Chapter 102: Fierce Battles and Towns (1)
With the dissolution of the military expansion in Zhabei, the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed. The hawkers began to shout as usual, and the reporters who got the news hurried to find that the signboard of the original military expansion department was gone, and it was replaced by a brand new plaque: the Central Party Department of the Rejuvenation and Progressive Party of the Chinese Nation.
Some time ago, the book "Ruling for the People, Building the Party for the Public," which had just caused a sensation, had not yet been quiet for a few days, and now it has set up a central party headquarters in a high-profile manner in the Zhabei Former Military Expansion Bureau. Those who know are talking eloquently, and those who are uninformed are inquiring with an open mind.
An older reporter said with a smug look on his face that the whole of Jiangsu is a Fujin Party, and you won't fail to read the masterpiece of the Fujin Party, "Governing for the People and Establishing the Party for the Public", a masterpiece of the Fujin Party, the entire Jiangsu tax has been cut by 80%, and the entire tax is between 2% and 4%, and every county where the highway is built is open to traffic. The last time I went to Suzhou, it was a different look than before, and now many rich people in Shanghai go to Jiangsu to set up factories and do business.
A short young man pointed to the Central Party Headquarters of the Fujin Party and said that Lu Yongxiang in Zhejiang can be compared with the Fujin Party in Jiangsu, and in front of the Fujin Party, he is Xiao Qisan, and he didn't see the planes flying in the sky every day in Jiangsu, and the Fujin Party will kill Lu Yongxiang immediately as long as he waves his hand.
Someone else said, "Don't you see the iron-making furnace on the other side of the sea gate, where there are dozens of stories high and smoking, and the steelmaking workshop is as long as Xia Fei Road." My little boy, you brag about not filing your taxes, and someone next to you laughs at him.
He's really not bragging, I've seen it with my own eyes. The train has already reached Nantong, and it will definitely arrive in Pukou at the end of the year, and there are big foreign steamers buying steel from Jiangsu every day to transport it away. There was also a Far Eastern University built there, and many foreigners worked as teachers there.
My little obedient Nantong turned over, and we organized a group to look at Jiangsu to find news clues. One by one, they discussed the names of the reporters who took out their notebooks to register the group to go to Jiangsu, and after a while, more than 30 reporters were gathered to go to Jiangsu for interviews.
Mei Xiang was immediately recalled by the consul to the consulate to assess the arrest of Wang Yaqiao and He Fenglin by the Fujin Party and the expulsion of Lu Yongxiang in Shanghai.
Mei Xiang stood respectfully in front of the consul's desk and thought for a while and said: "This operation should be He Fenglin's instruction of Wang Yaqiao to attack Huang Jinrong in Shanghai County, which touched the face of Jiangsu. My personal analysis is that for the time being, Jiangsu will not take action against Lu Yongxiang, and if there is a move, it should be a few months ago when Qi Xieyuan was overthrown, and he should take advantage of the situation to march into Zhejiang. ”
The consul raised his hand and motioned for Meixiang to sit down: "Meixiang Zhongzuo, I also think so, Jiangsu has not yet digested it well, how can he Liang Qichao have so many troops and financial resources to launch a war against Lu Yongxiang." ”
"Now the domestic government is particularly disgusted that the military has nothing to do, these soldiers do not know that the country's economic difficulties cannot support even a small conflict in China, Britain, the United States, France and Italy have seriously warned our country not to intervene in the war of Zhifeng, and the warships of these countries have sailed to the vicinity of Dagukou to cruise."
"Meixiang Zhongzuo, you warned Lu Yongxiang through channels not to expand the situation, and strengthen the monitoring of the Jiangsu side to prevent the situation from getting out of control."
Mei Xiang nodded from time to time in contemplation, this Hu Wenkai is really incomprehensible, and she has to wipe his ass for him while letting her go. Uncle Hu is a person who likes to take advantage of the war, and if he doesn't take advantage of it, he is not Hu Wenkai, does he really want to swallow Zhejiang, it is really possible, this guy likes to make a little friction every time he makes a big move, and then he is planted to the other party.
