Bang Bang

Platoon guns rang out one after another, and dense bullets rained down on the soldiers of the Beiyang Army.

The soldiers of the Beiyang Army, who were running fast to pursue the Sichuan Army Artillery Regiment, seemed to suddenly hit an invisible barrier, and the soldiers of the Beiyang Army who continued to rush forward were shot and fell to the ground and died.

Although the platoon guns have now been replaced by skirmish lines, they are effective against dense enemies, especially the sudden platoon gun attacks are extremely lethal. This trick was specially asked by Hao Gang for advice from Wang Mo, and it is very useful for people like him who can't play with delicate and meticulous stragglers.

The soldiers of the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army were suddenly attacked and chaotic for a while, but they were not slow to react at all, and quickly stabilized their positions and quickly organized a counterattack.

Bang-bang-bang-bang-

Soldiers of the Beiyang Army began to raise their guns and shoot back at the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army, which suddenly appeared.

The soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army were knocked down on the spot, and the platoon guns were able to easily kill and injure dense enemies in large quantities, but they were also vulnerable to a large number of casualties.

"Spread out, spread out immediately, fire freely, machine guns come forward to cover!" Hao Gang was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, and immediately gave the order to disperse. Only then did he really understand why the young marshal said that the platoon gun raid could only be used for one round, so he had to immediately restore the skirmishing line.

Hearing Hao Gang's order, several machine gun teams immediately rushed forward.

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Syllable!

The main gunner of the machine gun team immediately opened the carriage of the Madsen light machine gun, and the whole person fell to the ground, and the 30-round magazine that was bent above the machine gun was plugged.

"Click" pulled the bolt, and without careful aiming, he pulled the trigger sharply.

Dada-

The ferocious machine-gun fire not only caused a large number of casualties to the Beiyang Army, but also forced the Beiyang Army soldiers to suspend the fierce counterattack that had just begun.

Taking advantage of this short gap, the soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army, who had previously gathered together to shoot a platoon, suddenly resumed the straggler line, or hid behind the bunker and shot at the Beiyang Army. Or lie down on the spot to avoid bullets from the oncoming attack.

In order to be in a hurry, Hao Gang did not bring a heavy Makqin heavy machine gun, but in this kind of encounter, the firepower of the Madsen light machine gun was already strong enough.

The 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army, in order to pursue the artillery regiment of the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army, also did not bring heavy machine guns. As for the light machine gun, which relied on imports and was much less lethal than the Maxim heavy machine gun. The entire Beiyang is not equipped much, and the 2nd Mixed Brigade does not have it at all.

However, this does not mean that the Beiyang Army has no way of taking the light machine guns that the Sichuan Army is firing frantically.

Luo Enrong looked at the Sichuan army's raging light machine guns fiercely, and shouted: "Sharpshooter, kill the machine gunners of the Sichuan army for Lao Tzu!" ”

In the age of firearms, snipers in the true sense of the word had not yet appeared, and sniper operations were not as valued as later generations. However, in China, sharpshooters have long appeared.

Among the various units of the Beiyang Army, there are many elite veterans known as sharpshooters. These veterans are strong in combat and have high prestige in the army, and can even take the place of officers to command battles in critical moments.

As the order was given, several sharpshooters soon followed. These elite veterans are very skillful in their positioning, taking advantage of the potholes and uneven mountain environment, constantly flashing left and right, suddenly appearing behind the stones, and suddenly borrowing the shelter of trees to leap forward. It's very fast.

Not to mention that ordinary Sichuan soldiers shoot, even the strafing of machine guns can't hit those who keep rushing. An elite veteran of the North Ocean who gradually shortened the firing range.

After entering the firing range of a sure hit, the "sharpshooters" of the Beiyang Army, hidden behind the bunker, quickly locked onto the Sichuan machine gunners who were continuing to strafe.

Bang -

The bullet spun and drove away with acceleration, leaving only a faint smoke at the muzzle.

Poof――

The bullet accurately hit the eyebrows of the Sichuan machine gunner, and the machine gunner fell to the ground and died without a snort, and the fierce strafing of the machine gun came to an abrupt end.

The host gunner was killed. The co-gunner immediately stepped forward to fill in the position, and was just about to continue to operate the Madsen light machine gun to strafe, when a bullet hit him accurately, killing him on the spot, and the machine gun team officially announced its reimbursement.

Watch as one machine gun squad after another of his men is reimbursed. Hao Gang's eyes were red, and his heart hurt so much that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

You must know that the Heavy has a very high death rate, and it is very difficult to train a skilled Heavy to train a skilled Heavy And just this moment, seeing that the machine gun team of the first division of the Sichuan Army was almost lost, how could it not make Hao Gang's heart ache and feel uncomfortable?

"Ge Laozi, they all rushed up with Lao Tzu and killed those few black guns!" The angry Hao Gang immediately pulled out his two guns and was about to rush forward.

The officer on the side hurriedly grabbed Hao Gang and persuaded bitterly: "Regiment commander, don't forget the young marshal's order, our task is to drag down the Beiyang Army, not to fight them hard." ”

Thinking of Wang Mo's repeated exhortations before, Hao Gang had to endure his anger and patiently command his subordinates and the Beiyang Army to launch an unhurried and unhurried confrontation.

Bang-bang-bang-bang-

Gunshots rang out like fried beans, and countless bullets flew around in the space between the Sichuan Army and the Beiyang Army.

