"Oh? Brother Zhong San already has a solution?" Zhou Daogang asked in doubt.

Pan Wenhua glanced at the officers and soldiers in the room and said: "Everyone here is a suspect. Once the court finds out about this, I am afraid that everyone here will be involved. The worst is the fate of being a frontier fortress. Why don't you all take a gamble?" .”

Pan Wenhua suddenly said loudly: "The mob sent assassins to sneak into the barracks and despicably assassinated Lord Xietong. It is really heinous. I waited for the rescue and couldn't protect Lord Xietong. I had to send out the whole army to attack the mob. revenge."

Pan Wenhua's words caught everyone's attention. In this way, they would be guilty of negligence at most, and this crime should still fall on the guards of the alliance, and they can get away with it.Zhou Daogang frowned and said: "But there are some guards of Master Xietong outside, they may not be with us, if the news gets out..."

Pan Wenhua said: "There are a lot of assassins, and the guards resisted desperately. It is a pity that they all died in the end." Pan Wenhua's words made everyone gasp. He meant to kill all the guards, but There are more than 30 people.

"This seems inappropriate, how can we kill our own people." Liu Hongkui said.

Xu Xiaogang said with a sneer: "The guards under Zhong Ying are all bannermen he brought from the imperial capital. Why did they treat us as their own? For these later Jin people, we Hualan people are just serving the royal family Just a dog."

Chapter 173 A Fierce Battle on the Four-Mian Mountains

Xu Xiaogang's words deeply stimulated everyone present, Zhou Daogang gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, let's exchange the lives of these bannermen for the lives of our brothers, so that we have an excuse to send troops to deal with the mob. Everyone hurry up and prepare, Immediately mobilize the troops out of the camp, and only the confidantes are left here to deal with it, and we must not show our feet." Several other people expressed their support, and they quickly evacuated the Xietong mansion and went to their respective barracks to transfer troops.

More than 33 fighters from the 3000rd Association were quickly mobilized. With a complete set of equipment and all the ammunition in the ammunition depot, they rushed along the official road to Danzhou.

After testing at Jigong Ridge, Wu Ziyu generally knew the combat effectiveness of the rebel army. He concentrated most of his troops on the front line of Yunmen Mountain.

Qin Zageng originally had a large number of people on his own, but after advancing northward through Jigong Ridge, the army quickly approached Yunmen Mountain.However, the terrain of Yunmen Mountain is very complicated. The side near the river is quite steep, but the mountain facing the land is very gentle. For this reason, Wu Ziyu has carefully arranged the positions here. The coverage areas of various firepower overlap each other, and the machine guns The field of view of the firepower is quite wide in order to achieve the best shooting effect.At the same time, all the artillery of the 34th Association were placed on the mountain, and the shells were replaced with shrapnel, which gave the rebels a head-on blow.

After the first offensive was frustrated, Qin Zageng personally went to the front line to command, and the new army took advantage of this time to replenish ammunition and prepare for more intense battles.Without conducting the necessary firepower reconnaissance, and without first pulling out the advance positions of the new army, Qin Zageng directly ordered the army to attack again. The rebel soldiers with knives, guns or spears lowered their heads, and with the help of the cover of various vegetation on the mountain, moved towards Climb to the top of the mountain.

"The artillery is blocking fire." Now is not the time to hide his strength, Wu Ziyu saw that the opponent entered the effective range, and immediately ordered all the artillery to fire again.Booming cannons sounded one after another from the mountain, setting off clouds of smoke and dust among the motley rebel army below the mountain.

Shrapnel is a kind of artillery shell specially made for attacking infantry. Its shell has a thin wall. In addition to gunpowder, there are many small steel balls or fragments of iron in the shell, and a timed fuze is installed at the warhead.When the shell is put into the barrel, the ammunition hand will open the fuze. As the shell is fired, the fuze will run out of time in the air. An experienced ammunition hand can even make the shell explode in the air above the enemy, with a large number of shrapnel flying around. kill the enemy.

The rebel army only focused on charging, ignoring the oncoming shells.In their consciousness, the damage caused by the shells was not that great, at most only a few people around were killed. As long as they were not too unlucky, this weapon would not be able to harm them at all.

