Yang Zhongxiang naturally knew what the other party was thinking, he shook his head and said, "Brother Li, don't be too happy, we are not here to support you."

"What?" Li Mingzhong frowned: "If you don't come to support, what are you doing?"

Yang Zhongxiang smiled and said, "I'm here to help you defeat Zhang Zongchang. After tonight, you can sleep soundly."

"You mean to attack at night?" Li Mingzhong's eyes lit up.

"That's right, let your sons and daughters wake up later. After my death squad goes up, it will only be responsible for killing people. Whether the position can be consolidated depends on you." Yang Zhongxiang laughed.

"No problem, you can rest assured on this point, I guarantee that if you regain a position, I will stick to it." Li Mingzhong knew very well in his heart that as long as the position is in his hands, he can exchange space for time and slowly consume the enemy's vital strength.

The [-] death squads drawn from the pistol brigade quickly completed all preparations before the attack in the trenches. They lay there motionless, waiting for the order to be issued at any time.Yang Zhongxiang squatted in the trench, looking at his watch by the dim oil lamp, the time passed bit by bit, and the position fell into silence.

When the pointer pointed to eleven o'clock, Yang Zhongxiang nodded to the messengers around him: "Notify everyone to take action, we have started."

The order was quickly conveyed to the entire Death Squad, and they pulled out the shell guns on their waists one after another, and crawled towards the enemy's position on the opposite side.Yang Zhongxiang took the lead and climbed to the front of the team with two guards.

The coarse military uniform rubbed against the mottled ground, making a rustling sound.Occasionally, a pistol was crawling and accidentally touched the ground, making a slight metal knocking sound. Other than that, the only sound left on the battlefield was the breathing of soldiers.

The soldiers under Zhang Zongchang had exhausted all their energy after attacking for a day. It was almost midnight, and even the sentries in the trenches were sleeping soundly in the corner, not noticing that in the not-too-distant night , the god of death is gradually approaching.

Having touched the other side's trench, and still no one was found, Yang Zhongxiang heaved a sigh of relief at this time, he knew that the night attack was mostly successful.Breaking apart the hammer of the shell gun in his hand to prepare for battle, Yang Zhongxiang did not immediately shoot into the trench, but drew out the machete on his back with his backhand.

Chapter 925 The Qilu Army's Defeat

In order to delay Feng Jun's reaction time as much as possible, each member of the Death Squad brought a machete.At this time, when he was close to the edge of the trench, the machete could be used. Yang Zhongxiang looked around, and most of the soldiers from the Death Squad followed him. He immediately whistled and jumped into the trench of the Feng army.

Yang Zhongxiang landed on a sentry, and this foot directly stepped on the opponent's stomach.The sentry woke up suddenly, and when he saw a dark figure standing on his body, he couldn't help but yelled out loudly.Hearing the cry, Yang Zhongxiang killed the opponent with a backhand knife, but the cry had already alarmed Feng Jun in the position.

The entire front soon became lively, and the soldiers of the death squads jumped into the trenches one after another. They slashed with machetes when they were close, and shot them with pistols when they were far away.Fengjun soldiers also wanted to resist, but their one-and-a-half-meter-long rifles could not be converted effectively in the trenches, and many people lost their lives as a result.

It was dark and it was difficult to see the reality, and with the machetes and shell guns of the Death Squad, the fight was astonishing.Feng Jun didn't know how many troops launched the night attack at all, and then the bold gunshots of his own people further fueled the opponent's power. Zhang Zongchang thought that the reinforcements from the Zhi Army had arrived.

The front line couldn't stand it any longer. Under the desperate attack of the Death Squadron, Feng Jun retreated one after another. The three lines of defense that had been captured in the past two days were quickly captured by the Death Squadron.Li Mingzhong moved quickly. He led his team to follow closely behind Yang Zhongxiang, and quickly consolidated the position lost in the previous two days.

The attack went on for a whole night. After paying the price of nearly 2000 people, the Feng army retreated to the starting position a few days ago.Yang Zhongxiang's Death Squad was not having a good time either. They only had 500 people, but they launched an attack on tens of thousands of Fengjun. As a result, after the battle, only 500 of the 130 people remained, and even Yang Zhongxiang's left arm was bitten by a stray bullet. Take a sip.

