Sun Lianzhong banned smoking in the city, which caused great repercussions in Shaanxi.
The Northern Expeditionary Army, just like the legend, opposed opium, banned opium, developed farmland, restored the economy, and stabilized order. Such an army is trustworthy!
After the smoking ban, Sun Lianzhong did not stay too long in Chenggu, but commanded the 82nd Regiment to march directly to Yangxian County.
The morale of one side is high due to consecutive victories, while the morale of the other side is low due to consecutive defeats. The Battle of Yangxian has lost its meaning from the beginning.
Sun Lianzhong's troops have been sweeping through Chenggu and Yangxian counties with a violent force, and they are unstoppable. Sun Lianzhong also fulfilled his promise.
On the day he captured Yang County, Sun Lianzhong ordered his subordinates to prepare a table of food and wine, waiting for the arrival of Commander-in-Chief Wang Mingzhang and Chief of Staff Bai Chongxi.
"What a great Sun Lianzhong, if he says three days, he will do it!"
Amid laughter, Wang Mingzhang and Bai Chongxi walked in together.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief and chief of staff, Sun Lianzhong has prepared wine and food. Please have a meal!"
Sun Lianzhong's loud reply made Wang Mingzhang and Bai Chongxi laugh louder. They sat down and saw that Sun Lianzhong was about to get the wine bottle. Bai Chongxi had already picked it up first, sat down with Sun Lianzhong down, and poured the wine for Sun Lianzhong himself.
: "Captain Sun, the commander-in-chief and I had already discussed this when we came here. You are the great hero this time, and we have to respect you."
The three bowls were filled with wine, and Wang Mingzhang raised the wine bowl: "Come on, Captain Sun, you are almost here to succeed. You can capture Chenggu and Yangxian County. We will celebrate your success with this cup!"
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff!" Sun Lianzhong stood up.
The three of them drank it all in one gulp, and Bai Chongxi said while refilling his drink: "There is another good news to tell you. When we came, Liu Zhenhua had already started secret contact with our 37th Division. Guess what he proposed?
condition?"
Sun Lianzhong shook his head in confusion.
Bai Chongxi smiled and said: "He said he is willing to cooperate with us. In addition to stopping the attack on the 37th Division, he can also attack Chen Shufan, but the requirement is that we retain his position as governor of Shaanxi Province and retain his army."
"We absolutely cannot agree." Sun Lianzhong said without thinking: "I know Liu Zhenhua. We have heard about him a lot when he was under Master Feng. This man has both ends of the head and a rat, and is capricious. The second [revolution]
At that time, Huang Xing, the leader of the Kuomintang, sent representatives from Nanjing to Henan and Shaanxi with secret letters to contact Liu Zhenhua, Zhang Fengbang, and Zhang Fang to rebel against Yuan. Liu Zhenhua not only did not dare to rebel against Yuan, but instead took the opportunity to flatter Yuan Shikai. He received Huang Xing's letter first
Later, he sent someone to kill the messenger on the way to Shaanxi, and gave Huang Xing to Zhang Fang. Zhang Fang's letter informed Yuan Shikai, thus gaining Yuan Shikai's trust.
In the same year, Bai Lang, a farmer in Baofeng County, Henan, led a large-scale peasant riot and was active in western Henan, fighting against Yuan's army. Liu Zhenhua was also ordered to lead the Song Suppression Army to suppress it. After Bai Lang was killed in the battle at Baofeng Lushan
After Liu Zhenhua learned about Bai Lang's burial place, he sent someone to cut off Bai Lang's head and fabricated the story of "killing Bai Lang" to report his victory to Yuan Shikai. He received a reward of 100,000 yuan in silver and was awarded the title of Army Lieutenant General by Yuan Shikai.
, won five medals."
Speaking of this, Sun Lianzhong became even more angry: "After this person arrived in Shaanxi, he quickly linked up with Chen Shufan, opened the smoking restricted area, and planted opium wantonly. Even if such a person surrenders now, he will rebel in the long run!"
Bai Chongxi nodded slightly and said: "Yes, Liu Zhenhua has no choice but to surrender now. Since he arrived in Shaanxi, he took advantage of the encirclement and suppression of the Jing Dynasty to incorporate Guo Jian's troops into the provincial governor's direct troops, and also annexed the counties in the western part of Guanzhong. Liu Zhenhua
When we first arrived in Shaanxi, we had no more than three soldiers and two thousand guns. In a short period of time, the number grew to tens of thousands. After we entered Shaanxi, Chen Shufan was in a difficult situation. As a guest in Shaanxi, Liu Zhenhua knew that he and Chen Shufan were in the same boat.
, and he doesn’t want Chen Shufan to fall, but at the critical moment, he has to make plans for himself.”
Bai Chongxi picked up the wine bowl and took a sip: "This time he just saw our army advancing rapidly and felt a huge threat, so he had to want to negotiate peace with us. We have also put forward conditions. The provincial governor can give him
, but the army must accept the reorganization of the National [Revolutionary] Army, and the appointment of officers requires our permission. I guess he will definitely refuse to agree..."
Wang Mingzhang said: "So the chief of staff set up a battle plan, sending a force to surprise Tongguan, cutting off the retreat of Liu Zhenhua and the Zhensong Army, and then ordered the Thirty-seventh Division to attack forcefully. Under attack from both sides, he had no choice but to
Don’t accept our request!”
Sun Lianzhong immediately understood what Wang Mingzhang and Bai Chongxi meant, stood up and said loudly: "Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, our 82nd Regiment is willing to accept the mission!"
