Xu Fang on the mountain saw that the artillery bombardment effect was amazingly good, his eyes lit up with joy, and with a wave of his big hand, he ordered the artillery to extend the fire, and the second regiment all charged. As the loud trumpet of the charge sounded, the earth-shattering sound of killing immediately erupted on the blocking position on the hill, and a large group of grass-green people with snow-bright bayonets poured out on the mountain, like a sudden flood peak, surging towards the retreating 55th Division.

At this time, if you look down from the air, you will see a very spectacular picture: two large groups of people are moving wildly and rapidly southward on the earth, and the gray flow of people in front is very chaotic, and high columns of smoke are constantly rising from the flow of people; The grass-green flow of people behind was swift and orderly, and dozens of large and small formations maintained formations, closely chasing after the gray flow of people. In the frenzied escape, the gray flow of people was constantly swallowed and annihilated by the grass-green flow of people chasing closely behind. The crowd of frantically fleeing frantically is shrinking. When the gray flow of people passed through Ren Village and Town, they did not hesitate at all, and passed directly through the village. The troops of the 26th Brigade who stayed behind in Ren Village and Town first looked at these friendly soldiers who were running for their lives and even threw away their guns, and then they woke up in shock, and they also ran away and joined the ranks of the fleeers.

The grass-green flow of people stopped in Rencun Town, because Xu Fang, the commander of the first division and the first regiment of the security army, was stopped here by the communications staff officer of the division headquarters, who had been chased by horses for more than 40 miles. Zhang Yafei ordered the Second Regiment to stop the pursuit, quickly clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded.

Unwillingly, he ordered the 26th Brigade to sweep away all the garrisons in Rencun Town, and then returned to Hebei with his troops in high spirits.

Song Zhewu inspected the entire battlefield, and when he returned to the headquarters of the First Division, Zhang Yafei was talking to Xiao Guodong with a bitter face. Seeing Song Zhewu come back, Zhang Yafei immediately came over with a smile and reported: "Commander, this time we have won a battle, completely annihilating the Zengjiazhai bandits and Shi Yousan's 26th Brigade, and defeating Han Fuyu's 55th Division. A total of 4,520 enemies were killed and 12,996 were captured. Among them, 2,864 bandits were captured; captured 4,878 people from the 26th Brigade of Shi Yousan; Captured 5,254 people of Han Fuyu's 55th Division. 24 75mm mountain guns were seized, of which 12 were found from the Zengjiazhai bandit warehouse, and they were all new cannons that were not fired; 12 60mm mortars; 242 light machine guns; 36 92 heavy machine guns; More than 12,300 rifles. We lost 248 men; 564 people were wounded. No one of the 2nd regiment was killed, only one was seriously wounded, and 35 were slightly injured. ”

For the second regiment to complete the task of blocking, he took it for granted. But in such a short period of time and at such a small cost, he was a little surprised to defeat a division. Moreover, more than 17,000 enemies were killed or captured. Zengjiazhai and the 26th Brigade combined were only about 10,000 people, that is, the 2nd Regiment killed and captured 7,000 people in the 55th Division! According to intelligence, there are more than 12,000 people in this division, and the second regiment ate 7,000 of its men in the first battle. directly reduced the troops of a division into a brigade for Han Fuyu. "How is this battle fought?" Song Zhewu asked very strangely.

In the face of Song Zhewu's inquiry, Zhang Yafei and Deputy Division Commander Xu Zheng smiled unnaturally and did not speak, but kept glancing at Chief of Staff Xiao Guodong with their eyes. Song Zhewu felt that there was a problem, and he still wanted to ask questions, and he had to continue to ask, Xiao Guodong pulled him to sit down, and Zhang Yafei was busy pouring water and sending it to Song Zhewu. Xiao Guodong smiled and said, "Wen Ge, that's the case. Meng Xi, chief of staff of the 2nd Regiment, believes that the division that the enemy has come to reinforce should have the psychology of being anxious to rescue the 26th Brigade, and it is very likely to misjudge our strength and combat effectiveness in blocking the attack. Even if the 55th Division came from the whole division, there were only about 12,000 people. Because the second regiment is equipped with the mountain artillery units of the first and third regiments, the whole regiment also has 9,000 people, and the strength is about the same as that of the 55th division, but the firepower is several times stronger. The enemy came from afar again and did not have strong fortifications, and if he suddenly inflicted huge damage on the opponent with artillery fire, it was very likely that he would create fighters and crush the 55th Division in one fell swoop. So he suggested that all mountain artillery and 82 mortars be transferred to the front-line position on the mountain. This breaks the convention, increases the range, and will bring the enemy into the range at the first time. The head of the second regiment, Xu, completely agreed and adopted his suggestion. As they wished, the 55th Division immediately threw in one regiment at a time to storm the positions of the 2nd Regiment as soon as they arrived at the front line, and the other 5 regiments were within range of their artillery fire. They blew up the 55th Division with a sudden artillery attack, and killed the commander of the 55th Division, and then the whole regiment charged, chasing all the way to Rencun, and even took the old nest of the 26th Brigade to end. Under Zhang Yafei's eyes, Xiao Guodong added: "This battle is really good, it can be called a classic." ”

"Yes, it's a classic, the tactical setup is very good!" Song Zhewu could even imagine the chaotic scene of the 55th Division, which was suddenly attacked by dozens of artillery fire. "This Mengxi is a talent, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Song Zhewu regretted that he didn't see this wonderful battle scene with his own eyes.

