Chapter 71: Catch Qu Tongfeng Again (Supplement 5)
Taking advantage of the cover of gunpowder smoke, Xu Pengzu divided his troops into three echelons and moved towards the 1st Division position at the bottom of the valley. The soldiers were very frightened by the roaring artillery fire. Xu Pengzu personally held the sword behind him and held down the formation, urging him repeatedly.
Only then did the troops rush to the attack area.
"Snapped!"
A red signal flare swayed into the sky. Seeing the signal, the artillery quickly extended its artillery fire to the rear of the enemy position and fired three red flares at the same time to indicate that an attack could be launched.
Xu Pengzu shouted loudly: "Fuck me!"
"Kill!"
The soldiers of the first echelon rushed towards the position of the first division through the billowing smoke. The soldiers of the first division had not yet recovered from the shelling. When they heard the shouts of killing approaching, they stood up to fight in confusion. Not long after the battle,
A gap dozens of meters long was made by the soldiers of the first echelon. Xu Pengzu saw it clearly from the rear and hurriedly ordered: "The second echelon attacks!"
There was another killing cry, and the fresh troops of the second echelon poured in from the gap, attacking in depth and tearing the first division's position into multiple sections. At this time, the artillery fire isolated the rear reinforcements, and the soldiers of the first division fought alone, with no morale.
The battle was one-sided. At this time, Xu Pengzu personally led the men of the third echelon to kill, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The soldiers of the first division could no longer resist and retreated without daring to look back.
The artillery fire on the mountain was still bombarding, and countless people were killed in a short time. The defeated soldiers cried for their fathers and mothers. Except for a small number of people who resisted and were wiped out, most of them were made prisoners.
After successfully seizing the position at the bottom of the valley, Han Baihang decisively moved the battle line forward, ordered the artillery to cross the mountains and fire on the anticlinal slopes to block the enemy's counterattack. At the same time, he ordered Xu Pengzu to unite his troops and attack the mountain highlands.
The hilltop highlands were the focus of artillery fire. The simple fortifications above were blown to pieces, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties. Xu Pengzu captured the position with almost no casualties, and then quickly switched to defense and rebuilt the defenses. He started from the top of the mountain.
Looking down, the first thing you see is the huge Anhui army below. Thousands of people are crowded together, which is very spectacular. But in this case, it means that the army has lost its mobility and has completely fallen into a passive situation. If
Without the courage to fight, you are basically doomed to failure.
"Set up the machine gun for me and hit me hard!" Xu Pengzu was gearing up. The people of the first division were crowded below like living targets. If they are not eliminated now, how long will it take?
More than twenty machine guns were mobilized, and a line was set up on the top of the mountain. They kept firing at the first division, mowing down people one after another. Although the people of the first division wanted to rush up and kill them, they couldn't.
When he rushed to the mountainside, he was hit by a hail of bullets.
Han Baihang's soldiers fought hard here, and the soldiers of the First Division in the direction of the pass were also unequivocal. They moved their machine gun positions forward and fired fiercely at the First Division. The two sides attacked. The First Division suffered heavy casualties, and the officers and soldiers screamed.
"Attack, attack!"
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, Qu Tongfeng couldn't help but panic. He waved his Nine Lions Saber wildly and issued orders repeatedly. However, the generals around him were indifferent and had doubts about his orders. It was okay to attack. Which direction should he attack in?
The attack brought the troops into a desperate situation. The generals had long been dissatisfied and complained about his blind command as the commander-in-chief.
"Commander-in-Chief, we are located in a low-lying area with mountains on both sides. It is difficult to attack from above. Our officers and soldiers have no intention of fighting anymore, so we might as well surrender." A colonel officer couldn't help but say.
Qu Tongfeng suddenly looked back at the colonel officer, with murderous intent clearly visible in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "You should be killed if you dare to disturb the morale of our army."
As soon as the word "kill" came out of his mouth, Qu Tongfeng suddenly swung his saber and slashed the officer to the ground. The blood on the saber dripped down the tip of the saber and fell to the ground. The generals around him saw their hearts beating violently.
An idea jumped out to everyone at the same time. It seemed that even if they did not die in the hands of the enemy, they would die in the hands of the commander-in-chief.
