Chapter 653
Strong winds are howling in the northwest, and from Wuwei to Yinchuan, a concrete road was just built last year. It's not more than seven or eight meters wide, but it's very flat.
On the official road from Yinchuan to Wuwei, countless people are struggling to pedal bicycles. The soldiers carried rifles on their backs, and the bicycle shelves stocked ammunition and supply packages. Both feet pedaled wildly on the pedals, trying to reach Wuwei City earlier.
Cao Wenzhao was pleasantly surprised to find that if he was moving forward at full speed. The bicycle can actually ride fifty miles in an hour, and according to this calculation, it will definitely be able to reach the periphery of Wuwei before noon tomorrow. What especially pleased Cao Wenzhao was that there was a huge tricycle team in addition to the bicycles.
Although a tricycle is slower than a bicycle, it can carry a heavy load. It is not a big problem for a tricycle to pull 200 pounds, especially after the invention of pneumatic tires, and the travel speed is even faster.
They may arrive at the battlefield later than the infantry, and before they reach the battlefield, the infantry can fight with ammunition on their own rear shelves.
In the combat kits on the rear shelves of the infantry, in addition to the two hundred rounds of ammunition, each person carried six grenades. In addition, no one carried an extra mortar shell. The artillery squad dismantled the mortars and shared the burden on everyone. The barrel is tied directly to the girder, which basically does not affect the ride.
There are thirteen thousand men under his command who are rushing forward, that is. When the battle began, seventy-two mortars could hit thirteen thousand shells.
What made Cao Wenzhao feel the most was the three Makqin heavy machine guns, and he didn't know what the relationship between the person named Makqin and the big marshal was, anyway, the big marshal gave the heavy machine gun this name.
A magical weapon that could wield 200 rounds of ammunition in one minute, Cao Wenzhao believed that this would be the ultimate nightmare for the Mongol cavalry.
"Commander, I don't know why, the wind direction has changed, and we are now in a tailwind." The staff officer under his command wiped the sweat from his military cap, and the expression on his face could be described as ecstatic.
"Grandma's! If you don't fight this battle well, you're sorry God. Tell the rabbit cubs to kick hard for Lao Tzu while the wind is down. After this battle, the whole division ate the whole sheep and killed the rabbits. ”
Feeling the convenience brought by the tailwind, Cao Wenzhao happily almost jumped out of the car and knocked one to God.
From a bird's-eye view from the sky, there seems to be an olive-green dragon winding its way through the earth.
When the news of the attack on Shuangqi Town came, Cao Wenzhao knew that the long-awaited fighter plane was coming. The Mongols still couldn't hold back and wanted to transfer the troops in Wuwei City.
He didn't worry about the black bull, and took the two battalions with the baggage as long as he was stationed in Shuangqi Town. The place in Shuangqi Town is not worth the thousands of lives that the Mongols have filled in.
On the night of the second day when Black Bull marched to Shuangqi Town, the Fourth Division began to advance rapidly towards Wuwei City.
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It was dawn and the sun came out. No matter how cold the day, the sun will give people a feeling of warmth.
Geldan looked at the devastated Wuwei City, and he already had the determination to win in his heart. The leader who had withdrawn from the front said that there were already civilians in the ranks of resistance. Although he can shoot, his marksmanship is extremely poor. Often shooting with half of their upper body exposed, it is easier to shoot them than to shoot a rabbit on the prairie.
All that remained of the northern wall of Wuwei City was a pile of broken bricks and tiles, and the remaining base of the wall was only the height of a person's calf. Half of the city walls on the east and west sides are gone, and the corpses of Liao soldiers can be seen in the broken bricks.
The gunfire in the city was still ringing, and it was very intense. However, listening to the gunshots, you can know that the gunfire of the Mongolian soldiers is far more dense than that of the Liao army. If it weren't for the roaring mortars, he would have been able to enter the city by now.
Thinking of mortars, Gerdan's heart was bleeding. There are also this stuff in the Mongol army, and there are many of them. But although there are many mortars, there are too few mortar shells. Transported from such a distance in the Ili valley was simply not enough to supply the army.
Made on the Gansu front? There weren't so many craftsmen and equipment, and there wasn't a suitable place.
The airship of the Ming army, as long as the weather is good, will come out to go around. The sky belongs to them, two more tents will be bombed, can you build a house and build an arsenal? These days, Mongolians cook only at night. For fear that the smoke will come out of the ignition during the day, and the airship will be found along the smoke.
