Tongliao County in the northwest of Fengtian Province, this is the territory controlled by Feng Delin, and there is a security regiment of about 500 people in Tongliao County, but now the elite of the security regiment has been assembled to Beizhen, Feng Delin can be regarded as doing his best, and the strength of the security regiment is concentrated.

In the early morning of that day, the earthquake shattered the tranquility of Tongliao County. The people of Tongliao County were shocked. Soon, the rest of the security regiment came out for martial law, and the people of the entire county came out to watch.

"Look, it's cavalry! Brigade of cavalry! ”

"How could there be such a large group of cavalry passing by, could it be that something big happened on the Mongolian steppe?"

"Everyone, look at that banner!" In front of the cavalry of the brigade, there was a five-color flag of the Republic of China, on which were written the six characters of 'Northeast Public Security Corps'.

"Northeast Security Corps! It's Major Marshal Feng's troops! I heard that Feng Dashuai and Zhang Dashuai were fighting in the south, and Feng Shaoshuai must have come to help. ”

"Such a large group of cavalry, at least thousands!"

"Almost! However, I heard that Young Marshal Feng had more than just a few thousand cavalry. A brother of mine begged for a living in the Hung Yen League, and according to him, he had seen tens of thousands of cavalry troops in the Hung Yen League. That momentum is much stronger than it is now! A somewhat obscene man said proudly. It seems to know how proud Feng Yong is to have tens of thousands of cavalry.

"Look! And the infantry in the back! Oh, my God! Heavy machine guns, mortars! And ten guns! Young Marshal Feng's strength is so strong! ”

Thousands of cavalry opened the way, followed by tens of thousands of infantry and baggage soldiers. This unit was the 4th Independent Brigade of the Southwest Military Region, the main force of the Southwest Military Region, which went south to support the 28th Division. Because of the stationing in Mongolia, Guo Shanhu's Fourth Brigade carried more heavy machine guns, and many mortars were prepared because they were easy to carry. But the artillery is a little insufficient, and these are still bought by Guo Shanhu himself from the hands of merchants. It belongs to the outdated old goods. However, when he went south to Mukden, Guo Shanhu thought that he might use them, so even though these mountain cannons were extremely bulky, he still carried them.

"Political commissar, do you have any information on Brigade Commander Lin and Brigade Commander Zhen?"

"Brigade commander, the Second Brigade and the Sixth Brigade entered the service one day earlier than us, and their side is close to Zhang Zuolin's defense area, and from the information just delivered, they have each uprooted a county's security regiment. However, until now, the main force of Zhang Zuolin's 27th Division has not been seen. "From the moment the Fourth Brigade entered Mukden, it had already entered a state of war, and the brigade commander Guo Shanhu also took over the command of the troops. Political Commissar Qian Ding automatically became his deputy and assisted him in commanding the troops.

"How is the combat effectiveness of Zhang Zuolin's security regiment?" From the combat effectiveness of the 27 th Division's security regiment, we can generally have an intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness of Zhang Zuolin's regular troops.

"Not weaker than the White Tiger Army and the Dragon Guard Army!" Qian Ding said with a somewhat solemn expression. After all, the security regiment is a unit established for the purpose of protecting the territory and the people, and it can be regarded as a supplementary unit to the regular army, and its training and combat experience cannot be compared with that of the regular army. Even if such a security force can be compared with the elite of the bandits, this shows that Zhang Zuolin's regular army is definitely stronger than the White Tiger Army and the Dragon Guard Army, and it is much stronger.

"How's the situation in Northtown?" From the moment it went south, the intelligence of the 28th Division would be sent to the commanders of the three southbound units in a timely manner, so that the commanders of each unit could keep abreast of the situation in Mukden at any time.

"It's not very good, in the telegram an hour ago, Zhang Zuolin dispatched 50,000 elites to besiege Beizhen, and wiped out one of Feng Dashuai's regiments in just one hour. Now the war is going on, and new intelligence has not yet been sent.

"Where are the two brigades of the 28th Division?"

"I just received a telegram that two brigades of the 28th Division were blocked in the Tieling area, and the two sides are currently fighting fiercely, and the specific situation is unknown."

"What! Tieling area! Damn, how did you get there! Ordered the cavalry regiment to break away from the main force and quickly rush to the aid of Beizhen. ”

"Infantry speed up! The mountain artillery company baggage team remained in Tongliao County. Telegraphed to Marshal Feng of Beizhen that our troops would give up their baggage and move forward at full speed, hoping that he would provide the baggage needed by the army along the way. ”

"Brigade commander, will there be any danger in this, although the area we are advancing in is controlled by Feng Dashuai, there is no guarantee that Zhang Zuolin's team has not infiltrated. Leaving the mountain artillery company and the baggage team here is very likely to be hit by Zhang Zuolin. ”

Guo Shanhu shook his head and said, "The situation in Beizhen is not optimistic. Although our 4th Brigade is the slowest starting unit, we are currently the closest to Beizhen and the safest to travel. The purpose of the young marshal to send us south is probably to take a fancy to us being the closest to Beizhen, the lightest combat mission, and being able to quickly rush to the aid of Beizhen. As for the baggage along the way, there is no need to worry about this, let the troops bring three days' dry rations, and leave all the other baggage. Travel light. ”

Northtown Command!

