After a while, Chen Zhang, who threw down the phone, suddenly realized that he had lost his temper, but as the boss, there was no need to explain anything to his subordinates, so he immediately lowered his face and told everyone what to do, and then beckoned to Chief of Staff Deng Bohan and walked straight to the courtyard outside the door, and asked the chief of staff who followed quickly as he walked: "Bohan, do you have any suggestions for this?" ”

Deng Bohan graduated from the Guangdong Lecture Martial Arts Hall, his mind is dense, his personality is suspicious, he usually speaks in all aspects, and he does not leak, and he does not know much about the specific progress of the war, and he does not know what is happening to the first regiment that was defeated in Ludao, so he dare not make suggestions on how to make decisions, but the simple comparison of troops is still clear to him, and he said at the moment:

"The subordinates thought that since the 1st Regiment of the 39th Brigade had been defeated, it was probably impossible to recover the Boundary Town occupied by the cunning enemy with only the remaining 2nd Regiment and the three companies directly under the brigade headquarters...... Although the 39th Brigade faced the enemy with relatively backward equipment, it still had 5,000 people, and if they gritted their teeth and had a hard encounter, the 39th Brigade, which had only 3,000 soldiers left, would be very difficult, and it would be difficult for them to defeat the opponent before dark

"Furthermore, we are very clear about the terrain and topography of a five-kilometer radius to the south and west of the boundary town, the mountains are high and the roads are narrow, and the water is everywhere, unless there is enough artillery support, it will be difficult to fight this battle, are we too strict with Ye Jinhua?"

"Ahh

Chen Zhang let out a long sigh: "Bo Han, how can I not know that the troops of the Lu Dao are insufficient? However, if we do not quickly recover the border town where we are confronted, you and I will not be able to explain to Lu Shang how bold this newly formed 10th Brigade is that it dares to take the lead in launching an attack, and uses the despicable means of sneak attack to catch us off guard, which shows how cunning it is......

"Such a brainy enemy is often the most difficult to fight, and now they occupy a geographically important site, which means that they have the strategic initiative, even if they retreat under our onslaught, there is no loss, but if we can't recover the site, it will be a big deal

"Bohan, you must know that this battle is the first battle between our Liangguang army and the troops under the Nanking government, which is beyond everyone's expectations, and I am sure that this is definitely a long-planned conspiracy by Chiang Kai-shek and his staff, and the situation of the battle will soon be known to the outside world, and perhaps the Nanjing side will take the opportunity to make a big splash in order to break the morale of our army and put further pressure on us politically. By now, the officers and men of our division have been unable to ride tigers, and they will not be able to fight without all their might. ”

Deng Bohan nodded frequently: "Since the division has made up its mind, then send the 40th Brigade and the artillery company directly under it to the front line to support the operation as soon as possible, sooner rather than later, otherwise with the current strength and morale of the 39th Brigade, I am afraid that it will only increase casualties and make it difficult to do anything." ”

Chen Zhang covered his face and pondered for a while, and finally nodded bitterly: "Okay, now it can only be like this, I will go back and prepare a telegram to report to the military headquarters, you personally lead the 40th Brigade and the artillery company directly under you to rush to the front line urgently, no matter how much the price is paid, you must recover the boundary site, and you must take it within 24 hours, do not seek to completely annihilate the enemy, if you can beat the enemy back, it will be a victory, and when you get relieved, we will slowly settle this account with the opponent."

"Obedience"

At this time, the people in Xinfeng City were already panicked, and the rumors were loud.

As soon as the day dawned, the officers and men of the four companies of the Second Regiment of the 10th Brigade of the Central Army, two companies each of the engineer battalion and the baggage battalion suddenly dispatched, four of which forcibly took over the city defense, another company guarded the traffic arteries and wharves in the south of the city to prevent the fish from escaping in a hurry, and the other three companies rushed to the residences of three well-known large trading houses inside and outside the city, as well as the residences of deputy county magistrate Qiu Zhenglin and police chief Cao Zhizhong.

Officers and men in full armor and steel helmets surrounded the courtyards and shops, and then broke into the doors, arrested more than 300 people from the three major trading houses and the two major families, tied them up solidly, and quickly sent them to Tianxinguan in the west of the city for detention. The officers and men who stayed behind turned all the houses inside and out, searched for a large amount of materials, account books, letters, and other items, and finally found a radio station and a lot of evidence of a conspiracy against the Cantonese army.

Two hours later, the owners and men of four more shops were arrested, and six shops were sealed, and the case tended to expand indefinitely.

The panicked local wealthy gentry flocked to the county government to inquire and plead for mercy, but in the face of such a major case of collaborating with the enemy, Liu Guojie, the county magistrate who had already been sternly warned by Wu Ming, did not dare to reveal anything, and only tried his best to appease everyone to go home at ease, repeatedly emphasizing that the central army was only arresting the collaborators and spies with the enemy, and would never embarrass the law-abiding people, even if the person who was wrongly arrested, as long as it was confirmed that there was nothing wrong after investigation, he could be released home quickly.

In the backyard of Tianxinguan, the interrogation work in charge of Chief of Staff Zhang Dongning continued, and hundreds of ignorant men and subordinates were released one after another, and each of them received two oceans of "compensation".

