Iron Wing Eagle Raising Chapter 30 Facing Challenges

Chapter 30 of the third season of General Shenzhou Fei faces challenges

The forward of the Beiyang Army marched quite fast, and the forward of the Northern Front marched quite fast, and in just one day, the advance of the Beiyang Army had advanced as much as 40 kilometers.

However, even some landlords who have been hoping that the rebels and bandits will arrive soon and can protect their homes from being occupied by those fake foreign devils and become factories cannot help but ask themselves which kind of "government army" is here.

They dragged their braids on the back of their heads, and when they came, they not only asked for food, but also women and livestock. In the face of the old boss with loaded guns, the camels and mules of every household, and the ploughing cattle have all become the livestock of the army, and the women will naturally be coerced by the chief masters to become the women of the chief master.

Of course, not all masters are so virtuous, because such a "master" alone can't fight. Therefore, in the Beiyang Army, there are still some troops that can fight, and the following is such a force.

This is a cavalry of more than 4,000 people, and they are carrying all German Mauser rifles and German-made sabers, and in addition to these equipment, the officials also have to carry a box cannon that symbolizes their status. In the company, there were heavy machine guns mounted on camel mules, and behind them were four horses of 105 mm heavy guns made by Marad. In addition, there are even five armored vehicles from Germany in the regiment, which can be regarded as the only mechanized team in Zhang Xun's army.

Compared to the army of the ordinary Beiyang Army, this unit is good enough. This group of cavalry is a family business that Zhang Xun bought at a discount.

Everyone knows that Zhang Xun has no way to govern the army, and the military discipline of the Debate Army is corrupt. But have you ever asked, why did Zhang Xun rely on the pigtail army to defeat the garrison in Beijing? How can we plot restoration?

Yes, it's the one that picks the good guys out of the bad guys. Inspired by Jiang Baili's demonstration regiment for Yuan Shikai, Zhang Xun opened the door and spent a lot of money to achieve such an elite army.

If the rest of his troops were nothing more than a rabble, then this one was much stronger than the other armies in the Beiyang Army. Regardless of their full set of German equipment, the training of these troops was all Japanese-style training.

Why, the reason is in his commander.

Lin Jieying's name is unknown, he was born in the cavalry section of the Baoding Military Academy at the age of 28, although he is under the command of the pigtailed commander Zhang Xun, but his cavalry regiment is the whole army without braids, and the military discipline is strict. Because he can be regarded as an iron fist in the braided army, he is loyal and trusting Zhang Xun.

But when they saw each other's positions, Lin Yingjie couldn't help but gasp, he knew that the army they were facing was probably much stronger than the Japanese.

Looking through the telescope, you can see a 1,500-meter-long bunker area. Although from the outside, it is all made of sandbags. A little later in between the sand-packed bunkers, machine guns and artillery could be seen. Those were 12.7 mm machine guns, as well as 37 mm cannon pulls.

The whole position is not only a decent, open back square, but also a very well-defended position. At the same time, according to the people in the neighborhood they captured, the sandbags were all filled with cement slabs and the like.

These things came down from the airship in the sky, and when they came here, they began to assemble, as if it would not take a day or two for this line of defense to be completely built.

The "fast front" is simply a product of the idea of transcending time and space, sandbags...... Cement slab ...... There is no fundamental difference in principle between the role of sandbags and composite armor, and it has passed the severe test of artillery fire on the Western Front, and even if it is used on modern battlefields, it may not be so easy to break.

In the darkness of the night, from the afterglow of the searchlight that the other party had broken through from time to time, it could be clearly seen that the flowers, plants, and trees within 100 meters of the open space in front of the core fortifications had been completely cleared. In the space of 50 meters, there are some barbed wire and other things.

"No, we can't get bad luck on ourselves, we have to be infantry on such a position."

There were not many such positions, and there were six such core fortifications for the entire seventy kilometers. According to Lin Zhengying's calculations, such a fortification requires the strength of the whole army to be attacked. And the best plan is to attack 150,000 troops in the north and south, and they will be broken.

And if you break it, you can go straight to the enemy's nest. Otherwise, even if the teaching troops pass silently at night, they will inevitably be deprived of food and ammunition supplies, and they will be wiped out.

Returning to his regimental command post, he then reported what he saw to Zhang Xun, who was far behind, directing the army to advance slowly.

