After the communications soldiers left, Li Zhuangyong immediately ordered firepower to suppress, so the soldiers of the first battalion fired at the fastest speed. Many soldiers even exposed bunkers on their heads, shoulders, and chests to facilitate shooting. So for a moment, the firepower of the Volunteers was so strong that they could not raise their heads.

In the Qing army's positions, Xie Baosheng was also desperately commanding the soldiers to fight back, and at the same time trying his best to recruit other soldiers. It should be said that Xie Baosheng's work was quite effective. During this period, Xie Baosheng captured hundreds of soldiers, and the Qing army guarding the positions had more than a thousand. Therefore, although the Qing army was attacked by the volunteers at the same time, they were still able to defend the positions. When the other Qing soldiers saw that they had their own teams here, they were slowly gathering over, so Xie Baosheng was a little relieved. It seemed that there would be a fight in this battle.

But at this moment, gunfire came from the side, and a Qing soldier ran to Xie Baosheng and said, "Sir General, the enemy bandits are coming in from the side."

It turned out that after the first battalion strengthened its firepower suppression, the second battalion launched an attack on the flank of the Qing army's position. Due to the insufficient defense forces on the flanks of the Qing army, the second battalion launched only one attack and successfully attacked the Qing army's position and launched a fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army. Although Xie Baosheng immediately organized more than 3,200 people to arrive for reinforcements, it was too late. The volunteers not only successfully captured the Qing army's position, but also had a high morale and became more and more brave as the battle became stronger. The soldiers from both sides fought against the bayonets, and seven or eight out of ten fell were Qing soldiers. As a result, the reinforcements could not be resisted and they were killed and retreated one after another.

When Xie Baosheng was in a state of great anxiety, another soldier came to report, "Sir General, the enemy bandits in front of the village have also attacked, and we can't stop it." After hearing this, Xie Baosheng hurried to the front of the position. Sure enough, he saw the soldiers of the enemy bandits charging towards the position, and the nearest distance was only more than 10 steps away.

After the Second Battalion went around the flank to launch an attack, Li Zhuangyong immediately ordered the soldiers of the first battalion to launch a charge. The violent shooting of the Volunteer Army had already suppressed the Qing army, and the flank was attacked, and the Qing army was a little ignorant of the other side. Therefore, the charge of the First Battalion did not encounter much obstacles and rushed to the position of the Qing army. The Qing army was forced to fight with the soldiers of the Volunteer Army. The soldiers on both sides held bayonet rifles, and some of the Qing soldiers held big swords and spears, and launched a desperate battle.

At this time, another Qing army position was also broken through by the Second Regiment attacked from the end of the village. Under the attack of the Volunteers on three sides, the Qing army could not resist it. However, at this time, the Volunteers' encirclement was established, and the Qing army had no way to escape, and most of them could only surrender, but there were still a small number of Qing soldiers who fought stubbornly, and they could only die under the bayonet of the Volunteers.

Xie Baosheng led a dozen guards to hide in a house and used the cover of the house to fight to the death, but the house was quickly surrounded by the volunteers. The two sides fired each other for a while, and all the bullets of the Qing army were exhausted. Several Qing soldiers shouted to surrender, and the Volunteers stopped shooting. In the end, a total of 6 Qing soldiers came out, and the rest of the Qing soldiers died in the house, including Xie Baosheng. According to the surrendered Qing soldiers, Xie Baosheng committed suicide.

But no matter what, the Henan Qing army completely failed. After dawn, the results of the battle were found. In this battle, more than 2,200 Qing soldiers were killed, more than 2,700 prisoners were captured, and only more than 2,000 escaped. The Volunteer Army itself only killed 112 soldiers and injured 163 soldiers. In addition, more than 800 rifles, more than 20,000 bullets, four artillery pieces, more than 100 shells, and some of them were seized in Taishantun Village.

Many of the villagers who remained in Taishantun Village died in the war, with only 76 surviving. In a house, Chen Zhizhong and his family members were found to commit suicide by hanging themselves, totaling 12. From the surviving villagers, they also knew about what happened after the Qing army came to the village, which also made Fu Chenghang, Cao Zhenyu and others feel sorry for themselves. However, both the Chen family and other villagers suffer completely. Although the experience is miserable, it is not worthy of sympathy, and it can be used as a typical negative textbook.

At noon, all troops received an order from Li Wenfei, requiring them to hand over all the prisoners and supplies to the militia for safekeeping and guarding. The seriously injured soldiers who were difficult to move remained in Linying County to recuperate. The rest of the troops immediately went south to prepare for the encirclement of the Qing army in Hubei.

It turned out that when the First Regiment and the Second Regiment worked together to annihilate the Qing army in Henan on the Northern Line, the battlefield on the Southern Line also entered the moment of Guanjian.

