Years of the Republic of China 1913

The battle report was sent to the headquarters of the Eighth Division, and everyone fell silent.The frontline casualties on the first day of the battle were as high as nearly 700 people. It can be said that Li Shimao's temporary 33rd regiment was half disabled.

The Eighth Division is a strong KMT army, but compared to equipment, the Eighth Division is far inferior to Zhang Xun's braided army.First of all, in terms of artillery, the Eighth Division possesses imitation Krupp 75mm caliber over-mountain light artillery and Gruson 57mm caliber over-mountain rapid artillery. There are only twelve of them that can be put into battle. Xun's Krupp 75mm tube retreated the opponent, and the artillery establishment of Zhang Xun's department was 36 pieces per battalion, and there were two battalions of [-] artillery pieces brought to Nanjing. The comparison of strength can be imagined.

Moreover, Zhang Xun's Ministry is also equipped with more than 20 latest Maxim-style water-cooled heavy machine guns, French Hotchkiss air-cooled heavy machine guns, and Japanese Type 38 heavy machine guns.The entire division of the Eighth Division only had six Maxim heavy machine guns imitated by the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau in 1895. Gatling machine gun) was also pulled up.

It can be said that if it were not for relying on the defense line, and Fang Zida discovered the problem of the trenches in advance, I am afraid that the position of the temporary 33rd regiment would have fallen long ago.Zhang Xun's army is known as the "Tiger Wolf Army", and it is indeed not so easy to deal with.

Fang Zida frowned tightly. He felt that although he had made so many preparations, he still underestimated the famous Braided Handsome in the end.However, now is not the time to blame yourself. How to deal with the current situation must be decided immediately.After careful consideration, he called Liu Zhi, asked about the situation of the artillery, and gave an explanation.At the same time, Fang Zida added another battalion to the temporary 33rd regiment, and made Li Jun's 29th regiment ready to meet Li Shimao at any time.

While Fang Zida was nervously mobilizing his troops, Zhang Xun's department on the opposite side was in another relaxed atmosphere.Although the first day's attack fell short and failed to open the gap in the end, the Eighth Division's position was turned upside down. Zhang Xun, who was in charge of the battle, could see clearly from behind and was very proud of himself.

"Commander, I think the Eighth Division has a great reputation, but it's actually nothing more than that. It seems that our army can conquer Jinling City in three days." Wei Debin charged forward today, and personally swung a knife to chop off a few heads. After drinking a bowl of strong wine, he wiped his mouth and laughed.

"Yes, Commander, why didn't you attack overnight? If you try harder, the Eighth Division's defense line will collapse!" Another battalion commander echoed, and asked a question in confusion.

"What's the hurry!" Zhang Xun touched the beard on his mouth, and Zhang Xun's eyes flashed: "How can the eighth division be my army's opponent? Today's first battle is just an appetizer, and when our army goes all out tomorrow, we will completely win these Chicken tile dog!"

"Okay! The handsome said it well!"

"The handsome is mighty!"

"One more toast to the handsome!"

"Hahaha! Come, drink and drink! When Nanjing is captured, the entire army will be rewarded with great rewards!"

On the second day, just after dawn, amidst the sound of rumbling guns, Zhang Xun's troops, who had rested all night, couldn't wait to launch an attack.In Zhang Xun's view, the Eighth Division is nothing more than that. He had already figured out the bottom line of the Eighth Division in the first battle yesterday. He invested the troops of the Second Battalion just after the start of the battle today, constantly attacking the position of the temporary 33rd regiment, trying to win the battle in the shortest time. Down.

But who would have thought that more troops were invested than yesterday, but several attacks failed. Although the temporary formation of the 33rd Regiment suffered heavy casualties, they still held the position firmly in their hands.

"How is the situation of Li Shimao on the front line?" Fang Zida raised his binoculars and looked at the position, asking sternly.

The staff officer standing in front of the Magneto phone immediately called the front line, and reported after a while: "The 33rd Regiment has temporarily formed more than 500 casualties. Commander Li reported that the position is still in hand, and it is guaranteed that no inch will be lost."

Nodding, fighting is the best way to hone soldiers. After yesterday's battle, the temporary 33rd regiment faced stronger enemies than yesterday, but the actual casualties decreased. It seems that Li Shimao still has a way of leading troops .However, watching the braided army attack more and more violently, Fang Zida thought for a while, and gave the order for Li Shimao to retreat temporarily.

"Retreat? Why do you want to retreat?" Platoon leader Cao Wenlian asked with incredulous eyes when he received an order to retreat from the regiment headquarters just after repelling a wave of attacks.

"If you are told to retreat, retreat, why are you asking? Withdraw! Quickly retreat!" the herald said with a dark face, and left without looking back.

"Hey! Withdraw! All withdraw!" Cao Wenlian was so angry that he punched the ground with his fist. The Shangguan's order could not be disobeyed, so he had no choice but to lead his people back.

"Master! The Eighth Division can't stand it anymore, and the front line is starting to collapse!"

"Okay! Well done!" Zhang Xun raised his binoculars and looked excitedly: "Pass my order! The first battalion and the second battalion pursue the whole line, let the 25th regiment follow immediately, hurry up! Don't let them run away Opportunity!"

"Whoo!"

