The eagle's beak stream is the most dangerous place near the artesian well, a narrow mountain stream hundreds of meters long, which looks like an eagle's beak from a distance, hence the name.

Because of the dangerous terrain and the fact that it is also a traffic artery, it used to be a lot of bandits here to intercept and loot passing business travelers, and the group of Sky Breakers used to use this place as an important stronghold for money. After the destruction of the Sky Breaker, Wang Mo wantonly cleaned up the bandits in southern Sichuan because of the need to train special combat battalions, and the bandits in the eagle's beak stream were exterminated.

However, today, the eagle's beak stream suddenly ushered in two groups of uninvited guests, one under the mountain stream and one above the mountain stream.

Hao Gang led a regiment of more than 2,000 people of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army to lie in ambush on the cliffs on both sides of the eagle's beak stream, and in order to avoid being discovered, he did not even let the artillery set up mortars. Fortunately, the erection of mortars is not cumbersome, and after the start of the war, if the artillerymen are fast, it only takes about ten seconds to complete the erection.

About an hour after the 1st Regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army entered the ambush position, the ranks of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Divisions of the Sichuan Army finally appeared in the Eagle's Beak Stream. Perhaps out of caution, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Divisions of the Sichuan Army did not recklessly pass through the Eagle's Beak Stream, where the terrain was so dangerous, but stopped outside the mountain stream.

Hao Gang thought that the other party would send a reconnaissance force to conduct a careful reconnaissance of the entire eagle's beak stream, so he immediately ordered a regiment of various units to hide their bodies and not let the other party's scouts find their traces.

However, Hao Gang never expected that it was not scouts who came, but a group of pigs, sheep, mules and horses. What's even more bizarre is that the pigs, sheep, mules and horses are carrying a heavy bag on their backs, which looks like it contains sand or something.

The mighty army of 30,000 actually used a herd of pigs, sheep, mules and horses as pioneers, I have to say, this is a very creative and amazing move.

This can't be blamed on the three commanders of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions of the Sichuan Army, they were really tormented by Wang Mo's mines. In view of the fact that Wang Mo usually lays mines on convenient and time-saving transportation arteries, the three teachers unanimously believe that mines have been planted here in the eagle's beak stream, so there is a scene of pigs, sheep, mules and horses as pioneers.

The expected explosion did not happen, and the herd of pigs, sheep, mules and horses swaggered through the eagle's beak stream unharmed.

"Didn't blow it up, they didn't plant a bomb here?" Peng Guanglie was not overjoyed by this, but was puzzled with some worries, such a steep traffic artery, there is no reason why the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army should not do something.

Liu Cunhou was also very skeptical about this, but he still said with certainty: "The bomb must not be buried, according to previous experience, as long as there is enough weight to press the kind of bomb buried in the ground, it will explode." These pigs, sheep, mules and horses are carrying bags full of sand, and the weight is definitely enough, since they are not exploded, they are not buried in the ground. ”

Sun Zhaoluan waved his horsewhip and said: "Then what are you waiting for, this is not far from Luzhou, let's hurry up and go straight to their Huanglong!" ”

"No hurry!" Liu Cunhou looked up at the cliffs on both sides of the eagle's beak stream, "The terrain here is so dangerous, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no ambush, so let the reconnaissance troops go in and reconnoiter carefully." ”

Peng Guanglie said coldly: "It's just right to have an ambush, eat these ambush troops first, and let out the evil spirit of these days!" In his opinion, in front of their 30,000-strong army, a small force came to ambush it, and it was looking for death.

"That being said, it's better to scout first, so as not to be caught off guard by an ambush." Liu Cunhou still sent a reconnaissance unit into the eagle's beak stream to reconnoitre, and it is always not wrong to be cautious.

Bang-bang-bang-bang-

After a while, several gunshots rang out in the eagle's beak stream, but the three division commanders were unmoved, because they were just scouts shooting at the hard-to-see cliffs.

In about a quarter of an hour, the reconnaissance unit searched the eagle's beak stream and found no trace of the ambush troops.

"Let's go!" Peng Guanglie waved his horsewhip and ordered the 2nd Division to enter the eagle's beak stream.

On the cliff, Hao Gang poked his head out slightly from behind a big rock, and through the telescope, he saw the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army continuously marching into the eagle's beak stream, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.

"Tell the brethren that the bullets are loaded, and that the sound of my guns is the signal for war!" Hao Gang immediately gave the order to prepare for war.

After receiving Hao Gang's order, the soldiers of the first regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army poked their heads out of the cliff slightly, loaded their bullets, and aimed their guns at the troops below. The 12 Madsen light machine guns that had been improvised were also divided into two groups and quietly erected on the cliffs on both sides.

More and more soldiers of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army entered the Eagle's Beak Stream, and looked over from the cliff, and there was a black oppression, not to mention one or two thousand people.

"Hit!"

Hao Gang roared and shot first.

Bang bang bang - bang bang -

Hearing the gunfire of regiment commander Hao Gang, more than 2,000 people of the First Regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army opened fire in unison.

