Chapter 23 of Part 5: Looking at the map to fight

The vast grassland was endless, and the dense gunshots could pass far away. At the sound of the gunshots, thick smoke rolled up. Li Hongmin rode on the horse and looked at Prince Bader's pride in front of him and took away the animal herders who came from the gun. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The Qing Dynasty implemented differentiation and governance of Mongolia. There were countless princes of all sizes on the grassland. Although these princes were ignorant, they were not stupid. Seeing the remnants of people huddled in the Northeast, some active princes secretly got involved with the intelligence departments of the new regime.

When the military intelligence department under Aftershock targeted these princes, there were others who were interested in them. People from the Political Training Department came, and people from the Military Affairs Bureau also came. The former Tianjin stationmaster and the second-ranked figure of the Military Affairs Bureau are Li Hongmin.

Prince Bader was originally just the leader of a small tribe. The people in the field had only 30,000 people in total, and the combat troops that could be pulled were only 3,000. The size of the power was not proportional to a person's ambition. Bader was very ambitious. There were too few people in 30,000, and he wanted more. To achieve this goal, he had to grab it. If he wanted to grab it, he had to have new arms. With bows and arrows, even if he got it, the cost would be too high.

What Bader wanted was just right for Li Hongmin to provide, three thousand m1888,300,000 bullets, and related military training personnel. The conditions were to attack those Mongolian princes who were kissing the Manchus and block the road for the restoration army to escape to the grassland.

"Mr. Li, Ge Rilen, the old killer, I deliberately let a few people report the news. He will come to take revenge tomorrow, and this time it will definitely fall into my hands." Badel came forward with a smile. Li Hongmin hated this guy who was a little greedy from the bottom of his heart and said with a smile: "Prince, I have done everything you want. If Man Ren passes your defense zone in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless. I'm just trying to help others. If you can't make me a bad deal, I will be very sad." He said very heavy, but his tone was very kind.

"Mr. Li, don't worry, you have helped me a lot. I am not a person who forgets my roots." As Bader spoke, a subordinate came over and whispered a few words. The old guy sneered: "What else can I do? Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will be the king."

A group of Mongolian soldiers led dozens of prisoners to the river, all of which were men, the smallest was only one meter high. Li Hongmin looked at this scene and remembered the old Mongolians in history. He treated some cruel massacres of some enemies. At that time, only men were killed by those who were taller than the wheel.

Li Hongmin had a strong premonition that this incident was about to happen again. Sure enough, after the captives were taken to the river, dozens of soldiers behind suddenly shot at them. The dense gunfire accompanied by screams, and soon a corpse had fallen from the grass by the river. The Mongolian soldiers who fired the gun dismounted with a bayonet with a rifle, and even breathed a breath, put on a bayonet and kicked it into the river.

The bloody smell suddenly spread. There was no change on Li Hongmin's face. He smiled and said to Prince Bader beside him: "What? The prince doesn't plan to ask for these slaves?"

"That's not, but since I have taken action, I have to be more ruthless. As long as anyone dares to resist, they will be exterminated. This time, they will continue to resist next time. At the Qing Dynasty, the Mongols had to kill babies and limit the population by themselves. This way, they would treat the enemy and kill a few people who dare to resist to establish their prestige. What's the point?" Badr said very easily, with a ferocity in his eyes. Li Hongmin smiled faintly and said, "The first batch of guns and ammunition is free. You must be interested in the next supply. The director said, "You can just give me some war horses."

Prince Bader nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand this. Director is already very interesting. There are not many other things on the grassland, and there are many horses. What price do you think is the right one?"

Li Hongmin smiled and said, "The director has something to say. The prince is the most important partner of our Military Affairs Bureau. We must offer discounts on the price. These quick guns are all German goods. It is not easy for us to come here, so we won't make money. Two horses exchange for a quick gun, plus one hundred bullets. Do you think the price is appropriate?"

Badel's face was filled with laughter and said repeatedly: "It's suitable! It's suitable! It's perfect!"