"Whoever utters the word "surrender" again will be killed without mercy." Qu Tongfeng's eyes flashed with a crazy and fierce light. He usually calls himself a Confucian general, but in the face of the current desperate situation, the only way left is to kill. He is not a man.
What a huge irony.
The generals were silent, but their hearts were already full of excitement. Killing people to establish prestige is a common practice in the army, but they refused to listen to advice and killed people indiscriminately. This made them feel sad and sad, and the resentment in their hearts slowly accumulated.
"What are you still doing in a daze? Come on up to me." Qu Tongfeng didn't know that the generals' mentality had changed, but he was still glaring and giving orders.
The generals seemed to have discussed it in advance, and they all remained motionless, indifferent to Qu Tongfeng's words.
Qu Tongfeng was stunned and said angrily: "Are you deaf? Give me a rinse!"
The generals looked away and turned a deaf ear to his words.
Qu Tong was about to explode with anger. Even a fool could tell that something was wrong. However, he thought that his prestige in the first division was enough to suppress the generals, so he did not panic much and looked at the two brigade troops.
Commander, he knew that as long as the two brigade commanders supported him, the other officers would not be able to cause trouble: "You have no commander, and you don't obey orders. Are you going to commit rebellion?"
Second Brigade Commander Lin Jianyue slowly raised his head and whispered: "Commander-in-Chief, please calm down. We never intended to cause rebellion from the beginning to the end. It was just a wrong order. Please forgive us for not being able to execute it."
Qu Tongfeng laughed angrily at his words: "Wrong order, Brigadier Lin, what qualifications do you have to say that my command was wrong..."
Lin Jianyue suddenly became excited: "Commander-in-chief, can't you really see that we have reached the end of our rope? If we continue to fight, our brothers will only die."
"Death is better than surrendering to the Zhili Army." Qu Tongfeng roared rudely: "Have your consciences been eaten by dogs? The supervisor is eagerly looking forward to victory in Beijing. Our defeat is already shameful. If we surrender to the Zhili Army again,
He is simply unworthy of being a soldier, worse than a pig or a dog."
Lin Jianyue's voice suddenly dropped: "But this battle really can't be fought. Commander-in-Chief, please open your eyes and take a look. How many people were there when the first division set off and how many brothers are left now? This is more than 3,000 lives."
Ah, the battle has been lost. It doesn’t matter whether we, as officers, are pigs or dogs. We have to consider the life and death of our more than 3,000 brothers!"
Qu Tongfeng's face was ugly. Lin Jianyue's words could not be said to be unreasonable, but in front of so many generals around him, being said like this by a subordinate, I couldn't save my face. Let's not talk about it. In the eyes of others, wouldn't it mean that he was talking about himself?
The commander-in-chief does not care about the lives of the soldiers, especially when the army is in a desperate situation and the soldiers' hearts are in doubt. If things go wrong, they will mutiny.
"How outrageous, it's not your turn to make the decision in the First Division." Qu Tongfeng's stern voice stopped Lin Jianyue's words. After all, he was a former principal of Baoding. He may not be good at leading troops, but he still has a good command of the generals.
, he saw that Lin Jianyue was the one taking the lead among the generals around him, and he had to suppress his arrogance, otherwise he, the commander-in-chief, would really be unsettled.
Following Qu Tongfeng's words, his adjutants and soldiers put their hands on the handles of their guns. As long as the situation was not right, they would attack people.
Lin Jianyue's officers were also unequivocal and secretly protected him, confronting Qu Tongfeng's guards tit for tat.
Lin Jianyue slowly pushed aside the officer guarding him, and whispered to Qu Tongfeng: "Commander-in-Chief, it is up to me whether I can do something or not. What I say does not count, and what you say does not count. All the soldiers of the First Division are
The first division will be chosen by themselves."
Qu Tongfeng was suddenly startled and turned his gaze to the surrounding soldiers, only to find that their eyes lacked the awe they had shown to Shangguan in the past. He couldn't help but feel half-hearted, and realized that he had lost control of the First Division.
, this group of people was afraid that they were going to rebel, and his first reaction was to kill people, but looking at the cold-faced officers and soldiers around him, he did not dare to do so. They all said that soldiers are only brave generals, and without the support of officers and soldiers, he
