Chapter 86: Reorganization and the Northern Expedition 16
The improved Type 92 infantry gun, the imitation Soviet-made Type 1943 82-mm mortar, the imitation Type 69 60-mm mortar, the Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun with anti-shield and wheeled gun mount, the imitation Czech-made ZB30 light machine gun, the improved Type 89 grenadier canister, and the imitation Stern submachine gun......
From the day the army was founded, the Anhui Revolutionary Army has invested heavily in equipment. Each battalion had six mortars, four infantry guns, six heavy machine guns, as well as ZB30 light machine guns and a large number of Stern submachine guns attached to the first class of the squad, forming a complete firepower system. The firepower system covering the long, medium and near areas has been brought into full play in the positional defensive warfare, and the huge investment in equipment before has reaped the most effective rewards at this moment.
"Dada......"
Artillery has a minimum firing range, and the mortars and infantry guns equipped with the first battalion at a distance of 50 meters can only act as spectators due to the idleness of the minimum firing range, but the six Makqin heavy machine guns that were used intensively, the ZB30 light machine guns attached to the squad, combined with a large number of Stern submachine guns, used a fierce rain of bullets to teach the attacking Beiyang Army a hard lesson!
"Lord Biao has an order, don't fall in love with the war, withdraw!"
Under the rain of bullets, the herald rushed to the forefront, covered his head and turned over and dismounted, shouting loudly.
Then he hurriedly turned the horse's head, couldn't wait for the others, got on the horse and ran away.
"Withdraw!"
The officer of the Beiyang Army, who was beaten by Makqin in the dark, brandished the Browning pistol in his hand and shouted to his subordinates with a pale face.
The voice did not fall. The people have already begun to run back.
Once again, it has been proven that it has been proven. Fear and flight are contagious. With the beginning, the remaining Beiyang officers and soldiers don't care about the others. The comrades-in-arms who threw away the burden around them rushed back, only hating their parents for missing two legs.
"The firepower extended. Don't let the Beiyang dogs go back! β
In the dark, followed by the gunfire generated by the muzzle fire, the battalion commander Zhou Dashan keenly noticed that the Beiyang Army on the opposite side was giving up the attack and began to retreat. Immediately yelled and ordered.
Water-cooled heavy machine guns, the Maxim has always been known for its high rate of fire and consistent fire output. The water circulation device reported the recycling of cooling water, linking the two shells together, as long as the cooling water was sufficient, the machine gun could completely achieve non-stop fire.
"Da Da Da ......"
With the extension of vitality, six machine guns, a rate of fire of more than six hundred rounds per minute. Following the direction of the retreat of the Beiyang Army, press and fight. The heavy rain of bullets and the bullets flying everywhere let the incoming Beiyang Army know how difficult the way to retreat was.
"Ceasefire! Cease fire! Cease fire! β
Zhou Dashan spat at the stars and flew straight away, yelling at the collar of this machine gunner, and roared loudly.
"NND, everyone has run away, what are you still fighting?! Bullets don't cost money?! β
Looking at the pale archer with dull eyes, Zhou Dashan pointed at his nose angrily and scolded.
In the exchange of fire just now, including this shooter, many officers and soldiers were blindsided by this kind of close engagement! Under high mental tension. In the face of the black and oppressive enemy army, the mechanical only knows how to shoot! Shoot! Shooting!
"Wow......"
The sluggish, wooden eyes of the one who was scolded and woke up just had a little brightness, and then he spit out one by one and sat down on the ground like collapse. A burst of vomiting from the trenches to the sea.
The air was filled with a strong anti-inflammatory and pungent smell of blood, in front of the positions, especially in front of the machine-gun positions. The mutilated corpses were laid all the way, covered with a carpet of human flesh. Those whose heads are in different places, those who lack arms and legs, and those who are broken in two. There were all kinds of corpses, white brains and scarlet blood all over the floor. The open land has been turned directly into the Shura field!
