Sometimes things are actually very dramatic, and that was the case at Nanfengkou on this day. Each of the little stories made people laugh or cry, some were ridiculous and some were heavy, but all of them were wonderful.
First of all, when a staff officer of the Dahua Army was helping Tang Jun sort out documents at Nanfengkou, he saw a telegram from the imperial capital sent by a Dahua officer in the telegraph room that was still working.
The staff officer of the Tang Army was very surprised. He really didn't know that the telegraph machine of the Dahua garrison was still working. So he took the telegram from the surrendered Dahua officer with a strange look and read the contents.
The above content is ironic, as it was actually sent by Feng Kezhi himself. The telegram asked Ding Hong to fulfill his duties without making any judgment, and just stick to the south wind outlet.
The message also said that he would order Qian Jinhang to break out of the encirclement, and then the pressure from the Tang army would be transferred to the east of Lijiacun, and the Nanfeng Pass would be much safer... As long as Ding Hong can hold the Nanfeng Pass, it will be a great achievement.
It is a pity that Nanfengkou, which Feng Kezhi tried to protect, has surrendered at this moment. Ding Hong got his wish and got 100,000 gold coins. Now he is sitting in the car heading north to Tengyun, looking at the check and humming a song
Thinking about a happy life in the future.
This is not a small amount of money, but Redman is willing to compensate Ding Hong for the sacrifice he made in offering Nanfengkou: Ding Hong's whole family is still in the imperial capital, and it is estimated that these people will probably never enjoy any glory and wealth again.
Of course, considering the entire war situation, both Redman and Tang Mo felt it was worthwhile to spend a small amount of 100,000 gold coins to solve the Nanfengkou problem.
At least if they can capture Nanfengkou without a fight, all strategic goals of the Tang Army will be achieved. As long as they besiege Qian Jinhang's headquarters and send a small force to the southern oil fields, all problems can be solved.
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After seeing this telegram, Redman finally asked Tang Mo for instructions, but very kindly responded with a telegram stating the fact that Nanfengkou was controlled by the Tang army.
In fact, after his telegram was thrown into the sea, Feng Kezhi roughly guessed some clues, and he even ordered the entire army to change the password.
As a result, just when the Dahua troops were changing their passwords, Feng Kezhi received a message from his opponent. Redman signed a message with his name and sent it to Feng Kezhi, telling him that he had captured the South
tuyere.
Later, Feng Kezhi responded to Redman's message very gracefully, sending only two words: "Congratulations."
However, it turned out that Feng Kezhi's demeanor was only on the surface: after he called back and sent the words congratulations to Redman, he sent a telegram in less than 20 seconds, ordering the garrison in the southern oil fields to blow up all
of production facilities.
It is a pity that the war has reached its current state, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Tang army has the advantage.
At this time, if you don’t find more ways out for yourself and prepare more chips, wouldn’t you be a fool? So the deputy commander of the Dahua army stationed in the southern oil fields launched a mutiny and killed the general who wanted to carry out Feng Kezhi’s order.
, sent a surrender messenger.
Of course, this is all a thing for another day. Redman, who is still immersed in the joy of occupying Nanfengkou, does not know that the southern oil field has been announced.
Moreover, conversely, the occupation of Nanfengkou was not as smooth as imagined. Although the vast majority of Dahua troops laid down their weapons and did not resist, there were still fierce battles in some local areas.
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"There should always be some people in our Great China Empire who have to prove with their lives that His Majesty the Emperor has loyal people and our country has unruly people!" When the Tang army was about to take over a military station, the officer at the gate of the barracks refused to hand it over.
arms.
The other party explained his choice in a very orderly manner, and had no intention of shooting illegally. After driving away the soldiers of the Tang Army who came to hand over, he ordered two shots to be fired as a warning when the Tang Army showed up again.
Then a battle broke out in the city. The Tang army's troops attacked quickly and quickly broke through the defense line of the Dahua troops.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour. When they were about to be completely wiped out by the Tang army, the defenders set fire to the ammunition depot and sent one-tenth of the ammunition stored by the Dahua army at Nanfengkou into the sky.
The explosion was very violent, and the surrounding Tang troops suffered heavy losses. At least more than a hundred people were killed, and the Dahua troops guarding the ammunition depot were not left alive.
Afterwards, it was counted that more than 700 Dahua soldiers who were unwilling to surrender were killed in this battle. The explosion destroyed a large area of the city and turned the surrounding area into ruins.
The biggest loss was actually the local civilians. At least 2,000 people were killed and injured in the explosion, and tens of thousands were left homeless.
This incident also proves that there are people in the Dahua army who dare to fight. These middle-level officers cannot decide their own destiny, but they will make their own choices.
