Total War Predator

At dawn on the 20th, the artillery of the third division took the lead in bombarding Wuchang City. Under the cover of artillery fire, the infantry advanced to the predetermined preparation position.The Northern Expeditionary Army on the city wall was suppressed by artillery fire and couldn't lift their heads.

With the third division and sixth battalion serving as the vanguard, they slowly reached the preparation position.The artillery of the third division also stopped attacking. After the artillery fire here stopped, the Northern Expeditionary Army on the city wall began to counterattack.

Although their artillery is not advanced enough to reach the artillery positions of the Third Division, it is still more than enough to fight all the National Defense Forces within easy reach.Mortars, mountain guns, and even pine guns fired all at once, and the shells rained down on the attacking infantry.

The fifth battalion suffered heavy casualties, and within a few minutes of their arrival at the ready position for attack, there were already hundreds of casualties.

Wu Qiren saw that the Sixth Battalion was so overwhelmed that he couldn't lift his head, he cursed a waste, and told the Fifth Battalion to prepare to charge!

After the Fifth Battalion was ready, Wu Qiren ordered artillery fire to cover them. With one order, the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Battalion held guns in one hand and ladders in the other, and ran towards the city wall with their waists bent. The advancing speed of the Fifth Battalion was obviously faster than that of the Sixth Battalion. too much.

Due to the speed of their charge, the artillery on the city wall did not play much role. They rushed to the bottom of the city wall, just about to erect the ladder.The soldiers on the city wall threw down the grenades and gun bags that had been prepared a long time ago, and the soldiers also shot down with their guns.

The soldiers of the Fifth Battalion had nowhere to hide. They either lay on the ground or leaned against the wall.The lucky ones fainted, and the unlucky ones lost arms and legs, or even died.

A similar scene not only appeared on the north city wall, but the attacks of the other three divisions were also blocked.Seeing that the situation was not right, Yang Hucheng quickly ordered all troops to stop attacking.

"Why stop the attack! My vanguard has already arrived at the city, isn't this a failure, and the soldiers sacrificed for nothing!" Wu Qiren received the order to stop the attack, and angrily felt that the headquarters had spoken to Yang Hucheng.

"If you don't stop attacking, your style of attack will only increase casualties." Yang Hucheng looked at Wu Qiren coldly and said, he didn't expect Wu Qiren to be like this.

"Increasing casualties? How can there be no casualties in a war? It's you, the soldiers managed to rush under the city wall. If you want us to withdraw, this will only increase casualties. The sacrifices of the soldiers are in vain!" Wu Qiren will tell Yang Hucheng His dissatisfaction vented, and he yelled at him. . . )

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a family of scholars

Chapter 24 The Battle of Wuchang ([-])

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After Wu Qiren made a fuss at the headquarters, he returned to his headquarters angrily.He knew that he was going to blame Yang Hucheng, but he was just venting his depression of losing the city and the resentment of not being the commander-in-chief.Needless to say, he failed in the siege, but the pimple in his heart was not being able to be the commander-in-chief.It would be fine if the chief of staff was the commander-in-chief of the middle lane, but why Yang Hucheng.

In terms of distance, I am the direct descendant of the commander-in-chief when he was in the northeast.In terms of seniority, he was also the first to follow the commander-in-chief and the first to become a division commander.Why is Yang Hucheng the commander in chief of the middle lane, not me Wu Qiren.In this case, Wu Qiren dared not, nor could he ask Zhang Anle, or even Timu Xinge, and could only vent his dissatisfaction by yelling at Yang Hucheng.

Yang Hucheng was also very unhappy when Wu Qiren came to the headquarters to make such a fuss.If you are not happy, you are not happy, and he can understand Wu Qiren.Yang Hucheng was not a fool, he knew that the reason why Wu Qiren came to make trouble was not because he lost the battle, but because he was not the commander-in-chief of the Central Route Army.

If the first division had been the main attacker according to the original plan, Wei Hongjun must have been the commander in chief of the Central Route Army.In this case, Wu Qiren would feel much better. After all, Wu Qiren, Wei Hongjun, and Li Long all started their careers with Zhang Anle.It is true that the officers who surrendered later were not welcome in the army, but now they are reused, and it is normal to be red-eyed.

Thinking of this, Yang Hucheng admired Zhang Anle even more.There are a lot of people who say they treat people equally regardless of previous suspicions, but few can really do it.But Zhang Anle really managed to employ people without any doubts.Whether it is yourself.Zhang Zhonglin, who is now the commander of the second brigade directly under the division, has been reused, not to mention Du Yuming, who was sent to study in the Soviet Union.There is also Fu Zuoyi, who makes people jealous. He was only a regiment commander in the Jin Army. He was captured by Zhang Anle less than a week after becoming a brigade commander because of his military exploits. Now he is the only commander of the armored division of the National Defense Army.

