It's a pity that no one paid attention to Mr. Zai's shouts, because at this time, the new army crossing the river was being subjected to a bloody tusha. The loyal and brave soldiers on the opposite side had been huddled in the trenches, and they were all hiding in the side defenses.
In the artillery hole, the permafrost layer above is very solid at this time, and the nitrocellulose shells of the Krupp 75th Battalion Artillery are less powerful. Basically, it can be said that there are no casualties. After our own artillery clears out the enemy's artillery, we can then
With the blast of trumpets, the guys came out of the gun holes one by one and took their places.
At this time, the new army had just reached the middle of the river. Bodisu was riding a tall white horse. The bright yellow jacket on his body was just short of having the word "target" written on it. He was also holding the saber left by his grandfather in his hand.
Hengdao immediately looked arrogant there, and was immediately targeted by dozens of rifles. Following the order from the commander on the Zhongyong Army position, thousands of guns were fired in an instant, and bullets were fired like a violent storm.
The new army that was crossing the river swept over.
Mr. Bo was pointing his sword at an angle, probably shouting words like "charge, kill, etc." when he saw his body sway suddenly, with a look of astonishment on his face, and then he continued to sway and fell down from the horse.
, almost at the same time, the back of his head spurted out. Poor Jiangmen Huzi went to see the monk king like this. After the battle, he was found to have been hit by more than 20 bullets. His whole body was beaten into a sieve.
Meeting his grandfather really brought back memories of those days for Monk King.
Just after he fell, the attacking 20,000 new troops also collapsed. The reason why there was a small delay was not that the Eight Banners disciples still had some courage, but that they were directly frightened at the first moment.
I was dumbfounded. I saw the silence in front of me suddenly turned into a volcanic eruption. Countless bullets were like hail in a typhoon.
He fell down, and with the whistling sound of bullets flying by, the river water beside him began to boil as if a pot were boiling.
How have those disciples of the Eight Banners, who have been living as cockfighting lackeys and wandering birds since they were young, ever seen this? Looking at the dead eyes of their fallen comrades, and the river water around them being gradually dyed blood red, they were completely confused, and then a
He turned around and ran away crying for his father and mother.
"Come back, don't run, don't show your back to the enemy!" As the backbone of the Liaodong veterans, they retreated and shot at the other side, shouting at the top of their lungs, trying to stop their companions from the stupidest way to escape. Unfortunately, those Eight Banners disciples
Now they were frightened. They were focused on escaping from this horrific hell. Many people even knocked down the veterans in their panic, and then stepped into the mud at the bottom of the river without hesitation.
The scene of 20,000 people chasing ducks together was extremely spectacular. Ronglu, who was watching the battle from a distance, was dumbfounded. Although he had guessed that he would fail, failing in this way still made him feel dazed.
"Send the order, if the rebels attack our position, shoot directly." Yuan Shoushan next to him said to the orderer. The artillery fire from the other side was concentrating on the open space on both sides. The intention of these insidious guys was obvious.
Ronglu suddenly woke up and quickly stopped him.
"Zhongtang, this will overwhelm the first town. If the enemy forces follow behind and kill them, the entire defense line will completely collapse." Yuan Shoushan said anxiously. He was right. When he discovered that the two wings were completely destroyed by the fire of the shell explosion, Yuan Shoushan said anxiously.
After the submergence, those soldiers from the 2nd and 3rd towns who had been panicking had already rushed to the first town defense line at the bridgehead. On the Zhongyong Army position on the north bank, countless soldiers were jumping out of the trenches with rifles, under the cover of heavy machine guns.
Come after him.
"Shoushan, do you know how many nobles there are among these people?" Ronglu said with a serious look on his face.
"But this..." Yuan Shoushan also woke up and said unwillingly.
"It's not a big deal if you lose. If you offend those people, even I won't get any good results! You are a good general, but it is very dangerous to be just a good general in the court. You must also be a good politician.
Otherwise, let alone climbing up, you may not even be able to save your life." Rong Lu said helplessly.
At this time, the defeated troops had already begun to attack the first town defense line. Even the barbed wire fence in front of the position could not stop them. After all, these guys could easily break down these relatively simple barbed wire fences if they went forward one after another. It was nothing more than the sacrifice of the front line. Besides, then
Many people crowded over, and they had no other choice. They saw thousands of soldiers being squeezed into the barbed wire fence by their companions, and then they screamed and cursed and gradually became silent.
The more than 10,000 defeated soldiers behind them used the bodies of their companions as stepping stones to rush to the defense line of the first town. Because the soldiers of the Zhongyong Army who delayed the pursuit had already been driven behind them, almost following the footsteps of the defeated soldiers.
Rushing up, grenades were smashed directly into the trenches one after another. The dense explosions intensified the chaos of the rout. Not only did they knock down machine guns, they even stepped on the heads of veterans who had fought with the Japanese army in Motian Ridge for half a year.
