Volume Two, Crossing the Sea, Chapter Sixteen, Eastern Expedition and Northern Expedition (5)
The ground not far away in the thick fog was filled with screams and begging for mercy with Jiangbei accents. Zhao Huipeng closed his eyes in pain and muttered to himself: "It's over, it's over!"
If the general is like this, how can the people below have the fighting spirit? Zhao Huipeng calmed down and ordered: "Withdraw!"
Almost at the same time that Yuhuatai was scooped down, Xiaoling Guard also announced that it had changed hands. While Fang Jianxiong was still waiting for the news, the observation post from the front came to report: "Our army's red flag is rising above Xiaoling Guard!"
That's right, Fang Jianxiong used a pure red flag, without sickle, axe, or stars!
The artillery hot air balloon finally had some effect and quickly discovered three red flares rising in the direction of Xiaolingwei.
"Ci'ao! Are you going to take down the Xiaoling Guards now? Isn't Marshal Zhang too inexperienced in fighting?" Fang Jianxiong muttered! I didn't have confidence before. After all, it was a newly organized army. I didn't expect it to fight so smoothly.
The original plan was to incur 100 casualties in order to scoop out the Yuhuatai, but the result was only 22 injured.
Something unexpected happened to Fang Jianxiong, and he felt that he was very lucky. Little did he know that in the history of the Soviet Union, when the allied forces attacked Nanjing, they had no more than 10,000 troops and the same equipment as the Qing army, but they still captured Nanjing. Not to mention Fang Jianxiong's troops.
The tiger and wolf divisions that dare to die must have the most intense firepower in the country. Yuhuatai Chengwen was killed by artillery shells. In this era of generals, generals will be courageous. How can an army without generals have combat effectiveness?
On Leng Yu's side, Zhao Huipeng was completely frightened. Three thousand people guarded one Xiaoling Guard. A bunch of murderers rushed out of the thick fog in the dark sky. In less than an hour, one-third of the troops were left.
What the hell? An army during the civil war can be called a strong army if it has suffered more than 30% casualties and still continues to fight. If it has suffered more than 50% casualties and can continue to fight, it is an iron army.
The Qing army on the opposite side had never seen this kind of fighting style of the Revolutionary Army. They suffered a big loss when they faced each other. A collapse was inevitable.
In the governor's office, when they learned that less than an hour after the war started, the Xiaoling Guards of Yuhuatai were lost one after another. Zhang Renjun and Tie Liang were frightened to death. How can the Anhui Revolutionary Army fight? You must know that there are five to six thousand people in the two positions.
, this only takes a little more time.
"I'll go out and take a look!" Zhang Xun turned around and went out without saying anything. Zhang Renjun and Tie Liang looked at each other and said in unison: "How about we go to the gunboat on the river and wait for news?"
The two wanted to go together, so what are they waiting for? They immediately asked people to pack up their belongings, and they quickly went home and prepared to run away. There was chaos in the governor's office. Zhang Renjun didn't even wait for the cleaning to be completed, and went there with the guards first.
After passing the pier, we boarded a gunboat. After a while, Tie Liang also arrived. The two of them seemed to be on the same page, and each smiled wryly at each other.
The Anhui Revolutionary Army did not get into chaos because the victory came too quickly. Fang Jianxiong strictly ordered all units to act according to the established battle plan to avoid unnecessary casualties. At the same time, he sent someone to inform the Ninth Town of the results of the battle. He planned to take advantage of the victory to pursue it.
The cold rain made me lose my temper at all due to the damn weather. I had no choice but to stop and clean the battlefield.
In the battle of Yuhuatai, the Qing army's casualties and prisoners were roughly equal, but that was not the case on Leng Yu's side. Only a few hundred Qing soldiers were actually killed or wounded, and thousands of them were captured after the collapse. Leng Yu was even less able to pursue him this time.
, the special agent team stopped for a short rest. While letting the medical staff come in to treat the wounded on both sides, they also ordered people to be vigilant and sent people back to report the results of the battle.
After waiting for a full hour, the leading troops of the Second Division arrived. Even slower was the heavy artillery brigade, which had just packed up the cannons and was preparing to move their positions. Cheng Zhixuan had a black line on his forehead. What kind of tricks did the Qing army do? Two hours
Just be defeated, the Xiaoling Guards are also lost, and the heavy artillery brigade has no chance to perform.
Fang Jianxiong was quite happy, saving money! He was just a little worried about the casualties of the special agent team! When someone from the front came to report, Fang Jianxiong listened to the report with a dark face, said nothing, just snorted and let it go. Want credit? Labor and management come first.
You are charged with attacking without authorization! In any case, Leng Yu’s attack
The details of Zhang Xun have been revealed. With this little fighting power, Fang Jianxiong, who was cautious before, feels a little regretful. However, considering that there is indeed a lot to learn when fighting with a large force, so there is no need to rush, just give the order to fight step by step.
.There is no problem with scooping in Nanjing!
At the Ninth Town Station, Xu Shaojie and Shen Tongwu got up early in the morning and climbed to a high place to look in the direction of the sound of cannons. There was only one 17th Association troops stationed at Ziling Pass, as well as the town's artillery, cavalry, baggage, engineering and other troops.
Historically, when the New Army revolted and used these troops to attack Nanjing, failure was inevitable under the conditions of three bullets per capita.
Xu Shaoji was very confident this time. How could the New Army ever take the patrol battalion seriously?
The telescope was also given by Fang Jianxiong. It is a Zeiss with 6x magnification, so you can see really clearly. Unfortunately, the fog was too heavy, and it would have to be ten o'clock when it had to disperse. I looked at my pocket watch and it was still early, but it was not yet nine o'clock. Xu Shaojian heard
There was movement behind me, and when I turned around I saw that it was Lin Huaichuan, the 18th President of the Association.
