Lu Rongting really looked too ferocious, so his subordinates would rather face the enemy's bullets than face the old general's angry face.

  October 10th, the battle sounded the combat effectiveness of the Guangxi Army was perfectly demonstrated in mountain warfare. The officers and soldiers of the First Division were all desperately fighting, and every hillhead was repeatedly contested with the Guangxi Army.

  However, the characteristics of the Gui army being good at climbing and fearless in death were well demonstrated in this mountain head capture battle.

  Although large-scale crossfire and focused strikes were set up in a military training mode

  "What's wrong with you guys? A high ground that can't even hold on for two hours and it's lost!" Cai Junxian furiously shouted at the retreating company commander, at this moment he was so angry that he wished to shoot this incompetent company commander.

  "The report team commander" saved the poor battalion commander's life

  Cai Junxian turned his head and glanced at the messenger, slightly calming down the anger in his chest, saying: "Read it out loud."

  The surrounding officers and soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief. This Commander Cai was usually like this, but when he took action, his temper would flare up to the sky and he would want to kill people at the slightest movement.

  "The company commander ordered us to retreat with a plan, not allowing too many casualties, and to inflict as much damage on the enemy as possible, especially wounding rather than killing." The messenger, who was experienced and had a stable psychological quality, calmly conveyed the new order.

  Cai Junhao spun around twice with his hands behind his back and came to a very important conclusion: "That doll-like captain is too evil! What's the point of wounding but not killing? It's clearly intentional, creating enemy casualties to weaken their combat strength while directly hitting their morale. This bookworm is really bad, no wonder he can become a captain!"

  The 101st Regiment, which was tasked with the first-line blocking mission, began a seesaw battle one hill at a time.

  Lu Rongting was on the front line directing the battle. The first wave of attack by the Guangxi Army consisted of Long Jiguang and Song Anqiu's troops, while the second wave consisted of Mo Rongxin and Lin Junting's troops. Lu Rongting's own troops were held back in reserve at the rear.

  Here is the translation:

  It's hard to believe that Lu Rongting didn't have the intention of preserving his strength and consuming friendly forces. I reckon even our own Commander-in-Chief, General Lu, wouldn't believe it himself. Although they are all Guangxi troops, although their palms and backs are similar, but the flesh on these palms and backs is after all not equally thick.

  Although Long Jiguang and Song Anxiu executed Lu Rongting's unreasonable order without any emotional expression, and the Xiangxi Army consciously retreated step by step, causing no major casualties, a rift appeared.

  For two consecutive days, Gui Jun advanced ten miles with one breath, and the casualties were less than 800 people. Lu Rongting was even more convinced that the Xiangxi Army had been wounded in the first division of Chen Bingkun's annihilation, and as long as he continued to attack, when Liuzhou appeared in front of him, it would only be an empty city.

  Wang Zhenyu is now in Xu Yuanquan's command: "Ke Cheng brother, I took a look at the battle report and map. The retreat speed of your First Division is a bit beyond expectations. What's going on?"

  Xu Yuanquan wiped the sweat and said, "The general is not that our brothers are not working hard. These Guilin troops are like they have taken opium, they don't care about their lives. They launch a fierce attack, and our troops below are not trying to avoid casualties, so after fighting for a while, they gave up."

  Wang Zhenyu threw down the report and said slowly: "Ke Cheng, this is war, you can give me reasons, but can you give reasons to the enemy?"

  Chief of Staff Wan Yaohuang looked at Xu Yuanquan, who was staring blankly, shook his head and interjected: "General, this can't be blamed on the subordinates not doing their best. We've had problems with our deployment from the very beginning."

  Wang Zhenyu looked up at Wan Yao Huang: "Oh, tell me what did Wu Xiao and I do wrong?"

  Wan Yao-huang pointed out fearlessly: "A unit defending a mountain may seem to have no problem, but it depends on who the opponent is. If they are soldiers from the northern plains, then this tactic won't be a problem. But if they are the Gui army, which is more skilled in mountain warfare than us, then we will be at a disadvantage and our defense will become a mere harassment. Brothers, if you can hold out for a little while longer, it's possible that we'll become isolated, so under the circumstances of seeking benefits and avoiding harm, everyone's ambushes have turned into a harassing war of sniping."

  Wang Zhenyu got up from his chair and thought to himself that he had made a mistake. He had come up with this layered defense plan based solely on what he had read in the book "Resisting America and Aiding Korea" from later generations, but now it seemed that it was indeed detached from reality. It was very difficult for his subordinates to carry out.

  "Wu Xiao brother, according to your view, how should we fight now? Is it still possible to adjust?"

  He nodded and walked to the sand table, pointing to a mountain head that stood out on the mountain road: "Here, General, this mountain has no name and is not high. The engineer measured it to be about 250 meters above sea level. However, this mountain happens to be right in the middle of the road, and no matter which way you go, you have to pass under its gaze. The surrounding mountains are mostly cliffs, so even a small number of troops can effectively prevent the enemy from occupying the high ground on both flanks. This unique location is one of our key points. If we deploy 101 troops here, we can absolutely slow down the enemy's attack speed and gain enough time for the third division to encircle and capture them."

