The entire Chinese gaze is now focused on the main battle situation between the north and the south, and naturally no one pays attention to this secondary battlefield in Changde. As for Wang Zhenyu's power supply, he is even more submerged in a bunch of power supply that are not clear about.

On July 22, the Jiangsu anti-Yuan Army defeated Feng Guozhang in the Xuzhou area and Zhang Xunwuwei Front Army failed and retreated to Nanjing. From July 22 to 28, the Shanghai anti-Yuan Army attacked the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau repeatedly failed. The command center was disbanded by the Shanghai Concession authorities. On July 28, Huang Xing saw that the overall situation was hopeless, so he left Ning and the overall situation of the anti-Yuan Army was shaken.

This is the situation across the country. The war only began less than half a month ago. The well-prepared Beiyang Army defeated the Yuan army step by step. Although Wang Zhenyu used a surprise attack to avoid a single escape, Huang Xing, who lacked enough ability to bear the failure, eventually became the escape commander.

Wang Zhengya received these news on July 29. At that time, he was so happy that he summoned Qingheng and others to have a drink: "I have said that Sun Dapao and the others are not good. They are not the opponent of Lord Yuan. So it is right for us to stand on Lord Yuan's side. Isn't Wang Zhenyu, a traitor, trying to take advantage of the chaos to grab territory? Haha, when Lord Yuan beat the gang of bandits in the southeast, I will see what kind of way Wang Zhenyu will die by then."

Qingheng was silent, while others congratulated each other. Wang Zhengya, who was a little drunk, went to bed in a pleasing manner...

On July 30, Wang Yuyin, who finally completed the rectification of 9,000 troops in 9 battalions in Changde, received a telegram from his father: "Start an attack on Taoyuan today and wipe out the Yuan army in Xiangxi."

After the war ended, the telegram was sent to Wang Zhenyu and laughed when he saw him. Because from beginning to end, the so-called Xiangxi anti-Yuan Army had never existed except for Zhang Xueji, the short commander. He used the name of the Xiangxi garrison from beginning to end and started this damn "war of aggression".

But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what it calls it, because it won't affect Wang Yuyin's ending...

At this moment, Wang Yuyin was staring at the out-of-control battlefield in a daze. If he could give him another chance to choose, he would never order an attack:

The attack of Changde Army was launched at twelve o'clock at noon. It was indeed unethical to choose this time point. At this time, it was time for normal people to eat. Wang Yuyin still knew some military affairs. He first asked his brothers to have lunch an hour in advance. The battle was to make the opponent fight with him when he was empty. At that time, the Xiangxi Army, which lacked successors, would inevitably collapse.

As for the firepower of the opponent's position, he has completed several rounds of rough firepower tests. He doesn't know if the opponent has a very high combat literacy or is indeed insufficient firepower. Wang Yuyin is more willing to believe that it is the latter because he does not believe that the opponent's military literacy can face the temptation calmly. Since the opponent's firepower is insufficient, let's fight in one go.

The development of the battle situation was also in line with his guess. More than 3,000 ferocious Changde troops quickly captured the first line of defense. This result further strengthened Wang Yuyin's determination to continue to launch an attack, because the loss of positions greatly affected his morale, and the Xiangxi Army had no reason to be an exception. Many years later, Wang Yuyin sighed during a private chat with Li Zongren: "I did commit a taboo in military strategists. I launched an attack without understanding your details, which ruined my military career and finally I could only be an old master."

Li Zongren set up a big picture from the beginning. The three solid blocking lines were just tools to lure the enemy into depth. In addition to creating a little damage, they immediately began to retreat, creating the illusion of insufficient combat power. The Xiangxi Army, which had almost two regiments, was ready to fight the fourth line of defense about 2 kilometers away from the first line of defense.

Wang Yuyin's earth artillery team could only cover the second defense line. When attacking the third defense line, the resistance of the Xiangxi Army became fierce. The number of casualties of Changde's army immediately exceeded 300, and the officers also suffered large numbers of casualties. This made Wang Yuyin, who was originally worried that the other party was playing the sword-drag plan, made a judgment that made him regret. This was the last bottom line. As long as it was defeated, the war could end today. So three elite battalions were put into the attack, and the third defense line was successfully taken down. Wang Yuyin personally issued an order to pursue the general pursuit. More than 6,000 powerful Changde's army was extremely arrogant and rushed towards the fourth and last line of defense outside Taoyuan City...

The Battle of Taoyuan finally entered the moment of life and death...

Before the Changde army launched its final attack, Li Zongren personally visited the two main groups that were preparing to counterattack and gave a final lecture to the officers above the company: "Brothers, tell me? Are you men?"

The officers were stunned for a moment, and immediately straightened their chests and shouted: "We are men."

