170 He Yingqin surrendered

When the Northern Expedition Army commanded by Chiang Kai-shek himself quickly arrived at the blocking position, a gap that was voluntarily released by Li Guosheng was blocked again. At the same time, the two infantry regiments of the Guard Division, a total of 3,000 elite troops, were already guarding the blocking position, waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's arrival.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the breakthrough opening opened by the vanguard troops in the garrison division's blocking position was blocked by the garrison division again... More than 15,000 vanguards of our army were blocked behind the garrison division's blocking position..." A combat staff officer rushed over panting and reported.

Five thousand elite soldiers were blocked by the guards and became an isolated army. When they heard this news, anyone with a little military knowledge would have a reaction, that is, the guards were planning to eat up these five thousand elite soldiers.

As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army, Lao Jiang also had this idea at the first time. However, after comparing the current military strength of the security division and the strength of the 15,000 elite Northern Expedition Army behind the jailing division's blocking position, he immediately gave up this idea...

In the eyes of Commander-in-Chief Jiang, even if the security division was repeatedly expanded by Li Guosheng, 20,000 mercenaries were employed. However, apart from the loss of today and the current troops under the blocking position, being able to use more than 10,000 troops to launch an attack on He Yingqin's troops is already the limit of the security division under Li Guosheng...

More than 10,000 guard division officers and soldiers wanted to wipe out their 15,000 elite troops. Not to mention the possibility of this ambush, even if they really started fighting, their 15,000 elite troops could also hold on for several days. A few days was enough for the follow-up troops commanded by him to completely take down the position in front of him. In the end, with He Yingqin's cooperation, he attacked inside and outside, and captured the entire guard division in one fell swoop...

Thinking of this, a trace of confidence flashed across Lao Jiang's face. He decisively ordered the combat staff in front of him: "Staff Wang, order the troops to concentrate all artillery and launch all their strength to attack the guard division's blocking position. At the same time, he ordered the Chief of Staff to hold down the troops that the guard division may launch an attack as much as possible, and wait for the main force to reinforce..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

"Woooooooooooooo.....boomoooooooooooooo..." The sharp whistling sound of shells passing through the sky and explosions began to sound on the battlefield.

After receiving the order of Commander-in-Chief Jiang, the Northern Expedition Army, which had just rested for less than an hour, began to launch a fierce shelling attack on the already broken blocking position of the security division.

Balls of orange-red fireballs began to rise up on the guard division's blocking position, and the small blocking position was once again covered by gunpowder smoke and strong artillery fire...

Ten minutes of shelling were fleeting...

Before the smoke surrounding the position could begin to dissipate, more than 20 hot flames gushed out from the heavy machine gun position of the Northern Expedition Army and swept across the guard division's blocking position.

"Brothers. For victory, rush..."

"Who is the first to rush to the position and reward the ocean with one hundred yuan, destroy a military officer and soldier, and reward the ocean with ten yuan. Brothers, rush to the ocean for the ocean..."

A loud shout sounded at the Northern Expedition Army's attacking position. An infantry regiment, almost two thousand officers and soldiers. Under the command of commanders at all levels, rushed out of the position with a scream and rushed toward a few hundred meters away, and there was still a quiet guard division blocking position.

At the same time, on the guard division's position, which was still shrouded in gunpowder smoke, the officers of the Fifth and Sixth Regiments of the Guard Division were also giving the same encouragement and mobilization to their subordinates...

"Brothers, what is behind us? It is our home... Our teacher's seat has just distributed land for our family, and we can live a good life. However, the Northern Expedition Army on the opposite side does not want us to live a good life... Once they break through the position and enter the four counties of eastern Shandong, the land we just divided will fall into the hands of the landlord bully again, and our parents, wife and children will continue to endure hunger... Let me tell me what should we do now..." A company commander waved his fist and roared loudly.

"Hold the position and kill all the Northern Expedition Army..." The company of more than 100 people, whether new or veterans, raised their fists at the same time and shouted loudly.

"Yes, it means defending the position and killing all the enemies that invaded our four counties in Shandong..." the captain company commander replied affirmatively.

After a pair of sharp eyes quickly glanced at the subordinates in front of him, he continued to shout: "Brothers, as long as it is a war, people will die. However, we are not afraid, because even if we die on the battlefield, the guards will give our family a generous pension and even take care of our family. However, all of this premise is that we can defend our positions and guard the four counties in eastern Shandong, and our guards can continue to exist..."

"Okay, brothers, I have only said so much. I believe that in everyone's heart, there is a final choice. Now I order everyone to have it, enter the position and eliminate all the invaders..."

Although the captain's company commander's words were very straightforward, they all came to everyone's hearts.

Holding a position means defending one's home and one's future. This is what the new recruits in the army said.

