w Feng Guozhang did not have the courage to live and die with Xuzhou, so he was finally taken away by Chen Zhiji and his guards, and got on the train and fled towards Jinan. When he climbed on the train, Feng Guozhang glanced at a red flag waving in the wind in the distance behind him, and his face was astonishing.

Ashen.

"Come here, light a fire." Chen Zhiji shouted and ordered the guards to set fire to the train station. Kerosene had been poured on it beforehand, and the strong smell was pungent. After hearing this, Feng Guozhang raised his hand and said: "Don't set fire, leave a way out."

Bar."

The train started slowly, and some soldiers tried to climb onto the train. Chen Zhiji's guards used their rifle butts to knock down these soldiers. Amidst the sound of curses, the train fled Xuzhou, and the red flag behind it became clearer and clearer. The soldiers who failed to get on the train,

They all dropped their weapons and raised their hands in surrender. The green whirlwind swept into the station, and it was Zhang Jingyao who rushed at the front. Seeing the train disappear, Zhang Jingyao paused and cursed: ", ran away."

"Damn it, let the brothers surrender." The last resistance force in Xuzhou City was Wu Xiangjie, who was trapped in a corner of the west corner of the city, within a radius of less than 100 meters. When he learned that Feng Guozhang had also escaped, Wu Xiangjie ordered to surrender.

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At noon, the sun appeared on the gloomy sky, and the war-torn Xuzhou City was filled with gunpowder smoke under the winter sunshine. The war was not only a matter for the warring parties, but the residents of Xuzhou were also affected a lot. A large number of residential buildings were destroyed in the war.

Disaster struck, and the people affected could only look at the greenskin soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield in the city with expressions of hatred.

Zhang Xiaohuai entered the city in the afternoon, and the gunfire in the city had stopped. The most people on the streets were the military police. Anyone who took the opportunity to cause trouble would be shot on the spot. Even with the strictest military discipline, Xuzhou City after the war was still

A dozen soldiers took advantage of the fire to rob, some for money and some for sex. After the gendarmerie was dispatched, they shot them to death and threw them into a cart.

He witnessed two military policemen driving a cart out of the city. On the car were several corpses wearing green military uniforms. Zhang Xiaohuai couldn't bear it when he saw this. He stepped forward and stopped the military policemen and asked, "Does this count as death in action?"

The military policeman quickly saluted and replied: "Report to the commander, it is considered missing!" If you are missing, there will be no pension. Zhang Xiaohuai hesitated for a moment and said: "Considering it being killed in action." The answering military police second lieutenant showed hesitation on his face and nodded reluctantly.

: "This will never happen again!"

Zhang Xiaohuai didn't mind that the military police didn't give him face. In fact, this military police unit was not under the control of the General Staff at all. It was a unit directly under Fang Jianxiong's general headquarters. Watching the military police take the body away, Zhang Xiaohuai smiled wryly and said to himself: "Isn't that kind?

Take charge of the troops!"

The former Xuzhou Daotai Yamen, which was Feng Guozhang's headquarters, is now Zhang Xiaohuai's headquarters. A section of the courtyard wall outside was destroyed by a 120-heavy mortar, and it looked very dilapidated.

"The third and fourth divisions continued to go north to pursue the fleeing enemies. The remaining divisions rested on the spot for a day and went north tomorrow. Along the way, many refugees were affected by the war, and the resting troops immediately went to rescue." Zhang Xiaohuai entered the headquarters and immediately

Give orders.

Paulus and Li Xiaochuan immediately responded and went out. The reorganized troops immediately went north to reinforce Jinan. At this time, Zhang Zhenwu came in from outside. When he entered the door, he saluted: "Report to Commander Zhang, I have been ordered to lead my troops to come for reinforcements. The 16th Division of the 8th Division

The entire brigade is at the station, and the heavy equipment is on the vehicle. We can get on the vehicle at any time to pursue the enemy."

Zhang Zhenwu's Eighth Division was stationed in Wuhu. Before the war, he received an order to dispatch an infantry brigade to the north. The train from Pukou caught the train all the way, but it was still too slow. When they arrived in Xuzhou, Zhang Zhenwu ordered the troops not to leave the station, but to rest inside the station.

I ran all the way here to ask for a fight.

Sure enough, Zhang Xiaohuai was very happy to see Zhang Zhenwu and immediately said: "Okay, Commander Zhang, you came just in time. You immediately lead your troops to pursue, and remember to send cavalry in front to explore the road to prevent the Beiyang Army from blowing up the railway."

After giving the order, Zhang Xiaohuai ordered a telegram to Wuhan to report the war situation. Then he lay down on the map and looked at the entire battle situation. The key now is Jinan. Whether it can hold on until the third and fourth divisions arrive has become the key to the battle.

.In fact, on the entire Eastern Front battlefield, what Zhang Xiaohuai most wanted to eliminate was the 3rd and 5th Beiyang Divisions.

Less than an hour after the order was issued, three division commanders arrived from various battlefields. They saluted neatly after entering the door. After Zhang Xiaohuai returned the salute, Lin Huaichuan stepped forward and said: "Commander-in-Chief, each of our three divisions can dedicate a brigade of troops.

After a little replenishment of ammunition and supplies, we can go north. Jinan is the key right now, the harder it is, the harder it is."

Zhang Xiaohuai did not answer immediately, but looked at Li Yifeng first. The 7th Division suffered the most casualties in this battle, mainly due to Chen Huan, but Li Yifeng's 7th Division took the lead again this time and entered Xuzhou City first.

Yeah, it's him

"Commander Li, is your guard battalion commander okay?" Zhang Xiaohuai asked this first. Li Yifeng, who was in a good mood, smiled and said: "It's okay. The Beiyang Army's Japanese guns have strong penetrating power, but limited lethality, and they don't focus on vital points.

