Chapter 2 Order for the Selection of Strikers
Zhao Bei glanced at the more than 100 new officers and soldiers again, and tried to clear his mind.
The current situation is very clear, first of all, he has crossed, and there is no braid, in such a critical juncture when the anti-Qing uprising has broken out, a man without braids dangling in the city will be very dangerous, if the uprising fails, the Qing army in the city will inevitably search for the "chaotic party", if it falls into the hands of the Qing army, it will inevitably be a dead end.
For the officials of this era, a man without braids is equivalent to a chaotic minister and thief, and everyone will be punished, and there is no reason to talk about it at all, and such indiscriminate killings occurred in Northeast China, Nanjing and other places during the Xinhai Revolution.
After figuring this out, Zhao Bei immediately made a choice, that is, to join the revolution! In any case, he must also assist the rebel troops outside the city to fight into the city and protect himself as a "revolutionary".
Zhao Bei coughed, tensed his facial muscles, raised his right hand, waved it vigorously, learned the "revolutionary fearless spirit" in the movie, and shouted to the officers and soldiers: "Brothers! Revolutionary comrades! The city gate was blown open by me, the city walls collapsed, and the road into the city for the rebels outside the city has been opened, and there is nothing left for us here! Now, we should take advantage of the chaos and fan the flames in the city and respond to the insurrectionary forces with revolutionary actions! We must immediately attack the Governor's Yamen! Cut off the Qing army's communications, capture them alive, or kill the pseudo-Qing officials! As long as the enemy's command center is destroyed, the enemy army in the city will inevitably be in chaos, and then Anqing's recovery will be easy! ”
According to historical records, the governor of Anhui sitting in the city was quite capable, and was able to ensure that he was able to fight the old and new battalions in the city with heavy rewards, thus mastering a reactionary army that was willing to fight to the death.
"All the officers and soldiers of the front team of the second battalion are waiting for the military order of 'selecting the front'!" The junior officer continued to salute with his sword. "Mark Wu Zhenhan! The current one-row two-shed masame (squad leader)! ”
"Smack! Syllable! ”
"Whoosh―――――― Whoosh――――――"
The sound of gunfire came from inside the city, suppressing Wu Zhenhan's voice. The Qing troops in the city finally began to wake up, but judging from the messy gunfire, the Qing army obviously had not yet figured out where the main attack direction was, but as long as they waited a few more moments, they could determine where the rebel army's attack position was.
It is necessary to act immediately to completely disrupt the deployment in the city before the Qing army organizes street battles and counterattacks!
"All the officers are standing in front of me!" Zhao Bei shouted, took the glittering command knife from Wu Zhenhan's hand, held it in his right hand, pulled the crumpled casual clothes with his left hand, rubbed the command knife on his lap, and then raised the knife above his head.
"A row and a shed, Chen Tieshan is out of the ranks!"
"The second row and one shed are out of the ranks!"
……
With Wu Zhenhan's roll call, seven low-level officers stood up and stood in front of Zhao Bei with their heads held high, their resolute faces were extremely clear under the light of the lantern.
There is not a single high-ranking officer, not even a platoon commander, and for those high-ranking officers who are generous and pampered, the revolution is indeed a loss-making deal, and only low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers can become the backbone of the revolution.
"The Manchu Qing Dynasty has no way, and the heavens are angry and the people are resentful. For the sake of China, for the sake of the people, the life of the Manchus must be dismissed! From now on, we are part of the revolutionary army, and I am your boss! My name is Zhao Bei. Zhao Bei said impassionedly, to be honest, even he was surprised that he had adapted to the identity of a traverser so quickly and devoted himself to it.
"Respect Zhao Shuai's military order!" The crowd shouted in unison.
"Wu Zhenhan!"
"Mark it in!"
"I'll appoint you as the acting platoon leader!"
"Obey!"
"Chen Tieshan!"
"Mark it in!"
"I appoint you as the acting platoon commander of the second platoon!"
"Obey!"
……
Soon, the insurrectionary force was reorganized, and almost everyone was promoted to one rank, and their morale was even higher and their fighting spirit was high.
"Wu Zhenhan, is our army full of ammunition? How many rifles? Zhao Bei asked, looking up and glancing, he found several soldiers with empty hands.
"A hundred rifles, but only two cartridges per person! And more than fifty earth bombs! Fifteen sabers, half of which have not yet been bladed. Wu Zhenhan replied.
"Are there any other Forces nouvelles in the city?"
"In addition to this team, there are two squadrons and two rear teams of the second battalion of the 62nd standard, a rear team of the third battalion of the sixty-second standard, in addition to an engineering team and half a military band, a total of more than 600 people!"
