After Sun Liechen heard the report, his body shook and he almost fell to the ground. A regiment in He Wanquan's hand is not the main force, just to assist Liliang, but now there is a huge disparity between the enemy and me, multiple monkeys, and three more points of strength, not to mention that after he takes refuge in Beiyang, it will seriously affect the morale of the army, and Chengde is going to be dangerous!

"Deputy marshal, now is not the time to be in a hurry, it is better to quickly adjust the deployment and mobilize the people, no matter what, Chengde cannot fall into the hands of the Japanese."

Although Chu Mingyuan was also angry at this time, he still kept calm and reminded Sun Liechen, who also nodded: "Well, now I still have about 3,000 soldiers and more than 2,000 people, and I haven't fought hard." Mingyuan, you immediately go to expropriate the houses of each family, and after we renovate, we are ready to fight in the streets with Beiyang! ”

"Yes!"

Sun Liechen also knew that Chu Mingyuan was very capable of doing things, and now he didn't have any generals under him, so he could only hand over the heavy responsibility to him. Then Sun Liechen personally led the guards to arrange fortifications in various neighborhoods inside and outside the city wall, and the old man was ready to go out.

At this time, Beiyang was arrogant, and the soldiers were approaching Chengde, as long as they worked harder, they could take Chengde down, and the entire Rehe would be in hand. Xiao Xu is the same, he smiled and said to Zhang Huaizhi, the commander of the Fifth Division beside him: "The prime minister handed over the army to me, that is, to lay a foundation, all over the world, the southwest has been occupied by Tang Jiyao and others, and the Yangtze River is directly owned, and the northeast has the Feng army eyeing the tiger, only the northwest is still a terra nullius, just when we show our strengths." ”

Zhang Huaizhi is a veteran of Beiyang, after the fall of Lao Yuan, he took refuge in Duan Qirui, and he also knows the disadvantages of Lao Duan. Due to Yuan Shikai's suppression, Duan Qirui did not directly take charge of the army for a long time, which resulted in Duan Qirui's prestige being very high. However, there were no real soldiers to use, and they did not occupy a solid base.

This also means that Lao Duan's foundation is unstable, and Xiao Xu's attack on Rehe this time is to use this as a base to balance the Feng army, and at the same time pass through the northwest to create a new world for Duan Qirui.

"Supervise Gao Jian, if you can take possession of the northwest, and at the same time control all parts of North China, the whole army and the military. It's not difficult to unify the world! ”

"Haha, Master Zhang is really to the point!"

"Supervision, the big thing is not good, the Feng army has sent reinforcements!" Just when Xu Shuzheng was happy, suddenly his staff officers ran over. A telegram was sent to him.

Xiao Xu took it and looked at it, and immediately his brows twisted into a pimple: "Isn't Fengjun confronting the Japanese?" How do they have the energy to take care of Rehe's business? ”

The staff officer had a slight embarrassment on his face. can only say: "Supervisor, it seems that the Japanese and the Feng army have reached an agreement and took the initiative to reduce the garrison on the South Manchurian Railway, and the relationship between the two sides has eased." ”

"Bastard!" Xu Shuzheng suddenly stood up, his face turned red, and he scolded: "These Japanese are shameless. Aren't they a great power, how can they be shrunken turtles in front of the Feng army, these Oriental squirts are simply a bunch of rice buckets with strong inwardness. Eater! ”

It's no wonder that Xu Shuzheng is so out of shape, in all fairness, the Fengjun army is far superior to Beiyang in terms of equipment and soldier quality. At the beginning, Guo Songling led a brigade of troops, and beat Beiyang into a mess, which has taught the Beiyang Army a vivid lesson, if it were not for the clash between the Feng army and the Japanese, Xu Shuzheng would not dare to move troops rashly, but now the Japanese are halfway through the ladder, and Beiyang is pitted.

"Supervisor, the situation is not good right now." Zhang Huaizhi said: "The Feng army has eased relations with the Japanese, and a large number of troops will definitely be drawn to aid Rehe." Only before the arrival of the Feng army, take Chengde, and wait for work, will we have a slight chance of winning. ”

Xu Shuzheng nodded reluctantly: "What Master Zhang said is reasonable, now I will bother your Fifth Division, and we must break through Chengde as soon as possible." ”

"Governor, look at it!"

Zhang Huaizhi's Fifth Division was originally the Fifth Town, which started in Beiyang, and it was far superior to other units in all aspects. Zhang Huaizhi was also full of confidence, so he took the initiative to ask for help, and Xu Shuzheng also pinned his hopes on him.

At this time, Chengde has fallen into the flames of war, Chen Wenyun commanded the second division of the participating army to storm the southeast two sides of Chengde, and the garrison Feng army fell into a desperate fight, soldiers on both sides continued to fall, Chen Wenyun's heart did not expect that the Feng army was so tenacious, he looked at He Wanquan on the side with great disdain.

"Commander He, you are also from the Fengjun, so you are naturally familiar with the tactics of the Fengjun, so you should be a pioneer and break Chengde for the superintendent."

He Wanquan's face suddenly changed color, and he hurriedly said: "Senior Commander Chen, the villain's subordinates are just miscellaneous troops, not as good as Sun Liechen's elite guards, and they are seriously short of weapons and ammunition, so they can't fight!" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, since you have taken refuge in Beiyang, you have to give me a meritorious service, otherwise Lao Tzu will kill you." As Chen Wenyun spoke, he took out his pistol and put it on He Wanquan's head.

