When the three regiments of Xu Jiajun were assembled and waiting for Xu Bin's order to attack at any time, Xu Jiacheng, who had gathered all the excellent military horses in the general, quickly led 800 elite soldiers to connect with the local intelligence organization at the border between Linzhou and Ningzhou.

Under the guidance of these intelligence officers, who had almost figured out the surrounding terrain, Xu Jiajun and eight hundred elite soldiers had quietly hidden in the valley less than two kilometers away from the eagle's beak rock. Knowing that the battle would start at night, in order to keep these elite soldiers in good spirits. Xu Jiacheng, who arrived here, gave an order to repair in situ.

After arranging for the troops to rest, Xu Jiacheng took the intelligence department to reconnoiter that there was a map of the enemy's defense that was half larger than that of Eagle's Beak Rock. found that this place is indeed as Xu Bin said, it is a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you rely on a frontal assault during the day, unless you have a large amount of artillery support, taking this strategic point in and out of Linzhou and Ningzhou will cause unpredictable casualties to the attacking troops.

When Xu Jiacheng breathed a sigh of relief, he bribed a citizen in the intelligence department to deliver food for those people, and secretly entered the opponent's position in disguise to reconnoitre. It was found that the main battalion of the revolutionary army arranged in Eagle Beak Rock was not equipped with mortars and other offensive and defensive weapons in addition to no less than ten heavy machine guns.

Or maybe they feel that no one can threaten them. So much so that the fortifications they built were relatively simple. Except for the heavy machine gun positions, which were built with ash, the other individual defense tunnels were dug relatively low. Of course, some of the anti-artillery tunnels were also built in the mountains.

Xu Jiacheng, who had no intention of attacking the force, said gratefully when he saw the fire deployment map of the Eagle Beak Rock sent by the intelligence department: "Team Leader Qian, for the work achievements of your intelligence group, when I take here, I will definitely emphasize to the division commander the merits of your intelligence group."

With this map of your firepower, it will undoubtedly be much easier for us to take the Eagle's Beak Rock at night. In addition, I have a reluctant request, that is, I hope that when I go up the mountain in the evening, can you give me a guide to lead me and the commando team up the mountain? ”

In this regard, the head of the intelligence group, Qian Qian, also said happily: "Everyone belongs to the same family, what is there to thank or not to thank." We also hope that the division commander will be able to take the revolutionary army down as soon as possible. Don't you know, now there are no less people in Ningzhou, and they are also disgusted by the stationing of the revolutionary army.

Those guys, they say they are here to liberate them and let the people live a good life. But going to the countryside to collect grain in three days and two ends is even more hateful than the original Gannan army. As soon as the common people refused to pay, these revolutionary troops would either beat or scold.

Ningzhou, where there were not many local bandits, with the stationing of these revolutionary armies, this bandit can be said to be everywhere overnight. These revolutionary armies have nothing to do with these roving bandits, and they take out anger on the local people, which is really not a thing. I don't want my own people to be under the rule of these bandits in the future. ”

As for the complaints against the revolutionary army, Team Leader Qian finally became aware of the style of the revolutionary army and Xu Jiajun during the period when he was out to carry out intelligence gathering. It can be seen that in the end, which army is the real haode army for the common people. They are all from poor families, and because of Xu Jiajun's recruitment, they not only have a fixed income.

Even their families have benefited greatly from this. Every time the intelligence officers of the intelligence group go home and see that the life at home and in the village is changing day by day, they naturally do not seem to have become like the people of Ningzhou, in the dire situation of the rule of the revolutionary army. Their current work can be said to be for Xu Jiajun, but also for their families and relatives.

Only when they truly understand the difference between the two armies in terms of style can they appreciate the benefits of having Xu Jiajun to shelter them from the wind and rain. The intelligence personnel of these intelligence groups can dig out all the information that is beneficial to Xu Jiajun for Xu Jiajun. Although they don't understand too many truths, at least they know who to follow is in their best interest.

Accompanying the Qian team leader, who seemed to complain a lot about the revolutionary army, after chatting about the night's actions, Xu Jiacheng arranged the guard post. I quickly found a place to sleep on the ground. Until nightfall, the bright starlight and moonlight shrouded overhead. Seeing that it was less than half an hour before twelve o'clock in the morning, Xu Jiacheng quickly woke up all the attacking players.

Of course, at this time, many team members have already woken up from their sleep and have begun to take out the dry food distributed by the troops before leaving to replenish their physical strength. This war is also a personal work, and if you don't fill your stomach, it will still affect your combat effectiveness for a long time.

After all the team members were ready to go, Xu Jiacheng handed over the military horses he rode to a team of soldiers who came with the army to take care of them. The elite soldiers of the guard company who led him began to change into the strong crossbows that were only equipped with them, and prepared to carry out a close-range sneak attack at night.

The rest of the assault squads, as well as the mortars, waited for the alert company to take notice of the guard company, once they had captured a certain outpost. They will then occupy it and prepare for the attack. If the eagle's beak rock can be successfully taken without fighting, it is undoubtedly the thing that the officers and men who carry out this mission want to see the most.

