Chapter 123: Contest Rules
Being able to get Yang Fengxiang to join is really a surprise for Yue Weihua.
As the saying goes, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure.
Yang Fengxiang's long military career and rich experience will play an escort role for the young Black Dragon Army, which will make the Black Dragon Army take many detours.
"To be able to get the old general to join, Jimin must celebrate with a big victory, old general, next, why don't we watch from the wall and watch a good show of closing the door and beating the dog, how about it?" Yue Weihua smiled.
Originally, according to Yue Weihua's idea, the Tsarist Russia in Aihui City was ready to besiege and force it to surrender, but now that Yang Fengxiang is willing to lead his subordinates to join the Black Dragon Army, then Yue Weihua naturally wants to show the muscles of the Black Dragon Army, and also lay the groundwork for the next reorganization.
When Yang Fengxiang heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, to say that he didn't want to storm Aihui City at this time, after all, Aihui City had been surrounded on all sides, and the Tsarist Russian troops had become turtles in the urn, as long as they were trapped for a few days, they could even win this battle without a single shot.
Of course, Yue Weihua's thoughts, Yang Fengxiang also understands, there are still 13 or 400 people under his lineage, although he dare not say that they are all elites of a hundred battles, but they are all his own lineage troops, and their combat effectiveness is far above that of ordinary Qing troops, and these people are all real veterans who have gone through several battles.
Otherwise, just by hearing about it, I am afraid that it will be much more troublesome to reorganize, if you can let your subordinates see with their own eyes that the Black Dragon Army will win a hearty victory, then the reorganization, the natural resistance will be much smaller, after all, those who are soldiers worship the strong.
Of course, Yang Fengxiang himself also wants to see with his own eyes, the mysterious Black Dragon Army, his future owner, what is its combat effectiveness, after all, it is better to be famous than to meet, even if it is the battle of the tea shed hermitage yesterday, it is also an ambush battle, and it is more than you can win, it is not counted.
Now that Yue Weihua plans to attack the city, it will be a real frontal battle, if as Yue Weihua said, he can really have a hearty victory, then it is naturally better, whether it is for himself or for his subordinates, it can be regarded as an explanation, after all, no one will feel ashamed of taking refuge in the strong.
However, Yang Fengxiang was a little worried, what if the Black Dragon Army couldn't win this siege battle, or if it ended up in a stalemate?
I have already agreed, and it is impossible to change my words at will.
Yang Fengxiang's thoughts were racing, but when he looked up and saw the relaxed and confident smile on Yue Weihua's face, Yang Fengxiang immediately stretched his brows, the rumored Black Dragon Army was extremely mysterious, and Yue Weihua was not an impetuous and arrogant person, since people dared to speak, they were naturally confident.
So Yang Fengxiang smiled and said: "This is very good, if you can take back Aihui City, Fengxiang can be regarded as having an explanation for the Qing Dynasty." ”
"Okay, then ask the old general to lead his troops back fifty meters and hand over the position to my subordinates."
"Jichang, order the soldiers to withdraw from their positions."
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Ten minutes later.
Yue Weihua summoned Chen Gan, commander of the 1st Battalion, Kang Quan, commander of the 2nd Battalion, Song Yaoming, chief of staff, Qiao San, chief of staff, Nie Youcai, commander of the 3rd Battalion, Luo Qing, chief of staff, Yue Hu, commander of the 4th Battalion, Pei Yishui, commander of the 4th Battalion, Yue Xiaodong, chief of staff, Xiao Guangtian, commander of the cavalry battalion, Yue Qingren, commander of the recruit battalion, Fan Guohua, chief of staff, Su Sanpault, commander of the artillery battalion, Yue Qingjie, chief of staff, and Chen Jinjiang and Zhou Dabiao, two deputy captains of the Langya Special Combat Team.
"Gather you here, there are a few things to announce."
"First, General Yang agreed to lead more than 1,300 people under his command to join my Black Dragon Army."
"Second, my Black Dragon Army will expand its establishment, that is, form a regimental establishment, that is, among you, there will be someone who will serve as the regiment commander, the regimental chief of staff, and become the boss of others."
"So how to select the best officers to serve as the regiment commander and the regimental chief of staff, in the past, because our Black Dragon Army was expanding too quickly, most of the appointments of senior officers were appointed by my intuitive feelings, but from today on, the promotion of our Black Dragon Army will be based on combat merits as a benchmark to evaluate whether you are qualified for promotion."
"How is it, do you have the confidence to overcome the people around you?"
"Yes."
They are all hot-blooded men, who can admit defeat, their promotion comes from Yue Weihua's trust, especially the officers surnamed Yue, such as Yue Xiaodong, Yue Qingren, Yue Qingjie, Yue Hu, etc., but they prefer to be recognized for their military exploits from the battlefield, so as to be promoted.
"Okay, I just boasted about Haikou in front of General Yang, and I want to play a hearty victory to welcome the old general."
"Of course, in front of our own people, we don't hide it, my purpose is very simple, the Qing soldiers under the command of General Yang, although they are not arrogant generals, but as the soldiers brought out by the old general, they also have their pride and dignity, we want people to take refuge willingly, and naturally we have to show better strength, so this battle is not only to win, but also to win beautifully."
"Tell me if you have faith."
"Yes."
Everyone was teased by Yue Weihua like this, and they all shouted loudly as if they were beaten with chicken blood.
"Okay, then in this actual combat competition, I will tell you a rough rule, which battalion performs the best, mainly from the number of battle losses, the number of enemies killed, and the order of breaking through the city gate, and other aspects to judge."
"For the sake of fairness, of course, it can only be relative fairness."