"Where's the station?" Zhao Bei was slightly disappointed, the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us was indeed too great, but the arrow had been wound and had to be sent! It should be known that at the beginning of the "Xinhai Revolution", the army that launched the attack was only 2,000 people, and if it were not for the hundreds of troops in Wuchang City to respond and occupy the armory, the Wuchang Uprising would not have succeeded.
Revolution is adventure!
"The station is not far from here. However, there is not enough ammunition, and Fan Weitang, the commander of the 62nd standard command (regiment commander), is in the camp, this person has always been willing to be a pseudo-Qing eagle dog, and with his bullet pressure, I am afraid it will be ......."
"If you are revolutionary, you can't look ahead and look backward! Now listen to my orders, all of them, the whole team! Zhao Bei pressed the command knife forward.
"Line up!"
"Two in line!"
……
Under the command of Zhao Bei, this rebel force was quickly reorganized.
Wu Zhenhan walked up to Zhao Bei, saluted, took off the military hat on his head, and handed it to Zhao Bei.
"Please give Zhao Shuai an order!"
General Zhao Bei wore a hat on his head, although the appearance of casual clothes, jeans and military hats was a little weird, but at this time, he couldn't take care of it much, and waved the command knife to the end of the street, followed by a quick move back, carried it on his shoulder, and said: "The second platoon stays, stay here to meet the rebel troops entering the city, and the rest of the people will follow me." All of them, turn backwards! Let's go! Target, new barracks! Those who dare to stand in the way will be killed! ”
With the sound of gunfire like fried beans, this small rebel force turned around and quickly marched towards the new army barracks, and met no resistance all the way, and arrived at the new army barracks in the city smoothly.
At this time, the barracks of the new army were already in chaos, and the soldiers of the new army poured into the school field with their bare hands, and the crowd was in a rage. As a result of the efforts of the Liberation Society, nearly 2,000 soldiers in the Anhui New Army secretly joined the Kuomintang or sympathized with the revolution, accounting for 50 percent of the total number of troops of the 31st Mixed Association. Gathered in the school hall to discuss, I don't know where to go.
"Whoosh―――――― Whoosh――――――"
The bullets flying from outside the city dragged a long tail through the night sky like a cat's claw, tickling people's hearts, and for professional soldiers, there was no sound that excited them more than the sound of bullets breaking through the air.
Some bullets flew over the school field, lost their strength, fell from the air, smashed on the rooftop of the treetops, and fell to the ground weakly, the soldiers picked them up in their hands, and the hot bullets made people even more excited and excited.
"Go along! Let's go! ”
"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! ”
This is what many people want to shout, but after all, few people dare to shout, because Fan Weitang, the standard commander of the sixty-second standard, has stood on the school stage with the heavily armed Goshha, and the few angry wind lamps in Goshha's hands illuminate his gloomy face white, at this time, any derailment of the soldiers will be regarded by him as a great rebellion, Wang Mingqi has just been sent by the governor to send the Chinese army to gallop, and at this moment it is on the square table next to Fan Weitang, and the Fu order from the Chinese army is very clear: " Those who dare to plot rebellion, regardless of officials and soldiers, will be killed! ”
In the governor's heart, the new army is unreliable after all, so when he heard the gunshots, the first thing that was focused on was the new army barracks.
"Lord Fan, your soldiers are not very honest." The governor's Chinese army stood next to the Wang Ming banner, waved the horse whip in his hand, and said to Fan Weitang in a strange manner. "It's better to mention a few to kill first, and deter them. Otherwise, if there is a noise, even if you and I can escape with our lives, we will not be able to escape the emperor's grace. Now that the king's flag is in hand, you can kill the following officials, and you have to be considerate of the maintenance of Lord Futai. ”
"If they don't have guns in their hands, they won't dare to make a mistake. The Chinese army is relieved. Fan Weitang ruthlessly unbuttoned the two military uniforms that were wrongly buttoned in a hurry, turned his head, and glanced at the few pipe bands and team officers standing behind him, but he regretted it in his heart, usually he rarely controlled his subordinates, and the training of the troops was entrusted to Xue Zhe, the management and supervisor of the second battalion, but now at this time, not only Xue Zhe is gone, but even the front team of the second battalion does not know where to go, maybe it is really as the Chinese army said, then Xue Zhe pulled the team out to create the opposite, in case this is the case, when the time comes, a charge of "poor control" will be pressed down, He Fan Weitang has eaten the imperial food in his life.
"The Governor will come to appease the pressure immediately, you have to be sure. Whether it's 'taking credit for sin' or 'adding to one's sin' is up to you. The Chinese army reminded again.