After Song Zhewu asked, he found that Zhang Yafei and Xu Zheng both had wry smiles on their faces, and immediately understood that the second regiment must be cut first and then played, and even they were kept in the dark, and their faces immediately sank first. Zhang Yafei saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly whispered with a smile: "Commander, although they did not report in advance, after all, they have achieved a huge record of defeating one division of the enemy, and I have already criticized them fiercely, you can see if it is dealt with lightly." After Zhang Yafei learned about the situation of the Second Regiment, he immediately sent a communications staff officer to ride a horse to chase Xu Fang, who was pursuing the enemy. You must know that unless there are special circumstances on the battlefield that require commanders to adapt to changes, changes to combat orders must be reported in advance under normal circumstances, and failure to report when there is time to do so can be regarded as disobeying orders, and this is a big taboo in the military. Xu Fang is not only the younger brother of the deputy division commander Xu Zheng, but also his subordinate general, who was brought out by him. is so angry that Zhang Yafei was about to remove him from his post on the phone. Xu Fang is very single, admitting that he didn't report in advance because he was afraid that the division would not agree. And it's a big package, and it's his idea to bite it, and it has nothing to do with others. Seeing that she had caused a big disaster, Mengxi was embarrassed to let someone go to the top of the tank, so she called Zhang Yafei to report what happened to Zhang Yafei and asked for punishment. Although Zhang Yafei was angry that they didn't report, he was also happy that he had such a wise and brave general under his command. So just now I have been pleading with Xiao Guodong for Xu Fang and Mengxi.

Seeing that Song Zhewu was unhappy, Xiao Guodong was also afraid that Song Zhewu would deal with it too heavily in anger, and said with a smile: "Wen Ge, it's a big mistake for them not to report and ask for instructions. Xiao Guodong's words immediately frightened Zhang Yafei and Xu Zheng into a cold sweat, Song Zhewu is easy to talk about other things, but in the construction of the army, especially emphasizing orders and prohibitions, you must absolutely obey orders. This time, these two boys who don't know whether they live or die have committed a big taboo, except for Xiao Guodong, it will not be useful for others to intercede, if Xiao Guodong doesn't care, these two boys will be more than lucky. Xiao Guodong didn't wait for Song Zhewu to speak, and continued: "But this battle was really beautiful, and the 55th Division was almost disabled in one shot. They are all young people, and I think they have a lot of future development. ”

Song Zhewu understood what Xiao Guodong meant, and the young man still had to give him a chance, so he nodded and said, "The chief of staff is right, the battle was fought very well." However, mistakes are also obvious, merit is merit, and demerits cannot simply be offset by demerits. The most important thing in the army is to enforce orders and prohibitions, and to distinguish rewards and punishments. In my opinion, Meng Xi, chief of staff of the Second Regiment, accurately judged the situation between the enemy and us on the battlefield, made proper arrangements, and had a very high tactical quality, and was promoted to colonel and transferred to the post of chief of the operations department of the army general staff. There are too many things to do with the chief of staff, so you don't want to take up this section chief anymore, just leave it to him, and you will be at the helm. "Well, that's what I mean. Although it was a bit risky to set up the artillery position on the first-line hill this time, he judged the enemy very accurately in his heart, and he was a good candidate for the chief of the operations department. Xiao Guodong's face was full of approval.

Seeing that Mengxi was not only not punished but also promoted, Zhang Yafei and Xu Zheng both breathed a sigh of relief. Now that those who gave advice have been promoted, Xu Fang will have nothing to do.

Song Zhewu said: "And the head of the regiment, Xu Fang, can be as good as a stream, adopt the correct opinions of his subordinates, achieve great results, record a great merit, and reward 1,000 yuan from the ocean." Then he said solemnly: "If time permits, if you do not report or ask for instructions, you will change the battle plan without authorization, and you will have a major demerit recorded; Demotion and retention, acting commander of the second regiment, and informing the whole army. The merits and demerits are offset by neither merit nor demerit. ”

Zhang Yafei and Xu Zheng were completely relieved, thinking that it would be good for Xu Fang to be demoted to the battalion level, but they didn't expect to be the acting head of the regiment.

Song Zhewu looked at Zhang Yafei and Xu Zheng and said: "The 1,000 oceans of the commendation still have to be given, and if your subordinates make mistakes, your leaders are also responsible." The two of you will each deduct 500 oceans, and the money deducted will be used as a reward for Xu Fang. Do you have any comments? ”

According to the military salary of [***] officers at that time, the military salary of major generals and officers like Zhang Yafei and Xu Zheng was more than 200 yuan per month and less than 300 oceans, and the military salary in the security army was much higher, and the two of them were 1200 oceans per month. Deduct 500 oceans from them and keep a brave general, how can they still have opinions. The two of them said in unison: "No opinion, no opinion!" ”

I'm sorry I broke my promise last night and didn't update it, so I apologize to everyone!