"Brothers, work hard, the front is Gubeikou, before dawn, be sure to arrive!"

Jiang Dengxuan personally led the Feng army to quickly rush to Gubeikou, Gubeikou is the key point on the Great Wall, the barrier connecting North China and Inner Mongolia, since ancient times it has been a battleground for soldiers, this time Xu Shuzheng invaded Rehe, but also broke through from Gubeikou, and then the army entered Chengde.

When the Feng army was planning a counteroffensive, Zhang Tinglan sent Jiang Dengxuan to personally lead the army, send troops from the direction of Shanhaiguan, take the passes along the Great Wall into his hands, and cut off Xiao Xu's return route to escape back to Beijing. Jiang Dengxuan was naturally not polite, he personally commanded the first brigade of the third division of Fengtian, plus an artillery regiment, a total of 8,000 men and horses, and quickly advanced westward.

They used the fastest speed to kill Xifengkou, but the Beiyang army stationed here was not on guard at all, and the Feng army easily attacked Xifengkou. Jiang Dengxuan was very happy in his heart, which was tantamount to closing a door to the Beiyang Army. He left a regiment of men and horses to garrison along the Xifeng Pass, and the main force did not stop, and pounced on the Gubei Pass at the fastest speed.

On the long ancient road, the soldiers of the Feng army marched at the fastest speed, a large number of war horses dragged heavy artillery carts, running lifelessly, the yellow sand raised covered the day, and the rolling torrent could not be stopped at all.

After a day and a night of rapid marching, Gubeikou was finally in sight, and Jiang Dengxuan immediately began to arrange the siege of Jihua despite his fatigue. At this time, it was Ma Liang, the division commander of the army participating in the war, who was stationed at Gubeikou. After Xiao Xu entered Rehe from here, he left Ma Liang at Gubeikou and asked him to guard the back road of the Beiyang Army.

Ma Liang is still a little dissatisfied in his heart, others can enter Rehe and receive awards for meritorious service, but he can only watch his family in the back. He didn't think there was any value in guarding Gubeikou, and the main forces of the Feng army were all dragged in the three eastern provinces and were confronting the Japanese. Even if you want to send troops to help. There are no troops to send, and attacking Rehe now is picking up a big bargain.

This kind of good thing is not for his Ma Liang's share, how can he be happy in his heart, so Ma Liang is angry. was drinking in the headquarters when suddenly his soldiers ran in in a panic.

"Master, the big thing is not good, the superintendent has lost the battle in Chengde and is running back!" The staff officer took a telegram and sent it to Ma Liang in a panic.

Ma Liang hurriedly took the telegram. After only a few glances, his face suddenly changed color, and his hands trembled a little: "Supervisor Xu has brought more than 30,000 horses, and he has an absolute advantage, how can he fail?" ”

"Master's seat. I heard that the superintendent had been attacking Chengde for a long time, and as a result, the reinforcements of the Feng army were killed. Very well equipped. Our army participating in the war is not an opponent, and it was defeated as soon as it came into contact. ”

"Hey!" Ma Liang sighed: "The superintendent is not the opponent of the Feng army, what kind of curse do I have, let's hurry back to Beijing and Tianjin, this Feng army is really not easy to mess with!" ”

"Master, the superintendent asked you to guard the Gubeikou. This is the choke point for our retreat, if it is lost, more than 30,000 brothers will become lonely ghosts, and they will never be able to return to the pass. ”

Ma Liang nodded. Then he said: "Go and give orders to all the brothers to be on guard and patrol and to guard the main gates." Especially the Long'eryu area on the eastern front is very important, and if the Feng army kills it, it will definitely attack from this direction. ”

Xiao Xu's whole army is in trouble, and Ma Liang can't help but work hard, otherwise the big tree will fall, how can they take advantage of the cold. At this time, Xiao Xu was indeed very miserable, and when he gave the order to retreat, he left two regiments as the troops behind the palace. Ben was counting on them to hold back the Feng army and buy time for the retreat.

However, these two regiments had no military heart, and after encountering Wu Kaijie's cavalry, they collapsed at the first touch, and did not play the role of breaking off at all, on the contrary, they rushed to flee for their lives. At this moment, Zhang Tinglan led the main force of the 27th Division to arrive, and after the army was deployed, he killed it with his ass.

As the so-called defeat is like a mountain, in the face of the pursuit of the Feng army, Xu Shuzheng has no choice but to fight and retreat, at this time Qu Tongfeng, who ran from the direction of Guangrenling, also turned with Xu Shuzheng, and after discussion, they decided to run to Luanping first. It is 65 kilometers away from Chengde and only more than 20 kilometers away from Gubeikou, which has been the north gate of Beijing since ancient times and is an important strategic place north of the Great Wall.

After controlling Luanping, he could calmly retreat to Beijing and Tianjin to the south, and to the north he could also resist the Feng army and maintain a foothold in Rehe Province. Xiao Xu didn't give up at this time, and wanted to stabilize his position, and wait for the opportunity to compete with Feng Jun again to see who killed the deer.

The Beiyang Army fled frantically, the Feng Army pursued quickly, and the road was full of routs, discarded ordnance and rations, and other supplies.

