Outside Dingbian County, although the gunfire stopped for a long time, the smoke of gunpowder that permeated the battlefield did not disperse for a long time.

After resting for a morning, the two reinforcement regiments of the 100th Division and the 5th Division also regained their strength, and Ma Hongbin called the two regiment commanders to prepare for the deployment of the storming of Dingbian County.

In order to take Dingbian County at one time, Ma Hongbin pulled up all three of his regiments this time, and prepared five regiments to attack at the same time, so he did not believe that the Red Army in Dingbian County was fought with iron.

At the combat meeting, Ma Hongbin had just begun to arrange the battle plan, but he was unexpectedly interrupted by the sound of an explosion of artillery bombardment.

Hearing the sound of shelling, everyone attending the combat meeting was startled, and Ma Hongbin even rushed out of the conference room of the division headquarters and shouted angrily: "Where is the artillery? Where to shoot? ”

Before Ma Hongbin finished yelling, several other regiment commanders also ran out, their faces full of fear, the Red Army would not be ready to break through at this time.

Just when they didn't know what was going on, the second round of shelling and explosions sounded again, and the sound came from Dingbian County, and after walking out of the division headquarters, everyone heard it really.

Knowing the direction of the shelling, everyone held up their binoculars and looked in the direction of Dingbian County, only to see the third round of shelling appear again, I don't know what type of artillery the Red Army used, the flight speed of the shells was not fast, and they could barely see the trajectory of the shells.

It's good that I didn't see it, but after seeing it, everyone, including Ma Hongbin, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, how many cannons do you need.

I saw that dense shells were overwhelming, covering the position of the Ma Jiajun in an instant, and the shock wave of the explosion not only lifted the dust on the position, but also lifted the nearby soldiers of the Ma Jiajun into the sky, and the corpses were separated, which was unbearable to see.

Seeing this, Ma Hongbin couldn't help but pray "Allah" in his heart.

Just as Ma Hongbin and the others were praying, the fourth round of shelling came one after another, and the same frighteningly dense shells, the same powerful explosions, gradually advanced deeper along the position of the Ma Jiajun.

After being shocked, Ma Hongbin's heart was full of questions, since the Red Army had such a powerful artillery fire in Dingbian County, why it had not been used in the past few days.

When he asked, the correspondent finally ran back and reported: "Division, division, the Red Bandit Army has begun to attack, and the brothers can't stop it at all. ”

Obstruct?

How to block?

When the correspondent reported, Ma Hongbin asked himself that after these rounds of shelling alone, the 35 th Division would basically be crippled, and how much combat strength there would be to resist the attack of the Red Army.

Listening to the continuous shelling in his ears, Ma Hongbin couldn't believe that he had fought with such a terrifying army for three days, and although the casualties in the three days were not small, they were not so vulnerable.

Looking at the defeated troops, a thought suddenly flashed in Ma Hongbin's mind, the Red Army wanted to surround their Ma Jiajun.

After the thought flashed, Ma Hongbin felt more and more that this was the case, otherwise, with the combat effectiveness of the Red Army now showing, it would be impossible for his 35th Division to encircle Dingbian County, and it must have been defeated by the Red Army outside the city.

The Red Army was able to defeat itself, but it never did so, so as to show a situation of insufficient strength and could only stick to the situation of waiting for reinforcements, the purpose of which was to deceive itself into asking for help from the 100th and 5th Divisions, and then encircle the three divisions together.

After the front and back penetrated, Ma Hongbin was shocked, and he didn't know where the 100th Division and the 5th Division had gone.

After being shocked, he immediately ordered: "Correspondent, immediately ask the telegraph room to send a message to the 100th and 5th Divisions saying that they should not approach the county town of Dingbian, because the Red Bandit Army wants to encircle us." ”

After issuing the first order, Ma Hongbin immediately ordered several regiment commanders behind him: "The first regiment commander, the second regiment commander, the third regiment commander, and the two regiment commanders of the 100th division and the 5th division immediately organize the troops to retreat, we have fallen for the tricks of the Red Bandit Army." ”

Listening to Ma Hongbin's order, the other regiment commanders guessed according to the actual situation, and probably thought of what was going on, everyone's faces turned a lot whiter, and they said goodbye to Ma Hongbin one after another, and hurried back to their troops to prepare to organize a retreat.

After the five regiment commanders dispersed, Ma Hongbin also asked the division headquarters personnel to prepare to pack up their things and retreat, and just after they were completely packed, another messenger rode to the division headquarters and said to him: "Report to the ...... Division, a large force of the Red Army appeared in the south, and it was visually seen that there was at least one regiment, and the brothers of the 100th Division had already exchanged hands with this Red Army, and it should not last long depending on the situation. ”

There's a regiment to the south?

Hearing this news, Ma Hongbin couldn't help but fall to the ground with the information he had just collected in his hand, these days in order to prevent the Red Army's reinforcements from rescuing, but he sprinkled a lot of scouts outside, and nothing happened, why did a regiment suddenly appear in the south now.