"Great Marshal, our No. 2 defense line has been broken through by the enemy, and the tenth regiment ...... The 10th Regiment was wiped out! "The head of the 10th regiment, who was covered in blood-soaked bandages and desperately carried down the line of fire by the guards, cried loudly. Three thousand brethren were gone in less than two hours. If I hadn't been memorized by the guards, I am afraid that I would have followed in their footsteps.

"Good work!" Feng Delin grabbed the hand of the tenth regiment leader and shook it. "Rest well! Our reinforcements are coming! ”

The weeping Tenth Regiment Commander was carried down, and he was shot in the abdomen and thigh, and it was unknown whether he would survive. The entire command fell into a deathly silence.

"Marshal, news from the Chief of Staff. In the process of transferring, our mountain artillery regiment was shelled by the enemy and lost several mountain artillery pieces. Dozens of dead and wounded! The chief of staff was slightly wounded! ”

Feng Delin nodded, indicating that he knew.

Now in the entire Beizhen battlefield, Feng Delin has invested ten regiments of troops, and now two regiments have been scrapped, and there is only one regiment plus one guard in his hands as a reserve. The enemy's attack was fierce and never stopped. In particular, the enemy's artillery, except for the three artillery regiments firing together at the beginning, the rest of the time was suppressed by one artillery regiment and cooperated with the infantry to attack.

Because the three artillery regiments took turns to attack, the enemy's artillery fire hardly stopped. The artillery regiments of the 28th Division were constantly shifting, ready to lock onto the enemy's artillery positions.

"Marshal, the security corps telegram!" The herald rushed into the command room. Give the telegram in his hand to Feng Delin.

"Great! Staff Officer Li ordered Beizhen to go to the county seat of Tongliao County to provide food and grass for the soldiers of the public security corps in the past. ”

"Marshal, the young marshal's reinforcements are coming?"

"Not bad! One of Yong'er's brigades had already passed through Tongliao County, and the vanguard cavalry troops could reach Beizhen in three hours at the earliest. Infantry can also approach North Town before dark. Inform the regiments of the front from this side. Let them continue to work hard, and they must stick to it for three hours. ”

The news of Feng Yong's imminent arrival of reinforcements shocked the entire 28th Division's operational command room. You must know that Major Marshal Feng reinforced the cavalry troops, and at this time, the cavalry was still a very deterrent force. However, the energy cost of the formation of the cavalry was too great, and the war horses in the armies of Feng and Zhang were basically used for baggage troops, and the scale of the standard cavalry was very small.

If Feng Yong hadn't eliminated the Siberian Tiger and annexed the White Tiger Army, he would have established a cavalry force of tens of thousands of people after occupying the vast Mongolian steppe and relying on the Mongolian steppe. The cavalry's horse equipment, and even the cavalry personnel, are basically the old units of the Siberian Tigers. Therefore, when Feng Delin's men heard that thousands of cavalry troops would come to support, their morale would be greatly boosted.

On the periphery of Beizhen, Li Jinglin's headquarters.

"Commander! (Zhang) sent an urgent telegram from Dashuai. ”

Li Jinglin took the telegram and opened it, and then quickly compared the map behind him, his expression became a little solemn.

"Commander, what's wrong?" Wu Junsheng, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 27th Division, asked. Picked up the telegram that Li Jinglin put on the table.

"The Northeast Public Security Corps entered Feng in a big way, and went south in three ways, two of which were in our defense area, and the last one was in Feng Delin's defense area. Commander, no wonder Feng Delin resisted so resolutely, it turned out that their reinforcements were coming soon! ”

Li Jinglin stared at the map on the wall, turned his head to Wu Junsheng and said, "Old Wu, the marshal has ordered us to take Beizhen before the enemy's reinforcements arrive. Pass my order, all the artillery regiments will open fire, cover the enemy's defense area, and the troops will all press up, leaving no reserves! ”

"No reserves? Wouldn't that be a bit risky, Commander? ”

"There is definitely a danger, and until now the enemy's artillery has been missing. Although the enemy's artillery is only the size of an artillery regiment, the performance of the artillery equipped with it is not worse than ours at all. I would have liked to lock on to the enemy's artillery first, and then launch a full-scale attack, but now it seems that time does not allow it. According to the information sent by the marshal, there was a large number of cavalry in the troops moving south in the Feng Delin defense area. According to the speed of the cavalry, we can reach the battlefield in four hours at most, and if we do our best, or even shorter, we will not have much time! ”

"But if the enemy's artillery suddenly comes out, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties." Mr. Wu expressed concern about the reckless attack.

