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Seeing that there was nothing to be done, and there was a strict order from the court, the frightened Rui Li even fled with the gunboat Chu Yu privately.Losing the commander, the nearby Houjin army was not under the same command, so they had to wait for the development of the situation.This gave the revolutionary party a lot of time to develop and made the revolutionary army grow stronger day by day.

Ruicheng fled, but one person still wanted to get revenge.Two or three days before the Dashu military government dispatched troops, Zhang Biao, who had suffered a defeat in Jiangxia City, was near Liujiamiao Railway Station, gathering reinforcements from the Houjin Army mobilized from Liangyuan, intending to counterattack the revolutionary army.Among the new Central Plains army, Zhang Biao was known for his ferocity in battle. This 'aunt' who was single-handedly promoted by Zhang Xiaoda and married to Zhang Xiaoda's personal servant girl had never been so aggrieved.Last time, because of Ruicheng's early escape, he had to withdraw from Jiangxia, and he always remembered this defeat.Now that he has some soldiers and horses in his hands, he immediately began to take revenge.

The Qing army gathered at Liujiamiao Station in the early days consisted of more than [-] infantry, artillery and cavalry. They were well-equipped with sufficient ammunition, which gave Zhang Biao confidence.What made him even more happy was that Sa Zhenbing took fifteen warships of all sizes up the river, preparing to rush to Hanxia to join the battle to help the army's operations.

With enough soldiers and horses, coupled with the assistance of the navy, Zhang Biao immediately ordered an attack.The news that Zhang Biao gathered troops in Liujiamiao in an attempt to counterattack had long been reported to the military government of the Central Plains. Li Yuanhong, the "supervised" governor, was confirmed as a rebel, and he could only work hard for the revolutionary army. Think about it.Fortunately, the governor who had participated in the Northern Navy was not mediocre. When Li Yuanhong received the news, he immediately decided to preemptively attack Liujiamiao Station before the opponent launched a counterattack.

Before Zhang Biao's troops launched an offensive, the revolutionary army had mobilized tens of thousands of officers and soldiers to attack Liujiamiao.Liujiamiao was originally a place name. It is said that there was a temple called Liujiamiao here in the early days of the Later Jin Empire.Although the temple was destroyed later, the place name remained.

In 1898, the Luhan Railway reached Jiangkou, and a railway station was built in Liujiamiao, named Jiang'an Railway Station, but the folks insisted on calling it Liujiamiao Station.By 1911, there were three stations in Jiangkou City, from north to south they were Liujiamiao Station, Dazhimen Station, and Yudaimen Station.

Liujiamiao Station is the northernmost railway station in Jiangkou. If the Qing army wants to mobilize reinforcements to go south by train, this is the nearest troop assembly point, so even if Zhang Biao does not gather troops here, the revolutionary army will capture this place as soon as possible. .

The revolutionary army's weapons and equipment were not good, but they won because of their strong will to fight and their high morale. In addition, they had a large number of people, so Zhang Biao suffered huge casualties at the very beginning of the fight.Zhang Biao's numbers were small, and it was very difficult for Zhang Biao to cope with the sudden attack of such a powerful force.

Chapter 4 Thirteen

At this time, the naval fleet that had passed by Liu Guanxiong and others on the river finally arrived.The three towns of Han and Xia belong to both sides of the Yangtze River, and the navy can easily approach the river mouth to participate in the battle. As soon as the fleet of fifteen warships arrived, Sa Zhenbing ordered to go into battle.

The fierce artillery fire of the navy inflicted a large number of casualties on the revolutionary army, giving Zhang Biao a chance to breathe.Beginning on the [-]th, the revolutionary army launched two consecutive attacks on Liujiamiao Station. Both sides fought desperately and suffered heavy casualties.However, because the Houjin Navy warship commanded by Sa Zhenbing gave Zhang Biao firepower from the river, the revolutionary army was severely injured and had to retreat along the railway line to the vicinity of Dazhimen Station.

Li Yuanhong knew the importance of Liujiamiao Railway Station, so he tried every means to secretly increase the troops for Jiangkou by taking advantage of the darkness. Before dawn on October 10, the revolutionary army sent troops from Liu's Garden, Xishang Racecourse and Dazhimen Railway Station at the same time. The whole army moved eastward and besieged Liujiamiao Railway Station again.

