Chao Sheng's movements were very fast, in less than a day, the 150,000 troops were divided into four routes, and successively set off from the west, south, and north gates of Fengyang City, and went straight to the land of Luzhou Mansion, Yingzhou Mansion, Anqing Mansion and Xuzhou Mansion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

A total of 5,000 Qilin Army and Kongtong Army were stationed in the north and south directions of Fengyang City, and the remaining 15,000 soldiers were scattered and divided into small teams, shuttling through various areas of Fengyang Prefecture, stationed in remote towns and villages, thoroughly implementing the rural policy formulated by Yang Lin, benefiting the common people with the benefits of the anti-Qing action, and making them feel the benefits brought by the rebel army.

Day by day, after Yang Lin led the army to cross the Yangtze River, from the southwest of Jiangsu, the army was divided into two routes, one was commanded by Chao Sheng, and the troops pointed directly to the west of the Central Plains, and Yang Lin personally led the other army to continue northward, marching along the entire territory of Jiangsu, approaching Shandong, aiming to meet with the troops along the south of the Yellow River, and there was no war along the coastal coast south of the Yellow River.

Beacon fire and wolf smoke, faintly formed the trend of burning the plain, erupting from the southwest of Jiangsu, constantly spreading, gradually deepening, wrapped in the spark of the prairie fire, burning all over the north and south of the river, since ancient times farmers rarely study books, but they know the great gift, know how to be grateful, understand who is really good for themselves?

When the war between Anhui and Jiangsu was in full swing, with the advance of the offensive of Yang Lin and other large armies, from the rear of the occupied areas, the situation in various villages was slightly calmer, and as soon as the militia squad took shape, those enthusiastic young men successively burst into high morale, and went to various recruitment points to sign up, ready to join the army, and their blood was boiling, looking forward to the battle.

Why don't men take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures, since ancient times, they have been the heroic aspirations of Chinese men, and they are worship-like existences.

In less than 10 days, 100,000 recruits from Anhui and Jiangsu, 80 percent of whom came from peasants and came from poor families, all of whom were given land and money and food.

Taking Anhui and Jiangsu as the starting point, an iron-blooded enthusiasm is brewing, steaming, spraying, influencing the land of China, driving the general trend, and the prestige of Yang Lin's army is becoming more and more intense, making 80 percent of the peasants in China realize that Yang Lin is their great savior and their hope for the future.

Luzhou Mansion, Hefei County, a cavalry regiment roared, the sound of horses' hooves shook the sky, as if to trample on the world, this cavalry is like a torrent of steel, just approached the county seat of Hefei County, when it came to the city gate, the horse did not slow down at all, the soldiers above raised the machine gun hanging on the neck, and the fingers were pulled, and a shuttle bullet was sprayed in an instant.

Da Da...

In the blink of an eye, the Qing soldiers guarding the door became dead people, turned into lonely ghosts, lying on the ground, dead there, blood gurgling.

Drive!

Riding horses and whips, shouting and shouting constantly, one after another, the cavalry of this regiment is like a whirlwind, directly attacking the county seat of Hefei County, shouting and reprimanding at the same time, constantly firing guns to the sky: "Da Da, get out of the way, get out of the way, those who stand in the way die!" ”

Soon after, in less than an hour, when the cavalry regiment had cleared the garrison or city defense camp in the city, a large force of infantry appeared 100 meters away from the east gate of Hefei County, running closer, with neat steps, like a person in a hurry, making a thumping sound.

Shucheng County, Lujiang County, Chao County and a scattered state of Wuwei in Luzhou Prefecture are also happening, the cavalry came so suddenly, so that the soldiers guarding the gate did not have time to react, even if they reacted, a group of strongmen suddenly emerged from the city, armed with machine guns and grenades, instantly seized the city gate, gained control, opened the city gate, welcomed the entry of the cavalry, and then conquered the various yamen in the city and controlled the whole city.

Under such a combination of inside and outside, taking advantage of the sudden attack, in less than three days, the entire Luzhou Mansion fell, was captured by Chao Sheng's four cavalry regiments, and the infantry was then stationed to take over the city defense, and then based on the county town, after the infantry support troops all arrived, a small number of companies were sent to set off, pull out the tumor of the nearby villages, eliminate harm for the people, and win a good reputation.

Taking Lijia Village as a template, slightly improving and adapting measures to local conditions, such things are being interpreted one after another, constantly happening, and fundamentally, affecting the situation in Luzhou Prefecture.

Two days later, the Yingzhou government was also releasing such a thing, and Fuyang County, Yingshang County, Huoqiu County, Wuyang County, Taihe County, Mengcheng County and Bozhou were conquered one after another and were in the hands of Chao Sheng's other army.

With the entry of various infantry and the promotion of various policies and measures, the army gradually gained a foothold, and cavalry companies were stationed on various official roads to block the passage from Yingzhou Mansion to Henan, so as to reduce the spread of the war situation as much as possible and gain more time for the next operation.

Ten days later, another large army crossed the Huai River, took Xuzhou Prefecture, occupied various county towns and Zhili Prefecture, and the infantry generals were responsible for coordinating the military and political affairs of the whole government, maintaining law and order in the entire region, ensuring stability, and sending companies to various villages to solve problems for the peasants and publicize the policies of the army.