In Jilin, the new Qing Dynasty's revival army admiral Fengsheng, was originally stationed in Jiuliancheng. Seeing that the new army had captured Fengtian, Fengsheng went to encourage Song Qing and others to follow the rebellion. Unexpectedly, Song Qing and others did not hesitate and did not reply. Fengsheng was worried that Song Qing would use him as a gift to Chen Congyun, so he simply led his three thousand men to the north overnight and arrived in Jilin. Because Fengsheng's men had soldiers and were well equipped, he was considered elite compared to the local admiral, and the three thousand men were recruited. After discussing with the local Manchu nobles, he took the banner of restoring the country's army and recruited soldiers.

Due to the secret support of the Russians, Jilin's Restoration Army developed quite quickly. In less than a year, more than 30,000 people were more than 30,000. In addition to some messy local armed forces, the number of Manchu forces entrenched in Jilin was as high as 50,000, and they were known as a 100,000 army.

Fengsheng A lived a comfortable life in Jilin, but the good life seemed to be a little regretful soon. First of all, Chen Congyun signed a contract with the Russians. The Russians who originally agreed to send troops to the Northeast refused to admit it. He said that the contract signed under the threat of the great powers must be abide by it on the surface, so he could only secretly support the restoration army. How to support it? If you don’t have money, people, and you want arms and silver to buy it.

This made Fengsheng so angry. He was no better than the local Manchu princes. Their roots were in the Northeast, their family had a solid foundation, and they could buy guns and ammunition. All of these princes wanted to make decisions and wanted to be the boss. They discussed with a group of Manchu people who escaped from Beijing and recommended a six-year-old child, who was said to be the cousin of Emperor Guangxu, Zaiyuan, and ascended the throne in Suihua to establish a new Qing regime.

No matter how the princes make trouble, how to fight for Fengsheng Ah, don't care about him, anyway, there are guns on his hands, so they are not afraid that they will not win over him. At first, Fengsheng Ah asked for money and food, but they could give him some. Later, after the new emperor came to power, he sealed many messy admirals from various provinces. These people started to pull their own team with titles. When Fengsheng Ah gradually reached out to ask for things, they didn't buy it much.

Fengsheng Ake is not a person who can be angry, nor is he a person who takes into account the overall situation. But now the new army has captured Fengtian, and everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope. You can't run away or you can't run away. So Fengsheng Ake has to find another way.

In the name of suppressing bandits, Fengsheng A took several admirals' nests in remote areas, and the money and grain were used to get a few tickets. Next, people were all wary of his actions. Fengsheng A came up with a new idea. The original number of cards for collecting lijin was fewer, so now it was a little more. It turned out that one was set up in twenty miles, and my heart was changed to five miles, which was a lijin card. Although the bosses outside the pass were very dissatisfied, there was no way to deal with this guy. Who told them that there were more people and more guns on their hands?

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Speaking of the arduous task, Yang Jun’s cavalry division is actually the most tiring. It is the Sino-Russian border that rushes to Yichun for a long distance. It is really difficult to ensure confidentiality if you walk the official road along the way. Although Yang Jun felt that this decision was a bit a bastard, the military order was as good as a mountain and could only be implemented.

Yang Jun, who set out in advance, could only take the detour if he could do it, and marched during the day and at night. Fortunately, this was prepared early, and the intelligence department of the guide and other intelligence departments were prepared, otherwise it would be really difficult. Although he firmly implemented the General Staff's plan, Yang Jun was always a little unhappy, and he always felt that this trip might be so tired that he could not even catch a small fish.

With the same mood, Zhang Guangming was also in the battle of the Northeast. In fact, Zhang Guangming felt that directly adopting the tactic of retreat and squeezing all the way north is more effective than any tactic. Those men who are used to eating and living in the mankind really go into the mountains and are not allowed to starve to death and freeze to death. If they flee abroad, let the Russians deal with them.

