun in his hand.

Wang Xiaojun had just killed the sentry at the crossroads, and the roar of the chariot motor was heard behind him. The five people quickly jumped on the truck, picked up the infantry talkie, and reported to Gao Jinchang that two kilometers away was the 28th Division's station.

Tanks and armored vehicles were scattered in a line, and more than a dozen tanks raised their guns and made muffled noises, and one after another 100-millimeter shells were fired at the housekeepers.

The soldiers jumped out of the truck and quickly set up mortar positions behind tanks and armored vehicles, and more than 30 80 mortars were lined up one by one, and the commander shouted: "Correct the firing unit, ten rounds of rapid fire for two kilometers." ”