Zhang Tinglan commanded the troops, and chased them for twenty or thirty miles before collecting the team, and Zhang Tingshu happily reported the results to him.

"Big brother, the first time our armored vehicle brigade participated in the battle, it killed more than 300 enemy soldiers, captured more than 1,000 people, captured six Krupp cannons, 200,000 yuan in military salaries, and countless other materials, and performed well!"

"Don't your tail in front of me!" Zhang Tinglan glared at him and said loudly: "You are taking a risk, relying on the Beiyang Army not to understand the weakness of the armored liliang, picking up a cheap, if they find a rule, with the armored vehicles whose protection is still relatively weak, they will not be able to break away from the enemy at all, and they must use tanks with greater power and stronger protection." ”

Zhang Tingshu pursed his lips disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "Big brother, you are rigid, and the younger brother did this because he decided that the Beiyang Army was not familiar with armored vehicles." If it is replaced by the armies of the great powers, I promise to use them carefully and not to make mistakes. ”

"Don't think you're really meritorious, you're a typical tactical victory and a strategic failure." Zhang Tinglan said: "Don't forget that we wanted to wipe out Xiao Xu at the beginning. If you don't rush to knock him away, but let Xu Shuzheng's troops stick to Chengde, you will buy Jiang Dengxuan more time for them. If Jiang Dengxuan didn't take Gubeikou first, Xiao Xu took advantage of this opportunity and ran back to Guannei, I will ask you! ”

Hearing Zhang Tinglan's words, Zhang Tingshu was a little dumbfounded, he really just thought about how to deal with the enemy in front of him, and did not think about the overall situation, the second young master was also unable to regret it, and his heart suddenly flew to the direction of Gubeikou, hoping that there would be no problems.

"Report to the division, something is wrong, Feng Jun has killed him!"

"What?" Ma Liang stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Have you figured it out, is it really the Feng army who killed you?" ”

"That's right, the scouts can see clearly, at least thousands of people, and it is less than five kilometers away from Gubeikou!"

Ma Liang's head buzzed suddenly, he had just arranged the army and strengthened the defense, and the Feng army was then killed, which was too fast, and it simply didn't give people time to react. And although he is a division commander, he only has two regiments of troops in his hands, and the other troops were taken away by Xu Shuzheng.

With this little person in hand, if he wants to fight against the Feng army, Ma Liang is also panicked, and hurriedly said to the communication soldier: "Hurry up and convey the order, let the second and third battalions enter the position, strengthen the defense, be sure to hold the Gubei Pass, I will send a report to the superintendent now, let him return to the pass quickly!" ”

Just as Ma Liang was assigning troops, he suddenly heard the sound of fierce shelling, and one shell after another dragged the fiery red flames and smashed into the Beiyang Army position in the direction of Long'eryu. In order to take into account the speed of the march, Jiang Dengxuan did not carry a 152-mm gun, and the largest caliber was only a 122-mm howitzer.

However, this kind of artillery still has too many advantages compared with the seven or five artillery of Beiyang, the firing range is long, and the power is greater, although the artillery of the Feng army is in an unfavorable terrain, but it does not prevent the Feng army from easily suppressing the Beiyang.

In fact, being able to do this is also related to the new shooting jishu of the Feng Army, and the Beiyang Army generally stays in the stage of direct aiming, seeing where to hit where. The Feng army has long implemented indirect aiming, using trigonometric calculations to determine the angle and distance of the shot. Not only can you play farther, more accurately, but you can also protect yourself better.

The first thing the Fengjun artillery greeted was the Beiyang artillery, and under the fierce bombardment, more than a dozen cannons were all blown into parts, and the artillery was also killed and wounded.

After solving the threat of artillery, the muzzle of the cannon was aimed at the other Beiyang troops, and the shells smashed into the positions of the Beiyang like meteors, and a single shell fell to create a no-man's land of twenty or thirty meters, all life was turned into primitive particles, and the trenches were completely leveled.

The soldiers who were a little further away were not spared, and many of them were already wearing colors, and these people could swear that this was the heaviest shelling they had ever encountered in their lives, and it was almost endless, and the entire front line was blown to pieces, and the corpses were piled up. There were many Beiyang soldiers who were not directly hit by the artillery, but the violent shaking was enough to destroy their internal organs, and these soldiers died on the edge of the trenches, their eyes full of horror, and the corners of their mouths continued to flow black blood foam.

Seeing these dead and wounded, it was as if they had seen hell, and the other Beiyang troops finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to disperse, and small groups of soldiers fled in the direction of the frontal position.

Jiang Dengxuan has been observing the situation on the battlefield, and as soon as he saw that the artillery bombardment was almost over, he gave the order for the infantry to charge, the soldiers lined up in a perfect offensive formation, and the groups jumped forward quickly, and the machine guns and mortars provided the guarantee of firepower, and any enemy troops who dared to resist would be destroyed mercilessly.

The Feng army took Long'eryu with a charge, the right wing portal of Gubeikou was opened, Jiang Dengxuan personally boarded Long'eryu, and the artillery was also transported, after occupying this high ground, the artillery of the Feng army was able to calmly attack the Beiyang Army on the main position of Gubeikou.

For a time, the Beiyang soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties, and even Ma Liang's headquarters was almost destroyed by shells. (To be continued......)