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Text Chapter 178: Addition before the election

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    Turn your attention to Hubei.

    When gunfire was going on more than a thousand kilometers away, young Xue Muhua (guest star as a book friend) sat in a Curtiss racing machine and kept looking out.

    His father was from Zhangzhou, Fujian. His grandfather, who came from a well-off family, asked his father to study in France. In Marseille, he met his mother, a beautiful Hungarian girl who was struggling to survive. After they got married, they crossed the Atlantic and had their own baby in Ohio.  .

    He learned to fly by chance and quickly became obsessed with the feeling of flying freely. Even when the Italian-Turkish war broke out last year and the Ottoman Empire publicly called for volunteer pilots in the newspaper, he wanted to sign up.  He is not a loyal supporter of the Ottoman Empire. He just wants to get an opportunity to fly for a long time without any money.

    Later, due to various reasons, he was unable to make the trip. Just when he was frustrated, Zhi Gongtang, who was well-known in the Chinese community in the United States, suddenly came to him and said that a flying team had begun to be formed in China and experienced pilots were needed.  He was doubtful at the time until someone took him along to choose an airplane, took him to meet another pilot and dozens of mechanics, and bought fifteen expensive Curtiss racing planes in one go.  He resolutely bid farewell to his parents and embarked on the road back to China.

    He came back and met Yang Qiu, the commander of the National Defense Forces who was younger than him, and got a flying job that was the envy of his American colleagues.  Half a year ago, when the towering and magnificent Wu Gorge Sky Pass passed under the wing of the plane, he arrived at the Southwest Aviation School on the outskirts of Chongqing and was officially awarded the designation of the National Defense Forces Flying Team.

    My wish to fly freely without any money finally came true, but I soon became depressed again, because in the past six months, apart from occasionally helping the railway company to survey the terrain, the flight team had only been training.  There were more than twenty pilots, and they were paid a monthly salary that would make the Army jealous, but they had nothing to do, which made everyone very depressed.

    I went to Feng Ru several times, but that guy is no longer in heaven. He led dozens of mechanical experts and more than a dozen Austro-Hungarian mechanical engineers to live in semi-seclusion. He said that he would break through the engine limitations within three years and develop an engine that can  Comparable to European super aircraft.  The super plane has not yet been seen, and the flying team is already moldy.

    With nothing to do, everyone can only focus their excess energy on flying.  This also resulted in long-term engine wear, resulting in three accidents and the loss of three aircraft and pilots. Fortunately, the young commander did not seem to care about the losses, and instead purchased a second batch of 80 units from Germany, which had the best engine technology.  The aviation school copied the racing machine according to the drawings.

    This time he was invited by the Hubei government to fly with a partner to cooperate with the government in surveying the Hanyang-Xiangyang highway to be built. Just as he was getting more and more bored facing the mountains and woods.  A phone call excited him.

    An enemy is coming!

    A Beiyang army said to be the best in the country is trying to break the peace, and the Army needs the flying team to help find their location.

    The sky in November is already very cold. Even if you have a leather jacket, leather hat and windshield, the strong wind will still freeze your body to death. Of course, this is not the most annoying thing. What is annoying is that you are driving a racing car that can be ranked among the best in Europe.  After flying for two days, they still didn't find a troop that was said to have 3,000 people.  What a shame!

    He slowly tilted the wings to the left. Based on the time, he should have entered the border of Henan in five minutes.  That's not the defense zone of the National Defense Forces, but that doesn't matter The commander said that the current Chinese sky belongs to the flying team!

    The translucent river under the wings.  Ahead is Xinye, a city that my father said was very famous.

    Just as he was about to fly over Xinyecheng to have a look, a long gray line by the river suddenly jumped into his sight.  Although the survey flight was boring, it allowed him to practice how to distinguish ground targets. The long, squirming gray was definitely not a caterpillar, so he immediately pressed the nose of the aircraft, quickly descended to an altitude of 200 meters, and flew towards the gray line.

    Wu Peifu on the ground has discovered Xue Muhua.  He was a little surprised when he saw an airplane for the first time, even though he heard that there was an overseas Chinese flying team in Shanghai.  Japan's elite artillery is also equipped with observation aircraft, but Hubei Yang Qiu is really surprised to have an aircraft.

