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- Under a fortification collapsed by a shell, the collapsed soil moved at first, and then a hand stretched out from the soil. As soon as this hand was stretched out, the other one was also stretched out. The two hands kept moving, and soon a soldier wearing a Beiyang Army uniform crawled out of the mud.
First, he spat a few mouthfuls to the side, then patted the soil off his head. After making sure that there were no missing parts on his body, the surviving Beiyang Army soldier leaned against the trench and exhaled.
"It was so dangerous, I was almost buried alive Just as the soldier was breathing, several more soldiers crawled out from the ruins of the fortification, and then no one climbed out again.
In this fortification, there was still a platoon of nearly 50 people alive just now Putting his hands together, he first thanked the Three Pure Ones and Four Emperors, and then thanked the gods and Buddhas in the sky. After he had thanked all the immortals and Buddhas he remembered, the big man The Beiyang Army soldier who was still alive said to an officer who climbed out later.
"Platoon leader, what should we do next?"
The Beiyang Army¡¯s establishment is 14 people per squad and 46 people per platoon. Now they only have a fraction of the people alive in each platoon. This Beiyang Army soldier doesn¡¯t know what to do.
¡°In fact, not only him, but also the disgraced platoon leader didn¡¯t know what to do.
Although the Beiyang Army is the elite in the world, and their second division, led by Wang Zhanyuan, fought from the north to the south, but it was just a brief encounter, and it was not even a fight, and so many people were injured and killed. He still suffered such a thing. Never seen it before.
Moreover, the shelling just now gave him a great shock. You must know that the Beiyang Army is already the best-equipped army in China, especially the six towns in Old Beiyang, which have been implementing the six-standard establishment in the late Qing Dynasty. , that is, the organization of 4 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, and 1 artillery regiment. In addition, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang used a 6-gun 3-gun system, and an artillery regiment also had 54 artillery pieces.
It's just that Beiyang's artillery regiment only has light artillery such as 75mm infantry guns. The soldiers below have never seen 105 and 120 calibers, let alone 150 and 210. Therefore, the power of 105 and 120 cannons The soldiers of the Beiyang Army would be shocked to some extent.
What's more, the shelling just lasted for more than half an hour. For more than half an hour, you must know that the price of a shell is much higher than the salary of a Beiyang Army soldier, and Yuan Shikai's finances have always been problematic. Although the training of the Beiyang Army in the past It is the best in the country, but it has never been bombarded continuously for more than half an hour. Shelling continuously for more than half an hour during training? Putting aside whether Yuan Shikai had such a big hand, I am afraid that if the shelling lasts for one minute, Yuan Shikai's heart will hurt for one minute, and if it lasts for half an hour, wouldn't it hurt Yuan Shikai to death So although the platoon leader can be considered An old Beiyang man who had followed Yuan Shikai for many years, but even he had never seen such a big scene. ¡¾¡¿
He had never seen this platoon leader, who had been in the army for six years, let alone the soldiers below who had just joined the army a few years ago. From this, we can imagine how much impact the bombardment of 72 artillery pieces had on them.
Besides, they used to watch from the sidelines during artillery training, but now they are the targets of artillery bombardment. In addition, the artillery regiment of the National Socialist Army has 72 caliber artillery pieces, and the largest caliber has even reached 120 mm. One can imagine how much impact the bombardment just had on them.
This is true for the Beiyang Army, not to mention the Hubei Army, which has not even been seen in the market.
During the Wuchang Uprising, the Literary Society mobilized several new Hubei troops, and this was the only way to ensure the success of the Wuchang Uprising. However, in the ensuing Battle of Yangxia, half of the new troops were transferred to Sichuan to suppress the rebellion, and the remaining Hubei new troops were unsettled. In the end, they suffered a devastating blow in front of the Beiyang Army coming south. .
The Hubei New Army, which was once famous all over the world, naturally disappeared. Today's Hubei Army was just reorganized by Li Yuanhong after the Revolution of 1911. In terms of strength, although Li Yuanhong's Hubei army also has three divisions, these three divisions are only at the level of the provincial army. Provincial army? In terms of the customs during the Anti-Japanese War, it means a miscellaneous army, and Mabond's division is a miscellaneous army among the miscellaneous armies. Otherwise, Li Yuanhong would not be able to trust him to lead it.
"However, the advantage of a miscellaneous army is that it has low military expenditures and looks intimidating, but the disadvantage is that it has no combat effectiveness. During the Second Revolution, the provincial armies of several divisions in Jiangsu and Jiangxi were already illustrative of the problem. Their scumbag combat effectiveness had not been helped by the Eighth Division, which was at the same level as the Beiyang Army. I am afraid that the Second Revolution would have failed much earlier. few.
Because of this, after seeing the power of the shelling just now, the Beiyang Army was better off, but the soldiers and officers under the Hubei Army were a little frightened After experiencing the power of the shelling just now, many of them were already frightened. ?Many Hubei soldiers began to think of escaping.
"I'm not that stupid to die for the ocean that I don't have much every month?"
This is probably a true portrayal of the inner feelings of many Hubei soldiers.
