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    Chapter 108: The National Defense Force attacks!  (superior)

    "Go quickly, go quickly."

    "The murderous Manchu Tatars and the Beiyang Army are coming"

    "Go to Hanyang. I heard that Commander Yang's troops are over there." There were already clouds in the small Jingshan County. The continuous sound of artillery fired from the direction of Green Forest Mountain made everyone uneasy. Even late at night, many people still raised their eyebrows.  Lighting the torch, they packed up their belongings and fled towards Hanyang with their families.

    Green Forest Mountain is the birthplace of the Green Forest Uprising, the famous second peasant uprising in history, and the birthplace of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. The famous Green Forest Village is located here.  The mountain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is the most important commanding height of Jingshan.  A radio antenna has been set up high in the village. In order to ensure smooth communication between Xiaogan and Hankou, Yang Qiu brought a radio transmitter, and several communication soldiers took turns shaking the handle of the generator.

    After being far away from Hankou, we could no longer enjoy electric lighting. Several kerosene lamps were lit in the command post. Yang Qiu lay in front of the map and looked at the three big red circles secretly anxious. The first red circle was naturally the most important sign of filial piety, and the second  The first one is Gepu, and the third one is the current place of residence. It has also been densely marked with various symbols. There are a total of 4 brigades, 12 regiments, and 42 battalions (including teaching, baggage, and engineering battalions).  ) are distributed around the red circle in a triangular shape, and in the middle are those who still know nothing about it and continue to attack the advancing Beiyang Fourth Town.

    The officers around them, such as Wu Zhaolin and He Xi, were quietly discussing the upcoming decisive battle. Everyone's face was both excited and nervous. Excited that they were finally about to switch from defense to offense, nervous that Beiyang was famous. Of course, in addition to these two emotions, there was another  But they were all temporarily suppressed deep in their hearts and no one dared to mention it.

    "Report urgent message to the Chief of Staff, Xiaoganhas been lost"

    The news caused a sudden explosion in the command post. Zhang Tingfu and others who had just arrived could not have imagined that Xiaogan would be lost after just two days away. It was like a sap hitting the officers who were about to counterattack. Only  Yang Qiu remained unmoved, as if he had expected it, and asked calmly: "How is the situation now?"

    "The Third Brigade of the First Division is covering the retreat. The military governor and the Chief of Staff have decided to withdraw directly to Shekou and Sandaoqiao. He reminds you that Beiyang is fighting like crazy this time. According to the current situation, it is very likely that  Advance to the vicinity of Dazhi Men Station." This inference sent by Song Ziqing made Yue Peng raise his eyebrows. He knew this old friend and would never make such a judgment unless the situation was urgent. It can be seen that the pressure there is really great.  , so his eyes looked at Yang Qiu involuntarily.

    Yang Qiu took off his hat, lightly swept his short hair and put it back on before asking: "Who is in charge of dressing up tonight?"

    "It's Ke Shao's teaching camp." Yue Peng walked to the map and pointed at the third circle and said: "Now Wang Yujia's 14th mark has passed the Dafushui, but the main force has not moved to the other side. The fellow villagers who escaped told us that they  The headquarters is currently located in Sanyang Town. Therefore, the teaching camp will pass through Sanyang Town to the northwest tonight, creating the illusion that our troops are moving northwest, preparing to cut off his main force and the 14th standard, in order to use  Wang Yujia took Jinjiawan to cross Dafushui. As long as he crossed Dafushui, my second brigade and Qingcheng's third brigade behind him could quickly close the gate and block the river. The first one he hit was my first brigade, and we would fight while  We will retreat to Huaishu Village, where Xiangpu's second brigade is located. We can give them a hard fight after the round.

    Green Forest Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Wang is defeated here, it will only waste time. Therefore, we predict that he will turn back from Wutaizhuang downstream and attack Jingshan directly across Pu. In this way, he will hit Qin Zhangshu's brigade head-on.  Qingcheng's three brigades pursued in parallel along the river, and the following three brigades followed and flanked the two flanks. Unless Feng Huafu sent troops to respond, even if they could not capture it, they would at least be able to leave a confederate behind."

