After Xiliang received the news that Xiao Mubai had successfully captured Nanxi, he was simply ecstatic. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info immediately informed He Zongzhang, the commander of the Qing army on the West Road, of the details, and ordered him to besiege the rebels on the West Road and wait for an opportunity to annihilate them.

It was only then that he breathed a sigh of relief. As a feudal official with military literacy, Xiliang knew what it meant when Nanxi was occupied by his own side. You must know that Nanxi is close to the mouth of the river, and it is one of the several places that must be passed through from the mouth of the river to the north, and the occupation of Nanxi not only means that the logistics and supply of the rebel party in the north have been cut off from then on, but also means that the strategic initiative has begun to return to its own side. Let me ask, what kind of war can an army that cannot even guarantee logistical baggage fight?

If it was other patrol battalions stationed in Nanxi at this moment, Xiliang would really be worried that he would be recaptured by the revolutionary party, but for Xiao Mubai, he was really relieved now. From the two battles that took place in the past two days, it can be seen how strong the combat effectiveness of his two defense battalions should be, this person is worthy of being a student who graduated from the German Imperial Military Academy, he is really a great talent, and he has not sent such a talent under his command for so long. If it weren't for this incident, it would really be a person who would have been buried.

Thinking of this, Xiliang couldn't help but sigh, the current state affairs are difficult, and everything is not appropriate. Thinking of the rebellion in Hekou, he once thought that the county seat of Hekou was under his control, and when he waited until two days later, the rebel party divided its troops to the north, and there was a hidden long-term drive into the whole of Yunnan, which made him quite shocked. Because of this, I have a more intuitive understanding of the decay of the Dian army. Therefore, it has strengthened Xiliang's determination to train a new-style army.

Anyway, after the incident subsided, he asked the imperial court to reorganize and train a new army in Yunnan.

At this time, Wang Heshun can be said to be pale and gray, which is diametrically opposed to Xiliang's overjoy. After a day's journey, I saw that I was about to reach Nanxi, but I didn't want to encounter the defeated soldiers who retreated from Nanxi halfway. But these fools don't know anything about it, they don't even have any decent information, they don't know anything when they ask them, they only know that Nanxi is occupied by the Qing army, and they don't even know who occupied it. The angry Wang and Shun both wanted to draw their swords and kill people. But it is clear that this is not the time to kill. Wang Heshun, who knew the consequences of Nanxi's occupation by the Qing army, hurriedly sent people to send information to the Xilu Guan Renfu Department; On the other hand, he sent people to Nanxi to investigate the situation

To say that he still had plans to defend Nanxi and respond to Guan Renfu before, at this time, he didn't report his expectations at all, and only thought that Guan Renfu would be able to retreat back in time after receiving the information. Wang Heshun didn't think about recapturing Nanxi, but when he saw his already exhausted subordinates who had been on the road for a day behind him, he suddenly extinguished his thoughts. Obviously, they are not the opponents of the Nanxi Qing army, which has been recuperating for half a day.

In desperation, Wang Heshun had no choice but to retreat to the Locust Slope and hold on to the Qing army stationed in Nanxi. When the spies reported that the Qing army was Xiao Mubai's department, Wang Heshun was annoyed. Why is there Xiao Mubai there, it seems that the revolutionary cause has never been smooth since this person appeared.

Let's talk about the situation of the Western Route Revolutionary Party.

Guan Renfu, who had already retreated to Xinjie, was shocked when he received the information from Wang Heshun and combined with what the messenger said happened in the past two days, and shouted loudly: "Dexin (Wang Heshun character Dexin) misunderstood me, Dexin misunderstood me!" ”

It must be known that the revolutionary party is already short of grain and grass, and the places where the revolutionary party passes are all high mountains and deep valleys, and where there are few people, it is impossible to solve the grain problem on the spot. At this time, the back road was cut off, and the slightest carelessness would lead to the danger of annihilation.

At this moment, the guards suddenly came to report: "Commander, the Qing army suddenly pulled out of the camp and moved forward and surrounded our troops." ”

Guan Renfu knew in his heart that the Qing army must have received the news that Nanxi had been recaptured. At this moment, it is no wonder that he no longer complains about Wang Heshun, there are still nearly a thousand brothers waiting for his command. You can bring them back how they got here.

"Order the brethren to break through with me." Guan Renfu said with his eyes wide open.

In front of the positions of the two armies, the shouts of the Qing troops on the opposite side were heard from time to time.

"Brothers, kill the rebel party and get a reward."

"The retreat of the rebellious party has been cut off by Commander Xiao, brothers, don't be afraid."

