The plan to seize the whole of Hangzhou had already begun to be implemented half a year ago, and Yang Shuqing, commander of the Hangzhou garrison and chief of the police, quietly went to Haimen to talk to Hu Wenkai many times, and had prepared a riot to seize the city of Hangzhou when Qi Xieyuan had been engaged in a few months earlier.

Yang Shuqing did not agree with the seizure of Hangzhou by force at first, he grew up in Hangzhou, only briefly studied for decades and left for a while, and his feelings for Hangzhou were too deep and he did not want Hangzhou to fall into war. Yang Shuqing is a good friend of Dai Jitao, and at the invitation of Dai Jitao, he visited Tianfen and audited Wu Hongxia's training course. The trip to Tianfen was a shocking trip for Yang Shuqing, which was affected both sensory and psychologically. I never thought that the factory could be built so huge, and people could live so happily.

He Yang Shuqing took the initiative to visit Tianfen, Tianxing Town, and Nantong again and again, and met Hu Wenkai under the recommendation of Dai Jitao, and like everyone, he almost couldn't believe that this was the boss in Dai Jitao's mouth. An hour of conversation is worth decades of understanding, and from Hu Wenkai's story-like conversation, Yang Shuqing roughly understood what kind of political party can lead the country out of poverty and backwardness, and Lu Yongxiang and his ilk are at best warlords who plan for personal gains and losses, and their vision can only stay on the gains and losses of a province.

He hesitated, he hesitated, he went to Tianxing Town to Jiading again and again, and witnessed the earth-shaking changes in Jiangsu again and again. What struck him was that the people he saw had a strong sense of self-confidence and confidence in the future. Returning to Hangzhou is like another world, the decadence left behind by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the spiritual world is like a pool of stagnant water, full of decay and decay. He remembered Hu Wenkai's words, all glory and wealth will be annihilated in the long river of history, and only the prosperity of the country and the nation can ensure the happiness of his children and grandchildren.

What really made him make a decision was that after reading the book "Building the Party for the Public and Governing for the People", he felt that he couldn't wait a moment longer, and his disgust with Lu Yongxiang had swelled to the extreme. In order to show his determination, he wanted to send his wife and children to Tianxing Town, which was criticized by Hu Wenkai, which was no different from the old-style feudal behavior, using his wife and children as collateral, but Hu Wenkai still suggested that he should place his wife and children in the French Concession in Shanghai, in case of failure, his family would be affected.

In early April, the Jiangsu side began to secretly transport arms to Hangzhou in batches, and Yang Shuqing promoted the members of the Fujin Party to be responsible persons of various key departments according to the advice of Dai Jitao and Wu Hongxia, and four or five thousand Hangzhou police and garrison units fell into the hands of the Fujin Party. Yang Shuqing sometimes can't help but have such thoughts, even if he Yang Shuqing is unwilling to make a move, he can't help it, and the heads of the main forces of all key departments are all members of the Fujin Party.

When Lu Yongxiang learned that the Fourth Division had been completely annihilated by the Jiangsu side, he was in front of the map, and in just a few hours since the first part of the Fourth Division was blocked, it was reported that the Fourth Division had been completely annihilated. More than 10,000 soldiers, even more than 10,000 pigs running all over the field, could not be wiped out in a few hours. Even worse news came that the 6th Mixed Brigade stationed in Quzhou made a public telegram announcing that it accepted the leadership of the Re-Progressive Party and drew a clear line with Lu Yongxiang.

He only had the 10th Division and the local armed Zhejiang Division in his hands, and the full battle was only 20,000 horses, and the 10th Division was nominally a division, and he knew in his heart that he could have half of the combat effectiveness of the four divisions, thank God. He relied on the Fourth Division, and now the fall of the Fourth Division is equivalent to cutting off his two arms.

"Connect the Zhejiang Division and the 10th Division for me, and let them defend Yuhang and Lin'an for me no matter what, and build defensive positions tonight."

"Call Yang Shuqing again and ask him to prepare a reserve, the police and garrison regiments in the city have formed a reserve and are ready to reinforce Yuhang and Lin'an."

At this time, Lu Yongxiang knew that the general trend had gone, but there was still a fluke mentality, and the Japanese would come out to intervene, and Anglo-American France would not see Zhejiang in the midst of war. As long as they can delay the war for a month or two, Britain, France, the United States and Japan will naturally intervene.

Lu Yongqiang picked up the phone on the table and asked Governor Zhang Zaiyang to answer the phone for a long time, so he asked the adjutant to take the car to pick up Zhang Zaiyang in person. What was waiting for Zhang Zaiyang was that he had already taken his family and left the Qiantang River by boat an hour ago.

Hearing the news of Zhang Zaiyang's escape, Lu Yongxiang immediately became nervous, and he no longer had his usual composure. He Lu Yongxiang graduated from the Beiyang Military Academy and followed Yuan Shikai, and successively served as the commander of the second town of the army, the commander of the eleventh association of the sixth town, and the commander of the fifth association of the third town. In 1915, he supported Yuan Shikai as emperor and was awarded the title of first-class baron. Later, he participated in the suppression of the Luanzhou Uprising and the "Second Revolution". After Yuan Shikai's death in 1916, he defected to Duan Qirui and became one of the Anhui warlords. It's been bloody along the way, but I've never felt so isolated as I did today.

When the sky darkened, the lights in Lu Yongxiang's office in the Overseer's Mansion by the West Lake were not turned on, and Lu Yongxiang sat on the Taishi chair, looking straight out of the window, recalling his glorious years from a student of the Wubei Academy to the overseer in Zhejiang. After a long time, he rubbed his scalp with his hands and stood up and said, "Let the ladies prepare, it is estimated that the city of Hangzhou is in danger." ”

"We still have 20,000 or 30,000 horses in the Overseer, and I don't believe that Liang Qichao can eat it." Outside the door stood a crowd of cronies who had followed him all the way.

