Beiyang reactionaries

"From now on, the troops will shrink the line of defense, and the troops will gather in the west of the city to rebuild the line of defense."

"Overlord, how to build a line of defense?"

"Here, here."

"Overseer, are we going to fight Chen Leshan?"

The lines of defense that Zhang Wensheng wanted to deploy were aimed at the [-]th Division of the Central Army.It turned out that the defense line of the Dingwu army was on the city gate and the city wall to protect Anqing and prevent Duan Xun's troops from attacking the city.And there are many defense lines built outside the city.

But the line of defense that Zhang Wensheng is going to deploy now is entirely to defend against the Fourth Division of the Central Army.

"It's not that we started the war, it was to prevent Chen Leshan from jumping over the wall and fighting with us. The latest news is that Wang Pu's third mixed brigade on the defense line at the pier is in a strange situation. I guess he has already cooperated with Beijing. Who is their position now? It's not good in control. Think about it, once the third mixed brigade's defense line fails, the entire perimeter of Anqing's defense line will be unable to defend. Anqing's fall is only a matter of time. Chen Leshan is absolutely impossible to turn the tide. We and Lu Yongxiang is not on the same path, so why bother to be buried with him. Well, now we will immediately adjust the deployment of troops and deploy them overnight."

"Yes."

Zhang Wensheng's speed is very fast.

Because it was only an hour and a half after Zhang Wensheng changed his deployment, that is, at 1922:5 on the evening of May 27, 07, Wang Pu, the guard envoy of southern Anhui and the commander of the Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army, publicly announced that he supported the Beijing government's "separation of military and civilian rule". ", supported the establishment of a marine police force directly under the police department in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui regions, and supported the Beijing government's order to dismiss Lu Yongxiang, the patrol envoy to the Yangtze River.

It is believed that Lu Yongxiang is no longer the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River and is not qualified to command the Anhui troops.Therefore, I appeal to all Anhui troops to only obey the orders of the Ministry of Army, not the orders of the Yangtze River patrol envoy.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Especially Anqing.

The position guarded by Wang Pu's Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army is very important. Wang Pu's sudden counterattack caught Chen Leshan by surprise.Although he didn't trust the Anhui troops, Wang Pu's Anhui Army's [-]rd Mixed Brigade had fought against the Marine Police Force before.Who would have thought that just two days after the war broke out, Wang Pu would suddenly "rebel".

Less than half an hour after Wang Pudong sent the telegram, the Ministry of War followed suit.He highly praised Wang Pu's decision to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, and break away from Lu Yongxiang.It was decided to reorganize the Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army as an independent division of the Central Army, and Wang Pu served as the commander of the independent division.

Hearing this news, Chen Leshan prepared to send troops to retake Wang Pu's position.Therefore, two regiments were organized to attack Wang Pu's position.But it was a blow to the head.

The artillery fire and machine guns completely exceeded the firepower of the Anhui troops, and Chen Leshan's troops were disgraced and suffered heavy casualties.Soon Chen Leshan understood that there was already Duan Xun's troops in this position.In China at present, only Duan Xun's troops can have such firepower.

However, Chen Leshan just realized that the defensive position Chen Leshan had set up outside Anqing City had been violently attacked by Duan Xun's troops.Some cannon Duan Xun's troops hadn't had time to bring in large quantities, but mortars and other artillery brought in an astonishing number.Coupled with some light infantry artillery, there was a burst of bombardment against Zhang Leshan's defensive position.

The outer positions were all captured in a short period of time.

In an instant, Anqing was raging with flames of war.

Everyone is paying attention to An Qing, wanting to see how An Qing will respond.

And just when Chen Leshan was about to defend Anqing to the death, at 10 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Wensheng, the Anhui warlord in charge of the defensive positions in the west of Anqing, and the commander of the Dingwu Army issued a telegram to support the Beijing government's counterinsurgency.It is stated that the Anhui army is not Lu Yongxiang's private army, but the Chinese army affiliated to the Ministry of War.The Anhui troops will not follow Lu Yongxiang to cause chaos, and call on all Anhui troops to obey the Beijing government and the Ministry of War.

Then he condemned Lu Yongxiang's reckless behavior of rebellion, and hoped that Lu Yongxiang could rein in the precipice.

Zhang Wensheng was the first local warlord in the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui to oppose Lu Yongxiang after the outbreak of the war.The influence is huge. No one thought that after only two days of fighting, no major battles broke out, and that many troops in Anhui started to defect one after another.

It dealt a huge blow to Chen Leshan who had rearranged the defense line in Anqing.

