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Huang Xing just nodded, and said five words to Wang Zhenyu kindly: "It's hard work, please take a break." Wang Zhenyu tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, saluted, and then turned right to return to the team.There was another burst of joy in my heart, and Commander Huang talked to himself.Although this is just a routine, it is better than the beggar described by Lu Xun who brags that the landlord is talking to him when he meets everyone. That is just one word, get out.

The speed of Huang Xing's group was not fast, he really looked at them one by one.Until the leftmost end of the queue, Huang Xing turned his horse's head, drew out his saber, pointed straight ahead, and then galloped towards the right side of the entire queue.While running, he shouted: "Expel the Tartars and restore China."

Originally, the spectacular scene of tens of thousands of people receiving the parade had aroused the pride in everyone's chests. If Huang Xing drove it like this again, the morale of the whole army would be ignited immediately. All the officers and soldiers excitedly raised their weapons and "huh!" , Hu" shouted, and then shouted in unison: "Expel the Tartars and restore China."

Wang Zhenyu also yelled, hoarsely. . . . . .

War is always full of drama and chance.

On the afternoon of November 11, when the Wanmin Army crossed the Han River, the most shocking thing happened.Facing such a large-scale military mobilization by the civilian army, the Beiyang Army did not know it at all. They were enjoying this strange war that they could win but were not allowed to win.

The President of the First Army, Feng Guozhang, who was in charge of suppressing the rebellion in Wuchang this time, deployed the troops of the [-]th and [-]th Beiyang towns under his command, a total of eight guilds, on the line from Yudaimen Station to Nan'anzui, with their guns pointing directly at Hanyang .As for outside this area, the Beiyang Army did not allocate too many troops to fortify at all. This was not because of Feng Guozhang's entrustment, but an inevitable choice.With the power he has now, if Yuan Gongbao hadn't repeatedly ordered him not to start the war again, and he had given an order, Hanyang would definitely be taken within three days. Look down upon.

But the last time he took down Hankou on his own initiative, even though he was awarded a title by the princes afterwards, he was reprimanded by Lao Yuan for his whole life.If he went to attack Hanyang again without Lao Yuan's order, the reprimand would probably turn into replacement.But the superiors did not allow the fight, and they themselves had to be prepared to fight, so the Beiyang Army focused their operations on the Nan'anzui line, and always maintained a coercive posture against the civilian army on the other side.As for his own rear, Feng Guozhang really didn't care too much about it due to many reasons such as his contempt for the civilian army and the fact that this area is empty and has no military value.Of course, the biggest reason is that it would never have occurred to the civilian army to violate military common sense and attack its flank against the Han River, which is unscientific.

Due to many factors, the civilian army's counterattack against Hankou had a fantastic start. They successfully appeared behind the Beiyang army, but the enemy didn't know it.

Historians of later generations were unanimously critical of Huang Xing’s counterattack against Hankou in the Yangxia Defense War, and published a lot of academic papers on it, defrauding a large amount of research funding from the State Council (these cultural liars are not afraid Give birth to a son without an ass hole).

They believed that counterattacking Hankou in a situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak was an adventure doomed to failure from a military point of view.But knowing that it will fail but still doing it, it also strongly demonstrates the basic fact that Huang Xing lacks military talent from one aspect.Then it feels like what would happen if the battle was replaced by their gang of bricks, anyway, it is better than Huang Xing!A group of guys who talk on paper.

However, the Bricks were absolutely right in their analysis. Huang Xing chose to counterattack Hankou, which had hoarded a large number of troops, at this moment. It was a risk.Because the situation has developed to the point where he can't take risks, and he can't allow him to continue to be stable.

The loss of Hankou after more than a month of bloody battle had a great blow to the morale of the revolutionaries, and at the same time seriously shaken the prestige of Huang Xing, the commander-in-chief during the war.