    Yue Peng's fingers circled the Green Forest Mountain. It can be seen that his plan was to force Wang Yujia to go in circles to consume his energy, just like a pack of wolves chasing prey, constantly harassing him from left to right, waiting for Wang Yujia to finally load Qin Zhangshu.  When the first brigade arrived, the four outer brigades had all gathered on both sides.

    "What if he doesn't want to go to Dafu River and stick to Jinjiawan?" He Xi asked worriedly.

    "If he can't defeat us, I will, so I'll choose to attack him at Jinjiawan."

    "The plan is good." Yue Peng's plan was very detailed. From the beginning to the end, he always kept two brigades on the left and right sides of the fourth town. This ensured that Wang Yujia would not escape, so Yang Qiu also praised it, raised his head and scanned everyone:  "What time does it start?" Yue Peng took out his old pocket watch: "The interrogation will begin in an hour, and it is scheduled to end before early morning tomorrow. Normally Wang Yujia will bump into Qin Zhangshu tomorrow night."

    Dafushui, a small river that crosses Jingshan Mountain, is a river that many people don¡¯t know about, but it was later remembered by countless people.

    "Quicklypaddle hard"

    On the river, more than twenty boatsThe small sampan found from all over the country was going upstream. The old squad leader was lying at the front, and next to him was a Han-1 light machine gun with the safety turned on. This was the second batch of five-packs that had just been sent from Hanyang.  One of the branches was all assigned to the training camp immediately.  This also makes the First Division Teaching Battalion a unit with the number of light machine guns second only to the guard company. The entire battalion is equipped with a total of 10 light machine guns.

    The First Division Teaching Battalion is an old unit. It was originally a company directly affiliated with the Second Regiment. It experienced Liujiamiao, the Northern Expedition, and the Wusheng Pass. It gradually grew up in the war. After the merger of the two armies, Ke Shao returned to the First Division. His  The direct company was quickly reorganized into a training camp. The 623 people in the battalion were all experienced veterans. They were also issued with the latest Moser 98 rifles, and even the bullets were all German-made pointed bullets.

    Since Sanyang Town was not far away, everyone carefully held their breath and kept the sound of paddling to a minimum.

    Night attack is the best way for the weak to deal with the strong, especially in this era where investigation methods have not yet been perfected. Therefore, since Chenjia'ao, Yang Qiu has slowly guided each army to call out some veterans to form an elite team to study night attacks.  In terms of tactics, the training camp is even more outstanding. What's more, for this heist, the most elite security company also sent two squads who had participated in the Chenjia'ao night attack to cooperate.

    The small sampan slowly approached the river bank. The old squad leader was the first to jump out of the boat and quickly ran to the roots of the trees on the left. After making sure that no one was around, he waved. The machine gunner followed the signal immediately, but did not stay beside him.  Instead, he continued to run forward for ten meters and then established a defense line with three infantrymen to protect his comrades disembarking from the boat behind.  If Yang Qiu saw this kind of tactical action here, he would definitely be very happy. After a long battle, coupled with his words and deeds, compiling tactical pamphlets and distributing them to soldiers, etc., some good seedlings have emerged in each division and brigade.  , just like the current training camp, apart from the differences in weapons and equipment, there are already some shadows of the elite squad of World War II.

    Sanyang Town is not big. It should not even be called a town at all. There are only about a hundred households, most of which are tenant farmers who rely on landlords for their livelihood. Therefore, the Beiyang soldiers who crowded into a town all at once can see how crowded it is.  After the whole battalion came ashore, when the old squad leader led the vanguard squad to move forward, there were suddenly several rapid barkings in the night.

    "It's no good machine gun cover." Everyone knew they had been discovered when they heard the dog barking. Sure enough, a barrage of bullets flew towards this side immediately. In order to protect the soldiers behind him, the old squad leader suddenly sprinted forward to distance himself, and quickly threw away  Shoot out a grenade.

