Fengtian City, Beidaying.

Looking at the telegram sent by Tang Yulin to defend the city, Zhang Zuolin's face became extremely ugly. Now the offensive and defensive battle in Mukden has been going on for a day, and the losses in the direction of the east gate have reached at least more than a thousand people. Ammunition losses are even more severe. The most important thing is that most of the east city gate was destroyed by the Second Brigade, and the buildings in the city leaked out. Moreover, the moat outside the city was basically filled in with the continuous efforts of the Second Brigade. Moreover, the 2nd Brigade relied on the superiority of artillery on several occasions to send troops to the city and the defending soldiers to conduct close offensive and defensive battles, so that the defenders moved frequently and suffered heavy losses. The enemy had more heavy machine-gun mortars than the defenders, and there was plenty of ammunition, even a bit of a penny. This made the defenders extremely passive. Although Fengtian is the foundation of Zhang Zuolin, the successive battles have almost exhausted the family funds accumulated by the 27th Division for many years. In addition to rifle bullets, heavy machine gun bullets, mortars and mountain artillery shells have all shrunk significantly, and Zhang Zuolin has no bottom in his heart about how long he can last.

"Chaoxi, won't the enemy's shells be consumed? How come they still have enough shells? Zhang Zuolin's expression was solemn, and he felt more and more mysterious about the strength of Feng Yong's public security corps. It has risen in a very short time, but its background is deeper than that of the 27th Division, which he has been operating for many years. Is this all the reason for the land policy? Zhang Dashuai couldn't figure it out.

In fact, Zhang Zuolin didn't know the truth of the facts, otherwise he would definitely not be shocked by the shells of the Second Brigade, but would vomit blood in anger. Because now the Second Brigade is firing a batch of mountain artillery shells captured from Benxi County. This batch of artillery shells was a batch of artillery shells allocated by Zhang Zuolin when Li Jinglin's troops were deploying defense on the border between Mukden and North Korea. It's just that when Li Jinglin's troops were assembled, this batch of shells was still in the arsenal of Benxi County, and when Li Jinglin passed through Benxi County, because he was in too much of a hurry, he didn't take these shells to heart at all, and in his heart, there were shells in Fengtian City, and Benxi, as the rear of Zhang Zuolin's control area, was also very safe, so there was no need to waste troops carrying these shells.

Later, the war was frequent, and Li Jinglin did not stay long in Fengtian before leading his troops to take and attack Beizhen, and he left in a hurry and did not inform Zhang Zuolin that there were still a batch of mountain artillery shells in Benxi County. And the Benxi County Security Corps has no right to use these shells. They have been quietly staying in the ammunition depot in Benxi County. Later, the Second Brigade entered Fengtian, and the soldiers were sharp, Zhang Zuolin gathered the elite of the security regiments in the eastern counties of Fengtian, and prepared to block the footsteps of the Second Brigade of the Public Security Corps in Benxi. Moreover, the defeat of the security joint army was too fast, and the commander of the security joint army, Zhang Zuoxiang, did not know that there were such a batch of mountain artillery shells in the Benxi County arsenal because he had just arrived. Later, Zhang Zuoxiang was forced to surrender by the Second Brigade, and then was put in prison by the soldiers of the Second Brigade, and he had no chance to know that there were such a batch of shells in the county he offered.

The first target of the public security corps, which started by seizure, after accepting the county seat of Benxi, was the Benxi County Arsenal. When Lin Hu learned that there was a batch of mountain artillery shells here, he immediately blocked the entire arsenal and issued a gag order. Of course, the Second Brigade that continued to attack Mukden would not let go of such a batch of shells, which was simply a relief in the snow. It turned out that the biggest headache for the security corps that went south to fight in the jurisdiction was the supply of ammunition to the troops. The elimination of the combined security forces has made the supply of rifle ammunition for the 2nd Brigade no longer strained. Those mountain artillery shells provided sufficient impetus for the mountain artillery regiment of the 2nd Brigade. This is also the biggest reason why the artillery regiment of the 2nd Brigade was able to block the gate of Mukden and bombard the East City Gate.

Mukden North Gate.

"Brigade commander, the enemy has brought in two artillery pieces and smashed the ice on the moat in front of us. In this way, our earthwork will not have the slightest effect! Commander Liu of the 63rd Regiment said depressedly. The moat surrounding Mukden City did block the advance of the earthwork, and the soldiers did not dare to dig the tunnel too close to the moat, if the barrier between the tunnel and the moat was collapsed by enemy artillery fire, and the moat was flooded, all the fruits of the earthwork would be lost.

"Damn it!" Zhen Zhen was a little helpless. The two mountain cannons transferred from the north city gate have become quiet now, except for the dozen or so cannons that have begun to fire. However, it was those dozen or so artillery pieces that killed and wounded more than a dozen soldiers of the Sixth Brigade in the tunnel, and the tunnel collapsed a lot.

"Brigade commander, why don't we also go to the second brigade to transfer a few artillery?" The commander of the 61st regiment said cautiously.

"Yes, Brigadier Commander, let me go. After all, our regiment is a unit from the Second Brigade, and with my face, I will definitely be able to drop a few doors! The commander of the 62nd regiment also said. Several other regiment commanders were clearly more interested in this proposal.

Zhen Zhen shook his head and said, "No need! Our brigade will hold on to the spot and contain the enemy's forces! ”

"It's ....... Brigadier Commander, do we still have to play a supporting role? Niu Chengweng, the commander of the 61st Regiment, said angrily, it seems that he is very dissatisfied with the Sixth Brigade always playing a supporting role.

