Chapter 66: The Battle of the Jinghan Line (6)

Wu Jinbiao is not Huang Xing, so he naturally knows that the best opportunity to hit his opponent is when he crosses the river. As soon as the Anhui army crossed the river, Ma Jizeng went up, and Wu Jinbiao was still worried about the front line, so he simply took the guards up to take a look.

When Wu Jinbiao arrived at the front line, it was during a break in the fighting. The Anhui army has successfully established a bridgehead on the opposite bank. Ma Jizeng organized several counterattacks, but they were all beaten back. This will be firing at several subordinates.

"Master Li took office, and he left with shame. Who disgraced him? That's us! Here today, who dares to take a step back, Lao Tzu cut him. If Lao Tzu wants to retreat, anyone can knife me. ”

Wu Jinbiao heard it clearly, and when he came in, he said loudly: "That's right, we are the eleventh mixed association, and whether we can be ashamed before the snow is today." ”

"Why is Lord Wu here?" Ma Jizeng greeted, Wu Jinbiao had a very good relationship with him, and he didn't pay attention to these waving hands: "They are all brothers on the battlefield, so don't be polite." I have telegraphed to Xiaogan, and the battle is fierce. Lord Chen called back and let us judge the direction of the Anhui army's main attack. ”

Ma Jizeng is also an old soldier, so it didn't sound right, and he immediately said, "What? Hankow doesn't want to defend it? ”

Wu Jinbiao looked around, and everyone else retreated, and then said in a low voice: "Lord Chen is in Xiaogan, and he has never intended to send reinforcements. Instead, when asked what the main attack was, I thought he meant, Xiaogan hoarded a large amount of military supplies, worried about losing. It is estimated that he has the intention of giving up Hankow. ”

"This Anhui green skin is also evil, three-way attack. The other two don't know what the situation is? At 6 o'clock in the morning, the Anhui army crossed the river, and after three hours, our army suffered 800 casualties. The firepower of Anhui Greenskin is too fierce, and the brothers are indeed desperate. Hey, Anhui Green Skin is ruthless enough, I organized three counterattacks. Once, the bayonet was put together, and the flute was beaten back. Now the key thing is that more than half of the artillery is lost, and there is no artillery support. It's hard to beat them back. ”

Ma Jizeng's face ached, the battle in the morning was too ferocious. Intelligence showed that the third brigade of the Anhui Army was opposite, and I thought that Fang Jianxiong would be capable. It would be good to train a first brigade that can fight in a few years. I didn't expect to change to the third brigade, and I was still fierce enough to fight hard, you must know that the casualties of the Anhui army on the opposite side were not small, but there was no fear at all.

When it came to the other two roads, Wu Jinbiao's expression was slightly gloomy, and he was a little resentful of Duan Qirui in his heart. Hanyang said that Chen Guangyuan was in chief, but Chen Guangyuan went to Xinyang first, and Xiaogan only arrived last night. Wu Jinbiao's side was a little better, the telegrams asking for help from the patrol battalion were all flying, and Chen Guangyuan did not send any reinforcements.

"I really can't. Repel one more attack, then retreat a little. Master Li handed over the Eleventh Association to us, don't let him lose everything. Wu Jinbiao lowered his voice, Ma Jizeng was shocked, and nodded to show that he understood.

The 3rd Brigade did not attack well. Three hours after the battle began, a bridgehead was barely established on the opposite bank. Extremely dissatisfied, Brigade Commander An Yi took the guards to personally cross the river with a battalion of reserves, despite the strong opposition of the chief of staff. As the vanguard of this battle, the regiment commander Liu Bin has come to the other side of the Han River. is also a graduate of the first phase of the teaching team, and Liu Bin's grades are in the upper middle. Be steady. An Yi valued him very much, so he gave him the task of attacking.

"Brigadier Commander, why did you get up?" Liu Bin was somewhat surprised to see An Yi's appearance in a simple command center on the other side. However, the education received by the teaching team is like this, there are many new recruits in the unit, and the commanders at all levels must be on the front line. Although An Yi came a little more adventurous, Liu Bin was not surprised.

"Let's not talk about this, what about the casualties?" Anyi was dissatisfied, but seeing that Liu Bin's face was full of traces of gunsmoke, the little dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared. This can only show that the Beiyang Army on the opposite side is tenacious enough, and the Third Brigade is not the Third Brigade of the Eastern Crusade, and the old foundation has been transferred more than half.

"The casualties were not small, six or seven hundred. But then again, the battlefield is the best training ground, and after this battle, they all become veterans. The Beiyang Army fought very fiercely, and we didn't coerce it. Liu Bin said it easily, but in fact, his mouth hurt crookedly.

"So much?" An Yi's heart hurt like a knife, you must know that it is a new recruit, but in fact, they are all soldiers who have been supplemented by the security forces who have undergone at least half a year of military training.

"Well, mainly when crossing the river, the artillery of the Beiyang Army was very fierce, and while our army was not firmly established, it immediately launched a counterattack. Later, there were two more counterattacks, and the casualties were much smaller. As Liu Bin spoke, he stretched out his hand to put up a steel helmet, and said: "The new mortars have played a big role, and the firepower points of the Beiyang Army are all knocked out by the new mortars." Can you tell the marshal, after this battle, directly to the regimental level. ”

The Han Yuan type 1 heavy mortar, An Yi was used as a brigade firepower, and Liu Bin's idea coincided with the later one. It can be seen that the battlefield can indeed train people, and the Anhui army actually did not fight many vicious battles, and this time it can be regarded as a hard stubble.

