After the two rounds of artillery bombardment, according to Wang Mo, warmed up the Hubei Army, the Sichuan Army Corps began to launch small-scale exploratory attacks on various positions of the Hubei Army, mainly to reconnoiter the deployment of various firepower points and fortifications of the Hubei Army.

When a group of hungry wolves hunts a threatening group of prey, they usually do not immediately pounce and bite, but while maintaining deterrence and intimidation, a few hungry wolves attack and provoke the prey group, induce or force the prey group to show their flaws, and finally pounce on all of them.

What Wang Mo hoped for was to cultivate the Sichuan Army into such a cunning and ferocious hungry wolf pack.

The small forces of the Sichuan Army were spread out, using rocks and trees and other bunkers to continuously move towards the positions of the Hubei Army.

Perhaps it was due to the blow of the two rounds of artillery bombardment of the Sichuan Army just now, and all units of the Second Division of the Hubei Army were a little unable to bear it.

Bang-bang-bang-bang-

Gunfire rang out, and all positions of the Hubei Army opened fire on all fronts.

The Sichuan troops, who were conducting a tentative attack, immediately lay on their stomachs and crawled forward, while firing back fire.

Dada-

Seeing that the attacking forces of the Sichuan army were getting closer and closer, the hidden firepower points on the positions of the Hubei army finally couldn't help but open fire.

"There's a bunker over there!"

"There's a machine-gun emplacement over there!"

"There's a hiding spot over there!"

……

On the side of the Sichuan Army, there were constantly observers who were responsible for observing the firing points and fortifications on various positions of the Hubei Army, and recorded them one by one.

Wang Mo, who had been carefully observing the situation on the battlefield, put down his binoculars. The order was given: "Give the order to the attacking troops to withdraw." The artillery regiment of the 1st Division immediately carried out a covering artillery bombardment of various firing points and fortifications on the positions of the Hubei Army! ”

This time it's no longer a warm-up. It's about getting real.

In the rear artillery position of the Sichuan Corps, 100 75mm Grusen Mountain guns were lined up in five columns, and behind each gun position were shells that had just been sent like a hill, and hundreds of artillerymen were stepping up to wipe the shells and install the fuses.

100 main gunners shook the cradle according to the parameters reported by the observer, adjusted the shelling Zhuyuan, and sent the shells into the gun compartment. Complete the final preparations for shelling.

Under a large tree next to the artillery position. Li Xudong, who was dressed in military uniform, saw that all artillery groups had completed preparations for shelling, and immediately ordered: "In the first round of artillery bombardment, target all firing points of the Hubei Army position, open fire!" ”

The red flag is waved!

"Fire—"

The gunners slammed the gun ropes. The recoil of the shell pushed the gun back, and the gun carriage slammed into the dirt.

Boom-boom-boom-

Before the deafening roar dissipated, a cloud of fireworks exploded on the Hubei army's position. Shells were densely smashed into the areas of various firing points on the Hubei Army positions, and the heat wave generated by the explosion carried countless sharp shrapnel to destroy the bunkers, machine gun positions, hidden soldiers, and bunkers.

Before the smoke of the first round of shelling had dissipated, Li Xudong ordered again: "In the second round of shelling, the target is various obstacles such as horse rejection piles and deer barricades in front of the Hubei Army's position, open fire!" ”

The order was given, and the artillery groups were busy again, carrying the shells of the shells. Adjust the shelling of the elements.

As the shelling progressed, the artillery groups gradually entered the state, and the cooperation became more and more skillful and tacit, and the speed of firing the artillery became faster and faster.

The second round of shelling soon began, and this time the shelling was not concentrated at a few points on the first side, but in a line, sweeping the area where obstacles were stacked in front of the Hubei army's position.

One by one, the shells smashed in front of the Hubei Army's position, and those obstacles such as horse rejection piles and deer barricades, which would have been very troublesome, were instantly blown into pieces, leaving only shocking craters.

After the second round of shelling was over, Li Xudong then issued an order: "The third round of shelling will bombard the missed targets of the first two rounds of shelling, and then the artillery fire will be extended, and each artillery group will fire freely, giving the Hubei Army soldiers maximum damage and opening fire!" ”

After the artillery fire was extended and the order for each artillery group to fire freely was issued, it was the time for each artillery group to really show its skills.

Each of the main gunners struggled to shoot one valuable shell after another as fast as possible, and the heat and busyness made many gunners simply strip off their clothes and go back and forth between the gun pile and the cannon with their bare upper bodies, eager to shoot all the shells in one go.

Countless shells rained down on the positions of the Hubei Army, and the sound of explosions came one after another, and hundreds of soldiers of the Hubei Army were swept away by the air waves, shrapnel, and buried in the earth.

Zhao Zhenhua shrank in the anti-artillery hole, covered his ears with his hands, opened his mouth wide, and from time to time there were heat waves with moist sand pouring into his mouth, and the overwhelming shelling of the Sichuan Army made him feel extremely shocked when he had just stepped onto the battlefield.

Yes, that's right, the instructors in the Armament Academy have talked about the terrifying power and great lethality of the covering shelling, and the books also describe the bloody and brutal shelling. However, the descriptions in other people's books are just a few sentences and a few paragraphs, where are the feelings of personal experience profound and shocking.

