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"Scatter quickly, cover quickly, cover quickly." After all, Yang Hanyu has been through battle for a long time, he knows that this is the enemy's test firing, and he will not be so lucky next time, the shells will definitely hit the crowd.

The reaction of the model regiment was not comparable to that of the new recruits. Under Yang Hanyu's order, more than 1000 people quickly dispersed, and basically ran to the paddy fields on both sides of the road before the second round of KMT shells came.Use this terrain to avoid disaster.However, they were still being shelled, but the casualties were not very high, because the lethality of the Kuomintang's shells exploded in the paddy fields was greatly reduced.

But Li Mingrui didn't intend to let the elite of the Sichuan army go. He saw the enemy's reaction clearly through the binoculars, so he naturally guessed that they were the elite.Annihilating them was more meaningful than annihilating the scattered Sichuan army, so he decisively ordered to change the battle plan, drive away the Sichuan army that had not been completely wiped out, and turned around to deal with this elite Sichuan army.

Depressed, this is the only word to describe Yang Hanyu's mood now.Today, it is obvious that we have encountered difficulties. The opponent's firepower organization, fighting skills, and fighting spirit that is not afraid of death are not comparable to his own Eighth Division.Although my model regiment escaped the shelling just now, the team was scattered in the rice fields on both sides of the road, being crushed and beaten by the condescending enemy troops. Wouldn't it be possible to die in this ghost place if it continued like this?Thinking of this, Yang Hanyu couldn't help but shiver.

The resistance of the Sichuan Army Model Regiment suppressed in the rice fields was very tenacious. If it was an ordinary army, it would be worthy of the few dollars in military pay for this part, and it was almost ready to surrender.And this army is now soaking in the one-foot-deep water beach, holding the Hanyang in its hands and shooting desperately at distant targets. Although it suffered huge casualties, it still did not surrender.

"Tap-tat--" the terrible sound of machine guns rang out.

Yang Hanyu knew that his end was coming.This is the enemy's machine gun, which his own troops had thrown away while dodging the shelling.Now the enemy brought up the machine gun and fired at his troops from a high place.He bent over and squatted in the muddy paddy field, surrounded by some green shoots one or two feet high, which could not block the enemy's sight at all.

At this time, the rifles and machine guns on the Kuomintang army's position fired together, and the sound of the salvo was connected together like a strong wind blowing on the battlefield.The officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army Model Regiment who could not find shelter in the paddy fields were swept down like wheat.

"Surrender! Stop fighting! We won't fight anymore!" I don't know who said it first, but after more than two hours of desperate resistance, this group of Sichuan soldiers finally broke down and made the right choice.The collapse started with one person. The Sichuan soldier who threw away the rifle and sat down in the paddy field soon affected everyone. Even Yang Hanyu heaved a sigh of relief, pulled out his pistol and threw it away. After entering the paddy field, he stood in the middle of a patch of green seedlings in a daze, waiting for the soldiers of the national army to come up and capture him.

In this way, the first important prisoner of the Battle of Pingchuan was produced. He was Yang Sen's nephew, Yang Hanyu, the commander of the Sichuan Army.He was captured by the 6st Regiment of the 1th Division of the Seventh Army of the National Army at around 6 pm on June 41.From now on, he will start eating in prison, and he will not be accompanied by Mei Jiaoniang, which is really heartbreaking.

Chapter 0181: Sleepless Night

The atmosphere in the combat command room of the Chongqing camp was relaxed. Watching the red sun set, the day's hard work was almost over.Night battles are rare in this era. It's not that everyone needs to sleep, but that the soldiers in this era are not well-nourished, and the rate of night blindness is quite high. For them, the night is really invisible.Today's battle during the day was generally won. The Tongliang and Yongchuan directions were all defended. The Wusheng direction also reported that they had defeated an enemy brigade and wiped out a regiment, and captured thousands of people!It's a great victory!

