On July 20, 1917, the decisive battle of Kaiyang broke out!

After the decisive battle broke out, Zhou Jun, the commander of the Seventh Division, first launched a mutiny, but Wang Hengyue, who had been prepared, put down the rebellion in the shortest possible time, and the commander of the Seventh Division was said to have committed suicide.

On the side of the Guizhou army, after the attack was launched, the Gu Zhenglun Brigade of the Guizhou Army also defected on the battlefield at the same time.

Gu Zhenglun, who defected, struck a blow back and launched an attack on the neighboring Dou Juren brigade.

And on the frontal battlefield, the strong strength of the five divisions launched a tsunami attack on Kaiyang!

In the face of the crisis, Yuan Zuming, the commander-in-chief of the Guizhou army, behaved very calmly, he personally appeared on the front line, commanding the Guizhou army to encircle the Gu Zhenglun brigade while desperately resisting the attack of Ding[***]!

Yuan Zuming knew what the decisive battle of Kaiyang meant, once the Guizhou army lost so much Guiyang and opened the door, it would be easy to set up artillery and bombard Guiyang, and then seize the entire Guizhou!

You can't take a step back, you have to hold Kaiyang no matter what!

The war was fought very fiercely.

The artillery fire enveloped the position, and the artillery of the Guizhou army only made some symbolic resistance, and was completely suppressed by the artillery fire of Ding[***].

The firepower composed of those light and heavy machine guns destroyed the positions of the Guizhou army to the fullest, and then it was a tide that poured up like a tide [***].

Internally, Gu Zhenglun launched several charges against Dou Juren's brigade, but they were all repelled by the ruined Dou Juren. After that, Yuan Zuming organized a police brigade and two local brigades to launch a counter-charge against Gu Zhenglun.

Under the suppression of the Guizhou army, Gu Zhenglun was forced to retreat to his original defense line and try his best to resist, in anticipation of the early arrival of Ding[***].

He Yingqin's Third Brigade, which was at the forefront of the forefront, was facing very great pressure.

At the beginning of the decisive battle against Kaiyang, He Yingqin became the target of Ding's [***] key attack.

From the division commander to the soldiers, the Fourth Division has always been known for its bravery, and they dare to fight desperately.

And especially after Liu Zhaocheng's birth, the Seventh Brigade of its Fourth Division has simply become a "demon brigade".

The 7th Brigade is the unit responsible for the main attack.

At the beginning of the battle, Liu Zhaocheng commanded the 3rd Artillery Regiment assigned to him to tear a big hole in the left flank position of the 3rd Brigade of the Guizhou Army, and then concentrated the strength of a regiment and put on a posture of attacking the left flank.

This forced He Yingqin to see that the main force of the Third Brigade was mobilized to the left flank to guard against a strong assault by Ding[***].

However, as soon as the Third Brigade was mobilized, Liu Zhaocheng immediately ordered artillery to bombard the right flank of the Third Brigade's position, and then with the strength of two regiments, he blew the military horn and set up a general offensive posture.

He Yingqin saw that there was another loophole in the right flank, so he had to transfer troops again to defend the right flank.

However, just barely opened the formation, the two regiments of Zhiding [***] on the left flank had already launched a charge against He Yingqin's troops.

He Yingqin was forced to throw out the last bit of reserve in his hand, but the reserve had just entered the position, and the Ding [***] Seventh Brigade retreated again. Soon, the Ding[***] artillery began to continue to wreak havoc on He Yingqin's left flank position.

The original defensive troops of the Guizhou army and the reserves that had been reinforced were crowded together, and then they were blown up by the overwhelming artillery, and they were chaotic and crowded together.

"What the hell is going to hit [***]!" He Yingqin, who has always liked to show the demeanor of a "Confucian general", finally couldn't help but scold.

The troops were moved again and again, and after a while, the battle had not yet officially begun, and the originally orderly defensive formation had been adjusted to pieces.

The soldiers are exhausted, but they can't see even a shadow of the enemy, who doesn't complain?

In one morning, Liu Zhaocheng came seven or eight times from the left flank and the right flank, and the Third Brigade of the Guizhou Army was completely numb. Later, He Yingqin, who really couldn't figure out the true purpose of [***], finally made up his mind not to transfer back and forth! He simply divided the troops into three, guarding the road on the left, center, and right, and resolutely no matter where your artillery fire hit, no matter how big the hole was, he would resolutely not mobilize a single soldier or a single soldier, so as not to change to meet all changes.

When it was time for lunch, the artillery of Ding [***] opened fire on the left flank of the Guizhou army again!

By this time, the 3rd Brigade was already numb from top to bottom, bomb it, blow it up, see how long you can blow it up, anyway, you have nothing but artillery!

"Almost." Liu Zhaocheng put down the binoculars in his hand: "Concentrate all the 19th, 20th, and 21st regiments of my seventh brigade, the combat engineer battalion, the guard battalion, and the decisive death brigade, all of them into the battlefield, and launch a strong attack on the left flank of the third brigade of the Guizhou army, leaving not a single soldier behind, all of them are thrown into the battlefield and crush the enemy!" ”

July 20 at 12 noon!

The military horn has been sounded, and the military flag is being displayed!

The 7th Brigade of the 4th Division, up to the brigade commander and regiment commander, down to the cooking soldiers and division soldiers, were all thrown into the general attack!

