107881908 Far East Madman Chapter 307 Wusheng Pass

The concept of armored trains has a lot of power from the development of military science and technology. The ten major powers have been equipped with this new weapon, but because of its lack of mobility, the main purpose of the armored train is only to defend the railway line, which is a defensive weapon, and the offensive is insufficient.

As a traverser, Zhao Bei had been planning to equip the army with armored trains for a long time, in fact, not long after taking over the Hanyang Arsenal. Zhao Bei consulted with the technician on this issue. Ding instructed them to develop an armored train that could be used in actual combat as soon as possible.

This task was handed over to Liu Qingen, the supervisor of the arsenal, and the supervisor Liu handed over this work to Shen Fengming, the general office of the arsenal, who took full charge of the research and development work.

In order to complete this work, Shen Fengming organized a technical team to make full use of an abandoned platform at the Hankou Railway Station as a work base.

Shen Fengming's technical group used a half-new British-made steam locomotive and several German-made load-bearing carriages to carry out preliminary armor experiments, and studied how to convert an ordinary train into an armored train.

The armor protection of this locomotive was relatively thorough, and the armor on both sides was slightly thicker, both of which were twenty-five millimeters. The top armor was thin, only fifteen millimeters, and in order to protect the wheels and cylinders, the armor belts on both sides extended from the top of the cab to the bottom of the wheels, and the height from the rails was only half a foot, which made the whole locomotive look like a rectangular box. It's very weird.

After the manufacture of this armored locomotive was completed, Zhao Bei personally inspected it, gave several suggestions for improvement, and officially named this locomotive "Tietou No. 1" and, Ding instructed Shen Fengming and others to complete the development of the armored car as soon as possible, and at that time. The Sichuan campaign has ended, and the situation between the north and the south is becoming tense.

Shen Fengming knew that time was pressing, and led his subordinates to eat and live at the base, hurrying and hurrying, and finally completed the armor transformation of all the carriages on the eve of the start of the "Southern Dawn" military operation.

Due to the tense military situation, it was no longer possible to conduct a comprehensive test of this armored train, and after several hastily carrying out driving and fire experiments during the night, this armored train was officially included in the republican army sequence and placed under the direct command of the General Headquarters and the General Staff.

Yesterday, the armored train battalion has been ordered to leave Hankou Station, rushed to Xiaogan Railway Station to standby, after Zhao Bei left Xiaogan, the telegram ordered the armored train battalion to immediately march to Wusheng Pass, and the battalion also acted with the support engineer battalion, their train dragged two Skoda Jin mm heavy guns that were originally placed in the Guishan artillery position, the heavy artillery was disassembled into pieces, divided into four flat cars for hauling, in order to keep secret, specially covered with oilcloth, with the car dragged over more than 500 heavy artillery shells, this is almost all the reserve high-explosive shells, In order to win this battle, Zhao Bei went all out.

Wushengguan Railway Station is just a very inconspicuous station, with the station as the center to form a small town, with no more than 100 residents. I usually live nearby, and I see a lot of cars. However, this is the first time that this Lie Feng, who is covered in heavy armor, has seen it for the first time, so it has only been more than ten minutes since the armored train entered the station, and the people nearby have already rushed to the station to see the demeanor of the armored train.

However, most people did not see anything, because the station was tightly sealed by the troops of the United Front, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will except the station employees, so the people could only imagine the appearance of the ironclad monster through the accounts of the railway workers.

As Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the United Front. Zhao Bei was more excited than the people, although he had seen this armored train a long time ago, but when the train arrived at Wusheng Pass, his heart was still very excited, with this armored train to help the battle, he was more confident in defeating the invading Beiyang Army.

However, to Zhao Bei's surprise, among the people who arrived with the poison was the wife of Liu Qingen, the supervisor of the Hanyang Arsenal.

"Sister-in-law Liu, why are you here too? There's going to be a war soon.

Seeing Sister-in-law Liu stepping down from the train of the engineer battalion, Zhao Bei immediately ordered Tian Jinfu, the captain of the guard, to invite her to the dispatch room and inquire about her intentions.

