When Duan Qirui scolded his subordinates, Wang Shizhen frowned and raised his binoculars to observe the woods in front of him. The woods are not dense, just ordinary ones. Through the binoculars, I could faintly see something shadowy in the depths of the woods, but I could not see the enemy soldiers. If it weren't for seeing the fierce firefight with his own eyes, Wang Shizhen couldn't even believe that there were a huge number of enemy troops hiding in the forest.

At this time, Duan Qirui had already finished scolding his subordinates, he turned his head and said to Wang Shizhen: "Brother, it seems that if you can annihilate the chaotic party, you will fight here." ”

"Huh? What does this say? Wang Shizhen was a little puzzled.

Duan Qirui pointed in the direction of the forest and said loudly: "Look at the chaotic parties in this forest, they are completely different from those ordinary chaotic parties. We fought like this, and they didn't even retreat at all. These people must be the essence of the chaotic party. Just destroy these people. The remaining rebellious parties are not surprising. ”

In this day and age, any army must have an elite. It is to feed it with silver, and then use cruel military coercion. Finally, a group of "Tiger and Wolf Divisions" were selected. At the critical moment, this group of people had to brave the rain of bullets and bullets to rush forward, "those who enter will be rewarded, and those who retreat will be killed." "The reason why Beiyang can become the leader of the new army is that Yuan Shikai can hold money and feed the Beiyang army. Since Duan Qirui knew the army in this way, he decided that he was facing the elite troops of the People's Party.

Wang Shizhen agreed with Duan Qirui's point of view, every time the bandits were suppressed, after the Beiyang Army's platoon of guns opened fierce fire, the enemy soldiers immediately collapsed. The People's Party troops in the forest not only did not collapse, but also resisted stubbornly, which is not surprising that it is not elite.

"Brother, we surround this forest and attack on three sides. It should be able to win. Duan Qirui said.

"First transfer the artillery team and bombard it with artillery." Wang Shizhen added. Beiyang was originally just for chopping wood, but he didn't expect it to develop into such a battle. Until now, the artillery of Beiyang has not been dispatched.

If Pu Guanshui knew that his former boss in the Beiyang Army thought so highly of him, he might be very moved. The Fourth Regiment was a relatively weak new unit in the 104th Division, and it was only because of Puguanshui's request to fight that it got a series of opportunities. The mission of the 2nd and 3rd regiments and their stationing positions were to completely encircle the Beiyang Army, and now they are only temporarily participating in the war. And now Chen Ke is at the headquarters of the Fourth Regiment with He Zudao, the political commissar of the division, if Pu Guanshui does not fight a good battle, this face will really be lost.

Chen Ke did not want to skip the command, and as chairman of the Central Military Commission and the chairman of the party, he convened a joint wartime meeting of the four regiments.

"I don't know now, whether our four regiments can inflict heavy damage on the Beiyang Army. I would like to ask everyone if they would like to give it a try. Chen Ke's expression when he spoke was not relaxed at all.

Hearing this, the comrades below all became excited. The fourth regiment is also a full-fledged force, and there are more than 4,000 people in one regiment. The Beiyang Army on the opposite side now has more than 15,000 points, and with one dozen and four, just thinking about it makes the hairs on the backs of the comrades stand on end.

"The second and third regiments rushed over under the leadership of Division Commander Hua. After they arrived, the Beiyang Army would definitely withdraw to the city. Don't worry too much about how we won't be able to stop if we go all-in. Chen Ke first gave everyone a reassurance, "According to the news from the communicator, we only need to fight for another four hours." ”

"Chairman Chen, how are you going to let us fight?" Zeng Hongqing, political commissar of the Fourth Regiment, asked.

"We play how we train. Now, it's a flanking tactic. Since we are at a disadvantage in numbers, we have to be more efficient in our lethal efforts. Chen Ke said calmly.