Thousands of pounds of bombs were thrown down, and when they hit the ground, they could blow up a large crater as high as three or four people. Within a radius of 100 meters, people, horses, or cattle were not killed by the explosion but were also shocked to death. The Mongols have a lot of respect for this thing from the bottom of their hearts.
If there were enough mortars, this inconspicuous Wuwei City in front of him would have been taken down a long time ago. Why gnaw inch by inch of land like now.
Dolgon rubbed his face that was a little numb from the cold, pointed to the watchtower in the city and said: "That is the commanding height in Wuwei City, and it must also be the location of the command post of the Ming army." As long as the commanding heights are conquered in one fell swoop, the entire Wuwei group is leaderless, and it will take an hour or two to take it. ”
"Tower!" Gerdan also saw the tower-like structure. He was still thinking, why did he work so hard to build this thing on the edge of the Great Northwest Desert. Now I know that the vantage point makes it easy to observe everything around you.
Having studied mortars, of course, Gerdan knew that as long as there was such a commanding height, it was easy to command mortar fire. That accurate head is definitely a nightmare for the besieging Mongols.
"Pass the order, who can blow up that watchtower. Bounty! Seal thousands of households! In the face of such an important goal, Geldan also made a bloody investment.
There will be brave men under the reward!
"It's seven o'clock, and I guess we'll be able to eat in the city at nine or ten o'clock. It's too cold to freeze outside the city for a night, and it's good to go into the city to warm up. As Dorgon spoke, he spotted a troop of cavalry approaching in the distance.
There are tens of thousands of horses, and the banner is Danzila's subordinates.
"Danzira is back, it looks like the Ming army in Shuangqi Town has no intention of coming back for reinforcements."
"Humph! Just their little men, and reinforcements? If it weren't for the fact that Shuangqi Town really didn't have much oil and water, I would eat those 2,000 people first. Gerdan said dismissively.
Dorgon knew he was just talking about it, and he didn't say anything. With his hands in his sleeves, he continued to watch the Mongol soldiers attack the city.
"Your Royal Highness! The Ming army was stationed in Shuangqi Town, and it seemed that they were collecting corpses. I saw that they had no intention of returning to help, so I came back with men and horses to help you attack the city. Danzira galloped up to Gurdan, and gave a salute with his hand to his chest.
"There's no need for it, Wuwei City is about to be breached." Geldan pointed at the smoky city of Wuwei with his horsewhip.
Geldan said that Wuwei City was about to be breached, and Cao Bianjiao felt that he was right.
Since the early hours of yesterday morning, the sudden sandstorm has disrupted all deployments. Originally, he expected to use the city wall to resist the attack of the Mongols, but he did not expect the Mongols to use the sandstorm to break through the city wall. Cao Bianjiao's plan lacked the most important barrier, and now he could only barely maintain a loose front under the cover of mortars.
Cao Bianjiao was deeply glad that he had stored four base numbers of mortar shells before the war!
The officers and soldiers on the front line suffered heavy casualties, and Cao Bianjiao had to temporarily recruit some civilians to resist the attack. These civilians had no military training at all, and many of them had never even fired a gun. Stuff him with a bloody rifle and teach him how to load the bullet and aim. Two bullets are counted as a pawn.
Although Cao Bianjiao knew that this kind of person couldn't survive even ten minutes on the battlefield, he couldn't help it. If you can drag it out for a minute, it will be a minute, and if you can fill it for 100 minutes for 200 people, you can fill it for 100 minutes. Four or five thousand dead people can drag on for hours. Perhaps, at that time, my uncle's reinforcements will come. Surround these hateful Mongols with an iron wall, and not let any of them go.
"Captain! The grain store in front of the yamen was lost. ”
"What?" The grain store is only 300 meters away from the yamen, which means that his headquarters is already on the front line.
"The Mongols rushed up and fought with bayonets with grenades. The brothers suffered heavy casualties, and the newcomers were even more useless. ”
"Don't talk this nonsense, the guard company assembles. All the guys, grooms, orderlies, ......, as long as they can walk with long legs, they are all by Lao Tzu. Cao Bianjiao checked that the revolver was inserted and picked up a rifle casually. took two boxes of ammunition in his pocket and walked straight out of the command post.
The guard company outside has been assembled, and the grooms, orderlies, men, and so on in the command post are also standing inside. Even the cultural faculty stood in the ranks.
"You get out!" Cao Bianjiao pointed to the cultural teacher's nose and shouted. All of them looked at the cultural instructors, some envious, some extreme, and some didn't know what to look at.
