Lu Rongting swallowed hard, these two officers had seen battles, but they were frightened and frightened by the revolutionary army, which showed the strength of the revolutionary army. www.biquge.info The revolutionary army suddenly launched a fierce attack at many points, and successively occupied Baiyan Pass, called Huai Pass, Mijun Pass, and Naqin Pass, and the road to Ningming County was no longer obstructed.

The two patrol battalions suffered heavy losses, and their strength had gone to thirty percent, and if they continued to fight, Lu Rongting frowned tightly and hurried back and forth in the house. After a long time, he suddenly stopped his steps, stared at the two officers who had escaped, and asked in a deep voice: "There are a lot of electric guns and bombs, and they are all fierce and fearless of death?" If you dare to exaggerate the enemy's position in order to shirk the responsibility for defeat, military law is unsympathetic. ”

"Big brother, how many battles have my brother fought with you, and he has never been ambiguous about the French, how dare you lie and exaggerate?" Lin Junting, the former camp manager, tore off the blood-stained bandage on his shoulder and shouted, "Look, is my brother's injury also fake?" ”

Lu Rongting hurriedly stepped forward to wrap Lin Junting with bandages, and said in a relaxed tone: "I didn't mean that, but I just wondered how the chaotic party could have such sophisticated weapons and equipment." Alas, this battle is not easy to fight. ”

Lin Junting gritted his teeth and endured the pain and said, "Yicheng sticks to it, maybe it will work." When the other armies arrive, the rebels will inevitably retreat. ”

Lu Rongting pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "In case the city is broken, won't it be stewed with a spoonful?" It is not easy for the Rongzi Army to get to this day, and it can't take this risk. ”

"What then?" Lin Junting frowned and said in embarrassment: "Fighting to the death with the chaotic party is estimated to be a big loss of vitality, and it is difficult to win." But if he retreats without a fight, how will the governor explain it? ”

"There, Governor—hehe, that's not what we're talking about. How could he believe it. Lu Rongting sneered and said: "Only the strength of the Rongzi Army is still there, don't you have to count on us to suppress the bandits in Guangxi?" But if everyone is gone, they will have to be punished for their hard work! The chaotic party tossed so badly this time, the court pursued the crime of losing land, can the governor still find an unlucky guy to carry it? ”

"Then let's-" Lin Junting still didn't understand what Lu Rongting was going to do.

"Withdraw from the county seat. Turn to Zhennan Road (now Chongzuo area). Lu Rongting said categorically: "I still have to leave some money and food, don't let the chaotic party become angry and chase and entangle." ”

"Big brother Takami." Lin Junting nodded in agreement, "Looking at the movements of this chaotic party, most of them want to jump out of the encirclement of the officers and soldiers of the three routes, since we get out of the way, can they still chase after them?" ”

Lu Rongting smiled bitterly, but did not say all his plans, and called into the guards. The order was issued, and the army quickly left the city and marched to the northeast.

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Machine guns and grenades were all unequipped and unseen by the Qing army at that time, and even the new army.

Although the revolutionary army has set a strategy that has been adhered to for a long time, it does not mean that human lives should be used to save ammunition. The fire was full of firepower, and he attacked fiercely, defeating the two battalions of the patrol army at once, and also greatly deterring Lu Rongting.

The revolutionary army occupied Siming County without blood. Chen Wenqiang had just sat down in the county office when a messenger had already been brought in by soldiers. Carry the secret letter of Lu Rongting.

“…… Although Rong Ting now eats the Qing Dynasty, he has also commanded You Yong before, and he is the enemy of the Qing soldiers. Rong Tingqian had bad luck and had to temporarily succumb to the alien race in order to take advantage of the opportunity. It's just a heart. I pray for your forgiveness! Rong Ting's initial suspicion of the public and other uprisings was close to rash action, and observing the fierceness of the firepower and the bravery of the soldiers, he knew that there was a generation of heroes Mr. Chen Sheng personally commanded. Admired......"

Chen Wenqiang looked up at the messenger with some suspicion, but unfortunately it was not Lu Rongting himself, he couldn't tell the truth from the fake.

