The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Jiang Cheng gave an order, and all the officers around him were shocked. At the same time, they passed the order down one level at a time:

Over the years, the entire Jilin Army has been using various methods to improve the overall quality of the troops;

Especially for those low-level officers, Jiang Cheng opened more training classes, which greatly improved their tactics, leadership ability, etc.

The comprehensive combat capability of the Jilin Army could be seen from the expedition to Mongolia. Now a unified order was issued: after receiving the order, all the soldiers in the trenches immediately put on the fearless expression before a fight to the death, and began to put on bayonets, prepare grenades, etc.

"Guard Brigade, prepare submachine guns to fire and cover our brothers in the fight!"

Jiang Cheng gave another order.

Everyone knew that even if they had the advantage in weapons, facing the fierce attack of the Zhi army, the number of people on the opposite side was simply too large, and the terrain around Shanghai was flat... Apart from some makeshift fortifications and trenches, they had almost no defenses.

The prosperous capital city is well connected in all directions, so the pressure of such a hundredfold overwhelming attack can be imagined.

Almost at the moment the vanguard arrived, the guard brigade that Li Shitou had arranged in advance launched a intensive strafing attack on the first group of people who rushed up.

This "Type 22" submachine gun, fired by German engineers, swept down a large number of people like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves at the moment of close combat.

Especially since the caliber of the bullets is not small, when they penetrate the flesh, it is like a "small bomb" buried in advance... and immediately "explodes" into meaningless pieces of meat.

"Pretty!"

This was the first time that a submachine gun they had developed was used in actual combat - although it was much inferior to the weapons used in his time, for example, its accuracy was significantly lower;
In addition, through observation, Jiang Cheng also found that the trajectory of these bullets was not straight and the recoil was obviously very large. Even the elite troops who had undergone two months of live-fire training were obviously not able to adapt during actual combat.

However, in this era, the large army of the Zhi army was extremely shocked when faced with such a counterattack.

The non-commissioned officers immediately adjusted the charge route, dispersed the crowd, and looked for cover at any time... But in doing so, they fell into the "trap" set in advance by Jiang Cheng and Feng Yong.

I saw something suddenly exploded under the feet of the scattered soldiers!
Yes, that’s right, it was because someone stepped on something that caused the violent explosion... If you were a time traveler like Jiang Cheng, you would know what happened from the scene in front of you.

But this was in 1923, and most of the Chinese army was still at the semi-firearms stage, and had no idea about such foreign things as "land mines";
This is another design concept proposed by Jiang Cheng, and developed by the weapons team led by Yang Yucheng. It is a very powerful anti-personnel mine... In addition to the explosion caused by gunpowder that injures people, this mine is also filled with steel balls;
The temperature generated during the explosion will turn the steel balls into "flame balls", which will splatter in all directions, injuring or killing the companions around them.

Jiang Cheng brought more than 700 such mines this time, all buried around Shanghai, in the direction where the enemy might come;

Of course, he also set up warning signs in the mine-laid area in advance to prevent innocent people from being harmed... But the unfortunate Zhi army was so focused on charging and fighting that they didn't pay any attention at all, and naturally they were ambushed again.

"This is not right. There is something strange in Shanghai. Tell the brothers to withdraw!"

The person who led the main force to encircle the coalition forces of Lu and He this time was the famous general of the Zhi army, Wu Peifu.

As Jiang Cheng speculated, this person, upon learning that Qi Xieyuan had betrayed the other side, planned to use a "fake battle" to escape from the battlefield in Jiangsu and Zhejiang;

He took advantage of the situation and led a large force to quietly follow behind Qi Xieyuan. As soon as the battle started, he immediately outflanked them and caught them off guard. The strategy was very effective. Wu Peifu, feeling very proud, led the main force to attack Shanghai immediately, intending to force his way into the city from the south.

In this way, they could fight street battles with the Fengtian Army and the local defenders in Shanghai in the city, and the advantages of Jiang Cheng's armored forces would not be fully utilized.

Yu Shuai had good intentions, but in reality they were two different people:

During the frontal attack, the opponent's super-strong firepower formed a fierce firepower network in front of them, causing great damage to the vanguard soldiers.

Realizing that if he continued to charge into the city like this, his soldiers would probably be wiped out like melons and vegetables... Wu Peifu immediately ordered to stop the charge.

This was not the first time he had fought with Jiang Cheng, and he was very clear about each other's strengths and weaknesses: the attack point was chosen here because the terrain was narrow and the opponent's armored forces could not exert their combat effectiveness.

But he never thought that the other side had such fierce firepower without the coordination of tanks.

Just as he was withdrawing the main attack force and planning to re-examine the tactics... so as to enter the city faster and drag these hateful Fengtian troops into a sea of ​​street fighting, his subordinates suddenly rushed over and reported a piece of news that shocked him:

While their main force was attacking, these damn Fengtian troops actually sent out armored units to launch a fierce attack on their base camp in the rear!
This was not the first time that he had been fooled by that bastard Jiang Cheng. The most fatal thing was that even if the main force came to attack, his soldiers only brought a small amount of supplies;

A large amount of combat supplies, including ammunition and shells, had to be continuously delivered from the base camp, otherwise...

"Damn Jiang Cheng!"

Wu Peifu was so angry that he cursed out loud.

The other side was luring the snake out of its hole, taking advantage of the information gap and creating a time difference for their main force!

But even though the plan was clear, he had no way to fight back.

It would be useless to abandon the attack on Shanghai immediately and go back to rescue the base camp: it would be difficult for a flesh and blood body to break through even the firepower network, let alone confront the Fengtian Army's armored forces head-on.

He knew very well that under the impact of the tanks, the base camp would be defeated and had to flee along the road.

But, but——

They had defeated the Anhui coalition forces and reached Shanghai. How could he, a famous general of the Zhili army, be willing to give up?

Besides, this is the few times I’ve fallen into the trap of that bastard Jiang Cheng!
You can't just...slow down.

Wu Peifu's heart suddenly turned cold, and the pupils of his eyes shrank slightly: If the armored forces in Shanghai attacked his base camp, wouldn't it mean that there were no tanks in the city?
In addition, the main force of the Fengtian Army is definitely not in Shanghai!
Thinking of this, a trace of murderous intent rose up, and he decided to launch a fierce attack on Shanghai.

Even if the rear had to retreat, he had to capture the city... and even if he had to dig deep into the ground, he had to find that bastard Jiang Cheng and tear him into pieces! (End of this chapter)