    The explosion of the grenade attracted the Beiyang Machine Gun Team, but also exposed him to the fire. Two bullets hit him. After the soldiers desperately dragged him back, they discovered that the old squad leader's left waist had been torn open.  There was a big hole, and the skin and flesh were rolled out. The most lethal part was the left chest. The bullet had penetrated the chest, and blood was gushing out, making it difficult to breathe.

    "Don't mind me, spread out and start running Do you want to do it all? Run." The old squad leader knew that he would definitely not survive this time. With red eyes, he removed all the bullet belts, rifles and grenade bags on his body.  After getting off the bus, seeing everyone still stunned, he was so angry that he picked up rocks and threw them at them. He turned to the deputy squad leader with trembling hands: "Take care of them"

    The deputy squad leader's eyes were red, he picked up the bullet belt and wiped away his tears. He raised his hands and shouted the old squad leader's usual training slogan: "The National Defense Forces attack." Under his leadership, the soldiers rushed forward and waited until all the figures disappeared around the corner.  The old squad leader's stiff mouth revealed a smile.  The 23-year-old squad leader slowly closed his eyes. He didn¡¯t know that later, because of this slogan he shouted during training, he and his squad would be forever engraved on the National Defense Monument.

    "Wehrmacht, attack"

    The loud slogans quickly spread throughout the battlefield. Wave after wave of soldiers braved the dense rain of bullets, using rubble and broken houses as cover. Under the cover of 10ting light machine guns and a large number of grenades, they launched an attack on Sanyang Town.  A night attack.

    The sudden attack caught Beiyang off guard. When countless shouts of killing arose, many soldiers even just woke up from their sleep and entered the position in a panic.  The battle quickly reached a fever pitch. The fierce fighting made many veteran Beiyang officers feel numb, especially the threat from the opponent's light machine guns. After nearly a month of fierce fighting, these machine gunners gradually matured and cooperated with the infantry to charge.  He could always seize the fighting position very well, quickly aim and sweep, and then quickly move his position. Many Beiyang soldiers were attracted by the opponent's infantry and did not pay attention to concealment and were killed.

    "Grenadier"

    In the darkness, I only heard a loud Hubei accent, and then I saw dozens of soldiers suddenly jumping out from behind the rubble on the opposite side. Some of them were lying on the ground, and some jumped out from behind the big trees. They raised their hands and threw out black dots.  After drawing an arc in the air, it landed in front of the Beiyang position.  Boom boom boomIn an instant, the entire front of the position was filled with flashes of fire, and the fireballs and fragments produced by the explosionThe Beiyang soldiers did not dare to raise their heads, so they took this opportunity to crawl forward with a few Madsen light machine guns, aiming at the position and firing fiercely.

    The bullets in the night were like meteors and fire, and the entire periphery of Sanyang Town was filled with flashing lights.  The battle broke out quickly and urgently. By the time the main Beiyang troops had dressed and arrived, the training camp had already headed northwest, making the entire battle look like an encounter.  Seeing the direction the training camp was leaving, Wang Yujia's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that they were going to cut off his connection with 14th Biao?  He did not dare to take risks. The terrain in the Jingshan area was more complicated than that of Xiaogan, and the waterways were densely hilly. Once the 14th Biao was cut off, it would be dangerous, so he immediately ordered the entire army to cross the river to join the 14th Biao.

    At 4 o'clock in the morning, Yang Qiu received an urgent report. Wang Yujia led the main force across Dafu River towards Huaishuzhuang. The news made him stand up suddenly and walked outside to look at the dark mountains.

    The National Defense Force, which was built by one¡¯s own hands, is finally about to fight its first offensive battle.

    The front line was defeated

    November 11 was the h¨²nlu¨¤n day. The news of Xiaogan¡¯s fall suddenly made Hankou boil. Countless people rushed to the river with their families. Hundreds of river ships and fishing boats were organized to take them to the river.  Hanyang and Liujiamiao Field Hospital also had to temporarily evacuate to Yudaimen.  The Chuyu Three Ships of the Naval Battalion, which had just returned from Hunan, were led by Wang Guangxiong and Bingwen. After refueling, they led five or six small patrol boats and quickly sailed towards Shekou. Thick black smoke filled the sky.  It makes the blue sky look even more cloudy.

