"Wait a minute." A voice came from the darkness, followed by an officer and a large group of guards walking towards the place.

"You said you belonged to the Hsinchu Society? Do you have any evidence?" The officer asked loudly.

Li Jingcheng looked at the officer suspiciously, and then at Liu Wenhui.Liu Wenhui immediately explained: "This is our brigade commander Zhu Daizhen, who is equivalent to the coordinator of your new army."

"Xietong?" Li Jingcheng's eyes lit up, this is a very big official position, he quickly saluted: "Report to Brigadier Zhu, we are all members of the Gongxing Association, but there is no evidence. Our commander-in-chief Zhao Nianbo is not in Zhenjiang now , he should have credentials."

"Since this is the case, I can't trust you completely. I won't attack the barracks again, but you all have to disarm and come out empty-handed. Let's wait until your identity is verified." Zhu Daizhen waved his hand.

Li Jingcheng couldn't help frowning secretly: "It seems that this will hurt the friendship of our revolutionary comrades. We all want to overthrow the rule of the Qing court, so why be so out of touch."

Zhu Daizhen shook her head and said: "I want to think about the safety of my brothers, and I will never let down my vigilance until your identities are verified. If you refuse to disarm, I can only surround you all the time. If you still dare to go out Chong, don't blame me for being rude."

Li Jingcheng was a little dazed when he heard that. In his opinion, as long as he revealed his identity as the Communist Youth League, any revolutionary organization would give him some face.Unexpectedly, Zhu Daizhen, who claimed to be the brigadier of the Shu Army, spoke so unkindly.Looking at the brand-new rifle and the field full of machine guns, he had no choice but to swallow his dissatisfaction.The situation was stronger than others, so he could only say: "Let's discuss it first." After speaking, he returned to the barracks with the two people who came with him.

"What do those people outside say? Where are they from?" Seeing Li Jingcheng coming back, Lin Shuqing hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Li Jingcheng sighed and said, "They are Zhongchuan's army. It is said that Zhao Shouhong, the governor of Zhongchuan, rebelled against the Jin army, so they are also here to fight the Jin army."

"Great, since you are a fellow, why are you sighing?" Lin Shuqing slapped his thigh excitedly.

Li Jingcheng said: "But they insisted that I show my proof of being a member of the Gong Xing Association, otherwise we would have to disarm and walk out of the camp."

"What? They deceived people too much. I also have three thousand brothers under my command. Are you afraid that they will fail? I will lead people to rush out." In Lin Shuqing's view, 3000 people is already a large number, enough to break through any line of defense.His thinking was also the common thinking of many military officers in the country, because Hualan lacked machine guns and artillery, and it was very difficult to defend against a group charge.

"Forget it. I observed carefully just now. They have a large row of machine gun positions. I guess there are at least fifty of them. How many people do you want to fill?" Li Jingcheng waved his hands.

"Fifty?" Lin Shuqing gasped, he knew let alone fifty machine guns, as long as there were ten machine guns on the opposite side, people like him would not be able to rush out. "Then what should we do?" Now Lin Shuqing has no choice.

"Forget it, anyway, as long as Mr. Zhao comes back, the matter will be cleared up. Let's disarm first. If we stay in the barracks for a few days, we will starve to death." Li Jingcheng shook his head and said.

"You're right, wait for Mr. Zhao to come back, and then settle accounts with these Zhongchuan guys." Lin Shuqing said angrily.

After a while, the soldiers of the new army raised their guns above their heads, and walked out of the camp gate in a long line. He threw the guns in front of the camp gate, and then lined up aside, and the soldiers of the Shu army took them away and resettled them.

Lin Shuqing and Li Jingcheng came out at last. They threw their guns on the ground and walked straight towards the position.Everyone made way for them, and they walked to Zhu Daizhen's side.Li Jingcheng introduced to Lin Shuqing: "This is Zhu Daizhen, commander of the Shu Army, this is..."

