Previously, Chen Zikun and Zhang Xueliang had a secret telegraphic communication, and the two sides agreed that the well water would not interfere with the river water, and the Feng army would only fight Qi Xieyuan, and before the ink on the secret agreement was dry, the Feng army would brazenly tear it up and drive into the territory of Jiangdong Province, and a vicious battle could not be avoided.

Zhang Zongchang is a general of the Feng army, Chen Zikun has long heard his name, it is said that this person is nine feet tall, skilled in martial arts, in Vladivostok as a Chinese patrol leader, even the Russians did not dare not buy his account, and later gathered in the mountains and forests, under tens of thousands of bandits, by no means idle, this kind of fierce general killed in the sea of blood, how can Zhang Pengcheng, Duan Haixiang and others deal with it.

Without further ado, Chen Zikun immediately rushed back to Jiangdong Province to personally command the operation, the time was in a hurry, the military affairs were urgent, he called Jian Bing and Yao Yilei, who lived in the concession, explained the military affairs in Shanghai, and hurried to a vacant lot north of the barracks.

This vacant land is the local crop land bought by the secret service group with money, and after leveling, it is compacted with stone wheels, and a small building, a watchtower, and an arched hangar are erected next to it, which is used as an airfield.

Chen Zikun walked into the hangar quickly, and saw three people gathered together to play cards, and he couldn't help but feel on fire and shouted: "Lizheng!" ”

A teenager jumped up, it was An Xue, who graduated from the Jiangbei Army Crash School, he straightened his waist and saluted: "Handsome!" ”

The other two stood up slowly, one in his forties, with a stubble beard, wearing greasy cargo pants, and blonde hair like thatch, and the other in his twenties, a one-eyed dragon, with one leg still fake, and a cigarette in his mouth, looking nonchalant.

"Is the U.S. Army teaching you to be like this when you see your commander?" This time, Chen Zikun changed his English and questioned, and he guessed that these two foreigners were pilots and mechanics that Mu Yichen had hired from the United States at a great price.

When the two of them heard him speak fluent English, the disdain in their eyes decreased, and they reluctantly stood up straight, and saluted so-so, "Yes, sir." ”

Chen Zikun stood upright, returned the salute, and said: "Your military rank, name, I need to take the plane back to Jiangdong, how long will it take for you to be in place?" ”

The one-eyed dragon said: "I am the former captain of the US Army Air Corps, Pierce Hawk, he is my mechanic Marigan, the plane has not been tested, it has not been filled with jet fuel, there is no flight map, and until these are solved, it cannot fly." ”

Marigen also shrugged his shoulders and made a helpless gesture very cooperatively.

Chen Zikun said: "Gentlemen, just give you an hour, if you can't fly, I'll shoot you." ”

Pierce Hawk widened his remaining eyes and roared angrily: "I only have one mechanic, no one here understands English, no one can help, and it is impossible to complete the preparations before takeoff in an hour." ”

Chen Zikun calmly took off his hat, untied his cloak and threw it aside, saying, "I'll help you." ”

At this time, Pierce and Marigen saw the three gold stars on the shoulders of his military uniform, and it turned out that this rampant young man was their employer, Admiral Chen Zikun!

The two foreigners stood upright and saluted in a proper manner: "Yes, sir!" ”

With the assistance of Chen Zikun, within an hour, the plane finally completed the pre-flight preparations, Chen Zikun changed the leather flight cap and goggles, covered with a windproof leather jacket, and sat in the rear cabin, Pierce climbed into the front cabin, started the plane, took off against the wind, and the Curtis biplane roared up and hovered over the Huangpu River.

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Peirce flew well, although there was no chart, but under the command of Chen Zikun could fly along the Yangtze River and the Huai River, hundreds of miles of distance passed quickly, the plane landed at the temporary airport on the outskirts of the provincial capital, in fact, it was a flat open space, not even a tower and a hangar.

When the plane arrived at the airport, the guard battalion sent by Yan Su had arrived, Chen Zikun left a platoon to guard the plane, took Pierce into the city, and returned to the Overseer's office, and the staff officers immediately put on the sand table and laid out the map to explain the battle situation to the marshal.

A brigade of the Feng army crossed the provincial border from the northeast, and it was menacing, and it was actually a lone army that penetrated 90 miles, Chen Zikun quickly gave instructions, Zhang Pengcheng's division was on the left, Duan Haixiang's division was on the right, and Gailongquan's division was in the center.

The generals were ordered to go out and each led their troops to attack, and Chen Zikun sat in command in the provincial capital, waiting for good news.

During this time, Yan Su was not idle, the rotten foundation left by Sun Kaiqin was almost cleaned, and the Jiangdong Provincial Army laid off more than 20,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, leaving only elite soldiers, organized into three divisions and four mixed brigades, the strength of which was greatly reduced compared with before, but the combat effectiveness was much improved.

The battle started the next day, a mixed brigade of the Feng army was surrounded by the Jiangdong army on three sides, guns and cannons were fired together, the battle lasted for a whole day, and the Jiangdong army found that the combat effectiveness of the Feng army was really not boasted, if it was changed to another warlord team, it would have surrendered long ago after being wrapped in dumplings, but the Feng army was so able to hold on.

Three divisions plus a brigade of 30,000 troops against a mere mixed brigade of the Feng army was like killing chickens with a knife, but in the early morning of the third day, Chen Zikun was woken up from his sleep.

"Marshal, the front line is urgent, Zhang Pengcheng's defeat is unknown, the first division has collapsed, the second division is not moving, Gai Longquan is desperately resisting, asking for rescue." Yan Su personally came to report on the military situation, which shows that the situation is not optimistic.

