Fengxian Jiangshan

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, we will succeed in no time!"

After the pre-war meeting, Wu Peifu mobilized the army. The main force continued southward from Wuhan and went to Changsha along the railway.The three-way army, along the Yangtze River, took up a fighting posture.

Not to be outdone, Sun Wen's party played the banner of the Northern Expedition Army and dispatched his confidant and beloved general Xu Chongzhi to lead the army on the front line of Changsha and set up strict defenses to resist the attack of the Beiyang Army.

Wu Peifu handed over the main attack task to Zhang Fulai. It was the first time that the heavy artillery unit of the Beiyang Army participated in actual combat. The dense shells fell on the positions of the Northern Expedition Army. A single shell could harvest a large number of lives. For the low-level Northern Expeditionary Army, let alone 150mm artillery, even 75mm first-class artillery, there is no way to resist it.

The battlefield soon became a mess, soldiers' corpses were everywhere, and Xu Chongzhi's frontline headquarters was also hit by a shell. Two staff officers and five or six guards were all killed. Sun Wen's most trusted general , suddenly fell into a sluggish state.

Chapter 6 and Eight: The Tradition of the Democratic Party

The lethality of the heavy artillery is astonishing, and the shock effect it brings is even more astonishing. The violent explosion sounds like the sky is falling apart.Untrained soldiers, just hearing these voices, became frightened and lost their fighting spirit.

Xu Chongzhi struggled to get up from the ruins. His back and head were injured. Although it was not serious, it terrified him to the extreme. It was like taking his life from hell.

When he looked at his position again, there was the sound of rumbling guns everywhere, the sound of crying father and mother, and his subordinates were all disrupted.

"Wu Peifu, you bastard, you have the ability to fight with Lao Tzu with real swords and guns, and the one who relies on the cannon is the turtle bastard!"

Xu Chongzhi was furiously scolded, but it didn't help. At this moment, another sharp whistle of heavy shells crossed the sky. Xu Chongzhi couldn't care about anything, and hurriedly fell down on the ground.

The shell just landed on an arsenal not far away, and all the ammunition in it was detonated. Xu Chongzhi, who was lying on the ground, felt like an earthquake. The violent vibration spread to his body, shaking his internal organs. After a while of confusion, this feeling is very uncomfortable, as if you can spit out the parts in your stomach with just one mouth.

Finally, the artillery of the Beiyang Army weakened, and the tide-like crowd rushed over. They hardly encountered any decent resistance along the way, and their opponents had long since lost their fighting spirit.Seeing the Beiyang army rushing over, they all ran away, even if the supervisor team urged them repeatedly, they ignored them, and even dispersed the supervisor team, and fled desperately.

The Beiyang army seemed to be chasing ducks. Zhang Fulai, who rushed to the front, was ecstatic, gave orders, and chased desperately.

Facing the surging Beiyang army, Xu Chongzhi could only flee with the defeated army.Don't even dare to look back.Wu Peifu led the army to successfully occupy Changsha, and the flag of the anti-rebellion army was won. Newspapers from all over the country reported that the situation was unprecedentedly unfavorable to Sun Wen's party. It depends on whether they have the ability to save the defeat.

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"Marshal, this is a telegram from Xue Ju."

Zhang Tinglan was also paying attention to the war in the south. Compared with the various comments in the newspaper, his own stuff was more convincing. He hurriedly took the telegram from Chang Yinhuai and read it carefully.After watching for a while, his brows frowned.

In the telegram, Xue Ju introduced the situation on the front line. Wu Peifu led the army to capture Changsha after a bloody battle.The army is advancing south.Zhang Tinglan was not surprised by this. Wu Peifu was originally the most capable general in Beiyang.He took so much fine equipment from Feng Jun again.If you can't win, something went wrong.

However, Zhang Tinglan was still too dissatisfied with Wu Peifu's advance speed. They could only march more than ten kilometers a day, and if they encountered resistance, the speed would be even slower.This speed is for Beiyang.Very good, but in Zhang Tinglan's opinion, it was still too slow, and it didn't achieve the goal of a quick battle at all.