In the morning, Zhang Zongchang heard that all the results of the two days had been recaptured, and he was so angry that he immediately contacted Chu Yupu, who was attacking the right army, and agreed to launch a general offensive to defeat Feng Yuxiang in one fell swoop.The general attack of the Qilu coalition forces was quite fierce. The [-]th Division of the Zhijun Army encountered fierce attacks on all fronts. Feng Yuxiang had to let the injured Yang Zhongxiang take the pistol brigade as the firefighting captain. Wherever the position was critical, they would go there Organized a counterattack, and finally managed to stabilize the front.

However, the stability of the front is temporary. With the number of casualties soaring, it is already difficult for the Zhijun to maintain the defense of the entire line of defense.Feng Yuxiang paced back and forth in his headquarters, with the word Chuan formed between his eyebrows.Now he really doesn't have a reserve team. Once a section of the front line is breached, the only thing he can do is to go into battle in person and take dozens of people from the division to fight Fengjun desperately.

After turning back and forth twice, Feng Yuxiang gritted his teeth and said, "We can't hold on any longer, let's withdraw our troops."

"Withdraw troops? Where can we go now?" the adjutant asked in surprise.

Feng Yuxiang sighed: "Go to Baoding, it's closer to Marshal Cao Kun, maybe we can get some support." Just as he was speaking, several cannonballs suddenly came from a distance, which attracted Feng Yuxiang's attention.The number of artillery and shells of the various forces in the country are not many, and the shells of the artillery of Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Zongchang were all fired as early as the first day.

Now that there is a sudden shelling, there are only two possibilities, reinforcements from the Feng army or reinforcements from the Zhi army are coming.As an enclave of the Feng family, Qilu Province has only one Qilu coalition army. Now that Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu are leading the whole army to attack north, how can there be reinforcements again, so the only possibility for this reinforcement is Sun Chuanfang from Jiangbei Province.

"Our reinforcements are here." Feng Yuxiang's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted: "We all follow Lao Tzu to the battlefield, this time we are going to vent our anger." After speaking, he picked up the pistol on the table and walked out of the command post quickly.Behind Feng Yuxiang, the division's adjutants, communications soldiers, orderlies and others also took up their weapons and ran out in a panic. Now the division has no need for them, and the only thing that needs people is the front line.

Feng Yuxiang's guess was not wrong at all. After several days of trekking, the troops led by Sun Chuanfang crossed the entire Qilu Province and finally arrived at the outskirts of Huanghua at the most critical moment.When he saw the Qilu Allied Forces desperately launching an attack towards the north, Sun Chuanfang knew that his own troops must be blocking the attack, so he immediately launched an attack without saying a word.

The Jiangbei Army, which had more than 4 people, came up from behind and caught the Qilu Allied Forces by surprise.When the bullets flew from behind and the shells exploded in the crowd, the Qilu coalition forces had completely collapsed.Front and back flanking is the easiest way to destroy morale. Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu are both rough men, who are brave enough to fight but not good at training.

The soldiers under them were all poorly trained recruits, and most of them launched the attack with blood and courage. Now that they were flanked back and forth, they immediately lost their organizational system.Losing its organizational system is disastrous for an army, especially when it encounters front and rear attacks. At first, Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu hoped to command their own guard battalion to suppress the chaos and reorganize the army.

How could the Zhijun give them such an opportunity? Sun Chuanfang's troops were desperately launching an attack, and Feng Yuxiang was still struggling, throwing all his troops into the counterattack.In a panic, Zhang Zongchang had to leave his troops and escape alone, but Chu Yupu was not so lucky. When he was about to break out of the encirclement, a stray bullet hit the back of his head.The leading warlord in Qilu Province ended his life like this.

More than 4000 people from the Qilu coalition forces were annihilated, more than 3000 people were captured, and more than [-] of them were wounded. In addition, Chu Yupu was killed. Such a great achievement almost made Feng Yuxiang and Sun Chuanfang smile.In particular, Sun Chuanfang picked up a big bargain, and his subordinates did not die many people, and he made such a great contribution, it was like a pie in the sky.

The battle situation in Zhili was still fierce, and the two did not dare to delay. After simply cleaning the battlefield, they joined forces and marched towards the fierce battle at Zhumadian.

