Taipingpu was not an isolated stronghold, but a link in a strong line of defense that held the Sichuan army's southward route. About 2 kilometers east of the Taipingpu circular fortifications is the Xiangshuitan blocking position held by Li Mingrui's 41st Regiment of the 14th Division, and Yankou Township, about 1,200 meters away from Taipingpu, is held by the 42nd Regiment of the 14th Division of Wu Tingqi. Behind these three regiments was the Yejiashan Village under the command of Xia Wei himself, which included an artillery battalion with 12 75mm mountain guns.

Yankou Township, Taipingpu, and Xiangshuitan were connected in a line, and a three-kilometer-long blocking position was unfolded in front of the southbound Sichuan army, completely blocking their only way. In the rear of this defense line are still concealed the Seventh Army and the 13th Division led by Li Zongren, a total of more than 10,000 people, according to the plan, they will launch an attack together on the other route when the roundabout troops led by An Sihua himself reach the 50,000 army commanded by Wang Laoran, and attack from the north and south to annihilate Yang Sen's main force in one fell swoop.

Soon after the Taipingpu fired, gunfire was also heard soon from the front line of Xiangshuitan, which was another brigade of Yang Hanyu and the 41st Regiment commanded by Li Mingrui. The style of this brave and warlike Guangxi general is obviously different from Wei Yunsong, Wei Yunsong is good at defending, Li Mingrui likes to attack, and Li Mingrui does not intend to defend at all for a Sichuan army of 3,000 people.

Before a brigade of Sichuan troops could disperse to form a battle formation, they were staggered by a burst of dense mortars, and before the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, the [***] brigade in gray military uniforms poured down from the slopes on both sides. Unlike last year's swarm of people, the current level of training has been somewhat improved, and more than 2,000 officers and men formed a battle formation and rushed to the Sichuan army that had not yet recovered its senses in waves.

At the forefront of the line were some middle- and lower-ranking officers who had just graduated from the first "make-up class" in Whampoa and the second phase of Whampoa, all of whom held Min-13 submachine guns in their hands, and fired at the frightened enemy troops while charging. Dozens of machine guns were also erected on the high ground, constantly supporting the infantry charge with firepower. The 12 82mm mortars of the mortar company are not idle now, but under the command of observers holding rangefinders, they shell the firing points of the Sichuan army, basically preventing the Sichuan army's machine guns from posing a threat.

"Oh no! Oh no! Our brigade was ambushed at Xiangshui Beach, and Brigade Commander Li was killed in battle! A shouting officer ran into a church two kilometers north of Taipingpu, which was now Yang Hanyu's headquarters.

"What did you say?" Yang Hanyu, who was dressed in a cyan robe and held a folding fan in his hand, jumped up from the bamboo collapse and pushed away the two beautiful girls who were like flowers and jade. walked up to the officer in three steps and two steps, grabbed him by the collar, and asked sharply, "Say it again, what's wrong with Li Haoyun?" ”

"The brigade commander is gone." The officer's voice trembled again, and he added: "Our brigade was halfway down the road, and the enemy's mortar came before it could be deployed, and the brethren were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties, and the brigade commander was also shot, so it was not done at that time. Before the smoke of the artillery fire had cleared, they rushed over, all over the hills, and there were probably 10,000 people! The brothers couldn't stand it anymore, so they sent me back to report the news, and begged the commander to send troops quickly! If it's too late, you won't see the brothers. ”

"Smack!" With a bang, Yang Hanyu pumped up with a big ear scraper! He scolded: "Ten thousand of you! If you have 10,000 people, you can still run back! Enemies are up to two thousand! Come to change clothes, Lao Tzu will personally meet these rebels. "This Yang Hanyu is Yang Sen's nephew, this time he is helping their family fight the world, so this positive surname is still relatively high, three times and two times changed into a star-studded lieutenant general uniform, three steps and two steps out of the church, with a model regiment rushed to reinforcements.

The model regiment, of course, was composed of exemplary officers and soldiers, which was the elite of the Eighth Division, and at that time every warlord had such troops in their hands, and they were pulled out to charge at the critical moment. For Yang Hanyu, now is the critical moment, he has a total of three brigades, how can he send one on the first day? How will you meet people in the future?