Unfortunately, these two people dare not say clearly, military orders are as good as a mountain!

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"How does the word Kanto come from?" Shen Congyun said that he would not interfere with the command of military operations. In fact, he returned to the temporary official residence, looking at the map all day long, looking at the marching route marked on it, thinking about problems. After looking at the whole afternoon, Shen Congyun always felt something was wrong, so he asked casually. At this time, only Liu Ting was serving him, and the little girl was stunned.

"The word Guandong has a long history. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was called Guandong east of Hangu Pass. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was called Guandong east of Hulao Pass. Today, people talk about Guandong was defined in the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty's Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the construction of Shanhaiguan, he gave birth to the title of inner and outer pass. Generally speaking, it was called Guandong east of Shanhaiguan. Since ancient times, Guandong has been a bitter and cold place with sparse population. This is even more so in the mountains of the northeast. The Manchus in the Qing Dynasty were outside the pass, and the population could not develop rapidly. The main reason was that the geographical environment was limited." After Liu Ting said that, she glanced at Shen Congyun proudly.

Shen Congyun looked at Liu Ting in surprise, turned around and continued to look at the map and said, "I didn't expect that my family has a lot of knowledge."

"I dare not! When I was a child, I read basic books randomly." Liu Ting was really dissatisfied with Shen Congyun's attitude of not looking at people and muttered.

At this time, Shen Congyun looked at the map, frowned very hard, and kept whispering: "No, no!"

"Why is it wrong?" Liu Ting said dissatisfiedly. Shen Congyun still didn't look back. He looked at the map for a while, then reached out and took a photo of the map and said, "I said why is it wrong? The General Staff is considered dogmatic. Looking at the map is fighting. Keze probably didn't expect that the Northeast is as big as the entire Germany than the territory of Germany."

Only then did Liu Ting realize that Shen Congyun was not talking about her. It was related to military and national affairs. Liu Ting didn't dare to interrupt, so she quickly turned around and went out to pour tea.

"It's broken. The cavalry division of Yang's army is exhausted so much. There is no need for Zhang Guangming's troops to go straight to Mudanjiang so far." Shen Congyun looked at the map and his face became more and more gloomy. After thinking for a long time, the radio and telegrams have not yet started to equip the troops, so it is probably too late to change the order. Fortunately, the new army's combat effectiveness is fine, but this error is still very obvious.

The current new Manchu regime has temporarily established its capital in Suihua, which is the biggest obstacle facing Yang Jun's troops. If you take a detour, the transportation in the Northeast is very difficult these days.

If Yang Jun was braver, adapted to the situation and directly defeated Suihua, it might have a big effect on the entire battle situation. He always stared at the crowd and took the blame, and the original intention of this strategy would be problematic.

It had been more than a day since Yang Jun set out. Chen Congyun felt that he could not wait any longer, so he immediately left in front of the map and headed for the combat room command room.

After three days of marching, the fatigue of the troops was quickly written on their faces. Seeing that the day was coming again, Yang Jun ordered the troops to find a remote place to camp, and his mind was full of thoughts on how to avoid disturbing the man from Suihua and touching Yichun.

The team camped behind the mountain ridge beside the official road. After Yang Jun explained, he held the map and found a quiet place to look. The more he looked, the more he felt uncomfortable.

"Teacher! There is a situation. The soldiers who stayed on the official road to be in charge of the guard suddenly sent a flag saying that the military headquarters sent a correspondent." Yang Jun's adjutant ran over and said hurriedly.

"The correspondent of the military headquarters? How many people have come?" Yang Jun couldn't help but wonder. At this moment, the cavalry division is still two hundred miles away from Changchun, so why did the military headquarters come up with a new order? It is rare to change the order every day.

"A total of six came, saying that it was an emergency intelligence. I was afraid that something would happen on the road, so each of them had two horses, so I rushed to chase the cavalry division."

"Please come here."