Yang Yuting also looked at the telegram, and then said: "Commander, the fighting ability of the Beiyang Army is so high, there is no way to force it, and the Canton-Han Railway has not yet been completed. There is only a section from Wuchang to Changsha, and all other places rely on it." As for the soles of the feet, the Beiyang Army is still not able to bear hardships and stand hard work."

Zhang Tinglan said with a stern expression, "Sun Wen is slipperier than a loach. If he doesn't push forward quickly, he will escape. Once he runs to Hong Kong, or even directly goes abroad, it will be difficult to catch him."

Yang Yuting also said: "Yes, in fact, it doesn't matter if Sun Wen runs away alone. He still has many followers, such as Wang Jingwei, Hu Hanmin, and Liao Zhongkai. Even if it doesn't die, it will be completely disabled."

"Since the commander is worried, let's work harder and help Wu Peifu." Jiang Dengxuan said from the side.

Zhang Tinglan nodded: "It is true that we were a little negligent. We only dispatched special forces and did not send other auxiliary troops. After all, we still overestimated the degree of modernization of the Beiyang Army. We only hope that we can keep up by sending more troops now."

After discussing with several people, it was immediately decided to send 2000 professional engineers, [-] railway soldiers, [-] communication and road surveying and mapping professionals to the front, plus [-] reconnaissance planes, a medical team, and Some auxiliary personnel add up to a total of [-] people.

Zhang Tinglan handed over the command of this unit to Feng Yong. His main task was to open the way for the Beiyang Army, detect the movements of Sun Wen's subordinates, and help the Beiyang Army move quickly.Before leaving, Zhang Tinglan called Feng Yong to his side again, and wanted to explain the opportunity face to face.

"This trip to the south, not only to help Beiyang, but also to find out the situation in the south. Sooner or later, we will also need to go south. It will not hurt us to find out the geographical environment in advance. Another point is to take advantage of this opportunity , Let me investigate the warlords in Guangdong, Guangxi and Southwest China, and find out their political opinions and character traits, to determine whether there are any available talents among them."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yong patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Commander, I promise to complete the task."

The efficiency of Feng's army mobilization was very high. After Fengtian recruited all the troops, he immediately went south, relying on trains all the way. It only took eight days for Feng Yong to lead the people to Changsha.Then they chased all the way, and finally caught up with the Beiyang Army. At this time, Wu Peifu was leading the army through the southern Hunan area, and their speed was slower than expected.

Wu Peifu was very happy to receive the news that Fengjun had dispatched a large number of technical arms. Although the Beiyang Army had acquired a large number of heavy firepower, these weapons showed their prowess in Changsha, blasting Xu Chongzhi and his subordinates into a panic and fleeing.

However, these weapons also increased the logistical burden and slowed down the marching speed, especially those heavy artillery, which sometimes could only travel five or six kilometers a day, which made Wu Peifu very annoyed.

After Feng Yong arrived with his troops, Wu Peifu received him in person.

"Lan Shuai can send engineering troops here, Wu is very grateful."

"Officer Wu, you are being polite. It is also Fengjun's mission to eliminate Sun Ni. We cannot mobilize the main combat troops, so naturally we have to help from other aspects."

Wu Peifu nodded in satisfaction, instead of sending the main combat troops, he just kept the credit to himself. Zhang Tinglan was still very measured in handling things, and Wu Peifu nodded gratified.

"I don't know how much time your army needs to rest before you can officially start working?"

"Mr. Wu, the speed of your soldiers is so valuable. Tomorrow we will open a road across the mountains and build bridges when we meet the water. We will act as pawns for the large army."

After Feng Yong asked for an order, Feng Jun did exactly that. They rushed to the forefront. The south is different from the north, the river network is densely covered, and the existing roads are difficult for horse-drawn carriages, let alone transporting heavy artillery. The bridges can't bear the weight of heavy artillery at all and must be fully reinforced.

Although the Beiyang Army also has engineers, they are basically working. They have no concept of modern construction at all. When they encounter problems, they swarm up, which greatly affects the efficiency.

Feng Jun is completely different from them. From the first day he arrived, he first found out the situation of Zhijun's various weapons and means of transportation, and he knew it well.Then the next day Feng Yong divided the [-] engineers into three construction brigades, plus a security team. They divided the road ahead into three sections, and each brigade was responsible for one section.