However, these people were wrong. When the shrapnel exploded above their heads, and the steel balls and iron pieces pierced their heads and necks, they were surprised to find that these strange shells were not so easy to deal with.Shrapnel shells are hardly effective against armored targets, but they have achieved remarkable results against soft targets such as infantry. Soon a large number of rebels were killed by such shells.

"Hurry up, rush through this section of the road, their cannons will be useless." Several stewards and incense masters with combat experience shouted one after another, urging the rebel soldiers to move forward quickly.Hearing that as long as they ran through this section, they could avoid the terrible shells, everyone stepped up a lot, and after paying a heavy price, they got rid of the shooting range of the shells.

These rebel soldiers who rushed over did not take it easy. When they were only 500 meters away from the position, there was suddenly intensive machine gun fire on the position.The machine guns arranged by Wu Ziyu are distributed diagonally on both sides, and can kill the enemy with crossfire from the side to achieve better shooting effects.

This shooting method was originally invented in the First World War, but officers and soldiers who have listened to the training of biochemical instructors in the armed forces school all know this advanced shooting method.Later, these advanced tactics were also accepted by Wu Ziyu, and they were used for the first time today, and they were indeed very effective.

Soon the rifles also started firing one after another. Although the bullets fired by Xiakou made rifles lost their aim when they exceeded 400 meters, they were still able to hit the densely populated rebel army.As the grenades exploded one after another, the rebel army was finally unable to make an inch of progress, and the rebel army, which had lost their charge, had to turn around and retreat, leaving corpses all over the ground.

"Bastard, don't retreat, attack me from all directions, and don't let the new army rest for a moment." Qin Zageng didn't care about the lives of his subordinates.As long as he can wipe out the new army in front of him, he is willing to die even if half of them die, but the front line and the main line cooperate with each other, and the rebel soldiers killed by crossfire will be turned on their backs.The rebel army suffered heavy losses, and after only half a day of siege, it was already unsustainable.

Not only is the problem of too many casualties, but the increased physical exertion of the soldiers climbing the mountain and attacking is also a problem. At this time, everyone is too tired to move.Seeing that it was difficult for the soldiers to launch an attack, Qin Zageng had no choice but to stop and rest, waiting for news from Xiong Kewu.

At this time, Xiong Kewu was also having a hard time. Originally, he thought that Simian Mountain should be a neutral position. As long as he led people to bypass Yunmen Mountain and go straight to Simian Mountain, he would have a base for attacking. The new army must be defeated.

What Xiong Kewu didn't expect was that when he arrived at the foot of the surrounding mountains with three thousand rebels, they were greeted by a rain of bullets.How could Wu Ziyu, who was born in a professional class and a natural star with a unique vision, reveal such a big hole in his defense.He had long thought that after the opponent's attack was blocked, he would send troops to bypass the front and attack from behind. The opponents were all locals and the terrain was more familiar than him, so he had to occupy the key points to make sure that nothing leaked.

On the surrounding mountains is a new army led by Deng Xihou. Although they are small in number, they are equipped with two Mark machine guns and sufficient ammunition.Xiong Kewu didn't know that there was a garrison on the mountain, and he didn't conduct reconnaissance in order to hurry up. He rushed up the mountain with three thousand rebels.

Originally, Xiong Kewu planned to establish a position on the mountain, put 500 people to garrison, and then led the army to fight back and attack Wu Ziyu's position from behind. The unprepared rebel army had to retreat in a panic.

"Come on, they must not have many people." Xiong Kewu knew that he could not allow him to cherish the lives of the soldiers at this time. If the surrounding mountains could not be captured, he might be attacked by the enemy.The rebel army spread out and climbed all over the mountains towards the surrounding mountains. Deng Xihou led his soldiers, relying on complete fortifications to resist tenaciously, killing and wounding the soldiers of the rebel army in large numbers.

Chapter 174 I'm Invincible

Although the rebel army suffered heavy losses, they did not retreat a step.Under Xiong Kewu's strict order, the rebels continued to charge despite the heavy rain of bullets.Four consecutive charges were beaten down, and Xiong Kewu had to let the soldiers rest for a while.Xiong Kewu slowly figured it out. Although the firepower of the new army was fierce, the ammunition was limited. When the opponent's bullets were exhausted, Simian Mountain would naturally be able to attack.