Within the Hubei military government, there are also great opinions on Huang Xing, an outsider who came to take command of the army.It's just that due to Huang Xing's huge revolutionary reputation, it's inconvenient for everyone to oppose it publicly, but things like tearing down the stage behind the scenes will naturally not be rare.Now that Hankou is lost, everyone has no scruples. Public calls for the replacement of the commander-in-chief during the war have gradually become louder in Wuchang, and the situation is on the verge of getting out of control.

Under such internal and external difficulties, if the situation cannot be reversed through a victory to boost morale, then the Wuchang Uprising is likely to fall into the same fate as the ten uprisings before the Menghui, and it will fail.

Don't disagree with everyone, Huang Xing is not a traveler, he has no way of knowing what the history will be like next.How could he have thought that Yuan Shikai's plan at this moment was to support the bandits' self-respect, and as long as he stayed in Hanyang and didn't act rashly, he could wait for the victory of the revolution.

A person who speaks standing up may not be afraid of back pain, but as the commander-in-chief during the war, Huang Xing must be responsible for the entire revolution.Therefore, knowing that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and knowing that the counterattack on Hankou may fail, Huang Xing has to take the risk without hesitation. This is the fearless spirit of the revolution.

Of course, even though it's a risky gamble, it doesn't mean that he is going to play brain-dead attacks like Little Japan.The basic fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak cannot be ignored, so the decision to counterattack Hankou was more or less made by Huang Xing after careful consideration, rather than a decision made by later generations.

One of the factors that made Huang Xing make up his mind was that according to the accurate information sent back by the comrades of the revolutionary party lurking in Hankou, although the main force of the Qing army in Hankou was concentrated on the Nan'anzui line, most of its logistics supplies were hoarded in the Yudaimen Station.Every day, there will be wagons going south, and various materials will be transported here from the north to be unloaded, and then distributed according to the needs of the front troops.If it is put into the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, if this station is the black nest of Yuan Shao's army in the battle of Guandu, as long as it is captured, it will definitely turn the tide of the battle.

The intelligence also said that the person guarding the Yudaimen station was an association from the sixth town of Beiyang in the Qing army, and the association was called Ma Jizeng.Well, it has nothing to do with Chunyu Qiong. . .

Huang Xing took the intelligence handed back by the revolutionaries risking his life, and after careful consideration, he decided that only by taking the risk of attacking Yudai Gate to cut off the Qing army's retreat and supplies, could the morale of the Tartars be severely damaged, and the entire Hubei province truly be reversed. and even the war situation across the country.

Huang Xing didn't know the importance of guarding Hanyang, but at this moment he had no choice but to put all his eggs in one basket.Various factors forced Huang Xing to finally make the choice to counterattack Hankou.

However, the [-] reinforcements from Hubei and Hunan arrived at the front line smoothly, and Huang Xing, who had obtained a batch of fresh troops, finally made up his mind to attack, and victory or defeat depended on one action.

At about [-]:[-] in the afternoon, Huang Xing put down his binoculars and looked at the not-so-majestic Zongguan Pass in front of him, and he gritted his teeth and said to the chief officers of the Hunan Army who were standing beside him: "Let your sons attack Bar!"

"Yes" Wang Longzhong, Liu Yutang and others stood at attention and saluted, then turned and returned to their respective troops to issue combat orders.

"Come on, kill!" At three o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Wu had already dissipated, and the Hubei and Hunan Army who had been ambushing for most of the day were led by the Liangxiqiu Division of the First Battalion under Wang Longzhong of the First Association and the No. [-] Battalion of Liu Yutang under the Second Association. The Hu Zhaopeng Department of the Second Battalion served as the vanguard of the entire army's assault. After a simple battle mobilization, the two departments jointly launched an attack on Zongguan.

The two parts did not follow the training code to form infantry phalanxes stupidly, but emphasized speed and agility.The two battalions rushed straight at the Qing army in a long snake posture, trying to rush into the fortifications of the Zongguan defenders as soon as possible.