"Marshal, I have never seen such a position, but I am sure that attacking such a position, even if it is a cavalry regiment, will be wiped out in one night. We need to prepare artillery and explosives, and if it doesn't work, we will dig trenches with men, lean up little by little, and engage them in hand-to-hand combat, if that is the case, or we may have a fight. ”

Probably right, relying on earth work to advance layer by layer in the trenches and complete the consumption of the opponent's defensive space, this is the only way for the PLA to break through the enemy's position. Whether it was a civil war, or a later battle against the French in Dien Bien Phu on the battlefield in Vietnam, or a later battle against the American army, this tactic often achieved miraculous results.

Will the fast front be able to survive such an attack? You don't have to ask anyone else, you have to ask Chen Bin.

Like all officers of the Chinese National Defense Forces, he had to go to the front line to see the situation in person before he could settle down. When it gets dark every night, Chen Bin can't sleep much.

After all, whoever has 150,000 ill-intentioned troops in front of them has to worry a little more. Ahead, in addition to his Marine Division, there were also units of the Air Assault Division. Both units had suffered some damage in the Battle of Tsingtao before January.

It is a pity that the Qingdao side has just set up a military replenishment base, and the recruits are still undergoing basic training. Three months of basic training, plus three months of tactical training, will not be in place until half a year later, and it can be said that this is the most difficult time for the Chinese National Defense Force.

Although there is no shortage of weapons and ammunition, the number of soldiers is always less than enough, which is also a headache for Chen Bin. Fortunately, the Chinese National Defense Force itself does not have any miscellaneous soldiers, and when necessary, all the soldiers who have undergone six months of training are very capable of fighting.

In order to attack the opponent's fortifications, the Beiyang Army's attack came from midnight. In particular, Zhang Xun specially chose a month of dark and windy days, and the sky was cloudy, as if it was going to rain at any time.

For the Chinese National Defense Forces, which rely more on air support for operations, this cannot but be said to be a challenge.

"Chen Bin, according to speculation, the weather will be very bad tomorrow and the next two days, and the plane will not be able to take to the air to fight. Strengthen your fortifications, prepare your equipment for hard fighting, and if necessary, use your reserves to strike at the enemy, but be careful not to exceed the necessary limit of absolute strength! ”

This is the order that Chen Bin heard from the headquarters on the radio.

Regarding the stormy weather in the next two days, Chen Bin was a little worried. In the past, they fought mostly offensive operations, and because of their dependence on air power, they had as far away as possible in good weather and good visibility. So what about this time?

Without air support and reconnaissance, although there are cars that can constantly bring ammunition, but his defense line of less than 20,000 people can withstand the onslaught of the opponent's 150,000 people? The only thing he could do was to order his Marine Corps' attacking workhorse, a heavy regiment, to be on standby to reinforce any line of defense that needed help.

In the dark and dreary night, it was just about to rain on the horizon. The air around you is so humid that if you reach out and grab a handful, you can even twist it into water. One or two of the soldiers in the bunker of the "fast front" could not bear the dreariness before the rainy night, and quietly came to the top of the bunker, wanting to blow those unwarranted winds.

They lay freely on the protective layer formed by the sandbags on the top of the pillbox, and although they did not dare to speak loudly, they could not help the soldiers to whisper some jokes, and then grin silently one by one. Or ask for a cigarette or two, and the steel helmet will become their pillow.

Although it was about to rain, it was much more comfortable to lie outside than in a stuffy bunker.

"Boom ......"

This is the farthest "flare" mine in front of the battle line, in order not to hurt others, these flares are often fixed on some tree poles with less dense foliage, and when triggered, they will not hurt people but only call the people in the core bunker.

The advantage of this is that it is not easy to cause accidental injury. The disadvantage of this was that there were many wild beasts in the mountains near the Chinese countryside at this time, which often made the nerves of the sentinels extremely nervous.

One by one, the soldiers lying on the sandbags stood on their sides and whispered guesses.

"It can't be a beast!"

"Or maybe the scout team went out for a stroll again, and accidentally touched it again!"

The reason for the soldier's speculation is what has often happened in recent times. But what follows is not what would happen under normal circumstances.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

It seems that on such a night, who is ready to sing the gongs and drums before the big play, the sound is dull and uncomfortable, and these soldiers who have been arched out in the sea of corpses and blood on the Western Front can't help but be uncomfortable.

The non-commissioned officers and veterans shouted one by one.

"Enemy artillery fire! Enemy artillery ......"

While shouting, he grabbed the steel helmet that was used as a pillow and went back to his bunker as soon as possible. Right now, if there is one of the most comfortable and lovely places, it is these stuffy and dizzying places.

In the bunker, all the soldiers covered their ears and lowered their heads and opened their mouths wide, while trying not to cling to the concrete slabs. Because if you talk about conductive vibration, that's where it's going to be the strongest! Chapter 30: Facing Challenges