Lao Feng wanted to fight quickly, so he chose the most direct attack route, which was to march along the Jingfeng Railway, and the first stop was Xinmin, and if he took Xinmin, he would be able to go straight to Fengtian.

Lao Zhang's response was the same, the main force of the 27th Division, plus a new regiment of the garrison division, rushed to Xinmin to deploy defenses to meet Feng Delin.

In the process of marching along the way, Zhang Zuolin kept observing the new corps, this unit is also completely in accordance with the training model formulated by Zhang Tinglan.

In contrast, although the 27th Division is an old unit and far less rigorous than the new corps, in fact, this is also because Lao Zhang asked Zhang Tinglan to lead the troops into the battle, just to see how effective the training of the garrison division is. Zhang Tinglan quickly exterminated the rebels in southern Liaoning, in addition to the surprise, Lao Zhang also had a trace of doubt, he also led the troops for many years, and asked himself that the 27th Division could not be so fast and neat.

Doesn't this mean that the combat effectiveness of the garrison division is already above that of the 27th division? After Lao Zhang had this question in his heart, he wanted to actually take a look at the difference between the two military generations.

At a glance, Zhang Zuolin nodded secretly, at least in the march, there was already a gap in the 27th Division, and Lao Zhang had a new understanding of the regularization construction advocated by Yang Yuting and Zhang Tinglan.

If you want to make the troops more combative, it is definitely not possible to rely on the old methods of management, speaking of which, the 27th Division can be regarded as a veteran unit that has experienced a hundred battles, but after all, it is the foundation of bandits, and some habits have been deeply rooted in the bone marrow and cannot be changed at all.

At this juncture of the war, Lao Zhang was actually not thinking more about how to deal with Feng Delin, but thinking about the future. How can Feng Jun be completely reborn!

After the army came to Xinmin, they quickly seized all favorable terrain, built a defensive line, and waited for Feng Delin to collide.

At night, Lao Zhang, Sun Liechen, and Zhang Jinghui discussed the battle strategy together, and after everything was finalized, Lao Zhang said with a smile: "In the past two days of marching, I have been paying attention to the new regiment of humble words, and the team of boys is strictly organized. The speed is very fast, although the 27th Division has been fighting for a long time, but it can't get rid of the other side in terms of marching speed, which shows that the garrison division really has something unique. ”

"Marshal, the garrison division is indeed fighting well in southern Liaoning. However, the 27th Division is not a vegetarian, we are all old brothers. Charging into battle is like eating and drinking. The combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to that of those hairy children. Zhang Jinghui said confidently.

"Jing Hui, don't be in a hurry to say who is better, let's inspect it ourselves now and see how their combat readiness is doing."

After Lao Zhang made up his mind, he took Sun Liechen and Zhang Jinghui straight to Zhang Tinglan's military camp. The new corps led by Zhang Tinglan is mainly responsible for logistics tasks, and there is no need to rush to the front line. Therefore, they were all stationed in Liuhegou.

After Zhang Tinglan arranged the soldiers, he also rested very relaxed, the sooner the duel between Lao Zhang and Lao Feng was fought, the better it would be for Fengtian. If it drags on, it will affect the process of unifying the three provinces, and without the three eastern provinces as a foundation, we don't want to reap the real benefits when Tsarist Russia collapses.

Therefore, Zhang Tinglan will try his best to persuade Lao Zhang to start a war, and now that he has come to this point, Zhang Tinglan is also very relaxed, and when he is about to rest, suddenly there is a sound of hurried footsteps outside.

Zhang Tinglan hurriedly went to the outside of the barracks to check, a team of soldiers were escorting five people, pushing and hugging them, but they didn't know, they were startled at first, it was Lao Zhang who was the leader, followed by Sun Liechen and Zhang Jinghui, and two guards, all of whom were arrested.

At this time, Zhang Xueliang also ran over, and when he saw that his father was arrested, Zhang Xueliang was also dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to say.