The Zongguan was guarded by a group of infantry from the sixth town of Beiyang in the Qing army, with only more than 100 people.It is mainly used as a warning, so it is not equipped with cheap defensive heavy weapons like the Maxim heavy machine gun.In addition, I didn't expect that the militiamen would dare to sneak under their noses, so although they built simple fortifications, they didn't have any precautions.In the panic, he was caught off guard by the civilian army. This group of Qing army failed to organize any effective resistance. They just watched the civilian army descend from the sky and appeared beside him, and then pointed their guns at him. wait.No matter how hard his head was at this time, he knew he should hold his gun high above his head with both hands.Almost in the blink of an eye, Zongguan changed hands.

Chapter 011 Counterattack Hankou ([-])

The first battle went well, Huang Xing was naturally in a good mood.He immediately issued an order to the three alliances of the Hubei and Hunan Army who were the main force of the counter-offensive, asking all the ministries not to stay, and restraining all the ministries from advancing quickly in the direction of Yudaimen.Then he himself led the troops directly under the headquarters and an armed force composed of nearly [-] members of the Hui Party and set off in the direction of Yudaimen.

At about 500:[-] p.m., several small-scale exchanges of fire took place between the advancing civilian army and the small Qing army. The Qing army was insufficient in number and did not have a clear combat strategy, so they were quickly defeated by the civilian army.Although the officers of the infantry battalion responsible for the defense of Zongguan in the sixth town of the Beiyang Army did not receive a clear report, the clear and audible gunshots still made them make a clear judgment that the militiamen were attacking from their own side. here.The management of the battalion immediately decided to focus on the Boai College where the battalion headquarters was located, and concentrate the [-] people that the headquarters could still gather to block the militia on the spot, and at the same time sent people to report to Ma Xietong at Yudaimen.

At about [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the news of the militiamen's appearance on the side of Hankou finally reached the hands of Feng Guozhang, the leader of the first army of the Qing army.After reading the report, he just frowned slightly: I just don't want to trouble you for these goddamn rebels, but instead you came to your door to die.Since you want to die wholeheartedly, then I, Old Feng, will fulfill your wish.Let's see what Yuan Gongbao can say about me.

Feng Guozhang called his adjutant: "Give power to Beijing immediately to let Premier Yuan know about our situation, and also give an order to Li Chun from the Six Towns and Eleven Associations to take his group of monkey cubs down towards Zongguan. If the rebellious party continues to attack recklessly, he will wipe them out. If the rebellious party withdraws, he will not turn back. He will say that he is chasing the rebellious party and moving his defense to Xiaogan, and wait for my order when he gets there!"

"Yes" the adjutant saluted and turned to work.

Sending an army away from Xiaogan to Caidian to seize Hanyang was a move that Feng Guozhang had thought about long ago.However, because Lao Yuan had a different idea from the imperial court, he blindly ordered Feng Guozhang to stop in Hankou and not to move rashly, so this plan has never been adopted.

This time, taking advantage of the revolutionary party's attack, Li Chun's men were sent to Xiaogan.In this way, when Lao Yuan agrees to fight Hanyang, it will be much easier for him.Feng Guozhang stroked his mustache, thinking very proudly.

Then he shook his head and walked a few steps, sat down, lay on the grand teacher's chair and hummed the famous Peking opera "Catch and Release Cao": "Hearing what he said scared me so much..."

On the side of the militia, at [-]:[-] p.m., at Pok Oi Academy, due to the lack of artillery and other heavy weapons fire support.The civilian army was blocked abruptly by the Qing army.The Beiyang battalion leader brought out three Maxim heavy machine guns and placed them lined up at the main entrance of the academy.The attacking militiamen couldn't hold their heads up at all, and the First Association of Hubei and Hunan Army, which was in charge of attacking the academy, barely launched several charges and was easily repulsed by the Qing army.

