Chapter Eighty-Three: Hanzhong (I)
Hanzhong, located in the southern region of Shaanxi, leans on the Qinling Mountains in the north, Daba Mountain in the south, and faces the Jianghan Plain in the west. Therefore, in view of the strategic position and military value of Hanzhong www.biquge.info this place has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.
For Luo Peijin, commander of the Fourth Division stationed in Chongqing, it was a bit boring and boring. Every day, they either go to the barracks to train their soldiers, or sit back and watch the desperate struggle between the Kuomintang and the Beiyang Army in Hubei next to them. Half of the soldiers of the Fourth Division were veterans from the original 19th Town, although half of them were mixed with new soldiers, but after entering Sichuan, no major battles were encountered, and the Fourth Division, which had experienced countless small-scale battles such as suppressing bandits, was now regarded as an iron-blooded division with considerable combat effectiveness.
After receiving an order from the General Staff asking him to go to Chengdu to report, Luo Peijin was still a little drumming in his heart. But he has never been a peaceful person, and the bandits and the like in the vicinity have long been wiped out by him in the two months he has been stationed. Although he was a little apprehensive and couldn't understand the meaning of this order, his long-term cultivation of good military literacy still made him rush to Chengdu immediately after receiving the order.
Since the outbreak of the revolutionary party uprising in Xi'an, within a few days, all prefectures and counties in Shaanxi have responded one after another, unveiled the banner of righteousness, and recovered one after another. When the news reached Hanzhong, especially the news that Sichuan was occupied by the revolutionaries a few days later, some bureaucrats loyal to the Qing Dynasty scolded the rebellious ministers and thieves, but at the same time they could not help but panic in their hearts. As a result, the Manchu bureaucracy, which was mixed between the forces of the two revolutionary parties in the middle of Hanzhong, was in a state of panic for a while.
In this case, Jiang Chaozong, the general soldier of Hanzhong Town, who was loyal to the Qing court, and Huang He, the soldier of Dao, held the city and prepared to resist stubbornly. On the one hand, he ordered his prefectures and counties to organize militia groups to suppress the uprising of students and associations, and on the other hand, he asked the imperial court for help to fight the revolution.
On this day, in the Yamen of the General Soldiers in Hanzhong City, Jiang Chaozong, the chief soldier of Hanzhong, Huang Huan, the prefect of Hanzhong, and Wu Tingxi, the prefect of Hanzhong, were discussing the recent unpredictable situation in the country. Although there were many contradictions between the three of them before, that is, now they are all thinking about their own careful thoughts, but as the highest-ranking court officials in the city at this time, the three of them are grasshoppers on a rope in the true sense.
"I really don't know what the imperial court thinks, and it actually wants to make peace with the rebellious party. Now the situation is getting more and more complicated, and I don't understand it. Lord Wu, I don't know what you think? Huang He asked Wu Tingxi with a bitter face, as for Jiang Chaozong, he directly omitted it, a martial artist, he knows a fart, if he wasn't using him now, the ghost would be willing to come to the place.
Wu Tingxi was also full of sadness, shook his head, and said no words in his mouth, but sighed in his heart. He is a person who understands, and now in this situation, the eighteen provinces in the Guannai and the Qing Dynasty have lost fourteen provinces, and the city's head is changing the king's flag, which is in front of him. As for why the peace talks? Of course, it can't be fought, no matter how powerful the Beiyang Army is, it won't be useful if it doesn't have money. Regarding Huang Huan's attitude towards Jiang Chaozong, Wu Tingxi looked at it with disdain in the center of his eyes, usually pretentious and high-minded, and he was careful about it for a little profit, and at this time he still had his high shelf, but I don't know when it was now, the domestic chaos is like hemp, and if you have a gun, you are the king of grass! Such a person, sooner or later, will not know how he died.
"It doesn't matter if he talks peacefully or not, no matter how complicated the situation is, I just need to guard Hanzhong City." Jiang Chaozong was impatient, in his opinion, it was better to recruit some Ding Yong to train if he sat here and grinded his teeth. With the independence of the southern provinces, the Qing Dynasty has been crumbling, and it is going to change, he doesn't understand this situation, but what can he do, he is loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and he eats the Qing Dynasty's Yulu.
