Beiyang reactionaries

Hu Jingyi is still very confident in his troops.

Because the security division was built by Hu Jingyi, half of which were his direct troops who had been in Shaanxi for many years.In addition to the troops that Hu Jingyi led in Shaanxi back then, the remaining two troops were troops brought over by He Yaozu from Hunan, and the other was a mixed brigade that Ma Xiaojun expanded based on Duan Xun's guard regiment.They are all elite troops.

Therefore, Hu Jingyi believes that even facing Cao Kun's main force, he should be able to escape.

"But……"

"Chief of Staff, if you're worried, call Xifeng and ask him to be more cautious. We'll follow up with the application and apply for the transfer of the plane to investigate the situation on the front line."

"it is good."

"Master, Chief of Staff."

When Hu Jingyi and He Yaozu were discussing the current situation, Feng Yudong rushed in.He said with a panicked face: "Master, Chief of Staff, the first brigade sent a telegram. The first brigade was surrounded in Lincheng. Some cavalry units cut off the back road. According to the first brigade's guess, it was the Fengjun cavalry unit from the northeast. ...and the opposite army is the No.20 Division of the Army led by Yan Xiangwen."

"what?"

"The division commander, the chief of staff, and the 20nd Brigade telegraphed in Xingtai. The No. [-] Third Division, which was defeated by the [-]st Brigade, originally retreated to the Julu area, but they suddenly retreated and began to attack Xingtai."

Hu Jingyi and He Yaozu immediately looked at the map.

See what's going on.

After Hu Jingyi made a simple gesture, he said: "Damn it, I fell into someone else's trick. It seems that the first brigade and the cavalry brigade are surrounded by Cao Kun's troops, and Xingtai is also in danger. Order the whole army to speed up and enter Xingtai to defend Xingtai."

"Yes."

"Report-"

"how?"

"Master, the number of the [-]th Brigade. Unidentified troops have appeared near Linming Pass, and they have already fought against the [-]th Brigade."

294 Wu Peifu Shot 2

"Have you found out where the troops in the Linming Pass area are from?"

"not yet."

Anyang.

Liu Xiang took the independent division (division commander Duan Kan) and the independent mixed brigade (brigade commander He Guoguang) under the group army as the reserve team for the garrison division.Of course, as the commander of the group army, Liu Xiang must care about all aspects.

All aspects were good before.

When Yang Hucheng's Guard Division and Long Yun's No.20 Division attacked Shanxian, Zheng Shiqi's Fifth Division of the Central Army failed to stop it, and gave up Shanxian and retreated to Jinxiang and Jining.The Fifth Division of the Central Army has a very glorious history. After all, it was the Fifth Township of the Beiyang Army.It's a pity that the fifth division has gradually declined over the years. The current fifth division is already a third-rate unit among Cao Kun's troops.It can't resist the Guards Division and the No.20 Division of the Border Guards.

After the Guard Division and the No. 20 Division of the Frontier Defense Army occupied Shan County, they immediately followed in pursuit.According to the current situation, the No. 20 Division of the Guard Division and the Frontier Defense Army is targeting Jining, Shandong, and the situation is quite favorable.

But all of a sudden this is nothing.

The first brigade and cavalry brigade of the garrison division were surrounded by the No.20 Division of the Central Army, the No.20 Fourth Division of the Central Army, and the Fengjun Cavalry Group. The second brigade was surrounded by No.20 Third Division and No.14 Mixed Brigade in Xingtai. Remnants attack.

Of course, the biggest problem is that a force suddenly appeared in the area of ​​​​Linming Pass, fighting against the Fourth Brigade of the Security Division.The combat effectiveness is very strong, and the number of people is large, which caused the fourth brigade to suffer a lot of losses.

The 600th Brigade was a little taken aback by the sudden appearance of the troops. After holding on for about six hours, they withdrew from Linming Pass.More than [-] people were killed or injured within a few hours.One can imagine how cruel the war at Linmingguan was at that time.

Both sides invested heavy troops and fought a big battle at Linming Pass.In the end, the force that suddenly appeared was stronger and more numerous.Although their losses were also great, they drove the Fourth Brigade out of Linming Pass.

This is the first time that such a large number of casualties have been suffered since the establishment of the Guard Division.

"Where did the troops come from?"

Liu Xiang looked at the map carefully and said doubtfully, "It is impossible for Cao Kun to have such an elite army. I know the Fourth Brigade of the Security Division well. That was when the General established the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou-Tibet Frontier Supervision Office in Chongqing. , adapted from the guard group around the general. The quality of this army is excellent in all aspects, and the weapons and equipment are also first-class. Dong Songyan is even a fierce general. How could it be possible that Linmingguan was captured in a short time? , and lost so many troops. Could it be that Feng Yuxiang’s No.16 mixed brigade went south? Probably not. If the No.16 mixed brigade went south, the general should have given us information long ago.”

