Han Baihang watched with cold eyes, but did not dare to follow suit. The military laws of the Third Division were strict, and troops at all levels had strict regulations on the use of seized supplies. He only dared to replenish supplies to the soldiers of the first company and the fifth platoon of soldiers as appropriate, but he did not dare
Unauthorized distribution of supplies to the captives.
Delayed for a lot of time by these trivial matters, Han Baihang estimated that the Anhui army had gone far away and was afraid that he would not be able to catch up. He was planning to reorganize the new army before moving forward. Suddenly, someone among the captured recruits reported information. He claimed to be the third soldier.
The guards of the First Division headquarters determined that Qu Tongfeng, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Nationalist Army's West Route Army, had not caught up with the army and was retreating to Liangxiang on foot for a short time.
Han Baihang was refreshed. Catching Duan Zhigui was a great achievement, but if he caught Qu Tongfeng again, it would be a double blessing. How could he not be tempted?
Yue Chen'an hurriedly led his army to pursue the Anhui army.
He followed the mountain road for more than ten miles, but found no trace of the Anhui army. Just when he was disappointed and thought that Qu Tongfeng had escaped, he suddenly heard a burst of fierce gunfire from the front. He hurriedly led his army towards
They climbed two more hills before catching up with the Anhui army.
At this time, the sky was getting brighter. Han Baihang climbed to the top of the mountain and looked ahead. He saw a large number of Anhui troops attacking northwestward among the mist and smoke in the mountains. It seemed that they were intercepted by an army. A fierce battle was going on between the two sides.
, he thought for a moment and thought that this might be the encirclement force inserted by the 15th Division.
"Qu Tongfeng, you old boy can't escape from my grasp!"
Han Baihang was overjoyed. He did not rush to order an attack. Instead, he asked the soldiers to take out the captured map, unfold it and compare it with the surrounding terrain. He immediately judged the location. He couldn't help being surprised. The Anhui army ran fast enough. This was already a good place.
The boundary of the countryside was reached. After climbing three or four miles of mountain roads ahead, we were out of the mountains and reached the plains. It would be difficult to pursue. He hurriedly gathered his officers, pointed at the map and began to issue the command: "One platoon from the front.
In a feint attack, the second platoon intercepts from the right wing, the third platoon passes through from the left wing, and the fifth platoon acts as a reserve."
Several platoon leaders received the military order, returned to their respective units and shouted to the soldiers to start attacking. At this time, the Anhui army also discovered the pursuers. They panicked for a moment, and immediately some troops seized the high ground on the mountain and set up light and heavy machine guns to attack the troops.
Shoot over.
"kill!"
The attacking troops walked on the hillside and violently charged at the Anhui army on the high ground. It had to be said that the transformation process of these prisoners was faster than Han Baihang's imagination. Originally, he was worried. After all, there were less than a hundred people in the first company and the fifth platoon.
This was expanded to a thousand people, and the ratio of veterans to recruits in the army reached 1:10. It can be said that the captured recruits can overthrow Han Baihang's command at any time as long as they are willing. But to his surprise, the recruits were extremely obedient along the way, and gave the order
It was really a surprise, but it was always a good thing. He didn't have time to think about the reason for this, so he concentrated on watching the battle situation.
After staring for a while, Han Baihang's eyes couldn't help but feel sour, and he couldn't help but muttered: "It would be nice to have a telescope."
The man next to him was a veteran of the Select Team with an injured arm. After hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Company Commander, I seem to remember that the third platoon leader seized a telescope at Liulician Station."
Han Baihang said happily: "Go, run for me and ask the third platoon leader for it."
The veteran hurriedly ran away and came back ten minutes later with a small leather bag. Han Baihang took the leather bag and opened it, revealing the brand new Zeiss telescope inside. He held it in front of his eyes to watch the battlefield. It really saved a lot of effort. He was condescending on the top of the mountain.
He clearly saw the battle situation everywhere, and he looked around with his binoculars. Suddenly he found a group of people on a mountain in the distance looking towards him. An idea flashed in his mind, and he guessed that those people were very likely to
It was the commander of the Anhui Army, which meant that Qu Tongfeng was there. With this discovery, he ordered Ma Bian to call several shed leaders from the fifth platoon of the reserve team and let them also use telescopes to see the top of the mountain.
, then waved his hand and gave a stern order: "Put in all your troops, attack the hilltop you just saw, and capture Qu Tongfeng. Remember it all, and you must not hurt his life."
The shed chiefs hurried back to the troops, moved the troops to the attack position, and immediately launched a fierce attack. Nearly 600 people from the fifth platoon stormed the hilltop where Qu Tongfeng was. The Anhui army saw the fifth platoon's combat intention and launched a fierce attack on the top of the hill.
Dozens of machine guns fired fiercely, and the charging soldiers fell down one after another. Dozens of them were killed and injured before they reached the halfway point of the mountain. The remaining soldiers were frightened by the ferocious machine gun fire and retreated in panic.
Han Baihang could see clearly with his binoculars and said angrily: "Organize a supervising team, and the shed chief will personally lead the charge. Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy!"
The messenger hurriedly went to deliver the order. Knowing that the company commander was anxious, the three shed commanders took off their shirts several times and shouted, "I'll lead the team. Brothers, come with me!"
The soldiers shouted and followed them towards the top of the mountain. They were mowed down by machine gun fire. When they reached the middle of the mountain, it seemed that the troops could no longer hold up. Zhou Qing gritted his teeth, raised his gun and hit a few soldiers who were retreating, and shouted:
"Anyone who wants to live, come to me and rush with me!"
The soldiers' morale was boosted and they rushed upwards. At this time, the sound of machine guns on the top of the mountain had become a dense line. When the offensive was contained again and nearly one-third of the troops of the fifth platoon fell on the hillside, several people on the hillside fell.
The machine gun suddenly jammed and stopped. Taking advantage of this gap, the soldiers got a chance to breathe and rushed up like crazy, finally rushing to the top of the mountain.
The soldiers who rushed to the top of the mountain fought with the Anhui army. The Anhui army gradually became overwhelmed and had no choice but to abandon the mountain and retreat to the next mountain.
"Keep chasing, don't stop."
Zhou Qing learned from Han Baihang's experience in fighting, and chased the Anhui army with his bayonet. At this time, Han Baihang saw that the Anhui army's front line had loosened, and immediately ordered troops from all directions to attack fiercely. For a time, the Anhui army could not resist and retreated backwards.
The Anhui army was unable to support its rear, and the front was blocked by the 15th Division. Thousands of people had to retreat to two hills. Warlord Han Baihang attacked fiercely, and the Anhui army on the mountain counterattacked fiercely. For a time, gunfire rang out, and soldiers on both sides suffered numerous casualties.
, Han Baihang's troops were weak, and after several killings, his troops were unable to follow up, so they had to temporarily stop the attack and encircle them instead of attacking them. They only waited until the Anhui army came down the mountain to break out, and drove them back to the mountain with firepower.
"Shout to me, capture Qu Tongfeng alive, hand over the gun and not kill him!"
Han Baihang's brows knitted into knots. If he had led soldiers from the Third Division, he would have been sure to capture Qu Tongfeng alive. However, the soldiers in his hands were all captured from the Anhui Army and had not been beaten several times.
It was a tough battle, and rushing forward was in vain. He had to give up the plan of attacking by force, and instead turned his eyes and came up with a heart-attack tactic to force Qu Tongfeng to surrender.