After a while, a soldier carrying a leather bag came to the front on a horse, turned over and dismounted, and saluted: "Report, the first squad of the military communications department is ordered to convey the latest combat instructions of the military department."

As he said that, the soldier took out an order from his bag and handed it to Yang Jun.

Yang Jun took it and looked at it, his face suddenly became serious. The military commander ordered Yang Jun to wait on the spot for the second brigade of the First Division to wait for the follow-up, and cooperated with the main force of the Third Division to attack Changchun, strive for a quick battle and decisive battle, and then headed north along the official road to take Suihua. The reason why Yang Jun felt strange was that the signature below the order was Chen Congyun, Keze, and aftershock. What does this mean? It means that the General Staff and the Military Department had realized that there was something wrong with the previous combat plan and the net was too big.

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"Military throne, I reported the combat plan to the General Staff after signing the order. I took the main responsibility for this matter. I looked at the map subjectively and looked at the map to command the war, ignoring the difficulties of the vast territory and roads in the northeast." Aftershock stood earnestly at the round table in the conference room and expressed his opinion. Keze, Wan Shusheng and other major officers were also sitting down, looking at Chen Congyun in the middle with their eyes.

"After shock, this temporary meeting is held today, not to hold the responsibility. The battle situation has just begun and there is room for recovery. The purpose of this meeting is to let everyone remember that in the future, we cannot rely solely on the map to command the battle. If you want to talk about responsibility, the first thing you have to do is to fall on me, and the plan was finally decided. Well, now I will announce the end of the meeting and go back to work."

The group of people retreated one after another, only Keze stayed, his face looked a little ugly and said to Chen Congyun: "Chen, I am facing you as a friend now. Do you have nothing to say to me?"

Chen Congyun smiled, took out a cigarette and threw it to Keze and said, "Kze, I don't mean to blame you. In fact, we all made the same mistake, but I discovered it earlier. I apologize to you now. I should communicate with you privately before and then issue an order to modify the plan."

Keze smiled bitterly and said, "Chen, I'm not talking about this, what I want to say is, maybe I'm not a competent chief of staff."

"Nonsense, what did the new army look like when it was founded? What is it now? Anyone with eyes can see it. All this is inseparable from the efforts of you, the chief of staff. Keze, to be honest, you are not just my friend and the chief of staff. In the words of the Chinese, you are my right-hand man. Without your help, I may still struggle in a broken place in Vietnam, or let the Japanese clean up on the Liaodong Peninsula."

Chen Congyun said earnestly, the uneasiness on Keze's face gradually dissipated, and his pale face gradually turned blood. He stood up and saluted Chen Congyun with a standard saying: "Your Excellency the President, please believe in the guarantee of a German soldier. Such mistakes will never happen again in the future."

"I absolutely believe in you!" Chen Congyun stood up, stood attentively and said sincerely.

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After receiving the new order, Zhang Guangming was surprised at first, and then he found the map and looked at it carefully, and his eyes suddenly became a crack. Because he was moving forward lightly, the troops' marching speed was still good. 80 miles ahead was a small town called Hailong, a ministry bureau established in the fourth year of Guangxu. Zhang Guangming asked the guide to inquire that the place was just two thousand soldiers under a Manchu admiral. In terms of combat effectiveness, even a battalion of the First Division could destroy him.

"Attack forward, head straight to Wenhe, cooperate with the Third Division to encircle and annihilate the enemy defending Jilin." The new order has two simple sentences above, and the signature below has another Chen Congyun, which shows that this order is the result of Chen Congyun's intervention.

In fact, if you don’t understand the actual situation in the Northeast, it is hard to imagine the difficulty of the Northeast road. Northeast China has been a bitter and cold place since ancient times, with sparsely populated areas often walking dozens of miles, and you can’t see a family. Looking at the map command, there will definitely be problems. Fortunately, the new orders given now have reduced Zhang Guangming’s First Division to avoid many detours.

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Yang Jun did not wait long. After the day passed, in the evening, the vanguard of the Third Division had already caught up with the Cavalry Division. After receiving the news, Yang Jun couldn't help but smack his tongue: "It's coming so fast."

