Seeing the angry look on the other side, the two soldiers behind him put the police whistle to their mouths. The thin yellow man had to signal his troops to slow down but continued to move forward. He walked out in a dignified manner, looking embarrassed. The look of patience was palpable. After all, anyone looking for trouble in this kind of weather would be a bit annoying, which is in line with the mentality of ordinary people.
"What's the matter?" The choking breath that smelled of gunpowder did not take the three people in front of him seriously at all. The yellow and thin man's acting skills were top-notch. As a wing-level officer, he only had to look at an officer like the squad leader with the corners of his eyes. A glance from the corner of the eye is enough.
Ruzo had to suppress his inner dissatisfaction. The opponent's military rank was much higher than his own. Although he was arguing to defend the honor of his division, he was the one who suffered in the end. He had passed the age of a new recruit. It's time to be young. "Sir, may I ask your serial numbers? Why did you pass through our defense area? Are there any legion orders?"
"Hey, boy, you are so loud. Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me for an order? In your defense area, which regiment are you from? I want you to ask someone named Zhao. You are not qualified. ! Damn it, the jointly managed defense area has become your second division's family. Do I have to ask your second division for instructions when changing defenses? Let me tell you, I belong to the fifth regiment of the third division!" Huang The thin man carefully observed the shrewd and serious young officer in front of him. It seemed that he might have encountered a thorn in his side. If he didn't suppress the opponent's momentum, he might bring unexpected trouble to him.
He was almost unable to reply due to the other party's arrogant tone. Ruzo thought about it again. He had just suspected that making adjustments at this time was suspicious, but hearing the other party say this relieved a lot of doubts. If the other party was really guilty in his heart. I'm afraid Duan Duan doesn't dare to be so presumptuous, and maybe I have to win over him. What's more, the other party seems to know his team quite well, and maybe they have been enemies for a long time. Isn't the captain of his own team named Zhao
Before he had time to reply, the other party had already walked away. The team was marching together with some momentum. In Ruzo's eyes, there was always something wrong, but he couldn't see what was wrong. .
It wasn't until the entire team disappeared on the gentle slope to the west that Ruzo and the two soldiers returned gloomily. But deep down in Ruzo's heart, he was always a little uneasy. The soldiers of a regiment suddenly retreated backwards to change defenses, but the order they received was to move forward soon. This seemed unreasonable, but he was alone. The little team leader went to ask these people who seemed to be nosy.
After returning to the barracks and hesitating for a long time, Ruzo reluctantly made up his mind to report the matter to his superiors, stating that the 5th Regiment of the 3rd Division had retreated backwards to change defenses and passed through its own post. After repeated reports, it was not until after dinner that he received the news from Report from the summit. The Third Division does not have any defense change plan, and no troops from the headquarters have passed through this area. Those who want to report the situation should immediately verify and re-report.
When Ruzo received the report from his superiors, he was almost struck by lightning and was stunned for a long time before he could react. But who should he check with at this time? No other departments found any objections, only you, but now you have to verify it yourself. Isn't this a disguised refutation of your own report? Could it be a sneak attack by the enemy? But it seems a bit exaggerated for a regiment to want to make a sneak attack in broad daylight. Moreover, there has been no abnormal feedback until now. Could it be that the Third Division secretly changed its defenses internally without notifying the Corps Headquarters
Just when Lu Zuo was puzzled, the "Fifth Regiment of the Third Division" led by Huang Slender Man had already passed through the two divisions on the bank of the Yajiang River and entered the relatively calm rear area. Two divisions are in charge, and Jiujiang has not even discovered its own plan. The mainland of Huanggang seemed very peaceful. Occasionally, some local police officers would come to inquire, but they were all trying to help guide the way. They were easily dismissed in the name of assisting in guarding Huangshi Port. No one expected that a team of thousands of people would come over. The enemy team was actually able to pass through the defense zones of two divisions and appear in the rear.
The whole queue was in high spirits at the Huangshi Port Pier, and even a standard acceptance ceremony was performed. The navy troops originally guarding the Huangshi Port Pier didn't even bother to verify the good news after receiving the good news. It was hot and stuffy to stay on the dock in this weather, and Mosquito bites, since the army above intends to take over the defense, of course it is a wish. Although many navy officers are also surprised by the army's support and cooperation this time, but thinking about the upcoming war, they will have to rely on themselves to get through this. Shuidao felt at ease.
