Beiyang reactionaries

Tang Shengzhi was confused.

Duan Xun patted Tang Shengzhi's shoulder with a smile and said, "There are some things you don't understand. It is impossible for us to stay in Changsha for a long time. Beijing will not let me occupy Changsha. You can stay in Changsha for ten and a half days at most. Month. Just because you stayed for a short time, you have to make some troubles for me in a short time. Let the people in Changsha remember us and let everyone in Hunan know us. So you have to be bold and don’t give me I am timid. I let you go because you are from Hunan, and it is easier for you to be accepted by the people of Hunan, and it is easier to deal with the Hunan army. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes."

"Remember, don't worry about anything. No matter whose army it is, you don't have to worry about it. I will take care of it for you if there is any disturbance."

"Yes."

"Okay, now go over and familiarize yourself with your troops. But I will only give you a week to familiarize yourself not only with the troops, but also with the rules of the gendarmerie. Then take the troops into Yichang by boat. A brigade of the [-]th Division is currently stationed In Yichang, I will arrange a place for you to be stationed. When you need to enter Hunan, I will give you an order."

"Yes."

145 Two Lakes War 3

Duan Xun is mobilizing troops, of course not mainly for fighting, but mainly for expanding the territory.But Cheng Qian is desperate, because Cheng Qian knows one thing, that is, Yue Yang's position in Hunan is too important.Both the north and the south are vying for Yuezhou.

Cheng Qian’s pre-war lectures even said, “If you win Yuezhou, Hunan will live; if you don’t get Yuezhou, Hunan will die. If we defeat the enemy, the country will survive; if the enemy defeats me, the country will die. Life and death, in this battle, everyone I am a soldier, try to kill thieves."

It also directly explained the important status of Yue Yang.

There are seven brigades of the Beiyang Army deployed on the front line alone. Although some troops have been disabled, their strength is still very strong.There are more than 3000 people in frontal defense, and there are more than 2 people in the reserve team.

Cheng Qian's army has nearly 3 people.

The main attacking force was Zhao Hengti's Hunan Army, with a strength of about 500, and it was also the most elite main force of the Hunan Army. On December 1917, 12, the troops left Changsha to attack Yueyang.Until the dawn of December 18, the troops of both sides had completed their respective deployments, and the offensive and defensive battle of Yueyang officially started.

Speaking of which, Wang Jinjing, the commander of the Second Division, is still very competent.

The defense of the troops is not bad, but unfortunately he forgot one thing.That is, among his troops, Wang Ruxian's Eighth Division and Fan Guozhang's No.20 Division were defeated from Xiangtan all the way to Changsha, and from Changsha to Yueyang.

I have lost my nerve.

Keep letting them defend the front.

Big mistake.

Song Hegeng led a 2000-strong Hunan army to attack Tuoba, and the troops defending Tuoba were the troops of Fan Guozhang's No. 20 Division [-]th Regiment.In fact, they didn't want to fight for a long time. Since entering Hunan, they have suffered heavy losses and suffered heavy casualties.And as a northern army, they are not used to the weather in Hunan.If it weren't for military discipline, the troops would have dispersed long ago.Now that Wang Jinjing has put them at the forefront of the front again, they don't even want to fight.

Therefore, after the fight, the entire front was shaken immediately within a few hours, and the [-]th regiment's defense line was quickly broken by the Hunan Army.One battalion of the [-]th regiment ran all the way to Yueyang, while the rest of the troops fled into Taolin.The Hunan Army took advantage of the victory and continued to attack. The eighty regiments they fought threw away their helmets and armor, leaking out the defense line of the entire Beiyang Army.

In this way, the Beiyang Army's front line was actually broken in half.

On the other two sides, Zhao Hengti and Lin Xiumei took advantage of this opportunity to attack aggressively, and the entire Beiyang Army's first line of defense was captured by Cheng Qian.

Wang Jinjing was shocked, and began to send additional troops, began to mobilize the reserve team to join the defense, and appointed Xiao Yaonan, the commander of the Zhili Third Mixed Brigade, as the front-line commander to unify the command of the front-line troops.Of course, Xiao Yaonan's Zhili Third Mixed Brigade followed suit, finally stopping the defeat.

Xiao Yaonan's Zhili [-]rd Mixed Brigade went southward to directly defend the most frontal Wujiang Bridge.

The Hunan Army also immediately adjusted its deployment, concentrating all its forces to storm the Wujiang Bridge.The Zhili Third Mixed Brigade is Cao Kun's direct line unit, and its combat effectiveness is still relatively strong.However, in the face of the onslaught of the troops from the three provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi, it was very difficult to defend.What made Xiao Yaonan even more angry was that the Eighth Division and the No.20 Division defending the left and right flanks, saw themselves under such an attack, but did nothing.

Obviously they are all feints, but they express how much pressure they have on their side every day.

Wang Ruxian, the Eighth Division and Fan Guozhang's No.20 Division performed well in the first attack on Hunan, but their subsequent performance was simply horrible.After being cleaned up by Cheng Qian, he ran all the way to Yuezhou, still not daring to fight.

In other words, the two of them didn't want to fight at all, and turned the supposedly powerful Eighth Division and No.20 Division into soy sauce troops.But the two of them played soy sauce, but it was hard for Yueyang's defense commander-in-chief Wang Jinjing and front-line commander Xiao Yaonan.

Especially Xiao Yaonan suffered a lot.

Because these two divisions are on the left and right, but they don't help at all.

