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    Heavy rain has been falling continuously since the 2nd. The dense rain carries the north wind and whistles across the Xiaogan Plain. The increasingly cold weather makes the war more difficult. From Yunmeng in the west to Hujiata in the south, it stretches for ten years.  The kilometers of defense ground are covered with trenches flowing with yellow muddy water. Both the National Defense Forces and the Beiyang, which is known as the number one in the country, are rapidly depleting their vitality. The artillery fire has become sparse because the railway line has been cut off. The snow season is approaching.  When it came, both sides were a little anxious.

    The news of the night of September 14th in Changsha has completely spread. The front line is anxious and the north is restless. Shanghai, south of the Jinpu Line, has become independent. There are also constant gunshots in Lianghuai. At this moment when war is everywhere, Hunan is captured by the National Defense Forces.  The news is simply bad news for the north!  Telegrams urging the front line kept coming, which showed that the man in the north was really panicked.

    When Mr. Feng was faced with the dilemma of heavy rain and supply difficulties, Yang Qiu came to the front line for inspection again. The cold wind and rain, the broken walls, the mountains of sandbags and deer villages actually gave people the feeling of being in a meat grinder.  However, he knows that Xiaogan may be just a trivial battle in this life, and there will definitely be a larger battle waiting for him in the future, but taking the first step well can lay a solid foundation for the future, so he will definitely not fight this battle.  Can't lose.

    Under the protection of Hakan and a squad of guards, he bent towards a machine gun point.  The machine gun squad is located in a damaged earthen temple, with an infantry company separated on the left and right. There are about 60 light and heavy machine gun points like this on the entire Xiaogan front line. It is the efforts of machine guns and artillery that prevent Beiyang from displaying the combination of infantry and artillery.  The advantages.

    Hang Zhi has stationed in Changsha, and there will be no changes in the short term. Xiao Anguo and Zhang Wenjing have also sent officers to take over the Fourth Division. Su Xiaohu from Sichuan has started to head north, and should be able to reach the capital in a few days.  In accordance with his orders, Ma Kui gathered all the workers of the former Sichuan Manufacturing Bureau who had been scattered by the war to Chongqing, and began to select sites and level the land, just waiting for the blueprint to be redrawn after the war.  However only by winning this war can all this be truly guaranteed. If we fail, everything will be in vain.

    "Commander"

    The light machine gunner was a young man in his twenties who came from the foot of Wudang Mountain. He immediately wanted to salute when he saw Yang Qiu, but he suppressed him and made a silent gesture, indicating that everyone should sit down and patted his shoulders with a smile: "  I heard that you killed seventeen Beiyang soldiers in one day, which is good! They say that Shaolin Wudang produces heroes, and I think you are"

    The machine gunner chuckled and rubbed the back of his head, and the soldiers also became happy. Yang Qiu waved and took a stack of paper from Lei Meng with a note from the National Defense Forces Headquarters: "Thank you for your hard work, the Headquarters has decided to issue additional wartime allowances.  Shangguang's repayment is 12 yuan per person. The silver is too heavy and I can't bring it over. The bank is in the process of being established. The banknotes have to wait, so this is the only note. After retreating and resting, brothers can go to the headquarters to collect the note.  .¡±

    The soldiers smiled and put them away. Most of them were troops collected during the northern march. They were originally a little reluctant to come to Xiaogan to fight to the death. However, after arriving, Yang Qiu received this and that allowance again, as well as a full supply of guns and ammunition.  , even the food was several times better than before, so my mind gradually stabilized.  What's more, he is now famous all over the country. He is a member of the National Defense Force and all thumbs up. There are countless young people who want to put a flying tiger armband on their arms!  I heard that the blood-stained Flying Tiger armband was taken to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai by the refugees and sold directly for a high price of ten yuan!  What's more, now that the commander has personally taken the risk to come to the dangerous front line to distribute subsidies to everyone, his heart naturally feels warm again.

    "How is the machine gun used?"

    "Commander, don't worry. It's almost half a month and I've fired thousands of rounds. I won't waste any more ammunition." The machine gunner smiled and showed the machine gun to Yang Qiu. As expected, the speed switch was set to point shooting, not like before.  Choose full automatic at all times.

    Yang Qiu praised a few words. The machine gunner was right. Starting from Liujiamiao, the machine gunners ranged from thousands to hundreds. They all had a certain amount of experience. Although they had not been systematically trained, they had also touched it.  Through these channels, the consumption of machine gun ammunition that worried him the most finally began to slow down. After a period of systematic training after the war, this group of people will mature rapidly and become the backbone of the National Defense Forces.

