Total War Predator

According to the previous practice, it was the artillery showing their power.This time, in addition to the 120mm field guns, 120mm howitzers, and 75mm field guns that the troops had been equipped with before, Zhang Anle specially transferred 50 120mm cannons from the Mongolian arsenal.

In order to make the play more realistic, Timu Xinge transferred 50 cannons from Zhang Anle to 30 cannons at Yanmen Pass.In this way, the number of cannons outside Yanmen Pass reached more than 300, and with Sun Yue's order, the cannons that had been prepared a long time ago were fired together.

Hundreds of cannons fired together into a loud noise, and the sound traveled for several miles. The sky-shattering cannons suddenly sounded like a thunderbolt from the blue sky.

"Hey, what's that sound? Why is it so loud?" Someone on the wall of Yanmen Pass couldn't help but sigh.

"Is it some kind of artillery from the Northwest Army? When I was in Datong last time, the artillery shells from the Northwest Army were as if they didn't cost any money. After a while, the city wall was blown down. I don't know how long the Great Wall can last." The people next to him were withdrawn from Datong, and they knew that the artillery fire of the Northwest Army was fierce.

As soon as the two of them finished speaking, they saw black spots flying over in the distance.Everyone who has long been experienced clings to the city wall, and hundreds of shells suddenly fall inside and outside Yanmen Pass.The dust stirred up by the shell explosion instantly covered the Yanmen Gate.

Sun Yue couldn't see clearly what was going on at Yanmen Pass with the binoculars, but it didn't matter, this was just the first round, and there were four more rounds to wait for them.

"The new cannon sent by Commander Zhang is really good. It can hit the city wall directly, or even shoot flat. This will cause more damage to the city wall. I hope that the tactics of relying on the city wall for deadly defense will have to be changed in the future." Sun Yue said. The staff officer beside him said.

"That's right, with the upgrading of weapons, our tactics must also be continuously innovated." The staff officer beside him echoed.

They are talking and laughing here, inside and outside Yanmen Pass has become a hell on earth.In the first round of artillery fire coverage, hundreds of soldiers died on the spot, and it is not known how many had broken arms and legs.

The soldiers standing on the city wall felt like an earthquake under their feet, and the whole city wall seemed to be shaking.The two people who were still talking just now were thrown directly under the city wall by the blast of the shell, and they didn't know whether they were dead or alive.

What's even more frightening is that there were four more such artillery coverages, and soon after, another rumbling sound was heard.The scene just now reappeared again, and after an hour, the coverage of five rounds of artillery fire ended.

The dust and smoke slowly dissipate

The Yanmen Pass, which was erected majestically an hour ago, has disappeared, and all that comes into view are ruins.

The Northwest Army began to attack the city after the artillery fire covered it, and they walked cautiously towards Yanmen Pass.

Sun Yue was observing the enemy's situation through a telescope. This situation is too strange. Why is no one resisting? What kind of tricks are they playing?

"Order the troops to be careful, beware of an ambush!" Sun Yue said to the staff around him.

After receiving Sun Yue's order, the regiment responsible for the assault mission became more careful.When they got outside the city wall, the regiment leader asked the soldiers to throw grenades inside again for safety, but there was still no response.

In this case, let's go directly to the attack. The regiment commander gave an order, and the soldiers turned over the ruins.Until they stepped into Yanmen Pass, they failed to meet resistance.Those of the Jin army who were able to run had already run away, and those who were unable to run were either missing arms or legs. At this moment, they didn't even have the strength to shout.

Sun Yue didn't expect that his feint attack would be the first to break through the Great Wall and enter the pass.He quickly sent a telegram to Timu Xinge, asking for instructions on the next step.

Timu Xinge did not expect such a situation to happen, he felt that Yan Xishan must be planning to deploy heavy guards in the direction of Yanmen Pass.He used the Seventh Division and the Fifteenth Division as a feint attack to attract the opponent's attention, so that he could attack east and west and launch a real attack at Pingxingguan.No one thought that this place of feigning an attack actually defeated the enemy first and entered the pass.If this is the case, then continue to attack.

