Xie Baosheng's dinner was very rich, with a plate of white flour steamed buns, a large bowl of chicken soup, a plate of beef, and a pot of hot wine. This was also the best meal I had since sent troops to fight, so Xie Baosheng didn't feel that he had eaten two more steamed buns. He thought to himself that it would be much more comfortable to have a good meal.

After dinner, Xie Baosheng also began to seriously consider the next battle. Taishantun Village was only 15.6 kilometers away from Linying County. It can be said that he was just arriving. However, Xie Baosheng considered whether to send troops to attack Linying County immediately, or to rest in Taishantun Village for a few days.

After all, the marching these days has been too hard, and the army does need to rest and recover, and there are no resistance from bandits along the way, so they are likely to concentrate in Linying County to prepare for a decisive battle with the Qing army. It is also necessary to understand the situation in Linying County first. In addition, Xie Baosheng did not know how the progress of the other Qing army was. After all, the Qing army in Hubei was the main force of this expedition and suppression. Now the Qing army in Henan has not encountered any resistance, and it is also possible that the bandits' attention was attracted by the Qing army in Hubei, which allowed the Qing army in Henan to march straight in. If this is true, it would be a good thing for him.

Communication in this era still relies on wired telegrams. Although Henan and Hubei can communicate with each other through telegrams, the troops that were expropriated and suppressed can only convey messages with the most primitive manpower. Therefore, the progress of the Qing army in Hubei must be transmitted to the Qing army in Henan. First, the Qing army in Hubei needs to send people to send the progress to Wuchang, and then Wuchang sends people to Kaifeng, and then Kaifeng sends people to send the news to the front of the army. This time, the time travel cannot be transmitted within 4 or 5 days, and even if you know it, it is still a message 4 or 5 days ago. In this regard, the advantage of time travelers is quite obvious, and they can directly communicate with battalion-level troops through radio stations and walkie-talkies.

After repeated consideration, Xie Baosheng finally decided to rest for 2 or 3 days in Taishantun Village. Even if he attacked Linying County, he could use Taishantun Village as a temporary garrison until he captured Linying County. After receiving the order, the entire army was very happy because all the soldiers wanted to rest now, and Taishantun Village is a large village, with more than 300 families in the village. Now all the houses have been vacated, so most Qing soldiers can live in houses, which is naturally much more comfortable than living in tents and save a lot of effort. So many soldiers went to bed early after dinner.

Originally, Xie Baosheng wanted to order the soldiers to build some anti-unloading fortifications overnight, but seeing that the soldiers were very tired, they did not demand any more. They thought that there would be no trouble for one night, and they could not repair any decent anti-unloading fortifications in one night. So let's talk about it tomorrow, just ask the army to arrange a night of vigil and guard the soldiers inspecting.

After arranging these things, Xie Baosheng also felt very tired. After all, Xie Baosheng is almost 60 years old. Although he is not bad at energy, he cannot compare with his prime. So he returned to his room to take a break.

Xie Baosheng was sleeping sounded and faintly heard the explosion sound of "boom boom boom". At first, Xie Baosheng was still confused and thought he was dreaming. Only when the window of Xie Baosheng's residence was washed away by a huge wave of steam, and he threw a lot of utensils in the house, etc., Xie Baosheng finally woke up from his dream. Only then did he find that the explosions in the village were endless, and he knew that something was wrong. The enemy bandits actually launched an attack on him tonight. Xie Baosheng did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly got up to dress and summoned his guards.

It turned out that after the land reform, although the base government did not liquidate the Chen family and was quite tolerant, allowing the Chen family to basically retain their property, they still did not dare to let go of trust in the Chen family, but secretly focused on surveillance. Before the Qing army's conquest and suppression began, the base government organized people from some areas to evacuate, and the Chen family insisted on refusing to retreat, and secretly encouraged many villagers not to evacuate, which immediately aroused major suspicion from the base government and the volunteer army. Some people even believed that the Chen family had some form of contact or collusion with the Qing court, so they should immediately arrest the main members of the Chen family, or force the Chen family to relocate.

However, after investigation by the security department, it was believed that the evidence of the collusion between the Chen family and the Qing court was insufficient, and the Volunteer Army believed that this opportunity could be used to create a fighter. Because Taishan Tun Village is very close to Linying County, if the Qing army attacked Linying County, it would inevitably settle in Taishan Tun Village. If a small number of residents were left in the village, the Qing army could feel more at ease. The Volunteer Army could encircle the Qing army in Taishan Tun Village and strive to wipe out the Qing army. Of course, if the Qing army did not settle in Taishan Tun Village, we would think of other ways.