"Captain! It's all gone to war, why can't I go? "The cultural instructor was looked at by so many people, and his face turned red all of a sudden.
"You are literate! Scholar Jin Gui, you are dead, who will teach these Qiu Ba to recognize words in the future. Drag him down, no time to ink him. Cao Bianjiao knew that everyone who read was admitting death, so he simply let people drag him out.
"Brethren! The fatal work is coming, and nothing else. I rushed to the front, and the guards behind me were the Overseers. The first squad leader, there is no need to ask for instructions if there is a collapse on the spot. ”
"No!"
"Let's go!" Cao Bianjiao waved his hand and rushed out with his subordinates.
There are only 120 guards in the company, and there are only more than 160 men and men in the men, grooms, orderlies, and even migrant workers.
Cao Bianjiao rushed to the front with his waist down, and the bottom edge of the steel helmet was pressed very low. Rushing forward two steps and pulling the bolt of the gun, he knelt on the ground and held the fire.
One hundred and ten meters away, a Mongolian soldier fell to the ground with his neck clutched, kicking his legs wildly.
The guard company is full of experienced people, and its combat quality is much higher than that of ordinary companies. Many of them fell to their stomachs, their rifles aimed at all the exposed Mongols. The people behind rolled in under the cover of fire and leaped forward!
They split into teams of three and covered each other's advances. In just a few minutes, I advanced fifty or sixty meters!
"Mortar!" In front of him was the scope of the grenade's power, and Cao Bianjiao hid behind the wall and shook his hand vigorously.
The herald, who was guarding the wall, immediately shouted into the mortar: "The regimental commander orders to open fire." ”
"Bang bang bang!" Of the thirty-six mortars, twelve were deployed to support the counterattack.
Mortar shells whizzed down on the Mongol positions, and several guys who wanted to throw grenades were engulfed in smoke. The grenade smoked and exploded in their hands.
After three rapid shots, Cao Bianjiao whistled. The vanguard immediately rushed forward!
Rushing to a point of about thirty meters, almost all of them pulled out grenades. Pull the tab open and throw it into the wall of the grain store.
I couldn't hear how many explosions there were, anyway, the yard, which was already full of smoke, was now even bigger. In the interval between the explosions, the screams of the Mongols could be heard.
The grain store had a large yard where sacks of grain were stacked, and now the grain was torn apart by grenade shrapnel, and a pile of yellow, crushed corn was scattered all over the ground.
When the guard company rushed into the yard, the Mongols immediately rushed out with a howl.
The two red-eyed armies collided together like Mars hitting the Earth. Platoon guns are fired at each other, and it's like lining up to shoot each other.
Bullets whistled through the body, and almost all the guards company fighters in the front row and the Mongols in the front row fell to the ground.
The one in the back, with a rifle with a bayonet, rushed forward regardless of it.
Cao Bianjiao held a rifle in his hand and swung away the bayonets of the Mongolian soldiers. The front leg was arched, the hind leg was straight, and a thrust plunged the bayonet into the front chest of the Mongol. The Mongolian was also considered to be strong, and after suffering the pain, he pressed his body down, and held Cao Bianjiao's gun tightly with both hands.
In the confusion, the Mongolian soldiers behind had already rushed up with guns. Seeing that the bayonet was about to beckon to his body, Cao Bianjiao was so frightened that he hurriedly let go, pulled out his revolver and shot it at the Mongolian soldier.
The shot was striking in the eye, and the Mongol soldier howled.
Cao Bianjiao didn't care about pulling out his gun, and the revolver fired continuously. Six bullets killed six Mongol soldiers, each shot in the head.
Everyone in the guard company was armed with a revolver, which was simply too advantageous in hand-to-hand combat. Several Mongolian soldiers saw that the momentum was not right, but they didn't have time to pull grenades. The revolver burst like a bean, and soon the courtyard was filled with the corpses of the Mongols. After a cursory look, there were about 100 or so of them.
"Hold here! Pile up corpses as cover. Cao Bianjiao knew that the corpse as a bunker could not stop the bullet. But he still gave this order, and the corpse is the best weapon of psychological warfare. At this time, I don't care about any means. After this battle, I will be able to live and talk about it.
"No!" The commander of the guard company hurriedly arranged.
"How many casualties?"
"More than two dozen were seriously wounded, and nine died. There are also forty minor injuries! There were Mongols who rushed out with grenades. ”
"Holy shit!"
Cao Bianjiao scolded, took out his pocket watch and looked at it. At 9:18, it was almost three hours of fucking. If you can hold on for a while, just hold on for a while.
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