As the ancients said, a scholar dies for his confidant.It is definitely a great blessing in life to meet someone who appreciates him. The three-month training in Xi'an made him know why the Northwest Army is invincible.This is by no means relying on advanced weapons and equipment as others think, let alone China's training intensity.It is probably second to none in the world.

It is something Yang Hucheng is more and more sure that he can create a big career with the commander in chief.He now spares some time every day to study military works, not to let himself fall behind, and to constantly enrich himself.This is the goal Yang Hucheng set for himself.

Wu Qiren sat in the headquarters, thinking about how to attack the city.In the past, the Northwest Army relied on large-caliber artillery to attack the city and violently destroyed the city wall.Due to the rush of time in the Battle of Wuchang this time, large-caliber artillery was not brought, so we had to use other methods.

In addition to directly bombing the city wall with artillery, it is also a way to climb up the city wall with ladders.But if the enemy in the city has a light machine gun, this is purely death.Since these two roads are not feasible, the only way is to rely on engineers to blast this road.

The next day, the National Defense Forces bombarded Wuchang City again, and the engineers approached the city wall under the cover of artillery fire.

"What tricks are they trying to play?" Ye Ting frowned and said after receiving the report.

"What kind of tricks can it do? The Northwest Army without large-caliber artillery is a toothless tiger. What kind of tricks can it play." Xu Jishen curled his lips and said.

"There are only a few ways to siege the city, either this or that. I guess they can't build a ladder, so they use blasting instead." Cao Yuan thought for a while and said.

"That's right, there are only a few ways to siege the city. Since their artillery advantage has not been revealed, the rest can only be used close to the city wall. As long as we ensure that they are not allowed to approach the city wall, they have no choice. After receiving the telegram, our reinforcements are rushing over. As long as we survive these two days, we will be able to defeat the troops outside the city with one fell swoop." Ye Ting shook hands and hammered on the table.

Ye Ting is right, no matter what method they use.Just don't let them get close to the city walls.

When the engineers were about to advance to the root of the city wall, grenades, bomb bags, and Molotov cocktails began to be thrown down on the city wall.The engineers and soldiers had no way to get close, so the blasting naturally couldn't be carried out.

After learning that the plan had failed, Wu Qiren had no choice but to think of a way. It would not work to take a ladder, or blasting by engineers.Then dig a trench, a little closer to the city wall.

So the soldiers of the Third Division outside the North City of Wuchang began to dig trenches again.

The situation encountered by several other divisions was almost the same as that of Wu Qiren.They didn't prepare any other siege tools except ladders.

The siege of Wuchang fell into a stalemate for a while, and the Northern Expedition Army in the city organized propaganda citizens to help defend the city and defend their homes.The National Defense Forces outside the city were thinking of countermeasures, and they were busy digging trenches.

Yang Hucheng has also been thinking about how to break the city, but the final result can only be to ask for artillery support.

Yang Hucheng told Timu Xinge about the difficulties he encountered in the siege, and Timu Xinge agreed to his request.If he had to wait two more days, the artillery would arrive.With the promise of Lin Timu Xinge, Yang Hucheng began to wait for the arrival of the artillery.

Wu Qiren's trench digging went smoothly at first, but the closer he was to the city wall, the more difficult the work became.From time to time, there are cold guns, grenades, and burning to greet the soldiers digging trenches below, so this method will not work.

In fact, one of the more important reasons why the attack on Wuchang City was in trouble was that Zhang Anle repeatedly emphasized that the premise should be to cherish the lives of soldiers, and try not to fill in as much as possible.Otherwise, if the four divisions are dispatched together, they will always be able to climb the city wall, but in that case, the number of casualties will increase too much, and the loss outweighs the gain.

Digging trenches won't work either, all you can do is wait for the artillery to arrive.

While everyone was waiting for the cannon, Zhang Anle arrived first before the cannon arrived.

On June 6, because Zhang Anle, who was dissatisfied with the progress of the army's siege, came to Hanyang in person, Tim Xinge quickly recalled Yang Hucheng, Wu Qiren, Rong Xiao, and Zhang Zhigong, who were besieging Wuchang City, to the other side of the river for a meeting.

Looking at the gloomy look on Zhang Anle's face.Everyone knows that the commander-in-chief is very upset now.

