Chapter 118: The Battle of Mukden (1)

The 2nd and 4th Brigades of the Public Security Corps advanced quickly, and after taking Benxi and Fushun, the two brigades rested for a while, leaving some people to guard the prisoners, and the main target was Mukden City.

In order to delay the advance of the 2nd and 4th Brigades, Zhang Zuolin mobilized the remnants of the security regiment around him and laid several lines of defense on the way to Fengtian City. The security forces around Mukden were evacuated. Zhang Zuolin took out the old book this time, and there was almost no security regiment in the county town around Fengtian to guard it. Fortunately, Feng and Zhang are doing a good job in Fengtian, and there are no big bandit forces in the local area, even if the security group is not in the county seat, with the prestige that Zhang Zuolin has accumulated over the years, it is enough to deter Xiaoxiao.

Tang Yulin's troops are also rushing to help. Tang Yulin was still very excited to be able to fight against the Public Security Corps. And knowing that his opponent was the Second Brigade of the Public Security Corps that detained them years ago, Tang Yulin was even more energetic, and he wanted to use victory to wash away his shame.

If anyone in Zhang Zuolin's troops is most disdainful of the combat effectiveness of the Public Security Corps, it is not Li Jinglin, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the 27th Division, who is above the top, but Tang Yulin, the commander of the 3rd Brigade who was captured by the Public Security Corps. Last year, Tang Yulin's troops invaded the southeast of Ji, and after fighting with the Eagle Yang army of the mountain eagle, they were attacked by Feng Yong's troops by despicable means, and the two sides did not really compete, and Tang Yulin's troops were completely captured. The major general and brigade commander of the Republic of China, who was dignified, also became a prisoner of others. This kind of grievance was regarded by Tang Yulin as the biggest shame in his life. Zhang Zuolin's troops went to war with Feng Delin, and he was the happiest. Only war is the best chance to wash away the shame of soldiers.

"Brigade commander, how is the combat effectiveness of the security corps?" Adjutant Gu Donglin looked at Tang Yulin's face and asked cautiously. Tang Yulin's personality is a little brutal, and he will beat or scold the soldiers who disobey him, even if the henchmen around him do something wrong, they will still be punished. But even so, Tang Yulin's prestige in the army is not low, especially in his third brigade. Because although Tang Yulin has a very poor personality, he is extremely protective of his shortcomings, as long as he is a member of his own army, if he causes trouble outside, it is rarely his own people who suffer. As long as the object of provocation is not a person who is extremely hard in the background, Brigade Commander Tang can settle it. For the sake of disputes between soldiers, Tang Yulin had a lot of trouble with the 27th Division. This also made the officers of the other brigades of the 27th Division dissatisfied. However, Tang Yulin was the first to follow the marshal Zhang Zuolin, and he had high seniority in the 27th Division. Even if he sued Zhang Zuolin for these trivial things, Zhang Zuolin basically reprimanded a few words. It is simply difficult to make Brigadier Tang remember for a long time. Tang Yulin was captured a few years ago, which really made some generals of the 27th Division gloat for a long time.

Whoever is cruel must be proud of his character. Tang Yulin also has his own pride, from falling into the grass, to accepting the recruitment of the Manchu government, and then to becoming a major general and brigade commander of the Republic of China, Tang Yulin's life can be described as rising step by step. Although he also experienced defeat during the period, the opponents he lost to were all very strong, unlike the time a year ago, when he was captured in advance by the conspiracy of Young Marshal Feng. As a result, the leaderless soldiers were routed by the security corps. This is a great shame, and not reporting it is not enough to calm the anger.

Faced with the inquiry of his deputy Gu Donglin, Tang Yulin said disdainfully: "A local army, what combat effectiveness can be spoken of!" Adjutant Gu, you see, when the brigade commander's army arrives, Feng Yong's public security corps will definitely be wiped out. ”

"Brigade commander, but judging from the intelligence of the marshal, Feng Yong's combat effectiveness of the public security corps should not be underestimated, and our security joint force of more than 10,000 people was broken through and completely wiped out by them in less than an hour! This combat effectiveness is no longer comparable to that of local troops! ”

"Combined Security Forces? Hum! A rabble! How much combat effectiveness do you expect from a group of recruits who haven't been on the battlefield? But I heard that the second brigade of the security corps carries an artillery regiment? This is a good thing, we must find a way to get it! A fierce look appeared on Tang Yulin's face. As for the Second Brigade of the Public Security Corps, which detained him for several months, he was eager to eat his flesh, sleep on his skin, and break his bones.