As the strongest light infantry in the world, the PLA relies on infantry squad and platoon tactics. In infantry squad and platoon tactics, outflanking and flanking are just commonplace. The United States, the world's largest power at that time, was still repelled 300 kilometers from the Yalu River by the volunteers. In the Korean War, the U.S. military had a tenacious will to fight and a firm determination to fight. Heavy artillery cuts mountains, bombs wash the ground, give it a go when attacking, and don't drag mud and water when retreating. The US officers and men were able to fight bravely in the low temperature of minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius, and the fight was really remarkable. If their opponent was not the Volunteer Army, the U.S. military would have been completely victorious if they had been replaced by another opponent.

Chen Ke once believed that the revolutionary spirit was the key to victory, but it was only when he personally started the revolution that he realized that he was wrong. No matter what the revolutionary spirit is, if the officers and soldiers do not see any hope of victory at all, then everything is in vain. Only when the inevitability of victory existed, the warriors were able to overcome the fear of personal death. If there is no possibility of victory in the war at all, no one is a fool who is willing to die. To convince the soldiers of the inevitable victory in battle, it is necessary to rely on ordinary training. Fighters must know the purpose of their tactical training and the scientific nature of such tactical training. When the cadres of the Fourth Regiment asked how they could win the battle, Chen Ke could only start with this most basic question.

The training of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was indeed very tight, otherwise the battle in the woods would not have been so easy to withstand. At the beginning, everyone faced an enemy with a numerical advantage, and they could only choose the defensive mode. Hearing Chen Ke's question, the cadres immediately began to discuss the issue of attack. According to the training on weekdays, the offensive method is naturally chosen to attack the side.

The attack was not intended to be killed, and a battalion of the 4th Regiment went on the defensive in the woods. How many troops do you have to invest in the flank troops? How to attack. Since the number is at a disadvantage, it is natural that the close-range shooting will not work. The only option is to adopt the mode of front-line movement, first raid the enemy's flank, and disrupt the enemy's deployment. Then they put their troops into hand-to-hand combat. Before this battle, many soldiers of the Fourth Regiment used cold weapons, and they also conducted special drills in this combat mode. The problem is that hand-to-hand combat is very disadvantageous for numerically inferior troops.

The discussion took less than 10 minutes to get to this crucial point. With a 1-4 number, attacking is a very bad choice.

Although they were facing Chen Ke, and the result of the discussion was that the offensive battle was unfavorable, the faces of the comrades were quite ugly. Even so, the comrades still formally put forward their final views to Chen Ke. A full-scale offensive is not feasible.

Chen Ke was not unhappy at all. Seeking truth from facts is the people's party's program of doing things, and there is nothing to be ashamed of to be honest. He said truthfully: "If you can't fight, then you can't stand it." To be beaten passively here is nothing more than the loss of troops in vain, and a war of attrition is meaningless. If you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will leave. If everyone thinks this is the case, we can now prepare to retreat. ”

"Then what if we only fight the Beiyang Army all the way?" He Zudao spoke. The political commissars of the BJP are not civilian officials, and they are also fighting bravely on the front line during the battle. Xiong Mingyang of the Second Regiment once served as a political commissar and concurrently served as the head of the regiment, and this kind of concurrent position was not uncommon in the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army.

He Zudao continued: "If the Beiyang Army can't fight head-on, it must definitely adopt the tactics of outflanking on both flanks. If we knock out one of his wings, this force is still enough. The battlefield was now five miles wide, and it was up to the troops in the woods to be able to hold off superior enemies and prevent them from coming to the aid of close allies. The Beiyang Army will bombard our positions in the woods with artillery, and the comrades in the woods will have to bear the enemy's attacks on three sides. This position must be set up. ”

The party members and cadres of the Fourth Regiment listened to He Zudao's plan, and only felt that their heartbeats were involuntarily speeding up. He Zudao's plan was feasible, but the hard battles that would be fought in it were all imaginable. Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Ke.