As for the later pension, it was said to those veterans of Lao Tzu and the former Northern Expedition Army. Among the Northern Expedition Army and the warlords whose lives were as hard as grass, these veterans were most worried about death on the battlefield and injuries.

Because, once you die on the battlefield and are injured, your family will definitely not receive any subsidies, and your family will be in trouble because of this. As for the injury, it will be even more pitiful... Not only does the family not have any subsidies, but even themselves will become a burden to their family, and they will even become a beggar directly due to losing their labor in the second half of their lives.

However, in the security guard who has a complete pension system, you don’t have to worry about these things at all...

For a moment, more than one hundred people's faces directly showed a look of perseverance. Even the new recruits who had just entered the battlefield and were still frightened, at this moment, were covered by a strong expression of anger and firm expression.

"Brothers, fight me hard..." The enemy's dense attacking troops had just entered the best range of machine guns. A loud shout rang out on the blocking position.

Then, a series of gunfire like a burst of beans began to sound on the position...

Under the attack of two regiments of the security division, Commander-in-Chief Jiang personally commanded the 30,000 elite troops, although the continuous attacks did not achieve any results.

At the same time, Chief of Staff He Yingqin, surrounded by the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Regiment, was squatting in the command center with a serious face.

During this one-hour siege, although the ground troops of the security division did not attack, the two field artillery battalions and a large number of mortar troops were not idle from beginning to end.

In the dense assembly area where 13,000 elite elites were located, almost every time the shell fell, it could sweep away the lives of several soldiers. In just one hour, more than one thousand shells of various caliber were shot into this narrow assembly area.

Thousands of shells swept away at least 1,500 elite Northern Expedition Army soldiers.

Of course, Chief of Staff He Yingqin was not a passive person who was beaten. Facing the ubiquitous artillery of the security division, he directly launched five battalion-level counterattacks, hoping to open a breakthrough from the surrounding guard divisions.

However, as a colonel leader said to him before, in the face of a large number of light and heavy machine guns equipped by the security division, his own attack was impossible except for leaving corpses everywhere.

Without exception, the five main battalions had to retreat to the assembly ground after they dropped almost two-thirds of the corpses of the soldiers on the offensive road.

"Chief of Staff, next... do we still have to attack?" a colonel leader whispered.

Chief He Yingqin, who had a serious face, had not had time to speak, and another colonel leader Chen Wendong, retorted directly: "Chief of Staff, you can't attack like this... As long as the surrounding security divisions have sufficient ammunition, our attack can only be a death... If we continue to attack like this, our elite troops of tens of thousands of people will die on the charge road without the guard attacking..."

"The attack is not good either. Staying here is also bombarded by the guards' shells. If you don't find a way to attack and open a gap, then what do you say? Will you just watch yourself trapped here?..." The colonel leader who just made the suggestion continued to speak with dissatisfaction.

"Besides, when we attacked, we didn't carry any dry food except weapons and ammunition. Now the entire battle has passed for several hours. If we cannot open up a channel with the outside world, even if we are hungry, we can completely starve tens of thousands of brothers below..."

"Anyway, I still said that I just said. Without artillery fire support, I must not continue to counterattack. Otherwise, I will die..." Commander Chen Wendong was not moved, but said with a firm look on his face.

Seeing his subordinates who wanted to continue arguing, Chief of Staff He Yingqin's solemn expression became even stronger. He roared directly: "Bastard, shut up... Is it useful to argue here without thinking about specific solutions?"

Seeing a few subordinates with a silent face, He Yingqin did not hesitate and directly pointed at the communications staff in front of him and ordered: "The communications staff, have you not received the telegram from the commander-in-chief? How long will it take for the follow-up troops led by the commander-in-chief to open a breakthrough in the guard division's blocking position again..."

"Chief of Staff, the Commander-in-Chief just sent a telegram five minutes ago, asking our department to continue to stick to it... As for the time to open a breakthrough, there is no explanation..." The communications staff member quickly replied.

"Continue to stick to it, you need guns without guns, artillery without artillery, and even the minimum position. How can you continue to stick to it..." He Yingqin, with a solemn expression, roared directly.

When the crowd was in deep thought because of He Yingqin's angry scolding, a military officer holding a white flag appeared in everyone's sight in front of the position less than 500 meters away from everyone...

"The Chief of Staff is a member of the security division... It seems to be negotiating with us, look?" A colonel officer spoke to He Yingqin with anticipation as if he had discovered a life-saving straw.

"Chief of Staff, what's the matter with you? The guard division killed so many of us. I'm asking me to say that he killed him with one shot. There's nothing to talk to with the guard division..." Sun Wenguang, the regiment commander who had just counterattacked, roared with anger.