  Xu Yuanquan coldly looked at Wan Yao Huang. This guy was too arrogant. They were all from Hubei, did he have to be so ruthless?

  Wang Zhenyu didn't care about Xu Yuanquan's dissatisfaction behind him, his heart was already loudly cheering for this plan.

  "It's this nameless mountainous area, you two go and give the orders. At least for two days, we must hold out. Also, let the 101st Regiment send a battalion to lurk behind enemy lines, waiting for an opportunity to strike. I estimate that even if they can't sneak up, this battalion will occupy this nameless mountain peak when we start our counterattack. This way, I estimate that without going to Binjiang, we can still achieve the final encirclement. You, First Division, must have the determination to rely on your 15,000 men to devour the 30,000-strong Guangxi army."

  Wan Yao Huang immediately saluted and said: "Your subordinate will definitely not disappoint the commander's expectations"

  Xu Yuanquan was dissatisfied with Wan Yao Huang, this old fellow, but at this moment in front of the commander, he could only echo in unison.

  "Haha, I like this task, it's to my taste!" Cai Junxi looked at the latest order issued by the division and burst out laughing. Without guessing, the battalion responsible for ambush and standby chose Cai Junxi's First Battalion. As for Liu Xuyi's Second Battalion, they followed the brigade headquarters' orders to conduct blocking operations in the Wuming Mountains.

  The battle in the nameless mountain area was unprecedentedly fierce. On October 12, the Gui army launched a 13-round charge against the main defense position of the Wuyue army on the nameless mountain, and even used precious artillery in the fourth charge to bombard the Xiangxi army on the mountain head.

  Cai Junxian brought several scouts and lay on the mountain top less than three miles away from Wuming Mountain, observing the battlefield situation with binoculars: "Hmm, this blocking position still lacks layers. These bird people are fierce in military school exams, but when it comes to real fighting, they're not that great. When we have a meeting with several company commanders later, let's pay attention to this point. Our positions need to have angles and supporting points. Also, when facing the enemy, we must dig trenches to protect our main position."

  The Kwantung Army fought till nightfall but failed to occupy even half a position on Nameless Heights.

  Lu Rongting rushed to the front line, only ten miles away from Baipeng Town. As a result, the Guangxi army, which had been advancing smoothly before, was suddenly subjected to strong resistance and was unable to move forward.

  Lu Rongting finally made the decision to push Mo Rongxin and Lin Juntian's second team forward after loudly scolding Long Song and others.

  On October 13, the second day, Gui Jun launched an attack from three sides without regard for anything and rushed to Wumingshan. They once broke into the defensive position of Xiangxi Army, while Tao Zongyue himself led the team's direct subordinate team of 300 people to launch a counterattack with bayonets and drove out the Gui army that had broken into the main position.

  The Gui Army suffered heavy casualties but still failed to take the mountain. Lu Rongting immediately ordered the execution of four battalion commanders who were not fighting hard, and then offered a reward of 2 million yuan, declaring that whichever unit took the mountain first would receive the reward.

  On the one hand, there is Lu Dazhao, who is as cruel as Yan Wang; on the other hand, there are 200,000 silver dollars that dazzle everyone's eyes. All the soldiers of the Guangxi Army made a humanized choice: since they would die anyway, why not take a gamble and perhaps find a way to survive?

  What is called "ants climbing trees" This kind of attack by the Guangjun army is the most standard. The officers and soldiers of the Guangjun army rushed up to the mountain top position like ants, no matter how they fought, they didn't see fewer people.

  The battle lasted until 5 pm. Wang Zhenyu and Xu Yuanquan, Wan Yao Huang and others discussed and agreed to let Tao Yingyue lead the troops to withdraw. Because the battle had reached this point, even if the Guangxi Army took down the mountain head, they would need to rest for half a day. In fact, the two-day blocking task had already been completed ahead of schedule. Continuing to fight would only increase the loss of their own troops. After all, the 101st regiment had suffered more than 30% casualties in the two days of fighting, and most of the heavy machine guns were destroyed. The mortar shells were all fired out, and not a single hand grenade was left.

  Wang Zhenyu personally took a photo of the 101 team immediately withdrawing from the unknown mountain area.

  At six o'clock in the evening when dinner was served, Lu Rongting ordered the killing of dozens of pigs to treat everyone. The entire camp was filled with the fragrance of pork.

  Then each unit and organization of the Gui Army organized a company of dare-to-die troops. Without saying anything, they treated them to good wine and meat, and then collectively sent them off to their deaths.

  This is also an old rule of the Guangxi Army. When the Sino-French War was at its most critical moment, General Feng Zicai did just that, sending wave after wave of dare-to-die troops to attack the French army. As a veteran soldier who had fought in that war, Lu Rongting continued this fine tradition without hesitation and developed it further.

  At around 7 pm, two thousand vanguard troops rushed to the top of Hill 250 from three sides, but when the leading officer charged into the empty position, he could only sigh: "Now General Lu's good wine and meat are all wasted."