Shunyi is a county town on the edge of Beijing, in the Qing Dynasty it was the east gate guarded by the Beijing Division, the Manchu Qing Dynasty stationed troops here all the year round, the city is strong, and the defense measures are quite perfect. After Yuan Shikai took over the Manchu regime, he began to build new fortifications, first to defend against the Volunteers, but today the Beiyang Army and the Volunteers stayed in this position together to resist the attack of the Russians.

Before Wu Zhaolin took over Shunyi's position, Zhao Wen defended here for ten days, and in ten days, the Russians launched hundreds of charges and lost more than 8,000 corpses. And Zhao Wen also paid the price of nearly 4,000 people.

After the back and forth of the two sides and the incessant bombardment of artillery shells, the defense system here has really been almost destroyed in the repeated battles. Before Wu Zhaolin went to the battlefield, Yang Xiaolin clearly told him that he would watch how the battle would be fought, that the position could be guarded, and that if he could not hold it, he would retreat, and that he should achieve the purpose of training the team while fighting.

Yang Xiaolin was really very surprised that Wu Zhaolin put forward a plan to fight the Russians for a counteroffensive, and he obviously felt that Wu Zhaolin's mentality on the battlefield was definitely different from that of ordinary generals, this is a person who is not willing to be mediocre, this kind of person would rather die in the vigorous artillery fire than live happily in the ordinary.

He really thought about stopping Wu Zhaolin from taking such an adventure, because neither in terms of material reserves nor the quality of the soldiers, the Chinese side did not have the ability to fight back. However, Wu Zhaolin insisted on fighting this battle, saying that it is not realistic to launch a large-scale counteroffensive at present, but the Chinese troops have the ability to carry out a local counteroffensive.

Take, for example, his Third Front. The firepower of the soldiers was much stronger than that of the Russians, and they concentrated the power of war materials and artillery fire to launch a short attack against the enemy in front of Shunyi. Absolutely.

After the study of the Supreme Command, Commander Yang finally agreed to this battle plan.

In order to ensure that Wu Zhaolin's attack could achieve the expected goal, he also deliberately mobilized two more artillery divisions to go up, so that the number of Wu Zhaolin's artillery pieces reached 1,000.

Yang Xiaolin specifically said that this time the battle must abide by the principle of short sorties, and we must not fight too much, and rush into the army behind the Russians at once. Inflicting heavy losses or repulsing the troops of the Russian Siberian Regiment in front of Shunyi could end the battle. In battle, it is necessary to pay attention to close cooperation with artillery. At the same time, the tank attack should be timed.

The battlefield is like this, because it is impossible for both sides of the battle to influence the will of the other, so there are many unexpected and wonderful happenings.

Beijing in September. It dawned early.

General Ali Wanbski had already gotten up at two o'clock, and the Russian troops began to move quietly, and they used the cover of night to prevent the Chinese observation posts from detecting their movements, and by four o'clock it was dark. The Russian assault forces were all in place.

The telescope can clearly see the Chinese position on the opposite side. There was also silence, and a smile appeared on the corner of Ali Wanbuski's mouth, maybe the Chinese troops are now familiar with their positions, maybe they are resting, but when they complete their tactical adjustments, whether they can achieve the goal of breaking through the Chinese defense line, those Chinese soldiers who have just come from the south will have many people to welcome the last dawn.

"Report to the general. The Fifth Siberian Army is ready to attack at any time! The artillery was also combat-ready. Wait for the general to give the battle order! ”

"Very good! How is the preparation of the Fourteenth Army? ”

"And Lieutenant General Drove has already entered the predetermined attack position."

General Aliwanbski put down his binoculars and looked at his watch, it was already four o'clock, and he knew how much General Kilingsky had hoped for this blitzkrieg, and what it meant to the Russians.

As long as he can win this battle and break through the front of the Chinese, then he will change the unfavorable situation facing the Russian army, and his career will inevitably have a take-off development. The general silently prayed for victory in his heart, may God be with him.

"Send a telegram to General Kilingsky, and the assault on Changping can begin."

"Yes!"

The Russian communications troops had just left here, and within a few minutes they could hear the sound of heavy artillery coming from the direction of Changping. This is the tactics of the Russians, Lao Maozi also knows how to attack the east and the west, before launching a fierce attack on Shunyi, they first launched an offensive in Changping, if the Chinese troops are fooled and all the garrison forces are transferred to Changping, the battle in Shunyi will become very easy.

Guarding Changping was the newly formed Fifth Division of the Eighteenth Army of the Third Front Army, and the division commander Jiang Yiwu.

The Fifth Division is basically Hunan soldiers, and the fierceness of Lao Maozi's artillery fire makes Jiang Yiwu's heart really a little bottomless, and he can still hold on to the shelling, but when he saw that the Russian army on the opposite side seemed to be mobilizing and preparing to charge, Jiang Yiwu's heart was a little panicked.

He wasn't afraid of death, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hold his position.

The Chinese have become more and more able to show superiority in war, not only in the war, but also in communications. At the beginning of the war, the communication between the various units basically depended on the footsteps of the heralds, and the telegraph was used farther away.

