It was common sense to prevaricate after losing the battle, but the first time Duan Zhigui met someone watching the battle, he couldn't tell what was happening on the battlefield. It is said that the People's Party's artillery is so powerful that the artillery fire completely covers the battlefield. It is said that the People's Party hoarded a large number of machine guns and killed the attacking Beiyang Army in one fell swoop. Some are distracted and have no idea what is really going on on the battlefield.

Losing more than a thousand people in one fell swoop, Duan Zhigui was shocked and angry, when he encountered such a group of useless subordinates, he couldn't wait to kill all these people. It's just that the army's heart shook at the moment, and Duan Zhigui also knew that he couldn't do this, so he shouted angrily: "You all get out of here!" ”

Sitting in the train box, the sweat on Duan Zhigui's head was rolling down, and he turned his head to his soldiers and shouted, "Go!" Build a pergola outside. Not long after, Duan Zhigui sat under the pergola, although the weather was still the same hot, but when the wind blew outside, it felt a lot cooler.

The assistant general staff of the second town gathered around the table in front of Duan Zhigui, several maps were spread out on the table, and everyone had gloomy faces. After retreating to Anyang last year, Beiyang No. 2 Town was reorganized, and although it is still called a town, it is already a 44-system division-level establishment with a strength of 20,000. The loss of more than a thousand people was less than the losses of two battalions. The impact on the strength of the Beiyang Army was limited. It's just that the fierce battle lasted less than an hour, and the Beiyang Army lost so many people that the officers of the second town felt a kind of dazedness.

"Lord Commander, or let's walk back to Anyang now." A staff officer suggested.

"No way!" Duan Zhigui vetoed it without even thinking about it, "I finally asked for more than a dozen trains from the president, how can I throw them to the chaotic party." ”

Duan Zhigui raised his head, and someone immediately followed, "The chaotic party has already occupied the railway, what if the train is thrown to the chaotic party, and they get on the train and go straight to Anyang?" ”

The staff officer didn't dare to say anything, he said in his heart that the People's Party had occupied the railway, and even if they didn't rely on the train, they could go straight to Anyang. But this can no longer be said, with Duan Zhigui's angry appearance, whoever talks more will never have good fruit to eat. It is the most common thing for superiors to anger their subordinates in the Beiyang Army, and at such times, not saying anything is the way to protect yourself.

After shutting up the staff officer, Duan Zhigui had no better way. Now the Beiyang Army is blocked in the field where there is no village in front of the village and no store in the back. There are already BJP troops in front, and there will definitely be pursuers in the back. Duan Zhigui's heart was in a mess. Not only Duan Zhigui, but also other Beiyang officers had no good way. A group of people stared at each other as the sun was about to set.

It was not this group of people from the Beiyang Army who broke the deadlock, but the mosquitoes that began to come out at dusk, Duan Zhigui was bitten several times, and finally gave an order, "Let the brothers guard the train, let's camp here." Let's go to the car and let's discuss. ”

Back in the car, Duan Zhigui depressedly picked up the teacup sent by his own soldiers and took a sip, the taste of the water was very strange, Duan Zhigui was furious, "What kind of water is this?" ”

The soldier was frightened, and he hurriedly explained: "My lord, I was in a hurry when I set off this time, there was no replenishment of water on the way, and now there is only this water left." ”

Because of the car ride all the way, Duan Zhigui didn't care about drinking water. After receiving the news of the People's Party's advance, Duan Zhigui immediately ordered the troops to go north, but there was no time to replenish them. After listening to the words of the pro-soldiers, Duan Zhigui completely understood the reason. But after understanding the problem he was encountering at the moment, the anger in Duan Zhigui's chest burned even more vigorously. The words of the pro-soldier seemed to accuse Duan Zhigui of incompetence in command.

"Get out, get out!" Duan Zhigui kicked his soldiers out of the private room of the carriage. Looking at Duan Zhigui, who was almost crazy, the other officers looked at each other a few times, and they didn't dare to speak.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we don't have to think about walking back at all, either we can open the railway and take the train back, or we will stay here and wait for help." After saying this, Duan Zhigui felt a little thirsty, and he subconsciously went to get the cup, only then did he remember that the water in the cup was very unpleasant. In addition, Fang Cai kicked out his own soldiers again, in order to maintain his image, Duan Zhigui forcibly withdrew his hand and continued in a dry voice: "Now send someone to find water, you can't let the brothers be thirsty." ”

It is said that it is a military meeting, and in Beiyang, it means that several senior officers formulate a plan and implement it by their subordinates. If the execution is good, it is naturally the good planning of the commanders, and if the execution is not good, it is that the subordinates are too useless. In such a situation, how can it be possible to negotiate what the outcome is? After more than an hour of thirst, Duan Zhigui asked the soldiers outside to bring him water. Soon after, Duan Zhigui drank unpalatable water, but he no longer complained. Rather, it was about the possibility of digging a well on the spot in the dark.

The military meetings of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army were also going on intensely. The first is the summary of the daytime battle, and the annihilation of more than a thousand people is a total. In fact, less than one-third of them were killed on the spot, and seven or eight hundred Beiyang troops who were wounded or did not run away were taken prisoner. The casualties of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army were less than fifty, and most of the wounded were minor. After a bandage, he could continue to fight, but the comrade who broke his foot during the pursuit was more seriously injured.

All the problems that were expected before the war came up in the battle, because of the big victory, and when they were mentioned at the military meeting, everyone could still laugh and laugh. There are some things that really cannot be solved by training or ideological education alone.

