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To the south of Zoucheng County, the troops of the Fourth Brigade advanced lightly. The original force of 12,000 men was left with only 8,000 people.

"Division commander, will it be too weak to leave only a group to contain Xu Shuzheng? Xu Shuzheng has more than 70,000 people! The difference in strength is too great. Lu Yan, commander of the Fourth Brigade, said.

"Don't worry, Jiang Ji's kid has a flexible brain, even if Xu Shuzheng's army starts, there is no problem in slowing down their progress." Guo Shanhu said with a smile. Jiang Ji is the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 4th Brigade that Guo Shanhu left in Tai'an to contain Xu Shuzheng's troops.

"But there are more than 70,000 enemies, and there are only more than 3,000 people in a regiment, if Xu Shuzheng is determined to go north, I'm afraid Jiang Ji won't be able to stop it!" Lu Yan said.

Guo Shanhu said disdainfully: "Does he Xu Shuzheng have the courage to do this?" I admit that Xu Shuzheng's ability to command troops in battle is good, but he has a fatal weakness, that is, he is too arrogant and can't listen to other people's opinions. And from his actions after being ambushed, it can be roughly judged that this person is a little stubborn. For the safety of his troops, he even disregarded the life and death of Duan Qirui and his party. If this situation was in our northeast, I'm afraid the military court would have troubled him a long time ago. In this case, Xu Shuzheng's possibility of watching his changes is very large. Plus, who knows how many people we left in the Taean area? As long as Jiang Ji is cautious, there is no big problem. ”

Guo Shanhu and Xu Shuzheng fought and did not spend too much money to kill Xu Shuzheng's logistics troops and artillery units, and the combat effectiveness shown by Beiyang was seriously inconsistent with their reputation. Perhaps every soldier in Xu Shuzheng's army is a veteran of a hundred battles and has extremely rich combat experience, but the combat effectiveness of a single soldier does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the entire system is high. After this contact, Guo Shanhu found that under the same level of troops, even if the firepower level was the same, his Fourth Brigade could completely defeat the Beiyang Army. Because the reaction speed of the Beiyang Army is too slow. He ambushed their logistics troops and artillery units, and by the time he finished cleaning up the battlefield and withdrawing, Xu Shuzheng had not yet arrived.

"Division Commander, shall we fight Li Chun or Zhang Xun first?" Lu Yan asked.

"Of course it's Li Chun. Li Chun, this guy really doesn't remember to eat. was beaten by the First Brigade in the southwest, but now he is unrepentant and continues to strive to be the vanguard of Beiyang. The aggressive Li Chunbu is a good opponent for our ambush. Guo Shanhu said with a smile.

"What about Zhang Xun? His reputation for the Armed Guards is not small, will it be a problem for us to let them go? ”

"Zhang Xun is considered a neutral faction in Beiyang, rarely participates in factional disputes in Beiyang, and runs the whole of Anhui like a kingdom. Now he is leading the army north, but he is only forced by the pressure of Beiyang zhèng fǔ, how can he be sincere. As long as we fight with Li Chun's Soviet army, Zhang Xun's biggest possibility is to retreat back to Anhui. Guo Shanhu said. Of course, these are not what he said, but Jiang Baili's battle plan. This time, the Fourth Brigade left one-third of its strength to contain Xu Shuzheng's troops, and the remaining army went south to attack the supporting Beiyang Army. The strategy was to beat Li Chun hard and deter Zhang Xun.

This time to the north to support, Li Chun can be said to be jīng sharp in and out, and the 10,000-person Soviet First Division poured into the nest. This is the most sharp unit of the Soviet army, the last time Beiyang attacked the southwest, Li Chun was not willing to send it, and now Beiyang has the possibility of threatening his lair, Li Chun can only bite the bullet even if he is worried about the damage to his strength. In addition to the First Division, Li Chun also transferred several security regiments to form the Second Division to escort the First Division, and to put it bluntly, to be cannon fodder for the First Division. This brought his total strength to 20,000.

The Soviet troops advanced at a high pace. Now that it has entered the territory of Jining, the railway in Shandong has been damaged, and the Soviet army can only rely on two legs to advance, and it is already very terrifying to have such a speed of advance.

A very inconspicuous hill in Jining. Li Chun's army was about to pass through this hill.

"Expand the search area of scouts. No one can guarantee that the Northeast Army will not bypass General Xu Shuzheng's troops and ambush us in the south. Having suffered several ambushes, Li Chun has an instinctive fear of the terrain suitable for ambushes. The same is true of this march, the scout troops of the Soviet army have been greatly developed under Li Chun's blood, and they are very strong in terms of scale, training and equipment level.

"Dashuai, it's impossible for the enemy to get here, right? It is still at least a few dozen kilometers away from Tai'an, and the Northeast Army will definitely not be able to come here unless they put on their wings. The adjutant of the Soviet army said.

"There's nothing wrong with being careful." Unmoved, Li Chun ordered the army to pause its advance and wait for news from the scout troops.

Bang Bang Bang!

Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire in the valley.

"Not good! Order the troops to prepare for the attack! Li Chun's face changed wildly, but he didn't expect him to guess correctly. The Northeast Army has really infiltrated the Jining area, and if he doesn't probe cautiously, I'm afraid he will suffer a big loss this time.

