Although he had reached an agreement with Zeng Disheng, Peng Yulin did not rush to march. Instead, he left the army in Xianghu to hold down the battle.
The Hunan Army stationed in various places temporarily handed over the defense work in its hands to the Fuxing Army. For this reason, Peng Yulin sent out the Second Division and dispersed it to garrison in various places.
The two divisions of the Hunan Army that accepted the reorganization were the 16th Division led by General Bao Chao and the 17th Division led by Shunzi Battalion Commander Ma Deshun. The candidates were discussed between Peng Yulin and Zeng Disheng.
The appointment of these two men as division commanders was somewhat beyond the expectations of the Hunan Army. Although these two men were each in charge of a battalion, they were not the oldest in the Hunan Army.
However, the agreement during the negotiations was that the candidates for division commanders should be selected from Hunan Army generals, but the Fuxing Army had the final say on who to appoint.
What's more, other generals and lower-level officers will also have other arrangements.
They have to accept the unified arrangements of the Fuxing Army. All the officers of the Hunan Army who did not continue to serve after the reorganization must go to Jiangning to receive retraining at the Fuxing Army Military Academy. Of course, they will be assigned military positions in the future.
Zeng Guoquan originally committed a serious crime, but because of his deception, he was sent to the Far East and served in the army to follow orders. This was considered a punishment that was not considered a punishment. It was also a compromise approach.
Zeng Disheng had no objection to this.
Of course, the regrouped and reorganized Hunan Army must first disarm.
When it took over the Xianghu local government, it also encountered some resistance.
The prefect of Yongshun in the northwest was unwilling to surrender to the Renaissance Army, and there was no Hunan Army stationed here. The city defense battalion originally stationed in Yongshun fully obeyed the orders of the prefect.
Under the leadership of the prefect Fan Guixing, they resisted stubbornly.
For this reason, Gu Keli had to assemble a regiment of troops and launch an siege with the cooperation of artillery.
The entire battle lasted only one hour from beginning to end. After the city was broken, the soldiers in the city surrendered, and the prefect Fan Guixing committed suicide by taking poison in his mansion.
This battle brought great shock to some surrounding prefectures and counties.
Only then did they see with their own eyes the strength of the Renaissance Army. The surrender of Xianghu was not negotiated through the words of the Renaissance Army. All negotiations were based on strength.
The subsequent reception work will be much easier. The Sixth Division will first occupy the local area and wait for the military government, garrison troops and militia to come to receive it. The reshuffle of the military and political affairs of a province cannot be solved in a day or two.
If you don't handle the Xianghu situation well and rashly allow the army to continue setting off, you will inevitably be left with an unstable rear.
The geographical location of Xianghu in the south is very important. It can be said that it is the center of the southwest. It connects Sanchuan, Guizhou, western Guangdong, and eastern Guangdong, which are the next goals of the Renaissance Army.
Peng Yulin is planning to build this place into the logistics command and dispatch center of the West Route Army in the southwest.
Under Zeng Disheng's recommendation, Liu Rong and Luo Zenan are now working under Peng Yulin.
Zeng Disheng was ready to retire to the second line, but it was not up to him.
But he wanted to find a way out for his men. Liu Rong and Luo Zenan were both poor scholars, and their situation was very similar to Peng Yulin's.
Zeng Disheng himself was a serious scholar-bureaucrat.
Zeng Disheng's retirement is inevitable, and he himself knows that Dong Shuheng will not use him during this critical period. If he retires, the people around him will be reused by the Renaissance Army.
With the help of a group of Xianghu fellow villagers, Peng Yulin solved the problems of Xianghu with even greater strength.
At the same time, the Fuxing Army reciprocated the favor. In addition to those sent by Jiangning, the Xianghu Military Government also hired many local literati.
Several old men in the Fuxing Army had more experience in playing politics than Dong Shuheng. Generally, Dong Shuheng would ask them for advice when encountering such matters.
Several elders from Jiangning City also contributed a lot to the Xianghu matter.
Dong Shuheng, who is far away on the front line, has always been in control of the situation of various armies. Thanks to the telegraph network of the Fuxing Army, Dong Shuheng can quickly get news no matter where he is.
Even if Dong Shuheng is currently in Henan, the telegram can be delivered to him by express horse through the nearest terminal.
It was mentioned before that Seng Gelinqin retreated to Zhangde Prefecture in Henan, and the Seventh Division of the Renaissance Army followed closely behind him.
At this time, the Renaissance Army was fully armed, attacking the city and plundering the territory like a parade.
The local army in Henan was weak and mainly relied on the landlords' armed forces. The landlords' armed forces only wanted to protect themselves. As long as the Fuxing Army promised not to move their land and property, they would not risk their lives for the imperial court.
The Renaissance Army is different from the Taiping Army. The Renaissance Army has established its credibility through operations in the past two years.