"Commander-in-Chief, don't be surprised when I tell you. I'm here to find that girl from Trych, and I was going to ask the ministers to send a telegram to the commander-in-chief. I asked the commander-in-chief to send someone to help me find it, but the minister said that I couldn't disturb the commander-in-chief, so I had to come by myself. ”

"Cuiyi? Your niece? Didn't she study at a normal school? Now that the summer vacation is over and school is about to start, how did she get to the north? Zhao Bei was slightly stunned.

"This damn girl is not sensible, I heard that the Beiyang Army is coming, and I was picked up by a few catties and my classmates. I signed up for the "Student Volunteer Group" to Xinyang, and I didn't say hello before leaving. I left a note and left with my classmates. Now the news is incomprehensible, look at the posture of the Beiyang Army. I'm afraid that the war is about to start, I'm so anxious, now Cui Yi is living in our house. There are no eyes for bullets on the battlefield, in case there are three long and two short, how can I explain to her family. The ministers are busy with the affairs of the arsenal. I couldn't be separated, so I had to come over by myself, but now there are no buses on the Jinghan line, only military trains. I cheekily went to the deputy chief of staff of Chiang, and after approving the note, I rushed to the north with the train of the engineer battalion, intending to go to Xinyang to find Cuiyi. ”

After listening to Sister-in-law Liu's words, Zhao Bei suddenly realized.

That's right, the "Student Volunteer Corps" is a famous hall run by Zhang Jiyang's political propaganda committee, but in fact, it is one

"The volunteer appreciation team formed by the students of Kourigan spread the revolution. Fu rumored that he and the army's essence. Oral transmission of the commander-in-chief's belief, propaganda of the new school summer vacation organized, but now the school is about to start, and the situation between the north and the south is tense, considering the safety of the students, Zhao Bei has ordered the student volunteer group in the north to be withdrawn to Wuhan for disbandment, but those enthusiastic young people do not pay attention, the official student volunteer group is disbanded, they will organize themselves, continue to the "student volunteer group" of the activities, many people have secretly gone to Henan, Xijiang, and among them, the most people go to Henan, that Cuixiao girl is afraid that this is how to go to Xinyang.

As for the "Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang" that Sister-in-law Liu said. It was Jiang Fangzhen, and this time Zhao Bei went to Henan to supervise the battle. Only Lan Tianwei, chief of the General Staff, accompanied him, Jiang Fangzhen was appointed as the Minister of Logistics, with full responsibility for logistics matters, and continued to step up the training of reserve officers, although the war was about to be fought now. However, the teaching work of this military academy was indeed delayed, and Principal Jiang did a good job.

Zhao Bei only had a one-sided relationship with Miss Cuiyi. But that beautiful image remained in the back of his mind.

Perhaps seeing that Zhao Bei was a little distracted, Tian Jinfu took a step forward and said, "Sister-in-law Liu, don't worry." I'll help you get Miss Cui Yi back. As for you. It's better to hurry back to Wuhan and take care of Brother Liu, now he is presiding over the arsenal. But the baby of our revolutionary army, you have to take care of him, if Brother Liu has a cold, our revolutionary army's weapons and ammunition will not be able to help. This time, we are not going to clean up the patrol battalion, we are fighting with the Beiyang Army. But you can't be sloppy. ”

was reminded by Tian Jinfu, Zhao Bei came back to his senses, so he nodded and said: "surnamed Liu, Lao Tian's words are right, you should go back to Wuhan, Cui Yi's affairs are wrapped up in me, I promise to help you get her back unscathed." It is true that not everyone can go to this front line, and now the Beiyang Army is rapidly advancing south. I can't say when this battle will start, you, you better hurry back to Wuhan. There is no train southbound today, and there will be a few military trains returning from Xinyang south tomorrow, I will ask the dispatcher to send you to the train, and you will take the train back to Wuhan, otherwise, Brother Liu is worried. ”

After saying that, he immediately gave an order to an adjutant to send a telegram to the commanders of all the troops at the front, ordering them to find out that there was a "student volunteer group." and immediately repatriated them back to Wuhan.

