Chapter 56: Republic of China: Starting from the First Class of Whampoa Chapter 56: Pincer Attack on the Rebels

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

Song Xilian saw that it could be done this way, regretting that he hadn't dragged Huang Wei away earlier.

"Let go, let go, do you think I'm a donkey, dragging me like that?" Huang Wei twisted his body and struggled, but Lv Muzhi paid no attention, having two soldiers support him as they walked.

"The Rebel Commanders have left! No... they've taken a detour!" Song Xilian suddenly shouted.

Everyone looked and saw that Hong Zhaolin's Rebel Commanders chose to bypass Broken Temple Mountain and head straight for Danshui City, clearly eager to retake Danshui City.

"Sigh! We still let them pass!" Huang Wei sighed.

"Fortunately they passed, otherwise all three of our platoons would be wiped out here." Lv Muzhi looked at the Rebel Commanders' marching route, finally breathed a sigh of relief, now he was safe.

"Muzi!" As Lv Muzhi was on his way, a shout came.

Looking back, it turned out Chen Geng had also come, and following him were the troops of the First Regiment.

Liu Zhi brought the Second Battalion over as well, and seeing Lv Muzhi and the others standing there fine, he cursed: "You brat, I told you to gather the routed soldiers, how did you get up here?"

Lv Muzhi pointed to Huang Wei and Song Xilian of the Second Regiment and smiled: "Aren't the routed soldiers right here? I came up to gather them!"

These words made Huang Wei feel displeased inside.

At this time, He Yingqin, the regimental commander of the First Regiment, also went up Broken Temple Mountain, and seeing that Broken Temple Mountain had not fallen, he was very pleased: "Huang Wei, Song Xilian, Lv Muzhi, you three did well. Now our regiment can cross the river safely and gain a foothold on Broken Temple Mountain. Let's see how Hong Zhaolin attacks Danshui City with all his heart!"

It turned out that after He Yingqin received orders to return and defend from Danshui City, he saw that although the position at the foot of Broken Temple Mountain had fallen, there were still heavy machine gun firing sounds on the mountain top, clearly Broken Temple Mountain had not completely fallen.

He Yingqin immediately had the Second Regiment take over the left wing position of the Tamsui River, and he himself led the First Regiment to cross the river immediately from the shallow beach, strengthening the defense of Broken Temple Mountain on the right wing of the Tamsui River.

Now Hong Zhaolin's Rebel Commanders had an additional First Regiment, and they would have to weigh things carefully before directly attacking Danshui City.

Below Danshui City, Hong Zhaolin heard that an enemy force had appeared behind him, but he still didn't take it seriously.

After all, with the Second Regiment's rubble in front collapsing at a single blow, this First Regiment probably wouldn't be much better either; he would just concentrate his forces to attack Danshui City and see what the First Regiment could do!

"Leave five hundred men to guard against the enemy's First Regiment; the rest concentrate their forces to attack Danshui City!"

The battle immediately broke out, and Hong Zhaolin was full of confidence: with the strength of the Second Regiment, they could take Danshui City, so he himself definitely had no problem!

On the city wall of Danshui City, General Galun, Wu Instructor, and Ye Chief of Staff of the Yue Army's Second Division commanded from the front, encouraging the defenders on the city wall to fight bravely.

Whampoa Second Phase and some Third Class students also got a chance to fight; they went up to the city wall and used the Maxim Heavy Machine Guns left behind by the Rebel Commanders to resist the attack of Hong Zhaolin's Rebel Commanders.

"Hurrah!" General Galun raised his revolver and shouted on the city wall.

"Classmates, in this battle there is no retreat; you can only live and die with Danshui City!"

Wu Instructor shouted loudly, braving the bullets, holding a bolt-action rifle and shooting at the enemy below the city.

Qiu Qingquan sat behind a Maxim Heavy Machine Gun, sending his suppressed emotions toward the enemy along with the bullets.

The Yue Army and Whampoa Army opened fire with full force, suppressing the Rebel Commanders below the city wall so they couldn't advance a single step.

