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A round of bullets swept across, not to mention too much, the rows of Central Army officers and soldiers standing on the ambushing troops were all swept to the ground and turned into corpses without exception.

In a blink of an eye, the Central Army vanguard strengthened one-third of the battalion's troops and disappeared. The battalion commander of the Central Army vanguard battalion showed a look of fear in an instant. He quickly lay on the ground, avoiding the next bullet shooting, and roared loudly at his subordinates who were still in shock around him, "What are you still standing there? You want to die, lie down, and lie down immediately..."

Although you can avoid the rain of bullets flying above your head, you can't avoid the rain-like shells.

The 18 mortars in Guo Qi's hand poured ammunition into the highway at a rate of 12 rounds per minute, regardless of consumption. In less than half a minute, almost 100 mortar shells fell on the highway and exploded.

First, there was a dense machine gun strafing, followed by raindrop artillery fire. The Central Army vanguard troops entering the ambush circle had no chance to counterattack except lying on the ground and praying that the shells should not fall beside them. In this half-minute artillery fire, all the submachine gunmen and riflemen of Guo Qi's troops had quickly rushed out of the trenches. By crawling forward, the front line was pushed to less than fifty meters away from the highway.

"Top the grenade..."

A loud shout from the battalion commander Guo Qi sounded, and hundreds of grenades emitting white smoke lined up and flew quickly to the highway that was completely covered by gunpowder. Suddenly, a more dense and violent explosion began to sound on the highway...

Hundreds of grenades gathered together and exploded. Their power was absolutely no less than more than one hundred shells. The explosion had not stopped yet. Hundreds of submachine gunmen in the battalion were like hungry wolves who smelled blood. They jumped up from the ground, held the submachine gun that kept spraying bullets forward, and launched the final attack on the remaining enemies on the road...

Of course, when the submachine gunners launched the charge, hundreds of riflesmen did not forget to accumulate grenades to provide fire cover for the submachine gunners as much as possible.

After two rounds of grenades, the submachine gunman rushed to the edge of the road without any resistance.

More than a hundred submachine gunmen seemed not to see the barrel of the submachine gun that was already a little red in their hands, and they still poured ammunition into the remnants of the Central Army on the road close to the close.

More than one hundred submachine guns and thirty bullets of one submachine gun. In a blink of an eye, more than three thousand submachine gun bullets were poured into the road at such a close distance.

First, there was a round of dense rain of bullets. Next, more than 100 shells, and followed closely behind, almost 1,000 grenades. Such a compact and violent fire strike, not to mention the 800 vanguards of the Central Army, the 800 vanguards who were well-trained on the battlefield. After such firepower baptism, there were very few left.

The few remaining defeated soldiers and generals had not yet reacted from their shock and were again shot at close range with more than 3,000 submachine gun bullets. It can be imagined that there were still a few living people left on the road that stretched for 300 meters.

The smoke that filled the battlefield had not yet dissipated. More than 100 submachine gunmen who quickly fired a shuttle bullets, had no time to appreciate their results. They hurriedly evacuated the battlefield according to the scheduled plan. At the same time, the light and heavy machine gunners, artillery soldiers, scattered in the trenches in the rear... also quickly disappeared into this valley tidal flat area with the assistance of the riflemen.

In a blink of an eye, the battlefield where gunfire was just now turned into a dead silent state.

The main force of the Central Army located behind the Forward Battalion, when he heard the sound of gunfire, Chen Qimin and Wu Jiamin rushed to the battlefield in a hurry. However, when the two really reached the edge of the battlefield, they saw dozens of defeated soldiers staggering out of the smoke of gunpowder. The hearts of the two were immediately replaced by surprise.

Before setting off, in order to avoid ambushing the vanguard troops and not be able to support the arrival of the main force, the two specially expanded the vanguard troops to a strengthening battalion. However, what the two did not expect was that the troops of a strengthening battalion could not hold on for even two minutes and the entire army was destroyed.

These are the eight hundred well-equipped elite Central Army soldiers. How many troops will the opponent dispatch to capture the entire forward reinforcement battalion in such a short period of time?

While frightened, a deep doubt suddenly appeared on the faces of the two of them. Relatively, the commander of the Wu Jiamin, who was relatively calm in encountering things, asked bluntly to the captain who escaped the disaster and had the highest military rank.

"Captain, I want to know what happened here just now. How many people were there in the enemy attacking you, and how about the equipment? Why didn't a strong battalion hold on for even five minutes?"

He escaped by chance. In order to avoid taking responsibility, the captain company commander of course exaggerated the enemy's situation as much as possible.

As soon as the commander Wu Jiamin finished speaking, he pretended to be painful and said, "Report to the commander, I initially estimate that there will be at least one regiment of the enemy who launched an attack on our vanguard's reinforcement battalion..."

After the captain's company commander had introduced the situation, the commander Chen Qiming, who was present at the scene to investigate the situation, had already walked back. Seeing the inquiring gaze that Wu Jiamin cast to him, he nodded silently and said, "Brother Wu, he is right. Judging from the firepower density shot by the enemy on the scene, the enemy's firepower is at least one regiment. However, judging from the length and number of trenches dug by the enemy on the battlefield, the number of troops invested is only one battalion..."

