The sound of gunfire rang out on the battlefield.

The students finally got over the initial panic and gradually got used to the atmosphere of the battlefield.

Some bold students began to join the battlefield and do what they could.

Carrying bullets and transporting the wounded

Those who joined the army were very resistant to these students, but now they can slowly accept it.

Today, there was artillery shelling and firing all day, and no one took the initiative to attack, so although the fighting was lively, in fact, except for blowing up some positions, there were really not many casualties.

After dark, the shelling and gunfire stopped, and the students, together with the soldiers, brought the dinner of the front-line soldiers to the positions.

It's a great thing to have a bowl of hot soup after a stressful day.

Several male and female students surrounded a company commander, chattering and asking questions. They were curious about everything, and almost every word the company commander said could cause them to exclaim.

Amid the exaggerated shouts, some of the soldiers were also attracted to them.

"If you want to say that this follows Hengshuai's time, no one here has as long as my time. Why, don't believe it? When did you, you, and you become soldiers? I also tell you that I followed Heng Shuai when he first quelled the rebellion in Tibetan Province! The company commander was triumphant and boasted:

"At that time, the arrogance of the rebels was so fierce that they surrounded our border guards, what should we do? At this time, Heng Shuai took us on! I still remember it clearly, at that time, Heng Shuai rode a big horse and held a war knife in his hand, like a god of war, rushed into the rebel formation, and slashed and slashed. At that time, I was only a soldier, and when I went to the battlefield for the first time, I was afraid. But I saw Heng Shuai rushing to be the first, and I ran away from everything I was afraid of."

At this, he paused as if he were a joker.

"Company commander, say, say, it's a critical juncture, why don't you say it." The students and soldiers urged one after another.

The story is about this effect, and the company commander continued with satisfaction at this time:

"What else? My brothers and I all rushed forward and drove the rebels away, and I will never forget that time. Later, we crossed the snow-capped mountains and almost reached Lhasa, if it weren't for the fact that the Manchu court at that time did not dare to continue fighting, where would there have been several rebellions in Tibetan Province later? ”

The female student named Yin Siyu, who was crying when she heard the sound of the cannon, asked curiously: "Company commander, it stands to reason that it was a few years ago, why are you still a company commander now?"

The soldier on the side, who knew the inside story, laughed "boom", and the company commander didn't care at all:

"Why? Always offending military discipline. ”

"Violating military discipline? What kind of military discipline have they committed? Yin Siyu asked puzzled.

"Girl, do you really want to listen?" The company commander asked, squinting his eyes.

Seeing Yin Siyu nodded, the company commander cleared his throat: "This is the first time, I was the company commander, but I slept with a local woman, and it enlarged her belly."

There was another burst of laughter on the side, and Yin Siyu's face turned red all of a sudden. His face was still showing off:

"Later, I was demoted to a sentry officer, and it was easy to become a company commander again, but I slept with a mother-in-law again, and her man wanted to fight with me, what happened? Yes, he was demoted again. I've been a soldier until now, and I've been a company commander several times, and this kind of thing has happened several times, over and over again, and there is no way. This time, I'm a company commander again."

Saying that, he glanced at Yin Siyu with bad intentions, Yin Siyu immediately understood what he meant, blushed, and quickly stood up and ran out.

There were bursts of laughter from the battlefield, both from the soldiers and from their classmates

"Cao Daming!"

"Here!" The company commander quickly stood up.

"Ming said that our regiment was ordered to attack, and your company is the assault company of my whole regiment!"

"Yes!"

The envious eyes of the students were all cast on Cao Daming, they were about to attack, the Northern Expeditionary Army was about to attack, and these heroes in their minds were going to show their strength on the battlefield.

Looking at the students, Cao Daming shook his head.

These melon babies, what is there to envy in the war? It's not to go to the mountains and rivers, it's going to die!

They won't understand, at least not now

"My plan is to launch an attack on the Northern Expeditionary Army here with the strength of two divisions"

Wu Peifu clicked on the map in front of him, and before he could speak, there was a sudden sound of gunfire outside, and then his adjutant hurriedly walked in: "Report, the Northern Expeditionary Army has begun to attack!" ”

Wu Peifu was stunned for a moment.

The Northern Expeditionary Army began to attack? Outnumbered, they actually attacked at this time?

On August 5, 1919, the Central Route Army of the Hunan Northern Expeditionary Army launched an attack against the trend when it was inferior in numbers!

The Beiyang Army, which was originally preparing to attack, suddenly became confused in the face of the sudden attack of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

The overwhelming ground was full of charging soldiers, and under the cover of artillery fire, they bravely rushed towards the position of the Northern Army.

The Northern Expeditionary Army rose up and threw more than two regiments of troops!

Wu Peifu did not figure out the true purpose of the Northern Expeditionary Army for a while, and under such an attack, it was difficult to judge, so he quickly ordered his troops to stop the attack and turn to a defensive posture.