On December 12, a regiment of the Hunan Army suddenly ran behind Wujiang Bridge, catching Xiao Yaonan by surprise.Xiao Yaonan was besieged by the troops of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, he fought for a day and a night and suffered heavy casualties, he had no choice but to retreat.When Xiao Yaonan of Wujiang Bridge withdrew like this, the Eighth Division and the No.26 Division hated that they had lost two legs, and they ran faster than anyone else, even faster than Xiao Yaonan's troops who were the first to retreat.They were so defeated that Yan Xiangwen's Zhili 20nd Mixed Brigade, Wu Xintian's 14th Division No. [-] Brigade, and Sun Chuanfang's [-]nd Division [-]rd Brigade all retreated one after another.

fight?

To be honest, few troops really want to fight.

Although the Zhili Third Mixed Brigade lost the Wujiang Bridge, the Beiyang Army would not be defeated so quickly.But that's the reality.The units of the Beiyang Army ran faster one by one, and those who ran slowly and had problems with the combat effectiveness of the troops collapsed a lot during the run.

Wang Jinjing was originally in Yueyang, but seeing these bastards running faster than each other and not obeying his orders at all, Wang Jinjing was furious.Wang Jinjing opened his eyes and saw that these bastards had all run away within a few hours, and there was no defense in front of Yue Yang at all.

Wang Jinjing was taken aback.

These bastards don't even care about themselves as the commander in chief.However, Wang Jinjing didn't have time to complain, because the troops from Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Guangxi provinces were very close to Yueyang, so Wang Jinjing also dropped the troops and ran away, and went to Wuhan in a flash.

The Beiyang army in Yuezhou ran faster one by one.Leave the good Yuezhou directly to Cheng Qian.

On December 1917, 12, troops from the three provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi entered Yueyang.More than 27 enemy people were captured, two aircraft, more than 23 artillery pieces, and a large number of guns and ammunition were seized.This battle officially began on the 2000rd. In just four days of fighting, the Beiyang Army killed and injured more than 2000 people, captured nearly 3000 people, and broke up more than 7000 people. It lost a total of nearly [-] troops.It can be said to be a big defeat.

If we count from the war of protecting the law, the Beiyang Army, the Hunan Army supporting the Beiyang Army, and the Jin Army of Yan Xishan are counted. In the past six months, the Beiyang Army has lost nearly [-] troops.The loss was very heavy.

Yue Yang's disastrous defeat caused an uproar within the Beiyang Army.

The main combat faction of the Beiyang Army has long sharpened their knives, and wants to slaughter a few main peace factions within the Beiyang Army in order to boost morale.Now Yue Yang's disastrous defeat has given the main battle faction a good excuse, and everyone is blaming the main peace faction for the Yueyang's fiasco.

The spearhead was directed at Feng Guozhang.

There was a sound of shouting and shouting.

too much stress.Feng Guozhang and the three governors of the Yangtze River could only choose to support the main combat faction amidst the shouts of killing.Of course, this is also related to the taking of Yueyang by the Guardian Army.Yueyang directly borders Hubei, directly borders Wuchang, and directly threatens Hubei.

Hubei is the site of Wang Zhanyuan, the three governors of the Yangtze River, and the site of Feng Guozhang.Therefore, Feng Guozhang and the three governors of the Yangtze River were also anxious, and immediately expressed their support for the main combat faction.However, although he said that he supported the main combat faction, Feng Guozhang still did not want to start a full-scale war with the French Guardians.

Of course, the same is true for the Guardian Army.

Cheng Qian wanted to lead the troops into Hubei and cooperate with the Hubei Yasukuni Army to conquer Hubei.However, until now, especially after the victory of Yueyang Battle, Lu Rongting also didn't want to completely turn against Zhili.So the truce order was issued again. Without Lu Rongting's order, the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army would never listen to Cheng Qian's words.Therefore, Lu Rongting does not want to fight now, and Cheng Qian has nothing to do.

Seeing Lu Rongting like this, Feng Guozhang didn't want to go to war, so he issued an order on December 1917, 12.Zhang Jingyao was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy of aiding Yue.

This angered the main combat faction of the Beiyang Army.

They immediately asked Feng Guozhang what your order meant.Yue Yang lost everything, and appointed Zhang Jingyao as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy who aided Yue. Everyone was fighting, so what kind of envoy was there.Do you want to fight a war or negotiate a peace.

Zhang Jingyao even directly stated that he would not accept the appointment.

Feng Guozhang was forced to issue another combat order on January 1918, 1.Declared that "Changsha cannot be negotiated unless Changsha is completely restored.".After grinding for so long, this is the first time Feng Guozhang has truly publicly issued an order to crusade against the Dharma Protectors.

The Beiyang Army was dispatching troops and generals. Seeing that Feng Guozhang was going to fight again, Lu Rongting could only choose to fight again.The Hunan Army, Guangxi Army, and Guangdong Army began to expand their troops in Changsha and Yueyang. In a short period of time, the number of troops expanded to more than 8.

"Mr. Yang, I knew you would definitely come."

The situation in Hunan became more and more tense, and Duan Xun also received orders.Duan Xun's troops were required to control western Hunan and northwestern Hunan, attack Baoqing all the way, and attack Changde all the way.Of course, because the troops of Cao Kun and Zhang Huaizhi have not assembled yet, Duan Xun will not move for the time being.

Duan Xun is not stupid.

As long as Duan Xun's troops move, no matter whether they attack Baoqing or Changsha, they will fight against the troops of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.Duan Xun only wanted to reap the benefits, but he never thought about being the first bird.So Duan Xun's troops will only move when Cao Kun and Zhang Huaizhi's troops fight in Yueyang.

But at the beginning of the new year, what makes Duan Xun most happy is the arrival of Yang Yongtai.