Guo Songling stood in the front-line command post, stunned as his attacking troops collapsed from the front line like spring and snow.

These soldiers are all new troops that he and Zhang Xueliang spent more than two years and a lot of money training in the Northeast Training Office, not those old Feng troops who have transferred to the wind.

However, in the short battle of more than half an hour, only 2,300 of the more than 1,000 officers and men of the two battalions engaged on the frontal front fled back, and the more than 200 men and horses trapped on the other side of the canal could not retreat at all, so they could only surrender and save their lives.

The flanking troops also broke up, and the soldiers who fled reported that they had been subjected to brutal artillery fire, that the entire ice had been blown open, and that most of the troops had sunk to the bottom of the lake before they could reach the shore to feed the fish.

The worst thing was the artillery position, and an entire artillery regiment was boiled with artillery by a company. Guo Songling's troops, who had lost their long-range firepower, could only be beaten passively, and the artillery on the opposite side smashed shells on the Fengjun positions as if they didn't want money, and they hit them very accurately! The artillery of the 6th Division was responsible for observing and calculating the directions of experienced former German artillerymen.

Guo Songling can now fully understand Zhang Zongchang's mood, what a sad feeling. But now is not the time to sigh, the imminent question is how to fight this battle? Or do you just stop and go back to Baoding?

After the artillery of the 6th Division solved the artillery regiment of the Feng Army, it adjusted its parameters and turned to the second line troops on the starting position of the Feng Army to open fire!

Guo Songling only brought two infantry regiments and an artillery regiment when planning this operation before, and when he arrived here yesterday, he only hastily built some offensive positions, and as for the trenches or anything, he didn't have anything at all, and now it's too late to dig them. The unsheltered infantry on the open plain could only lie on the ground and receive the baptism of artillery fire.

ALTHOUGH THERE WERE ONLY 12 105MM HOWITZERS, THE RADIUS OF DAMAGE FROM EACH SHELL WAS AT LEAST TEN METERS, AND THE FLYING SHRAPNEL AND HUGE SHOCK WAVES BROUGHT GREAT CASUALTIES TO THE FENG ARMY.

Most of the elites and veterans in the troops brought by Guo Songling were concentrated in the attack troops that made a detour and flanked them, and most of them have not returned now. The remaining main force lost more than a thousand soldiers in the offensive just now! Those who are still alive can no longer fight.

Guo Songling came back to his senses and quickly made a decision, leaving a small number of vigilant troops to monitor the front line of the canal, while the rest retreated beyond the range of enemy artillery to rest and wait for reinforcements. The order was quickly issued to all the troops, and the already uncontrollable rout momentum erupted violently! Thousands of people fled to the rear like the waters of the ebbing tide, all kinds of supplies were thrown all over the ground, and the demoralized troops were completely out of command.

Guo Songling didn't expect this, and when he found out that something was wrong, he couldn't stop it. In the face of the bombing of the battalion, the officers and soldiers could only sigh and hurriedly left under the protection of the guards. If you don't hurry up, I'm afraid you won't be able to go.

Gao Yang, who was still observing the battlefield, found from the telescope that the Feng army on the opposite side suddenly ran back desperately, and before he could understand what was going on, Beagle on the side had already put down the telescope and said excitedly, "The enemy has collapsed, immediately attack and pursue the fleeing enemy." After saying that, he hurriedly rushed out of the command headquarters and personally led a battalion that was staying behind the position as a reserve to drive to the other side of the river in a truck.

Gao Yang, who witnessed the whole battle, had a deeper understanding of the powerful power of artillery and machine guns, "Sure enough, artillery is the courage of soldiers." Gao Yang sat in front of the map, thinking about what to do if his troops encountered an enemy with stronger artillery. Should I buy more powerful artillery to bomb or bomb with planes?

Powerful artillery is not to mention whether it is good or not to buy, that is, the existing domestic traffic situation is very difficult to transport. As for airplanes, the performance of current airplanes is very bad and bad, and if you want to rely on airplanes to take the initiative, you have to buy planes from the original time and space. It's just that there are not so many people who can use the plane when they buy it, and the pilots, ground crew, and ground command all need people, and if they use all biochemical soldiers, they don't have so many energy points. Gao Yang put his hands on the table and looked ahead blankly, his mind was already empty.

The battle began and ended quickly. After dark, Beagle's pursuing forces returned, each carrying a varying number of prisoners and supplies. Soon Beagle came to the headquarters and reported the results to Gao Yang: "At present, the enemy has been completely defeated, and preliminary statistics show that more than 1,500 enemy troops have been eliminated in the battle, and hundreds more are missing. A total of more than 2,000 enemy soldiers were captured, and various supplies are still being counted. ”

"Who is the highest-ranking captive?" Gao Yang asked.

"It's a major battalion commander." Beagle replied.

"It's a pity, there are no big fish." Gao Yang pursed his lips, and was very dissatisfied with the commanders of the Fengjun who were running fast.

Gao Yang soon left the front line of Hanzhuang Bridge and returned to the headquarters in Xuzhou, and the aftermath of the front line was taken care of by Beagle. Gaoyang has a lot to deal with, and the purchased bullet production line has been installed at the Jinling Arsenal, and the production of ammunition will start in a few days. It's just that the problem of shells needs to be solved as soon as possible.

It's all about buying, not to mention the cost, what if someone else doesn't sell it to you? It's just that Jung's mouth is very strict, and he only said that he would discuss the preferential conditions offered by Gao Yang, and he never proposed the sale of artillery shell production lines.

