Chapter 277: The Third Counterinsurgency

"Hurry, hurry, hurry up and keep up with me!"

Yang Sen rode on his horse and urged repeatedly.

No one would have thought that even Yang Sen, who commanded the troops, would never have dreamed that while launching the Yunnan Campaign and the Guizhou Campaign, Wang Hengyue would also set his sights on Tibetan Province at the same time!

Three-way soldiers!

Incredible, really incredible!

Wang Hengyue is not crazy, but after the second Tibetan counterinsurgency, Wang Hengyue has been waiting for the opportunity!

After Wang Hengyue's second Tibetan counterinsurgency was over, the British representative again appeared as a mediator and proposed a so-called "compromise plan" at the meeting, dividing the entire Tibetan region into Inner Tibet and Outer Tibet, with Outer Tibet including Ali, Weizang, and most of the Kham areas, and the rest of the Inner Tibetan areas being Inner Tibet, in which China enjoys some sovereignty, and Outer Tibet exercises autonomy, and China has only nominal "suzerainty." Under the intimidation and threat of the British representatives, in April 1914, after explaining that only initialing required the approval of the Chinese political axe before it could be formally signed, the Chinese representative drew a pledge on the draft treaty, but the people from all walks of life throughout the country strongly opposed the draft treaty, and Yuan Shikai did not dare to ratify the treaty, and the Chinese representative did not sign the official text of the treaty, and declared that China would never recognize this treaty.

In July of that year, due to the outbreak of war in Europe, Britain could not afford to look east, and the Simla Conference was adjourned indefinitely, and the British and British conspiracy ended in bankruptcy.

The European war is coming, and Wang Hengyue's opportunity is also here!

In this year, the "October Revolution" broke out in Russia, withdrawing from the war, and the German army was immediately concentrated on the Western Front.

The French launched a spring offensive on the Western Front, and fought with the Germans between Reims and Soissons for a month, but the French army did not make progress after suffering 100,000 casualties, causing the French soldiers to stir. The war was once again stalemate, and the French army was unable to defend due to internal turmoil, so the British army had to take charge of the defense of the Western Front.

In the second half of the year, the British army attacked again on the Western Front, but after losing more than a million men, it was still unable to change the stalemate of the war.

Now that the British are all focused on Europe, they don't have much energy left to deal with the Tibetan Province!

And Wang Hengyue is waiting for this opportunity.

Wang Hengyue's favorite and best method is to choose the best time to hit you, the most uncomfortable "point"! For the British, this year is its most uncomfortable "point"!

Tibetan province has never been calm.

After Wang Hengyue's second rebellion, Tibet Province was honest for a while, but with the continuous wars in various places, sometimes the outbreak of the Civil War, Tibet Province finally couldn't hold it back.

In July 1917, the rebellious Tibetan army attacked on a large scale, stationed in the border army of Tibetan Province, and led Peng Yuesheng to surrender, and his officers and soldiers were sent to Tibet in batches.

Wang Zhenghe, commander of the 1st Regiment of the Border Army, led four battalions to fight against the Tibetan army, and Zhu Xianwen's troops also cooperated in the operation.

The border army and the Tibetan army fought a bloody battle on the front line of Ganzi for more than 20 days and nights, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the side confronted each other on the Yalong River.

At this time, Wang Hengyue, who had been preparing to solve the problem of Tibetan Province, finally moved!

This time to suppress the rebellion, without the order of the Manchu court, without the command of the Beiyang political axe, Wang Hengyue alone has the final say, no longer have to fight halfway, return in vain, and no longer have to fall short!

If you don't fight, you have to completely pacify Tibet!

If this opportunity is missed, perhaps the situation in Tibetan Province will become even more complicated!

Yang Sen still clearly remembers what Heng Shuai said to himself when he handed over the banner of "the first contribution to counterinsurgency" that represented the supreme honor:

"To solve the problem of Tibetan Province, you should be arbitrary, you don't have to report to me in everything, there is only one purpose, to completely solve the problem of Tibetan Province, you don't have to worry about logistics, I, Wang Hengyue, will be your logistics officer personally!"

"If you don't level Tibetan Province, you will not return!"

Janssen also remembered his oath just as clearly!

This is the first time he has led an army alone, but Heng Shuai has entrusted himself with such an important and glorious task!

Division after division into brigades, a cavalry regiment, this is its own full strength.

It doesn't matter how many people there are, behind them, there is a huge group supporting them.

Yang Sen glanced up at the flying banner of hunting:

The first contribution to counterinsurgency!

Wang Mingzhang returned from the front.

This young officer really received the attention of Heng Shuai, and in a short period of time, he had become the brigade commander of the Sixth Mixed Brigade.

Heng Shuai promotes people, never looking at age and qualifications, although sometimes it seems to be a little personal favor, but time can always prove that his choice is right.

"Commander-in-chief." Wang Mingzhang saluted: "The fight on the Ganzi side is very fierce, and the first regiment of the border army is a little unbearable." ”

Yang Sen groaned: "Renci Wangjie! ”

"In!" The commander of the cavalry regiment, Renci Wangjie, rode over majestically.

"The cavalry regiment, with the strength of a battalion, quickly galloped to the aid of Ganzi and rushed to the front of the rebels!"

