On the official road leading from Ziyang to Zizhong, the 30,000 troops of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions of the Sichuan Army continued to be endless, filling the already not very spacious official road, and the officers and soldiers trotted all the way.

Peng Guanglie sat on horseback, watched the speed of the troops' march, frowned, and gave an order to the adjutant next to him: "Tell the brothers, work harder, and be sure to rush to Zizhong before dark." If there is any slackness, military law will deal with it! ”

The adjutant was just about to convey Liu Cunhou's order when he heard a loud noise.

Boom -

Hearing the explosion, the officer among his teammates immediately shouted: "Enemy attack, hide, hide!" ”

The officers and soldiers who had been crowded on the official road hid in the bushes on both sides to hide, and Peng Guanglie also got off the slightly frightened horse, and then his guards protected him.

A quarter of an hour passed, and there was silence around the official road, and after the explosion just now, there was no other movement.

"Each reconnaissance unit should be sent out to investigate the vicinity of the official road clearly, and if there is an ambush, fire a warning shot immediately! The regiments are ready for battle, and if they hear that there is an exchange of fire between the enemy and the reconnaissance troops, the whole division will immediately pounce on them and destroy them! Peng Guanglie conveyed the order to the troops below, he was not worried about being ambushed, but very much hoped that the special operations battalion of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army would be ambushed here.

An hour passed, and the reconnaissance units sent out by the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army returned one after another. To Peng Guanglie's disappointment, the reconnaissance team found nothing, and there was not even a single figure near the official road, let alone the enemy in ambush.

"Division commander, judging from his humble duties, this must be a trick of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army, wanting to make us suspicious and delay the speed of the march!"

"That's right, maybe just one or two people hid near the official road and dropped a bomb, and then slipped away."

"I heard that the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army has a grenade that can be held and thrown, and I'm afraid that along the way, they will keep throwing this grenade at us and harass us."

"Yes, if you really want to be honest with them, delay the speed of advancing to southern Sichuan, that is their trick."

The officers of the regiments said one after another that this must be a trick of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army to harass and delay the march of the 2nd Division, and they should not be ignored.

Peng Guanglie also felt that it should be like this, in the face of an army of 30,000, the small force of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army did not have the courage or the ability to ambush.

"In that case, then ignore these rats with their heads and tails hidden, and let the brothers continue on their way." Peng Guanglie didn't think too much and let the troops continue to advance, otherwise Sun Zhaoluan and Liu Cunhou in the back would have come over to urge.

As soon as the 2nd Division resumed its march, there was another loud bang.

Boom -

The violent explosion was like a loud slap in Peng Guanglie's face, and he was so angry that he roared angrily: "Did the reconnaissance unit just now eat, how can there be a hidden enemy?" ”

Peng Guanglie originally thought that the reconnaissance unit had not searched carefully just now and had missed the enemy lurking near the official road, but when the officers of the vanguard team came to report the details of the explosion, he realized that this was not the case at all.

When he came to the scene of the explosion in front of him, Peng Guanglie saw two potholes on the ground caused by the explosion, as well as three soldiers who were seriously injured with broken legs next to the official road, and seven or eight lightly wounded people who were scratched by shrapnel.

"You mean the bomb exploded from under the ground, not overhead?" After listening to the report of a platoon commander at the front of the vanguard unit, Peng Guanglie felt a little incredulous about this situation that he had never seen before.

The platoon commander replied affirmatively, "That's right, division commander." The first explosion didn't pay attention to the big guys, but the second explosion was seen by many brothers from underground, and no one was hiding in the distance to throw bombs. ”

"Exploding from underground? If that's the case......" Peng Guanglie pondered, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he looked up at the official road ahead, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

The officers and men of the 2nd Division, who were smart and smart, looked ahead at Peng Guanglie's gaze, and also thought of something, and their faces changed greatly.

"Someone, bring a horse!" Peng Guanglie shouted.

Soon a soldier led a horse to the front, and Peng Guanglie ordered to drive the horse to the front.

Syllable!

The soldier slapped the horse's buttocks hard, and the horse, in pain, immediately raised its hooves and rushed out.

Boom-boom-boom

Explosions rang out one after another, and the horse was blown away in a puff of smoke and dust, and finally collapsed on the side of the road, dying.

After seeing the great danger on the official road ahead, the officers and men of the 2nd Division involuntarily retreated slightly.

Although I don't know what means the southern Sichuan revolutionary army used to bury the bomb in the ground, so that people would explode if they stepped on it, Peng Guanglie knew very well that the soldiers would never go forward until this threat of human life was lifted.

Faced with this situation, Peng Guanglie had a headache, and in desperation, he had to ask the troops to stop advancing and find a way to deal with the bombs buried in the ground first.

……

In Chongqing, the three main regiments of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army outside the city were all assembled and on standby, and the soldiers defending the city continued to carry ammunition and materials to the city, and the atmosphere of the war was strong.

"I would like to inform the fathers and villagers of Chongqing, our revolutionary army in southern Sichuan will launch a comprehensive artillery bombardment, in order to avoid accidental injury, please evacuate within 100 meters of the city wall. If the property of the house is damaged by shelling, our army will compensate according to the price after the war. ”

"I am telling the elders and villagers in Chongqing to ......"

