Han Baihang said: "If I win, how about asking the commander-in-chief to give me a favor and accept dozens of my brothers as Ma Bian Guards?"
Duan Zhigui laughed after hearing this: "You said that you are too evil-minded, and it turns out that you were planning on me. Well, I will promise you that no matter whether you win or lose, your platoon will not have to return to the 15th Division. You can serve as my guard."
Han Baihang was ecstatic in his heart. He stood upright and said, "Yes, thank you Marshal for your kindness. I can't thank you enough for this humble position."
Duan Zhigui smiled and his face darkened again: "Why haven't you figured out the situation yet?"
Han Baihang said: "Commander, don't be anxious. I'll send someone to investigate later."
He called He Li's name and asked him to take people to inquire about the battle situation. He Li led the people and ran out in a hurry. At this time, the sound of gunfire gradually weakened and the killing shouts were inaudible. Ten minutes later, with
Zhou Qing came back together, followed by more than a dozen generals and a large number of Anhui troops. They hurried into the garage. After seeing that Duan Zhigui was safe and sound, they took a long breath: "Thank God, Marshal, you are fine. You were frightened."
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A general quickly took off his woolen coat and put it on Duan Zhigui, and then ordered an adjutant to get the clothes.
Duan Zhigui had a sullen face and yelled at a group of generals and colonels: "You are a bunch of losers. My headquarters was almost taken over by the Zhizhi Army. What do you do for food, you bastards!"
The generals remained silent and could only lower their heads to be scolded. Duan Zhigui scolded him to relieve his anger, and frowned and said, "What on earth happened outside."
A colonel wearing glasses saluted: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, last night a battalion of captured Zhili troops was escorted back to Beijing by train. For fear of disturbing your rest, we stopped at the station at the previous station. During the night, the prisoners of this battalion were escorted back to Beijing.
There was a sudden mutiny, and they seized the ordnance of the escorting troops and the munitions and supplies at the station, and made a sneak attack on Liulician Station. Fortunately, the station was heavily guarded and did not allow the enemy to succeed. The two sides fought fiercely in the middle of the night. After the Zhuoxian reinforcements arrived, the enemy was now out of support.
Retreat eastward."
Duan Zhigui's face was livid and he roared: "Give me a telegram to all the armies to destroy this small unit of the Zhili Army. We cannot let them escape."
The staff officer hurriedly went to deliver the order. After a while, the adjutant delivered the clothes and shoes. Duan Zhigui was fully dressed and resumed his demeanor as a commander. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go back to the train to discuss the matter."
A group of generals surrounded him and walked out. After a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned aside the crowd and looked at Han Baihang, and said with a smile: "It seems that you won this bet. Go report to the guard later, Chen Xun.
Come and make arrangements yourself."
Chen Xun was the adjutant accompanying him. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Yes."
Han Baihang saluted: "Yes!"
After Duan Zhigui left, Han Baihang breathed a sigh of relief. The officers and soldiers gathered around him. Before they could speak, Han Baihang made a gesture of silence and shouted in a low voice: "Don't ask questions, just follow my orders."
After a brief tidying up, Han Baihang led the troops to report to the guard. The guard was halfway behind the special train. When they arrived at the guard, Chen Xun was already waiting there, arranging for the fifth platoon to be replaced with new military uniforms and weapons and equipment. After a new look, the fifth platoon was
The platoon was assigned to the last carriage of the military train.
This lasted until dawn, when bad news came back from the front. While the small troops of the Zhizhi Army made a sneak attack last night, Wu Peifu personally led the main force to surprise the 1st Division of the Border Guards, which was alone and deeply entrenched, and defeated Qu Tongfeng's two brigades in Songlindian.
, the most elite First Division of the Anhui Army collapsed in an instant, and one brigade commander and three regiment commanders were killed in the battle. The West Route Anhui Army, which was originally making great progress, suffered such a heavy blow and suddenly cast a shadow.
Songlindian defeated the 1st Division, and the Anhui Army's middle road was wide open. The Zhili Army launched a full-scale counterattack with the 1st Division and 2nd Brigade. The 15th Division of the Anhui Army Liu Xun rushed to respond, but was also beaten to a pulp by the 3rd Division.
The two divisions were the main force of the West Route Army. The main force was defeated and the two wings were in Gu'an. The Anhui army in Zhuozhou was greatly shaken. Under the fierce offensive of the Zhi Army, the Anhui army collapsed without a fight and rushed to withdraw to Liulician.
Misfortunes never come singly, and when the Anhui army on the West Road was completely defeated, Xu Shuzheng, who had just won a great victory on the East Road, hurriedly handed over the command to his subordinates and wanted to rush back to the West Road to save the battle. However, halfway through the car, the Anhui army on the East Road was attacking
When the Zhizhi Army in Tianjin launched an attack, Fengjun broke the declaration of neutrality and joined the battle brazenly. He used two divisions to launch a fierce attack on the flanks of the Anhui Army. The Anhui Army was unable to catch it and was defeated by internal and external attacks. It lost Yangcun one after another and retreated towards
Langfang near Gyeonggi Province.
The defeat of the East Road made the West Road even worse. Duan Zhigui also knew that the West Road was related to the life and death of the Anhui Army. He rarely used the bravery of Old Beiyang and cursed the people who persuaded him to retreat: "There are only beheaded generals who cannot escape."
General, whoever dares to utter the word "retreat" will be killed without mercy."
And secretly, he had people hang up a locomotive behind the military train, stock up on coal, and wait to escape.
While the soldiers in Anhui were panicking, Han Baihang was also suffering in his heart. He knew very well that the Zhizhi Army was about to win a complete victory. If he didn't get some military exploits at this time, then all his life and death these days would be in vain. He made a decision in his heart
After a fight, he finally stopped worrying and decided to take action.