    The humming and noisy sound of the engine made the horse under his crotch very uneasy.  The soldiers widened their eyes and watched curiously as this "big eagle" flew over their heads again and again. Even "Shrill Peng" was extremely surprised. He pointed at the Curtis racing machine in the sky and asked, "Ziyu,  Is this a plane?"

    Wu Peifu's face gradually became serious. It didn't matter what it was. What was important was that he was discovered!  "Shoot to disperse it, and everyone else will run forward. We must arrive at Xiangyang City in an hour!"

    A few brave soldiers raised their guns and started shooting. Although wood and canvas are not resistant to bullets, and 200 meters is enough to drill dozens of holes, this thing is a racing machine after all, and Xue Muhua was surprised when he saw the soldiers raising their guns.  If something bad is going to happen, pull it up early and lift off to the south.Xiangyang City stepped on the accelerator (you always step on the accelerator when flying in the morning) and sped away.

    When he flew the plane over Xiangyang City, not only was he unhappy, but something went wrong.  Xiangyang is an important place in the Central Plains and is famous for its fertile land. There is a large population in the city. When I see a big buzzing bird flying over my head, I feel like a pot is exploding. Except for the brave ones who are still looking around, the rest  They were all so frightened that they ran around in the streets.

    The 42nd Regiment is stationed in Xiangyang. The 27-year-old regiment leader Han Yong is a classmate of the Fourth Division Commander Shi Xiaolou. He participated in the Northern Expedition and fought in the Wusheng Pass and Xiaocangshan battles. He is also studying in the first crash course for officers.  for four months.  When he saw the plane, he was finally not as nervous as ordinary people. He laughed a few times and said to the soldiers: "Idiot, don't panic, that's our plane."

    The people on your side are always at ease, but the problem arises again.  Xue Muhua danced around, waving his wings, and twirling his tail in circles, but the group of soldiers below didn't understand what he meant at all, and kept waving to him and cheering.

    Since it was a temporary mission, he forgot to bring the airdrop bamboo tube specially used to deliver messages. There were a few pieces of white paper, but if he didn't put the bamboo tube in, he didn't know where it would float to.  The reconnaissance information could not be passed on, and this was a life-or-death situation. Beiyang would attack in a short while. If he missed a big deal and was scolded, it would be a trivial matter. God knows whether the commander would get angry and dismantle the flying team that only eats and does nothing, so I just gritted my teeth and chose  They landed forcefully on a relatively smooth yellow mud road outside the city.

    The landing was not smooth. The seemingly smooth yellow mud road was actually extremely bumpy and bumpy.  Just as the wheels were about to brake, a big hole suddenly appeared, and the nose of the plane suddenly fell into it.

    "Fake! No wonder the provincial government wants to build roads." The arriving army soldiers looked dumbly at Xue Muhua, who was spewing American-style curse words in a mixture of English and Chinese as he climbed out of the plane with smoke coming from the nose.  I don't know whether I should go up and help lift this wooden bird with two wings, or salute first (he has the rank of warrant officer).

    At this time, Han Yong also rushed to the "accident scene" on horseback. When he saw the damage to the plane, he was distressed and cursed: "Why are you still standing there? Drag it out quickly! Go to the city to find some old carpenters to see if it can be repaired."

    "Okay. I'll do this myself." Hearing that he actually found a carpenter, Xue Muhua didn't bother to talk to these big soldiers and said: "Major, get ready to fight! I found it forty miles north of Xiangyang City.  A Beiyang Army. It should have crossed the provincial border now, and there are a lot of people. It should be what the headquarters said" He hadn't finished yet.  Han Yong, who had a mustache, had already jumped up excitedly: "Beiyang! I knew you were coming to me! Why the hell are you standing still? Have you never seen an airplane Get ready to fight!  "

    When the war was about to begin, Han Yong and the soldiers all ran away with a roar. Only then did Xue Muhua realize that he had been left alone in the wilderness!  He was so angry that he stamped his feet: "Fake, I'm going to kill you, but you should leave two people to help me pull him out!"