Lu Yongxiang asked them all to enter the house, turned on the electric light, spread out the map, and said: "I mean let the Zhejiang Division and the 10th Division resist the attack of the Soviet army, and we will retreat to Ningbo, where the Yangtze River Fleet has lost the battle, we can board the ship at any time and withdraw to Guangzhou to join Sun." ”

"Then we don't want the Zhejiang Division and the Tenth Division? Abandon them? ”

"It's not that you don't, it's that you can't retreat now, and once you retreat now, it will turn into a rout, so we have to let these two divisions do their best to resist the retreat of the Soviet army step by step." Lu Yongqiang pointed his finger at Yu Hang's position.

"It's not too early, you split up and prepare to cross the Qiantang River tonight to the other side, and order the garrison headquarters to control all the boats on the Qiantang River, and you can't let go without my order." As soon as the words fell, the adjutant ran in in a panic.

"Overseer, Yang Shuqing, he is coming over with his troops."

Bang, Lu Yongxiang slapped on the map angrily.

"Damn, white-eyed wolf, I'm going to skin him alive. The 10th Division was telegraphed to immediately transfer two regiments into the city to quell the rebellion. The guard battalion occupies a favorable terrain for me to withstand. ”

Although Lu Yongxiang was angry, he didn't take Yang Shuqing's backlash seriously, the police and garrison commanders, those soldiers who maintained law and order in peacetime, and could really exchange fire with their own guard battalion, and they really didn't take him seriously.

Yang Shuqing also knew that the troops of the police and garrison headquarters under his command would need to pay a great price to storm Lu Yongxiang's Overseer's Mansion, and they might not be able to capture it. Fortunately, the order given to him was to besiege Lu Yongxiang, and he only needed to besiege Lu Yongxiang for one night to complete the task.

After encircling Lu Yongxiang's military mansion, Yang Shuqing's attack died down, and as long as the other party did not shoot, he would not fight back.

At this time, Wang Hongguo's vanguard group had arrived at the former city dock of Hangzhou Nanhu Park in the future. After more than 30 kilometers of bumps, Wang Hongguo's body seemed to fall apart, and his two legs floated lightly on the ground. It is a fact that the armored car is fast and time-saving, but it is really unbearable to sit in it and keep bumping for a long time.

Encirclement and reinforcement is an idea he came up with, as long as Yang Shuqing surrounds Lu Yongxiang, Lu Yongxiang will definitely transfer the 10th Division to reinforcements. Seeing that the time had passed six o'clock, fortunately, he finally arrived at the place where reinforcements must pass, and after sending out the reconnaissance platoon, he ordered a fifteen-minute rest.

Artillery formed positions, armored vehicles moved back. The dock belongs to the plain area, which is suitable for armored vehicle assault, and after an hour, the follow-up troops arrive at the designated position one after another, and a pocket quietly waits for the entry of the 10th Division.

The two regiments of the 10th Division received an urgent death order of 100,000 and demanded that they march into Hangzhou at full speed to rescue the overseer Lu Yongxiang. Lu Yongxiang was the teacher commander of the 10th Division, and although the 10th Division suffered serious losses in the Zhiwan War, it still had a family background, and these two regiments were the whole regiments that the 10th Division could take out.

As for the dispatch of the search force, the two regiment commanders did not think about it, the area from Lin'an to Hangzhou was very safe, and the exchange of fire between the Soviet army and the 4th Division north of Deqing in the afternoon had not yet reached the 10th Division. What else do you need to scout on your own territory, and besides, the Overseers are already 100,000 in a hurry, and they can't afford to delay it.

The headquarters of the 10th Division was in a mess, and just received the news that the 4th Division was annihilated in Deqing, and contacted two regiments to guard them against Soviet attacks, but the two regiments turned off their radios during the march, and the division headquarters sent a communications squad to chase the two regiments on horseback.

The two regiments marched in line and entered the ambush circle as if they were acting, and the 75-gun mortars smashed the shells down with their heads and faces. The soldiers of the 1st Brigade, armed to the teeth, under the cover of armored vehicles, charged the two regiments of the 10th Division, which had lost their command.

When the communications squad arrived, the battle had come to an end, and the communications squad saw two regiments of soldiers begin to disarm and surrender at a distance.

"Two regiments, just ten minutes to disarm? it? ”

"Can you go up, I didn't see the shells all over my head, and the two regiments were surrounded and beaten. You don't see that the guns of the iron carts are useless, there are machine guns on them. Let's go back and report it. After saying that, the horse ran away quickly.

Wang Hongguo did not have time to appreciate his results, and said to the staff officer: "Send a report to Yanyang's side, the 152nd and 153rd regiments of the 10th Division will be annihilated, and the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Brigade will enter Hangzhou at full speed. ”

"The first regiment was ordered to clean up the battlefield and contain the prisoners, and the second regiment immediately built fortifications in case the 10th Division counterattacked. The third regiment went to Hangzhou with three armored vehicles to capture Lu Yongxiang alive, remembering that it was the boss's order that he must be captured alive. ”

Wang Hongguo grinned after arranging, it was really the boss who was right, Zhejiang's operational concept stayed in the era of Yuan Shikai and relied on group charges, and the firepower was weak, and there were not a few machine guns in a regiment, let alone artillery support. Now that I think about it, Zhang Dafa's battalion can completely annihilate the four divisions and one brigade, and it can be said that it is reasonable.