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On the smoke-filled Xundian battlefield, dead bodies were placed in various shapes in front of the positions. The defending militia troops only carried out simple battlefield cleaning.

The entire front several hundred meters of the position was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and the nauseating smell of human flesh. Broken limbs and arms that had been torn into pieces by heavy machine guns could be seen everywhere. Some people were beaten in half.

Blood and flesh were scattered all over the floor.

They overestimated the strength of the militia and were eager for success. They carried out a battalion-sized charge without even conducting a fire test. The artillery company of the 11th Division was accurately destroyed by the militia's artillery battalion through the special forces reconnaissance position.

The First World War that ended a few years ago has proven that when large-scale infantry group charges are faced with a well-established trench system that is heavily defended and equipped with a large amount of heavy machine gun firepower, the numerical advantage will be offset by the depth defense advantage of steel and gunpowder.

.Although only the first company is in charge of the first line of defense, in fact the entire battlefield in front of Xundian City Gate is taken care of by one regiment.[

Judging from the fact that the Yunnan Army's two ordinary divisions lacked heavy firepower, had poor equipment and low training levels, as long as the militia commanders did not make fatal mistakes, it would be impossible for the men and horses of these two divisions to rush into the city without letting go of the sheep.

Inside the thick bunker on the city wall, Zhang Shusheng and the senior commanders of the militia were discussing the first wave of attacks that had just occurred.

"Facts have proved that more people do not necessarily mean greater strength. In the face of our intentionally strengthened heavy machine gun firepower, even if the enemy wants to build the same heavy machine gun position two hundred meters away to suppress it, it will be completely ineffective." Wu Tiejun waved his hand.

He tapped the small simulated position on the sand table with his baton, "The frontline of the position of more than 200 meters has taken advantage of us. However, it has suffered a lot for the enemy who lacks close-range and high-intensity fire support."

"The mountain col in front of the position is the basis of this defense plan. The enemy must climb over the mountain col to attack, but cannot rely on the mountain col to attack. In the face of the range of Chinese rifles and heavy machine guns, the distance between the front line position and the enemy is really too small.

It's too short."

Jiang Baili is a staff officer, and he personally took the lead in formulating the combat plan. "Of course, if the enemy has enough heavy firepower, or the artillery camp cannot destroy the opponent's artillery unit, such an arrangement will be risky. And for the defense forces,

Generally speaking, the casualties will be slightly larger."

"So we specially placed a large number of barbed wire fences in front of the positions in the front and flanks." Zhang Shusheng nodded. Although the militia's combat plan was formulated by Cai E, he approved it, "In front of the gate of Xundian City

The terrain is different from that of plain areas. If the position is set too far forward, the defensive pressure will be too great. With our strength, even if we can support a defense line of more than a kilometer long on the mountain col in front, the wind will leak everywhere. Therefore, Plan B was adopted at that time

They did not pass, but adopted this intensive defense method. In the final analysis, our equipment and training are better than those of the Yunnan Army, and the high-intensity formalized training over the years has been very effective."

"The enemy's 11th Division and Miao Renyi's Department will definitely not give up. In their view, it is unimaginable to be blocked by a mere militia. As long as we hold them back according to the established plan, and with the cooperation of the three regiments in charge of Huo Dingguo, we can defeat them one by one."

Fighting is out of the question."

As the commander of the First Brigade, Tao Qian was very clear about the goal of this battle, which was to defeat the enemy as the bottom line and try to achieve greater results.

The militiamen have been working hard for so many years, and finally they can go head-to-head with the so-called warlords on the battlefield. This makes the commanders and staff of the militia very excited. It's like their own boy, who used to be bullied, but now he can raise his fists to resist

Already.

Zhang Shusheng waved his hand and said that the militia had been keeping a low profile, but now that the troops of the two divisions were pressing forward, they would no longer be able to take advantage of the situation in silence. "If we don't want to completely defeat Miao Renyi's troops and try to use up more heavy machine guns, we can't

To minimize casualties, order the troops behind the first company to be ready for fire support at any time. If Miao Renyi is beaten away, it will only mean that this guy has caused too many troubles and the dog's life should not be extinguished."

When Miao Renyi led his troops to the front line, Wei Yuanlun was as if his father and mother were dead. He found him and cried for a while, saying that the firepower of the militia was too strong and the 11th Division suffered heavy casualties.

Miao Renyi, who had already had murderous intentions, snorted in his heart and ignored him. He just asked him to send troops to assist in the battle later and take command himself.

The adjutant who went to conduct reconnaissance in person came back from time to time with a serious look on his face, "Commander, something is wrong."