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Hearing these shouts, the soldiers of the revolutionary party were visibly alarmed. Seeing this situation, Guan Renfu was shocked and angry, and shouted to stop the soldiers' discussions. Unexpectedly, this further intensified the suspicion of the soldiers. At this time, Guan Renfu couldn't help but feel sad.

In other words, as the old saying goes, when people's hearts are scattered, the team is not easy to lead.

After a fierce battle, only Guan Renfu led dozens of people to break through and gallop all the way towards the mouth of the river.

A day later, Xinjie was lost, and then Longji and Ba Sprinkle were lost one after another; The Qing general He Zongzhang then led his troops south along the Red River and approached the direction of the estuary.

Since the Hekou Uprising, it can be said that the situation has been very good, and Hu Hanmin, Le Chung Si, Zhang Yishu and others of the Hanoi League have informed Sun Yat-sen, who is far away in Singapore, of this details, and they are extremely happy after receiving Hu Hanmin's telegram about the occupation of Hekou by the revolutionary army. However, Hu Hanmin also raised a major problem to him: The Hekou Rebel Army was dominated by Qing officers and soldiers anyway, and the composition of the rebel army was complicated, and Huang Mingtang, who was born as the leader of the Hui Party, might not be able to control it, so he suggested that Huang Xing should immediately be appointed as the "Commander-in-Chief of the Yunnan Provincial National Army" as the supreme commander of the Hekou Uprising.

As for the time when Huang Xing arrived at the mouth of the river, it is ironic that it happened to be the same day as Xiao Mubai's capture of Nanxi. Huang Xing, who had just arrived at the mouth of the river, saw that the revolutionary army was loose and there were different opinions inside, and he was about to personally lead a team to capture Mengzi in an attempt to Kunming, but when the news came that Nanxi was occupied by the Qing general Xiao Mubai. This was no less than a bolt from the blue for the revolutionaries at the mouth of the river.

It's not that they don't understand, it's just that the situation is changing too fast. The revolutionary situation, which was excellent yesterday, suddenly came to a 180-degree reversal. But no matter how they think about it, they also have to face the reality that the revolution is about to fail at this time. If Nanxi is in their hands, maybe there is still room for redemption, but now...

The revolutionary party stationed at the mouth of the river had already lost their fighting spirit when they heard the news that the Qing general Xiao Mubai had led his troops to occupy Nanxi and approach the mouth of the river; In addition, most of the Qing troops had fled anyway, and the defeat was irretrievable, so they planned to retreat in the direction of Guangxi.

Seeing this situation, Huang Xing, who was helpless, had no choice but to return to Hanoi. The revolutionary party also began to withdraw from the estuary one after another.

After learning the news that the Hekou Revolutionary Party had retreated, Xiao Mubai was not in a hurry to occupy Hekou County to grab credit, but he knew very well that the rafters that came out of the country rotted first. This battle has already performed dazzlingly enough, and earned enough credit. Therefore, there is no need to compete with others for credit, you must know that the army of this encirclement and suppression is tens of thousands, and you will take all the credit, so why let other generals do it? If that's the case, it won't make people hate to death.

On May 10, when He Zongzhang led a large army into the estuary, he only got an empty city. As for Xiao Mubai, who is stationed close to the estuary, He Zongzhang, who is old in officialdom, also knows it, but he has to sigh in his heart that Xiao Mubai can be a man. In this way, after another two or three days, Wang Zhengya and Bai Baizhu, who were attacking in the middle, led their troops to the mouth of the river one after another.

After 10 days, the estuary uprising failed. Compared to the original time and space, it was seventeen days earlier. Xiao Mubai's flickering wings of this little butterfly also began to work slowly.

Before He Zongzhang entered the estuary, Huang Mingtang and Wang Heshun discussed the whereabouts of the revolutionary army, Wang suggested entering the territory of Annam, and Huang advocated returning to Guibian, and most of the soldiers agreed with Huang's plan. Therefore, Huang Mingtang and Wang Heshun handed over the remaining team of more than 600 people to Wei Yunqing, He Huting, Ma Da and others, and told them to leave the estuary and go east, from Zhenbian County (now Napo County, Guangxi) into Guangxi. Huang and Wang went to Annam from the mouth of the river.

And when Wei Yunqing and others led the team to the edge of the town, they encountered the help of Long Jiguang, the governor of Guangxi, and Wang Zhengya's pursuing troops also caught up from behind. The revolutionary army was flanked in front and rear and fought hard for a day, and had to retreat into Thai Nguyen province in Vietnam (in northern Vietnam, more than 70 kilometers south of Phu Chi from Hanoi).