"Now the East Route Army has captured Jiujiang and is chasing deserters in the direction of Nanchang. The West Route Army has captured Wufeng, and Jianshi is approaching Enshi. The South Route Army has captured Yuehai Road and is approaching Lingnan Road. Don't go at this speed. It is said that they will join forces in Hengyang, they have taken Changsha, and you are still besieging Wuchang here! Do you want to join forces with others in Yueyang!" Zhang Anle said calmly at first, but then he couldn't help but raise his voice and shouted .

All the people present lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

"Wuchang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so three divisions were given the strength, and then another division was mobilized. The four divisions had more than 5 people. They fought for almost a week without even getting close to the city wall. You said you let me say What are you guys doing?!" Zhang Anle said, getting angry again.

"I didn't want to come to the front. But look at what you are doing? Are you planning to surround Wuchang for a year and a half, and starve the people inside to death? You don't have to fight anymore? It was not enough in the first place, and for the northward advance of the first division and the divisions directly under it. I transferred all the unreorganized units from Shandong and Jiangsu to Guangdong. Fortunately, the four divisions played a sit-down battle here!" Zhang Anle was angry Part of the reason is that the siege speed of these four divisions is not flattering, and a bigger part is that they did not allocate their forces reasonably.

Attacking Wuchang is indeed not an easy task, but there is no need to consume all four divisions here.Keep two divisions here, and the remaining two divisions can go south to attack Changsha, or go east to attack Nanchang.But they just got into a fight with Wuchang here, how could Zhang Anle not be angry.

Only then did Timu Xinge and Yang Hucheng know the real reason why Zhang Anle was so angry. They had been thinking about how to attack the city, because this was their task.It is not considered from a global perspective.There is nothing wrong with Yang Hucheng doing this, but Timu Xinge didn't expect it to be a bit inappropriate.

Zhang Anle was also thinking about this issue before coming here, why didn't Timu Xinge think of this issue.Later, I checked the system and found that Tim Xinge's rank was only lieutenant general, and the upper limit of command of lieutenant generals was 3 divisions.In other words, he can only be an army commander. Due to lack of experience, he has no way to upgrade now, and besides gaining this experience in battle, he still needs to learn.

For this problem, all Zhang Anle can do is sigh. There is a command unit in the system that allows the number of commanders to command X2.But the construction conditions of the headquarters are insufficient now.It's not that there are no generals that can be found in the system, but Wu Peifu, Duan Qirui, Cai E, these few people are impossible to command the battle for him.As for himself, sorry, Zhang Anle's rank in the system is only lieutenant general.

Timu Xinge was also secretly annoyed at this time.Through this incident, he realized that he was too far behind.From a brigade commander to a chief of staff who can command tens of thousands of people in 2 years, his promotion speed is too fast.It seems that once the war is over, I have to study hard.

Wu Qiren was also trembling with fear, but what he was worried about was that Zhang Anle would suddenly ask him about making a fuss about the headquarters.

"Since there is no way to win Wuchang for the time being, the third and fourth divisions will immediately go south to capture Changsha as soon as possible to contain the enemy's troops going south. The No. 20 Third Division and No. 15 Division continue to besiege Wuchang and wait for the artillery to arrive." Zhang An Le gave the order directly, and no one present had any objection.

After the meeting, Wu Qiren still felt a little uneasy. Although Zhang Anle didn't look for him, this matter was like a time bomb, and it might detonate at any time.Now this matter must be resolved, and there are only two ways to resolve this matter, the first one is to confess to Zhang Anle, but not only Wu Qiren would not do this, nor would anyone else.

First of all, Wu Qiren doesn't know whether Zhang Anle knows or doesn't know about it. If Zhang Anle knows but doesn't cause trouble for him, one is to make himself confess, and the other is to make a big problem into a small one, but this is not Zhang Anle's character .Then it can only be that Zhang Anle doesn't know about it. If Zhang Anle doesn't know about it and confesses on his own initiative, then he's full of food and looking for trouble.

Since Zhang Anle couldn't confess to his mistakes, the only way to go was to ask Yang Hucheng to apologize.Wu Qiren can afford to let it go, apology is nothing, it's better than being dealt with after being found out by Zhang Anle.

After making up his mind, Wu Qiren found Zhang Zhigong as an intermediary. Zhang Zhigong was under Liu Zhenhua of the Zhensong Army in his early years, and he had a relationship with Yang Hucheng.

Wu Qiren set up a banquet in a restaurant in Hanyang for Zhang Zhigong and Yang Hucheng.