When the phosphorus rockets flying in the sky and the javelins wrapped in oil-soaked tarpaulin fell one by one over the warships parked quietly at the Yellowstone Pier, whether it was the instigator of this incident or the water that had just woken up from his sleep, The officers and soldiers were stunned by the scene in front of them, and there was almost no suspense. Although most of the navy ships were sprayed with fire protection, in the face of this powerful flame offensive mixed with self-igniting phosphorus fire and kerosene, the entire navy fleet was simply It became a fire cave and a living coffin. Many navy soldiers tried to put out the fire at first, but they soon discovered that this was purely in vain. At this time, the army guards lined up on the pier finished firing the fire demons. The messenger then began to pour the arrows in his bag on their heads without hesitation. At this time, it seemed that jumping into the dark water became the best way to survive. The dark night turned into a bright night in an instant, and the fireworks turned the entire Huangshi Pier into daylight. Miserable calls for help kept coming. No one could have imagined that this war would start with such a scene.
When the warships one after another rose in flames, the entire Huanggang Mansion almost boiled. With the help of the destruction of the Huanggang Navy, Jiujiang's navy, which was originally unable to take the stage, also appeared on the Huangshi River at the right time. , followed by a large number of merchant ships and cargo ships, dozens of requisitioned merchant ships sailed upstream under the protection of navy ships, landed at Huangshi Port, and launched an attack on the 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the 6th Army from behind. Although the Second Division and the Third Division were informed of the attack on Huangshi Port at the first time, none of them expected that the enemy's weak fleet would dare to go straight to Huangshi to land. They were more inclined to believe that the enemy had used local spies or spies to set fire to the naval vessels, so they focused their main efforts on prevention on the east. They never thought that the enemy would reverse the direction after landing at Huangshi. Come to kill.
What was originally thought to be a fierce battle turned into a one-sided counterattack at this moment. Even though the 2nd and 3rd divisions were not weak in combat effectiveness, they encountered such an unimaginable attack from behind. Although the Sixth Army is the leader of the southern army and is second to none under Situ Biao, it still suffered a heavy blow under the commander's all-out counterattack. If Jin Zhiyang, the commander of the Sixth Army, had not been so experienced in Huanggangdong, Three lines of defense were deployed on the front line. Cheng Dayou's forward troops alone would probably smash the defense lines of the two divisions that had been aiming to raid Jiujiang. However, the two main divisions of the Sixth Army fully demonstrated their strength as the first main force under the command of King Xiang Situ Biao. Although the Jiujiang Army's continuous charge in the dark counterattack defeated the two lines of defense, they still relied on their own strength tenaciously. On the third line of defense, they successfully blocked the Jiujiang Army, which had become a powerful force, and finally settled the battle line at the junction of Jiujiang and Huanggang.
The annihilation of the navy did not change the balance of power between the two sides. After receiving reinforcements and support from two divisions of the 11th Army, the three divisions of the Sixth Army soon advanced eastward along the Yajiang River. The two sides were in the important town in the west of Jiujiang Prefecture. Fierce fighting started in the Luoshan area. It was obvious that the Jiujiang side also realized that Situ Biao's main target was now Jiujiang, and if Jiujiang was lost, Huzhou would naturally not be protected, so the Jiujiang side was well prepared and went all out to fight. At the same time, the other two divisions of the Sixth Army also advanced northward from Anqing with the support of the Imperial River Navy. The two sides also launched a battle of control in the Wuligang area on the southern line of Jiujiang. Since Jiujiang seemed to be attacking Hunan The Royal Army had already taken precautions, so it not only deployed a large number of iron cables, hidden cones and other blocking and destructive facilities on the waterways, which greatly restricted the role of the navy, which had originally hoped to be the main force, but the army's advance also encountered obstacles relying on the terrain. The Jiujiang Army resisted tenaciously, and the battle on the southern front fell into a boring battle. Although the battle was tragic, the scale was not large.
On the contrary, two independent divisions of the Eastern Military Region and one independent division of the Northern Military Region under King Situ Tai of Yan quickly advanced into the hinterland of Huzhou from Pengcheng and northwest Zhongzhou respectively. Compared with the fierce fighting in Jiujiang, the fighting in Huzhou seemed dull. Many, because Cheng Dayou focused his main force on the defense of Jiujiang, except for retaining the main navy force and an army division in the Taihu area to contain Situ Tai's army going south, no decent large-scale attack occurred in Huzhou. fighting. However, the naval force recruited from the Taihu water bandits fully demonstrated their outstanding water tactics. They took advantage of the huge lake area and water mobility in the Taihu Lake area to continuously carry out raids and operations along the coast of Taihu Lake with the remaining army division. Not only was the speed of the Northern Army's march south greatly affected, but a large amount of supplies were looted and burned. Facing the Taihu water bandits who came and went without a trace, the Northern Army was obviously unable to adapt to the opponent's guerrilla tactics, and stopped for a time in an attempt to annihilate them. The Taihu water bandits landed, but were repeatedly defeated.