Chapter 130: The Attack and Defense of Shui'an City

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for the officers and soldiers of the security regiment in Shui'an City, and there was an accident in Longshan Town. The battalion commander sent two henchmen and company commanders to chase him down, and he must save his father-in-law and mother-in-law's family. Soon after, the town, which was also not finished from Shui'an, reappeared, except for the officials of the town office who were all captured by the bandits.

The two landlords who settled in this town were also arrested by bandits who robbed the town office. Upon learning that the two landlords had been arrested, the county magistrate of Shui'an City approached the officers of the city's security corps overnight, hoping that they would send troops to rescue them. Because the two landlords are people who have a close relationship with the county magistrate.

As a result, Shui'an City, which originally had a regimental strength, was only left with a main battalion of about the same strength when batches of troops were transferred out.

Just when the officers and soldiers of the security regiment who were suppressing the bandits were dividing their forces again and again because they were chasing those hostages who had to be pursued, the Hu family, who originally wanted to flee to the city to deliver a letter to the officers and soldiers. found that the bandits, who were supposed to leave, turned a corner and returned to the Hu family's compound, arresting and locking up the Hu family again. The two surviving guards could not escape this treatment. So much so that in the early morning, when the sky was slightly bright, the officers and soldiers in the city did not know that their regimental commander had been shot dead when he went out of the city last night.

Sending a few people to stay in the town, strictly prohibiting anyone from running to the city to report the news, Situ Qingyun joined Qi Lin and the other way overnight. gathered these people with great backgrounds, selected a search team that was about to return to the city, and caught the officers and soldiers of the security regiment by surprise on the official road a few kilometers away from the city.

After successfully reversing the company commander who led the team, Situ Qingyun asked dozens of team members drawn from the village protection team under the secret jurisdiction of the detachment, as well as nearly 100 members of the three squads, to all change into the military uniforms of the security regiment. escorted this company commander who wanted to live, and deceived the gate of the defenders of Shui'an City, who had not slept all night and seemed to be in high spirits.

After entering the city gate, Qi Lin led the guerrillas who had successfully changed their clothes, and arrested the defenders at the city gate one by one, and quickly took over the city gate.

With this company commander who acted as the internal response as the leader, Qi Lin led more than 100 members to successfully capture the officers left behind by the security regiment and the county magistrate in the city. See these captured city officers, as well as the heavy machine guns inexplicably erected at the entrance of the barracks. Situ Qingyun used thunderous means to shoot and kill several officers of the security regiment who refused to sneak attack. Finally, the remaining officers agreed to persuade the officers and soldiers in the city to lay down their arms and surrender.

Seeing the officers and soldiers of the security regiment who began to hand over guns to the guerrillas one after another, Qi Lin and all the team members all looked at Situ Qingyun with admiration. Just a tiger left and attacked in the early morning, so that the Dulong Mountain guerrilla detachment easily occupied Shui'an City. This kind of example of winning more with less has only been heard by others before, but today I have witnessed this miraculous example with my own eyes. Undoubtedly, the people of the guerrilla detachment were convinced by this young deputy detachment leader.

It's just that Situ Qingyun knows very well that it is very lucky to take Shui'an City, and now this moment is the most critical. Because he only has so many men, if he wants to hold Suan Castle, he must be supported by the regular army that has already moved to the surrounding area.

The telegraph operator who soon brought it quickly sent a telegram to the Anju Brigade of the secret movement to Anju. Receiving the most important strategic location, Shui'an City, was occupied by a guerrilla detachment, and Bai Diantang, as the acting brigade commander, was undoubtedly shocked.

Only the deputy brigade commander Zhou Dingbian said with a smile when he saw the telegram sent by the Dulongshan guerrilla detachment and the candidates who would specifically carry out this operation: "The instructor finally has a post!" This is really a tiger father without a dog! ”

Bai Diantang, who was puzzled by this, inquired, and learned that this Situ Qingyun, who commanded this battle of winning more with less, turned out to be the eldest son of his son-in-law who was bent on recruiting the national general. finally understood why Zhou Dingbian would say such a thing!

Knowing that the fruits of victory must be secured at this time, after receiving the telegram, Bai Diantang immediately sent the fastest cavalry battalion of Anzhou to take over the defense. As for the candidate to lead the team, it is Zhou Dingbian, who has not seen the instructor's eldest son for several years. The remaining infantry battalion, following the cavalry battalion, will advance in the direction of Suanseong.

As for the remaining large forces of the Anzhou Brigade, according to the judgment of Bai Diantang and Zhou Dingbian, they began to secretly move towards the Anzhou border. Once the city is occupied, the front-line defenders who have cut off the rear supply lines will inevitably send troops to take the city.

What Bai Diantang had to do was to lead the remaining troops, and after the main force of the front line was partially transferred, he took advantage of the situation to seize the border defense positions deployed by the Gannan army. Let the revolutionary army realize that there is a change in Anju, and it is not able to launch an attack.