Of course, once Taishantun Village is chosen as a battlefield to annihilate the Qing army, the villagers who stayed in the village will definitely be injured by accident. However, Li Wenfei, the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army, believed that the safety of these villagers was not necessary at all, because the base government had mobilized them to evacuate, but they insisted on staying in the village and not leaving, so who could they blame? Moreover, the people who stayed still had some good feelings or fantasies about the Qing court. Because it was the Chen family, the Qing army would immediately surrender to the Qing army as soon as they arrived, so they didn't have to worry about their lives and death. Moreover, the Qing army was responsible for pushing everything on the Qing army at that time, and at the same time, they could also take the opportunity to warn other people in the base area that the Bijing base was not established for a long time, and many people did have some fantasies about the Qing court.

After the local government considered it, it also approved the Volunteer Army's combat plan, so the Volunteer Army immediately took action. The First Regiment, Second Regiment, and Firepower Strengthening Battalion were stationed around Linying, and Li Wenfei also set up his command center in Linying County.

As soon as the Qing army in Henan entered the base area, it was closely monitored by the Volunteer Reconnaissance personnel. The Qing army's actions can be said to be under the control of the Volunteer Army. Moreover, the Qing army arrived at Taishantun Village as expected by the Volunteer Army and stationed in the village.

So after nightfall, the Volunteers immediately took action, and all the troops entered their own planned positions. Although they were operating at night, they had already determined the route and were not greatly hindered. Even the artillery shooting parameter units were set up.

Although Xie Baosheng arranged for the soldiers who were guarding the night to guard the patrol, because the Qing army was too tired, Xie Baosheng also stole a laziness tonight and did not personally inspect the night to patrol the camp. As a result, the soldiers who were guarding the night to sleep were all sleeping, and the soldiers who were guarding the night to be perfunctory. At the entrance of the village, they fought and returned after a turn at the end of the village. Of course, it was impossible to find that the volunteers had approached the village and were just waiting for the time to attack.

At dawn, the Volunteers launched an attack. First, the artillery army launched the first round of strikes on the Qing army, and six 75mm field artillery fired together, firing shells to Taishantun Village.

Although there are only 6 artillery guns, this type of artillery is a counterfeit French m1897 75mm field gun with a very fast firing rate, theoretically reaching 40/min, while on the battlefield, it can easily reach 20/min. Therefore, the six 75mm field guns fired for about 1 minute, firing more than 100 shells, most of which fell into the village, causing a series of explosions immediately.

Immediately afterwards, the mortar company also launched shelling, and 18 100mm mortars were launched from two directions, and the artillery fire almost covered the entire village.

The Volunteer's shelling lasted only about 3 minutes in total, but the various shells fired exceeded 600, and the range of shells basically covered the entire village. Although the firepower density of carpet shelling was not yet reached, it was completely enough for the Qing army in Henan. More than 60% of the houses in the village were damaged, and nearly 20% of the houses were seriously damaged and many fires were formed. Fortunately, it has been raining for this period of time, and the wood in the houses has a high moisture content, so it burns slowly.

At this time, most Qing soldiers were still sleeping and were awakened by the explosion of shells. They hurriedly got up, not even caring about wearing clothes, and ran out of the houses. Of course, many soldiers were still in a daze and lost their lives in their sleep. The soldiers who escaped were not safe, because all kinds of shells were still falling from the air. Whether it was streets, drying yards, or cattle, there was no place in the entire village that was safe. Many soldiers had just run out of the house when they encountered a shell on the spot, and were blown away to the point of being blown away.

As a result, a shell hit a house where ammunition was stored, it triggered a chain explosion of ammunition. The huge explosion sound and firelight rose up to more than 100 meters. Even the positions of the Volunteers could be heard and seen. The entire house was almost shattered. The huge shock wave caused considerable damage to more than ten houses around. Almost all the nearly 100 Qing soldiers within a hundred meters near the house were spared. They were either blown to pieces to pieces or died of internal organs.

Fortunately, the shelling time was not long and it stopped in just a few minutes. At this time, Xie Baosheng breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he had seen a large formation and was experienced. In the shelling just now, he led more than a dozen guards to find a piece of earth wall, squatted beside the earth wall to avoid it, and found a few shields to protect his front. This was indeed effective. Although several shells also fell near them and exploded, they only splashed dust, and at most there were a few scratches, but they were basically safe and sound.

After the artillery was stopped, Xie Baosheng stood up with the help of the guards, exhausted the dust on his body, and looked left and right again, confirming that the enemy's artillery had indeed stopped. So Xie Baosheng hurriedly ordered the guards to collect the Long army and prepare for battle. It turned out that Xie Baosheng had been through the battlefield for a long time and had rich experience. Of course, he knew that when the artillery ended, it was often the beginning of the official attack by the enemy army.
Chapter completed!