Chapter 634: First encounter with the Beiyang New Army
A company of Liaodong Army easily walked to the gate of the city and entered the county seat. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The guards of the city gate watched these Liaodong troops wearing the uniforms of the patrol battalion walk in front of them one after another, and they wanted to see that the other party was about to enter the city. The more than a dozen Liaodong troops who walked at the end suddenly broke away from the team and rushed towards them with rifles.
More than a dozen defenders standing behind the city gate on both sides had not yet reacted from their stunned eyes, and the muzzles of the black holes in their rifles were already aimed at them.
"Don't move, whoever moves will kill whom!"
The defending officer was the first to react, and threw the rifle on his back on the ground, and then asked tentatively: "You are the Liaodong Army?" ”
It was definitely enough to get the other party, and the officer immediately shouted to his subordinates who were still stunned: "What are you still doing in a daze?" The Liaodong Army has already called, and those who want to survive quickly throw away their weapons and surrender. ”
Soon, more than a dozen defenders at the gate were tied into zongzi, leaving a squad to guard the city gate, and the Liaodong Army that had entered the city was immediately divided into two, one platoon killed the county government, and the rest of the troops killed to the patrol battalion barracks. ”
In the county seat, no one could have imagined that the Liaodong Army had entered the city, and it was still wearing the uniform of the patrol battalion.
Many people were not captured by the Liaodong Army until they were pointed at guns by the Liaodong Army, and then they understood that the county town had unknowingly changed hands.
Throughout the counterattack, not all battles were fought well.
As the location of the prefect's yamen, Chaoyang County not only garrisoned a full 2,000 patrol battalions, but also stationed 1,000 Beiyang New Army three days ago.
In order to eliminate the potential threat of the Liaodong Army, and also for the large amount of sophisticated equipment in the hands of the Liaodong Army, Yuan Shikai can be described as painstaking.
Because Cixi had agreed in the court that as long as the imperial court began to attack the Liaodong Army, the Beiyang New Army would be the first to enter Liaodong as the vanguard of the imperial court.
With this holy decree, Yuan Shikai directly transferred the Beiyang New Army in a town as a counterattack force.
In order to have a more intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army and prepare for the next possible attack, the troops of the vanguard association have passed through the Shanhaiguan Pass and are scattered in several provinces that are still controlled by the imperial court.
The first town of the Beiyang New Army has become the vanguard of the Beiyang New Army because it is stationed in Shanhaiguan.
As the prefect's yamen station, Chaoyang City was assigned a battalion of 1,000 Beiyang New Army.
Compared with the patrol battalion, the vigilance of the Beiyang New Army is obviously much higher.
In addition, the Beiyang New Army has just arrived here, and it is not clear who the officers of the Chaoyang Patrol Battalion are.
The Liaodong Army, which held a sentry hostage, was stopped as soon as he walked fifty meters to the city gate.
Because Chaoyang City is the location of the prefect's yamen, the commander of the Seventh Regiment, who was responsible for taking Chaoyang Mansion, decided to personally lead the attack with his team.
At this moment, there was only one guard company by the side of the regiment commander Kang Jie, and when he saw that the defenders at the head of the city didn't ask, he directly shot a string of bullets at the official road in front of everyone, preventing everyone from moving forward, Kang Jie's brows subconsciously furrowed.
The commander of the guard company next to him reacted the least, and reminded with a worried face: "Regiment commander, the defenders at the head of the city don't seem to be patrol battalions. ”
The sentry commander of the patrol battalion, who was watched by the two soldiers of the guard company, was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's definitely not the patrol battalion, and the military uniforms they wear are not from the patrol battalion." ”
"There are also heavy machine guns, the entire Chaoyang patrol battalion is not equipped with a single heavy machine gun, and there are obviously two heavy machine guns on the head of the city."
Compared with his subordinates, who could only see a vague figure fifty meters away, Kang Jie, who was equipped with binoculars, could see the city head clearly.
frowned, and immediately ordered: "Alternate cover, immediately retreat back, and join the second battalion!" ”
Although he didn't understand why the regiment commander gave this order, the guard company commander readily ordered his subordinates to carry it out.
Although the sentinel of the front team of the new army guarding the city did not understand why the other party retreated, because they were wearing the uniforms of the patrol battalion, they did not shoot in order to avoid accidents, and watched the other party retreat to a hundred meters away.
After joining the second battalion, Kang Jie, who was frowning, immediately answered the question in everyone's hearts: "If I am not mistaken, the officer and army guarding the city is not a patrol battalion, but a new army of Beiyang. Only the Beiyang New Army has such good equipment and military discipline. ”
After finishing speaking, it took a full two minutes before Kang Jie ordered: "Whether it is the Beiyang New Army or not, fight first and then speak." Even if it is really the Beiyang New Army, today we will take Chaoyang City. ”
"Battalion Commander Wang, set up all the heavy machine guns, cover the fire, and send a company to test the opponent's firepower first. Pay attention to controlling the casualties of the troops, it is really impossible to retreat directly, this is just a tentative attack. ”
After Kang Jie held a telescope and stared at the city again, a company of Liaodong troops quickly rushed towards the city gate in a scattered line. Three heavy machine guns were also lined up at the head of the city.
Soon, three heavy machine guns were fired.
Two heavy machine guns stared at the two heavy machine guns of the Beiyang New Army, and one heavy machine gun fired back and forth at the head of the city, suppressing the defenders.
As the first unit formed by the Beiyang New Army, the combat effectiveness of the first town was definitely trained little by little.
Although seven or eight soldiers were killed and wounded by the sudden blow, the remaining soldiers subconsciously hid behind the city stampede, and then found the opportunity to shoot out from the city stomping.
The two heavy machine guns that were being stared at were not willing to be beaten so passively, and the machine gunners hiding behind the city stomp fired a string of bullets whenever they had the chance. Although many bullets were drifted and I don't know where they flew, some of them still hit the attacking Liaodong Army. Coupled with the fact that more than a hundred riflemen kept firing out, the attacking troops lost more than a dozen people in just a few seconds. ”
"The defenders of the city must be the Beiyang New Army, let the brothers withdraw, immediately!" Kang Jie, who quickly put down the binoculars, immediately ordered.
In less than half a minute of attack, the attacking force lost nearly two squads of troops.
Kang Jie, who had long realized that the Beiyang New Army was not easy to deal with, was still taken aback after really hearing the battle damage.
However, after all, Kang Jie is a veteran who has fought with both the Russian army and the Japanese army, and has encountered opponents who are more powerful than the Beiyang New Army, not to mention the Beiyang New Army.
The reason why he lost two squads in a tentative attack was because he did not know the strength of the Beiyang Army.
Kang Jie, who reacted quickly, immediately ordered: "The mortar platoon will come and fire the cannon immediately, cover the reinforcements close to the city wall, and then use grenades to greet the city wall and blow up the city gate." ”
"The first company of the mountain artillery battalion is ready to open fire, and it is likely that the Beiyang New Army is equipped with artillery. As long as the opponent fires artillery, immediately counterattack and destroy the opponent. ”
At the head of the city, although the first attack of the Liaodong Army was repulsed, the sentry commander standing on the city wall was not happy at all.
In the attack just now, his own front team also lost nearly two sheds of troops.
More importantly, through the attack just now, he finally saw the powerful firepower of the Liaodong Army.
Although he is confident in the subordinates he has trained single-handedly, the sentinel is also self-aware. Knowing that it is impossible for a team of soldiers to hold for too long.
As soon as the battle began, people were sent into the city to ask for help from the camp management band.
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