Chapter 34 Engaging the Enemy

Li Hongxiang did not mean to underestimate the national defense forces, and only one company was placed on the mountain artillery five miles outside the county seat, precisely out of a cautious attitude. The hillside is not big, and it is enough to put a company on guard, and the county town has already prepared to close the four gates and prevent the people from leaving the city. What do you mean? It's clear that there's a kind of you that you'll bombard with a cannon.

The Dian army's perception of the Wehrmacht is almost blank, and what is known is nothing more than what is in the newspaper.

The ladder group went out of Yongchuan, originally wanting to take advantage of it, and did not plan to fight Chongqing. Of course, if Chengdu has this requirement, it is not impossible to take people's money and eliminate disasters for others.

Li Hongxiang still wants to see what the combat effectiveness of the national defense forces is. The invincible opponent in the southwest, and the "support" of Guizhou, and the support of the Yunnan army in Sichuan, is a little bit of the meaning that there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains to dominate. (Objectively, the Dian army is still very proud of its combat effectiveness.) According to some historical data, although the firepower of the Yunnan army during the Anti-Japanese War was average, its marksmanship was very accurate, and there were many veterans. ）

There were finally some figures in military uniforms in the telescope, and they were still a little far away, and they couldn't see very clearly. However, it can be felt that these soldiers are agile, wearing strange clothing, loose formation, and running on irregular routes. This should be the vanguard of the National Defense Force, Li Hongxiang thought in his heart.

"Let's all retreat to the city!" After Li Hongxiang gave the order, he continued to observe with a telescope.

The Wehrmacht brigade finally appeared, judging by experience, at least a battalion of troops, not equipped with artillery. Visually inspect the distance to this hill. About ten miles away, the group stopped, and dispersed quickly.

The distance of ten miles is exactly outside the range of the 75 mountain guns of the Japanese Meiji 38, Li Hongxiang happened to know this, and instinctively thought about it. Then he smiled, the Dian army did not have many Japanese-made artillery. It is mainly based on German and French equipment.

The Yunnan New Army was organized into a town, with one artillery standard, that is, nineteen artillery standards. It has three artillery battalions, each of which is equipped with 18 mountain guns. Later, it was organized into a machine gun battalion, which was actually the Maxim machine gun battalion. (Note: Artillery information of the Yunnan Army.) There are many conflicts. Settle on any of them. According to some historical sources, the equipment of the Yunnan army was stronger than that of the Beiyang Army, especially the artillery, which was equipped with Krupp 75 mountain guns and Grussen 57 retreat guns, which were the only ones at that time. ）

Basically, there is no problem for the Yunnan army to bully the Sichuan army during this period, not to mention the Guizhou army, Tang Jiyao is opening the killing ring in Guiyang, burying hundreds of people alive, and has the reputation of "butcher".

Gao Sheng soon got the relevant information. Residents in Yongchuan County are not allowed to go out of the city, this is too annoying.

"Made, do you dare to be more shameless?" The angry Gao Sheng scolded a group of subordinates outside the city, and the Dian army was defending the city, which was originally a good thing for Gao Sheng. He brought a new battalion of 75 guns.

The Wehrmacht has relevant discipline, this is a civil war, a densely populated place like a county town, how many people will be killed or injured if an artillery fire goes down? Li Hongxiang's move really hit the seven inches of Gao Sheng.

"No matter. Let's get out of the way first. Gao Sheng ordered, and the ministries began to go down and prepare. Wang Mazi was left behind, and Gao Sheng explained: "Scatter your people out, the Dian army entering Sichuan is two ladder regiments, don't be accidentally caught by someone." ”

Gao Shengke never thought of letting this battalion fight in the field, and the special operations brigade was not doing field work. Considering the topography of Sichuan, Fang Jianxiong sent this heartfelt baby in his hand. The purpose is to do something like stealing chickens and dogs.

Li Hongxiang was a little uneasy at the head of the city, especially when he saw the green uniforms of the Wehrmacht digging trenches outside the city, and his uneasiness intensified. Fighting a war is about knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and Li Hongxiang naturally sent people out to investigate. But at present, it was already noon, and none of the dozens of people sent out had returned.

The equipment of Li Hongxiang's echelon regiment is still very good, equipped with German-made rifles, with a machine gun battalion, equipped with the Grusen 57 withdrawal gun and the Maxim machine gun. Just this equipment is very awesome in this era. In addition, there are many low mountains and mountains in Yongchuan, and the terrain is very advantageous, so Li Hongxiang was not too worried about the national defense army attacking the city in advance.

But soon Li Hongxiang didn't think so, and after hearing a short and dense gunfire from a distance, about twenty minutes, the soldiers sent out to reconnoiter finally came back. When he appeared under the city on horseback, and was still two miles from the city, the soldier who told the news fell headlong from his dwarf horse.

