Li Yuanhong saw that there were more and more routed troops, and knew that it was impossible to resist the Liaodong army in Neiqiu, so he could only stomp his feet, gritted his teeth and retreated south with the rout, entered Xingtai, and together with the local troops stationed in Xingtai, strengthened the Xingtai defense line to resist the Liaodong army that was moving south.

Outside Neiqiu City, Luo Dacheng looked at the barrel of the cannon that was two meters long, and the muzzle of the cannon could be stuffed into the barrel of two fists, he smiled, and saw that the ammunition box next to him was still on the shell, rolled up his sleeves, he stepped forward and wanted to pick up the yellow-orange-orange shell, but as soon as he tried his best, he picked it up and put it down,

"Damn, how much does this shell weigh?" Luo Dacheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and looked at Wang Shizhen, who was slapping the barrel of the cannon on the side.

Wang Shizhen took a look at Luo Dacheng's bear-like appearance, and immediately smiled: "Don't hug it, this cannonball weighs eighty catties, although you are from a martial arts background, but this is not suitable for you, there is no support point." After Wang Shizhen finished speaking, he immediately knocked the cannonball on the ground.

Luo Dacheng was stunned when he heard it, it was amazing, and one cannon could be used as five field guns.

"Lao Wang, let's hurry south, take this run with us, and bomb Xingtai in one fell swoop." Luo Dacheng pinched, you pointed to the Xingtai defense line in the distance.

Wang Shizhen shook his head helplessly, he didn't know that the marshal let this fool be the commander of a corps, and the cannon weighed more than a thousand catties. More than a dozen people couldn't push it, so they could only disassemble it and then transport it separately, and now this Luo Dacheng actually said it so easily, is it made of mud or wood.

However, what Luo Dacheng said also makes sense, that is, after bombarding Xingtai with heavy artillery, and then quickly take Xingtai, using Xingtai as a base, after meeting Feng Guozhang, he will immediately take it, and compete with the 50,000 Qing troops in Handan.

Once the Battle of Handan is won, then the Qing army in Hebei will not exist without any large corps, and some will only be patrolled by the government of a county or something, so there is no need to worry.

"You're right, it seems that we can only step up and make a decision after joining Feng Guozhang under Xingtai City." After Wang Shizhen finished speaking, he immediately asked the staff officer next to him to convey the order, and asked the people of the Ordnance Bureau to follow immediately after the artillery was disassembled, but he led the main force of the Seventh and Eighth Army to the south and joined Feng Guozhang.

Lushun Headquarters, Liu Jun walked back and forth in the study, the howitzer had been transported to Wang Shizhen's troops, but now two days have passed, Wang Shizhen has not returned confidence He is a little worried, now Feng Guozhang has pounced on Xingtai from the east, if Wang Shizhen can't arrive in time to meet Feng Guozhang, then once Tie Liang draws out the same and concentrates his forces to attack Feng Guozhang, it will be dangerous.

Although Feng Guozhang's strength is a corps, claiming to be 50,000 people, in fact, there is only one division and a cavalry brigade with only about 20,000 people, and these 20,000 people are sky-high.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Qing army is not as good as that of the Liaodong Army, the emphasis is on the large number of people, ants gnawing elephants, if Tie Liang mobilizes 30,000 troops to besiege Feng Guozhang, it can only be death

Although the combat effectiveness of this Tieliang army is poor, the weapons and firepower are not bad, and he has what he has, but it is just more and less.

"Head, head, Wang Shizhen's urgent telegram." Zhong Lin's shouting outside suddenly reached Liu Jun's ears......

As soon as he heard that it was Wang Shizhen's telegram, Liu Jun suddenly turned around and walked in front of Zhong Lin: "How is it?"

Zhong Lin took a breath, and then handed the telegram in his hand to Liu Jun: "Wang Shizhen has sent a telegram, now that he has gone south, he will return to the division with Feng Guozhang in the near future, and then attack Xingtai."

Okay, well, Liu Junlian said a few good words, once Xingtai is taken, Beijing will be stable, and then the road of the Qing army in Handan to the north will be cut off. This will give Liaodong and the newly occupied territories enough time to carry out reforms.

"Head, once we take Handan, will we enter Shanxi?" Seeing where Liu Jun was excited, Zhong Lin took a step forward, he really wanted to know Liu Jun's future plans, whether to continue the pursuit, or just take Hebei and forget it. Everyone got back together.

"Nonsense, of course I will continue to pursue, and now I have completely torn my face with the imperial court, what are you polite to her?"