Li Zongren nodded with satisfaction: "Today is the first battle for our first mountain brigade to Xiangxi. How will future history record what we do today? I don't know. I don't know whether we are justice or evil. But I know one thing, we must not be losers. If there is a loser in this battle?"

Li Zongren waved his hand and pointed directly in front of the position: "That is them, give them failure and leave glory to ourselves. Long live the tiger, the tiger will win!"

The officers and the nearby soldiers responded excitedly: "Long live the tiger, the tiger will win!"

Chang Dejun rushed over without hesitation. The successful attack of the first three positions made them look a little contemptuous of their opponents. This time, they even charged before even pushing the earth cannon.

Two hundred meters, one hundred meters, eighty meters, sixty meters, fifty meters, and closer...

But it was very strange, really strange. This time, the white tiger soldiers in western Hunan fired guns a hundred meters away before. The entire position was silent and no bullet was shot out.

This silence is depressing. Chang Dejun would rather get bullets than face the current strange atmosphere.

Gradually, as the distance continued to get closer, the speed of the Changde officers and soldiers slowed down, and they became a little frightened.

Four or five hundred meters away from the front, seventy-five mortars (the standard configuration of the 33 system regiment is 25 mortars) have been lined up according to the angle adjusted yesterday. The gunners are staring at the Changde Army's attack scattered line in the distance, waiting for the commander's instructions. The commander has also raised the red flag high and waited for the final fire order.

Further apart, twenty homemade mountain cannons were already in place, all of which took off their cannon suits according to the set elements and waited for the order to open fire. The concentrated use of this kind of cannon was also mentioned by Wang Zhenyu many times in the tactical seminar, and Li Zongren learned and used it now.

Li Zongren put down the telescope in front of him, took a small breath and said, "Let's fire!"

The adjutant saluted a military salute, turned around and fired three signal flares into the sky...

Almost as the signal flare rose to the sky and was about to fall, seventy-five mortars and twenty mountain cannons also let out a deafening roar, and forty heavy machine guns that were ready to go started without hesitation. A burst of smoke was immediately fired from the front of the battlefield, and Changde's army was immediately covered with fierce artillery fire and machine gun fire.

Many Changde soldiers flew into the sky before they could figure out what was going on. Wang Yuyin, who was standing behind to supervise the battle, was immediately shocked. This team of 5,000 people could have such fierce firepower. How did they do it? Wang Yuyin, who had participated in the Qiucao of Zhangde, was the first time he saw such fierce firepower being used so concentratedly, let alone the Changde soldiers under him.

After only two rounds of artillery bombardment, Li Zongren stopped it. There was no way, the shells were too expensive, and if you used too much, the commander would be angry. Secondly, it was a civil war, and more killing would hurt the harmony. Moreover, the shelling effect just now was also very obvious. In the battle of death, the ones who rushed to the front were often the bravest. Although the firepower attack like that just now killed only 400 people, it was enough to strike and deter the opponent. The rest should be solved by the infantry.

The charge was immediately blown, and the infantry stopped designing very neatly, pulled out the baton from their belts, and inserted it into the rifle. Then the officers took the lead, and more than 2,000 Xiangxi officers and soldiers followed the White Tiger Army flag, shouting the slogan of long live the tiger army, jumped up from the position and rushed out.

Chang Dejun was completely in a huge shock and panic at this moment. Those who were more lucky had ascended to heaven, while those who were less lucky had to continue looking straight at the blood and continue to face this bleak world.

Looking at the tiger soldiers in Xiangxi running towards each other with murderous aura, they lost the most basic courage of a man, and the idea of ​​escaping came out in their minds. So they had this idea in their hearts, and people were in the same heart, and great defeat inevitably happened.

The second thing Wang Yuyin regretted at this moment was that he had not set up a supervision team, and he was helpless when encountering this situation. The only thing he could do now was to retreat first with the 2,000 troops who had not yet entered the attack to avoid them being led by the chaos army. At the same time, he issued an order to make these troops who had lost their courage to fight immediately run towards Changde City. God knows how many people could escape into Changde City after these dozens of miles of land.

For escape, the distance is indeed a bit too long, and what is even more terrifying is that the running ability of the tiger soldiers in western Hunan is too amazing.

Finally, more and more Changde soldiers who could not run moved threw their guns to the ground, then sat on the ground, panting and shouting to the tiger soldiers in Xiangxi who were chasing him: "Don't be afraid, I surrender."

In the end, less than 3,000 Changde soldiers involved in the attack fled back to Changde, and the losses of equipment and supplies were even greater. Wang Yuyin felt distressed and regretted, and finally gathered 6,000 troops to guard Changde without mentioning it. As for where his father was, Wang Yuyin thought about it again and again, and sent a telegram truthfully...
Chapter completed!