After eliminating the gentry and landlords, half of the prefectures in Henan were broken.
The remaining local generals are no match for the Renaissance Army.
And Seng Gelinqin fled in front, which made the local people even less confident in defending the city.
After all, all the troops sent by your court are on the run, so do you still expect us to defend the city?
Seng Gelinqin continued to flee south to Weihui Mansion. In Qimen Town, Seng Gelinqin was preparing to lead the cavalry across the Wei River.
Suddenly, he was caught off guard by Pan Qiliang, who had already been ambushing him on the other side of the river.
After Pan Qiliang defeated the three thousand Mongolian cavalry in Guancheng.
Sneaked into Wei Hui Mansion under Dong Shuheng's order.
Only cavalry can annihilate cavalry.
Dong Shuheng knew that the 7th Division alone could not catch up with the cavalry, and even if it could, the infantry of the 7th Division would not be able to destroy them.
So he sent out the security team to wait and see.
Although the number of the guard regiment is less than one-tenth of the Mongolian cavalry, they have more than a dozen heavy machine guns in their hands.
Senggelinqin did not have artillery in his hands, so these heavy machine guns were basically invincible.
As long as it is set up in a suitable position, even if Senggelinqin sends his soldiers to attack together, it may not be possible to break through.
"Brothers, we only need to block these Mongols on the other side of the river for two hours. When the brothers from the Sixth Division arrive, it will be time for us to harvest." Pan Qiliang said to the soldiers around him.
Just now they were attacked halfway across the river, and Seng Gelinqin's men suffered heavy casualties.
The water of the Wei River was dyed red by the corpses of men and horses.
Fortunately, there were only 3,000 cavalrymen in the vanguard. If more than 30,000 people crossed the river at once, they would suffer heavy losses just from trampling under the chaos.
However, half of the three thousand riders who crossed the river were lost, which also made Senggelinqin heartbroken.
The Mongolian cavalry who escaped back still felt scared when they recalled that scene.
The rain of bullets from the other side suddenly appeared, hitting the cavalry crossing the river like raindrops.
The power of the heavy machine gun is huge, and the bullets can easily tear apart flesh and blood.
A large cloud of blood mist appeared among the cavalry who were already crowded together.
The blood gathered into the river, and the water was instantly dyed red.
The cavalry reacted and prepared to retreat, but the open space on the river beach was very narrow. They were blocked behind by their companions.
The scene was chaotic, and in the end only the cavalry in the rear escaped from the shooting range of the heavy machine gun.
Seng Gelinqin was so angry that he was blocked here by more than 2,000 people. He said that more than 30,000 people would make people laugh.
But if we rush over, the casualties will be incalculable.
That kind of heavy machine gun was named Huaihai Rapid Cannon by the Mongolian cavalry.
It is as powerful as a cannon, but extremely fast.
But the Mongols will not sit still here and wait to die.
The large armies of the Renaissance Army behind are bound to be coming quickly.
Seng Gelinqin immediately led his men to move upriver.
But Pan Qiliang's men were also cavalry, and they had been following the large Mongolian troops along the river bank.
The main force of the 7th Division was diverted by the Mongols and reached Changtun upstream first, blocking the path of the Mongolian cavalry before the Mongols reached Weihuifu City.
Now Senggelinqin could no longer avoid the battle.
The decisive battle is about to begin.
With the support of heavy machine guns and artillery, the outcome of this decisive battle can be imagined.
In the end, there were only more than 2,000 Mongolian cavalry who escaped to Weihuifu City.
In this battle, Seng Gelinqin was defeated and returned.
The whole of Henan was shocked.
The Renaissance Army took advantage of the victory to attack Wei Hui Mansion. Now there was no force in Henan that the Renaissance Army could fear.
At this time, Dong Shuheng entered the Taihang Mountains along Zhangde Mansion under the escort of the guard regiment, and the final decisive battle was about to come.
The Third Division, led by Cai Shusen, surrounded Tianjin. Duanhua had 20,000 soldiers from the Fengtai Camp and 10,000 soldiers from the Tianjin Green Camp. Nearly 30,000 people huddled in the city of Tianjin and did not dare to fight.
After the uprising army occupied the northern part of Guangzhou in eastern Guangdong, Wu Jianzhang summoned an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people to fight back and surrounded Guangzhou.
The number of city defense troops was limited, and they relied on young men to make up the numbers. Although these young men were very courageous, they had not received systematic training after all.
Wu Jianzhang concentrated his artillery to continuously bombard the city wall outside the city. Although the city wall could not be broken down at once, it caused heavy losses to the young men defending the city.
Fortunately, Liu Lichuan was stationed in the city, and he accurately judged where unrest might occur in the city.
Several rebellions that attempted to attack the city gates were eliminated.
Otherwise, it is not certain who is in the hands of Guangzhou City at this time.