"I'm tired of the Chinese army. Fan Mou's food and loyalty, such a critical situation, Fan will not dare to play with the head of the master. With me in charge, these soldiers can't stop clamoring. Fan Weitang patted his chest and said.
But as soon as his words fell, a violent cry exploded in the darkness:
"Brethren! The Manchu Qing Dynasty has no way, and it will bring disaster to the country and the people! The military leaders don't treat us as human beings! The flag man sits and pees on our heads, there is no reward for merit, and punishment will be imposed for small mistakes, which is really unreasonable! We're the opposite! 50,000 rebels are already outside the city, and the recovery of Anqing is today! ”
"Who? Who's shouting? Who dares to make a mistake? The Chinese army rushed in front of Fan Weitang and shouted loudly, took a step forward, and drew his pistol.
"Fire!"
The answer to the Chinese army was a volley of rifles.
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! …… Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! ”
The dazzling muzzle flame flashed less than 100 steps away from the review stand, and before the gunfire fell silent, there was another roar, and the bolt of the gun was pulled "clattering", and the copper bullet casings fell to the ground, making a crisp impact sound.
Nearly a hundred bullets flew over with a roar, turning the Goshha carrying the lamps into a hornet's nest, and the rotten flesh fell down, and the royal flag on the square table was also broken into pieces by bullets, spinning and flying into the air.
Also knocked down were the officers, as well as several court officials sent by the governor.
Fragments of clothes, human flesh and brains, flew on the school stand, and from a distance in the light, it seemed like a blood-colored fog.
The Chinese army sent by the governor was swept away by an 8mm rifle bullet, and before falling, several bullets of the same caliber pierced several transparent holes, although it was too late to raise the pistol to fight back, but the muscle spasm still made the corpse that lost half of its head pull the trigger, and a pistol bullet flew out and pierced Fan Weitang's left foot.
This bullet may have saved the life of Lord Biaotong, and Fan Weitang fell down immediately after being shot, otherwise, the rifle bullet in the second salvo would not have hit his shoulder.
After being shot twice, Fan Weitang's injuries were not light, but his survival instinct still drove him to stay awake, struggled to roll off the school review platform, and escaped from the school with the help of the two surviving Goshha.
"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! ”
"Revolution! Revolution! ”
The soldiers in the school yard were also frightened by the sound of gunfire at hand, and a few of them took advantage of the chaos to slip away, but when they found out that the target of the shooting was the officials on the stage, they shouted and cheered.
"Don't mess around! All units are lined up in front of the stage according to the formation! Someone shouted in the darkness. A few soldiers with rifles and white cloths on their arms hurried to the colonel's stage, made up a few shots at the few Goshkha who had not yet lost their breath, seized their guns, and then carried down the few dead wind lamps that had not yet been extinguished.
Zhao Bei took a lamp and the revolver of the Chinese army from the soldier's hand, walked quickly to the school review platform, and stood on the platform under the protection of several soldiers.
"My name is Zhao Bei, and I am a revolutionary. Soldiers! The Manchu Qing Dynasty has run out, and now is the great time for the revolution! Comrades outside the city are attacking the city! And we, in the city, are to respond to them! The arrow has been wound and has to be sent! Are you willing to follow me in the revolution? ”
"Yes!"
"Are you afraid of death?"
"Don't be afraid!"
Zhao Bei fiddled with the pistol, raised it above his head, fired two shots at the sky, and shouted: "The revolution is today!" If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent! ”
"If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent! If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent! ”
Seeing that the emotions of the soldiers had been mobilized, Zhao Bei struck while the iron was hot and began to issue orders.
"Now, this unit has officially declared an uprising! In order to facilitate the attack, I divided the troops into two echelons, the first and second! The front and rear teams of the second battalion are organized into the first echelon, and the rear team of the third battalion and the squadron of the second battalion, as well as the engineering team and the military band are combined into the second echelon! Since the original standard has escaped, now I am temporarily serving as the 62nd standard commander and leading the first echelon captain, Wu Zhenhan is the second battalion pipe band, and the second echelon captain! The first echelon, led by me, attacked the Futai Yamen and annihilated the enemy's command center, and the second echelon, led by Wu Zhenhan, attacked the Huoyao depot and seized the weapons and ammunition there! The rejuvenation of China is fighting here, and I hope that all you will share the same hatred! Forge ahead and destroy the enemy! ”
"Forge ahead and destroy the enemy! Forge ahead and destroy the enemy! ”
Amid the earth-shattering slogans, the small but highly moraled rebel force was driven out of the barracks, and although many of them were empty-handed, or only carrying unedged sabers, no one could deny that their combat potential would be fully exploited in this almost crazy mood.