When Jiang Yiding met Yang Jun, it was already completely dark. After the troops settled down in several nearby villages and towns occupied by the Cavalry Division in advance, the two held an interim meeting with the rest of the First Division in a rich man's courtyard in a town.

"There is Changchun ahead, with a population of more than 100,000, which is the only way to Suihua. Now we are only two hundred miles away. The troops will rest on the spot tonight. Tomorrow morning, the cavalry division will attack the front station. Two hundred miles away. You must arrive before dark, and before the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, you must launch an attack."

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"Sun Lei, I'll give you half an hour. While it's just dark, you can take down the sea dragon. Are you sure?" Zhang Guangming put down his telescope and turned around and smiled at the brigade commander of the First Brigade.

"Master, you are too underestimating people. You are just a palm-sized place that can't be solved in half an hour. I'll come to see you." Sun Lei was not tall, neither fat nor thin, and he was very angry when speaking.

"Hehe, you guy did a pretty good job this time. After this shot, I see you can be a teacher." Zhang Guangming's fat body twisted a few times, and then raised his telescope.

Ten minutes later, a company of troops quietly leaned forward in the night. Several Qing soldiers carrying earth guns on the top of the city were wandering under the dim torches, and the Qing soldiers' braids could be clearly seen in the telescope.

"Who!" Seeing the dark shadows shaking under the city, the sentry shouted with courage, and a gunshot sounded, and the sentry fell down. More than a dozen soldiers carrying explosive bags rushed to the city gate and quickly put down the powerful new smokeless gunpowder explosive bags.

With a loud "Boom!", the city gate was instantly blown up, and the city gate building was also lifted aside and fell to pieces.

The hidden sharp knife company a hundred meters away jumped up and rushed into the city. Before the Qing soldiers came to their senses, the city gate had been taken down. The firepower group that followed closely followed up came up with Maxim machine guns carrying horses. It was set up within a few minutes. At the panicked Qing soldiers, they fired fiercely. The follow-up troops that quickly followed up also entered. A regiment of troops rushed in. Suddenly, the city's fires surged into the sky, and the shouts of killing sounds shook the sky. New soldiers holding bayonets were chasing the fleeing Qing soldiers everywhere. Sun Lei led several guards and adjutants to enter the city twenty minutes after the battle started. Standing on the city wall, he looked at the situation inside, and smacked his lips dissatisfied: "This is a hit, it's useless. Notify the division seat that he can enter the city."

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At this time, the city of Changchun was also full of chaos. Although it was a matter of a matter of a fight between the new army, the army that the people in Changchun City had been pieced together was only ten thousand. Ten thousand people were not small, but the equipment was a little more frequent. The iron cannons on the city were still the things from the Kangxi period. Suddenly, countless new army appeared under the city. The yellow military uniforms looked at the mountains and fields from afar. It was a strange thing that the rich people in the city were not messy.

In Changchun City, the generals led the former Manchu Admiral Mushenko. First of all, the guns and cannons provided by the Russians secretly fell into the hands of the big men in Suihua. Most of the soldiers under Mushenko were equipped with big knives and guns, with only more than 300 quick guns, and were single-shot Lin Mingden products. In the early years, the products of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau were not willing to be equipped because of the long-term fire.

Just attacking a large number of new troops on the other side, how can we fight this battle? We originally expected the Russians to send troops to help fight, but now the Russians have not come, but Shen Congyun's new troops have come first. Muslim was not confident to fight this battle. After years of pampering, he had already exhausted all the blood and energy that was covered with people.

The dozen battalions in the city were looking for the Lord Muslim Kwok everywhere to preside over the war, but they didn't even get anyone early. Later, they caught a soldier in the admiral's yamen and asked, and they found out that in the evening, Muslim Kwok had already slipped away from the north gate with his family.

