On February 1, the Guangdong Army's Zhang Idong Regiment entered Dongguan, and in the afternoon, Chiang Kai-shek Shuai and Gallen led the school headquarters into Dongguan.

Just when the Dongguan defenders were wiped out in Liaobu, Zhuang Jihua was on the way to Zhangmutou with the Seventh Company, and the Second Regiment turned more troublesome than the First Regiment, and what was even more incredible was that the Seventh Company was still the forward, and now the whole regiment knew that Wang Bailing was in Zhuang Jihua. Because of a normal commander, the whole regiment turned around, and the seventh company should be the last one. When such an arrangement was made, Chief of Staff Guo Darong raised objections, but Wang Bailing's reason was that the Seventh Company was the best-trained company in the former regiment, and this time the task was very tight, and the best troops must be put on the tip of the knife.

But Wang Jun, the commander of the third battalion, was very angry, this was to vent his personal anger on military affairs, he found the party representative Zhang Jingyu, saying that such an arrangement was completely inconsistent with the common sense of warfare, Zhang Jingyu was originally the principal's translator, did not understand military affairs, and often heard Chiang Kai-shek talk about Zhuang Jihua, so he supported Wang Bailing instead, and in turn persuaded Wang Jun not to only look at the third battalion, but to look at the whole regiment, which made Wang Jun so angry that he almost vomited blood; So Wang Jun made up his mind to sue Wang Bailing in private. However, this operation also made the 2nd Regiment see the strength of the 7th Company, and the continuous forced march dragged the other troops of the 2nd Regiment enough, and the distance between the 2nd Regiment and the 7th Company gradually widened.

When the Cantonese army launched an attack on Shilong, Chen Jiongming's judgment was wrong, believing that the purpose of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was to conquer Shilong, and then continue westward to attack Huizhou through Boluo, and then transfer to Haifeng and Lufeng. However, when the Huangpu army appeared on Guangjiu Road, he realized that he had made a mistake in his judgment, so he made adjustments, ordering Meng Xianxiang's troops, who were still in Bao'an, to immediately go north to support Yuan Yaojiu, and at the same time ordering Tamsui Guard General Lian Yanxiong to send part of his troops to support.

Lian Yanxiong took Chen Jiongming's telegram, his brows were furrowed, he was also an old man of Chen who had been following Chen Jiongming since the Xinhai period, and he followed Chen Jiongming from Guangdong to Zhangzhou over the years, and then from Zhangzhou to Guangzhou, and then from Guangzhou back to Dongjiang.

The long-term war made him feel the danger contained in the development of the situation after the attack after the start of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the southern front of the Chen army was insufficient, and the enemy launched an attack from here just hit the soft underbelly of the Chen army, Huizhou is the support point of the Dongjiang front, and Tamsui is the southern gate of Huizhou, if Tamsui is lost, Huizhou will be in danger.

He handed the telegram to Luan Baoshu, the chief of staff on the side, who shook his head and said: "Division, we only have two regiments, and the total strength is only 2,000 people, so we don't have the strength to send troops at all, so I think it's better to go back." ”

"I don't know, it's just that Jing Shuai sent the telegram directly to me, and he didn't even convey it to Ye Shuai, so I can know Jing Shuai's determination."

"However, it is difficult for our current troops to not only keep fresh water, but also to help Dongguan." Of course, Luan Baoshu knew Lian Yanxiong's feelings for Chen Jiongming Ye Ju, and Lian Yanxiong opposed the siege of the presidential palace at the beginning, but Ye Ju decided, and he obeyed.

Lian Yanxiong was very embarrassed, and after hesitation, he called the two regiment commanders to hear their opinions. Zhang Liguo and Jiang Ye were brought up by him, just like Chen Jiongming promoted him at the beginning. Zhang Liguo fought bravely, but his surname was impatient, and after reading the telegram, he shouted: "Master, how can this work, it's not enough for people to collect fresh water, what else do you want to go to Dongguan." ”

Lian Yanxiong didn't speak, just looked at Jiang Ye, Jiang Ye has always been cautious and steady, and among the two regiment leaders, he values his words very much. Jiang Ye said slowly: "If Ma Xiongtao is still there, it doesn't hurt that I will go with Brother Liguo, now ,...., the division, with all due respect, our twelve divisions are empty shelves, and Dongguan can't go." ”

Ma Xiongtao's brigade is not a descendant of Lian Yanxiong's troops, but it is only placed in the sequence of his 12th division, and some days ago it was also ordered to be assigned to Chen Jiongguang.

Lian Yanxiong nodded, but said embarrassedly: "You're right, but Jing Shuai personally sent a telegram, and I was able to open this mouth." ”

"Don't open your mouth," Jiang Ye had already thought of a way: "We are now under the command of Ye Shuai, if we want to send troops, we must report to Ye Shuai to know, we will report to Ye Shuai, and let Ye Shuai negotiate with Shuai Jing." Lian Yanxiong nodded, this Jiang Ye can always come up with a good way.