After making up his mind, Xiong Kewu began to divide his rebel army into five teams, which took turns to attack the mountain.Due to the small number of people charging, the team can be stretched apart, which greatly reduces the hit rate of the machine gun.The ammunition consumption of the new army began to increase, but fewer and fewer rebels were shot and killed.

For such a situation, Deng Xihou, who was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, had nothing to do. He could only order the soldiers to save ammunition. Ways to fight against the rebels.

The defensive battle lasted from morning until late at night, and Xiong Kewu still did not stop after nightfall, ordering the rebel army to continue to attack.There are many rebel soldiers, they are divided into five teams, and they can have enough time to rest after each attack.Due to the small number of the new army, all members need to participate in every battle, and there is no chance to rest. At this time, they are already exhausted.

The most frightening thing is not fatigue, but the consumption of ammunition. As the night falls, the sight in front of the position is unclear, and the consumption of ammunition rises sharply.In order to increase the hit rate, Deng Xihou collected all the oil used for cooking in the cooking class and the lamp oil used by the soldiers for literacy at night. He soaked the firewood bundles in grease, lit the fire and pushed them down from the mountain to illuminate the shooting fire ahead. boundary.

Although the fagots soaked in oil can illuminate the road, after all, the time is limited. After the fuel is exhausted, the consumption of ammunition will increase again.The battle lasted all night, and by the dawn of the next day, the soldiers of the new army had exhausted all their bullets.

Facing the rebel army rushing up again, the soldiers seemed a little flustered.Deng Xihou was so angry that he waved his hand and shouted to the soldiers: "Brothers, we are a well-trained new army. Are we going to be compared to those peasants? Think about how they treated the common people in Liangshan. Do you expect to surrender and beg their pardon? Take your rifles and mount your bayonets, and stab them back if they charge. Remember to show no mercy to your enemies, for it will be your own death."

After finishing speaking, Deng Xihou picked up the rifle of a sacrificial soldier, fastened the bayonet, and seeing the commander start preparing for hand-to-hand combat, the others also consciously checked the rifle and mounted the bayonet.The rebel army gradually approached, and Deng Xihou shouted: "Follow me if you have the guts, and drive them all down." Then he jumped up, and the flat-end rifle rushed up first.

Seeing that the team officer took the lead, all the officers rushed up with their rifles in hand.With officers taking the lead, all the soldiers took the lead bravely, and the imposing new army directly pressed against the rebel army.The insurgents, who had been charging with their heads down, didn't react. When they found out, the sharp bayonet had already stabbed their chests.

The rebel army was in a hurry, and many people were directly stabbed to death, but they were numerous after all. After experiencing the initial panic, some rebel troops finally stabilized their positions and fought with the new army in an orderly manner.There are many people in the rebel army who have practiced martial arts. They have a natural advantage in hand-to-hand combat, while the new army is soldiers trained by biochemical instructors. They have a very advanced fighting concept.I saw those new soldiers in a team of three, one in front and two behind to form a cone formation, and they rushed directly at the enemy.

When the two sides fought, the three new army fighters cooperated skillfully, one attacked and the other defended, and the two attacked and the other responded. Relying on flexible tactics, the rebels with their own strength retreated again and again. Unfamiliar with the opponent's formation, he didn't notice, and was killed by a bayonet attack from the side.

Deng Xihou knew in his heart that after a day and a night of fighting, his soldiers' physical strength was close to the limit, and such a long-term consumption would be very detrimental to his side.While assassinating with skillful movements, he was thinking of a solution.

One officer was so fatigued that he slipped and fell to the ground.When the vicious insurgent was slashing at him with a big knife, the officer let go of the rifle in his hand, pulled out his waist pistol with his backhand, and shot the insurgent twice in succession.The rebel army was hit by two bullets and was immediately killed.

Seeing the officer's actions, Deng Xihou's eyes lit up. He was so impatient just now that he forgot the pistol that officers seldom use.He immediately shouted: "All the officers use their pistols to shoot these guys down." Hearing Deng Xihou's words, the officers retreated and drew out their pistols one after another, shooting randomly at the insurgents.

Wherever the situation is critical, the officers' pistols will be fired.With the continuous firing of Mauser pistols and Ronning pistols, the rebel army soon became confused. Facing the shooting close at hand, they retreated one after another, and finally fled back in fear.

