After the enemy stopped attacking, Lin Jingyao finally took a breath. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info placed the command post on the city wall as the commander and took the lead, in order to express the spirit of fighting to the end. The first battalion commander reported with a bandage wrapped around his arm: "Regiment commander, the person who reported the news has been dispatched, what else do you have to order?" "Tell the soldiers to hurry up and eat, rest," "Yes!" "Chief of Staff!" "The subordinates are here!" "You go and reassure the people in the town, tell them that there will be a fierce battle tomorrow, and let them go out and hide for a while."

After the chief of staff left, a subordinate came to report: "Report to the regiment commander, the wounded soldiers of the Qing army outside the city wall have been carried in and are being treated." Some soldiers expressed their dissatisfaction, why did they treat the wounded soldiers of the Qing army? "This is what the Overseers call humanitarianism, don't be wordy, and comfort the dissatisfaction of the soldiers!" Lin Jingyao was worried about tomorrow's battle, and if there were no reinforcements, the city would most likely fall. In fact, he didn't know that Ge Yunfei had already considered the uncertainty and ordered the brigade commander Wang Jiefang to lead the 2nd Regiment and take the lead in advancing lightly to Lingxian.

In the headquarters of the first town, the commander of the first association said with a sad face: "Lord Liang, the loss of the first standard of our department has reached more than 700 people, according to the report of the attacking troops, the rebels have small bombs in their hands, and the power is huge in close combat, and the soldiers cannot approach the city wall at all. "My lord, this kind of small bomb was used in the Russo-Japanese War, and I didn't expect the rebels to have this kind of weapon." A subordinate interjected. "This kind of small bomb is called a man-made grenade, and at present, only the Japanese army is equipped with grenades, but we don't pay attention to grenades at all."

Liangbi continued: "The rebels are equipped with grenades, which is obviously Ge Yunfei's masterpiece, and this person should not be underestimated. The rebels had great firepower and were so stubborn in defense that it could be concluded that they were the main forces. It is advantageous that the rebels have no artillery corps, and tomorrow they will attack and continue to rely on our powerful artillery. Tomorrow, the 1st Association will be fully engaged in battle, and no matter what the cost, it will be necessary to take the town of Ander and destroy the rebels. "Liangbi miscalculated, he thought that the rebels in Ande Town, at least 5,000 people, were definitely the main force. If this battle is won, the overall situation of Shandong can be determined.

"My lord, the person who reported the battle to the Jingshi has returned from Texas. The War Department sent a telegram ordering our department to eliminate the main force of the rebels in Lingxian County, and in addition, the 2nd Town dispatched a association to the south from Tianjin to support our troops in the battle! "A subordinate reports." My lord, it is foolish for the rebels to hold back the town of Ander. The best military deployment should be to hold the city of Jinan. The subordinates analyzed that the rebels had entered the dead land, and the adults made meritorious contributions and became famous in the world just around the corner! "One of his subordinates slapped his horse.

Liang Bi was a little flustered when he heard this, the rebels had no artillery, and the walls of Ande Town were low and not strong, and he firmly believed that the city would be broken tomorrow. "Tomorrow morning, order the horse team to return to the two flanks of Endertown, and if the rebels escape, they will be pursued immediately!" "Check!" All subordinates bow their heads.

At this time, in the War Department in the capital, all the ministers of military aircraft were discussing. In particular, the rebels actually chose to block in Lingxian, and they unanimously believed that the rebels had made Li Zhi faint, and defeat was a foregone conclusion. In front of everyone, Yiliang praised everyone for Liangbi. The ministers agreed, and it seemed that they would win.

Yuan Shikai returned to the official residence in a somewhat depressed mood, peeping with his military eyes, he couldn't understand why Ge Yunfei was blocking Lingxian, and there was no artillery support in his headquarters, which was undoubtedly a cocoon. Yuan Shikai, who was "well versed in military affairs", could not see the mystery of blocking the attack in Lingxian at all, and was deeply worried about Ge Yunfei's arrangement. Anyone with a little military knowledge will see that there is no merit in blocking the attack in Lingxian, not to mention the combat capability of the troops, and wartime supply is the bottleneck. However, Liangbi relied on Texas, but it was in an extremely powerful position, and the logistics supply was faster in wartime.

The War Department decided that the 2nd Town and 3rd Association would follow to support, which was understandable, and he could not object to this move. In an instant, Yuan Shikai's military talent for Ge Yunfei was shaken. According to Yuan Shikai's idea, Ge Yunfei should rely on the strong city wall of Jinan, as long as he holds on for more than a month, the situation will change abruptly, and Liangbi will return in vain, and even lose his troops and will be defeated. However, Ge Yunfei chose the most stupid tactics and faced the danger of defeat. Throughout the night, Yuan Shikai tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

At about 11 o'clock in the night, two soldiers who urgently asked for help and reported the news met the 2nd Regiment led by Wang Jiefang. After listening to the military intelligence report, he did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent a signal corps to continue to report the news, and then ordered the troops to speed up.

In the morning, the soldiers had just finished their breakfast at the defensive position of the city wall of Andertown, when suddenly a piercing whistling sound came from the air. "Enemy shelling, enemy shelling!" The observation sentry shouted loudly, and the soldiers immediately scattered and hid. Shells exploded on the city walls, and the smoke quickly filled. With continuous shelling, the defending soldiers seemed to have gained experience, and instead of running around, they were lying in one place and not moving.

The deafening explosions continued, and after 10 minutes of shelling, Liangbi ordered the artillery fire to be extended and ordered the attacking troops to attack. Liangbi ordered the 1st Association to form 3 groups of offensive shaved teams, and used rotational offensive tactics to break through the position. The battle became dangerous, and half an hour later, a clear soldier on the north side of the city climbed up. The soldiers fought back bravely, and with the explosion of grenades, the follow-up Qing soldiers were cut off, and the Qing troops who climbed the city wall were wiped out by the fierce white-knuckle combat of the defending soldiers.

