Chapter 519: Ruthless Wu Peifu
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At dawn, the sudden entry of the elite troops of the Beiyang Army into the battle exceeded everyone's expectations. The Wehrmacht, which had had the upper hand, was suddenly disrupted, and the Eighth Army suffered heavy losses with a single loss. Fortunately, the first division was elite enough, and the proportion of veterans among the soldiers was very high, and at the critical moment, the composure of the veterans affected the recruits among them. Coupled with the instigation of political commissars at all levels in the army, the speed of stability of the Wehrmacht was beyond the surprise of the Beiyang Army.
But after all, the Wehrmacht was already a tired soldier, and under the attack of the elite of the Beiyang Army, it was defeated and retreated.
In the rear, Wu Peifu personally climbed the city wall to supervise the battle, looking at the national defense army that quickly calmed down and launched a counterattack, Wu Peifu's eyebrows wrinkled deeply. The fighting qualities of the Wehrmacht far exceeded his expectations, especially the performance of the 1st Division of the Wehrmacht, which was worthy of the elite name of the Wehrmacht.
"Order all troops, launch a counterattack, and be sure to drive the enemy out of Luoyang City." Wu Peifu said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" The operational staff officer immediately conveyed Wu Peifu's order. Now is the time when the strength of the National Defense Force is the weakest, and if we do not seize the opportunity to drive the National Defense Army out of Luoyang City, then Wu Peifu's layout will not have the slightest meaning.
Kill!
The fierce shouting of killing was clearly heard outside the city. When there was an abnormal change on the battlefield, the command of the Wehrmacht Army Group had already received the news.
"Order the front-line troops to evacuate in batches!" Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.
"Commander, we also have reinforcements, and the elite of our First Army has not yet been reached, so we may not lose to Wu Peifu's Tiger Guard." Qian Yansheng said loudly. On this night, the troops directly under the headquarters of the First Army and the Eighth Division under its command had no combat mission, and watched the excitement of the night in the name of the general reserve. This made Qian Yansheng's grievances in his heart mentioned. However, the elite troops under Wu Peifu never appeared, and there was no reason for the First Army to participate in the war, and the form of the battlefield at that time was getting better and better. Although Wu Peifu cruelly sent the recruit troops to the battlefield. However, the IDF has also strengthened its forces, so that the IDF still has the upper hand overall.
"No need. Chief of Staff, you take the First Army to occupy the northern wall of Luoyang and cover the retreat of the Eighth Army and the First Division. Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.
"Commander......" Qian Yansheng said loudly.
"Execute the order!" Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice. There was not the slightest hint of accommodation on the stiff face.
"Yes!" Although he was very unwilling, Qian Yansheng resolutely carried out Hu Jingyi's order.
The troops of the National Defense Force in Luoyang City were really relieved to receive the order from the headquarters to evacuate. After a night of fierce attack, while they achieved great results, they themselves were under very great pressure, especially after a night of attack, the loss of weapons and ammunition was serious, and they could no longer maintain a high-intensity fire offensive. In addition, the Tiger Guards hidden in the snow of Beiyang suddenly entered the war, and the level of firepower and equipment far exceeded the scale in the intelligence of the Wehrmacht, which was also the reason why the Wehrmacht had the intention of retreating. Compared with Beiyang, the logistics support of the National Defense Force is more perfect, if it is the soldiers of the First Division, even if Wu Peifu's Tiger Guard has a strong firepower level, the First Division also has the spirit of daring to show its sword. But now the losses themselves are very large, and fighting to the death with the Tiger Guards will cause a lot of senseless sacrifices. As for whether the retreat will lose its reputation, Lu Qian, the commander of the first division, is not worried at all. After all, in the Wehrmacht, military orders are like mountains, but generals also have the power to make decisions on the fly in case of disciplinary violations. Now that there is an order for the group army headquarters to retreat, Lu Qian certainly does not have the slightest concern. At the time of the retreat, the 1st Division of the Wehrmacht assumed the task of reserve, allowing the brother units of the 8th Army to retreat first. From this we can also see the pride of the 1st Division of the Wehrmacht. In the face of the dynamic scale of Wu Peifu's armed guard army, which is comparable to that of the elite troops of the Southeast Military Region, he still has the confidence to retreat in his entirety. …,
Although the First Division of the Wehrmacht rarely retreated, it did not mean that its performance in evacuation was not good, on the contrary, the echelon evacuation of the First Division of the Wehrmacht was extremely skillful and spicy, and although the Wuwei Army had a great reputation in the Beiyang Army, this could not hide the disadvantage of its short time in formation. Despite their best efforts, the 1st Division retreated steadily.
Wu Peifu's Wuwei Army was established after Wu Peifu took charge of Luoyang, and then transferred elite veterans from Beiyang with high-quality local soldiers in Henan, and showed extremely excellent combat effectiveness when quelling rebellions in Beiyang, so that it became famous all over the world with their founder Yushuai Wu Peifu. In this operation, the reason why Hu Jingyi still retained an ace reserve in the face of huge losses was because he was afraid of this army. Facts have proved that Hu Jingyi's worries are completely necessary. The strong vitality of the Armed Guards alone gave the Wehrmacht a big surprise.