"Hmph, Nanjing City, Nanjing City, my old Zhang is finally coming back." Touching his beard, Zhang Xun seemed to see the Eighth Division being wiped out by himself. territory.

Fang Zida, who was closely watching the battle situation, observed calmly. When he saw Li Shimao withdrawing from the first line and soldiers entering the second line of defense one after another, he immediately issued an order.

"Let Liu Zhi be ready at any time, the 29th regiment is ready to attack!"

The swarming braided army captured the first-line position of the Eighth Division very easily. After taking the position, the temporary 33rd Regiment retreated and continued to charge, trying to drive the Eighth Division into Nanjing City like a duck.

Unexpectedly, not long after the braided army had chased, bursts of cannons suddenly sounded. At first they thought it was their own cannons firing, but in a blink of an eye the shells fell in front of their eyes.All of a sudden, artillery fire was rumbling, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. At the same time, a group of soldiers from the Eighth Division who did not know where they came from suddenly shot at them. The braided soldiers were beaten to pieces.

"No, I've been tricked! Get out, get out!" Wei Debin yelled lying on the ground. He was lucky. A shell landed not far from him. Several soldiers were blown to pieces and flew around. Wei Debin, who got down on the ground immediately, escaped unharmed.Since the start of the battle, the Eighth Division has not used its cannons. Who would have thought that it would be waiting for them here.Although the artillery fire of the Eighth Division was not as violent as that of Zhang Xun's department, the blow it inflicted under this situation was painful.

In just a few rounds of shelling, coupled with the fierce counterattack of the Eighth Division, more than half of Wei Debin's men were killed or injured, and even his battalion deputy was shot and killed.Having experienced many battles, he knew that lying still like this would definitely kill him. When the artillery fire subsided for a while, he quickly got up and ran back without looking back. He ran all the way to the trenches of the original 33rd regiment before collapsing.

"My lord, the brothers only ran back more than 200."

"What!" Wei Debin was heartbroken, more than half of his battalion was reimbursed in such a short period of time, this loss is really too great.

The sudden change made Zhang Xun in the rear furious.Seeing that victory was in sight, his team was beaten back and suffered such a big loss.When Zhang Xun pulled his artillery battalion up to aim at the opposite side for a while, Liu Zhi, who had already completed the mission, had already moved with the artillery, and the casualties of the 29th regiment hiding in the trenches were minimal. It can be said that Zhang Xun's The artillery, except for wasting a lot of shells, basically achieved nothing.

"Deputy Commander Fang, you fought well! You fought well!" Li Shimao said excitedly when he saw Fang Zida who had rushed to the front line. His provisional 33rd regiment was too aggrieved from yesterday to now. He has been suppressed and beaten all the time. Seeing the distressed appearance of the braided soldiers, let alone the joy in my heart.

"Head Li, how is your injury?" Fang Zida asked, looking at Li Shimao's injured arm.

"Scratch a little skin, it's okay."

"Where's your provisional 33rd regiment? Is it still fighting?"

Hearing this question, Li Shimao's eyes lit up, and he asked quickly: "Deputy Master Fang, are you going to fight back?"

"Yes! It's not rude to come and go, and it's time for Zhang Xun to see it." Fang Zida nodded with a smile.

That night, after a day of intense fighting, the battlefield gradually calmed down. Zhang Xun, who had suffered a terrible loss, licked his wounds and thought about giving the Eighth Division some strength tomorrow. He had to take revenge.But when he was thinking secretly, suddenly there was another gunshot on the front line. Zhang Xun, who didn't know what happened, hurriedly asked someone to investigate. Who wanted to wait half an hour later for the soldiers stationed at the front to report that they had captured during the day? The position was taken back again by a surprise attack by the Eighth Division.

"Bastard! Bastard!"

Zhang Xun chopped off the heads of several low-level officers in the garrison in a row, roaring like thunder with red eyes.The military officers at all levels in the big tent were too frightened to even breathe out. Braid Shuai was so angry when he was kicked out of Jiangsu. Who would have thought that this time he was in Jiangsu and under the city of Nanjing again.

"The whole army will attack immediately! Take back the position to Lao Tzu!"

"No! Commander, no!"

Seeing that Zhang Xun was so hasty, Tang Yiming quickly dissuaded him: "It's getting late, the Eighth Division is familiar with the layout of the position, and we can take advantage of our army's surprise attack to succeed. If our army's night attack on the Eighth Division will not only fail to achieve the goal, but will... In my humble opinion, let the ministries stay vigilant now, or wait until dawn before attacking."

"Yes, handsome!"

"Think twice, handsome!"

The rest of the officers also tried hard to dissuade them. Zhang Xun kept his face cold for a while, then he let out a long sigh and waved them away.

"Little Tang, you stay."

"Master..."

After the others left, Zhang Xun left Tang Yiming behind, sat on a chair and thought for a while and asked, "It is said that the Eighth Division is currently in charge of a boy named Fang Zida? Is this person from Song Jiaoren?"

"Yes, handsome."

"You run for me tomorrow to meet this Fang Zida."

"See Fang Zida? Marshal, you want to..." Tang Yiming asked a little strangely.

Nodding his head, Zhang Xun sighed: "I underestimated the heroes of the world. I didn't expect that a literati could lead the army. Fang Zida is not easy! I will write a letter and you can bring it to him, hehe, if this person can win over , it’s a beautiful thing.”