In addition to Li Yuanhong's reinforcements, workers from the Jiangan Locomotive Depot of the Dihan Railway and poor citizens from the shantytowns along the railway also came to fight. The people of the entire Jiangkou supported the revolutionary army with spontaneous actions.Faced with such a powerful offensive, coupled with the difficulty of supporting the navy due to unclear sight, the Hou Jin army was quickly defeated and hid in shantytowns along the railway.The revolutionary army and the local citizens immediately set fire to the shanty town. After being burned, the Jin army fled in a panic and immediately lost the power to resist.

Just when Zhang Biao needed naval artillery support the most, the Houjin warships by the Yangtze River went silent.This abnormal behavior was caused by two people, Li Yuanhong and Tang Hualong, the governors of the Central Plains military government.

Tang Hualong was the chairman of the Central Plains Provincial Consultative Bureau at this time. Now that he is on the side of the revolutionary army, he naturally does not want the revolutionary army to be defeated soon. Therefore, after the navy arrived, he sent someone to deliver a letter to one of the navy.The person in the navy who received the letter was Tang Xiangming, who was serving as the chief of staff of the navy under Sa Zhenbing at this time, and Tang Hualong was his eldest brother.Faced with the sincere letter from his elder brother, Tang Xiangming wanted to rebel, but he had no real power and no reputation of Sa Zhenbing, so he was probably suppressed by Sa Zhenbing when he raised his arms.

What really played a role was the letter Li Yuanhong wrote to Sa Zhenbing. Li Yuanhong graduated from the Tianfeng City Naval Academy in his early years and was a student of Sa Zhenbing. The relationship between the two was very close.Seeing that the navy went up the river to attack the revolutionary army, Li Yuanhong immediately wrote earnest letters to Sa Zhenbing and the commanders of the ships. These letters were delivered by Zhu Xiaoxun, a naval uprising officer, and Kos, a Swedish member of the Red Cross.

The naval commanders are all Li Yuanhong's classmates and colleagues, and they also have some friendship with each other. Li Yuanhong wrote in a letter to the naval commanders: "The survival of the Hualan people depends on the help of the ship owners. Whoever has no heart, whoever Without blood and sincerity, who is not a descendant of Hualan, would you be willing to be a slave and harm your compatriots? Please don’t hesitate." In addition, Li Yuanhong wrote a letter to Sa Zhenbing more sincerely, in which he asked the teacher to think about the future of the country and the nation , Even if you don't join the revolutionary army, don't help the court counterattack.

Instigated by these letters, all the commanders asked Sa Zhenbing what to do. With Tang Xiangming beating the side drum, Sa Zhenbing also hesitated.Seeing that the emotions of the leaders of the ships were a little unstable, Sa Zhenbing had no choice but to order the ships to retreat to replenish ammunition, and then make a decision after a short rest.

Taking advantage of this gap, the revolutionary army captured Liujiamiao in one go, and retreated the Houjin army to the line from Sandaoqiao to Shikou to stand by.When Li Yuanhong saw the navy retreating, he naturally knew that this opportunity must not be missed.He immediately ordered the revolutionary army to attack at night, intending to conquer the Sandaoqiao line in one fell swoop and completely defeat the Jin army.

At this time, a traitor appeared in the revolutionary army.Li Yuanhong's subordinate, Zhang Jingliang, the commander in chief of the Jiangkou front line, once persuaded Li Yuanhong to go ahead again and disengage from the revolutionary party, but was reprimanded by Li Yuanhong.After the start of this battle, Li Yuanhong, who did not see clearly the essence of Zhang Jingliang's loyalty to the court, even sent him to be the commander in chief of the front line.

In the early morning of the [-]st, the revolutionary army attacked Shikou in several ways. However, because the Jin army gathered more and more, their attack suffered heavy casualties, and they had to retreat to build a line of defense between Sandaoqiao and Liujiamiao Railway Station.The revolutionary army was very confident in holding the line of defense, but Zhang Jingliang, who didn't want to rebel, set fire to the Liujiamiao train station, making the defending revolutionary army mistakenly think that the rear was copied and retreated, resulting in losing the initiative of the battle.

Later, the Jin army had a chance to breathe. After gathering enough troops, they marched by land and water at the same time, and the revolutionary army fell into a crisis.After Yuan Kui announced his departure, Feng Guofu, who had already taken control of the front military command, immediately marched in to build momentum. They quickly arrived at Jiangkou by train, and joined the battle on the day when the Jin army counterattacked.