"Aren't you using it now? I tell you, I promised in front of the commander that before dark, you must break through this line of defense for me. An Yi's tone was resolute, Liu Bin reached out and took out a cigarette to light it, and took a hard puff before saying: "No problem, I will personally lead the commando team up, I don't believe it, I can't open the gap." ”

"Okay, I ask for the full support of the artillerymen and give you half an hour to prepare. Half an hour later, the artillery opened fire, and Xu Jin, who taught the barrage that the team had learned, could not learn in vain, and the first brigade did it last time, and the effect was not bad. ”

Fang Jianxiong finally couldn't stay in the room, and quietly walked out of the room and came to the headquarters. There was a miasma of smoke inside, and the whole head was smoking with smoking guns. The Germans Hamleton and Jensen have completely lost their former calm demeanor, the wind and discipline buckle has been unfastened, and the two of them pouted their butts and lay down in front of the sand table like fighting cocks, pointing and discussing in German.

Fang Jianxiong coughed after coming over, and the two looked back to see that it was the commander, and immediately straightened up and buckled the discipline button.

"How's it going?" Fang Jianxiong asked seriously, he actually wanted to laugh in his heart, who said that the Germans are always meticulous? Now look at these two, there are times when you can't take care of them.

"There was a big gap between the situation and the pre-war deduction, the attack on the left was unexpectedly difficult, and the landing battles on the middle and right were relatively smooth. There has been no movement on the Xiaogan side for a long time, and I am worried that the plan pre-planned to attract Xiaogan reinforcements and then use reserves to raid behind enemy lines will be difficult to achieve. Hamilton was a little disappointed that he had drawn up the battle plan.

"Wait a minute, aren't there a second or third plans? The battlefield is ever-changing, and the two of you don't have to blame yourself too much. The recovery of Hankow was also a victory. Since the attack of the Comfort Brigade was blocked, I decided to go to the front to have a look and boost morale. ”

Fang Jianxiong made an excuse for himself, and this time Hamilton unexpectedly did not stop him. The squadron is not a German army, and there are many soldiers on the Hanyang side who have not been on the battlefield, so they really can't be required according to the standards of the German army. Fang Jianxiong went to the front a little, which could indeed play a role in boosting morale. However, Hamilton still demanded: "You can't go to the front line. ”

Gui Danqi came out from the side and said, "Don't worry, I'm responsible for taking care of the commander." ”

Gui Danqi was nominally the commander-in-chief, but in fact, the German-led staff was in command of this battle, and Fang Jianxiong was sitting in Hanyang, Gui Danqi was very interested in helping on the side. Take the initiative to take a qiē chores down. This battle was too important for the Anhui Revolutionary Army group, and Gui Danqi was still very self-aware to follow the Germans and learn from them.

really fought, Gui Danqi couldn't sit still, and went directly to Wang Jingluo's department to supervise the formation. Wang Jingluo's side fought more smoothly, and it was the artillery of the Hubei Military Government that covered the middle road. Originally, they were poorly equipped, but after Yang Xizhang contacted Jiang Yiwu, he gave Hanyang all the two standards of Hubei artillery. Li Yuanhong was reluctant, but he didn't dare not agree. In addition, the officers and soldiers of the two artillery standards are very high, and Li Yuanhong can only pinch his nose and admit it.

Fang Jianxiong temporarily supplemented a batch of second-hand Grusen 57 land artillery and mountain artillery to the Hubei artillery standard, and after supplementing some soldiers, he was temporarily organized into a regiment of 75 artillery regiments and a second regiment of 57 artillery regiments. Some of the original 37 guns were directly transferred to Wang Jingluo's department and used as melee fire to support direct fire from infantry guns. Fang Jianxiong actually had a more ideal infantry cannon direct fire cannon in his heart, but he hadn't had time to get it yet. When this battle is fought, it is really necessary to officially take over the Hanyang Manufacturing Bureau and copy the 92 infantry guns of small Japan. Under the constraints of the current situation of transportation, it must be admitted that the 70-mm artillery developed by Little Japan in the thirties is definitely the most suitable infantry support artillery for the Chinese battlefield.

"Brother Xianfeng is back!" Fang Jianxiong greeted, and Gui Danqi stepped forward and saluted: "Commander, Wang Jingluo's melee battle is smooth, and it has advanced to the vicinity of the Jade Belt Gate." The resistance of the patrol battalion was not stubborn. ”

Fang Jianxiong said: "Let's talk while walking, the pressure on Wang Jingluo's department is not great, and the significance of Hankou's gains and losses is not of great significance to this battle, the key is whether or not Xiaogan's reinforcements can be brought in." ”

Gui Danqi followed and walked out: "Yes, Tian Jiyang's troops have completed the landing along the way, and the resistance of the Qing army is not too fierce. Now I'm a little worried that the Beiyang Eleventh Mixed Association will retreat directly to Xiaogan from the other side, instead of staring at the Jinghan line. ”

"I underestimated the Beiyang Army, I didn't expect to fight so fiercely, Chen Guangyuan could still calm down, a few hours have passed, and not a single soldier has shown filial piety." Fang Jianxiong sighed with emotion, he really can't underestimate the heroes of the world. This Chen Guangyuan seems to be very capable. It seems to have seen through its own arrangement.

The two drove together to the headquarters of the Anyi Brigade, which is the temple of the Emperor of Yiguan. Fang Jianxiong came suddenly, and when Kong Lingdong, the chief of staff of the headquarters, received a call from the sentry and hurriedly came out to greet him, Fang Jianxiong had already stepped into the courtyard gate. This Guandi temple is quite large, which shows that the incense was vigorous in the past, and now it looks like a dilapidated scene. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )