On the border between Xundong and Jiangsu, the rushing Qingkou River water rolls from north to south to east to "Zhouwan". It flows into the East China Sea. The continuous Wushan runs across the east and west, winding and twisting.

On the northern foot of Wushan Mountain, Pingshangji Town is a town with low news. Yesterday, a large number of troops passed by them in chaos and robbed things when they saw them. The people nearby were so scared that they stayed at home honestly, but they were as calm as their daughters.

After the locusts passed by, they dared to come out for some breathing, but unexpectedly, they waited for a group of military officials to leave, and after a night, another group of military officials came.

Compared with the previous slutty army, the troops behind were all cavalry. Apart from not robbing things, they just asked how long the previous army that had fought here had been gone.

Villager A: "What's wrong with this? We haven't been out for so long. Has the dynasty changed outside?"

Villager B: "Who knows? Look at their clothes. We haven't seen them before? Who knows what army it is?"

Villager C; "That's it! If I hadn't spoken Chinese, I would have thought it was the foreigners who came again?"

Villager Ding: "The ones in front have braids. They should still be soldiers from the Qing Dynasty. The pursuers behind them have braids. They should be rebels!"

Jing Minjia: "Forget it! It's better to go to a nearby big town. Can you tell me if you ask?"

"Battery Commander!" A Qin cavalry commander came to the side of their cavalry battalion commander and said, "I have already found out clearly! This is Pingshangji Town. Yesterday evening, Feng Guozhang's troops passed by here, probably because of lack of supplies. They slaughtered here and tormented the people here a lot! There is Wushan in front, and when you cross Wushan, you will enter the mountain at dawn!"

The battalion commander asked, "Can we pass this mountain?"

The cavalry chief replied, "I can't get through! But our mission has been completed, right?"

The battalion commander smiled and said, "Yes! We have completed the mission long ago! Feng Guozhang thought that all our divisions were chasing them? Our main force may have bypassed Wushan at this moment!"

The cavalry chief also smiled and said, "If Feng Guozhan knew that we had only such a few people chasing him from behind, he wouldn't turn around and destroy us immediately! At least he would also ambush us, right?"

The battalion commander snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Their morale has been declining since they took the initiative to retreat. Such an army, not to mention a cavalry battalion, or a platoon, would scare them away with our national flag or a few shots!"

After saying that, the battalion commander drove away, the cavalry commander looked at Wushan and shook his head and followed.

In a dense forest path in Wushan, Feng Zaizhang, the troops of Shandong Town Army, who retreated south, were marching. A team of nearly 10,000 people was pulled out so far that they could not see the end at first sight.

They are all light infantrymen, and occasionally those who ride horses are privileges that only the superiors enjoy. A pergola on the side of the road was temporarily built, and the dense branches and leaves blocked the scorching sun.

"Damn!" Feng Guozhang threw the horse whip up and immediately cursed: "When can this ghost place go out? I'm fading out a bird!"

The deputy general picked up Feng Guozhang's horse whip and handed it to Feng Guozhang and said, "Don't worry. After climbing the mountain in front, we left Mount Wu. On the other side of the mountain is the boundary of Ganyu, Jiangsu. After passing Qingkou Town, we entered Haizhou. At that time, we couldn't walk on Route 6, so we took the sea route and went to Nanjing as well!"

Feng Guozhang looked at the troops marching beside him; thinking that after being suddenly caught up by the vanguard battalion of the Qin Royal Cavalry Division yesterday, a 500-man cavalry battalion of the Qin army defeated Feng Guozhang's rear army from behind. The 5,000-man rear army failed to block the charge of the Qin army's cavalry battalion. Even at Jiunu Pass and Zijin Pass, Zijin Pass, was successively pursued by Qin army cavalry, and suffered heavy losses. In desperation, Feng Guozhang's troops fled into the mountains.

But I originally thought that I could avoid the Qin army's pursuit by escaping into the mountains, but for some reason I could not get rid of the Qin army's pursuit behind me. With the convenience of reconnaissance planes, the Qin army searched Feng Guozhang's troops in the air. After all, Feng Guozhang still had about 9,000 troops, and so many people could not escape the search of reconnaissance planes. In addition to the rush to Nanjing by Feng Guozhang's troops, Feng Guozhang's troops did not have the countermeasures to avoid reconnaissance planes.

