In the past four to five days, Cai Chengxun had been unable to eat or sleep well. He was afraid that the People's Army outside would attack. Fortunately, the other party did not make any moves. It was unknown whether they were waiting for reinforcements or had some ulterior motive. The other party did not attack the city, nor did they make things difficult for those who wanted to leave the city. However, if they wanted to bring guns out, there was no way!
This morning, Cai Chengxun casually ate a few mouthfuls of breakfast. Just as he was about to ask if there was any movement outside, he saw his adjutant walk in with a happy expression.
"Lieutenant, there's a telegram. The higher-ups only told us that we can arrive tomorrow and that we must hold on until reinforcements arrive.”
Cai Chengxun immediately took the telegram and read it.
"Good, we finally don't have to hide in there like cowards. Damn it, this time, our three armies will definitely kill them from the inside and outside. Otherwise, it will be difficult to appease the hatred in my heart!”
The adjutant nodded and said," Yeah, I've been on tenterhooks for a while. I can finally have a good rest after tomorrow's battle!"”
Cai Chengxun finally regained his high spirits. He waved his hand and said,"Pass down my order. Other than those on duty, tell the brothers to rest well today and be ready to fight with me at any time.”
outside the city
"How did it go? What did the telegram say?" Guan Donglai asked anxiously.
"Hahaha…you should see for yourself! This time, we are waiting for fatigue. If we can't catch them in one fell swoop, then I will really take off my military uniform!”
"Good fellow, this move by the young marshal is really big! Look, apart from us, the 9th division has already crossed the Yellow River to the northeast of Yulin to attack the Jin army. The 4th division will attack Jinnan after we start the battle. The 6th division will also attack Luliang and other places... Hmm, this time we have nearly 100,000 people. If we don't take down these two provinces, we will really be living in vain!”
Li Ruhai nodded and continued his analysis."Although we didn't expect the war to expand to this extent, it's not a problem. We're still well prepared. Moreover, there are still so many reserve forces behind. The young marshal's guard division has long been clamoring to come out to fight. This time, I reckon that the guard division will also be dispatched. The young marshal doesn't want to make the war into a stalemate!”
Guan Donglai clapped his hands and praised," That's right. We'll probably defend this place first. Don't scare them away. When the 9th division comes, it'll be the end of the battle!"”
Suddenly, Li Ruhai thought of a problem. When the 9th division was formed, the number of cannons was not enough. Now, who knew how many more were added? However, it did not matter. There should still be around 50 of them. It was not much less than Beiyang and the others!
October 26th. The weather was a little gloomy, and the northern wind was blowing.
At the foot of Guisui City, the people's army did not seem to know that the Northern reinforcements had arrived and continued to surround Guisui as usual. However, at around nine o'clock in the morning, tens of thousands of Beiyang soldiers suddenly rushed over from the east and south. Immediately, the people's army entered the defensive fortifications in a panic. They were completely passive in the face of the Beiyang army's internal and external cooperation.
In the city, Cai Chengxun pointed at the People's Army's position and laughed wildly. "Haha…you motherf * ckers have to suffer today! Now that we are more powerful than you, let's see if you can still be arrogant?”
The generals were also in high spirits, as if victory was already in their hands. Everyone then commanded the army to start attacking the city. Although the Northern reinforcements were a little hasty, they immediately began to attack.
Unfortunately, the idea was good, but the reality was harsh. The first wave of attack was completely ineffective and they suffered heavy losses. When the attacking regiments retreated, less than half of them had returned.
He had been slapped in the face. He couldn't tolerate it! The generals of the reinforcements immediately flew into a rage."Open fire and kill them!"
Beiyang was also equipped with more than ten 75th Mountain Cannons per division. The bigger ones were not sold, and the price was too expensive. It was better to buy guns. Therefore, the 60 to 70 cannons of the divisions began to roar. Soon, the People's Army positions began to explode continuously, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.
It was a pity that they did not see the specific situation at the People's Army's position. Otherwise, they would definitely vomit blood. For so many days, although the people's army did not attack the city, they built fortifications every day. Under the guidance of the instructors, the fortifications were built to be comparable to the trenches of the European war, and all kinds of anti-cannon holes were complete. When the northern cannons sounded, everyone quickly entered the anti-cannon hole to hide according to the training steps. Only a few unlucky fellows were injured by the explosion because they were too slow.
At the artillery position of the People's Army, a few foreign instructors were writing and drawing. Soon, Keitel spoke up,""I've calculated it. The enemy's cannon is 4,260 meters southeast. The exact coordinates are XXXX.”
The others sighed." God, it's Keitel again." Oh, he really is a genius!"
The interpreter quickly translated the content. Then, the leader of the artillery regiment commanded the finale weapon to start the counterattack. This was the 105mm howitzer that he had been unable to equip. Because he was worried about breaking through the city or suppressing the enemy's artillery, Nie Wenzhou ordered the mobilization of ten howitzers to equip this army. The range and power of this cannon was definitely not something that the 75th Mountain Cannon could compare to. Therefore, the other party's cannons began to slowly wither.
Li Ruhai looked through the binoculars and saw a cloud of smoke and dust in the distance. Then, the Northern Artillery slowly stopped. He knew that his anti-artillery attack had worked, and he was happy. However, when he thought about how none of his own people could calculate it, and it was the foreigner who did it, he could not help but feel ashamed. In the past, the young marshal always said that we were far from the elites of the foreign countries. Although he didn't refute it, he didn't agree with it in his heart. Only now did he know that the difference was not just a little bit. He did not know when he would be able to achieve such results.
When the Beiyang generals saw that the cannons had been shot down, they were instantly enraged.
"What the hell is going on? How are the cannons?"
"Sir, our artillery positions have been bombarded by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. We only have a dozen cannons left!”
"What the f * ck is going on? How did they know about our artillery position? This is really f * cking weird. What kind of battle is this? Their weapons were no match for them. Although they had more people now, they would suffer great losses if they charged forward like this.”
"Yeah, we lost thousands of people in the charge just now. If we charge again, I'm afraid it won't be good, right?”
"What else can we do? What else could they do other than using people to rush up?”
The few generals discussed for a long time and realized that there was really no place to counter the other party, so they ordered to charge a few more times. They would eventually be able to charge up.
Beiyang's people continued to besiege the People's Army's position, and the 9th Division had already moved to their periphery.
The commander of the 9th division, Wen Xueming, was a veteran, but he had never been the commander of an army. Now that the army was expanding too quickly, his chance was coming. In this battle, the other two new squadrons might not have the chance to go to the battlefield, but they were lucky.
As the 9th division moved into position, Wen Xueming gave the order to start the attack!
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