The ninth town commander Xu Shaojie and the association commander Shen Tongwu came to Zhoucun, where the temporary headquarters was located. Because Fang Jianxiong's generosity impressed the two, they did not have many demands for the leadership this time. The two only brought one guard. Even, the status is very low.

Fang Jianxiong, together with the general staff and brigade commanders, went out to welcome the friendly troops.

When the two armies decided to join forces, they naturally had to discuss everything. The pre-war combat meeting was held in a simple tent, which surprised the two senior officials of the Ninth Town. Two infantry divisions and a heavy artillery brigade came from Wuhu. , an artillery brigade, the headquarters and the general staff's troops totaled nearly 40,000 people, and they were all stationed in the wild.

Fang Jianxiong's headquarters set up a tent at the foot of a hill. Tens of thousands of troops marched all the way eastward, and it was said that there was no mistake in autumn.

Just because of this kind of military discipline, the two of them did not dare to underestimate the Anhui Revolutionary Army. In the past, they thought that just because the equipment was better, it was not necessarily stronger in other aspects. Only when they got to the place did they realize what strict military discipline meant! !

Both of them were sure that if the Ninth Town went through all this trouble without any problems, it would definitely not be possible.

"Brother Xu, Lord Shen, we are out on an expedition, so we have to make do with simple things for dinner. After dinner, we will hold a combat meeting." Fang Jianxiong said politely and led the people into his tent. Accompanying the guests were all the core members of Fang Jianxiong's command.

The biggest feature of Fang Jianxiong's team is its youth. Fang Jianxiong himself is very young, and his several brigade commanders are also about the same. Regarding the combat effectiveness of a team, Xu Shaojie and Shen Tongwu still have considerable concerns. Fortunately, there are many Germans here* The * officer should be able to play some role in this.

Dinner is also very special, which is steamed white rice with a table of canned food, braised pork ribs, braised chicken nuggets, luncheon meat and some cold dishes, dried tea leaves, pickled cucumbers and so on.

There was no drinking, no one spoke during the meal, and the atmosphere was very serious. Not even these two people spoke.

Soldiers eat very quickly. Including Fang Jianxiong, they only immersed themselves in eating for six or seven minutes. They put down their chopsticks. It was very neat, as if they had practiced. Xu Shaojie and Shen Tongwu had only eaten half of their meal, and when they saw that everyone had put down their chopsticks . I had no choice but to let it go.

Fang Jianxiong saw clearly and whispered a few words to Duan Feng beside him. After the food was removed, Fang Jianxiong walked to a huge map, turned around and said seriously: "Now that the meeting is held, the place is simple, so we have to sit on folding chairs. "

There was no table, only a circle of folding chairs. After everyone found their seats and sat down, Fang Jianxiong said: "Please ask the Chief of Staff, Mr. Hamilton, to announce the battle plan."

Hamilton stood up and walked to the map with a solemn expression. He scooped up the prepared pole, pointed at the map and said: "This is Nanjing, surrounded by mountains on three sides and bordered by the Yangtze River to the west. This is Zhoucun, and this is the Yuhuatai, the commanding heights of Nanjing. This will be our first target tomorrow."

Hamilton spoke German. Fang Jianxiong temporarily came as a translator, mainly because he was worried that ordinary translators would not know military terminology.

"According to pre-war reconnaissance, the Qing army stationed a small number of troops in Yuhuatai, more than 2,000 people. And they did not build too strong fortifications. With the firepower of our army, it basically does not require much expenditure to attack Yuhuatai. In order to avoid hurting the poor, After capturing Yuhuatai, our army will turn to attack Chaoyang Gate through Gaoqiao Gate, and then attack Tianbao City, the most dangerous commanding height of Nanjing City. As for the Ninth Town, the launch time will be the same as the time when our army attacks Tianbao City. I believe , when our army arrives at Tianbao City, the Qing army should make corresponding defense adjustments. It is even very likely that after Tianbao City is captured, the Qing army will lose the courage to fight and abandon Nanjing and flee. For this reason, our army has The troops have set off in two days, and if nothing goes wrong, they will launch an attack on the Jiangfang Camp in Pukou tomorrow morning. I have finished talking about my plan, and now I ask the commander-in-chief to issue an order."

Fang Jianxiong nodded towards Duan Feng, who immediately opened a folder, stood up and read: "The combat order is announced below! The Second Division's Jian Sen Department!" Jian Sen and his two brigade commanders immediately stood up and stood at attention.

"Your unit will be the main attack tomorrow. The attacking troops must enter the attack position before five o'clock in the morning. After our army's artillery fire is prepared,…………."

The battle plan is quite satisfactory, and it can be said in just four words, "Strength wins!" This is also Fang Jianxiong's consistent pursuit. To put it more clearly, the essence of war is to fight for strength! Probably only a dynasty as perverted as the Song Dynasty can have economic strength.

The world is number one, but its military strength is so insufficient that no one can defeat it.

The two divisions are in tandem, the second division is the main attack, and the third division is the reserve team to take care of both sides! It is hard to say whether this combat plan can be won, but it is very difficult to lose! The plan was developed by the staff after many times

The deduction was drawn up and a thorough investigation was conducted in advance. When the plan was finalized, Fang Jianxiong listened but did not express any opinions. He seemed to let the people below do it.

