On this day, the Chenjiang River Brigade in front of Bengbu, starting from dawn, was still in a bitter battle.

The northern army of Fushan is really worthy of their name as the hero of the north. The positions of the surrounding Jiang Defense Army, under the three-day attack, had already fallen into a situation of imminent collapse.

The two battalions of the Northern Army in the main position of Fushan were still holding on, controlling the four with their artillery fire.

Although they did not have many guns, only six mountain guns, and the number of shells was also limited. However, the shooting was extremely accurate, and several timely interceptions helped the Jiang Defense Army stabilize its position.

Today, Chen Jianghe concentrated a complete regiment, three battalions and 12 companies, and attacked from dawn until the afternoon, attacking from multiple directions, wave assaults, and all kinds of tricks were used, but they just couldn't beat them.

Chen Jianghe's face was covered with dust, and the smoke of gunpowder lay in the trench, watching the infantry attack fail again, and ordered the herald with hatred: "Let me ask the commander of the artillery group, He Yihang, that kid, how did his artillery hit?" ”

He Yihang was an officer who studied artillery in the original 6th Army Middle School, and was also the commander of the artillery regiment directly under the division, commanding four artillery battalions and more than 40 mountain artillery pieces to provide support for Chen Jianghe's infantry.

The shells fired these days are almost the output of the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau for two months, and the copper shells of the shells are piled up on the battlefield. But the results can be described as very bad, and they can't suppress the opponent's six mountain cannons!

He Yihang's face was dark, and after reading the note of Chen Jianghe brought by the herald, a sentence came out from between his teeth: "What fucking bullshit!" ”

He waved his finger at his artillery group: "You asked Chen Jianghe, that guy to come and see!" How many of these gunners were former artillerymen? Lao Tzu also chased ducks to the shelves. You infantry will fire their guns, just charge! Artillery does not have a year of training, it will not produce good gunners! ”

His spitting stars were about to spray in the poor herald's face.

He Yihang thought about it, he was really bored when he shouted at the herald, and finally made a summary: "Go back and tell you the brigade commander, he must be capable, and my artillery commander will give it to him!" Lao Tzu went to the front line and charged! ”

Wang Feng was in the shelter department all day, posing for Gu Zhizhong with a telescope, and as for Miss Shen, she was naturally well protected in the town behind.

Gu Zhizhong also took some photos of Wang Feng approaching the enemy, commanding like a determined, and heroic spirit. But the battle ahead was fought really and cruelly, and in the afternoon, Gu Zhizhong was first in the military, and finally couldn't help but ask Wang Feng: "The general's attack today seems to be very unsuccessful, is the Northern Army so fierce?" With so many of our cannons, we can't defeat them. ”

Wang Feng was a little silent, the Beiyang Army is not weak, but it is not strong to that extent, it is really that there are too many recruits in the model unit of the iron-blooded army, and the officers have little experience and insufficient training. And the most combat-effective brigade is not in sight, but these words cannot be said honestly, he is bent on building a strong army that wins all battles in the eyes of the public, and maintains the greatest deterrent effect against the enemy or potential enemy.

He smiled and said, "Originally, this is a military secret, I can't reveal it, but I can trust you!" Our attack on the front is not aimed at breaking through the enemy's positions, but at attracting their main forces to gather on the front, and our army already has a large detachment to detour the enemy's rear with the main purpose of annihilating the enemy's strength! What are the goals of our army? It is the iron-blooded vanguard of the Northern Expedition of the Rebel Army! It is to open the way for future comrades! If we were satisfied only with breaking through the enemy's positions, these enemies would naturally retreat to the north, and if so, would we not have fulfilled the duty of our 1st Division? ”

His tone gradually became impassioned: "In order to fulfill their duties as soldiers and obey the orders of the division headquarters, the athletes of the First Division have been carrying out diversionary attacks one after another, and they have endured the greatest sacrifices, and they have fallen on the land of the motherland one after another, and I am deeply proud of them!" Our country has the iron-blooded vanguard of the First Division, and the country is very fortunate and the nation is very fortunate! ”

Gu Zhizhong lowered his head and worked hard to write these words, and when he returned to Shenhai, it was the headline! What a demoralizing declaration!