Timu Xinge called Sun Yue, asking him to win Dai County in one go.

Sun Yue ordered the remaining two regiments of the Seventh Division to immediately rush to Dai County, 20 kilometers away, and strive to take Dai County before dark today.

When the troops rushed to Dai County, they found that the gate of the county was open.After asking someone, I found out that when the Jin army was defeated and fled in the morning, they didn't enter the city at all, they just ran away.

The soldiers of the Jin army were defeated in Datong. They were very afraid of the Northwest Army. The damage and shock brought by today's artillery coverage far exceeded their imagination. will be safer.

Zhang Anle, who was in Xi'an, soon received news from Timu Xinge that the troops had conquered Yanmen Pass.This surprised Zhang Anle a little, he didn't expect their speed to be so fast.Winning the Yanmen Pass is equivalent to opening the northern gate of Taiyuan, and the south can be unimpeded to Taiyuan, and Yan Xishan has no danger to defend.

After taking down Dai County, Timu Xinge ordered the No.15 Division to outflank Pingxingguan from behind, flanking the troops stationed at Pingxingguan, and strive to capture or wipe them out.

In order to accomplish this combat purpose, Timu Xinge ordered the troops fighting at Pingxingguan not to use large-caliber artillery, and to fight very stalemate with the enemy all the time.Without the support of large artillery, the battle at Pingxingguan was very fierce. After fighting for a day and a night, it was very difficult for the Northwest Army to even approach Pingxingguan, let alone occupy it.

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Chapter 52 Fighting with Ping Xingguan

Chapter 52 Fighting with Ping Xingguan

"Haha, everyone says that the Northwest Army is powerful, but in my opinion, it's nothing more than that. A few days ago, Brigadier Fu wiped out a regiment of the Northwest Army outside the Pingxing Pass. Now their two divisions have been beaten so hard that we can't get close to them." ” Li Weixin, the brigade commander of the third brigade, laughed in the headquarters.

"Yes, yes. I used to say how powerful the Northwest Army is. Thousands of people defeated the Zhensong Army. Everyone knows that the Zhensong Army is not much stronger than the militia. I heard that some soldiers even use knives and spears. What is the difference between such an army and the peasants with rakes, they will be defeated when they meet our Jin army this time." Cheng Tingdong, the head of the Seventh Regiment, echoed.

This is a regular meeting in the morning. The Northwest Army attacked for a whole day yesterday, but they were not able to get within a hundred meters of Pingxingguan. This gave Li Weixin and others the idea that the Northwest Army was nothing more than that.

"That's enough, that's enough. Although that's what I said, everyone must not underestimate the enemy. Don't forget how Datong was lost." Seeing that they were getting carried away, Master Kong Fanxuan frowned and said to stop them.

"Brigade Commander Fu, see why you don't speak, what's wrong?" Seeing Fu Zuoyi there, Li Weixin seemed to be thinking about something, and thought to himself that we were all reprimanded by the master, but you are fine.

"I always feel that something is wrong. Don't you think that this time the Northwest Army attacked Pingxingguan, and something is missing?" Fu Zuoyi asked his colleagues.

"There is nothing missing, nothing is missing. The Northwest Army has always been bombarded with artillery fire, and this time is no exception, but it is true that the artillery sound was much quieter yesterday." Cheng Tingdong scratched his head, thought for a while and replied.

"The Brigadier was talking about cannons, right?" Gao Wei, who had always been taciturn, spoke again.

"What's wrong with the cannon?" Li Weixin asked when Gao Wei, who was usually quiet, also spoke.

"Xuan Qi is right." Fu Zuoyi nodded, and cast a look at Gao Wei that you said was right, "It's the cannon. That time, many large-caliber cannons were missing. As far as I know, the Northwest Army has a lot of artillery, not to mention 75mm field artillery, and there are hundreds of 120mm artillery. When they attacked Datong , there are at least a hundred 120mm guns, but yesterday there was not even a single 120mm gun, don’t you think it’s strange.”