Chen Ke smiled: "I'm still the same, if you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will leave." I'm not here to be a prison guard, forcing everyone to fight a big victory. I'm here to see how the comrades fight. Let's see if you can stick to your battle plan to the end. ”

Zeng Hongqing, as the political commissar, took the lead in saying: "We originally wanted to stop the Beiyang Army from chopping wood, but the battle developed to this point. Even if they retreat now, the Beiyang Army still can't cut any firewood. The goal of the battle has been achieved. I think retreat should be chosen. Before retreating, mines were planted in the woods, which was enough to prevent the Beiyang Army from cutting firewood on a large scale. Moreover, once the second and third regiments arrived nearby, the Beiyang Army really had no way to continue cutting wood. ”

Pu Guanshui disagreed with this point of view, "Even if the second and third regiments rushed over, they didn't make a plan for the encirclement battle in advance. We cannot effectively coordinate operations. If we hold out in the woods, it will be of some help to the later battles. ”

Zeng Hongqing shook his head, "If you want to defend the woods, you can only follow the tactics that Political Commissar He just said." The troops were not trained at all to brave the enemy's artillery encirclement on the width of the five miles to send reinforcements. We can't afford to take that risk. ”

Hearing this reason, Pu Guanshui couldn't say anything. He knew that time was pressing, so he immediately said, "Retreat." ”

The war was out of control from the first shot, and it was not so easy to advance and retreat freely on the battlefield. This is also due to the fact that the BJP pays attention to training, and before the troops are engaged in battle, the retreat plan is drawn up accordingly. According to the predetermined retreat route, the troops in the woods quietly withdrew from their positions. The large army was also retreating at the same time.

At this time, the Beiyang horse team had already begun to reconnoiter in a group of twenty or thirty cavalry, and the retreat of the large army was soon seen by them. Although these cavalrymen did not dare to harass from the front, they were always able to do it. Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen frowned when they heard the news of the retreat of the People's Party troops.

"Duan Commander, Admiral Wang. Let's catch up. When the officer next to him heard the news, he immediately became overjoyed. In the past, when faced with the peasant rebels, the retreat of the rebels meant that they could not withstand it. The Beiyang Army caught up without a big victory. A few days ago, the Beiyang Army was beaten badly under an ambush by the People's Party. Now there's finally a chance to raise your eyebrows.

"Brother, what do you think?" Of course, Duan Qirui hopes to catch up and win a battle. But after all, he has suffered so many losses, but he doesn't dare to act rashly. Moreover, the peasant rebels in the past retreated and fled only after the collapse of frontal fighting, but the People's Party did not fall behind in the woods. This retreat was an active retreat. It's hard to say what ambush will be.

In the face of the fighter plane, Wang Shizhen was more decisive than Duan Qirui, "You can't vent your anger, if you don't chase it now, it will be too much of a blow to morale." Let's not chase too quickly, just be careful that there is no ambush. Let's choose 3,000 elites to chase. ”

As soon as the large forces of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army broke away from the front, they quickly completed the formation of marching columns. The speed of movement immediately increased. The base area already had its own cavalry, and the cavalry squad of Beiyang was driven out by the cavalry, and the march was not disturbed in the slightest. And the information came just as quickly.

"The Beiyang Army sent 3,000 people to chase after it?" Chen Ke listened to the report while striding through the meteor march.

The main cadres of the Fourth Regiment and Pu Guanshui, who is now commanding the Fourth Regiment, were all by Chen Ke's side, and after hearing the news, the eyes of several cadres lit up. It is indeed unrealistic for 4,000 men to fight 15,000 people, but it is not difficult for 4,000 men to fight 3,000 people. The Beiyang Army is unfamiliar with life in the wilderness, isn't this self-defeating?

Chen Ke turned his head to look at the commander of the reconnaissance battalion beside him, "Can you make the Beiyang Army blind?" ”

"That idea cavalry in Beiyang is nothing." The reconnaissance battalion commander grinned.

This is a standard PLA-style campaign of annihilation. The cavalry sent by the Beiyang Army on the left flank was ambushed as they pursued it forward. As soon as they passed a small slope, they were suddenly attacked by superior cavalry. This Beiyang cavalry detachment was immediately wiped out. The Beiyang Army did not feel the danger in it, but only slowed down slightly.