Cavalry is not used to attack infantry with fortifications or form defensive formations. On TV or directly say that cavalry attacks infantry. They are all nonsense. The real function of cavalry is only to move, harass, and attack small scattered armies and large armies when they retreat.

If the army of Feng Guozhang's troops integrates a defensive formation, the Qin cavalry will be killed. However, if it were an army that was busy with how to escape, a cavalry team of 500 people would be enough to drive away ten thousand or even tens of thousands of sheep!

Whenever Feng Guozhang's angry thoughts of his cowardice, he would lose more than 5,000 people by 500 cavalry teams.

"Damn it! Why did the Qin cavalry come so quickly? Didn't Lao Duan block the Qin army? It's no reason? Zhiquan is not that kind of person?"

The deputy general said: "Mr. Duan must have blocked it. It may have been because it has not been blocked for long!"

Feng Guozhang didn't believe Duan Qirui would deliberately let the water go. But in fact, the Qin cavalry caught up with them two days later, and Feng Guozhang deliberately avoided the inland river area and walked around the coast, which was really incredible.

Feng Guozhang frowned and said, "That's not where we go, the Qin army's cavalry will follow us, right? Now we have been wandering in the mountainous areas for two days. Cavalry is not suitable for the mountainous areas, so they dare not approach easily, but they seem to have eyes and cannot get rid of them! After leaving Wushan, it's just a wide open land. If we can't get rid of them at that time, we will wait for them to destroy them!"

The deputy general said: "It should be that the Qin army's reconnaissance aircraft saw us! We have never seen the reconnaissance aircraft, but it is said that the reconnaissance aircraft can fly a thousand feet high, the four fields are wide, and it is easy to see us! Now the Qin army stops chasing every night, and should wait for the reconnaissance aircraft to determine our direction during the day before chasing us." Xiao mother country Zhang asked: "As you say that, then can't we get rid of the enemy?"

The deputy general said, "Otherwise! Now that we have been hiking into the woods, no matter how powerful the reconnaissance plane is, we can't see us through the woods, right? So, Wushan is just us, Feng Guozhang asked, "Their cavalry can't cross Wushan, but what if they detour in front of us? After passing Wushan, they will be smooth." There are a hundred miles to Haizhou, and such a large open land is enough for us to be wiped out several times!"

The deputy general nodded and said, "We can only win in a dangerous situation. It depends on our degree. Whoever runs ahead will win. We can only bet!"

Feng Guozhang said fiercely: "Damn it, now we can only do it as a living person! I will just take a gamble!"

Then Feng Guozhang stood up and ordered: "The whole army will be added! Run and move forward!"

On the west side of Wushan is Yushan. In the territory of Fanzhou where Wushan and Yushan meet, there is a mix called Muhe. The Muhe flows through the middle of Wushan and Yushan, breaking through a narrow Hetao Plain, and raising nearly a thousand people from Daxing Town.

On May 21, the 1st Division of the Imperial Qin Royal Cavalry Division, led by Lieutenant General Jiang Guiqun, went south along the Junhe River in Fanzhou and arrived at Daxing Town near Muhe. After obtaining the intention of Feng Guozhang's troops to cross Wushan and take a shortcut to Haizhou, the 1st Cavalry Division took a break and went south along Muhe River.

On May 22, the First Cavalry Division passed through Yushan and entered Jiangsu. It was a flat mountain. Although it was extremely suitable for cavalry attacks and combat. However, because there were no hills that could cover the cavalry, it was easy to expose the target. If Feng Guozhang appeared, this girl was afraid and hid in Wushan and didn't come out, it would be really difficult to deal with!

Although the army of Emperor Qin and the army had already gone south, they had not been resisted and had to take over the prefectures and towns of Shandong Province along the way. Under the military control, soldiers had to be arranged to temporarily maintain order and social order, so the situation was very slow.

The combat intention of the General Staff of the Qin General Staff was to move south as soon as possible and drive the Hezhong** team and forces to the south of the Yangtze River with lightning speed. Therefore, Jiang Guitu's mission was to defeat Yuan Shikai's remnants as soon as possible and solve the biggest threat north of the Yangtze River.

"Report! There is Rose Eye in front, and after crossing the river, it is Haizhou City!" The scout came back and reported to Jiang Gui.

Jiang Kuang asked, "What's going on in Haizhou City?"

Scout report: "Haizhou City is currently taken over by the 9th Squadron of the Royal Navy 6th Team!"

The adjutant said: "Since Haizhou is in our hands, Feng Guozhang's retreat has been completely cut off! We have no worries!"

Jiang Gui nodded and said, "That's right!" Then he asked the scout again, saying, "Have you found a suitable hill?"

The scout replied: "There are several places on the north bank of the Rose River, but the entire division's cavalry cannot be hidden! There is a highland two miles away from the south bank. The open land behind the highland can be used for ambushing the army!"

Jiang Gui nodded, and the adjutant asked, "Where is the shallowest place in the Rose River?"

The scout replied: "A mile upstream from here to the west, because it was dry early, the water was only knee-deep."

Jiang Kuangqi waved his hand and signaled the scouts to leave. He turned around and said to the adjutant: "We leave a cavalry battalion on the north bank to ambush, under your command. The main force goes to the south bank. When Feng Guozhang's men are in normal circumstances, we will attack together and defeat them in one fell swoop!"

The adjutant nodded and said, "Good idea! The attack from halfway, coupled with the attack from the front and back, will definitely wipe out Feng Guozhang's troops! Are you asking the 6th team in Haizhou to send a mortar team to support us!"

Jiang Kuang thought about the title for a while and said, "Yes! Is it possible to find a perfect match? I'll leave this matter to you."

In accordance with the instructions of the General Staff of the Emperor Qin Cabinet, Deng Huaxi led his army of four towns in Shanxi to the south with a leisurely journey south. After conquering Henan, Deng Huaxi, who was still in high spirits, immediately rushed into Hubei.

Xiangyang, an important town in Hubei, is located on the shore of the Han River. It is connected to Zaoyang in the east, Laohekou in the west, Gucheng in the west, Yicheng in the south, and Dengzhou, Xinye and Tanghe in Henan Province in the north and south. The county has 6 kilometers of Yangtze River steps, 2 kilometers wide from east to west, and the total area is 1.5 square kilometers.

Since ancient times, Xiangyang has been known as "the south ship and the north horse, and the seven provinces are thoroughfare". It has a superior location and convenient transportation. It is a must-fight for military strategists. Because Xiangyang is connected to Shaanxi in the west, Jianghan in the east, Hunan in the south, and Wanluo in the north, it is a transportation hub in the neighboring areas of Hubei, Chongqing in the north, and Henan in the north.

Its huge strategic position forced Zhang Yunfei to pay attention to this place, and also gave Hua Xi a death order, so he must take Xiangyang.

The reason why people value this place is that others think that Zhang Yunfei values ​​Xiangyang as a military base since ancient times. However, Zhang Yunfei knew that this place is not only a military base, but also will become a very good energy base.

Xiangyang is located north of Jinyu Coal Mine, with two major oil fields, Nanyang and Jianghan, and the largest branch of the Yangtze River, passing through the territory and navigating red-ton ships.

The railway trunk lines built by Zhang Zhidong are crisscrossing here, and oil and coal fields are easy to exploit and transport through the Yangtze River. This is a strategic resource necessary for today's industrial era. How could Zhang Yunfei not drool?

Originally, after Deng Huaxi took over Henan, she was praised by Zhang Yunfei and became arrogant. Now Zhang Yunfei has once again raised interest in Xiangyang City ahead. How could Deng Huaxi be so slanderous?

"Let's take Xiangyang City as a gift to His Majesty the Emperor," Hua Xi said happily.

On May 23, the Qin army in the four towns sang triumphal songs all the way, conquered Xinye, and the soldiers of Deng County entered Xiangyang Prefecture, Hubei.

In addition to the two old Qing troops in Xiangyang Prefecture, the defenders of Xiangyang Prefecture also had a thousand new troops equipped with Qin army weapons. They were all weapons bought by Zhang Zhidong borrowed from major banks of the previous emperor Qin.

Now these weapons are facing his main production. The Qin army. Although the ones who rushed into Hubei are not considered the real Qin army, they are also Qin army after all, not?