"Zi Mingzhang asked him to sit down and said: "There is a regiment of the Suppressing Song Army stationed in Tongguan, and its strength is equal to yours. If you cannot succeed in a hard attack, you will be surrounded instead. You must be thoughtful in how you plan to fight."
Sun Lianzhong remained silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "I've thought about it."
Wang Mingzhang and Bai Chongxi did not ask him how to fight, but just picked up the wine bowl again: "Commander Sun, if you can capture Tongguan, you can forcefully land Liu Zhenhua. You will be the number one contributor to the capture of Shaanxi!"
The soldiers have already moved before the wine is ready!
As soon as the order was issued, the entire 82nd Regiment was already in action!
Those soldiers who had just entered Yangxian County and had not had time to take a good rest were quickly gathered again.
As if in a race, the troops left Yang County in a hurry and rushed towards Tongguan like the wind.
The distance from Yangxian County to Tongguan is more than 800 miles. This long journey, without the assistance of trucks, and at the same time paying attention to concealment, can only be run by the two feet of the brothers!
In order to cooperate with the 82nd Regiment in the battle, Wang Mingzhang also deliberately slowed down his attack on the frontal enemy, deliberately giving Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua a chance to breathe.
Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua did not expect that the Northern Expeditionary Army would detach a regiment and raid Tongguan thousands of miles away.
In their opinion, the Northern Expeditionary Army was tired and did not want to fight...
The Northern Expeditionary Army did not move. Chen Jun and the Zhensong Army also took advantage of this rare opportunity to readjust their deployment. Shaanxi, since the Northern Expeditionary Army entered, has entered a rare period of calm. Taking advantage of this time, Liu Zhenhua also resumed his control of the three armies.
Attack of the Seventeenth Division.
Originally, Liu Zhenhua conducted negotiations with the Northern Expeditionary Army under forced circumstances, but now the offensive of the Northern Expeditionary Army suddenly slowed down, which also gave Liu Zhenhua a strong misconception: the Northern Expeditionary Army was nothing more than this.
exhaust.
If the Northern Expedition stopped the Northern Expedition, it would give him a great opportunity. He has now officially sat on the throne of Shaanxi Governor, but his foundation in Shaanxi is unstable. Now the opportunity has come.
Feng Yuxiang had been defeated, and Chen Shufan had to deal with the challenge from the Northern Expeditionary Army with all his strength. Even if the Northern Expeditionary Army stopped attacking at this time, Chen Shufan did not dare to be careless.
All his main forces were concentrated on the front line!
As long as he can defeat the Jing army, which is the so-called Thirty-seventh Division that accepted the reorganization, wait for the Northern Expedition to withdraw from Shaanxi, and then stab Chen Shufan in the back, the overall situation will be settled!
No matter how many people there are, you can become a local emperor wherever you go!
Once this idea was made up, the frenzied attack on the Mihara 37th Division was launched in an instant!
Liu Zhenhua launched an all-out attack on Sanyuan with Chai Yunsheng of the 1st Division of the Song Army and all of Ma Heqing of the Shaanxi Army's 1st Mixed Brigade.
The fighting situation was unprecedentedly fierce.
The Thirty-seventh Division, which had been stationed in Sanyuan and other places for a long time, faced the desperate attack of the Zhensong Army and briefly fell into chaos at the beginning of the war. However, it quickly recovered and under the command of Zhang Fang
He fought tooth and nail to guard Miyuan.
After learning that Liu Zhenhua had betrayed his trust, Wang Mingzhang had already anticipated this, and immediately ordered the plane to fly to Sanyuan again to assist in the battle.
The arrival of the plane again made the Mihara defenders rejoice. This latest weapon on the Chinese battlefield does not bring much damage, but a morale and confidence boost.
Seeing the bomb explode on the Zhensong Army's position, bursts of cheers rang out from the mouths of the officers and soldiers of the 37th Division.
The Zhensong Army was hiding and escaping in embarrassment, constantly muttering curses on this damn chicken that "lays eggs" in the air. Oh, no, it's not a chicken, it's a plane!
Zhang Suo made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the main force to fight back!
In the chaos, the counterattack achieved great results. The Zhensong Army was actually beaten by the Thirty-seventh Division and lost two positions in a row despite having an absolute numerical advantage.
This was the first and most successful counterattack launched by the 37th Division after Miyuan was surrounded.
The two planes in the sky circled several times, seemingly paying tribute to the soldiers on the ground, which also aroused even greater cheers.
Then, the plane flew away, quickly turned into two black spots, and then disappeared into the sky...
The Zhensong Army was terrified, God knew when this terrible thing would come again, and when it would "lay eggs" on their heads again.
Zhang Pin, who had won the counterattack, did not send any troops to stay on the position. Instead, he withdrew all his troops to Miyuan and continued to defend the place!
With his current strength, apart from taking advantage of the opponent's chaos to launch a sneak attack, it is not enough to pose a real threat to the Song-Suppressing Army. But after this blow, Liu Zhenhua and his Song-Suppressing Army believe that their arrogance will also suffer a heavy blow.
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Sure enough, for two whole days, the Song-Suppressing Army made no move. It was not until the third day that the Song-Suppressing Army, which had barely recovered, launched another offensive against Sanyuan.
But Liu Zhenhua would not believe in any case what the few days he had missed would bring to him and what impact it would have on the entire war situation.
At this time, Sun Lianzhong and his 82nd Regiment were one step closer to their final destination, Tongguan!!