Beiyang reactionaries

On the same day, the Beijing government announced Duan Xun, Superintendent of Frontier Defense, Lu Yongxiang, Governor of Zhejiang, and Zhang Guangjian, Governor of Gansu, as the leaders of the rebellion.Xia Chao, director of the Zhejiang Police Department, was appointed as the governor of Zhejiang, and Lu Hongtao, the governor of Longdong, was appointed as the governor of Gansu.

And there are a lot of lists, there are more than 40 people in total, most of them are important high-level officials from Duan Xun and Lu Yongxiang, who have been declared as rebels by the Beijing government and want to arrest them.

At the same time, the Beijing government officially issued a crusade order.

Cao Kun was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the anti-rebel army, Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, Chen Guangyuan, the governor of Jiangxi, and Li Houji, the governor of Fujian, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the anti-rebel army.

On May 1920, 5, after the Beijing government was electrified, Xia Chao, director of the Zhejiang Police Department, issued a telegram stating that he had no morals and incompetence, and could not accept the post of Governor of Zhejiang.Soon, Lu Hongtao, the governor of Longdong, also issued a telegram, saying that he was not qualified enough to be the governor of Gansu.

Both of these guys are smart people.

Know that this time is not the time for them to meddle.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Duan Xun issued a telegram in Wuchang, formally forming an anti-rebel army.Duan Xun served as the commander of the first route of the rebel army, and Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang, served as the commander of the second route of the rebel army.

During the call, Duan Xun detailed the chaos of the Beijing government over the past year, and detailed the crimes committed by the Beijing government.At the same time, Cao Kun, the patrol envoy of Zhilu and Henan, was attacked. He believed that Cao Kun's soldiers were interfering in politics and controlled the Beijing government with the army.The task of the bandit army this time is to reform the Beijing government.

In this way, the two sides have completely entered a state of war.

On May 1920, 5, at ten o'clock in the morning, Li Chun's Second Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army set off from Yixing, and the troops entered Zhejiang, aiming directly at Changxing, Zhejiang, at a very fast speed.But when they had just entered Zhejiang and were still some distance away from Changxing, they were ambushed by the Zhejiang Army.

Zhang Zaiyang is very smart.

Instead of attacking Yixing in a hurry, they deployed troops on the mountain only [-] miles away from Changxing, waiting for the Jiangsu troops to come.

Jiangsu troops attacking Changxing must pass through this area.Zhang Zaiyang's Second Division of the Zhejiang Army deployed cannons here, and when the Second Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army came, they bombarded them.

The Jiangsu army has no place to hide.

Because the Second Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army is completely in a plain area, there is no way to face the bombardment of the Zhejiang Army.Although there was also a counterattack, the Second Division of the Zhejiang Army was hiding on the mountain, and the two sides were completely unequal.

The Zhejiang Second Division can not only bombard the Jiangsu army on the mountain, but also shoot condescendingly, occupying an absolute advantage.

In a few blows, the Second Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army was defeated.

Lu Yongxiang's efforts to annex Jiangsu for many years were not in vain.Lu Yongxiang's troops were far better prepared for battle than Li Chun's.Just after the fight, Li Chun's Second Mixed Brigade was quickly defeated by Zhang Zaiyang's Zhejiang Army Second Division.

Zhang Zaiyang would not let go of such an opportunity.

Immediately led the Second Division of the Zhejiang Army and the Third Division of the Zhejiang Army in hot pursuit to attack Yixing, Jiangsu.

At the same time, Jiangsu troops also attacked Shanghai.

The Second Division of the Jiangsu Army, the Third Division of the Jiangsu Army, and the Fourth Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army formed two divisions and one mixed brigade. About 3000 troops attacked along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway.Although Lu Yongxiang was yelling anxiously before, it seemed that he wanted to deal with the Jiangsu army in a battle.But after the fight, Lu Yongxiang was very steady.Lu Yongxiang may not be a famous player, but he is definitely not an idiot.

He did not blindly attack Jiangsu troops because of his absolute superiority in numbers and weapons and equipment.On the contrary, in the public opinion, he scolded the Beijing government and Cao Kun every day, and laughed at Li Chun, but after the fight, he was able to calm down.After the war started, the Zhejiang troops were able to hold their breath.

Instead, Li Chun's Jiangsu troops took the lead in attacking.

Hurriedly go up.

At around 1920 noon on May 5, 23, the Second Division of the Jiangsu Army took the lead in attacking the Zhejiang troops stationed in Kunshan.

The expected battle did not happen, and the Zhejiang troops did not fight back vigorously.On the contrary, He Fenglin's troops began to retreat from the Kunshan area before the Jiangsu Army Second Division attacked, and all retreated to Shanghai in the middle of the night.Li Chun's troops chased all the way to Shanghai and built a very complete fortification in He Fenglin, Shanghai.Facing Li Chun's troops, He Fenglin ordered his troops to hide in the fortifications and not come out.The Zhejiang troops first retreated, and now they are hiding behind the fortifications.This made the Jiangsu army think that the Zhejiang army was timid. The Second Division of the Jiangsu Army turned out to be more and more proud. It did not repair the army much at night, and launched a general offensive at 5 o'clock in the morning on May 24.In the first attack, troops of two regiments were invested, aggressively trying to defeat the Zhejiang army.