It’s not that the Dahua troops are hoarding all arms in the urban area, but because the ammunition and weapons and equipment hoarded in Nanfengkou are too much, so much that it’s unimaginable, so supplies are everywhere.
arms.
Stretching from the train station to the outskirts of the city, Nanfengkou has stockpiled at least more than one million rounds of artillery shells of various types, and at least 1,000 cannons of various types.
In order to deal with the possible air force of the Tang Army, more than 1,000 air defense troops were deployed throughout the city, from the suburbs to the city, and more than 100 anti-aircraft guns were installed wherever possible.
Most of these anti-aircraft guns were advanced new models, some of which the Tang Army had never seen before. There were 50 mm caliber guns, 76 mm caliber guns, and even 100 mm caliber guns.
Of course, there is also food for hundreds of thousands of troops: this may be one of the biggest gains of the Tang army in capturing Nanfengkou: this is food for the Dahua army's millions of troops for more than ten days.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if these grains were placed in the Tang Dynasty, which had no shortage of grains, it would definitely be a shocking amount of supplies.
If we also include quilts, clothes, tents, rain gear, vehicles, tanks, and fuel parts... then the amount of supplies stored in Nanfengkou is simply an astronomical figure.
Originally, these supplies were to be transported to Xicong to support Qian Jinhang's attack. However, as the Tang army approached, the transportation of supplies was forced to stop, and the rest was forced to be hoarded at Nanfengkou.
Without support, one can only imagine how miserable Qian Jinhang is now trapped in Xicong.
Another battle broke out near the train station. The Dahua troops stationed here wanted to escape by train. However, they were quickly blocked and a fierce battle broke out with tanks of the Tang Army.
A battalion of more than 500 Dahua troops fought until the last moment. A train was destroyed on the tracks, and the clothes and bedding piled up at the station were also set alight by the desperate defenders.
The fire kept burning, delaying the use of the train station, and the black smoke enveloped half of the south vent. The city was filled with a choking smell that did not dissipate for three days.
From a strategic point of view, the Dahua soldiers of this battalion used their own efforts to create the greatest obstacle to the Tang army.
They wasted more than two days of the Tang Army's fire-fighting time, preventing the Tang Army from using the Nanfengkou Railway Station, delaying the Tang Army's transportation mobilization, and at the same time giving the defenders of the southern oil fields valuable reaction time.
Unfortunately, during the time they bought, the besieged Xicong defenders did not break out toward Lijiacun, and the defenders of the southern oil fields did not set the oil fields on fire like they did.
Those sturdy fortifications were not put to use. The cement trenches, stretched barbed wire fences, and hidden bunkers were all handed over to the Tang army intact.
The Dahua troops stationed in these fortifications all laid down their weapons, and the mountains of ammunition were piled up in the ammunition depot without even breaking the seals, and there were even dedicated personnel to guard them.
Dozens of Tang Army staff officers and secretaries and clerks spent a whole day sorting out the piled-up bill of materials before they could even sort it out. The complicated and confusing documents piled up like a mountain, and they couldn't even fit in several rooms.
Zuo Shilang of the Dahua Ministry of War, who was in charge of these documents, swallowed a gun and committed suicide in his office: he had no idea that Ding Hong had surrendered, and when he heard the news, the Tang army had already entered the city.
This desperate Dahua official didn't even have time to escape. In the end, he had to choose a decent ending for his family. In this way, at least his family in the imperial capital still had a way to survive. Not everyone is like Ding Hong
Just as heartless and meaningless.
Feng Kezhi reluctantly arrived at the palace by car, and then met with Emperor Zhao Kai. He reported to Zhao Kai the news of the worsening situation in the south: "Your Majesty! The news just came that the rebellious Ding Hong surrendered to the Tang State... Nanfengkou...
…lost."
"What did you say?" Zhao Kai, who had heard that the situation in the south had been stabilized a few hours ago, suddenly stood up from his seat.
It wasn't that he was too unstable, but the news really shocked him. Once the Nanfeng Pass was lost, the situation in the entire southern region collapsed.
Because the southern oil field area is blocked by mountains, it can basically be said that it no longer borders the Great China Empire. The vast territory southeast of Zangjian Gorge is almost entirely controlled by the Tang State.
What is even more frightening is that the hundreds of thousands of troops commanded by Qian Jinhang are trapped in a tight siege, and they are expected to lose all of them in the end... If nothing else, the war of the Dahua Empire can be said to be completely lost.
"Your Majesty, the situation in the southeast is collapsing. I... am ashamed of your Majesty's support." Feng Kezhi knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and said to Zhao Kai.
Although this series of failures were not all caused by him, Feng Kezhi, he was the general of the empire, and he was certainly to blame for such a big problem.
Although this moment was not the best moment to take the blame, Feng Kezhi had to express his attitude and hand the knife to Zhao Kai first.