Chapter 542: Defection
"Fire!"
With the wave of the flag, the six-pounder gun was the first to fire, followed by the three-pounder gun. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Although the bullets fired were solid, the iron balls whizzed, arcing through the air and falling into the opposing camp, bringing blood, death, and screams.
No matter how much difference the power of solid bullets is compared to grenades or shrapnels, when soldiers are really facing shelling, what they actually feel is the threat of death, and they will not feel better because they are facing solid bullets.
Feng Huanzhang's tactic of putting bayonets on the cannon, even the Northwest Lengwa, who has always been cold, has to write a letter to him. It is different from the troops who treat the cannon as a treasure, for fear of losing it, and put it at the end of the team. All his cannons were placed at the front of the position, and at the sound of an order, the artillery fire rang out in unison, and the huge explosion shook the ears of the friendly soldiers faintly, and the war horses let out a long neigh.
Broken flesh and limbs, accompanied by blood, watered the high slopes of the loess. The Bai Lang army on the opposite side obviously misjudged the situation and believed that the officers and troops would defend the river. In the face of the officers and troops who crossed the river and took the initiative to attack, there was no defense, and the gap in equipment was too large, and after a few rounds of artillery smashing over, the Bai Lang army on the opposite side was already in disarray. Feng Huanzhang threw down the binoculars, drew his saber and gave the order to charge, and then immediately took the lead and rushed straight to the white wolf's position.
It's going well.
Like a quick knife cutting butter, the troops rushed across the river that was not deep, and went straight into the position of the White Wolf Army. The blue current, hedged against the variegated turbidity current, crashed the latter into a wave that broke in all directions, and the blue wave continued to move forward.
Attack, attack, attack!
Even the newly joined provincial army in Shaanxi was infected by the atmosphere of victory, its morale became high, and the momentum of the offensive was not weaker than Feng Huanzhang's own brigade. The white wolf's cavalry was shocked by this momentum and began to flee in a hurry. The parcels on his back were thrown on the ground, revealing white silver dollars or glittering gold ornaments.
"Rich! Get rich! ”
Some provincial soldiers had already rushed over to snatch the gold and silver, Feng Huanzhang pointed at his saber and ordered in a cold voice, "Enforce discipline!" ”
The soldiers of the Judge Advocate General's Brigade regarded the gold and silver as dung, and did not care, but rushed over with their broadswords and slashed all the way towards the infantry who were picking up gold and silver. The soldier who had just made a fortune was busy tying the package to his body, when he saw these evil gods coming, and hurriedly shouted, "Brother, there is something to say, good ......." Before the words fell, the head of the person had already rolled to the ground in the flash of the knife.
A battalion commander was disciplined, more than 30 soldiers were hacked to death, and the others no longer dared to pick up the gold and silver on the ground, raised their guns, and chased people with all their hearts. Feng Huanzhang looked to both sides and instructed the heralds, "Go and check, how is the progress of the Hu and Ma armies?" ”
"Report to the brigade seat, Brigade Commander Ma's subordinates have just come to spread the news that their horse team has rushed across the river and engaged the White Wolf Army, and it is going well. Head Hu is there...... No news. ”
Feng Huanzhang's sworn brother, Jiang Hongce, known as Erxiao He, immediately stepped forward and asked, "Could it be that there is something wrong with Hu Sanwa?" ”
"No, it won't. His troops are known to be able to fight, and they should not be unable to deal with such a group of bears. Come on, go to Commander Hu to have a look, and if you need support, come back and report immediately. Inform our army, speed up the action, and go full throttle! ”
In Shangnan County.
This is where the baggage of the coalition army lies, and the two battalions of the Feng Department are stationed in the city to prevent Guo Jian's troops from plundering Shangnan. Once the baggage is lost, the battle is undefeated and defeated, because the prevention task here is not easier than the battle outside, and everyone has raised their vigilance to prevent the sneak attack of the swordsmen.
At noon, the signal corps brought good news, the front line was victorious, the White Wolf Division had been dispersed, and the army began to pursue the White Wolf Army. Some of the wounded soldiers will return to the city for treatment, and another regiment of the People's Army will return to the city to recuperate.
The county governor who heard the news breathed a sigh of relief, gathered the gentry in the city, and discussed how to raise money **** and give a reward to the soldiers. The two battalion commanders were also quite happy, although they did not go into battle, but as long as they guarded the baggage and military quarters well, it was the same as a war achievement.
A welcoming team had already been organized in the city, and the small white flags prepared by the families were used for a long time, and it was too late to temporarily dye them in five colors, so they only wrote a welcome to General Feng Huanzhang as a greeting. All the people in the city who could write were given the task of writing the welcome flag.