"General Jiang Bing, we are waiting for the king's luck and loyalty to the king, now the chaotic party is raging, the people are suffering, and the entire Shaanxi industry has been occupied by the chaotic party, how can we limit our vision to Hanzhong alone?" Regarding Jiang Chaozong's remarks, Huang He snorted coldly and refuted as always. You are a martial artist, you know a fart, do you know what is the situation in the world? I know that I am guarding my own one-third of an acre.
Listening to the quarrel between the two, Wu Tingxi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and he felt a sense of lack of intrigue. It seems that it is really necessary to make a good plan, after all, the family has to rely on themselves.
Just when Jiang Chaozong and Huang He were staring at each other, and Wu Tingxi was thinking about his thoughts, a soldier ran into the general soldier's yamen in a panic.
"Newspaper, three big, adults, outside the city, the city... The revolution came from outside the city, and the revolutionary party was going to the city. The soldier fell to his knees on one knee, panting, and stumbling, his face frightened.
"Where did it come from? Do you know how many people came? At this time, Jiang Chaozong couldn't take care of Huang He's anger, so he took three steps and two steps, walked to the side of the soldier, and asked urgently.
"Hui, Lord Hui, I came from Sichuan, there are good, thousands of people."
"Thousands!" Hearing this, Huang He's expression was in a trance, his face turned pale, his mind was blank at this time, and he had no idea at all. Don't look at him as a good player in the struggle for power and intrigue on weekdays, but at this time it is no different from a wine bag and a rice bag. Although not long ago he was clamoring for the extermination of the chaotic party, but now that the chaotic party is really coming, his heart is beating a little drum. Sometimes, shouting slogans and taking action are really two different things.
"Take me to the city." Jiang Chaozong said with a gloomy face, after all, he is a military general, much stronger than Wenchen like Huang He.
Lying on the top of the city and looking down, not to mention whether the soldiers carrying unknown rifles and guns were powerful, but just by seeing the dozens of cannons neatly placed in the open space outside the city, Jiang Chaozong's heart exuded a cool air, and a throbbing heart began to die completely. Regarding the question of whether Hanzhong City can be held now, Jiang Chaozong really has no bottom in his heart, and at this time he can only do his best to obey the destiny of heaven.
Although Jiang Chaozong is an old-style soldier, the Chinese of this era, due to repeated defeats in foreign wars of the Qing Dynasty, have unforgettable memories of the power of foreign guns and cannons. sighed deeply, and after ordering his soldiers to be tight, Huang He and Wu Tingxi, who were pale, walked down the city tower by themselves.
It was the vanguard of the Fourth Division led by Luo Peijin himself who came to the city of Hanzhong. Although it is said that all the artillery of the artillery regiment was left in the rear team and did not rush to come, but now there is only one regiment of more than 3,000 troops, Luo Peijin is still confident that he can take Hanzhong City in a short time. Before he came, through the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff, he already knew that the equipment of the Qing army in Hanzhong was not very good, but the artillery of a mountain artillery battalion to which his regiment belonged was not falling.
After receiving the order of the General Staff, although Luo Peijin was apprehensive, he still rushed to Chengdu overnight without stopping. When he came out of the General Staff, understood what had happened, and had already accepted the combat order issued by the new Chief of the General Staff, Luo Peijin was still in a dream. However, after coming back to his senses, there was a burst of ecstasy. Two days later, carrying the Fourth Division after changing guards with the troops of the Third Division, Luo Peijin officially embarked on the expedition to Shaanxi.
Although the road from Sichuan to Hanzhong was not very difficult, Luo Peijin still led his troops to trek through Daba Mountain for a week. After walking out of Daba Mountain, Luo Peijin, who was anxious to leave a long time ago, directly handed over the troops to Zhang Nailiang, the political commissar, and immediately rushed to Hanzhong with a regiment of the vanguard troops.
As one of the first divisions of the Southwest Revolutionary Army, the Fourth Division was really unlucky, and if it was not compared with the old third division of the revolutionary army, the battle it experienced was only a little stronger than that of the two divisions deployed in the border area to guard the British and French. That's fine, but after learning that the newly formed Eighth Division was also on the expedition this time, Luo Peijin's mentality was different. While holding a breath of air in his chest, he was also ready to compete with Yang Xincheng of the Eighth Division.
Looking at Hanzhong City in front of him, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Luo Peijin's mouth.