353 Invincible 3

"How about Anqing?"

Lu Yongxiang pinched his forehead lightly, and asked Zheng Junyan weakly.Lu Yongxiang has not slept since last night, that is, on May 1922, 5, when Wang Pufan, the guard envoy of southern Anhui, defected by telegram and gave up his position to Duan Xun's troops.

Because three hours after Wang Pu's defection, Zhang Wensheng, the governor of Anhui, also defected soon, and gave up his position to Duan Xun's troops.The two powerful factions in Anhui turned against each other, making the situation in Anqing precarious, and the situation in Anhui was also precarious.

How can Lu Yongxiang be safe?

Anqing.

Once Anqing falls, once Anhui falls, then Duan Xun's troops can go straight to Nanjing by virtue of the Yangtze River waterway.Duan Xun's dozens of ships, plus naval forces, flooding into Nanjing will pose a great threat to Nanjing.At that time, Lu Yongxiang's defensive position along the Yangtze River will not be able to stop the bombardment of these fleets at all.Not to mention Nanjing, it is impossible for any position in China to withstand the bombardment of so many gunboats.

Moreover, Bengbu, an important town in northern Anhui, has been lost. Duan Xun's troops used Bengbu's Jinpu Railway to go north to directly threaten Xuzhou, and go south to directly threaten Nanjing.

The current situation is very unfavorable.

After only two days of fighting, several important cities defending Nanjing were in crisis one after another. How could Lu Yongxiang sleep.Lu Yongxiang is 55 years old this year, and his health cannot be said to be very good.Lu Yongxiang and his generation of Beiyang army bosses all have such problems.

After the Revolution of [-], everyone was addicted to smoking opium, and they had been in high positions for many years.So even though he is only in his early fifties, his health is not very good.

I didn't sleep all night and felt my head buzzing.

"The situation is not very good. The Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army and the troops of Zhang Wensheng's Dingwu Army gave up their positions one after another, and the south and west gates of Anqing were completely opened. Now not only Anqing's outer positions have been breached, Duan Xun's troops have even It has already occupied a quarter of Anqing City. The reason why Duan Xun's troops have not attacked Anqing City and Chen Leshan's position for a long time is because the large troops have not yet come up, or the heavy weapons have not yet It is completely in place. Of course, the biggest reason is probably because Duan Xun does not want to fight in the city of Anqing and destroy this important city of Anqing. If it is not for Anqing City, I think Duan Xun's troops and Wang Pu's third mixed The brigade and Zhang Wensheng's Dingwu Army should have attacked Anqing long ago."

"Anqing, Anqing."

Lu Yongxiang could only keep talking about Anqing.

Although Anqing is not comparable to big cities like Shanghai, Wuchang, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Beijing, and Chongqing, it is definitely not much worse than these big cities in China today.

As an important city on the Yangtze River, Anqing has a very good geographical location and very good economic conditions.

But now Anqing is really in jeopardy.

"Jia Shuai, bad news came from Anqing again this morning."

"what?"

"Anhui Governor He Binglin just sent a telegram this morning to support the cabinet and the actions of the Ministry of the Army. Government agencies at all levels in Anhui are required to fully cooperate with the actions of the Ministry of Army."

"Hey--"

Lu Yongxiang sighed and said with a wry smile: "Before this war, this was what I was most worried about. I didn't expect it to happen. Who will be next?"

Lu Yongxiang was just not reconciled.

For a local prince like Lu Yongxiang, letting him cede power is worse than death.So he knew that his strength was far inferior to Duan Xun, and he was absolutely at a disadvantage in every aspect, but he still rose up to resist.Want to see if there will be any miracle.

For this, he also wooed the great powers, promising them many benefits.

Various mines and various taxes in the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui have been mortgaged by Lu Yongxiang a lot.

But what about the results?

Beginning to promise well, some powers even verbally promised to divide some non-combat areas to protect Lu Yongxiang.But before the fight, each of them no longer saw themselves.

damn it.

When he discovered that the great powers had changed their attitudes one by one, Lu Yongxiang knew that many people would definitely defect.Originally, he had been worried about Xia Chao, governor of Zhejiang, and Gong Bangduo and Xiong Bingqi of the Jiangsu army.

Unexpectedly, Anhui took the lead in defecting, making the situation in Anhui the most dangerous.

Who will be next?

Everyone will know soon.

On May 1922, 5, Gong Bangduo, commander of the First Division of the Jiangsu Army, and Xiong Bingqi, commander of the Third Division of the Jiangsu Army, delivered a telegram in Yangzhou.Meaning it makes no difference.