Chapter 723: Britain Intervenes
"Humble words, Zhou Zijian has taken Haizhou and is attacking Xuzhou!"
When Zhang Tinglan heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and a smile finally appeared on her face: "I didn't expect this kid to move so fast, it's really good!" ”
Yang Yuting also breathed a sigh of relief in the gang, showing a happy expression, this battle plan was planned by him, and now it has played a role, so he is naturally very happy.
In fact, according to the original Jihua, Zhang Tinglan was preparing to go south along the Jinpu Line and go straight to Nanjing. During the Xinhai Revolution and the Second Revolution, the Beiyang Army followed this line and attacked the Southern Revolutionary Party, which has been repeatedly proven.
However, when preparing, there was a big trouble, Jinpu Road was actually funded by Britain and Germany, with Shandong Hanzhuang as the boundary, the north used German jishu, and the south used British jishu. Although it is the same railway line, the standards are different, so the locomotive needs to be replaced.
This kind of thing seems ridiculous, but on Chinese railways, it is not uncommon. As the old overlords, the British may not be able to fight the war, but the bad idea is that there are no fewer at all, they took back all the locomotives on the southern line and concentrated them in Xuzhou and other places.
In this way, the Feng army could not maneuver quickly along the railway, and the rebels in the south had time to breathe, and it must be said that the British played a very bad game. These generals of the Feng army were all angry, and Zhang Henian and others even clamored for war against Britain.
However, with the capture of Weihaiwei, the British had nothing to worry about in the north, and even if the Feng army wanted to fight the British, they would always have to go to the south first.
Just when everyone was worried, Yang Yuting put forward his own opinion: "Vice President, since ancient times, counterinsurgency has always paid attention to the speed of soldiers, and it cannot give the other side time to stabilize the situation. Especially this time the British were on the side of the South. As soon as the delay lasts for a long time, the British supplies and weapons continue to arrive, and our trouble comes. ”
Zhang Tinglan also nodded: "That's true, but without the railway, the materials can't be transported quickly, and they can't be fast!" ”
After Yang Yuting thought about it, he said with a smile: "If you don't take the railway, let's take the sea route the same!" We have already regained Jiaozhou Bay from the Japanese, and from here, we can easily attack the coastal areas of Jiangsu. I believe that the rebels will be well guarded. They also did not think that we would launch an operation from the sea. ”
Zhang Tinglan was also immediately attracted by this idea, and after the Feng army controlled Jiaozhou Bay, it established the Qingdao detachment, and also hoarded a lot of war materials, if it was used as a base. The Feng army did not need to waste time preparing at all, and could attack immediately. After some discussion. Everyone agreed with this jihua.
Now, according to the report from the front, this combat strategy has achieved unprecedented success, and the command headquarters is also jubilant, but Yang Yuting is still relatively calm, and hurriedly said: "Humble words, although the start is good. However, Zhou Zijian only had one brigade of soldiers, while the rebels stationed in Xuzhou had four divisions, and the difference in strength was huge, and once a stalemate began. They will suffer, so our reinforcements must keep up! ”
Yang Yuting's analysis was not bad at all, the Feng army relied on a surprise attack, and the rebels' defense was disrupted at once, and the headquarters of Bai Baoshan, the commander of the Jiangsu First Division, was hit by a shell, and all the troops from the division commander down were killed, and all the troops of a division were scattered.
Zhou Zijian commanded the troops, took advantage of the situation to seize the important place around the railway station, aimed the guns at the rebels, and bombarded them indiscriminately, blowing them up on their backs, and even the commander-in-chief Bang Duo almost died.
But after all, Zhou Zijian and his men are still too few, and they look very thin in the face of the enemy army with four divisions. After the initial chaos, Bondorf finally stabilized, and he moved the first division, which had been disorganized, to the rear, and then concentrated the remaining three divisions at his disposal.
The 19th Division was in charge of the front, and the 2nd and 3rd Jiangsu Divisions were in charge of the two flanks, and they desperately rushed up to the Feng army with an absolute superiority in strength.
Bangduo also knows the importance of Xuzhou, once it is lost, Nanjing will be exposed to the attack of the Feng army, especially at this time, the southern army is not stable, and it will collapse on all fronts, so Bangduo also took out the jiashi of life.
He personally led the guards to form a team of supervisors, and two heavy machine guns were set up in front of them, and the black muzzles constituted crossfire, and whoever dared to retreat was waiting to be beaten into a sieve.
