In July 1918, under the personal command of Generalissimo Wang Hengyue, the Protector Army launched an attack on Qiongzhou!

This operation is commonly known as the "Battle of the Prelude to the Northern Expedition".

When the Dharma Protector fleet suddenly appeared on the sea, the entire Longji Guangjun was completely chaotic!

The "Haiqi" was the first to fire its guns, followed by the guns of all ships firing in unison. Shells rained down on the island, enveloping everything in the light of the flames and smoke.

This was the first "naval battle" that the generalissimo of the military and political axes personally experienced.

The powerful artillery fire and spectacular scene made Wang Hengyue completely forget the discomfort of seasickness.

China's dream of a big navy starts with this generalissimo who doesn't understand water at all and can get seasick!

The artillery shells continued to bombard the area around Lingaojiao in Qiongzhou, constantly destroying the defenders on the island, and completing all preparations for the landing operation of the army brothers.

The tremendous power of the artillery fire also opened the eyes of the army brothers on those ships, and as the shells fell, bursts of cheers continued to erupt.

Although the Protector Fleet is much weaker than the real maritime power, in the eyes of the Army Brothers, this is their own powerful fleet.

Wang Hengyue also stood calmly on the deck, looking at the spectacular scenery in front of him.

The mood is as excited as his own soldiers, and he can't wait to cheer as loudly as the soldiers. But no, he is a commander, and he can only bury this fiery feeling deep in his heart.

The constant shelling made the Long Jiguang army on the island completely chaotic. Under the bombardment of shells, the defenders ran in disarray, and the orders of the commander completely lost their effect.

A wide landing ground was carved out under the frantic shelling of ships on the sea.

Then, more than a battalion of the National Revolutionary Army land, under the cover of warships, began to land.

There was no effective resistance, Long Jiguang was crushed under the attack of artillery fire, and it took only a short time for Lingaojiao to fall into the hands of the National Revolutionary Army.

The soldiers unhurriedly cleared the battlefield and set up beachheads, and everything was so orderly.

Immediately, more soldiers began to land, and by three o'clock in the afternoon, the number of [***] soldiers who had entered the beachhead at Lingao Point had reached as many as two regiments.

There are also a large number of soldiers, who are being transported down by various ships, constantly thinking about Qiongzhou

Wang Hengyue lacked real troop carriers, and although large-scale, organized dispatch was not required to deal with Long Jiguang, Wang Hengyue and his naval officers quickly saw this shortcoming.

The landing operation will not be limited to this one, and in the future, it will face a more stubborn enemy, Wang Hengyue thought in his heart

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Hengyue, the generalissimo of the political axe of the Protector Revolutionary Army and the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, boarded Qiongzhou with the headquarters!

This is the second time Wang Hengyue has come to Qiongzhou, the first time was in another era, Qiongzhou is called Hainan, but this time it is completely different.

As a generalissimo, as commander-in-chief!

Machine guns have been erected, and soldiers are busy but orderly reinforcing the beachhead fortifications to welcome more brothers.

The temporary headquarters was set up as soon as possible, and almost at the same moment, Long Jiguang, who knew that the end was coming, forcibly drove the troops to counterattack, trying to drive the attackers back into the sea.

The sound of gunfire rang out fiercely outside, but this did not affect Wang Hengyue and his officers: "Once the troops of the two divisions have all completed the landing, the troops will be divided into two routes, one route will start from Lingao, along Chengmai and stability, and then threaten Haikou." One route is from Lingao to Baisha and Changjiang. At the same time, the cruisers "Haichen" and "Haichou", accompanied by the destroyers "Flying Eagle" and the gunboats "Wufeng", diverted to the direction of Haikou and threatened Long Jiguang with force to force Long Jiguang to surrender! ”

"Yes!"

One by one, the officers who received the order answered loudly.

The gunfire outside became more intense, and Wang Hengyue was a little impatient: "Jia Haoyang! ”

"Here!"

"Get rid of all Long Jiguang's people for me!"

"Yes!"

Wang Hengyue refocused his gaze on the map: "It is not too difficult to defeat Long Jiguang's troops, his troops have poor combat ability and poor weapons, and a frontal attack will not pose much danger to us." It is important to note the complex terrain of Qiongzhou, in case they launch a surprise attack when we march. ”

Wang Hengyue carefully commanded one by one, and the sound of the National Revolutionary Army's counterattack came from outside.

After a while, Jia Haoyang walked in: "Report, Long Jiguang's people were driven away." ”

"Oh, got it." Wang Hengyue didn't feel surprised at all: "Send a company of troops to search all the way, and you must find out the situation on the marching route as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!"

At the same time that Wang Hengyue dispatched troops and landed in large quantities, Long Jiguang was also extremely anxious.

He didn't understand why his luck was so bad that he was driven to Qiongzhou with the title of governor of Guangdong, but now, the opponent didn't even allow him to stay in this place.

Long Jiguang understands that his reputation is very bad.