Huang Xing had already rushed to the position where the foreign militia army launched the attack at Bo'ai College, while Wang Longzhong was looking at the situation on the other side with a telescope.The Liang Tin Ball Division of the First Battalion had just attacked again, but it still retreated after losing dozens of brothers, not even reaching the enemy's position.Qi Wang Longzhong had to slap the sandbag straight and scold Liang Xiqiu for being a foodie, and he would have loose bowels at critical moments when he is coaxed by others.

As soon as Huang Xing came over, he shouted: "Wang Xietong, you have to organize people to take down this academy immediately, and you can't drag it on any longer. Once the Beiyang Army is prepared, it will be difficult to fight at Yudaimen Station."

Wang Longzhong also lost his temper: "You think I don't know. I have attacked several times, and the losses of my brothers have exceeded a hundred. Why don't you bring your own people up, Commander Huang?"

Huang Xing was choked but didn't get angry. Instead, he stood beside Wang Longzhong and looked ahead through the binoculars. He didn't move or speak, just stood there.After a while, Wang Longzhong couldn't hold back anymore: "Okay, okay, Lu Diping, you take me to the third battalion, if you can't get in, don't come back, Wang Zhenyu, your battalion is the reserve team."

"Yes."

Lu Diping and Wang Zhenyu had been standing nearby, answered the order immediately, and then trotted back to their respective units.

Lu Diping is a clever man, but he is not as rigid as Liang Xiqiu. More than 700 people are playing military music and rushing towards the opponent's firepower.That style of play is indeed in line with the military textbook compiled by the German instructor, but it seems that the defensive side in the textbook does not have such a big killer as a heavy machine gun. Now that we have encountered this big killer, it will definitely not work if we fight like this again. that's it.

He can be regarded as a ghost. After seeing the position of the heavy machine gun of the Qing army, he felt that the firepower was stronger, and did not form an included angle. The radiation surface was obviously insufficient. Since the main entrance cannot be rushed in, he should change the side and turn over the fence. alright.Lu Diping led the team around 200 meters to the left of the academy, narrowly avoiding the front, and launched an attack from the dead corner of the Qing army's heavy machine gun positions.They leaned against the side wall of the academy with almost no effective resistance, and the soldiers pushed them directly to the wall of the academy together (this quality?), and then went in like that.This can make Wang Zhenyu, who was left behind as a reserve team, look straight, this tm can also be done, what a coincidence.Seeing Wang Longzhong's good performance, Huang Xing also heaved a long sigh of relief.

The Qing army guarding the academy obviously didn't expect that the militiamen would not fight according to the rules. They were panicked and failed to organize an absolute force to drive Lu Diping's people out of the academy.Relying on his large numbers, Lu Diping quickly defeated the four or five hundred Qing troops and took down the entire academy.The guard of the Qing army guarding the academy was a man who asked his brothers to surrender to the militia, and then committed suicide by himself.

Although Ma Jizeng lost a battalion in the Bo'ai Academy, it effectively slowed down the attack speed of the militia.At the same time, the troops he transferred to Yudaimen for reinforcements were already in place, and his weakness had turned into a hard bone.

At 400 o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Xing stood behind a small mound less than [-] meters away from the Qing army's position at Yudaimen, holding up his binoculars and looking at the Qing army that was already in full swing in the distance, his brows were furrowed again.

Since the officers and soldiers of the First Association of the Hubei and Hunan Army had just experienced a bitter battle and suffered a lot of casualties in the battle to win the Boai Academy, Huang Xing planned to let the officers and soldiers of the First Association rest on the spot at the Boai Academy and serve as a national The army's reserve team responded.He personally led the Second Association, the Third Association, the armed forces of the Hubei Association, and the cadet army to attack Yudaimen. Time was running out, and he must take down Yudaimen Station before dark.

