Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 62 Raid
"Since March, the First Corps has engaged in , killing, wounding and capturing 120 bandits, and seizing 7 rifles and more than 60 rounds of bullets."
Such a result can be said to be horrific.
It is no wonder that with the strength of Yang Hucheng's troops, they could only use a small force to cross the border and cause trouble to show their presence.
"Seven members of our garrison were killed, 27 were injured, one rifle, more than 3,000 bullets, and more than 200 grenades were lost."
It takes an average of 25 bullets and 1.5 grenades to deal with one militiaman. Seeing this data, Dai Jiliang could only shake his head.
It seems that there is still a long way to go to achieve the goal of outward expansion .
"Ze Gang, what exactly does Hu Jingyi of Yang Hucheng's army want to do? Are you just going to watch and do nothing?"
"Hu Jingyi has sent people to occupy Ansai and Jingbian. They are all from the militia, and he can't control his men and Yang Hucheng's secret collusion. And according to reports from our people who sneaked into Baoan and other places, Yang Hucheng and Gandong and Inner Mongolia are smuggling frequently. I think the Kuomintang has a large amount of funding, otherwise they would starve to death."
"It seems we still have to fight."
Dai Jiliang wrote a few lines of words on the paper in a flamboyant style.
"Xue Lian."
Zhang Xuelian walked in.
"Give this to the chief of staff and have him arrange a security battalion and reinforce it with a machine gun company to rush in lightly and attack Bao'an when the heavy snow in the north has just stopped."
Following Dai Jiliang's words, a small but brutal battle soon broke out outside Bao'an City.
"Here comes the Beiyang dog!"
A small leader of the Shaanxi-Gansu National Salvation Army jumped up and shouted. No one had expected that the Beiyang Army, which had always abided by the agreement and stopped at Ganquan Fushi, would rush straight to Baoan County along the frozen Zhou River valley on such a cold day. The militia, immediately panicked, tried to close the county gates and resist on the spot.
"Machine gun cover!"
Captain Liu Yinyuan, deputy commander of the Third Battalion of the First Corps who led the troops northward and a member of the second term of Baoding, gave orders in Shaanxi dialect with a strong Anhui accent.
Suddenly, the sound of gunfire was heard, and a fire snake immediately rushed into the city gate, and screams were immediately heard coming from the base of the city wall.
Accompanied by the crisp sound of machine guns, several soldiers from the Security Corps jumped closer and closer, holding bundles of grenades in their hands.
Suddenly, several bullets were shot down from the top of the city wall and hit the first few soldiers at once. The thick winter clothes of the Shaanxi Army could not prevent the penetration of the bullets. They fell down or prostrated themselves immediately, and the attack was curbed.
"Machine gun!"
In fact, Liu Yinyuan didn't need to remind him, the machine gunner had already pointed the gun at the top of the city wall.
At the same time, almost an entire squad (platoon) of riflemen continued to suppress the city gate.
However, the 79mm rifle bullet was not as penetrating as the machine gun bullet of the same caliber. Under the leadership of the fearless leader of the Yasukuni Army, the city gate was about to close with a creaking sound.
"boom!"
A group of grenades flew into the city gate through the gap under the powerful throwing of the sergeants of the Guard Corps. The grenades exploded in the air and instantly spread dense shrapnel. Their killing power was no less than that of artillery shells.
“Go!”
Liu Yinyuan jumped up and took the lead in rushing forward. Behind him, nearly 300 bayonets were flashing. Soon, the officers and soldiers of the brigade's security corps rushed to the gate and stuck to the edge of the city gate.
Liu Yinyuan pulled off a grenade, pulled it easily, and threw it in after seven or eight seconds.
There was another explosion, and then several people worked together, and the door, which was not closed tightly, was finally completely opened.
"superior!"
“Run!”
The Jingguo Army, which had suffered repeated defeats, had little fighting spirit. When they saw a large group of Shaanxi troops rushing into the city with guns and live ammunition, they immediately ran around shouting.
In just less than half an hour, the First Brigade completely controlled the entire security.
"Why are you so weak?"
Liu Yinyuan also participated in the Shaanxi-Gansu Campaign, and was a little confused when he saw this situation.
"Come on, follow me to the county government office. The rest of you should bring a few of them back alive."
Liu Yinyuan kicked open the door of the county government office. The inside was in tatters and there was not a single intact item. It was estimated that they had all been used by the Jing Guo Army to make fire.
"Deputy Captain, we caught one, and the others ran away."
A young lieutenant, sweating all over and with his cotton coat unbuttoned, ran in. Behind him, two soldiers were escorting a guy who looked a little shifty.
"Immediately count the results and losses."
While Liu Yinyuan was taking care of his sergeant and staff, he opened the bolt of his pistol and stuffed it into the mouth of the militiaman.
"I'll just ask once, where are your troops? Where is Yang Hucheng?"
"Don't shoot, I say, I say, several leaders."
The militiamen stuttered, holding a cold gun barrel in their mouths, and everyone's speech was unclear.
"Several leaders have gone to Yanchi, and the brigade has also moved to Dingbian. There are only about 200 people here. Our leader, Captain Du, was just killed by your bombs."
"Shit leader!"
