It snowed heavily all day and all night. The thick snow on the ground made movement difficult and the roads were muddy.

In Jinan, as soon as the train entered the station, several logistics officers came forward to greet them. The reinforcements from the third town arrived early, and Zhang Yongcheng sent someone to greet them. He planned to keep this group of troops in Jinan so as to help the fifth town.

A top of the town.

A tall officer with a mustache and a stern face got off the train. He loudly said to the logistics officer who came to greet him: "I am not getting off the train. I will go directly to Zaozhuang. Please tell the commander to replenish some food as soon as possible."

An hour later, the train roared out of Jinan and headed south to Zaozhuang.

"What? Went directly to Zaozhuang?" Zhang Yongcheng in Jinan City was greatly surprised. The officer leading the team in the third town had lost his mind. He dared to go south with only one target, and he planned to withdraw even one target from Zaozhuang.

If not for Yuan Shikai's repeated telegrams not to lose an inch of Shandong territory, they would have withdrawn long ago.

"Ignore him. Telegraph Zaozhuang and leave the defense to Wu Peifu. The troops will withdraw to Tai'an."

I don’t know if Fang Jianxiong messed up history. Wu Peifu, who was supposed to be the third gun Biaotong, failed to succeed Liu Biaotong as the third gunman as historically after he and Zhang Fulai rescued Cao Kun on the Shanxi train.

The third artillery standard commander was changed to the infantry standard commander position.

This does not mean that Wu Peifu was ordered to go south. Cao Kun's order was to clear the way for the Third Town headquarters, and it did not say that Wu Peifu was ordered to follow Zhang Yongcheng's orders. In this way, Wu Peifu would have much more autonomy.

The Third Town has always been the elite of the Beiyang Army, and Wu Peifu's eyes are higher than the top. This time, the troops heading south are not only well-organized, but also bring an extra artillery battalion. The so-called civilian army is just a ragtag group in Wu Peifu's eyes. Hubei's battlefield defeat,

It was not a crime of war, but it was the result of Duan Qirui listening to the little fan Xu Shuzheng and blindly commanding him.

This time, Wu Peifu had already made up his mind to lead his troops south alone. He would go directly to the front line and use the elite of Beiyang to kill the might of the militia. As for the fifth town, Wu Peifu looked down on Zhang Yongcheng from the bottom of his heart. He had a strong Beiyang force in his hand.

The soldiers did not dare to go south. They allowed Zhang Xun to lose Xuzhou.

When the train stopped at Yanzhou to fill up with water, Wu Peifu, who was sleeping, was woken up. After opening his eyes, he saw deputy Zhang Fulai coming in and asked, "Brother Ziheng, what's going on?"

Zhang Fulai said: "I don't know. It seems that Zhang Xun's soldiers are at the station, and the people below have gone to negotiate."

Zhang Xun's current position is the Governor of Liangjiang in the Qing Dynasty. Strictly speaking, he is Wu Peifu's superior. But now that the Qing Dynasty is about to abdicate, who would treat the Governor of Liangjiang as a piece of cake? Besides, Xuzhou is not just Zhang

Did Xun lose it?

"A bunch of trash!" Wu Peifu stood up, wiped his face casually, and strode forward.

The feeling is that the train transporting troops was intercepted by Zhang Xun's soldiers. Zhang Dashuai had a hobby of detaining the locomotives and wagons, and his subordinates learned quickly. It is said that relying on mountains and water depends on water. Naturally, relying on railways is a must.

Eat the railway. No matter what is installed on your car, stop it first and then talk about it.

How could Wu Peifu's group of Beiyang soldiers sell Zhang Xun's account? The train did not move for a long time. Several officers came out to see that Zhang Xun's patrol battalion had intercepted the locomotive, claiming that the train was to be turned around. The patrol battalion wanted to transport troops.

Jinan.

They started arguing for a while and were arguing at the station. Although they looked down on the battalion soldiers, these low-level officers did not dare to do anything to the patrol battalion. As a result, there was a stalemate. From a few people on both sides to quarrel, it soon developed into dozens of people.