Brigade Commander Wu Ming had no time or interest in going to the backyard to take a look, the Second Regiment that had successfully completed the task of arresting had already rushed to Jiezhi Town at 10 o'clock in the morning, and now the battle ahead is still continuing, the two spy companies that set off at nightfall yesterday have successfully crossed the Mangmang Mountains under the command of battalion commander Lu Kuiyuan, and arrived at the predetermined location outside Nanxiong, and all kinds of information on Nanxiong and the battle reports on Jiezhi Town are being sent back in a steady stream. The most correct combat order.

The southwest of the boundary site town is on a high ground of more than 800 meters.

Luo Yuming's 1st Regiment and Tian Zhenggang's machine gun battalion, which had an absolute advantage in the terrain, firmly controlled all the commanding heights within a two-kilometer radius and easily routed the two charges launched by the enemy's 39th Brigade.

Luo Yuming and Tian Zhenggang's cooperation was very tacit, in the process of repelling the enemy's first tentative charge, the two did not use heavy machine guns and mortars from beginning to end, and when the enemy dispatched three battalions of troops to launch the second rapid charge, all the light and heavy machine guns and mortars opened fire at the same time, and in just eight minutes, the enemy who was charging with all his strength was beaten to the point of crying wolf, and in the face of heavy casualties, the enemy who was scattered in his soul threw away his weapons in embarrassment, throwing down more than 300 corpses and as many as more than 400 wounded and sick. Desperately fled to the rear of the position, seeing that the brigade commander Ye Jinhua, who was personally supervising the battle in the rear of the Guangdong army, and more than a dozen other officers felt chills down their spines and were stunned on the spot.

This was not the end, at the moment when the enemy retreated, Tian Zhenggang, who was extremely sensitive to changes in the battlefield, quickly issued an order, and the officers and men of the mortar company under his command immediately stopped firing and shifted their positions, carried all the 1 August mortars to the commanding heights one by one, and launched a free artillery bombardment of the enemy.

The maximum firing range of the 24 French Bayi mortars was more than 3,000 meters, and the shells frequently exploded after the fleeing enemy, and the gunners became more and more skilled and accurate in fighting, giving the fleeing enemy huge casualties and deterrence, and Ye Jinhua, the commander of the 39th Brigade who went forward to direct the operation, was also blown up and fell off the high ground in the rear where the headquarters was located.

Tian Zhenggang stood on the high ground, and through the binoculars, he saw a group of Cantonese officers and soldiers dragging the injured Ye Jinhua through the gunsmoke, and quickly hid in the hill, regretting that he stomped his feet frequently.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Ming's order was sent to Luo Yuming and Tian Zhenggang again:

"About 4,000 officers and men of the 40th Brigade of the enemy left Nanxiong at noon and was heading at high speed to Wujing Town, where it was expected to arrive in the evening; Yang Sixian's 2nd Regiment and the engineer battalion directly under it will arrive before 3 p.m., take over the positions of the 1st Regiment and the machine gun battalion, and hope that the two of you will quickly withdraw and recuperate, and set off before 4 p.m., bypassing the southern foot of Cuckooling and Songshan in the south by stealth, and lying in ambush on the line two kilometers south of Wujing Town to wait for orders. ”

Luo Yuming and Tian Zhenggang were in high spirits after reading the telegram, and knew that Wu Ming wanted to use the relatively weak Yang Sixian regiment as a bait to block and contain the enemy's reinforcement of the main force, and after the headquarters retreated and replenished, they quietly entered the mountain road that had already been explored in the south, and blocked the retreat of the enemy's reinforcements with the tactics of outflanking the soldiers, and then attacked Yang Sixian's regiment and the engineer battalion in front and back, eliminating the enemy's reinforcements in one fell swoop, and fighting a beautiful battle of annihilation

At 2:50 p.m., the 2,400 officers and men of the 2nd Regiment of the 10th Brigade of the new formation, under the leadership of regiment commander Yang Sixian, rushed to the position to take over the defense, and the officers and men of the 1st Regiment and the brothers of the machine gun battalion, who had already sorted out their weapons, withdrew from the battlefield to rest according to the order.

Yang Sixian saw that the foot of the mountain in front of him and the open ground farther away were full of enemy corpses, and the rough count reached more than 500 corpses, so he couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly ran to Luo Yuming's side and asked him not to leave first.

Luo Yuming thought that Yang Si was going to praise himself and his brothers first, so he grinned and waved his hand modestly: "Little meaning, the enemy on the opposite side of Haluha is not beaten, I believe you can also play at a level close to us, and you are addicted to fighting."

"Whew"

Yang Si, whose eyes were red, first took a sip of the smug Luo Yuming, grabbed Luo Yuming's sleeve with one hand, pointed to the dense corpses under the mountain with the other, and shouted loudly:

"It's all corpses down there, what about weapons? Why are all the enemy's weapons gone? Don't be fooled by me and say that the enemy carried it away, what kind of birdman is you Luo Crooked Mouth Lao Tzu knows very well, I tell you Luo Crooked Mouth, this time you don't want to swallow it alone, Lao Tzu's whole group of brothers didn't eat, ran dozens of miles to replace you, help you wipe your buttocks, let you go down to eat and drink enough to make meritorious contributions, Lao Tzu can only watch, if you don't have a conscience, you have to bear the bombardment of the enemy's reinforcements, if you have a conscience, take out some seizures and distribute them to my brothers, otherwise after the battle, Lao Tzu will kill you"

Luo Yuming had no choice but to smile at all, taking advantage of Yang Sixian's lack of attention, and ran down the mountain road with a smoke, amusing Tian Zhenggang, who was watching the lively on the side.