"Since Hua Fujun is coming, let's always greet them, Jinghui, you organize a greeting first, and when they arrive, let's go out together to greet them." Zhang Zuolin will not be as open-mouthed as Tang Yulin, after all, he still needs to use others.

"It's rumored that the Huafu Army is so powerful, this time I have to take a good look to see if it really lives up to its name." Feng Delin also spoke.

In fact, in less than two hours, the vanguard of the Huafu Army arrived at Xiazikou Town, and there were dozens of soldiers with loaded guns and live ammunition standing on both sides of the town, these were Zhang Zuolin's personal guards, and they were the most elite soldiers in the Northeast Army.

The person at the head was Zhang Zuolin, and there were several brigade commanders next to Feng Delin, Zhang Zuoxiang, Tang Yulin and Zhang Jinghui, standing there and watching a long convoy coming in the distance, and the convoy could not see the end at a glance.

In front of them are a few strange-looking cars, since Zhang Zuolin doesn't know them, but looking at the eight big cars in the row under the car, they feel that this car is very capable of running, in fact, they don't know that this car can not only run, but also block bullets and shells.

Four taels of armored vehicles parked on the side of the road, and no one came down, behind them were four or two trucks, and after stopping, a group of soldiers jumped out of the back box of the car, all of them were wearing winter combat camouflage uniforms, wearing steel helmets, holding AK47 automatic rifles, black and shiny combat boots and the snow on the ground formed a sharp contrast, all of them looked so heroic.

None of these soldiers made a noise, and after getting out of the car, some hid on the side of the armored car, which was prepared for emergencies, and some stood on both sides of the road, which was the real guard soldiers.

Then two armored vehicles stopped on the road, but this time it was a group of people who walked down from below, and the person at the head was really Wu Erzhu.

Zhang Zuolin, Feng Delin and others smacked their lips, this formation is really not small, I didn't see anything else, but when they saw the truck of this water, they compared the Northeast Army.

It's 1917, although trucks already exist, but it's still a new thing in the Republic of China, and the troops are not equipped with this kind of thing, not to mention anything else, it's fuel money, and the current warlord troops may not be able to afford it, and they are more willing to buy a few more rifles and increase the number of troops with a little money, which will be so luxurious that they use trucks to transport soldiers.

"This is Commander Wu Erzhu Wu." Zhang Zuolin stepped forward and asked the person in charge.

"Zhang Dujun, I have admired the name for a long time, and I am fortunate to meet it." Wu Erzhu has also learned to have boring conversations now.

"Commander Wu is young and promising, and his soldiers are all well-trained and heroic, which is enviable." Zhang Zuolin replied with a flattering remark.

The two of you are talking about non-nutritious polite words back and forth, but this is a necessary part of the first meeting, and you still have to do a full set of acts.

The two sides introduced their generals, Zhang Zuolin's side was naturally Feng Delin, and there were not many people on Wu Erzhu's side, except for Cheng Quande, the chief of staff, that is, the division commander of the artillery division, Yao Rongguang, and the chief of staff Liang Hai.

After everyone finished greetings, Wu Erzhu and dozens of special operations guards entered the town, and the troops waited for orders on the spot, just waiting for the follow-up troops to follow.

Because this is not a position, it is still more than ten miles away from the position.

Zhang Zuolin's temporary headquarters is a residence of the largest landlord in Xiazikou Town, although it is not a unique decoration, but at least it is better than warmth, otherwise the cold northeast winter will not be able to survive.

"A few people come from afar, drink a cup of hot tea first, and I will have people prepare a table of Northeast cuisine in a while, and a few people will taste the authentic Northeast taste." Zhang Zuolin said after a few people sat down.

"Zhang Dujun is polite, we don't know the situation when we first arrived, I think a few of us should give us a brief introduction to the current situation." Anyway, Wu Erzhu was not in a hurry, and responded casually.

Zhang Zuolin was naturally willing, called someone to set up the map, and began to explain to Wu Erzhu and a few people the current location of the two sides, military comparisons and battle situations, Zhang Zuolin did not make up nonsense, and said truthfully about the current situation, and finally said: "Commander Wu, the situation is not optimistic, it is cold outside, and there is a possible charge of the Japanese at any time, and there is also a cannon for the other side, and the brothers below are guarding very hard, and the most wounded are not injured by Japanese bullets, but frostbitten, Some people are sleepy and sleep on the snow and don't get up the next day, but there is nothing they can do. ”

Wu Erzhu actually knows a lot about the situation here, but it is not as intuitive as Zhang Zuolin said, after listening to Zhang Zuolin's explanation, he has a clearer understanding of the current situation.

"In this way, Zhang Dujun, we have just arrived, the troops have not yet been settled, we are on the road for a few days, and the soldiers under my command also need to have a good night's sleep, tomorrow morning, I will arrange the troops, so that the Japanese can also taste our artillery fire, you see how it is, as for the battle behind, we are talking in detail." Wu Erzhu said.

