Since Beiyang is already gradually tightening the rope around his neck, he can't sit still, and must bite off the other party's hand that pulls the rope before he suffocates himself!

Wang Mo immediately made a decision and immediately convened a temporary military intelligence meeting.

Under a large tree next to the pipeline, two Sichuan soldiers unfolded a large map of Hubei.

Wang Mo pointed to the location of Qianjiang in Hubei on the map and said: "Everyone, the vanguard regiment encountered a mixed brigade of the Hubei Army in Qianjiang, let's talk about it, how should we deal with it?" ”

Wang Mo has always been accustomed to keeping his opinions to the end, otherwise he will first state his battle plan, and it is estimated that no one will dare to disagree with him, which is contrary to his original intention of constantly tempering his officer corps through war.

"Young marshal, the other party only has a mixed brigade. No matter how arrogant they are, no matter how much they despise our Sichuan Corps, it is impossible for them to touch our two divisions with a mixed brigade. Therefore, I thought that the mixed brigade of the Hubei Army was just here to test us! Li Jian analyzed.

That's right, even the most arrogant fool has no reason to use 4,000 people to fight 20,000 people.

All the officers showed expressions of approval of Li Jian's analysis.

"Since the mission of this mixed brigade is only to test us, doesn't this mean that they will not leave their hands behind, and will immediately slip away as long as the wind is not in the right direction?" Ge Changchun said in a deep voice.

"Otherwise, we will show weakness to the enemy, and maybe we will be able to attract the enemy in Wuhan. The more teams we annihilate on the periphery, the weaker Wuhan's defenses will be, and the easier it will be for us to break through! Zhang Wei, commander of the third regiment of the second division, suggested.

Ge Changchun nodded in agreement: "This plan may work." We all know that people who don't know the inside story despise our Sichuan legion. As long as they see the possibility of encircling and annihilating us, in order to ask for credit from Yuan Shikai in Beijing. The troops in Wuhan may attack. ”

Li Jian objected: "I don't agree, there are too many uncontrollable variables in this battle plan, and the lure of the enemy may not be successful, and the Hubei army is familiar with the terrain, so maybe we fell into the other party's pocket." ”

Wang Mo raised his hand to stop everyone's argument and said, "I'll inform you of a few more news, Sichuan." The Dian army had broken through the first line of defense in southern Sichuan, and the 3rd Division suffered heavy casualties. Had to retreat to the rear to rest. Although I have ordered Xiong Kewu of the 4th Division to hold out for another ten days, it is difficult to say whether he will be able to hold out for so long. In addition, on the Jiangxi side, Li Liejun's troops have been defeated again and again, and they have retreated to Nanchang. If there is no turnaround, it will be a matter of the next few days that they will be exterminated.

The idea of showing weakness is good, but we don't have time!

Once Li Liejun's troops are wiped out, then even if we capture Wuhan, it will be meaningless!

The offensive of the Yunnan army is becoming more and more fierce day by day, and I believe that none of you want to see the Yunnan army besiege Chengdu! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Mo clenched his fist with his right hand and said loudly: "Time, we need to compete with Beiyang now!" Whoever cuts the knife faster and fiercer at the opponent's vital point will win this war!

Planning?

No. We don't need it now!

Tactical tactics?

No, we don't need it now!

What we need is the most ferocious and fierce offensive to break through all obstacles and break through Wuhan as quickly as possible. Cut off the Jinghan line and choke the neck of the Beiyang Army!

Don't understand? ”

"Understood!" The officers replied in unison.

"Next, I order!" Wang Mo said

Syllable!

All the officers touched their heels together, stood upright and solemn, and listened to the order with awe-inspiring expressions.

"Zhang Li, you immediately lead the Second Regiment of the First Division to attack the mixed brigade of the Hubei Army from the left flank!"

"Yes!" Zhang Li, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division, immediately went out to receive the order.

"Ge Changchun. You immediately lead the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division to attack the mixed brigade of the Hubei Army from the right flank! ”

"Yes!" Ge Changchun came out to receive the order.

"Li Xudong, you immediately lead the artillery regiment of the First Division to catch up. Provide artillery support for the Pioneer Regiment! ”

"Yes!" Li Xudong came out to receive the order.

"Lu Dayong, you are responsible for mobilizing all the reconnaissance detachments of the Second Division, and make every effort to strangle the scouts of the mixed brigade of the Hubei Army, and delay the time for the other party to detect the large-scale movements of our army!"

"Yes!" Lu Dayong came out to receive the order.

"Li Jian, you led the Second Division and the Second Regiment to take over the responsibilities of the Pioneer Regiment, speed up the march to Wuhan, and clear the obstacles for the corps headquarters!"

"Yes!" Li Jian came out to receive the order.

"The rest of the divisions will continue to march to Wuhan with the corps headquarters!"

"Yes!"

The remaining officers answered in awe.

With Wang Mo's combat order issued, the various units of the Sichuan Army quickly launched large-scale actions. In particular, the three regiments of the 1st Division, with their absolute superiority in strength and firepower, launched an extremely ferocious and fierce attack on the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army, which had just wanted to slip away with a slight temptation.

When he received Wang Mo's order to attack with all his might, Hao Gang, who had been holding on for a long time, suddenly felt like he had been beaten with chicken blood, and without thinking about it, he changed from the previous passive defense to an all-out onslaught.

"Race the stun gun! Race the stun gun! Shoot Lao Tzu hard! What about mortars, do you hear me, take out that machine gun! Hao Gang shouted excitedly, and he had already thrown the combat rhythm skills and the like that Wang Mo said in Yichang to a hundred and eight thousand miles away.

Boom-boom-boom-

The roar of artillery rang out, and the artillery regiment also caught up to provide artillery support.

