May 30, Yangzhou, Jiangbei Army and Navy Headquarters, Command Center. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Yongan closed his eyes and recuperated, and his temples already had gray hair, which made him look more than ten years older than he actually was, and he was physically and mentally exhausted.

After a while, Li Yao walked over and said, "Dashuai, the 100,000 tons of grain sent by Yuan Shikai have arrived. ”

"yes, got it." Wang Yongan nodded, rubbed some red and swollen eyes, and his eyes hurt a little after observing the map for a long time, the temperature in the Jianghuai River basin gradually increased, and there was no rain for half a month, and the entire command center was very stuffy. Wang Yongan unbuttoned the two buttons and drank a sip of sour plum soup to get rid of the heat, but found that he couldn't get rid of the anger in his heart.

"Alas......" Wang Yongan sighed, he has recently received more and more support from Yuan Shikai's side, they have provided ammunition, food, medicine, and even included many students from the Baoding Army Non-commissioned Officer School as low-level officers. If it was in the past, Wang Yongan would inevitably screen it again and again, lest the Beiyang side send spies and empty his rights in the future, but now there is a shortage of officers and non-commissioned officers in Jiangbei, and Wang Yongan can't care about the people from the north coming to occupy the magpie's nest.

"Report!" Liu Tong hurriedly ran over, and said hesitantly: "Camp Chief Xia, he ...... The summer camp commander is dead! ”

"What? Xia Ming? Wang Yongan's eyes widened and exclaimed, "Are you talking about Xia Ming?" He gripped the handle of the stool tightly, and there was no eagerness in his eyes.

Liu Tong didn't dare to face it squarely, and lowered his head, "Yes, the 10th Division was responsible for raiding the flank of the 16th Division last night, but it was ambushed by the Japanese army. Later, after the division commander Sun Chuanfang withdrew, he reorganized the team, and personally led people to kill them again, and rescued more than 100 soldiers of the international battalion, but the summer battalion commander was stabbed to death by the Japanese with a bayonet while covering his comrades. His body was snatched back by Commander Sun, who said that Camp Commander Xia had been stabbed more than 20 times, and his pistol had run out of bullets...... He fought to the death. ”

Wang Yongan sat on the stool, only feeling dizzy, Xia Ming was the heir of Jiangbei that he focused on cultivating, but he didn't expect to die at a young age under the Jiangdu City, let alone because he died of exhaustion in order to cover the withdrawal of his teammates, how did he accept it.

"Xia Ming, Xia Ming, why did you die?" Wang Yongan couldn't help but shed tears, this young man who made a great impression on him died unexpectedly like this?

Two days ago, Shao Yongqin, the commander of the First Division, was shot and wounded, and had to be sent back to the rear to recuperate, and the commander of the First Division was replaced by Gan Yulong, the former chief of staff.

Li Yao sighed, walked up to Wang Yongan, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I remember this young man, when he said that the highest honor as an officer is to die on the battlefield, so he has now fulfilled his fate." By the way, his wife is pregnant, it seems to be in St. Lucas. ”

"Yes, the child has only been born for half a year." Wang Yongan said.

Li Yao said: "Let's treat his children well in the future, after the Xia family can't be broken, leave the matter of sending a letter to his hometown in Hebei, just leave it to me." ”

"I'll leave it all to you." Wang Yongan lowered his head sadly, his eyes couldn't help but recall his friendship with Xia Ming, and he sighed that the world was impermanent, and maybe he would become the next Xia Ming in the next second.

At this time, the telegraph operator of the adjutant's office hurriedly ran over and sent the telegram to Li Yao, Li Yao showed joy on his face after reading it, and said: "Marshal, Zhanggang Town has achieved a great victory, Li Zuzhi has completely annihilated the artillery unit of the 19th Brigade and Regiment, and is preparing to continue to counterattack with strength, preparing to launch a final battle against the 19th Brigade in two days. ”

"What does the end of the war mean?" Wang Yongan raised his head and asked.

"Isn't it a frontal attack?" Li Yaodao.

Feng Heng, chief of the general staff, came over at this time, shook his head and said: "No, what Li Zuzhi means is that if the 19th Brigade of the devils cannot be completely wiped out in two days, they must evacuate Zhanggang Town, otherwise the second division that lacks ammunition will be completely annihilated, and this is the last battle of the second division." ”

"It's hard for Li Zuzhi." Wang Yongan said with a wry smile, "But in terms of defense, there is no one else in the Jiangbei Army except Li Zuzhi, and only he can defend Zhanggang Town." ”

"Report, Jiangdu frontline command sent an urgent call."

Wang Yongan took the telegram, laughed, and said: "The time to wait has come, this evening, Fang Xianwu and Li Shirui officially launched a general attack on the 16th Division of the Japanese army, Fang Xianwu has already ordered Chen Jian and Liu Hui to launch an attack on Taixian County immediately after occupying Nantong, cutting off the escape route of the Japanese army. ”

All the officers in the command center showed excited expressions, exhausted the strength of Jiangbei and carried the Japanese crusade army alone, and now the Jiangbei Army is becoming more and more courageous, and it has been able to completely annihilate the Japanese army, what a great victory this is. Some officers even shed tears of excitement, and Wang Yongan was also deeply moved, saying: "Everyone sleep well tonight and wait for news tomorrow." ”

Li Yao quipped: "I'm afraid that you won't be able to sleep." ”

Wang Yongan said: "Get me a bottle of Erguotou, I want to sleep well." ”

"This can be there." Li Yaodao, Wang Yongan doesn't drink much on weekdays, the amount of alcohol is small, and he will get drunk if he drinks some wine, if he really drinks some Erguotou, I'm afraid he can really sleep.

Soon, the second pot head was brought by Li Yao, Li Yao also asked people to get some side dishes, drunk shrimp in the south of the Yangtze River and local pot dishes in the north of the Yangtze River, Wang Yongan ate a beautiful meal, drank two taels of wine, and said to everyone: "Unless there is something important, don't wake me up, just wait for me to wake up and ask for good news." Everyone was in a very happy mood and nodded their heads.

Wang Yongan returned to his dormitory, let Yuxiu rub his head and shoulders, and then fell asleep. This sleep lasted until noon on the 31st, when Wang Yongan woke up with a fierce son, quickly washed his face and rushed to the command center to inquire about the latest battle situation. At this time, I learned the news that the 19th Brigade of the Japanese Army had fled, but Li Zuzhi reported that the Japanese army launched a fierce attack last night, and the Second Division had even prepared the whole division to prepare for martyrdom.

Although the 19th Brigade was not completely annihilated, Wang Yongan knew that Li Zuzhi's second division had reached its limit, and originally he just hoped that Wang Zhi and Li Zuzhi would drag the left and right flanks of the Japanese army and wait for the total annihilation of the middle of the crusade army of Yusaku Uehara, but he did not expect that it was the 19th Brigade of the Japanese left flank that collapsed first, and it can be said that Li Zuzhi has brilliantly completed the task assigned to him by the military department, and there is nothing to criticize.

"How is the decisive battle under Jiangdu City going?" Wang Yongan then asked.