Before Li Jingcheng finished his introduction, Zhu Daizhen smiled and said, "This should be Comrade Lin Shuqing from the Gongxing Society. Welcome."

"You know me?" Lin Shuqing was taken aback.

Zhu Daizhen smiled and said: "I also know that your commander-in-chief, Zhao Nianbo, is the younger brother of the late revolutionary Zhao Sheng. Governor Zhao already knew that the two of you had gone deep into Zhenjiang to instigate rebellion, so before sending me over, he repeatedly told me to make a decision. I can't hurt the two of you who are members of the co-existing society."

"You know our identities and disarmed us. This is an insult to us." Lin Shuqing was very angry and spoke very bluntly.

Zhu Daizhen was not angry, and still said calmly: "Of course we have to disarm. There can't be two armies organized in one place, which is easy to cause chaos. Now that our army has taken control of Zhenjiang, we don't have to bother about working together. Among the new troops, we will send out gifts for those who want to go with you, and we will accept those who want to stay as long as they are in good health."

"You..." Lin Shuqing was so angry that he couldn't speak, Li Jingcheng quickly stopped him.They are now in a weak position, and if they provoke each other, they will be easily damaged.

"Brigade Commander Zhu's words don't make sense. Today, Mr. Sun Wenhai, the supreme leader of our Gongxing Association, is popular all over the country. No one will support any revolutionaries. I think you will also be included under Mr. Sun Wenhai's command in the future. Why offend your own people now? . ” Although Li Jingcheng’s words were not harsh, there was a needle hidden in the cotton.

Chapter 395 The Soldier Enters Jiangyin

"Sun Dapao? His theory is outdated. Now our Hualan Pioneer Party's idea is the most suitable for Hualan. We should be included under Sun Wenhai's command? Does he have that ability?" Yang Sen stepped on the floor. Rubble came over.He used to fight bravely, and he can be regarded as a veteran with rich combat experience.

After so many years in Zhongchuan, the more Yang Sen looked at Zhao Shouhong's theory, the more he felt that it was correct. Now Sichuan, Qinghai, and Xinjiang provinces are all governed and prosperous, and the Kokang Kingdom and Lanfang Republic, which are secretly controlled by Zhao Shouhong, are also rising. This is more indirect. proved the correctness of its theory.

Now Yang Sen worships Zhao Shouhong as an idol. As for Sun Wenhai, who is admired by many people in China, he agrees with Yuan Wei's statement that he is Sun Dapao.According to Zhao Shouhong, it means that if you say it, you are invincible in the world, but if you do it, you can do nothing.Of course, what Zhao Shouhong said in the latter sentence was not Sun Wenhai, but Yang Sen himself gave Sun Wenhai the title.

"Do you dare to despise Premier Sun?" Lin Shuqing was immediately angry when he heard that someone called Sun Wenhai to be Dapao Sun.If Li Jingcheng hadn't pulled him desperately, he would have rushed to fight.

"Did I say something wrong?" Yang Sen stared and said, "I have been in exile for decades and have achieved nothing, and ten uprisings have failed ten times. Is there any praise for this? Every day abroad, I use my three-inch tongue to lobby others everywhere." Donate money, but throw all the money into the bottomless pit of the armed uprising. I heard that the Jiangxia Uprising was caused by the Gongjin Association and the Literature Society, and it has nothing to do with Sun Dapao."

"Old Yang, don't speak too much. After all, our goals are the same. You can't expect anyone's ability to be as high as the governor's." Although Zhu Daizhen's words were meant to stop Yang Sen, there was still some disapproval in his words. Go to Sun Wenhai.

"Hmph, let's wait and see." After Lin Shuqing finished speaking, he turned and left, and Li Jingcheng had no choice but to chase after him.

"A group of youngsters who have been dazzled by enthusiasm, they don't know what to do after overthrowing the imperial court." Yang Sen teased as he watched the two men go away, never thinking that he was also very young.

Zhu Daizhen waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let them go, we can't offend the people of the Gongxinghui. Have you forgotten the chairman's instructions? Don't mess with Sun Wenhai or Yuan Wei's people easily, otherwise it will hurt the chairman in the future. plans are hindered.”

