The ambush arranged by Feng Yuxiang was completely based on the ambush that Han Baihang set for himself last time. Even the reason "the train sleepers were stolen" was not changed, but this ambush received an unexpected response.
good effect.
Taking advantage of the moment when Commander Wu Peifu's troops were most relaxed, Feng Yuxiang's troops launched a battle. The 20,000 people were so crowded near this short 20-car train that they couldn't move. But this was exactly what happened.
What a good opportunity for Feng Yuxiang's National Army to attack.
When encountering an ambush in such a narrow terrain, the best way is to spread out and hide. But where can there be a hiding place for 20,000 people in this short few hundred meters? The only place to hide is inside the train carriage, but there is no place to hide.
A person dares to hide inside, because no one knows when a cannonball will fly, and there will be no place to cry when the time comes.
Of course, in order to ambush and retreat, Feng Yuxiang's army did not carry any heavy weapons, let alone mortars, not even heavy machine guns. That thing is not easy to hide an ambush, but it is to retreat after the attack.
It can't be carried at all at that time, and it will easily be delayed when the time comes, which is really not cost-effective. Therefore, Feng Yuxiang's army only has light weapons. But even like this, the lethality caused cannot be underestimated.
The most important thing is that Feng Yuxiang learned what he had learned and resold it, and learned a trick from Han Baihang - to equip grenades. Each of the 10,000 people who came to ambush carried two to four grenades, and when they finally retreated, they destroyed nearly all of them.
If more than 20,000 grenades are thrown together, the damage caused is no less than a few artillery shells!
I am afraid that no one in charge of the Republic of China knows how to use grenades, but no one would have thought of throwing thousands of grenades together like Han Baihang did. After all, grenades are not the main weapon of soldiers, and besides, they are not the main weapon of soldiers.
The killing range of the grenade is limited, and it often happens that a grenade cannot kill a person on the battlefield, so no one pays attention to this thing at all. But Han Baihang used it, and it worked wonders.
Feng Yuxiang suffered a big loss from this move, but he used it again. This is called learning from every experience and drawing inferences from one example.
Seeing that the battle is almost over, Wu Peifu's 20,000 troops will not be intimidated if they continue to fight. If they are given a few more minutes, the other side may be able to organize an effective counterattack. By then, it will be too late to leave.
At the command, the hand grenade...
Just when the order was about to be issued, the soldiers finally realized something was wrong. On their right side, in the direction of Peiping, a fire suddenly appeared.
No! That's the muzzle flash, the enemy's reinforcements.
Feng Yuxiang's National Army would never have thought of why Zhang Xueliang and Han Baihang's troops came so quickly to Peking City. This is impossible! Could it be that they had been waiting for them here a long time ago?
Judging from the dense muzzle flashes in the distance, the number of people was not small! Faced with such an unexpected situation, the National Army had to deploy its forces to block the opponent's reinforcements. In this way, their original plan was completely destroyed.
It was disrupted, let alone achieving the desired ambush effect. This time, I am afraid it will be too late to leave!
This reinforcement was none other than the 27th Division led by Han Baihang's Gao Hongyi. They had just fought against Feng Yuxiang's National Army two days ago, and they arrived unexpectedly again today.
Han Baihang's prediction came true. He himself did not expect that Feng Yuxiang would actually stage an ambush here. Just for the sake of his friendship with Yushuai Wu Peifu, and for the safety of Yushuai, Han Baihang habitually dispatched troops.
We were just there to respond. Originally, the responding troops were at the Peking Railway Station, but suddenly the army received news from the railway station that for some unknown reason, the train stopped not far away.
Gao Hongyi knew something was wrong without asking Han Baihang for instructions. His role this time was to protect the safety of Yu Shuai Wu Peifu. If something happened to Yu Shuai, how would he go back and explain to Han Baihang!
So he hurriedly led the 27th Division to the scene of the incident. It would be okay if nothing happened, but if something happened, he must ensure the safety of Commander Wu Peifu!
Sure enough, there was already fighting ahead. Why did it look so familiar? Isn't this the same tactic I used to ambush Feng Yuxiang's National Army two days ago? Why did Feng Yuxiang learn it from me?
Without any time to think more, Gao Hongyi immediately ordered the entire 27th Division to go into battle. Only then did the scene that Feng Yuxiang's National Army saw just now!
It was Gao Hongyi's prompt decision that allowed Commander Wu Peifu to greatly reduce losses. Seeing the arrival of Gao Hongyi's troops, the National Army, which was about to order a grenade "bombing", no longer had time to throw grenades across the board, and they had to retreat immediately.
If Gao Hongyi's reinforcements had not arrived at the critical moment, tens of thousands of grenades would have bloomed in Commander Wu Peifu's army. With 20,000 people and only a few hundred meters away, tens of thousands of grenades would have exploded here.
If so, the losses would be unimaginable!
The National Army left one regiment to block Gao Hongyi's 27th Division, and the rest immediately retreated. They didn't hesitate at all. The only regiment that stayed to block the attack was probably in danger!
Gao Hongyi did not send anyone to pursue the National Army, because he knew that since the other party dared to ambush, they must be fully prepared, and judging from the fact that the other party boldly abandoned a regiment as a blocking force, it seemed that the other party did not have any
They were in a panic, and it seemed that such a request for money was expected by them, so Gao Hongyi decided not to pursue it.
What's more, he doesn't know whether the opponent has troops to respond. If he pursues rashly and blindly, and runs into the opponent's encirclement, wouldn't he suffer a big loss?
What's more, he is not the only one who came to meet the commander-in-chief Wu Peifu...
Yushuai's troops had already prepared for a counterattack, but at this moment, Feng Yuxiang's National Army suddenly retreated, catching him off guard, as if he had been punched by someone and he had just clenched his fist.
But the other party suddenly disappeared, and I didn't know where to start. It was like eating a dead fly. It wasn't that uncomfortable, it was just disgusting!
Gao Hongyi was once a subordinate of Commander Yu, so naturally he did not dare to entrust him. Protecting Commander Yu was his first priority, so he drove away the National Army. He hurriedly came to see Commander Wu Peifu.
Wu Peifu was not injured at all, and even his clothes were not stained at all. Seeing this, Gao Hongyi finally felt relieved.