The hateful bandit army marching in front did this, obviously trying to get rid of the pursuit of the Beiyang Army. Since they are all targeted by the Beiyang Army, where is there any reason to easily let the bandit army escape. The bandit army that was chased by the Beiyang Army and finally collapsed on the march was not one or two.

"Don't say it, the Beiyang Army really has a set of marches." Chen Ke said to Pu Guanshui beside him with a smile.

"They don't seem to have any dry food." Pu Guanshui is very familiar with the Beiyang and has observed this situation in the telescope.

"That means they're not going to chase after it?"

Pu Guanshui wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Anyway, I can't hold on for too long." ”

"Then let's take them away." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"Damn, this group of bandits is still eating." The Beiyang officer who led the team scolded after putting down the binoculars.

The People's Party's troops slowed down their march from the very beginning, and the Beiyang Army thought that the troops could not withstand it. Unexpectedly, the reason why the People's Party troops slowed down was that they took out some food and ate while walking. The Beiyang pursuit force was advancing with light troops, and the People's Party obviously carried a very complete set of marching equipment, but the Beiyang Army could not catch up. Seeing that the troops of the People's Party had eaten, the officers of the Beiyang Army were even more false.

"My lord, can we catch up?" The junior officer next to him asked. After more than two hours of chasing, the Beiyang Army was really tired and had nothing to eat. Some of them couldn't stand it.

"If you work harder, you will definitely be able to catch up. Wait, you see. The officer said, pointing ahead. In the direction in which the People's Party troops were going, there was a village. The Beiyang Army had not done much reconnaissance in this direction, and when they saw that the People's Party was going in the direction of the village, the officer immediately thought that there were people in the village, and there would be food for them. Everyone can eat. For now, the People's Party has no intention of fighting at all, and even if it can't catch up, it might as well have dinner and talk about what will happen later.

"Keep chasing!" The officer shouted.

Two hours later, the officer was lying on a meadow in a very comfortable position. His hand was on his chest, and although the clouds in the sky were thick, the sunlight still poured down between the cracks. If it weren't for the blood gushing out of the wound on the officer's head under the palm of his hand, it would have been a good afternoon nap.

The surprise attack came too suddenly, and after the brigade of the Beiyang Army approached the village with curling smoke, it suddenly saw a few puffs of white smoke coming out of the front of the village, and with a few explosions, the shells fell into the queue of the Beiyang Army. Then the rear remembered the sound of gunfire.

This was a temporary garrison of the 4th Regiment of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, and the two companies that remained here had already been notified and set up in ambush. When the Beiyang Army entered the ambush circle, they immediately launched an attack from the rear and center of the Beiyang Army. It is naturally unrealistic for two companies of 400 people to enter the ranks of the Beiyang Army, but it is more than enough to disrupt the ranks of the Beiyang Army.

Attacked unexpectedly, the Beiyang Army was in chaos when it landed. The four regiments, which had changed their deployment after bypassing the village, let out a tsunami-like cry and slaughtered the Beiyang Army. The pursuing Beiyang Army did not have any artillery or machine guns with the army. The Beiyang Army, which once wanted to gather a team and resist with a platoon of guns, became a good target for artillery. The shells exploded in the dense crowd. The battle turned into a one-sided slaughter.

The Beiyang Army chased the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army for several hours, and its physical strength was almost exhausted. Faced with such a situation, the entire army completely collapsed. The soldiers shouted meaninglessly, dodging shells and bullets like headless flies. The soldiers of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army had eaten their meals, and at this time they unloaded their New Army equipment. Physically, it is much better than the Beiyang Army. The counterattack soon turned into an encirclement.

Because of their judgment of the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army, the troops of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army did not consider the matter of persuasion at all. Facing the Beiyang Army on the opposite side, which was like a humanoid target, the bullets splashed out like water. The Beiyang Army did not even have time to organize a breakthrough, and the entire army herded sheep. Their scattering and fleeing movement was mistaken for a breakthrough, and the soldiers of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army threw grenades into the chaotic queue of the Beiyang Army running over.