"I see, we have occupied Zhenjiang, what should we do next?" Yang Sen asked.

Zhu Daizhen said: "Your Second Independent Brigade is stationed in Zhenjiang, remember to give me a firm watch on Zhenjiang Fucheng and Jiaoshan Fort, and send another regiment to move eastward to assist us in attacking Jiangyin. When Jiangyin is captured, this Both places will be left to you to guard."

"No way, in such a big place, the activities of the Communist Party here are very rampant, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on." Yang Sen said with a bitter face.If possible, he would like to go to Guanghai City to fight a big battle. It would be refreshing to destroy the prestige of the troops stationed in the foreign concessions.

Of course Zhu Daizhen knew the temper of his classmate from Zhongchuan University. He glared at Yang Sen and said, "This time I am the commander-in-chief, so you have to listen to me. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. To touch the foreigners in the concession, You want to cause trouble for the governor. Just stay in Zhenjiang honestly, I don’t care how much territory you expand, but if you lose Zhenjiang and Jiangyin, I can’t spare you.” Before Jiangyin was defeated, Zhu Daizhen had already Counting it into his sphere of influence, it can be seen that his self-confidence is strong.

Leaving the Second Independent Brigade in Zhenjiang, the army boarded the ship again and set off. This time his goal was to reach Jiangyin Fortress, the last stop before Guanghai City.

Jiangyin is an ancient city surrounded by mountains. The Jiangyin Fortress consists of Junshan, Huangshan, Xiaoshan, and Changshan on the Longjiang River. It controls the river with a width of only 500 meters, and Huangshan is the crown of the mountains.

During the Warring States Period, Jiangyin was under the fiefdom of Chunshen Jun Huang Xie, so the mountain was named Huangshan.Huangshan is on the edge of the Longjiang River five miles away from the city. It is the narrowest part of the lower reaches of the Longjiang River.

Huangshan has Ximao, Ma'an and Longtou peaks, with an average altitude of [-] meters.Climbing to the top of the mountain, you can look at the Jingjiang River in the north and face the lonely mountain; the surrounding peaks stretch for more than [-] kilometers, and you can enjoy the endless scenery on both sides of the river.According to historical records, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu had built a beacon tower on Ximao Mountain; in the Southern Song Dynasty, Han Shizhong, Xin Qiji and other famous generals stationed here to defend against the enemy.During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, a fort was built here to defend Longjiang.Later, after several generations of emperors such as Daoguang, Guning and Guangran repaired, the fort here has begun to take shape.

Liu Guanxiong looked at the seven large and small forts on Huangshan Mountain with a telescope, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit drummed.Even though he knew that all the cannons in these forts were Hualan's self-cast cannons, which were not very powerful.But now the warship in my hand has a displacement of only more than 500 tons, and once it is hit by a shell from a local artillery, it is also very fatal.As for the ships transporting soldiers, although they are large, they are basically merchant ships and cannot withstand the bombardment of shells.

If you want to control the Longjiang waterway, Jiujiang and Zhenjiang are very important, but this place is more deadly. If you can't control the Jiangyin fortress, all previous efforts will be in vain, and they will be trapped here to death.Zhenjiang is only more than 200 miles away from Jiangyin. Even if the sound of guns and artillery when they attacked Jiaoshan Fortress could not be heard so far, they were wasted a lot of time there. It is estimated that this news has been sent to Jiangyin by a fast horse. It is prepared to fight.

Zhu Daizhen was also observing the fort on the mountain. At this time, on the Huangshan Mountain, there were guarding post-Jin troops everywhere, and many officers were patrolling around, looking like they were ready for battle.Seeing that the previous sneak attacks in Hukou and Zhenjiang could not be carried out, the Shu army could only resort to a strong attack.