Although the strength of a regiment is not much, if it is calculated according to the standard of the Red Army in Dingbian County, then the combat effectiveness will not exceed one of his divisions, and in this case, the 35th Division will not have to finish the game here.

One more regiment in the south has already made Ma Hongbin more devastated, but he didn't expect that worse news was still waiting for him, and the third regiment commander, who had just left not long ago, turned back, and his mouth was amazing.

"Division, the three regiments guarding the east of Dingbian County have been routed by the Red Army that suddenly emerged from behind, and I just arrived halfway when I saw many wounded soldiers retreating."

There is still a regiment to the east?

Did the reinforcements of the Red Army arrive?

was hit one after another, Ma Hongbin almost fainted to the ground, if it wasn't for the third regiment commander to support him in time, he would really fall to the ground.

First, the Red Army in Dingbian County suddenly launched an attack, and then the Red Army reinforcements appeared in the south and east.

After figuring it out, Ma Hongbin not only regretted why he was blinded by hatred, so that he didn't see the Red Army's plan to lure the enemy, but also complacently thought that he had surrounded a small elite unit of the Red Army.

After the failure of the attack, he didn't think about the many flaws, but blindly attacked endlessly for the sake of personal face, and finally implicated the 100th Division and the 5th Division.

In addition to remorse, he couldn't help but think of Yuan Longhai, it was this kid who told him that the Red Army was rushing to occupy Dingbian County, and he wanted to recapture Dingbian County when the Red Army's heel was not stable.

Thinking of Yuan Longhai, Ma Hongbin found out that this guy didn't know where to go, did he see that the situation was wrong, he slipped away first, or was it ......

For some reason, Ma Hongbin had another terrible thought in his heart, Yuan Longhai wouldn't have already defected to the Red Army. Otherwise, why was he still reporting that there was no abnormal situation the day before, and the next day he fled from Dingbian County in embarrassment, saying that he was betrayed by a traitor, and he also usurped that he had attacked Dingbian County.

If Yuan Longhai really took refuge in the Red Army, things would be in big trouble, first of all, when the Red Army occupied Dingbian County, and then how would the Red Army know the offensive route of the Ma Jiajun, if it was not prepared in advance, how could it set up such a big trap and wait for the Ma Jiajun to drill.

Alert, Ma Hongbin guessed that the operational secrets might have been leaked, and just wanted to send his thoughts to the bandit camp through a telegram, but the telegraph room was blown up by a shell from the Red Army at this time, and he couldn't help but sigh that it was Allah Allah who wanted him to return to the kingdom of God here.

The telegraph room was destroyed, and the 35th Division completely lost contact with the outside world, and several regiment commanders came to ask him what to do next after gathering the rout.

What to do?

Ma Hongbin looked at the map, there were Red Army troops in the east and south, and they could only retreat to the west, meeting the 100th Division and the 5th Division, which might still be on the way at this time, the strength of the three divisions was gathered together, and there might be a glimmer of life.

After deciding on the decision, he ordered everyone to get on his horse at the moment, and the Red Army, as a pure infantry, wanted to completely encircle their cavalry, which was a fantasy. They can't beat them in a frontal attack, but when it comes to escaping, most of the Ma Jiajun are transformed from horse bandits, and the ability to escape is very familiar, and no one dares to admit the first if they think they are second.

After getting on horseback, with the speed advantage of the cavalry, the assembled Ma Jiajun gradually left the Red Army behind, leaving only the tired Red Army behind the smoke and dust with their knees panting.

Watching the remnants of the 35th Division flee like a gust of wind, Cheng Zhigeng, commander of the newly formed First Division of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, couldn't help but secretly exclaim that it was a pity, although the mobility of the Red Army was also the top in the country, but two legs could not run four legs after all.

Although he had known that this would be the result, Cheng Zhigeng still regretted that he could not directly eliminate the 35th Division outside Dingbian County, and if the Red Army had now completed mechanization or motorization, it would not have been so easy for the 35th Division to run.

However, mechanization and motorization could not be built so easily, and even if Li Keji provided the Red Army with all the equipment, the Red Army did not have so many technical arms to operate and use, and even the Logistics Department could only set up a transport regiment mainly transporting tractors.

Even if there are enough technicians, there are few people in the current Red Army who can command mechanized infantry corps, and all military commanders need to refresh, which will take a lot of time, so when Li Keji introduced mechanized warfare, he just drew a big pie for the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, gave everyone an overview of the main wars in the future, and urged everyone to actively study hard and not be left behind by the world.

Although he is not ashamed of Li Keji's methods, Cheng Zhigeng still appreciates the use of this method to stimulate people to study.

Cheng Zhigeng knows that there are still many lazy people in this world, and it is the biggest dream of most people to be able to get something for nothing, and only a few people will consciously strive for progress.

For the sake of the ideal of great harmony in the world, in addition to accomplishing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, another historical mission of the Datong Party is to get rid of the inertia of the majority of the people, so that they can become the masters of the country and control their own destiny.