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Chapter II Reinforcement

Coward! Coward! I want to avenge my subordinates!" Grandmaster Qianwang held a famous sword that was said to be the sixth generation in his hand and waved it everywhere, causing the colonel in the headquarters to escape: "Coward! I don't let me avenge my subordinates!"

It was indeed a famous person who was killed by Liefeng with one sword. Under the sword were all enemies. Even the commander of the Third Division was chased by the angry Grandmaster Qianwang and ran around the ground. Although the heaviest level in the Liefeng army, facing the angry Grandmaster Qianwang, thinking of his sacrificed subordinates,

The officers of the Third Division were all smiling and saying, "Qianwangjun, Qianwangjunjun! Please take your troops to rest, and leave the battle below to us!"

"Coward! I want to avenge my subordinates..." Major Qianwang's roar still echoed in the headquarters of the Third Division, so that the officers of the Third Division had to bear it; "Because our division lacked enough cooperation, the Qianwang Detachment, which was affiliated with, suffered significant losses..."

More than half of the Qianwang Detachment suffered casualties in the battle, and one of the reinforced vanguards was all killed. Under normal circumstances, Grandpa Qianwang was the object of resentment among the survivors of the officers and soldiers, but the survivors had a very good impression of Grandpa Qianwang. During the occupation period, Qianwang Shendu, the colonel of the Yuanlifeng Army, established the "Three Years of War Vanguard Fund", and brought members of the former National Defense Women's Association to the homes of the war survivors to express condolences, and took the lead in donating a large amount of funds, so that they always stood firm in the post-war MP election. The survivors were always his iron votes. In fact, Grandpa Qianwang and several survivors had a super friendly relationship.

Of course, in the eyes of his subordinates and friendly troops, "the battle of the Qianwang Grandmaster" is an indisputable fact. Although the Qianwang Grandmaster was not even hurt in this battle, he left the impression of being brave and good at fighting in the minds of his subordinates, "the hero loves soldiers like a son, the hero is unparalleled and brave,"...

For this reason, several newspapers from the Grandmaster's hometown also took dozens of photos for Grandmaster Qianwang. In the photo, Grandmaster Qianwang held a saber, how brave it was...

But no matter how brave the Grandmaster Qianwang is, he cannot change a incident. The Qianwang Detachment, which has a total force of only one thousand, has suffered more than half of the casualties, so the officers of the Third Division smiled and said, "Please take your troops down to repair..."

The Third Division was like an angry giant. They sent the same telegram to the North Branch Army and the Base Camp: "When encountering the Shandong Army, my Qianwang Detachment encountered fierce resistance. Our division was determined to continue to attack Cangzhou. Please give guidance if necessary!"

While sending a telegram, the Third Division ordered the troops to continue attacking the Jinpu Road, using the main forces of the two brigades as the left and right wings to attack Cangzhou, leaving only four infantry brigades and Qianwang Detachment behind. This is the "Renxiao" in Liefeng's history

The biggest tragedy in history is the arbitrary decision of the Third Division!”

After Major General Yuan Tianhu, the first department in charge of operations in the General Staff Head Office, issued an order to "suspend the attack of the troops", he immediately received a telegram from the Third Division to go south by arbitrarily, especially the "Please give guidance if necessary" that shocked Yuan Tianhu. This sentence has special significance in the Liefeng Army.

The warriors of the Fierce Wind will not beg for assistance. Even if the target of this assistance is his superior, another meaning of "please give guidance if necessary" in this case is that the troops are in danger and ask for assistance from their superiors.

The young and strong sects in the General Staff Headquarters have taken action. Colonel Fujiwara, the chief of the Operations Section, took the order to send troops and said: "Genda, would you like to see the 30,000 officers and soldiers of the Third Division all over the army?"

After thinking hard, Yuan Tianhu finally issued an order to the North Branch Army. When he signed his name on the order, his palms were covered with sweat. For the detailed process of this matter, please refer to the book "The most tragic soldier in history, the general who has never met in a thousand years of fierce winds - Yuan Tianhu".

At this time in Cangzhou, Sima Kan, who was in charge of the entire army, made further arrangements after receiving Hu Bo's detailed combat report.

Although Hu Bo was in the post-war memoir, he honestly summarized it in the detailed report on the battles within the army, attached a three-page combat review, made a very high evaluation of the Liefeng Army, and also had a correct understanding of the mistakes he had in his own areas.

Sima Kan therefore had a correct understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Liefeng Army. His reaction was the same as the Third Division, which was to ask Liu Jingxiao for help: "With the three infantry divisions I planned to invest in, I cannot compete with the entire Northern Army. Please urgently reinforce the third to four divisions and join the Hebei battlefield!"