The initial battle of the Qing army in Hubei made both commanders Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong cautious. They did not dare to march easily, but instead stationed on the spot to investigate the reality of the Volunteer Army. As a result, they were stationed for 4 days in a row, and were attacked by the Volunteer Army many times every day, which made the Qing army tirelessly, but they were powerless. Because the Qing army also sent large troops to pursue them twice, the Volunteer Army fled into the mountains and forests and could not be found at all. Half of the spies sent out did not come back, and half of the information explored were very different. Therefore, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong always had unclear about the location and intention of the Volunteer Army. Only one thing can be basically clear, that is, the Volunteer Army's strength was about 2,000.

At this moment, it rained another day. Although the Qing army in Hubei was well trained, it was a little unbearable at this time. The soldiers were not only exhausted, but also had a very low morale.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong hurriedly negotiated countermeasures. In the end, the two thought that the tactics were wrong from the beginning and should not chase the bandits, but should directly attack Tang County. In this way, the bandits would naturally come to rescue Tang County, and this place must not be kept for a long time. As a result, they were led by the bandits, which was futile. Now the Qing army in Hubei needs to find a place to rest and reorganize.

The closest place to this place is Xinye County, which is only about 100 kilometers away. The marching can be as fast as 2 days, and the slower as 3 days. After entering Xinye County, the entire army can not only rest, but also use Xinye County as a stronghold to attack Tang County. Because Xinye County is only 50 kilometers away from Tang County, it is possible to attack Tang County by advancing, retreating, attacking and defending.

After discussing and deciding, the two immediately commanded the Qing army in Hubei to set off and retreat to Xinye County. After a day of tracking, the Third Regiment of the Volunteer Army basically determined that the target of the Qing army in Hubei was Xinye County, so they immediately reported to the command center located in Linying County.

When they received the report from the Third Regiment, it was the eve of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment preparing to encircle the Qing army in Henan. The command center set up an emergency military meeting to discuss how to deal with the trends of the Qing army in Hubei. Everyone agreed that the retreat of the Qing army in Hubei to Xinye County was a very unfavorable result for them. Although Xinye was only a county town, Bijing had a mature and complete urban defense system, and the strength of the Qing army in Hubei was basically no loss. Therefore, once the Qing army in Hubei retreated into Xinye County, the Volunteer Army was basically difficult to break through. Although the Volunteer Army could eliminate the Qing army in Henan, as long as the Qing army in Hubei was still there, it could not be considered a victory. The war might develop towards a protracted war model.

So the command center generated power to the Third Regiment overnight and ordered the Third Regiment to set off overnight, and must rush to the front of the Qing army in Hubei and stop the Qing army in Hubei for at least three days.

After receiving the order from the command center, Liu Hecheng, the commander of the Third Regiment, did not dare to neglect it. He immediately ordered the entire army to march overnight and would definitely rush to the front of the Qing army in Hubei to arrange an intercepting position and stop the Qing army from entering Xinye County.

At this time, the results of the Volunteer Army's usual training finally showed up. Although the actual combat experience and military quality of the Volunteer Army were quite different from those of the People's Army, they were not inferior in basic training. As a result, overnight, the Third Regiment marched more than 60 kilometers and arrived at Wangzhuang Town, about 15 kilometers east of Xinye County. This was the gateway to the east of Xinye County. It not only caught up with the Qing army, but also took half a day to prepare. Therefore, the Third Regiment quickly arranged positions, occupied several earth slopes, dug trenches, repaired fortifications, and prepared for battle.

The Qing army arrived in Wangzhuang Town in the afternoon, and found that the road leading to Xinye was blocked by the volunteers, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong were also shocked. Could this group of people fly over?

In fact, at this time, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong still had another choice, just not to go to Xinye County, but divert to the south, withdraw from Henan Province, and retreat to Xiangyang Prefecture. In this way, they could escape unscathed and basically preserve the army. However, in this way, the expedition and suppression operation was completely failed, because the Qing army in Hubei was the main force of the expedition and suppression. Once the Qing army in Hubei retreated, the expedition and suppression would naturally fail. Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong could not afford it.

When retreating to Xinye County, it can be said that it is a temporary rest and waiting for an opportunity. After all, Xinye County is only 50 kilometers away from Tang County, and it is still on the front line, which is not considered a retreat. Of course, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong don’t know yet. The Qing army in Henan has been defeated by the Volunteer Army, and even the chief general Xie Baosheng committed suicide. If the two knew about this situation, they would immediately withdraw to Hubei without hesitation.

So Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong decided to attack the positions of the Volunteers and open up the road to Xinye. Of course, it was getting late today. It could give the entire army a day off, and at the same time recover their physical strength and launch an attack early tomorrow morning.

In fact, at this time, the Qing army in Hubei did not lose much power and ammunition, and its combat effectiveness had not been reduced. Moreover, when the troops were first sent, the morale of the soldiers was also good. It was just that the harassing tactics of the Volunteers made the Qing army in Hubei feel that they could not be used. Therefore, most soldiers felt that the battle was very stubborn. Many people thought that the Volunteers only relied on the familiar terrain and ran fast, and did not dare to fight head-on with themselves.
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