Wu Wencai, who had been following them, glanced at Wang Feng lightly, picked up the binoculars and observed the front, just listen to the teacher's blow, if you can't beat it, you can't beat it!

Wang Feng naturally didn't know about his chief of staff's belly, he raised his head and looked north, scorching, scorching, my Haikou is boasting, where is your first brigade now?

The wounded soldiers were carried down from the front line like flowing water, and the people were indeed very supportive of this iron-blooded army, and a large number of people were voluntarily organized to go to the front line to transport ammunition and carry the wounded.

Wang Feng and Gu Zhizhong slowly walked towards the town with one foot high and one foot low, and walked back to have dinner. Ever since he saw the team carrying the wounded, he dismounted and comforted the wounded one by one.

Gu Zhizhong watched all this from the side, with only admiration in his expression.

Wang Feng helped a wounded man tuck the quilt and saluted him, the wounded man was so moved that his eyes were full of tears, and he wanted to struggle to return the salute, but Wang Feng held him down.

Seeing this team go away, Wang Feng turned his head and asked Gu Zhizhong: "Why don't we endure our stomachs and go to the hospital to see the wounded first?" They are the real heroes, I'm Wang Feng... It's not as good as them. ”

The field hospital was in a hurry, with blood flowing all over the ground, a strong smell of blood, and the screams and moans of the wounded.

More than 300 beds are almost full, 6 continue to have the wounded delivered, more than a dozen male nurses shuttled around, busy bandaging and applying medicine, and the seriously injured had to line up to be sent to the operating room for treatment, and no one noticed their division commander and quietly walked in.

Gu Zhizhong's face was pale, and he pressed his hand on his mouth, not knowing where to start the interview.

Wang Feng pulled him: "Don't interview, I just want you to see what our first division has paid for the great cause of recovery..."

He pulled Gu Zhizhong and walked towards the back of the room, where was the operating room of the field hospital.

"The entire First Division Military Medical Department, the establishment of four field hospitals, we are one surgeon! That is, our chief of military medicine! So many people who have come back from studying medicine in the East and from the West have joined our first division with Mr. Mu Xinghe from St. Tzu Chi Hospital in Jinling City! Medicine, no matter how much money I spend, I have to buy it, if I can have more doctors, how many fewer brothers can I die? How many brothers will live with their disabilities for the rest of their lives! ”

Wang Feng pointed to the room in the backyard as a knife room, and said loudly to Gu Zhizhong, Gu Zhizhong saw the corner of the wall, piled up like firewood shelves, human hands and legs, and blood flowing all over the yard, and finally spit it out.

Wang Feng didn't speak, nor did he help him, let him vomit there, he hugged his arms and chest, undulating non-stop.

"I'll ask you to write it in the newspaper! 20,000 brothers in the first division, I feel the same way! ”

Wang Feng was already very excited, and he didn't see the white guest standing honestly at the door of the knife room, he trotted over and saluted Wang Feng: "Commander." ”

Wang Feng reacted at this time, and immediately frowned: "Captain Bai, why are you here?" What about Miss Shen? You lost him? ”

Bai Ke was about to reply, when he heard the roar of Mu Xinghe, the head of the military medical department, from the knife room: "Who is that!" Go out and get these hemostats, sanitize them, and bring some clean gauze! ”

As soon as the curtain of the operating room was lifted, I saw Shen Yi wearing a wide nurse's white coat and walking out with a basin of blood water.

Her bright eyes are now so tired that she has lost her brilliance, and her delicate little face is also splashed with blood. A wisp of hair slipped off the nurse's hat and shook gently in front of her eyes, Bai Ke hurriedly ran over to help her carry the basin, but Shen Yi refused with a smile.

Wang Feng walked over: "What's going on?" White guest, you are so bold! ”

Before he finished speaking, Shen Yi explained with a smile: "Don't blame him, today I was walking around the town, Captain Bai followed me, I saw these wounded people so pitiful, I learned first aid when I was in the school Scouts, so I came to help............"

