Chapter 30: The Foreman of the Martial Guard (II)

"Captain Jia, now the Iron Blood Army is approaching the border, what should our troops do?" In Xuzhou City, people are now panicked. The southern Iron Blood Army swept across the two southeastern routes almost invincible. In just two days, they captured Tongshan and Damiao, and headed straight to the city of Xuzhou.

"I think we should excavate fortifications outside the city. After all, the other party has artillery, and it is too easy to be broken by defending the city!" Deng Sen's military salutes and weapons are now clear about the military military front army. They dare not brave the other party's artillery fire to defend the city.

"Yes, but Captain Jia, you are the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's front line appointed by the Grand Marshal. You still need to make a decision." Jia Zhenming was appointed as the commander of the front line by Zhang Xun, responsible for Xuzhou's defense and the Jiedu regiments, where he is the boss.

"What you said is right. I think we might as well dig out positions outside the southern city and garrison with the third regiment. The general sent an order to resist and not go out to fight it. As long as he holds on for a day or two, the president's order is issued, Deng Sen will definitely not dare to attack us again." The city is easily broken by the Iron Blood Army, which has the advantage of artillery fire. As long as there is a city, the entire Xuzhou will be over, and the regiments will also scatter and flee.

"Order the 1243rd Regiment to build fortifications outside the city, the 5th Regiment and the New Regiment to guard the three gates in the east and west. This time the defense is mainly trenches, that is, digging six trenches, and half a regiment is stationed on each floor. Even if he, Dengsen, has three heads and six arms, it is impossible for him to defeat my six lines of defense within two or three days. Moreover, even if we break the defense line, we still have cities in our hands." Compared with the attack of the Iron Blood Army, the Wuwei Forefather Army was more thinking about how to defend.

The order was issued, and various departments of the Wuwei Front Army dispatched soldiers to recruit civilians to start building trenches. The trenches dug in this matter were different from those in Fangcun and other places. They were 1.8 meters deep and were nearly one kilometer long. There were many perforations everywhere.

"Report to the head of state, our vanguard troops have arrived at the city of Xuzhou. However, the Wuwei Forefront built six trenches in front of the south gate and gathered troops to defend the enemy. The first brigade and the third regiment of the first brigade first launched the attack first, but lost more than 300 people and did not break through the opponent's first defense line. It is estimated that the opponent's six defense lines this time were no less than 1,500 soldiers in each of them, with about three heavy machine guns, and they were divided into several sections of defense. The defense line behind them can support the front, so it is very difficult to attack. All units are now standing still and waiting for the head of state to arrive." As soon as they advanced between Tongshan and Xuzhou, the battle reports of the front troops were coming soon. Unfortunately, they have not purchased an infinity telegraph machine and cannot communicate in time.

"Order all troops to keep their troops unmoved and wait until our artillery regiment arrives before attacking." Deng Sen had no intention of attacking Xuzhou, but he just wanted to teach Zhang Xun a lesson to make him more honest.

"I believe that Old Yuan is waiting for the result of the battlefield now!" Deng Sen knew that the old guy Zhang Xun would definitely use Yuan Shikai to suppress him, and he really wanted to give face to the president, but Deng Sen originally wanted this result, and now he was afraid that he would be able to die after taking Xuzhou.

"Zhi'an, do you really want to annex the Wuwei Army?" When Yuan Shikai received Zhang Xun's help telegram from Zhang Xun, his subordinate Ni Si rushed by his side and gave the telegram to him to watch for reference.

"Denson is a tiger and wolf from northern Anhui. His heart is self-reliance and not afraid of the revolutionary party. As for my Beiyang, he has no courage to provoke him. However, he is also a little tiger. Zhang Xun touched his tiger's butt repeatedly. With his personality, he will definitely not bite a few bites. He will not really swallow Xuzhou. Just like last time he fought against the revolutionary party, he will send you a telegram to the President. This shows that he is still very afraid of my Beiyang. Such a person can knock it from time to time, but

At this time, Deng Sen had just defeated the revolutionary army of Anhui and Jiangsu. He was very ambitious and thought that he had made a great contribution to the president. Now he wanted to reward him. Zhang Xun was just taking advantage of the situation!" Deng Sen's intention could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. There must be more than 10,000 troops to attack the same number of troops. Even if the opponent was a pustule, he would suffer heavy losses. How could the young and cunning Deng Sen do such a thing as killing one thousand enemies and losing himself to eight hundred?

"That's right, but what he did this time was indeed beautiful. He slapped the revolutionary party hard and blocked the revolutionary party's infiltration northwards. I think it would be for me! If the treasury was not empty now, I would really want to incorporate his army into Beiyang to provide military pay. Unfortunately, the country is just stable now, and the southern provinces are under the rule of the revolutionary party, and the funds are tight." In Yuan Shikai's heart, if you want to control an army, you must control the belly of the soldiers of this army. Only if you can support them will they work for you.

"In this way, send a telegram to Deng Sen, saying that this incident was probably Zhang Xun's fault, but if you want to forgive others, let's forget them, let's forget them!" Yuan Shikai would not let Zhang Xun disappear or suffer a great loss, because Zhang Xun's status in the hearts of the old people and was very determined to treat the Southern Revolutionary Party.