"This is Dashuai, don't you let go quickly!"

These soldiers were also a little dumbfounded, all of them were at a loss, but Lao Zhang looked indifferent, patted the shoulder of the soldier who grabbed him, and comforted: "It's okay, it's okay, don't care, you must be vigilant in the future, there can be no negligence, don't care who it is, just catch it, you must not be polite, the life and death of the other brothers are in your hands." ”

Lao Zhang comforted him well, and sent the other soldiers down, and Zhang Tinglan hurriedly invited Lao Zhang to his tent.

"Seventh Master, you always want to play microserver private interviews, right?"

"Damn, you guys are well guarded enough, I'm still three or five miles away, so I want to look around the barracks, but before I take two steps, there are several guns that hold us up, and we are directly escorted, if you dare to resist, I'm afraid that these boys can kill me directly."

"Seven masters, you always have to come over to take a look, and you can't play a surprise attack, those who are on guard on the periphery are all sniper troops, a few of you act together, they will capture you alive, if it is one or two people, their whereabouts are secret, maybe they will shoot directly."

"It's in the hands of a bunch of recruits." Zhang Jinghui said bluntly on the side: "Humble words, where are these boys hiding, why haven't we found out at all, how many years have I been in the rivers and lakes, it's not easy to deceive my eyes." ”

In fact, this is what Lao Zhang wants to know, he decided to come over to check, he wanted to check the degree of vigilance, although he was arrested, but Lao Zhang was still very pleased, these soldiers were quite vigilant, and Lao Zhang was very satisfied.

"Dad, why don't I show you!" Zhang Xueliang said: "This is the ability of the sniper unit to disguise and hide, they can hide in one place and remain motionless for several hours. ”

"Oh? It's so powerful, I have to check it out! ”

Zhang Xueliang took the lead, took Lao Zhang to another tent, called two soldiers, both of them were sniper-trained soldiers, and brought over their camouflage, which was a fishing net, which was full of dead grass and branches, and when it was used, it had to be stained with some snow.

Draped this thing over his body, and from a distance, it was a pile of withered grass, and he couldn't tell it at all. After Lao Zhang watched the demonstration, he couldn't stop nodding, don't look at this camouflage is inconspicuous, but it can definitely have a surprise effect, if it is equipped with accurate marksmanship, as long as it is two hundred meters away. Be careful with your head at all times.

"To put it mildly, if you want to wear this thing and stay motionless for a few hours, it will be too much torture for people." Sun Liechen couldn't help but say: "This month, the snow melts during the day and freezes at night, everything is muddy water, can people stand it?" ”

"You can lose your head at any time on the battlefield, can't you stand a little hardship? As long as you work hard to train, you can become steel. ”

Everyone nodded, and Lao Zhang suddenly noticed Zhang Xueliang: "Little Liuzi." Didn't I hear you train to the standards of a sniper? ”

"Yes, but just here, I will learn from the basics, and the basics are important!" Zhang Xueliang's face was a little unnatural, this young marshal was used to being pampered. How could you want to suffer this sin, so you didn't have to pick on it in two days.

"Little Liuzi. Sensei is playing tricks with your father. Tonight you will go outside to stand on guard, and if there is any omission, you will act in accordance with military law. Lao Zhang casually threw the broken fishing net to Zhang Xueliang.

The young marshal suddenly felt like he had eaten a bitter gourd, isn't it fatal, he looked at his father with a pleading face, but Zhang Zuolin just glared at him. Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to be obedient and reluctantly had close contact with the muddy water.

Coming out of the New Army camp, Sun Liechen said, "Yuting, Han Qing is still a child. Are you in a hurry? ”

"If you don't cut jade, you can't make it!" Lao Zhang sighed: "I'm really afraid that he will be thrown away and won't be able to take on the big responsibility, and it won't be appropriate for me to do anything when the time comes!" ”

Sun Liechen is not a stupid person, Zhang Tinglan has now become a leader among the juniors, and he already has his own shili, if Zhang Xueliang is a hanger again, I am afraid that he will be completely thrown away by Zhang Tinglan.