    Wuchang City was also shaken by the news, and Song Jiaoren was even more restless. Tang Hualong and other members also rushed to the Consultative Bureau. Only Li Yuanhong sat dumbly in his seat without saying a word, looking at the map and pondering it carefully.

    "Juesheng, how is the situation on the front line?"

    Seeing Ju Zheng walking into the conference room, Song Jiaoren grabbed him regardless of his blunder: "Where are Keqiang and the others now?"

    Ju Zheng took a deep breath: "Xiaogan has been completely lost, and Shekou has been lost all morning. Now Keqiang and Song Ziqing have withdrawn their troops to Sandao Bridge. The troops have suffered heavy casualties, and their artillery and machine guns have also suffered serious losses. Cai Jimin called  Say" He glanced at Li Yuanhong, who was silent, and continued: "Sandao Bridge may be difficult to defend."

    "How could this happen? How could this happen?" Tang Hualong rubbed his hands anxiously. Using this time, Yang Qiu concentrated on the war. He had almost all the civil rights in Hubei in his hands. Although Tang Xiangming sent the news, neither he nor Huang Zhongying took it.  He has obtained the command of the Navy, but this will no longer affect his current status. But the problem is that if he cannot stop the Beiyang Army, wouldn't all the previous efforts be in vain?

    Song Jiaoren didn't have so many miscellaneous thoughts. He and Tang Hualong had different visions. One was focused on the whole country, while the latter was focused on one corner. The difference in realm was too big. He frowned and asked: "Why is it so urgent all of a sudden? What happened?  ?¡±

    Ju Zheng sighed, walked to the military map and pointed at the 12th Xiaogan position and said: "There is a problem with the Xiangyi Association. After Wang Longzhong led his troops up, many soldiers did not listen to orders. During the Beiyang attack, some people retreated without authorization, causing Xiong Bingkun's troops to suffer heavy losses.  , Comrade Jin Zhaolong launched a hand-to-hand battle into Beiyang in order to stabilize his position and lead his troops, and he also died."

    "Hunan guys like Mader are so unreliable, no wonder Yang Qiu wants to go to Changsha." The person scolding Yang Kaijia, the adviser to the Governor's Office. He was a veteran officer in the Eight Towns and was also a staff officer of the General Staff. Because of Zhang Jingliang's incident, Yang Qiu decisively asked him to leave.  The troops were thrown into the Governor's Mansion for free meals. They had no power and soldiers and were already full of anger. When they heard that the old troops had lost soldiers just to help the Hunan guys, their anger was suddenly aroused. They shouted: "Captain, let me go to the front.  I don¡¯t believe I can¡¯t stop Beiyang.¡±

    At this time, who would dare to let these Laobazhen officers, who are unknown to us and the enemy, go to the front line, so Song Jiaoren ignored them and continued to ask: "Where is Yang Qiu? Where is he? Didn't he say that the Navy is in trouble anyway?"

    Ju Zheng said: "After Feng Huafu divided his troops, Yang Qiu personally led his troops to Jingshan to intercept them. We couldn't contact the navy. Only Yang Qiu's people could talk to Yang Jingxiu, but I heard that Sa Zhenbing asked for water before leaving.  The division remained neutral at Tuchu, but something was not going well. Keqiang seemed to have some problems. I heard that he had not eaten for a day and a night, and ordered Wang Longzhong and several Hunan officers to be arrested. Now it is basically Song Ziqing who is here.  command."

    This last sentence made Song Jiaoren's heart suddenly tighten, and he slowly sat back on the chair.  After the safest Xiangyi Association went into trouble, Huang Keqiang could be said to have shot himself in the foot this time. If Sandao Bridge fell again, the Beiyang soldiers would directly target Liujiamiao and Dazhimen Station. At that time, they  People are afraid¡­.