With the addition of the elite new army from the Northern Territory, the revolutionary army was suddenly overwhelmed and held on for more than ten days with heavy casualties. The large army was finally forced to retreat to Xiakou.

"Report Yuan Gong, our army has fully occupied Jiangkou, and I will wipe out the entire Hanxia revolutionary army as long as you give an order." After meeting Yuan Kai, Feng Guofu immediately reported the news of Jiangkou's great victory.

Yuan Kui hummed, but didn't express anything.Seeing Yuan Kai's unsightly expression, Feng Guofu tentatively asked, "Mr. Yuan, shall we continue to advance? I believe we will be able to conquer Xiakou soon, so that Jiangxia will be ready soon."

"No, order the entire army to stand by. The follow-up troops will build fortifications along the railway line and be ready to resist attacks from the flanks at any time." Yuan Kai said immediately.

"What? Xiakou stopped fighting?" Feng Guofu asked with a livid face. He didn't understand why the revolutionary army stopped marching now that it could be wiped out easily.

"Hua Fu, take a look for yourself, I received the telegram on the train." Yuan Kai reached out and handed a telegram to Feng Guofu.

After Feng Guofu read the telegram, his face also changed color: "How is this possible? Shou Hong actually declared against the imperial court? Is this definitely framed by the Revolutionary Party?"

"Don't doubt it, it's true. I've received a secret report that Zhao Shouhong established the Dashu military government in Zhongchuan and declared the independence of the three provinces of Sichuan, Qingjiang and Xinjiang. Then he sent troops to attack along the railway line and almost occupied the northern and western regions. In addition, he also ordered a part of the army to disguise themselves and go down the Yangtze River, occupying Jiujiang, Zhenjiang, Jiangyin and Guanghai City in one fell swoop, and is now expanding to Jiangbei Province and Ningjiang Province.” Yuan Kai took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat while speaking. , obviously he was also a little nervous.

"It's impossible, how many new troops does Zhongchuan have in total. Where did he get so many people, how dare he have two sides and seize so many territories?" Feng Guofu's hands trembled when he heard it, and he almost threw the telegram on the ground.

Chapter 4: Li Chun's Telegram

"We were all calculated by Shou Hong. Sometimes I really can't see through him." Yuan Kai leaned back in his chair and sighed: "He seems to be able to calculate everything, and he can grasp the first move every time. I'm sure The Sichuan army has been secretly expanded several times, and the court and we are kept in the dark. Before the Jiangxia uprising, he may have gotten the news, and when it is launched here, he will send out the troops that have already been deployed Seize the territory. It can be said that he will be the biggest beneficiary of this revolutionary uprising."

"The calculation is so precise, it's really comparable. It's just that Shou Hong is old with us, even if he opposes the imperial court, he may not necessarily deal with us. Why are we deploying defenses along the railway line? Who will attack us?" Feng Guofu asked.

"People are so close to each other. Who knows if Zhongchuan will suddenly send troops and stab us in the back when we are fighting with the Revolutionary Party." Yuan Kai shook his fat head and said, "I have already investigated, Pan Wenhua led the First Division of the Dashu People's Army to station in Chongshan City, and there were also three militia regiments to assist. According to this calculation, the strength of Chongshan City may not go down to 5000 people."

"So what? As long as Duke Yuan gives the order, the new army of the four towns will immediately turn west and flatten Zhongchuan in one fell swoop." Feng Guofu said.

"Don't do it, Shouhong has already formed an alliance with me in secret. You don't say whether you can succeed in hitting Zhongchuan now, even if you succeed, it will weaken our own power. I think this is fine. Shouhong is in the open and I am in the dark. Maybe we can cooperate and get more benefits from the court." Yuan Kai said: "Besides, Shou Hong's reputation as a leader is greater than yours. If he is not sure, will he only place a division of troops in Chongshan City? ?”

Feng Guofu also hesitated when he heard the words. It was true. Although he was very confident in the new army in the Six Towns of the Northern Territory, after seeing the weapons and equipment provided by Zhongchuan in Huanshang Village, he was really not sure.Being able to provide Yuan Kai's model group with so many excellent weapons, will they have no equipment themselves?Yuan Kai and Feng Guofu were thinking about their own thoughts, and the room fell silent for a while.