Under the dual role of smell, vision, and heart. Many of the recruits couldn't support it, and they squatted on the ground with the guns in their arms and vomited. The stomach turned over the river and the sea was uncomfortable, and I vomited out the things I ate at night, and some of them vomited out, and only clear water was left in zuihou.
"Spit it, spit it out, just spit it out! Xiao Hebei, inform the cooking class to make porridge, and the brothers who swallowed it must eat it, and eat more! The stomach vomits clean, and you have to eat something, otherwise the stomach can't stand it. Squad, platoon, and company commanders take the lead in eating! β
Wang Xiaoshan licked his chapped lips, trembled and took the old knife brand cigarette handed over by Zhou Dashan, lit one, took a few puffs, and commanded.
Paper cigarettes without filters taste spicy and flushed, but the overbearing smoke flows down the nasal cavity and over the body, and there is an indescribable comfort. The fast-beating heart slowly returned to normal beating, and the first battle of the bazing was won!
"Chief Instructor, good news, good news!"
Shen Bin, the deputy manager, held a note and roared excitedly all the way into the command room.
"What's the matter?"
His eyes stayed on the map of Wuchang, tightly locking the location of Guodi Mountain. On the sand table on the table, the staff officers were sweating and planting small flags representing both sides of the enemy and us in their respective positions, and the situation of the enemy and us in Hanyang was clear from the map.
"Report, Su Dingkun, commander of the second regiment, Zhou Dashan, commander of the first battalion of the joint headquarters, and instructor Wang Xiaoshan jointly issued a report, a great victory! An assault of the Beiyang Army collided with our army's well-built defensive position, suffered heavy casualties, and retreated in defeat! According to preliminary statistics, a total of more than 400 Beiyang Army people were killed and wounded, 18 people were captured, and more than 300 guns of various types were seized! At present, the 1st Battalion is resting and recuperating and waiting for reinforcements! β
Shen Bin hurriedly saluted, slapped the newspaper in his hand excitedly, and said loudly.
"What?! Won?! One of our battalions fought against a regiment of the Beiyang Army, and we won without much effort?! β
Everyone present looked at each other, and then shouted frantically, and hugged each other excitedly in ecstasy.
The Anhui Revolutionary Army fought against the invincible Beiyang Army. The first land battle after the aid to Hubei was won!
"What? Sanniang, we won! We won! hahahahaβ¦β¦β
Hu Rui picked up the Yan Nuxia who was with him. Excitedly left a kiss on the smooth and fair forehead, and then picked up Sanniang Daxiao and turned in a circle.
"I know, I know! Lao Hu, let me down, let me down, dizzy! β
Sanniang was disrupted by the sudden madness, and in front of everyone's eyes, she patted Hu Dashuai's solid arm helplessly, and hurriedly begged.
"We won. We have defeated the invincible Beiyang! β
Putting down Sanniang, Hu Rui took Yan Nuxia into his arms regardless of it, hugged it tightly, and did not let go. Smiling like a child, Daxiao muttered.
"I know, I know ......"
Among the ecstatic crowd around her, Sanniang shyly buried her head in Hu Rui's arms and responded in a low voice.
In public, Yan Nuxia is the most daring response.
Compared with Beiyang, which has deep roots and has been in the army for many years. The Anhui Revolutionary Army was formed in a very short period of time, and it went through two rounds of expansion in a row, and it was far from being the opponent of the veterans of the Beiyang Army in terms of the quality of its soldiers. It has to be said that the huge Beiyang clique is even in this time and space, whether it is for Hu Rui or the revolutionary party in the south. It's all a behemoth that needs to be faced. Even Hu Rui, who came through the country, relied on the Anhui Revolutionary Army, which had just become an army in his hand, to face the old Beiyang. I still feel a little bottomless. In a parallel time and space, Sun Cannon, the leader of the Alliance. The Second Revolution and the Dharma Protection Movement constantly relied on the southern warlords to attack the Beiyang government at that time. Trying to overthrow the rule of the Beiyang bloc as it did the Manchus. As a result, all of them failed without exception, and Sun went into the wild many times and went into exile overseas. It was not until after the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated with the Northern Expedition that Beiyang Shili was completely eradicated.