Mu Husan's battalion performed the best, with large results and few casualties. The comrades asked Mu Husan to share his experience.

"My experience is that the political commissar emphasized again and again at the mobilization meeting that if you want not to die, you must first destroy the enemy. If you want to destroy the enemy, you have to dare to fight. Orders must be obeyed, and courage must be achieved. Really talk about other experiences, they are all the problems we talked about before the war. Shooting in advance, the results of the training were not able to be successfully applied on the battlefield. ”

After listening to Mu Husan's introduction, the comrades laughed again. This battle was really unexpected, and the Beiyang Army did show bravery, and if the tactics were right, the Beiyang Army should not have been annihilated so quickly. Therefore, a comrade raised the question, "Does the Beiyang Army only understand such a tactic, or do we pretend to be dead rats?" ”

"Judging from the intelligence we have gathered, the Beiyang Army really only understands such a tactic." The head of the regiment laughed.

"If only they really knew this kind of offensive tactic." Mu Husan sighed, "If they know too much, we will be embarrassed." ”

As he spoke, the correspondent ran in and handed the information to the regimental commander. The regiment commander was overjoyed after reading it, "Comrades, the other units of our division have arrived at the predetermined location, and the Beiyang Army has been completely surrounded by us!" ”

As soon as this news came out, the comrades of the troops became excited. "Now the Beiyang Army is completely finished." "Destroy the Beiyang Army and liberate the whole of Henan!"

The regiment commander knew what Mu Husan was doing in the division headquarters, and he saw that Mu Husan was not smiling, so he asked, "Battalion Commander Mu, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Maybe I'm worrying too much, just look at the current situation, I don't know what the military department is going to do?" Mu Husan replied.

"How?" The head of the regiment was very interested in this.

Mu Husan replied: "It's okay to besiege the second town now." The key is whether to take the opportunity to take Anyang. If we can take Anyang, we can be regarded as achieving our goal. But Commander, this is what I think too much. I will try to complete the mission in the next battle. ”

The regiment commander smiled, "Battalion Commander Mu, the position you are defending is very important, and the Beiyang Army is likely to use you as the main target for attack." You have to defend well. ”

"Yes!" Mu Husan replied.

After the meeting was adjourned, Mu Husan carefully checked the issue of duty at night. Only then did he return to the command headquarters to rest. I just lay down and fell asleep for a long time, but I was pushed awake. "Battalion Commander Mu, the regiment commander asked you to go to the regiment headquarters for a meeting."

There were regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and two young people with ragged noses and swollen faces in the regiment headquarters. The regiment commander said: "Comrades, these two are the masses who have been coerced by the Beiyang Army, let them talk about the situation." ”

Under the persuasion of the head of the regiment and Yan Yuese, the two teenagers finally began to talk about their situation. They are apprentice tailors in Anyang, and a few days ago they were tied up by the Beiyang Army and sent to the army to sew awnings for the Beiyang Army. Naturally, the Beiyang Army could not be polite to the tailor, and if they were slightly dissatisfied, they would immediately punch and kick. In addition to the awning, the clothes of the Beiyang Army were also sewn by the tailors.

Today, the Beiyang retreat was blocked, and the water source was scarce, so wells were dug overnight. The masters of the Beiyang Army naturally refused to dig pits by themselves, so the tailors were gathered and turned into coolies. After all, it was a black light, and the two apprentices, who couldn't stand the beating, fled in disarray. I thought I would be able to get out of the tiger's mouth, but I didn't expect to run out not far, and I was directly caught by the sentinel set up by the People's Party.

The two teenagers said that they were already crying here, and the head of the regiment could not persuade them after a few words. Handing over the boy to the guards and taking him down to rest, the regiment commander said, "What do you think? ”

"Let's attack at night." The commander of the third battalion said, "The Beiyang Army is not even out of water at the moment, and a night attack can disrupt them." ”

"What's the use of scrambling? And if our troops carry out a night attack, we are afraid that we will be in chaos ourselves. The fourth battalion commander said.

The regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and political commissars all smiled bitterly, the quality of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was too far from being able to effectively attack at night, and the fourth battalion commander was telling the truth.

"The Beiyang Army is preparing to dig a well, so the possibility of attacking us tonight is reduced, and we can probably take a good rest." Mu Husan expressed his opinion, "I think let's have a good rest and fight again during the day tomorrow." ”

"The Beiyang Army is short of water, we can't let them dig wells so easily, right?" The commander of the second battalion wanted to make full use of the predicament of the Beiyang Army.

"Digging a well depends on luck, and it may not be possible to dig a well during the day, let alone when the light is dark. The Beiyang Army did not set up a special drilling team like us, what are you afraid of? The regiment commander supported Mu Husan's opinion, "Hurry back and rest, and continue to fight tomorrow." ”

Mu Husan left the regiment headquarters and fell asleep immediately after returning to the battalion headquarters.

Early the next morning, the troops cooked and ate in accordance with wartime discipline. Then wait for the order.

At about 8 o'clock in the morning, the news came from the investigators. The Beiyang Army began to advance towards the line of defense of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Soon, there were traces of planes in the sky, and after another half an hour, more detailed information was transmitted that the total number of Beiyang troops attacking this time was about 5,000 people.

Not long after, the Beiyang side raised an artillery school balloon. Almost at the same time, the school-fired balloons of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army were also lifted into the air, and the artillery of the Beiyang Army began to fire. A new day of battle begins.