The 18th Association was stationed in Zhenjiang. Considering that he was going to attack Nanjing, Xu Shaoji had someone send a message to Lin Huaichuan, hoping that he would abandon the dark side and join the bright side. Since Lin Huaichuan could come, it meant that he had decided.
However, his face didn't seem that good-looking. After he saluted, Xu Shaoji asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
"Thirty-five-year-old Lin Shuqing insists on revolting in Zhenjiang. This person has high prestige in the army, and he has a low position so he has to bring thirty-sixth standard." Lin Huaichuan's answer made Xu Shaojie's face show a hint of anger, and he immediately remembered what Fang Jianxiong said.
As you said, you still don’t know who will be in charge of this Ninth Town in the future?
It is obvious that Lin Shuqing wants to go it alone. Zhenjiang is right next to Nanjing. If Nanjing is conquered, will Zhenjiang still be a problem?
"Lin Shuqing is very ambitious, I never noticed it before." Shen Tongwu said gloomily from the side. He was very dissatisfied with Lin Shuqing's actions.
Xu Shaojian raised his telescope to look at the city of Nanjing, and said calmly: "Let's talk about it after we capture Nanjing."
"Sir, I want to resign from my humble position and return to my hometown." Lin Huaichuan was a little frustrated.
Xu Shaojie glanced at him and said calmly: "What can you do when you go back? Stay here, and I will give you an explanation when Nanjing falls." Xu Shaojie was a gentle man, but he knew very well that there were too many revolutionary parties in the Ninth Town.
Fang Jianxiong made a very reasonable reminder. It is true that he favors revolution, but it does not mean that he will allow others to take away his military power.
In the history of the parallel space, after Lin Shuqing conquered Nanjing, he actually wanted to establish himself as the governor. At that time, Xu Shaojie and Song Jiaoren strongly opposed it, and then gave up. This shows the ambition of people.
The sun came out and the thick fog gradually faded away. It was 9:30 in the morning, and the signal troops came from the far side.
"Sir! A letter from the Anhui Revolutionary Army. Yuhuatai and Xiaolingwei scooped it out one after another. The main front troops of the Anhui Army have arrived at Tianbao City."
Xu Shaoji's hand shook. What kind of battle was this? Shen Tongwu and Lin Huaichuan both looked at each other with horrified eyes. Isn't this a bit too fierce? Isn't this just a little longer? These two dangerous places Already scooped?
"What are the casualties of the Anhui army?" Xu Shaojie asked, and after thinking about it, he waved his hand and said, "Go down, why would anyone say this?"
Shen Tongwu stood forward excitedly, stood at attention and said: "Sir, please give the order. We will launch an attack immediately. Maybe we can scoop up the city of Nanjing today."
Xu Shaojian hesitated and said: "Don't get excited. You also know the equipment of the Anhui Army. There are only dozens of heavy artillery. How should we fight? Go down and prepare. When the cannons of Tianbao City sound, we will launch an attack." "
Lin Huaichuan's expression on the side was complicated. He could see something was wrong. Especially the guards around him had all changed.
"Sir, have you made an appointment with the Anhui Revolutionary Army?" Lin Huaichuan asked cautiously. Xu Shaojie nodded and said, "We have made an appointment, and they also replenished the ammunition and sent some Maxim machine guns."
Lin Huaichuan's eyes suddenly stopped rolling. Isn't this Anhui Revolutionary Army a little too generous?
"They didn't ask for it, did they?" Lin Huaichuan added. Xu Shaojie shook his head and said, "No! Even the Zilaide of my guard company was given as a gift by Brother Fang."
On Fang Jianxiong's side, the heavy artillery brigade was holding back. In fact, after leaving Anhui, the road was not easy to travel. The heavy artillery brigade were all big guys, with four horses pulling one cannon, and the speed of the march could be imagined.
It can be said that it was exactly the opposite in my last life. The road from Anhui to Jiangsu turned from bad to good. Fang Jianxiong was most concerned about the heavy artillery brigade, which personally came to suppress the formation. He also repeatedly ordered that the front troops must wait for the heavy artillery to arrive before launching an attack. The thick fog has already It's almost gone. Fang Jianxiong will not take the initiative to ask the soldiers to be more heroic. He just does his own thing well. Trying to reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible is Fang Jianxiong's way of leading troops.
When the heavy artillery brigade arrived at the position and prepared for the test firing, Duan Feng suddenly arrived with Yang Yanchang.
"What's the situation?" Fang Jianxiong muttered in his heart, and Yang Yanchang came over and saluted: "Report to Marshal Fang, Zhang Xun sent people to find Mr. Xu and ask for peace. Mr. Xu is undecided, so let me ask you what you want."
"Make peace? What conditions does he have?" Fang Jianxiong was somewhat moved when he heard that he could scoop up Nanjing without fighting. When the cannon goes off, it will bring out thousands of taels of gold, and all that will be shot out will be silver. Zhang Xun, a guy who is engaged in restoration , it was mentioned in history textbooks. Fang Jianxiong still had an impression of this guy.
"Zhang Xun offered to let him evacuate Nanjing unless he could lead his men! He didn't mention anything else." Yang Yanchang said this, and Fang Jianxiong understood. Zhang Xun's calculation was that having troops in hand would have everything.
"Nonsense! Why should he make peace? Go back and tell Mr. Xu that Zhang Xun must surrender unconditionally before two o'clock in the afternoon. If he doesn't surrender by then, both sides will launch an attack at the same time!"
Make peace! Make peace with your sister! After knowing that his troops were very powerful, Fang Jianxiong waved his hand with great momentum and had a leadership temperament.
Chapter completed!