Deng Xihou breathed a sigh of relief. He led the soldiers back to the trench, sat there and lit a cigarette. At this moment, he only felt pain in the joints all over his body, which was unbearable.He is very clear that this is a long time without rest, and his body has already reached the verge of exhaustion. Now that he is the supreme commander on the battlefield, he cannot reveal even a little fatigue, otherwise it will affect morale.

"Smoking a cigarette to refresh yourself." He handed the cigarette to the soldiers next to him and asked them to take turns to smoke to relieve fatigue, but Deng Xihou himself straightened up and stood there leaning against the edge of the trench.He raised his eyes and looked down the mountain, where many insurgents were preparing their formation, and a new attack was about to start.He secretly sighed, now all the soldiers' physical strength has reached the limit, and the officers' pistol bullets are almost exhausted, and the next charge may be their last moment.

Thinking of the oath he read on the day he joined the Pioneer Party, thinking of the tragic scene in Shanatuo Village in Liangshan, and the heroic deeds of the armed task force, Deng Xihou felt his blood boil.The great warlord of Zhongchuan in the later generations had infinite loyalty and blood at this time. He fixed his eyes on the insurgents who started to attack, and clenched his rifle again with his right hand.

"I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees. Even if I die in battle, I still want to keep my reputation forever. Let these thugs see the momentum of our new army and let them know that our new army is invincible. Brother Let us show your courage, we must not tarnish our name." Deng Xihou gritted his teeth and jumped onto the battlefield, he waved to the officers and soldiers and said: "Everyone has them, put on the bayonet and follow me to charge, I am invincible, go ahead."

Chapter 175 The Reinforcement Arrives

"I am invincible, go forward." There was a roar on the battlefield, and all the officers and soldiers seemed to forget their fatigue, and rushed down the mountain with their bayonet-mounted rifles.

"It seems that you are finished. I, Xiong Kewu, will make a great contribution this time." Xiong Kewu smiled, and he ordered all the rebels who were resting to launch an attack, trying to complete their meritorious service in one battle, and quickly wipe out this new army.

At this moment, loud bugles sounded almost simultaneously, and groups of new troops with rifles rushed over from all directions and surrounded Xiong Kewu's rebel army. This was the backup force of the 34th Association, and the 33rd The army that Xie detoured to support arrived.The two armies joined forces and launched a fierce attack on the rebel army.

Xiong Kewu looked at the incoming new army with a pale face. The victory that was about to be achieved turned into the result of defeat in an instant. At this moment, one can imagine his sense of loss.Knowing that there was nothing to be done, Xiong Kewu immediately left the rebel army and fled. He knew very well that with the arrival of so many new troops, Qin Zageng was finished.So he didn't go back to Yunmen Mountain to report the news, but went directly to the north, escaped from the encirclement in the direction of the rebel army's rout, and fled in the direction of northern Sichuan.

The rebel army, which had lost its general, was suddenly in chaos. They had no power to resist under the division and siege of the new army, and were quickly wiped out.Xiong Chengji and Gao Yuhan rushed to the front, and they quickly joined Deng Xihou and others who rushed down the mountain.Seeing his reinforcements coming, Deng Xihou's feet softened and he almost fell.

Xiong Chengji rushed forward, grabbed Deng Xihou and said, "Old Deng, you fought really hard, we are late."

"It's not too late, it's good that you arrived in time, otherwise my brother would have confessed everything. It's better to come early than coincidentally." Deng Xihou, who was dying of exhaustion, showed a smile in front of him.

"It's like this, and you still know how to joke." Gao Yuhan curled his lips and said, "It seems that you are still not tired enough."

"You guys are playing well. If you continue like this, you will soon be on top of me." Pan Wenhua walked over with a smile.

"Boss Pan, long time no see." Several people said in unison, that's what they all called Pan Wenhua when they were trainee officers in the Independence Regiment.Then Zhou Daogang, Liu Hongkui, and Xu Xiaogang also followed and greeted everyone.

"We originally planned to attack from behind to block the retreat of these bastards, but we didn't expect you to have such a tight defense that you have already sent troops to garrison here." Liu Hongkui said with a smile.

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