"Forgive others if you have to? Humph, it seems that Zhang Xun is not yet at the point of begging me. He ordered the artillery regiment to bombard me unlimitedly. Even if all the shells are shot, he will break the third layer of defense for me." Deng Sen, who arrived in Xuzhou, also received a telegram. This was the only wireless telegraph machine in Lingbi, which was carried by the division headquarters.

"In addition, I sent a newspaper to the President, saying that Zhang Xun repeatedly attacked our troops. While our troops were fighting fiercely with the revolutionary party, they attacked the northern part of our troops, causing a lot of damage to our troops. If Zhang Xun's troops handed over two million oceans as compensation, our troops would really not be able to appease our troops. Although the revolutionary party is defeated, the infiltration is still the same. If the soldiers make trouble, my Iron Blood Army will not be in danger. So, Zhang Xun bows his head and admits his mistake. If he wants to re-elect the troops, he will beat him to admit his mistake?" Deng Sen would not let Zhang Xun go so easily, and he would bite off a large piece of meat no matter how hard he did.

"Boom..." Deng Sen ordered less than ten minutes, and more than twenty artillery fired one after another. Screams and smoke and dust came from the front positions of the Wuwei Forehand immediately.

"Captain Jia, the artillery of the Iron Blood Army is too fierce! Although there are trenches, we still lost hundreds of people. If we come a few more times, there will be no living people in the first and second defensive trenches!" The artillery regiment of Deng Sen's troops has more than 20 large and small artillery guns, and it is also powerful. In addition, whether the Wuwei Front Army has had any experience in being bombarded, many casualties were injured in the first and second sections.

"Team leader, what should we do?" In the first trenches, some soldiers looked at their captains. Just now, the Iron Blood Army's artillery bombardment, almost every brigade lost 10 or 20 people. Seeing the remaining limbs flying around and bloody rain, these soldiers were frightened and frightened, and there was still a sense of fighting.

"What can I do? Just guard it! Anyway, the other party can't shoot all the artillery, right?" Artillery is expensive, and the officers in the front army of the Wuwei Army think it is impossible to shoot all the artillery without restrictions.

"Go back to your post quickly and prevent the Iron Blood Army from attacking." The first and second ends were defending Zhou Huang, the first regiment of the Wuwei Front Army, who was wearing a uniform like the Beiyang Army, and had a big block on his head, but there was a long tail behind the big block. This was the rule that Zhang Xun strictly ordered his army not to cut his hair in order to show that he did not forget his old master, which made this army look different, and ordinary soldiers were a little messy, some of whom were even wearing the military uniforms of the Qing Green Camp.

"Why haven't you rushed over yet?" After waiting for almost five minutes, the Iron Blood Army on the opposite side still did not move, which made the soldiers of the Wuwei Front Army puzzled. According to common sense, shouldn't the infantry attack be attacked after the artillery attack?

"First of the People, should I shoot again?" Peng Qingjin, as an adjutant, kept following Deng Sen and asked when he looked at Deng Sen in a daze.

"Well, it seems that the opponent is not panicked yet. He will bombard two more rounds. After two rounds, the infantry will follow the attack. I will see the opponent's first front being broken." Deng Sen nodded and issued an order to the troops below.

"Please pay attention to all the elements, adjust each artillery and shoot ten uninterrupted shots." Just as the front army of the Wuwei Army was anxiously waiting, the artillery fire arrived at a time, and it was even more fierce than the first artillery fire. From time to time, some artillery shells fell directly into the trenches. All soldiers about ten meters around flew up, and the battlefield was covered with fire and smoke.

"We should retreat to the second line of defense, otherwise we will be killed by the fire!" Amid the sound of artillery fire, teams of soldiers ran to their commanders, and they had no courage at all in the face of such a violent explosion.

"No, I must stick to it. I will ask the regiment commander for reinforcements." This round of shelling has not ended yet, but according to this person's observation, most of the teams in front have lost, and more than 1,500 people can reach six or seven hundred people.

"Listen, brothers, the head of state is watching us from behind. The head of state said, the head of state must watch my second regiment break through the first line of defense in the local area. Do you think those local bullies can stop it?" Wang Meng is the latest regiment commander promoted by Deng Sen. He showed his face in front of Deng Sen for the first time today. Naturally, he must perform well and personally take his subordinates to attack.

"The heavy machine gun company of the regiment headquarters suppressed the enemy firepower, and the infantry attack was ready to rush into the trenches for hand-to-hand combat at any time. Long live the head of state and the Han people." The soldiers of the Second Regiment roared in unison with the regiment commander and began to attack under the cover of heavy machine guns on both sides.

"The enemy rushed over and fight..." Seeing the Iron Blood Army rushing over, the officers who went to the Wuwei Front Army hurriedly commanded the remaining soldiers to counterattack, but now the morale of the army has long been bombarded by artillery fire, and the gunshots of resistance are also sparse. With the heavy machine gun bullets like rain in the Iron Blood Army, in less than half a minute, the Second Regiment of the Iron Blood Army had already rushed into the trenches and launched hand-to-hand combat with the other party.

"Kill..." Wang Meng took the lead in rushing in with a rifle bayonet. The soldiers of the Wuwei Front Army dared to resist. After being picked up to death, they were quickly defeated. Some of them became prisoners and some fled to the second level of defensive positions like dogs.

"Send a report to the general that the Iron Blood Army has broken through our first line of defense with fierce attacks, and our troops have lost more than a thousand people..."
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