Lincheng County, a small county town in Zhili, because it is located on the edge of the southbound railway artery of Shijiazhuang, so it is still somewhat famous in the Jizhong Plain. Lincheng County is located at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. The territory is mountainous and the roads are difficult. In order to speed up the advance as fast as possible, the entire army advanced along the railway line. After all, although many sections of the railway were blown up, all the locomotives were out of service. But the railway is the flatest, and the direction is good, along the railway, don't worry about not finding the direction at all.

Both the Northeast Army and the Beiyang Army chose to follow the railway line. This led to the two sides colliding like trains traveling opposite each other near Lincheng County.

The encounter came suddenly, but the performance of the two sides was different. After experiencing the initial panic, the Northeast Army quickly set up a position and built a defensive position. But the performance of the Beiyang side was even worse than that of the Northeast Army. If it weren't for the fact that the railway was too narrow and there were rocky cliffs on both sides, it would not be possible to launch a large-scale charge, and I am afraid that the Northeast Army would have launched an attack at the first time it encountered.

Da Da Da ...... Dozens of heavy machine guns on the front line of the Northeast Army suppressed the Yu army on both sides of the railway, and many people who reacted slowly became targets and were beaten into a sieve by the powerful firepower of the heavy machine guns.

"The firepower of the Northeast really lives up to its name! In this kind of terrain, we are at a loss! Zhao Qi, the overseer of Henan, thought depressedly. This time, he went north with the elite of the Henan army, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people, although these 30,000 people are nothing compared to the huge population base of Henan. But the fact that a local overseer can raise an elite army of 30,000 can also show that he Zhao Kui is still very powerful. Moreover, as an old man in Beiyang, Zhao Kui still has a very good vision, knows the truth of cold lips and teeth, and also knows how to lead the war to other provinces to protect his base camp.

"Report ...... Report...... Warlord! I just received information that the strength of the Northeast Army is about 60,000, which is twice as much as ours! Zhao Wei's operational staff officer stammered.

"What?" Zhao Kui's face changed greatly! Then he asked sharply, "Are you sure it's 60,000?" Didn't Chief Duan say that the enemy was only more than 40,000 people at most? "The strength has doubled, and the Northeast Army has always been known for its ferocity, although its own Yu Army is also elite, but it lacks the baptism of the war, and from the firepower just now, the firepower of the Yu Army is still far inferior to the Northeast Army. In terms of logistics supply in the Northeast, Feng Yong still gave priority to supplying the Zhili battlefield, which is also the main reason why Zhang Zuolin's troops can continue to fight.

"Overseer, we've been deceived! The Northeast Army is indeed 60,000 people! The combat staff officer said affirmatively.

"Damn it!" Zhao Wei scolded secretly. He knew what kind of heart Duan Qi Rui'an had. Duan Qirui must have guessed that Zhu Jiabao could not resist the attack of the Northeast Army before, and among the overseers of the northern provinces, Shandong, the strength of the overseers of Zhili was the weakest, because they were located around Beijing, and it could be said that they surrounded the Gyeonggi region. The most common means used by the Beiyang government is to divide and weaken. This is also the reason why Zhang Zuolin, with an army of 60,000, surrounded Shijiazhuang in less than ten days. But Henan, Anhui and other provinces are different. These provinces are located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, have large populations, and are far from Beijing. Unlike in the Lianghu region, because of the defense against the revolutionary forces in the southwest, the Beiyang army was stationed there all the year round, and the strength of the local overseers was naturally seriously suppressed.

"Overseer, what are we going to do? 30,000 against 60,000 people, the firepower is not as good as the other party, if it goes on like this, we don't have the slightest chance of winning! The operational staff officer said.

"Ben Overseer knows." Zhao Wei said in a deep voice. After knowing the exact strength of the Northeast Army, the idea of withdrawing had already germinated in his mind. But looking at the current posture of the Northeast, it is definitely a beast full of fangs. If you go down, you can only be chewed to the bones by the Northeast Army. But if you turn around and run like this, the result will be even worse, and the troops will definitely disperse in the flight.

"Order a regiment to build a defensive position! The rear team of the army changed to the front team, and retreated two kilometers to supervise the battle. Zhao said.

"Yes!" Although the combat staff officer was surprised by Zhao Kui's order, his long-term prestige made him dare not slack off in the slightest.

"Tune in the mortar!" Zhang Zuolin said in a deep voice. The terrain here is too narrow to show the superiority of the Northeast Army. Since it is impossible to show the superiority of troops, then show the firepower superiority of the Northeast Army. Heavy machine guns can only suppress the enemy, but mortars that can be projectile are definitely a killing weapon in such a narrow area.

Bang bang bang!

Mortar shells drilled into the positions of the Yu army with a whistling sound, and in the temporary positions of the Yu army, the soldiers of the Yu army who were digging trenches were killed and wounded, and many soldiers turned around and ran away in fear.

"No one is allowed to run, hold me back!" The commander of the first regiment of the Yu army shouted as he waved the box cannon in his hand. Although he was also afraid to die, but thinking of the Yu army supervising the battle in the rear, he forced himself to step forward with trembling legs.

But his roar was so weak in the roar of mortars.

Bang Bang Bang!

The commander of the Yu army fired several shots in succession and shot the fleeing Yu soldiers.