In addition, there is a new unit coming from the opposite side this time, and they don't know what to do on their side, and their intelligence work is not good. After returning to the headquarters, Gao Yang sent a telegram to Yang Dong in Nanjing, ordering Yang Dong to immediately go north to carry out intelligence work in the northern capital. As soon as the telegram was sent, he received information from Duan Dashuai through secret channels: "It turned out to be Guo Guizi." Gao Yang muttered. After the battle is over, the news is sent over to have a fart use!

Two days later, the Lunar New Year arrived, and Gao Yang had already taken the train back to Nanjing. That night, he participated in the cocktail party held by celebrities and social elites from all walks of life in Nanjing to celebrate the New Year.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he participated in the expansion ceremony of the Jinling Arsenal, and after adding six new bullet production lines, the ammunition output of the Jinling Arsenal has been able to meet the consumption of the troops under Gaoyang's command, and now the problem of artillery shells needs to be solved urgently.

The temporary ceasefire of the two sides on the Xuzhou front line tacitly agreed that they were celebrating the New Year across the canal. It's just that the mood of the two sides is different, Gao Yang on the side of the Sixth Division gave each soldier a month's salary as a holiday fee, and the supply of various materials is sufficient. The soldiers were given meat every day, and each of them received a pack of cigarettes a day.

Fengjun's side is another scene, not to mention Guo Songling and Zhang Zongchang, who have just failed miserably, are not in the mood to get anything delicious and delicious for their subordinates, not to mention the festival fee or something, it would be good not to deduct your money. The morale of the Feng army was extremely low, some fled as deserters, some looted in groups in the surrounding villages, and even secretly ran across the river to surrender to the Sixth Division.

Guo Songling has not given up yet, although the division under his command has been severely damaged in the previous battle, but after the subsequent division arrives in Zaozhuang, Guo Songling still wants to try again. After all, becoming a provincial overseer is much better than being Zhang Xueliang's deputy commander. As for the casualties of the soldiers, he didn't care at all, and he could recruit them again if he had no soldiers.

Just when Guo Songling was actively mobilizing his troops to look for loopholes in Gaoyang's defensive line and preparing to go south again, Zhang Zongchang, the overseer of Shandong, came to his headquarters.

"Brother Guo, I won't talk nonsense this New Year. This time, I came to tell you that my brothers don't want to fight anymore, and I have decided to withdraw and return to Jinan. As soon as Zhang Zongchang opened his mouth, Guo Songlinglei's inside and outside were scorched.

"Inspector Zhang, I am the commander of the southbound front appointed by the marshal, if you withdraw without a military order, the marshal will not be able to say anything." Guo Songling, who came to his senses, threatened.

"Hehe, Commander Guo, our brothers didn't treat you badly. In order to send you to Jiangsu as an overseer, I have lost at least three or four thousand men and horses these days, and I also helped you stick the main force of the kid surnamed Gao to Taierzhuang! Originally, I thought that you would be able to defeat the surname Gao as soon as you brought the army, but I didn't expect that you would be wiped out without holding a single division for a day! Hehe, our brother is just helping you, helping you is love, not helping you is duty! As for the big handsome, I'll go and say it myself, and I'm leaving! After Zhang Dujun finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave, leaving Commander Guo with a gloomy face standing alone in the room.

Guo Songling originally planned to continue to make a fuss near Hanzhuang Bridge, but he had already spread all his troops on this line, flanking Weishan Lake on one side and Zhang Zongchang on the other. Originally, the arrangements were good, but now if Zhang Zongchang leaves, the entire flank will be exposed, and Guo Songling's men are now in a state of preparing to attack, as long as the main force of the Sixth Division crosses the canal and gives itself a flank attack from the direction of Taierzhuang, it will be all over.

That night, Zhang Dujun led his troops to retreat all the way back to Jinan. Guo Songling's subordinate was left to deal with the Sixth Division alone. In desperation, Guo Songling gathered his troops and retreated to Zaozhuang to hold on, and at the same time complained to Zhang Dashuai in the northern capital to supervise Zhang and ask for reinforcements.

At this time, all parties had already received a report on the battle of Hanzhuang Bridge, and they were surprised by the combat effectiveness of Gaoyang's department, and Zhang Dashuai was also very dissatisfied with Guo Songling, it was a shame that a division was defeated in less than a day, and Yang Yuting and others also put on small shoes for Guo Songling in front of Zhang Dashuai.

That night, Duan Dashuai asked Zhang Dashuai to have tea. Duan Dashuai said that Anhui Feng, as an anti-direct allied army, now that the sword and soldiers are meeting each other, it will only make the direct remnants and everyone in the world see the joke, so it is better to stop the army. After that, the two handsomes drank tea and chatted for nearly two hours.

The next day, Feng sent a public telegram expressing his recognition of Gao Yang's appointment as the patrol envoy of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to supervise Jiangsu. Guo Songling, whose dream of being an overseer was in vain, had no choice but to take the prisoners released by Gao Yang back to lead the troops back to Baoding, but dissatisfaction with Zhang Dashuai and the generals of the Feng army also began to sprout in his heart.

The war against the country, which began in September last year and has swept through most of the country, has come to an end. After the war, Gao Yang transferred the 6th Division back to the vicinity of Nanjing to rest. Beagle was promoted to colonel chief of staff of the Sixth Division, medals were awarded to officers and men participating in the battle, and a large number of meritorious personnel were commended.