    Song Jiaoren suddenly felt an unprecedented fear. Yang Qiu suddenly took away the main force at this critical moment, but left the front to Huang Keqiang. He obviously guessed what he and these people were going to do. He was deliberately trying to undermine the party members.  Face is intentionalIn order to achieve their goals, they even risked their lives to defeat Keqiang, even risking the lives of thousands of soldiers

    This person is too selfish and terrible

    Li Yuanhong couldn't sit still. Ever since the Hunan Incident, he gave up the last fight under Wang Anlan's persuasion, and he had completely given up on continuing to play chess with Yang Qiu. Now that Song Jiaoren and Huang Keqiang were suppressed again and couldn't lift their heads, they understood that Yang Qiu  After this move, the reputation and influence of the party members in the two lakes will inevitably be greatly damaged, and their withdrawal from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is a foregone conclusion.  When Sichuan was captured again, Yang Qiu's prestige would definitely shock the whole country, so he was even more determined that he could no longer fight with that young man, and asked: "Juesheng, is there any news from Jingshan?"

    Didn't Ju Zheng know that they had already settled down after withdrawing from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River? When Li Yuanhong finally spoke and took the initiative to ask about Yang Qiu's current situation, he knew that the matter was irreversible, and his momentum weakened a bit: "Go back to Governor Li,  In the morning, Minister Zhang told me that Wang Yujia's Fourth Town had crossed Dafushui to attack Huaishuzhuang early in the morning. They fought face to face with Commander Yang's two brigades for three hours and were unable to break through.  Attack Jingshan County by bypassing Green Forest Mountain."

    Li Yuanhong stood up and moved his short, fat body like a winter melon to the map. After lightly swiping his fingers on it a few times, he turned around and asked, "I remember who told me yesterday that the Second Division and the First Brigade were stationed in Gepu.  ?¡±

    "Yes." Tang Hualong didn't understand military affairs and was confused when he heard it, so he wished that Li Yuanhong could immediately clear the confusion for him and said: "The commander of the second division and first brigade is Qin Zhangshu, and the three regiments are from the Right Route Army.  It was formed after the Shengguan was removed and merged.¡±

    "Sothis regiment is Chen Hua's housekeeping force?"

    Ju Zheng, who was here and knew the situation of the troops relatively well, introduced: "The troops who withdrew from Wusheng Pass were divided into two groups. Wu Zhaolin went to the First Division, He Xi went to the Second Division, and the remaining brigades were all former veterans.  The soldiers of the Eight Towns, so Minister Zhang and Deputy Commander Xiao have always said that these two divisions are the most capable of fighting. Last time I saw the equipment list of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the second division and one brigade have more than 20 light and heavy machine guns.  , the soldiers also all have brand new German-made rifles, all with pointed bullets, and they are also the first to be issued with small bombs with wooden handles. Yesterday, Minister Zhang also strengthened the two thousand veterans that Song Ziqing brought back from Sichuan to them. They should be considered direct descendants.  .¡±

    "That's right." After listening to Ju Zheng's introduction, Li Yuanhong gradually narrowed his eyes.  Seeing that the old fox was still playing riddles, Tang Hualong begged anxiously: "My Governor Li, please stop playing riddles and tell us what we should do?"

    Li Yuanhong did not answer at first, but asked Ju Zheng what Yang Qiu said when he left. After receiving the news that Huang Keqiang had to stay for five days, he sighed: "Chen Hua, Chen Hua, you gambled too much this time."  "After he sighed to himself, he explained: "If I guessed correctly, Chen Hua wants to eat Wang Yujia's fourth town."

    "Eat the Fourth Town"

    Tang Hualong¡¯s eyes suddenly popped out, and even Song Jiaoren stood up and breathed heavily. Is it possible that two divisions who were dissatisfied with the formation wanted to outflank the Fourth Town of Beiyang, which had eaten 12,000 people?  If someone breaks out without being eaten, and the Sandao Bridge is not defended, wouldn¡¯t all the previous hard work be in vain?  Wang Anlan expressed everyone's worries: "Director Li, is this too risky? Why don't you send him a telegram to ask him to be more careful."