At this time, the Americans gave up. Instigated by Wu Jianzhang, they parked their warships on the shore of the Pearl River. They aimed their guns at Nancheng and demanded that the Renaissance Army in the city return the city to Wu Jianzhang.
They want to support Wu Jianzhang.
why is it like this?
Because Wu Jianzhang is now their debtor, if Wu Jianzhang disappears, who will they go to to collect the debt?
Will the Baath Army pay for this debt?
Mai Lian knew that if he did not get the money back, he would not be able to reap the benefits even if he returned to the United States, because he was the guarantor of this debt.
The French and British also have such concerns, but they are not yet willing to fall out with the Baath Army.
Because they still need to maintain huge trade with the Renaissance Army.
Whether it was the alliance in the war with Russia or Shanghai's huge trade interests, they were forced not to fall out with the Renaissance Army now.
But while they themselves cannot take part, they can indeed support the Americans in taking part.
So with the implicit consent of Britain and France, the Americans brazenly intervened with armed intervention in the Renaissance Army's occupation of Guangzhou.
The Renaissance troops defending the city were very nervous.
After all, Tan Jie had received formal military training for a period of time and knew that it was impossible for the number of his own artillery to defeat the American naval guns.
Just when the Renaissance Army was about to abandon the southern city wall, another fleet arrived in the south of Guangzhou.
Initially, everyone thought that the British would also come to participate in the intervention in Guangzhou.
But when we saw the golden dragon flag with red background on the warship, which was the same as the one on the city wall, everyone felt relieved.
"Hmph... These American people are really stubborn! They still dare to run wild in China. Brothers, get closer and load the artillery." On the flagship of the fleet, Liu Dahai was so angry that his beard stood up.
They hurriedly and slowly finally caught up. At least the city of Guangzhou was still in the hands of the rebels.
He asked his men to hurry up and signal the ships to give orders.
The Americans also saw the warships of the Renaissance Army. This was not the first time they had dealt with them.
Liu Dahai has four cruisers and four light cruisers in his hands. His strength is similar to that of the Americans. But at this time, he is on the territory of the Renaissance Army.
If this really happens, Americans will definitely suffer.
If the Nanyang Navy hadn't come, the Americans wouldn't mind teaching the rebels at the top of the city a lesson. At worst, when the Renaissance Army mobilized to investigate, they would just have to shirk their ignorance.
Anyway, they launched the attack at Wu Jianzhang's request.
But now the Nanyang Navy has appeared, and it has put on a fish-to-death attitude.
If we continue at this time, we will completely fall out with the Renaissance Army.
Are the Americans ready for this? Mai Lian does not have such courage yet.
As for the loan, if the worst comes to worst, we can unite Britain and France to put pressure on the Renaissance Army.
At this time, the warships of the Renaissance Army had already arrived. They were lined up side by side with the American warships in the river. Their muzzles were pointed at each other.
The gunners on both sides were a little nervous, and everyone could see the other side's face and the dark muzzle.
Fighting at this distance is like lining up to kill infantry with bayonets facing each other.
It is a great test for the psychological quality of soldiers.
The city defense troops on the top of the city saw this scene and praised the navy's courage.
These soldiers from Guangdong had never seen the Nanyang Navy of the Renaissance Army so closely.
Guangdong originally had a navy, but it only had some old ships, and even foreign armed merchant ships couldn't do it.
At this time, seeing the warships of the Nanyang Navy, everyone was extremely excited. If Guangdong had such a navy more than ten years ago, the foreigners might not be able to attack the city of Guangzhou.
At this moment, the Americans began to raise the sails, and black smoke rose from the steamer's chimney. Both sides withdrew their artillery at the same time.
The tense situation was immediately relieved. The American warship was seen slowly moving away from the river south of the city.
Only the Nanyang Navy is still there.
At this time, it was Wu Jianzhang's turn to curse.
Just now, Liu Dahai was sweating in his heart.
If the war had started just now, the Americans would certainly not be able to make a profit, but the Nanyang Navy would basically be scrapped. Now the southeast coast still needs the Nanyang Navy to support the situation.
Although Dong Shuheng's eight super-era frigates are about to enter service, such warships have not been proven in actual combat. No one can say whether they can be put to use.
Dong Shuheng would not use this kind of trump card that he had reserved as a back-up tool right now.
The Guangzhou city defense army saw that their warships dared to directly confront the arrogant Americans on the river with bayonets.
Suddenly, morale soared.
And now with their own warships as artillery support, they drove Wu Jianzhang's army out of the south city in one go.
The connection between Guangzhou City and the outside world was thus opened.
Now just wait for the Southern Route Army led by Yang Bingchun to come over. Wu Jianzhang's demise is only a matter of time.
ps: Some place names and people's names will have to use pronouns in the future. Everyone can understand it anyway, and it does not affect reading. I hope everyone understands. I love you, okay＾3＾