On the southern city wall of Luoyang, Wu Peifu looked at the situation on the battlefield in the distance with a telescope, and a trace of sadness appeared between his eyebrows. The professionalism and combat effectiveness shown by the Wehrmacht made him extremely envious. Compared with the first division, his armed guards only had an advantage in firepower. However, in the entire Beiyang, there are only a few units with a firepower level comparable to that of the Armed Guards. For a huge Beiyang. One or two units the size of the Armed Guard Army could hardly play a decisive role. In order to maximize the advantages of the armed defense army in terms of firepower, Wu Peifu ruthlessly sent 100,000 recruits to the battlefield, relying on street battles and entanglement with the elite troops of the national defense army, depleting the vitality of the national defense army. If it weren't for these 100,000 fresh troops, how could the 50,000 veteran troops in the Fifth Town of Beiyang alone be able to withstand the attack of the Eighth Army of the National Defense Army with the First Division for such a long time. It can be said that Wu Peifu is fighting for this opportunity with the lives of 100,000 recruits.
But the results of the facts do not satisfy them. The performance of the 1st Division of the Wehrmacht had once again disrupted his deployment, and he could not imagine that such a force, which had suffered heavy losses, was about to run out of weapons and ammunition, and was extremely tired, could have such great resilience. This is simply a force that cannot be broken up and dragged out. This made Wu Peifu worried and very envious at the same time, how good it would be if such a force was his subordinate.
"Yushuai, the Wehrmacht has retreated. Are we going straight out of the city as planned? The combat staff officer asked. He also saw that the form of the battlefield was not optimistic, not to mention whether there were elite troops of the Wehrmacht outside the city, and these calmly withdrawn Wehrmacht troops alone would be able to abort the plan of covering up the situation in Beiyang.
"Wait!" Wu Peifu said in a deep voice.
In Luoyang's battered and dilapidated city walls, the Wehrmacht soldiers quickly withdrew, no matter how skilled they were, but after all, it was a retreat, somewhat embarrassed.
"Boom, boom!" A sharp roar pierced the sky, and in the excited eyes of the Wehrmacht soldiers, the entire city of Luoyang fell into a sea of fire. Until now, the generals on both sides have only thought about how to defeat the enemy, and they have not had the heart to consider the cultural value of the ancient city of Luoyang. With this white-hot competition between the two sides, no matter who wins Luoyang City in the future, what they will get is probably an empty city full of ruins.
"Damn! Heavy artillery of the Wehrmacht! On the rear city wall, looking at the monstrous fire that appeared in Luoyang City, Wu Peifu's heart was terrified. There was only one brigade of the heavy artillery unit of the entire Beiyang Army, and this was obtained by the Beiyang government through negotiations with Japan. After all, the world war is now in full swing, and the arms market is still hot, especially after the United States became a belligerent country, almost all orders for arms and materials went to the West, and almost all the weapons in the Far East arms market came from Japan. The number of weapons in the West is small. Moreover, Japan's heavy weapons were basically shipped to the Western theater, and orders were hardly found in the Asian theater. After all, in this era, heavy artillery as a strategic weapon is extremely expensive. Even with the financial resources of the Beiyang government, it can only equip a brigade. This is still Japan's intention to support the Beiyang government. Squeeze out the heavy artillery equipment of such a brigade from orders destined for the West. ..., "Yushuai, why did the Wehrmacht heavy artillery cause such a big fire in the city?" The combat staff officer said with fear on his face.
Speaking of which, Wu Peifu also found that something was wrong. Last night, the heavy artillery of the Northeast Army was also powerful and very powerful, but with a thick city wall, the power of the heavy artillery was greatly weakened. If it weren't for the powerful high explosives in the northeast, I'm afraid that the Wehrmacht might not have been able to storm Luoyang City with a night's efforts. At that time, heavy artillery only showed fire when it exploded, unlike now, when a heavy cannon falls, it will quickly cause a sea of fire.
"Damn, new shells from the Northeast! The troops were ordered to retreat immediately. We withdraw from Luoyang City! "Wu Peifu's heart is dripping blood! Finally, the Wehrmacht's gains were wiped out with great effort, and the Wehrmacht came up with even more vicious weapons. Although Luoyang City is an ancient city and a war fortress, most of the internal dwellings are wooden and stone structures. Although the street fighting last night also caused a large fire, it was small in scale and the soldiers on both sides deliberately avoided it, so there was no scene of continuous fighting. But now that the situation of the Wehrmacht has changed greatly, if nothing else, it will be driven out of the city by the Beiyang Army, and in this case, the National Army has not taken the slightest care into account. actually chose to burn Luoyang City directly.
"Yushuai, do you want to take another look?" Said the operational staff officer.
"Deliver orders." Wu Peifu said decisively. The screams on the battlefield could be heard from a long distance, and Wu Peifu knew that this kind of howl was not the sound of being stabbed by bullets or bayonets, but the sound of being burned alive by the flames. Moreover, the number of heavy artillery dispatched by the Wehrmacht this time was significantly higher than last night, and Wu Peifu was not sure that his soldiers would retreat under the all-round blow of the heavy artillery. As an excellent general, Wu Peifu knows the choice of gain and loss. But that doesn't mean he doesn't feel aggrieved. It's really ironic to think about it, Wu Peifu just defeated the Wehrmacht by virtue of his superiority in weapons and equipment. Then it was returned to the color by the Wehrmacht with more advanced weapons and equipment, which is really a report of the world, and it is also fast.
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