When he arrived at the entrance of the Wudao Temple team department, Han Baihang felt that something was not right about the atmosphere. The sentry at the door was armed with ammunition, and shouts were coming from inside. He was about to walk in as usual, when the sentry raised his hand and stopped him: "Platoon Leader Han,
The captain has an order, anyone entering or leaving must be informed!"
Han Baihang recognized the sentry as a familiar face and had frequent interactions with him. Seeing the solemn look on his face, he knew that something big had happened, otherwise the team would not be so worried about the enemy. He smiled slightly and took half a step back.
Said: "Brother, please tell me!"
"I'm sorry, Platoon Leader Han. I am also following orders. Please wait here for a moment." The sentry said apologetically, and trotted off to report.
Taking advantage of this period of time, Han Baihang looked into the team headquarters and saw a group of soldiers inside lowering the telephone poles and retracting the telephone lines on them. He pondered for a moment and guessed what was going on.
The war is about to begin!
The sentry returned as quickly as he left, shouting: "Platoon Leader Han, the captain please come in."
Han Baihang politely thanked the sentry and quickly entered the team headquarters.
"Report!" Han Baihang shouted after tidying up his troops.
"Come in."
The voice of captain Gao Zhongying came from inside, and a hint of urgency could be heard from the voice. Han Baihang stepped inside and saw Gao Zhongying standing in the middle of the room, with his hands on his hips, directing the orderlies to work. The orderlies on the side were sending documents and information to a room.
Throw it in the brazier.
"Hmm! Baihang is here, what's the matter?"
Gao Zhongying only glanced at Han Baihang, then moved his eyes elsewhere and scolded an orderly: "You are so clumsy, please pack your things quickly."
Han Baihang stood up and said, "Captain, the training of the fifth platoon has initially achieved results. I would like to ask you to inspect and review tomorrow!"
Zhong Gaoying turned his face, frowned and was about to speak, when Han Baihang changed his voice and said: "But the humble position seems to be impossible at the moment. Our fifth platoon is willing to select the striker for the forward team. Please accept the captain's approval."
Zhong Gaoying looked surprised: "The team headquarters has just received the combat deployment order from the brigade headquarters. My order has not yet been issued to each platoon. How did you know?"
Han Baihang said: "The humble position is just a guess!"
"Your nose is really sharp!"
Zhong Gaoying smiled and said seriously: "Zhiwan is indeed going to fight. Duan Qirui established the 'Dingguo Army' in Tuanhe, and divided the troops into three groups to set up positions in Zhuozhou, Gu'an, and north of Laishui. Marshal Cao and Yu
The commander-in-chief established a 'Rebel Army' in Baoding, and divided his troops into three groups to deal with the Anhui army's attack."
Han Baihang wanted to laugh when he heard the names of "Dingguo Army" and "Rebel Army". Although the Beiyang soldiers acted in the style of warlords, they wanted to be justified in fighting this war. In short, they had to find a reason to give the opponent a reason.
Called a traitor or something like that.
He didn't realize that when he heard that the war was about to start, his expression did not flinch at all. Instead, his energy suddenly brightened up and his eyes lit up a bit. There was certainly a reason why he knew the outcome of Zhiwan.
, but there is also his natural adaptability to the battlefield.
Seeing him like this, Zhong Gaoying couldn't help but marvel. He remembered the sad look on his captain's face when the combat order was given just now, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Only Han Baihang could predict the outcome of the Anhui War and be so relaxed. In fact, middle and high-level officers like Zhong Gaoying were uneasy about this war. At that time, judging from the strength of both sides on paper, the Anhui army had an absolute advantage.
Yes, in terms of military strength, the Anhui Army is said to have 300,000 troops. This number is reasonable, but the real strength is around 120,000 to 30,000. These are Duan Qirui's direct line. The direct line is said to have 200,000 troops. In fact, the total strength is 200,000.
, excluding the soy sauce troops from various provinces, only the 60,000 to 70,000 people led by the Third Division can really go to the battlefield, not to mention the lack of military pay, obsolete ordnance, etc., in short, the vast majority of people who are paying attention to this war
In my eyes, the Anhui army had a much greater chance of winning this war.