At this time, Jiang Fangzhen was holding the telegram from Feng Yuxiang in the staff headquarters and sneered.Zhao Shouhong just walked in the door, looked at Jiang Fangzhen who was laughing and asked, "Brother Jiang, what are you laughing at?"

Seeing that it was Zhao Shouhong, Jiang Fangzhen handed over the telegram and said, "Chairman, take a look. Feng Yuxiang actually said that Cao Kun had a kindness for him and couldn't bear to betray him. I think he thinks we didn't make an offer. I will send you that telegram." I didn’t agree to publish it at the beginning, but the ending is really like this now.”

Chapter 926 Feng Jun was defeated

Zhao Shouhong looked at the content of the tactful refusal in the telegram, shook his head and said, "It's better if this matter is settled, and we have nothing to lose if we don't agree. Even if Cao Kun knows that we want to unify the whole country, what else can he do? I Even if he made the telegram public, he wouldn't dare, for fear that we would actually send troops out of embarrassment."

Jiang Fangzhen laughed loudly and said: "I remember when I first arrived in Zhongchuan, the chairman Zeng Jin told me that wars can be tricked, but the role of strength cannot be ignored. A general who is clever, if his strength is too weak, as long as the opponent If he is not a fool, it will be difficult for him to win. Now I finally understand what you mean, with the current strength of the West Army, even if we make a gesture, it can make the enemy lose ground."

"That's right. This time, under the circumstances of insufficient preparation, the two departments of Zhifeng and Bong fought against each other. In fact, it was because of the aftereffects of our annexation of Nanyuan Province." I will take a risk in danger, hoping to have enough capital to fight against me."

"No matter who wins or loses this time, the conditions are ripe for us to send troops. Even if Feng Yuxiang doesn't cooperate, we can still send troops." Jiang Fangzhen's eyes flickered at the thought of destroying the warlords across the country with a unification war and successfully completing the unification of Hualan. shine.

"No, the time is still not ripe." Zhao Shouhong shook his head. He pointed to the southernmost point of Hualan Kingdom and said, "Sun Wenhai's National Congress Party still controls Eastern Guangdong Province. In any case, Sun Wenhai and the National Congress The party still has a high reputation among the people, once we launch a unification war, where will they be placed?"

"Chairman, you can't always look forward and backward when doing big things. The so-called decision-making will continue to be disrupted." Jiang Fangzhen said: "Now they are cooperating with the Red Luo Kingdom and are ready to send troops at any time. If they take advantage of the Zhifeng War to expand their power, and then unify Coastal areas, it would be even more detrimental to us."

Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said: "The unified government that Hualan Kingdom needs is a government that the vast majority of citizens agree with. We can't leave excuses just to speed up the unification. According to my estimation, the Zhifeng War will be won soon. Negative, the Eastern Guangdong Army has no chance. In addition, the Eastern Guangdong Provincial Capital will soon launch the Northern Expedition. At the beginning, they can use righteousness to promote it, but after a year or two, the people will complain because the burden is too heavy. Wait until the National Congress When the party weakens, it is time for us to unify."

"Okay." Jiang Fang sighed, and he finally agreed with Zhao Shouhong's idea, because his prediction was almost the same.

Zhao Shouhong's judgment was not bad at all. When Feng Yuxiang and Sun Chuanfang defeated the Qilu coalition army and sent reinforcements to Zhili, Zhang Zuolin knew that the situation was over.The 12 main force of the Feng army can only be tied with the elite direct army in front of it in terms of combat effectiveness and weaponry.Now that the backup is gone, Zhang Zuolin knows that he has no chance of defeating Cao Kun.Rather than being stalemate here and waiting for reinforcements from all walks of life to arrive, it is better to withdraw troops now, he still has enough strength to secure the territory outside the pass.

With such a judgment, Zhang Zuolin decisively ordered Fengjun to withdraw from the battlefield across the board.After letting his sons Zhang Xueliang and Guo Songling lead the most elite second and sixth brigades, he ordered other troops to search for all the property they could carry and withdraw from Shanhaiguan.Seeing that Fengjun took the initiative to retreat, Cao Kun took the opportunity to rush north with his army in an attempt to greatly weaken Fengjun's strength.