As soon as the machine gun rang out, the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, who were charging, quickly retreated. But before the Beiyang Army had time to catch its breath, the Northern Expeditionary Army's charge horn sounded again.

The Northern Expeditionary Army seemed to be conducting an exercise there, and as soon as the enemy's guns rang out, they immediately retreated, and as soon as the Northern Army stopped firing, the charge would soon begin again.

And it seems that the Northern Expeditionary Army is getting stronger and stronger the more it fights. At first it was two regiments, then it became a brigade, and then as the number of charges increased, the Northern Expeditionary Army gradually committed a whole division on the battlefield.

Moreover, the number of shelling is also increasing, and it is becoming more and more intense, and its shelling is concentrated in the area of Yijiawan. Its assault sites have also been repeatedly carried out on the Yijiawan line.

The original offensive formation of the Beiyang Army was a little chaotic under the repeated attacks of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Before figuring out why the opponent was interested in Yijiawan, Wu Peifu did not dare to rashly issue a counteroffensive order, but let all his troops temporarily enter a defensive posture.

In a whole day, the Northern Expeditionary Army actually launched more than ten charges against Yijiawan, although it did not achieve any results, and then retreated as soon as the battle was engaged, but this was added to the hearts of the soldiers of the Beiyang Army.

A whole day was gone.

Early in the morning of the 6th, the Northern Expeditionary Army resumed its offensive again, and this time they actually launched a wave of attacks on Yijiawan and Pingtang at the same time with the strength of two divisions.

But the attack is still the same, as soon as the Beiyang Army fires, the Northern Expeditionary Army, which has rushed up, will retreat again, and they seem to have made up their minds, that is, they will not make up their minds to contact you head-on.

"I've fallen for a child." Wu Peifu suddenly smiled bitterly: "Where Liu Zhaocheng is attacking, he is simply intimidating there, he is replacing defense with offense, but he is just delaying time for the attack on his left and right flanks!" ”

Wu Peifu was a little helpless. Although he finally saw Liu Zhaocheng's true intentions, a full day and a half had passed!

"Report, the Northern Expeditionary Army has launched another attack on Pingtang!"

Wu Peifu sneered: "Does Xiao'er still want to continue?" Order the 11th Division on the front to forcibly launch a counterattack, the Northern Expeditionary Army will inevitably continue to retreat, order the 12th Division and the 17th Division, and prepare to attack! ”

"Yes!"

"Good!" A smile flashed across Liu Zhaocheng's face: "Order, the 21st Division is strangled with the enemy head-on, and the 22nd and 24th Divisions, the 18th and 19th Brigades are all thrown into the battlefield!" ”

The tide of battle has changed!

The Northern Expeditionary Army, which had been fighting and retreating, suddenly stopped retreating after the Beiyang Army launched a counterattack, but rushed forward against the 11th Beiyang Division.

At the same time, the 22nd and 23rd divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army, as well as the 18th and 19th brigades mixed with Reading Power, were also put into the battlefield at the same time!

This is Liu Zhaocheng's real purpose!

It is true to replace the guard with merit, so that Wu Peifu can see that it is also true that he replaces the guard with merit, but all of this is only covered for one purpose:

Find fighters and annihilate Beiyang I!

Wu Peifu was completely held by Liu Zhaocheng's nose! When he thought he had seen through Liu Zhaocheng's use of soldiers, he actually fell into another pocket set up by Liu Zhaocheng!

The 11th Beiyang Division, which was strangled with the Northern Expeditionary Army, was surrounded by forces far stronger than itself in an instant.

His own strength on the frontal battlefield is not as good as the opponent's, but in the local battlefield, he has concentrated superior forces and annihilated the enemy, which is the real purpose of Liu Zhaocheng's use of troops!

The 11th Beiyang Division fell into chaos, and under the forcible attack of three divisions and two brigades of the Northern Expeditionary Army, it was divided into several sections, a large number of soldiers were killed and wounded, and a large number of soldiers surrendered.

When the frightened Wu Peifu remobilized his forces and tried to encircle the Northern Expeditionary Army, the Northern Expeditionary Army did not prepare to completely annihilate the 11th Division of Beiyang, but all retreated to their own positions.

However, this battle not only disrupted Wu Peifu's plan again, but also caused heavy losses to the 11th Division, and what was even worse was that the morale of the Beiyang Army in the Hunan battlefield was dealt a heavy blow.

The Beiyang Army was simply played with by Liu Zhaocheng!

Looking at the embarrassed battlefield and the embarrassed 11th Division, Wu Peifu shook his head and sighed, it seems that he did underestimate Liu Zhaocheng.

However, Wu Peifu was not so angry, although he suffered a defeat, but the real battle had not yet begun, and he still had an absolute advantage in his hands, but for Liu Zhaocheng, the show had just begun!

(To be continued)