Looking at Tang Yulin's face, Gu Donglin didn't dare to say anything. sighed in his heart, he still knew the character of his brigade commander. Not to mention arrogant, but definitely an arrogant person. It's no wonder that such a person can have good things to say when he is imprisoned, I just hope he won't be carried away by hatred. After all, there are nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Third Brigade behind him who need him to be responsible.

After the battle to block the southward movement of the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the 28th Division, the fighting between the two sides in the Tieling area can be described as tragic. The two sides were equal in numbers, but Tang Yulin's troops were at a disadvantage in terms of combat effectiveness, and if it weren't for the convenience of the terrain, they would not have been able to resist the attack of the 30,000 elites of the 28th Division. But even so, by the time the two brigades of the 28th Division left, Tang Yulin's 30,000-strong contingent had shrunk by half. Of these, no less than 6,000 were killed, and the remaining 5,000 or 6,000 seriously wounded were sent to various county towns for treatment. Only 18,000 were slightly injured or uninjured. The consumption of weapons and ammunition is also serious. Although Tang Yulin had the heart to teach the public security corps a bloody lesson now, because of the shortage of ammunition, he could only go back to Fengtian to replenish it first.

After all, the security regiment is only a security regiment, and there is a big gap between it and the regular army, whether it is weapons and equipment, or the will of soldiers. In the face of the morale of the vigilant corps, the security corps could not stop their progress at all.

Of course, it does not mean that the security regiment is useless, because of the desperate obstruction of security in various places, Tang Yulin's army can enter Fengtian City before the security corps.

Ever since the news that Feng Zhang's Great War was going to break out in Fengtian City spread in Fengtian City, the people of the entire Fengtian City were panicked. Immortals fight, and everyone understands the truth of mortal suffering! It's cool to watch people fight, but it's not cool to be caught up in it. But the small citizens are not capable of preventing the outbreak of war, but it does not mean that those big landlord families are incapable.

On the day the news came, there were Manchu remnants and eunuchs living in Fengtian City who jointly asked to see Zhang Zuolin. Now Feng Delin doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and they can't get in touch, so they can only come to Zhang Zuolin to find out the news first.

For these big families in Fengtian, Zhang Zuolin did not dare to slack off. Fengtian is not Jilin and Heilongjiang. This is the absolute upper hand of the feudal family forces. Without the support of these people, the seemingly impregnable Fengtian City would collapse completely in the blink of an eye. Zhang Zuolin is well aware of the profound heritage of these big families. This kind of heritage cannot be erased by a strong army.

"Dashuai, I don't know if we can adjust for Dashuai and Feng Dashuai. After all, they are all armed with the Republic of China, and nothing can be brought to the table to discuss! "The president of the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce, the old man of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, said respectfully. It is no longer the time of the Manchu Empire. These nobles also lost their privileges, and even President Yuan, who had sheltered them, stepped down. Their future is also bleak, so for those in power in the northeast, these Manchu remnants do not hesitate to spend a lot of money to woo them. If this battle in Mukden is stopped because of them, then the serious position of their authorities in the Northeast will increase.

"President Man, everyone knows the situation in the Northeast, Fengtian is my Zhang Zuolin's home, and Ben Shuai will not give up Fengtian easily. But now the initiative in the war is no longer in the hands of the commander. but in the hands of Changchun Feng Shaoshuai. Now he has gathered 40,000 horses and is about to come to the city of Mukden. This is a battle we have to fight. Zhang Zuolin's posture was very low. As if he was not the first to provoke the battle in Mukden.

However, the people who came were all old businessmen, and they could see many problems from Zhang Zuolin's attitude. It seems that the current form of Fengtian battle has been unfavorable to Zhang Dashuai, who has already come up with the idea of a truce. It's just that it can't wipe off the face, and these chambers of commerce need to express it euphemistically.

"Dashuai, old and talented, I am willing to contact Young Marshal Feng for you. After all, it's all the power of our Northeast, and no one can get off by fighting like this. Man Guiyi gritted his teeth and said. As the president of the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce, not only their family, but also some allies have business all over Fengtian Province, and even in Jilin Province, there is a war in the northeast, and their losses are not small. These people are all branches of the Chamber of Commerce in Changchun, and it is not difficult to contact Feng Yong.

"This will be a troublemaker!" Zhang Zuolin said with a smile. At present, the form of Fengtian is not difficult to analyze, it seems that the 27th Division occupied Beizhen, but in fact it was the Feng family who had the upper hand.