"Report." A staff officer excitedly ran into the camp's dining hall, looking at his face, he guessed that there was good news. He saluted the officers who were having dinner, and reported loudly: "The [-]th Division has found a prisoner among the prisoners. Yang Hanyu, Commander of the Eighth Division of the enemy!"

"Yang Hanyu? Have you caught Yang Sen's nephew?" Luo Yaoguo was a little surprised, he didn't expect that such a big fish would be caught in the first day of battle, but would Yang Sen just let it go?

Jiang Baili smiled and asked, "Have you confirmed it?"

"It has been confirmed." The staff officer nodded, and replied: "Let the other prisoners identify it, and it must be Yang Hanyu."

"Great victory!" Jiang Baili said with a hearty smile: "I caught a teacher on the first day, it seems that Yang Sen is a rabbit who can't grow his tail!"

Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "Mr. Baili, I'm afraid it will be a sleepless night tonight! Yang Sen will not let it go, he ordered all the troops to prepare for a fierce battle, and also notified An Sihua to Boost."

Yang Sen's nephew was lost on the first day. If he can swallow this breath, he will not be Yang Sen. He will definitely fight at night when he sleeps tonight.Let's just fight blindly!I wish there were fewer casualties.

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In Shiziyan, Wusheng County, Wang Laoluan's headquarters is located in a manor at the foot of Shiziyan. Now the place is in chaos, and Wang Laoluan's yelling and cursing can be heard from far away.

"Old man Ge, what are you guys doing for food! Why did you lose your teacher on the first day? How can you make me explain to Hui Shuai like this?"

Wang Laoluan was really in a hurry. Letting Yang Hanyu play the striker originally wanted him to make a fool of himself, but he didn't expect to make a fool of himself because of this, and he didn't know his life or death.Thinking about it, Yang Hanyu was also one of the generals of the Yang family. Although he was not very competent as a division commander, he had been fighting for many years, so he shouldn't just disappear like this!How should I explain to Yang Sen now?

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Laoluan, who was once a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, quickly thought up the telegram, and he dictated to the clerk on the side: "The telegram to Shuai Hui is drafted like this: General Yang Jichao (Yang Hanyu), with a division of soldiers, dares to serve the three armies. Before that, we marched forward bravely all the way, took the lead and fought the enemy with enthusiasm and awe-inspiring righteousness. Although every battle was tragic and heroic, we still used disparate forces to beat the rebels against the party. Prestige and the banks of the Jialing River. But the bandits and soldiers are so powerful that they are outnumbered. General Yang has fought bloody battles with the enemy along the banks of the Jialing River at 20 o'clock this afternoon. Until the last bullet, it is impossible to turn the tide. He has devoted himself to the country Seeking benevolence, you get benevolence! Although Zuo Xu is not talented, I would like to take General Yang Jichao as an example, and lead [-] warriors, with the determination to be benevolent if you fail, to fight the enemy decisively. I hope that General Hui will succeed."

After dictating the funeral telegram, Wang Laoluan was not in the mood to eat, and hurriedly held a meeting with the generals to arrange the night battle for tonight.Naturally, the remnants of the division brought by Yang Hanyu could no longer be used, so Wang Laoluan ordered them to guard the rear of the army under the command of Deputy Division Commander Lu.The remaining three divisions, the second division of Yuan Baoer (Yuan Baochu) attacked Taipingpu, the sixth division of Chengjie attacked Yankou Township, and Wang Laoluan personally led the first division of his lineage to attack Xiangshuitan to "revenge" Yang Hanyu.

Li Zongren, the commander of the Seventh Army of the Kuomintang, who commanded Wu Sheng's former enemy, also knew that Yang Hanyu was a bit difficult, but he was caught anyway. He couldn't be released just because he was Yang Sen's nephew, right?How much does it hurt your self-esteem?Besides, if your Sichuan army is going to fight desperately, is our Guangxi army afraid of you?

In the former enemy headquarters in Yejiashan Village, Li Zongren, Huang Xuchu, Xia Wei, Zhang Gan and other generals from Guangxi gathered together and held a military meeting.