Seeing the commander-in-chief's statement, Sister-in-law Liu couldn't insist anymore, so she could only agree to return to Wuhan and stay at the railway worker's house tonight.

After sending off Liu prostitute, Tian Jinfu returned to the dispatch room. Seeing that Zhao Beizheng was discussing the march with Lan Tianwei and other senior staff officers, he didn't bother, just stood outside the door and guarded, and waited for Lan Tianwei and others to leave, he walked into the dispatch room and handed over a golden hairpin to Zhao Bei.

"Commander, this was given to me by Sister-in-law Liu just now. Let me pass it on to Miss Cuiyi. Sister-in-law Liu said. This golden hairpin is the ancestral heirloom of Cuiyi's family, this time Cuiyi girl went to Wuhan to study, it was her brother who sent her over, Cuiyi's brother secretly handed over this golden hairpin to Liu's sister-in-law, telling her that if she could find a good family for Cuiyi in Wuhan, find a good home. So this golden hairpin is used as the dowry of Miss Cuiyi, sister-in-law Liu has never told others about this matter, Miss Cuiyi doesn't know, even Brother Liu doesn't know, and now Miss Cuiyi doesn't say goodbye, which makes Sister-in-law Liu very sad and worried, so she asked me to hand over this golden hairpin to Miss Cuiyi after finding Miss Cuiyi, and tell her that her old father has changed his mind and no longer forces her to marry any old man, and she doesn't need to go back to Hunan in the future

"Oh? Sister-in-law Liu is a calm person. If she had told Miss Cui Yi about it earlier. Maybe Miss Cuiyi won't stay in Wuhan and not return to Hunan. This Cui Shi girl, although it is a catty. Assertive girl, but naughty, naughty

Zhao Bei took the golden hairpin and played with it for a while. threw it to Tian Jinfu again, and said: "Yiren, you have put away this golden hairpin, and when you find Miss Cuiyi, you will hand it over to her, and by the way, follow her sister-in-law's words." ”

Tian Jinfu "snapped" his legs together. He saluted and said, "Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief!" The department guarantees to complete the task! Also, I'll tell her again. If she dares to run away from home without permission in the future, the commander-in-chief will ask the principal to expel her

"You don't have to be hippie with me, I don't have the heart to joke right now."

Zhao Bei smiled bitterly, pointed to the map on the table, and said: "Just now there is news that the Beiyang Army has conquered Xuzhou without a fight, and Wu Peihu, the commander of the Ninth Beiyang Division, established a headquarters in Xuzhou, sent a telegram, and threatened to wipe out the bandits in southern Henan in one fell swoop.!" ”

"Bandits? This is not a good excuse to go to war.

。 Tian Jinfu crooked his mouth.

"yes, not a good excuse. However, Yuan Shikai can't care so much anymore, and he is now eager to give the southern revolutionary forces a little color. He wanted to deter other powerful factions by defeating the Hubei Revolutionary Army, but it was a pity. I won't let Yuan Shikai succeed

Zhao Bei looked at the map and paused slightly. He also said: "But I'm still worried about the Endeavor Society, although they are now announcing that all their troops will join the United Front Revolutionary Armed Forces, but they don't have the courage to fight the Beiyang Army, after hearing that the Beiyang Army has occupied Xuzhou, the generals of the Endeavor Society stationed in Xiping sent a telegram, asking me to approve their retreat to the south of the Indeed Mountain, or even Changle Pass, this posture, is to retreat to Xinyang." ”

"Isn't that right, Commander? You originally planned to set up a pocket formation and ask the Beiyang Army to drill into it by itself, let's lure him into the enemy, close the door and beat the dogs. Tian Jinfu said.

Zhao Bei shook his head and analyzed it slowly.

"How can it be that simple? After all, the Beiyang Army has a group of officers and staff officers who have received formal military education and training, and Wu Peihu is even known as "wise and brave". The art of war pays attention to one, "If you don't make an all-out appearance, the Beiyang Army will not be so easy to be fooled, so ah, the Xiping defense line must not be withdrawn!" Not only can we not withdraw, but we still have to fight there, so that Wu Peihu understands that we are sincerely here to meet the Beiyang Army