    "It's too late." Li Yuanhong slowly sat down again and waved his hand: "Feng Huafu suddenly attacked so urgently. He must also know that Wang Yujia is in danger. He wants to capture Hankou before Chen Hua succeeds. Now we just wait.  Well, tomorrow night at the latest we will all know whether we are dead or alive."

    After Li Yuanhong finished speaking, he supported his head with both hands and slowly closed his eyes. He didn't even open his eyes when the guards came to report the arrival of the two vanguard regiments of the Hunan Fourth Division. It was really uncomfortable to have life and death in the hands of others, but he didn't know.  At this moment, it was time to pray for Yang Qiu to win or fail.  Victory means that the National Defense Force has officially entered the national stage, and Yang Qiu has become famous all over the world.  Failure Will Feng Huafu and Yuan Shikai, who are angry, let Hubei go?

    His action also made everyone's heart hang in their throats, because it could be heard from his words that he was obviously not optimistic about Yang Qiu's counter-encirclement and suppression campaign. In the end, Ju Zheng and Song Jiaoren looked at each other and immediately rushed to the Hankou headquarters to wait.  After hearing the news, Tang Hualong thought for a while and left the council with Xia Shoukang and other members to catch up.

    One or two left one after another. The consultative bureau, which had started to be lively on the second day, suddenly became deserted. Li Yuanhong didn't open his eyes but had an extremely ugly smile on his lips. Wuchang  . was completely ignored. The day when Yang Qiu's squadron returns to the court may be the day when he, the governor, is ousted.

    On the front line of Sandao Bridge, artillery shells were still falling non-stop. The orange fireballs were particularly obvious in the dark night. The bridge in front was shouting to kill the sky. The Beiyang Army brought a full 4-ting Maxim machine gun and scattered it on both wings of the bridge.  , muzzle oneCountless fiery red light spots were constantly emitted, and these light spots formed several continuous lines of fire, cutting through the bridge deck like a forked sickle, as long as they were swept by the lines of fire.  The man fell on his back and his horse fell over.

    A whole battalion of Beiyang commandos, composed entirely of veterans, stepped onto the bridge and rushed over with a roar. The soldiers of the National Defense Force also knew that they must defend here. Once Sandao Bridge fell in Beiyang, they could quickly move south to Liujiamiao, so they would all  The firepower was concentrated on the bridge, but the three-meter-wide bridge suddenly became the key to the battle.

    Xie Yuankai, commander of the Second Brigade and First Regiment, was invited to the Right Route Army as deputy battalion commander along with Jiang Tai on the second day of the uprising. This time after the merger of the two armies, he was appointed as the regiment commander. When he saw that the Beiyang soldiers had rushed to the middle section, he  He was pinned down by a machine gun and could not raise his head. He shouted anxiously: "Wehrmacht, charge with me."

    Hundreds of soldiers with red eyes followed him and rushed towards the bridge. The soldiers of the National Defense Force with cold bayonets immediately stabbed down the Beiyang Army who were exhausted from the continuous attacks one by one, but what they saw on the other side of the bridge was  However, Zhuang sent fresh troops again, and the two sides immediately started fighting on the bridge.  The Beiyang soldiers are also famous for their ferocity, not to mention the Beiyang whose eyes were red.  After taking Xiaogan, Feng Guozhang left the army alone and allowed these soldiers to be humiliated for a full day. This time he took Hankou as a guarantee, so these Beiyang soldiers who only knew about money, women and Yuan Shikai roared over like wild beasts.  , because they were strangled together and neither side's machine guns dared to fire any more, so they all jumped on the bridge.