Hundreds of artillery shells rained down on the head of the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army, bursting into brilliant fireworks and engulfing the lives of the 6th Mixed Brigade soldiers.

After only two rounds of shelling, the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army could no longer hold on, and there were faint signs of rout.

"Brothers, don't let the fat in your mouth run away, rush with Lao Tzu!"

Hao Gang jumped up, drew his two guns, and led the first regiment of the first division to charge the sixth mixed brigade.

From the moment the battle began, Xu Zhenkun, commander of the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army, was completely stunned. He originally thought that he was just leading the 6th Mixed Brigade to make a little temptation, beat the soy sauce and leave, but who would have thought that he would be kicked to the ground. Then a vicious punch and kick.

Such artillery fire, such a dense gunfire, such a ferocious offensive. This is the Sichuan Army? This is the rumored Sichuan army like tofu scum?

Xu Zhenkun felt that he had been cheated by rumors, if he could see the person who said that the Sichuan army was a garbage army like tofu scum, he would definitely greet the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations!

"Brigade commander, it's not good, the Sichuan army troops in front of us have launched a fierce charge against our army, and the brothers are almost unable to withstand it!"

"Brigadier, it's not good. A large number of Sichuan troops have appeared on our left flank, and they are launching a fierce attack on our army! ”

"Brigade commander. Oh no, a large number of Sichuan troops have appeared on our right flank, and they are launching a fierce attack on our army! ”

One anxious shout after another pulled Xu Zhenkun back from the mess.

Xu Zhenkun, who came back to his senses, immediately became anxious and shouted loudly: "Withdraw." Don't you withdraw and wait for death? Tell all the brethren to get out of the fuck! ”

After receiving the order to retreat, the officers and men of the Sixth Mixed Brigade, who had already been beaten to the point of crying for their fathers and mothers, turned around and retreated in the direction of Wuhan without any hesitation.

Without Wang Mo's order, the three regiments of the First Division immediately launched a pursuit, biting the Sixth Mixed Brigade to the death, and kept most of the Sixth Mixed Brigade in pursuit of the scattered and fled, and then stopped the pursuit.

Leaving the matter of cleaning up the battlefield to the logistics troops, Wang Mo did not stop. Immediately led the Sichuan Army to Wuhan at the fastest speed.

……

Wuchang, Hubei Governor's Mansion.

Li Yuanhong stood in front of a large map hanging on one wall in his office, not knowing what he was thinking.

Long. Li Yuanhong opened his mouth and said to Jin Yongyan, the chief of staff standing behind him: "Mr. Jin, have you noticed that the Sichuan army marched eastward, breaking through the chain and returning to Yichang and Jingzhou along the way, all of which were cities along the Yangtze River. ”

"So what, I said the Governor. Is this small Sichuan army worth your painstaking research? As long as you want. Gather three divisions to attack, and you can annihilate the Sichuan army that is no different from cannon fodder at any time. Jin Yongyan was very disdainful of the Sichuan army.

Jin Yongyan is currently the chief of staff of the Hubei Army, and he is also an important staff member of Li Yuanhong, and he is known as the so-called "Four King Kongs" in Li Yuanhong's staff along with Ding Shiyi and Li Shu.

Jin Yongyan is arrogant and arrogant, acting domineering and arrogant, as if he learned that there are more rampant hooligans and gangsters than literati staff.

Li Yuanhong seemed to see something from the marching route of the Sichuan army, and said: "Mr. Jin, it is not a bad thing to have a few more preparations. Judging from the marching route of the Sichuan Army, the logistics supply of the other side is likely to rely on the Yangtze River waterway transportation, which may be worth doing. ”

Jin Yongyan was not a straw bale, of course he understood what Li Yuanhong meant, so he said: "Does the governor mean to cut off the water and land transportation of the Sichuan army?" Then he said disdainfully, "Is it worth all the trouble?" I doubt that just by relying on those turtles of the Sichuan Army, they will have the courage to come to Wuhan, where there are two integrated divisions and a mixed brigade of the Beiyang Army. ”

Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock

As soon as Jin Yongyan's words fell, a sharp knock on the door sounded.

"Come in!" Li Yuanhong shouted.

The door was pushed open, and I saw Li Yuanhong's adjutant Zheng Hao walking in anxiously, and couldn't wait to report to Li Yuanhong: "Governor, news has come back from the front line, the Sichuan Army defeated the Sixth Mixed Brigade, and then quickly marched, even breaking the Qianjiang Xiantao, which is less than a hundred miles away from Wuhan!" ”

"What!" Li Yuanhong was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What about Xu Zhenkun, didn't I repeatedly tell him not to rush in, but just to test the strength of the Sichuan army a little and find out the situation of the Sichuan army and withdraw it immediately?" ”

Zheng Hao replied: "Brigade Commander Xu's current whereabouts are unknown, but a few defeated soldiers of the Sixth Mixed Brigade have fled back. According to them, the strength of the Sichuan army is extremely strong, I am afraid that it ...... I'm afraid that the Beiyang Army is also inferior! ”

"Impossible! It's absolutely impossible! Jin Yongyan didn't believe this statement at all, and said sharply, "It must be these defeated soldiers who deliberately exaggerated the strength of the Sichuan Army in order to let the Sixth Mixed Brigade escape the responsibility of defeat!" These ruffians should be killed! ”

The news that the defeated troops of the Sixth Mixed Brigade fled back to the city could not be concealed at all, especially the news that the Sichuan Army was attacking fiercely, even breaking through the Qianjiang Xiantao, and had arrived in Wuhan a hundred miles away, spread throughout Wuhan.

For a time, all walks of life in Wuhan were in an uproar, and it was unbelievable that the Sichuan Army was strong. (To be continued)