"Let's talk about the results of the reconnaissance." If the frontline positions were not too dangerous, Miao Renyi even wanted to go and see for himself. Could it be that the militia had auspicious clouds growing on their soles and turned into soldiers and generals from heaven? How could it be better than the regular army?

beat.

"Wei Yuanlun, this idiot, only wanted to take advantage of the heavy fog to pick weak persimmons. He did not do enough battlefield reconnaissance and fire testing. Even the artillery battery was taken away by the cannons of the militia. Zhang Shusheng deployed about 100 defense troops outside the city.

There is a regiment, and at the forefront is a small company-sized unit. From the perspective of a telescope, the entire position is very complex. Intricate trenches, complete supporting systems, heavy machine gun fortresses lying on the ground, and even barbed wire. I heard that Jiang Baili

He and Cai E have been with him for a long time, and he has learned a lot about marching and fighting."

The adjutant of the 7th Division, who was born in the Yunnan Army Lecture Hall, knows his stuff. The militia on the opposite side are not bandits who run away in fear after firing two shots, but real regular troops. Although he is also from the infantry department, he must

Asking him to build such a complete defensive position, he asked himself that he couldn't do it. For example, barbed wire, he had only heard that it was widely used in the European War, but he had never seen it in China, especially on the battlefields of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi.

Which warlord used it.

For no other reason than there are not that many wires suitable for laying out battlefield barbed wire.

"In your opinion, can this mere regiment's position be able to block our two divisions? Also, how many troops did Zhang Shusheng bring to Xundian?"

Adjutant: "Zhang Shusheng closed the city gate after entering the city, so we still don't know how many troops he brought into the city. Judging from the fact that he dared to leave one regiment outside the city, it is conservatively estimated to be about two regiments."

Although his position is made like an iron barrel, it is not impossible to break through. First of all, the biggest shortcoming of this defense is the lack of troops and insufficient depth. If we can use intensive artillery fire and enough heavy machine guns to cooperate with the infantry charge,

Relying on numerical superiority, we can break through this line of defense."

In the opinion of the adjutant, Zhang Shusheng was a little stupid. If all the troops were placed on the position and relied on the heavy firepower displayed by the opponent, two Yunnan army divisions with poor training and poor equipment might not be able to rush in.

However, he never dreamed that Zhang Shusheng not only wanted to defend Xundian, but also wanted to completely defeat their 20,000 troops.

After listening to the adjutant's analysis, Miao Renyi was overjoyed. As expected, he came from a military academy and was much better than the half-hearted staff officers around him. "Okay! Let Wei Yuan let this bitch live a little longer. I will

Give you the heavy machine guns of the entire division, and give you command of the artillery batteries. Humph, with 16,700 men and horses in two divisions, they can rush through even if they let a duck go."

"A humble position will lead to death."

When the adjutant heard that he actually wanted to take command himself, he was very arrogant. He thought that Wei Yuanlun was a layman after all. If he replaced him and had enough heavy firepower support, he would still be quite confident in taking over the militia position.

Miao Renyi was so angry with Zhang Shusheng, his old enemy, that he ordered to concentrate the heavy firepower of the entire division to deal with the militia. With the configuration of the Yunnan Army at this time, one division actually only had ten heavy machine guns, more than twenty light machine guns, and artillery batteries.

In addition to a few mountain cannons of different calibers that can still fire, there are eight more advanced Shanghai-made 81mm imitation Stoke mortars. The overall equipment is better than Wei Yuanlun's 11th Division. These heavy firepowers are also Miao Renyi's

An important reason to be able to keep your back straight.

This guy is not good at marching and fighting, but he knows how to use more intense firepower to deal with the enemy. He extorts money from everywhere and then buys heavy machine guns, light machine guns and mortars with his own money. This has always been the guarantee for his rampage.

He knows that only with men can he be a good leader. Over the years, he has not only invested his old man's vast wealth in recruiting soldiers, horses and arms, but also invested the money he collected. This is also the equipment and training of his 7th Division.

The reason why it is stronger than the 11th Division of Wei Yuan Lun.

In his opinion, even if Zhang Shusheng, the leader of the militia group, made some money by doing some industry and came back with some heavy firepower, would he still be able to compare with the heavy firepower of his entire division? Damn it, put all the heavy machine guns in front to show off? I

I'll focus my firepower on you.

In fact, if Miao Renyi knew the specific firepower configuration of the militia, he would definitely be killed.