Mei Xiang raised her head and said: "Mr. Consul, I don't think it matters to me this skirmish, this is a small friction between the police of Shanghai County and the Zhejiang side, and the Jiangsu side has not shown excessive action and is quite restrained." I'll arrange for someone to send a message to Lu Yongxiang now, so that he can be more stable. ”
Mei Xiang walked out of the consulate, clenched her fists, and scolded Hu Wenkai in her mouth, this bastard, every time she has to cover up for him, but if she can take Zhejiang, then she can accompany him to Fenyang Villa to live. Since falling out with Lu Yongxiang, Hu Wenkai has never dared to go to Hangzhou, for fear of being detained by Lu Yongxiang.
Dewey frowned and listened to the report of his subordinates, what did Hu Wenkai do at this juncture, and he also provoked Lu Yongxiang. It took a lot of twists and turns for the United States, France, and Britain to suppress the Japanese from intervening in the battle of Zhifeng, and he was thinking that he hoped that this was an accidental friction, and that it was not Hu Wenkai's intention.
Putting down the pencil in his hand and signaling his subordinates to leave, he still didn't feel at ease to let the confidential office send a report to the Beijing embassy to inquire about the battle situation in Zhifeng. Not long after, Beijing telegraphed that according to inaccurate information, Feng lost two main divisions on the second day of the battle. That's right, Hu Wenkai is really ready to attack Lu Yongxiang. Dewey couldn't understand where Hu Wenkai got the confidence to dare to attack Lu Yongxiang, who had been entrenched in Zhejiang for many years and had tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands.
He estimated that there would be no action in a day or two, and next week he asked Adele to go to the Flying Dragon King Temple to meet Hu Wenkai and ask him face to face, if he was sure that he could take Zhejiang, of course it would be best, if he was reluctant, it was better to give up. The interests of him and Wilton are tied to Hu Wenkai, and it must be understood.
Wang Yaqiao was locked up in the Shanghai County Police Station, stuffed into a small box half a person high, and the people of the spy department held a small hammer and rhythmically knocked on the small box. At night, he was taken out, his face was pale, his clothes were full of vomit, and after the cold water was washed, he turned into a room with dazzling lights, and a table lamp was pointed at his eyes, Wang Yaqiao was a little drowsy and wanted to close his eyes, and a cold tack pierced his thigh.
"Interrogating him begins?"
"Wait until he begs for mercy and begs us to interrogate him."
Gao Jinchang let the heavy armored regiment and the two cavalry regiments rest until noon the next day, and after lunch, Wu Peifu sent a telegram saying that he personally led the 3rd Division of the main force of the direct army to launch a feint attack on the Jinghai Feng army, and after the heavy armored regiment tore through the Feng army's defense line, the feint turned into the main attack.
Wu Peifu concentrated two divisions to attack the Feng army from Wangkou Town, west of Jinghai, tonight, and Gao Jinchang and Sun Xiaolan boarded a sparrow transport plane to inspect the Feng army works in Jinghai, and then decided to attack Renhe and Zhen from the south of Jinghai.
There were no traces of fortifications in the aircraft to observe the people and towns, and they did not see fortifications until the town of Double Sugar, until the north. The plane flew very low, Sun Xiaolan lay on the window to observe the terrain and draw a map, Gao Jinchang observed the terrain in the window on the left side and said: "Brother Xiaolan, I still need to take notes on this terrain, I just need to remember it in my head as soon as I look at it, and I will naturally remember it when I look back at the map." ”
Sun Xiaolan drew with a pen and said: "If your memory is good, you can't be safe, this is a war careless, and a good memory is not as good as a bad pen." ”
Gao Jinchang laughed embarrassedly, thinking that Sun Xiaolan's words were quite reasonable, so he took out a notebook from his pocket and drew it.
