Lü Liang was not proud of his speeches, those soldiers fought with their lives, and death accompanied them at all times. After the victory of the war, all the people were shouting long live, only they, picking up the mutilated bodies of their comrades, wiping the guns in their hands, raising their heads, and continuing to face more brutal battles. After leaving the 1st Mountain Brigade, Lu Liang was even more determined in his path, so many people were throwing their heads and spilling blood, and he couldn't live up to everyone's sacrifices.

The speeches of the 3rd Company of the 1st Mountain Brigade soon spread throughout the army, and soon after, a semi-open organization was formed in the army. The organizer was only a small lieutenant company commander, but the organization quickly expanded and attracted most of the middle and lower rank officers in the army (most of the senior officers were genetic), and the name of the organization was "Blood and Fire". Its slogan is simple: don't give up, don't give up! Its organizing principle is to closely follow in the footsteps of the Prime Minister, be willing to sacrifice, and forge the future with blood and fire! (Do you want to review the lines of Gao Cheng, the commander of the Seventh Steel Company?) Tomatoes don't throw over)

Compared to the formation of the mountain brigade, the preparations for landing in Hainan were much slower. Considering that the possibility of overseas landing operations in the near future is not high, and the strategic targets are all domestic, the Marine Corps was not formed at this time. Besides, there is no decent military force in Hainan at all, the Green Battalion and the Eight Banners are vulnerable, and intelligence shows that there are less than 3,000 people, and it is estimated that they will not encounter a decent battle.

The difficulty in preparation lies mainly in the preparation of landing ships, and the troops of a division need a large number of boats, and those small offshore fishing boats simply cannot undertake this mission. Some of the ships of the shipping companies can be requisitioned, and the Zhanjiang shipyard has also delivered fifty small landing craft, which basically constitute the landing ship fleet. In addition, the navy will send three destroyers to escort the fleet, of course, the small Qiongzhou Strait does not need a long escort, the narrowest point of the Qiongzhou Strait is only about 18 kilometers in a straight line, this is the biggest advantage of this landing operation.

Guangxi was the front line of the Sino-French War, and after the war, the imperial court appointed Su Yuanchun, a hero of the anti-French resistance, as the governor of Guangxi, and the commander-in-chief of Guangxi's military affairs. Su Yuanchun focused Guangxi's military forces on the border areas, and the Guangxi Governor Yamen also moved to Longzhou to command the border guards. After the Guangdong Revolutionary Uprising, Guangxi bore the brunt, and due to the easing of the border situation, Su Yuanchun once again transferred the residence of the Admiral Yamen to Luchuan. Guangxi's military strength has also been transferred to the border areas of Guangxi and Guangzhou, and the Eighth Banner Army exists in name only, which is not considered, and Guangxi's military strength is mainly the three towns of the Green Camp and the border guards.

The three towns of the green camp are Zuojiang Town, Youjiang Town, and Liuqing Town, with a total of 7 associations and 44 battalions, with more than 120,000 soldiers. If there is no matter in Guangdong, the dismantling of the green battalion will be put on the agenda and the reorganization of the new army will be reorganized. But not now, the military situation is urgent, and Li Jingxi, the governor of Guangxi, did not report the request for dismissal to the imperial court for the time being after discussing with the governor Su Yuanchun. At present, 40 of the 44 battalions were arranged by Su Yuanchun in the border area of Guangzhou, and the rest were placed in Nanning.

The last thing Su Yuanchun wanted to use was the Guangxi Frontier Army, and here he put a lot of energy, and it can be said that in the ten years since he served as the governor of Guangxi, Su Yuanchun's greatest contribution was to strengthen the construction of Guangxi's land and coastal defense, although it did not play a big role. He also knew that it was impossible for Guangxi to resist the attack of the Zhenguo Army, and his current actions were just doing his best, and if he could leave something for future generations, it would not be in vain to come here -- the border guards must not be used! Even if Guangxi fails, it must leave a complete border fortification for the rebellious party!

Such a large-scale mobilization of the Zhenguo Army couldn't be concealed at all, and Lu Liang didn't want to hide it, so he simply made a big splash. The news reached Li Jingxi as soon as possible, and intelligence showed that the target of the Zhenguo Army was likely to be Guangxi.

"Lord Su, the rebel army is pressing, and the mountain rain is coming, can there be a way to deal with it?" Li Jingxi was irritable after getting the news, and immediately went to Su Yuanchun, the governor of Guangxi, to discuss. His uncle is Li Hongzhang, a generation of famous ministers, he can't corrupt the style, even if he can't defeat the chaotic party, he must be loyal to the court!

"Master Li, don't panic, the old man has fought hard for his life, and he must also keep Guangxi safe." Su Yuanchun is very confident, the Sino-French War gave him enough self-confidence, thinking that back then, the French army of the world's first army was defeated by himself, and he was afraid that the little chaotic party would not succeed!