Chen Zikun jumped up: "Ten times the strength of the army against a brigade, it can be defeated, what are these people for!" ”

Yan Su said: "Don't blame them, this traveler is not simple, it is Zhang Zongchang's trump card, the old Maozi team!" ”

Chen Zikun gasped, Zhang Zongchang had mixed in Vladivostok, proficient in Russian, he had collected thousands of defeated White Russian soldiers, there were Cossacks, there were ironclad cars, they didn't want to die in battle, they rushed forward with a roar, like wild beasts, no wonder 30,000 horses couldn't trap them.

"Order, let Gai Longquan resist me." Chan quickly put on his military uniform and hat.

"Dashuai, where are you going?" Yan Su asked.

"I'll take the plane to the front line." Chan said.

Pierce Hawke, a foreigner pilot, was sleeping in a brothel in the provincial capital, and was taken out by Chen Zikun in a drowsy, saying that he was going to the front line to investigate.

The north wind was cold, the air was turbulent, and the Curtis plane was dangling in the air, and Pierce was enjoying it, looking back at Chan Zikun with schadenfreude from time to time.

Chen Zikun acted as if nothing had happened, and patted the cabin and urged: "Fly quickly, fly quickly, I doubt that you are from the US Army Air Corps!" ”

Pierce exclaimed, "Why? The wind blew the white silk scarf around his neck, and under the goggles was a black blindfold, which looked both dashing and evil.

"Because you fly like a." Chan said.

Pierce's face sank, he jerked his thumb, and the plane flipped over and sped forward.

The battle line has approached the provincial capital, and you can vaguely see the defense line built by the third division of Gailongquan, this gang of bandit-born soldiers will not fight a serious battle at all, the so-called defense line is lying on the edge of the frozen hard ridge, and even a trench is not willing to dig, and there is only one defense line, there is no depth at all, and it will be dispersed as soon as it is rushed.

Chen Zikun arrived just in time for the Feng army to attack, hundreds of cavalry swarmed in, Cossacks wearing fur hats, brandishing snow-bright Chashik sabers, roaring and galloping forward, rushing to the front of the cavalry actually held a three-meter-long spear.

The cavalry company was followed by the infantry, ankle-length gray military coats, woollen hats, all Mosin Nagan beaded rifles, long bayonets, and glistening cold, and they did not run, but walked forward step by step with firm steps, and their mouths spewed hot air like a small train.

The machine guns of the Jiangdong Army rang out, the rifles rang out sparsely, the hooves of the cavalry company beat the frozen ground, making a sound like beating drums, looking at the swirling sabers, the soldiers of the Third Division turned their heads and ran, and the officers did not stop them, they ran faster than the soldiers.

Both sides have spotted the planes in the sky, but no one cares, the enemies on earth are much more important than the big birds in the sky.

"Shoot at the Russians." Chen Zikun ordered.

"No, Your Excellency, I'm a pilot, not a mercenary." Pierce firmly refused.

"Five hundred dollars!" Chan said.

"General, it seems that you don't understand me."

"A thousand dollars!"

"Sir, I don't want to sell my soul for money......"

"Fifteen hundred dollars, no more, if you don't want to do it, I'll fire you!" Chan gritted his teeth.

As soon as Pierce pressed the control stick, the plane dived down, and the 7.62mm Lewis machine gun mounted on the nose roared angrily, kicking up a cloud of smoke and dust on the ground, and suddenly people shouted and neighed, more than a dozen cavalrymen fell to the ground, and many Cossacks took off their carbines and shot at the plane, but the bullets could not catch up at all.

The plane flew back in a circle, swept over the ground at an ultra-low altitude, and the machine guns roared, although there were not many people killed, but the psychological shock caused was enormous.

On the ground position, Gai Longquan brandished a box cannon and shouted: "Brothers, don't be afraid, the iron bird in the sky is ours, let's help today, we can't let Lao Maozi look down on me, rush with me!" After that, he turned over and got on his horse, and the guards carried a green dragon glaive knife, and King Gai picked up his toes, with a long knife in his hand, and took the lead in rushing out.

Seeing that the division commander was so brave in taking the lead, the soldiers who fled in rout picked up their courage again, and turned back to kill them one after another, and at this time the artillery was also powerful, and a 75 shell fell on the advance route of the Russians, and they were blown up.

The reversal of the battlefield situation is often just a breath, Gai Longquan's third division is not comparable to ordinary warlord troops, bandits can fight more open-mindedly, Lao Maozi is not afraid of death, Lao Tzu is not afraid of death than you.

Gai Longquan took the lead, and met the Cossack cavalry with a spear, he dodged to avoid the spear's assassination, and shouted, where the Qinglong glaive fell, and the Cossack was cut into two pieces.

Even the Cossacks who drank blood had never seen such a ruthless character, they were just mercenaries who took money to sell their lives, and it was okay to fight a good fight, but they were caught blind when they encountered strong resistance, and a few cavalrymen in the back turned their horses and left, and the infantry saw that thousands of Chinese soldiers in front of them were killed with bayonets, and they were frightened, turned around and left, this time it was no longer an unhurried step, but a wild run.

Chen Zikun let out a sigh and patted Pierce's flight cap: "Go back." ”

Flying back to the provincial capital, the gasoline had basically run out, Chen Zikun drove back to the city, and issued orders in succession to encircle and annihilate this old Maozi army and eat Zhang Zongchang's elite troops, which made him feel distressed.

Two hours later, a battle report came from the front line, and the Feng army had been surrounded on the railway line, and the enemy army relied on ironclad cars to resist stubbornly, and could not be attacked for a while and a half. Several other Russian prisoners were taken over, one of whom was still an officer.

Chen Zikun decided to interrogate the prisoners, and when the old man came over dejectedly, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Second cabinet, how did your old man end up in this field?"