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The Battle of Hanyang started, and the Fourth Independent Regiment showed strong combat effectiveness in this battle. Although the troops were only more than 1,900, they stopped the offensive of the Beiyang First Army.

The First Army invaded Hanyang and was soon severely damaged by the Fourth Independent Regiment in the brutal street battle. The machine guns of the Fourth Independent Regiment blocked the streets and alleys, and snipers were spread all over the commanding heights.

The soldiers of the Beiyang First Army who rushed into the street were soon swept down by fierce machine gun fire.

"Mechanical cannons, where are our mechanical cannons?" A Beiyang army officer yelled on the ground, and soon several Beiyang soldiers brought heavy machine guns up.

"Test me." The Beiyang officer used his saber and shouted at the direction of the Fourth Independent Regiment opposite.

"Da da da da da..." The heavy machine gun fired instantly.

The Fourth Independent Regiment on the opposite side was swept the countdown by the sudden machine gun fire. The rest of the personnel quickly shrank their heads into the fortifications. Whether it was luck or technology, the shooter of the heavy machine gun on the position was shot on the forehead by the Beiyang army opposite and fell to the ground. The firepower of the road stopped immediately.

"Company Commander, they also have heavy machine guns, what should I do?" The soldiers of the Fourth Independent Regiment asked the company commander who was responsible for defending the street with their heads shrank.

"I'm afraid of heavy machine guns. The machine gunner makes up for it and continue to suppress the fire." The company commander cursed, and took out the grenade launcher, loaded a grenade in, and fired it out at the Beiyang Army machine gun in the distance.

'boom'

After the explosion, the Beiyang Army's machine gun stopped immediately. The soldiers of the company looked at the company commander and couldn't help but look at the admiration. The company commander was different when he took the horse and hit it.

"What are you doing with a slow pace? Why don't you repair the fortifications quickly? You will have no chance to repair it for you after a heavy artillery is smashed down later." The company commander hurriedly urged the soldiers.

For the officers who were transferred to these independent regiments, their combat skills were very strong. The soldiers of these independent regiments were unprofessional, but the officers were definitely professional.

After a while, the Beiyang Army heavy machine gun on the opposite side opened fire again!

However, at this moment, a thread of blood suddenly shot out from the fortification of the Beiyang soldier who was carrying the machine gun, and then crawled on the machine gun.

It's a sniper!

Although the Beiyang Army also has machine guns, once these heavy machine guns are fired, they will either be knocked out by officers of the Fourth Independent Regiment with grenade launchers or killed by snipers.

This caused the Beiyang First Army to suffer a heavy blow in the process of fighting for Hanyang. It was not only the Fourth Independent Regiment that defended Hanyang, but also nearly 20,000 revolutionary troops.

In this defense battle, the well-equipped Fourth Independent Regiment immediately became the core of the battle. The Fourth Independent Regiment was on each defensive front line. The heavy machine guns, light machine guns, grenade launchers and snipers of the Fourth Independent Regiment became the killer weapons of the front line's defense. At the same time, the Fourth Independent Regiment began to command the Revolutionary Army to build fortifications in the city to prevent shells from attacking.

After adjustment, the dumb cannon fired firefighting against the Beiyang Army's heavy artillery after it was adjusted.

The sudden counterattack blew up dozens of heavy artillery from the Beiyang Army. When the Beiyang Army's artillery counterattacked, the guns had been transferred.

Although the Beiyang Army's heavy artillery range is farther than the cannons, it is not all farther than the cannons. At the same time, the Beiyang Army did not place the heavy artillery at the farthest place, so the cannons can be fully reached.

The advantage of firing cannons is that they explode blocks, which can fire 15 shells in one minute and then transfer them immediately. The Beiyang Army's heavy artillery is aimed at, which estimates that it will take two minutes.

The Beiyang Army's heavy artillery gradually weakened under the sao-scratched fire of the artillery battalion.

Under the coordinated defense of the Fourth Independent Regiment, the Revolutionary Army turned Hanyang into a slinger, and the attack of the Beiyang First Army was repelled several times on the morning of the 14th.

When Feng Guozhang found out, he jumped and cursed. A Biaotong of the First Army said to him: "Sir, the firepower of the Revolutionary Army is too strong, brothers really can't rush over!"

"If you can't rush over, you have to rush over. Even the revolutionary army cannot be dealt with. Will we still have the face in the future?" Feng Guozhang said angrily, and whipped it directly. The Biao Tong was killed and did not dare to say anything. Feng Guozhang said angrily: "Let me launch a full-scale attack and drive the revolutionary army to Xiajiang."

"Yes, sir."

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The second-bo offensive of the Beiyang Army was launched at around 2:00 pm on the 14th. The Beiyang First Army and the Second Army participated in the Hankou battle this time.

Feng Guozhang basically put all the troops he could invest in into this cruel street battle. The two armies attacked Hanyang, which quickly put huge pressure on the Third Independent Regiment and the Revolutionary Army.

The Beiyang Army began to break through the carefully constructed defense line. Although it paid a huge price under the attack of the Fourth Independent Regiment, the number of Beiyang Army was too large.

As we fought, the fourth independent regiment's ammunition had consumed two-thirds of the ammunition. Once there was no ammunition, the defense line would be difficult to support.

Chen Xuantao, the commander of the Fourth Independent Regiment, quickly called the Military Command Center.

"Report to the Command Center, the Fourth Independent Regiment's missile has consumed two-thirds, and requested support from the missile." Chen Xuantao reported to the Command Center.

"Hey, how long can the Fourth Independent Group last?" Xia Jun picked up the phone and asked Chen Xuantao.

