The outpost vanguard of the company was removed and replaced with a regiment of the marching of the main army, and the march of the third division was much faster. But the group that received this leading work really poured blood mold. Although they did not encounter a sneak attack hiding on the side of the road, the roadside bombs that rang out from time to time made every soldier who was sent to the front to explore the road have a frustrated and frightened expression on their faces.

For this harassing general combat method, Wu Hao, the commander of the Third Division and the First Regiment, pointed at the fleeing sneak attackers and scolded him at the beginning, and now he is very helpless after the explosion sounds. Men were quickly dispatched to treat the lightly and seriously wounded, and then continued to send people to lead the way. As for the sneak attackers who ran away as soon as the explosion sounded, they didn't even have any interest in chasing after them.

This kind of harassment and roadside bombing attack made the third division and one regiment breathe a sigh of relief when they arrived at the city of Linzhou, which was like a ghost town. Because in such an open place, it is undoubtedly very difficult to sneak attack their expanded defensive and warning network.

Looking at the closed gate of Linzhou City and the empty scene at the head of the city, Wu Hao, the head of the regiment who had never encountered such a situation since attacking Gannan, did not dare to launch an attack at will. Instead, he was very cautious to send troops to search the places outside the city where people could be hidden, so as to avoid any chaos when the army arrived.

As most of the Third Division entered the city, looking at the closed city gate, Chen Mingyang, the commander of the Third Division, was also very curious. This Gannan Army in Linzhou, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?

An officer with a loudspeaker was arranged to shout, but after the officer finished his persuasion to surrender, the city was still quiet. Just when Chen Mingyang felt that he should test the truth, he once again ordered a regiment to organize a battalion and launch an attack on Linzhou City.

As a result, when a regiment and a battalion approached the gate of the city, the head of the city finally showed several heads, and these people stood in the pass of the city, and quickly fired at the attacking battalion. Seeing the gunshots rang out, the rest of the regiment that served as the defense of the battalion also quickly entered the battle state, and fired a rain of bullets at the few dozen defenders at the head of the city.

It was only when the commander of the regiment in charge of directing the attack found that the gunfire could no longer be heard at the head of the city, and that the gunfire that was now resounding in the sky was all from his own troops covering the vanguard battalion, that he hurriedly ordered the troops to stop this waste of bullets. As soon as the gunfire for cover stopped, the city of Linzhou became silent again.

By the time the vanguard battalion charged again, this time they had not encountered the black guns, just as they began to push hard against the closed gates. What they didn't realize was that when they were happy that the city gate was pushed open, a large explosive bag had quietly been pulled as the city gate was opened.

Just when the commander of the regiment watched the pioneer battalion crash open the city gate, he was full of joy and prepared to organize the rest of the soldiers to charge and attack Linzhou City in one fell swoop. An explosion resounded through the sky, and the pioneer camp that had just rushed into the city gate was all shrouded in a thick smoke of gunpowder.

As for the mass of warriors who had just gotten up from the ground and were ready to charge, everyone felt their feet tremble as the flames rose several meters high. They were very glad that they didn't rush too fast just now, otherwise in this huge explosion, it would be self-evident what the end would be.

The earth-shattering explosion not only made Wu Hao, the leader of the regiment who had not yet come and finished his excitement, smile directly on his face. Thinking of the pioneer battalion that was shrouded in the city gate, Wu Hao directly 'ah', under the gaze of other officers in the regiment, he spit out a mouthful of thick blood, and then fell to the ground. Look at it like this, I was angry by this sudden explosion!

Chen Mingyuan, who was also watching the battle from the rear, looked at the blast wave of the explosion, and realized that the attack of the first regiment had been frustrated, and immediately sent the second regiment to it. As a result, the smoke formed by the explosion gradually dissipated, which made the revolutionary soldiers who approached with torches feel terrified.

In the explosion just now, half of the city gate was directly blown down, and the scattered bricks and stones blocked the passage of the city gate. It is conceivable how much of a bomb these defenders of Linzhou City planted at this city gate.

Most of the soldiers of the pioneer battalion who had just rushed in were mutilated corpses, and occasionally a few gasping for breath, were dug out of the mound by the soldiers who rushed over, and the wounds made the military doctor who accompanied the army know that they would not survive. This injury is too serious!

