Chen Zikun and Zhang Xueliang had secret telegrams before.
The two parties agreed not to invade the river, and Fengjun would only attack Qi Xieyuan.
Before the ink was dry on the secret agreement, Fengjun broke it and marched into the territory of Jiangdong Province.
A fierce battle was probably unavoidable.
Zhang Zongchang is a general of the Fengjun Army.
Chen Zikun has heard of his name for a long time.
It is said that this man is nine feet tall and has excellent martial arts.
He once served as the leader of the Chinese patrol in Vladivostok.
Even the Russians did not dare not buy his account.
Later, Ju Xiao In the mountains and forests, there are tens of thousands of bandits under their command, and they are by no means idlers.
Zhang Pengcheng, Duan Haixiang and the like can't handle such fierce generals who have fought in a sea of blood.
Without further ado, Chen Zikun immediately rushed back to Jiangdong Province to personally direct the operation.
Time was short and military affairs were urgent.
He called Jian Bing and Yao Yilei who lived in the concession, handed over the military affairs in Shanghai, and hurried to the area north of the military camp. space.
This open space was a crop field purchased locally by the Secret Service.
After it was leveled and compacted with stone rollers, a small building, a watchtower, and an arched hangar were built next to it.
It was used as an airport.
Springfield Matheson came from the United States The Curtis Company has imported a biplane, a two-seater aircraft, which has just arrived.
Chen Zikun quickly walked into the hangar and saw three people gathering together to play cards.
He couldn't help but feel angry and shouted: "Stand at attention" A young man jumped up.
It was An Xue, a graduate of the Jiangbei Army Accelerated Academy.
He straightened his back and saluted: "Commander."
The other two stood up slowly.
One of them was in his forties, unshaven, wearing greasy overalls, with blond hair that looked like thatch.
The other was in his twenties, a one-eyed man with a fake leg and a mouth.
Holding a cigarette in his mouth, he looked nonchalant.
"Did the U.S.
Army teach you to behave like this when you meet your superiors?"
Chen Zikun asked in English this time.
He guessed that these two foreigners were the pilots and mechanics that Mu Yichen hired from the United States at a large price.
When the two of them heard his fluent English, the disdain in their eyes diminished a little, and they stood up straight with difficulty, and saluted casually: "Yes, sir."
Chen Zikun stood at attention, returned the salute, and said: "What are your military ranks and names?
I need to take the opportunity to return to Jiangdong.
How long will it take for you to be in place?"
One-Eyed Dragon said: "I am former Captain Pierce Hawke of the U.S.
Army Air Force, and he is my mechanic Mulligan.
The aircraft has not been tested, has not been filled with aviation fuel, and has no flight charts.
It cannot fly until these are resolved."
Mulligan also shrugged and made a helpless gesture in cooperation.
Chen Zikun said: "Gentlemen, I will give you one hour.
If you can't fly, I will shoot you."
Pierce Hawke widened his remaining eye and roared angrily: "I only have one mechanic.
No one here understands English.
No one can help.
It is impossible to complete the preparations before takeoff in an hour."
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Chen Zikun calmly took off his hat, untied his cloak and threw it aside, saying, "I'm here to help you."
Only then did Pierce and Mulligan see the three gold stars on the shoulders of his military uniform.
It turned out that this rampant young man was their employer, General Chen Zikun.
The two foreigners stood at attention and saluted politely: "Yes, sir."
With the assistance of Chen Zikun, within an hour, the aircraft finally completed the pre-flight preparations.
Chen Zikun changed into a leather flight cap and goggles, and wore a windproof leather jacket.
He got into the rear cockpit and Pierce climbed into the front cabin.
After starting the plane and taking off against the wind, the Curtiss biplane roared into the sky and hovered over the Huangpu River.
Pierce was a good flyer.
Although there was no aeronautical chart, he could fly along the Yangtze River and Huaijiang River under the command of Chen Zikun.
The hundreds of miles passed quickly.
The plane landed at a temporary airport on the outskirts of the provincial capital, which was actually a flat open space. , not even a tower or hangar.
The plane was open-top.
After flying hundreds of miles in the winter, my face was numb with cold, but it saved a lot of time.
