Chapter 111: The Great War is about to begin
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August 20, 1900, Four Seasons Fishing Village.
Four Seasons Fishing Village, located in Aihui City about five or six miles downstream, the village is only three or four hundred meters away from the Heishui River, standing at the entrance of the village you can see the other side of the Heishui River at a glance, this section of the Heishui River is gentle, there is still a shoal on the bank, Yang Fengxiang, the left wing chief of the Qing Army, analyzed at the Aihui City Anti-Russian Symposium, that this place may be one of the landing points of the Tsarist Russian army, and Yue Xiang chose to guard the landing point of the Four Seasons Fishing Village to resist the Tsarist army.
Four Seasons Fishing Village has a special significance for Yue Weihua.
More than a month ago, I just came to this time and space, lying on the door panel to cross the Heishui River, and finally landed near the Four Seasons Fishing Village, and the shallow beach in front of me was floating hundreds of bodies of the victims that day, and now those nameless graves are still standing there silently, facing the Hailan bubble on the opposite bank, as if telling the ruthlessness of the world.
More than 300 members of the Yue family, more than 7,000 people who died with Gengzi's disaster, were buried in the long river of history, the slight river breeze blowing, it seems that they can still smell the bloody breath, and even hear the cry of the heroic spirit who has not yet gone away in the power power.
The dead are gone, but the living live forever.
However, the hatred of the country and the family, how can it not be avenged.
Two days ago, the Russian army was finally assembled, and according to intelligence, at this moment Hailanpao has two infantry brigades and one regiment, one artillery battalion, one cavalry battalion, and the two fleets have 10 steamers, 18 gunboats, and more than 20 tugboats and freighters, totaling more than 10,000 people.
Early this morning, Tsarist Russia began to mobilize in front of the station, war will happen at any time, and the main force of the Black Dragon Army also entered their respective scheduled battlefields this afternoon.
The Four Seasons Fishing Village will be under the personal command of Yue Weihua, and the combat units will mainly consist of two companies, the first battalion, the third battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the artillery battalion, totaling more than 1,700 people.
Yue Weihua didn't know whether the Russian commander Gribsky would eventually choose to land in the Four Seasons Fishing Village, nor did he know how many troops would land here, but Yue Weihua was confident that he would annihilate the Russian troops on the shallows, and kill these invaders in front of the heroic spirits and the hundreds of nameless graves.
"Commander, it's so late, don't you want to take a break?"
Chen Qian smiled and came to Yue Weihua's side, Chen Qian is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old today, one of the 176 earliest followers, and one of the oldest qualified squad leaders, this time Yue Weiyun went to Xigang to form a military division, and the position of the commander of the first battalion was taken over by Chen Gan, the former deputy battalion commander, speaking of which, Chen Qian is considered to be the first of the 176 earliest followers, the second to serve as a senior officer of the Black Dragon Army, the first is Song Yaoming, the current commander of the second battalion.
"Hehe, I can't sleep, this passive defense is like this, when to fight, it has to be decided by others, it's really unpleasant, but sooner or later there will be a day when the offense and defense are different." Yue Weihua smiled and continued, "How is it, how do you feel, are you a little nervous?" ”
"Commander, if you want to say that you are not nervous, it must be false, there has always been an old platoon commander in charge, we only need to carry out orders, naturally there are not so many worries, now we have just taken over for three days, we are going to face a big war, nervousness is certain, but as long as the commander is there, we all have the backbone, and we have the confidence to defeat all enemies." Chen Qian said truthfully.
"Okay, it's good to have confidence, the first battalion is composed of veterans of our Black Dragon Army, which can be regarded as the pillar of our Black Dragon Army, and it is also the cradle of officers, so we must play the momentum and level of our first battalion, and don't let other battalions look down on it." Yue Weihua said with a smile.
In order to maintain the continuity of combat effectiveness, the first battalion is mainly composed of the previous 124 companies of the Black Dragon Army, all of which have experienced the battle of Heihetun and are the first to change their outfits, and their combat effectiveness is naturally the strongest, and it is naturally not wrong to say that the first battalion is the cradle of officers, because a large part of the officers of several other battalions (except for the cavalry battalion) are selected from the first battalion.
Chen Qian was naturally able to understand what Yue Weihua meant, and although he felt a certain amount of pressure, Chen Qian was still confident in the strength of the first battalion, so he immediately said: "Commander, rest assured, the first battalion will definitely set an example for the whole army." ”
"Yes." Yue Weihua raised his hand and looked at his watch, and found that it was already eleven o'clock at night, so he said: "Go and sleep for a while, I estimate that even if Lao Maozi comes, he may have to wait until after four or five o'clock tomorrow morning,......。 ”
As Yue Weihua was speaking, suddenly dazzling fires erupted in the direction of Aihui City, followed by the rumbling cannons.
"The war is finally about to begin."
……
"Artillery attack, get into your own combat position."
"Get down, get down"
Thundered!
Thundered!
More than 3,000 Qing troops inside and outside the city were also under the command of generals at all levels, and quickly entered their respective positions.
"Jichang, Lao Maozi is indeed a strong ship, you see that the other people's fleet has just left the port, and it has already beaten us to a great loss." Yang Fengxiang stood at the head of the city, laughing at himself.