An explosion killed the entire pioneer battalion in the city gate, and Wu Hao, the head of the regiment who had woken up after learning the news, was angry and vomited a mouthful of blood again. But this time, he stiffened up and didn't faint, but gritted his teeth and said: "Gan Nanjun, I, Wu Hao, don't share the sky with you!" ”

They never realized that their opponent was not the Gannan Army, which had given up Linzhou, but the Xu Jiajun, who had become the de facto ruler of Linzhou. After the city gate was blown down, the troops who cautiously rushed into the city again soon found that the entire Linzhou City was almost like a ghost city. The only people who can find them are some old people who can't walk, and no matter how they ask, they are all pretending to be deaf and dumb.

If you are in a hurry, these old men will also come up with the propaganda of the revolutionary army's march into Gannan, which is a campaign launched to liberate the people of Gannan. Their commander-in-chief is blessed by God, and he keeps saying that it is his responsibility to rescue the people of Longhua, is it possible that he is proud of bullying them, the old people who stepped into the coffin with one foot?

In the face of these old people, who were almost fifty or sixty years old, although the soldiers of the revolutionary army looked angry, they still did not do anything to them under Chen Mingyang's orders. Instead, they were allowed to live in their respective homes in the city, and the headquarters of the Third Division, as well as the large troops, began to live in the abandoned security regiment barracks.

In order to prevent possible attacks, Chen Mingyang also deployed two infantry regiments outside the city for defensive guards. It was only when I entered the city gate, the city gate that was still filled with gunsmoke and blood, that the soldiers of the revolutionary army who entered the city told that this city was full of dangers.

After entering the city, Wu Hao, the leader of the regiment who took the initiative to search for the enemy, thought that he had rummaged through the large and small houses in the city and the places where people could hide, but he was stunned that he had not found the sneak attacker who had counterattacked them in the city just now. What worried Wu Hao and the officers and men of the Third Division even more was that except for those old people who did not leave, there were a few small bags of grain and some edible sweet potatoes.

In this large Linzhou City, the materials and food that these three divisions can collect are almost not enough for even one day. As for the Linzhou official warehouse, which is known as the granary of Gannan, it is even cleaner and can starve rats to death. This way of clearing the wilderness made Chen Mingyang realize that this time he had met a real master.

Compared with this unknown opponent fighting on the ground, with terrain and home field advantage, although the strength of their three divisions is huge, the pressure on logistics is also huge. Everything relied on the transfer of grain and grass materials from Nanbin and other places, which would undoubtedly increase or even slow down the marching speed of the Third Division. Once the logistical supply line is cut off, the fate of the waiting three divisions is really unknown.

Through the radio contact with the general headquarters, Chen Mingyang had learned that the revolutionary army that had opened up Anzhou by another route was also blocked by the Gannan army outside the city of Anzhou. At present, their main force is fighting bloody battles with the defending Gannan army to get through the agenda of Anzhou, at least for now.

So along the way, can he attack the army from Linzhou to the capital of Gannan to successfully break through the opponent's defense? Chen Mingyang even felt a deep sense of unease, that is, after arriving in Linzhou, the combat methods used by the opponents he encountered were not at all the regular combat methods he knew.

On the contrary, it is really a bit like the sneaky combat of bandits, and they resolutely do not do anything that only takes advantage of the advantages and suffers losses. If it was a small group of bandits, perhaps for the third division, which had five regiments and more than 15,000 people, the other side would not be able to make big waves. But if the other side is also a well-trained regular army, then the trouble of the third division this time is only greater than that of the other army.

Standing at the division headquarters staff to build the temporary headquarters of Haode, looking at the topographic map of Gannan, Chen Mingyang looked at the lonely Linzhou City. It soon became clear that the other party gave up this kind of strong city, which seemed a little stupid but was actually very smart.

In the era of hot weapons, the old methods of warfare will be obsolete, and this city, which was once strong enough to resist archery wagons, will only be consumed to death if it encounters an army with artillery. Therefore, it is the wisest choice to give up the lonely Linzhou City.

Then the resistance that the third division is about to face is very likely to be within the borders of these counties from Linzhou to the capital of Gannan. On top of these official roads, there are mountain roads with steep terrain, as long as the fortifications are constructed. If they want to march smoothly, I am afraid they will also have to pay a heavy price.

Fortunately, before this trip, he insisted on asking for an artillery battalion from the commander-in-chief. With artillery to cooperate with the attack, I believe that fighting this kind of tough battle will save time and effort. At least he knew that the artillery possession of the Gannan Army was still less than that of the Revolutionary Army.

Just as Chen Mingyang was staring at the map and analyzing the places where the attack might be blocked, the adjutant whispered: "Shizao, when Watanabe's advisor is visiting, there is important information to report to you." ”

Hearing this name, Chen Mingyang's expression was also a little unhappy, but he still said, "Please let him in!" ”