According to the calculation results, they need to widen and strengthen the road to ensure that the Beiyang Army can pass through normally, and also check whether the bridges along the way can bear the weight. If not, they must use the fastest speed and use the surrounding materials. set up.

The Fengjun engineers opened the way in front, and the Beiyang Army followed behind. This time, when they walked again, the situation was completely different, and the journey was extremely smooth.Wu Peifu also carefully observed the road conditions, and he couldn't help giving Fengjun a thumbs up.

Especially when he saw the temporary bridges built by Fengjun, he was even more amazed. They also used logs as tools, but the bridges built by Fengjun were simple, beautiful, strong and generous. From the materials used to the structure of the bridge, they were all carefully thought out. calculate.It happens to be able to pass through a cannon car, and the materials are the most economical, and the construction is the simplest.

This kind of ability is completely developed through a little bit of practice, it is definitely not achieved overnight, especially it can be seen that Feng Jun has accumulated a lot.

In short, with the help of Feng Jun, the Beiyang Army's action speed has been greatly accelerated, and the forward has approached Shaoguan, an important town in northern Guangdong.Beiyang's cannons were aimed at Shaoguan City, and the planes were also circling back and forth in the sky. A black cloud was pressing down on the city and it was about to be destroyed, which made all the members of the Democratic Party terrified.This time, the action against the rebel army was swift and ferocious compared to any other time, making Sun Wen's party tremble a little.

"Prime Minister, something is wrong. Deng Keng, who was in charge of guarding Shaoguan, surrendered to Beiyang, and the gate of northern Guangdong is opened!"

Hearing this report suddenly, Sun Wen jumped up from his seat, the veins on his forehead bursting: "What's going on, Deng Keng, how dare he betray the revolution and the leader, he must not let this bastard go!"

Hearing this, Liao Zhongkai stood up quickly and said loudly: "Prime Minister, Deng Keng obeys your arrangement in name, but in fact he and Chen Jiongming wear a pair of trousers. He is Chen Jiongming's confidant. Now that the enemy is facing, Deng Keng surrenders Maybe Chen Jiongming has a different heart, I think Chen Jiongming should be controlled!"

When Wang Jingwei heard this, he waved his hands again and again: "Chen Jiongming is very influential in the Guangdong Army. If you want to deal with the Beiyang Army, you can't do without him. I think you should be kind and appease. At the juncture of the war, don't provoke internal friction!"

"The more powerful the enemy is, the more we must clean up the interior. Chen Jiongming must not let it go." Sun Wen suddenly said loudly: "Chen Jiongming has been making irresponsible remarks about our strategy over the years. To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside. , if this hidden danger is not eliminated, how can we deal with the Beiyang Army?"

Sun Wen thought and thought, and then said to Hu Hanmin: "Go and see Chen Jiongming, and tell him that I want to ask him to discuss the matter and discuss the strategy to deal with Beiyang together."

Chapter 6 Nine

"Fifth brother, just left for half a year, Fengtian seems to be more prosperous, why are there people everywhere on the street?"

Liu Guiwu also smiled and said: "Xiao Shun, I remember that the teacher who taught us said that if you don't fight, you can't be strong. Businessmen have always been the most shrewd. If we can defeat the Russians, we can provide them with protection. With safety guaranteed, everyone is willing to come to Fengtian."

When Anshun heard this, he immediately laughed: "According to this, Fengtian's prosperity is due to us!"

"That's natural." Liu Guiwu said without hesitation, and the brothers around him also showed big smiles.

After defeating Russia, the Feng army did not immediately rest and reorganize. Instead, it conducted targeted training for the problems exposed during the war to check for omissions and make up for vacancies.After really experiencing brutal battles, these soldiers have no resistance to training.

They sweat more in normal times and bleed less in wartime. They have all received unprecedented strict training to make up for the problems found on the battlefield. Recently, they have started to take vacations one after another. Liu Guiwu and the others are also young people. After holding back in the barracks for so long, I finally had a chance to come out to breathe a sigh of relief, and everything I saw was new.

The streets of Fengtian are much more prosperous than before. The blocks are constantly expanding, and various shops are lined up. A large number of foreign businessmen are flooding them. On the streets, the accents of all parties can be heard.