    This is the advantage of actual combat. Even recruits who have just picked up a gun can hone their skills. However, the price is too high!  For a new army, if it were not for the resentment of the people, if it were not for the revolutionary righteousness of the party members, coupled with the frequent instigation by himself and officers at all levels, the payment of various subsidies, and efforts to maintain generous meals, etc., it might have been possible long ago.  Broken.

    "Commander, I heard that Hunan is ours now?" The machine gunner scratched his head and braved the news to ask about the news that started to spread among the armies today. Yang Qiu smiled and patted his shoulder, holding up two fingers: "The fourth  Division, 20,000 people have begun to gather in Yueyang. As long as we can hold on for another ten days and a half, we can give them some time to adapt and trainBeijingThere is nothing we can do!  "

    "Very good!"

    "When they come, can we counterattack?"

    "Yes, they were bombarded by artillery all day long, but let them try our cannons and machine guns!"

    "Don't worry, the counterattack will come soon. Whoever picks me up then, don't blame me for kicking his ass."

    "Haha" Amidst the discussion and excitement of the soldiers, Yang Qiu left the machine gun point, and then spent a full hour taking advantage of the rainy truce to run all over the front lines before returning to the headquarters tiredly.  As soon as he walked outside the door, he discovered that Song Qing was finally back.

    "Commander!"

    "clear!"

    After the salute, Yang Qiu seemed to feel that it was not enough and gave him a hug again. To be honest, he deserved this hug just because of his great achievements in capturing Chongqing and Guang'an and opening the door to Sichuan.

    Song Qing was also a little moved and smiled: "Commander, am I not late?"

    "It's not too late, it's just the right time." Yang Qiu was very happy that Song Qing could come back. He quickly took him to sit down and talk about Sichuan in detail, and asked: "How is Sichuan now?"

    "Chaos." Song Qing got to the point with just one word, saying: "Once the siege of Chengdu was broken up and Qin Zaigeng died, they temporarily abandoned Chengdu and attacked the periphery first. After Rong County became independent, various states have followed suit. Brother Pao and  The Comrade Association took advantage of the situation to recruit hundreds of thousands of troops. But like Hunan, they lacked guns, had chaotic management, and basically had no ability to unify, coordinate, and command. In addition, many people had already raised the banner of independence and set up private checkpoints to exploit places, so Zhao Erfeng  I can continue to sit comfortably in Chengdu."

    Song Qing knew what he was worried about and continued: "Commander, don't worry too much. The three thousand Sichuan and Yunnan border guards in Zhao Erfeng's hands are much worse than our Laoba Town. There are not many machine guns in Chengdu. Xiaohu's brigade  If he still can¡¯t win it, his job as brigade commander will be in vain!¡±

    His words made Yang Qiu feel a lot more at ease. He waved to Lei Meng to close the door, and his face became serious: "Qing, you should also know some of the overall situation. Tell me your thoughts."

    On the way here, Song Qing read all the battle reports during this period and carefully considered each of Yang Qiu's orders. Wu Shengguan was intended to slow down the march to Beiyang, and the march to the north was to gather the power of all Hubei and deploy the guards.  The three defense lines of Dian, Xiaochang and Xiaogan are designed to cut off and consume the enemy layer by layer. Now that he is asking this question, he is probably thinking about a decisive battle!  So he spread out the map and asked, "Is the commander thinking about the decisive battle?"

    Yang Qiu nodded. He already knew that Xiaogan was not easy to defend. Without the barriers of Weidian and Xiaogan Highlands, the front of Beiyang was already flat, so Feng Guozhang would definitely launch a fierce attack after the weather cleared to help his two masters.  Our own side has suffered heavy losses from the fierce fighting for days, and the new soldiers cannot be reused. The recruits from the Fourth Division and Hankou will only be a burden. Therefore, if we can't fight fiercely while we still have some strength, this battle may be a disaster.  Reaching a deadlock or even losing is not conducive to gaining a greater say in the future.

    He didn't need to hide anything in front of Song Qing. He pointed to Jingshan and Yingcheng on the left side of Xiaogan and said: "I have ordered Yue Peng to send two regiments north to bypass Dahong Mountain to attack Wangjiadian behind Xiaochang. This is now Beiyang's advance base.  , if we can hurt him, Feng Huafu will definitely divide his troops at Tianmen to ensure the safety of his flank. After he divided his troops, we took the initiative to retreat forty kilometers, using Shekou and Sandao Bridge as screens to lure the main force of Beiyang to go deep, and then  "

    Yang Qiu casually picked up a pen and placed it between Shekou and Jingshan.

    This situation made Song Qing understand at once. This was to lure Feng Guozhang's main force to go deep, widen the distance between his main force and the army attacking Tianmen, use a small number of troops to cut off the connection between the two, and then place the decisive battle at Tianmen and surround it.  The force is no longer able to go south!