General Galun observed the Rebel Commanders' formation, and when the battle reached a stalemate, he ordered someone to raise a red flag on the city head.

The Rebel Commanders didn't understand, thinking this red flag was for the battlefield atmosphere group to boost the morale of the Whampoa Students; how could they know this was the attack signal of the Whampoa Cadet Army?

When the red flag was raised, the First Regiment stationed on Broken Temple Mountain immediately launched an assault from behind the Rebel Commanders.

The five hundred Rebel Commander guard troops Hong Zhaolin had reserved in the rear were the first to exchange fire with the First Regiment. What the Rebel Commanders didn't expect was that the First Regiment was not the soft persimmon they imagined, but a hard nail!

The Whampoa Cadet Army of the First Regiment advanced like a broken bamboo; each platoon leader took the lead, holding flower mechanisms without fear of gunfire and rain of bullets, holding submachine guns and launching a fierce attack on the enemy's position, directly tearing a large hole in the guard line Hong Zhaolin had set up in the rear.

Hong Zhaolin, who was commanding the siege battle, heard this news and no longer had his usual composure.

His own troops couldn't even touch the city wall of Danshui City, and now the First Regiment behind had routed his five hundred men in a short time; if he didn't run now, he would only become someone else's military achievement!

"Withdraw! Retreat to the east!"

Hong Zhaolin shouted loudly, and the remnant soldiers immediately left the battlefield and fled to the east.

Danshui City, the gateway of Dongjiang, was finally completely taken by the Whampoa Cadet Army at four in the afternoon, becoming a town completely under the control of the Eastern Expedition Army.

After Hong Zhaolin's Rebel Commanders retreated, the main force of the Yue Army's Second Division returned to defend Danshui City, being arranged to guard around Danshui, while the two Training Regiments returned to the city to rest and reorganize.

Lv Muzhi also followed the main force back to the city; when he reached the City North Gate, he saw General Galun greeting He Yingqin, who was at the head of the column, and constantly patting He Yingqin's shoulder, clearly very satisfied with the speed at which He Yingqin had attacked the Rebel Commanders' rear in time.

Lv Muzhi walked past General Galun, was recognized by General Galun and called over, who pointed at him: "Young man, I said yesterday afternoon that at this time today, our red flag would be flying on the city head of Danshui City."

In the Command Room of the Whampoa Headquarters, officers above the regimental commander level had no time to rest and began to hold a meeting to deploy the next step of combat operations.

Wu Instructor: "The Battle of Danshui was fought hard, but fortunately the main force remains. Besides, the Storming Brave Team of three hundred men this morning suffered half casualties, but the damage to other troops of the Cadet Army is not too great."

"What about my Whampoa Students? How many casualties?" the Principal asked.

"The dead should be more than ten but fewer than twenty; the exact number is still being counted. As for the wounded, there are many, such as Guan Linzhen, platoon leader of the Second Battalion of the First Regiment, whose left kneecap was hit by a bullet and has now been sent back to Guangzhou for treatment."

"Send a message to Party Representative Liao Zhongkai of the Military Academy: all injured Whampoa Students must be given the best medical resources; please have him visit the injured officers and soldiers more often."

General Galun looked at the map and said: "At present, our troops can rest and reorganize in Danshui City for about a week, then continue the Eastern Expedition."

He Yingqin nodded: "That's right. Our main force remains, advancing with unstoppable momentum, while Chen Jiongming's Rebel Commanders have been defeated all the way, suffering heavy losses. Before long, we will be able to advance to Chen Jiongming's hometown, Haifeng City."

The Principal immediately ordered: "Please have Yang Ximin's Left Route Army Yunnan Army and Liu Zhenhuan's Central Route Army Guangxi Army push forward as quickly as possible. They will attack Huizhou, while our Right Wing Army will directly take Haifeng and Lufeng, finally capturing the Chaoshan region."

"Principal..." Jiang Xiangyun, the secretary standing beside the Principal, reminded him and produced a telegram: "Yang Ximin of the Left Route Army has sent news, requesting immediate allocation of military funds, otherwise they will not move."