    When Xue Muhua finally found a horse to help him pull out the plane and entered Xiangyang City, the city streets were deserted.  The National Guard battalion stationed here is going door-to-door asking everyone to stay home as much as possible.  An hour later, sporadic gunfire started from Xiaoguling outside the north gate, because this is the highest point around Xiangyang City and its geographical location is very important.  So all the fighting is concentrated here.

    At four o'clock in the afternoon, the first batch of artillery shells fell on Xiaoguling. 12 Japanese 75mm field artillery bombarded the hilltop position at a constant speed of five shells per minute. Han Yong soon discovered that this unit was very different. Not only could the artillery fire be accurate,  , and the distribution of artillery shells is very hierarchical. From left to right, the position is almost rotated in a slow and steady manner. At first glance, it is a well-trained unit.

    Because the division¡¯s elite artillery regiment has been deployed at Wusheng Pass to defend Beiyang.  The output of mortars is not large and priority must be given to supplying it to the Fifth Division, so the 42nd Regiment only has two 75mm imitation Krupp field guns and six 57mm mountain guns.  The artillery was severely suppressed.

    Fortunately, the 42nd Regiment is not an ordinary army. Since the bloody battle at Wusheng Pass, most soldiers have become accustomed to fighting without artillery dominance.  Xiaoguling is also a key area, and the fortifications are relatively strong.

    Wu Peifu looked calm and was not as impatient as other Beiyang generals. After experiencing the Russo-Japanese War, he knew very well what adequate artillery coverage meant, so after suppressing the enemy artillery, he still fought for more than ten rounds before ordering the infantry to attack.

    When the machine guns on both sides screamed wildly, several people in the Wuchang General Staff Headquarters were also worried.  Yue Peng knew the combat effectiveness of the Second Division best: "Qin Zhangshu has received the news that it is not far from Guangshui. The leading troops of the 4th Brigade will arrive at the latest tomorrow morning. The 42nd Regiment is backed by Xiaoguling and Xiangyang City, plus the Kuomintang  With the cooperation of the guard battalion, there will be no problem if the artillery continues to suffer losses until tomorrow morning. Now we have to figure out Di Beiyang's intentions" His finger fell on Wu Sheng Pass: "Is this a large-scale attack on Wu Sheng?  A sign of closure.¡±

    Xiao Anguo also looked sad: "The Second Division is deployed in parallel in the section from Wushengguan to Xiangyang. The First Division is stationed in Wuxue and Macheng. The 3rd Brigade has also been transferred to Guangxi. There are currently only five regular brigades in Hubei. The three National Guard regiments are all lightly armed troops.  , the thousands of new recruits I have trained are of no use, why don¡¯t we withdraw two brigades from the Fourth Division?¡±

    When everyone was about to continue talking, the staff officer suddenly opened the door and barged in: "Report, Wu Shengguan reported that he was bombarded by heavy artillery. Judging from the explosion power of the artillery shells, Brigadier Chu thinks it is probably a 150mm field artillery!"

    "150mm! The cannon of the Praetorian Guard"

    Tang Shaoyi immediately remembered that he was only equipped with the 150mm Krupp field gun in the former Qing Imperial Guard.  Apparently, at least some of them arrived in Xinyang!  This news made him and Zhang Taiyan nervous, but Song Ziqing and other officers seemed to relax. They pointed to Xin County, which was far away from Macheng, looked at Yue Peng and asked, "How is it?"

    "There are only two regiments of the Armed Guard Right Army in Xin County. The 2nd Brigade stationed in Macheng is less than 70 kilometers away from them. The mountain road cannot pass the Krupp field artillery, but" Yue Peng smiled: "2  The brigade has been equipped with 12 120mm mortars and 36 80mm mortars. All the good horses purchased from the north last month have arrived. I will let them know what it means to rain down bullets."

    "Then let's go." Song Ziqing glanced at Tang Shaoyi and saw that he didn't express anything. He smiled and said: "Since they used the 150mm heavy artillery, we don't need to be polite. Order the 2nd Brigade to set off immediately and kill the right guard first.  Army, let¡¯s add some cheer to the general election!¡±

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