Fu Zuoyi has been thinking about this matter, so he didn't speak when everyone was talking just now.Gao Qi's observation ability is good, and he is not in vain to value him. Although Cheng Tingdong fought bravely, he was not as good as Gao Qi in grasping some details.

"They must have divided their forces. Yanmen Pass is more famous than Pingxing Pass, and its geographical location is also more important than Pingxing Pass. Their main attack point should be there. We should just feint here. Is Brigadier Fu worrying too much?" Li Weixin didn't think so. This Fu Zuoyi Some are presumptuous.

"Hehe, I hope so. I don't know how the battle at Yanmen Pass is going." Fu Zuoyi smiled, and he also felt a little nervous.

As soon as Fu Zuoyi finished speaking, a staff officer came over with a telegram.

"Master, something is wrong." The staff officer's expression was very bad, it seemed that something serious happened.

"Speak up if you have anything to say." Kong Fanxuan said angrily, and this group of people didn't know how to change the words, and it was always a big deal, and they got tired of hearing it.

"Yanmen Pass has been lost, and Dai County was also lost yesterday afternoon." The staff officer handed the telegram to Kong Fanxuan and said.

Hearing the words of the staff officer, Li Weixin and Cheng Tingdong, who were still discussing why the Northwest Army couldn't do it just now, showed conscious embarrassment on their faces.You must know that there are two divisions guarding Yanmen Pass, and they are both well-equipped divisions.

"I lost it, or lost it yesterday, why did I report it today?" Kong Fanxuan was a little disbelieving, took the telegram and quickly glanced at the content of the telegram.

After reading the content of the telegram, Kong Fanxuan's heart was broken. Once the Yanmen Gate was broken, the entire gate of Shanxi was opened, and the Northwest Army could march straight in.It took only two hours, how could Yanmen Pass be breached?

Everyone turned their attention to Kong Fanxuan, and Yanmen Pass was only 200 miles away from Pingxing Pass.It is up to him to decide whether to stick to Pingxingguan or give up Pingxingguan.

Kong Fanxuan was also hesitant, the enemy would definitely come to him after taking Yanmen Pass, and when the time came to attack from both sides, he would be the dumpling in the pot.There is definitely no future in defending, but if you give up and let the two enemy forces come together, the final result is still a dead end.After thinking about it, Kong Fanxuan decided to ask Yan Xishan for instructions.

Yan Xishan really changed to Yanmen Pass and was furious. The strategically important area defended by the two divisions was captured by the enemy in less than two hours.More than half of the troops were killed or injured, and they didn't even guard the county seat, so they ran away directly, and they were not afraid of being laughed out of their teeth when they said it.

Anger is anger, anyway, if you lose it, you lose it and get angry again. The top priority now is the Pingxingguan troops.Yanmen pass has been lost, if the enemy captures Wutai again, then the troops at Pingxing pass will be hit by the enemy.If they retreat, Yanmen Dao will be lost.

Dai County is too far away, that is, more than 300 miles away. If you march quickly, you will arrive in a few days.Now it is too far to give up the front line and fight for Feng Yuxiang's reinforcements.However, the troops at Pingxingguan could not withdraw now, at least they had to persist for a day and a half, otherwise there would be no time to deploy defenses and build fortifications.

"The commander called back, asking us to hold on for a day and a half, and we can retreat the morning after tomorrow. One minute more if we hold on here, Taiyuan will have one more minute of preparation time." After reading the call back, Kong Fanxuan told his subordinates about Yan Xishan's order.

"One and a half days, speaking of lightness. One and a half days, if the Northwest Army takes down Wutai, how can there be no way out." Li Weixin complained after hearing what Kong Fanxuan said.

"Where did all this nonsense come from, execute the order! Well, the meeting is over, you all should do what you should do." Kong Fanxuan was not happy at first, but when he heard Li Weixin say this, he suddenly became furious and slapped the table to scold him.

When Li Weixin saw that Kong Fanxuan was angry, he immediately calmed down. He just complained and complained, fighting as he should fight.