At the beginning, when the National Defense Movement broke out, the Military and Police Alliance of the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guizhou and Guangdong issued an ultimatum to limit himself to reading within 24 hours, and Yuan Shikai also granted himself the intention of "reading power to support the central government", and he was forced to announce his reading power, but he neither blamed Yuan Shikai nor supported the protection of [***]. After Yuan Shikai's death, he hurriedly canceled his reading power, expressed his obedience to the central government, and was appointed by Li Yuanhong as the governor of Guangdong. But at this time, he was also notorious, and everyone scolded him, Sun Yat-sen accused "the Cantonese people are more evil dragons than flood beasts", and all walks of life in Guangdong also called for reprimand.

Later, he cut off the contact between Li Liejun and Zhaoqing, and tried to trap Li Jun in Huli, but Li Liejun was defeated and retreated again and again, and was forced to ask for peace. At that time, the central and local armies in Guangdong were forcing themselves to leave Guangzhou. While delaying, he stepped up the transportation of his belongings, and transported away the tens of millions of yuan of property seized in Guangdong in three years before leaving Guangzhou.

Now, the enemy has landed in Qiongzhou, and it is only feared that Qiongzhou will soon be lost.

If Qiongzhou is lost, you can still find a way to go somewhere else, you can go north to join Duan Qirui or Feng Guozhang, but what about the tens of millions of property that you seized from Guangdong and transported to Qiongzhou? How do you take these things away?

Long Jiguang's mind went blank.

Losing these possessions is simply killing yourself!

"Fight, you can't beat it." His chief of staff, Gui Guangtang, suggested to him: "Wang Hengyue personally commanded the operation this time, it is menacing, and they have a navy, once they shell Haikou, it will be dangerous." ”

"Then what do we do now?" Long Jiguang said in annoyance.

Gui Guangtang's eyes rolled a few times: "Today's plan is only peace talks." ”

"Peace talks?"

"Not bad." Gui Guangtang said with certainty; "Wang Hengyue is currently landing, and once he completes the landing, it will be too late. I received news just now that our counterattack force was defeated by Wang Hengyue at once, and our strength is really not at the same level as him. And what about Wang Hengyue? Single-mindedly wanting the Northern Expedition, this attack on Qiongzhou is just his preparation for the Northern Expedition, he also wants a quick victory, and he is also afraid that we will resist to the death. ”

Long Jiguang nodded frequently: "Go on." ”

"Yes." Gui Guangtang sorted out his thoughts: "We can gather our troops, concentrate on the front line of Haikou, put on a decisive battle posture, and give Wang Hengyue the illusion that we are ready to fight to the death, and then bribe the local natives, attack and harass Wang Hengyue's army everywhere, and delay their march to the greatest extent." On this basis, send someone to negotiate peace with him. ”

"What about our conditions and requirements?" This is the issue that Long Jiguang is most concerned about.

Gui Guangtang said without hesitation: "We support the military and political axe of the protector of Guangzhou, recognize Wang Hengyue's generalissimo, and are willing to hand over Qiongzhou to him in its entirety, but in return, he will allow us to take the troops away completely, and ensure that the property of the governor will not be violated in any way!" ”

Gui Guangtang spoke for a long time in one breath, and everything reached Long Jiguang's heart, and Long Jiguang nodded frequently.

When he finished speaking, Long Jiguang applauded loudly: "Okay, Guangtang, this method is good, Wang Hengyue will definitely be able to agree, I think so, you go to negotiate with Wang Hengyue in person, I really don't worry about changing people." ”

"Yes."

He had already guessed that Long Jiguang would definitely send him, and Gui Guangtang responded without hesitation.

"Master, master, the revolutionary party is coming, the revolutionary party is coming!"

"Master, master, what can we do!"

After discussing what to do just now, Long Jiguang's aunts and wives had already rushed out crying and shouting.

Long Jiguang frowned: "What's the trouble!" Wang Hengyue hasn't come here yet! ”

This is the governor's family matter, and Gui Guangtang hurriedly found an excuse to slip away. As soon as he left, the aunts and wives cried loudly again, it was nothing more than that the "revolutionary party" was going to kill, it was terrible, I heard that those revolutionary parties were murderous without blinking, and if the girl who was like a flower was robbed by the revolutionary party, how could she get it?

Long Jiguang was already upset, and he was even more troubled by the wives of several aunts, so he finally waited for them to be a little quieter before he said:

"What's the mess? What's the mess? I'm not dead yet! Don't panic, I have already sent someone to negotiate with Wang Hengyue, you can't die, and the revolutionary party can't rob you. Boss, you take them to prepare quickly, pack up all the valuable things, and be ready to leave Qiongzhou at any time. ”

After all, the boss had some opinions: "Master, Qiongzhou really can't hold it?" ”

Long Jiguang sighed, shook his head, and answered the boss.

Damn Wang Hengyue, if you want to go on the Northern Expedition, you will go to the Northern Expedition, I have never been wronged or enmity with you, why would you suddenly come to fight my Qiongzhou?

I was driven here from Guangdong, and I thought that I would be peaceful in a few days, but in the blink of an eye, I was going to become a lonely ghost again!

(To be continued)