Just when the scholars bowed their heads and worked hard, the gentry banged the gong to collect money from house to house, and some families were busy steaming dry food. The wounded soldiers and the recuperating troops had already arrived outside the city, and the battalion commander who remained behind ordered to open the city gates and personally come outside the city to greet them
"How's the front line going? How many brothers were wounded? ”
The head of the team nodded and said, "No Mada." Brigadier Feng was clever and succeeded in the first battle. This...... Is this here to greet you? ”
On both sides of the road, the gentry, the county governor, and some of the temporarily mobilized people waved flags there, and some women held their children on the side of the road to watch the excitement. The battalion commander nodded and said, "Yes, everyone is very afraid, worried about losing the battle ahead." If you win this battle, you will be relieved. ”
"Rest assured...... Rest assured. The regiment commander looked back and saw that a large number of soldiers had already entered the city, he nodded, and suddenly said: "Brother, I still have something to discuss with you, I'm afraid I have to borrow something from you." ”
"Borrow something, borrow what? Your own brothers, what to borrow is good to discuss! ”
"I'll borrow your head!"
When the words fell, the sword light lit up, and the county governor took the lead in shaking the small flag, shouting, "Celebrate the victory of Brigade Commander Feng's banner and make another great contribution." Then he saw the headless body of the battalion commander, shook his horse, and then fell off his horse. He subconsciously wiped it on his face, only to feel very sticky, and when he put it in his eyes, he saw that it was blood that fell on his face, and it was the blood from the battalion commander.
Before he could figure out what was going on, the soldiers who had entered the city had already rushed to the top of the city and occupied the gates, and many more soldiers rushed to the welcoming procession with their guns raised.
Gunshots, screams, cries for help, shouts, laughter mingled in one place. The women's children were taken away, and before they could utter a curse, they were dragged by several big men to the ditches or houses by the roadside. The bayonet plunged into the body of the welcomer, and the corpse fell to the ground, where it was immediately trampled by numerous large feet. The small white flag fell to the ground and was trampled on, shattering the flagpole and smashing the flag. The horses roared and rushed through the crowd, turning the runaways into corpses one after another.
The county governor stood still, letting the crowd rush around, he wanted to ask the people around him, but found that there was no one to ask, only standing there by himself, muttering, "What the hell?" What the hell is going on? He only saw that the five-color flag on the head of the city fell, and in its place, a big banner with the words "Shaanxi Yu Save the King" was rising.
The heralds sent by Feng Huanzhang encountered Hu Yunyi's troops halfway, thousands of cavalry, rushing in the direction of Feng Huanzhang's troops. The heralds were quite strange, looking at their neat appearance, not like defeated soldiers. But the direction in which it is going is ......
He stood on his horse, waved his hands, and shouted, "Wrong! You're going in the wrong direction! ”
No one stopped, no one hesitated, the speed of the cavalry remained the same, and when the leading horse team and the herald were about to face each other, one of them brandished his saber and waved it at will, like a naughty boy on the way from school, whipped with a branch, and then rode past the herald.
Horse after horse passed the herald, and he stopped shouting, and no one paid any attention to him. It's as if we're already in two worlds, and we don't care about each other.
It was not until the third horse ran past that the herald's body fell from the horse, and when it landed, the young head left the body, and with doubts and unwillingness, he drove the sky blankly, watching one horse after another, stepping on his headless body, and the corpse was trampled to pieces, and the horse's hooves ran forward with scraps of flesh, strips of cloth, and blood.
It was only at this time that the human head, which had no physical support, could see clearly that compared with when these militias set off, there was already an extra white handkerchief on their arms, and the flag behind them had also become "Shaanxi Yu Salvation King".
Hu Yunyi, who served as the left wing, defected on the verge of battle!
The progress of Feng Huanzhang's troops has gradually slowed down, and the Bai Lang army in front of him has been several times more than when he crossed the river, and what is even more worrying is that the combat effectiveness is also significantly strengthened. For the speed of attack, the artillery has changed from the vanguard to the rear, and without the blessing of the god of war, Feng Huanzhang's troops can only fight with Bai Lang's army with guns and bullets, or with white blades.
At the beginning, Feng Huanzhang, who only regarded it as a dying blow of the Bai Lang Army and the battle of trapped beasts, did not care too much about this level of counterattack. Feng Bu fought bravely, the troops were tenacious, and white-knuckle combat was also a housekeeping skill. He took the lead and commanded the troops to tear apart and kill the Bai Lang army, but the enemy's strength did not decrease but increased, killing more and more, killing more and more thick, and the defense battalion of Shaanxi Province was already in a state of exhaustion, and the more the battle became more and more tired.
In all directions, the wolf howled higher and higher, and there were more and more flags, and Feng Huanzhang realized at this time that he had fallen into the trap of the Bai Lang Army. The collapse of Fang Cai is just a deception, in order to besiege his own facts. Could it be that his own military plan was leaked?
He was thinking about it, but in the rear of the troops, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and under the banner of Hu characters, the militia horse team took the lead and rushed towards Feng Jun. When the troops behind the Feng Department saw the friendly troops, they happily waved their flags and guided the friendly troops into the battle, and then they were cut to the ground by the galloping cavalry.