When the plane reached the sky above Liangtou Town, gunfire rang out, and the pilot pulled up the nose of the plane and rose to about 1,000 meters to continue flying. After spending an hour hovering over the Silent Sea, Sun Xiaolan suggested that Wu Peifu be telegraphed immediately to the results of the investigation.
Gao Jinchang commanded the heavy armored regiment to fight very well, but let him report to Wu Peifu about the defense of Jinghai, but it was a mess, and in the end, it was Sun Xiaolan, a senior officer of the Beiyang Army, who gave guidance from time to time. Sun Xiaolan said that the Beiyang Army only considers how deep the defense on the opposite side is, whether there is support around it, and you don't need to be reminded about how to fight, otherwise the other side will have a very good opinion.
Gao Jinchang's posture was very low: "Brother Xiaolan, seriously, your basic skills are more solid than mine, if you arrange troops on a large scale, I am really inferior to you." ”
"You have only been in the military academy for a short time, I entered the military academy at the age of fifteen and did not come out to lead the army until I was twenty-one years old, and I spent six years working on paper. However, I am not as good as you are in many places, and I am far less proficient in these tanks than you. ”
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the cavalry of the company and some of the lightly wounded guards were left to guard the garrison and set off for Renhe Town, south of Jinghai. Sun Xiaolan didn't react at all when he got into the armored car this time, and it was rare to disperse a circle of beautiful brand cigarettes, and more than a dozen people smoked cigarettes, and the carriage was immediately filled with smoke, and the soldiers opened the top cover to disperse the smoke.
The sun shone on the iron plates of the armored vehicles in early May and the temperature in the compartments rose sharply. Everyone was fully armed, wearing steel helmets and rubber-soled shoes, camouflage uniforms were tightly buttoned, and six grenades and ammunition boxes and first-aid kits were hung around their waists, and the backpacks were placed under the seats, with a woolen blanket and sleeping bags, dry food, and water bottles. Beads of sweat fell from his forehead, but no one unbuttoned his collar and sat on the bench of the armored car, holding the Type 20 rifle in his arms, and from time to time the M1911 on his waist was relocated.
Yesterday, the two cavalry regiments harvested a lot, and all the pistols of the 27th Division were captured for them. Back at the station, Gao Jinchang gave all the spare 100 M1911s to the cavalry regiment. The grenades and mines brought by the transport planes in the morning were also distributed to the cavalry regiment.
One cavalry regiment opened the way in front and the other broke in the back, and Gao Jinchang intuitively felt that this time it was a fierce battle. He took out all his belongings, and hung 10 75 guns and six 105 howitzers behind the truck with the team. Sun Xiaolan was particularly jealous of this team, so he took the soldiers on the truck and said that he could also set up mortars to support the infantry when he was advancing with the troops.
Sun Xiaolan knew that this jealousy was jealousy, and others couldn't learn from these soldiers, and they graduated from junior high school with the minimum education. He recalled that when Hu Wenkai selected officers, he first had to be loyal and second, and he really didn't pay much attention to physical fitness. After entering the army with the boss's speaking physique, I was able to train better than the Beiyang Army in three months.
Before anyone arrived, the guns had already sounded, and the cavalry regiment correspondent reported to Gao Jinchang that a cavalry regiment of the Feng army had decided to annihilate itself. Gao Jinchang cautiously ordered the cavalry regiment to stand by and charge after the tanks and armored vehicles came forward to shell. This decided to avoid heavy casualties of the cavalry regiment only after the war.
The tanks stopped at a distance of five kilometers and began shelling people and towns, and the armored vehicles continued to advance forward. With the dull sound of cannons, the body of the tank shook, a puff of white smoke rose from the barrel, and after a while, there was a loud bang in front of the people and the direction of the town, and thick smoke rose.
After a while, there was a scream from the direction of Renhe and the town, and Gao Jinchang shouted: "Oh no, the other party has artillery to send a report to Cangzhou quickly and let the plane bomb." ”