"Brothers, this battle has been won, everyone is the hero of the founding of the country, in the future, three wives and four concubines, glory and wealth, if you lose, your head will have to move, what to do, I have thought clearly!"
Under the personal supervision of Bondor, these rebels could only rush towards the Feng army like a tidal wave. As a unit that had fought with Russia and Japan, the soldiers of the 1st Division certainly did not take these troops in Beiyang seriously.
The sound of gunfire was like bursting beans, and I saw that the Beiyang Army fell in pieces, and the corpses were pressed one layer after another, rushing violently, and then crying for the defeat of my father and mother. It was like the waves crashing against a reef, and the rebels' counter-offensive was constantly being defeated.
Attacked three rounds in a row, it seems that in addition to increasing casualties, there is no effect, some veteran soldiers gradually feel that something is not good, Fengjun's bullets hit strangely accurately, more than a hundred meters apart, a large number of soldiers were killed, these guys did not want to die, so they retreated one after another.
Da Da Da ......
The machine gun rang out, and the three soldiers who were retreating were mercilessly killed on the spot, and Bondor, as if he had gone crazy, carried his pistol, patrolled back and forth, and kept shouting: "Only forward, not backward." ”
Finally, after shooting a dozen soldiers, the soldiers finally organized another attack, and they stepped on the corpses of their comrades and rushed towards the position of the Feng army. As the distance got closer, the gunshots they feared did not ring out.
Could it be that the Feng army is dead? They relied on their courage and increased their speed, and finally entered within a hundred meters, and the gunfire of the Feng army rang out one after another, but it was much weaker than before.
A little officer's face showed a look of ecstasy: "Brothers, they are out of bullets, give me more strength, rush forward!" ”
When the rebels heard the news, they finally lifted their spirits and turned to the Feng army. Rushed up frantically. Seeing the Beiyang Army getting closer and closer, the faces of the officers and soldiers of the Feng Army also showed disdain, even if there were no bullets, they would not be afraid of these rabble.
Finally, the two sides fought each other in short combat, and Fengjun's skillful stabbing skills finally came into play, and one after another the Beiyang Army was picked to the ground. The cold bayonet, piercing the flesh, cutting the veins, the red liquid splashed everywhere, the cry of despair. Piercing.
Zhou Zijian has been staring at the situation on the battlefield, although the casualties of the Feng army are quite small compared to the rebels, but the situation is not optimistic. No one is iron-clad, as the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands. Already some fighters have fallen one after another.
"Ammunition, what about ammunition? Is the quartermaster a dead man? Don't you know that the brothers are dying? Zhou Zijian said angrily.
"Brigade commander. On the way, the Beiyang Army was encountered, and the two sides were fighting fiercely. ”
"I don't care, in half an hour, if I don't see the munitions, then send my head over!
After Zhou Zijian gave the death order, he grabbed a rifle violently. Rushed forward with the guards. At this time, the rebels also saw the problem of the Feng army, and these experts in grabbing credit rushed up desperately, and Zhu Xi, the commander of the second division, personally led the men. rushed to the forefront.
The battlefield has become a bloody slaughter field, and the brutal white-knuckle battle tests everyone's nerves. Poof! The bayonet pierced through the body, and the hand slammed down, and the stomach was sliced open, and all the fancy things flowed out.
Yes! With a cry of pain, the soldier who had just killed the other party had two more bayonets in his body, and his life was fleeting.
Just when the will of the two sides was contested, and when it came to the juncture of Zuihou, there was suddenly a commotion behind the Beiyang Army, and this commotion expanded. In the sky not far away, a huge group of planes appeared, and the planes roared and rushed up.
When these Beiyang soldiers saw this scene, they were all so frightened that they ran for their lives, but it was too late, and the bomb exploded in the crowd, developing like the most splendid flower, but this flower consumed human life.
The continuous explosions took away a lot of lives, and also took away the courage of the Beiyang Army. The plane lowered its altitude, and the machine gun in the nose was aimed at the soldiers in a hurry.
Da Da Da ...... Da Da Da ......
As soon as the bullet fell, there was an extra corpse on the ground, and finally more and more people couldn't bear it anymore, and they fled in a hurry. The Warlords didn't work anymore, and in fact the Warlords didn't have the courage.
Bondo thought that he could bully more and less, so he gritted his teeth and fought desperately, but the Feng army was like a stubborn stone, they couldn't take it at all, and their confidence began to waver, and the appearance of the plane crushed their confidence even more, and the troops inevitably began to rout.