After receiving the telegram from the Anzhou Brigade that reinforcements would arrive in an hour, Situ Qingyun and Qi Lin undoubtedly breathed a long sigh of relief.

But before they could count the supplies in the city, the officers and soldiers of the security regiment who had broken their legs last night had already come to the outside of the city to call the door. Looking at these troops who were almost a company, Situ Qingyun suggested that they be put in, and at the same time ordered his subordinate troops to quickly set up an ambush in the streets, forcing them to surrender without knowing at all, the city head replaced the officers and soldiers of the security regiment of the Dawang Banner.

The officers and soldiers of the security regiment, who had not entered the water and rice all night, after opening the city gate, sure enough, no one noticed that the officers and soldiers who opened the door for them seemed to be strangers. One by one, they lowered their heads and straddled their guns silently, and shook into the city with a tired face. Until the company commander who led the team realized that there should have been people walking on the streets at this time, but today it was surprisingly quiet.

With Situ Qingyun's order, the long and short spears that stretched out from ambush points all over the street completely made the security company who rushed back lose the opportunity to resist.

Knowing that Shui'an City had been occupied, it was not clear that the people who surrounded them were to seize all the troops in this county, and the company commander who led the team into the city was very aware of the current affairs and chose to surrender. As a result, more than 100 more prisoners were added to the barracks of the security regiment that was transformed into a prisoner camp, which made the company commander, who realized that there were not many people who captured Shui'an City, but did not resist, regretted it.

But this kind of thing is only indispensable, when the officers and soldiers of the second security regiment who left the city last night arrived at the city gate, the company commander who led the team realized that something was wrong in the city. Because, at this time, the city gate should have been opened, but it was tightly closed.

After a careful observation, none of the officers and soldiers stationed in the city could be recognized. He had several names called, and before he could get a reply, he realized that something was wrong in the city. Soon, the company commander set up a defensive line outside the city, and immediately sent people to contact other search teams to prepare to recapture Shui'an City.

was in the main battalion that was taken out by Hu Dahu, and returned to Hu's house in vain, only to find that the regiment commander had been shot dead, and the murderer was missing. The battalion commander of Hu Dahu's hardcore henchman immediately led the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion to rush to Shui'an City to meet the company commander who had seen through the occupation of the city.

When he learned that there were not many people who captured the city, the battalion commander, who was eager to avenge Hu Dahu, immediately organized his troops to attack. Although Situ Qingyun had the advantage of defense, and with the armaments of the Gannan army in the city as a supplement, they were still able to resist for a while. But if the reinforcements can't arrive for a long time, the credit that has just arrived and has not yet been covered is likely to be lost.

Let all the guerrillas cooperate with the village guards, and all go to the city wall to block the opponent's siege, and at the same time block the city gate with sandbags. Heavy gun positions were built outside the city gate to prevent the city gate from being blown up, and the officers and soldiers of these security regiments rushed into the city. At the same time, Situ Qingyun and Qi Lin also told the guerrillas that as long as they held on for a few more minutes, reinforcements would soon arrive.

As the battle began, the city gate was indeed blown up by the battalion commander from the regular army, who sent a death squad. But in the face of the almost blocked sandbag formation at the gate of the city, the battalion commander of the security regiment also felt that these siegers were not simple, at least not like the bandits could make an arrangement.

After organizing the assault team again to open a passage that could accommodate two or three people to enter and exit, as soon as they entered the city gate hole outside the passage, these people were taken care of by several Haode heavy machine guns. In the face of these commandos who were like being beaten into a hornet's nest, the security battalion commander also shouted that these guys guarding the city were shameless enough. Such a waste of heavy machine gun bullets, you must know that it is all money!

It's just that for Situ Qingyun, if he can't hold Shui'an City before the reinforcements arrive, everything is in vain. Therefore, he set up several heavy machine guns from the ordnance warehouse and aimed them at the city gate.

Explain to these guerrillas who have never fired heavy machine guns, don't be afraid to waste bullets, as long as someone breaks into the city gate, several heavy machine guns take turns to take care of each other. Striving to build the city gate hole into a death passage, he also wanted to see if the officers and soldiers of these security regiments were really not afraid of death.

Just when the commander of the security battalion jumped because of the loss of hundreds of attacking troops, Qi Lin, who was standing at the head of the city to organize the defense, saw a piece of dust rising in front of him and a burst of rapid horses' hooves, and knew that the reinforcements sent by the large army had arrived. Soon Qi Lin said excitedly: "Brothers, come on, our reinforcements have arrived." ”

As soon as his words fell, the officers and soldiers of the security regiment, who had no defensive positions outside the city, saw neat groups of cavalry galloping on the official road ahead. From the moment these cavalrymen began to shoot at them with their guns, it was entirely conceivable that this was the reinforcement of the gang of bandits in the city.

It's just that what they don't understand is, when did the bandits also have such powerful reinforcements? However, the person who captured Shui'an City was not a bandit at all, but a force with a background? So who exactly is this force?