Yuan Shoushan immediately covered his face when he saw this scene, and even Ronglu couldn't bear to look directly at it.
As the loyal and brave soldiers rushed to the position with rifles in the route opened by the rout, even the veterans of the First Town had to choose to be defeated. Until now, stabbing is still the least practiced item for them, not to mention the large number of these loyal and brave soldiers.
Equipped with automatic pistols, engaging them in hand-to-hand combat is tantamount to suicide.
"Retreat!" Ronglu lamented and turned his horse's head. Yuan Shoushan hesitated, cursed reluctantly, and followed him.
"Follow them and occupy the Tangshan and Kailuan coal mines." Yang Feng was very satisfied with the news of the breakthrough of the Luanhe defense line. He then gave orders to the front line. At the same time, he used a train to transfer a regiment staying in Qinhuangdao.
His landing ship is transporting reinforcements composed of one regiment from each of the 1st and 32nd Divisions. Moreover, even if Iketanga in the north goes south, it will be difficult to reach it in a short time without railways. Leave one at Shanhaiguan.
The infantry regiment and two artillery battalions are enough to cope with it.
Taking over the Tangshan and Kailuan coal mines will not only further threaten Tianjin, but also solve its own coal-burning problem. Now its coal can only be transported by sea, which is relatively expensive. More importantly, it will occupy a large amount of transportation capacity. In Qinhuangdao
When large merchant ships cannot dock, those landing ships have to transport both troops and food and ammunition, which is very stressful.
Ronglu was already defeated like a mountain at this time, and how could he have the heart to stop him? He was driven away by Yang Feng's third brigade and could only run away non-stop. Many soldiers even disappeared without a trace.
I ran like this all the way to Luan County, but before I could take a breath, the cavalry regiment under Yang Feng arrived. The cavalry of this guy is a Arabian horse. He has a special horse farm in Western Australia. The number of war horses he has bred so far
It's over 10,000 yuan, so it's not easy to raise a few cavalry regiments.
These cavalrymen chased the Eight Banners elites behind them like ducks into Luanxian County, and within a few minutes they chased them out from the south gate. By this time, many people could no longer run and were kneeling on the road in despair.
While waiting for luck with their rifles raised, it was a pity that these cavalrymen paid no attention to them. They just asked them to throw their guns on the carriage that pulled the machine gun, and then they went off wherever they liked.
The pursuit did not end until they entered Tangshan. As for Ronglu, he ran back to Tianjin. It took him a week for his nearly 40,000 troops to return to Tianjin, mostly empty-handed. This battle was actually his
The casualties were not too many. The main reason was that the attacking 20,000 people ran too decisively, so the total losses were less than 6,000. However, the losses in equipment were too great. At least 20,000 rifles were lost.
In the end, three towns brought back forty machine guns. As for artillery, it was even worse. Each town had thirty-six Krupp 75th Battalion cannons, but only twenty were brought back in the end.
This is not a big deal. Even if he does not buy the guns and cannons stored in Tianjin and Beijing, he can quickly replenish them. What is really troublesome is that as soon as he counted, only one of the three controls came back. Neither Zai Zhen nor Bodisu came back. Later,
I heard from the returning soldiers that Bodisu, like his grandfather, had sacrificed his life for the country, but Mr. Zai really didn’t know where he was. He only knew that when the artillery position in the second town was razed, he was personally directing the battle there.
Woolen cloth.
At this time, Ronglu was dumbfounded. Bodisu's death was no big deal. The Borgijit family was no longer a monk king. Since the death of his father Boyan Namogu, his two brothers had also died one after another. Now the title is
His underage nephew inherited it, so basically he has nothing to say in the court. But Zai Zhen is different. His father is a powerful man, and he is never close to him. If he dies, I'm afraid Yi Kuang will not follow him.
Just give up and give up.
Of course, he was simply overly worried about this issue, because Mr. Zai was alive and well, but in the prisoner-of-war camp of the Zhongyong Army. Yang Feng was indeed not interested in capturing ordinary soldiers, but the officers were different.
Relatives and relatives are not allowed to take advantage of a family fortune of 1.8 million yuan. This time, his subordinates captured more than a hundred officers from noble families. Not to mention that one more officer was sold for 10,000 taels, and the military expenses for this battle came out.
, especially the news about the captive Zai Zhen made his eyes sparkle.
You must know that this is the future general manager of Qingna Company. It is said that his father embezzled at least 100 million taels until the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Although it is not that time yet, it is estimated that spending 200,000 taels to buy his son back is still acceptable.
Yes, to be honest, it is absolutely intolerable for Governor Yang to have to spend his own money to fight a war, so his military expenses must be recovered, even if it is kidnapping. (To be continued...