Chapter 20 Destroying the Enemy
According to the prior reconnaissance of the Hubei army, Changdu Village only had a small number of defenders, and the fortifications were very simple and there was no fire support. If Changdu Village could be successfully captured, the Longhai Road could be directly cut off and Liu Jingxiao's troops were cut into two sections.
The morale of the entire army suddenly increased, and the officers and soldiers took neat steps silently, looking forward to the moment of war, and the drum beats became more and more urgent.
They knew that Liu Jingxiao's 17th Division would fight for the last shot and bullet. Even if it had already gained an absolute advantage, it was beyond their expectations that the 17th Division showed no sign of action except for the squeaking sounds and military music of the 17th Division. Did the enemy retreat? Or did it get stronger reinforcements?
Soon! Soon! Soon! Soon!
As they were about to arrive at the entrance of Changdu Village, when the Hubei army was glad, countless enemy troops stood up in one row, half kneeling on the ground in the front row, and straight up in the back row. Then an officer held his pistol and opened fire in the sky. Countless bullets scraped the formation of the Hubei army, and the rows of Hubei fell down.
At this moment, the Hubei army also shot spontaneously, with many casualties, but the defenders were in trouble due to fortifications. Although the entire formation was in ruins, they had an advantage in exchange ratio.
Hands-to-hand combat! The Hubei army is not afraid of this!
If he wanted to rush in with the advantage of his troops, the Hubei army also howled spontaneously. The soldiers in the front row used all their strength to rush forward. In this short distance, the enemy could at most another round of volleys. At that time, he would fight with three or four times the advantage of military strength. The Hubei army obviously had an absolute advantage. In this case, the collapse of the defenders was almost expected.
When Han Xinhai saw this situation there, he couldn't help but get excited. While firing into the sky, he shouted: "Young guys! Do it well!"
Although Ding Ning's cavalry retreated back and left the battlefield and could only watch the battle situation from a distance, they were also excited to see this situation. A cavalry shouted: "Captain, the reinforcements have arrived!"
Ding Ning looked at the fighting hands with infinite satisfaction and fulfillment, held the saber tightly, and looked at the snowflakes falling in the sky. The scenery in front of her was becoming more and more beautiful. But the next moment she could no longer hold on. A small mouthful of blood squirted on the snow, and her whole body leaned back and was about to fall to the ground.
The cavalry all shouted: "Captain! Commander!" But I don't know what to do, but I lost my mind for a while.
The battle on the battlefield became even more intense. The Hubei military officer looked at the infantry in front who had stopped suddenly and shouted loudly: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
However, the entire formation was still crowding forward. The infantry in the front row looked at the trenches and horse-rejecting horses that emerged from somewhere, and didn't know what to do for a while.
The trench was filled with water that was about to lose breasts, and the width was more than two meters wide, so I couldn't jump over it. However, the more headache was the row of horses in front of me. Because the pre-war reconnaissance was too hasty, the row of horses was not found, and the entire formation of the front row directly hit the horses.
The soldiers struggled forward, but were still blocked. The Hubei army in front was blocked. The Hubei army in the back row did not know what was going on ahead and rushed forward desperately. As a result, it became more and more crowded. Exposed to the enemy's firepower, the entire formation could not move and became a living target for the defenders.
In this case, the defenders had fortifications to cover and suffered much less damage. The Hubei army was almost massacred, and no hole was revealed in the entire formation. Once someone fell, soldiers behind him would immediately fill his position. The defenders did not even need to aim. Every bullet fired found his destiny.
The only place where the attack could be launched is the road left in the middle, which is about five or six meters wide, but unfortunately, he is in the center of the defending position and faces the most intense firepower.
The 20th Division troops that were striking also showed endless courage, spontaneously organized by the officers, concentrated their forces to rush up from the middle road, and attacked desperately.
This can be said to be a life-threatening impact. Although the courage and morale of the Hubei army are worthy of great writing, they rushed to the front of the formation with only one chance and were quickly and easily beaten out. At this time, Liu Jingxiao happened to arrive at the battlefield with two mountain howitzers from Mengdingguo and reinforced infantry troops.
But at this time, the infantry of the 20th Division also performed well, forming a column with four people in front of the body with a very wide and thick thickness, and rushed up again and again with bayonets. However, the defenders in front were Han Xinhai's most basic unit, the first battalion of the First Regiment, or the foundation of this battalion was the 3rd Battalion of Murong Xuehai back then.
This battalion is full of veterans who have been fighting for a long time and load and fire at the fastest speed. Liu Jingxiao's reputation for launching a flying bullet is not a false news. The two mountain howitzers behind are directly aimed at the enemy's bombardment. Meng Dingguo didn't think it was enough and shouted repeatedly: "Double shotgun! Quick! Quick!"
The infantry also shouted: "Double-part shotgun! Double-part shotgun!" Later, the entire position shouted: "Double-part shotgun!"
In this situation, two mountain howitzers were loaded with double shotguns and threw them into the enemy formation. With the support of countless rifles, they struck the enemy's impact again and again. However, the retreating Hubei army quickly gathered together and rushed up again, and even broke into the position several times. The two sides fought hand-to-hand, but these impacts were always futile.
In the end, the road was full of corpses. The infantry of the 20th Division could only rush up on the corpses, but the last journey was covered with bullets, and the bravery of the soldiers was nothing to squeeze in. In the end, even the brave officers and soldiers of the 20th Division could only retreat.
"Fierce battle in Changdu Village" is the proud battle that Han Xinhai never forgot to mention in the future. The officers and soldiers of the 20th Division must not forget how sacrifices were. Liu Jingxiao even said: "I have never seen so many corpses in such a small battlefield."
In fact, in front of the formation of the 17th Division, the snow was stained with blood, almost the body was pressed against the body, and a few remaining wounded soldiers were dying and crying in pain. After carefully observing the situation, Liu Jingxiao couldn't help but say to Han Xinhai: "I'm really glad that I didn't bring my wife to the front line!"
But for the Hubei army, this situation was really embarrassing. After the war, the casualties of both sides on the battlefield were about 700 to 3400 people on the battlefield on that day. However, the battle in Changdu Village was absolute. Han Xinhai only paid the price of 300 casualties, which caused a brigade of the 20th Division and a brigade of the Henan Provincial Army to lose its combat effectiveness and paid a heavy price of 2300 people. Even among these 2300 people, the number of wounded soldiers recovered by the Hubei army was only 400.
In addition to the heavy losses, the morale of the Hubei army was also lost. Under such devastating blow, no troops could support it. Therefore, there was no battle in the battle in Changdu Village throughout the afternoon.
However, the 17th Division also paid heavy losses. Liu Jingxiao was even furious. He shouted like an angry lion: "No matter what the price is spent, I will find a way to save Captain Ding back! By the way, Dr. Chen, how about Captain Ding?"
If it is someone who doesn't know the inside story, they may think that Liu Jingxiao has bad intentions towards Ding Ning, but Chen Xiuting knows that Liu Jingxiao and Ding Ning are nothing at all. Maybe it's Liu Jingxiao who deliberately performed to win people's hearts. So she said coldly: "Don't you know how much wound she suffered? She is willing to let a girl suffer such a big crime..."
Liu Jingxiao stayed there and said in a mute manner: "I'm sorry... I'm really sorry!"
Chapter completed!