246 World War II Handan

246 World War II Handan (Part 1)

All the leading groups of the Beiyang Army crossed the Zhanghe River in the north. The commander of the 14th Brigade of the 7th Division of the Beiyang Army led by Feng Yuxiang was on the left wing, and the 40th and 30th Brigades led by Ma Fawu were on the right wing, pressing along both sides of the Pinghan Railway.

Most of these troops are from Hebei. This time, Yuan Shikai took advantage of the psychology of returning officers and soldiers from the northwest to their hometown to give them some territory and win them in their lives. On the other hand, Yuan Shikai has always excluded and discriminated against non-reate troops. When attacking the liberated areas, he let these troops work hard in front and consume their strength to achieve the goal of killing two birds with one stone. In this regard, the generals of the Northwest Army are very clear in their hearts that the internal contradictions have been exposed before the soldiers and horses move.

Since the "pocket" and "iron pliers" have not yet been formed, the original "pocket" and "pliers" had to tighten the "bag mouth" and bite the "pliers" to block the enemy's progress.

Lin Tiechang and Ji Yulin's emergency electric order, Ma Hongkui: implement large-in-depth movement defense, fight in front, consume, sluggish and fatigue the enemy, and continue to restrain the enemy's main force to lead to the east, so as to break away from the Pinghan Railway and enter the sandy area of the southeast Buyang River in Handan, which is not conducive to the enemy. On the one hand, it plunges the enemy into unfavorable terrain, and on the other hand, it ensures that the participating troops will gather in the predetermined area to complete the deployment of encirclement and force against the enemy.

In order to realize the intention of the command, after Jing Bumu and Ma Hongkui made the pre-war arrangement, they led the main force of the column to quickly deploy and formed three defense lines to block the enemy.

At dawn, the 4th Regiment of the First Column entered the first line of defense under the command of Commander Fu Xuejie and guarded Nandongfang and nearby villages.

At 10 a.m., two regiments of the enemy's 40th Army launched an attack on Nandongfang.

Looking at the figure looming in the hazy mist in the morning in the distance, Fu Xuejie greeted the correspondent on one side and said, "Go down and wait for the dog to approach and open fire."

Wave after wave of Beiyang army tide opened the scattered soldiers line and rushed to this side. At a glance, it was full of shadows.

"The dog is coming!"

Looking at the dark figure on the distant horizon, and the five-color flags of the Beiyang Army, which were powerless to drop in the morning wind, Liu Zixuan, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, picked up his chin and said to Huang Chengyi, who came to pass the order.

"Commendant Liu, the regiment ordered to wait for the dog to approach before fighting." Huang Chengyi helped the steel helmet and said to Liu Zixuan.

"Aide Deputy Huang, don't worry, my hundreds of brothers, Lao Liu, will definitely look good to the dog later." Liu Zixuan extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand with a smile, waved his hand and said to Huang Chengyi. Everyone is ready to fight!

"Brother, look, the dog's Beiyang army is coming!" The voice of Fu Xuejie from the trenches not far away made the brothers of the fourth regiment who were sorting out the ammunition stop their movements: "Do you see it? The dog said that the Beiyang Army didn't even shoot at us this time. Damn it, they are underesiring us. Fu Xuejie said at the top of his voice.

Fu Xuejie's voice was low and hoarse: "The dog said that the Beiyang army burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil. As revolutionary soldiers and people's soldiers, we are ashamed of those compatriots."

Fu Xuejie paused and then said, "I won't talk nonsense. As we all know, now my 4th regiment is responsible for the guard cover. We are responsible for the life and death cover of the friendly brothers and the task of covering the troops to gather in Nanjing!"

Fu Xuejie raised his arms and shouted, "Our 4th regiment has no choice but to fight to the end. We must not retreat unless the dog steps over us. Otherwise, they will never pass through here.

"Fight to the end and stick to the position!"

The excited brothers raised the weapons in their hands and roared earth-shakingly.

"Fight to the end and stick to the position!"

Huang Chengyi roared almost with all his strength. He felt that his blood was almost burning. My hands were almost trembling. What kind of excitement it was.

"Fight to the end and stick to the position!"

In the position of the four regiments, the voices of hundreds of people gathered into earth-shaking shouts.

"Ready to fire!"

Looking at the crowd rushing to the ground, Huang Chengyi, who was lying in the trench wall, ordered.

A whole row of Type 79 rifles were brushed on the trenches, and several Mark Qin's heavy machine guns were directly aimed at the Beiyang Army moving forward by the cat. The machine gunner was half lying behind the sandbag, and the ammunition hand beside him half holding the bullet chain and waiting quietly.

When the Beiyang Army entered the effective range, Fu Xuejie gave an order: "Fire!"

