Chapter 614: The first battle against Liu Motou

In addition to the two main brigades of the main force of the other corps, Qiuquan has troops in the direction of Baoqinggu, which is equipped with Ouyang Yishan of the First Brigade of the Independent Division Workers' Anti-Japanese Resistance, Liu Chun of the First Cavalry Brigade, Li Changjiang of the Fifth Cavalry Brigade, and the artillery brigade of the Han Tie Corps, also acted at the same time.

Infantry from Zaozhuang through Pingyi, directly inserted into the Baoqinggu, cavalry and artillery, through Linyi, Fei County, rushed to the Baoqinggu area, in early March, Han Tie's troops, with a strength of nearly 40,000 people, formed a huge encirclement around the Baoqinggu, according to the location map provided by the Chutian team, blocked all the roads and exits leading to the outside of the mountain.

At this time, Liu Motou in the old nest of the calf, has not yet realized the approach of danger, during this time, the minions went down the mountain to make a living, harvested a lot, and robbed a large number of property, not counting, there are many women, read in the brothers' hard work, Liu Motou let the brothers rest for two days, kill pigs and sheep, put on a feast, good wine and good meat can be made, he Liu Motou is not stingy.

There is only one person, from this calm, smelling a trace of ominous breath, that is Mr. Wang, the military adviser of Liu Motou, the bandit suppression force from Xuzhou, because it is a multi-way march, hugging the eyes of the Qiangu cottage in various places, and it is not clear which direction is the main force, the news that came back, most of them were vague, and there was only one news, which made Wang Junshi's heart frightened, there were a large number of cavalry and artillery, and they drove to the Yimeng Mountains through Linyi.

Wang Junshi pondered, if the independent division troops went north to Cangzhou, starting from Xuzhou, passing through Zaozhuang, Tai'an, and Jinan is the nearest route, there was no reason to detour to Linyi, he had an extra heart, the independent division lost a battalion, so silent, he didn't believe it, and released many small bandits around Baoqinggu, each team of more than a dozen people, with the cottage as the center, the situation within a radius of dozens of miles, must be reported in time, released for two days, there is no news back, Wang Junshi's heart, a little more stable, that is to say, There is nothing going on around.

He knew there that Chutian's sixth detachment had all been concentrated around the Baoqianggu, and had received the support of the third division, and the sentinels released by Wang Junshi's division were all taken down without exception, and there was no news of going back at all.

Although Han Tie is eager to attack the mountain immediately, but he is not an impulsive person, Liu Motou has been entrenched for many years, relying on the terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the large army can not be expanded, and the people who have been going up for many years are the live targets of the bandits, he ordered the third and sixth detachments of special operations to infiltrate the hugging calf before the general attack, clear the secret posts along the way, and open the passage for the troops.

Without waiting for the special operations detachment to set off, an accident occurred, a group of bandits came down from the mountain, about three or four hundred people, and they were about to approach the encirclement, Han Tie gritted his teeth and issued an order to eliminate this group of bandits, ten minutes of effort, three or four hundred bandits, none of them were alive, but the sound of gunfire also alarmed the bandits on the mountain, and they could only take the form of a strong attack.

The sound of gunfire from the bottom of the mountain made Liu Motou, who was venting on the newly snatched woman, stunned, he hurriedly put on his pants and collided with a person head-on, Liu Motou was furious, and was just about to scold, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed again, it turned out to be Wang Junshi, and his face was panicked at this time.

Wang Junshi told him, the situation was clear, and he was surrounded by a large number of central troops like an iron bucket, Liu Mo was shocked, how did this group of central troops touch it, he yelled at Wang Junshi: "Where did you send those people?" Are he *** dead? None of them came back to report the news? ”

Wang Junshi opened his mouth, he didn't know what was going on, more than 20 teams, more than 300 people did not come back to report the news, it is estimated that they were destroyed by the independent division troops under the mountain, but can he say this, the person was sent out by him, this Liu Motou sprinkled his anger on himself, saying that he must have shot himself, he smiled bitterly, and said to Liu Motou: "Commander, for the sake of today, let's think about how to resist the attack of the Central Army."

He didn't dare to say that it was the troops of the independent division, he was afraid that Liu Motou would pee his pants, Liu Motou's eyes rolled a few times, and he opened his mouth and smiled, "Strategist, I was also in a hurry just now, Strategist don't blame me, our calf is not made of mud, there is food, drink and women on the mountain, let this group of central troops gnaw for half a year, and I can't help it, go, go to the front and take a look" He is absolutely confident, Han Fuyu did not lay down the calf cub back then, and today's Central Army does not want to bargain.

The two of them hurriedly walked to the front mountain, hugging the calf is indeed as Liu Motou said, the copper wall is ironclad, the attacking troops, as soon as they unfolded, they were pressed under the mountain by the oncoming raindrops of bullets and couldn't raise their heads, dozens of soldiers' bodies, lying on the mountain road, countless hidden bunkers and bunkers, ** debut road fire tongue, on the road of attack, laying down a barrage of death.