Liu Xiang frowned.

This force came so suddenly that there was no sign of it before.

Cao Kun?

Although Cao Kun's troops defeated Duan Qirui and took control of the Beijing government.But whether Duan Xun or Liu Xiang, many people did not take Cao Kun's troops seriously.In everyone's eyes, except for Wu Peifu and Feng Yuxiang's troops, Cao Kun's troops are inferior to Duan Xun's troops in terms of combat effectiveness.

But how suddenly, how could such an elite army appear on the battlefield.That was a unit from Duan Xun's Guard Regiment, and it was unimaginable to suffer such a huge loss within a few hours.

"Commander, could it be Wu Peifu's third division?"

Duan Kan thought for a while and said: "Currently our No.20 First Division (Liu Zanting) of the Frontier Defense Army is attacking Daming. It was reported earlier that Wu Peifu's [-]rd Division troops were moving in the direction of Daming. Just yesterday we also got a report that there was a large force We have arrived around the daimyo, but have not entered the city. We all thought that Wu Peifu was going to support the daimyo. Did his troops play a trick on us? A fake army was placed near the daimyo to confuse us, but the main force of the third division was from The area around Qiu County and Yongnian has cut in. If the Third Division cuts in from here, it will be able to cut off a few units of the Guard Division and attack Linming Pass."

Liu Xiang's eyes are getting bigger and bigger.

Finally said: "It is possible, it is possible that this is really Wu Peifu's army. Such an elite army in Cao Kun's hands is either Wu Peifu's third division, or Feng Yuxiang's No.16 mixed brigade. Apart from these two troops, I really can't think of it. Which other unit of Cao Kun has such combat effectiveness? Yes, yes, it should be Wu Peifu, it should be the third division. Only the third division has such strength, and can raid the fourth brigade of the security division and seize Linming Pass. Only Wu Peifu was able to establish the connection between several brigades of the security division so decisively and quickly. If Wu Peifu took action, it would be difficult."

It is impossible for Liu Xiang not to be nervous.

The shadow of the tree of names.

That was Wu Peifu.During the last Zhiwan War, Wu Peifu led troops to defeat Duan Qirui's main force.That battle was fought beautifully, and Duan Qirui was not given any chance to stand up.It directly established the victory of the Zhiwan War at that time.

Now it seems that there is really Wu Peifu's handwriting.

Watching the front-line troops being defeated by the garrison division, and waiting for the garrison division troops to go deep alone, they suddenly cut off the rear of the army, catching everyone by surprise.As soon as Wu Peifu made a move, he surrounded the troops of two brigades of the garrison division in a short period of time, besieged one brigade in Xingtai, and defeated another brigade.If Wu Peifu could easily deal with the troops of these three brigades, the garrison division would lose more than half of its strength.

Because the garrison division is a typical division without direct troops, it has four infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade.Therefore, the establishment is huge, with about 2 people, but the strength is basically in the various brigades below.

If three brigades of the security division were wiped out, not to mention the blow to strength, the blow to morale would be very serious.Even the security division is likely to lose its combat capability.

That's the guard.

The 2-strong security division is also the most special division among Duan Xun's troops.Duan Xun attaches great importance to this army and supports it very much.This was adapted from Hu Jingyi's First Division of the Shaanxi Army and the two mixed brigades under Ma Xiaojun and He Yaozu.The quality of the troops is high, and they have combat experience, and their weapons and equipment are also very good.

It is the main force of this attack on Zhili, and it is a fist force.If the security division loses its combat capability, Duan Xun's troops will lose their advantage in the direction of Zhili.On the contrary, Wu Peifu can take the momentum of a big victory and attack Henan.

What to do then?

In order to keep the territory in Henan, the troops who invaded Shandong must be withdrawn.This time the attack failed completely.

"Tap-tap-"

"Commander, Chief of Staff, Shanxian Telegram."

Although He Guoguang is the brigade commander directly under the mixed brigade, all the work under the army is handed over to the people below, and he himself has been working at the headquarters.Because Liu Xiang admired He Guoguang very much, he was transferred to the headquarters as the director of the training department of the headquarters.In the past few days, he almost lived in the telegraph room.

He needs to summarize the telegrams from various battlefields, and he can handle some daily telegrams by himself.If it is some emergency situation, come to the command room immediately.

"Say."

"An unknown army appeared in the direction of Jining. Judging from their uniforms, it should be Zhang Zuolin's army who went south."