Thirteen days later, Chao Sheng personally led the last army to Anqing Mansion, conquering small towns one after another, and Chen soldiers were under Anqing City, preparing to storm Anqing City from the north gate and the east gate.

The wolf smoke is everywhere, the distress signal of the Qing soldiers has been issued, the four gates of Anqing City are closed, the city is filled with a tense and depressing atmosphere, the smell of gunpowder smoke is everywhere, and the wolf smoke is shrouded in the sky above Anqing City, which increases the sense of crisis.

Outside the east gate of Anqing City, thousands of meters away, in the camp of Chao Sheng's army, inside the big tent, whether it is the supreme commander Chao Sheng, or many brigades and regiment commanders, they are all together, standing in front of a map of Anqing City, holding a baton in one hand, carrying the map, Chao Sheng looked at everyone calmly, there was a certain light in his eyes, and he said slowly: "Everyone, what do you think of Anqing City?" What's the best way to get this tough bone? ”

"Commander, do you need to talk about that? Hit the fuck directly, not to mention that there is a governor inside, a Fubiao army, just a damn governor in it, and he will clean it up and fight it the same way, and he will fight it here, I don't believe that the troops of more than 10,000 people can't take an Anqing City?! A brigade commander stood up and said with an oath.

Chao Sheng was still very calm, without any change in his expression, Gu Bo's expression, he couldn't tell what he was thinking? At this time, a regiment commander stood up and echoed: "I agree with Commander Xu's statement, as long as you attack the city, only a few explosives are needed, even if it is a strong city gate, you can break him open, and within an hour, the army can drive straight into the city, and capture the governor Zhu Qi alive, the teacher of Emperor Jiaqing!" ”

"Haha..."The last rude words immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter, and Chao Sheng was still like this, without any change in expression.

Seeing this situation, seeing that the commander was calm and calm, not affected by the words of others, everyone felt a little ashamed in their hearts, and they all understood in their hearts that as a general, no matter when, where, or what happened, they must maintain a calm heart, especially when the two armies are fighting, this kind of psychological quality is more needed, so that they can analyze rationally and be most conducive to winning the war.

Those who can be in high positions and ascend to the level of division and brigade commander are all distinguished by their real skills, from ordinary soldiers, and they must also have excellent military strategy, otherwise, even if they have the first military skills in the whole army, they will not be able to be the commander of a regiment, let alone the division and brigade level.

Therefore, these people laughed for a moment, and then realized that they were out of shape and not the proper performance of a high-ranking officer, so everyone settled down, and they didn't even have the heart to speak foul language, waiting for the commander to give orders.

The reason why Chao Sheng remained silent was that his purpose was very obvious, that is, to test everyone's temperament and hone their ability to command before the battle, rather than just talking on paper and only knowing how to talk about it.

Among the present, in addition to Chao Sheng, the highest military rank is a division commander headed by the left, who can have the rank of major general and occupy the position of division commander, which shows that he is definitely a human being, an absolute soldier, not only proficient in various military skills, but also good at marching and fighting, but also proficient in the art of war, good at figuring out the thoughts of his superiors.

The division commander waited until the generals calmed down, waited for a while, and saw that the army commander had not yet spoken, so he groaned slightly, and then said: "Army commander, I don't agree with their suggestion very much, if you attack strongly, although you can take Anqing City, it will inevitably cause a lot of casualties." ”

As soon as these words came out, it would more or less cause dissatisfaction among others, and it seemed that he also thought of this, and the division commander continued with a general explanation: "Although there are only the pacesetters of Governor Zhu Qi and some city defense battalions in the city, together they are only three or four thousand people. However, the Anqing city ditch is deep and the city is high, which is very conducive to defense, and there are some firearms battalions in it, once our soldiers are close, the opponent is at a high place, and there are city gates and buildings to cover it, which is very unfavorable to our army. ”

The attention of all the generals was on the division commander, and no one felt the glimmer of crystal light in Chao Sheng's eyes, which was fleeting, and it made others too late to catch it and not see it.

As soon as the division commander's words paused, the brigade commander who spoke first immediately took over the conversation and couldn't wait to ask: "If you don't attack by force, then sir, what good military deployment do you have?" It can not only reduce casualties, but also take Anqing City. ”

As a commander, no one wants their soldiers to be killed or injured, they are all brothers who have come out to fight together, they have always undergone various trainings together, and the comradeship between each other is not a brother, it is better than a brother.

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, they asked for advice, as if they didn't see it, but said in a non-questioning manner: "Everyone, we have just hit Anqing City, and it has always been the cavalry that opened the way, and the marching speed is very fast, however, looking at the posture of Anqing City, it seems that we have already gotten the news, otherwise, the defense will not be so tight, and there are several cannons above the city gate." ”

"Although these cannons are old-fashioned and can't compare to our inferior sub-cannons, because of their existence, our army cannot form a large-scale charge, making it difficult to attack the city gate."

Reasoned and well-founded analysis and reasonable narration, although it won frequent nods from everyone and was very agreeable, it still could not answer everyone's doubts, but deepened them.

"But, division commander, does what you said have anything to do with our attack on Anqing City?" (To be continued.) )