Li Zongren stood up and looked at the crowd, and said with a smile: "Mingrui fought well today. He defeated their brigades one after another with one regiment, and captured their division commander Yang Hanyu, showing the prestige of our Guangxi people! General Fuwen I just called for a commendation, 3 French coins, and promoted Mingrui to be Major General and Deputy Commander." After speaking, Li Zongren took the lead in applauding, and the Guangxi brothers below also clapped their hands vigorously. He fought the battle really well, and he deserves this award. .

After everyone applauded, Li Zongren smiled and said again: "The camp intelligence office also intercepted a secret message from them, that Wang Laoluan sent a eulogy to Yang Hanyu, and said that he would bring his [-] tigers to us to fight for his life. "

Everyone roared with laughter, as if they heard something funny.These Guangxi soldiers have been invincible over the years, and their vision is getting higher and higher, and they don't pay attention to the brothers of the Sichuan Army.

"They are going to die tonight." Li Zongren said with a sneer, "It seems that they will become dead before it is General Sihua's turn. I have decided to change the battle plan and bring up the Thirteenth Division. The 35th Division will also arrive soon. In this way, we will have three divisions to fight against their three divisions! Mingrui, your 41st Regiment will be transferred to Taipingpu, and you will take command of the 40th and 41st Regiments. Jie Zhai (Zhang Gan ), your 13th division reached Xiangshuitan, the 13th division is our old army, you have to fight hard, let these Sichuan rats see how powerful our Gui army is! Xu Cang (Xia Wei), you take the 14th division The division went straight to Yankou, and the position in Yejiashan Village was handed over to the Seventh Army. Hehe, two divisions are deployed on a front of more than three kilometers, I want to see what Wang Lao will use to attack?"

"Jixian." After Li Zongren deployed the task, Chief of Staff Huang Xuchu continued: "Are you artillerymen sure to knock out the opponent's cannon?"

"No problem." Li Wenhua is now the acting head of the No. [-] Cannon Regiment. Among the graduates of the first phase of Whampoa, very few graduates reach the regiment level. It is Luo Yaoguo's extraordinary promotion that he can achieve this position. He looked at Li Zongren and Huang Xuchu , smiled: "The staff department has another suggestion."

"Let's talk." Li Zongren waved his hand, motioning for Li Wenhua to continue.

"Since we already know the enemy's intentions, why don't we let our artillery attack the enemy's starting line in advance." Li Wenhua looked at the two generals, and said: "I estimate the direction of the enemy's main attack tonight. It should be the Xiangshuitan position, how about we concentrate the 13 mountain artillery from the artillery regiment and the 48th Division Artillery Battalion to bombard their position opposite Xiangshuitan first?"

"Yes." Li Zongren smiled slightly, and said: "Jixian's proposal is very good, let's do it this way, let's preemptively strike them, and give them a blast. The time is set at 8 o'clock tonight. Alright, let's get ready. Dismiss the meeting."

Eight o'clock, maybe it's God's will in the dark, or maybe it's just that the moon is in the sky at this time, and the sky is not very dark.Wang Laoluan also chose [-] o'clock as the time to launch the attack by mistake.Time passed slowly while waiting, and eight o'clock in the evening will soon come.

叶家山村的炮兵阵地上，李文华看了一下时间，现在是1925年6月1日晚上7点55分。再过5分钟，由48门大炮组成的炮群就要对敌人的阵地发起猛烈炮击了。到时候那里可千万别是空无一人啊！上千发炮弹五、60万法币就这样打了水漂的话，自己这个炮团代理团长差不多就该到头了吧？

Time flies, and as long as he gives an order, the Sichuan army's position opposite Xiangshuitan will become a sea of ​​flames. Li Wenhua's heart is already in his throat, and all 48 cannons are loaded with shells, and the muzzles are aimed In the dark night sky, aimed at the northeast.

Chapter 0182 Artillery Night

The night of June 1925, 6, was the night of the artillery.