The soldiers of the Dian army who were arranged outside the city to respond quickly fished back this soldier, and when they carried it into the city, there was only one breath left. The soldier was shot in the shoulder, and the boss was bleeding from a bloody hole, and he was covered in blood, and he couldn't speak when he raised his hand, and he raised his hand and pointed to his chest with difficulty, and then closed his eyes, and his head was tilted and he lost his breath.

A thin bamboo tube was pulled out of the dead soldier's chest, and the plug was opened, revealing a copy of the handwritten information. After Li Hongxiang saw it, his face changed. Intelligence shows that about fifteen miles away from the county seat, there is a 75 artillery position of the Wehrmacht, eighteen mountain guns, and this hidden position cannot be seen with German-made artillery scopes on the city wall, let alone that this range is not at all within the reach of the artillery equipped by the Yunnan army. What if it is detected?

What made Li Hongxiang even more timid was that this scout did not go out alone, but in a squad, and 13 people came back to this one, and they still hadn't survived. And according to the report of the receiving soldiers, the person who fired the gun was not seen at all, and the gunshots were heard. That is, the opponent fired the gun from a hidden position, or at a distance that the eye could not see. The former is better, the latter is too annoying.

Wang Mazi's side is also thundering, one row to another, and actually let the opponent run away, which is an unbearable humiliation in Wang Mazi's opinion. And it is also the opponent who is discovered first, and then surrounds it, and launches a surprise attack.

This battle happened very unexpectedly, a secret post hidden near the artillery array, found the scouts of the Dian army, and immediately reported it. A platoon of special operators made a decisive attack and surrounded the opponent. When the distance was less than 200 meters, the opponent spotted the special combat soldier who was approaching covertly and fired first.

The course of the battle was unexpected, the opponent's firepower was not fierce, but the marksmanship was not bad, and in less than 15 minutes, the battle ended, and one person was killed and three people were shot and wounded. That's not all, the worst thing is to run away, which is the reason why Wang Mazi is angry. Of the thirteen Dian troops, one ran away, eight were killed, three were wounded but not killed, and the remaining one surrendered.

This result is a huge victory for ordinary troops, and a shame for special operations brigades.

"Shame, shame! The face of the special operations brigade has been disgraced by you. Wang Mazi scolded the platoon commander who led the team, and at the same time took a horsewhip and whipped a small tree next to him a few times. Originally, this whip should have whipped these officers, but the Wehrmacht would not do so, so they could only use trees to relieve their hatred. "A few of you, make a note first, after this battle, go to the confinement room to report by yourself, and no one will be locked up for a day."

The captured soldiers of the Yunnan Army, dressed in blue-gray military uniforms, waited with frightened expressions. Aquribu crouched beside a few of his wounded companions, looking numbly at the green-clad enemies.

Athurib was wounded at the last moment, but luckily he was hit with the butt of a gun in the head, and he fainted. When you wake up, the battle is over. Aquribu tried very hard to recall the scene, and he remembered that after being discovered, the enemy quickly pounced on him and shelled it several times. At that time, two companions were killed, and then these enemies rushed up quickly, and after knocking down a few people, they came to the front, Aquribu and the remaining companions wanted to fight hand-to-hand with rifles, and the opposite side did not give this opportunity at all, and it looked very strange that the guns rained down, several companions were beaten into a sieve and fell, and the remaining four were stupid on the spot, and the opponents rushed to the front without coming back to their senses, Aquribu was also frightened stupid at that time, he had never seen such a way of fighting, and when he stood in place, he was hit on the head.

A soldier with a box on his back came over, looked at the two wounded soldiers lying on the ground, and said to the soldiers beside him: "No, I can't save it, let's go and wait for death." ”

"You give him a shot, so don't let him hum and die too uncomfortable!" A soldier came to complain, and the soldier carrying the box sneered: "You said it easily, do you know how much this needle costs?" Two oceans! Since you can't save it, don't waste it. As he spoke, he walked up to Aquribu and looked up and down: "You, squat!" ”

Aquribu watched as the four soldiers carried the two companions who had not yet breathed to the side of the corpse, and then put them down.

"What do you see? Bandage yourself! After a very impatient sentence, he had an extra first-aid kit in his hand, and Aquribu couldn't understand what this thing was for. The Greenskins with the box on their backs had already walked a few meters away, and there was a wounded Greenskin.

Aqurib watched in amazement as the paramedic injected and bandaged his companion, comforted him with a smile on his face, and then carried him away on a stretcher. Aquribu walked up to the surrendered veteran and asked in a low voice, "Brother Hu, will they kill us?" ”

The veteran, who was about thirty years old, whispered, "Who knows, but it doesn't look like it." The two men were quickly escorted to the back, and when they came to a makeshift tent, they saw a group of officers discussing around a makeshift table under a large tree.

Li Hongxiang's uneasiness continued to intensify while waiting, and the scouts sent out came back one after another. The messages brought back were worse than the other. These scouts almost invariably encountered their opponents. Then they completely lost the upper hand in the battle, and it is more clear that these peers had a lot of firepower, and even brought a light small cannon. (Site. Your support is my biggest motivation. )