"What are you talking about! What is a supporting role. There is no high or low task. Now that the Second Brigade is already smashing the East City Gate into rubble, do you want to smash the North City Gate as well? The young marshal is about to go south, and no one can guarantee whether this Fengtian City will fall into our hands, and if it is broken, it will not be for us to build. Therefore, as long as we maintain the pressure on the city head now, we can produce the most beneficial support for the Second Brigade. If the Second Brigade can attack Fengtian City, won't it be our credit? You must remember that we and the 2nd Brigade are troops under the young marshal, and all battles are to fulfill the orders of the young marshal. Zhen Zhen said with unprecedented seriousness.

Now Feng Yong is already on his way south, and he will be able to arrive tomorrow at the earliest. With the current situation in Fengtian, the young marshal's side has already occupied the absolute upper hand. Zhang Zuolin's forces were suppressed in two places, Beizhen and Fengtian City. Moreover, Zhang Zuolin is at a disadvantage on both battlefields, as long as he doesn't want his subordinates to be exhausted, he will definitely choose to compromise. After all, Zhang Zuolin still has the title of Chahar Overseer of the Republic of China on his head.

Chahar formed a barrier between the three eastern provinces and the hinterland of the Central Plains, and although the Feng and Zhang families went to war, this battle could not change the relationship between the two in-laws. As long as the interests of the two sides can be negotiated, who can say that Feng Yong is willing to destroy his father-in-law in the name of unfilial piety. And if you really want to completely gnaw at the 27th Division, I am afraid that the 28th Division and the Public Security Corps will be broken. In this dangerous period, Feng Yong absolutely did not want to see the national defense strength of the Northeast seriously weakened.

Fuxin County.

"Handsome! Young marshal, please go north! This is the encrypted telegram of the young marshal! Guo Shanhu, the commander of the Fourth Brigade, personally went to the station of the 28th Division and handed over the telegram in his hand to Feng Delin, and now Feng Delin has re-established the banner of the 28th Division in Fuxin, and some of the scattered soldiers have also returned. It's just that Fuxin is a small county town after all, and there is not even a telegraph hall in the city. The radio station of Feng Delin's unit had already been damaged during the battle. Later, there was a radio station in Zhang Haipeng's army, but the power was too small and not suitable for long-distance transmission. Therefore, to contact Feng Yong, I still use the radio station of the Fourth Brigade.

At present, the public security corps does not need the government to provide food, so that the government is relatively well-off, and in Feng Yong's concept that information determines the success or failure of the war, the brigade-level establishment of the public security corps has its own independent high-power radio, after all, at this time, the military radio station suitable for marching is a sought-after commodity in the international market, and the price is to death, and the public security corps can be equipped to the brigade level is already quite good. Now in the Changchun Industrial Zone, the provincial government and the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce have set up departments dedicated to radio and have recruited a lot of people from the world. It's just that because the formation time is too short, there has been no results so far.

"Send a message to Yong'er, and say that I will leave for the north immediately!" After reading the telegram, Feng Delin said solemnly to Guo Shanhu.

"Yes!" Guo Shanhu saluted and left quickly, preparing to go north.

After Guo Shanhu left, the generals of the 28th Division were summoned by Feng Delin.

"Haipeng! Ben Shuai is about to go north to Fengtian, and this place will be handed over to you! When I'm away, I don't need to make a move on North Town, just keep an eye on them! ”

"Dashuai, what are you ......" Zhang Haipeng was a little stunned. At this time, I went north to Mukden, why? Could it be that Mukden was beaten down by the security corps? But it's impossible to think about it, Fengtian is the first fortified city in the Northeast, even if the combat effectiveness of the public security corps is not weak, it is impossible to capture it with less than twice the number advantage.

"Not bad! Ben Shuai is going to negotiate with Zhang Yuting. The current form is going to be fought, and I, the sworn brother, am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out. And our Beizhen and Fengtian City will also give him a funeral. After all, Yong'er is a junior's seniority, and he is still Yuting's son-in-law, so it is not appropriate for him to negotiate. Only Ben Shuai, the old bone, went into battle in person. Feng Delin said with a smile. It can be seen that he is in a good mood now. Originally, Beizhen was captured some time ago, which dealt a heavy blow to Feng Delin, but with the sudden change in the form of Fengtian, because of the strong combat effectiveness of the public security corps, the Feng family's forces gradually gained the absolute upper hand. All this made Feng Delin seem to understand something after being shocked. Therefore, during this period of rare calm in the northwest of Mukden, Feng Delin inspected the Fourth Brigade of the Public Security Corps and his own 28th unit with his wounded. For Feng Delin's inspection, Guo Shanhu couldn't figure out the situation and didn't dare to agree rashly, so he asked Feng Yong before Feng Delin came, and Feng Yong hadn't set off to go south at that time, so Feng Yong would certainly not stop Feng Delin from visiting. He told Guo Shanhu that the troops should just train as usual, and not do anything special!

Feng Delin smiled during the entire inspection, did not make a comment, and was accompanied by only Feng Delin's personal guards, and there was not a single high-ranking officer of the 28th Division. No one knew the purpose of Fung's inspection, nor what he had in mind.

"Dashuai, let's compensate you!" Zhang Haipeng said a little nervously. After all, there was no longer a single Feng Delin's army around Fengtian.

"Haha! Haipeng, don't worry about my safety. Brigade Commander Guo's Fourth Brigade Cavalry Regiment will escort Ben Shuai north. I still believe in the combat effectiveness of the Security Corps. ”

"Yes! Handsome! Zhang Haipeng knew Feng Delin's temper, and what he decided to do, no one could stop him.

"By the way, after Ben Shuai left, you sent someone to pick up Ben Shuai's family members in Beizhen. I believe that Li Jinglin will not stop him at this time. The battle in Northtown has frightened them! Feng Delin said.

"Yes!" Zhang Haipeng nodded in agreement.

(To be continued)