The river near Jiangyin is only 500 meters wide. Even an old-fashioned cannon with a short range is enough to cover the entire river. It is unrealistic to directly assault the forts that occupy Huangshan.Therefore, Zhu Daizhen immediately ordered the fleet to dock in advance, and Liu Guanxiong's fleet covered the landing operations.

Under the command of Liu Guanxiong, more than a dozen gunboats raised their four [-]mm cannons and blasted at the Houjin army garrison on the bank of the river.The landing place Zhu Daizhen chose was called Lubu Port, which was far outside the city of Jiangyin and a small port beyond the range of the Jiangyin Fortress's artillery.Under the wild bombardment of dozens of cannons, the first battalion of the Jin army stationed here had no time to fight, so they were severely beaten and had to flee back to the city.

After clearing the landing ground, the merchant ship quickly docked in a small port that was not too big, and sent the first independent brigade and the third independent brigade and three regiments loaded on the ship ashore.Various weapons and materials were sent to the beachhead one after another, and the vanguard expanded in two directions to the southeast, quickly consolidating their positions.

Chapter 396 The Movement of Guanghai City

Lubu Port is less than forty miles away from Jiangyin Fortress, but at this time Zhu Daizhen is not in a hurry to attack there.Attacking a strong fortress will inevitably cause heavy casualties. It is better to attack Jiangyin County to lure the fort defenders to reinforce.The Independent First Brigade quickly deployed and advanced towards Jiangyin County, while the Third Independent Brigade and the Third Regiment served as a reserve team, defending on the two wings of the Independent First Brigade.

Under the command of Zhu Daizhen, the independent brigade fired guns and guns, and it took only 5 minutes to blow up the weak gate tower of Jiangyin County, and the infantry team rushed into the city stepping on the rubble.There is no new army stationed in Jiangyin County. At this time, the armed forces in the county only have three patrol battalions. How can this few people withstand the fierce firepower of the Shu army?It only took three quarters of an hour, and the small Jiangyin County announced that it had changed hands.

The county magistrate and the remnants of the patrol battalion finally escaped from the county seat and ran to the Jiangyin Fort to ask for help.At this time, the flag soldiers on the fort didn't know what was going on in the city, and just happened to meet the county magistrate who came to take refuge, and then found out that the army of the revolutionary party had occupied the county.

The county magistrate ordered the flag soldiers to turn the cannons around and bombard Jiangyin County directly. However, the cannons in the Jiangyin Fortress are all poured old-fashioned muzzle-loading guns. They are completely installed on a fixed base and cannot be moved at all, even if they want to bombard the city.

The flag soldiers stationed at the fort were extremely anxious. They paid attention to the situation on the river, but they didn't expect that the other party came from land.Now it is unrealistic to stick to the fort. There is no food and little water here. If you stick to it for a while, let alone the revolutionaries come to beat them, even if they are hungry, they will starve to death.

In desperation, the commander of the flag soldiers had no choice but to abandon the Jiangyin Fortress and retreat towards Hangzhou.Zhu Daizhen originally planned to take full control of the county first, and then send troops to attack the Jiangyin fortress in separate ways, but he didn't want the banner soldiers to react slowly, so he escaped in the dark.

When Yang Sen led the team to arrive the next day and planned to attack the Jiangyin Fortress together with Zhu Daizhen, the scouts discovered that the place was already empty.Due to the haste of the Eight Banners soldiers leaving, the cannons and ammunition were kept intact, enough for the army to directly enter.

Handing over the defense of Jiangyin and Zhenjiang to Yang Sen, Zhu Daizhen led the team eastward towards Guanghai City.At this time, Guanghai City was already raging with war, and the armed merchant groups in the concession controlled by the Revolutionary Party, as well as revolutionary organizations such as the Restoration Army, started a full-scale riot.

At [-]:[-] p.m. on November [-], the Guanghai City Armed Merchant Group headed by Chen Qimei and Wang Yiting and the Liberation Army headed by Li Zhengwu, the person in charge of the Guanghai City of the Restoration Association, all gathered in Jiumu, Nanshi, planning to hold an oath meeting Declare an uprising.

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