403. Occupy Langfang Town

"Don't be in a hurry to eat!" Dong Guoqiang is not concerned about eating: "Commander Wei, you should know that the rifles of my subordinates are almost smoothed out, and there is no way to aim and shoot. I know that you are relatively wealthy, you give me a reassuring pill first, otherwise I won't be able to swallow even the delicacies of the mountains and seas! ”

"Head Dong, you don't know my difficulties!" Wei Chong shook his head solemnly: "You see that I am far away from my base, and there is an old bastard like Tada Jun in the middle, so I don't want anything." Of course, we are all brothers, and since you have spoken, I can't refute your face. ”

"I took this place this time, and naturally I have gained something. It's a big deal, I don't want anything, I'll give it all to you! However, if I give it to you now, I'm worried that He Yingqin will take it back soon. To tell you the truth, I am willing to give you a battalion of light and heavy weapons to Regiment Commander Dong! However, if you want me to send something to He Yingqin, I won't do it if you kill me! ”

"Haha, what's there to be afraid of!" Dong Guoqiang raised his hands and said, "I'm your prisoner now, when can I go back, isn't it up to you to decide?" Does He Yingqin dare to come to your headquarters? No, you can't! Besides, who wants to take away what is in my hands Dong Guoqiang? There are no doors! ”

Wei Chongxin said: "What I'm waiting for is your words!" ”

"In that case, I'll open the skylight with you and say something!" Wei Chong smiled and said, "You live on the front line of Langfang, you should know that Xinkou Town is a complete cavalry squadron that has been completely annihilated by me!" Although our brothers are meeting for the first time, I am willing to make you a friend. In this way, the light and heavy weapons of a heavy cavalry squadron are all yours, little devil! ”

"2 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 12 crooked light machine guns, 6 60mm mortars, 3 Type 92 70mm mortars, and 228 Type 38 carbines. In addition, there are 240,000 rounds of general-purpose ammunition for 6.5mm machine rifles, 60,000 rounds of ammunition for 7.7mm heavy machine guns, and 1,200 rounds of various mortar shells. ”

As Wei Chong reported the data, Dong Guoqiang's mouth opened wider and wider, and Zuihou took a deep breath: "What you said is true?" ”

"It doesn't matter if it's real or fake, I'll take you to see it now, and I'll understand everything!" Wei Chong grabbed Dong Guoqiang's hand and walked back, and in the second hall of the Guandi Temple, Dong Guoqiang finally saw the "machine gun battalion" he dreamed of!

"These things are my gift to my brother. After dinner, send someone to watch over you!" Wei Chong gave Dong Guoqiang a reassurance: "When He Yingqin and I settle the accounts clearly, you can leave." When that time comes, take it secretly! ”

In this way, Dong Guoqiang's regiment was stationed one kilometer southeast of Xinkou Town as a battalion. He himself directly made a marching bed and slept in the second entrance of the Guandi Temple. It served as both his dormitory and temporary headquarters.

Dong Guoqiang ordered the guard company to set up camp at the gate of the Guandi Temple, without protecting the regiment commander, and specifically protecting the equipment. Whoever dares to move will be killed! As for the three battalions outside, eating, drinking, and Lazar were all under Wei Chong's responsibility.

Stuck between Beiping and Tianjin, Langfang Town has a long history and is also a monument to heroes!

In the 26th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1900), Vice Admiral Seymour of the British Navy led the allied forces of LinkedIn, the United States, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Japan, and Austria to invade the north along the Jingshan Railway.

The Battle of Langfang, which began on August 2 and ended on August 8, 1900, killed 62 of the Eight-Nation Coalition and wounded 332. Nearly 1,000 Boxers, Qing troops, and civilians were killed or wounded. Seymour, commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, later recalled in his book "My Naval Career and Travels": "If the weapons used by the Boxers were modern guns, then the allied forces I led would surely be wiped out."

After the "Tanggu Agreement", Langfang Town has belonged to the joint management area of the little devil "Tianjin Garrison Army" and the "Beiping Military Management Committee" of He Yingqin and Song Zheyuan. The little devil has a "checkpoint" between Panzhuang and Nanguanzhuang, 10 kilometers east of Langfang Town, where a reinforced squad of devils is stationed.

The last time Bai Shujie went south to North China, he once ended this place. Later, Tada Jun took over the post of commander of the "Tianjin Garrison Army", and further strengthened this place, and now it is guarded by two squads of devils.

The little devils built a fortress in Panzhuang in the north of the road and Nanguanzhuang in the south of the road, where there were two Type 92 heavy machine guns and 12 crooked light machine guns, one south and one north blocked the road to Beiping.

At half past six in the evening, the Second Regiment of Liu Zizhen's Brigade of the 17th Division of the Northwest Army arrived late. Just came out of Langfang Town and entered the middle of the two fortresses of the little devil, five cavalry companies suddenly rushed out from the east, south and north, and surrounded the two fortresses of the little devil and Liu Zizhen's second regiment!

It turned out that Zhang Erleng asked Dong Guoqiang to lead a team to Xinkou Town to negotiate with Wei Chong, and he led two companies all the way to Langfang Town in the northwest, where he met with Zou Baoyin's second battalion in Dongmaquan. After urgent reconnaissance, the two fortresses of the little devils were finally discovered.

Now the hard attack will definitely outweigh the losses, Zhang Erleng and Zou Baoyin have reconnoitred on the spot, considering that the second regiment of Liu Zizhen's brigade is here to help the little devil, so the little devil will definitely not guard against the Northwest Army!