"Now we want victory, and as for the casualties, I will be responsible!" Li Jinglin waved his hand and made the final decision.

Rumble.................. The three mountain artillery regiments of the Southern Route Army of the 27th Division opened fire in full force, and the positions of the 28th Division suddenly turned into a sea of fire, and the casualties of the 28th Division suddenly rose in a straight line.

At the moment when the cannon sounded, Feng Delin, who was sitting at the headquarters with his eyes closed, changed his face wildly. Suddenly, he stood up and shouted loudly: "Send electricity to all departments, let them be careful of the enemy's artillery fire." ”

Feng Delin's heart sank, and the three mountain artillery regiments were full of firepower, which meant that the enemy was no longer taboo about his artillery. And it is also a signal that the enemy is about to launch a large-scale offensive.

Before Feng Delin's reminder was sent, telegrams for help from the regiments on the front line of the Beizhen battle came one after another.

"Marshal, the 22nd Regiment in the main front position was hit by enemy fire and was heavily damaged, the regiment commander Liu Qi was killed on the spot, and now the 22nd Regiment, which has lost more than half of its value, has begun to retreat under the leadership of the deputy commander."

"What!" Feng Delin's face changed! "Give me the twenty-second regiment."

"Does Zhang have gold? I'm Anthony Funn. I command you to hold on to your place, and never to retreat. Our artillery will soon launch a counterattack, and the supporting troops are already on their way. If you don't want to be disciplined on the battlefield, give it to Lao Tzu! Feng Delin yelled and hung up the phone. Since the Russo-Japanese War, Feng Delin has rarely roared in front of his subordinates, although he is not as polite as Zhang Zuolin, but he does not have the recklessness that is difficult to approach. In the face of this crisis this time, Feng Delin couldn't help but burn his liver.

"Give the Chief of Staff an order! Order the artillery to open fire with all your might, knocking out the enemy's leading artillery positions! Feng Delin also let go, in terms of artillery they are at an absolute disadvantage, except for the beginning of the artillery after a threat, the artillery regiment is always in a state of movement, otherwise Feng Delin's troops would not have suffered such heavy casualties.

The artillery of the 28th Division opened fire, but the attacking 27th Regiment paused, and then their frontmost artillery position turned into a sea of fire, and the mountain artillery regiment that was still roaring just now was instantly dumbfounded. It has to be said that the artillery of the Japanese training department is still quite combat-effective.

"Great, the enemy's artillery regiment finally couldn't help but show it! Order the 2nd and 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiments to lock on to the enemy's artillery positions and destroy them completely! Li Jinglin said excitedly. Without artillery, the 28th Division would have been defeated and retreated under its own artillery fire, and it was not impossible to collapse.

"After the first round of attacks is completed, order the troops to hit all the shells on the heads of the enemy's infantry, and at the same time let the artillery soldiers pay attention to concealment, and the enemy's will soon find our heads." Wang Jigang, chief of staff of the 28th Division, said to the commander of the mountain artillery regiment regardless of the wound on his arm.

The commander of the mountain artillery regiment looked at the mountain artillery that was roaring in distress, he knew that if the artillery opened fire at this time, it would be locked by the enemy's superior artillery, and he was afraid that he would inevitably be destroyed. It's just a pity that these mountain cannons. It took a lot of effort for the marshal to get these mountain cannons. And the whole artillery regiment also poured a lot of effort into him.

Looking at the distressed eyes of the artillery commander, Wang Jigang comforted: "Old Wang, don't feel distressed, now the focus is to protect these artillery, we still have 30,000 elite troops behind us, as well as Feng Shaoshuai's security corps, we can't lose, as long as we win this battle, we will build a more powerful artillery in the future." So you must ensure the safety of the artillery soldiers. Artillery is a technical arm, don't have mountain artillery at that time, but no one will operate it in your old king's hands. ”

With the comfort of the chief of staff, the commander of the artillery regiment Wang felt a lot better, and ordered his soldiers to dig foxholes to prevent the upcoming enemy shelling while ensuring that the artillery fired.

Dozens of mountain artillery regiments of the 28th Division were roaring, and the other two artillery regiments of the 27th Division were still adjusting their firing of Zhu Yuan. How can the flesh and blood of a soldier be compared to the terrifying steel cannonballs. The soldiers of the XXVII Division who participated in the offensive suffered heavy losses.

"Good, good! If you want to swallow me Feng Delin, how can you do it without paying the price of blood! Feng Delin, who was watching the battlefield, said happily.

(To be continued)