County.

Before dawn, the sound of mortars and heavy machine guns broke the silence of the early morning. Tens of thousands of troops stormed the south gate of Tonghua County. The roar of heavy machine guns suppressed the bandits on the city walls and could not raise their heads. Although the mortar is not small, due to its short range, it is difficult to use the wall of Tonghua County, which is more than four meters high, for a while.

Tang Yulin's headquarters a mile away from Tonghua County.

"Sixteen regiments? What's the matter with you, why can't this little city wall be taken down, organize death squads and blow open the city gates with explosives packs. Tang Yulin roared. Tang Yulin was born as a bandit, and although he later became an officer in the regular army, his temper was still very stinky. One thing is like thunder. The commander of the 16th Regiment on the other end of the phone put down the phone tremblingly and shouted to the battalion commander under him: "Battalion commander, organize a death squad to carry explosives bags." The others all opened fire to suppress the bandits at the head of the city. The commander of the first battalion agreed to come down.

Thundered!

Mortars are also a rare thing in Zhang Zuolin's team now, after all, although the structure of this thing is simple, but the technology is not low, and the Shenyang Arsenal, which is famous for later generations, has not yet been built at this stage, and Zhang Zuolin's life is also tight. The level of heavy weapons in the team is also not high. In each regiment there was only one mortar company, twelve mortars. Even if the mortar companies of the four regiments were transferred, there were only forty-eight mortars. Mortars themselves are not a sharp weapon for siege, it is more difficult to deal with thick city walls, plus the cost of mortar shells is not low, and now there is no elite army that has encountered a mountain carving, Tang Yulin certainly does not want to consume a large amount of ammunition here.

Several battalions opened fire in unison, and indeed suppressed the bandits on the city wall, these bandits are also elite, although they have not undergone formal militarization training, but after all, they have also struggled between life and death, although they are taken by tens of thousands of troops under the city, they dare not take the lead. But seeing a team of dozens of people rushing up with explosives bags, fools know what to do. These bandits on the walls panicked. They didn't care about the suppressed bullets, and all their fire was aimed at this death squad.

The gunfire on the walls was not intense, but the marksmanship of the bandits was not covered. Especially the bandits in Jilin Province, which has been in turmoil for a long time, their so-called green forest heroes will definitely have good marksmanship. One by one, the daredevils fell on the way to charge, looking at the cold-looking gendarmerie behind them, even if the remaining daredevils wanted to retreat, it was impossible, so they could only rush out and rush towards the city gate.

"Smack!" A bullet grazed the scalp of a death squad, startling him. Before he could rejoice that he had escaped, there was the sound of sparks behind him, and the daredevil, who didn't feel right, turned his head in fear at the place where the sparks were coming from.

Boom!

With a loud bang, one of the explosive bags in the death squad was snatched and exploded, and the surrounding death squad members were injured if they were not killed, and most of them were reimbursed at once. Tang Yulin, who was watching from a distance, had an ugly face. Rifles hit explosive packets, and the luck of the death squad was really bad.

"Report to the brigade commander, the reconnaissance battalion has sent news that the banner of the Eagle Raising Army has appeared thirty miles to the north. The enemy is an unknown number and is rapidly approaching. ”

"Thirty miles? Five hours! Tell the 16th Regiment that you must attack the county seat of Tongyu County within two hours. Tang Yulin said with an extremely gloomy face.

This order was sent to the 16th Regiment, and the commander of the 16th Regiment naturally handed over this order to the 1st battalion. The commander of the first battalion gritted his teeth. With the remaining hundreds of people from the second and third companies, carrying a large number of explosives bags, a group charge was launched. Although he was the commander of the first battalion in the 16th Regiment, the current commander of the 16th Regiment was originally the commander of the 2nd Battalion, and he was later promoted to become his immediate boss. His seniority is older than that of the commander of the 16th Regiment. This is also the reason why the commander of the 16th Regiment does not like him, every time there is a hard bone, it is on their first battalion, and if there is a good thing, it is the second battalion and the third battalion. But the commander of the first battalion has a handle in the hands of the regiment commander, and Zhang Zuolin has a strict hierarchy in the system, even if he is unwilling in his heart, he must do what the regiment commander says.

The first battalion commander is also out of the way, if he can't take Tonghua County this time, even if he doesn't die in battle, he will become the scapegoat of the regiment commander. Caught in a desperate situation, the commander of the first battalion let everything go.

What is the concept of hundreds of people charging with explosives bags. The bandits at the head of the city are stupid, knowing that two explosives packs can blow up the city gates. After the shock, the bandits at the city gate fought back frantically. Inflicted huge losses on the 16th Regiment.

"Fire on Lao Tzu and suppress the bandits at the head of the city." The Sixteenth Regiment Commander shouted. At this time, he forgot about the dirt between himself and the commander of the first battalion. Fully cooperate with him in the siege of the city.

Boom -

A loud bang startled the entire battlefield, and the gate tower collapsed to the frightened howls of the bandits and the cheers of the soldiers of the 16th Regiment.

"Sixteenth Regiment, all charge!" The commander of the 16th Regiment quickly began to charge, holding his rifle.

Tang Yulin, who was standing at the command headquarters, had an excited look on his face.

"Let the Seventeenth Regiment also go up and eliminate the bandits in the city in the shortest possible time." Tang Yulin believed that with five or six thousand people in two regular regiments, it would be easy to eliminate the bandits in the city.

"Brothers, the reinforcements of the big boss will arrive soon, hold on and beat these officers and soldiers out!" The bandit leader in Tonghua County shouted. The bandits responded loudly, and although the morale was good, the bandits were not good at defensive warfare at all. In the face of the 167th Regiment, which had superior firepower, the casualties were heavy.