, and then hundreds of people sprayed each other.

Wu Peifu came out and saw that Zhang Xun's braided soldiers were on the platform, and the soldiers from the Third Town were on the car, facing out the window. Both sides seemed to be in the spirit of peace and friendship, constantly greeting each other's direct female relatives, and

He sincerely expressed his good wish to have in-depth communication with these women.

Wu Biaotong, who was always straightforward, walked to the car window, opened the machine gun and waved to Zhang Fulai, who was in front of the two soldiers who were spraying very excitedly. The two men had a tacit understanding. While the soldiers were stunned, Maxim hung up.

The bullet chain was pulled, the bolt of the gun was clattering, and the gun tip was raised towards the eaves of the platform outside.

Chug tug tug! Thug tug tug! Thug tug tug! After one bullet chain was fired, the whole world became quiet!

In a short while, the soldiers on the platform were jumping like dogs. They ran away in an instant. Those who didn't run away were all slumped on the ground. Some were weak, some were excreting and urinating. Wu Peifu tilted his head.

He opened his mouth, clapped his hands and said: "The train must leave in half an hour."

Xuzhou, after the arrival of Commander Huang, the Shandong strategy quickly took shape. Lan Tianwei led two warships to the north, and after landing in Yantai, they successfully captured Yantai. Commander Huang first announced the victory news at the meeting, and then arranged the Northern Expedition

Task.

For some unknown reason, Leng Jun's Third Division continued to act as the left army, accompanied by the Shanghai Army's First Division, and advanced westward to Shangqiu. The right route, led by Lin Shuqing's First Brigade of the Town Army, advanced towards Zaozhuang. Li Liejun's troops stayed behind.

Xuzhou, and the rest of the tribe then went north to Zaozhuang.

In other words, the Northern Expeditionary Army was divided. At the military meeting, Leng Yu expressed doubts about the division of troops, and Tang Zhidao, Chief of Staff of the Shanghai Army, could not agree with the division of troops. Both of them basically had the same view, and both believed that Zhang Xun and the Beiyang Army were

Xuzhou, which voluntarily gave up, had almost no loss in strength. It would be inappropriate to divide the troops hastily.

These two brothers were decisively placed on the left and marched into Shangqiu.

Lan Tianwei's good days in Yantai didn't last long. After a little tidying up, he continued to head west. Before he left Yantai, he encountered a hard nail. To the west of Yantai is Laiyang, and there is a place called Taocun Town between the two places. This

A patrol infantry battalion was temporarily stationed in the local area, and the commander was Xia Heng. There was also a battalion in Laiyang County, and the commander was Liu Mianyue. Nowadays, all counties in Jiaodong are basically under the control of this wave of first-term teaching team students.

, headed by Qi Zhenghong and Xing Nan, formed a Jiaodong Self-Defense Army. It originally had eight infantry battalions and two artillery battalions.

These first-term students of the teaching team were actually not happy staying in Jiaodong. They telegraphed to Wuchang several times to express their intention to return to the team. What they waited for was a call back from Marshal Fang, saying: Jiaodong is in a critical position and cannot be left lightly. You wait

Wait patiently and develop with peace of mind.

With this order, those who are uneasy have to stay at ease. Fortunately, it is close to Qingdao, and all kinds of supplies are easy to come. Li and Yangxing have provided supplies several times, and have supplemented a batch of Maxim and Gruson Five.

There are a group of seven ground artillery, a group of mortars, and a group of technical troops. The Jiaodong Self-Defense Army originally only had ten battalions, but in a few months it developed to twenty battalions. Among them, there were four artillery battalions and four machine gun battalions.

The total number of troops was more than 12,000, and they were stationed in various counties in Jiaodong. The Tongmenghui launched several uprisings in Jiaodong, but they were suppressed by them.

Just like this group of people staying in Jiaodong, the blue sky landed in Yantai, and it will be fine if you just take them with you. Are you looking for a slap in the west? This group of guys was already very annoyed in Jiaodong, but they suddenly learned that the Northern Expeditionary Army was in Yantai

I was overjoyed to log in.