“…… Rong Ting has more than 1,000 people, who can be put under his command at any time to be driven. Recruit the lotus, that is, please give a confirmation. If it is late to the day after tomorrow, there will be 500 Qing troops from Pingxiang, and then 1,000 Qing troops will come from Nanning. Things are urgent, pray for yourself. ”

After reading the letter, Chen Wenqiang thought for a while, looked at the messenger with a smile, and said, "Being able to send this secret letter shows that you must be Lu Rongting's confidant." Since he has the heart of rebellion, the revolutionary army naturally welcomes it. I can guarantee here that if he comes here anyway, not only will his life and property be safe, but he will not be able to be treated badly in his official position. But why do I think he's lying and deceiving? ”

"There is no lie, and I dare not deceive each other." The messenger had seen the world, and did not show much fear or crampedness, and replied respectfully: "I don't know how Mr. Chen can believe it, if it is according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, this name is naturally indispensable." In addition—" He took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Lord Lu was sent to Japan at the beginning of the year to inspect the military, and he has secretly joined the Alliance in Tokyo. The Revival Society and the League are both revolutionary parties, and they are all in the same spirit, so how can they kill each other? ”

The League? This new situation made Chen Wenqiang not speak for a long time, he was thinking quickly.

"Even if you secretly join the Alliance, there must be no evidence, and it's hard to be trusted with empty words!" Chen Wenqiang pondered for a while and said: "I don't embarrass you, it's the five hundred Qing troops who came from Pingxiang, if we can destroy them, we will accept the Rongzi army." Also, Feng Lu Rongting was named the general of Dangshuo, and he was rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver. How is it? ”

"Okay, that's it." The messenger agreed very happily, and said, "When the time comes, I hope that Mr. Chen will accept our Lord Lu into the meeting." Although it is also a revolution, we feel that revival will be more mature and more successful. That, I also asked Mr. Chen to write a reply letter, so that the patrol army could believe it. ”

"That's as it should be." Chen Wenqiang called the orderly, laid out the pen and paper, and wrote the letter bit by bit, sealed it and handed it to the messenger.

Sending someone to send the messenger out, Chen Wenqiang narrowed his eyes slightly, and fell into a long thought.

Surrender and rebellion were inevitable, although it was contrary to the purpose of the revolutionary army, which endeavoured to maintain its purity. Judging from Lu Rongting's background experience, he was first a "righteous thief", then a brave fighter to resist the law, and then recruited by the government, from a bandit to a soldier, he did not brutally cruel the people. As for his extermination of the Hui Party and You Yong after he became an official, Chen Wenqiang disagreed, and even felt that he had done a good job, eliminating many military disasters and bandits, so that the people would not be extorted and poisoned.

In addition, Lu Rongting can lead the brave to cross the border area for many years. And won many battles with the French, which shows that he is an expert in mountain and jungle warfare. That's right, some knowledge is not obtained from books, and in the desperate struggle to survive, you will naturally master this way of survival. What can't be mastered, of course, is eliminated and dies. Another example of this is the Huang Hua Tan in Vietnam. He may not have the theory of systematic jungle guerrilla warfare, but it is an instinctive reaction to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

At that time, there were only more than 20 battalions of patrol troops in Guangxi, and there were not many mobile forces except for the necessary forces to defend the localities. If Lu Rongting can be surrendered, the three-way Qing army will be disintegrated in two ways, leaving one Long Jiguang alone, and it is difficult to escape the end of being defeated or eliminated.

In this way, the revolutionary army gained precious time to wait for the Qing troops from other provinces to arrive. The work of establishing base areas and expanding the training of new recruits can basically be completed, and we will have a greater certainty of welcoming a new round of battles.

Now, of course, it's just an assumption. Whether Lu Rongting is sincere or false cannot be conclusively determined. As for the League, it has always been a matter of seeking more than purity, and many speculators have joined them to prove their loyalty to the revolution. Certainly not reliable. However, the current retreat of the Rongzi Army has enabled the revolutionary army to occupy a favorable geographical advantage. Siming County recovered. The revolutionary army invaded the territory of Longzhou again, and divided its troops to Zhennanguan in the county.

Obviously, Chen Wenqiang's military command is cautious, and it can even be said to be conservative. In every military campaign, he was sure of victory, which often made the revolutionary army involved in the war feel like beating children. Wait until the first section of the revolutionary army arrives at Zhennanguan. When preparing to attack and capture this important frontier town, they found that the banner of the revolutionary army was already flying proudly above the city.

Two companies of men and horses, fully equipped and with high morale. Covered with fluffs, hooked vines, crossed the cliff of the broken stream, and attacked the south pass of the town. The Qing garrison of the three batteries totaled 100 people, with an average of about 30 people per battery.

Victory, victory, lion and rabbit victory! Under the sunshine, the Jinji Mountain standing majestically on the border line looks even more majestic and steep.

Chen Wenqiang climbed along the uneven stone steps to the top of Jinji Mountain at an altitude of more than 500 meters, on one side of the stone steps, the battlement wall that was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, like a column of stubborn veterans, still standing silently on the ridge of the border pass. Of course, he didn't know that when the League launched the Zhennanguan Uprising, it captured the three forts of Zhennan, Zhenzhong and Zhenbei in one go with only 80 You Yong and 40 guns (two people shared one gun).

