The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 143 Kill the Pursuers
The sky was completely bright.

"Feilan, the radio station has made contact!"

As the troops were marching quickly, Gao Wensheng ran over like the wind, "Pingchuan's baggage train is about half a day's journey away from us."

"Are we still going to Luanzhou...Should we let the troops go back and take a breath?"

Jiang Cheng immediately denied him: "Why are you still panting? We have obtained so many treasures, do you think Mr. Feng will let us go?"

"If they block Shanhaiguan, not only will we not be able to take a single gun back to Fengtian, we might even lose our lives here!"

Besides, once the equipment worth 40 million enters Luanzhou City, it is very likely to be coveted by Lao Duan and Xiao Xu - at least they have to meet and share half of it!
Why?

These things were obtained by our brothers who had to endure hardships and rack their brains to rob them along the way, and I won’t give them a single bullet!

"We have to run back to Shanhaiguan as fast as possible. Once we get on the train, even if Feng Huafu can invite the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, there will be no show for us!"

Just as Jiang Cheng was leading the entire army on a rapid march towards Shanhaiguan, the Zhi army ordered the garrisons in Tangshan and Chengde to surround Luanzhou.

They ignored the cavalry battalion that was harassing them and were ready to block all Fengtian troops entering the pass inside Shanhaiguan.

"Damn it! Has he been found out?"

After throwing several flying thunder cannons in succession, they found that the troops that had rushed out had no intention of turning around to fight back. Instead, they simply abandoned the wounded and ran away.

"Looking at their route, it seems they are heading to Shanhaiguan!"

After catching up with them along the way, Cai Yuanming saw the purpose of their actions, "This is screwed, if we are blocked by them inside the pass, we will never be able to return to Fengtian!"

After taking out the map to confirm their current location, Cai Yuanming immediately led the cavalry battalion to take a shortcut to the rendezvous point agreed upon in advance with Jiang Cheng.

The team carrying a large number of weapons naturally marched much slower... They were almost 40 minutes later than the agreed time.

"Feilan, something terrible has happened!"

After the reunion, Cai Yuanming immediately reported to him, "A large number of troops rushed out from Tangshan. Judging from the direction they are moving, they are definitely planning to block us!"

Yelling at the troops to continue moving forward, Jiang Cheng nodded: "I expected this a long time ago--"

"We just found a troop. Do you think Mr. Feng Wu will only send one troop to block us?"

After all, the area around the capital is currently the sphere of influence of the Zhi army, and their entry into the pass with such a large force is bound to attract a lot of attention.

Without the tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, it would be difficult for them to trick things out of Qinhuangdao!

Moreover, if there were troops coming out of Tangshan, it couldn't be just this one;
There must be other troops acting separately: some are coordinating to form an encirclement, and some are definitely heading straight to Shanhaiguan to block their retreat!
"Don't panic, I have already prepared a solution..."

Jiang Cheng lowered his eyebrows and smiled, "Now there is only one way, everyone, run for your lives."

"We must get to Qinhuangdao before dark!"

The number of troops sent out from Tangshan was about one regiment. In order to catch up with Jiang Cheng's troops who were evacuating with ammunition as soon as possible, they did not bring many heavy weapons.

The troops were almost entirely composed of light cavalry, mainly equipped with long swords and large horses, and they didn't even carry many bullets.

There is no way around it. After all, fast-moving fully mechanized troops were not seen until World War II. The German blitzkrieg on Poland led by the mustachioed Germans was the first time in human history that fast-moving mechanized troops were seen.

In China of this era, speed and national strength are like the bear's paw and fish, which cannot be had at the same time.

So this thing is going to fall hard due to insufficient firepower.

The moment the encounter occurred, the gasoline barrels mounted on high points were like firecrackers during the Chinese New Year, emitting violent white smoke after the explosions, and flying bombs were pushed out of the barrels one after another!
In order to prepare for this battle, Jiang Cheng did not bring much other equipment, but Fei Lei basically emptied out all the new people.

Moreover, this time the flying thunder was completely improved by Jiang Cheng.

Not only is it more powerful and safer, but considering that they will be chased and intercepted, he increased the content of wood chips and sawdust.

And the fuse was to be shorter than those used previously, so that the bomb would explode above their heads.

To put it simply, an explosion above your head will set the entire camp on fire!
Seeing these deadly explosives flying towards them one after another, the chasing light cavalrymen were still confused and sped up under the stern orders of the regiment commander.

"Come on, brothers! These blind bears from outside the pass are trying to steal things from us."

"Catch the brat and bring him back. Reward..."

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before the unfortunate captain could finish his speech, the "black things" flying over exploded above his head.

The explosion caused a strong shock, knocking down a large number of cavalrymen who were intent on chasing and hacking at the enemy.

It was not too late, as there seemed to be a "sky pot" filled with flames pouring down above my head.

The fire seemed to have eyes, and wherever it "flowed" to, there would be a sea of ​​"fire men" and "fire horses"...

And even if they rolled on the ground, it would be useless, because the explosion temperature of the flying thunder exceeded the burning temperature of the outer layer of human fat.
Once ignited, the only way to extinguish it is to jump into deep water to completely block the flames.

The only advantage of the light cavalry is its speed. Once its formation is disrupted by explosions and burning, it will be nothing more than scattered guerrillas. Even if they have the courage to catch up, they will only be shot by machine guns.

"Haha, they don't dare to come up!"

After repelling two rounds of attacks against the light cavalry that attempted to pursue them, Cai Yuanming stood beside his ammunition barrel and laughed arrogantly.

The brothers behind him were retreating like ants moving a mountain, but the cavalrymen who were almost within his reach were hiding in the distance and did not dare to chase them.

The rifle’s range was far from enough, and even if it could reach them, it would be meaningless: they didn’t carry many bullets... Once the fire was cut off and the Fengtian Army turned around and attacked, none of them would be able to escape!
Moreover, the charred corpses scattered on the ground were blown by the autumn wind: the strange stench made these cavalrymen who had never seen such a scene lose their courage, and even the commander of the regiment did not dare to say a word.

Nowadays, you have confidence only when you have soldiers at your disposal and you are ordered to pursue the enemy by the superiors. But no official wants to lose all his "capital" because of such a shitty order.

Knowing the "special habits" of these Beiyang generals, Jiang Cheng sneered a few times and called Cai Yuanming to follow: "They don't dare to come, let's run!"

"Haha Feilan, second brother, I am completely convinced by you. How come you are so amazing that you can calculate everything so accurately?"

Shaking his head and smiling, he rode his horse and followed closely. Jiang Cheng asked Cai Yuanming to lead the cavalry battalion to continue to survey and clear the way ahead.

On the one hand, they had to first find out if there were any pursuers, and on the other hand, they had to find Hai Pingchuan to meet up as soon as possible.

I accidentally released tomorrow’s update... 19 chapters will be updated on the 2th!

I can only write 3 chapters a day. If I write more than that, I won’t be able to write at all.
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