Qi Zhenghong immediately held a military meeting, and twenty first-year teaching team members came together and quickly came up with a feasible combat plan. It was very simple: lure the enemy deep, encircle and annihilate them.

The task of luring the enemy deeper fell to Xia Heng. He was also a first-term student in the teaching team, and many of them are now brigade commanders. Frankly speaking, this was a big irritation to the people in Jiaodong.

Xia Heng was not convinced. Li Yifeng, a pretty boy, could be a brigade commander, and Zhu Lafeng, a living bandit, could be a regiment leader. I had better grades than them, right? What a fate!

In this unlucky weather, a snow fell, and Xia Heng endured the cold for a few more days in Taocun Town. Fortunately, a batch of military coats were supplied from Qingdao. Otherwise, if he stayed in this miserable place, he would not expect to be able to go back alive.

Freeze into popsicles.

The weather finally cleared up, and Yantai's militia troops were dispatched. Xia Heng pretended to stop him in Taocun Town, and fired a shot into the air, leaving hundreds of brothers to turn around and run away. He also dropped dozens of Hanyang shots.

Made to look more realistic.

Lan Tianwei led the first unit of the Shanghai Army, and together with the Yantai uprising troops, there were approximately more than 5,000 people. Just these 5,000 people were called two brigades. When they encountered an obstruction in Taocun Town, Lan Tianwei was frightened.

Jump, I have heard of the Jiaodong Self-Defense Force before. But it is a patrol camp, what kind of combat effectiveness can it have? It is a local armed force, and it is okay to suppress uprisings.

The Tongmenghui in various parts of Jiaodong also did a lot of work for the Jiaodong Self-Defense Force. As a result, the revolutionary party went to do ideological work alone, and Qi Zhenghong arrested one, but he did not kill him, and he just locked him up and did not release him. In short, this group

People are so reactionary.

The battle in Taocun Town, in Lan Tianwei's opinion, revealed the details of the patrol camp. Before the Northern Expeditionary Army could set up their positions, gunfire rang out from the opposite side. In less than half an hour, a group of people escaped from the village.

They ran away to the west. Lan Tianwei gave the order to pursue them, but they didn't expect them to run very fast. Many of them even lost their guns.

Taking a look at the captured gun, Lan Tianwei felt relieved. The combat effectiveness of the armies in these places was indeed very poor. These Hanyang-made guns were 80% new, and the bullets in them had not been fired. Many of the guns were not fired at all. Soldiers

He dropped his gun and ran away. The revolutionary Northern Expeditionary Army was indeed powerful. The enemy fled in dismay, and the victory of the Northern Expedition was just around the corner.

It should be said that this Lan Tianwei also understands military affairs, and he would not be so easily fooled. If he really faced the Beiyang Army, or a "famous general" such as Zhang Xun, Lan Tianwei would not underestimate the enemy so much. Qi Zhenghong and his group have very few backgrounds.

I know. Outsiders know that he is a close associate of the former governor Sun Baoqi, and they don't know if he is a relative from Sun Baoqi's hometown.

Lan Tianwei is considered a famous general in the Northeast!

The civilian army continued to march westward towards Laiyang. It was a smooth journey and was unstoppable. At the foot of Laiyang City, the flag was displayed, and the patrol battalion ran away again. This time it ran more cleanly and directly dropped two 37-guns. It was still good

He was carrying fifty rounds of artillery shells. The Hanyang-made artillery shells were all over the place, with more than two hundred cannonballs, which made Lan Tianwei extremely happy.

Lan Tianwei ordered to rest in the county town for one night and continue to set off early tomorrow morning. At the same time, he telegraphed to Xuzhou that the Second Army of the Northern Expedition was making rapid progress and had occupied Laiyang and would arrive in Weifang soon.

As everyone knows, at this moment, in Lugezhuang, not far outside Laiyang City, a group of graduates from the first phase of the teaching team are gathering around kerosene lamps and planning how to eat five thousand people in the blue sky in one bite. (To be continued...

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