As the time entered early April, eastern Sichuan was in chaos. The armies of both sides were constantly clashing, and the war was about to break out. Due to the influence of Haoren, this little butterfly, the war against Yuan Dynasty might break out early.

On April 5, Lan Wenbin, commander of Liu Xiang's division, sent a telegram asking Yuan for help. Then Liu Xiang, Yang Sen, Lai Xinhui's division, and brigade commander jointly sent a telegram in response. On April 8, Yuan Zuming's Guizhou Army Wang Tianpei, Li Shen, and others had conflicts with Liu Xiang.

He compromised and decided to leave Sichuan and return to Guizhou. Liu Xiang provided a monthly military salary of 400,000 yuan (1.2 million yuan was paid in advance). However, before the army moved, he was attacked and killed by unknown persons. Most people in the army believed that it was Liu Xiang and others.

He did it, which aroused the indignation of the Guizhou Army. This unexpected incident strengthened Yuan Zuming's control over the army in a short period of time.

On April 16, Liu Xiang and Yang Sen jointly drove away the Guizhou army Yuan Zuming and occupied Chongqing. Then the Sichuan army was divided into two groups: the upper Sichuan east and the lower Sichuan east. Liu Xiang and Yang Sen were divided into Tongling and attacked Chongqing. Liu Wenhui also launched an eastward attack in western Sichuan.

Attack. Yuan Zuming's army could not resist the allied attack and led the Guizhou Army to leave Sichuan and retreat to Guizhou at the end of April.

Something that should not happen in later generations happened. On the way to Guizhou, the leading troops were ambushed and suffered heavy losses. After hearing the news, the commander of the regiment was furious. The whole regiment pressed forward and directly sent a battalion to attack. The result was terrible.

, after going up to a battalion, less than half of the battalion came back. The battalion commander came back and cried: "Commander, it's not that we don't try our best, it's because the enemy's firepower is too strong, and the terrain is too dangerous, there is no way to attack."

The regimental commander saw that the battle was unwinnable and how many people would be needed to fill in. So he ordered the troops to stop the attack and report to the superiors.

This is located at the Hotel Pass in Songkan Town, Tongzi County, Guizhou Province. This is one of the four major dangerous passes leading to Guizhou Province. The four major danger passes that later generations of the Red Army experienced during the Long March - Hotel Pass, Qinggangshao, and Seventy-two Roads.

Turn to Loushanguan.

The one who blocked the Guizhou army here was the battalion of battalion commander Zhang Zhonglin. Now Zhang Zhonglin's battalion is very powerful, with the total number of men in the battalion growing to more than 4,000. Although the combat effectiveness of bandits and poor people will not be improved quickly, after several years,

After months of high-intensity training and the education of battalion instructors and company supervisors, its combat effectiveness and military cohesion are developing in a good direction. The civilian officials in the army are already very skilled in ideological education. They strongly advocate that they should be in the army

Under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping, we must build a strong people's army. This army must take building a strong nation as its own responsibility and protect the interests of the people as its overall purpose. Overthrow all warlords who harm the people. An army has its own

Only the comprehensive purpose has the soul of the army, and the army can be strong.

A few months ago, Zhang Zhonglin and the others were preparing. The first defense point was at Hotel Pass, and the second defense point was set up at Qingbang Shao. They originally planned to block the attack at the first defense point, but if they couldn't defend it, there would be a second one.

The defensive point can be defended. Later, the commander sent two heavy fire companies. Zhang Zhonglin and the others were delighted. Damn, this firepower is too powerful. Each squad has a Maxin heavy machine gun.

The Maxine machine gun is also called the Maxim machine gun. It is named after its inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim (hiramstevensmaxim, also translated as Maxim, today's translation should be Maxim)

.The caliber is 11.43 mm, the gun weighs 27.2 kg. It adopts a short-recoil (19 mm) automatic barrel and a water-cooled barrel. It uses a 6.4-meter-long canvas belt with an ammunition capacity of 333 rounds. The belt can be connected.

The theoretical rate of fire is 600 rounds/minute, which can be fired in single or continuous rounds; it can also be adjusted to a slow rate of fire of 100 rounds/minute through the rate of fire regulator. The Maxin machine gun has a complex structure and uses a water-cooled barrel, which is relatively bulky.

The reliability has deteriorated, and it is now an improved air-cooled type, with a bullet caliber of 7.92x57mm, a barrel length of 721.2mm, and a gun weight of 20 kilograms.

Each squad is equipped with two Czech light machine guns. They fire 7.92x57mm bullets. The guns are fed by magazines and have a capacity of 20 rounds. This light machine gun has a simple structure and reliable action. It can be used in fierce wars and harsh conditions.

It is not easily damaged in the natural environment. It is easy to use and maintain. In addition to accurate shooting, it can continue shooting as long as the barrel is replaced. The two-man machine gun team greatly improves the actual combat performance of the machine gun. After simple shooting training, the gun can be used in combat.

In addition, each platoon is equipped with one 120mm mortar and two 60mm mortars.

Since there was such fierce firepower, Zhang Zhonglin and others discussed directly focusing on the first defensive point to directly block the enemy. The location chosen was also very steep, with a short deep valley turning around and steep mountains on both sides.

A pass was built with cement as a fortress, and then covered with rocks and weeds, making it impossible to distinguish it from a distance.

Haoren is deeply influenced by later generations and pays special attention to the firepower of the army. This is not nonsense, who doesn't want to have strong firepower. The problem is that you have money. Who is as rich as a monster like you?

