Just when Han Baihang continued to give the order to pursue, Hu Deshui, commander of the second platoon of the company, stumbled over with his hands on his stomach and said with a pale face: "Company commander, brothers, we have been chasing for so long and have exhausted a lot of physical strength. Can you rest for a while before pursuing the enemy?"
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Han Baihang frowned and said: "Soldiers are very fast. If we slow down a little bit, all the enemies will run away. Grit your teeth. We will reach Liulician Station in another seven or eight miles. Let's try to capture it in one go. Where will the brothers rest and capture the prisoners at the same time?"
Enrich the troops."
While he was talking, he saw Hu Deshui holding his stomach. He thought he had been injured in the battle just now, so he hurriedly said: "Platoon Leader Hu, did you fail somewhere?"
"no."
Hu Deshui smiled bitterly, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead: "I got distracted while running, and my stomach cramps are severe. It doesn't matter, I can continue running."
"Stop being brave."
Han Baihang waved his hand. He knew full well that the pain of abdominal cramps was no less painful than childbirth. He also suffered from abdominal cramps when he participated in the 10,000-meter race in college in the last century. At that time, he was young and energetic, so he endured the pain and ran the entire race.
As soon as it was over, he lay on the ground without getting up. He went to the infirmary and hung up medicine bottles for two days before he regained his composure. Although the troops were nervous, there were only one or two people there. It happened that several soldiers were injured in the battle just now, so they
Said: "Platoon Leader Hu, please stay with the injured brothers. There must be Anhui troops retreating behind. Be careful to hide and don't fight hard."
Hu Deshui said gratefully: "Company Commander, I have spared you the trouble. Don't worry. I will catch up with the company as soon as I recover."
"Goodbye then." Han Baihang patted him on the shoulder and loudly ordered the whole team to continue the pursuit. The soldiers took heavy steps and immersed themselves in the pursuit.
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At this moment, there was chaos at Liulician Station. The military train was covered with Anhui soldiers. Some soldiers were anxious because they couldn't get on the train, so they blocked the tracks to prevent the train from moving. The soldiers who had already boarded the train were eager to retreat.
He immediately showed his gun to the soldiers blocking the road and cursed angrily: "What the hell, who dares to block the way!"
The soldiers blocking the road were not to be outdone. After all, most of the soldiers were not on the train. They also showed their guns. Some even turned the machine guns on the station platform and aimed them at the military columns. They turned their backs on each other and the people on the military columns saw this.
They didn't dare to act recklessly. The officers in the car were the most anxious. They got down and scolded the soldiers blocking the road and asked them to get out of the way. At this point, the soldiers didn't recognize their officers anymore. The noisy ones just refused to give way.
During the stalemate, a large group of soldiers who had retreated from the front line poured in from outside the station. When they saw the military column, they swarmed forward and shouted: "The Zhizhi Army is coming, let us get on the train."
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"Damn it, there's no place for you."
The soldiers on the train swore. When the officers heard that the Zhizhi troops were arriving, they hurriedly climbed onto the train and ordered the train to start. The train driver looked at the thousands of soldiers blocking the tracks and did not dare to start: "They won't let me start."
I can’t move if I drive a train.”
An anxious officer said: "Don't be afraid, they are all living people. If the train moves, they will naturally get out of the way. Move quickly!"
The train driver then made up his mind and pulled the engine. The train started moving with a loud clicking sound. The soldiers blocking the railway raised their heads even more and shouted in unison: "The officers are going to leave us and run away, but we won't let them.
Does he still dare to bump into me?"
When the train driver saw the soldiers on the track refusing to dodge, he hurriedly slowed down. Suddenly, roaring artillery sounded from the east, and a burst of gunfire could be faintly heard. The officers looked embarrassed and drew their guns on the driver.
He said fiercely: "Don't stop. If you stay here, you will become a prisoner of the Zhijun Army. We have to go to Liangxiang and Changxindian to gather."
The driver was pointed at gunpoint, and despite the threat to his life, he pulled the train mechanism to the end and started adding coal to the boiler with a big shovel. He only heard the train blowing a whistle, speeding up the street, and stopped in front of him.
The soldiers on the road were caught off guard, and they didn't expect that the train would dare to run over them. For a moment, people dispersed in chaos, but the track was so narrow, and it always took time to climb up to the platform. The huge train didn't even think about it.