To put it bluntly, none of them have experience in commanding large corps in combat. Although there are only more than 30,000 troops, no one has commanded such an army in combat. The final result can only be Hamilton leading a group of staff officers, and every detail has been repeated

After much deliberation, we finally formulated a battle plan that looked stable. The basis was one sentence: "Be invincible!"

After the combat meeting, Xu Shaojie and Shen Tongwu rushed back overnight. Fang Jianxiong saw that the guard company he led was equipped with long guns, so he donated all the box cannons equipped by the special agent company responsible for protecting the headquarters to Xu's guards. Well, there was also a submachine gun, which was enough.

Used.

On November 31, 1911, two fierce battles took place, one in Hankou and one at the foot of Nanjing City. The biggest difference between these two battles is that as the attacking party, one chose to ignore

Feng Guozhang, who suffered civilian casualties, set fire to Hankou. The fire burned for three days and three nights, and the bustling town of Hankou was reduced to a white field. Another attacker, Fang Jianxiong, repeatedly emphasized before the war that unnecessary civilian casualties must be reduced. If the city must be attacked, no

, use cannons with a caliber of 75 or above (including 75 guns).

At 5:50 in the morning, Fang Jianxiong was woken up by staff officer Duan Feng. He got up and quickly freshened up. When he arrived at the headquarters, Hamilton had not slept all night. He led a group of staff officers to carefully and repeatedly deduce possible accidents that might occur in the battle.

When Fang Jianxiong came in, everyone had already prepared and lined up, waiting for the commander-in-chief to issue the order to fight.

"Salute!" Hamilton and all the staff raised their hands in salute!

"Return gift!" Fang Jianxiong returned the favor and asked with a serious face: "Are you all ready?" There were still a few minutes left before the attack. Fang Jianxiong said in his heart that he was not nervous to lie. Nanjing is not Anqing, so we can do it over there.

Conspiracy and conspiracy, you have to go head-to-head here.

"Everything is ready. Jensen sent someone to report that the attacking troops have moved forward five hundred meters away from the enemy's position as required. Commander, I personally don't agree with this arrangement. It requires too much artillery. But this

It's about specific tactics, and I have no right to interfere." Hamilton expressed his views very directly, to which Fang Jianxiong replied: "How to implement specific tactics is only a matter for the front-line commander, and I have no right to interfere with his command."

After saying that, Fang Jianxiong raised his hand to look at the time. It was now fifty-nine minutes, and there was only one minute left before the attack. The phone had been scooped up. When Hamilton handed it over, Fang Jianxiong shook his head and said: "You give the order, this battle plan is yours."

Hard work."

Hamilton glanced gratefully, nodded, scooped up the phone, and lowered his head to look at his watch. Click, click, click! Waiting for the second hand to point to the last unit. Fang Jianxiong suddenly became nervous, walked quickly to the high observation post, and pushed away the observation post.

The staff officer grabbed the gun scope to watch the results of the bombardment.

The sky was dimming, and in the quiet morning, the morning mist enveloped Yuhuatai. It was impossible to see the specific situation clearly. When Fang Jianxiong was somewhat disappointed, Hamilton's voice came to his ears: "Start!"

Buzz! The ground suddenly shook at this moment! 24 105mm and 24 150mm howitzers were fired at the same time. The tranquility of the morning was shattered. The falling shells could be seen in the gun mirror, turning the mountain into a sea of ​​​​fire, and the thick morning smoke

Even fog cannot block this stunning visual effect.

Cheng Wenjun, the commander of the Jiangfang Camp, didn't sleep well all night. The tens of thousands of troops on the opposite side were really not on vacation. After carefully checking each position, he got up and walked around a few times in the middle of the night to guard against sneak attacks from the opposite side. Good luck, Anhui

The revolutionary army did not seem to have the habit of attacking at night, and the night passed peacefully.

Chengwen who went to bed very late was all woken up by a shock. This guy who had bad luck in history is also very bad now. The difference is that he was shot to death in history, but this time he didn't even get out of the command post.

One artillery shell directly hit the command post. Fortunately, it was a 150-meter heavy artillery shell!

The entire command post was overturned, and Cheng Wen was buried in the rubble on the spot.

After the war, a surviving Jiangfang battalion soldier said this when describing the battle: "It was so quiet that morning! Looking down from the mountain, the foggy scenery was so beautiful. Suddenly, countless raging fires fell from the sky, and the whole

The mountains were shaking. At that moment, I finally understood what it means to be in a state of collapse and what it means to have nowhere to stay! It was like I was suffering in a frying pan in the eighteenth level of hell."

Not to mention the heavy artillery, the Qing troops in the Jiangfang Camp did not even take a few hits from the 75-caliber cannon.

Some people were so frightened by the sight of their companions being smashed into pieces that they became incontinent. Some people had only one thought left in their minds, run! Others were desperately trying to find a place to hide.

More than two thousand Qing troops collapsed completely after half an hour of artillery preparations. When the news came that Commander Cheng had been buried alive, the collapse was unstoppable!

The problem is that the attacking revolutionary army did not know this situation and could not see clearly in the thick fog, so they could only continue to attack in an orderly manner. After the heavy artillery was extended, the division's 75 artillery began to bombard and continued to suppress the opponent's position. The 37 artillery and mortars accompanied the infantry.

Launched an attack.!~!
Chapter completed!