After interrogating the prisoners of war, it was learned that after the main force of the Hui army failed to retaliate against Hanzhong, because Xi'an and other places were critical, after a little rest, they drove to Xi'an, and estimated that the prospects of the war were unfavorable, Hao Mingtang and others had withdrawn the families of the Hui army to Gansu one after another, and the elite of the whole army went east to Xi'an to besiege the city.

The families of the Hui army and some troops, the wounded and sick, etc., retreated in two ways, all the way from Baoji, all the way from Fengxiang, among them, Fengxiang is the mainstream, and it is estimated that the Hui troops in the east will also go there.

There is one more thing, Fengxiang all the way, not only the retreat of the Hui army must pass through, but also an important strategic place, Fengxiang, for the famous city of Xifu, with a large population, the city is strong, at that time, the impact is far greater than now, now, still stick to the hands of the Qing Dynasty officials and Han regiments, but unfortunately, it has been surrounded for more than ten months, if it cannot be saved in time, once the city is broken, there is a worry of slaughtering the city,

Without any hesitation, Luo Yang left Hu Zhonghe's division and other troops to guard Baoji, and led Luo Bingzhang and other main forces of 30,000 to Fengxiang.

This was a vicious battle, and the envoy of the Huaxia Army, who declared the call of allies to the Hui army, was cut into pulp by the Hui army, and the original Hui prisoners of war who went to explain were also slaughtered together.

Along the way, Luoyang and the Huaxia Army really witnessed the tragic scene of the great turmoil in Shaanxi Province.

There are ruins everywhere, burned villages, white bones, all kinds of misery, outrageous, many county towns have been burned to ruins, a county town, of course, there are more than one or two hundred thousand people, because the weather is hot, the corpses in many places stink and make people vomit,

In order to verify the statement of the surviving Han people, Luo Yang sent troops, blindfolded his mouth and nose, and went to the ruins to reconnoiter and count, which is also the reason why he was so hesitant to avoid many return troops from Baoji to Fengxiang, and the distance was very close.

All the way is a scorched earth belt,

At least 150,000 or so people became hideous corpses and bones along the way,

All the Chinese officers and soldiers gasped, and then they were filled with righteous indignation, Luo Yang himself, also furious, although the matter was a terrorist act instigated and led by a small number of extremists, its harm was so great that it had made the ground in Shaanxi a hell on earth.

Along the way, I hardly met any Han Chinese, even the Hui people, or other ethnic groups, and rarely met, and when they saw the soldiers, those people fled frantically, like frightened birds.

In addition to the anger, the officers and soldiers were in tears, and they also felt the heavy responsibility on their shoulders.

"Crack down on burning, killing and looting, stabilize Shaanxi, and ensure the safety of the lives and property of people of all ethnic groups." As soon as Luo Yang put forward such a slogan, he won the support of the officers and men of the whole army.

Shocked by the tragic scenes along the way, the main army of more than 40,000 people, all of them are mourning soldiers, full of the sacred sense of fighting for the survival of mankind, even those recruits, they are also majestic, even those who were originally suspicious of the original Qing army prisoners of war or landlord regimental training, and there is no heretical thought, and the collective consciousness of the troops is unprecedentedly condensed.

This is the mental state of Fengxiang's Luoyang troops before the war,

Outside Fengxiang City, 30,000 Hui troops and tens of thousands of Hui family members who retreated west were waiting in the south of the city.

The Hui army has a clear banner, strong people and strong horses, although the weapons are very ordinary, almost all of them are a saber in their hands, there are not a few cannons, there are not many foreign guns to carry guns, etc., but the calm and cold expressions of those cavalry who spin sabers are still quite shocking.

Fighting in formation, more than 100 Chinese cavalry in the vanguard were surrounded by the Hui army in an instant, and there was a fierce tearing, and the cavalry of the Chinese army was completely annihilated.

When Luo Yang rushed to the forefront, it was already late, and after observing for a while, he immediately ordered that all cavalry and the Hui army should fight hard: "We can't use our own shortcomings to fight the enemy's strengths." ”

There are about 2,000 cavalry of the Hui army, quite elite, after annihilating the forward cavalry of the Huaxia army, they advanced by victory, divided into two wings, and rushed towards the large array of the Huaxia army.

The momentum of tens of thousands of charges, the scene before the battle, for the recruits, and even for some veterans, is a kind of torture, mental depression,

The surging tide of the enemy, overwhelming, swept in, in this situation does not collapse the psychology, it is indeed the strong,

In accordance with Luo Bingzhang's suggestion, the Luoyang army guarded the cavalry on both flanks, and at the same time strengthened the foreign spear troops, the spear-carrying troops, and the spear guns formed a gun formation of sufficient thickness to prevent the assault power of the Hui cavalry, while the frontal battlefield was dominated by infantry and covered by artillery.

In the era of hot and cold weapon replacement, because of the problem of equipment level, it is very chaotic, which reflects the characteristics of the array of large-scale wars.

This is a fierce battle, but also a big gamble, the Chinese army and the Hui army participate in the battle with equal strength, each has its own advantages,

The horse team of the returning army is sharp, resolute in battle, has the meaning of holy war, is strong and strong, and waits for work at ease; The artillery of the Huaxia Army has obvious advantages, and the power of flying thunder cannons is huge, and the Hui army near Fengxiang Mansion is unclear, which makes it secret and attacking.

Not only that, almost everyone in the infantry of the Huaxia Army has home-made grenades, although they need to be ignited to crit the enemy, but this kind of large-scale killing weapon is unimaginable and unimaginable for the Hui army.

In order to advance northward, the Huaxia Army, which had been stationed in Hanzhong for several days, brought all the explosives and other weapons it carried to the front line, and in a few days, more explosives were made, so to speak, the firepower was quite fierce.

Within five minutes, the frontal infantry of the Hui army completely charged into the large infantry formation of the Huaxia Army, and the tide was like a tide, which made some veterans from the Taiping Army imagine in horror the surging waves of the Dadu River.

It is still Luo Bingzhang's experience, this treacherous and cunning old man, fully shows the value of his own fighting, it is he who suggested that the Huaxia Army set up a chariot army, and selected more than 300 vehicles owned by the people in Hanzhong City, and fought with the army, facing the cavalry of the Hui army, each more than 50 cars were filled with spears and sharp knives, etc., which became a good cover for the Huaxia army, and in the front, more than 200 chariots also had considerable power, like a big hedgehog, so that when the Hui army charged, they had to dodge the detour.

This is the basis, the various units of the Huaxia Army defend first and then attack, and then strike first, and when most of the Hui Army rushes to the front and fights with the Huaxia Army completely, the banner command of the Huaxia Army also makes the large array in front retreat a little, making more space for the Hui Army.

The Huaxia army fought and retreated, withdrawing more than a mile of road,

The infantry did not disperse and continued to resist, and the indignant Huaxia Army's combat effectiveness was also quite strong, many people were killed, and many people came forward, and the Hui soldiers felt the strong pressure of the enemy for the first time.