When I arrived at the airport, the guard camp sent by Yan Su had already arrived.
Chen Zikun left a platoon to guard the plane and led him After Pierce entered the city and returned to the Warlord's Office, the staff immediately set up a sand table and laid out a map to explain the battle situation to the commander.
A brigade of Fengjun crossed the provincial border from the northeast and was approaching with great force.
It actually penetrated 90 miles alone.
Chen Zikun quickly gave instructions.
Zhang Pengcheng's division was on the left, Duan Haixiang's division was on the right, Gai Longquan's division was in the center, and Chen Shou's brigade outflanked and fought for the enemy.
Eat up this Fengjun army who underestimated the enemy and rushed in.
The generals took the order and led their troops to attack.
Chen Zikun took command in the provincial capital and waited for the news.
Yan Su was not idle during this period.
The bad foundation left by Sun Kaiqin was almost cleaned up.
The Jiangdong Provincial Army abolished more than 20,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, leaving only elite soldiers, organized into three divisions and four mixed brigades. , the military strength is greatly reduced than before, but the combat effectiveness is much improved.
The battle started the next day.
A mixed brigade of Fengjun was surrounded on three sides by Jiangdong's army.
Guns and artillery were fired.
The battle lasted for a whole day.
Everyone in the Jiangdong Army discovered that Fengjun's combat effectiveness was not what they had been boasted about.
If it had been another warlord's team, If someone made dumplings, he would have surrendered long ago, but Fengjun was so able to hold on.
Three divisions plus a brigade with 30,000 troops to deal with a mere Fengjun mixed brigade was simply killing a chicken with a knife.
But in the early morning of the third day, Chen Zikun was woken up from his sleep.
"Commander, there is an urgent report from the front line.
Zhang Pengcheng has been defeated and is missing.
The first division has collapsed.
The second division is standing still.
Gai Longquan is resisting desperately and is asking for troops to be sent for rescue."
Yan Su came to report the military situation in person, which showed that the situation was not optimistic.
Chen Zikun jumped up: "A brigade with ten times the force can actually be defeated.
What do these people do for food?"
Yan Su said: "Don't blame them.
The people on this journey are not simple.
They are Zhang Zongchang's trump card, Lao Maozi's team."
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Chen Zikun took a breath.
Zhang Zongchang had lived in Vladivostok and was proficient in Russian.
He had gathered thousands of defeated Belarusian soldiers, including Cossacks and armored chariots.
They fought without risking their lives, howling and charging forward like wild beasts.
Yes, no wonder 30,000 troops couldn't trap them.
"Send the order and ask Gai Longquan to hold it for me."
Chen Zikun quickly put on his military uniform and hat.
"Commander, where are you going?"
Yan Su asked.
"I'll take the opportunity to go to the front line to have a look."
Chen Zikun said.
The foreign pilot Pierce Hawke was sleeping with women in a brothel in the provincial capital.
He was drowsy when he was taken out by Chen Zikun and told that he was going to the front line for reconnaissance.
Pierce was full of complaints and looked reluctant, and took off with Chen Zikun at the dawn of the twelfth lunar month.
Go straight to the front line.
The north wind was biting and the air current was turbulent.
The Curtiss plane was dangling in the sky.
Pierce enjoyed it and looked back at Chen Zikun from time to time to gloat about his misfortune.
Chen Zikun acted as if nothing had happened, patting the cabin and urging: "Fly, fly, fly quickly, I doubt you are from the US Army Air Forces."
Pierce shouted: "Why?"
The strong wind blew the white silk scarf around his neck, and there was a black eye mask under the goggles, which made him look both chic and evil.
"Because you fly like a girl."
Chen Zikun said.
Pierce's face sank, and he yanked the steering column.
The plane turned over and sped forward.
The battle line was approaching the provincial capital, and the defense line built by Gai Longquan's Third Division could be vaguely seen.
These bandit soldiers did not know how to fight in a serious battle.
The so-called defense line was lying on the edge of the frozen-hard field ridges, and even the trenches were They are reluctant to dig, and there is only one line of defense with no depth at all.
It will fall apart as soon as it is charged.