"Guards, block Lao Tzu here, those who retreat will be killed!" The commander of the Yu army saw the blood, and the courage in his heart returned. Of course, he himself would never have stepped into a battle-filled position. In his heart, being a soldier is for food, not for his life, if it weren't for the army watching behind, he would have fled long ago. I have to say that although the Yu army seems to be trained elite and has a good level of weapon preparation, this cannot hide the fact that they lack experience in big wars. Usually, they can fight with bandits and bandits from all over Henan, and many bandits and robbers are inextricably linked with them. In such a situation, how can they train combat effectiveness? In one sentence to describe the words of the previous Yu army, that is: There is no tiger and monkey in the mountains to call the king! And now the monkey has met a real tiger, and it is an incomparably powerful tiger, which is doomed to the tragic fate of the Yu army.

"Report to the marshal, the enemy army has fled!" The scouts who climbed the peaks on both sides sent back news that made Zhang Zuolin furious.

"What? The Yu army has fled! Then there's only a small army left on the other side of us! Damn it! Zhang Zuolin said angrily.

"Send a telegram to Tang Yulin on the front line. Unleash a full-scale charge, with only a small force of enemy blocking forces ahead, rush up and tear them apart! Zhang Zuolin had a feeling of punching the air.

Didi ...... The loud trumpet of the Northeast Army sounded.

Kill - Huge shouts of killing echoed between the mountain peaks. It was filled with a kind of soul-like tremor.

The local regiment commander looked at the Northeast Army that launched a dense charge in a daze, "Fight back, fight back, and resist Lao Tzu." The Yu army was sweating profusely, and he felt a murderous aura rushing into the sky, which made him feel suffocated.

"Report ...... Report...... Commander, something is wrong! Our army has fled! ”

"What did you say?" The face of the commander of the Yu army was so black that he could drip ink. He turned around, and the rear that should have been hoarded by the army was empty. Only flying dust could be seen in the distance.

"We're outcasts!" The herald said in fear.

Looking at the Northeast Army that rushed up with great momentum, the commander of the Yu Army shouted in terror: "Put down your arms, let's surrender!" "Two thousand against sixty thousand, unless the head of the Yu Legion is kicked in the head by a donkey. Otherwise, he would never have made the decision to resist. It's just that he didn't expect that when the two armies met, one side would abandon their regiment and flee as an outcast. This made the commander of the Yu army full of grief and indignation while being afraid.

The order of the commander of the Yu army relieved all the soldiers of the Yu army, after all, the firepower in the northeast was too strong. In just half an hour, the two battalions of the Yu army on the position had already lost more than half. What's more, now that a large-scale group charge has been launched in the northeast, the possibility of blocking the Yu army, which lacks heavy weapons, is almost zero.

"Rush!" The Northeast Army roared and rushed past the Yu soldiers who were squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands, and they didn't pay attention to these Yu soldiers who were frightened by the Northeast Army. They directly crossed these captives, and the target was to rush directly to the main force of the Yu army that was fleeing in the distance. These captives naturally had logistical forces to deal with.

Kill -- A wonderful pursuit battle was staged on the entire railway line. The Northeast Army and the Yu Army were like two trains, roaring forward. In order to get rid of the pursuit of the Northeast Army as much as possible, whenever the distance between the two sides approached, the Yu Army would leave a regiment to block the attack. It's a pity that these regiments responsible for blocking the attack were basically unable to withstand the attack of the Northeast Army. After all, at the moment when the Yu army fled, they had lost their military morale, and they were forcibly left behind to block by military orders, and where could they show their combat effectiveness, not to mention that the troops in the northeast had an absolute advantage. The result of stopping is death. There have been a large number of deserters in the Yu army.

In Anyang County, Henan, Wu Peifu of the Beiyang Army had just entered Anyang, and received the news that the Yu Army had collided with the main force of the Northeast Army and that the Yu Army was defeated and defeated. This made Wu Peifu stunned for a while!

"Yushuai, according to Zhao Wei's news, the Northeast Army has 60,000 troops, and it is the elite of a hundred battles, with sufficient weapons and ammunition, and extremely strong combat effectiveness, we are afraid that we will ......," Wu Peifu's adjutant said.

"I know that. Although our army has strong combat effectiveness, it is seriously deficient in weapons and ammunition, and I am afraid that it is not the opponent of the Northeast Army. Wu Peifu is a well-known commander in the world, especially after being praised by Cai Ye in the Southwest Battle, which made his reputation skyrocket. However, after the defeat of the Cao Kun division of the Beiyang Army in the southwest, the loss of soldiers was not much, but the weapons and ammunition were basically exhausted. It's so easy to prepare. Therefore, for this northward operation, Wu Peifu is still worried in his heart.

"Yu Shuai! Cao Shuai is in a hurry! The herald said.

Wu Peifu turned on the telegram and frowned.

"Yu Shuai?" The adjutant asked.

"Order the army to stop advancing and build a defensive position in Anyang!" Wu Peifu said with a gloomy expression.

"Yu Shuai? The Northeast Army is now in the Xingtai area, why should we stop advancing? Wouldn't this give the entire Zhili to the Northeast Army? The adjutant asked, surprised.

"This is Cao Shuai's order, carry out the order!" Wu Peifu said.

(To be continued)