Hubei, Yellowstone Battlefield.

Boom-boom-boom

The sound of artillery bombardment continued to sound, and black clouds were shot out on the battlefield. After the black clouds cleared, they left behind huge craters and countless stumps and broken arms.

Looking at the situation on the battlefield with his glasses in his hands, Li Liejun's heart ached like a knife. The two divisions of the Jiangxi Army were brought out by him, and he could even call out the names of many low-level soldiers. But now, those familiar faces gradually disappeared under the artillery fire and bullets of the Sichuan army, making him feel that pieces of flesh and mouth on his body were cut out by sharp blades.

What I saw from the telescope showed that the artillery of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army was very accurate, and the attacking troops of the Jiangxi Army were almost blown to pieces, and every shell that fell was like a hard bite on the big cake of the Jiangxi Army. It is rumored that the artillery regiment of the Sichuan army is very strong, even the artillery team of the Beiyang Army cannot be compared with it, this does not seem to be an exaggeration, Li Liejun has to admit that the strong strength of the Sichuan army is not comparable to the Jiangxi army.

According to the original plan of the Kuomintang Zhugong, the Jiangxi army should follow the Yangtze River all the way like a bamboo, quickly go north to capture the three towns of Wuhan, seize control of the Hanyang Arsenal, and then control the Jinghan line, and finally divide the troops in four directions to sweep away the remnants of the Sichuan army stationed in various parts of Hubei.

However, the plan is happy, but the reality is skinny.

Not long after the Jiangxi Army entered Hubei, it was repeatedly blocked by the Second Division of the Sichuan Army and delayed by various means, so that the time for the Kuomintang generals to restrict the troops to enter Wuhan was repeatedly delayed.

What's even worse is that before arriving in Huangshi, the Sichuan army did not defend the defense line, so although it took a lot of time and effort, Li Liejun finally successfully broke through the two defense lines of the Sichuan army. But no one expected that the Second Division of the Sichuan Army would suddenly gather heavy troops on the periphery of Huangshi and put on a posture of strict defense.

The intensive shelling gradually thinned out and eventually stopped completely.

Li Liejun let out a sigh and ordered: "The artillery bombardment of the Sichuan Army Artillery Regiment has been suspended, and the Second Division has been sent to let them press up another regiment." Iron Mountain must be taken for me! ”

"Yes!" The herald responded to the order, and then ran quickly in the direction of the second division to convey Li Liejun's latest order.

Hu Tao, chief of staff of the Jiangxi Army next to him, couldn't help but suggest: "Governor, the firepower of the Sichuan army is too fierce. Is it to let the artillery team fight a few rounds and provide fire support? ”

Li Liejun's face changed, and he categorically vetoed: "No, have you forgotten how our first division's artillery team lost before?" It must be used just now, and the artillery team of the second division must not be exposed now! ”

At the beginning of the war. The officers of the Jiangxi Army were still clamoring for a fierce artillery battle with the Sichuan Army, but as soon as the artillery team of the First Division of the Jiangxi Army opened fire to reveal its position, the overwhelming shells of the Sichuan Army smashed down as soon as possible, and the entire First Division Artillery Corps was instantly reimbursed.

This heavy punch immediately stunned all the Jiangxi troops, and they had to admit that the strength of their own artillery team and the Sichuan artillery regiment was too great, and they were not qualified to engage in artillery battles with the other side at all. As a result, Li Liejun had to order the remaining artillery to be hidden, allowing his troops to attack under the fierce artillery fire of the Sichuan army.

With the issuance of Li Liejun's order, the Jiangxi Army once again organized an attack on the Tieshan position. The blue-gray color of the dense Jiangxi Army attack force was wavy, as if it was lifted high. Then he slapped forward against the past waves and charged towards the Iron Mountain position.

Dada-da-da

The machine gun on the Iron Mountain position rang out, Li Liejun frowned, and looked in the direction of the battlefield with his glasses. I saw the blue-gray waves that were hitting upwards, and if they hit the reef, they would spread out in an instant.

There are a lot of light and heavy machine guns on the Iron Mountain position, basically a company has a Maxim heavy machine gun and a Madsen light machine gun, and such a luxurious and luxurious weapon is definitely the first among all armies in China.

The Jiangxi Army, which was suppressed by light and heavy machine guns, did not immediately retreat, but continued to stubbornly spread out and rush forward. At the same time, they fired at the Sichuan troops on the position.

Li Liejun nodded with satisfaction, as the saying goes, after paying the heavy casualties of several battalions, the various departments of the Jiangxi Army finally figured out the rhythm and temperament of the light and heavy machine gunners of the Sichuan army. Effectively suppressed the opponent's play and quickly approached the forward position of the Sichuan army.

Seeing that he was about to rush to the position and engage in a white-knuckle battle, an explosion suddenly sounded at the front of the Tieshan position, and the soldiers of the Jiangxi Army who broke through were suddenly stunned.

"Grenades, Governor. This is a grenade unique to the Sichuan Army! Chief of Staff Hu Tao exclaimed.

Li Liejun had also heard that the Sichuan army was equipped with a small bomb that could be thrown out by hand, which was very useful for hand-to-hand combat, and he had always wanted to see it, but he didn't expect to experience the power of this grenade at this time.

The grenades on the Iron Mountain position were thrown down frantically as if they didn't want money, and they were thrown far away from a high position, and most of the grenade explosion points could not be fatal on the spot, but the damage caused by broken hands and feet was even greater.