Liu Yinyuan sneered and snapped his fingers. A ball of fire suddenly exploded from the muzzle of the gun. The prisoner looked at Liu Yinyuan in disbelief, with an unwilling look in his eyes and blood spurting out from the back of his head, and suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"Assemble the troops immediately and send people to guard the north and south gates. We will withdraw tomorrow morning!"
"Marshal, the War Supervisory Office called to ask for our views on the peace talks between the North and the South."
The First World War is drawing to a close. This war, which caused 30 million military and civilian casualties and cost $500 billion, seems to be over as the Allied countries such as Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria have successively sued for peace this fall.
At this time, Duan Qirui and Xiao Xu sent a telegram, and the intention was probably quite far-reaching.
"Reply, Shaanxi is a member of the Beiyang Group, and we are in compliance with the Beiyang Group and will only follow the supervision."
Dai Jiliang answered in a dull manner.
Xiao Xu was a hero made by the times. If he and Feng Zhang were not the only ones in the country with the spare strength to go north to Mongolia, this ambitious guy would not have the chance to be the hero who restored Mongolia.
What a pity! If Xiao Xu could concentrate on managing Mongolia, it would not be impossible for the Anhui faction to make a difference. After all, it is the position in Beijing that is harmful.
"Brother."
Suddenly, Zeng Zhisheng, with disheveled hair and dirty face, rushed out from outside the door. If not everyone knew that this chief engineer of Xiyao Road was Dai Jiliang's sworn brother, they might have mistaken him for a beggar for a moment.
"Oh no!"
"What's the matter?"
Dai Jiliang was shocked. Was there an accident during the railway construction? Thinking of this, he stood up involuntarily. If someone really died, the aftermath would probably be made into a big story.
"I just received a telegram from the Ministry. The Belgian envoy sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, criticizing our Xiyao Road construction."
Although the news Zeng Zhisheng brought was serious, it made Dai Jiliang feel relieved.
"The ministry has already discussed this with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These guys don't dare to take over, so they pushed the matter onto you, big brother."
"Put it on me, I don't care about the Belgians."
Dai Jiliang smiled and signaled the guards to bring hot water and towels.
"Wipe it off, you look like a mud monkey. How long have you not been home? Your sister-in-law has come to my house several times to complain about it. If you keep going like this, I, your big brother, will be scolded to death by your wife."
"I'll go back today."
Zeng Zhisheng chuckled a few times, took the towel and soap, and buried his head in the basin.
"Brother, are you really not worried? This will cause trouble. I think..."
"Don't look at me, just go home honestly."
Dai Jiliang interrupted Zeng Zhisheng. Although Dai Jiliang knew that Zeng Zhisheng was worried about him, he really didn't care about this third-rate country in Europe.
"Let me ask you, can the first phase of the Xiyao Road project be completed on time this year? And when can you start the survey of Tongpu Road?"
"Brother, you're exploiting me again!"
Zeng Zhisheng washed a basin of clean water and turned it into a puddle of muddy water. Only then did he raise his head with satisfaction.
He looked at Dai Jiliang and smiled slyly.
"I haven't seen my wife for so long, can't you let me rest before answering?"
"You stinky boy!"
Dai Jiliang shuddered violently.
"Go away! Go home now. Remember to come over for dinner in the evening and explain everything to me while we're at it."
"Great news, Marshal."
Just as Zeng Zhisheng was sent out of the gate, Sima came walking towards him quickly with a happy face.
"Mr. Zuo Chen just brought good news. An iron mine has been discovered in Tongzhou. The estimated reserves are 20 to 30 million metric tons."
"iron ore?"
Dai Jiliang was overjoyed.
"Come on, let's talk while we walk."
On the way back to the office, Dai Jiliang listened to Sima's report verbatim.
"Not only were small iron mines discovered in Baishui, Huayin, but pyrite and mirabilite mines were also discovered in Pucheng."
Dai Jiliang punched and palmed each other.
"That's great. Now we need to speed up the construction of Tongpu Road."
But then he frowned again. In this era, importing steel-making equipment is very expensive. With Shaanxi's weak foundation, it seems that it can only rely on Germany, which is suffering from severe inflation after its defeat.
"Sima, how much money do we have this year?"
"Marshal, there is only 1.5 million in opium revenue left this year that has not been used. Adding the accumulated revenue from previous years, the total is a little over 2.2 million."
Sima didn't know why Dai Jiliang thought of this problem. Although Shaanxi's construction is booming now, it will take some time for the real benefits to come out. In the past two years, the Shaanxi army has had to live a hard life with its tail between its legs.
This number sounds like a lot, but it is not enough to buy a steel plant, Dai Jiliang calculated.
He also had to keep a portion for possible wars, which became even more insufficient.
"Remember to remind me that all the income from opium in the next three years must be converted into U.S. dollars and deposited in Jincheng Bank. You are not allowed to use a single cent."
"yes!"
Dai Jiliang was definitely the most honest among all the warlords. Even with the dividends from the Shaanxi-Fuzhou Company, his assets were only about 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, which was not even as much as a small warlord in Sichuan who only occupied a few counties. Therefore, even if Dai Jiliang wanted to enrich himself, Sima would not be surprised at all.