But it¡¯s no wonder they think so. You must know that today¡¯s Beiyang Army only gets 7 yuan of military pay per month. In the past, their own meals had to be deducted from their own military pay. Although there would be departure expenses when fighting, but How many wars are there in a year?
This is true even for the Beiyang Army, let alone the Hubei Army.
3 or 5 yuan of military pay per month? If the soldiers of the Hubei Army were asked to fight against enemies of similar strength, they might still sacrifice their lives, but like the enemies they are facing nowyou must understand that the shells that Zhu Qinglan just dropped were enough for the soldiers of the Hubei Army for half a year. The army's pay not to mention that the Nalu bombardment just now caused the Hubei Army and the Beiyang Army to lose at least a thousand people, and now the total number of defenders in Badong County is only more than 14,000, plus the nearest reinforcements are also in Wuhan ¡"escape?!"
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Looking at the comrades who were either brutally killed or missing arms and legs and seriously injured, the Hubei soldiers who were lucky enough to survive looked at each other, and one by one began to prepare to escape along the passage in the trench.
But just as someone made a move, several gunshots were heard from the position.
"Why are there gunshots?"
The soldiers of the Hubei army who were about to escape were a little confused and stopped one by one, but this also allowed them to escape by chance.
Not long after, a group of Beiyang Army soldiers appeared in front of them.
"What do you do?"
Looking at the Beiyang Army soldiers who appeared in front of them, an officer from the Hubei Army boldly asked.
But the Beiyang Army soldiers who were asked just pulled the bolts of their guns, and then pointed their guns at them one by one.
Nowadays, they all meet face to face. Although the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army will definitely be stronger than that of the Hubei Army, the people of the Hubei Army will not be afraid of the Beiyang Army in this situation. Therefore, after seeing the Beiyang Army pointing guns at themselves, those individuals The soldiers of the Hubei Army also pointed back one by one.
Just when internal strife was about to break out between the two armies, Zhang Jiarui, the leader of the Beiyang Army, walked out from behind the Beiyang soldiers.
"Now that the war has just begun, do you want to escape before the battle?" After speaking, Zhang Jiarui said loudly to the Beiyang soldiers standing next to the Hubei soldiers in front of him. "Those who dare to escape from battle will be killed without mercy!"
"clear!"
Hearing Zhang Jiarui¡¯s order, the Beiyang Army soldiers he brought also responded loudly.
After getting the response from his soldiers, Zhang Jiarui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he looked at the obviously frightened Hubei soldiers in front of him.
He has been a veteran for many years. He had already followed Yuan Shikai when he was training at the small station, so he is naturally well-informed.
Although he had never seen the scale of the shelling just now. After all, when the small station was training troops, the Sino-Japanese War had already passed. In the future, except for the Gengzi Incident, almost no major events occurred.
But just because he has never seen a big scene, it doesn¡¯t mean that Zhang Jiarui doesn¡¯t know what the soldiers below are thinking.
As a veteran who has worked his way up from the bottom, he is very clear about the thoughts of the Hubei troops below, and he is also very aware of the shock that the shelling just now had on them. If it were normal, Zhang Jiarui wouldn't care even if they wanted to be deserters. After all, Zhang Jiarui simply looked down on these miscellaneous people who couldn't even stand up well.
But now the National Socialist Army is approaching fiercely. There are only two regiments of myself and Wang Zhensheng in Badong County with more than 4,000 people. The nearest reinforcements are in Wuhan, hundreds of kilometers away. Without relying on these ineffective Hubei troops, I am afraid that he and Wang Zhensheng would not be able to hold on for a few days in Badong County So Zhang Jiarui had no choice but to bring his own soldiers down to act as a law enforcement team. No matter what, the trend of deserters must be stopped. Otherwise, if there are one deserter, ten will appear, and if there are ten, a hundred will appear. By then, this battle will no longer need to be fought.
Looking at the law enforcement team with live ammunition in front of them, some soldiers of the Hubei Army have given up their desire to be deserters, but there are many soldiers of the Hubei Army who are wondering whether to fight with the Beiyang Army opposite. After all, they have the advantage in numbers, and No matter how you think about it, the shelling just now was much more terrifying than the Beiyang troops in front of you.
But just when some soldiers from the Hubei Army wanted to fight for their lives, a group of soldiers from the Beiyang Army came up pushing several Maxim machine guns "Fuck"
Looking at the Maxim machine guns mounted on small cars and equipped with shields, the soldiers of the Hubei Army who were preparing to fight could only use "WeTwo words to express his thoughts And after seeing these Maxim machine guns, those soldiers of the Hubei Army who had given up on deserting simply turned around and returned to the position. They originally planned to watch the soldiers desperately. After several attempts at Maxim, I could only grit my teeth and choose to give up.
But just when Zhang Jiarui thought he had settled the trouble, an officer from the Beiyang Army ran over shouting. and looking at this Beiyang officer, Zhang Jiarui, who was about to vomit blood, really wanted to pull out his pistol and kill him because while the officer was yelling, he also said something that everyone in the audience could clearly hear "That Ma Bond The guy ran away!"
In the establishment of the New Army in the late Qing Dynasty, a squad had 14 people, and a platoon had three squads plus 4 people in the platoon, so it¡¯s not that I miscalculated the number 46.
(To be continued)
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