The cannon sounded after a long silence, but this time the shell fell on the heads of Feng Huanzhang's own troops. Hu Bu counterattacked, took the lead in seizing the artillery team, and there were not a few people in the defense camp who were born in the Elders' Association, and after seeing Hu Yunyi's banner, they began to surrender on a large scale. The formation of Feng Huanzhang's troops was also confused by this sudden blow.
"Shangnan has been broken, the way back has been broken, Feng Huanzhang has not surrendered yet, wait for when!"
Hu Yunyi shouted loudly on his horse, hundreds of soldiers with loud voices continued to shout his words, and Feng Huanzhang responded to him with a row of bullets.
Although Feng Bu was not discouraged, he still organized a counterattack, but it was not easy to be eaten. Hu Yunyi nodded and praised: "Feng Huanzhang is not simple, he does have a set of leading troops, and he can also get the death power of his subordinates, such a person, if he can be used by us, he will be able to achieve great things." ”
Bai Lang had already arrived at this time, Shen Hongbin introduced the two, Bai Lang arched his hand and said: "Thank you Brother Hu for your high righteousness, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and ask Yuan together, he will definitely ask for credit for Commander Hu in front of Mr. Sun." ”
"It's a big deal. When the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was held, 36 brothers worshipped in order to establish a republic. Yuan Rong'an is perverse, the country is not stable, and I, Hu Sanwa, can't be with this kind of person. Let's set up Shaanxi and Yu to save the country, and Bai Du Du can give up the position of Dadu Governor, which shows that you are a really good man with no selfish intentions. I, Hu Sanwa, love to deal with people like you, and in the future, we will have the opportunity to cooperate. ”
Bai Lang nodded, and immediately looked down on the high slope, "Feng Bu is quite powerful, it seems that it will take a little time to solve him." ”
"There's no way, our people are illiterate, and their ability to fiddle with cannons is average, this cannonball can't hit the Beiyang soldiers so accurately, and it's always slow to fight with people. But it doesn't matter, they won't even be able to last long, and when they run out of ammunition, they will be finished. I worked with him, and at this time, it was not kind to fall into the well, so I went to take down the horse team of the Gan army and celebrate the success of Bai Dudu. ”
Bai Lang knew that Hu Yunyi was a heroic character, and he refused to eat food, so he nodded and said, "Be careful." Then he said to Shen Hongbin: "Tell our brothers to take out all the means of the whole body to solve Feng Huanzhang within an hour!" ”
Ma Fengtong's department is the bloodline of the Gan army, and its troops are all heavenly cavalry, which can kill and fight, and is also the number one strong soldier in Gansu Province. According to the order, after his troops broke through the left flank of the Bai Lang Army, they took advantage of the situation to advance, chasing and killing along the way, and the progress was rapid. However, after the news of Feng Huanzhang's troops being surrounded, Ma Fengtong waved his army to respond and confronted Qiu Zhanbiao, a fierce general of Bai Lang's army.
Most of the weapons captured by the White Department were rifles, and there were no carbines, so when they were in battle, the soldiers also dismounted and formed a defensive line, and a few soldiers served as horse stakes and waited for the horses. There is also a cavalry team, which is responsible for charging back and forth, looking for opportunities to break through. Ma Fengtong's equipment is very poor, Gansu is a poor province, the troops are not paid, supplies are also lacking, most of the soldiers still carry arquebuses, not many have smoothbore guns. In the face of the enemy, they can only urge their horses, rush forward with a desperate posture, and tear through the enemy's defense line with sabers and spears.
In the sound of gunshots, rows and rows of Ganjun soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, and Ma Fengtong, who was watching, had fire in his eyes and scolded loudly, "What kind of bandit is this?" How can weapons be better than ours? ”
His son Ma Hongkun said: "Great, this battle can't be fought again, we have to retreat." If we continue to fight, we will have to fight hard, and we will not be able to fight hard for the Shaanxi army! ”
"Retreat? Retreat now, I'm afraid it's too late! Ma Fengtong looked around, "The ambush soldiers have been prepared for us, and where to run, we have to be caught up." Even if a man dies, he deserves to have face. Straighten your chest and rush forward with me, God protects us, and we can ascend to heaven after death! Babies, rush with me! ”
The cavalry brigade commander of the Gan Army, the cavalry of Major General Ma Fengtong, fell into the encirclement of the Bailang army, outnumbered and unable to support it, with guns and bullets at first, and then with white soldiers. The heavier the bandits, the more tired the officers and soldiers, Ma Fengtong and his son Ma Hongkun fought to the end, with only thirteen personal soldiers around them, all the bullets were exhausted, and all the soldiers were killed with short knives and white blades.
After defeating the horse department, the white wolf army turned around and approached the remnants of Feng Huanzhang. At this time, Feng Bu had been compressed to the area of Gaotai Village, and he was alone, and he could wipe them all out with just one charge. Since the formation of the White Wolf Army, it has created countless miracles, and today, it is about to create another one, to kill the commander of the communist brigade with the people's army, and to strengthen the prestige of Shaanxi and Yu to save the country. (To be continued.) )