Wang Longzhong didn't buy Huang Xing's account at all. He asked Wang Zhenyu to lead the second battalion to guard the Bo'ai Academy, and then he led the two battalions of Lu Diping and Liang Xiqiu to participate in the attack on Yudaimen.His old king is also a man who knows the soldiers. Now he can understand Huang Xing's idea at a glance. The key to this battle is Yudaimen station. Take this station, destroy the supplies of the Qing army, and cut off their retreat and supplies. Only then can the whole battle situation be saved.And these must be done before dark, otherwise, if you think about it with a pig's brain, you will know how the Qing army will react tomorrow. If you really wait for the reinforcements from the Tartars, there will be no hope at all.So Wang Longzhong thought, for such a huge risky action, how long will it take to wait until the last step without making any effort?

"Commander Huang, don't worry, my old Liu will definitely bring the brothers of the Second Association to take down the position of the Tartar Army. You just wait for the good news!" Immediately after the salute, organize the troops in the headquarters to launch a desperate attack.

Strictly speaking, Yudaimen no longer has a city wall, because both the city gate and the city wall were demolished when the railway was built.It’s just that the name of the place is reserved. Ma Jizeng, the Xietong of the Fourth Beiyang Town of the Qing Army who was in charge of guarding this key point, carefully inspected the terrain in this area after receiving the order from Yudaimen Station.Although he didn't think the militiamen would come here, but from the prudent point of view of an old soldier, he ordered a battalion to build the most basic base line of the railway at this place only three miles away from Yudaimen station. Fortifications and defensive firepower points, two teams of Beiyang soldiers are usually stationed to guard this defensive position with a width of 300 meters and a depth of 50 meters.

This position takes full advantage of the fact that the railway embankment is higher than the flat ground. Below the railway embankment is the trench for infantry shooting, and above it is the position of heavy machine guns, forming a three-dimensional radiation surface, which can effectively control the vast plains with a radius of several miles on both sides of the railway line. .It is impossible for the militia to bypass this position and directly attack Yudaimen, because not to mention delaying the attack time by detouring for several miles, the result of forcibly overtaking will only expose its side and back, and the speed of detour is definitely not as fast as The speed of the Qing army returning to aid on the spot.

Huang Xing thought about it for a while, steeled his teeth, there was no hope of going around, so he had to kill him hard.We must strive to take down Yudaimen Station before the entire Hankou Qing army responds with reinforcements.

Ma Jizeng was in the temporary headquarters at the back of this position at the moment, and the main force of his alliance was still on their way.Now guarding here, in addition to the regular squad of Beiyang soldiers, there is also a battalion of infantry who came along with Ma Jizeng temporarily.But what he can rely on is not only the nearly thousand Beiyang soldiers, but also a few Maxim heavy machine guns, and sufficient ammunition stored at the Yudaimen station not far behind.In order to strengthen the firepower, Ma Jizeng also forcibly sent people to take out the [-] Maxims from the arsenal at Yudaimen Station, although the staff officers stationed here by the military department in charge of material distribution were very dissatisfied with this.But the old horse doesn't care so much. In his opinion, this thing is not used now. Could it be that they wait for the chaos army to come in and give it to the chaos army as spoils of war?

More than 60 temporarily diverted infantry were getting acquainted with the newly acquired machine guns under the greetings of old machine gunners. This scene largely gave Ma Jizeng some confidence.

Ma Jizeng was relieved when he looked at the militiamen who were lining up to form an attack formation. He looked at the militiamen very contemptuously and said to himself: "It seems that these rioters are also a bunch of trash."

Ma Jizeng's adjutant was his brother-in-law, and the brother-in-law was taken aback when he heard what his brother-in-law said: "Brother-in-law, I think their formation is very neat, it doesn't look like a temporary army, it looks very regular. I don't see any weaknesses." ah?"

"Hehe, you, you just don't want to ask you to read more books. The militiamen are still queuing up. Their brains are broken. I have more than 30 German heavy machine guns here. The denser the people, the deadlier they will be." A lot. Do you know?"