After Ye Ju received Lian Yanxiong's telegram in Huizhou, he also felt that something was wrong, so he sent a telegram to Chen Jiongming to explain in detail the situation of Lian Yanxiong's troops, and proposed to shrink the troops, and instead of sending troops to support, Meng Xianxiang and Yuan Yaojiu were withdrawn to Tamsui. After the telegram was sent, Ye Ju waited outside the telegraph room, and after a long time, Chen Jiongming replied to him with a long telegram. In this telegram, Chen Jiongming detailed his deployment and why he wanted to reinforce Dongguan. Only then did Ye Ju fully understand Chen Jiongming's overall strategy.

Chen Jiongming told him in the telegram that he had sent people to contact Jiangxi Benren, Hunan Zhao Hengti, and Guangdong Deng Benyin, among whom Fang Benren had promised to send troops, and Zhao Hengti and Deng Benyin were hesitating to wait and see, but their attitudes had been relaxed, so at present we must stabilize the battle line, and it is best to win a battle, so as to strengthen their confidence and urge them to send troops as soon as possible. Therefore, although the gains and losses in Dongguan are small, but the impact is greater, so it is necessary to rescue, and I also know that the strength of the Lian Xiu Xiong Department is insufficient, and I have ordered the troops to be transferred from the Hong Zhaofu Department to Tamsui for support, so it can make the Lian Xiu Xiong feel at ease to send troops.

Seeing this, Ye Ju no longer insisted, but only conveyed the part of Chen Jiongming's telegram to Lian Yanxiong about the reinforcement of troops, and Lian Yanxiong had no choice but to send Zhang Liguo's regiment to reinforce Dongguan.

However, Yuan Yaojiu gave up Dongguan and retreated to Hengli when Zhang Liguo was still on the road, Zhang Mingda's division and Xu Ji's brigade continued to attack without relaxation, Yuan Yaojiu's troops were too small to stop it, so he had to retreat to Changping, and got reinforcements from Meng Xianxiang's department in Changping, but Meng Xianxiang's department only had more than 1,000 people.

Yuan Yaojiu discussed with Meng Xianxiang and then retreated into the Changping Pass, intending to rely on the Changping Pass to block the offensive of the Cantonese army. Zhang Mingda of the Guangdong Army conquered Hengli. At the same time, the base camp ordered the transfer of the ironclad convoy to participate in the battle of Guangjiu Road; At the same time, Zhang Liguo's regiment, which set off from Tamsui, rushed to Daliwei, and it was also said that the second regiment was instructed to march towards Zhangmutou, and Zhuang Jihua took the lead.

Changping relied on the cold stream to stand against the mountain, and the terrain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the low morale of Yuan Yao's nine troops who retreated from Dongguan also affected Meng Xianxiang's department.

The first to arrive in Changping the next day was to teach the first regiment, and after the first regiment of the teaching regiment annihilated the first battalion of the Chen army that had withdrawn from Dongguan in Liaobu, it was considered to have completed the first task, but the battle in Liaobu also delayed their time.

Later, Zhang Mingdashi and Xu Jilu also arrived; After the convergence of the three armies, the morale was boosted, and He Yingqin suggested that the high morale should be used to launch an attack immediately, Zhang Mingda and Xu Ji had no reason to disagree, and just as they were preparing to attack, the ironclad convoy from Guangzhou also arrived.

The ironclad convoy was a new unit, consisting of five additional wagons, armed with several light and heavy machine guns, and the last wagon was equipped with a rotating turret, with more than 100 personnel, all of whom were equipped with Type 38 rifles.

What else is there to say now? The three troops opened their positions and attacked Changping from the left, center and right, and the ironclad convoy also fired artillery to bombard the position of Changping's Chen army; Yuan Yaojiu and Meng Xianxiang barely resisted for a while before fleeing towards Zhangmutou, teaching the first regiment and Zhang Mingda to chase after them.

Zhuang Jihua felt that he was about to fall, his hat was crooked now, the wind and discipline buckle was loose, and he was complaining more and more about the pair of leather boots under his feet, which were too heavy, and he should change to a pair of casual shoes.

It had been almost four hours since the morning departure, and this was not a walk, but close to the speed of a forced march; Even the footsteps of the tough Wu Ziniu looked like they were filled with lead, but Zhuang Jihua knew that he couldn't stop at this time, he could only insist, as long as he stopped, it wouldn't be a few minutes to get up.

Cao Yuan carried two guns on his back, walked forward with heavy steps, and shouted to the soldiers from time to time to boost morale, but his voice was hoarse. The number of soldiers who fell behind gradually increased, and Du Yuming, the platoon leader of the third platoon, was responsible for containment in the back.

Zhuang Jihua looked at the gradually lengthening procession, anxious, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, work hard, the camphor wood is almost here." He thought his voice was loud, but his voice was like the cracking sound of an inflated ball bouncing.

"Text... Rest ,.... the revolution....for a while. Song Xilian said to Zhuang Jihua with a pale face. Today's marching sequence is still one row in the front, and three rows in the back.

"Fart, now... Drink and stop... To drink....is equal to....to drink... Naught. Zhuang Jihua gasped, short and sternly said, "Go." Hang on. ”

Song Xilian didn't say anything anymore, but looked at the soldiers in the team distressedly, these soldiers were dumbfounded, and they followed forward numbly.

When Zhuang Jihua rushed to Zhangmutou, the follow-up company was still more than ten miles away, Yuan Yaojiu and Meng Xianxiang were still two miles away from Zhangmutou, and Wang Liguo's regiment from the southeast was only seven miles away from Zhangmutou.

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