Han Tie stopped the request of several regiment commanders to attack again, he saw it very clearly, in this case, it was useless how many people went up, he took out the defense map drawn by Chu Tian, on the map, the dark fort and the bunker were marked obviously, dense, Han Tie saw that his scalp was numb, and this Liu Motou was also enough to make a military fortress.

Han Tie groaned for a while, and ordered the correspondent to call the commanders of the artillery brigade and the commanders of the artillery regiments under the brigade to the headquarters for a meeting. Open a passage for the offensive of the troops with artillery fire? ”

The artillery brigade commander thought about it for a while and replied affirmatively: "Report to Commander Han, concentrate all the heavy artillery of the troops above 105 caliber, and concentrate on shelling in one direction, which can achieve the effect you request," Han Tie nodded and said: "Go and prepare, all the large-caliber heavy artillery is under your command, waiting for your good news"

The troops withdrew, and the bandits stopped shooting, shouting on the mountain: "Soldiers, listen, our boss Liu said, just come here, it's not enough for us to stuff our teeth, if you are not afraid of death, come to attack the mountain, grandpa is waiting for you to die."

The arrogant shouts blew up the lungs of the soldiers, and they gritted their teeth one by one, spitting fire in their eyes, eager to grow wings and fly into the mountains, screwing off the heads of these bandits who killed their comrades, not counting the shouting, and the screams and cries of women came from the mountains again.

This is Liu Motou's idea, the first battle was fought smoothly, in each bunker and dark fort, a woman was sent, in his words, this is a reward for the brothers, but also to boost morale, today we are desperate, just to keep such a good day, not to mention, Liu Motou's hand, really cheered up the bandits, originally some outlaws, vented the evil fire on the woman, one by one tucked his head on the waistband of his trousers, his eyes were round, and he stared at the mountain road tightly.

More than 180 heavy artillery pieces have been deployed, but a woman's voice came from the mountain, which stumped the commander of the artillery brigade who commanded it, he called Han Tie's headquarters, Han Tie's teeth gritted "cluck", his judgment was that the bandits found the artillery, and used these women as shields to make themselves dare not open fire, this is indeed a problem, these bastards, Han Tie scolded secretly in his heart.

Han Tie's hand holding the phone, full of sweat, the artillery brigade commander at the other end, calmly waiting for the order, time passed, there was only the sound of "rustling" in the headset, the voice on the mountain calmed down, Han Tie ordered in a hoarse voice: "Let's start" put down the phone, Han Tie sat on the ammunition box paralyzed, his heart was not a taste, resign himself to fate, I hope these poor women have left the front line.

There was a loud thunderous sound, the earth trembled, and more than 180 large-caliber heavy guns roared at the same time, and the shells screamed over the heads of the infantry, and smashed into the bunkers and bunkers of the bandits, the smoke of gunpowder billowed and the rubble flew sideways, the mountain peaks trembled in the sound of explosions, and the bunkers and bunkers were shrouded in glittering fire.

Liu Motou miscalculated this time, the bunkers and bunkers he built according to the terrain were based on his experience and standards in dealing with Han Fuyu's troops, and he thought that Han Fuyu's troops at that time were equipped with mountain artillery with a caliber of less than 100 millimeters at most, and the number was not much, so it could not pose a threat at all.

But now, he is facing a new opponent, more than 180 large-caliber heavy artillery salvos, the destructive power is amazing, the bunker and the bunker flew into the sky in the explosion, even if it is hidden on the ground, using the natural cave to transform the bunker, although the artillery fire can not help, but the huge shock wave makes the entire hilltop position, into a small boat shaking in the stormy waves, the bunker that has not been blown down by the shells, the bandits inside are shocked to the ground, the Venus in front of them is scurrying, and the corners of the mouth and ear holes are bleeding.

The shelling lasted for an hour and a half, tons of steel, poured into the first line of defense of the calf, like a boiling molten iron, splashed on the ground, even in the daytime, the mountain was like a volcanic eruption, thick smoke blocked the vision, even the soldiers far away from the shelling site, also felt the numbness and itchiness under the soles of their feet, had to cover their ears, the bandits who endured the fierce shelling, the encounter can be imagined.

Liu Motou, who was watching the battle in a natural cave on the top of the mountain, gasped, the location here is excellent, you can overlook the entire battlefield, what happened is in his eyes, he felt a chill in his heart, where did this come from, so many artillery, Han Fuyu's artillery back then, compared with this, children are like families, and if they go down like this, hugging the main peak of the calf, they will not be flattened?

Liu Motou panicked, for the first time on his own relying on the natural danger, shaken his confidence, once he lost the most reliable hole card, all the nature of the bandits, were exposed, Liu Motou had a plan to escape, turned around, saw his military advisor, hey, this guy, his face was calm, as if no one was fine, Liu Motou rose hope in his heart, what is the trick of the military advisor?

(To be continued)