"My Admiral, there are more than 100,000 new-style troops in the chaotic party, and more than 30,000 elite Japanese soldiers are sinking in the sands in Guangdong, and our green battalion is unreliable! In my opinion, we have to ask for help from other provinces, and the bandit alliance should also play a role. ”

"Your Excellency, there aren't many troops available in other provinces right now. According to the news obtained by our spies, the Zhenguo Army has left heavy troops in areas close to Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan, just to prevent a joint attack by the alliance. Besides, the reorganization of the new army is in progress, and some provinces have not yet started, so what to attack? It's up to us. ”

"First the Taiping Army, then the Boxers, and now there are chaotic parties, is it possible that the sky will destroy my Qing Dynasty? Master Su, the green camp is absolutely unreliable, we have to find another way. Generals and officials at all levels have quite a few personal soldiers in their hands, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the Green Battalion, and if they can be organized, they will be a useful force. There are also a lot of strong men in the hands of the gentry, wealthy businessmen, and big families in Guangxi, do you also organize them? Li Jingxi said after thinking about it.

"It's an idea, when life and death are at stake, there is a court law to retreat, the same is death, it's better to fight, otherwise it's useless to keep those pro-soldiers. As for the wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen in various places, they can't be counted on, they may have long ago worn the same pants with the chaotic party, how many people in the yamen and green camps in Guangxi are inclined to the chaotic party, this is also perhaps, the local forces are too great, and the trouble they give us is no less than that of the chaotic party. ”

Li Jingxi sighed after hearing this, the means of disrupting the party are too powerful, these local forces and the imperial court have to let this, and everything in the local area has to be discussed with them before it can be done, but I didn't expect that before the rebellious party came over, people took the initiative to lean in.

"In any case, first of all, we must ensure the safety of Nanning, there are many Manchurians here, although there are a lot of people who ran away after hearing about the war, but there are still more than 20,000 people left, the court attaches more importance to them than us, as long as these Manchus are okay, our guilt will be much smaller."

"Master Su, do you want to withdraw the green battalion on the front line? There are only four green battalions in the Nanning area, and I am afraid that the number is too small, and once the front-line defense collapses, it will be impossible to hold here! Su Yuanchun nodded, the two negotiated, and went out together according to the discussion. The streets of Nanning were full of people dragging their families and preparing to leave, and the strong men in the courtyard of the mansion climbed the wall with guns on their backs to prevent the chaos in the city from threatening their families. Secretly, many gentry began to connect in tandem, ready to welcome the arrival of the Zhenguo Army, and when the time comes, they will be meritorious men, and they will make a fortune with the Zhenguo Party like those Cantonese people! Some young people even began to make slogans and revolutionary flags, and many of them were plastered on many walls, and slogans for the overthrow of the Manchus were everywhere.

Li Jingxi walked towards the yamen under the protection of his subordinates, and what caught his eye made him understand that the sky was going to change, and he couldn't stop it, perhaps, he wanted to find a way back for the Li family?

On November 3, 1902, more than 1,300 artillery pieces fired at the border between Guangzhou, Guangzhou, and countless shells flew towards the pre-set target area, causing a violent explosion. The Provisional Government of Guangdong once again took the step of reunification, and with artillery shells it demonstrated the determination of the Zhenguo Party to carry out the revolutionary cause to the end.

The soldiers of the Green Battalion, who tried to hold off the Zhenguo Army on the front line, withstood the near-saturation of the shelling, and the simple old-fashioned fortifications were destroyed in the explosion, and the unconcealed fortifications made the Green Battalion soldiers suffer, and the casualty rate skyrocketed, bringing these soldiers who had enjoyed many years of peace, pampering, and ineffective combat to the brink of collapse. Su Yuanchun, the governor of Guangxi, who arrived at the front line to organize the defense, was dumbfounded, even the French army did not have such strong artillery fire back then, and it was only now that he understood that it was too naïve for the improvised green battalion to block the Zhenguo army.

The Qing army also had artillery, and there were quite a few of them, and all the artillery collected from the whole province was placed on the front line of the battle, and the number was as many as more than 600. But these are all antiques, and neither the firing range, nor the power, nor the accuracy can be compared with the enemy, and even the most advanced artillery cannot hit the enemy's artillery positions - the gap is too great. The artillery of the Qing army was the first unit to suffer the baptism of artillery fire of the Zhenguo Army, and it was also the first unit of the Qing army to collapse.

The heavy artillery bombardment lasted for thirty minutes, and Le Fei was accustomed to the fact that when the Zhenguo Army launched a ground war, the artillery would first open the way, and then the infantry would fight. Half an hour after the start of the shelling, the third infantry company of the 1st Mountain Brigade led by Le Fei was ready to attack, so let this war test the results of the three-month training!

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