"Surround together, take advantage of the chaos to raid two fortresses!"

Zhang Erleng and Zou Baoyin combined and set the tactic of fishing in troubled waters. Five cavalry companies completed a large encirclement at six o'clock in the evening to watch over a regiment of the Northwest Army. Zhang Erleng and Zou Baoyin's guard platoon respectively undertook the task of seizing the fortress of the little devil in the chaos.

By seven o'clock, it was already dark. Five cavalry companies were nearly 1,200 men roaring, and the movement was much more majestic than more than a thousand infantry. More than a hundred light machine guns soon formed a huge encirclement, and more than 1,000 people of the Northwest Army suddenly did not dare to move.

The little devil's fortress is about a kilometer away from the main road, and in the dim darkness of the night, it is impossible to tell what is happening on the main road. However, he had previously received a call from the commander that he would not intervene in the military operations of the Northwest Army.

Because of this, although the little devils in the two fortresses were very confused, because they didn't hear the gunshots, they didn't arouse the necessary vigilance, but they didn't expect that even they were surrounded by themselves.

The attention of the little devils was focused on the direction of the main road, and the two guard platoons quietly climbed over the wall from behind the fortress, and the devils of the two squads finally came to their fate!

A dense burst of submachine gun and light machine gun fire finally broke the silence of the night. However, because the gunfire was concentrated in the little devil's fortress, the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army were also wondering: "What kind of people are these, after making us look at us, they raided the little devil's fortress." ”

The dense gunfire ended in less than half a minute, and the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army heard a rough voice: "Brothers of the Northwest Army, your combat mission has been completed!" Lay down your arms and live, and those who resist die! Light the torch! ”

With a sound of brushing, hundreds of torches suddenly illuminated the scene, and two bright red battle flags were waving in the wind: "The First Battalion of the Rao'an Independent Regiment of the Rehe Front Army" and "The Second Battalion of the Rao'an Independent Regiment of the Rehe Front Army"!

"Could it be that we were ordered to fight bandits, and we actually hit the head of the Rehe front army?"

This is the first reaction of the officers and soldiers of the Northwest!

Since they are all their own family members who fight devils, then put down their weapons and slowly make it clear, there will inevitably be a misunderstanding!

This is the second reaction of the officers and soldiers of the Northwest!

Zhang Erleng's rough voice sounded again: "The first regiment of Commander Dong Guoqiang is having dinner in Xinkou Town, just waiting for you to rush over to meet." Hurry on your way, they'll eat all the food when they're late. We still have something to do, so we can't go over with you! ”

There was no accident, Liu Zizhen's second regiment was captured! Of course, none of these captives went to collect their guns and ammunition, but continued eastward with their weapons and rushed to the town of Xinkou to join the forward troops.

It is said that Song Zheyuan heard that He Yingqin sent out his 17th Division Liu Zizhen Brigade, and he kept beating the drum in his heart. The 17th Division is one of its own fist troops, and if it is crippled by the Rehe Front, the combat effectiveness of the 29th Army will basically be half gone!

Song Zheyuan saw Feng Zhi'an sitting there reading, and he was a little dissatisfied in his heart: "Yangzhi (Feng Zhi'an, the word Yangzhi), aren't you worried about losing a brigade at all?" ”

"Worried about what?" Feng Zhi'an didn't raise his head: "I told the following during the Great Wall War of Resistance that if you encounter the troops of the Rehe Front, you will take a detour, and you will never be allowed to clash." Now that we're going to the door, it's a big deal to be all taken prisoner, what's the big deal? ”

Song Zheyuan's face was full of melancholy: "In this way, Zhi'an (Liu Zizhen, the word Zhi'an) will become the commander of the light pole, and half of your 17th Division will go." The 29th Army has already been messed up by Lao Jiang, and if this brigade of Zhi'an is lost again, the trouble will not be small! ”

"Junza, you are too worried, where is it so serious!" Feng Zhi'an shook his head and said, "Bai Shujie's personality, I have heard many people say it. Although he seems to be arrogant and unreasonable, he is very measured. A division of Guangting (Du Yuming, the word Guangting) was captured, and it was not that there was no one less. I'm not in a hurry, it's our minister who is in a hurry! ”

At this moment, Liu Zizhen, who was sweating profusely, rushed in, and said loudly before he had time to wipe his sweat: "Report to the military seat, division seat: Dong Guoqiang's regiment has been captured!" ”

Song Zheyuan listened inexplicably: "How do you know?" ”

Liu Zizhen wiped his sweat at this time: "Dong Guoqiang sent a telegram to me, and at about half past four this afternoon, he met the Rao'an Independent Regiment of the Rehe Front Army, and he was invincible, so the whole regiment was captured." ”

Feng Zhi'an finally put down the book and raised his head and asked, "Are there any injuries to the personnel, and has the second regiment been captured?" ”

Liu Zizhen shook his head: "There are no casualties in Dong Guoqiang's department, and there is no news from the second regiment yet!" ”

"Junzuo, you can call He Yingqin." Feng Zhi'an stood up and walked to the Pingjin topography map and said, "Tell our Minister of Military Affairs that after half a day of fierce fighting, the two regiments have run out of ammunition and food, and they have all been captured. How to deal with the aftermath, I also asked the Ministry of Military Affairs to quickly find a way. Otherwise, we will have no soldiers. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.