At this moment, Lin Jingyao's head is already wooden, reinforcements are delayed, and maybe the last moment is coming. Suddenly, the machine gun next to him stopped firing, and the machine gunner was shot and killed. Lin Jingyao subconsciously held the handle of the machine gun, and the heavy machine gun began to roar again. Suddenly there was a violent explosion, and the gates of the city were blown open. It turned out that the Qing army found that the city gate was a dead end, and there was no urn city at the city gate, so they launched a fierce attack on the city gate. The city gate was opened, and the Qing soldiers swarmed in.

Just at the last moment, a loud military horn sounded behind him, and the dense rain of bullets swept through, and the Qing soldiers who rushed into the city gate saw a large number of rebel soldiers rushing towards them, and they were immediately terrified, "There is an ambush in the city, there is an ambush in the city!" The Qing soldiers shouted loudly and began to flee in confusion. Some of the Qing soldiers who did not have time to escape from the city gate immediately surrendered on their knees. The soldiers defending the city walls were demoralized when they saw the reinforcements arriving. The defeat was like a mountain, and this round of continuous high-intensity attacks of the Qing army ended in failure. Angry, Liangbi ordered the artillery team to continue firing and ordered the 2nd Standard Reserve to attack.

In a temporary headquarters in the city, the explosion shook and dust continued to fall. "Report to the brigade commander, the commander of the 1st regiment, Lin Jingyao, has arrived!" Lin Jingyao walked in covered in dust and saluted. Wang Jiefang returned the military salute. "Commander Lin, good job, good warriors of the 1st regiment. I have ordered the 2nd Regiment to enter the position, and your troops have withdrawn one after another to rest. "Brigadier Commander, if you don't arrive in time, I'm afraid I'll never see you again." "The Overseer will arrive at about 2 p.m. with the main force, and your troops will be ready to fight back on all fronts!" "Yes!"

After the 2nd Association of the First Town was put into battle, in the face of the corpses that had been killed everywhere in front of it, it was obviously timid, its will to fight was greatly reduced, and its offensive strength was obviously exhausted. Seeing this scene, Liangbi couldn't do anything, but he was sure that the main force of the enemy army was in Ande Town, so he immediately changed his tactics. Since the enemy was ambushing a large number of soldiers in the town, he ordered the artillery team to bombard the town indiscriminately, so as to kill and wound a large number of enemies, and at the same time ordered the attacking troops to maintain a certain intensity of attack and exert defensive pressure on the enemy.

After the enemy's attack slowed down, in the brigade headquarters in the city, the brigade chief of staff He Ying said: "Brigade commander, the enemy's artillery fire is indiscriminate, obviously thinking that we have ambush soldiers and trying to kill and wound us with artillery fire. The artillery fire shifted the target, the pressure on the defending troops of the city wall decreased, and the enemy's attack weakened, and it seems that Liangbi's rapid attack was unsuccessful and a war of attrition was going to be adopted! Wang Jiefang said with disdain: "Liangbi thinks of beauty, tonight is his end." The Overseer will lead the main force at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and as soon as the enemy rear is fought, it will be the time for us to counterattack on all fronts! ”

"Brigade commander, the reorganized 2nd Brigade is the original Zhaoyuan Mine Protection Team, have you seen the commander of the department?" Deputy Brigade Commander Zhou Tao asked in confusion. "I haven't met Brigade Commander He, and his information is rarely revealed due to secrecy. But I know that the Zhaoyuan Mine Protection Team was built by the Overseers, including the 4th Brigade Wang Kun's Division, which was also secretly built by the Overseers. "The brigade commander, both of whom are subordinates of the Overseers, do not know each other, and what a good way the Overseers have done it."

"Report to the brigade commander, enemy cavalry units have been found on the north and south sides of the town!" While the generals were sighing, a subordinate came in to report.

Wang Jiefang took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, "It's 11:30, immediately inform the Overseers of this situation, so that the Overseers can be prepared." "Brigade commander, we have everything ready, can He Zhibu assemble on the north side as scheduled?" Chief of Staff He Ying was a little worried. "Since the Overseers have given Ho Zhi the task of secret intersperse, it means that Ho Zhi has this ability. However, after they assemble, they have to make a detour to the enemy's rear to attack, hoping that there will be no accident and the enemy will detect it. "I don't think that Liangbi could not have imagined that the long journey would play a hidden role, and a strange army would detour back to his rear, and this mode of operation would be something that the Overseers could come up with." Chief of Staff He Ying praised.

Ge Yunfei was marching with a large group of men and horses, and suddenly there was a rumbling cannon sound in front of him, and it was obvious that he was not far from Ande Town. When the soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but speed up their progress. At this time, two fast horses flew from the front, and the two horses came to Ge Yunfei, and the communication soldier did not dismount and raised his hand to salute: "Report to the Overseer, the north and south flanks of Ande Town have found enemy cavalry units, judging that it is the horse team of the First Town, and the brigade commander asked the Overseer to prepare." Ge Yunfei nodded and said, "Let Brigade Commander Li come and listen to the order!" After a while, Li Zhong arrived on horseback.

"Brigadier Li!" "The subordinates are here!" "After the Qing army horse team was found on both flanks of Ande Town, and the troops counterattacked on all fronts, the task of your department is to block the Qing army horse team, serve as the flank defense of the two wings of the counterattack force, and prevent the enemy Qing army cavalry from attacking!" "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! Soon, Ge Yunfei led a large army to the east gate of Ande Town, and Wang Jiefang led the generals outside the east gate to wait.