c_t; By the time Cixi and Guangxu died, the war along the Huai River had entered its fifth day. [ ]

The battle between the Chinese Revolutionary Army and the New Army of the Six Towns has entered its fifth day.

The entire battlefield formed a large-scale battle centered on the two cities of Bengbu and Huai'an.

The Bengbu battlefield was personally commanded by Ling Chuanqing, commanding two divisions and an artillery brigade to attack Bengbu Tengge Town on the south bank of the Huai River, however, Bengbu was an important town of Li Hongzhang's Huai system that year, and it was also one of the important battlefields in the Tianping Heavenly War that year.

At the same time, quite strong fortifications were built along the Huai River, all of which were poured with concrete, which were very strong, and a cannonball hit it, there was no movement at all, no matter how strong the artillery under Ling Chuanqing was, it was also a dog biting a turtle, and there was nowhere to go! Moreover, many cannons are hidden behind the fortifications, and the heavy artillery and infantry artillery of the Chinese Republic of China camp, due to the problem of ballistics, it is difficult to threaten people's artillery carriages, which is too passive.

Correspondingly, the artillery and soldiers of the Chinese Revolutionary Army were exposed to the position, and the fortifications were built temporarily, but they could not resist the blow of the opponent's heavy artillery, even if the New Army of the Six Towns was far inferior to the Chinese Revolutionary Army in terms of military quality, it would not be defeated in a short time!

Helpless......

Ling Chuanqing still thought that as soon as he came up, he used the momentum of thunder to scare the New Army of the Six Towns back through a salvo of hundreds of cannons, and as a result, his wishful thinking was wrong, although the New Army of the Six Towns was not as strong as the Chinese Revolutionary Army, but this period was also the rising period of the New Army, and it was the time when the combat power was at its peak, and it was not comparable to those green battalion soldiers! The cannonballs in the sky can't scare people at all, this is Yuan Shikai's power, the others can turn a blind eye, but militarily, Lao Yuan can't melt half a grain of sand in these years, it is quite strict, and military supplies are also prioritized, so that the new army of the six towns under his command is really extremely strong, except for the Chinese Revolutionary Army, there is no army in China that is their opponent

For three days, three consecutive days of uninterrupted offensive failed to inflict heavy casualties on the new army, and the momentum of the new army was faintly rising.

Ling Chuanqing stood in the headquarters and asked in a deep voice: "Zeyu, how is it, is there any good way to break through their river defense?" If this stalemate continues, it won't work. ”

Liu Zeyu was also a little worried, and said sadly: "Commander, now the new army opposite is like a turtle retracted into its shell, no matter how sharp our teeth are, there is nowhere to put our mouths......"

Ling Chuanqing looked at Zhang Sihe on the side and asked, "Sihe, what about you?" ”

Zhang Sihe shook his head with a bitter face, and said: "Commander, such a war is based on their respective hard strength, the big stone crushes the turtle, and there is really no good way to do it......

Ling Chuanqing said angrily: "Waste, I asked the two of you to come up with an idea, one has no way, the other fights hard, are you all pig brains, can you fight hard now, let's not talk about whether you can beat it down, people are defending according to the danger, once you let go of the attack, then how many elites do we have to die?" ”

Zhang Sihe said discouragedly: "Commander, then you say, what should we do?" Otherwise, let's move upstream, where the Qing army's defenses are relatively weak, and we can cross the Huai River by boat......"

Ling Chuanqing shook his head and said: "Not now, the Qing army's intelligence along the Huai River is very good, and our movements can be discovered at any time, and the water level of the Huai River is shallow, our big ships can't come in, and small boats can't carry heavy equipment, this method is not feasible at all!" ”

Yanagisawa asked, "Commander, why don't we mobilize planes over, use planes to cover bombing their fortifications, and then launch an attack......

Ling Chuanqing still shook his head, no, the current temporary airstrip has not been built yet, and the plane can't be transported to take off at all, which is sad.

Ling Chuanqing muttered: "We have to fight two battles to suppress their momentum, if we continue like this, the reputation and morale of our Chinese Revolutionary Army will be completely ruined......"

Ling Chuanqing said: "Don't worry about it for now, Si He, you hurry up and prepare the ship during this time, and I will write to discuss with the chief to see how to break their river defense."

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Zhang Sihe nodded and walked down.

Ling Chuanqing continued: "Zeyu, send a telegram to the commander-in-chief, tell him about our situation here, the Qing army's fortifications are strong and in the short term, it is difficult to break through their river defenses, and if you want to achieve phased results, I am afraid that it will take half a month, or even longer, to see what the commander-in-chief's opinion is."

Liu Zeyu replied: "Okay, let's go and arrange it." ”

Opposite, the headquarters of the three towns of the new army, Wang Shizhen sat in the seat in the middle, five days, he has withstood the attack for five days, although the offensive of the Chinese Revolutionary Army has not decreased, but for him, this is not a big problem, because, in a short period of time, the artillery of the Chinese Revolutionary Army can not help their own fortifications at all, haha, now, Lao Tzu can always rest at ease.

Wang Shizhen was a little complacent and began to flutter.

Wang Yingkai, Fengshan and Long Tinghao, the commanders of the three towns under their command, also began to relax, originally they lost because of the defeat of the Chinese Revolutionary Army against Japan and Russia, and the strength of the Chinese Revolutionary Army would be far above them, but I am afraid that this fortification will not be destroyed in many days, but now it seems that it is not like that, five days have passed, and there is basically no damage to the fortifications here, and if you want to take Bengbu, I am afraid that they will give them half a year, and it will not work!

In Beijing, Xu Huaijin saw the telegram from Ling Chuanqing and Liu Zeyu, and was so angry that he almost vomited blood, these three stupid people, do they really plan to fight with others? A group of stupid pigs, if this is a hard fight, even if it crosses the Huai River, the Chinese Revolutionary Army will suffer heavy casualties, and now the army that can be mobilized is at most these divisions, all combined, only a hundred thousand people, and in the future, all parties in the town, the mobile force will be less and less, and now there will be fewer deaths, and there will be fewer deaths, otherwise, how to unify the whole of China?

Xu Huaijin looked at the military map of Henan, Anhui and Suzhou provinces, carefully looking for the loopholes in the military deployment of the Qing court, the entire Huai River, now has been arranged by Yuan Shikai, there is a human intelligence system in any corner, if you want to cross the river, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky, it seems that there is only a bypass!

Right!

Bypassing the Huai River, from the east side of Tongbai Mountain, directly pressing over, even if there is a Qing army stationed there, it will definitely not be able to stop the thunderous offensive of the Chinese Revolutionary Army!

Xu Huaijin said in a deep voice: "Order the automobile regiment in Baoding, march at full speed towards the south, bring enough diesel, target, Bengbu!" ”

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