Hailan Pao is opposite Aihui, only a thousand meters away from the Heishui River, and there are veterans like Yang Fengxiang in charge, so even at night, if you want to sneak attack and land on Aihui, it is not very likely, unless you abandon the fireboat gunboat and use an artificial boat, but this kind of risk Lao Maozi will naturally not take it.
Moreover, in the eyes of Lao Maozi, the Qing army is still synonymous with decay and incompetence, although after the fiasco of Heihe Tuncheng, but after investigation and analysis, it has been understood that they were not defeated by the Qing army, and according to the news from their headquarters, the person who secretly attacked and defeated them was likely to be Dongying people.
Therefore, a frontal attack on Aihui naturally led to artillery fire, and under the cover of artillery fire, the battleships quickly left the port to find an opportunity to land and fight.
"Hey, fortunately, all the people in the city have been moved out of the city, otherwise I don't know how many people would have died under the fire." Wang Hankun also sighed.
"Hehe, speaking of which, I have to thank my old friend a lot." Yang Fengxiang said calmly.
As soon as the intelligence system of the Black Dragon Army was rolled out, it was naturally not comparable to the sentinels of the Qing Army, three days ago, the Russian transport team appeared in Aledrovsk, Yue Xiang sent someone to inform Yang Fengxiang of the news, and it was also since that time that Yang Fengxiang began to evacuate the people in the city, so that there was no chaos in Aihui now, and some were just soldiers who stood firm.
"Old general, your old friend is terrible now, the current Black Dragon Army is really strong and strong, this time, whether we can resist the attack of Tsarist Russia, I'm afraid it will depend on the Black Dragon Army." Wang Hankun's words were full of emotion, and at the same time, there was a hint of embarrassment.
The Black Dragon Army's recruitment of troops in Aihui City, the incorporation of the green forest, the expansion of the team, and even Yue Weihua's actions in Aledrovsk are not a secret among the people, and naturally they cannot hide it from the deputy capital.
Wang Hankun even secretly rejoiced in his heart that the old general had made the right choice and did not force the other party to the opposite side, otherwise, he didn't know what it would turn into in the end, if he really wanted to fight, Wang Hankun thought that Aihui's dozen battalions of soldiers and horses were probably not the opponents of the Black Dragon Army.
It should be said that cooperation is mutually beneficial, and if it is hostile, then it is Tsarist Russia that will benefit.
If Yang Fengxiang does not make the existence of the Black Dragon Army public, then the Black Dragon Army will not have any trouble, and it can exist justifiably without attracting the attention of others.
And the Black Dragon Army also reciprocated, not only sharing intelligence, but also giving away a thousand water beads and 100,000 rounds of ammunition for free, it can be said that this move is enough to raise the combat effectiveness of the Qing army to a higher level.
Thundered!
Suddenly, a cannonball fell under the city, blowing up a cloud of smoke and dust, but the smoke and dust dispersed, Yang Fengxiang and Wang Hankun still stood still, this scene, so that countless Qing soldiers were greatly moved and encouraged.
Perhaps because of Yang Fengxiang's perseverance, the artillery fire of Tsarist Russia suddenly slowly thinned out, and after more than ten minutes, it would even take a minute or two to shoot one or two shots.
"Lao Maozi's fleet, why is it that the river shuttles back and forth, but it doesn't see us approaching?"
Wang Hankun looked at the lights on the steamers of the ships in the river, but found that although these ships were moving all the time, they were basically going straight up and down, and they did not come to Aihui, so he was quite puzzled.
Yang Fengxiang also frowned, fell into deep thought, and after a while, ordered: "Come on, go to Shangma Village and Four Seasons Fishing Village to inquire if they are attacked on both sides?" ”
"Wow."
One of Yang Fengxiang's personal soldiers led the order, but Wang Hankun stepped forward and asked, "Old general, do you want to transfer those two soldiers and horses over to support Aihui City?" ”
Yang Fengxiang just shook his head and didn't speak, but his eyes were fixed on the Russian fleet in the middle of the river, as well as Hailan Pao on the other side, and after a while, he said: "I suspect that Lao Maozi is only feint to attack Aihui at present, and they hope that we will transfer back the town guards of Shangma Village and Four Seasons Fishing Village, and then land calmly, and finally form a situation of water and land attack." ”
After Wang Hankun heard this, he also nodded, if he changed to a little bit of the main general, and was attacked on the main battlefield of Aihui, and there was no trace of the enemy in the other two places, it was indeed possible to recall and hold on to one place.
Sure enough, more than ten minutes later, the soldiers reported that there was no trace of the enemy on both roads.
Thundered!
At this moment, the artillery fire rang out again, but the artillery fire was not intensive, and the artillery fire mainly came from the opposite bank of Lao Maozi, while the fleet in the center of the river was still cruising up and down, and the artillery fire only lasted intermittently for more than ten minutes, and then entered a state of pause.
"Hmph, Lao Maozi is really preparing a frontal feint to attract the main force of our army to gather, and then the heavy troops will land from the upstream and downstream, and finally form a land and water flank attack." Yang Fengxiang snorted coldly, and continued: "Even so, we can't just be beaten and not fight back, order the artillery team, and prepare to fight back." ”
The artillery of the Qing army's border guards, mainly Shenwu artillery and invincible general artillery, most of them are old antiques invented more than two hundred years ago, with short range and poor accuracy.
Thundered!
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