Wang Feng looked at her tired smile, and didn't know why he felt a little heartache. But he immediately ignored this feeling, and ordered with a straight face: "Bai Ke, you immediately escort Miss Shen back to rest, I still have to settle accounts with you for this matter today!" ”

Shen Yi poured blood into the courtyard, and some splashed on Wang Feng's riding boots: "I don't!" It's not easy to help you a little, and besides, it's not to blame Captain Bai, it's my own volition! ”

Wang Feng's heart moved again, and his expression softened a lot: "Miss Shen, this place is not where you came, go back and rest, be obedient, okay?" ”

Shen Yi was still stubborn and did not move, just when Gu Zhizhong was about to come up to persuade him.

As soon as the curtain at the door was lifted, Mu Xinghe, a student studying in France by the head of the military medical department, had already walked out angrily, he had not slept well for a few days, and his surgical gown with black eye sockets was also full of blood.

"Who, who, who, take a gauze, will it take that long?"

He raised his eyes and saw Wang Feng and them, and pointed at Wang Feng and said, "What are you doing here?" Not messy enough? Let everyone stand up and salute to welcome you? Time here is a matter of human life! Come on! ”

Bai Ke was dumbfounded, he had never seen such a person in his army talking to the division commander! What he didn't expect was that Wang Feng smiled at him.

"Director Mu, I'll leave right away, I'll leave right away! It's just that this girl is a guest of the division, I didn't expect her to come here by herself, so I'll take her away immediately! ”

Mu Xinghe's voice became louder: "The male nurses you sent to me are all a bunch of wood!" This girl is still useful today, I don't care where she came from, anyway, I can use her now. You guys go! Don't make a mess here! ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand to make a posture to drive away. Shen Yi smiled triumphantly at them and ran to get the gauze, while Mu Xinghe snorted heavily and slammed the curtain in.

Wang Feng and Gu Zhizhong glanced at each other, and walked out with the white guest.

On the way, Bai Ke explained to Wang Feng: "Miss Shen, we are going to the front line today, and we stopped her." She said that she wanted to walk around the town, and we followed closely, but when Miss Shen saw the team carrying the wounded coming down, she insisted on going over to participate in the nursing. ”

Just as Wang Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly, he saw a herald on horseback rushing over quickly.

When he was still a dozen steps away from Wang Feng, he dismounted neatly and ran in front of Wang Feng with a rolling belt.

"A note written by the chief of staff to the division commander, the Beiyang Army in the Fushan Gorge, retreat!"

Wang Feng was stunned for a moment, snatched the note with his hand, opened it and looked at it in the already dim light.

Wu Cai's succinctly wrote a few sentences on it: "At five o'clock, the enemy showed signs of retreating, and there was a cannon sound in the direction of Bengbu. ”

At this time, Wang Feng almost couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh, but finally endured it.

The herald said: "Order Chen Jianghe, immediately organize a pursuit, don't let an enemy escape!" ”

The cavalry led the order and went quickly, and Bai Ke and a few guards over there had already led Wang Feng's horse over.

Wang Fengqiang suppressed the joy in his heart, and said lightly to Gu Zhizhong: "My iron-blooded vanguard has broken the thief!" "It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and not to sell the name of the overlord" The military situation is urgent, and the brothers went to the front line, farewell! ”

After adding a few whips on the horse, several people had already rushed out with a roar, and Gu Zhizhong also ran towards the telegraph room of the First Division, eager to shoot back the transcript of the record of the past two days, what wonderful news, what a successful Northern Expedition!

After Wang Yangming broke into Bengbu from the rear, the defense line of the Jiang Defense Army and the Northern Army at the front of Bengbu was fluctuating and finally collapsed.

At the beginning, it was an orderly retreat, but under the pursuit of Chen Jianghe, it was crushed and formed in an encirclement formed by the 1st and 2nd Brigades.

The 20 Biao of the 5th Town of the Northern Army and the 19 battalions of the Jiangfang Army were almost completely wiped out, and in this battle, more than 1,000 people of the Northern Army were killed and wounded, and more than 8,000 people were captured.