"If I guess well, in order to deal with our vanguard reinforcement battalion, the enemy must have used an infantry battalion with firepower. Only with such strong firepower can the opponent defeat our reinforcement battalion in a short time..."

When Chen Qiming wanted to continue to say something, Wu Jiamin, with a serious expression, spoke: "Team Commander Chen, no matter what the result is, the Ninth Army wiped out an infantry reinforcement battalion of our army in just two minutes. This is an indisputable fact."

"And this fact has indirectly told us that the Ninth Army that was stuck in Zaozhuang is not as weak as we imagined. If we do not treat this battle against Zaozhuang, we may be bitten by the Zaozhuang garrison because of underestimating the enemy. At that time, the entire Zaozhuang offensive and defensive battle will become confusing."

Commander Chen Qiming had never been to military academy, but his years of military career still cultivated his keen sense of smell and observation. Wu Jiamin's reminder immediately woke him up from the excitement he had when he first sent troops. After a brief contemplation, he spoke to Wu Jiamin with a point of view.

"Brother Wu, the soldiers have been released now. It is impossible to retreat calmly at present. More than 800 people were killed directly. If we cannot give a result to the superiors, we can be sure that after the battle, what will be left for us two brothers will be more than just exile..."

Wu Jiamin raised his eyebrows and nodded without objection. He asked, "Teacher Chen, what do you mean?"

"With the strength of my two main divisions, continue to march into Zaozhuang and take Zaozhuang... As for how to take Zaozhuang, I will listen to you in the next battle..." For the sake of my future, I know that I am not as good as Wu Jiamin in command ability, and I am cruel and decide.

Even the command of the troops was given up on their own initiative, but if Wu Jiamin didn't agree, he would be unable to say anything. After thinking about it, he said in a deep voice: "Since Commander Chen trusts me so much, then let's join hands to do a fight..."

After saying that, the expression on his face became serious. He ordered Chen Qiming with a solemn expression: "Team Commander Chen, in order to ensure that the troops are no longer attacked, I decided: In the next march, we will no longer send vanguard troops. The entire army is embraced and pressed step by step to slowly advance towards Zaozhuang to complete the siege of Zaozhuang..."

"In addition, to ensure that the artillery and baggage troops in our hands were completely damaged by the opponent's artillery fire. Two mountain artillery battalions and two baggage battalions were scattered into each regiment for transportation in companies."

"Although this method is a little slower, it is more stable. As for how to attack Zaozhuang, after we arrive at the periphery of Zaozhuang, we will make specific decisions based on the on-site situation..."

The Central Army directly under the Nanjing government seems to be a group on the surface. However, within this group, there are also several different factions. Military academy students from the Whampoa Military Academy and local army not from the Whampoa Military Academy are undoubtedly the two largest factions in the Central Army. In order to gain more organization and equipment supplies for their own troops, the competition between the two factions has never stopped.

In front of us, Wu Jiamin, who was born in a military academy and Chen Qimin, who was born in a non-military academy, happened to belong to two different factions. Since entering Xuzhou, on the surface, the relationship between the two was very good. However, in secret, both of them were very dissatisfied with each other.

Now, after listening to Wu Jiamin's targeted deployment, although they belonged to different factions, Chen Qimin still showed an admiration on his face without hesitation. Without any hesitation, he spoke with agreement: "Brother Wu, I listen to you. What do you say, let's do what we do?"

Battalion Commander Guo Qi, who was almost completely wiped out a vanguard reinforcement battalion of the Central Army. With the joy of victory, he originally planned to find an opportunity to bite a piece of fat from the two main divisions of the Central Army. However, with the rapid changes in the Central Army's marching queue, a large number of scouts were dispatched to both sides of the highway for reconnaissance.

Faced with this Central Army marching marching ranks without any loopholes, like an iron barrel. Battalion Commander Guo Qi had to give up this idea. He quickly rushed to Zaozhuang City with the troops that had almost no casualties and met with the division commander Luo Qiyuan.

The Zaozhuang Guard Commander, facing the report of Battalion Commander Guo Qi. The division commander Luo Qiyuan, the first regiment commander Peng Jiaxin, and the second regiment commander Cao Yongxue, directly put away the expression of underestimating the enemy that had been shrouded on his face a few minutes ago. Under Guo Qi's gaze, he fell into deep thought.

The main force of the Central Army faced the rapid response of the first battalion of ambush, which made the three people subconsciously feel that the two main divisions of the Central Army that they encountered this time were definitely not the mobs they had encountered before. Since this is the case, it means that the subsequent attack and defense battle in Zaozhuang will not be as relaxed as they imagined.

As Guo Qi's direct superior, Peng Jiaxin, the leader of the First Regiment, was convinced of the report of his confidant general. After a minute of contemplation, he spoke: "The division seat, I just analyzed the rapid response of the main force of the Central Army. It is certain that these two main divisions of the Central Army must have a commander with outstanding command capabilities..."