The Qianjun, who was dizzy by the artillery fire and fixed on the constantly sounding trumpet of the charge, but could not see the enemy's approach and had long been numb and indifferent, did not take it seriously at all when they heard the other side blow the trumpet again.

When the wolf comes, sometimes it's a good thing.

When the banner of "fixing the country and rebelling" has appeared in sight, the Guizhou army up to the officers and down to the soldiers didn't even have any reaction!

Fake, fake again!

However, those bullets that rained down and those bayonets that shimmered were real!

The left flank position of the Third Brigade of the Guizhou Army, which was completely in chaos, exhaustion, and numbness, was completely crushed under a charge from Ding[***]!

He Yingqin didn't have time to react at all!

Is it really real this time?

When He Yingqin finally understood that this time it was really true, his left wing had already been lost!

"Don't clean up the battlefield!" Liu Zhaocheng's face was calm and solemn: "Concentrate all your forces and break through the middle of the Guizhou army!" ”

The 7th Brigade, which had just occupied the enemy's position, swept towards the middle of the Qianjun army like a raging wind.

Those Qianjun who raised their hands and waited for surrender were inexplicable

The 3rd Brigade of the Guizhou Army, which was in chaos throughout the country, completely lost the last bit of determination to resist in the face of the enemy who had been killed from its flank.

In the middle lane, it was also defeated!

"Don't clean up the battlefield, keep the assault!"

At this time, any order from Liu Zhaocheng has become the most convincing voice of the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Brigade!

"It's over, it's over." He Yingqin's face turned pale, and he couldn't believe that his elite Third Brigade was actually over like this!

How long has it been since his position was broken through on all fronts?

However, the sound of the tsunami outside confirmed everything!

"Retreat, retreat!" In desperation, He Yingqin finally gave the order to retreat.

"Brigade commander, as soon as we withdraw, Zhang Chunpu's first brigade will see the enemy on the flank!"

"I can't do that much, retreat!" He Yingqin shouted violently.

The 3rd Brigade of the Guizhou Army completely abandoned its position and routed in the direction of Guiyang in embarrassment.

Liu Zhaocheng looked at the time, 12:50.

In fifty minutes, your own troops have crushed the enemy!

Liu Zhaocheng didn't have any excited expression on his face: "The combat engineer battalion stays to clean up the battlefield and control the position, and the rest of the departments will launch an assault on the first brigade of the Guizhou Army!" ”

"Victory! Victory! ”

The officers and men of the 7th Brigade, who had been greatly boosted by such a swift victory, gave a deafening cheer

"How much time?" Wang Hengyue thought he had misheard.

"It only took fifty minutes!"

Wang Hengyue was stunned there for a long time. I know that Liu Zhaocheng can use soldiers and can fight, he is an outstanding military genius who is not born in the world, but no matter how much he can fight, he can't fight so strangely, right?

Fifty minutes to defeat the elite third brigade of the Guizhou army?

The divisions continued to fight on the battlefield, and the 7th Brigade was not bad, not only relying on the strength of the 1st Brigade to break through the enemy's position, but also launched an attack on the 1st Brigade of the Guizhou Army!

"What about casualties?" Wang Hengyue asked.

"The casualties are negligible." Wang Qinglu said with a smile: "Liu Zhaocheng commanded the artillery, and the chaotic bombardment had already blown He Yingqin to the ground, and the entire position was completely chaotic, and then there was a surprise attack, and He Yingqin and his subordinates thought that Liu Zhaocheng was still playing tricks there." Then He Yingqin lost his position in a daze, but he was afraid that he still hadn't understood what was going on. ”

As he spoke, he flipped through the battle table: "The annihilation did not annihilate many enemies, but the Third Brigade of the Guizhou Army surrendered more than 2,000 people. ”

"Youkai, youjin, demon brigade." Wang Hengyue touched his nose and muttered: "This is definitely a demon, his troops are definitely a demon brigade, I must have a few more demons like Liu Zhaocheng in [***], I dare to go north now!" ”

It was also from this time that the name of the "Demon Brigade" became another name for the Seventh Brigade

And when Yuan Zuming, the former commander-in-chief of the Qianjun army, learned the news, he couldn't believe what happened at all.

How long has it been since He Yingqin lost his position?

He didn't believe that Ding's combat effectiveness was so strong, and he thought that it was caused by He Yingqin's cowardice.

But he had no way to punish He Yingqin.

He Yingqin is also a relative of Liu Xianshi.

Soon after He Yingqin returned to Guizhou, he won Wang Wenhua's trust and introduced his confidants. The reason is that Wang's sister Wang Wenxiang has not yet been engaged. The Wang family originally belonged to Li Yuhua, but He had a good relationship with Liu Xianshi's nephew and Wang Wenhua's brother-in-law Liu Yuchangchang, and was a classmate when he was a teenager. In addition, He is diligent and conscientious under Wang Wenhua, no smoking, alcohol, gambling and women's hobbies, and the family is also a family with a foundation, so he decided to propose marriage to He.

Therefore, He Yingqin married Wang Wenxiang, the niece of Liu Xianshi and Wang Wenhua, in Guiyang in April this year.

How can such a person move him?

What's more, Wang Wenhua's "new school" forces have long been disagreeable with their own "old school" forces!

(To be continued)