"Brothers, disperse to other houses, and let these officers and soldiers see the majesty of our heroes in the green forests of southeast Jidong!" With the shouts of the bandit leader, the bandits of thousands of people scattered to various parts of the county.

A steady stream of officers and soldiers poured out of the gaps in the city walls. Began to purge the county town of bandits with company rank units.

The face of the sixteenth regiment commander was gloomy, he didn't expect the resistance consciousness of these bandits to be so strong. Nesting in the county town to shoot black guns, in a short period of time, hundreds of people in his sixteenth regiment have landed on the road. And the area they occupy is less than a third of the entire county. According to this proportion of losses, his 16th Regiment would probably have to lose no more than a few people if it wanted to completely occupy the county seat. The entire 16th Regiment was equivalent to being abolished. This is something that Tang Yulin will never allow. The strength of this operation was already overstretched, and if he lost a regiment in this small county town, I am afraid that he would be seriously derelict in his duty rather than a meritorious service.

"Heavy machine gun company, mortar company, full fire. Grenades were used by the troops. "The commander of the 16th Regiment was ruthless.

"Regiment Commander, this is a civilian residence, if we use heavy weapons, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of casualties!" The adjutant of the sixteenth regiment said with a changed face.

"When is this all gone! Execute the command! The commander of the sixteenth regiment shouted.

With the order of the commander of the XVI regiment, the roar of heavy machine guns, the explosions of grenades and mortars, constituted a symphony of death. Most of the houses were made of wood, and the fire caused a monstrous fire. The smell of death enveloped the entire county.

Tang Yulin Headquarters.

"Brigade commander, I'm afraid it's not good for the Sixteenth Regiment to do this. In this way, the citizens of Tonghua County will hold a grudge against us. Tang Yulin's adjutant looked at the skyrocketing fire in the city and said.

"Humph! What ability do the common people have, they will hold grudges, do they dare to retaliate against us, as long as we take the county seat of Tonghua, and then defeat the supporting Yingyang army, then we can occupy the entire southeast of Ji. At that time, if you give them some benefits, there will be nothing at all, and besides, it is a matter of great authority to appease the people, we just need to fight a good battle and destroy the enemy. Gu Ren, the head of the sixteenth regiment, is this kid! It's a piece of material for war. Tang Yulin said nonchalantly. In his heart, only those who are ruthless can make things happen. As for the behavior of the commander of the 16th Regiment, he not only did not think it was wrong, but thought that it was a very desperate practice.

The adjutant sighed and said no more. He knows that Tang Yulin has a brutal personality, and besides, he is only Tang Yulin's adjutant, and he has no real power in the army, if he offends him, I am afraid that his life may not be saved. With Tang Yulin's power, it is not easy to kill one of his adjutants.

The skyrocketing fire allowed the people of the county town who had been hiding in their homes to escape. Watching his house collapse in the fire, he kept crying. Although the soldiers of the 16th Regiment could not bear it, they did not dare to disobey the orders of their superiors. Pointing guns at these people, these people gathered in one place. All who resist are completely destroyed. For a time, there were bandits, and there were innocent civilians who fell in pools of blood. Through killing, everyone dared to resist and obediently followed these GIs.

The other bandits saw that the overall situation had been decided, and the remaining men and horses quietly slipped away from the north city gate. For these fleeing bandits, Tang Yulin is also powerless, after all, its goal is to capture the county seat of Tonghua County, and for those scattered bandits who escape, it will not deliberately force it.

Tang Yulin led the eighteenth regiment, and the twentieth regiment entered the county town shrouded in fire.

"Report to the brigade commander, the 16th Regiment has completed its task, captured Tonghua County, and eliminated more than 2,000 bandits." The commander of the sixteenth regiment reported excitedly.

"Excellent! Captain Gu, you did a good job this time, and I will report to the marshal impartially. ”

"Brigade Commander Xie cultivated!" The head of the Sixteenth Regiment Gu was really excited this time. You must know that Tang Yulin is the real high-level in Zhang Zuolin's system, and he is also a celebrity around Zhang Zuolin, although it seems that he is only two levels different from Tang Yulin's brigade commander, but his actual status can be said to be far away. With Tang Yulin's favor, it will not be a problem at all in the future.

"Commander Gu, leave a battalion to control Tonghua County, and the rest of the people will assemble quickly, and we will leave the city immediately." Tang Yulin said. Although he was puzzled, Captain Gu did not dare to slack off at all. Quickly rushed to his regimental headquarters.

"The second battalion stayed to garrison Tonghua County, and the rest of the people were ready to leave immediately." Commander Gu gave the second battalion commander a color. The second battalion commander will understand that letting him stay is to let him preserve his strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is to loot this Tonghua County, you must know that this Tonghua County is a place rich in minerals. Especially in recent years, the mining of some small iron mines has fattened a lot of people. For these veterans, it is a treasure that cannot be given up.

Looking at the proud appearance of the ancient regiment leader, who had the greatest credit on the battlefield and was wounded in the shoulder, the battalion commander lowered his head, he didn't want the regiment commander to see the bitter hatred in his eyes. In this battle of Tonghua County, the first battalion made the greatest contribution and sacrificed the most, but it was the second battalion that picked peaches and picked up cheap things. Just because the second battalion is the old foundation of the regiment commander, he is everywhere towards the second battalion, the equipment is the best, the soldiers are the best, and the military salary is also the best. This gave the soldiers of the 1st and 3rd battalions a lot of opinions. Especially the commander of the first battalion who had a holiday with the regiment commander. His battalion has always been the unluckiest.