At the gates of Chongqing, there were soldiers of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army holding loudspeakers shouting, tirelessly repeating them over and over again.

If the people were so solemnly warned to evacuate the area around the city wall, I am afraid that the power of the artillery bombardment will be very amazing, and the officers and soldiers defending the city at the head of the city are very nervous.

In the headquarters of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army over there, Wang Haoshan put down his binoculars and ordered: "Order the artillery regiment to launch a comprehensive artillery bombardment!" Tell Li Xudong to blow up the hidden forts, machine gun positions, bunkers, and city gates on the Chongqing defense line! ”

After receiving the order for Wang Haoshan to launch a full-scale artillery bombardment, Li Xudong immediately ordered the adjustment of the artillery bombardment of Zhuyuan.

On the artillery position, a full hundred 75mm Grusen mountain guns were divided into five columns and arranged on a slope the size of a football field. The shiny and bright metal cannon body and the black hole muzzle give people a great visual shock.

A hundred 75mm Grusen Mountain guns may not sound like much, but in fact this is definitely far more than the number of artillery equipped by ordinary artillery regiments, and I am afraid that a town in Beiyang may not be able to have so many field guns.

The observer visually reported the parameters with experience, and the main gunner immediately shook the cradle vigorously and adjusted the shelling elements.

"Ready!" Li Xudong gave the order.

The flag-bearer was ordered to raise the red flag high, and the main gunners of each gun immediately sent the shells into the gun compartment, closed the valve, and tightly grasped the gun rope with their right hand.

"Fire!"

With Li Xudong's order, the flag bearer waved the red command flag in his hand down, and all gunners pulled the cannon rope in unison.

Boom -

The resonance of the salvo caused a deafening bang, and a hundred shells broke through the air and smashed into the head of Chongqing.

At the head of Chongqing, countless shells were heard screaming through the air, and the officers shouted in horror: "Shelling, concealment, concealment!" ”

The experienced veterans did not hesitate to lie down on the spot with their heads in their hands, and the recruits panicked, or scurried around, or were too frightened to move, and trembled all over.

Boom-boom-boom-

The shells fell one after another, the rubble flew up, and bursts of fireworks were ignited, and countless shrapnel were scattered in all directions, tearing apart the fragile bodies of the soldiers defending the city, and blood splattered.

Through what he observed through the telescope, Li Xudong was not satisfied with the results achieved in the first round of shelling, because not a few shells hit those strong bunkers and bunkers, and did not achieve the goal of sweeping away the fire points of the enemy's defensive line.

"Calibrate the artillery bombardment Zhuyuan and prepare for the second round of shelling!" Li Xudong soon gave the order to launch a second round of shelling.

The observer calculates the error of the shelling, and then reports the error parameters, and the main gunner immediately shakes the rocker to calibrate the shelling elements.

"Ready!"

Another hundred shells were sent into the gun compartment, and a hundred Grusen mountain guns were once again put into a state of shelling.

"Fire!"

Boom -

A hundred Grussen Mountain Cannons roared again, and a huge roar pierced the sky.

Compared to the first round of shelling, this round of shelling was much more accurate, and the bunkers, machine-gun positions and fortified bunkers on the defense line of Chongqing were hit by shells one after another, destroyed in an instant, and then plunged into a sea of fire.

On the defense line of Chongqing, countless officers and soldiers defending the city fell in pools of blood, screaming and wailing.

Seeing with his own eyes that his comrades-in-arms around him were torn to pieces by shells, blood splattered on his body, countless recruits had bloodless faces, their eyes were blank, and they just held their heads and shrank there shivering.

"I ...... I don't want to die, this city is gone! ”

Soon a soldier threw his rifle to the ground and jumped down the city in a puff of smoke.

Bang -

A gunshot rang out, and the soldiers who ran down the city were shot dead.

"Those who escape from the battle will be dealt with by military law!" The Warlords don't know when they pop up again.

Looking at the fierce and glorious overseers, the officers and soldiers who were about to move had to shrink back.

At that moment, there was another rapid scream in the sky.

"Shelling, lying down!"

Several shells slammed down, and in the middle of the location of the Inspector team, the majestic Inspector was blown away, and most of the Inspector team members were killed on the spot, and a small half were seriously injured and fell to the ground, and they couldn't survive.

"Run!"

I don't know who shouted, and the soldiers defending the city threw down their rifles and scrambled to flee.

On the roof of the temporary headquarters, Hu Jingyi, who saw this scene through the telescope, had a gloomy face, and immediately issued an order to the heralds around him: "Order the machine gun battalion, and the whole battalion will immediately rush to the north gate to stand by!" ”

There was no siege force of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army in the north of Chongqing, and Hu Jingyi was about to withdraw. The machine gun battalion was the descendant unit he brought to Chongqing to take office, and it was naturally arranged in the first sequence of retreat.

Under the fierce shelling of the artillery regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army at any cost, Chongqing's city defense line was on the verge of collapse, and important firing points and bunkers were basically ploughed flat by the shelling.

"Order, start a full-scale general offensive!" Wang Haoshan duly ordered a full-scale general offensive