Han Baihang didn't expect so much. He only cared about the war between Zhijiang and Anhui continuing as before. He couldn't help but ask: "Captain, when will we choose the vanguard?"
"You kid are so anxious to go to the battlefield, you're afraid that the Lord of Hell won't be able to see you, right?" Zhong Gaoying opened his eyes and cursed, then suddenly calmed down, touched the beard on his chin, and said vaguely: "Combat orders must be kept secret, don't
You're just asking around, you go back first and let the brothers get ready and wait for orders."
Han Baihang did not dare to ask any more questions, so he had to exit the team headquarters full of doubts, and returned to the fifth platoon. When he saw the soldiers carrying back several green-painted ammunition boxes from outside, he shouted happily when he saw him: "
Platoon leader, come and take a look, our machine gun has arrived."
Han Baihang asked the soldiers to carry the box to the camp, pry it open, and reveal the heavy machine gun wrapped in butter. He hurriedly asked several veterans who had touched the heavy machine gun to wipe the butter clean. After a while, the dark black was revealed.
The blued gun body exuded a bloodthirsty smell. He recognized it as an imitation Maxim heavy machine gun produced by the Gongxian Arsenal in Henan Province. It was not as easy to use as the German product, and sometimes it often jammed, but he was still happy with it.
He touched the machine gun up and down, and kept saying: "Baby, this is a treasure."
It's not that he is making a fuss. You must know that heavy machine guns are a powerful weapon in the Chinese army that lacks heavy weapons. It can be said that with heavy machine guns, his fifth platoon can defeat two infantry platoons and is of great use in attacking and defending.
Then he opened the other two boxes. Han Baihang's eyes widened when he saw the contents inside: "Is this a flower trap?"
A dozen brightly baked MP18 flower mechanisms were lying in the matted wood shavings, with magazines and a box of yellow-orange bullets inside.
Han Baihang suppressed his excitement and had a doubt in his heart. He remembered that when he was on the forum, someone said that China's Gongxian Arsenal would imitate flower mechanisms around the fourteenth year of the Republic of China. It was only the tenth year of the Republic of China. Obviously, these flower mechanisms
It can only be imported goods. This can also be seen from the blue color. Compared with the slightly dimmer blue light of Gongxian heavy machine guns, the blue color of this batch of flower mechanisms is brighter. There is a layer of light under the sun. Look.
It's a good thing.
While drooling at the sight of these powerful weapons, Han Baihang couldn't help but become more confused. Although the weapons for the vanguard team must be excellent, more than a dozen flower traps are distributed to the troops. This is a big deal, according to the soldiers who led the ordnance.
, each platoon carried the same box back. Obviously this was not an ordinary combat move, and there must be a big move behind it.
With doubts, Han Baihang ordered the soldiers to start organizing their equipment, prepare for evacuation, and wait patiently for orders from the team headquarters.
After a full hour, a messenger came to the fifth platoon and shouted: "Platoon leader Han, the team headquarters is gathering for a meeting, please come running!"
Han Baihang did not dare to neglect and asked the troops to wait where they were. When he arrived at the team headquarters, he saw the platoon leaders arriving one after another. Everyone greeted each other with doubts and solemn expressions on their faces.
After the platoon leaders arrived, Zhong Gaoying waved his hand, and his orderlies went out and closed the door. With the creaking and banging of the door, everyone's spirits were trembling.
Zhong Gaoying glanced at everyone with sharp eyes, and after more than ten seconds, he said in a deep voice: "Commander Yu has given orders to select the vanguard to march lightly and attack Tuanhe River to capture Duan Qirui alive!"
Han Baihang was suddenly shocked. Why didn't he remember such a thing in history? He knew exactly where Tuanhe was. It was in the backyard of hundreds of thousands of Anhui troops, close to the city of Beijing, even on both sides of Anhui.
The war has not officially started yet, but the road has long been cut off, and the Anhui army is definitely heavily guarded. If you want to go deep in and capture Duan Qirui alive, this is a hellish task, and it can be said to be a narrow escape.