If he had put it in the past, many people might have agreed. However, no one has agreed to this now.

In the desperate situation where attack is death, persistence is also death, for the sake of one's own life and for the thousands of brothers under his command, the first idea of ​​these people is that if they can be resolved through negotiation, they will be resolved through negotiation. After all, the security guards also come from the Northern Expedition Army. Even if they surrender, they will not do too much.

So everyone's eyes were placed on He Yingqin at the first time.

After quickly glanced at the expectant expressions on the faces of several regiment commanders, He Yingqin let out a long sigh from his mouth. He Yingqin was clear about what everyone was thinking, and looked at the security officer who was getting closer and closer to him in front of him and spoke directly.

"Forget it, there are enough people who have died in this battle, so I can die a fewer ones. Let him die a fewer ones... Let your brothers bring him over here, and let us see what good sincerity is there for the guards.

"Yes, Chief of Staff..." A combat staff member rushed out of the command center.

Facing the eyes of He Yingqin, Chief of Staff of the Northern Expedition Army, Liu Shaoqing, the staff officer of the Security Division, did not dodge at all. He directly spoke out the purpose of his trip...

"Dear officials, I am here to persuade you to surrender at the orders of Commander Li... I hope everyone can put down their weapons and take the initiative to surrender to my guardian for the sake of the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers behind me and their families..."

"I know. There must be many people who are not convinced by this ambush. Therefore, after the approval of the division seat, I specifically asked I to explain to you the specific deployment of my guard division for this ambush..."

"With the support of my heavy artillery regiment, two mountain artillery battalions, one howitzer battalions, and two main regiments, the 30,000 elite Northern Expedition Army who were blocked outside, it is impossible to break through the blocking position of our security division within at least one week... As for everyone around me, my security division has deployed a total of three infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment, one guard regiment, and two field artillery battalions, three infantry artillery companies, and a large number of artillery companies... I believe that under such a fierce artillery fire, you can only passively get beaten..."

Under the ten-minute explanation from Chief Liu Shaoqing, not only the colonel commanders, but even He Yingqin's face showed a shocked expression. After taking a breath, he asked incredible look at Chief Liu Shaoqing in front of him.

"Staff General Liu, I don't know if you can inform you about the current total force of the security division..."

In order to win over tens of thousands of elite Northern Expedition troops commanded by He Yingqin, Li Guosheng also made a lot of money. Liu Shaoqing, who was allowed by Li Guosheng, spoke directly without hesitation: "Sir, our teacher said that in order to avoid greater casualties between the two sides, we can inform you..."

"So far, my security division includes six main regiments, one new regiment, one guard regiment, one special regiment, one cavalry regiment, one artillery regiment, and one engineer battalion... The total strength of the regular combat troops has exceeded 20,000. In addition, after receiving gifts at the division seat, I also have a new regiment with a total number of more than 3,000 people, and can be put into the battlefield at any time..."

"So many people, where did your security guards come from to recover from so much military expenditure..." Chief of Staff He Yingqin, who looked shocked, quickly asked the question he wanted to know the most.

"Sir, this is the military secret of my security division, and I don't know the humble position..." Liu Shaoqing said with a embarrassed look on his face.

"Forget it, you are just a little major staff officer, I don't know if it's right..." He Yingqin shook his head and continued to speak.

"Staff General Liu, I want to know the last question now. If we take the initiative to surrender, what will the guards deal with us?"

"Report to the commander, before coming, the division seat had a rough explanation... All officers at the school level and above will be redeemed conditionally by the General Command of the Northern Expedition Army. As for ordinary soldiers and lieutenant-level officers, they will follow the principle of voluntary responsibility. If you are willing to join my security division, stay. If you are unwilling to join the security division, the Northern Expedition Army headquarters can also redeem it with conditions... As for all weapons and equipment captured on the battlefield, all belong to my security division. After all, my security division will still face the counterattack that the Japanese army in Qingdao may launch at any time. Without enough equipment, it will not be able to defend the four counties in eastern Lu..." Liu Shaoqing replied.

Facing the other party's answer, He Yingqin nodded silently. Then, he asked to his subordinates who were also silent around him: "Do you have any other ideas? If not, then we will raise our hands to vote. The minority obeys the majority... Those who agree to surrender to the security guards raised their hands..."

"Swish swish swish swish..." Not beyond He Yingqin's expectations, for his own life, all the colonel officers, including the two major generals and commanders, raised their right hands.

With the consent of Chief of Staff He Yingqin, and the support of all the colonels, there was no accident in the entire surrender process. The two main divisions of the Northern Expedition Army and the remaining more than 10,000 elite troops from the six main regiments, without exception, all became prisoners of war in the hands of the security division. (To be continued...)
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