Because there are not many troops, the militia takes the route of heavy firepower and elite troops. Its basic firepower configuration is:

A class: 10 people, 12 people, 9 Chinese-style rifles, 1 Chinese-style rifle with a scope

A platoon: 36 people, 46 people, about 30 Chinese-style rifles, 3 sniper rifles, 3 1921-style submachine guns, 2 light machine guns

A company: 110 men, 140 men, about 74 rifles, 10 light machine guns, heavy fire squad - 3 heavy machine guns (10 men), 60mm81mm 3 mortars (1012 men), 10 sniper rifles, 10 1921 submachine guns

It can be said that the firepower of the militia was very powerful compared to the local warlord forces in the country at this time. In terms of firepower density alone, one company could almost catch up with one battalion of the Yunnan Army.

Although such a firepower configuration consumes a lot of ammunition, because he is taking the route of heavy firepower and elite troops, Zhang Shusheng can only grit his teeth and continue this firepower configuration. Saving medicine will inevitably lead to an increase in the number of casualties among the troops, and the dead will still be burned.

Money, this is an issue, but Zhang Shusheng chose the latter.

Hou Xiaoshan moved his body to make it more comfortable for him to lie down. In the morning battle, he only fired a few shots before the opponent's dense formation was broken up. However, because he usually trains very hard, such a close distance made it difficult for him to

He shot one and caught four.

"Brother, are you okay?" Hou Xiaoshan asked worriedly, bumping into Wu Peiqiang who looked in pain next to him.

"It's okay, it's okay. When I was dodging the cannon, I bumped into a rock, and now my head is still buzzing. How many did you kill just now?" Wu Peiqiang trembled and tried to touch the cigarettes, but it took him a long time to grab a crumpled cigarette box from under his feet.

, I couldn't light one after I pulled it out, so Hou Xiaoshan helped me rub the match with his hand, "Ahem... I just killed three of them. I smelled that smell and felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach."

Unlike Hou Xiaoshan's lean little monkey, Wu Peiqiang is a real big man. He has a strong body, but his temperament is not as good as his cousin. "Why do you act like a normal person?"

"If you die, you will die. On the battlefield, either he dies or we are unlucky. If they don't die, maybe we will be the ones who take the hit. If they are so close, we will suffer if we let them take aim." Hou Xiaoshan said.

. He had killed people before when he was fighting bandits, and he was not so disgusted. He casually squeezed two clay balls and threw them to Wu Peiqiang: "Brother, I really can't smell it. Just stuff it in your nose."[

"Forget it, you'll get used to it after hearing it." Wu Peiqiang threw away the mud ball, took off the helmet on his head, and looked at the small mountain col in the distance, "When do you think this enemy will come again?"

"Who knows, I hid when I heard the artillery fire. Didn't the company commander just say that everyone should be careful about hiding in the artillery holes later."

"Well, then..."

"call out……"

Without any warning, a cannon flew over from the mountain col. As soon as the sound was heard, it exploded dozens of meters away in front of the position. Although the cannon did not produce any killing effect, it did indicate that Miao Renyi

The enemy's attack began again, and in the afternoon in Xundian, there was another cannon fire.

"Anti-gun, anti-gun!!"

This time, the special forces team did not immediately discover the location of the enemy's artillery position. The militia headquarters issued an order to pay attention to artillery defense. As soon as the first artillery shot flew over, the militia soldiers on the position quickly ducked into the enemy's artillery position.

Entering the dug anti-gun holes. After the shelling test of the militia artillery battalion, this kind of anti-gun holes reinforced with concrete and covered with bluestone slabs on the top can be used by half the class. As long as it is not a large-caliber

If the gun hits directly, a single shot of ordinary mortar is not enough to destroy this kind of anti-gun hole.

"Boo...hoo...boo...boo..."

Sure enough, after the first artillery lesson was fired, a group of artillery pieces flew from behind. Watching the artillery pieces exploding scatteredly around the position, and then gradually hitting the position, Zhang Shusheng's heart was twitching like the soldiers.

"Order the artillery battalion to immediately calculate the enemy's artillery positions. If there is a possibility of destruction, return fire immediately." At this time, there were no artillery radars, no special scouts lurking nearby, and no helicopters. Zhang Shusheng could only trust himself.

Artillery units, I believe they can calculate the approximate location of the opponent's artillery positions as quickly as possible.

This method of artillery warfare, which relies solely on the artillery's combat experience and training level to carry out counterattacks, is the most test of the artillery's ability, and Zhang Shusheng was not sure that the people in the artillery battalion could do it.

Different from Wei Yuanlun's hasty charge before, this time the enemy's attack was well prepared in terms of artillery fire. When a cannon was fired, in addition to a considerable number of them being missed, one or two shots hit the position every once in a while.
To be continued...