Chapter 16 The Eve of the Hard Fight
The first of these two telegrams was a joint telegram by twelve northern governors, reprimanding the Hunan Army for invading Hubei and causing a disaster. As for the aftermath of the Hubei Bureau, Wang Zichun's governance was indeed inappropriate, but the central government had its own solutions and warned Hunan to withdraw its troops as soon as possible, otherwise the Northern Army's troops would all dispatch the assistance of Hubei.
The telegram was about fifty-plus slap each of them, but the so-called "disposal" must be a big deal, and it can be said that it was a cheering for the Hubei side.
The second telegram was forwarded by Wang Zichun, and it was sent from the Third Division of Baoding. The three people signed on it are not simple characters. One is Xu Youzheng, the deputy commander of the army and the number one favorite general of Premier Duan.
The other two are direct generals. One is Cao Ming, the new Luyu inspector. Although this Luyu inspector cannot control Shandong, he is the official Zhili governor. On the ground of Hebei, every sentence he says is truth, one sentence is as high as ten sentences, and the other is Cao Mingshuai's number one favorite general Chen Yunjie.
The content of this telegram is what Liu Jingxiao and Zhou Zaizhi want to hear the most. They apologized to Hubei. When they heard that the Hunan Army invaded the Hubei Army and had not received the order from the Army, the Deputy Chief Xu, who was in Baoding at the time, ordered the southern support immediately. The Cheng Yune Brigade and the Third Division of the Direct Army had already boarded the train in Baoding.
But they forgot to notify Hubei in a hurry. Only now do they remember this matter, please let the marching troops in Hubei not intercept them.
Wang Zichun immediately forwarded the two telegrams to the front line to cheer up. Liu Jingxiao and Zhou Zaizhi were very excited. They won a small victory today. As long as they delay the Hunan Army for a few days, the army aided Hubei can arrive. It is no problem to make a fortune in the future.
Liu Jingxiao thought of knowing the situation of the Hunan Army in detail. At this time, Sima Kan handed over the instructions of the prisoners of the Hunan Army. They admitted that they belonged to Xia Gang's Hubei Army, but they temporarily joined the Hunan Army.
It turned out that the Northern Army failed to expedition in the south, and a group of Xia Gang's troops remained in Hunan. The troops were organized into a regiment of about 6 or 700 people. At that time, Changsha often changed hands. Because the Hubei Army had nothing to do with the Hunan factions, it assumed the responsibility of public security in Changsha. No matter which delegation conquers Changsha, the Hubei Army is also welcome.
This time, Yi Heng and Zhao wanted to create a situation where "the Hubei army returned to Hubei" and did not give any excuses to the north, so he took Xia Gang's Hubei army as the vanguard, but the Hubei army had only six or seven hundred people, and its strength was too thin, so he drew 1,670 capable soldiers from the Hunan Army to join the Hubei army.
As a result, the strength of the Hubei Army increased greatly, but the officers and soldiers were not aware of each other, and even the battalion commander of their own company was unknown. As a result, he was defeated by the Hubei Army's counterattack.
When Liu Jingxiao caught such a big news, he immediately sent a telegram of "The Truth of the Hubei Army", and the content was naturally exaggerated: "...The prisoners confessed that they were from Hunan, and there were no ten Hubei people in the entire regiment... The actual fake Hubei Army invaded our province..."
As for the situation of the Hunan Army's attack on Hubei, the prisoners of the Hunan Army confessed that as the Hubei Army arranged, the Hunan Army's troops attacking Hubei were divided into three routes. The right side was Jin Ye's first mixed brigade in Hunan, Jin Ye's first attack on Tongcheng, and the right side was Tang Rongyang's eighth mixed brigade in Tang Rongyang.
The main force of the middle route is the second regiment and the vanguard is Xia Gang's Hubei regiment, and then the first and second divisions in Hunan. The total force of the Hubei army is about 40,000, of which the middle route is the strongest, with nearly 30,000 people.
After that, in the westward direction of Changde, several brigades of the Hunan Army had formed aid troops to help Hubei, but had not set off yet.
However, after clarifying the details of the Hunan Army, Liu Jingxiao and Zhou Zaizhi were calm and felt that the Hunan Army did not have a complete advantage. As long as you use the terrain for a few days, you can win in one battle.
But that night, neither of them had a good sleep. The Hunan Army repeatedly raided small troops. As soon as the Hubei army arrived, the Hunan Army immediately dispersed. When the Hubei army wanted to go to bed, the Hunan Army immediately gathered and attacked again. From time to time, it took action to rob the camp, which really made the Hubei army unable to defend.
Liu Jingxiao was in a state of great spirit. He fought several times with the Rouran Army, and had a lot of experience in dealing with this kind of tactic. As soon as several tactics of sweeping and attack were released, several of the Hunan Army's small troops were eaten by Liu Jingxiao.
However, the Hunan Army is brave, and the one-colored straw shoes and hats are quick to operate and have strong marching power. Liu Jingxiao thinks it is really an extremely difficult opponent to deal with.
It was July and the weather was hot. Liu Jingxiao and Zhou Zaizhi's troops were all wearing regular military uniforms. Each of them carried a lot of ammunition, which made it very inconvenient to move.
After the battle reached dawn, Zhou Zaizhi urged: "Teacher Liu, go back to Zhao Liqiao Command to take charge, let's see me today!"
Most of Liu Jingxiao's ammunition and supplies were stored in Puqi, and one part was located in Zhao Liqiao Headquarters. The troops only carried two and a half-basis ammunition and one-day food.
Liu Jingxiao also knew that Zhao Liqiao was the key point and could not be misunderstood. Moreover, someone had to be in charge of the central army to dispatch troops. So he thanked him and took a few guards and staff back to Zhao Liqiao.
As he walked, the gunshots behind him were getting more and more intense. The Hunan Army's offensive was much stronger than yesterday. When he arrived at Zhao Liqiao, Murong Xuehai Camp sent a messenger. Because the Hunan Army attacked him, he asked Liu Jingxiao to send more reinforcements or allow him to retreat a little.
Liu Jingxiao immediately gave him a death order: "Defend the troops to defend the Xindi army, and defend the troops to defend the southern Hubei!"
Soon, the communication troops came and went in the headquarters. Murong Xuehai Camp reported that they had repelled the enemy and captured a lot. However, there was no news on Zhao Liqiao, but the sound of gunfire became more and more urgent.
Liu Jingxiao didn't sleep all night and felt a little sleepy. She wanted to take a break, but accidentally looked south from the headquarters and saw that the south was filled with smoke. After looking closely, she couldn't help but be shocked and shouted loudly: "Cavalent Battalion! Cavalry Battalion!"
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