The Hu Bo regiment was the second time to receive the enemy. They encountered the outpost of the 18th Infantry Regiment. Then the entire brigade surrounded him. His three relatively tired infantry battalions were facing four infantry brigades under the command of a brigade headquarters, an artillery brigade and other subordinate units.

Therefore, Hu Bo's regiment fell into a tough battle at the first time. Fortunately, Hu Bo was also an old officer who had been through war and immediately launched a defensive position. After a dense shelling of artillery, rows of soldiers rushed up, but Hu Bo, a regiment with less than 2,000 people, withstood the tentative attack of 5,000 Liefeng troops.

"Bang!" Someone in the Liefeng Army quickly fell down in rows, and soon left seventy or eighty bodies and retreated. The Third Division had a serious shortage of troops and had to maintain a long line of transportation. In this case, they were looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements.

After conquering Beiping, the Northern Branch Army sent troops to carry out the "Chahar Strategic Operation, "Baoding Strategic Operation" and "Cangzhou Strategic Operation". After receiving the report from the Third Division, the Northern Branch Army immediately ordered the newly formed army stationed in Mongolia and the Fifth Division in Baoding to stop the attack, and under the order of the Army Province, they formed the Cangzhou Front Army for the Jinpu Road operation. This army can be said to be the essence of the Northern Branch Army. A total of five divisions and two independent mixed brigades were organized.

In order to strengthen the troops, the Liefeng Army adapted the Chahar-in-Law 11th Brigade to the 26th Division. This division is representative because it is the first three-unit infantry division of the Liefeng Army. In order to replace the defense of Peiping, the Liefeng Army adapted the "Chinese Gate Mixed Brigade" into the 27th Division, with the word "ji" and it is also a three-unit division. As the war unfolded, the Liefeng Army was forced to continuously expand the number of three-unit divisions, and its combat effectiveness gradually weakened.

However, the newly formed Cangzhou Front Army was immediately hit by a head-on attack, and Hu Bo's regiment, which was in a confrontation with the 18th Infantry Regiment, launched a successful raid.

On the evening of May 17, the 68th Infantry Regiment of the Third Division was transferring pack horses, including cavalry, weapon service, mountain artillery brigade, and light artillery squadron. Soon after, he was suddenly attacked by artillery and forced to return. The flag squadron that followed him was transferred on the same day. The front suddenly asked "Who?"

The lieutenant who walked to the front thought it was the Liefeng Army walking in front, and immediately replied: "I! I! I!"

Before the sound fell, the players of Hu Bo Group on both sides opened fire immediately. After a row of intensive shooting, the third battalion fish jumped out and rushed towards the Liefeng Army with bayonets.

Under the guidance of local guides, about 500 people from the department took advantage of the familiar terrain to penetrate the defensive gap between the 18th Infantry Regiment and the 68th Regiment, and occupied the position in the afternoon of the same day.

After the Liefeng Army entered the ambush circle, the unit immediately threw grenades while surrounding the Liefeng Army. The grenades even landed near the Sixty-Eighth Regiment Flag and exploded.

The severely damaged Sixty-Eighth Regiment immediately ordered its 7th Squadron to launch a counterattack, but the officers and soldiers of Hu Bo's regiment were extremely brave and continued to charge.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion had approached the corps flag of the Sixty-Eighth Regiment. The corps leader Colonel Nokan was forced to draw out his combat knife and prepare to go into battle in person at an emergency. The corps commanded the squadron, the military flag squadron, formed a round formation with the military flag as the center, and had a hand-to-hand battle with the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion who rushed up.

Regarding the 68th Regiment's corps flag, Liefengjun later admitted: "If the grenades of the Shandong Army are extended by another ten meters, the people and the military flag will be blown away..."

At this time, its second battalion rushed back, and the two sides launched fierce hand-to-hand combat. The Sixty-Eighth Regiment lost control of the troops. "The hiking troops, pack horse troops and the health team with most of the lightly wounded soldiers were all organized into assault squads, setting the way at the forefront and forcing forward in the dark. Along the way, they either attacked the incoming enemy or attacked the enemy positions on both sides of the road, and each rushed to the road, charging and charging all night. During this period, the wing lost contact with the division and the first battalion..."

It was not until dawn that the Sixty-Eighth Regiment regained its troops. The third steward only had 500 troops to cause more than 700 casualties to the Liefeng Army. After the war, he withdrew safely with the wounded, which was a proud pen for Hu Bo's lifelong military use.