After 8 o'clock in the evening, at almost the same second, bursts of orange fire burst out from the artillery positions of the Kuomintang and the Sichuan Army, and then a loud noise like thunder shook the ground.Dozens of shells with long tail flames streaked across the dark night sky, whizzing towards the opponent's position like meteors falling to the ground.

The moment the shell hit the ground and detonated, the ground trembled for a while, and then there was a deafening roar. Waves of fire, waves of air, and high smoke columns swept across the ground carrying countless broken metal shrapnel.Turned the Sichuan Army's position into Asura's blood prison.The artillery shells from the Kuomintang side just smashed into the crowd of the First Brigade of the First Division of the Sichuan Army who were lining up to charge, and immediately engulfed thousands of officers and soldiers in a sea of ​​flames.The scorching air waves and flying metal fragments smashed hundreds of Sichuan infantry soldiers into pieces. Those who managed to escape fell to the ground or sought shelter nearby after the initial panic.

Contrary to the huge results obtained by the artillery bombardment of the national army, the shells fired by the eight 75mm mountain cannons on the artillery positions of the Sichuan army all hit the defensive positions of the national army at Xiangshuitan accurately, and they also exploded one after another, setting off a wave of chaos. Puffs of smoke and dust almost completely submerged the entire position.However, the results of the shelling were pitiful. Since most of the officers and soldiers of the national army were huddled in large and small anti-bomb holes and trenches, unless they were directly hit by shells, they would not be injured at all. .

The shelling of the Seventh Army of the National Army lasted only 1 minute, and stopped after firing nearly 700 rounds of 75mm shells.The only thing left is the eight cannons of the Sichuan Army roaring non-stop. The surprise attack by the artillery of the National Army just now did not hit the artillery positions of the Sichuan Army, so they are still able to tilt the shells to the Xiangshuitan National Army at a speed of more than 100 rounds per minute. on the ground.

"Tell the artillery, give me a hard bang! Blow these bastards down!" Wang Laoluan, who was supervising the battle behind the Sichuan army's position, was furiously giving orders to the artillery.

The artillery bombardment of the national army just hit the first brigade of the Sichuan army that was preparing to attack. This is Wang Laoluan's heart and soul.Just now, in just one minute, at least three hundred shells exploded in the crowd of the first brigade.It was almost a nightmarish minute. Three hundred 1mm shells killed at least a thousand people in one minute. In addition, hundreds of people were seriously injured and dying.Even the half of the people who survived the catastrophe have completely lost their fighting spirit. They only know how to curl up in a ball and tremble, with an unbelievably ferocious expression on their faces.

The shelling just now missed their artillery position!Li Wenhua, who was sitting in the headquarters of the Seventh Artillery Regiment, heard that the Sichuan Army's cannons were still firing endlessly, and his heart sank.He still doesn't know that his hands are now stained with the blood of the people.Shooting cannons indiscriminately in the dark, no one knows what the shells hit?This is probably the reason why artillerymen always have no sense of guilt after killing people and setting fires?

At this time, Liu Yongyao, a big boy with a steamed bun face, came in with a piece of paper with a lot of numbers on it. He handed the paper to Li Wenhua and said with a smile: "Brother Jixian, it's all over, we have found their artillery The position is now."

Liu Yongyao didn't go to Germany to study, but took half a year's tuition in Whampoa. Now he is the chief staff officer of the No. [-] Pao Regiment.What he held in his hand was the approximate position of the enemy artillery positions calculated based on the data detected by the No. [-] Artillery Regiment's sound measurement platoon.

Artillery is not as simple as loading a cannonball into the barrel and pulling the string.This is a profound knowledge, and it is a high-tech arm, and it will remain so until the 21st century.In the 20s, artillery was becoming more and more technologically advanced.