    Many soldiers were stabbed with bayonets, hit with rifle butts, and even pinched the enemy. They used all the teeth and fists they could think of, and many people simply grabbed full water bottles and smashed them on the enemy's heads.  They pinched their necks and gouged their eyes, they couldn't feel the bayonet stabbed into their waists, and they couldn't even remember the bleeding. Both sides were completely crazy. The only thing they thought about was to put the people in front of them to death. No matter what method was used to kill them, Xie Yuankai first used  After stabbing one Beiyang soldier to death with his bayonet, he pulled out a grenade and killed two more at close range. When he saw that he could push back the Beiyang soldiers in one go, Li Chun ordered two small 57mm cannons to be dragged in and hit them directly.  Pushed to the end of the bridge, the muzzle of the gun was immediately aimed at Xie Yuankai's troops.  After the close-range artillery fire, countless blood sprays suddenly exploded on the bridge. Xie Yuankai, who was caught off guard, bore the brunt and was hit by a shell and fell into a pool of blood. The remaining soldiers did not expect that Beiyang would use the cannon as a bayonet and were immediately bombed.  The winning man turned his back on his horse and turned over the blood.

    After the first bridge was lost, there was the second bridge, and behind the second bridge was the third bridge. The ferocious Beiyang artillery made everyone breathless. One after another, the Beiyang soldiers chased their butts with all their lives, and more Beiyang soldiers came.  Taking advantage of the dry season, under the intimidation and shouting of the officers, the soldiers began to wade through waist-deep river water and outflank them from both sides. This made Huang Keqiang and others in the bunker extremely nervous.

    "Navy camp, it's the navy, look quickly"

    At the most critical moment, three gunboats flying the Flying Tiger flag finally appeared on the river. The Chuyu ship took the lead. Wang Guangxiong pointed in the direction of a bridge and shouted: "Eleven o'clock, hurry up!"

    The Yangtze River was completely boiling. After Yang Jingxiu agreed to neutralize, the three gunboats of the naval camp Chu Yu, Chu Qian, and Jiang Han were finally able to cross Hankou.  The 5m¨¦n 120mm and 5m¨¦n 75mm naval guns fired out at the same time under the command of the light signal. The violent fireballs formed a huge cannon fire. The shells screamed in the flames and hit the attacking Beiyang soldiers north of the bridge.  .

    "Boom, boom, boom" The gap between naval guns and army guns was instantly compared. The shells imported from Japan were extremely powerful, and their speed of fire was not comparable to that of army guns. They blew up the Beiyang people.  The addition of the naval battalion immediately increased the pressure on Beiyang. The guards rushed to Feng Guozhang's side: "Military commander, on the river"

    "I saw it, why are you panicking?" Feng Guozhang stared at his bloodshot eyes. He had not closed his eyes for a day and a night. His age had made him no longer have the same energy as before, but this time he had to grit his teeth and continue to persevere. Zhang Lianfen knew that he was going to  He grabbed time with Yang Qiu and said, "Commander, the casualties are too great. Do you want to send a telegram to contact the navy?"

    "It's a damned thing if the navy can be relied upon." Feng Guozhang snorted coldly and ordered: "It's the dry season now and it's difficult for them to move. Immediately send me two artillery battalions to suppress them. Order Li Chun and the Fifth Town to continue the attack and put down the 29th Alliance."  As long as they take the three bridges, their morale will collapse."

    "The navythe navy is here"

    When Beiyang suffered heavy casualties, cries of joy came from the bunker behind Sandao Bridge. At the most critical moment, the naval battalion finally showed a miraculous effect. Seeing a group of Beiyang soldiers abandoning their helmets and armor and starting to retreat, Huang Keqiang, Li Shucheng and others all  Jumped up excitedly, only Song Ziqing remained calm. He knew better than these people that the arrival of the naval camp did not mean that Sandao Bridge was safe, because it was the dry season and the Beiyang artillery was not at a disadvantage in the bombardment.  What's more?In terms of the strength of the National Defense Forces, even if two elite divisions are compared, the Beiyang Army is simply too strong. The Beiyang Army under the personal command of Feng Huafu is like an unstoppable bull, overwhelming him and everyone else.  All gasped.  If Sandao Bridge is lost again, all the confidence of the troops will disappear, and Hankou will be very dangerous.

    While thinking, Song Ziqing walked out of the command post, went to the well, scooped up a basin of cold water and poured it over his head. The biting chill slowly penetrated into his brain and gradually calmed him down.  Looking in the direction of Jingshan, he murmured to himself: "Commander how long do you want?"

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