The faint light of the dawn shrouded the villages, the trees, the paddy fields, and the fields covered by withered grass, and also reflected the rapidly moving figures reflected in the fields. www.biquge.infoAlong the way, only the footsteps of people and the sound of horses' hooves, mixed with the barking of alarmed dogs and birds, broke the silence of the early morning.

"Keep up, quick."

Prompted by a sound of orders, the team kept moving forward at a rapid pace. The soldiers hurried to the destination of the surprise attack.

According to the plan of the headquarters, it is to establish a trilateral base area of Guangxi, Yunnan, and Vietnam. The smooth operation of the war in Guangxi enabled the revolutionary army to speed up the implementation of the infiltration and offensive into Yunnan Province.

At that time, the revolutionary army, with the help of the anti-French forces in northern Vietnam, had entered the Cao Bang area of Vietnam. The mountain here is high and steep, the terrain is dangerous, and there are many natural stone caves and rock crevices. The mountains are densely jungled and the roads are scarce. And the road mostly runs along the foot of the mountain, the riverside, and the canyon, and the roadside ditch is deep and steep, and there are many passes along the way. It is precisely because of the complex terrain, the lack of arable land, and the very backward economy that it is difficult for legal persons to take care of it, and the Vietnamese anti-French forces (including the Viet Cong in the future) can exist an important reason.

But for the revolutionary army, based on Gaoping, it can enter Yunnan in the west and attack Guangxi in the east, and retreat outside the border. Of course, the current revolutionary army is taking advantage of the broken Qing army in Guangxi and the prestige of a great victory to expand outward in order to expand its territory and increase its strategic room for maneuver.

Wang Heshun's detachment relied on the 100,000 mountains and operated in Shangsi, Fusui, Qinzhou, and Fangcheng areas as the eastern barrier of the base area.

Lu Rongting's detachment entered the Baise Zhili Hall (the department was stationed in present-day Baise Town) and carried out activities in the Enyang Prefecture (present-day Tianyangdi), Enlong County (present-day Tiandong County), Shanglintu County (present-day Tiandong Silin Town), and Xiawang Tusi (present-day Haichengdi, Pingguo County) under its jurisdiction. It is not only a typical mountainous area, but also on the border of Guizhou, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, and the geographical location is also ideal.

The dragon detachment, which bears the name of Long Jiguang, is now speeding through the territory of Vietnam, reaching the mouth of the Yunnan River and opening up the Guangfu area in Yunnan Province. Make the trilateral base areas deserve their name.

The favorable conditions for attacking the estuary also included the change and clarity of Liu Yongfu's attitude. Although he is old, he still made it clear that he would join the democratic revolution camp and "contribute his spare strength" to the founding of the Republic of China. Under the arrangement of the Revival Association, Liu Yongfu and his family have secretly arrived at the base area and settled down in Gao'an. And through his relationship, Huang Maolan (Liu Yongfu's brother-in-law), the Qing army in the estuary of Yunnan, has promised to revolt anyway.

Just wait for the attack on the estuary to win. The Fuxing Association brought out the name of Liu Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Revolutionary Army, the title of general, and the treatment of Liu Yongfu can be regarded as generous. But even Liu Yongfu knew that at his age, he was just using his fame to increase the influence of the revolution, and as for the real power, or leading the troops to fight, the revolutionary army might not give it. He also knew that he was old and frail, and it was difficult for him to do it.

The sun rose and shone straight into the depths of the valley, and the mountains seemed to be lined up, one direction, one posture. These valleys are bubbling with white, cloud-thick heat. It's as if under the earth, there is an invisible fire burning, and a mysterious spring of water is evaporating.

The team is climbing a high mountain. The people in front of them kept stopping, sweating with their hands. Some flew into the faces of the people behind, and some dripped on the stone road. There was not a shred of wind in the valley, and the sky was as blue as freshly dyed cloth.

In a short time, the gravel road under his feet was widened and smoothed. Green trees appeared on both sides, and they turned into a very scenic situation. It's in the recess of a high mountain, and the peaks surround it. The slopes on all sides are covered with tall, dense trees, which I don't know what their names are, and whose leaves are very broad and thick. When the wind blows it, it makes a sound like a snare drum.

Passing through the forest path, several rice fields appear along the winding path, and there are several mud houses and bamboo straw houses not far away, which is a small village.

The Vietnamese people living here live in very poor conditions, and under the communication of the Vietnamese guides, the people in the village are not very afraid, but very enthusiastic. A few elderly people came out to negotiate with these slightly tired officers and soldiers. The surprised faces of the women and children peeked out from the windows of the mud houses and the bamboo and straw houses.

"I've been here once, not far from the border." Huang Mingtang, who had recently joined the revolutionary army, said to Qiu J, the deputy detachment leader, as if he was performing.