This situation lasted for a while, and Yu Enrong, who had gradually regained his rational judgment, keenly sensed that something was not quite right.

"Order, the scouts will immediately go out, reconnoiter the situation in all directions, and report back immediately if they find a large force of the Sichuan army!" Yang Enrong quickly gave the order.

It didn't take long for a scout to report back: "Your Excellency, both our left and right flanks have discovered that a large number of Sichuan troops are rapidly approaching us!" ”

Thanks to Yang Enrong, he sensed that something was wrong and immediately sent scouts, otherwise it would have been a little later, and it was estimated that the 2nd Mixed Brigade would have fallen into the heavy encirclement of the Sichuan army.

In this case, Zhen Enrong did not hesitate too much, and immediately ordered: "Withdraw, immediately withdraw to Hankou!" ”

Seeing that the Beiyang Army was about to retreat, Hao Gang immediately ordered a regiment to charge, wanting to entangle the Beiyang Army.

However, Luo Enrong was very sophisticated, and the various units of the 2nd Mixed Brigade alternated to cover the retreat in a very rhythmic manner, and there was always a part of the troops shooting to block Hao Gang's group, and there was no chance for the Sichuan soldiers to get entangled in close quarters.

Such a skillful alternate cover retreat cannot be done without enough elite veterans. At the very least, the Sichuan Army is not able to be as calm as the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army.

After about half an hour, the main force of the Sichuan Army finally arrived. However, it is a pity that the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army has successfully withdrawn to Hankow.

At this time, Li Xudong also led the remnants of the First Division's artillery regiment and the main force to converge, and he immediately pleaded guilty to Wang Mo for blowing up the 100 Grusen mountain guns.

Hearing that Li Xudong had blown up all 100 75mm Grusen Mountain guns of the 1st Division Artillery Regiment on his own initiative, a group of officers of the Sichuan Army had to worry about Li Xudong.

A hundred guns, how much silver does it cost? These are all the belongings that the young marshal has saved with great difficulty.

Even President Yuan, who now holds the financial power of the world, if he loses such a batch of artillery, it is estimated that he will be so distressed that he will not be able to eat for several days, and all the officers of the Sichuan Army seem to be able to fully imagine the anger of the young marshal.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Mo did not get angry, but smiled and said, "Okay, good, Li Xudong, you did a good job!" ”

It's a laugh of rage. A precursor to a volcanic eruption?

A group of Sichuan army officers chuckled in their hearts, as if they had seen Wang Mo suddenly burst into a rage, scolded Li Xudong for a bloody scold, and then ordered him to be dealt with by military law.

Ge Changchun couldn't help but persuade: "Young Marshal, Regiment Commander Li also did it in a hurry, otherwise those artillery pieces would probably be captured by the Beiyang Army." I implore the young marshal to open up the net and spare Commander Li's life! ”

The rest of the officers stepped forward and bowed down and said, "I implore the young marshal to open the net!" ”

Everyone was pleading for Li Xudong, but Li Xudong had no expression. He just stood there silently.

"You think I'm going to kill Li Xudong?" Wang Mo was stunned, and he didn't understand why the officers in front of him thought so.

The officers of the Sichuan Army looked at each other. The strange attitude towards Wang Mo is really a bit confusing to the second monk.

Seeing such a scene, Wang Mo patted his head helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Who told you that I was going to kill Li Xudong?" What I just said is true, Li Xudong did a good job. In that critical situation, you can blow up the artillery on the spot. And with this, the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army was severely damaged. This is a great achievement, I can't reward him yet, how can I kill him? ”

"Yes...... But that's a hundred 75mm Grusen mountain guns, how can you have millions of taels of silver, young marshal, aren't you heartbroken and angry? Zhang Wei, the commander of the Third Regiment of the Second Division, asked with some apprehension.

For blowing up those hundred Grusen mountain guns. Wang Mo really didn't feel much heartache and anger. Not to mention that the cost of buying these guns was only a few hundred thousand taels of silver, even if it was really millions of taels of silver, what hurt him would never be the loss of these equipment, but the casualties of the artillery that he had worked so hard to cultivate.

Wang Mo smiled slightly and said: "If those cannons are destroyed, they will be destroyed, but they are just dead things, even if they are destroyed, they can be bought back, as long as the people are fine." At this point, Li Xudong, you have done a good job, and it is not easy to keep most of the artillery that we have worked so hard to cultivate. ”

"Young marshal...... I ......"

Rao is a tough guy who Li Xudong has always prided himself on bleeding without tears, and his eyes were moist at this time, and his heart was extremely moved.

"I don't mean to comfort you in the slightest." Wang Mo waved his hand and said, and then said to all the officers of the Sichuan army, "All of you also remember that if you encounter a similar situation again, saving the lives of the brothers is always the first priority, and no amount of valuable materials and equipment can be compared with the lives of the brothers, understand?" ”

"Understood!"

Everyone responded in unison, and they all showed their deep respect for Wang Mo.

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In this night's battle, the Sichuan Army annihilated the First Division of the Hubei Army in one fell swoop, and inflicted considerable casualties on the Second Division of the Hubei Army and the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army, thus achieving an overwhelming advantage in overall strength.

Although the 2nd Division of the Hubei Army withdrew to Hankou and held Hankou with the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army, anyone with a discerning eye could see that:

The countdown to the fall of Wuhan has begun!