Chen Zikun arrived just in time, just as the Feng army launched an attack.
Hundreds of cavalry swarmed in.
The Cossacks wore leather hats and waved sharp Chasik sabers.
They roared and galloped forward.
The cavalry in the front row actually held their hands.
A three meter long spear.
The cavalry company was followed closely by the infantry, wearing ankle-length gray military coats, woolen hats, all Mosin-Nagant rifles, long bayonets, shining with cold light.
They did not run, but took firm steps.
He walked forward step by step, breathing hot air from his mouth, like small trains.
The Jiangdong Army's machine guns fired, and the rifles also fired sparsely.
The cavalry company's horse hooves beat on the frozen soil, making a drum-like sound.
Looking at the swirling sabers, the soldiers of the Third Division turned and ran away.
The officer There was no stopping them, they ran faster than the soldiers.
Both sides discovered planes in the sky, but no one cared.
The enemies on the ground were much more important than the big birds in the sky.
"Shoot at those Russians."
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Chen Zikun ordered.
"No, Sir, I am a pilot, not a mercenary."
Pierce firmly refused.
"Five hundred dollars," Chen Zikun said.
"General, it seems you don't understand me."
"a thousand dollars" "Sir, I don't want to sell my soul for money."
"Fifteen hundred dollars, no more.
If you don't want to do it, I'll fire you."
Chen Zikun gritted his teeth.
As soon as Pierce pressed the control stick, the plane dived down.
The 7.62mm Lewis machine gun installed on the nose of the plane roared, setting off a column of smoke and dust on the ground.
Suddenly, people screamed and horses neighed.
A dozen cavalry fell to the ground, and many Cossacks picked off He dismounted and fired at the plane, but the bullets couldn't catch up.
The plane circled around and flew back again, passing over the ground at very low altitude.
The machine guns roared.
Although not many people were killed, the psychological shock caused was huge.
On the ground position, Gai Longquan waved the box cannon and shouted: "Brothers, don't be afraid, that iron bird in the sky belongs to us.
Please help us today.
We can't let the old man underestimate us.
Come with me."
After that, he turned over After getting on the horse, the guard brought up a Qinglong Yanyue Sword with a squeak.
King Gai raised it on his toes, held the long knife in his hand, clamped the horse's belly, and took the lead to rush out.
Seeing how bravely the division commander was taking the lead, the fleeing soldiers regained their courage and turned back one after another to fight back.
At this time, the artillery also showed its power.
One after another 75 shells fell on the Russians' advance route, and the explosion knocked them upside down.
The situation on the battlefield often reverses in a moment.
Gai Longquan's Third Division is not comparable to ordinary warlord troops.
Bandits are more willing to fight.
Isn't Lao Maozi fighting just because he is not afraid of death?
You are not afraid of death.
Gai Longquan took the lead and met the Cossack cavalry holding a spear head on.
He dodged to avoid the spear attack and shouted loudly.
The Cossack was cut into two pieces where the Qinglong Yanyue knife fell.
Even the rough and blood-drinking Cossacks have never seen such a ruthless character.
Originally, they were just mercenaries who were paid to sell their lives.
They were okay in fighting with the wind, but they were blinded when they encountered strong resistance.
The few cavalry behind them were able to turn their horses.
Let's go.
When the infantry saw thousands of Chinese soldiers coming towards them in the dark with bayonets pointed out, they were frightened, turned around and left.
This time they no longer walked at a leisurely pace, but ran wildly.
Chen Zikun let out a long breath and patted Pierce's flying hat: "Go back."
After flying back to the provincial capital, the gasoline was almost exhausted.
Chen Zikun drove back to the city and issued orders repeatedly to surround and annihilate this old Maozi army and eat Zhang Zongchang's elite troops, which made him feel distressed.
Two hours later, a battle report came from the front line.
The Feng army had been surrounded on the railway line.
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The enemy troops relied on armored vehicles to resist stubbornly, and they would not be able to capture them for a while.
In addition, several Russian prisoners were brought over, one of whom was an officer.
Chen Zikun decided to interrogate the prisoners.
When the old man came over dejectedly, he couldn't help being surprised.
"Second Cabinet, how did you end up in this situation?"
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