Zhang Xueliang and Guo Songling led the two most elite brigades to resist desperately, and this was the only way to ensure that Fengjun could retreat unscathed.Except for one division that was surrounded and surrendered, all other Feng troops retreated safely to Shanhaiguan.This time Zhang Zuolin simply gave up all the territory outside the customs, not only Zhili and Qilu, but also the territory of Chahar and Rehe.

The Feng army retreated to the front line of the Great Wall and put on a posture of shrinking their heads, but Cao Kun was helpless.After failing to attack Shanhaiguan for three days, Cao Kun had to order the army to stop the pursuit.The first Zhifeng war ended in such a dramatic change, but the seeds of hatred have been planted and it is difficult to eliminate them.

Zhang Zuolin, who had suffered a great loss, continued to do nothing, and declared the independence of the three northern provinces a few days later.Although he only actually controls the province of Fengtian, in order to increase his momentum, he also brought in the other two provinces that have been "unowned" so far.

Zhang Zuolin recognized himself as the security commander of the three provinces of Mingbei, and reorganized his Fengjun into the Mingbei Army.From then on, Zhang Zuolin began to immerse himself in the development of his territory, reorganize the army and strengthen the army, ready to take revenge at any time.

Compared with Zhang Zuolin, who is struggling with courage, Cao Kun seems a little smug.Now that the direct line has occupied most of the provinces of Hualan Kingdom except the Western Special Zone, he has dismissed those small warlords. What he wants to do now is to firmly grasp the power, desperately develop the territory, and be ready to fight with the West at any time. The decisive battle of the Special Forces will determine the future ruler of Hualan Kingdom.

It's a pity that Cao Kun's good feeling didn't last long. Just a few days after Zhang Zuolin announced the independence of the three northern provinces, Sun Wenhai swore to the Northern Expedition in the city of Guangdong.The newly formed Northern Expeditionary Army will attack the immediate army northward with three armies of 10 soldiers.

Under the slogan of "Down with the Great Powers, Down with the Warlords", the Northern Expeditionary Army quickly entered the territory of Kuaiji Province and Jiangzuo Province.The army of the Northern Expedition this time was strong and strong. Not only were there many military talents from the National Congress Party and the Communist Party to assist in the battle, but also Hongluo military advisers were present in person. The combat effectiveness was several times stronger than that of the previous Cantonese Army.

Many troops of the Zhijun Army had already been transferred to the north. Although the war was over, they could not return to the defense zone in a short time.As a result, under the powerful offensive of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the Zhijun Army was defeated one after another, and the two armies attacking Kuaiji Province and Jiangzuo Province respectively soon reached Ganzhou and Quanzhou.

Just as the Northern Expeditionary Army marched forward triumphantly, intending to take the opportunity to overthrow the Zhili rule in the south, a major incident broke out in the city of Guangdong Province.

In the middle of the night, Sun Wenhai, the very president who lives in the presidential palace, was woken up by the guards. "What happened?" Sun Wenhai who woke up was extremely calm. He knew that unless there was an emergency, the guards would not wake him up at this time.

Ye Xun, the battalion commander of the Presidential Palace Guard Battalion, quickly walked in. Hearing Sun Wenhai's question, he said in a low voice, "President, something seems wrong. The brothers on duty heard some noises. I'll send someone to check it out. Yuexiu The building appears to be surrounded."

"What?" Sun Wenhai suddenly jumped up from the bed. Someone surrounded Yuexiu Building in the middle of the night, possibly the local garrison who launched a rebellion.

Chapter 927 The situation is urgent

Ever since Sun Wenhai returned to East Guangdong Province to take office as the very president and gradually took control of the East Guangdong Army, Chen Jiongming's attitude has become quite ambiguous.It was only because of the large-scale expansion of the Eastern Guangdong Army that Chen Jiongming's men were scattered and added to the army, and a large number of members of the National Congress loyal to Sun Wenhai and members of the Communist Party flooded the army and took control of the military power. Don't dare to act rashly.

Now that the main force of the Eastern Guangdong Army started the Northern Expedition, the army divided into two groups to attack Jiangzuo Province and Kuaiji Province. The troops in Eastern Guangdong Province were empty, so Chen Jiongming had an opportunity to take advantage of it.Sun Wenhai was already aware of this situation, and when he heard that someone had surrounded Yuexiu Tower today, his first reaction was that Chen Jiongming had rebelled.

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