The main force of Hu Bo's regiment was also pretty good at night attacks. The 18th Infantry Regiment suffered a great blow. Hu Bo was fighting an old battle. He personally led the team to rush forward. Chen Tianming, the company commander of the 6th Company, was even more courageous due to the previous battle.

Almost braved the artillery fire from the side, the vanguard company rushed into the formation of the fifth squadron of the Second Battalion of the 18th Regiment. Facing the Liefeng Army who rushed to lift the bayonet, Chen Tianming yelled: "Kill!"

The two sides yelled and started a hand-to-hand combat. Within just one minute, the Liefeng people collapsed, and they left a large number of corpses and ran back. The Pioneer Company continued to pursue, and then collided with the Liefeng Army's reserve team. The two sides fought fiercely, unfolding in the night, yelling to distinguish the enemy and us while launching hand-to-hand combat. For a moment, the killing sound shook the sky.

According to the first volume of the Battle History of the Defense Department, "The Fifth Squadron's position was suddenly bombarded violently and was attacked by the superior enemy. About half of the defenders were killed and the top of the mountain was also occupied. The second brigade was also attacked by surprise. The second brigade leader immediately led the sixth brigade of the reserve team to retaliate against the counterattack. Although he regained the position on the top of the mountain, in only fifteen minutes of the battle, the captain of the Squadron, two squadron leaders, and twelve other officers were injured and injured. The enemy attacked us with the strength of the two divisions. Within fifteen minutes after the battle started, the captain of the Squadron was killed and fiercely fought everywhere..."

The main force led by Hu Bo then arrived. The remaining troops of the Second Battalion could not be supported, so he led the remaining troops to launch an enemy charge with the Fifth Squadron. The rest of the troops retreated. Facing the dozens of Liefeng troops of the Fifth Squadron who rushed up in the rain of bullets, Hu Bo shouted, "No one is allowed to run away!"

The restrained attack on the first brigade of the 18th Regiment was also successful. Liefengjun had no time to take care of the second brigade and consumed a lot of ammunition that night.

That night, the second battalion of the 18th Regiment was severely damaged. There were 250 dead in the battle alone, and there were more injured. After the war, the bodies were lying on the battlefield. The second battalion left the battlefield crying and shouting.

For the Northern Army and the General Staff Headquarters, this kind of defeat was intolerable, so the General Staff Headquarters was determined to add a field artillery corps and ten reserve infantry brigades to the Eleventh Army.

Fifth, on the 28th, the resurgent Liefeng Army launched several counterattacks in succession. The battle was very fierce. The killing sounds of both sides were shocking. Hu Bo's company platoon leader was injured and many casualties were injured. According to the detailed battle report reported by Hu Bo after the war, "The enemy launched sixteen attacks in succession. Although I repeatedly defeated the enemy, the losses were severe. The fourth company was completely injured. There were only more than ten people left in the entire company. Since the war started, our group has more than 700 wounded people..."

On May 29, the reinforcements that the Third Division had been looking forward to finally arrived. The Sixth Infantry Division got off the car and started the battle. They concentrated on three artillery brigades, and the two sides launched fierce battles. After many days of fighting, Hu Bo's regiment gradually became in a state of decline. Although Ding Ning, who arrived in Cangzhou, strengthened him one infantry battalion and another infantry company and a large number of special forces, these reinforcements also consumed most of the two-day battle.

But at the critical moment of the battle, gunfire sounded on the flanks of Hu Bo Regiment. Ding Ning personally led four battalions to launch a counterattack on the 6th Division of the Liefeng Army. For this reason, the officers and soldiers of Hu Bo Regiment were greatly motivated and they were happily shaking their hats into the sky.

The two sides launched a intensive attack, and Daning Ning's four tubes quickly broke through the defense line of the Liefeng Army and approached the reserve team of the Sixth Regiment. However, the resistance of the Liefeng people became increasingly fierce. The dense volleyballing made people fall from time to time in the formation of the Liu army's infantry formation, and even made veterans who had been through many battles instinctively bent down.

Ding Ning rode on the horse and shouted: "Raise your head, why are you hiding! That's just a bullet."

With the reserve team invested by Ding Ning, the troops of the five battalions successfully advanced to the depth of the Sixth Division. The Sixth Division was forced to retreat, and the Hu Bo regiment also received reinforcements from the two battalions, and the front line stabilized.

When Hu Bo thanked Ding Ning, Ding Ning just smiled and said, "The reinforcements are coming, and the division commander will go up and command in person!"
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