Each grenade claimed a few lives, thinning out the dense Beiyang army column in the smoke of gunfire, and the ensuing shots knocked down the rest one by one. The Beiyang Army had rich experience in fighting with rebels in various places, and they had bloody treatment of defeated rebels, but when they were surrounded and completely annihilated, these people could not remember surrendering. They had slaughtered those who had surrendered, so they instinctively feared surrender. Despite the danger of annihilation, the Beiyang Army allowed itself to be slaughtered, but no one made a voice of surrender.

By the time Chen Ke realized that something was wrong and ordered his troops to start shouting slogans to persuade them to surrender, the battle that could only be called a massacre was nearing its end. The ground was littered with the dead and wounded, and few people could stand on the spot.

It was also the first time that Chen Ke had really used sports warfare, and in the face of victory, he certainly had great joy and excitement in his heart. In front of him, the Shura Field froze a smile on Chen Ke's face. As if to vent the uncomfortable feeling in his chest, Chen Ke let out a long sigh. He said to Pu Guanshui beside him: "If the Beiyang Army hadn't chased so quickly, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been defeated so badly." ”

Pu Guanshui's face was also extremely ugly, and he didn't expect that just a simple return of the horse gun could easily annihilate the three thousand Beiyang Army. Chen Ke was right, if the Beiyang Army hadn't been so eager to pursue, it would definitely not have suffered such a tragic annihilation. But the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was also human beings, and they also experienced the same distance as the Beiyang Army, and immediately after the march they went into battle. The shelling and raids merely disrupted the ranks of the Beiyang Army. The one who really annihilated the Beiyang Army was the soldiers of the four regiments who returned to kill.

The senior officers may still have some pity or sadness, and the soldiers who have invested great energy and willpower, and the soldiers who have tried their best to fight fiercely do not have the slightest such emotion. "Victory!" "Victory!" The warriors raised their weapons and cheered loudly.

"Long live Chairman Chen!" I don't know who was the first to shout this slogan. Immediately, the other fighters shouted in unison, "Long live Chairman Chen!" "Long live Chairman Chen!"

This is a cry from the heart, Chen Ke, who marched and fought with them today, is the one who saved everyone from the line of death, the one who created this army, and led this army from one victory to another.

Although the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army had won several battles before, it was indeed a carefully prepared battle. And those battles were also taught by Chairman Chen how to fight in order to win. Now this hearty victory, this great victory that completely trampled the Beiyang Army, which was once high in the eyes of everyone, completely aroused the excitement and admiration of the soldiers.

"Long live Chairman Chen!" This slogan aptly shouted out the hearts of the soldiers.

"Chairman Chen!" The cadres of the intelligence department came over with a sweaty communicator, and he shouted as he walked: "Chairman Chen, Division Commander Hua commanded the second and third regiments to rush to Huaiyuan County, and Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen retreated to the city. We're ready to close. ”

After annihilating the 3,000 Beiyang Army, the three regiments of the People's Party numbered 12,000 people. There were only more than 12,000 Beiyang troops left in the city. Moreover, Wang Shizhen himself was born in Beiyang, but his subordinates under the command of the Jiangbei Admiral were not Beiyang Army. Duan Qirui's Beiyang Army is now less than 6,000. Before the war, the People's Party even made preparations to open the road and let the Beiyang Army break into Fengtai County. Unexpectedly, after the real battle, the Beiyang Army only entered Huaiyuan County, and they came to their end of the road.

To this extent, the 1st Regiment, the most elite of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, did not even take part in the battle. The 1st Regiment was heading towards Xuzhou, the starting point of the Beiyang Army in Jiangsu. Although Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen have not yet been finally annihilated, the complete victory of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is already a visible result. This should not be displeased with the cadres of the Intelligence Section.

"After cleaning up the battlefield, start to close the siege." Chen Ke said calmly.