Before the large-scale deployment of firearms, cavalry has always been the most powerful force on the battlefield, thousands of horses galloping, mountains shaking, that is, the momentum is enough to make most people tremble.

Although the Feng army is not badly equipped, after all, they are all recruits who have no experience in facing the enemy, so when he heard the scout's report that a large group of cavalry was killed, Zhang Tinglan immediately hung his heart.

At this time, Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Tingshu were also alarmed, and they came to Zhang Tinglan's tent one after another.

"Big brother, what do you think we should do?"

"Calm down first, the sentinel continues to investigate, and the others are all ready for battle, if it is Wu Junsheng's troops, it is a false alarm, if it is not for us to fight, with our such haode equipment, where the bandits want to find us trouble, we must first look at our teeth!"

Zhang Tinglan was very calm at the critical moment, there was such a stable leader, although the soldiers were nervous, but there was no chaos, everything was in accordance with the usual training, machine gun positions were arranged, and all the soldiers were ready for battle.

This time, Zhang Tinglan brought a total of 12 heavy machine guns and two 75-mm mountain guns, in fact, the most powerful artillery of the Feng army was still a 122-mm howitzer, but because he had to take the South Manchurian Railway, he was worried that the Japanese would find out, so he only brought two 75-mm guns.

Neither Zhang Zuolin nor Zhang Tinglan thought that there would be too large scale of bandits on the territory of Mukden, and if they encountered a small group of bandits, machine guns alone could solve them. Therefore, Zhang Tinglan didn't bring too many heavy weapons, he knew that he would encounter a large force of cavalry, so he brought a few more artillery, but it was useless to regret it, at this time, he had to fight hard.

Fortunately, the location of the camp chosen by Zhang Tinglan is very good. There is a river on the left, a mountain peak on the right, and there is only one route in the middle, so as long as you hold the front, you can block the enemy.

While they were nervously preparing, a fluttering torch appeared two or three kilometers away, and in the night, it was like a ghost fire, and the neighing of horses came from time to time like a ghost crying wolf. Zhang Tinglan and they all hung their hearts, and at this time, the scouts used the firelight. The guys' messy clothes were also discovered, as well as even more chaotic weapons.

It is absolutely impossible to be Wu Junsheng's troops, then it can only be bandits, and being able to dispatch such a large force of cavalry shows that this group of bandits Shili is extremely strong. It is even possible that it is the Mongolian bandit of Babu Zab, and it stands to reason that this guy will not be able to appear in the hinterland of the three eastern provinces. But reality often goes beyond common sense.

Zhang Tinglan could only ask all the soldiers to be vigilant. With all the heavy machine guns ready, and the two guns also adjusted their angles, ready to fight at any time, Zhang Tinglan did not have a sense of eagerness in his heart, Babu Zabu has been in trouble for many years, if he can kill him. It is also to eliminate harm for the people.

In fact, Zhang Tinglan's guess was not wrong, this group of people is indeed the Mongolian bandits of Babu Zabu, and they met here, and the road was completely narrow. After the defeat of Babu Zab. I wanted to flee to Hailar and take refuge in the Russian consulate, but without the support of the Russians all these years, Babu Zab could not hold on at all.

He was full of joy and took refuge in his master, but at this time the Russian Far East was still in extreme chaos, because the political storm set off by Zhang Tinglan had not ended, the high-level power struggle in Tsarist Russia was becoming more and more intense, and the officials in the Far East were like leeks, and they would be stubble for a while.

Who cares about Babu Zab in this situation, without the support of the Russians, Babu Zab feels that the sky has fallen. However, this kind of bandit is absolutely unwilling to sit still, and there is no place for them in the Mongolian steppe, so he decides to venture into the hinterland of the three eastern provinces, plunder, spend the winter, and then find a way.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Babu Zabu and his subordinates secretly bypassed Taonan and went straight to the Liaoyuan area to pounce, and happened to meet Zhang Tinglan's troops here. After Babu Zab sent people to reconnoitre, he found that this force only had about 1,000 men, which was about the same as his own manpower, but all of them were infantry.

Everyone knows that with the same number, it is absolutely a tragedy for infantry to meet cavalry in a field battle. What makes Babu Zab even more excited is that this team carries a lot of supplies, and it looks like a fat sheep at first glance, so Babu Zab is ready to take a risk.

He led his subordinates to gradually surround him in the night, and he did not rush to launch a general attack, but sent dozens of bandits to test the opponent's combat effectiveness.

Although Zhang Tinglan participated in the robbery of the Japanese military columns, but that time it was all commanded by his father Zhang Zuoxiang, he was completely playing soy sauce, this time it was the first battle he personally commanded, and his palms were sweating.

"The other party is tempting, let the brothers not be in a hurry, and shoot when they get closer, just like shooting at the target, nothing special!"

Although Zhang Tinglan said so, he was really a little worried about these recruits under his command, they were originally the children of honest people, but now they want to shoot and kill, and the psychological pressure alone is amazing, as a commander, Zhang Tinglan can only stay as calm as possible and deal with it calmly.