When Chen Xuantao heard it was Xia Jun's voice, he said in a veer: "Report to the principal, we can only last for three days at most. The Beiyang Army is like crazy and attacking Hanyang Town at any cost. Our bullets are consumed very quickly."

"Okay, hold on, I'll send you bullets within two days." Xia Jun said, hanging up the phone directly and immediately ordered the General Staff: "Immediately order the Second Division to transfer a regiment to support Hanyang, and transport a regiment of five combat bases to overtake."

"yes."

The General Staff immediately called out. The Second Division was the closest unit to Wuhan, and the Second Division carried a lot of ammunition, as well as the division engineers and transportation teams.

"Search Yuan Shikai again and order him to stop all attacks, otherwise he will bear all consequences." Xia Jun walked back and forth a few steps and said to the staff officers.

Xia Jun is not worried about anything else at the moment, the only thing he is worried about is the Fourth Independent Group.

After receiving the order, Lin Chenggui checked the distribution locations of each regiment. At this time, he was capturing the counties, so the troops were dispersed.

After checking, Lin Chenggui found that the O11th Regiment was closest to Wuchang, and then ordered the O11th Regiment to go to Wuchang and then support Hanyang.

Then Lin Chenggui asked the baggage operation to transport ammunition and supplies, and followed the route opened when the Fourth Independent Regiment was heading to Hanyang to Wuchang.

When the Fourth Independent Regiment went to Hanyang, it had already built a temporary route from Jiujiang to Wuchang with the assistance of the engineers.

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The Hanyang defense battle was extremely fierce. The Revolutionary Army and the Beiyang Army were fighting in the streets and alleys. There was a problem with the bullets of the Fourth Independent Regiment. Although one-third of the bullets were still there, they had to plan to use them for three days. If there were enough bullets, the Beiyang Army would not be able to get close to them at all.

In this fierce street battle, the Fourth Independent Regiment did not need to rush forward, because they were already the main force in this defense battle, and a large number of revolutionary troops rushed first.

Although the 4th Independent Regiment's ammunition was a little tight, the snipers still fired unlimitedly in street fighting. These snipers either attacked the Beiyang Army's machine gunners or found Beiyang officers wearing officers' uniforms to fight.

Once a Beiyang officer is shot dead, it means that the attack of the unit will stop.

The Beiyang Army basically had no sense of guarding against snipers, and those officers did not understand snipers, which made the snipers of the Fourth Independent Regiment succeed repeatedly.

With the heroic combat cooperation of the other revolutionary troops, Hanyang successfully defended on the 14th, and the Beiyang Army left behind at least 4,000 corpses, and nearly 2,000 people were killed in the revolutionary army.

During the war, countless people on the river bank were killed or injured, and bodies could be seen everywhere.

Yuan Shikai was planning to surrender the revolutionary army after shelling in Beijing, but unexpectedly he suddenly received the following report. Feng Guozhang not only launched a shelling on Hanyang, but also attacked Hanyang.

"What do you want to do this Feng Manzi?" Yuan Shikai slapped the table angrily, and the teacup was slapped and Xia Jun's telegram arrived soon. Yuan Shikai was shocked when he saw it.

Feng Guozhang's attack had angered the temporary government in East China, and Yuan Shikai couldn't help but feel that keeping Feng Guozhang on the front line was a huge hidden danger.

On the same day, Yuan Shikai quickly ordered the appointment of Feng Guozhang as the governor of Chahar and immediately took office! He also appointed Duan Qirui as the First Army and the Military Command of the Second Army.

Feng Guozhang directly disobeyed after receiving Yuan Shikai's appointment, because the Qing court's reward was also brought down. After learning that Feng Guozhang was attacking on the front line, the Qing court immediately appointed Feng Guozhang as a second-class baron.

Feng Guozhang shed tears and said, "I didn't expect that my son, a commoner, could also be awarded the title, so he must have gone through fire and water for the Qing Dynasty."

Title represents status, and it was fatal attraction for some people in this era. At the same time, Feng Guozhang's sworn brother Liangbi encouraged him that as long as he could save the Qing Dynasty from water and fire like Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, he could be granted the title of marquis and prime ministers.

Feng Guozhang, who was encouraged, also because Yuan Shikai asked him to transfer his position, immediately went to Beijing to meet Empress Dowager Longyu for support.

When Feng Guozhang met Empress Dowager Longyu, he asked to allocate 40,000 yuan in salary, so that he could independently pacify Wuchang, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.

Queen Mother Longyu was impressed for a moment and said that it was difficult to raise 40,000 taels at a time, but he could pay him three months' salary. Feng Guozhang was overjoyed and thought that he had established a relationship with Queen Mother Longyu and his future was limitless.

At this time, Feng Guozhang had abandoned Yuan Shikai, and fame and fortune made him turn to the Qing court.

Just when Feng Guozhang ran back to the capital to ask for money, Xia Jun also successfully supported the Hanyang Revolutionary Army. Not only did the ammunition required by the Fourth Revolutionary Army be supplemented, Xia Jun also sent 50,000 rifles to the Revolutionary Army from the arsenal in Jian'an and sold them to the Revolutionary Army at a "preferential price".

The price is indeed very favorable. A rifle costs only 5 yuan, but it can be made for 5 yuan per rifle. After all, these rifles are stamped out and the cost is very low. Of course, the appearance is not very good, but the quality is still OK.

Yuan Shikai also sent Xia Jun to explain to him that attacking Hanyang was not his intention, but Feng Guozhang made his own decision and threatened to transfer Feng Guozhang away.

However, Feng Guozhang quickly returned to the front line of Hankou. This time, Feng Guozhang returned to Hankou was full of fighting spirit and vowed to take Hanyang down and save the Qing Dynasty from water and fire...

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Chapter completed!