Wu Erzhu doesn't want to take over the defense line directly, the two troops outside will take at least two days to complete the encirclement, he doesn't want to launch an attack now, so there is no need to let his men freeze, let the Northeast Army guard there.

Zhang Zuolin saw that Wu Erzhu had no intention of taking over now, but there was no way, the other party did not send troops up, and he couldn't directly withdraw the people, the other party's request was also very reasonable, and it was reasonable to take a rest after two days of travel.

"Okay, I'll arrange for the troops to be stationed first, and we'll talk in detail tomorrow." Zhang Zuolin had no choice but to respond.

After these bigwigs ate and drank at the headquarters, Wu Erzhu and others returned to Zhang Zuolin under the protection of the guards and placed them in a house at the east end of the town.

"Damn, this surnamed Wu is very cunning, and he doesn't answer the stubble after a few orders, but he doesn't want to take over the defense, and he will give the Japanese a taste of artillery fire tomorrow, which is really a big mouth." Tang Yulin said.

"It's not necessarily a big talk, haven't you seen their position today, a big truck of water, such equipment, now the Republic of China can have that unit, not to be underestimated." Feng Delin was rarely humble.

At 8 o'clock in the morning of the second day, the first division of the Huafu Army did not move, but the artillery units started to move, and trucks pulled artillery to the battlefield, while Wu Erzhu, Cheng Quande, Yao Rongguang, Zhang Zuolin, Feng Delin, Tang Yulin, and others followed the troops to the front line.

Looking at the trucks of the artillery unit, as well as the cannons with thick barrels in the back, Zhang Zuolin and the others felt that their eyes were straight, they didn't see these with their own eyes yesterday, they all thought that Wu Erzhu was talking big, and now they believe it, this cannon is really a lot, no less than a hundred.

The artillery searched for a suitable place, set up the cannon, looked for a suitable target, determined the gauge distance, and some standard actions were completed, and it took only half an hour to complete.

"Report to the commander, the artillery unit is ready and ready to fire at any time, please instruct." After receiving the report from the artillery unit, a staff officer ran to the small hill where Wu Erzhu and the others were, like Wu Erzhu and the others.

The artillery position is not a fun place, not to mention the danger of possible explosions, even the sound is unbearable, it is better to hide in a high place and watch the scenery.

The small hill where Wu Erzhu, Zhang Zuolin and others are located is considered to be a relatively small observation position in the vicinity, so a few people climbed up just to watch the moment of the shelling.

"Order the artillery, after ten minutes, to carry out ten minutes of indiscriminate shelling of the enemy's position, and after the shelling, directly transfer the position and withdraw to the second position." Wu Erzhu ordered.

The No. 2 location mentioned by Wu Erzhu is a position where the artillery is stationed in advance, which is farther away from the position, mainly to guard against the enemy's counterattack, because the current Japanese artillery is basically not that far away, and the artillery unit will basically not be attacked if it is withdrawn to the No. 2 position.

"Inspector Zhang, in ten minutes, let's see how it works."

"We'll see."

They were about six miles away from the Japanese position, and it was difficult to see the Japanese position with the naked eye, but through the telescope, you could still see the outline of the Japanese position.

"Boom, boom, boom"

Suddenly, the deafening sound of cannons sounded in their ears, and even Zhang Zuolin, Feng Delin and others, who had been in battle for a long time, were shocked by the huge sound of cannons, and the ground trembled with such a powerful cannon.

Several people hurriedly held up their binoculars to look at the opposite side, and saw shells falling on the Japanese positions on the opposite side, and after the huge explosion, the earth splashed in all directions, and huge pillars of smoke continued to appear, flooding the enemy's position at once.

The artillery fire continued, and the Japanese positions on the opposite side had lost their original appearance, and after ten minutes, there was no sound on the enemy positions.

This shelling not only killed countless Japanese soldiers, but also frightened the soldiers of the Northeast Army, who saw huge shells flying over their heads, for fear of falling on their heads, and they all hid in the trenches and clung to their heads, not daring to show their heads.

Tang Yulin grew his mouth and muttered: "My good man, it's really amazing, I see that the Japanese positions have been blown up, and you can still find a living person." ”

Zhang Zuoxiang on the side also said, "It's really willing, how many shells do you need, or people will say that Guo Yu's Huafu Army is wealthy, and it's all money." ”

This is the first contact, Zhang Zuolin saw the gap, the big gap, this is just an artillery unit of the Huafu Army, I heard that he has a more powerful armored force, how to fight, there is no comparison, as long as a round of artillery bombardment is followed by a charge, the position is over, he silently compared it in his heart, and his heart was cold.

It seems that it is not unreasonable for those bigwigs in the Republic of China to be jealous of Guo Yu, and the experts will know if there is one as soon as they make a move, and they have been spinning in their minds for a long time, and there is no way to deal with it at all, that is, this artillery unit can defeat themselves, not to mention others, I heard that the most powerful thing is the navy, and they beat little Japan to the ground like three grandsons, can it not be powerful.

I still had the heart to compare yesterday, but now I am being fired by others, and the Japanese can't do it, and even I am scared. R1152