With the roar of the group seat. Huang Chengyi and Liu Zixuan shouted loudly one after another, "Fire, fire!"

The companies and platoon officers also hurriedly ordered, "Fire, fire!"

The rifleman on the whole line hurriedly pulled the trigger, and the hot flames rose from the position at the same time. Rows of bullets came out like a wasp. Several Maxim's heavy machine guns roared at the same time, and the dense rain of machine guns shot out crazily.

A whole row of bullets flew through the formation of the Beiyang Army that rushed to the railway bridge with the powerful kinetic energy that broke through the air. Many Beiyang army soldiers howled and fell down one after another. Countless bullets converged into a deadly metal wall, and a piece of flesh and blood flew across the place. The Beiyang soldiers fell into pieces like grass.

As soon as the Beiyang army troops forcibly crossed the Zhanghe River were launched, they were suppressed by the extremely fierce fire of the 4th Regiment on the other side.

"Fire and kill these dogs." The officers shouted loudly. The Maxim heavy machine gun, as the support point of firepower, spit out the tongue of fire. Countless bullets flew over. The Beiyang soldiers who forcibly crossed the Zhang River were swallowed up in the metal heat. The rifles in the row also spit out the firelight of the opposite fire at the same time, and the bullets came densely and violently.

Machine gun bullets swept over the water. Some pierced the rafts and rubber boats of the Beiyang army, and some directly pierced the bodies of the Beiyang army. The Beiyang soldiers who were forcibly crossing the Zhanghe River had to lie on the rubber boats and rafts, listening to the bullets from the other side roaring over their heads, and rolling down the river in the splashing blood arrows without being able to hum.

From time to time, mortar shells from the National Revolutionary Army hit the rubber boat full of soldiers. Human fragments, wood chips and rubber boat wreckage were mixed into the sky. Some temporary wooden boats were overturned by nearby cannonballs and water columns blown up by flying grenades, and almost all the soldiers who fell into the water and struggled were killed by machine guns.

Gunpowder particles float in this air full of the smell of gunpowder smoke, choking into the depressing pain in the lungs, almost like suffocation. The eardrum was buzzing with the loud sound of the explosion. Huang Chengyi felt the sound of gunfire and the dense gunfire like fried beans as if it were filling his head, which made people drowsy.

The bright morning sun seems to have been covered by the smoke that covers the sky and the sun. The fog-like smoke floating in the air made heaven and earth seem to change color tragically.

The mushroom cloud of the cover gunfire of the Beiyang Army slowly rose up, and the red and black flames rolled around in the smoke cloud.

The intensive fire resistance of the 4th regiment killed and injured the attacking Beiyang army. In particular, the troops who forcibly crossed the canal suffered huge losses. The Beiyang Army, almost hidden on the river, had to endure fire attacks from the other side.

Many soldiers were killed directly, and all of them were beaten to pieces like sieves. Exposed to the crossfire of the National Revolutionary Army, these unlucky soldiers were almost corpses. Dense bullets came from the other side. They couldn't even find a place to cover at all. Some Beiyang troops nestled in the bow of the ship were killed before they even had time to dodge.

The firepower of the National Revolutionary Army's heavy machine guns, light machine guns, mortars, rifles and grenades are intertwined, and the whole Zhanghe River is in a mess under the orange flames and roaring explosion. There are strings of corpses floating all over the water. And those Beiyang soldiers who narrowly landed on the other side of the river have become live targets for the machine guns of the National Revolutionary Army under unobstructed terrain. Within a few minutes, the river bank and the edge of the water were full of dead and dying people.

The cover artillery fire of the Beiyang Army almost plowed the position of the National Revolutionary Army at the head of the iron bridge. The planes that kept roaring in the air also kept hovering and dropping bombs. The explosions continued one after another. The fire that rose to the sky reflected the morning sun, and even the blood-like red sun was here. The bright redness was also lost in the colorful fireworks.

The Beiyang Army, which attacked in the direction of the bridge, almost experienced a frightening baptism of steel rain under the fierce fire of the National Revolutionary Army. The smoke of the explosion was still scattered in the air, and the machine guns of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army swept out bursts of bloody storms, although under the command of the officers. Groups of Beiyang infantry rushed up shouting, but were extremely violently killed.

Within a few seconds, more than a dozen 82mm mortar shells fell from the sky with a human scream, and the explosive fragments splashed around with the ferocious smile of death, and flesh and blood flew in the painful howls. The Beiyang Army, which suffered heavy casualties, could only retreat temporarily, but it was congested on the iron bridge. The dense rain of machine gun bullets swept across, and a mortar shell crashed into the Beiyang army crowd holding the military flag. The meat and blood flew everywhere, and a wisp of tattered plaster flag floated in the wind.