"This is for sure. The commander-in-chief also often warns us not to underestimate our enemies, especially the Central Army of Chiang Kai-shek. You should know that in the Central Army of Chiang Kai-shek, most of the officers have been trained by the Whampoa Military Academy, and many of them have outstanding command abilities..." Luo Qiyuan, who slowly woke up from his meditation, spoke in a deep voice.

"Since the enemy who invaded our Zaozhuang is a tough strait, I think that we have to make certain adjustments to the two main divisions of the Central Army before. We need to change the 'annihilation of the invading enemy' to 'defend Zaozhuang and defeat the Central Army that invaded our southern Shandong'. In the end, ensure the safety of the entire southern Shandong..." Cao Yongxue, the commander of the Second Regiment, followed suit and suggested.

"I agree with Lao Cao's proposal to quickly change the tactics and tactics against this battle before the enemy is at the city. Otherwise, we will definitely suffer a great loss in the next battle. If one is not good, the entire Zaozhuang will be thrown away in our hands." Commander Peng Jiaxin supported with a serious expression.

If the two main divisions of the Central Army were about to reach the city were still the miscellaneous troops he had encountered before, Luo Qiyuan was confident that he could wipe them out outside Zaozhuang City. However, the two main divisions of the Central Army, in the face of the dazzling deployment of the sneak attack, directly shook Luo Qiyuan's confidence in his heart.

The rapid transformation of the enemy made Luo Qiyuan know that the enemy he was about to face would be a truly elite force. Facing the attack of a truly elite force, the troops he had formed less than two months in his hand, could he still defend Zaozhuang and complete the task assigned to him by the commander-in-chief. A trace of deep worries gradually appeared in Luo Qiyuan's mind.

Especially when he heard the reminder from his two subordinates, the commander Luo Qiyuan, who was leading the troops, felt his future for the first time, that is, the upcoming Zaozhuang offensive and defensive battle, which had become unknowingly confused.

Of course, worry is worry. Being able to stand out from the tens of thousands of troops and be appointed by Li Guosheng as one of the six main divisions can be enough to show that Luo Qiyuan has extraordinary abilities in all aspects of his qualities.

Looking at the inquiring eyes of the two subordinates looking at him, he spoke decisively: "It is certain to change tactics and tactics. Since the core of our next mission is to "guard Zaozhuang", then the regiment we deployed outside the city has become meaningless. Now I order that all the defenders in Zaozhuang immediately shrink their defense and enter the city. With the strong fortifications of Zaozhuang, we will fight an unprecedented offensive and defensive battle with the invading Central Army...."

"Yes, Master..." A loud shout immediately roared out of Peng Jiaxin and others.

Within a distance of 30 kilometers, it took a whole day to walk because of Wu Jiamin's caution. The towering city walls of Zaozhuang appeared faintly in Wu Jiamin's vision. At this moment, the day passed, and the misty night slowly began to cover the entire land of southern Shandong.

Facing the city walls that were lit by torches, looking at their subordinates who were already tired from the marching day. Commander-in-Chief Wu Jiamin decisively ordered: "Teacher Chen, tell your brothers to find favorable terrain and camp on the spot for rest. When the brothers are all resting, we are launching an attack on Zaozhuang early tomorrow morning."

"In addition, the defenders in the city are too cunning. In order to avoid the opponent launching a sneak attack on us under the cover of night when we are tired. The defense of the military camp at night must be tight. The patrol and guard posts must send twice the number of normal. At the same time, all the guard battalions of the two divisions are concentrated and used as night commandos. Once the military camp is attacked, the two guard battalions must immediately attack and reinforce, and eliminate all enemies who dare to invade the military camp..."

"Please rest assured by Brother Wu, I, Chen Qimin, will be on guard tonight. As long as the defenders in Zaozhuang City dare to come, I will be confident that they will never come back..." Chen Qimin, who had been admired by Wu Jiamin, accepted the fact that Wu Jiamin was the commander-in-chief of the two divisions from the bottom of his heart. Faced with the order, he replied without reservation.

The two main divisions of the Central Army were located in the military camps outside Zaozhuang City, as if they were facing a great enemy.

The defending command center in Zaozhuang City was also brightly lit. The division commander Luo Qiyuan was standing in front of the huge combat sand table, listening to the report of the reconnaissance force with a serious expression.

After the report was completed, a long sigh quickly came from the mouth of the commander Peng Jiaxin, the commander of the regiment: "Teacher, fortunately, you were alert and did not let the troops leave the city to launch a night attack. Otherwise, our night attack troops would have gone without returning. I really didn't expect that the Central Army outside the city could still make such a strict military deployment under such exhaustion..."

"This further shows that the enemy we will face is a very difficult opponent..." Cao Yongxue, the leader of the Second Regiment, responded in a deep voice.

At this moment, the teacher Luo Qiyuan, with a solemn expression, spoke.

After taking a deep breath, quickly calming down the excitement caused by this moment in his heart, he spoke: "Brothers, you should also understand the strength of the enemy. It is certain that what awaits us will be a very bloody battle. So, I hope that brothers can prepare mentally in advance."
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