At this moment, an adjutant came in and said, "Report, Mr. Li Chun sent an urgent message, specifying that Mr. Yuan should review it as soon as possible."

"Li Chun?" Yuan Kai raised his head in surprise. He remembered that Li Chun should be in Mingbei, so why would he ask himself for instructions.Could it be that a revolutionary party also appeared in Mingbei?He eagerly took the telegram.

This telegram was Li Chun's request for instructions on how to treat Wu Luzhen and others, and he also briefly explained the contents of Zhao Shouhong's letter.After reading this telegram, Yuan Wei and Feng Guofu looked at each other, they really didn't know how to deal with it.The meaning of Zhao Shouhong's letter is very clear. The two sides are still allies. Although they are already in different camps, it is best not to have misunderstandings to avoid losses to their own families.

Yuan Kai sighed, and put the telegram on the table, his brain was spinning rapidly, thinking about the solution to this matter.Feng Guofu asked: "Mr. Yuan, what is the meaning of Shou Hong's move? Could it be through Li Chun's mouth to convey the meaning of peaceful coexistence between the two sides? As for Baotou, what should we do?"

Yuan Kai stood up, walked around the room twice and said, "I think this is Zhao Shouhong's temptation. If we plan to turn our backs, I believe he will attack us soon."

"With the new army in the Northern Territory, what would he dare to do?" Feng Guofu said.

"Don't think that with the new army in the Northern Territory, Lao Tzu will be number one in the world. Shou Hong is definitely not an easy man. Once he is determined to unite with the Revolutionary Party, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to negotiate." Yuan Kai reprimanded: "Now the best A good way is to send a telegram to Zhong Chuan first, asking about the specific situation."

"There is no communication code between us. If coded telegrams are invented, wouldn't even the Qing court receive them?" Feng Guofu asked.

"Then send a fast horse to Chongshan City to inquire. Pan Wenhua must have a secret code to communicate with Shou Hong." Yuan Kai said.

"It will take several days to go back and forth, how should Li Chun reply?" Feng Guofu asked again.

Yuan Kai looked at the ceiling for a long time before saying: "Let him do the work without any effort, let the Horqin cavalry go to the muddy water first, let's wait and see what happens. In addition, you have to set up an auxiliary defensive flank to prevent Zhongchuan from advancing. Then To concentrate our forces to attack Xiakou, we must first force the Revolutionary Party to the negotiating table in order to obtain the greatest benefit."

"Understood." Feng Guofu replied.

After receiving the telegram from Yuan Kai, Li Chun knew it well. He immediately ordered the new army to retreat five kilometers to build a temporary camp, and even the artillery was withdrawn.

"My lord, all the new troops have withdrawn, even the Eight Banners soldiers who came with them have also withdrawn." A servant ran to Prince Borzigit in panic and reported to him.

"What?" Prince Borzigit suddenly jumped up from his chair. For the past two days, he felt quite happy watching the artillery of the New Army continue to bombard Baotou, while the Mingbei Independent Division on the opposite side had no resistance.This was the first time he felt the power of modern weapons.Originally, he thought that this battle could go on comfortably like this, but he didn't expect Li Chun to turn around and retreat without even saying hello.

"Where did they retreat?" Prince Borzigit asked.

"We have retreated ten miles, and now they have rebuilt the camp." The servant replied.

"Ten miles?" Prince Borzigit was in a better mood. Originally, he thought that the other party would directly withdraw to Mingbei, but now it seems that it is not the same thing: "Send someone over to ask why they retreated. .”

"Yes." The subordinate retreated after saluting.A few hours later, the envoy who had gone to inquire returned. Li Chun had a good reason for retreating. His artillery was out of shells.Li Chun used the exhaustion of artillery ammunition as an excuse, saying that his side needed to rest for a few days, and waited for new artillery shells to arrive by the way.During this period of time, the offensive against Baotou can only be handed over to the Horqin cavalry.

Looking at the written explanation specially written by Li Chun, Prince Borzigit threw it to the ground angrily: "Damn Hualan people, they are really unreliable."

"My lord, what shall we do next?" a Huns leader asked.

"It doesn't depend on the new army for everything. I want to show the adults in the imperial capital that the Horqin cavalry is the most solid support for Houjin." Lord Borzigit said viciously: "Order the whole army to attack, let's go Drive those rebels out of the city."