The officers and men of each guard company carried bows, crossbows, pistols and indispensable sniper rifles, and Xu Jiacheng was under the watchful eye of other soldiers who had been temporarily dispatched. The elite who led more than a hundred guard companies, under the guidance of the guide, quickly infiltrated the first defensive position of the eagle's beak rock.

Looking at these officers and soldiers of the guard battalion who painted their entire faces black and changed their clothes into night clothes before leaving. The officers and men who participated in this operation could all feel an invisible and oppressive force from the officers and men of these guard battalions. It is clear that the officers and soldiers who can join the guard battalion can be said to be selected from the best of the tens of thousands of troops in the Xu Jiajun.

And once they successfully pass the selection, they will have the opportunity to learn more rigorous and hard-hitting combat skills, and these officers and soldiers, who are also considered elite, have also secretly made up their minds. If you have the opportunity in the future, you must train hard and enter the guard camp as much as possible. He has become the most envied guard battalion soldier of the Xu family at present.

Arriving at a defensive position, Xu Jiacheng let the guide lie down and rest, and without his order, he was not allowed to move around and make a sound. Under the curious gaze of the guide, he made a series of gestures to the team members around him. Soon the guide found that these guards battalion soldiers, who were like ghosts in the night, had pounced on the defenders of a defensive position with a clear division of labor, as if they had received a verbal order.

With Xu Jiacheng making a gesture, the guards who had been arranged in advance instantly shot the strong crossbow in their hands at the sentinel in charge within their sight. And at the same time that these defenders were shot by crossbow arrows, the team members next to them quickly rushed forward and stabbed the defenders who were not dead a few times with their mouths covered.

Until these defenders completely lost their breath, the guide was a little frightened, and when he saw Xu Jiacheng in the lead, he made a series of gestures. These guards, like ghosts in the night, quickly cleaned up the battlefield.

The lifeless defenders, who had been obliterated, were moved to a hidden corner and placed away. After leaving a few members and waiting for reinforcements from the mountain to come and take over the position, the rest of the guards rushed into the next defensive position again.

The brutal killing that didn't say a word from beginning to end made the guide from the intelligence group feel for the first time that the officers and soldiers of these guard battalions were indeed worthy of the title of the strongest elite in the Xu family's army. As their enemy, the defenders of Hawksbill Rock tonight have undoubtedly fallen into eight lifetimes of blood mold.

When they successfully arrived at the third line of defense, that is, the camp built by the defenders of Eagle Beak Rock, the actions of Xu Jiacheng and others were finally discovered by a secret sentry who was asleep and hid from the robbery. and let the other party shoot a shot, Xu Jiacheng, who immediately knew that his actions were exposed, killed the frightened defender with trembling hands without saying a word, but still buckled the defender with the gun in his hand.

At the same time, after finally giving the way up the mountain, the first verbal order was: "The commando shall seize the advantageous terrain, and any defenders who come out of the room will be killed." ”

The sound of gunfire pierced the quiet night sky, and it also alarmed the reinforcements who came to meet them, looking at the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion who had seized the favorable terrain of the camp. These officers and soldiers of the Xu family, who easily took over the three lines of defense with almost no effort, undoubtedly admired the combat ability of the soldiers of the guard battalion to the core.

After seeing the defenders coming out of the camp from time to time, they were shot dead at the door by the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion, and as soon as the commandos armed with submachine guns arrived. Xu Jiacheng immediately gave the order for a general attack, and with the addition of the assault team. The revolutionary officers and soldiers who had not yet had time to get dressed were directly blocked in the room, and the slightest resistance would face the frantic strafing of the submachine gunners.

It wasn't until the first officer of the Revolutionary Army shouted the words of surrender that he was dragged outside by the commandos who followed. Although there was a little accident in the battle to take Eagle's Beak Rock, there were no casualties in the end. In addition to the sentries who were wiped out and the defenders who were killed, the nearly 300 defenders who were resting in the camp, as well as the commander of the revolutionary army who served as the commander-in-chief, were also captured.

After tying up all these people and guarding them in a centralized manner, Xu Jiacheng immediately ordered the troops he brought to quickly take over everything in the mountains. Focusing on the defense in the direction of Ningzhou, and at the same time ordering the telegraph operators who accompanied the army to report to the general headquarters the good news of the successful occupation of Eagle's Beak Rock. With this telegram it was discovered that the new 2nd Regiment had been resting five miles away from the Eagle's Beak Rock.

Immediately ended the rest, lit torches overnight and quickly reinforced the eagle's beak rock. Because when the assault team took the eagle's beak rock, they had already moved their guns. This means that the defenders of Ningzhou must have been alarmed at this moment, in order to ensure that the eagle's beak rock is not lost. The officers and men of the New Second Regiment, who were almost jogging all the way, were woken up as soon as they lay down.

In the words of the White Palace, now is the time to compete with the defenders of Ningzhou. As long as they get up to the eagle's beak rock, then they have time to rest. If they had a night's rest and the eagle's beak would have changed hands, no one could afford to take the blame!