Boom -

Another shell exploded not far from the anti-artillery hole where Zhao Zhenhua was, and a scorching wave of air poured in from the hole. Then, he vaguely saw a person being blown up and falling at the mouth of the anti-artillery hole where he was.

After the smoke cleared, Zhao Zhenhua saw the man's face clearly, which was the veteran oil who he usually hated the most.

"Ahh Yes...... My leg! My leg! ”

The veteran Youzi, who was gradually regaining consciousness, felt the sharp pain and erupted into a terrible scream, while holding his half-blown left leg and screaming in pain.

Although Zhao Zhenhua usually dislikes the veteran Youzi, and even sometimes longs for him to die, at this time he rushed out without the slightest hesitation, took off his clothes to wrap the broken leg of the veteran Youzi that kept gushing blood, and shouted at the same time: "Hygienist, save people!" Hygienist, save people! ”

Soon a stretcher came over and carried the veteran soldier down, and Zhao Zhenhua sat down in the trench in amazement. In the past, when he was in the Martial Arts Academy, he always thought about how high-spirited it would be to lead thousands of troops and horses to make meritorious contributions and win brilliant victories in one war after another.

However, now the cruel reality tells him that war is not as beautiful as he imagined, and war will always be bloody and cruel.

"Get up, hurry up, get into the battle position, the Sichuan army is coming up!"

The shouts of the Hubei officers pulled Zhao Zhenhua back from his chaotic thoughts.

Zhao Zhenhua did not forget his duty, immediately jumped up, walked over and shouted at his soldiers: "Get up, get up quickly, get ready for battle!" Hurry up, the Sichuan army is about to touch it! ”

Zhao Zhenhua cautiously probed to check the situation, and sure enough, the dense Sichuan soldiers in the distance were swarming like locusts.

The artillery rushed after the infantry, and the infantry rushed after the artillery fire.

This is an extremely simple, rigid and old-fashioned tactic. However, in another time and space, the Japanese army repeatedly used such tactics to defeat most of China.

In the case of absolute superiority in artillery fire, this trick is indeed very useful. Therefore, after the artillery regiment carried out a wanton and indiscriminate bombardment of the Hubei Army's position, Wang Mo immediately launched a full-line attack on the Hubei Army's position when the Hubei Army's Second Division had not yet taken a breath from the shelling.

The ferocity of the Sichuan Army's offensive was something Cai Hanqing did not expect. Not long after the war began, the units of the Second Division complained bitterly and urgently one after another.

Cai Hanqing, who was anxious, had to urgently recruit a signal soldier and ordered: "Go to the governor immediately, and implore the governor to immediately let the first division send troops to copy the rear road of the Sichuan Army to relieve the pressure on the second division, otherwise the second division will not last long!" ”

"Yes!" The signal corps soon received the order to leave.

The sound of artillery in the area around Jinyin Lake was incessant, and the people of Hankou could almost hear it very clearly, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke seemed to have permeated the tip of their noses.

The Sichuan Army did not go to Hanyang, but concentrated its forces to attack the Jinyinhu defense line of the Hubei Army, and everyone knew that the Sichuan Army was still heading towards the Liujiamiao Railway Station.

In fact, Wang Mo explained in detail to the officers of the Sichuan Army that since they were racing against time to seize time, they could not have any hesitation or concerns, and they must strike hard and go straight to the destination, Liujiamiao Railway Station.

After taking the Liujiamiao Railway Station, it is not too late to turn around and capture Hanyang.

To use a figurative analogy, this tactical move is like a left hook. Launched an attack from the side of Jinyin Lake, after breaking through the defense line of the Hubei Army, he slammed the Liujiamiao Railway Station, and finally turned right and smashed in Hanyang to take the Hanyang Arsenal.

The news of the urgency of the Jinyin Lake defense line soon spread to the Hubei Governor's Mansion.

"Let the 1st Division copy the back road of the Sichuan Army? Is this plan feasible? Li Yuanhong's face was full of sorrow, and he was considering whether he should let the first division attack.

"Governor, I think it's possible!" Jin Yongyan said, "With the strength of the First Division, even if it can't inflict heavy damage on the Sichuan army, at least it can use the surprise attack to eliminate the Sichuan army's artillery regiment in one fell swoop." ”

Speaking of this, Jin Yongyan smiled coldly: "Without the artillery regiment, I see if the Sichuan army can still be arrogant!" ”

Li Yuanhong nodded and said, "This is also true, if you can really take out the artillery regiment of the Sichuan army in one fell swoop, then this battle will be much easier to fight." "What he feared the most was the powerful artillery regiment of the Sichuan Army, which was comparable to that of the Beiyang Army.

With the expectation of ending the Sichuan Army's artillery regiment, Li Yuanhong quickly made a decision and ordered the First Division to attack immediately and launch a surprise attack on the Sichuan Army from the flank and rear, focusing on attacking the Sichuan Army's artillery regiment.

At the same time that Li Yuanhong urgently dispatched troops, the battle on the side of Jinyin Lake became more and more intense.

Wang Mo was looking at the map, repeatedly thinking about how to deal with the 2nd Beiyang Mixed Brigade defending Liujiamiao.

At this time, a communications soldier strode over and reported to Wang Mo: "Report to the young marshal, a large number of Hubei troops have been found in the rear of our department, and it is suspected that they are the first division of the Hubei Army. ”

was copied by someone, Wang Mo did not panic at all, but smiled confidently: "Sure enough, it's still here!" (To be continued.) (。 ))