"Yes!"

"Wang Mingzhang."

"Here!" "You personally lead a regiment, once Renci Wangjie breaks through the gap, quickly break through and drive the rebels out of Ganzi for me!"

"Yes!"

During his years in Sichuan, Renci Wangjie had already regarded himself as a member of the Ding[***], and he seemed to have completely forgotten that he was once a rebel.

Pull out the saber, Renci Wangjie's fierce face will be revealed:

"Brothers, it's time to serve Heng Shuai, kill all the traitors, and follow me!"

The cavalry let out a wild cry of "lotus", the sabers were unsheathed, the horses raised their hooves, neighed, and galloped away with wind and dust

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!! ”

The shouts of killing that sounded from behind made the officers and men of the First Regiment of the Border Army, who were fighting fiercely on the Ganzi battlefield, all turn their heads and look at it with great shock.

Countless war horses galloped forward, and the knights on the horses became more fierce than the other, screaming wildly in their mouths, and dancing with their sabers.

The officers and men of the 1st Regiment only thought that they had been cut off from the rear road, and were in a state of panic, but suddenly they saw those cavalry rushing past their position and rushing straight to the Tibetan army position opposite.

The officers and soldiers were dumbfounded, and no one knew what was going on!

The cavalry rushed over at a gallop, and rushed to the front of the Tibetan army's position, and those Tibetan soldiers who did not know what was happening soon fell into a burst of slashing and killing.

The rebels, who had been fighting each other for a long time and were already physically and mentally exhausted, let out a miserable cry under the slashing of this new force, and fled from their positions in a broken way.

"Kill, kill, kill!!"

Renci Wangjie shouted frantically, he didn't show any mercy to his subordinates because the person in front of him was a Tibetan like himself, but in his opinion, this was the best way to gain Hengshuai's greatest trust!

A big mouth was rushed out, and nearly a hundred rebel corpses fell into the position, fortunately not dead, and were tossing and turning in a pool of blood with bursts of miserable cries!

Soon, a regiment of the mixed brigade led by Wang Mingzhang also rushed up, and while ordering the soldiers to enter the position as soon as possible, he saluted Wang Zhenghe, the commander of the first regiment of the border army:

"Ding [***] Sixth Brigade Commander Wang Mingzhang!"

"Ding[***]?" Wang Zhenghe was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "You are the king, the army of the king overseer?" ”

"Yes!" Wang Mingzhang replied sonorously.

In an instant, Wang Zhenghe burst into tears.

It's been here, it's finally here.

Wang Overdu, Wang Hengyue!

The terrified Wang Overseer who suppressed the rebellion in Tibetan Province for the second time and killed the rebels has finally arrived!

Wang Zhenghe turned around and shouted hoarsely:

"Brothers, the overseer Wang is here, and the overseer of Sichuan, Wang Hengyue, is here! The King Overseer has come to our rescue! ”

At that moment, the sound of crying and cheering was mixed, and tears rolled out of every officer and soldier of the border guards

The border guards, after Yuan Shikai's death, seemed to have become a lonely ghost. They are not under the jurisdiction of Sichuan, but are directly administered by the central government.

However, the domestic chaos has left the central government with no time to manage it at all.

Since the beginning of the rebellion in Tibetan Province, the border guards have been fighting there alone, knowing that they have no reinforcements, not a single one.

But now, reinforcements have appeared!

Wang Hengyue, the Wang Hengyue who quelled the rebellion in Tibetan Province for the second time.

From this moment on, the border guards are no longer alone.

Wang Mingzhang looked at all this, and also had the urge to cry. It is really not easy for these border soldiers, they fight alone, but they have never forgotten their responsibilities.

And the deeper feeling is that Wang Mingzhang, who has never participated in the counterinsurgency in Tibetan Province, feels the love that Heng Shuai has received here!

After two counterinsurgencys, Heng Shuai has established a great prestige in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of Tibetan Province and border guards!

It was easy to wait for Wang Zhenghe to calm down, and Wang Mingzhang asked, "How did the Tibetan army rebel?" ”

Wang Zhenghe held back his tears, and his face showed anger: "The two Tibetans crossed the border to cut the horse grass, and Yu Quanhai, the captain of the Wuqi garrison artillery team, seized it. The captain Yu Quanhai and Tian Wenqing, the commander of the first battalion of the army and the governor of Enda County, supervised the resistance. Commander Peng appointed Feng Yunshu as the temporary commander to lead 80 troops to help, but they were outnumbered and invincible, and they asked for help. The border army helped Nie Minde to lead troops to help, but on the way, the enemy ambushed and suffered heavy casualties. The battalion commander and others saw that the reinforcements did not arrive, and Captain Yu was killed again, so he retreated to Nda, and held the enemy for more than a month, and the food and ammunition were exhausted. The rebel overseer attacked fiercely, and our army was hungry and sleepy, unable to resist the rebellion. He captured a cannon of the battalion and mounted it on the God of Wealth Mountain to attack our army."

Wang Zhenghe roughly talked about the situation, Wang Mingzhang listened to the anger on his face, and then sneered:

"Commander Wang, gather all the brothers of the first regiment of the border guards and kill the rebels to take revenge!"

(To be continued)