Totally fearless.

He Fenglin's No.30 Seventh Division of the Central Army has been nesting in the fortifications. When the Jiangsu Army Second Division came to the fortifications, it suddenly bombarded from the fortifications with heavy machine guns, light machine guns, and cannons.

He Fenglin's army equipment is very good.

There are two divisions of troops on this road led by He Fenglin.One is the 30th Division of the Central Army. This unit is the unit that Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang, personally served concurrently. It was built by Lu Yongxiang and led by Lu Yongxiang for many years.It is Lu Yongxiang's favorite, and also the strongest among the Zhejiang troops.As for He Fenglin's No.[-] Seventh Division, all weapons and equipment were purchased from Duan Xun.

There is no shortage of light and heavy machine guns and cannons.

Suddenly firing on the bunker, the Jiangsu troops were completely unprepared.In less than 10 minutes, more than 700 Jiangsu Army troops were killed or injured on the spot.Almost a regiment of the Jiangsu Army was wiped out.

The Second Division of the Jiangsu Army did not expect such a thing to happen.

In great fear, the Second Division of the Jiangsu Army retreated one after another.However, He Fenglin's No.30 Seventh Division closely followed the Jiangsu Army's Second Division.The Second Division of the Jiangsu Army ran from Shanghai to Anting within a few hours.After arriving in Anting, after counting the number of people, it was discovered that in just five hours, the Second Division of the Jiangsu Army lost nearly 2000 people. It can be said that the troops have almost lost their combat effectiveness.

Embarrassed.

And He Fenglin never let go of this good opportunity.

On May 1920, 5, at three o'clock in the afternoon, He Fenglin's No.24 Seventh Division attacked Anting and drove the Second Division of the Jiangsu Army out of Anting.The Second Division of the Jiangsu Army had no choice but to continue to retreat until it reached Waigang, and it was only with reinforcements from the Third Division of the Jiangsu Army that it stabilized its footsteps.

"What's the situation in Shanghai?"

Liu Yuke, commander of the Second Route of the Jiangsu Army, was in Liyang.

The past two days have been very bad.The Second Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army was half disabled by Zhang Zaiyang's Second Division of the Zhejiang Army, and finally fled back to Yixing.With the help of the First Brigade of the First Division of the Jiangsu Army, Yixing could be stabilized.

And Zhang Zaiyang's Zhejiang Army Second Division has come to a place only twenty miles away from Yixing.

This made Liu Yuke very nervous.

The task Li Chun gave Liu Yuke was to win Changxing, Zhejiang, and then use Changxing as a springboard to win Hangzhou, Zhejiang.But not to mention winning Changxing, even Yixing has become very dangerous now.

"At present, the battle line is stable in the Waigang area. However, the Second Division (Jiangsu Army) suffered heavy losses, losing half of its troops and most of its weapons and ammunition. It has almost no ability to fight again."

Chen Tiaoyuan introduced Liu Yuke's battle situation on the other side.

"Commander, what we have to consider now is that Chen Leshan led the [-]th Division of the Central Army and the [-]th Division of the Zhejiang Army into Wujiang and headed for Suzhou. There are no troops around Suzhou. Inner Suzhou can’t be kept either.”

The disparity in strength quickly became apparent.

Lu Yongxiang can resist the Jiangsu army in two ways, and even won the battle in both ways.Not only that, Lu Yongxiang is also capable of organizing two divisions to attack Wujiang, the main goal is Suzhou.

What the hell.

I have an army.

This is also the reason why Li Chun attacked the Zhejiang army first.After all, he was not as strong as Lu Yongxiang in terms of military strength, so he prepared to attack suddenly, which might have good results.But the result was that both sides were defeated.

"We can't control that. At present, our main focus is how to defend Yixing. Now we are at a disadvantage on the third front. Unless we win in one direction, we may soon be defeated across the board."

Liu Yuke shook her head.

Liu Yuke in Suzhou and Wujiang has no energy and no strength to manage.The current situation is that the war has just begun, and the Jiangsu army has completely fallen into a disadvantage.Although the big forces have not yet fully started fighting, Jiangsu is really very passive at present.

If this situation continues, Jiangsu will really lose this war.

"Xue Xuan (Chen Tiaoyuan), the safety of Yixing is very important. The current situation is very unfavorable to us. If we lose Yixing, it will definitely bring a big blow to other troops, and it will also be very unfavorable to the battle situation. "

"Yes."

"Xuexuan, I trust you the most now. You take the Fifth Mixed Brigade (Jiangsu Army) to Yixing, and you must keep Yixing no matter what happens."