That's good, Zhong Lin was relieved when he heard this, he was really worried that Liu Jun would stop fighting like this, and now it seems that he has thought too much.

"Head, do you want to let Li Rong send troops?" Zhong Lin pointed to the Fifth Corps in Fuzhou. Leaned closer to Liu Jun's face.

Zhong Lin's meaning is very simple, that is, let Li Rong live in Fuzhou, go to Ningde and Fu'an, and then divide the troops into two roads in Fu'an, all the way out of Shouning to Qingyuan, all the way out of Yandang Mountain, pass the water pass, and march into Zhejiang on both roads...... Then it will be able to disrupt the Liangjiang region, reduce the taxes of the imperial court again, and at the same time interrupt the plan of the Qing army in the Liangjiang and Liangjiang regions to go north.

A good idea is a good idea, but Liu Jun can't give such an order. The reason is simple.

The number of troops was insufficient, the fifth regiment was more than 40,000 people, the Hunan army in Hunan used a bowl of more than 10,000 people, and the troops stationed in various places were nearly 10,000, and more than 20,000 people went out of Zhejiang.

In that year, the Taiping Army's Northern Expedition reached Jinghai all the way, but because of the lack of troops and no backup, it was destroyed, and he was not so stupid, so he let the Fifth Corps march into Zhejiang under the condition of insufficient troops.

Seeing that Liu Jun didn't reply, Zhong Lin touched his head, not understanding what he was thinking, and Zheng Yiqian, who was on the side, looked at Liu Jun's worries: "It's not that he doesn't want to send troops to Zhejiang, but because the Fifth Corps is scattered all over the country, and there are only less than 20,000 people who can really send troops." Zheng Yiqian glanced at Liu Jun, and when she saw that he signaled that she was talking, she immediately nodded and said again: "Nanyang Minister Liu Kunyi is not a master to be messed with, he has nearly 60,000 elite Hunan troops and the Eight Banners Army in his hands, if Liu Kun is allowed to take a pill, it will not be possible to enter Zhejiang without more than 30,000 troops." ”

This is the truth, Zhong Lin is not an idiot, and he suddenly understood what was going on.

Bowing his head and pondering for a while, Zhong Lin pointed to North Korea: "Can you let the North Korean division inform the North Korean Dayuan Jun and ask him to send a North Korean army of 20,000 people."

"Idiot, what should Japan do if the North Korean troops are withdrawn, and once the Japanese **** fights, where will Lao Tzu transfer troops. Damn. Liu Jun gave Zhong Lin an iron bump with his backhand, and suddenly Zhong Lin was full of sparks.

Zhong Lin looked at Liu Jun aggrievedly, he said this because he had obtained the information, Japan is now making trouble over the election of the prime minister, where is the time to fight with Liaodong.

It's just that in the past two days, Liu Jun has been studying the issue of fighting against the Qing army with the General Staff. So I haven't had a chance to say it for a long time, but now that he was beaten like this, Zhong Lin suddenly pouted.

"Head, listen to me, Japan doesn't have time to trouble us right now."

What's going on, Liu Jun is a little confused, Japan is dreaming of finding trouble for itself, and now Zhong Lin said that Japan doesn't have time to find himself now, and there are really some incredible problems.

"Zhong Lin, what is going on, I didn't understand, Zheng Yiqian also stepped forward and pulled Zhong Lin who was wearing a military uniform." Oops, I forgot to say it. Japan has been making a lot of trouble about the prime minister election for some time now, and Ito Hirobumi and his opponents are losing their spicy votes, where will they have time to take care of us. ”

"Why don't you tell the sooner." When Liu Jun heard the news, he immediately slapped Zhong Lin on the head and set his eyes on the map of North Korea.

At present, there are 50,000 people in Ding Ruchang's corps in North Korea, and in addition to Qin Liang's North Korean Corps, Zhang Xun's First North Korean Division, and North Korean troops, the total is nearly 200,000. Then it is not a problem to mobilize an army or an army, and 30,000 people from two Korean divisions back to Fujian, and besides, now Japan's Ito Hirobumi and Inoue Shin are making trouble over the issue of the prime minister, and by the time their election is over, they have already won Liangjiang. At that time, the transfer back of the North Korean division would not affect the defense of the DPRK.

"Immediately send a telegram to Ding Ruchang, immediately mobilize Zhang Xun's First Korean Division, the Second Army, and a division of the Korean Army, and immediately assemble at the Datong River, and immediately go to North Korea to carry the army into Fujian."