Of course, the Zhennanguan uprising of the League only captured three forts, but it was not all of Zhennanguan. And now, the revolutionary army has defeated the Qing army under Chen Bingkun and Huang Futing, who were guarding the pass at the foot of the mountain, and occupied the entire Guancheng at the foot of the mountain and on the mountain.

Standing on the top of the hill, Chen Wenqiang looked into the distance, and the mountains stretched out in front of him, as if they were mysterious. It is as if the soul is witnessing the incredible creation of nature from the majestic shape of the mountains.

Slowly retracting his gaze, Chen Wenqiang observed the surroundings of this Xiongguan. I saw that the three forts in the north of the town, in the middle of the town, and in the south of the town stood like a three-legged tripod, echoing each other and being horns for each other. There are also huge cannons, and the muzzles of the cannons are pointed directly at the territory of Vietnam.

The name of Zhennanguan began in the Ming Dynasty. From the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, especially in the late Qing Dynasty, the smoke of war has always been accompanied by this tower...... after the "victory of Zhennan Pass", Su Yuanchun, the governor of Guangxi who assisted Feng Zicai in defeating the French invading army, felt deeply worried about internal and external troubles, and immediately began to repair and set up cards along the first line of Zhennan Pass, and build a battlement wall, which lasted ten years, "building one hundred and thirty forts", and erecting the "Little Great Wall of Southern Xinjiang" known as "crows can't fly, and mice can't get into".

It is a pity that the Little Great Wall did not play a role in defending against foreign aggression. Even the German-made Krupp cannons installed on these three batteries had never fired at the French troops who were eyeing the Vietnamese in Vietnam, but now they were about to turn around and bombard the Qing troops who came to attack!

The German-made Krupp cannon, with a caliber of 120 mm and a range of ten kilometers, is condescending, and can fight farther, although it is not the most advanced, but it can be regarded as relatively powerful. But the next news made Chen Wenqiang shake his head, due to poor maintenance, the Krupp cannons on the three forts looked majestic, but only one could be fired.

Such soldiers, such armaments, and such management of the army, it is really - Chen Wenqiang lamented the comprehensive corruption of the Manchu Qing Dynasty from the imperial court to the localities, from government affairs to the military, and immediately sent people to call the military industry to carry out emergency repairs, and turn the muzzle of the gun. That's right, what fool would do that by aiming the muzzles of the border batteries at his own country?

"Executive Committee Chen, is the revolutionary army going to fight a decisive battle with the Qing army here?" Ge Zhichu was a little puzzled, this seemed to be contrary to the operational policy of preserving himself and being mobile and flexible.

"Be prepared to defend yourself, but a decisive battle may not be." Chen Wenqiang stretched out his hand and pointed around, and said: "The terrain is extremely beneficial to defense. Coupled with the equipment and fighting spirit of the revolutionary army, it will be very difficult for the Qing army to conquer it, right? ”

Ge Zhichu pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Attacking the mountain, the firepower is our advantage, and the Qing army must have suffered heavy losses." ”

Chen Wenqiang smiled faintly and said: "Lu Rongting's head rat is at both ends, and the Guangdong New Army will not work hard, and there is only one Long Jiguang left." I want to see if the deadline of the Qing court can push Lu Rongting. If the Qing army can be severely damaged here, it will be able to change the balance of forces between the enemy and the enemy in the entire Guangxi. ”

Deadline? Ge Zhichu pondered for a while, and then understood. If the city and land were lost, the Qing court must have been furious, and it would definitely ask the local officials to recover it within a time limit. This is a talisman, either to fight with the revolutionary army with all their lives, or to wait for the beheading or "hand over to the ministry", and neither ending is good.

"And-" Chen Wenqiang stretched his voice with a mocking smile, "Lu Rongting is too naïve, he doesn't know the use of technology at all, and he doesn't know that everyone believes that 'people's hearts are unpredictable'. He exposed the secret of joining the Alliance, whether it was true or not, and had already put himself on the road of no return. The Tokyo Alliance will help them. ”

Ge Zhichu didn't understand, but he didn't ask. As Chief of Staff, his task was to lay out operations and advise commanders, which belonged to the Ministry of Enemy Engineering.

And just after Lu Rongting's messenger revealed to Chen Wenqiang that he had secretly joined the League in Tokyo, he never imagined that the news had spread to Qiongzhou in an instant, and Chen Wenqiang's plan was still attached. Then it was simple, and the information was transferred to the branch of the Tokyo Revival Association, and the implementation of the plan began immediately.

…………… (To be continued.) )