Volume 1 Teacher Chapter 28 Endorsement
Facts have proven that once it comes to their official positions, Chinese people are very willing to work hard.
Ever since Dai Jiliang's disturbance in Baoji City, Liu Shijie and his Third Brigade have been like clockwork, ready to vent their anger on Bai Lang's bandit army.
On June 7, 1914, after seven days of careful preparation, the Shaanxi Army's 3rd Brigade and the 7th Division Independent Regiment finally blocked Bai Lang's army returning eastward at the entrance to the plain west of Chencang.
"The main force of the Third Brigade is too far forward. Tell the brothers that if the front can't hold on, we have to rely on ourselves."
Gazing through the telescope at the gangster holding a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, Dai Jiliang gave orders calmly.
His independent regiment was naturally the reserve for this battle, but in view of the Third Brigade's weak firepower, the independent regiment still moved the entire machine gun company and artillery company to Hill 41, which overlooked the entire battlefield.
"Notify Commander Liu of the Third Brigade and have his artillery company open fire first to block the attack."
Soon, the two-pound artillery of the Third Brigade began to fire aimlessly.
"Why is the Shaanxi Army's artillery so inaccurate?"
Dai Jiliang frowned, but soon he felt relieved. In this harmless artillery fire, Bai Lang began to charge.
"Grandma's."
Looking at the fearless bandits mixed in with the cavalry, Liu Shijie, who was already on the front line, began to sweat in his palms.
"Order the artillery to fire hard!"
As he spoke, Brigade Commander Liu, who was very gangster-like, jumped onto the trench and screamed loudly.
"Brothers, the President has issued an order to offer a reward of 100,000 for Bai Lang's head. Our Shaanxi Third Brigade will never leave this windfall to anyone else. Brothers, fight them to death!"
Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire, and several guards from Liu's brigade rushed forward, pulled the brigade commander down, and pinned him to a safe place.
"Liu Shijie's brigade is still very capable."
Zhang Zilii looked at the battle line in the distance and saw through the telescope that many bandits were knocked to the ground by the random gunfire.
"But Bai Lang only sent two or three hundred men to the left and right wings to contain the enemy. Isn't it a waste of his two battalions?"
“It’s more than a waste! ”
Dai Jiliang commented.
"Two battalions of the 3rd Regiment of the 3rd Brigade are blocking the Xinjie line, and two companies of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment are left in Baoji City. Here, there are only a little more than six battalions of troops. Two more are deployed on the two wings, and a reserve force is also required. Who is Mr. Liu putting on this show for?"
As they were talking, the Bai Lang army finally broke through the nearly 300-meter dead end and ran into the defense line of the Third Brigade. Then the shouts of killing resounded through the sky.
"Block it back!"
Liu Shijie was brandishing a knife, and the guards around him who were originally swordsmen were evenly matched with Bai Lang's bandits. However, compared with the independent regiment that was armed to the teeth, the Third Brigade was also inferior in bayonets. When many ordinary combat soldiers saw the enemy rushing towards them aggressively, they dropped their rifles and ran away.
"Supervisory team, if anyone escapes again, kill them without mercy!"
Liu was sweating profusely. He had not expected that Bai Lang's charge would plunge his troops into an embarrassing and bitter battle.
"Where is the Independent Regiment? Send someone to the Independent Regiment to ask for help. Reserve troops, the reserve troops will fight back."
Liu Shijie was in a panic, and Bai Lang was sighing. Who would have thought that the Shaanxi Army, which seemed so powerful, was so vulnerable? If they had known earlier, they would have launched an entire army attack, and they would have surely broken through by now.
"General, let's charge with all our forces. If we work harder, the Shaanxi Army will be in trouble."
Several bandit leaders surrounded Bai Lang. Not far behind them, the Yi Army and other Beiyang troops were rushing over, so it was really not advisable for them to stay for long.
"Okay."
Bai Lang thought about it, but he was still a little conservative.
"The whole army is divided into two teams. They will attack in turn. After breaking through the Shaanxi Army's defense, do not linger in the battle. Everyone should head straight to Mei County and reorganize the team at that time."
At the command, the bandits were like being injected with chicken blood, and immediately split into another group and rushed straight to the center of the Third Brigade.
"What? I can't see Dai Jiliang? Fuck him!"
Liu Shijie used a lot of swear words.
"You watched me die without helping me. You are deliberately trying to wipe out my Third Brigade!"
Having said that, Liu Shijie dared not not do his best to support the current front line. You know, if Bai Lang broke through from his side, his Third Brigade would suffer even greater losses.
"Fight, fight, fight, all the lightness counts."
He waved his hand and gave orders.
"Don't worry about either side. Let Xiao Ma and Lao Lu's two battalions come to support me as soon as possible."
The battle situation became increasingly stalemate.
"The two wings of the Shaanxi Army abandoned their positions and headed back to the center for support."
Zhang Zilii, who was looking down from above, noticed the change first and immediately made a suggestion.
"The machine guns should be ready to block the near side immediately, and the artillery should be ready to fire. Our men should also be on alert."
Dai Jiliang nodded, and the order was quickly passed on.
"Rush from both sides!"
After the Shaanxi Army was fully mobilized, Bai Lang finally put his mind at ease. It was obvious that the Shaanxi Army had no backup plan, otherwise why would they even abandon the preset positions on the two wings? He pulled the reins of his horse.
"Let's go, let's fight our way back home!"
Suddenly, people shouted and horses neighed, and a large number of bandits rushed out like wolves and tigers.