If Beizhen didn't catch Feng Delin, it would be much less meaningful to occupy Beizhen. Now that the elite 1st Brigade and 2nd Brigade of the 28th Division have taken Beizhen, they will definitely have a confrontation with Li Jinglin's troops, and with the help of Feng Yong's 4th Brigade, the Feng family has already gained the upper hand in terms of troops. And now Feng Yong's other two brigades are about to besiege Fengtian, although Tang Yulin has not returned to Fengtian, but the troops have suffered heavy losses in the Tieling Resistance Battle, and after their own replenishment, they can barely reach more than 20,000 people. And Feng Yong's two brigades combined have 40,000 people. On the battlefield of Mukden, the number of people still has the upper hand. After the failed sniping of Benxi and Fushun, the elite of the 27th Division Security Regiment around Mukden was lost, and then the two brigades were delayed and almost exhausted the last strength of the Security Regiment. It can be said that except for the soldiers in Fengtian and Beizhen, Zhang Zuolin has almost reached the point where there are no soldiers. The victory or defeat on the battlefield of Mukden may not be known, but it is difficult for Beizhen to win. If the soldiers of Beizhen are eliminated, it will be meaningless to win Mukden even if they win. Especially when Zhang Zuolin knew that Feng Yong still had three brigades of 60,000 elites under him, he even had the idea of a truce.

Outside the city of Mukden, the 2nd Brigade and the 6th Brigade will meet. The joint command of the two brigades, Lin Hu, Zhen Zhen, Yan Lei, and Qian Zhuangfei, gathered together.

"Lao Lin, this Fengtian is really a good place, and I found that the population of Fengtian is much more than that of our Jilin. If such a large population is all ruled in the hands of the young marshal, then how many more soldiers can we recruit and how many troops can be expanded! Zhen Zhen said with a smile. Although there were many battles along the way, being able to meet under Fengtian City was already a great victory.

"Lao Zhen, you guy, I knew from the first time I saw you that you were a good military player, I originally thought that you were blind to engage in politics, but I didn't expect the young marshal to have a plan, and let your kid become a military commander." Lin Hu said with a smile. He and Zhen Zhen were the earliest group of people, and six of the 126 soldiers of the teaching team who followed the young marshal fled after suffering unbearable. About half of the remaining 120 men served as the first military chiefs, and the other half became political chiefs. Later, quite a few people died in battle. But the rest of the people are at least company-level cadres. As the most outstanding people, Zhang Xiaoshan, Lin Hu, and Zhen Zhen, the relationship is still quite close. They don't get along with each other as seriously as they do in the military.

"Hehe, we captured a lot of people in Fushun, and they are still being detained there. What about you! I heard that your second brigade is bullish this time, and you actually went south with an artillery regiment! The security corps of more than 10,000 people in Benxi County was wiped out by you in less than an hour. The enemy's commander also surrendered! Lao Lin, when did you fight so simply! "Others definitely don't dare to talk to Lin Hu like this, after all, Lin Hu is definitely a high-ranking power now. But Zhen Zhen is not below him in terms of qualifications or status, and the personal relationship between the two is also very good, and he has no scruples when he speaks.

"Lao Zhen, you and I are too low, now there are more and more talents in the public security corps, and the young marshal is all based on his ability, if we don't learn and progress, we will definitely be eliminated. I don't have your talent, so I can only make up for it with diligence. Lin Hu said with a smile.

"Lao Lin, I haven't seen you for this time, and your eloquence is good! However, since it is our brotherly cooperation, we must let Zhang Dashuai in the northeast of the Megatron taste the power of our security corps. ”

Lin Hu nodded, his face became serious, and the four of them gathered around the military map to analyze the situation in Fengtian Province first, and then specifically arrange the specific battle in Fengtian City.

"Brigade Commander, it seems that the Second Brigade will be the main attack this time! After all, the 2nd Brigade has the firepower of the Mountain Artillery Regiment, which is extremely convenient for the siege! Yan Lei said to Zhen Zhen.

Zhen Zhen nodded, no comment. Although he values military merit, he will not do anything that will cause soldiers heavy losses for the sake of military merit. Since Zhen Zhen led the troops, from the battle with the Dragon Guard Army in the north to the battle in the south, although he has no record of taking a shot, and he has also played a supporting role in several battles, but in the public security corps system, no one dares to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Sixth Brigade. After all, not everyone can play a supporting role. Being able to complete the set work accurately is a kind of ability in itself.

After arranging the offensive task, Lin Hu said to Zhen Zhen with a smile: "If the sunspot is here, it will be lively!" I heard that it was Tang Yulin who was in charge of guarding the city this time. Last time, Kuroko personally captured him. If Heizi is here, Tang Yulin will definitely be desperate. Don't look at the guy Kuroko who is usually silent, but when he had a bad stomach and sneaked into the southeast of Jidong, that guy didn't have a bad idea! The sunspot in Lin Hu's mouth is, of course, Liu Hei, the commander of the Third Brigade.

40,000 people besieged Fengtian City, and the prosperous Fengtian City suddenly became as silent as death!

(To be continued)