As a result, the big roots of the Beiyang Group can be seen.
"Bastard thing! It's a shame to throw home! β
In the headquarters of the Hanyang People's Army, Huang Xing, who had been depressed these days, had bruises on his neck, and slapped the table angrily and scolded.
Since he came to Wuchang, Li Yuanhong, who has been squeezed into the corner, has just sent someone to deliver the news, and his baby son Huang Yiou has taken the brave fox friends and dog friends to blackmail and rob them in the name of recovering money. Zuihou has even reached the point of gathering crowds to rape people's daughters, blackmail on the street, and seize good families! And this thing is very brainless, and he called out the name of Commander Huang in the dispute!
The most infuriating thing is that this goods was bumped into by Hu Rui, the governor of Anhui Province, who came to Hubei, and this goods also attracted the attention of people's fiancΓ©es, zuihou directly put the gun at him, and was disarmed by the Anhui army who rushed over! Now the people were arrested and locked up by the Anhui army! Hu Dudu, who came back, even more openly said that Huang Keqiang gave birth to a good son, and for the sake of the great cause of the revolution, he plans to clean up the portal and eliminate the scum in the revolutionary ranks!
After Huang Xing received the news, he was so angry that he almost fainted.
He not only hated Hu Rui for not being humane and openly slapping his face, but also hated his precious son, and hated iron but not steel! It's a shame to be home!
Li Yuanhong, who has been squeezed out by the alliance before, will immediately jump out to brush up on his sense of existence, although Luo Hongsheng, who felt sorry for the Hubei Army, was arrested together, but compared to seeing Huang Xing deflated, Li Yuanhong, who felt that the alliance would cross the river and demolish the bridge, was still secretly cool.
This will make him and Sun Wu, the representative of the military government who has the same disease, are making up this scene of Hu Huang fighting and profiting from the fisherman.
"Governor, governor, something is wrong! The Beiyang Army sneaked up on the flank of Hanyang in a roundabout way, and the pot bottom mountain was in danger! β
The adjutant rushed out in response to the call, shouting all the way and rushing in.
"What?!"
Hearing the news, Li Yuanhong suddenly switched into a lightning strike, and his eyes were pitch black, and he was shocked. I couldn't help but shoot the case.
He was born in the army, he was an assistant before the revolution, and he was a knowledgeable person. Guodi Mountain is located on the flank of the Hanyang People's Army's position, and once it is attacked by the Beiyang Army......
Li Yuanhong was cold and didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"Which unit is Huang Keqiang putting in the pot bottom mountain?! The firepower is so fierce, this gunfire is as ...... as fried beans"
Sun Wu, who became a monk halfway, as a representative of the military government, has been deliberately excluded since he beat Huang Xinglai. The ignorant are fearless, listening to the fierce gunfire of fried beans outside. Sun Wu asked curiously.
"Commander Huang didn't put troops anywhere at all, but he placed the more than 300 defeated troops gathered in Guodi Mountain before. But when the Beiyang Army attacked Wuchang, these people ran away when they heard the sound of gunfire. I heard from other brothers that it was a standard (regiment) of the Anhui Army stationed there. Previously, Commander Huang asked the Anhui Army, Navy and Army to come to aid Hubei under his command, and immediately counterattacked Hankou, but was refused, and then he did not want to see this force. It is said that the commander of the regiment who led the troops noticed the number of defenses and led his troops to take the Guodi Mountain. β
The adjutant scratched his head and replied with a wry smile.
"This ......"
Li Yuanhong and Sun Wu looked at each other, staring at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.
"Ahem, how many people are coming from the Beiyang Army? How long has this battle been going on?! β
Li Yuanhong was the first to react. Hurriedly asked.
"Half an hour, we can't see clearly across the river! However, the scout said that it was the 11th Mixed Association of the Beiyang Army that attacked, and the fourth commander Li Chun! β
The adjutant thought for a moment and replied seriously.
"Hiss......"
