readsfreenovel Chapter 120: The Northern Expedition of the Southern New Army
Chapter 120: The Northern Expedition of the Southern New Army
At this time, Wang Hu's troops had already arrived at the gate of the mountain stronghold.
Since the enemy has broken through the defense line, Nanxiuling’s original terrain advantage has been lost, and now we can only rely on the village gate for defense.
Zhu Yaoxiang didn't know at this time that the village gate had been opened by Wang Hu.
While Zhang Guilin was hesitating, the special forces members led by Wei Hanzhou had already quietly approached the back door of the village.
Because the fierce fighting in the front camp attracted most of Zhang Guilin's attention, Wei Hanzhou and others were able to quickly eliminate the sentries in the rear camp and take control of key positions.
Just as the troops led by Wang Hu were engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with Zhang Guilin's troops, the troops of the two companies in the rear also began to slowly reinforce the mountain stronghold.
"Throw the grenade!" Wang Hu shouted, and without hesitation, he took out a grenade, pulled the ring and threw it out with force.
Immediately afterwards, other special forces soldiers followed suit and threw the grenades in their hands at the enemy.
"boom."
"boom."
Accompanied by loud bangs, a flame shot up into the sky, and the remaining troops of Zhang Guilin were blown to the ground, and their formation was in chaos.
Although the remnants of Zhang Guilin were all elite troops, they were only equipped with weapons such as the Taisho Type 11 and box guns, and their firepower was relatively weak.
In addition, after several months of consumption, they have not been able to get any more ammunition, and their ammunition reserves are now seriously insufficient. Therefore, facing the special forces led by Wang Hu, they were always suppressed.
When Wei Hanzhou and his men rushed out from behind Zhang Guilin's troops, coupled with the timely arrival of support troops, Zhang Guilin's army quickly collapsed.
At this time, Zhang Guilin was still sitting in the main seat in the hall, hesitating. Zhu Yaoxiang stamped his feet anxiously, really wanting to retreat first with his more than 100 people.
Suddenly, the sound of gunfire became more and more frequent and closer to them. Zhu Yaoxiang had an ominous premonition in his heart, and this premonition became stronger and stronger.
At this moment, an officer rushed into the hall with several soldiers. The officer shouted to Zhang Guilin in panic: "Commander, the enemy is attacking!"
"What?" After hearing the news, Zhu Yaoxiang suddenly felt dizzy and his body began to shake.
The guard standing next to Zhu Yaoxiang immediately stepped forward to support him and asked with concern: "Commander, are you okay?"
Zhang Guilin, who was sitting on the main seat, felt that he was at the end of his rope after hearing the officer's report. He felt extremely sad. He waved his hands helplessly and said to Zhu Yaoxiang and the officer, "Take advantage of the chaos and run for your lives."
"Commander Zhang, aren't you going with us?" Zhu Yaoxiang steadied himself, looked at Zhang Guilin and asked.
Zhang Guilin smiled coldly and said with emotion: "In my life, I was once a bandit, and later became a division commander. I have experienced hardships and enjoyed wealth and glory. It is worth it."
"Bang." After he finished speaking, Zhang Guilin took out his pistol and pulled the trigger at his temple.
Seeing this change, the officer immediately stepped forward, supported Zhang Guilin's body lying on the chair, and said sadly: "Commander, I will come to accompany you right away."
After saying this, the soldier also took out his pistol and pulled the trigger against his own temple.
Zhu Yaoxiang was overwhelmed by the series of unexpected events. Before he could react, Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu had already led their troops in.
"Put down your weapons, or I'll shoot." Wei Hanzhou pointed a submachine gun at Zhu Yaoxiang and his guards.
Zhu Yaoxiang reacted, quickly dropped his weapon, raised his hands and forced a smile: "I am Zhu Yaoxiang, your commander's uncle."
At the same time, Zhu Yaoxiang also signaled the guards around him to drop their weapons, and the guards did as he was told.
Wei Hanzhou was speechless at Zhu Yaoxiang's shameless behavior. Of course he knew what was going on. It was still the friendship they had established when they were selling weapons.
Wei Hanzhou had him under guard, and how to deal with him depended on Fang Jian'an's opinion.
After counting the supplies in the mountain stronghold, it was found that Zhang Guilin's Nanxiuling did not have many weapons and ammunition, but there was a lot of food and money.
After wiping out the remnants of Zhang Guilin, Wei Hanzhou did not stop and had to continue suppressing bandits. Fang Jian'an had instructed him to eliminate the bandit problem in Nanyun City and he dared not be negligent.
On the second day, Chen Zui found the person who had an affair with Zhang Guilin in the county. He was a section chief in the county and was arrested by Chen Zui.
Fang Ji'an ordered the captured Zhu Yaoxiang to be released back to Qingshan City, where his wife and children were. Of course, if Zhu Yaoxiang was not obedient in the future, Fang Ji'an would not be polite to him.
On the Yanping County front, the Northern Army's offensive became increasingly weak, and under the artillery attack of the Nanshan Army, the Northern Army had to build defensive positions.
"Waste, all of them waste." At the Third Army headquarters, Zeng He looked at several division commanders with a livid face.
Although these people cannot be blamed entirely for the unfavorable war situation, it does not prevent Zeng He from scolding them and venting his anger.
At present, the North Army and the South Mountain Army are in a stalemate, and the war has turned into a war of attrition. Because the North Army's artillery has a limited range, under the threat of the South Mountain Army's artillery, the losses of the troops are far greater than those of the South Mountain Army.
In each round of bombardment, the Northern Army suffered more than one thousand to two thousand casualties.
After building fortifications during this period, the Union Army's casualties were reduced under artillery fire, but there were still hundreds of casualties in each round of artillery fire.
At this rate of consumption, the Northern Army might as well retreat.
The commander of the 72nd Division was unhappy with Zeng He's abuse and said, "Commander Zeng, there are only people left in my army, and we have been launching fierce attacks on the enemy's right wing in the past few days."
"The enemy is not only well-armed and has an advantageous position, but also has a large number of men. In the past few days of attack, my division has lost no less than a thousand men. What else does Commander Zeng want from me?"
Hearing the complaints of the commander of the 72nd Division, the commander of the 71st Division also began to complain: "Yes, Commander Zeng, our division has lost no less than soldiers in the attacks over the past few days, and there are many wounded."
"The enemy's artillery is bombarding our 71st Division. We can't stand it any longer. Commander Zeng, the most important thing we should do now is to ask for help."
"Yes, Commander, our brothers can't hold on any longer, let's ask for help..." The commander of the 32nd Division was speaking, but under Zeng He's gaze, his voice became smaller and smaller until he dared not continue.
Zeng He was almost laughed out of anger by the idiot commander of the 32nd Division. The Seventh Army's complaints were just venting their dissatisfaction towards him.
The Seventh Army was a friendly force, so Zeng He couldn't get angry with it.
But why are you, the commander of the 32nd Division, here to join in the fun? Are you dissatisfied too? Are you going to complain to your direct superior?
Seeing this, the commanders of the 71st and 72nd Divisions couldn't help but smile at each other.
Zeng He has already decided to replace the commander of the 32nd Division after this battle, as his performance in the past few days has disappointed Zeng He too much.
At the same time, Zeng He secretly groaned in his heart. With the current military strength, unless he concentrated all his troops to break through one enemy position, he would have to continue to consume like this.
He had sent seven or eight telegrams for help, but there was no response.
While Zeng He was thinking, an officer rushed into the meeting room: "Commander, the Seventh Army has an urgent telegram. The new army in the south is attacking Sanjiang Province. Please transfer the 71st and 72nd Divisions to support us."