The Jiangxi army, which had never encountered a grenade, suddenly panicked, suffered heavy losses, and had to retreat after dropping nearly 200 men, and this round of attack was once again declared a failure.

"Order, stop the attack, and rest in all departments!" Li Liejun gave the order with a pained expression, and then shouted again, "Go, call Master Xiong to me." ”

Xiong Kewu's Sichuan Division also entered Hubei with the Jiangxi Army, but it was only because a group of Sichuan officers and soldiers, including Xiong Kewu, were unwilling to fight with the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, so they never participated in the war.

Now that the Jiangxi Army's offensive was blocked, Li Liejun was really distressed by the heavy casualties of his troops, so he wanted Xiong Kewu's Sichuan Division to join the battle and rely on absolute strength superiority to overcome the defense line of the Second Sichuan Division in one fell swoop.

Xiong Kewu soon came over to see Li Liejun, but he immediately said: "Governor, if you come to me and still want my Sichuan division to participate in the war, then I still mean the same thing, we can fight the Hubei Army, we can fight the Beiyang Army, but we can't fight the Sichuan Army!" ”

Although he was somewhat mentally prepared, hearing Xiong Kewu's firm refusal, Li Liejun was still so angry that his face turned blue and asked: "Jinfan (Xiong Kewu), why is this?" As far as I know, most of the Sichuan divisions under your command are elder brothers, and not only do they have any friendship with the second division of the Sichuan army brought out by Wang Mo, but they have a lot of grievances. Don't start a war with the Sichuan army, is this what those robes under your command mean, or is it your personal meaning? ”

Xiong Kewu sighed helplessly and said, "Dudu, this is what we mean, everyone refuses to go to war with the Second Division of the Sichuan Army. ”

Li Liejun's face changed drastically, and he asked, "Why is this, the Sichuan division is not considered to be my team anymore, and does he still obey the orders of me, the overseer?" ”

"I really don't blame them, Du Du, you must know that our Sichuan division is from Sichuan up and down." Xiong Kewu explained.

"So what?" Li Liejun still had a gloomy face, not understanding what Xiong Kewu meant by this.

Xiong Kewu said with a gloomy expression: "Governor, don't forget, now Sichuan is Wang Dashuai in charge. Wang Dashuai didn't treat the elders very much, and he heard that the entrance of the elders hall in Sichuan is about to be scattered. If the Sichuan Division and the Second Sichuan Division go to war, once the news reaches back to Sichuan, even if the relatives and friends of my brothers are not liquidated, they will inevitably suffer all kinds of hardships, and their lives will be difficult from now on. Let's ask, how could anyone dare to risk the possibility of angering Wang Dashuai and start a war with the Second Division of the Sichuan Army? ”

Li Liejun was silent, if this was the case, it was really no wonder that the Sichuan division refused to participate in the war.

Li Liejun sighed secretly, waved his hand, and said: "Since this is the case, then forget it, the Sichuan division should wait until it encounters the Hubei army before going into battle." ”

"Thank you for your understanding!" Xiong Kewu thanked.

At this moment, Li Liejun suddenly had a feeling that this was a wrong war, so he had to shake his head a few times before he could barely suppress this feeling.

What Li Liejun didn't know was that not only would he feel that this was a wrong war, but also that most of the people in the whole country felt that it was a completely unnecessary civil war.

The Jiangxi Army's brazen invasion of Hubei was secretly reported by newspapers throughout the country almost every day under the covert action of a force. Even if war correspondents were not sent to the battlefield, the newspapers reported as if they were actually on the front lines.

Today is how many Hubei houses have been damaged by the Jiangxi army, tomorrow it will be how long the Jiangxi army has caused the blockage of the Yangtze River waterway, how many economic losses have been caused, and the day after tomorrow it is to help the Kuomintang seize territory, and how many Jiangxi children will be killed or injured.

Of course, the Kuomintang newspapers are also advocating that they will not hesitate to shed their blood for the great cause of the republic, and condemn the Sichuan army, an authoritarian warlord, for going against the will of the people, causing Hubei to be poisoned by the flames of war.

Since the Jiangxi Army marched into Hubei, the major newspapers and periodicals have been divided into two camps, spitting at each other, and it is really lively.

On the contrary, not many people paid attention to the war in Qingdao, because everyone thought that the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army was just a flash in the pan, and it was estimated that it would not be long before it was completely wiped out by the Japanese army.

The high-ranking officials and dignitaries of Beiyang and the Kuomintang did not even bother to glance at the so-called Yimeng Autonomous Alliance, and as for the people of the whole country, they could do nothing but sigh for the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance.

Shandong, Jiaoxian, Feixiongling.

The soldiers of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army and the people recruited from the Yimeng Mountains are stepping up the construction of fortifications, densely packed like working ants, and the scene is very spectacular.

Wang Mo took a large number of officers of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army to inspect the fortifications and positions in Feixiongling, and from time to time explained that the firepower points were arranged more secretively.

"Now that the preparations are almost complete, the 24th Brigade of the Japanese Army is about to arrive, and now there is a decoy missing, which of you is willing to volunteer and lead your troops to play this gang of bandits who broke and fled?" Wang Mo asked with a smile at the officers.

This bait is crucial, and it is not an easy job. The bandit gang played must not only be like, but also have a good timing for the rout, otherwise it will only arouse Yamada's vigilance, instead of leading the Japanese 24th Brigade to the ambush circle of Feixiongling.

The question is, who should be asked to do this vital thing in order to do it safely and beautifully? (To be continued.) )