Li Yuanhong gasped, one was against the Beiyang Army and the other was mixed, and the firepower could still be so fierce after fighting for half an hour. The elite of the Hubei People's Army had already been wiped out in the defensive battle of Hankou, and coupled with Huang Xing's blind command, when the counterattack on Hankou was carried out, thousands of people were killed and drowned. This will be the elite of the Hubei People's Army. Even before the revolution, the Eighth Town of the Hubei New Army could not jump out of such a unit. Don't say that one standard is against one town, one is against one standard, if you can hold on to undefeated, it is extremely strong.
"This battle was fought. That's evil enough...... No, you have to take a look! β
Li Yuanhong pondered for a moment and said categorically.
At the same time. In the headquarters of the Hanyang People's Army, Huang Xing's military adviser, the Japanese Dayuan Dazuo, also changed color when he heard the gunfire in the direction of Guodi Mountain.
"Yaga. This is Maxim! β
Little Japan is not a thing, and Daimoto Daisa is no exception. As a Japanese army Osa. Traveled thousands of miles to China to help the titular Huang Xing fight, if you don't think about it, it's just a head pump! The revolution in modern China is inseparable from the covert funding of the Japanese, and like the British, a divided and weak China is truly in line with Japan's interests! To put it bluntly, Little Japan has made China a supplier of raw materials and a place for dumping goods (interested readers can refer to the experience of the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant during the Republic of China).
Dayuan Dazuo actually stared at the orders of the Japanese military headquarters, suppressing the revolutionary Qing army and letting go of the revolutionary army in Wuchang, it is better for both sides to lose and lose, and the more chaotic the better! But as a veteran officer who participated in the Russo-Japanese War, Dayuan was able to climb to the rank of Dasa, which shows that he is not an idiot! At the time of the Russo-Japanese War, the tragedy of the 203 high and low offensive and defensive battles at Lushunkou left an indelible impression on him. The Japanese army, which adopted the pig assault tactic (crowd tactic), fanatically attacked the defense system built by the Russians with a large number of Maxim machine guns before the 203 high and low level with enthusiasm. As a result, including the two sons of Admiral Nogi Noshinori (Nogi Hodenori), the Japanese Imperial Army left behind a full 4,000 corpses of officers and soldiers before 203! The situation of the battle was so tragic that when the military top brass received the report, they mistakenly overestimated the casualty figure by zero......
"When did the people of China become so rich?!"
Da Yuan said to himself with a gloomy face.
Compared with the French Haas open air-cooled machine gun used by the Japanese army in the Russo-Japanese War, the Maxim machine gun has significant advantages in terms of weight, rate of fire, firepower, and fire duration. But correspondingly, the cost and ammunition consumption are also rising, and it is a money-burning thing. The reason why the Japanese army prefers the 30-round plate-fed Haas machine gun is not because of how advanced its performance is, but because of its low rate of fire and low ammunition consumption, which is very in line with the stupid national conditions (throughout the modern history of the little devil, the Japanese Army is extremely partial to small-caliber and lawsuit-related weapons. From the Haas open air-cooled heavy machine gun, which was directly introduced in the early days, to the later Thirty Years and Type 92 heavy machine guns, all of them were fed with 30 rounds of ammunition. In order to save metal and valuable labor, the funnel feeding method was chosen, and the shooter needed to oil the bullet when firing and then press the bullet into the funnel. οΌγ
"Commander Huang, which unit is stationed at Guodi Mountain?!"
His face changed for a long time, and Dayuan Dazuo asked gloomily.
Even the Beiyang Army, which claims to be second-rate in Europe and first-class in China, does not dare to use Makqin in this way. There were many Japanese advisers in the Beiyang Army, and Dayuan remembered that before the revolution, a division of the Beiyang Army had a machine gun battalion, equipped with 24 imported machine guns, including Makqin and Japanese-made Haas Type 1897 (a unit supplying and using Japanese-made ammunition). However, the underground military industrial capacity of the people of China has not been able to produce a new type of pointed single, and every bullet needs to be purchased from Guowao. Dayuan thought about it, and he never understood who had such great financial resources and courage in the poor and backward China. (To be continued......)