    After thinking about this, he also understood why Yang Qiu had not taken action for so long, because there were two key points that needed to be solved.  The first is the Navy. Both Shekou and Sandaoqiao are too close to the river. Once the Navy attacks and the naval guns can cover the entire theater, Beiyang will take advantage of the momentum and quickly move south to Hankou. At that time, I am afraid that Hankou will be attacked before the outflank is completed.  Fallen.

    I¡¯m afraid the rest will test the cohesion of the army!  Because this plan is too bold. Judging from Feng Huafu's prudent approach to military deployment, he would divide his troops into at least a mixed alliance. It can only be said that it is barely possible to encircle and suppress an alliance with two brigades of Yue Peng's first division. This must be mobilized on the front line.  At least a brigade!  As a result, there were only five understaffed brigades left on the front, and recruits accounted for nearly half of them!  As for the Yueyang Fourth Division and the Hankou recruits, they couldn't catch up with this battle at all. The only ones that could be spared were the Third Brigade of the First Division in Qingshan after the Navy was eliminated.  Looking at Beiyang, even if one mixed association is taken away, there are still two towns on the front and the Henan 29 mixed association, five half-life unstable brigades against two?Elite, it¡¯s really too difficult!  Once it fails, it may bring disaster to Hankou.  no doubt!  Once this plan is put forward, the people below will definitely question it, so there must be someone who can control it from the front.

    "Commander, let me do it."

    Yang Qiu glanced at him sideways: "People like Cai Jimin and Deng Yulin are not a big problem, but can you control the grassroots officers like Jin Zhaolong?"

    Song Qing remained silent. Whether it was Cai Jimin or Zhang Tingfu and other senior officers, they were all familiar with tactics and might be able to make sense. However, it was hard to say for the party officers at the grassroots level below. Many of these people were lawless and opposed Yang Qiu's appointment as general secretary.  The commander has always been very unconvinced. Now if he deliberately weakens the front and risks opening up Hankou, he will definitely be criticized. Once this is taken advantage of I am afraid that the commander's position will not be guaranteed.

    "Wen Jing has already sent me a telegram before you came. Huang Keqiang, Wang Longzhong and the Hunan First Association will be here tomorrow morning. I have decided"

    ¡°Commander, you want to hand it over to him head on?!!¡±

    Song Qing almost jumped up. Huang Keqiang is famous enough. He is the second leader of the alliance, the military god of the alliance, and a loyal man!  All of these are enough to command the troops, but the problem is that this Uncle Huang is really not a trustworthy military commander. He has been in life and death for so many years, commanding at most a few guns and hundreds of people, but he has been defeated repeatedly.  After repeated battles, he was still defeated The Huanghuagang Uprising in Guangzhou hit the enemy directly. Not only did he waste many years of elites, but he also lost a finger.

    Let such a person command a life-and-death battle involving fifty thousand people from both armies

    Yang Qiu didn't seem to see his face, and said very seriously: "He is the leader of the Tongmenghui, his prestige is enough to suppress the army, and the Hunan Army will supervise the battle tomorrow, so that's it!" After saying that, he didn't give Song any advice.  Qing had the opportunity to speak: "I will return to Hankou after Huang Keqiang arrives. The Fourth Division and Hanyang recruits need to be immediately put together as a reserve team just in case. So you must immediately shoulder the responsibility of the chief of staff! The two thousand veterans brought back  We have to come as soon as possible, I¡¯m going to hand over the task of horizontal insertion to them and the 1st Brigade of the Second Division, this time we need to do our best!¡±

    This is a bet!

    When Yang Qiu threw his pen, Song Qing saw a fierce fist on the left gradually forming. From a tactical point of view, he was bold and decisive!  As long as Feng Huafu really divides his troops, as long as he can defeat a complete agreement, then Yuan Shikai will definitely be hurt to death, and he will have to sit down and negotiate in the end.  At the same time, the "human shield" in the center must also withstand Beiyang's crazy attack!  Buthe still secretly sighed. In fact, he understood what Yang Qiu meant by doing this. He was using the war to achieve some goals!  If in normal times he would not have the slightest hesitation, the National Defense Force is no longer a small force with two thousand guns on the night of the uprising. As the army grows larger, this sapling has grown rapidly, and a new force is forming in Lianghu and Sichuan, so aside from  It is extremely necessary to get rid of these gatherings, but this use is too bold. If it really hurts Hankou, I am afraid it will drag him into the water.  Obviously Yang Qiu himself knew this, so he rushed back to Hankou in order to stabilize his rear, and then combine the Fourth Division with the new recruits in Hankou to guard against possible accusations from Wuchang.

    Song Qing didn¡¯t speak in the end, and Yang Qiu didn¡¯t give any explanation. Only after the former left, he slowly took off his hat and walked to the window He didn¡¯t know whether this choice was right or wrong.

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