Just when they were about to break through, the intermittent copper sound of a machine gun suddenly sounded. The galloping warhorse seemed to be hit hard by a hammer. It fell to its knees with a mournful cry and threw the rider off in an instant.
Then, two-pound, three-pound, and six-pound cannons of three calibers formed a not-so-tight fire network. Grenades, shotgun shells, and shrapnel scattered everywhere spread the invitation of death.
"Great Commander, something bad has happened. The Beiyang Army! It's the Beiyang Army!"
The blue-grey uniforms that appeared from behind the northern ridge immediately made the bandit army feel that something was wrong.
"You bastard, you are so patient."
Bai Lang cursed, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. The bandit army, which had already formed a charge formation, had no ability to change formation during the battle.
"Follow me, and hurry up if you want to survive."
While the Beiyang Army had not yet completely closed its original two wings, Bai Lang whipped the horse hard.
"Go, go!"
Next, he took the lead and launched a desperate charge.
"That guy is Bai Lang?"
Dai Jiliang, who could see everything clearly through the telescope, frowned.
"You are really brave, but this is not the time for individual heroism."
Dai Jiliang picked up a rifle and steadily put the sight on the shadow on the horse.
"It's a pity it's too far."
Dai Jiliang muttered.
"See if God will accept you."
There was a "bang" sound of a gunshot. Although Dai Jiliang had calculated the lead time, a gust of crosswind caused the bullet to sink slightly. As the saying goes, a miss can lead to a huge mistake. However, Dai Jiliang was obviously lucky. He did not hit Bai Lang, but he shot down a bandit leader behind him.
"Staff Officer Shen!"
When Bai Lang looked back, he couldn't help but frown. Even the Kuomintang contact had fallen. How could his isolated army still have hope?
But now is not the time to sigh.
"Hurry, hurry, go!"
He shouted loudly, and the bandits fought desperately for their way out along this only way to survive.
"That's too late!"
With the help of two six-pound shells, the vanguard of the independent regiment had already rushed forward.
"Order the cavalry company to prepare for pursuit."
Dai Jiliang observed calmly that almost two-thirds of the habitual bandits had been trapped in the encirclement. As long as he eliminated these people, he could report to his superiors. Besides, Lu Jianzhang had tricked him this time, so he had to find a way to keep the bandits around to protect himself.
"Remember, the poor rat bites the cat, don't chase too closely and hurt yourself."
After saying this, Dai Jiliang looked at Zhang Zilii.
"Brother Park Chu, I'll leave it to you now. Brother Liu Shijie still needs to go and say hello, right?"
On June 7, 1914, the Independent Regiment of the Seventh Division and the Third Brigade of the Shaanxi Army fought against Bai Lang in Xishi, Baoji. In this battle, 3,126 of Bai Lang's troops were annihilated, more than 1,000 guns and nearly 500 mules and horses were seized, while the Shaanxi Army lost more than 1,000 people, while the Independent Regiment suffered only 100 casualties.
"Zhixiang will naturally report all of your achievements to the commander."
After winning the battle, the next step was to divide the spoils. Considering that the Yi Army and the Zhensong Army were less than a day away, the two commanders decided to cut the Gordian knot.
"The injured and disabled prisoners can be reported, but I guess the division commander will still say the same thing: kill without mercy!"
Dai Jiliang looked at Liu Shijie, whose neck was grazed by a stray bullet, with a hypocritical smile on his face. Although he had accepted a bribe of 100,000 yuan from the other party, he still had to fight for what he should fight for.
"As for these guns, ammunition and horses, I will take them back to Xi'an as trophies for the division commander to examine."
"Captain Dai, Brother Zhixiang, are you going to let our Second Brigade survive?"
Just because he was injured , who would dare to slander him for collaborating with bandits? Liu Shijie was greatly emboldened by this.
"Please be generous and leave this batch of weapons to me so that I can make up for the shortfall of one hundred thousand dollars."
"These more than a thousand guns are enough to replenish two battalions. Aren't you too greedy, brother?"
Dai Jiliang naturally refused to give in.
"How about this, I'll leave you 300 military horses. This is a lot of money, and I still need to take care of the higher-ups. That's it, brother."
"Five hundred guns, at least five hundred rifles for the Second Brigade."
Liu Shijie bargained.
"In this way, I'll give you the horse, but not a single gun."
Dai Jiliang persisted.
"Tomorrow the Yi Army and the Zhensong Army will arrive in Baoji. Can you control these bastards?"
This is not Dai Jiliang bragging. He is from the genuine Central Seventh Division. The Yi Army and other miscellaneous troops can only consider themselves unlucky when they see them.
"At least two hundred strokes!"
Liu Shijie refused to let go. In this chaotic world, only guns and opium were hard currency. Liu Shijie would never give it up just because of Dai Jiliang's words.
"Two hundred guns, three thousand bullets, and I can only give you four hundred horses."
Dai Jiliang settled the matter and gave a final low price.
"This number is quite a lot. The Yi Army and the Zhensong Army will have to share some of the profits. It can't be any more."
Seeing Liu Shijie trying to argue, Dai Jiliang waved his hand.
"Brother Shijie, if you submit a report, the hole will be filled in no time. Don't argue with me."
"Then you have to endorse this report for me, brother!"
Brigade Commander Liu is not completely ignorant. Since he cannot win the competition with Dai Jiliang, he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to get some benefits.
"No problem, brother will definitely help you."
Dai Jiliang sneered and nodded in agreement.