, just take care of it for a few days.”

Zhang Xiaohuai then nodded and said: "Since you have requested so, you are welcome. The style of continuous fighting is actually what I want to see. Order the 5th, 6th, and 7th Divisions to immediately mobilize at least one

The troops of the brigade must be quickly supplied with supplies, and the division commanders of each department will lead their troops to go north to pursue the fleeing enemy."

Zhang Xiaohuai was also in a good mood. In fact, he originally wanted all the troops to pursue him immediately. The problem was that these people were all direct descendants of Fang Jianxiong, and he was afraid that his command would not be able to move. In other words, Zhang Xiaohuai measured these people based on the standards of the Beiyang Army. As everyone knows, as long as they are

Officers who came from the training team all have a ruthless streak. They were punished by Marshal Fang in Wuhu back then. They have a habit of being ruthless to their enemies and even more ruthless to themselves.

Now it seems that Zhang Xiaohuai's worries are unnecessary.

"Report, there is an urgent telegram from Jinan. The enemies from the north arrived first, and soon the enemies from the south also arrived in the north of the city. Our army is attacked from two sides, and reinforcements are expected as soon as possible." An urgent telegram from the staff immediately broke Zhang Xiaohuai's heart. It almost broke his heart.

He rushed to the map like lightning and stared in the direction of Jinan.

Jinan has mountains on two sides and rivers on both sides, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Qi Zhenghong only had two divisions in his hands. After some research, he decided to focus his defense on the southern line, and use a brigade on the northern line along the small route.

Qinghe was fortified. To the south, a brigade of troops was deployed on dozens of hills, large and small, to block the enemy troops one by one and slow down the advance of the enemy troops heading north. At the same time, a division was used as a reserve team to provide reinforcements at any time.

There must be sufficient reserves on hand at all times, this is what I learned in the coaching team.

As the commander-in-chief of the Jinan garrison, Qi Zhenghong was under tremendous pressure. Early this morning, the enemy troops on the southern front marching northward immediately launched attacks on the many hills posted in the south without waiting for a rest. Despite preparations, the intensity of the battle still exceeded Qi Zhenghong's.

The imagination of others. The 3rd and 5th divisions of the Beiyang Army wanted to flee north. Compared with the 1st and 4th divisions of the Beiyang Army going south, the Beiyang Army in the south fought more fiercely.

Daqingshan is right at the throat of the railway line. It is the focus of defense and the focus of the Beiyang Army's attack. It is Wu Peifu's infantry regiment who is responsible for attacking this key location.

Qi Zhenghong placed a battalion of defensive troops on Daqing Mountain. As soon as it got a little brighter in the early morning, the Japanese-made 75th Mountain Artillery from the two artillery regiments of the Beiyang Army began to bombard Daqing Mountain frantically.

Qi Zhenghong has artillery in his hands, but this is not a critical moment, and the artillery is mainly deployed in the north. Relatively speaking, the north is more difficult to defend. What if the 4th Beiyang Division in the north is desperate? The Xiaoqinghe defense line only has the strength of a brigade.

It is not the main force like the Type A Division. Without the support of artillery, it is not enough to stop the desperate attack of the Beiyang Army.

Holding the Zeiss telescope, Wu Peifu had an expressionless face. In his eyes, the black clouds shot up from the top of the mountain were no different from ordinary clouds. Wu Peifu was determined to win the key point of Daqing Mountain. The Beiyang Army was well-trained, and the Third Division had another

It is the main force among the main forces. In Wu Peifu's opinion, there is no suspense about whether he can capture the Daqingshan position. Looking through the telescope, it can be seen that the artillery fire was very accurate, and the first-line position of the greenskin soldiers was beaten to pieces.

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The shelling stopped, and the blue-gray attacking troops formed a wave shape and launched an attack towards the mountain. Wu Peifu invested a battalion of troops for the first time. Wu Peifu was very confident in his men. A ragtag group like the Jiaodong Self-Defense Force, an attack should

You can take the position.

Ta Ta Ta Ta, the machine gun on the position rang out. Wu Peifu frowned, picked up the telescope, and looked at the blue-gray waves that hit upwards, as if they were hitting a rock, and dispersed instantly.

There were surprisingly many machine guns on the position. Although the two temporary divisions of the Jiaodong Self-Defense Force did not have light machine guns, they did not lack Maxim. One company was equipped with two. The suppressed Beiyang Army did not retreat immediately, but

They continued to tenaciously break up the formation and rush forward. Although soldiers were constantly being hit and fell, they still rushed to about fifty meters of the forward position.

Wu Peifu nodded with satisfaction. The guns on the opposite side were not very accurate, but the machine guns of the Beiyang Army covering the fire were very effective, suppressing several firepower points on the mountain. When he was about to rush into the position and start hand-to-hand combat,

Suddenly there was an explosion on the top of the mountain, and a guy stunned the Beiyang Army.

This is a hand grenade, a unique weapon of the National Defense Forces. Throw the grenade down for free, and throw it far away from a high position. The hand and foot will be severed at the explosive point. The third division, which has never encountered this thing, suddenly

They suffered a big loss. They left more than a hundred people behind and retreated. The first charge was repulsed.

Wu Peifu's eyes were round, but Liu Mianyue on the top of the mountain sighed heavily. Although the Jiaodong Self-Defense Army had been established for a long time and had fought against the Northern Expeditionary Army, after all, it had never fought against the main force of the serious Beiyang Army. Just now.

In the first battle, a battalion of troops defended and took advantage of the terrain. In the face of the shelling and impact of the Beiyang Army, a company of troops was lost. (To be continued)m
Chapter completed!