"The artillery battalion will be divided into five, and at present, our Black Dragon Army has 45 105-mm field guns and 12 150-mm howitzer heavy guns (including the capture of Hailan Pao last night, of course, four 250-mm shore defense guns are not counted, because the recoil is too large, and it must have a thick enough base to be able to use it)."
"That is to say, each of your battalions will be supported by more than half an artillery battalion, (each battalion is assigned 9 field guns, and at this time, an artillery battalion in Tsarist Russia or an artillery brigade in the Japanese army is usually 18 field guns, 9 field guns are equivalent to half an artillery battalion, and each of them will be supported by 2 or 3 heavy artillery guns), and this is not counting your mortar company."
"For the specific capture plan, I have made the following arrangements, the south gate originally belonged to the position of the Qing soldiers, and it will be handed over to the cavalry battalion, the two city gates on the west side and the second battalion will give up a city gate and hand it over to the third battalion, and the four battalions of the two city gates on the north side will give up a city gate and hand it over to the first battalion."
"As for the new barracks, it is responsible for keeping an eye on the east, and once it is found that Lao Maozi jumped into the river and fled, you will be responsible for sniping or capturing him."
"Another point I want to make clear is that in this battle, anyone who is willing to surrender will surrender their guns and not be killed."
"Do you understand?"
"Understood."
"Okay, it's eight o'clock and fifteen, I'll give you half an hour to prepare, and fight on time at eight forty-five, I hope that at nine o'clock, I can stand at the head of Aihui City and accept the surrender of Tsarist Russia, do you have the confidence to do it." Yue Weihua encouraged.
"Yes." Everyone shouted in unison.
"Adjournment."
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When Yue Weihua was arranging the task, Yang Fengxiang also convened the main generals of the Qing army, mainly including Wang Hankun of the Association (from the second product, equivalent to the brigade commander), Botat, Su Tong, and Yang Tinghe, **** Tong, Song Baoqiang and Weng Gong.
Yang Fengxiang looked at these heartfelt subordinates, and felt quite a sigh in his heart, at the moment, these people are all personally hand-raised, it should be said that they are both prosperous and lossy, if they do not choose to join the Black Dragon Army, in addition to their own no good end, they may not have a good end.
After Yang Fengxiang calmed down for a while, he said: "I summoned you here, mainly to discuss some things. ”
Wang Hankun took over the topic first and said, "Old general, if you have anything to do directly, just give it a direct order, and discuss something." ”
"That's it, that's it."
Those who can be looked at by Yang Fengxiang and get promoted will naturally not be mediocre, without two brushes under their hands, it is naturally impossible to be looked at, in fact, Yang Fengxiang is close to the Black Dragon Army, which is exactly what these subordinates are willing to see.
Yang Fengxiang nodded, waved his hand, and after the scene calmed down, he said slowly: "I just got the news that General Shoushan was martyred yesterday, and he was dismissed from his post and questioned by the imperial court on the grounds of unwarranted provocation, and he will not be compensated after his death." ”
"What, those traitors."
"It must have been the dead old woman's mouth."
"And that bastard Li Hongzhang."
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What is the border army, this is the border army, in the absence of outsiders, even Cixi dares to scold the old woman's cow man.
"Alright, listen to what I'm done." Yang Fengxiang waved his hand, and the scene immediately calmed down, and then continued: "The Eight-Nation Alliance has already laid down the Beijing Division, and Lafayette has fled west with some princes and ministers, and now the imperial court wants to negotiate peace, and one of the prerequisites put forward by those foreigners is to ask the imperial court to severely punish the "culprit", there is no doubt that I will be on the list of "culprits", and you will definitely be implicated." ”
"Old general, how is this good, or we will turn against him."
"Yes, let's work hard for the court, and in the end, we will end up being a scapegoat, such a court will be the opposite."
"Please also ask the old general to decide."
"Hey, we don't care, but the old general, and Lord Wang's family are all in Beijing, how can this be good?"
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Everyone is talking about it, it doesn't matter how many staff members there are, basically the family members are not in the Beijing Division, and they are no longer under the supervision of the imperial court, but when it comes to the level of the unification of the association, basically the family members will be concerned by the imperial court.
"Okay, now that the Jingshi is in turmoil, the foreigners are looting everywhere, no one will pay too much attention, I will send the telegram back, let them quietly leave the Jingshi, or the soldiers go into hiding, I and Jichang's family, don't worry."
"I summoned you here, mainly to tell you that I have chosen to join the Black Dragon Army, as for you, you make your own decisions, choose to follow me, I welcome, choose to leave, I also support, after all, everyone has their own ambitions, Feng Xiang will not force you."
"Old general, what are these words, since the old generals have made a decision, we are naturally willing to follow."
"Yes."
Everyone unanimously agreed that this was expected by Yang Fengxiang.
"Okay, but once you join the Black Dragon Army, you must abide by the laws of the Black Dragon Army, if someone violates it, when the time comes, there will be nowhere to put my old face."
"Also, once you officially join, then accepting the reorganization of the Black Dragon Army will be inevitable, when the time comes, you must not have a sense of resistance, you must fully cooperate, of course, the equipment of the Black Dragon Army, you have also seen it, when the time comes, you will have the same as other teams of the Black Dragon Army."
"Haha, really, that's great."
"Damn, what's that mortar called, damn it, it's amazing."
"I love submachine guns."
Hearing the weapons and equipment, these people immediately ignored the others, there is no doubt that the equipment of the Black Dragon Army has long made this group of people salivate.
"Since everyone is willing to join the Black Dragon Army with me, then some people must be cleaned up."
"A must."
The targets of the purge, there is no doubt, were the prison troops sent down by the imperial court.
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