The Mother-Shengke actually ran away. A few subordinates decided that they could not wait to die here, so they could just join the team and go to Suihua.

Yang Jun and Jiang Yiding were discussing how to attack Changchun early tomorrow morning, but the reconnaissance troops sent back to report and all the defenders ran away. Yang Jun and Jiang Yiding didn't believe it yet, so they hesitated for a moment and sent a small company troops to approach the city to take a look. After a burst of shouting, the city gate actually opened. The leading company commander was also a confused and bold guy, and more than a hundred people killed them directly.

When he entered the city, several veterans guarding the gate raised their hands and knelt down and surrendered, saying that they were old and they couldn't run and didn't want to run. They asked the new army to spare their lives.

When Jiang Yiding saw the troops who were exploring the wind, he entered the city and used torches to send back the flags. He immediately looked at each other and smiled bitterly. He thought that it was a defender of more than 10,000 people, so he couldn't take it down without fighting for a long time. Now he can handle it in one company. If he had known that he would have been so troublesome to camp? He went straight to the city to get things done.

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers entered the city at once, arrested a few soldiers who did not come and inquire about it, and arrested a few of the original officials for interrogation. The defenders ran away very simply, and several warehouses hoarded cotton coats and food, but did not even move. It is said that they were all sent by the Maharajakore to snatch them back.

When Yang Jun heard that the defenders ran away shortly, he simply asked a cavalry brigade to chase them first. If they could catch up, they would make a group of people. If they couldn't catch up, they would get there.

On the way to Suihua, more than two hours after walking, a fire rayed soaring into the sky behind him. Two thousand cavalrymen waved their swords and killed them. More than ten thousand people were suddenly disorganized and fled their own lives. The cavalry brigade chased them until midnight. As a result, these bastards ran so fast that they could barely catch more than two thousand prisoners.

After being chased by cavalry, the defender basically disbanded, and of course there were not many people willing to die. Most of them slipped home and took off their military uniforms and became farmers. A small number of them took their guys up the mountain and became bandits. The Qing soldiers who fled to Suihua totaled less than two thousand.

"This battle is so boring!" Yang Jun and Jiang Yiding got together and smiled bitterly. No matter what, they had to send someone back to the military headquarters to report the news. Fortunately, although Changchun City is not a provincial capital, there is a telegraph bureau, and the people inside ran away. Jiang Yiding sent someone to catch a few radio operators and took a telegram back to report the results.

After the battle report was posted, the two of them calculated the map. Suihua was thousands of miles away from Changchun, and the cavalry was a little better. The infantry was at a limit of 200 miles a day. This was mainly due to the strict marching of the new army, and the troops heading north were equipped with a large number of mules and horses.

The troops cannot march at the extreme every day. After discussing, the two decided to rest for a long time, collect mules and horses, and continue to head north tomorrow afternoon, and the cavalry division will open the road in front to clear the small towns along the way. I dare not say that I am fast, and at least the speed of 80 kilometers per day must be guaranteed. We will strive to reach the city of Suihua for a week.

After the discussion was completed, the two of them reported to the military headquarters and went down to prepare.

After receiving the telegram from the front in Shenyang City, after receiving the telegram from the front, the aftershock immediately sent it to Shen Congyun. Shen Congyun looked at the telegram and nodded repeatedly, "Jiang Yiding and Yang Jun, these two people are very adaptable to changes. I think this plan is fine, so please approve it."

On the way north, there were basically no crowded areas on both sides of the road. The smooth progress of the Cavalry Division was far beyond expectations. Where were there any towns and villages I encountered along the way who were not afraid of death and dared to block the road? The marching of thousands of miles was almost constantly heading north. After the first day of the marching, the Cavalry Division arranged the camp and waited for the main force. After Yang Jun and Jiang Yiding discussed, the Cavalry Division went directly to Suihua without waiting for the large army. When they arrived, they fought and could not fight. They were just messing around. Suihua could not be defeated. It would be easy to take the small county towns next to them?
Chapter completed!