"Zhenggang." Seeing from the telescope, a regiment of Sichuan troops was running towards here in the distance, Li Mingrui sneered, and called the name of Li Zhenggang, the commander of the reconnaissance platoon of the divisional artillery battalion, and he smiled: "Have you measured it?" Can you ask the artillery battalion to come out? ”

The artillery battalion has two artillery companies and one reconnaissance company, and now the artillery reconnaissance company has set up observation posts at the three blocking positions of Xiangshuitan, Taipingpu and Yankou Township, which can guide the artillery battalion to carry out artillery bombardment at any time. So Li Mingrui wanted the artillery battalion to block the enemy's reinforcements.

"Boom ————" a round of shells exploded around Yang Hanyu's model regiment and did not hit, but the distance was not very far.

"Disperse, hide, hide." Yang Hanyu has been in battle for a long time, he knows that this is the enemy is testing the fire, and the next time he will not be so lucky, the cannonball will definitely smash into the crowd.

Under the orders of Yang Hanyu, more than 1,000 people quickly dispersed in all directions, and basically ran to the paddy fields on both sides of the road before the second round of artillery shells from the Kuomintang came. He took advantage of this terrain and escaped a catastrophe. However, it was still under shelling, but the casualties were not very large, because the lethality of the Kuomintang shells after exploding in the paddy fields was greatly reduced.

But Li Mingrui did not intend to let go of this elite of the Sichuan army, he clearly saw the enemy's reaction from the telescope, and naturally guessed that they were elite. It was more meaningful to annihilate them than to annihilate the Sichuan army brigade that had been scattered, so he decisively ordered a change in the battle plan, drove away the Sichuan army brigade that had not been completely wiped out, and turned around to deal with this elite Sichuan army.

depressed, now Yang Hanyu's mood can only be described by this word. Today it is obvious that it has encountered a hard stubble, and the opponent's firepower organization, combat skills, and fighting spirit that are not afraid of death are not comparable to their own Eighth Division. Although his model regiment escaped the shelling just now, the team was scattered in the rice fields on both sides of the road, and was pressed and beaten by the condescending enemy troops. Thinking of this, Yang Hanyu couldn't help but shudder.

The resistance of the Sichuan Army Model Regiment, which was suppressed in the rice fields, was very tenacious, and if it was an ordinary army, it would be worthy of the military salary of a few yuan if it was to fight this part, and it could almost be disarmed and surrendered. And this army is now immersed in a one-foot-deep beach, holding the Hanyangzao in his hand and shooting desperately at the target in the distance, although it has suffered huge casualties, it still fights to the death.

"Click-" The terrible sound of machine guns rang out.

Yang Hanyu knew that his end was coming. This is the enemy's machine gun, which their own units have already thrown away when they are hiding from shelling. Now the enemy has brought his machine guns over and is strafing his troops from a high place. He squatted in the muddy paddy field, surrounded by some green seedlings one or two feet high, and could not block the enemy's sight at all.

At this time, the rifle machine gun fire on the Kuomintang positions was fired together, and the sound of the salvo was like a strong wind blowing on the battlefield. The officers and men of the Sichuan Army Model Regiment who were soaked in the paddy fields and could not find shelter were swept down like wheat harvesters.

"Surrender! Don't fight! We're not fighting! I don't know who opened the mouth first, but after desperately resisting for more than two hours, this group of Sichuan troops finally had a nervous breakdown and made the right choice. The collapse started with one person, this Sichuan army private who threw away the rifle in his hand and sat in the paddy field quickly affected everyone, even Yang Hanyu himself sighed softly, pulled out his pistol and threw it into the paddy field, standing in a daze in the middle of a green seedling, waiting for the soldiers of [***] to come up and capture him.

In this way, the first important prisoner of the Battle of Pingchuan was produced, and he was Yang Sen's nephew, Yang Hanyu, the commander of the Sichuan Army. He was captured by the 41st Regiment of the 14th Division of the Seventh Army at about 6 o'clock in the afternoon of June 1. From now on, he's going to start eating in prison, and he doesn't have the company of Mei Jiaoniang, it's really heartbreaking.