Under a fortification that had been blown down by a cannonball, the collapsed earth first moved, and then a hand came out of the dirt. As soon as this hand came out, the other followed suit, and the two hands kept shaving, and soon a soldier in the uniform of the Beiyang Army crawled out of the dirt.

After spitting a few mouthfuls to the side, then slapping the dirt off his head, and after making sure that he was not missing any parts, the immortal Beiyang Army soldier exhaled against the trench.

"It's so dangerous, I was almost buried alive..."

Just as this soldier was gasping for breath, a few more soldiers crawled out of the rubble of the fortifications, and...

And no one climbed out again.

And in this fortification, there was a platoon of nearly 50 people alive just now...

With his hands folded, he first thanked the three Qings and the Four Emperors, and then thanked the Mantian Gods and Buddhas, and after all the immortal Buddhas he remembered were thanked, the immortal Beiyang Army soldier said to an officer who crawled out later.

"Platoon commander, what are we going to do next?"

The establishment of the Beiyang Army is a squad of 14 people, a platoon of 46 people, and now they have a platoon of people who are still alive, which is a fraction of the number, and the soldiers of the Beiyang Army do not know what to do.

In fact, it wasn't just him, even the grizzled platoon commander didn't know what to do.

Although the Beiyang Army is the elite of the world, and their second division under the leadership of Wang Zhanyuan fought from the north to the south, but it was only a little fighting, and even without fighting, so many people were killed and wounded, and he had never seen such a thing.

And the shelling just now also gave him a great shock, you must know that the Beiyang Army is already the best-equipped army in China, especially the six towns of the old Beiyang, and it has been implementing the six-standard establishment at the end of the Qing Dynasty, that is, the establishment of 4 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment and 1 artillery regiment. In addition, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang adopted a system of 6 guns and 3 companies, and an artillery regiment also had 54 guns.

It's just that there is only a light artillery such as 75 mm infantry guns in the Beiyang artillery regiment, and the soldiers below have never seen the 105 and 120 caliber ones at all, and they have never seen the 150 and 210 guns, so the power of the 105 guns and 120 guns will shock the soldiers of the Beiyang Army to some extent.

What's more, the shelling just now lasted for more than half an hour, more than half an hour, you must know that the price of a shell is much higher than the salary of a soldier of the Beiyang Army, and Yuan Shikai's finances have always been problematic, although the training of the Beiyang Army in the past was the best in the country, but there was no continuous shelling for more than half an hour. More than half an hour of continuous shelling during training? Not to mention whether Yuan Shikai has such a big stroke, I am afraid that when the shelling lasts for a minute, Yuan Shikai's heart will hurt for a minute, and for half an hour, won't Yuan Shikai be hurt to death...

So although the platoon commander is also an old Beiyang who has followed Yuan Shikai for many years, even he has never seen such a big scene.

This platoon commander has six years of military experience, and he has never seen it, let alone the soldiers below who have just joined for a few years, so you can imagine how much impact the bombardment of 72 guns just now has brought to them.

In addition, the artillery regiment of the National Social Army has 72 artillery pieces of various calibers, and the largest caliber has even reached 120 mm.

The Beiyang Army is still like this, not to mention those Hubei troops who have not even seen much on the market.

In the Wuchang Uprising, the society instigated thousands of Hubei New Army, so that the success of the Wuchang Uprising could be guaranteed. However, in the subsequent battle of Yangxia Defense, because half of the new army was transferred to Sichuan to quell the rebellion, and the remaining Hubei new army was uncertain, they were finally hit by the destruction in front of the Beiyang army that came south.

The originally famous Hubei New Army naturally disappeared, and the current Hubei Army was only reorganized by Li Yuanhong after the Xinhai Revolution. In terms of strength, although Li Yuanhong's Hubei army also had three divisions, these three divisions were only at the level of the provincial army. Provincial Army? In terms of the habits of the Anti-Japanese War, it is the meaning of the miscellaneous army, and Ma Bangde's division is a miscellaneous army among the miscellaneous armies, otherwise Li Yuanhong would not be relieved to be led by him.

However, the advantage of the miscellaneous army is that the military budget is small, and it looks frightening, but the disadvantage is that it has no combat effectiveness. At the time of the Second Revolution, the provincial armies of the divisions of Jiangsu and Jiangxi were already very telling, and the combat effectiveness of the super-scum was not for the help of the Eighth Division, which was at the same level as the Beiyang Army, I am afraid that the failure of the Second Revolution would have been much earlier.

Because of this, after seeing the power of the shelling just now, the Beiyang Army was better, but the soldiers and officers below the Hubei Army were a little frightened...

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After experiencing the power of the shelling just now, many of the frightened Hubei soldiers began to think of fleeing.

"For the sake of dying in the ocean that there is not much every month? I'm not that stupid. ”

I am afraid this is the true portrayal of the hearts of many Hubei soldiers.

But it's no wonder they think so, you must know that today's Beiyang Army is only 7 yuan a month of military salary, and their own food will be deducted from their own military salary, although there will be a promotion fee when fighting, but how many times a year is rare?

The Beiyang Army is still like this, not to mention the Hubei Army.

3 or 5 oceans of military salary per month? If the soldiers of the Hubei army were asked to fight those enemies with similar strength for Li Yuanhong, maybe they would still work hard, but like the enemy they have to face now...

You must understand that the shells that Zhu Qinglan smashed just now are enough for half a year's military salary for the soldiers of the Hubei army...

What's more, the artillery bombardment just now caused the Hubei army and the Beiyang army to lose at least 1,000 people, and now all the defenders in Badong County add up to more than 14,000 people, plus the nearest reinforcements are also in Wuhan...

"Run?!"

After looking at the comrades around him who had either died tragically or were seriously injured with missing arms and legs, the Hubei soldiers who were lucky enough not to die looked at each other, and one by one began to prepare to flee backwards along the passage in the trench.

It's just that as soon as someone moved, they heard several gunshots from the position.

"How can there be gunshots?"

The Hubei soldiers who were about to flee were a little confused, and they all stopped one by one, but this also allowed them to escape.

Not long after, a group of Beiyang Army soldiers appeared in front of them.

"What do you guys do?"

Looking at the soldiers of the Beiyang Army who appeared in front of him, an officer of the Hubei Army asked boldly.

However, the Beiyang soldiers who were questioned just pulled the bolt of their guns and pointed their guns at them one by one.

Now they are all meeting face-to-face, although the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army will definitely be stronger than that of the Hubei Army, but the people of the Hubei Army will not be afraid of the Beiyang Army in this situation, so after seeing the people of the Beiyang Army pointing their guns at themselves, those soldiers of the Hubei Army also pointed back one by one.

Just when the two armies were about to start an internal strife, Zhang Jiarui, the commander of the Beiyang Army, walked out from behind the Beiyang soldiers.

"Now that the battle has just begun, do you want to escape?" After speaking, Zhang Jiarui said loudly to the Hubei soldiers in front of him. "Those who dare to escape from the battle will be killed!"

"Understood!"

Hearing Zhang Jiarui's order, the soldiers of the Beiyang Army he brought also responded loudly.

After getting the response of his soldiers, looking at the Hubei soldiers in front of him who were obviously intimidated, Zhang Jiarui was also relieved in his heart.

He has been a veteran for many years, and he has already begun to follow Yuan Shikai when he was training at the small station, so he is naturally well-informed.

Although......... He hadn't seen the scale of the artillery bombardment just now, after all, when the small station was training, the first day had already passed. Except for a Gengzi incident, there were almost no major incidents since then.

However, he has never seen a big scene, but it doesn't mean that Zhang Jiarui doesn't know what the soldiers below are thinking.

As a veteran who has climbed up from the bottom, he really knows too well the thoughts of the Hubei troops below, and he also knows very well the shock of the shelling just now. If it was usual, even if they wanted to be deserters, Zhang Jiarui wouldn't care, after all, Zhang Jiarui didn't look down on these miscellaneous cards who couldn't even stand well.

But now the Nationalist Army is menacing, and there are more than 4,000 people in Badong County from two regiments with only himself and Wang Zhensheng, and the nearest reinforcements are in Wuhan, a few hundred kilometers away. If it weren't for these Hu troops, which didn't really do much, I am afraid that he and Wang Zhensheng would not have been able to hold out in Badong County for a few days...

So there was no way, Zhang Jiarui had no choice but to bring his own personal soldiers down to act as a law enforcement team. In any case, it is necessary to stop the trend of deserters, otherwise there will be ten deserters, and if there are ten, there will be a hundred, and at that time, the battle will no longer have to be fought.

Looking at the heavily armed law enforcement team in front of them, some Hubei soldiers have given up their desire to be deserters, but there are many Hubei soldiers who want to fight with the Beiyang Army on the opposite side, after all, they have an advantage in numbers, and no matter how they think about it, the shelling just now is much more terrible than these Beiyang troops in front of them.

It's just that just when some Hubei soldiers wanted to fight hard, a group of Beiyang Army soldiers came up with a few Makqin machine guns...

"Holy..."

Looking at the Makqin machine guns that were mounted on the cart and were also carrying shields, those Hubei soldiers who were ready to fight hard could only express their thoughts with the word ""...

And after seeing these Makqin machine guns, the Hubei soldiers who had given up their intention to desert simply turned around and returned to their positions, originally planning to look at those Makqin desperately, but they could only grit their teeth and choose to give up.

But just when Zhang Jiarui felt that he had settled the trouble, an officer of the Beiyang Army ran over with a shout. …

And looking at this Beiyang officer, Zhang Jiarui, who was about to vomit blood, really wanted to pull out a pistol and kill him...

Because the officer, while shouting, also said something that everyone in the audience could hear clearly...

"That guy from Marbond ran away!"

(To be continued)