Huang Mingtang's background experience is similar to that of Wang Heshun, and he is also the leader of the people and stragglers who bravely raised the flag to revolt, opposed the Qing Dynasty and resisted France, and was active on the border between Guidian and Vietnam all the year round. Although the revolutionary army had its own views on the old-style Hui Party, it also had a set of measures for their absorption, resettlement, and transformation. It would be of great use to open up the southern Yunnan base area, such as Huang Mingtang, who is familiar with the situation in the border areas, and to recruit soldiers from Yunnan Province who are from Yunnan Province.

Qiu J nodded, with a slight smile on his face, and said: "You are familiar with the situation here, you will have to give full play to your own advantages in the future, and the entire detachment will also rely on you more!" ”

"With our equipment and morale, Qinggou is not an opponent at all." Huang Mingtang grinned and said with confidence: "Qinggou can only bully the common people, if you really fight, all of them are rats who are afraid of death." ”

Qiu J pursed his mouth slightly, he was originally a bold character, but he didn't know when he had a little disgust with this Jianghu tone. But she didn't say it directly, she had learned to be calm, she knew that the overall situation was important, and that if the revolution was to succeed, it would be the Revival Society.

Looking at the sea, who has the strength to revive so strongly? The purpose and slogan may be mild, but when it comes to action, it is vigorous and resolute, and there is no ambiguity at all. It is easier said than done, and only by being in it can we truly understand the difficulties. It is not like the imaginary climb to the heights, the responders gather, destroy the withering and decaying, and it is easy.

The old-style party cannot be trusted, and the surrender of troops and generals cannot be trusted, and only the army that has been trained by itself can be loyal and reliable, capable of provoking the heavy burden of the revolution, and ultimately realizing the great goal of the revolution. Moreover, the revolutionary army had to be at least tens of thousands to be able to compete with the Beiyang New Army, the armed force that the Qing court relied on the most. As for what persuasion and struggle for the Beiyang New Army to revolutionize anyway, it is obviously an overly idealistic extravagant hope.

Uprisings, battles, are there any Manchurians to face? Isn't it all the Qing army composed of Han Chinese, have they ever thought of compatriots and cannibalism? As soon as they were propagandized and persuaded, they suddenly woke up and fought back?

What alien rule, what Han people awakened, what national indignation. Apparently not as common as some might think. The revolution, even the rebellion of the party, up to now, may succeed in the revolution, or it may be only the slogans and actions of a few. The vast majority of the Chinese people do not have the guts, the opportunity, or the ability to participate.

Imagine. In order to be able to eat for themselves and their families all day long, and to survive in the lowest material conditions, who has the time and mind for revolution? Needless to say, no one else, even Qiu J himself, has there been a time of embarrassment, you have to find a way to make a living first, and then talk about revolution!

"The Qing army has low combat strength and no fighting spirit, which is beneficial to us. But don't take it lightly. Qiu J patiently taught: "The Guangdong New Army, the Huguang New Army, and the Yunnan New Army are the opponents that the revolutionary army should pay attention to. They are different from the old-style patrol battalions, they are better equipped and trained, and they are also quite combat-effective. As for you, you must study diligently, because the revolutionary army has many rules, strict military discipline, and combat methods are very different from those of your past. ”

Huang Mingtang blinked. Although he didn't understand everything, he nodded vigorously. said: "I have written down the words of the sir. ”

"The meal is ready." Qiu J smiled and stretched out his hand, "The revolutionary army advocates equality between officers and soldiers, let's go, let's eat together!" ”

"It's an honor, it's an honor!" Huang Mingtang hung the name of a staff officer. But he also knew that it would be a matter of time and a half to integrate into the revolutionary army, and it would depend on his own performance.

The momentum of the uprising was sufficient and the results were abundant, and it was bound to be encircled and attacked by the Qing army. Qiu J is right. The General Staff did imagine the way the Qing army would come, and regarded the new armies of Guangdong, Yunnan, and Huguang as great enemies, and the old Qing army would certainly have them, but the threat was secondary.

Needless to say, the Guangdong New Army was the closest, although it was half disintegrated, but there were still five battalions of men and horses with infantry and artillery. Coupled with Li Zhun's twenty patrol battalions, the total strength was seven or eight thousand.

In the strict sense of the word, the Yunnan New Army was still between the old-style Qing army and the new-style army, and it was called the "Appeasement New Army." In 1905, it was organized into three battalions and one artillery battalion. As for the more than 30 battalion "patrol units" in Yunnan Province, the revolutionary army did not attach much importance to them.