When this guy saw it, he immediately trembled, and he didn't dare to refute anymore, so he could only follow the order and rush towards Chengde with his soldiers.

Outside Chengde, there were already piles of corpses, rivers of blood, and the thick bloody gas stimulated everyone's nerves. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old soldier was holding a rifle, mechanically firing bullets one after another, his name was Liu Guiwu, and he was originally from Chaoyang County, Rehe.

Chaoyang is located in the area at the junction of Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, where bandits were rampant and the people were struggling to make a living. When Liu Guiwu was thirteen or fourteen years old, he joined a group of security guards, in fact, to put it bluntly, he was also a group of bandits. As the Feng army entered Rehe, vigorously purging local security, eliminating Mongolian bandits, and restricting military discipline, Rehe finally showed a trace of change.

In particular, Chaoyang and other places, near Mukden, have hitched a ride on the rapid development of the three eastern provinces, and people's livelihood and public security have been developed.

Just when the weapons were collected, Liu Guiwu saw the regular troops of the Feng army for the first time in his life, and when he saw their strict military uniforms and sophisticated equipment, he couldn't help but be a little envious. Later, Liu Guiwu inquired about some people and learned that Fengjun's military salary was sufficient, and there were all kinds of benefits, and if one person joined the army, the whole family could benefit.

Liu Guiwu was immediately moved, and it happened that a team selling livestock passed by Chaoyang and returned to Fengtian. He immediately carried his family on his back and secretly followed the cattle team to Mukden. The young man's eyes were dark, he didn't know the rules of recruitment, and after some inquiry, he found out that the date had passed, and he could only wait for another half a year.

Liu Guiwu thought about it again and again, and did not go home, but made a heart, he found a job as a restaurant guy, barely maintained it for half a year, and finally caught up with the recruitment time and successfully entered the Feng army.

It has been almost a year in the Feng army, Liu Guiwu's performance is outstanding, this is the first time he has officially participated in the battle, and he has long held back his strength to show his skills.

At this time, Chen Wenyun was distressed by the losses of his subordinates, and had already sent He Wanquan up and asked him to lead his subordinates to attack Chengde. Moreover, Chen Wenyun was also worried that He Wanquan would not contribute, so he set up a special supervision team to force him to rush forward. Patches of soldiers flocked to Chengde like a tidal wave.

When Liu Guiwu looked at these soldiers, he immediately pursed his lips, and saw that they lacked training, and they didn't even have a basic formation, they were just a bunch of live targets. He aimed the crosshair at the person who rushed to the front, and with a slight pull on the trigger, a bullet was fired, and a bloody flower splashed on the opponent's chest, and he fell to the ground.

After killing one guy, Liu Guiwu continued to lock on to the next target, killing four in a row. According to this trend, at least ten people can be killed in this battle, and then you will be able to become a sharpshooter, and you can take the initiative to apply to join the special combat team.

Although it is hard, Liu Guiwu also knows that being able to enter the special combat team not only means becoming a top soldier in the Feng army, but also being able to get preferential treatment, and in the future, he will have the opportunity to enter the military academy for further study and become a real officer.

This young man is ambitiously planning his future, in fact, Liu Guiwu is not an unknown person in history, in the Xi'an Incident, he personally led the troops to arrest the bald head, in the subsequent anti-Japanese war in northern Shanxi, Liu Guiwu was only thirty-six years old and martyred, which can be called the model of the Northeast Army, the hot-blooded man of the Kanto land!

Of course, Liu Guiwu didn't have the ability to see through the future, he could only keep mechanically pulling the trigger, and the yellow and clear bullet casings were piled up around him, and the enemy continued to die under his gun.

Under the tall city wall of Chengde, there were piles of corpses, all of whom died under He Wanquan's subordinates, and this anti-bone boy was distressed. At this time, Zhang Huaizhi led his subordinates to catch up, as an old Beiyang, his fifth division was well-equipped, there were fifty-four artillery pieces alone, looking at the world, except for the Feng army, no army had such a level of firepower.

Zhang Huaizhi was also ready to give full play to the advantages of the artillery and blast open the fortified city, and he personally commanded the artillery to enter the position and aimed the muzzle of the gun at Chengde. Zhang Huaizhi also showed a smug look on his face, now let these Fengjun see the power of the old Beiyang.

"Fire!"

At the sound of an order, fifty-four artillery pieces opened fire together, and the shells smashed into the city wall like hail, and after an earth-shattering sound, the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the wall of several hundred meters was enveloped. Zhang Huaizhi looked hahadaxiao, and was extremely proud, and the Beiyang artillery fired round after round.

The strong city wall of Chengde was constantly falling masonry and dust, and there was a great tendency to crumble, and a cannonball hit the city wall not far from Liu Guiwu, and he hurriedly lay down in the fortifications, his body was full of sand, and when he finally got up, a soldier next to him lay on the trench, motionless. A half-cut city wall brick hit his head, and the brains had already flowed out, and Liu Guiwu's heart couldn't help but shrink.

In the face of the powerful artillery fire from Beiyang, Sun Liechen had no choice but to order the soldiers to withdraw into the city to avoid excessive casualties, and Zhang Huaizhi immediately commanded the army and poured into Chengde...... (To be continued......)