They rolled up mercilessly. Dozens of soldiers on the rails were crushed to death in one moment. Blood flowed profusely on the rails. Many soldiers' stomachs were crushed, their heads and bodies were separated, and their bodies were hung on the wheels. It was horrific and miserable.
Echo Station.
The soldiers who had escaped from under the wheels were filled with resentment and suddenly became red-eyed. They raised their guns and fired fiercely at the military train. Many soldiers on the train fell off the train. The soldiers on the train fought back. Machine gun grenades from both sides were fired.
After using it, many people died, and the train gradually pulled out of the station, leaving behind a desolate station and bewildered soldiers.
Some people chose to continue to retreat westward, trying to join the large army in the Liangxiang and Changxindian areas. However, many of the Paoze brothers died tragically under the wheels and in the hands of friendly forces. They completely lost their will to fight and stayed in the station dejectedly.
Waiting to be captured by the Zhijun Army.
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In the Beiyang military community, there are many people with generals on their shoulders, but most of them are warlords and politicians. There are very few truly pure soldiers, so their military literacy is also extremely limited, especially now that the strength of both sides is close to six or seven.
When a large corps of ten thousand people fights, even if it is a rout, the requirements for generals are still extremely strict. Except for the commander-in-chief Wu Peifu who can control the battle situation like no other, there are only a few people in the entire Zhili Army such as Wang Chengbin and Zhao Ti who have this ability.
The brigade and regiment officers below showed complete discomfort in the face of this kind of chaos. Since the general offensive order was issued, the troops quickly became chaotic. Although the Zhili army attacked bravely, they still broke through the Anhui army's trap.
Many lines of defense and commandable chaos emerged.
As the main force of the general offensive, the Sixth Brigade of the Third Division, Zhang Fulai waited until it was time to use troops, only to find that he could assemble less than two battalions of troops. The other troops were organized and scattered in the vast mountains and forests of Gaobeidian.
He was so anxious that he sent out more than a dozen communications troops in a row. It took the boss a lot of effort to get the scattered troops together. When he turned back to the troops, he found that each troop had made huge gains and captured thousands of Anhui troops and dozens of soldiers.
Unclear ordnance, and a lot of missing people and horses, but most of them are organized in sheds, but only the third battalion of the 11th Regiment is missing a company of men and horses, a total of fifty or sixty people are missing. Contact us
He could not help but get angry and cast his temper on Zhou Dongliang, who recommended Han Baihang as the company commander. He scolded angrily on the phone: "Zhou Dongliang, look at your recommendation.
Whoever led my troops away, I tell you, if something goes wrong in the company, you, the deputy commander, should stop being the commander."
Zhou Dongliang turned pale after being scolded and hung up the phone. He was also very angry. He transferred the call to the third battalion commander and yelled: "Third battalion commander, how the hell did you lead him?"
In the army, a company has disappeared. Why didn’t you find out earlier? Where did the company go? Find out immediately and report it to me."
The third battalion commander called several company commanders who were jointly attacking and asked with wide eyes: "Didn't any of you see the first company go there?"
The company commanders shook their heads and said that a chaotic battle broke out after the attack. They did not find out when the company disappeared. At this time, one company commander thought about the worst and hesitated: "Could the company have bumped into the main force of the Anhui army?"
, You must know that the number of troops in the first company is too great. The number of troops is not as large as one of my platoons. If we are surrounded and eaten by the Anhui army, it is not impossible. After all, we are now surrounded by enemies, and we are surrounded by enemies. I just heard about the first battalion.
There was a platoon that accidentally fell into an ambush by the Anhui army, and there were only six people in the platoon or they came back."
"Bah, don't be so damn crow-mouthed."
The commander of the third battalion got angry and gritted his teeth and said: "After the most difficult battle, one of my companies is not good. If we win this battle and pursue and expand our victory, if we lose a company in this kind of battle, I can't fight with the brigade commander."
, the head of the group explained."
At this time, another company commander speculated: "Could it be that the continuous breakthrough is too forward? It is not impossible for the Anhui army to fight without a fight."
The third battalion commander thought for a while and said: "No way. As I said just now, the current strength of the company is only one platoon. This small number of troops cannot even make a splash on the battlefield. I think the biggest possibility is to fall into the enemy group.
We're in, I have to ask the regiment leader for orders to push forward a little further and find the whereabouts of the company."