On May 24, the Qin army in the four towns divided into two groups, conquering Xuejiaji and Longwangji one after another. The troops along the Qinghe River forced Fancheng. The other side was a little slower and encountered some resistance. Conquering Shuanggou, Mengjiaji along the Zhenbei River and arrived at the foot of Fancheng City on the afternoon of the 24th.

Fancheng is the barrier of Xiangyang, with a thousand new troops stationed in Zhang Zhidong.

These new troops rely on the advanced weapons in their hands. They do not miss the Qin army under the city. The situation where the previous military fronts pointed out, the defenders all surrendered in the wind.

Hua Xi had no choice but to order the Qin army in the four towns to attack the city. Although the Qin army in the four towns were listed as the Qin army, the Qin army was listed as the Qin army. The plan was in the plan, Kou Mai did not have time to match the Qin army's standard equipment, so he could scare other prefectures to attract Xiaopinghuai, but the new army in Fancheng in front of him could not fool him!

The Qin army lined up to attack, using the old sleeve single rifle of the old Beiyang Ordnance. The new army on the city was equipped with the Gu magazine rifle and Maxim heavy machine gun. After the exchange of fire, the gap immediately appeared.

The Qin army in charge braved the rain of bullets several times that of its own. Although the new army on Fancheng was not accurate, it still hit Di Huaxi, who had been arrogant and arrogant. In less than an hour of attack, nearly a thousand people had been lost. Although this number was affordable as the siege, Deng Huaxi was furious when he saw that there were not many casualties on the new army on the city.

"Continue to rush for me! The first one to rush into Fancheng will be promoted to another level and will be rewarded with 200 yuan in dragon coins!

Rush for me!"

Although the price that Hua Xi called for was originally a much lower reward for the regular Qin army when charging, it was much better for these soldiers who originally followed the Qing court. This was a ten-year salary!

There must be a brave man under heavy rewards!

After receiving Deng Huaxi's promise, the Qin army immediately exploded with an astonishing charge. Although it was far from the shocking combat power of the regular Qin army, its approach to the position of Fancheng City Gate made the new army guarding Fancheng feel in his heart.

As a new army, they were formed for a short time and were actually very backward in their training, which was mainly due to the fact that Zhang Yunfei gave the instructors of the Zhang Zhidong Sect to trick people.

Ge naturally cannot pass all his skills to the tiger. Most of the instructors of Emperor Qin taught them some tricks, such as posing various formations to fool Zhang Zhidong's eyes, but the real shooting skills were taught sloppy.

Now the new army on the city wall is actually just relying on the benefits of this firearm to make the Qin army below have a psychological deterrent effect. This cheap move has been used to deal with Japanese soldiers in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Once the bullets are fired, they will apply oil to the soles of their feet and run away!

Bitter! Tart tart!

As the bullets were raining, the new army on the city was approaching several times faster when they saw the enemy several times higher than theirs approaching, and immediately became nervous. Some of the usual concepts were thrown behind their minds and tilted bullets at the Qin army under the city regardless of everything.

Finally, weapons and equipment prevailed. Di Huaxi's wave of tactics failed and was defeated again with three thousand casualties.

Deng Huaxi roared again: "Damn it! I don't believe it! I can't pass the small Fancheng that is guarded by only a thousand people! Master, don't sit there all the time, I will introduce you to me.

Will the idea be OK?”

The master glanced at Hua Xi and said slowly: "Master, you have tens of thousands of troops. Can you attack one gate? You can't attack other gates?"

"Yes!" Hua Xi said happily with a row of thighs: "Why didn't I expect it?"

Mr. Bei:

Deng Huaxi said: "I will send people to attack from four city gates at the same time, damn it! I want to see how one thousand people can beat my tens of thousands of people?"

The master rolled his eyes and said, "Master, there is a way to surround three and one. If you block all four gates, then the defenders in the city will fight to the death!"

"Yes, yes!" Hua Xi said hurriedly: "The master is right, come here! I will attack the east gate, the south gate and the north gate at the same time. This is called circumference three quenches and one quarantine. I will remember them all. I will do this when siegeing the city in the future!"

Master:
To be continued...