The first is the development of artillery observation technology. Cannon hits rely on various artillery observation methods, such as optical measurement and acoustic measurement.Optical measurement is to use the eyes to see through various optical measuring instruments. Of course, it is also possible to directly visually measure without instruments, but the error will be large.Optical measurement is divided into several types, one is to establish artillery observation posts, the other is to advance observers through artillery, the third is to observe artillery behind enemy lines, and the fourth is to conduct artillery observation through aircraft and airships.The method of artillery sound measurement is to establish a series of outposts, sound measurement posts, and a central station. By recording the time gap of enemy artillery sounds at different locations, the approximate location of the local artillery positions is calculated using a formula.In various optical measurement and sound measurement methods, it is generally calculated by complex formulas.In addition, there are other surveying and mapping tasks such as measuring wind speed, surveying and mapping topography, etc., which are all required for artillery detection.Basically, an excellent artillery officer should be a combination of a soldier, a mathematician, a field surveyor, and an athlete. It has very high requirements for both mental and physical fitness. Uh, those miscellaneous observation instruments are very heavy, and there is no one. They couldn't carry it with strength, and it was really hard to carry them over mountains and ridges.

Secondly, the scientific and technological content of the cannon itself is getting higher and higher. Due to the advancement of artillery observation methods, the cumbersome cannons of the past can no longer meet the needs of war.In the First World War, the artillery sound testers of the Western powers could calculate the approximate position of the opponent's cannon within 5 minutes!The Japanese can do this too.Therefore, without an overwhelming firepower advantage and efficient artillery detection methods, it is simply unrealistic to bombard a real strong enemy for a long time, and it is safe to let people fight back.The current artillery is already a hit-and-run unit, and the mobility and range of the artillery have double high standards!In fact, higher requirements are put forward for the metallurgical industry. Artillery needs lighter but longer range and more durable cannons!The value of that bulky old-fashioned artillery other than being a living target is really lackluster.At the beginning of the 20th century, the 75mm caliber field gun was almost 1.5 tons. After World War I, the weight of 1.5 tons was already the weight of the new 105mm howitzer.

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The artillery position of the Sichuan Army finally calmed down. Thousands of shells were fired rapidly in 10 minutes. By chance, more than half of the ammunition storage was used up, and the side of the Bamen Mountain Cannon was now full of yellow empty shell casings.The artillerymen of the Sichuan Army who had finished shooting were gathering together in twos and threes, imagining how much damage the shelling just now had caused to their opponents.Looking at the flames in the sky in the distance, it is estimated that those hateful rebels have now received their due end. Tonight's battle must end with the Sichuan Army's complete victory.In this way, they will soon be able to get the arrears from Yang Huishuai, and then go to the last brothel in Chongqing to find a fan and live happily for a few days.As for moving the position in time to avoid the enemy's artillery counterattack, uh, will there be such a thing?Please, this is a Chinese civil war not a European world war.

But now, the use of artillery in the Chinese Civil War has obviously stepped up to a new level. After the 48th Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army Artillery acquired the accurate position of the counter-firing artillery through sound measurement for the first time in actual combat, it will create the record of the first artillery counterattack up.After a while of busy work, the [-] mountain cannons on the Seventh Pao Regiment's position were reloaded and adjusted.

"Each artillery company, fire 30 rounds rapidly, get ready, let go!"

After the order was issued, the ground trembled again, and the eight artillery companies fired 240 shells in less than a few seconds.There was another gorgeous "meteor shower" in the night sky, 240 orange-red ballistic trajectories across the night sky, whistling and flying into the distance with a beautiful tail flame.

"Boom--" Bursts of thunder-like explosions came from a distance. This was the sound of shells exploding on the ground, and the continuous explosions lasted for about tens of seconds.Then there was a loud bang, a "boom", a huge orange-red fireball rose a few kilometers away to the northeast, illuminating half of the night sky, followed by a series of loud bangs, dozens of fireballs one after another The rising of the sky seems to be setting off fireworks, illuminating the distant sky red.

"Hit it! Long live! Long live!" The Seventh Artillery Regiment of the National Army burst into jubilation. Everyone who saw this scene knew that the ammunition stored by the enemy artillery was shot and exploded. Look at these huge guns. Fireball, it seems that at least a thousand shells have been detonated.This means that the opponent's artillery position is now a huge pit, and all life there has been reduced to ashes.