At that time, Zhang Xueliang's position as a young marshal will be unstable, as the so-called people have no long-term worries, they must have near-term worries, and this kind of thing has to be prepared early.

"Brother Zanyao, in fact, if you want to be in charge of one side, you don't need internal affairs, you are proficient in military affairs, and as for what kind of economy and diplomacy, you can learn it slowly. The most important thing is to be responsible, assertive, and responsible, I'm afraid that Xiao Liuzi can't do it in this regard! ”

As the saying goes, knowing the son is better than the father, Lao Zhang can see it very clearly, don't look at Zhang Tinglan doing a lot of things, Lao Zhang is not too worried, those things are the work of the general and the prime minister, not the monarch. Lao Zhang is inferior to Wang Yongjiang in domestic affairs, and he is not as good as Yang Yuting in military affairs, who has been poured with foreign ink, and he is not as popular as Sun Liecheng and Zhang Zuoxiang, but he is a well-deserved leader of the Fengjun.

Among them, the most important thing is that Lao Zhang is responsible, can make decisions, can do something and do nothing, everyone must believe him and admit him, but Zhang Xueliang is too bad in this regard.

I can't help but say that Lao Zhang has a unique vision, and after Zhang Xueliang took charge of the Feng Army, he lost the Northeast without letting go of a shot in the 918 incident, but he didn't take responsibility and couldn't support the overall situation!

"Tomorrow, the new corps will be transferred to Jinwutaizi and be responsible for the defense line on the left flank!"

Lao Zhang is already ready to give Zhang Xueliang more exercise, and the new regiment can no longer stay behind, and must participate in the battle.

As the so-called military order is like a mountain, Zhang Tinglan received the order and hurriedly set off with his subordinates. After arriving at Jinwutaizi, Zhang Tinglan actively commanded his subordinates to build fortifications, and when they were nervous and busy, the troops of the 28th Division were also killed, and Tang Yulin and Zhang Haipeng led the vanguard to the front line of the Great Red Flag.

After some weighing, Zhang Haipeng led the main force to attack the big red flag, and Tang Yulin led his subordinates to attack Jin Wutaizi in a roundabout way, as a response.

The two strongest troops in Fengtian were ready for battle, and the battle line for dozens of miles opened fire almost at the same time, the artillery bombarded the sky, and the guns rang out in unison, and more than 2,000 people under Tang Yulin's command happened to collide with the new corps.

The vast majority of these soldiers are participating in real battles for the first time, and although the training is strict in peacetime, when they actually arrive on the battlefield, they still can't help but feel a little nervous, and some of them have pale faces.

"Don't be afraid, it's useless to be afraid, the first time Lao Tzu went to the battlefield, he caught Prince Gong Pu Wei of the former Qing Dynasty, since then I have understood a truth, the more afraid of death, the easier it is to die, when you get to the battlefield, don't think about uselessness at all, just shoot and shoot, destroy the enemy, and you will survive!"

Zhang Henian is doing mobilization work for these soldiers, and he has been promoted to company commander because of his military exploits.

Soon the two sides began to exchange fire, and the soldiers of the new army were condescending, and they rushed up like a tidal wave when a large group of soldiers appeared in sight.

The two sides were getting closer and closer, and gradually they could see each other's faces clearly, and the new troops finally got the order to open fire together.

Dense bullets rushed through, and soon the enemy soldiers who rushed at the forefront were killed, and there were more and more corpses in front of the small hillside. However, the other side seemed to be dying, and rushed hard, and gradually the enemy army approached the position of the new army.

At this time, Zhang Henian raised his hand violently and threw out a black thing, he was tall and arm-long, and he threw it far, when he heard a violent explosion in the ranks of the enemy army, and after the black smoke, three or five enemy soldiers fell. (To be continued......)