Although the artillery of the Beiyang Army almost bombarded the positions of the National Revolutionary Army with fierce artillery fire, the planes were also constantly shooting bullets in the sky. However, the Beiyang soldiers who robbed the canal still couldn't take a step forward. Under the command of the officers, these Beiyang troops attacked several times in a row, but they could not advance. Many people even jumped directly into the cool river after the rubber boats, small wooden boats and rafts were broken, and struggled to swim to the other side. However, the machine gun firepower of the National Revolutionary Army was tightly sealed and locked on the river embankment. The fire chain swept away at these Beiyang troops. Dead soldiers are everywhere.

The figure of Beiyang Army soldiers faintly appeared on the bridge. In the diffuse smoke, several Beiyang Army light organs set up a fire support position at the head of the bridge. The showers of bullets swept over and hit the position of the National Revolutionary Army.

The brothers of the 4th regiment lying in the trench had to endure the bullet screen like rain. From time to time, one or two shells from the Beiyang Army roared down, blowing up a group of fireworks, and the air was full of a strong smell of blood.

Two planes with blue sky and white sun emblems on the wings circled in the air. The Beiyang army was constantly shooting with machine guns to attack the scattered line. Line-like bullets kept slipping across the ground, with gravel splashing and electric stone fire. It's like a dancing fire snake.

With the fierce suppression of artillery fire again, the Beiyang Army, which was killed and injured under the obstruction of the 4th Regiment, also launched a new round of attacks under the urging of the officers, and all kinds of light and heavy firepower flew all over the sky to the Chinese soldiers who were sticking to the bridge.

The surface of the Zhanghe River is almost like boiling a pot. The water splashed everywhere by the rain. From time to time, one or two shells roared down and blew up the water column.

"Up, up, up, kill these dogs." Fu Xuejie shouted rudely, and a team of heavily armed infantry hurriedly ran by with guns in their arms, rushing to reinforce the troops on the bridge.

In a mortar position not far away, several 82mm mortars kept throwing deadly explosive projectiles at the other side of the river. The busy artillerymen shouted rudely while carefully putting the shells that removed the fuse protection cover from the barrel, and then covered their ears. In the dull roar, they watched The shell roared out, swinging a perfect parabolt into the Beiyang army's attacking crowd on the other side, blowing up a piece of blood.

"Tell the company that they must stick to their position."

In the face of the crazy attack of the Beiyang Army, Huang Chengyi only felt that his blood was boiling. In the rain of bullets, he kept shuttling through every corner of the battlefield and passing on the order of the regiment.

The green trench bullets are intertwined in the orange rising fireballs, and there are flying bullets everywhere, whipping sin like the whip of God, and reaping all life like Satan's sickle.

Countless Beiyang troops came like a tide, and quickly retreated like a tide, leaving only burning fire and corpses everywhere.

A thrilling tearing air-like roar cut through the sky. "The shelling of the Beiyang Army" Huang Chengyi immediately fell down instinctively and roared loudly. With a huge heartbreaking explosion, the gorgeous flame suddenly bloomed on the battlefield.

One ball after another of fire rolled up, and the blazing flames dyed the whole sky red. There are fires everywhere.

"Damn, are these dogs crazy?"

In the face of the shells that the Beiyang Army kept falling, the brothers of the 4th regiment had to lie on the ground, allowing countless hot shrapnel to rub over their heads, jumping and kissing all the objects that blocked their flying. The thick bowls of poplar trees on the bank of the river were broken by these fragments of death, and the sound of sadness creaked helplessly. The falling shells were as dense as raindrops, and the earth was beaten like drums. The big fireballs devoured everything, and the raging flames licked the heat wave in the air. The grass on the bank of the river was ploughed over, the withered turf mixed with soil and overturned in the air, and the bridge position became the hardest hit area. It was blown up as pitted as the surface of the moon. In the waves of the explosion, mud splashed out and hail-like falling.

The bunker sandbags were overturned into the air one by one, and the bodies of the dead soldiers who had no time to close were blown into pieces, and the scattered flesh and blood radiation splashed everywhere, and there was jumping fire and death everywhere.

After the continuous attack was frustrated, the Beiyang Army directly poured a dead steel rain on the position of the National Revolutionary Army. The huge explosion made Huang Chengyi's eardrums sting.

The resistance of the National Revolutionary Army showed no weakness. The Kuomintang Revolutionary Army aircraft flying up and down kept rushing out of the smoke in the air, tirelessly cultivating the Beiyang Army front on the other side of the Zhang River with aviation bombs and machine guns.

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In a fierce battle, after giving major casualties to the enemy, the 4th Regiment took the initiative to withdraw from the battle and built a second fortification in the Long Lane Camp area to prepare for the enemy's attack the next day.