The most worrying thing is the Huguang New Army, because of Zhang Zhidong's efforts, whether it is the time of formation and training, or the allocation of equipment and officers, it is the second military force in China after the Beiyang Army. At that time, Hubei had been trained into a town, that is, the new army of the eighth town, with more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 700 officers. The Hunan New Army, on the other hand, has only been trained to a standard and can be excluded for the time being.

In this way, there will be more than 10,000 Guangxin troops who can come to besiege the revolutionary army, and with the patrol battalions, tens of thousands of troops can be expected.

As for the revolutionary army, anyway, those who made forced landings, recruits, plus the backbone of the army, are now only five or six thousand people. Although there is still a lot of room for growth in the ranks of soldiers with the expansion of the Liberation Zone, it will take time to train and reorganize, will the Qing court sit idly by and watch it develop steadily? Obviously, the answer is no.

I don't know if I don't analyze, I don't know if I don't explain, and I don't have a sense of urgency. The revolutionary army divided its forces and plundered in all directions, actively expanding the space for maneuver, strengthening its own strength, and at the same time trying to destroy the enemy in the future. In this regard, Qiu J and other senior officers clearly understood, and they were even more anxious.

But will the revolutionary army be locked in a bitter battle and finally forced to withdraw from the country due to heavy losses? This cannot be conclusively determined, because although the revolutionary army is inferior in terms of strength, it also has an advantage in hand. First of all, the armament, heavy machine guns, light machine guns, grenades, telegraphs, which the Forces nouvelles did not have, or even did not have at all; Secondly, the terrain and terrain, in the predominantly mountainous area, it is difficult to achieve the battle of the large corps, and the revolutionary army will not adopt the tactics of hard confrontation; In the end, the Qing army came by different routes, and even if it could be commanded in a unified manner, it would inevitably have the disadvantages of poor coordination and ineffective response to the various provinces and armies.

Winning more with less, there are many examples of wars in history. Therefore, there is a sense of urgency in the revolutionary army, but there is also no lack of confidence in victory.

At the very least, the few officers who are now leading and commanding the "Dragon Detachment" are quite confident in attacking the estuary, gaining a foothold in southern Yunnan, and uniting with the base area in western Guangxi.

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Success seems to have come quickly, not only in the laboratory, but also in the latest domestic war situation reported by the Renaissance Association.

More than 1,200 members of the dragon detachment crossed the river from the border of Vietnam to attack the mouth of the river, and Huang Maocai, the defense battalion of the Qing army, led his troops to revolt in response. The revolutionary army took advantage of the situation to storm the Qing army's flood camp, and Wang Yufan, the superintendent of the Qinghekou, resisted stubbornly and killed Xiongtong for the garrison. Under the political offensive of the revolutionary army, Cai Yuanzhen first went anyway, and the six battalions of the Qing army surrendered one after another. After the revolutionary army occupied the estuary, it marched northward with victory, tending to Manchu, and planned to take Mengzi, all the way to Liankeba River, Tianfang, Anding, Xinjie, Wanhe and other places.

The Qing army's old-style patrol battalion was too weak, although Chen Wenqiang had already made this judgment, but such a big result still surprised him. Not only did it make a forced landing of a large number of Qing soldiers, but the Long detachment also captured more than 1,000 guns and more than 70,000 bullets, and it had doubled its resources.

According to such a situation, there should not be much problem in opening up southern Yunnan, and there is a complete possibility that the results of the war will be further expanded.

"Mr. Chen, it is really admirable to find a suitable catalyst in such a short period of time." Bo Shi did not believe that Chen Wenqiang had done this in less than half a month, and he believed that Chen Wenqiang must have carried out thousands of experiments in China, and he had already completed the research, and now he was just covering up people's eyes.

Chen Wenqiang retracted his thoughts, smiled faintly, and said: "This is nothing, we still have the next difficulty to solve!" ”

Based on Haber's process, the Baden aniline and soda ash manufacturing company has found a reasonable way to produce large quantities of cheap raw materials nitrogen and hydrogen. However, osmium, the catalyst used in laboratory ammonia production, is a major obstacle to industrial production, because osmium is difficult to process, it is easily converted into volatile tetraoxide when it comes into contact with air, and this rare metal is rarely available in the world. The second catalyst suggested by Haber is uranium. But uranium is not only expensive, but also sensitive to trace amounts of oxygen and water.

However, Chen Wenqiang found an iron catalyst containing lead-magnesium accelerator with high efficiency and stability, and the high temperature of 600C required for laboratory production was reduced to 500 degrees now, which can be said to be a perfect solution to this difficulty.

As for the next difficulty, Chen Wenqiang also knows it, that is, the applicable high-pressure equipment, the key to the ammonia synthesis process. You know, at that time, the low-carbon steel container that could withstand 200 atmospheres was not difficult to use because of the decarburization and corrosion of hydrogen.

……………… (To be continued.) )