The ranks of the 2nd Division of the Nakagawa Army in the Eagle Beak Stream were too concentrated, and the dense platoon of guns came over, and a large area fell in an instant.

"There is an ambush, hide, hide!" The officers of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army who reacted immediately ordered concealment, and at the same time tried to organize a manpower counterattack.

Dada-da-da

The 12 Madsen light machine guns also opened fire at the first time, and six ferocious chains of bullets were spat out on the left and right sides, forming a net of fire that was almost visible to the naked eye.

"Grenades, brothers, blow up these turtle grandsons for Lao Tzu!" Hao Gang shouted loudly and gave the order, took out a grenade himself, pulled the fuse, and then threw it down with all his might.

Boom-boom-boom

One grenade after another exploded in the eagle's beak stream, killing and wounding a large number of officers and men of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army who had been stunned.

At the same time, the artillerymen of the 1st Regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army also carried Stoke trench mortars to a relatively flat position on the cliff, began to set up mortars as quickly as possible, and then measured the specific shelling parameters.

In this blocking battle, it is very important to output the most powerful and fierce firepower in the shortest possible time, so as to achieve the maximum damage. Therefore, Hao Gang did not skimp on all kinds of weapons and ammunition, and threw all the forces at hand into the war as soon as the war began.

After learning that the troops entering the eagle's beak stream in front were ambushed, Peng Guanglie did not hurriedly order the troops to withdraw from the eagle's beak stream, but immediately gave an order: "Order the first regiment in the mountain stream to give Lao Tzu a bite to the ambush troops, and the second, third, and fourth regiments will run forward and fully support the first regiment!" ”

The support units of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army also came quickly, trotting all the way into the eagle's beak stream, and constantly raising their guns to shoot at the soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army on the cliff.

Bang-bang-bang

Rows of guns hit the cliffs, and for a time there was a lot of rubble. From time to time, soldiers of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army were hit and rolled down the cliffs.

More and more soldiers of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army poured into the Eagle's Beak Stream, and the firepower of the counterattack became stronger and stronger, and the casualties of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army were also increasing.

"Order, the third and fourth regiments immediately sent people to find a way up the cliff, and led people for Lao Tzu to block their retreat, let one person go, and engage in military law!" Peng Guanglie had been in the army for many years, and soon ordered the troops to outflank the rear in an attempt to annihilate the ambush troops in one fell swoop.

At this time, the mortars of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army were set up and ready to be shelled at any time.

"Fire!"

Hao Gang did not hesitate to give the order for an artillery bombardment.

Boom-boom-boom

One after another, the shells fell one after another, and the impact waves flew in all directions with countless shrapnel, like the sickle of death, frantically harvesting the lives of the soldiers of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army.

There are 30 mortars on each side, plus 60 mortars, which is definitely the number that can make a turtle like Peng Guanglie who can't even be equipped with an artillery battalion.

The firepower output of sixty mortars was not inferior to that of any artillery regiment of this era, and in an instant, the counterattack of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army that had been organized with great difficulty was completely defeated.

"Retreat, retreat immediately! No fighting, everyone retreats immediately! Hao Gang did not increase the attack because of the great power of the mortar, but took advantage of the gap when the other party's mortar was stunned and gave the order to retreat.

Facts have proved that fortunately, Hao Gang led the first regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army to retreat in time, otherwise as long as they were one step late, they would have been blocked by the third and fourth regiments of the 2nd Sichuan Army, and they would have to fall into the opponent's crowd tactics, and then there would only be the end of the whole army.

"Ran away? Are you all eating, why didn't you block their retreat earlier! Peng Guanglie was so angry that he slapped the two commanders of the third and fourth regiments more than a dozen times on the spot, and he slapped them into pigs' heads all the time, and he did not calm his anger.

Peng Guanglie was not angry, and in this battle, the 2nd Division suffered heavy losses, and suffered nearly 1,000 casualties in a short period of time. Coupled with the previous casualties, his 2nd Division had already lost half of its regiment before it saw the city wall of Luzhou City, so how could he not be angry?

This ambush battle seriously dampened the morale of the three divisions, especially the successful evacuation of the ambush troops after they succeeded, which greatly damaged the morale of the officers and men of the three divisions.

In order to avoid being ambushed by the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army again, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Divisions of the Sichuan Army had to increase reconnaissance efforts, marching all the way, and being on guard all the way. As a result, the pace of the march of the three divisions was greatly reduced.

After successfully winning almost a day, the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army was not idle, and began to organize a large number of people to dig fortifications and build a defensive line on the Fushun-Longchang line.

Taking advantage of this day, the artillery regiment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army finally rushed to Fushun and began to arrange artillery positions and prepare for the battle.

While actively preparing for war, the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army did not forget to launch a public opinion offensive. At Wang Mo's suggestion, Wang Haoshan, in the name of the Zhenfu Mansion in southern Sichuan and the Zhenfu Mansion in Chongqing, sent telegrams condemning the Sichuan Military Government for wantonly provoking a civil war in Sichuan in disregard of public opinion.