At this time, those cavalry had already rushed to a place of four or five hundred meters, and Zhang Tinglan had not yet given the order to shoot, when suddenly there was a crisp sound of gunfire from the position, and a bullet flew out.

There was an unlucky guy who was overly nervous and accidentally misfired, and if there was one, there was a second, and a third, and soon the gunfire on this side of the position was like bursting beans.

"Bastard!" Zhang Tinglan couldn't help but scold, these recruits could barely be regarded as able to shoot, and they couldn't talk about accuracy at all. The distance was too far, and in the dark night, many soldiers were shooting almost with their eyes closed, where could it have an effect, and after a random shot, the bandits were almost unharmed, and they were still rushing towards the position.

The recruits were really unreliable when they went to the battlefield, Zhang Tinglan's head was sweating, and he hurriedly ordered all the officers to restrain the soldiers and calm down these boys. At this time, the dozens of cavalry had already approached the position, and the distance between the two sides was only about two hundred meters, and then in the moonlight, the arrogant appearance of the bandits could already be seen.

Fortunately, at this time, two tongues of fire erupted from both sides of the position, like scythes, and swept towards those bandits, and more than a dozen cavalrymen were killed in an instant. The arrogance of the bandits was frustrated, and the recruits on the position finally regained their senses, and they began to shoot in a panic in accordance with the training norms, and finally suppressed this wave of attacks.

Zhang Tinglan's face was pale, the machine gunners he brought this time were not recruits, but veterans who had participated in the hijacking of the Japanese military columns, and fought with Japan.

"Brothers, cheer me up and do what I am told, and if there is any further mistake, I will not be polite."

Zhang Tinglan tried his best to stabilize the mood of the soldiers, and at this time, the second wave of attacks by the Mongolian bandits had rushed up, this time there were more than 300 people, divided into three arrows on the left, middle and right, like a whirlwind, rushed over, and the Mongolian bandits launched a real offensive.

Through the first test, Babu Zabu found that the opponent's combat effectiveness was not very good, and the experience of facing the enemy was seriously insufficient, so he made up his mind to eat this army and replenish the ammunition.

More than 300 Mongolian bandits relied on the cover of the night, like a wave, rushed over, after the first round of tests, these recruits were finally able to stabilize their mood, in the face of the surging strange soldiers, although fearful, but still able to keep calm.

At this time, those low-level officers played a role, they were all selected by Zhang Tinglan, the highest level of education, the most hard-trained, to the battlefield, their psychological quality is also the best, in the field and cavalry encounter, only desperate, if you can't win, you don't even have a chance to escape, can two legs run over four legs.

"Brothers, the brave wins! Everyone show your courage, as long as you win the battle against the bandits in front of you, you will be rewarded! ”

In the blink of an eye, the Mongolian bandits surged up again, Zhang Tinglan immediately ordered to fire, the machine guns on both sides constituted a dense crossfire, and the bullets were like hailstones, smashing into those Mongolian bandits, and soon a large number of bandits were swept away.

In this dark night, as long as you fall off the horse, it is basically a dead end, even if you are not killed, you will be trampled to death by your own people, and the terrible voice of the bandits' parents screaming on the battlefield came out, and these evil guys were finally punished.

Those recruits saw that more and more Mongolian bandits were killed, and they gradually let go of their fears, and were able to calmly reload and shoot, and actual combat was always the most haode training ground, and soon some soldiers were able to perform extraordinarily, and more and more Mongolian bandits were killed.

There were corpses everywhere, and although Babu Zabu was a little far away, he also knew that the attack was not going well, and his subordinates were constantly being eliminated, but the enemy's front was as steady as a rock, and it was impossible to break through at all.

Babu Zabu also has a fierceness in his bones, he knows that he has encountered a difficult bone to gnaw, but this also means that the other party has more oil and water, if he can gnaw it down and grab the machine gun equipped by the other party, he will have the capital to gain a foothold in the three eastern provinces.

Therefore, Babu Zabu concentrated another 500 cavalry, ready to rely on the numerical advantage, forcibly break through the opponent's defense from the front, the battlefield is becoming more and more fierce, these Mongolian bandits with rich experience, avoid machine gun fire, closer and closer to the position, Zhang Tinglan's side also began to have casualties.

At the critical moment of desperateness, Zhang Tinglan was no longer polite, everyone shot desperately, two artillery pieces also fired, the blazing shells crossed the night sky, and smashed into the ranks of the Mongolian bandits, each shell could take the lives of three or five Mongolian bandits, the battlefield was full of corpses, and there were screaming wounded everywhere.

In the face of heavy casualties, the courage of these bandits has weakened a lot, and some people are gradually holding back. Seeing this situation, Babu Zab was also greatly disappointed, knowing that defeat was inevitable, he immediately beckoned his subordinates to flee, at this time, a cannonball flew over, less than twenty meters away from him, the shell exploded suddenly, shrapnel across Babu Zab's body, and blood gushed out. (To be continued......)