Yuan Zuming was furious when he heard the report from his men and was ambushed on the way back. He suffered heavy losses. This bastard Liu Xiang, the special grandma, is really not a thing. We all have to go back to our hometown in Guizhou. You are not done yet. I am easy to bully. Send the order

Change the group and continue the attack. You must remove the stumbling block for me.

At the hotel's Ya Pass, Zhang Zhonglin was watching with a telescope. The enemy army showed up at the corner, and slowly about one company entered the valley. Zhang Zhonglin turned around and said to the ordering soldier: "Yellow flag." The ordering soldier immediately raised the yellow flag in his hand and faced them.

Not far away, a yellow flag was raised in a high and hidden place. In an instant, a barrage of barrages was fired and exploded among the enemy troops. The enemy troops were suddenly in chaos, and their men fell on their backs. The enemy's attack was suddenly suffocated, and they ran away cleverly.

Run back. Not long after, the enemy's attack started again. It was probably the enemy commander who gave the death order. This time it was different. The enemy started running forward, hoping to quickly pass through the range of the artillery shells. Zhang Zhonglin didn't care.

These are still artillery bombardments. As for the enemy troops running over, let's ignore them. If an enemy company rushes through the barrage, it will lose at least a quarter of its troops. This time, it is still three companies like last time. Seeing that there are no more behind them,

Zhang Zhonglin ordered the messenger: "Blue flag." Okay, this time the artillery is here to chase the enemy and bomb. Seeing the enemy enter the best range, "Black flag" Yang Yi shouted. The heavy machine gun opened fire, Nima

, it was simply a massacre! The Maxin machine gun came towards us with a piercing roar, quickly harvesting lives. The Guizhou soldiers had never seen this kind of powerful enemy firepower. It was so terrifying that the enemy troops ran back and were paralyzed.

Yes, can human legs run through bullets? At this moment, the soldiers must have imagined that if a powerful fart was released, it would be safe if it flew out like a jet. A battle without any suspense ended like this. The enemy

Not even a third of the soldiers escaped, which was terrifying.

After several battles, the officers and soldiers of Guizhou became scared. The mood of death quickly spread among the army. Damn it, this is the real Death Valley. How many people are filling it.

Yuan Zuming and others also knew, Ma Bi, when did such a powerful army appear in Sichuan? Everyone discussed it and sent another army to attack in the afternoon. Everyone went to the forward position to have a look. If it is true as the legend says,

Stop attacking, go back and think of a solution.

The situation got worse in the afternoon. The more they fought, the more confident and experienced Zhang Zhonglin and others became. This time they simply used crossfire. The attacker was still a battalion. There was no way. More troops could not be deployed. The terrain was really bad.

Damn it.

At the beginning, it was still a mortar bombardment. When the enemy entered the best shooting area, the oncoming machine guns opened fire first, and then the machine gun positions on both sides also opened fire. Damn it, is it possible to attack everyone with such fierce firepower?

Escape is still a problem. Unfortunately, only dozens of people escaped.

This time, Yuan Zuming and others saw it clearly from the front. Liu Xiang wanted to kill me, and with a wave of his hand, the army withdrew. Some people are wondering, isn't it so mysterious? Anyone who has been here knows that this is

As dangerous as it is, the hotel is not the most dangerous place. The Green Bar Post at the back is the most dangerous place. The four major dangerous passes that later generations of the Red Army experienced during the Long March were from south to north - Loushanguan, the Seventy-two Turn, and the Green Bar Post.

And the hotel is dumb. The hotel is dumb. The worst is the green bar whistle. There are many seventy-two turns and a sharp drop. There is a poem that says: "The old road from Guizhou to Chongqing, coming south to Shanlou, the Hongguan checkpoint makes people sad. People shed tears.

Birds are singing in sorrow. The Yelang stream winds around the mountain, and Tang Meng and Meng pass through the pass with sweat and blood. Generals are sent out; marquises are imprisoned." In such a dangerous place, with the current equipment and strength of the Guizhou army, many people still hold old sleeves.

How can we capture it? The opponent's company has nine heavy machine guns, eighteen Czech machine guns, plus mortars. If both companies are used, will there be any human life? No one else in this era will do it.

You have so much money to equip yourself with such powerful firepower.

After Yuan Zuming and others returned, they all looked sad and depressed.

The leader of the main attacking group said: "We can't attack anymore. It won't matter how many people we take. It's the same as committing suicide."

A division commander said with a grimace: "This is really driving us to death."

"It seems that this road is impassable. Should we consider choosing another way back?" someone suggested.

Before he finished speaking, someone retorted: "Tsk, can you guarantee that there are no ambushes on other roads? Since they want to block our other roads, they will definitely consider it."

Everyone thought so, and the scene suddenly fell into silence.

After a while, Yuan Zuming made a hard decision and said: "Since Liu Xiang is so cruel and wants to force us to death here, it would be better to turn around and bite them hard. They will definitely not expect us to turn around so quickly.

Counterattack, take advantage of their unpreparedness and launch a surprise attack. If it succeeds, it’s good, but if it doesn’t, we have to bite off a piece or two of their meat. Force them to open a hole and let us go back."

"Yes, this is the only way to go." Everyone agreed.

"Go back and tell everyone clearly that if you want to live, you have to fight to the death. Turning back will lead to death." Yuan Zuming said fiercely: "Now go back and have a good rest. We will launch a surprise attack early tomorrow morning and fight to the death."
Chapter completed!