With the arrival of the Air Force, Zhou Zijian was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and slammed the bayonet into the body of the officer in front of him, and the Beiyang Army around them had disappeared without a trace. At this time, the munitions train finally caught up, and the supply of machine-gun mortars was restored. The soldiers of the Feng Army were like tigers rearmed, chasing the Beiyang Army, running around.
At this time, the main force of the Feng army also came from the north, and under the attack from both sides, the rebels completely collapsed, and it was simply a mountain of defeat, and tens of thousands of troops fled for their lives. These people have lost all courage, and their only thought is to run away as soon as possible, the farther they run, the better, and it is best to run to Nanjing, perhaps only when the river is blocked, they can have a sense of security.
They broke up, and the Feng army successfully entered Xuzhou, and this north-south key point finally fell into the hands of the Feng army. And the most exciting thing for the Feng army was the twelve locomotives in the city, with which the army could maneuver quickly.
Jiang Dengxuan led the army and entered Xuzhou, and he was also startled when he saw Zhou Zijian, who was covered in blood.
"Commander-in-chief, this is all human blood, I am not injured."
"Well done!" Jiang Dengxuan smiled at this time: "You have made great contributions again, hurry up and take a rest!" ”
"It's nothing big deal against a bunch of trash fish. I hope that the commander-in-chief can give us another chance, let us continue to be the vanguard, all the way to Pukou, and take down Jiangbei. ”
"Okay, it's rare for everyone to be so confident, and this task will be handed over to everyone!"
Zhou Zijian nodded excitedly, and hurriedly led the army south, starting from Xuzhou, all the way south, Suzhou, and Bengbu fell into the hands of Fengjun one after another. The army fought all the way to Pukou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, across the surging river, opposite the city of Nanjing.
Feng's army landed in Haizhou on 11 February, and it took less than five days to reach the Yangtze River, a speed that stunned the people of the world.
The guys who thought Feng Junguang didn't practice were completely slapped and their faces were swollen. Fengjun is not a hit, and it is a blockbuster.
At this moment, the lively inter-provincial autonomy has been slapped heavily, and Xuzhou, which is heavily garrisoned, can't hold out for a day, with such a group of wrecks, what is the way out, those wall-riding factions can be regarded as seeing through the situation, hurry up and be a shrinking turtle, otherwise there will be absolutely no good end.
Only those who have jumped out of the bitter situation will now be difficult to turn back, especially Cao Kun, who has just sat on the presidential throne, after hearing the news of the loss of Xuzhou, he suddenly collapsed in his position and was almost scared to death.
It is true that he wants to be president, but he does not want to be the shortest-lived president in history, and now Qi Xieyuan's subordinates have suffered heavy losses, and this Jiangsu overseer has been killed with half his life. Cao Kun could only invite Cai Chengxun, Xiao Yaonan, Zhao Hengti and others over.
"The big guy must also know the current situation, what can you do, but you have to say it quickly, if it's too late, the Feng army will come in."
Several people all bowed their heads silently, Feng Jun's combat effectiveness was far beyond his imagination, and wanting to fight with Feng Jun was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, which was a self-defeating road.
Xiao Yaonan thought for a while before saying: "President, for today's plan, the only way to save Wu Ziyu is to ask for help, as long as his army goes south and cooperates with us to defend Jiangnan, there is still hope." ”
Cao Kun also nodded: "Hey, that's all, but it will take time to let Ziyu's army go south, I'm afraid that before his army goes south, the Feng army will already break Nanjing!" ”
Just when Cao Kun looked miserable, suddenly his subordinates ran over and shouted excitedly: "President, good news, great news, two British warships, near Zhenjiang, shelled a camp of the Feng army, causing dozens of deaths, I heard that there are corpses everywhere." ”
As soon as Cao Kun heard this, he immediately looked up to the sky: "Good job!" The British Empire has finally made a move, with the help of Britain, this Yangtze River is like an iron fight, I don't believe it, no matter how horizontal the Feng army is, it still dares to start a war with the British, we finally have peace of mind! ”
After Cao Kun finished speaking, there was a burst of wild laughter, and the brows of the others also relaxed, and they laughed together, and the British made a move, giving them unprecedented confidence. It's just that in the eyes of these people, there are no soldiers who sacrificed their lives at all. (To be continued......)