But now, after Sheng Huaixuan's telegraph company was nationalized, at the insistence of Yang Xiaolin, Yuan Shikai invested a lot of research funds in the communication organization, and at the same time, the German side also provided technical support to China, and the cooperation with the Japanese eased China's raw material problem, and when Wu Zhaolin took over the position, the telephone line had already been pulled up.

Jiang Yiwu called Wu Zhaolin's headquarters after the Russians attacked, which really made General Wu feel a little depressed and nervous!

What was frustrating was that he was about to launch an attack on the Russians in Shunyi, but Lao Maozi started from Changping first! Now that he is transferring troops to reinforce Changping, then all his strategic deployments before the war must be completely changed, and he must give up the plan of a partial counterattack this time, which is really something that Wu Zhaolin cannot accept.

The same as the Russians. Although the position seems quiet, the troops for the counterattack are really ready! The artillery in the back was also concentrated in place, and at this time it was said that there would be no fighting. Not to mention the impact on the morale of the army, Wu Zhaolin himself was not reconciled. But if he still insisted on the predetermined attack plan, if something went wrong in Changping, even if he achieved victory in Shunyi, he would have to abandon this line of defense.

After putting down the phone, Wu Zhaolin's footsteps walked back and forth in the house, and after thinking for a few minutes, he couldn't make up his mind, and at this time he suddenly looked at the second pole who came to Shunyi with the Third Army: "Brother Pole." The Russians are now attacking Changping, if it were you, would you reinforce them? ”

The independent division of the second pole was about to be reorganized into an armored division. The purpose of his visit was to see how tanks and armored vehicles performed on the battlefield. Yang Xiaolin asked him to figure out a set of armored force combat tactics suitable for the current situation of the Chinese troops, and this task Commander Yang can hand over to himself, and the second pole feels particularly honored.

After listening to Wu Zhaolin's question, the second pole didn't even think about it: "Don't go to reinforcements!" Fighting a war is the same as fighting, you can't watch the other side fight there and you go to defend there. You've got to find a way to hit someone. ”

The second pole can't say any tactical reason. But the metaphor is very vivid. Wu Zhaolin's eyes looked at Zhang Biao again, and now Zhang Biao was already the commander of the Ninth Army of the Third Front Army.

"Zhang Biao, if it were you, would you go for reinforcements?"

Zhang Biao was stunned for a moment, Wu Zhaolin rarely asked his subordinates about their views on the battlefield, and he never asked himself. This time really made Zhang Biao a little excited: "Commander, I'm afraid it won't work if you don't go to reinforcements, if something goes wrong on Jiang Yiwu's side." I'm afraid we can't afford to stay. ”

Wu Zhaolin looked at Zhang Biao and suddenly smiled happily. Then his decision was made: "Order Jiang Yiwu." Hold the position to the death, if you take a step back, military law will be engaged! ”

After he finished speaking, he straightened up: "All troops are in attack mode!" Brother Pole is right, no matter how fierce the opponent's punch is, let's also punch this punch! ”

This decision really made Zhang Biao feel that he was hit hard, he understood, Wu Zhaolin asked him, he wanted to get a negative opinion.

General Wu didn't say anything more after he finished speaking, and once the decision was made, he would not change. Walking out of his command post and looking at the glow shining from the sky, Wu Zhaolin took a deep breath, then picked up the binoculars and looked at the Russian barracks opposite.

Lao Maozi's barracks also seemed to be quiet, and the soldiers didn't seem to have gotten up yet. General Wu felt a little nervous, from east to west, he looked back and forth several times, and only put down the telescope after more than ten minutes: "It seems that the Russians on the other side are not the slightest defense, old bear, as soon as the cannon sounds, rush forward desperately!" Don't give the Russians time to react. ”

Xiong Bingkun said with confidence: "Don't worry, Commander!" ”

On the other side, General Ali Wanbuski's telescope was also in his hand all the time, he didn't care about the battle in Changping at all, he knew that it was just a cloud of smoke on the battlefield, and it didn't matter whether his opponent was fooled or not, the important thing was that he was about to start here.

"The Chinese still don't seem to notice, and I see signs of force movement in them. What time is it? ”

"Five fifty-three minutes, General, seven minutes before the time of our attack."

Aliwan Buski, like Wu Zhaolin, suddenly felt a kind of nervousness, which was like the feeling of a hunter setting a trap, hiding by the side and watching the prey approach step by step, and was about to fall into it.

"And Lieutenant General Droff, are your troops ready?"

"The final preparations have been made, we will have three regiments of troops rushing towards the Chinese positions in three lines, general, I can assure you that we will kill the Chinese before they can pick up their guns!"

Ali Wanbski smiled: "How long do you have to prepare for artillery fire?" ”

And Dryoff said: "Not for a minute!" General, I think artillery preparation is to remind the Chinese that we are going to attack. The surprise attack we are going to fight this time, unless we have the ability to directly bombard their positions, otherwise, our artillery fire can only be prepared by the Chinese. ”

Ali Wanbski was very satisfied: "Very good lieutenant general, I am sure you will surprise the Chinese!" Well, the time is up, get ready to fight, I'm waiting for your good news. (To be continued......)