Hill position.

"Damn it! How can it leak? Guo Shanhu's face was so heavy that he could drip water, and such a good opportunity was lost in vain.

"The enemy's scout force is very good, and it actually discovered our ambush position, it seems that Li Chun has put a lot of effort into the scout force." Lu Yan said.

"Gather troops, take advantage of the fact that Beiyang is still unclear about the situation, and attack with all your might!" Taking advantage of the fact that the Beiyang Army was not deployed, it was just right to carry out a large-scale charge.

On the mountain position.

"You son of a bitch, who told you to shoot." A second lieutenant of the Northeast Army yelled at a young soldier.

"Platoon commander, I didn't mean to. My gun went off fire and was discovered by the enemy. The young soldier said aggrievedly.

"Bastard, have you forgotten the ambush training regulations? Shouldn't the rifle insurance be turned off? Damn, because of you, the whole army has leaked out. "The platoon leader's face is so dark that he can drip water.

Didi ...... The charge horn of the Northeast Army sounded.

"All charge, if Lao Tzu doesn't die on the battlefield this time, come back and settle accounts with you bastard!" The platoon commander pulled out the shell gun from his waist and led his troops to charge.

"Dog, you're in trouble this time! If you want to survive, go to the battlefield and kill a few more enemies, otherwise no one will be able to save you! The youth's fellow countryman said before the charge.

"I can't die, my mother is still waiting for me at home! I must go back alive! "The dog's face is constantly changing, and he even has the idea of being a deserter, but when he thinks of the strict military law in the Northeast, if he escapes back and is discovered, his family will be implicated, and he will not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.

"! Fight! Isn't it just death! Dead on the battlefield, Lao Tzu can be regarded as a hero. The dog yelled and burst out with unprecedented momentum.

The all-out charge of the Northeast Army obviously took a big jump on the Soviet army. Although the Soviet troops did not enter the encirclement in the northeast, they were not far from the ambush positions of the northeastern army. The most important thing is that at the forefront of the Soviet army was the 2nd Division, which had no combat experience.

"Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!" The Soviet officer shouted. However, there was turmoil in the 2nd Division, which was formed by the Security Corps. In addition, the long-distance march was already fluctuating, and in the face of the monstrous murderous spirit of the Northeast Army, the soldiers were panicked and there was a great chaos.

"Damn, I'm going to fight back on my stomach!" The officer of the 2nd Division shouted. The fire of the Northeast Army swept across the entire Second Division, and countless soldiers who did not react were targeted by the fire of the machine guns.

"Order the 2nd Division to open the way, let the 1st Division go forward to meet the enemy, and at the same time organize the 2nd Division to attack!" Li Chun looked at the chaotic Second Division, his face was ugly. Now he suddenly felt that it was a mistake to put the 2nd Division in front. If they were routed by the Northeast Army, the rout would likely have an impact on Jīng Rui's 1st Division.

Dadada——!

The roar of the light machine gun shattered Li Chun's thoughts, and before the jīng rui of the 1st Division could rush to the front, the 2nd Division, which had just been connected with the Northeast Army, was defeated. In the face of the murderous charge in the northeast, these soldiers of the security regiment, who had never experienced the battle formation, very simply threw away the weapons and ammunition on their bodies, turned around and ran.

Because the war happened very suddenly, the Soviet army did not have time to organize the supervision team, and Li Chun was bent on letting the first division replace the second division to resist the attack of the Northeast Army, which caused the defeated second division to collide with the first division that rushed forward.

"Marshal, it's not good, the rout of the second division and the first division collided!" The adjutant said with a look of fear on his face.

"Damn, order the 1st Division to charge forward no matter what!" Li Chun knew that if he ordered a retreat, the entire First Division would be defeated along with the Second Division.

On the hillside, Guo Shanhu, who saw the enemy's two troops colliding together, stood up excitedly.

"Blow the trumpet of the decisive battle! Haha, God help me! Guo Shanhu has reason to be happy. The depressed mood that had been caused by the failure of the ambush disappeared.

"Division Commander, I'll take all the jǐng guards on board!" Lu Yan, the commander of the Fourth Brigade, said excitedly.

"Go ahead! This is a good time for the 4th Brigade to make contributions! Guo Shanhu didn't stop him, but he didn't go to the battlefield. If there is anyone who has the smallest killing among the commander-level generals of several military regions in the northeast, it is undoubtedly Guo Shanhu. Although Guo Shanhu was born as a bandit leader, and most of the officers of the Southwest Military Region under him were ruthless people from bandits, Guo Shanhu did not have that kind of ruthless spirit. Guo Shanhu is the most stable in fighting, and even when the army is superior, he often adopts ambush methods.

"Jǐng Weilian, rush to Lao Tzu and capture Li Chun alive!" Lu Yan roared. Since the Northeast Army started the war, it has captured a lot of overseers alive, and they were all sent to death in a hurry to Li Chun when they captured the entire province, and the Northeast really didn't catch them.

"Capture Li Chun alive! ……”

With the roar of Jǐng Weilian, the surrounding Northeast Army was also infected, and the entire Northeast Army shouted to capture Li Chun alive. In this earth-shattering shout, the 2nd Division of the Soviet Army broke and ran faster.

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